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SPORTS Wednesday 16 august 2017

Stanton hits team-record 43rd homer, Marlins beat Giants 8-3

By The Associated Press starter Julio Teheran. The
MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Rockies are tied with Arizo-
Stanton hit his team-record na for the top NL wild card.
43rd home run, connect- Mike Dunn (5-1) got the win
ing in his fifth straight game and Greg Holland closed
and sending the Miami for his 35th save. Holland
Marlins over the San Fran- had blown his previous two
cisco Giants 8-3 on Mon- save chances.
day night. DIAMONDBACKS 2, ASTROS
Stanton broke the club 0
mark of 42 homers set by PHOENIX (AP) — Zack
Gary Sheffield in 1996. Stan- Greinke struck out nine in
ton has homered 22 times six-plus innings to bounce
in his last 34 games. back from his first home loss
Stanton set another club of the season, lifting Arizo-
record for most consecu- na over Houston.
tive games with a home Greinke (14-5) took his
run when he tagged Ty first home loss last week
Blach (8-8) for a two-run against the Dodgers and
drive in the first inning. The followed with a dominant
All-Star slugger later had an performance against the
RBI single as Miami won its majors’ top-hitting team
fourth in a row. to help the Diamondbacks
Marcell Ozuna also hom- win for the third time in nine
ered for the Marlins. Dee games.
Gordon had three hits, The NL All-Star struck out AL Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton hits a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball
scored twice, and drove in batting leader Jose Altuve game against the San Francisco Giants, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Miami.
a run to help back Adam three times and held the
Conley (5-5). Astros to five hits in 6 2/3 Jon Jay had three hits with Reds starter Asher Wojcie- week from an oblique inju-
ROCKIES 3, BRAVES 0 innings. Fernando Rodney an RBI and finished a home howski (3-2) appeared to ry, homered against Hansel
DENVER (AP) — Chad Bet- got his 27th save. run shy of the cycle as the settle down after a rough Robles (7-4) leading off the
tis drew a standing ovation Ketel Marte hit a run- Cubs extended their NL first inning, but couldn’t get eighth, his career-best 12th
when he took the mound scoring double off Collin Central lead to 1 1/2 games the final out in the fourth. of the season. Sanchez
for the first time since can- McHugh (0-2) in the sec- over idle St. Louis. Jose YANKEES 4, METS 2 connected two batters
cer treatment, then threw ond and J.D. Martinez had Quintana (3-2) allowed two NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron later against Erik Goeddel.
seven impressive innings as another off the right-hand- runs, one earned, and four Judge hit a tying home run With 20 homers, Sanchez
Colorado blanked Atlanta. er in the sixth. hits in five innings to snap a in the sixth inning, Aaron matched his total in his
Bettis scattered six hits, The AL West-leading Astros three-start winless stretch. Hicks and Gary Sanchez rookie season last year.
walked none and struck have lost six of seven. Chicago has 25 wins in its went deep in the eighth David Robertson (6-2)
out two. He hadn’t pitched Greinke had been domi- last 32 games against the and the New York Yankees pitched a hitless eighth,
in the majors since being nant at Chase Field prior to Reds. rallied to beat the Mets in and Dellin Betances fin-
diagnosed with testicular his last start, going 10-0 for Scooter Gennett hit a two- the first of four Subway Se- ished the six-hitter for his
cancer in November. the best home start in fran- run homer, his 20th, in the ries matchups this week. seventh save.
Bettis had surgery for the chise history. eighth for the Reds, who Curtis Granderson and PADRES 7, PHILLIES 4
condition, but tests in CUBS 15, REDS 5 have five players with at Yoenis Cespedes homered SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jose
March showed the cancer CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bry- least 20 home runs to tie a in the third off Luis Cessa to Pirela’s two-out, two-run
had spread to his lymph ant and Anthony Rizzo hit club record. Gennett also give the Mets a 2-0 lead at single highlighted the four-
nodes. He later underwent back-to-back homers to mopped up on the mound Yankee Stadium. run sixth inning that carried
chemotherapy. cap a five-run fourth inning, after beginning the game Sanchez started the Yan- San Diego past Philadel-
The Braves’ best chance to and Chicago continued its at second base. kees’ comeback with a phia.
score against Bettis came recent dominance of Cin- Joey Votto went 3 for 5 sacrifice fly in the fourth Cory Spangenberg hit a
when Ender Inciarte led cinnati. to set a Cincinnati mark against starter Rafael leadoff homer in the eighth
off with a triple, but he was Bryant went 2 for 4 with by reaching base at least Montero. Two innings lat- to finish with three hits and
thrown out trying for an in- a walk and has reached twice in 19 consecutive er, Judge hit his AL-lead- three runs. Pirela, Austin
side-the-park home run. safely in 16 of his last 20 games. It’s the longest ing 36th home run — just Hedges and Carlos Asuaje
Colorado scored three plate appearances. Rizzo streak in the majors since his sixth since the All-Star each had two hits, and
times in the eighth off Rex was 3 for 5 with a season- Barry Bonds did it in 20 break. Hedges also drove in two
Brothers (2-3), who relieved high five RBIs. straight in 2004. Hicks, who returned last runs.q