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Friday 7 June 2019
Vargas goes old school, shuts out Giants; Mets lose Canó

By The Associated Press bases-clearing double to
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason hand the Rockies a sec-
Vargas pitched his first shut- ond straight loss after end-
out in two years, Amed Ro- ing their season-high eight-
sario hit a three-run homer game winning streak Tues-
and New York won despite day. His homer in the fifth
losing Robinson Canó hours staked Chicago and Yu
after his return from the in- Darvish to a 3-0 lead. Bote
jured list. keyed a five-run rally in the
Michael Conforto and Ad- sixth with his double to the
einy Hechavarría each had left field corner that put
a solo homer for the Mets, Chicago up 8-3. He singled
who ended a three-game in a needed insurance run
skid with their second win in with two outs in the eighth
seven games. to make it 9-7 after Colora-
Canó played for the first do had trimmed the Cubs'
time since straining his left lead to a run.
quadriceps May 22 but was Nolan Arenado drove in a
pulled at the start of the run with a single in sixth to
fifth inning with tightness in extend his hitting streak to
the muscle. He favored the 15 games.
leg running to first base on Brandon Kintzler (2-0), the
a rally-killing double play in second of six Chicago re-
the third. lievers, got the final two
Vargas (2-3) has allowed outs of the sixth for the win.
one run or fewer in seven Steve Cishek allowed a run
of his past eight starts. The in the ninth before earn-
36-year-old lefty struck out ing his sixth save in eight
a season-best eight, al- chances.
lowed five hits and a walk, German Márquez (6-3) re-
and threw 117 pitches. tired 12 of the Cubs first 14
Tyler Beede (0-2) allowed batters, but yielded eight
six runs (five earned) in five runs on seven hits in 5 1/3
innings for the Giants, who innings.
had won three straight. New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas winds up during the sixth inning of the team's base- PIRATES 7, BRAVES 4
DIAMONDBACKS 3, DODG- ball game against the San Francisco Giants, Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in New York. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe
ERS 2, 11 INNINGS Associated Press Musgrove gave Pittsburgh's
PHOENIX (AP) — Jarrod beleaguered bullpen a
Dyson hit a tying double in hit, and Philadelphia rallied and Washington won its Anderson hit his first ca- welcome break, pitching
the eighth inning with the from a three-run deficit. season-high fourth straight. reer grand slam and Miami into the ninth inning for the
help of Chase Field's new The 23-year-old Haseley The Nationals led 4-1 in spoiled Jimmy Nelson's re- first time in his career as the
artificial turf, David Peralta made his major league de- the eighth before another turn to the major leagues. Pirates beat Atlanta in a
had a winning single in the but Tuesday as the center meltdown by a bullpen Starlin Castro and Bryan game delayed more than
11th, and Arizona avoided fielder for the NL East-lead- that has a 6.68 ERA — no Holaday each drove in two two hours by rain.
a three-game sweep. ing Phillies, who are scram- other team is above 6.00. runs as the surging Marlins Musgrove (4-6) bounced
The two-time defending bling to reconfigure their Leury Garcia singled with earned their fourth straight back from a pair of bumpy
NL champion Dodgers en- outfield. one out in the eighth off victory. Sandy Alcántara starts to overwhelm the
tered with a season-high, Craig Stammen (4-2) Kyle Barraclough, and José (3-5) pitched seven crisp in- Braves and help Pittsburgh
seven-game winning streak walked Scott Kingery with Abreu hit his 16th homer nings in his first win since he end a three-game skid.
and began the day 10 1/2 two outs in the eighth, and one out later. Wander Su- tossed a two-hitter in a 3-0 The right-hander retired 14
games ahead of second- Haseley sliced a sinker for ero relieved and Welington victory over the New York straight and struck out six
place Colorado in the NL an opposite-field double Castillo homered on his first Mets on May 19. without issuing a walk.
West and 13 games in front down the left-field line. pitch. Nelson — out since Sept. He took the mound in the
of the Diamondbacks. The Pinch-hitter Andrew Knapp Washington's 12th blown 8, 2017, when he injured ninth looking for his first
Dodgers, an NL-best 43-20, followed with an RBI single save tied Pittsburgh for sec- his pitching shoulder diving complete game, but was
lost for just the second time for Philadelphia, which won ond-most behind the New back to first after round- pulled for closer Felipe
in 13 games. its second straight after a York Mets' 14. ing the base on a single — Vázquez after giving up
Eduardo Escobar tripled off season-high five-game los- Colomé (2-1) entered in lasted just three innings. He back-to-back home runs
Scott Alexander (3-2) lead- ing streak. the bottom of the ninth and was charged with five runs to Ronald Acuña Jr. and
ing off the 11th, Ketel Marte Jay Bruce hit a solo homer walked Brian Dozier on four and four hits. He struck out Dansby Swanson. Vázquez
was intentionally walked, in the fourth, his third with pitches. He fell behind Turn- two and walked three. allowed an RBI double to
and Peralta lined his first the Phillies and 17th this er 2-0, and Turner drove a The Marlins, who have Nick Markakis but avoided
pitch to right. season. high full-count fastball into won 13 of 18 overall, went major damage as the Pi-
Zack Godley (2-4) pitched Juan Nicasio (1-2) retired the left-field bullpen for his ahead to stay in the third rates won for just the fifth
a perfect 11th for the Dia- Wil Myers on a comeback- third game-ending home on Anderson's homer. time in 16 games.
mondbacks, who were out- er that ended the seventh. run, his second this season. CUBS, 9, ROCKIES 8 Elias Diaz hit his first home
hit 7-5. Neris got five outs for his Sean Doolittle (4-1) pitched CHICAGO (AP) — David run of the season for Pitts-
PHILLIES 7, PADRES 5 12th save in 14 chances. out of two-on, one-out Bote drove in a career-high burgh. Colin Moran added
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adam NATIONALS 6, WHITE SOX 4 trouble in the ninth, striking seven runs to lead Chica- his seventh for the Pirates,
Haseley drove in the go- WASHINGTON (AP) — Trea out Garcia and Moncada. go. who touched Atlanta start-
ahead run in the eighth in- Turner homered off Alex MARLINS 8, BREWERS 3 Bote had four hits, includ- er Kevin Gausman (2-5) for
ning with his first big league Colomé in the ninth inning, MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brian ing a three-run homer and seven runs.q