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Tuesday 18 July 2017
Turner homers, Dodgers win 9th straight by beating Miami 3-2

By The Associated Press and was chased after fail-
MIAMI (AP) — Justin Turner ing to retire four batters in
homered and singled to in- the second.
crease his batting average BRAVES 7, DIAMONDBACKS
to .374, and Los Angeles 1
won for the 29th time in 33 ATLANTA (AP) — Matt
games, including nine in a Kemp hit a three-run hom-
row. er and Brandon Phillips
Five Los Angeles pitchers doubled three times as At-
combined for 16 strikeouts lanta completed a three-
with no walks. Kenley Jan- game sweep and sent Ari-
sen got the four outs for zona to its season-high fifth
his 23rd save in as many straight loss.
chances as the Dodgers Jaime Garcia (3-7) allowed
(64-29) climbed 35 games one run and four hits in
above .500 for the first time seven innings as the Braves
since 1977 by completing (45-45) reached .500 for
their big league-high 11th the first time since April 17,
sweep. when they were 6-6.
Giancarlo Stanton lost his Zack Godley (3-4) gave
glove over the 8 1/2-foot up seven runs despite his
wall in right field trying un- career-high nine strikeouts
successfully to catch a tri- in six innings.
ple by Chris Taylor. PIRATES 4, CARDINALS 3
Rich Hill (6-4) allowed one Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner, center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam
run and struck out nine in during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Frazier’s game-ending sin-
Miami.
five innings. Associated Press gle capped a two-run rally
Chris O’Grady (1-1), mak- in the ninth against Brett
ing his second big league Cecil (1-3), who also gave
start, gave up three runs in fourth straight victory. NEW YORK (AP) — Ian Des- — and Gerardo Parra also up Jordy Mercer’s RBI dou-
five innings. Earlier in the day, the Na- mond provided an instant went deep to help the ble.
NATIONALS 14, REDS 4 tionals acquired relievers spark for the slumping Rockies win for only the Wade LeBlanc (4-2)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Daniel Ryan Madson and Sean Rockies in his return from sixth time in 21 games. pitched a hitless ninth.
Murphy hit two of Washing- Doolittle from Oakland for the disabled list, and Nolan DJ LeMahieu and Mark PHILLIES 5, BREWERS 2
ton’s five home runs and right-hander Blake Treinen Arenado hit one of Colo- Reynolds each had four of MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rook-
had five RBIs. and a pair of prospects. rado’s three homers. Colorado’s 18 hits to back ie Nick Williams hit his first
Adam Lind and Jose Lo- Tanner Roark (7-6) allowed Charlie Blackmon was rookie Jeff Hoffman (6-1), career grand slam — on
baton added two-run three unearned runs in six credited with an inside- handed a huge early lead lefty reliever Tyler Webb’s
shots and Anthony Rendon innings, and Homer Bailey the-park home run — even while pitching with family first pitch since he was ac-
had a solo homer, his third (2-3) gave up eight runs though his drive actually and friends in the stands. quired Thursday from the
home run in two games, to and hits in four innings. cleared the orange line Steven Matz (2-3) gave up Yankees for minor league
help the Nationals to their ROCKIES 13, METS 4 atop left-center field fence seven runs and nine hits first baseman Garrett Coo-
per. Williams homered off
Webb last month in the mi-
Fowles scores 18, Lynx use nors.

big run to beat Mercury 81-66 Jeremy Hellickson (6-5)
struck out six and allowed
four hits and two runs over
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) with 50 seconds left in the five innings for his first win
— Sylvia Fowles scored third quarter. The Lynx led since June 4.
18 points and the WNBA- by double figures the rest Rob Scahill (1-3) allowed
leading Minnesota Lynx of the way. Phoenix (11-8) three runs and did not re-
used an 18-0 run in the shot 58.3 percent from the tire a batter.
third quarter to beat the field and hit 10 of 12 free- PADRES 7, GIANTS 1
Phoenix Mercury 81-66 on throw attempts in the first SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hec-
Sunday night. half but made just 10 of 36 tor Sanchez and Corey
Jia Perkins scored a sea- (27.8 percent) shots from Spangenberg each hit a
son-high 13 points, the field after the break. three-run home run off Jeff
Rebekkah Brunson added Rookie Yvonne Turner Minnesota Lynx forward Plenette Pierson looks to shoot during a Samardzija (4-11), who al-
11 and Plenette Pierson scored a career high 18 WNBA basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury, Sunday, lowed seven runs and nine
and Renee Montgomery points for the Mercury. July 16, 2017 in Minneapolis. hits in six innings. Samardzi-
had 10 points apiece for Brittney Griner and Diana Associated Press ja is tied with Colorado’s
Minnesota (15-2), which Taurasi, who combine to the Wings held off the Sky deficit to beat Chicago in Tyler Chatwood for the
is off to the best start in average more than 40 112-106 in double overtime, double overtime. most losses in the NL.
franchise history. Fowles points per game, did not the Suns had an 89-75 win Karima Christmas-Kelly Sanchez homered for the
converted a 3-point play play for Phoenix. Griner over the Stars and Liberty scored 17 points, Glory second straight game as
and then made a layup to was injured in the fourth beat the Mystics 88-55. Johnson had 12 points and he once again replaced
give Minnesota the lead quarter of Friday’s loss and At Arlington, Texas, Sky- nine rebounds, and Kayla injured catcher Austin
for good and spark the is expected to miss 3-4 lar Diggins-Smith had 26 Thornton added 11 points Hedges.
decisive run that made it weeks. Taurasi didn’t travel points, Kaela Davis added — all in the fourth quarter Trevor Cahill (4-3) gave up
67-51 when Renee Mont- with the team in order to a career-high 23 and Dal- and overtime — for Dallas one run and eight hits in 6
gomery hit two free throws rest. In other WNBA games, las overcame an 11-point (10-11).q 2/3 innings.q