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SPORTSSaturday 25 April 2015
Mets match record with 11th straight win, beat Braves 6-3
NEW YORK (AP) — Dan- New York Mets’ Daniel Murphy hits a three-run double during the first inning of a baseball game DENVER (AP) — Corey
iel Murphy drove in four against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, April 23, 2015, in New York. Dickerson hit a go-ahead
runs as the New York Mets homer against Tyson Ross
matched a club record Associated Press (1-1) leading off the fifth
with their 11th straight vic- inning, his third solo shot
tory Thursday, walking their the third-base line, allowing 1-3 innings. The announced Melancon worked a per- in two days despite play-
way to a 6-3 win over the Logan Schafer to score. crowd of 17,097 was the fect ninth for his third save. ing with pain in his left heel
Atlanta Braves behind Bar- MARLINS 9, PHILLIES 1 smallest in the 11-year his- Sean Rodriguez hit his first caused by plantar fasciitis.
tolo Colon. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Da- tory of Citizens Bank Park. home run this season as Jordan Lyles (2-1) allowed
With the top record in vid Phelps (1-0) tossed PIRATES 5, CUBS 4 Pittsburgh rallied from a 4-1 one run and six hits in 6 2-3
the majors despite injuries three-hit ball over seven PITTSBURGH (AP) — Grego- deficit. innings, and John Axford
to several critical play- scoreless innings for his first ry Polanco got three hits, in- CARDINALS 4, NATIONALS 1 struck out Alexi Amarista to
ers, the Mets finished their win since joining Miami af- cluding a go-ahead single WASHINGTON (AP) — Mi- end the game for his sec-
first homestand 10-0 after ter three seasons with the in the seventh off Phil Coke. chael Wacha (3-0) allowed ond save. The Rockies said
sweeping a trio of NL East Yankees. Josh Harrison hit his sec- one run and five hits in sev- it was just the 25th game
rivals. This is the fifth time Martin Prado drove in four ond double of the game, en innings to lower his ERA with a 2-1 score at Coors
the Mets have won 11 runs, Adeiny Hechavarria a drive off Brian Schlitter (0- to 1.33 and outduel Field, which opened in
games in a row, and the had four hits and three RBIs 2), when rookie Kris Bryant Max Scherzer (1-2), who 1995.
first since 1990. and Giancarlo Stanton hit took a roundabout path on gave up two runs and six GIANTS 3, DODGERS 2
Colon (4-0) allowed three a two-run homer. a flyball. Normally a third hits in seven innings. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
runs over six innings to win Miami has won two straight baseman, Bryant was mak- Matt Adams hit a tiebreak- Justin Maxwell, robbed of
his first four starts for the first games after losing five in a ing his first start in center ing single in the sixth for St. a big hit in his previous at-
time in his big league ca- row. field. Louis, which won its fourth bat, singled home the win-
reer. Dustin McGowan (0-1), Radhames Liz (1-1) picked straight series. Trevor Rosen- ning run with one out in the
Julio Teheran (2-1) walked making his first start for Phil- up his first major league win thal pitched a perfect ninth 10th inning off Juan Nica-
three of his first four batters, adelphia, allowed four runs, since 2008 with two innings for his sixth save. sio (0-1) as the World Series
and Murphy hit a bases- three hits and four walks in 3 of shutout relief, and Mark ROCKIES 2, PADRES 1 champions completed a
clearing double to right three-game sweep.
field. San Francisco tied the
BREWERS 4, REDS 2 score in the ninth when
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Casey McGehee led off
Lohse (1-3) allowed two with a single, and Brandon
runs and three hits in seven Crawford tripled against
innings, lowering his ERA Joel Peralta.
from 10.34 to 7.94, and Santiago Casilla (2-0)
Milwaukee (3-13) stopped pitched the 10th. The
an eight-game losing Dodgers arrived in San
streak Closer Francisco Ro- Francisco with a seven-
driguez pumped his right game winning streak.
arm and yelled after re- In other NL games it was
cording the final out for his Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs
sixth save. 4; Miami 9, Philadelphia 1;
Jean Segura drove in the N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 3; Mil-
go-ahead run with a two- waukee 4, Cincinnati 2;
out single in the seventh Colorado 2, San Diego 1;
off Kevin Gregg (0-2), and San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodg-
center fielder Billy Hamil- ers 2, 10 innings; and St.
ton’s throw home was up Louis 4, Washington 1.q
Zurich Classic on an aggressive second
shot, using his driver on the
Continued from Page 17 the PGA Tour this weekend fairway. He pushed his ball
after taking a month off right into the water. When
The field remained tightly from golf to tend to fam- play was stopped, he was
packed with birdies seem- ily when his wife became on the fringe, lying four,
ingly harder to come by gravely ill. With his wife, re- needing to sink his next
Friday. Many players cited covering, Leishman came shot Saturday morning to
a combination of wind, to New Orleans saying he tie the course record of 62.
soggy turf from recent just wanted to knock off Swafford, in only his second
rain and thick, swampy air some rust and was keeping season on the tour, had six
as reasons for the course expectations low. He did a birdies and no bogeys dur-
to play even longer than lot better than that and is ing his second round, put-
usual.Six players were tied now in line for a nice pay- ting him in position to con-
for eighth, two shots off day, given officials were tend for what would be his
the lead. They were Chad estimating the cut line at maiden PGA Tour victory.
Campbell, Morgan Hoff- four under. His best finish so far is tied
man, Steven Bowditch, Leishman was at 10 un- for eighth at the Frys.com
Justin Thomas, Chris Stroud der through 17 holes, put- Open last October, though
and David Hearn. ting him in position to set his most impressive out-
Seven more players were a TPC Louisiana record ing may have been at last
at 8 under, including Marc with a birdie on the par-5 month’s Arnold Palmer in-
Leishman, who returned to 18th. But after a booming vitational at Bay Hill, where
drive, Leishman gambled he tied for 11th.q
SPORTSSaturday 25 April 2015
Mets match record with 11th straight win, beat Braves 6-3
NEW YORK (AP) — Dan- New York Mets’ Daniel Murphy hits a three-run double during the first inning of a baseball game DENVER (AP) — Corey
iel Murphy drove in four against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, April 23, 2015, in New York. Dickerson hit a go-ahead
runs as the New York Mets homer against Tyson Ross
matched a club record Associated Press (1-1) leading off the fifth
with their 11th straight vic- inning, his third solo shot
tory Thursday, walking their the third-base line, allowing 1-3 innings. The announced Melancon worked a per- in two days despite play-
way to a 6-3 win over the Logan Schafer to score. crowd of 17,097 was the fect ninth for his third save. ing with pain in his left heel
Atlanta Braves behind Bar- MARLINS 9, PHILLIES 1 smallest in the 11-year his- Sean Rodriguez hit his first caused by plantar fasciitis.
tolo Colon. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Da- tory of Citizens Bank Park. home run this season as Jordan Lyles (2-1) allowed
With the top record in vid Phelps (1-0) tossed PIRATES 5, CUBS 4 Pittsburgh rallied from a 4-1 one run and six hits in 6 2-3
the majors despite injuries three-hit ball over seven PITTSBURGH (AP) — Grego- deficit. innings, and John Axford
to several critical play- scoreless innings for his first ry Polanco got three hits, in- CARDINALS 4, NATIONALS 1 struck out Alexi Amarista to
ers, the Mets finished their win since joining Miami af- cluding a go-ahead single WASHINGTON (AP) — Mi- end the game for his sec-
first homestand 10-0 after ter three seasons with the in the seventh off Phil Coke. chael Wacha (3-0) allowed ond save. The Rockies said
sweeping a trio of NL East Yankees. Josh Harrison hit his sec- one run and five hits in sev- it was just the 25th game
rivals. This is the fifth time Martin Prado drove in four ond double of the game, en innings to lower his ERA with a 2-1 score at Coors
the Mets have won 11 runs, Adeiny Hechavarria a drive off Brian Schlitter (0- to 1.33 and outduel Field, which opened in
games in a row, and the had four hits and three RBIs 2), when rookie Kris Bryant Max Scherzer (1-2), who 1995.
first since 1990. and Giancarlo Stanton hit took a roundabout path on gave up two runs and six GIANTS 3, DODGERS 2
Colon (4-0) allowed three a two-run homer. a flyball. Normally a third hits in seven innings. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
runs over six innings to win Miami has won two straight baseman, Bryant was mak- Matt Adams hit a tiebreak- Justin Maxwell, robbed of
his first four starts for the first games after losing five in a ing his first start in center ing single in the sixth for St. a big hit in his previous at-
time in his big league ca- row. field. Louis, which won its fourth bat, singled home the win-
reer. Dustin McGowan (0-1), Radhames Liz (1-1) picked straight series. Trevor Rosen- ning run with one out in the
Julio Teheran (2-1) walked making his first start for Phil- up his first major league win thal pitched a perfect ninth 10th inning off Juan Nica-
three of his first four batters, adelphia, allowed four runs, since 2008 with two innings for his sixth save. sio (0-1) as the World Series
and Murphy hit a bases- three hits and four walks in 3 of shutout relief, and Mark ROCKIES 2, PADRES 1 champions completed a
clearing double to right three-game sweep.
field. San Francisco tied the
BREWERS 4, REDS 2 score in the ninth when
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Casey McGehee led off
Lohse (1-3) allowed two with a single, and Brandon
runs and three hits in seven Crawford tripled against
innings, lowering his ERA Joel Peralta.
from 10.34 to 7.94, and Santiago Casilla (2-0)
Milwaukee (3-13) stopped pitched the 10th. The
an eight-game losing Dodgers arrived in San
streak Closer Francisco Ro- Francisco with a seven-
driguez pumped his right game winning streak.
arm and yelled after re- In other NL games it was
cording the final out for his Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs
sixth save. 4; Miami 9, Philadelphia 1;
Jean Segura drove in the N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 3; Mil-
go-ahead run with a two- waukee 4, Cincinnati 2;
out single in the seventh Colorado 2, San Diego 1;
off Kevin Gregg (0-2), and San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodg-
center fielder Billy Hamil- ers 2, 10 innings; and St.
ton’s throw home was up Louis 4, Washington 1.q
Zurich Classic on an aggressive second
shot, using his driver on the
Continued from Page 17 the PGA Tour this weekend fairway. He pushed his ball
after taking a month off right into the water. When
The field remained tightly from golf to tend to fam- play was stopped, he was
packed with birdies seem- ily when his wife became on the fringe, lying four,
ingly harder to come by gravely ill. With his wife, re- needing to sink his next
Friday. Many players cited covering, Leishman came shot Saturday morning to
a combination of wind, to New Orleans saying he tie the course record of 62.
soggy turf from recent just wanted to knock off Swafford, in only his second
rain and thick, swampy air some rust and was keeping season on the tour, had six
as reasons for the course expectations low. He did a birdies and no bogeys dur-
to play even longer than lot better than that and is ing his second round, put-
usual.Six players were tied now in line for a nice pay- ting him in position to con-
for eighth, two shots off day, given officials were tend for what would be his
the lead. They were Chad estimating the cut line at maiden PGA Tour victory.
Campbell, Morgan Hoff- four under. His best finish so far is tied
man, Steven Bowditch, Leishman was at 10 un- for eighth at the Frys.com
Justin Thomas, Chris Stroud der through 17 holes, put- Open last October, though
and David Hearn. ting him in position to set his most impressive out-
Seven more players were a TPC Louisiana record ing may have been at last
at 8 under, including Marc with a birdie on the par-5 month’s Arnold Palmer in-
Leishman, who returned to 18th. But after a booming vitational at Bay Hill, where
drive, Leishman gambled he tied for 11th.q
