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SPORTS Friday 20 September 2019

Meadows homers

in 11th, Rays rally

past Dodgers 8-7

By The Associated Press but Fowler jumped and
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aus- reached far over the wall
tin Meadows homered to make the grab.
leading off the 11th inning, Tommy Edman and Matt
sending Tampa Bay to a Wieters homered for St.
victory over Los Angeles Louis, which began the day
that helped the Rays keep with a two-game division
pace in the AL wild-card lead over Chicago and Mil-
race and prevented the waukee.
New York Yankees from The Nationals started the
clinching the AL East title. day with a 1 ½-game lead
Tampa Bay remained two over the Cubs and Brewers
games behind Oakland in the NL wild-card race. Tampa Bay Rays' Austin Meadows hits a solo home run off Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Josh
for the top wild card and a Washington has lost nine Sborz, left, during the 11th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Los Angeles.
half-game ahead of Cleve- of its last 14. Scherzer (10-7) The Rays won 8-7.
land for the second spot. gave up five runs in 6 2/3 in- Associated Press
Meadows slugged his 32nd nings and struck out 11.
homer off Josh Sborz (0-1), Carlos Martínez got four and Brewers for the second consecutive NL East title his fifth save.
and Ji-Man Choi's sacrifice outs for his 21st save in 24 NL wild card when both with either two wins, two The Pirates lost a fifth
fly tacked on an insurance chances. teams lost later in the day. Washington losses or a straight game since win-
run after the Rays had ral- PADRES 2, BREWERS 1 After winning two of three combination of one each. ning three of four from
lied for two runs off closer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dinel- at Coors Field, the Mets The Phillies, eliminated from Sept. 9-12. They have been
Kenley Jansen in the ninth. son Lamet struck out a have 10 games left this sea- the division race, are three outscored 57-16 during the
Tommy Pham had a ca- career-high 14 and Kirby son starting with a three- games behind the Cubs losing streak, including 10-1
reer-high five hits for the Yates fanned pinch-hitter game series in Cincinnati and Brewers in the race for in the first two games of this
Rays, who ended a two- Ryan Braun with a runner that opens Friday. the second wild card. series.
game skid. on second base to close Jeff McNeil also went deep Eflin (9-12) gave up just an DIAMONDBACKS 5, MAR-
The teams combined to out San Diego'S over play- for the Mets, who set a fran- unearned run and five hits. LINS 4
use 18 pitchers, two more off-contending Milwaukee. chise record with 225 home Julio Teheran (10-10) al- PHOENIX (AP) — Mike
than on Tuesday. The Brewers, who had won runs this season. lowed three hits and four Leake worked effectively
Colin Poche (5-5) got the four in a row, began the Jairo Diaz (5-4) took the runs — three earned — in into the seventh inning, Do-
win. Pete Fairbanks earned day tied with the Cubs for loss. Seth Lugo (7-4) earned five-plus innings. mingo Leyba had two RBIs
his second save. the second NL wild-card the win. Héctor Neris earned his sec- and Arizona beat Miami.
Cody Bellinger slugged his spot. Rookie Sam Hilliard hit two ond save of the series and Arizona is 4 ½ games be-
45th homer in the eighth for Rookie Seth Mejias-Brean home runs for the Rockies, 28th in 34 chances with a hind the Cubs abd Brewers
the Dodgers. hit his first career home run connecting both times off perfect ninth. in the race for the NL's sec-
CARDINALS 5, NATIONALS 1 as the Padres ended a six- Noah Syndergaard. MARINERS 4, PIRATES 1 ond wild card.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam game losing streak. Syndergaard went 5 2/3 in- PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle The Diamondbacks
Wainwright outpitched Lamet (3-5) pitched six in- nings, giving up four runs on Lewis hit his fifth home run bounced back by jumping
Max Scherzer, Dexter Fowler nings, giving up three hits. 10 hits and striking out six. since debuting Sept. 10, on Sandy Alcantara (5-14)
made a sensational catch Keston Hiura connected PHILLIES 4, BRAVES 1 Tom Murphy homered and early to keep their slim play-
and NL Central-leading St. off Lamet in the sixth for his ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Seattle beat Pittsburgh for off chances alive with nine
Louis beat Washington. 17th home run of the sea- Harper hit a two-run homer, its fourth straight win. games to go.
Wainwright (13-9) limited son. Zach Eflin pitched seven Dario Agrazal (4-5) allowed Abraham Almonte hit his
the Nationals to an un- METS 7, ROCKIES 4 solid innings and Philadel- the four runs and six hits first career leadoff home
earned run in seven innings. DENVER (AP) — Pete Alonso phia won its second straight while striking out six in five run and Christian Walker
He gave up eight hits, struck hit his major league-lead- game over Atlanta. innings. added a solo shot for Arizo-
out three and walked one. ing 49th homer and drew a Atlanta has lost three in a Tommy Milone (4-9) re- na. Leake (12-11) gave up
Trailing by four, and with bases-loaded walk during row for the first time since lieved Justin Dunn to start solo homers to Austin Dean
two on with one out in the a four-run rally in the ninth July 16-18, but still leads the third inning for Seattle and Starlin Castro, but lim-
eighth. The Nats' Asdrúbal inning that sent New York the division by nine games. before allowing two hits ited the rest of the dam-
Cabrera hit a drive off An- over Colorado. With nine games left in the and using just 51 pitches to age in 6 2/3 innings. Archie
drew Miller that had the New York closed to three regular season, the Braves get through five shutout in- Bradley retired the final four
distance to leave the park, games behind the Cubs can clinch their second nings. Matt Magill earned batters for his 15th save.q