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sports Diahuebs 22 september 2022

Olympic champ Van Vleuten crashes at Meneses' 8th-inning HR snaps

road cycling worlds Braves' 5-game winning streak

(AP) — Dutch star
Annemiek van Vleuten
crashed heavily at the
world road cycling cham-
pionships on Wednesday
and was taken to a hospi-
tal.

The Olympic and world
champion, one of the biggest
names at the Wollongong
worlds, had a mechanical
problem at the start of the ATLANTA (AP) — Joey at third and was thrown
mixed team relay. Meneses hit a go-ahead, out returning to second by
two-run homer off Jesse catcher Tres Barrera, who
"All bruised and especially Chavez in the seventh had received the throw
worried about my right el- the Dutchwomen's pace line, Vleuten will start in Satur- inning, and the Washing- from right fielder Lane
bow/arm," she tweeted. only a few meters after set- day's road race, where she ton Nationals stopped Thomas.
"Don't know what happened ting off from the start ramp, is one of the favorites. Even the Atlanta Braves' five-
. . . I got out of balance, but when she lost control and without Van Vleuten, the game winning streak Chavez (4-2) gave up one
what ever caused it: it will hit the ground heavily. The powerful Dutch combina- with a 3-2 victory on run and one in two-thirds
not help or change my situ- Dutch ace was in shock and tion managed fifth place. Wednesday. of an inning.
ation. Now in the hospital." her right knee was bloodied
as team staff rushed to her Three women and three men Ronald Acuña Jr. drove Atlanta took advantage
Her crash overshadowed aid. were part of each team in the in an early run and scored of Paolo Espino's erratic
the mixed team relay, where relay on the 28.2-kilometer another for playoff-bound throws to first base to make
Switzerland won gold, Italy Van Vleuten was limping no- course. The Swiss, among the Atlanta, which clinched its it 1-0 in the first. Acuña led
the silver and Australia the ticeably as she walked away last teams to start, clocked 33 fifth straight postseason ap- off with a single, advanced
bronze. from the crash scene. minutes, 47.17 seconds. Italy pearance a night earlier. to second on a throwing er-
was 2.92 seconds behind. ror by Espino on a pickoff
Van Vleuten was second in It was unclear whether Van Atlanta began the day one attempt and scored when
game behind the NL East- Contreras reached on an
Tata: 3 Mexico forwards will go to Qatar, leading New York Mets, infield single and Espino
who played at Milwaukee. threw wildly to first again.
Atlanta had won 10 straight
but not Chicharito home games, outiscoring The Braves led 2-0 in
the second when Rob-
opponents 47-16.
bie Grossman singled, ad-
(AP) — Mexico has Jiménez, Rogelio Funes Mori, The Braves are 52-26 at vanced on a groundout and
four center forwards in Henry Martin and Santiago Truist Park, with only one scored on Acuña's single
training for its World Gimenez, but not everyone remaining three-game se- into right-center.
Cup warmup matches is currently ready to play. ries against the Mets from
this week, but El Tri will Jiménez is working through Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Atlanta is a Atlanta had won 11 of 12
take only three strikers to a groin injury that has kept big league-best 71-29 since against the Nationals and
Qatar. him out of Wolverhampton's May 31. began the day 26-8 in the
lineup recently in England, series since the start of last
And Chicharito will not be while Funes Mori has been Meneses put Washington year.
in either group, coach Tata out recently with a muscular up 3-2 with his 10th homer,
Martino confirmed Tuesday injury after a strong start to a 420-foot drive to left for Bryce Elder gave up one
night. his season with Liga MX's the 30-year-old rookie. He run with two walks and six
Monterrey. leads last-place Washing- strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings
Martino ruled out Javier ton with 57 hits, 10 homers for the Braves, throwing
Hernández from an The 21-year-old Giménez and 25 RBIs since his major 93 pitches, 58 for strikes.
appearance in his fourth is expected to be the odd league debut on Aug. 2. He has allowed two runs in
World Cup while speaking on forward out for Qatar, yet his last three starts and has
the concourse at the stadium "In the case of Chicharito, we he is playing superbly for Andrés Machado (2-0) posted a 0.96 ERA over 18
Chicharito calls home with are simply going with other Feyenoord, his Dutch club. pitched a scoreless sixth, 2/3 innings.
the LA Galaxy. forwards," Martino said. Martino said he hasn't Carl Edwards Jr. escaped
"We will try to choose the 26 confirmed any places for the a jam with a runners on Elder stranded a runner
While the 34-year-old players who are closest to our World Cup, but he strongly first and third in the eighth in scoring position in the
Hernández is having a largely game." backed Jiménez despite his when Eddie Rosario lined third. He hit Josh Palacios
outstanding season with injury problems this season, out and Kyle Finnegan with a pitch in the fifth,
his MLS club, Martino is Those forwards are Raúl saying Jiménez "is our No. pitched a perfect ninth for and Palacios advanced to
focused on the other four 9." his 11th save in 15 chances. third on Barrera's single
candidates to lead the line before Thomas' sacrifice
when Mexico attempts to A baserunning mistake cost fly trimmed the lead to 2-1.
break out of a difficult World the Braves in the eighth. The bases were loaded for
Cup group. Despite rumors Michael Harris II hit a one- Luke Voit with two outs be-
he might choose all four out single to right with fore Elder coaxed a ground-
center forwards or recall Austin Riley on second er.
Chicharito to bolster a team and William Contreras on
that endured a stretch of poor first. Third base coach Ron Espino gave up four hits
offense during CONCACAF Washington held up Riley, and two runs — one earned
qualifiers, Martino said he who had rounded third, — in four-plus innings. He
will take only three of the but Contreras was nearly has a 4.94 ERA in 17 starts.
current candidates to Qatar.