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SPORTS Friday 23 June 2017

NL Capsules
Uehara gives up walk

and win to San Diego

By The Associated Press eighth inning with a 1-0 also from Cuba, spoke with
CHICAGO (AP) — Chica- lead. Puig on the field.
go’s Japanese reliever Koji He retired 18 in a row be- DIAMONDBACKS 16,
Uehara gave up an eighth- fore Ellis hit a chopper that ROCKIES 5
inning walk with bases bounced in front of the DENVER (AP) — Taijuan
loaded to help San Diego plate and glanced off the Walker pitched six solid in-
to a come-from-behind tip of Scherzer’s glove as he nings and slapped an RBI
3-2 win over the Cubs in reached overhead for it. single during Arizona’s big-
Major League Baseball on The ball rolled to shortstop gest inning ever on the
Wednesday. Trea Turner, who failed in his road — a 10-run fourth —
After the Padres’ Erick Ay- attempt to make a bare- and the Diamondbacks
bar hit a tying home run handed pickup and rush a went on to beat the Rock-
in the sixth inning, Luis Tor- throw. ies.
rens walked with the bases Official scorer Ron Jernick Shaking off Tuesday’s
loaded against Uehara, immediately ruled the play tough loss in which Colo-
and San Diego stopped a a hit, and Scherzer knew it. rado rallied late for a one-
three-game losing streak. He picked up the ball and run win, the Diamondbacks
Chicago rookie Ian Happ angrily flung it to the dug- sent 14 men to the plate
hit a two-run homer in the out — not as a souvenir. and pounded out nine hits,
fourth against reliever Craig Washington totaled five including a two-run double
Stammen, going deep for hits against Dan Straily and and RBI single by Brandon
the second straight game three relievers. Kyle Barra- Drury in his two at-bats in
and third time in four. clough (3-1) pitched the the inning.
Uehara (2-4), the fifth of six eighth, and A.J. Ramos Drury finished with four hits
Cubs relievers, replaced worked around a two-out and career-high six RBIs
Pedro Strop starting the single in the ninth for his and the Diamondbacks
eighth and allowed singles 10th save. established season highs in Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Koji Uehara checks San Diego
to Wil Myers leading off DODGERS 8, METS 2 run and hits (20). Padres’ Wil Myers at first during the eighth inning of a baseball
and Cory Spangenberg LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yas- David Peralta and Paul game Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Chicago.
with one out. Aybar was iel Puig riled the struggling Goldschmidt also connect- Associated Press
intentionally walked, load- Mets with a long look at his ed for two hits in the inning tempt to slide and was win when Hunter Pence’s
ing the bases, Matt Szczur three-run homer, Yasmani and combined for three pulled from the game in a homer off Braves closer Jim
fouled out and Torrens took Grandal added two solo RBIs, helping the Diamond- double switch. Johnson tied the game at
a 3-1 fastball that sailed in- shots and the streaking Los backs snap the Rockies’ Martinez led off the 10th 3-3 in the ninth. It was John-
side. Angeles Dodgers took over winning streak at six games with a double to right off son’s fifth blown save in 18
Phil Maton (1-0), the third first place in the NL West by and setting up Thursday’s Edubray Ramos (0-6). chances.
of five Padres relievers, battering New York pitch- match between the NL He advanced to third on a Luke Jackson (2-0) pitched
pitched a scoreless sev- ing again. West rivals as the decisive baulk and scored when Ra- the 11th for the win.
enth for his first major Rich Hill (4-3) turned in his game in the series. mos made a throwing error BREWERS 4, PIRATES 3
league win, and Brandon best five innings of the sea- Walker (6-3), who had eight on a pickoff attempt at first MILWAUKEE (AP) — Do-
Maurer got two outs for his son for the Dodgers, who strikeouts, allowed three base after Dexter Fowler mingo Santana hit a two-
13th save. have won six straight and 12 runs and six hits. was intentionally walked. run home run off Pirates
MARLINS 2, NATIONALS 1 of 13. They jumped a half- Jeff Hoffman (4-1) could Yadier Molina added an reliever Daniel Hudson in
MIAMI (AP) — Max Scher- game ahead of Colorado, not get out of the fourth in- RBI single. the seventh inning to lift the
zer’s bid for the third no-hit- which had its six-game win- ning in taking his first loss of Phillies starter Nick Pivetta Brewers.
ter of his big league career ning streak snapped by Ari- the season. had a career-high 10 strike- Pinch-hitter Eric Thames cut
ended with one out in the zona. CARDINALS 7, PHILLIES 6, 10 outs and allowed three runs Pittsburgh’s lead to 3-2 with
eighth inning, and he then Outscored 30-8 in the first INNINGS and four hits in six innings. a run-scoring ground out
gave up two unearned three games of this four- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tom- BRAVES 5, GIANTS 3 in the seventh. Two batters
runs as the Miami Marlins game series, the banged- my Pham’s second solo ATLANTA (AP) — Matt later, Santana kept a 2-0
rallied to beat the Wash- up and frustrated Mets homer off Hector Neris in Kemp hit a two-run homer offering from Hudson (1-3)
ington Nationals 2-1. (31-40) have dropped six of the ninth inning tied it as St. off Cory Gearrin in the 11th just fair down the right-field
After backup catcher A.J. seven overall and are nine Louis rallied from a 5-0 defi- inning to lift the Braves to a line to give the Brewers the
Ellis reached on an infield games under .500 for the cit to beat Philadelphia in win over the Giants. lead.
single for Miami’s first hit, first time since Sept. 2, 2014. 10 innings. The homer, the third of Oliver Drake (3-2) received
an error by first baseman Puig posed at home plate Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run the game for Atlanta, was the win after pitching a
Adam Lind and a hit batter and watched his fourth- homer and pinch-hitter Kemp’s seventh game- scoreless seventh. Jacob
loaded the bases with two inning drive off rookie Tyler Jose Martinez also con- ending shot of his career. Barnes struck out the side in
outs. Pill (0-3), irritating New York nected for St. Louis. Gearrin (1-2) walked Nick the eighth and Corey Kne-
Scherzer threw a wild pitch first baseman Wilmer Flores. The game went to extra Markakis with one out be- bel recorded his 11th save
that scored the tying run, He said something to Puig innings after Freddy Galvis fore Kemp’s homer barely by working around a one-
and Giancarlo Stanton as the Cuban slugger lined a double down the cleared the right field wall. out single in the ninth.
lined an RBI single — the rounded the bag. Puig left-field line with two outs Matt Adams hit a two-run Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead
Marlins’ only other hit — to looked back at Flores as he in the bottom of the ninth, homer and Tyler Flowers in the third on consecu-
put them ahead. was trotting toward second but Odubel Herrera ran also homered off Jeff Sa- tive doubles by Adam Fra-
Scherzer (8-5) threw no- and cursed at him, Flores through a stop sign, around mardzija. zier and Josh Harrison. The
hitters against the Pirates said. third-base coach Juan Atlanta’s Sean Newcomb, Brewers answered in the
and Mets in 2015, and he Between innings, Mets vet- Samuel and was thrown who gave up one run in six bottom half on a two-out
seemed on his way to an- eran Jose Reyes and out- out by around three me-
other when he began the fielder Yoenis Cespedes, ters. He didn’t even at- innings, was denied his first RBI single by Santana.q