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Rodriguez homers in 11th to lift Phillies over Pirates 6-5-

By The Associated Press scoreless innings for the win.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean CARDINALS 12, BREWERS 2
Rodriguez lined a home run MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marcell
leading off the bottom of Ozuna's bases-loaded dou-
the 11th inning to give the ble keyed a six-run second
Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 inning and surging St. Louis
victory over the Pittsburgh pounded out a victory over
Pirates on Monday night. Milwaukee.
Josh Bell hit a solo homer off The Cardinals, who have
Philadelphia closer Hector won five straight, jumped
Neris to tie it at 5 in the ninth on starter Gio Gonzalez (2-
after Corey Dickerson hit a 2) for eight runs in the first
two-run shot against his for- two innings en route to their
mer team in the eighth to 14th victory in 17 games.
give the Phillies a one-run Yadier Molina and Paul
lead. DeJong each homered
But after stranding five run- and drove in three runs
ners in the ninth and 10th, for St. Louis, which moved
the Phillies won it when Ro- a season-high 14 games
driguez went deep against above .500. The Cardinals
Michael Feliz (2-4) for his extended their NL Central
fourth career walk-off hom- lead to three games over Philadelphia Phillies' Sean Rodriguez follows through after hitting a winning home run off Pittsburgh
er. Rodriguez was in a 1-for- the Cubs. The third-place Pirates relief pitcher Michael Feliz during the 11th inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 26,
21 slump before he con- Brewers dropped 5½ back. 2019, in Philadelphia.
nected. Despite being staked to Associated Press
Philadelphia moved within a 9-1 lead, starter Adam
a game of the idle Cubs for Wainwright lasted just 3 2/3 ending homer of his career. Manny Machado drove Yates pitched the ninth for
the second NL wild card. innings, throwing 90 pitch- Nolan Arenado started the in the go-ahead run on a his major league-leading
Bryce Harper homered with es. He allowed two runs on inning with a walk against groundout during a three- 38th save in 41 chances.
two outs in the eighth in his six hits with three walks. Anthony Swarzak (1-2). run rally in the sixth inning Justin Turner and Kiké
first game back from pater- John Gant (9-0) relieved Jairo Diaz (5-3) blew a save that carried San Diego past Hernández homered for
nity leave to cut it to 4-3. Wainwright and struck out in the ninth but got the win Los Angeles. the Dodgers. Turner also
After J.T. Realmuto's infield three in 2 1/3 hitless innings. as the Rockies stopped a Dodgers rookie Dustin May had an RBI double.
single, Dickerson ripped ROCKIES 3, BRAVES 1 four-game skid. (1-3) took a 3-1 lead into DIAMONDBACKS 6, GIANTS
one out to put the Phillies DENVER (AP) — Ryan Mc- It was a makeup from an the sixth before the Padres 4
ahead 5-4. Mahon hit a two-run homer April 10 game postponed rallied to hand the NL West SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ar-
Dickerson, acquired from in the ninth inning to lift Col- due to inclement weather, leaders their third loss in izona outfielder Jarrod Dy-
the Pirates before the July orado over Atlanta, end- forcing Atlanta to crisscross four games. son made a pair of stellar
31 trade deadline, has 21 ing the Braves' eight-game the country. Eric Lauer (7-8) improved defensive plays in the sixth
RBIs in 19 games for the Phil- winning streak. PADRES 4, DODGERS 3 to 5-0 against the Dodgers inning after Eduardo Esco-
lies. McMahon drove a fastball SAN DIEGO (AP) — Greg in seven career starts. He bar scored the go-ahead
Brad Miller also had a two- from Jerry Blevins just over Garcia scored the tying run allowed three runs and six run on a wild pitch, and the
run shot for Philadelphia. the scoreboard in right on a throwing error by cen- hits in six innings, striking out Diamondbacks held on to
Mike Morin (1-0) tossed two field for the second game- ter fielder A.J. Pollock, and eight. All-Star closer Kirby beat San Francisco.q

Oakland sets season highs for runs, hits in 19-4 win over KC

By The Associated Press league career, scored right field line.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — twice and drove in a run. Ford, previously a Rule 5
Marcus Semien homered, Homer Bailey (12-8) threw pick by the Mariners and
tripled and drove in a six innings, allowing three later returned to the Yan-
career-high seven runs as runs and eight hits, to beat kees, added a solo hom-
Oakland set season highs his former team. er in the fourth. The three
for runs and hits in a rout of Oakland scored five runs in home runs boosted the
Kansas City. both the second and third, Yankees' total to 64 in Au-
Jurickson Profar, Matt backed by Semien's big gust, a major league re-
Chapman and Khris Davis hits. cord for any month.
also went deep for the Ath- Royals starter Brad Keller Milone (3-8) allowed eight
letics, who are locked in a (7-14) lasted just 1 1/3 in- hits and five runs in five in-
tight race with Cleveland nings, exiting after Semien's nings.
and Tampa Bay for the bases-loaded triple put Oakland Athletics' Marcus Semien hits a three-run triple during New York starter J.A. Happ
two American League wild Oakland up 5-0. the second inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City (11-8) struck out seven and
cards. Josh Phegley drove YANKEES 5, MARINERS 4 Royals, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. permitted just three hits in
in three runs and scored SEATTLE (AP) — Gleyber Associated Press five innings. He gave up a
three times. Four players Torres hit his 13th home run three-run homer to Dylan
had three hits and every this month, Mike Ford went the first pitch of the sec- of a four-run rally for the AL Moore.
starter got at least one as deep twice and New York ond inning from Tommy East leaders. Austin Romine Aroldis Chapman pitched
Oakland finished with 22. beat Seattle. Milone, who took over af- had an RBI single and Ford the ninth for his 36th save.
Seth Brown singled in the Torres launched his 33rd ter Matt Wisler was used as added the big blow with Mallex Smith also went
first two at-bats of his big homer of the season on an opener. It was the start a two-run shot down the deep for the Mariners.q