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SPORTS Saturday 21 September 2019
Acuña hits 40th HR,

Braves clinch tie for

first in NL East

By The Associated Press CARDINALS 5, CUBS 4, 10
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald INNINGS
Acuña Jr. became the CHICAGO (AP) — Matt
second-youngest player Carpenter homered in the
in baseball history to hit 40 10th inning against Craig
homers in a season, Freddie Kimbrel in the All-Star clos-
Freeman also drove in two er's return, and St. Louis re-
runs and Atlanta clinched grouped after blowing a
at least a tie for first place in late lead to beat Chicago.
the NL East with a win over Emerging ace Jack Flaherty
Philadelphia. shut down Chicago over
The Braves hold a 9 1/2- eight innings, and despite
game lead over the Wash- a tying three-run rally in the
ington Nationals, who have ninth, the Cubs dropped a Atlanta Braves center fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) gestures after reaching second base during
played three fewer games game behind Milwaukee the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in
and were off Thursday. At- for the second NL wild card Atlanta.
lanta can officially cele- and four games behind St. Associated Press
brate as soon as Friday with Louis for first place in the NL
either a victory over the Central. drew Miller (5-5) recorded in the first inning off Joey ahead run in the 11th on an
San Francisco Giants or if Cubs slugger Anthony the final two outs in the Lucchesi (10-9). The Brew- unusual inning-ending dou-
Washington loses at Miami. Rizzo provided a jolt in his ninth for the victory. ers added a run in the third ble play as Seattle beat
The Phillies trail Milwaukee unexpected return from a BREWERS 5, PADRES 1 when Keston Huira dou- Pittsburgh.
by four games in the race sprained right ankle, hom- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Loren- bled and later scored on The Mariners swept the
for the NL's second wild- ering in the third inning to tie zo Cain homered before Lucchesi's wild pitch. three-game series be-
card spot. the game at 1. But Flaherty exiting with a sore ankle, Eric Hosmer' homered for tween last-place teams
Mel Ott, who was 20 when was spectacular otherwise, Milwaukee pitchers com- San Diego. and sent the Pirates to their
he hit 42 homers for the pitching three-hit ball while bined to strike out 16 and Freddy Peralta (7-3) struck sixth straight loss.
New York Giants in 1940, allowing just the one run the Brewers improved their out three of the four batters Long reached base on first
is the only player young- and striking out eight. playoff position by beating he faced for the win. Josh baseman Jose Osuna's er-
er than Acuña to post a Carpenter homered to San Diego. Hader picked up his 34th ror to start the 11th and
40-homer season. deep center field off Kim- Milwaukee moved within save in 40 tries, breaking Omar Narvaez singled with
Aaron Nola (12-6) worked brel (0-3), who was activat- one game of Washington a franchise record for left- one out to put runners on
five-plus innings, giving up ed from the injured list prior for the top NL wild-card handers previously held by the corners. Austin Nola
nine hits, two hits and all to the game after dealing spot. The Brewers are in the Dan Plesac. then hit a chopper to sec-
five Atlanta runs. with right elbow inflamma- second wild-card slot and MARINERS 6, PIRATES 5, 11 ond baseman Kevin Kram-
Mark Melancon worked tion. three games behind Cen- INNINGS er — rather than flip the ball
perfect ninth for his 11th Giovanny Gallegos pitched tral-leading St. Louis. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shed to second, he ran at Nar-
save with Atlanta and 12th a perfect 10th for his first Ryan Braun put Milwaukee Long had three hits, two vaez, who alertly stopped
overall this season. save in two chances. An- ahead with an RBI double RBIs and scored the go- and began to retreat.q

AP source: Marlins' Mattingly

agrees to contract extension

By STEVEN WINE manager in 2016 and has the verge of a turnaround
AP Sports Writer guided the team during a thanks to an upgraded
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Mar- rebuilding project under farm system.
lins manager Don Mattingly Jeter, who traded away Mattingly provides continu-
has agreed to a contract All-Stars Christian Yelich, ing stability for a team that
extension and will return for Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell hasn't had a winning sea-
a fifth season in 2020, a per- Ozuna, Dee Gordon and son since 2009 and hasn't
son familiar with the nego- J.T. Realmuto. been to the playoffs since
tiations said Thursday. With the roster depleted, 2003. The franchise had
The person confirmed the the Marlins this season have seven managers from 2010
agreement to The Associ- the worst record in the Na- to 2015, and Mattingly will Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly, center, poses with presi-
dent of baseball operations Michael Hill, left, and CEO Derek
ated Press on condition of tional League at 53-99, be the first Marlins manag- Jeter, right, after a news conference Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in
anonymity because the and they're set to exceed er to start a fifth season with Miami.
Marlins hadn't announced 100 losses for the first time the team. Associated Press
the deal. A news confer- since 1998. But Mattingly His record in Miami is 272-
ence with CEO Derek Jeter has been supportive of the 364 (.428). He managed record is 718-727 (.497). Mattingly spent his entire
was scheduled for Friday. team's reboot since Jeter's the Dodgers in 2011-15 and Mattingly was hired by pre- 14-year playing career with
Mattingly's contract was group bought the franchise led them to the NL West ti- vious owner Jeffrey Loria the Yankees and played
to expire after this season. two years ago, and the tle three years in a row, and and retained when Jeter's first base in Jeter's debut
He became the Marlins' Marlins believe they're on his overall regular season group bought the team. game in 1995.q