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SPORTS A17
Tuesday 29 September 2015

NL Capsules JORDAN
RULES
Nationals’
Spieth crowned PGA Player of the Year
teammates
Jordan Spieth chips to the green on the fourth hole
Papelbon, in the final round of the Tour Championship golf
tournament at East Lake Golf Club Sunday, Sept. 27,
Harper brawl 2015, in Atlanta.

during loss Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Na-
tionals outfielder Bryce
Harper and closer Jona-
than Papelbon got into a
dugout fight a day after
Washington was eliminat-
ed from playoff conten-
tion, tangling in the eighth
inning Sunday of a 12-5 loss
to last-place Philadelphia.
In the ninth, Papelbon (4-3)
gave up Andres Blanco’s
go-ahead homer as the
Phillies scored eight times.
Harper, the National
League Most Valuable
Player front-runner, flied out
in the eighth with the score
4-all. As he returned to the
dugout, he exchanged
words with Papelbon, who
was acquired from Phila-
delphia in July to help with
a possible postseason push.
Papelbon then reached
for Harper’s throat with his
left hand and shoved the
outfielder back toward
the bench with both arms.
Teammates pulled the
pair apart. Harper was re-
placed in right field for the
ninth. Dalier Hinojosa (2-0)
earned the win.
CUBS 4, PIRATES 0
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Ar-
rieta pitched seven domi-
nant innings and also hom-
ered in his MLB-best 21st
win, and Chicago stopped
Pittsburgh’s winning streak
at eight games. Arrieta (21-
6) retired his first 18 batters
before Gregory Polanco
grounded a leadoff single
into left field in the seventh.
The right-hander homered
in the second and struck
out nine while improving
to 15-1 with a dazzling 0.89
ERA in his last 19 starts.

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