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SPORTS Thursday 22 June 2017
Seager hits 3 HRs, Dodgers go deep 5 times in big win v Mets

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Co- Fien gave up both hom-
rey Seager hit three homers ers and then a single to
in a game for the second Chad Huffman and double
time in his young career to Carpenter before the
and the Los Angeles Dodg- pitcher was removed. Phil-
ers went deep five times in adelphia has now lost 12 of
a 12-0 victory over the New its last 13 games.
York Mets on Tuesday night. Kevin Siegrist (1-1) pitched
Cody Bellinger also had one inning in relief to earn
a two-run homer to help the win. Mike Leake started
the Dodgers win their fifth the game for St. Louis and
straight. Bellinger leads allowed one run and three
the National League with hits in six innings.
22 homers in 52 games, Jeremy Hellickson gave up
including two long balls six hits and a run in seven in-
against the Mets on Mon- nings. His only blemish was
day. The Dodgers have hit a solo homer for Jedd Gy-
nine home runs the past orko in the second inning.
two nights and 27 home Philadelphia scored its lone
runs in their last 10 games. run of the game on a Mai-
Seager has 12 home runs kel Franco RBI single after
on the season. He hit a Leake walked the first two
two-run homer in the first, a batters in the fourth inning.
solo shot in the fourth and a ROCKIES 4, DIAMOND-
three-run homer in the fifth. BACKS 3
He flied out with the bases DENVER (AP) — Nolan Are-
loaded in the sixth. nado hit a two-run triple in Los Angeles Dodgers’ Corey Seager rounds the bases after hitting his third home run of the night,
Brandon McCarthy (6- the eighth inning, and the as New York Mets relief pitcher Josh Edgin, foreground, looks away during the fifth inning of a
3) pitched four-hit ball surging Rockies rallied past baseball game, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Los Angeles.
through six innings for Los the Diamondbacks in the
Angeles, and Brock Stew- opening game of their NL Diamondbacks are a ma- for 14 with runners in scor- and the shaky Giants bull-
art got his first career save West showdown. jor league-best 23-9 since ing position. pen protected the lead.
with three hitless innings in Carlos Gonzalez homered May 15, while the Rockies’ Gonzalez (7-1) allowed Julio Teheran (6-5) was up
his first outing of the season. and saved a run with a div- 23-11 mark since then ranks three runs, struck out eight 2-0 and cruising toward his
Robert Gsellman (5-5) gave ing catch of David Peral- third. and won his fourth straight first home win since open-
up four homers and eight ta’s line drive in the fifth to NATIONALS 12, MARLINS 3 decision. The left-hander, ing night at SunTrust Park,
runs over 4 1/3 innings. help Colorado win its sixth MIAMI (AP) — Bryce Harp- who grew up in nearby only to be let down by his
CARDINALS 8, PHILLIES 1 straight. The NL West lead- er started the scoring with Hialeah, improved to 7-3 in defense in the eighth in-
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — ers extended their advan- a two-run single that ex- 13 starts against his home- ning. The Braves were
Yadier Molina and Tommy tage over third-place Arizo- tended his hitting streak to town team with an ERA of charged with three errors
Pham both homered in a na to two games. Second- 13 games, and Gio Gonza- 2.19. Marcell Ozuna hit his in all, the biggest coming
seven-run 11th inning to place Los Angeles, which lez pitched seven innings 19th homer for the Marlins. when shortstop Dansby
help the St. Louis Cardinals began the night trailing the to help the Nationals beat GIANTS 6, BRAVES 3 Swanson dropped a throw
beat the Philadelphia Phil- Rockies by a half-game, the Marlins 12-3 on Tuesday ATLANTA (AP) — Austin trying to turn a double play.
lies. played late against the night. Slater hit a three-run homer On the very next pitch,
Stephen Piscotty had a New York Mets. Daniel Murphy had two RBIs after the Braves botched Slater lined one into the
two-run double off Casey Peralta and Paul Gold- and hit his 12th homer for a potential double-play right-field seats for his sec-
Fien after Edubray Ramos schmidt homered for the the Nationals. Teammate grounder, sparking the Gi- ond homer of the season.
(0-5) started the inning Diamondbacks, who had Stephen Drew had three ants to a victory over At- The Giants went on to
with two walks. Molina and won seven straight. hits and three RBIs, and lanta that snapped a sev- score five runs in the inning,
Pham followed with hom- Arizona and Colorado, per- Ryan Zimmerman drove in en-game losing streak. also taking advantage of
ers as the Cardinals had haps baseball’s two big- three runs with a double Matt Moore (3-7) pitched throwing errors by reliever
their biggest output of the gest surprises this season, and a single. seven strong innings for his Ian Krol and first baseman
season in an inning. both entered on a roll. The The NL East leaders went 7 first win in over a month, Matt Adams.q

Indians, Twins to play in San Juan on April 17-18 next year

NEW YORK (AP) — The probably will be better in MLB played regular-season myself: I would love to be sure.”
Cleveland Indians and Min- Puerto Rico than here in games in Puerto Rico in here playing in front of my With starting pitcher Jose
nesota Twins will play a two- April,” Twins manager Paul 2001, country and people,” said Berrios, left fielder Eddie Ro-
game series at San Juan on Molitor said, “so it will be an when Texas and Toronto Cleveland’s Francisco Lin- sario and designated hitter
April 17-18, Major League exciting trip for all who get opened the season there. dor, Kennys Vargas, the Twins
Baseball’s first regular-sea- to take part.” The Montreal Expos moved an All-Star shortstop who have three Puerto Ricans
son games in Puerto Rico Last year, concerns about home games to San Juan’s was born in Caguas, Puerto on their roster. Vargas wore
since 2010. the Zika virus prompted MLB Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Rico. “Now that we have a wide smile in the club-
The commissioner’s office to move a two-game series 2003 and 2004. the opportunity next April, house Wednesday before
announced the matchups between Pittsburgh and “When the Montreal Ex- it is a dream realized for the Twins played Chicago.
Wednesday. The Twins will the Marlins out Puerto Rico. pos played in Puerto Rico, me. These will be the most “For our people, our fami-
be the home team. The games were eventually I remember going to those memorable regular-season lies, I’m really excited for
“We think the weather played in Miami. games and thinking to games of my career, for them,” Vargas said.q