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SPORTS Friday 15 September 2017
Darvish, Bellinger combine to

lead Dodgers past Giants 4-1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — including the first two instead of traveling to
Yu Darvish and two re- games of this series. Miami, as South Florida
lievers combined on a Corbin (14-12) held the recovers from Hurricane
five-hitter, Cody Bellinger Rockies to one run over Irma.
hit his 37th home run and 6 2/3 innings. Milwaukee will be the vis-
Los Angeles won back- The left-hander is 6-1 in iting team in its own sta-
to-back games for the seven starts since Aug. dium, Miller Park.
first time in nearly three 12. Anderson (10-3) gave
weeks, beating San Fran- Arizona got 11 hits off the battered pitching
cisco. starter German Marquez staff a lift in his first career
The win lowered the (10-7), who lasted only 3 start on three days’ rest.
Dodgers’ magic num- 2/3 innings. He allowed Andrew Mc-
ber to seven for clinch- He gave up four runs. Cutchen’s first-inning
ing the NL West crown. REDS 6, CARDINALS 0 solo shot — the slugger’s
Los Angeles secured at ST. LOUIS (AP) — 200th career homer —
least a wild-card berth Reds rookie Tyler Mahle before exiting with the
in the playoffs Tuesday threw five innings for his bases loaded and one
night with a victory that first major league win, out in the sixth.CUBS 17,
ended its 11-game losing Eugenio Suarez hit a METS 5
streak, the club’s longest grand slam and Cincin- CHICAGO (AP) — Javier
since moving to the West nati blanked St. Louis. Baez homered and had
Coast in 1958. Jesse Winker added four hits, Albert Almora
Darvish (9-12), acquired a home run and Joey Jr. also went deep and
from Texas at the July Votto had two hits and drove in six runs after Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish throws to a
31 trade deadline, was an RBI for the Reds, who coming off the bench in San Francisco Giants batter during the first inning of a baseball
2-3 with a 5.34 ERA in six had lost four of five. the seventh inning, and game Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, in San Francisco.
Associated Press
previous starts with Los The Cardinals had won Chicago routed New
Angeles but was crisp four straight and eight of York. — Dansby Swanson and secure his first major
in his first career outing nine. Jon Lester (11-7) threw smacked a two-run sin- league win. He allowed
against San Francisco. Mahle (1-2) allowed four six solid innings to win his gle off Washington ace two runs while striking out
The All-Star right-hander hits and struck out four in third straight start. Max Scherzer in the sev- six.
pitched three-hit ball his fourth career start. He The left-hander gave up enth inning, Matt Kemp PHILLIES 8, MARLINS 1
over seven scoreless in- threw 100 pitches and two runs and six hits. hit a grand slam off Bran- PHILADELPHIA (AP)
nings. stranded eight runners. The first-place Cubs don Kintzler two batters — Phillies rookie Rhys
He struck out five and Cardinals starter Jack matched a season high later and Atlanta pulled Hoskins kept up his re-
walked none. Flaherty (0-1), also a for runs after pouring on away from the Nation- cord home run pace,
Bellinger hit a two-run rookie right-hander, 12 over their final three als. connecting for his 17th in
drive off Matt Moore (5- gave up three runs and at-bats. Chicago re- The Braves scored six 33 major league games
14). It’s the Dodgers’ first four hits in 4 1/3 innings. mained 2 1/2 games runs in the seventh. Five as Philadelphia beat Mi-
series win in San Fran- BREWERS 8, PIRATES 2 ahead of the Brewers were charged to Scher- ami behind Aaron Nola.
cisco since September MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric and moved three up on zer (14-6), who walked Hoskins, called up from
2014. Thames hit his team- St. Louis in the NL Central. the bases loaded and the minors Aug. 10, is
DIAMONDBACKS 8, high 30th homer, Chase Kris Bryant had three hits was allowed to remain in the fastest player in big
ROCKIES 2 Anderson pitched ef- and scored four runs. the game despite hav- league history to get to
PHOENIX (AP) — A.J. Pol- fectively on three days’ Ben Zobrist also scored ing thrown 114 pitches. 17 career homers.
lock homered and drove rest and Milwaukee beat four times, and Willson Swanson then hit a 1-0 The record was 42
in four runs to back an- Pittsburgh. Contreras had three RBIs. pitch to left to make it games by Wally Berger,
other strong outing by Center fielder Brett Phil- Mets starter Matt Harvey 4-2. an outfielder for the Bos-
Patrick Corbin, and Ari- lips added three RBIs and (5-5) lasted just 3 1/3 in- Kemp connected for his ton Braves in 1930.
zona defeated Colora- threw out a runner at the nings in his third start seventh career slam and The latest long ball came
do to expand its lead in plate for the Brewers. back from a right shoul- first since 2011. in the fifth inning, when
the wild-card race. They have won five of six der injury. Washington has Hopkins hit a fastball
Paul Goldschmidt had as they try to keep pace He allowed five runs and dropped back-to-back from Dan Straily (9-9) for
two hits for Arizona, in- with the NL Central-lead- seven hits. games since clinching a two-run shot that gave
cluding the 1,000th of his ing Cubs. Jose Reyes homered the NL East on Sunday. the Phillies some breath-
career. Pollock launched Milwaukee got to Tyler leading off the game Scherzer had won six de- ing room.
a three-run homer in the Glasnow (2-7) for five for New York, and Domi- cisions in a row since his Odubel Herrera also
seventh inning and fin- runs, four hits and six nic Smith had a two-run previous defeat June 21. homered for Philadel-
ished with three hits. walks over 2 2/3 innings drive. He walked six batters, his phia. Nola (11-10) struck
The win gave the Dia- in his first start since re- But the Mets clinched most in nearly five years. out a career-high 11 in
mondbacks a four- turning from the minors their first losing record In his second start since seven innings.
game edge over the Sunday. since 2014 after making his call-up from Triple- Marlins slugger Giancar-
Rockies for the top Na- The Brewers also learned the playoffs the past two A Gwinnett, Atlanta lo Stanton remained
tional League wild card. they will host a three- years. rookie Luiz Gohara (1-1) stuck on 54 home runs.
Arizona lost four of its game series this week- BRAVES 8, NATIONALS 2 needed only 71 pitches Miami has lost four in a
previous five, end against the Marlins WASHINGTON (AP) to complete six innings row and 14 of 16.q