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Wieters leads Cards over Dodgers 11-7 for 4-game sweep

By The Associated Press Rockies starter Jon Gray to
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Wi- win for the first time in near-
eters drove in a three runs ly a year. Colorado has lost
and stole a base for just the six straight and 10 of 11.
third time in six years, lead- The Rockies were shut out
ing St. Louis over Los Ange- for the second time this
les for a four-game sweep season and have not held
of the NL champions. a lead since Chris Iannet-
Making his first start this sea- ta’s 11th-inning homer on
son, the 32-year-old Wiet- April 3 at Tampa Bay.
ers hit a sacrifice fly in the Samardzija permitted three
second inning and a two- hits, one walk and had a
run double in the fifth that season-high seven strike-
put the Cardinals ahead outs. Tony Watson retired
8-7. With runners at the cor- three batters and Will Smith
ners in the fifth, Wieters stole worked the ninth for his
second as Matt Carpenter fourth save.
struck out, his first steal since Gray (0-3) was almost as
April 27, 2017, and just the sharp but tied a National
ninth of his major league League record by allow-
career. ing a home run in his 15th
St. Louis’ bullpen combined consecutive start. That was
for 5 1/3 scoreless innings the only blemish on an oth-
in the series finale and al- erwise crisp night for Gray,
lowed one run in the four who gave up five hits and
games. three walks with six strike-
Harrison Bader was hit by outs.
pitches with the bases St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Andrew Miller, right, and catcher Matt Wieters celebrate an 11-7 PADRES 7, DIAMONDBACKS
loaded in both the second victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers after a baseball game Thursday, April 11, 2019, in St. Louis. 6
and fifth innings. He was Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Manuel
the first player to force in game sweep of Miami. METS 6, BRAVES 3 Gausman (1-1) allowed Margot hit a tiebreaking
runs twice in a game while The Reds entered the se- ATLANTA (AP) — Amed four runs, three walks and homer in the eighth inning
getting hit since Toronto’s ries with eight straight loss- Rosario drove in a career- struck out five. and San Diego bounced
Reed Johnson on April 16, es and the worst record in high four runs, rookie Pete CUBS 2, PIRATES 0 back after blowing a late
2005, according to the Elias the NL. They came away Alonso rocketed his latest CHICAGO (AP) — Jose five-run lead to Arizona.
Sports Bureau. with their first three-game homer into a terrace foun- Quintana struck out 11 in Padres right-hander Pedro
José Martinez matched a sweep of the Marlins at tain far beyond the center seven innings of four-hit Avila was sharp in his major
career high with four hits, Great American Ball Park field fence as New York ball and Chicago blanked league debut, allowing a
including an RBI double off since 2010. beat Atlanta. Pittsburgh. Daniel Descalso run and four hits while strik-
Yimi García in a two-run Puig had most of the 11,192 Steven Matz (1-0) pitched and Victor Caratini each ing out five in 5 1/3 innings.
sixth. St. Louis set a season fans chanting his name af- six innings and snapped had two hits and an RBI in Franmil Reyes hit a solo
high for runs and swept the ter he ran into the outfield the longest streak of no- a game that was delayed homer off Zack Godley in
Dodgers in a four-game se- wall unsuccessfully trying decisions in Mets history. 69 minutes by rain before the fourth and Austin Hedg-
ries for the first time since to grab a foul in the first in- He had gone eight straight the eighth. Quintana (1-1) es capped a five-run sixth
July 15-18, 2010. ning, and again in the fifth starts without a decision, a bounced back after be- with a three-run shot to put
David Freese and Walker when his double off Pablo streak that began Sept. 1. ing roughed up for eight San Diego up 6-1.
Buehler hit solo home runs Lopez (1-2) put the Reds up He allowed two runs and runs and eight hits in three But the bullpen couldn’t
in the second inning for Los 4-0. He also got his first sto- four hits with one walk and innings against Milwaukee hold the lead.
Angeles, and Kiké Hernán- len base. eight strikeouts. in his first start of the season Arizona loaded the bases
dez homered to cap a Puig missed the first two Rosario hit an early three- last Friday. It was the lon- against Robert Stock in the
four-run third. games of the series as pun- run homer and New York gest outing by a Chicago seventh, scoring two runs
Giovanny Gallegos (1-0) ishment for his role in an ended Atlanta’s three- starter this season. on David Peralta’s single.
pitched 1 1/3 scoreless in- on-field confrontation with game winning streak in Steve Cishek pitched the Brad Wieck entered and
nings in his first appear- the Pirates at PNC Park on the opener of a four-game eighth and Pedro Strop got Eduardo Escobar hit a
ance of the season for the Sunday. series. Alonso hit a two-run three outs for his first save. three-run homer off the top
Cardinals to win in relief of Eugenio Suarez had three homer in the seventh off re- The Cubs took two of three of the left field wall to tie it
Michael Wacha, who al- hits, including a solo homer, liever Jonny Venters, a 454- in their first home series af- 6-all.
lowed seven runs and eight as the Reds got the better foot laser with a 118 mph ter opening with a 2-7 road Archie Bradley (0-1) struck
hits in 3 2/3 innings. It was of a matchup two of the exit velocity that wound trip. Pirates starter Joe Mus- out the first two batters in
the first Major League win NL’s worst offenses. The up floating in the water be- grove (1-1) allowed two un- the eighth before Margot
for Gallegos in 23 appear- Marlins have scored the yond straightaway center. earned runs and four hits in hit his first homer of the sea-
ances. fewest runs in the league The only players to hit a ball 6 1/3 innings. son out to left.
Pedro Báez (0-1) gave up (34). The Reds came in with harder since the inception GIANTS 1, ROCKIES 0 Craig Stammen (1-0) al-
four runs — three earned — the worst batting average of Statcast are Giancarlo SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — lowed a hit before closing
and four hits in one inning. (.194) despite a 14-0 win in Stanton, Aaron Judge and Jeff Samardzija and two out the seventh inning and
REDS 5, MARLINS 0 the second game of the Mike Trout. relievers combined on a Trey Wingenter walked two
CINCINNATI (AP) — Yasiel series. Ronald Acuña Jr. homered three-hitter and Kevin Pillar in the ninth before striking
Puig returned from a two- Robert Stephenson (1-0) got off New York reliever Luis homered as San Francisco out Nick Ahmed for his first
game suspension and dou- the victory in relief of starter Avilán in the eighth, his fifth squeezed past slumping career save.
bled home a pair of runs, Sonny Gray, who finally got homer sailing 462 feet over Colorado. The Padres have won six
and Cincinnati completed a run but still couldn’t get a the left field wall and into Samardzija (1-0) went sev- of eight to move into first
a reinvigorating three- win because of an injury. the second level of stands. en innings and outpitched place in the NL West.q