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SPORTS Saturday 26 auguSt 2017
Dodgers pull away from Pirates 5-2 to reach 90 wins

By The Associated Press park homer and Miami
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yas- overcame a five-run deficit
mani Grandal and Adrian to beat Philadelphia.
Gonzalez hit back-to-back Stanton led off the third in-
home runs in the eighth ning with his 14th homer
inning and Los Angeles in August, extending his
pulled away from Pitts- club record for most in one
burgh for its 90th win of the month.
season. Realmuto tied it at 8 in the
Grandal’s 18th of the year sixth inning with a two-run
gave the Dodgers a two- shot, which ricocheted off
run lead. Gonzalez pushed the wall in left-center and
it to three moments later past center fielder Nick
with a shot to nearly the Williams. Realmuto put the
same spot in the right-field Marlins ahead in the eighth
seats for his second of the with a sacrifice fly off Luis
season and 100th with Los Garcia (1-4).
Angeles. Curtis Grander- Jarlin Garcia (1-2) won
son hit his 22nd home run in relief and Brad Ziegler
of the season. Chris Taylor picked up his eighth save.
chipped in three hits and REDS 4, CUBS 2
Enrique Hernandez added CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose
two hits on his 26th birth- Peraza had a pinch-hit, Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz, left, tags Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig out at home as he
day. Hyun-Jin Ryu (5-6) bases-loaded double in tried to score from second on a hit by Enrique Hernandez in the third inning of a baseball game,
held the Pirates to one run the eighth inning, rallying Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Pittsburgh.
over six innings. Brandon Cincinnati over Chicago to Associated Press
Morrow worked the ninth avoid a series sweep.
for first save since 2009. Los The Reds loaded the bases
Angeles improved to 90-36, with two outs against Pe-
becoming the 12th team dro Strop (3-4), putting to-
in major league history to gether two hits and a walk.
reach the 90-win plateau Peraza, who was 0 for 4
in 126 games. off the bench this season,
DIAMONDBACKS 3, METS 2 doubled over the head of
NEW YORK (AP) — Rob- Ian Happ in center for a 3-2
bie Ray returned to a big lead. Strop let in another
league mound for the first run with a wild pitch.
time since being hit in the The comeback ended
head with a line drive last the Cubs’ five-game win-
month, striking out nine in ning streak, one shy of their
five innings for Arizona. season high. Chicago has
Arizona won three of four in moved into first place in
New York, staying ahead of the NL Central by going 25-
Colorado for the NL’s top 13 since the All-Star break,
wild-card spot with the vic- leading Milwaukee by
tory. Reinstated from the DL three games.
prior to the game, Ray (10- Michael Lorenzen (8-2)
5) allowed one run and two fanned three of the four
hits. The All-Star left-hander batters he faced. Raisel
struck out the side in the Iglesias picked up his 24th
first and held the Mets hit- save in 25 chances.
less for three innings. He is PADRES 4, CARDINALS 3
2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in four ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos
starts against the Mets. Asuaje’s RBI single in the
Yoenis Cespedes led off ninth inning gave San Di-
the fourth with his 17th ego the lead and Jose
home run, a drive that trav- Pirela’s sacrifice fly proved
eled 440 feet into the sec- to be the winner.
ond deck in left. Asuaje’s hit, his third of
Fernando Rodney strand- the game, off Zach Duke
ed two runners in the ninth scored Jabari Blash. Neither
for his 30th save and third in Duke nor Sam Tuivailala (3-
this series. 2) recorded an out in relief
Rafael Montero (2-9) al- in the ninth for a Cardinals
lowed three runs in 5 1/3 bullpen that surrendered
innings. 12 runs in seven innings dur-
MARLINS 9, PHILLIES 8 ing the series.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Kirby Yates (3-4) pitched
— Giancarlo Stanton the Padres out of an eighth-
launched his major league- inning jam and Brad Hand
leading 47th home run, J.T. earned his 12th save in 16
Realmuto hit an inside-the- attempts.q