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SPORTS Thursday 21 sepTember 2017

Baez’s latest meltdown costs Dodgers again in 6-2 loss

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — ers, tied for the second-
Rhys Hoskins had four most in the NL.
RBIs for Philadelphia, in- Anderson (11-3) allowed
cluding a tiebreaking five singles. Anthony
three-run double off Pe- Swarzak retired six of his
dro Baez in seventh in- seven batters, and Co-
ning. rey Knebel earned his
Los Angeles’ magic 37th save.
number to clinch its fifth Pirates right-hander Trev-
straight division title is or Williams (6-9) pitched
two. The Dodgers have five innings of three-hit
lost three consecutive ball.
games and 19 of 24. MARLINS 5, METS 4, 10 IN-
Hoskins saw 30 pitches in NINGS
going 2 for 3 with a walk. MIAMI (AP) — J.T. Real-
He knocked out Yu Dar- muto homered in the
vish with a sixth-inning 10th inning and Miami
RBI single that cut Phila- beat New York after ral-
delphia’s deficit to 2-1, lying for three runs in
and then doubled to the the ninth against former
left-center gap on the teammate A.J. Ramos.
10th pitch of his at-bat With one out, Realmu-
against Baez (3-6) for a to connected off Paul Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Pedro Baez reacts after giving up a three-run double to Phila-
delphia Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 19,
5-2 lead. Sewald (0-6) for his 17th 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 6-2.
Aaron Nola (12-10) al- homer. Associated Press
lowed two runs in seven Miami trailed 4-1 in the INNINGS Louis also is in the mix for back from his worst
innings while striking out ninth before coming CINCINNATI (AP) — a wild card after missing start of the season, also
eight. The Phillies have back against Ramos, Dexter Fowler hit a ty- the playoffs last season. against the Braves last
won seven of 10. who faced the Marlins ing homer in the eighth The winning rally began week, when he walked
BREWERS 1, PIRATES 0 for the first time since inning and a go-ahead when Tim Adelman (5- six and was roughed up
PITTSBURGH (AP) — they traded him to New double in the 10th to 11) hit Kolten Wong with for seven runs in an 8-2
Chase Anderson struck York on July 28. Justin help St. Louis get past a pitch leading off the loss.
out eight in six innings, Bour led off with his 22nd Cincinnati. 10th. After the double by This time, Scherzer struck
Domingo Santana hom- homer, and first since a Yadier Molina and Paul Fowler, DeJong added a out seven and walked
ered and the Brewers six-week stint on the dis- DeJong also connected two-out RBI single. only one while throw-
shut out the Pirates for abled list. Ramos then for the Cardinals, who Cincinnati got one back ing 83 of 112 pitches for
the second straight day. gave up four singles, in- were swept by NL Cen- on Scooter Gennett’s strikes.
The Brewers won for the cluding two-out RBI hits tral-leading Chicago 26th homer. Zack Cozart Sean Doolittle earned his
ninth time in 11 games, by pinch-hitter A.J. Ellis last weekend and had also went deep for the 22nd save, his 19th in as
keeping pace in the NL and Ichiro Suzuki. dropped four of five Reds. many chances since the
Central and wild-card Ramos’ blown save was overall. Each team used eight Nationals acquired him
races. They won for the his first with the Mets. Juan Nicasio (4-5) pitchers. from Oakland on July 16.
fourth time in the past Major league home run pitched 1 1/3 innings for NATIONALS 4, BRAVES 2 Ryan Zimmerman had
seven days against reel- leader Giancarlo Stan- the win, and Tyler Lyons ATLANTA (AP) — three hits and two RBIs
ing Pittsburgh, which has ton walked a season- got two outs for his third Max Scherzer allowed for the NL East champi-
lost a season-high seven high four times and save. five hits in seven innings, ons.
consecutive games and struck out in his only at- The third-place Cardi- and Washington tuned Braves rookie Luiz Go-
12 of 13. bat to remain at 55 hom- nals (78-72) remained up for the playoffs with a hara (1-2) gave up four
It was the 12th shutout of ers with 11 games to go. six games back of the victory over Atlanta. runs and 11 hits in 6 1/3
the season for the Brew- CARDINALS 8, REDS 7, 10 Cubs in the division. St. Scherzer (15-6) bounced innings.q