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Turner hits for 2nd cycle, Nationals rout Rockies 11-1

By The Associated Press past Pittsburgh.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trea Goldschmidt delivered a
Turner hit his second career two-run drive in the third
cycle, Stephen Strasburg inning off Chris Archer (3-
earned his major league- 7). Martínez put St. Louis in
leading 13th win and Wash- front with a solo shot lead-
ington routed Colorado. ing off the fifth, and Hud-
Turner led off the first with son and two relievers shut
homer, singled in the sec- down the Pirates after spot-
ond and tripled in the fifth. ting Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead.
After grounding into a Hudson (10-4) surrendered
double play in the sixth, he a Starling Marte homer
doubled home a run dur- and then settled down. The
ing Washington’s eight-run 24-year-old rookie worked 6
seventh. 1/3 innings, giving up six hits
Strasburg (13-4) pitched six and three walks. Giovanny
innings for his sixth straight Gallegos and Andrew Mill-
win. He allowed three hits er retired the last eight Pitts-
and two walks while striking burgh batters, with Miller
out eight. throwing a perfect ninth for
Colorado rookie Peter Lam- his third save.
bert (2-2) gave up three Pittsburgh fell to 2-9 since
runs and nine hits. He struck over its last 11 games, with
out eight with a walk for Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner, left, watches his solo home run in front of Colorado Rockies four of the losses to St. Louis.
the Rockies, who have lost catcher Chris Iannetta and umpire Jerry Meals in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July ROYALS 5, BRAVES 4
seven of eight. 23, 2019, in Washington. ATLANTA (AP) — Lucas
Nationals catcher Yan Associated Press Duda delivered Kansas
Gomes had two hits, in- who are four games above finish the 3-hour, 45-minute third three-homer game City’s first pinch-hit homer
cluding an RBI single in the .500 for only the second game. ever by a Mets player at of the season to break a
sixth. Strasburg singled his time since June 2018. Sam Coonrod (1-0), San home — Lucas Duda and tie in the eighth inning, and
first time up, giving him hits Corey Seager had two hits Francisco’s fifth reliever, Kirk Nieuwenhuis both did it the Royals beat NL East-
in four straight at-bats. for the NL West-leading pitched the 13th for his first in July 2015. leading Atlanta.
ANGELS 5, DODGERS 4 Dodgers, whose three- career victory. After singling in the first, Alex Gordon also homered
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kole game winning streak end- Madison Bumgarner struck Canó hit a two-run homer for the Royals and drove in
Calhoun had a homer and ed. Bellinger went 2 for 5. out seven over seven in- off Chris Paddack (6-5) in two runs.
two doubles before he Kenta Maeda (7-7) re- nings in another strong the sixth and a two-run shot Starters Dallas Keuchel of
threw out Cody Bellinger corded seven strikeouts start. in the seventh off Logan Al- Atlanta and Danny Duffy of
at the plate to end the An- while pitching four-hit ball Kris Bryant hit a pair of RBI len. Kansas City went six strong
gels’ Freeway Series victory into the fifth inning for the singles, and Jason Heyward Vargas (5-5) put on a pitch- innings with double-digit
over the Dodgers. Dodgers. hit a tying single for the ing clinic. He permitted strikeouts but didn’t factor
Mike Trout hit a tiebreak- Félix Peña (8-3) managed Cubs, who have lost 10 of only a single by Eric Hosmer in the decision. Keuchel
ing homer and also made just 3 2/3 innings of three-hit the last 14 in San Francisco. in the fifth, struck out eight allowed just three hits and
a perfect 260-foot throw ball this time. METS 5, PADRES 2 and walked three. struck out 12.
to get Max Muncy at the GIANTS 5, CUBS 4, 13 IN- NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Edwin Díaz relieved with Duffy surrendered one run
plate earlier in the game, NINGS Canó hit three home runs, two on in the ninth and got on five hits with 11 strike-
but the Angels needed an- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — leading Jason Vargas and his 22nd save in 26 chanc- outs.
other huge defensive play Pablo Sandoval homered New York over San Diego. es. Ian Kennedy gave up three
to win for the eighth time in with one out in the 13th in- The 36-year-old Canó CARDINALS 4, PIRATES 3 straight singles to start the
11 games. ning, lifting San Francisco drove in all five runs and PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul ninth but bounced back for
Angels closer Hansel Robles past Chicago. went 4 for 4. Vargas Goldschmidt homered for his 18th save.
got his 15th save despite Sandoval just cleared the pitched one-hit ball for six the second straight night, Ronald Acuña extended
allowing his first run since left-field fence with his first- shutout innings. José Martínez added his his career-best on-base
June 23. pitch drive off Brad Brach Canó homered three times 10th home run and Dakota streak to 28 games when
Shohei Ohtani had a pinch- (3-3) that went to replay in a game for the first time Hudson rebounded from a he was hit by a pitch in the
hit RBI single for the Angels, and was upheld to formally in his career. It was just the shaky start to lead St. Louis third.q

Former USC, Jets QB Sanchez

retires from NFL and joins ESPN

By The Associated Press two seasons. The 32-year-old also played
Former USC star and New York Jets first- for the Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins in a
round pick Mark Sanchez is retiring from 10-year NFL career. He finished with 15,357
the NFL and joining ESPN as a college foot- yards passing, 86 touchdown passes and
ball analyst. 89 interceptions.
Sanchez played quarterback for Southern This season, Sanchez will join anchor Kevin
California from 2005-08, earning Rose Bowl Negandhi and analyst Jonathan Vilma,
MVP honors in his final college game. He another former Jets player, on ABC’s stu-
In this Dec. 22, 2018, file photo, Washington Redskins quarterback
Mark Sanchez smiles before an NFL football game between the was selected fifth overall in the 2009 NFL dio show.
Redskins and the Tennessee Titans, in Nashville, Tenn. draft by the Jets and led them to the AFC Sanchez replaces Mack Brown, who re-
Associated Press championship game in each of his first turned to coaching at North Carolina.q