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Wieters hits grand slam as Nationals beat Cubs 9-4

CHICAGO (AP) — Matt eight innings.
Wieters hit a tiebreaking MARLINS 4, BRAVES 1
grand slam off Carl Ed- ATLANTA (AP) — Jose Urena
wards Jr. in Washington’s pitched six strong innings,
five-run eighth inning, help- Marcell Ozuna hit a three-
ing the Nationals beat the run homer and the Marlins
Chicago Cubs 9-4 on Sun- avoided a three-game
day. sweep with a victory over
Bryce Harper started the the Braves.
winning rally with a one-out Urena (10-5) won for the
infield single against Mike third time in four starts, al-
Montgomery. lowing one run and three
Ryan Zimmerman doubled hits, walking one and strik-
against Edwards and Dan- ing out three.
iel Murphy was walked Lucas Sims (0-2), making his
intentionally to load the second career start, gave
bases. allowed four runs in six in-
Washington then grabbed nings.
control in a span of two The Braves’ 2012 first-round
pitches. Edwards (3-3) hit draft pick trailed 4-0 in the
Anthony Rendon, tying it first after hitting Giancarlo
at 4, and Wieters followed Stanton with a pitch, walk-
with a drive over the wall in ing Christian Yelich and giv-
center for his third career ing up consecutive homers
grand slam. to Ozuna, his 26th, and J.T.
Wieters drove in five runs Realmuto, his 13th .
and Brian Goodwin hom- Washington Nationals’ Matt Wieters, right, celebrates with Anthony Rendon, left, Daniel Murphy, PIRATES 5, PADRES 4, 12 in-
ered for the NL East-lead- center, and Ryan Zimmerman after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball nings
ing Nationals, who had game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, in Chicago. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean
dropped three of four. Associated Press Rodriquez homered in the
Willson Contreras homered three in the series. They’re last 12 days on the DL with Souza’s 24th home run 12th inning to give the Pi-
twice for NL Central-lead- 5-8 against Cincinnati this a stiff back. Joey Votto hit helped the Rays salvage a rates a win over the Padres.
ing Chicago. season. a three-run homer, and win in a three-game series Rodriguez, acquired from
Brandon Kintzler (3-2) St. Louis sent 13 batters to Wainwright threw 39 pitch- in which they scored only Atlanta a day earlier, lifted
pitched a scoreless inning the plate for nine runs in the es before retiring a batter. two runs. It was Souza’s a 1-1 pitch off Padres re-
for his first win since he was fourth, matching its biggest Wainwright left after three first walkoff homer with the liever Buddy Baumann (0-1)
acquired in a trade with inning of the season. Marti- innings and 88 pitches. Rays. over the left-field wall.
Minnesota. nez connected off Homer Brett Cecil (2-4) allowed Most of the game was a Rookie reliever Dovydas
CARDINALS 13, REDS 4 Bailey (3-6), who gave up a three hits in three innings for pitchers’ duel between the Neverauskas (1-0) pitched
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose career-high 10 runs in only 3 the win. Rays’ Chris Archer and the two scoreless innings to get
Martinez hit his first grand 1/3 innings. Bailey has been RAYS 2, BREWERS 1 Brewers’ Jimmy Nelson. his first career win.
slam during the Cardinals’ hit hard in his return from ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) Tommy Hunter (1-2) got the The Pirates took two of
nine-run fourth inning, and surgery to remove bone — Steven Souza Jr. hom- win after tossing 1 1/3 in- three from the Padres after
St. Louis overcame Adam spurs from his pitching el- ered off Milwaukee reliever nings of relief. losing their past four series.
Wainwright’s rough return bow last February. Jacob Barnes leading off Barnes (3-3) threw only two Entering this series, Pitts-
from the disabled list, beat- The Cardinals overcame a the ninth inning Sunday to pitches in relief of Nelson, burgh had lost eight of 11
ing the Reds. rugged first inning by Wain- lift the Rays to a win over who gave up one run on six since a six-game winning
The Cardinals took two of wright, who had spent the the Brewers. hits while striking out nine in streak from July 16-21.q

Former All-Star catcher Darren Daulton dies at 55

By ROB MAADDI former teammate Tug Mc- of my own.”
AP Sports Writer Graw and former coach Daulton played 14 1/2 of
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dar- John Vukovich. his 15 major league sea-
ren Daulton, the All-Star “Darren was a true leader sons with Philadelphia and
catcher who was the lead- of men,” Phillies chairman finished his career with the
er of the Philadelphia Phil- emeritus Bill Giles said. “In 1997 World Series cham-
lies’ NL championship team addition to being an out- pion Florida Marlins, batting
in 1993, has died. He was standing clubhouse leader, .389 (7 for 18) with two dou-
55. Daulton had battled he was also a fighter. He bles and one homer in a
brain cancer since 2013. He battled through five knee seven-game series against
had two tumors removed operations to become an Cleveland. The left-hand-
during brain surgery on July All-Star. I really enjoyed ed hitting Daulton batted
1, 2013, but nine days later watching him for 14 years .245 with 137 homers and
was diagnosed with glio- in uniform. Darren was a 588 RBIs in 1,161 games. In this May 15, 2016, file photo, former Philadelphia Phillies’
blastoma, an aggressive super human being. His He went to three All-Star Darren Daulton comes out for a ceremonial first pitch before a
form of brain cancer that teammates loved him, I games and led the NL with baseball game in Philadelphia.
also took the lives of his loved him like he was one 109 RBIs in 1992.q Associated Press