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SPORTS Tuesday 13 June 2017

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Cubs offense wakes up to snap 4-game skid

The Associated Press the second and Chase Ut- inning. It was his ninth hom-
CHICAGO (AP) — Addison ley connected in the fifth er in his first season with St.
Russell had a go-ahead for the Dodgers, who have Louis.
home run for his first big won four straight. Luis Avilan Wainwright (7-4) gave
contribution since an ab- (1-1) got the win, and Ken- up two runs and six hits,
sence in the wake of a Ma- ley Jansen got three outs bouncing back nicely from
jor League Baseball investi- for his 200th career save. a rough start at Cincinnati
gation into domestic abuse Adam Duvall, Scott Sche- on Tuesday. Seung Hwan
allegations, and the Cubs bler, Joey Votto and Devin Oh pitched a rocky ninth
stopped the Rockies’ sev- Mesoraco homered for inning for his 15th save.
en-game winning streak. Cincinnati, which lost 5-4 on METS 2, BRAVES 1
Russell and Kyle Schwarber Saturday night on Seager’s ATLANTA (AP) — Seth Lugo
connected for back-to- game-ending RBI double. pitched seven crisp innings
back homers off Jordan RANGERS 5, NATIONALS 1 in his season debut, leading
Lyles (0-2) in the sixth in- WASHINGTON (AP) — Max the Mets to the road win.
ning. Miguel Montero and Scherzer struck out 10 to Lugo (1-0) came back from
Ben Zobrist also went deep, move past 2,000 for his ca- right elbow inflammation
helping the World Series reer, but was outpitched that had sidelined him all
champion Cubs even their by Austin Bibens-Dirkx as season, helping Mets start-
record at 31-31. the Rangers completed ers post a 0.83 ERA over the
Russell played for the sec- the sweep of the weekend last five games. He gave
ond time since missing series. up one run and six hits. Chicago Cubs’ Addison Russell, right, celebrates with third base
the first two games of the Scherzer (7-4) has 2,005 ca- Lugo also doubled off coach Gary Jones after hitting a solo home run during the sixth
series. The MLB investiga- reer strikeouts after fanning Jaime Garcia (2-5) and inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sun-
day, June 11, 2017, in Chicago.
tion began after claims of at least 10 batters seven scored in the third for a 2-1 Associated Press
abuse against his wife were times this season. He al- lead.
levied in a since-deleted lowed three runs — two The Mets have won four Josh Osich (1-1) retired homer for Miami in the
social media post. earned — and three hits in of five heading into a 14- three batters for the win. eighth. The 43-year-old Su-
Carl Edwards Jr. (2-0) won 7 1/3 innings. game stretch against four Eduardo Escobar and By- zuki last hit more than one
in relief of starter Jake Ar- Bibens-Dirkx (2-0) allowed a teams that made the post- ron Buxton homered for homer in a season in 2013.
rieta. Wade Davis gave up run and three hits in seven season last year. Minnesota. Matt Belisle (0- Felipe Rivero got his sec-
a run in the ninth before innings in his second career Addison Reed got his 11th 1) got two outs and was ond four-out save in as
getting his 13th save in 13 start. save in 13 chances. charged with four runs and many days.
chances. Shin-Soo Choo slugged his Dansby Swanson had a four hits. DIAMONDBACKS 11, BREW-
DODGERS 9, REDS 7 ninth homer as Texas com- sacrifice fly for Atlanta. PIRATES 3, MARLINS 1 ERS 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey pleted its first road sweep The Braves have lost 16 of PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ivan PHOENIX (AP) — Robbie
Seager capped Los An- of the season. their last 21 home games Nova pitched six shutout Ray struck out 12 in 6 2/3
geles’ six-run eighth inning CARDINALS 6, PHILLIES 5 against the Mets. innings, Elias Diaz drove in shutout innings, Paul Gold-
with his first career grand ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter GIANTS 13, TWINS 8 two runs and the Pirates schmidt hit a grand slam
slam, helping the Dodgers Fowler hit a three-run hom- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — beat Jeff Locke and the and the Diamondbacks
finish off the sweep. er for St. Louis, and Adam Buster Posey had three hits Marlins. pulled away for the win.
Rookie Cody Bellinger Wainwright tossed five solid and four RBIs, Hunter Pence Nova (6-4) allowed one hit, Ray (7-3) gave up three
sparked Los Angeles’ rally innings. added three doubles and struck out four and walked hits in what started as a
with one-out drive against The Cardinals have won scored three times, and the none. pitchers’ duel with former
Austin Brice. Rasiel Iglesias three in a row following a Giants avoided a three- Locke (0-2) was charged Diamondback Chase An-
(2-1) replaced Brice with a season-high seven-game game sweep. with three runs and eight derson (5-2). Anderson al-
runner on first and walked losing streak. Eduardo Nunez also had hits in 5 1/3 innings in his first lowed one run and four
three straight batters to Daniel Nava homered three hits and scored three start in Pittsburgh since he hits in six innings, and his
force in a run, trimming for the Phillies, who have times while rookie Austin signed with Miami in free scoreless streak stopped at
Cincinnati’s lead to 7-5. dropped five in a row. Slater had three hits and agency. The left-hander 22 when Jake Lamb drove
Seager then hit a drive to Philadelphia led 2-0 before a career-high four RBIs to spent the first six years of his in David Peralta with a
center for his ninth homer. Fowler connected against help the Giants win for the career with the Pirates. groundout in the bottom of
Bellinger also homered in Aaron Nola (3-4) in the fifth fourth time in 12 games. Ichiro Suzuki hit his second the first.q