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Saturday 1 July 2017
SS Trea Turner injured

in Nats’ 5-4 loss to Cubs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Na- homer-happy NL leaders, shot in the first off Bailey (0-
tionals shortstop and lead- who have won 18 of 21. 2).
off hitter Trea Turner broke After Yasiel Puig and Chase CARDINALS 10, DIAMOND-
his right wrist when hit by Utley homered in the fifth BACKS 4
a 96 mph fastball from the inning, Pederson’s sixth- PHOENIX (AP) — Randal
Chicago Cubs’ Pedro Strop inning shot off J.C. Ramirez Grichuk hit a go-ahead,
in the seventh inning of (7-6) gave the Dodgers 50 three-run homer in the sev-
Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner, front bottom, steals second Washington’s 5-4 loss to the homers in June, breaking enth inning and drove in
against Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, top, during Chicago Cubs on Thursday. the 135-year-old franchise’s five runs.
the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Turner stole two bases, giv- record for homers in a cal- Arizona led 3-2 with two
Washington. ing him seven in the four- endar month, set in 1953. outs in the seventh when
Associated Press
game series and 35 this BREWERS 11, REDS 3 pinch-hitter Luke Voit dou-
season. He is batting .279 CINCINNATI (AP) — Ryan bled off Ruby De La Rosa
with seven homers and 32 Braun started Milwaukee’s (0-1). Matt Carpenter was
RBIs after finishing second six-homer barrage, hitting intentionally walked, and
in voting for 2016 NL Rookie the first of three off Homer Grichuk sent a 1-2 slider
of the Year. Bailey, and the Brewers into the left-field seats.
Jon Jay hit a go-ahead beat Cincinnati, salvaging Lance Lynn (6-5) allowed
two-run double during a the final game of their se- three runs and four hits in
three-run ninth-inning rally ries. six innings, struck out seven
against Blake Treinen (0-2) The NL Central leaders hit and walked one.
Wade Davis struck out two six homers for the first time PADRES 6, BRAVES 0
in a perfect ninth for his since 2007, when they SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie
16th save after Felix Pena also did it in Cincinnati. Dinelson Lamet allowed
(1-0) worked the eighth. Jonathan Villar connect- four hits over seven innings,
DODGERS 6, ANGELS 2 ed twice as Milwaukee and Wil Myers and Hunter
ANAHEIM, California (AP) matched its season high for Renfroe hit two-run homers
— Clayton Kershaw struck runs. Jesus Aguilar had a as San Diego beat Atlanta.
out 12 to become the ma- three-run homer among his Lamet (3-2), in his seventh
jors’ first 12-game winner, three hits. career start, was stellar
Joc Pederson hit a three- Jimmy Nelson (6-4) gave as he spotted his mid-90s
run homer and Los Angeles up three hits in seven in- fastball and was able to
salvaged a split of the Free- nings, including Joey Vot- get the Braves to chase his
way Series. to’s 22nd and 23rd homers, late-breaking slider.
Kershaw (12-2) yielded and matched his season He struck out eight and
three hits and one un- high with 11 strikeouts. walked one.
earned run over seven Braun returned at the start Jaime Garcia (2-6) lasted
dominant innings, posting of the series after missing a six innings, surrendering
his fifth double-digit strike- month with a strained left six runs and seven hits. He
out total of the season. He calf. He homered twice in had six strikeouts with three
got ample support from the the series, including his solo walks.q
Yankees’ Fowler to leave

hospital day after knee surgery

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN attempting to make the in New York when we get
AP SPORTS WRITER catch before crumbling to back from this trip. I thought
HOUSTON (AP) -- Dustin the ground. it was important that we
Fowler was expected to He was then taken to Rush see him and that he saw
leave the hospital on Friday, University Medical center us.”
a day after undergoing where the surgery was Girardi said that he was
surgery for a serious knee performed. in good spirits and feeling
injury he suffered crashing Manager Joe Girardi said pretty good. However the
into a low wall trying to he spoke to him Friday manager was still sick about
catch a foul ball for the morning and then the entire what he believes was an
New York Yankees in his team crowded into the injury that could have been
major league debut. training room in the visiting avoided had the entire wall
The outfielder ruptured clubhouse at Minute Maid been padded.
the patellar tendon in his Park where the Yankees “Still very ... upset about
right knee in the first inning were set to play the Astros it, sad for him,” Girardi
of New York’s 4-3 loss to to Face Time the injured said. “His parents were
the Chicago White Sox on rookie on Friday afternoon. flying here today and they
Thursday night. He tried “As a group we just talked basically scratched their
to walk after running into to him,” Girardi said. “He’s flight and got in the car at
a metal box in the short getting out of the hospital 1:30 last night and drove up
sidewall near the corner and we expect to see him to see him.q