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No hits till 6th: Verlander, Tigers top Maeda, Dodgers 6-1

By The Associated Press six of nine. They fell to 6-15
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Ver- on Sundays this season, in-
lander and Kenta Maeda cluding 2-9 at Citi Field.
each took a no-hitter into BRAVES 8, REDS 1
the sixth inning, but only ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Flow-
the Detroit star was able ers’ grand slam broke open
to keep his outstanding a close game in Atlanta’s
performance going as the six-run fifth inning, Sean
Tigers beat the Los Angeles Newcomb earned his first
Dodgers 6-1 on Sunday. home win and the Braves
Verlander (9-8) allowed a beat Cincinnati.
home run to Dodgers new- Newcomb (2-7) allowed
comer Curtis Granderson five hits in five scoreless
in the sixth. But shortly after innings for his first victory
his no-hit bid ended, the since June 27 at San Di-
Tigers scored four times in ego. The rookie left-hander
the bottom of the inning improved to 1-6 in eight
against Maeda. The right- starts at SunTrust Park.
hander retired the first 15 The Braves led 2-0 before
Detroit batters before al- the big fifth against Reds
lowing five hits in the sixth. reliever Drew Storen. Bran-
The homer by Granderson don Phillips and Freddie
was one of only two hits off Freeman each had three
Verlander. He walked one hits for Atlanta.
and struck out nine in eight Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws during the fifth inning of a baseball game The Reds were denied their
innings. against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Detroit. first series sweep in Atlanta
Maeda (11-5) was pulled Associated Press since 2009. Storen gave up
after the sixth and lost for six runs while getting only
the first time in seven starts. nor league ballpark locat- in some hugs and high-fives NEW YORK (AP) — Giancar- two outs. Luis Castillo (2-6)
Dixon Machado’s two-run ed 5 miles from where the to finish off a feel-good lo Stanton hit his major gave up two runs in four in-
double put Detroit up 2-1. Little League World Series is day. league-leading 45th home nings. It was the shortest of
Justin Upton had a two-run taking place. Sitting in the Bell hit a two-run homer off run and Adam Conley the rookie’s 12 starts with
homer and Miguel Cabre- front rows were admiring Mike Leake (7-12) in the struck out a career-high 11, the Reds.
ra hit a two-run double for Little Leaguers who got to first inning and a two-run leading Miami over New CUBS 6, BLUE JAYS 5, 10 IN-
the Tigers, who snapped a mingle with the big league single in the third. Adam York. NINGS
six-game skid. They halted stars earlier in the day, part Frazier homered for the Stanton connected for a CHICAGO (AP) — Alex
a six-game winning streak of a Major League Baseball second straight game for three-run shot off Jacob Avila capped Chicago’s
by the Dodgers (87-35), initiative to celebrate youth the Pirates, who were the deGrom (13-7) as the Mar- three-run 10th inning with
who have the best record baseball. “home” team and won lins scored four times in the a two-run single, and the
in the majors. After the final out of MLB’s their second in a row to split seventh inning for a 6-1 Cubs rallied past Toronto
PIRATES 6, CARDINALS 3 first regular-season game the four-game series. lead. for a three-game sweep.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylva- in Williamsport, the Pirates Ivan Nova (11-10) gave up Conley (6-5) allowed one With two outs and the
nia (AP) — Josh Bell hom- shook hands on the field three runs on eight hits in run and three hits in sev- bases loaded, Avila lined
ered and drove in four runs as usual following a victory. 5 2/3 innings. Felipe Rivero en innings. Brad Ziegler a base hit into right field
to lead Pittsburgh over the Then — in a nod to Little got three outs for his 14th pitched the ninth for his against Roberto Osuna (3-
St. Louis Cardinals in the League baseball — both save in 15 chances. sixth save. 4). Ben Zobrist scored easily
Little League Classic. teams lined up at home Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run Yoenis Cespedes homered and Javier Baez slid in safe-
The teams played at reno- plate and shook hands homer for the Cardinals. and hit an RBI double for ly just ahead of the throw
vated Bowman Field, a mi- with each other, throwing MARLINS 6, METS 4 the Mets, who have lost from Jose Bautista.q
Umpires end protest, will meet with Commissioner Manfred

NEW YORK (AP) — Major The World Umpires Associa- bad an umpire he is. ...
League Baseball umpires tion announced Sunday in I don’t know how, for as
have ended their protest a series of tweets that Man- many years he’s been in
of what they called “abu- fred had proposed a meet- the league, that he can
sive player behavior” after ing to discuss its concerns. be that bad. He needs
Commissioner Rob Man- “To demonstrate our good to re-evaluate his career
fred offered to meet with faith, MLB Umpires will re- choice, he really does. Bot-
their union’s governing move the protest white tom line,” Kinsler said.
board. wrist bands pending the Kinsler was fined, but the
Most umpires wore white requested meeting,” the umpires’ union felt he
wristbands during Satur- organization posted on should have been sus-
day’s games after Detroit Twitter. Kinsler was ejected pended.
second baseman Ian Kin- by Hernandez last Monday “The Office of the Commis-
sler was fined but not sus- in Texas after being called sioner’s lenient treatment
pended for his recent ver- out on strikes. The next day, to abusive player behavior
bal tirade against ump An- Kinsler sharply criticized sends the wrong message
gel Hernandez. Kinsler said Hernandez, saying the um- With AP Photos Home plate umpire D.J. Rayburn wears a wrist- to players and managers.
Tuesday that Hernandez pire was “messing” with band to protest “abusive player behavior” on umpires by play- It’s ‘open season’ on um-
ers as Rayburn heads to his position to call the first inning of a
was a bad umpire and “just games “blatantly.” baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and and the pires, and that’s bad for
needs to go away.” “No, I’m surprised at how Colorado Rockies late Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Denver. the game,” the WUA said
Associated Press in a release on Saturday.q