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Buehler! Top prospect shines in Dodgers’ 2-1 win over Miami

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody single off Peter Moylan
Bellinger drove in the go- broke a 2-all tie, and Scoot-
ahead run with a sacrifice er Gennett had a two-run
fly in the eighth, prized pros- single. Scott Schebler hit
pect Walker Buehler tossed a two-run homer earlier
five scoreless innings in his for the Reds. Sal Romano
first major league start and (1-2) allowed four hits in
Los Angeles defeated Mi- six innings, including Nick
ami. Markakis’ homer. Markakis
Buehler topped out at 99 added a two-run single in
mph while allowing four the eighth, but Raisel Igle-
hits in an 89-pitch out- sias got four outs for his third
ing. The 23-year-old right- save. Sam Freeman (0-1)
hander struck out five and took the loss.
walked three in helping PADRES 13, ROCKIES 5
the Dodgers (11-10) move DENVER (AP) — Carlos
above .500 for the first time Asuaje homered and had
this season with their third a career-high four RBIs,
straight win. Franchy Cordero went
Enrique Hernandez hom- deep during a nine-run sev-
ered off Marlins starter Jarlin enth inning and San Diego
Garcia to give the Dodgers romped past Colorado.
a 1-0 lead. Hernandez also Asuaje hit a three-run shot
backed Buehler with two Los Angeles Dodgers’ Enrique Hernandez hits a solo home run as Miami Marlins starting pitcher in a four-run first and Cor-
sparkling defensive plays at Jarlin Garcia and catcher J.T. Realmuto watch along with home plate umpire Marty Foster during dero added a two-run
shortstop. the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 23, 2018, in Los Angeles. drive during a 45-minute
Miami tied it in the eighth Associated Press seventh for the Padres. Wil
on Brian Anderson’s RBI sin- run homer to lead Chris fourth save. ager Jim Riggleman. Myers had four hits and two
gle off J.T. Chargois. Stratton and San Francisco San Francisco won back- The Reds are 4-18, the worst RBIs, and Eric Hosmer drew
Chris Taylor doubled lead- past Washington. to-back games for the sec- start in the majors since a career-high four walks to
ing off the bottom half, Stratton (2-1) struck out five ond time this season and Baltimore opened with an go with his two hits.
went to third on Hernan- over 6 2/3 innings, allowing first since April 4-7. The Gi- identical mark in 2010. They The Padres won for just
dez’s bunt single and two runs and four hits. ants were coming off their fired manager Bryan Price the second time in seven
scored on Bellinger’s line- Williamson connected in first series victory of the year on Thursday and got swept games. The nine runs were
out to right. the sixth off Shawn Kelley against the Angels. in a three-game series at St. their most in an inning
Adam Liberatore (1-0) got after he relieved starter Gio REDS 10, BRAVES 4 Louis under Riggleman. since they also scored nine
the win in relief. Josh Fields Gonzalez (2-2). The 464- CINCINNATI (AP) — Jesse The smallest crowd at Great against the Chicago Cubs
pitched the ninth for his first foot shot marked the lon- Winker’s bases-loaded sin- American Ball Park in nine on July 24, 2014. It was the
save. gest homer by the Giants gle provided Cincinnati’s years (9,463) saw the Reds eighth meeting of the year
Kyle Barraclough (0-1) took this year. Williamson also first lead in six games, and get only their second win at between the teams and
the loss. drove in his team’s first run the Reds — off to the worst home and match their sea- their first since a bench-
GIANTS 4, NATIONALS 2 on a fielder’s choice in the start in their history — rallied son high in runs. clearing brawl on April 11.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — fourth. to beat Atlanta for their first Cincinnati scored five times There were no further alter-
Mac Williamson hit a two- Hunter Strickland got his victory under interim man- in the sixth inning. Winker’s cations in this one.q

APNewsBreak: Only Red Sox,

Nats on track to pay luxury tax

By RONALD BLUM San Francisco was just be- rates in 2018 from 50 per-
AP Baseball Writer low the $197 million tax cent to 20 percent of the
NEW YORK (AP) — The Bos- threshold at $196.66 million. amount over next year’s
ton Red Sox and Wash- The Giants were followed threshold of $206 million.
ington Nationals are the by the Chicago Cubs at That would put them in bet-
only teams on track to $183.9 million, Houston at ter position heading into
pay baseball’s luxury tax $182.4 million, the Los An- a free-agent class that in-
this year, according to geles Dodgers at $181.99 cludes Bryce Harper, Man-
opening-day payroll totals million and the New York ny Machado, Josh Donald-
compiled by Major League Yankees at $178.8 million. son and potentially Clayton
Baseball and obtained by New York was over the Kershaw, who has the right In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher
The Associated Press. threshold from 2003-17, to opt out of his deal with David Price delivers Fenway Park in Boston.
Boston’s payroll at the start paying $341 million. The the Dodgers. Boston’s base Associated Press
of the season for purposes Dodgers have had the tax rate was 30 percent in the Red Sox rises to 32 per- of contracts of all players
of the tax was $233.9 mil- highest tax bill for the past 2016 but reset to 20 per- cent on the amount above on 40-man rosters and in-
lion, which would cause four seasons and have paid cent because the Red Sox $217 million this year, and clude $14,044,600 in ben-
the Red Sox to pay a $9.4 nearly $150 million over the dropped under the thresh- the rate would rise to 62.5 efits. End-of-season totals
million tax. Washington’s last five years. old last year. Under the sur- percent on any amount also will include earned
payroll was $201 million, By not paying tax this year, tax rules in the collective above $237 million. Luxury bonuses plus reflect roster
which would result in a tax the Yankees and Dodgers bargaining agreement that tax payrolls are based on changes made throughout
of $1.2 million. would reset their base tax began last year, the rate for the average annual values the season.q