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Hill loses no-hit try on HR in 10th, Pirates top Dodgers 1-0

By The Associated Press the Reds. Schwarber pro- Kyle Seager added a three- final four outs — including walked four and struck out
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dodg- vided an opposite-field run homer in the eighth in- three strikeouts in the ninth five.
ers lefty Rich Hill lost his per- shot in the fourth inning off ning off Dan Winkler. — for his 29th save in 33 AJ Ramos worked around
fect game on an error in Asher Wojciechowski (3-3), After blowing a 4-3 lead in chances. a two-out walk for his 23rd
the ninth inning, then lost his his ninth since he returned the seventh, the Mariners METS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2 save in 25 chances.
no-hitter on a leadoff home from a stint in the minors. rallied against Jim Johnson NEW YORK (AP) — Chris He has converted all three
run in the 10th by Josh Harri- save opportunities with the
son that sent the Pittsburgh Mets. Zack Godley (5-7)
Pirates over Los Angeles 1-0 pitched five innings.
Wednesday night. PHILLIES 8, MARLINS 0
The Pirates didn’t have PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mark
a runner until Jordy Mer- Leiter Jr. allowed one hit
cer led off the ninth with over seven innings, Rhys
a sharp grounder that Hoskins homered and
smacked off third baseman drove in five runs and Phil-
Logan Forsythe’s glove adelphia rode that rookie
for an error. Hill retired the tandem to a victory over
next three batters. Hill (9-5) Miami.
came back out for the 10th Leiter (2-3) didn’t allow a hit
and Harrison sent his 99th until Miguel Rojas doubled
pitch of the night into the to lead off the sixth with a
first row of seats in left field, hard chopper that bound-
just out of the reach of left ed over the head of drawn-
fielder Curtis Granderson. in third baseman Maikel
Hill struck out 10 without a Franco. He struck out five
walk. Hill became the first and walked two to help
pitcher since Pedro Marti- the Phillies rebound from
nez in 1995 to take a no-hit a doubleheader sweep
try into extra innings. Mar- Tuesday in which the Mar-
tinez, then with Montreal, lins homered six times while
lost his perfect game in the scoring 19 runs.
10th at San Diego. Hoskins has clubbed seven
After Mercer reached in homers in 14 games since
the ninth, Hill quickly re- his call-up from Triple-A ear-
tired the next three batters. lier this month.
Chris Stewart laid down a He has 16 RBIs during that
sacrifice bunt, Jose Osuna time.
grounded out to Forsythe Justin Nicolino (2-2) lasted
and when shortstop Co- just 2 1/3 innings, giving up
rey Seager gobbled up a six runs on eight hits.
grounder by Starling Marte, GIANTS 4, BREWERS 2
Hill had held the Pirates hit- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
less for nine innings. Jarrett Parker hit a go-
Juan Nicasio (2-5) picked ahead two-run double in
up the win after working the seventh, Buster Posey
the top of the 10th. hit a sacrifice fly and San
CUBS 9, REDS 3 Francisco beat contend-
CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle ing Milwaukee. Hunter
Schwarber hit a three-run Strickland (3-3) pitched the
homer in the ballpark near seventh for the victory as
his home, Tommy La Stella San Francisco took the se-
added a two-run shot while ries against a Milwaukee
subbing for Kris Bryant, and club that had hoped to
Chicago kept its second- grab some momentum go-
half surge going with a vic- ing into a tough weekend
tory over Cincinnati. ahead on the road against
The defending World Series baseball’s best Dodgers.
champions have won eight The Brewers began the day
of 10. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill throws a warmup pitch at the top of the seventh 2 1/2 games behind the
They are 11 games over inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Pittsburgh. first-place Cubs in the NL
.500 for the first time this Associated Press Central, having won six of
season and have their big- seven games before arriv-
gest lead in the NL Central, MARINERS 9, BRAVES 6 (6-3) in the eighth. Flexen pitched six effec- ing at AT&T Park.
3 1/2 games ahead of Mil- ATLANTA (AP) — Taylor Motter’s single to center tive innings, rookie Dominic Carlos Moncrief added a
waukee. Left-hander Mike Motter replaced an injured field drove in Jean Segura, Smith homered and New sacrifice fly in the eighth
Montgomery (4-6) allowed Robinson Cano and gave who doubled, and Yonder York ended a three-game before Sam Dyson, San
four hits in six shutout in- Seattle the lead with a two- Alonso, who walked. skid. The Mets won for Francisco’s third reliever af-
nings, filling in for Jon Lester run single in the eighth in- David Phelps (4-5, 2-1 AL) just the second time in 10 ter Mark Melancon tossed
in the rotation. ning. Cano had two dou- recorded two outs in the games. a 1-2-3 eighth, closed it out
Joey Votto, Eugenio Su- bles before leaving with seventh after coming off Making his sixth big league for his 12th save in 13 op-
arez and Scott Schebler tightness in his left ham- the disabled list. start, Flexen (3-2) gave up portunities. Jacob Barnes
homered in the ninth for string in the third. Edwin Diaz recorded the two runs and six hits. He (3-4) took the loss.q