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SPORTS Wednesday 21 June 2017

NL Capsules

Bellinger fastest to 21 HRs; Dodgers outslug Mets 10-6

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodg- overcame an early six-run walk-off hits by Brandon er Renfroe to ground out ey threw seven scoreless
ers rookie Cody Bellinger deficit to beat Washington. Phillips on Saturday and with runners on second and innings, Matt Adams hit an-
launched two more home Marlins slugger Justin Bour Sunday. third for his 14th save in 14 other homer and Atlanta
runs, setting a major league tied the game at 6 in the CUBS 3, PADRES 2 chances. sent San Francisco to its
record with his powerful third with a grand slam, CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Kirby Yates (1-1) allowed seventh straight loss.
start, and Clayton Kershaw his 18th homer. Giancarlo Contreras hit a tying homer, an unearned run but took The 42-year-old Dickey (5-
became the first 10-game Stanton also hit his 18th of Javier Baez scored the go- the loss. 5) escaped a jam in the first
winner in the National
League despite giving up a
career-high four long balls
as Los Angeles held off
New York.
The 21-year-old Bellinger
reached 21 homers in 51
career games — faster
than any other player in big
league history. He leads the
NL in that category even
though he spotted the rest
of the league three weeks
before he was called up
from the minors.
Justin Turner hit a two-run
homer and Chris Taylor had
a solo shot for the Dodg-
ers, who jumped out to a
7-0 lead against struggling
Mets starter Zack Wheeler
(3-5) in the first two innings.
Turner had four hits and
four RBIs against his former
team. Bellinger also drove Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chase Utley, right, slides into home plate to score on a single by Justin Turner as New York Mets catcher
in four runs. Travis d’Arnaud fields the throw during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 19, 2017, in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
Kershaw (10-2) struck out
10 but allowed two hom- the season to make it 7-all ahead run on an error and PIRATES 8, BREWERS 1 to turn in his strongest out-
ers to Jose Reyes, including in the seventh. Wade Davis worked out of MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew ing of the season. He gave
a two-run drive in the sev- Bryce Harper hit his 18th a ninth-inning jam for Chi- McCutchen hit a two-run up just three hits and retired
enth. Jay Bruce also con- homer for the Nationals. cago against San Diego. homer, Gerrit Cole pitched 16 of the last 17 hitters he
nected and rookie Gavin Anthony Rendon also went Anthony Rizzo thrived in the seven strong innings and faced.
Cecchini hit his first career deep before leaving in leadoff spot again, extend- Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee. The Giants’ skid is the lon-
homer for New York. the fifth inning with a neck ing his career-high hitting Travis Shaw’s leadoff hom- gest of a hugely disap-
The three-time Cy Young stinger he sustained diving streak to 13 games by go- er in the second put the pointing season as they
Award winner has given up for a grounder. He is day to ing 2 for 3 with an RBI as Brewers ahead 1-0 and set dropped to 26-46 and fell
17 home runs this season, day the Cubs won their second a franchise mark, with the 20 games behind first-place
already a career high. Washington starter Tanner straight to improve to 35-34. Brewers scoring their 16th Colorado in the NL West.
The Dodgers finished with Roark squandered a 6-0 Jose Pirela and Yangervis consecutive run via the
a season-high 17 hits. They lead by giving up six runs in Solarte each had a solo long ball. Adams homered in the
have won 10 of 11 and are the third. Enny Romero (2-3) homer for the Padres, al- The Pirates took the lead in fourth off Johnny Cueto (5-
a season-best 19 games took the loss. though Pirela’s error in left the third on Adam Frazier’s 7) and added an RBI single
over .500 at 45-26. A.J. Ramos (2-3) worked field allowed the decisive two-run single off starter in the eighth to key a sev-
MARLINS 8, NATIONALS 7 a scoreless ninth and the run to score in the seventh. Matt Garza (3-3). en-run outburst that made
MIAMI (AP) — Marcell Ozu- Marlins won for the 11th Hector Rondon (2-1) Cole (5-6) held the Brewers it a rout. He has 10 hom-
na singled home the win- time in their past 13 home pitched a scoreless inning to one run and three hits. ers and 27 RBIs since being
ning run with two outs in games. for the win, and Davis struck BRAVES 9, GIANTS 0 acquired from St. Louis on
the ninth inning as Miami Miami lost to Atlanta on out Wil Myers and got Hunt- ATLANTA (AP) — R.A. Dick- May 20.q