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Dodgers extend winning streak to 10 games

By The Associated Press right side and Goldschmidt Tanner Roark.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The scored just ahead of the The Reds won for just the
Los Angeles Dodgers found throw. Arizona has won 11 second time in 15 games.
a new way to extend their of 13 and is 48-28 overall. Gennett’s four hits were his
winning streak to 10 games, T.J. McFarland (4-1) worked most since he got five while
scoring five runs on four around a walk in the 11th becoming the 17th major
wild pitches to go along for the Diamondbacks. league player to homer
with two more homers from Arizona had a runner on in four times in a game on
rookie sensation Cody Bell- the ninth, but Phillies cen- June 6.
inger in rallying past the ter fielder Odubel Herrera Gennett’s solo shot in the
Colorado Rockies 12-6 in made a leaping catch on second was his 11th hom-
Major League Baseball on Descalso’s drive to the wall er of the season. The sec-
Sunday. to end the inning. ond baseman also threw
Bellinger now has 24 home CARDINALS 8, PIRATES 4 out Brian Goodwin at the
runs, helping the Dodgers ST. LOUIS (AP) — Randal plate on a fifth-inning relay,
stretch their longest string Grichuk homered in his re- preventing Bryce Harper
since they won 10 straight turn to the majors and Yadi- from recording an RBI on a
in August 2013. Colorado er Molina had three hits as three-hit day.
lost its season-worst fifth in St. Louis beat Pittsburgh. Scott Feldman (6-5) pitched
a row. Sent to the minors May 29 seven innings. He allowed
Rockies reliever Adam Ot- after struggling with consis- both runs on Michael Tay-
tavino (1-2) threw four wild tency, Grichuk had two hits lor’s 11th homer.
pitches in the late innings, — including his solo homer Roark (6-5) gave up six runs
all of them scoring at least in the sixth inning — and over six innings.
one run. scored twice. Molina, who METS 8, GIANTS 2
Pedro Baez (2-0) pitched a had missed the previous SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
scoreless inning for the win two games after being hit five innings, but he strand- player to reach SunTrust Rene Rivera homered
and Kenley Jansen got five by a foul tip on the knee, ed eight runners and de- Park’s right-field roof, belt- twice and Rafael Montero
outs for his 17th save. Jan- had three hits, scored three parted with a 3-2 lead. ing a long two-run homer pitched into the sixth in-
sen also walked his first bat- runs and drove in a run. Miami’s Ichiro Suzuki, 43, for the Brewers. ning in a spot start as the
ter of the season after strik- The Cardinals scored four became the oldest player Zach Davies (8-4) pitched Mets finished off the series
ing out 51 in a dominant runs in the seventh to break to start in center field since seven innings of four-hit ball sweep.
year. open a tie game. Molina’s at least 1900, surpassing for Milwaukee, bouncing Curtis Granderson and Jay
DIAMONDBACKS 2, PHILLIES RBI single off Juan Nicasio Rickey Henderson. Suzuki back nicely from his worst Bruce also connected for
1, 11 INNINGS (1-4) made it 5-4 and rook- batted leadoff for the first start of the season. Keon New York, which had lost
PHOENIX (AP) — Daniel ie Paul DeJong’s two-run time this year and went 0 Broxton added three hits four straight and seven of
Descalso lined a run-scor- single gave St. Louis an 8-4 for 4, dropping his average and three RBIs as the NL eight coming into the se-
ing single in the 11th inning, lead. to .200. Central-leading Brewers ries. Granderson went 2 for
ensuring the Diamond- Trevor Rosenthal (2-3) Giancarlo Stanton hit his opened a 1 1/2-game lead 3 with three walks.
backs extended the best earned the win in relief. 20th homer for Miami, and over the Cubs. San Francisco has lost five
start in franchise history. MARLINS 4, CUBS 2 A.J. Ramos got four outs for Atlanta right-hander Ju- straight and 12 of 13. Matt
Paul Goldschmidt, who MIAMI (AP) — The Cubs his 12th save. lio Teheran (6-6) allowed Moore (3-8) was charged
had a run-scoring single in wasted a fine pitching per- Montgomery (1-4), making seven runs and seven hits in with five runs and seven hits
the fourth inning, singled formance by Mike Mont- his fourth start of the year, three-plus innings. in 4 1/3 innings.
against Edubray Ramos (0- gomery, stranding 11 run- allowed three runs, none REDS 6, NATIONALS 2 Rivera hit a two-run homer
7) in the 11th and Chris Ow- ners and allowing three un- earned, in six innings. WASHINGTON (AP) — in the second and a solo
ings walked after fouling off earned runs. BREWERS 7, BRAVES 0 Scooter Gennett homered drive in the fourth. Montero
several pitches. Descalso Edinson Volquez (4-8) gave ATLANTA (AP) — Travis and the Reds scored five (1-4) allowed one run and
lined a ball through the up five hits and five walks in five hits in 5 2/3 innings.q
Shaw became the first times in the first inning off

Marlins trade SS Hechavarria president of baseball op-
to Rays for 2 minor leaguers erations Chaim Bloom said,
adding that Hechavarria is
a “talented player who’s
going to help us win.”
By FRED GOODALL ber” defender who’s also Bloom said adding Hecha-
AP Sports Writer capable of making them varria bolsters Tampa Bay’s
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida better offensively. overall depth, and that the
(AP) — The Tampa Bay The Rays, who open a se- Rays will find ways to keep
Rays are in the thick of the ries at Pittsburgh on Tues- Beckham in the lineup, in-
AL East race and hoping day night, ended play Sun- cluding some at shortstop.
Adeiny Hechavarria can day with a 40-38 record — “Tim is having an outstand-
help them stay there. 2 ½ games behind the New ing year,” Bloom said. In this Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, Miami Marlins’ Adeiny Hechavarria
Tampa Bay acquired the York Yankees and Boston The 28-year-old Hechavar- looks toward the dugout during the end of the sixth inning of
veteran shortstop from the Red Sox, who were virtually ria is hitting .277 with one a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Miami.
Miami Marlins more than tied for the division lead. homer and six RBIs in 20 Associated Press
a month before the trade “We certainly feel we games for the below-.500
deadline Monday, saying have as good a chance Marlins. this year. .255 hitter in six seasons in
he’s a “Gold Glove-cali- as anybody,” senior vice He hasn’t made an error Hechavarria is a career the majors.q