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SPORTS Wednesday 1 august 2018

Thames, Yelich lead

Brewers to 5-2

win over Dodgers

By The Associated Press Brewers won for the sev-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric enth time in 10 games to
Thames hit a three-run follow a seven-game losing
home run and Christian streak that ended July 21.
Yelich extended his hitting Kenta Maeda (7-6) lasted
streak to 14 games as Mil- just 4 2/3 innings, throw-
waukee overcame a brief ing 102 pitches. He gave
power outage delay and up four runs and seven
beat Los Angeles. hits with four strikeouts and
Manny Machado homered three walks.
in the ninth inning in his BRAVES 5, MARLINS 3
first home game with the ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie
Dodgers. Machado went 1 Freeman hit a go-ahead
for 3 with two walks, deliv- homer in the third inning,
ering his 26th home run to Ronald Acuna Jr. also went
center field off reliever Co- deep and Atlanta beat Mi-
rey Knebel. He struck out in ami.
the fourth inning with two Brian Anderson's two-run
runners in scoring position. homer off Julio Teheran (8-
Machado made his Dodg- 7) in the first gave Miami
ers debut July 20 at Milwau- a lead Wei-Yin Chen (3-8) Milwaukee Brewers' Eric Thames hits a three-run home run as Los Angeles Dodgers starting
kee after he was acquired couldn't hold. The Braves pitcher Kenta Maeda (18), of Japan, watches along with catcher Yasmani Grandal, right, and
in a trade from the Balti- pulled even in the second home plate umpire Pat Hoberg during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 30,
more Orioles. He scored when Tyler Flowers walked, 2018, in Los Angeles. Associated Press
the Dodgers' first run Mon- moved to third on Johan
day on Max Muncy's triple Camargo's double and a one-out drive deep to Choo hit a three-run homer home run leading off the
in the third inning. scored on Ender Inciarte's center for his 13th homer. off Robbie Ray in the fifth 12th inning and San Fran-
Josh Hader (4-0) had three fly ball. Camargo scored The slugger also extended inning and added a solo cisco gave free-falling San
strikeouts over two score- on Teheran's two-out single his homer streak to three shot against Matt Andriese Diego its straight loss.
less innings of relief as the up the middle. straight games. (0-1) in the eighth for his The Padres had runners
Freeman's homer, his 18th, Dakota Hudson (1-0) got sixth 20-homer season. on first and third with one
in the third gave Atlanta three outs for his first career A thunderstorm outside out in the 11th and failed
the lead. Flowers walked win. Chase Field caused some to score. Instead, they
and scored from first on an- Colorado opened a 4-0 of the lights to go out in the dropped to 2-8 since the
other double to left by Ca- lead when Nolan Arenado sixth and, after a 21-minute All-Star break and lost for
margo. hit his fifth career grand delay, pinch-hitter Willie the 13th time in 15 games.
A.J. Minter pitched the slam in the fifth inning off Calhoun lined a run-scor- San Diego is 5-19 in July.
ninth for his sixth save in six Daniel Poncedeleon, who ing single to right to put the Will Smith (1-1) came on
chances. replaced Carlos Martinez Rangers up 5-4. with runners on second and
CARDINALS 5, ROCKIES 4, when the right-hander de- Eddie Butler (2-1) got the third and two outs in the
10 INNINGS parted with a mild shoulder final out in the sixth inning 11th and struck out Carlos
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell strain with two outs. and Rougned Odor hit a Asuaje. He then struck out
Ozuna hit his first career RANGERS 9, DIAMOND- solo homer off Andriese the side in the 12th.
game-ending homer in the BACKS 5 in the seventh for the go- Hernandez homered to left
10th inning, and St. Louis PHOENIX (AP) — Shin-Soo ahead run. on a 1-2 pitch from Matt
snapped Colorado's four- Choo homered twice and GIANTS 5, PADRES 3, 12 IN- Strahm (2-3), his 13th. The
game winning streak. had four RBIs, helping Texas NINGS Giants got another run
Ozuna connected against rally after a power outage SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gorkys on Buster Posey's fielder's
Jake McGee (1-4), sending delay to beat Arizona. Hernandez hit a go-ahead choice blooper.q