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Bucs score early and often to beat Cardinals 10-5
powering the New York their seventh consecutive
Mets to a rout of the Col- home win and 11th in 13
orado Rockies that com- games overall, the NL East
pleted a four-game sweep leaders (63-52) moved 11
Thursday. games over .500 for the first
Noah Syndergaard (7-6) time since June 27, 2010.
recovered nicely from a Johnson also doubled
rocky start — he allowed twice, including a two-out
first-inning homers by DJ hit that broke a tie in the
LeMahieu and Nolan Are- third inning. Granderson
nado — for his latest win connected for his 20th
at Citi Field, where the homer in the fourth, a two-
Mets have won 10 straight run shot off rookie Eddie
against Colorado. With Butler (3-10).q
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina tries to regain control of the ball as Pittsburgh Pirates’
Francisco Cervelli (29) scores from second on a hit by Francisco Liriano in the first inning of a
baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in St. Louis. Associated Press
The Associated Press to kick off a key four-game Latos (4-9) gave up five
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pedro series in a rematch of last runs and seven hits in 4 2/3
Alvarez homered in a fall’s NL division series won innings.
seven-run first inning and in four games by the Gi- Brandon Phillips went 2 for
Pittsburgh broke an eight- ants. 5, drove in three runs and
game losing streak at Vogelsong (8-8) allowed scored a run on a night
Busch Stadium, beating St. one run on three hits, struck when Joey Votto went 1
Louis. out eight and walked four for 4 and drew his major
The Pirates moved within over five innings for his first league-leading 32nd walk
six games of the first-place victory in five starts since for the Reds.
Cardinals in the NL Central June 24 as San Francisco CUBS 9, BREWERS 2
with their 12th victory in 18 won for just the second CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle
games. time in seven games. Schwarber hit two hom-
St. Louis, which won the Both teams sit in second ers and drove in four runs,
first two in the series, has place in their respective Jon Lester won his fourth
won the last seven sets be- divisions looking to make a straight decision and the
tween the teams at Busch move over the final eight Chicago Cubs beat the
Stadium. weeks. Milwaukee Brewers for their
Alvarez had three hits as Santiago Casilla finished seventh victory in a row.
the Pirates held on. The for his 28th save. Schwarber, Dexter Fowler
Cardinals closed their sev- REDS 10, DODGERS 3 and Anthony Rizzo each
en-run deficit to 7-5 in the LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy homered in the fifth inning
seventh. Hamilton had a career- as Chicago won for the
Francisco Liriano (8-6) high four hits, including a 13th time in 14 games. The
pitched six innings. solo homer, to help the Cubs’ winning streak is their
Lance Lynn (9-7) got just Cincinnati Reds defeat for- longest since 2011.
two outs in the shortest of mer teammate Mat Latos The Cubs, holding the lead
his 119 career starts. and NL West-leading Los for the second NL wild-card
GIANTS 3, NATIONALS 1 Angeles for just its third vic- spot, completed their first
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — tory in nine games. undefeated homestand of
San Francisco answered Hamilton went 4 for 4 with at least seven games since
right back after Yunel Es- four runs scored and two 2008.
cobar hit the game’s first RBIs for the Reds, who piled Lester (8-8) struck out 10 in
pitch for a home run, Ryan up 15 hits while never trail- six innings. He gave up two
Vogelsong settled in to win ing against a team com- runs and seven hits.
for the first time in more ing off consecutive shutout Tyler Cravy (0-4) allowed
than seven weeks, and the victories. four runs and four hits in 4
Giants beat Washington. Rookie Keyvius Sampson 1/3 innings.
Matt Duffy and Buster (2-1) allowed two runs and METS 12, ROCKIES 3
Posey hit RBI singles in the five hits in five innings. The NEW YORK (AP) — Cur-
bottom of the first against right-hander struck out tis Granderson and Kelly
Stephen Strasburg (6-6) for three and walked one in Johnson each homered
the defending champions winning his second straight. and drove in three runs,
