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SPORTS Thursday 20 July 2017
Kershaw pitches 7 scoreless innings, Dodgers edge Chicago

By The Associated Press the first time since winning failed to retire a batter in
CHICAGO (AP) — Clayton at Miami on June 6. Chi- the fifth.
Kershaw pitched seven cago is 2½ games behind PHILLIES 5, MARLINS 2
scoreless innings for his NL Central-leading Milwau- MIAMI (AP) — Maikel Fran-
major league-leading 15th kee. co had three hits, including
victory as the Los Angeles Lackey (6-9) came off the a tiebreaking home run in
Dodgers edged the Chica- disabled list to allow one the eighth inning, to help
go White Sox 1-0 Tuesday run, five hits and two walks lift Philadelphia over Mi-
night for their 10th straight in five innings. He struck out ami.
win. one. National League home run
Kershaw (15-2) made his Sean Newcomb (1-5) lost leader Giancarlo Stanton
first start since the All-Star his third straight start. hit his 29th for the Marlins,
break, scattering seven hits PIRATES 4, BREWERS 3 who have lost four of five.
and a walk to post his 11th PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fran- Franco’s homer to left field
win in a row. cisco Cervelli and Josh off Dustin McGowan (5-1)
The Dodgers, with the best Harrison homered during a was his 14th of the season
record in baseball at 65-29, sixth-inning rally and streak- and it broke a 2-all tie. Nick
have won 30 of 34. This is ing Pittsburgh welcomed Williams added a two-run
the second 10-game win- outfielder Starling Marte homer in the ninth to cap
ning streak of the season back with a victory over Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers the scoring. Cameron Per-
for the NL West leaders. Milwaukee. during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the kins drove in two runs for
Relievers Pedro Baez and Marte went 1 for 3 in his Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Chicago. the Phillies and Pat Neshek
Kenley Jansen closed it out. return from an 80-game Associated Press (3-2) pitched a scoreless
Jansen survived a deep fly suspension for violating crowded NL Central. fifth, helping overcome seventh for the victory.
by Matt Davidson to record the performance-enhanc- DIAMONDBACKS 11, REDS Zack Cozart’s 10th homer Hector Neris pitched a per-
his 24th save in 24 chances. ing drug policy. He also 2 of the season. fect ninth for his ninth save
Chris Taylor had four hits walked in the sixth, coming CINCINNATI (AP) — Chris Arizona acquired Martinez in 12 opportunities.
and scored on rookie Cody around to score on Harri- Herrmann capped a six- from the Detroit Tigers in ex- CARDINALS 5, METS 0
Bellinger’s single in the first son’s 11th home run of the run fifth inning with a two- change for minor leaguers NEW YORK (AP) — Michael
inning off Miguel Gonzalez season that tied the game. run homer, and Arizona Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcan- Wacha threw a three-hitter
(4-9). David Freese put the Pi- slugged its way past Cin- tara and Jose King. for his first career shutout,
CUBS 5, BRAVES 1 rates ahead to stay with an cinnati, shortly after trading Cincinnati is 0-5 since the Matt Carpenter had four
ATLANTA (AP) — Willson RBI single off reliever Oliver for slugger J.D. Martinez. All-Star break, and oppo- hits, and St. Louis beat New
Contreras hit a three- Drake (3-3) later in the in- Rey Fuentes added a nents have reached dou- York. Wacha (7-3) has won
run homer, John Lackey ning. pinch-hit, three-run shot in ble figures in runs in three his last four starts. He struck
earned his first win in a Ivan Nova (10-6) survived the seventh, All-Star out- of the games. Amid muggy out eight and walked one
month and Chicago won six innings to get the win. fielder Jake Lamb had a conditions and a 90-de- in his 99th career start.
its fifth straight game. Felipe Rivero worked out two-run triple and Arizona gree first-pitch tempera- The 26-year-old right-hand-
Rain delayed the start of of a two-on, one-out jam ended a five-game skid ture, Robbie Ray (9-4) last- er, who was ineffective
the game for 2 hours, 30 in the ninth for his eighth by tying a season high with ed six innings for Arizona. last season, had not won
minutes. save. Pittsburgh won its nine extra-base hits — one Reds starter Sal Romano four straight starts since
The defending World Series third straight and pulled from each spot in the or- (1-2), recalled from Triple-A the 2013 playoffs when he
champion Cubs moved within five games of the der. The Diamondbacks Louisville earlier Tuesday to helped lead St. Louis to the
three games over .500 for first-place Brewers in the had four doubles in the make his third career start, World Series.q

Century mark: Fowles, Moore lead Lynx

past Wings 100-74

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — in franchise history. The and Mystics level atop the
Sylvia Fowles had 24 points Lynx shot 57 percent from Eastern Conference with 12
and 12 rebounds, Maya the field — Fowles went 10 wins apiece.
Moore added 23 points of 11 and Moore was 9 of Indiana had an 84-77 win
and the WNBA-leading 15. Seimone Augustus had over the Phoenix Mercury,
Minnesota Lynx cruised nine assists and Lindsay who were playing without
past the Dallas Wings 100- Whalen added seven. the injured Brittney Griner,
74. Skylar Diggins-Smith scored to end a five-game losing
Fowles, Moore and Rebek- 23 points for her fifth straight streak. At Madison Square
kah Brunson combined for 20-plus game for Dallas (10- Garden, Tina Charles had
42 of Minnesota’s 54 first- 12). Glory Johnson had 16 28 points and 17 rebounds
half points Wednesday as points and eight rebounds, to help New York beat
the Lynx took a 14-point and Diggins-Smith added Connecticut in front of a
lead. Minnesota closed nine assists. camp day crowd of 17,443.
the third quarter on a 10-0 Kids’ day at Minnesota fea- Charles scored 10 points
run, capped by Moore’s tured a crowd of 17,834. in the third quarter, show-
3-pointer, for a 76-55 lead. In other games, New York ing off a dazzling array of
Brunson finished with 12 had a 96-80 win over Con- moves in the post as the New York Liberty center Tina Charles (31) goes to the basket past
points for Minnesota (16-2), necticut and Washington Liberty (10-9) turned a four- Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) during the second
which reached the cen- edged Atlanta 100-96 in point halftime lead into a half of a WNBA basketball game, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at
Madison Square Garden in New York. The Liberty won 96-80.
tury mark for the 16th time overtime to leave the Suns 20-point advantage.q Associated Press