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SPORTS Friday 22 June 2018
Jon Lester wins

5th straight, Cubs

beat Dodgers 4-0

By The Associated Press Wacha left in the fourth
CHICAGO (AP) — Jon with a left oblique strain.
Lester won his fifth straight ATHLETICS 12, PADRES 4
start, Javier Baez backed SAN DIEGO (AP) — Light-
him with three hits and hitting Franklin Barreto
two runs, and the Chicago connected for a 424-foot,
Cubs beat the Los three-run home run, one of
Angeles Dodgers 4-0 on five long balls Oakland hit
Wednesday. in routing San Diego.
Lester (9-2) gave up five Josh Phegley, Mark Canha,
hits over seven innings. Matt Olson and Jed
Baez had two doubles, a Lowrie also went deep for
triple and a steal. He also Oakland.
made some solid plays The A's hit seven homers in
at shortstop and second sweeping the two-game
base. series. Stephen Piscotty
Kyle Schwarber hit his 14th tied Tuesday night's game
homer, and Kris Bryant with a homer with two outs
added two hits and an in the ninth off Brad Hand
RBI. And the Cubs handed and Lowie hit a two-run
Ross Stripling his first loss shot with two outs in the
since April 30, taking two of 10th for a 4-2 victory. Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against
three in a rematch of the Barreto and Phegley went the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Chicago.
past two NL Championship back-to-back with their first Associated Press
Series. homers of the season in
Lester walked three and the second inning off left- getting to Michael Fulmer and alleged beanballs, the Mets.
struck out one batter. hander Joey Lucchesi (3- (3-6). Gennett connected the finale was tame. What ORIOLES 3, NATIONALS 0
Anthony Bass worked the 3), who had been on the with two outs for his 13th fireworks there were came WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark
final two innings to finish the disabled list for more than homer, tying it 2-2. Suarez primarily in the sixth when Trumbo homered, Andrew
six-hitter. a month. hit Fulmer's next pitch to left San Francisco chased Cashner and four relievers
Stripling (6-2) had won six Frankie Montas (4-1) field, with the ball landing Miami starter Jose Urena combined on a five-hitter
straight starts. The right- benefited from the long on the top of the wall and (2-9). and Baltimore shook off
hander went six innings, balls as he threw 6 2-3 bouncing back into play. The Marlins scored twice a long rain delay to beat
allowing three runs and strong innings. He held The Reds sounded their in the ninth off Sam Dyson. Washington.
eight hits while striking out the Padres to one run and home run siren and shot off Reyes Moronta struck out The Orioles led 2-0 after
seven without a walk. five hits, struck out six and fireworks, but the umpires JB Shuck for his first career four innings when play
PHILLIES 4, CARDINALS 3 walked three. ruled the ball was in play save. Castro drove in a pair was stopped. After a wait
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Diego's Christian and stopped Suarez at of runs and Brian Anderson of 2 hours, 43 minutes,
Odubel Herrera hit a Villanueva homered in the second base. After a had three hits for Miami, the game resumed with
tiebreaking solo homer in ninth, his 16th. review of 1 minute, 12 extending his on-base a few hundred fans from
the seventh inning, Cesar REDS 5, TIGERS 3 seconds, the hit was ruled a streak to a career-high 18 the announced crowd of
Hernandez had a two-run CINCINNATI (AP) — Scooter homer — replays indicated games. 32,153 sprinkled around the
shot and Philadelphia beat Gennett hit a tying two-run the ball skipped off the top ROCKIES 10, METS 8 lower seating bowl.
St. Louis. Herrera ripped homer, and Eugenio Suarez of the wall and deflected DENVER (AP) — Nolan Baltimore got the final out
a 91 mph slider from Sam also connected on the next off a railing behind it. Arenado and Charlie well after midnight to end
Tuivailala (1-3) off the pitch — a hit originally ruled Adam Duvall added a Blackmon homered, pinch- a six-game losing streak to
scoreboard on the facing a double but changed homer in the eighth. hitter Ryan McMahon put Washington that began
of the second deck in right to a homer on review — GIANTS 6, MARLINS 5 Colorado ahead with a last May.
field to give the Phillies a 4-3 and Cincinnati swept the SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — three-run shot and the The Nationals managed
lead. Herrera has a homer two-game sweep against Brandon Belt had three hits, Rockies rallied past New only two hits following the
in four straight games. Detroit. Gorkys Hernandez added York. delay, both in the ninth
Yadier Molina hit a pair of Tyler Mahle (6-6) overcame a two-run single during a Colorado trailed 8-6 when inning.
homers for the Cardinals off a pair of solo homers to five-run sixth inning and San McMahon connected off Miguel Castro (2-2)
Phillies starter Jake Arrieta. remain unbeaten in four Francisco beat Miami. reliever Robert Gsellman tossed two hitless innings.
Edubray Ramos (2-0) June starts. The rookie Derek Holland (5-7) had (5-2) in the fifth inning. Brad Brach allowed the
got five outs and Adam has allowed four earned seven strikeouts and Blackmon made it 10-8 with Nationals to load the bases
Morgan retired the last two runs while going 3-0 in the allowed three runs over his 14th home run leading with two outs in the ninth
batters with the tying run on month. He struck out eight six innings in his first start off the sixth. before striking out Mark
second for his first career in six innings. against the Marlins since Bryan Shaw (3-5) got one Reynolds. Trumbo hit a two-
save. The Phillies took two Raisel Iglesias gave up a hit 2011. Hunter Pence had a out to earn the win. Wade run homer in the second off
of three to win a series in the ninth while earning pair of RBI singles to snap a Davis pitched the ninth for Gio Gonzalez (6-4).
against the Cardinals for his 11th save in 13 chances. 1-for-18 slump. his 21st save this season — Baltimore won for only the
the first time since August The Reds managed only Unlike the first two games and the 100th of his career. fourth time in 20 games and
2014. a pair of singles through of this series that were Dominic Smith was a home improved the majors' worst
Cardinals starter Michael the first five innings before marked by flaring tempers run short of the cycle for road record to 10-28.q