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SPORTS Tuesday 13 augusT 2019
Cabrera stings Mets, Nats hold on to end NY's streak, 7-4

By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Asdrubal
Cabrera hit a tiebreaking
two-run double against his
former team, and the Na-
tionals stopped the Mets'
eight-game win streak.
Nationals star Juan Soto
was injured on Cabrera's
bases-loaded hit in the sev-
enth inning. Soto went from
first to third but sprained
his right ankle after getting
a late stop sign from third
base coach Bob Henley.
The team said he is day to
day after X-rays were neg-
ative.
Victor Robles replaced
Soto and homered off Ed-
win Díaz in the ninth.
Sean Doolittle pitched a
perfect ninth for his 26th
save two nights after blow-
ing a three-run lead in the
final inning. The Nats bull-
pen had blown five con- Washington Nationals' Asdrubal Cabrera (13) watches as New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom loses control of the ball on
a throwing error by first baseman Pete Alonso during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, in New York. Three
secutive save chances at runs scored on the play.
Citi Field prior to Sunday. Associated Press
The Mets dropped 1 1/2
games behind Washington drive in the eighth as the NL games series and finished the seventh inning. tis Jr. went 0 for 4 to end his
for the top NL wild card. Central leaders recovered the year 8-2 at Marlins Park. Paul Goldschmidt and Dex- 14-game hitting streak.
Jeff McNeil had two hits after falling behind 3-0 in Miami's Héctor Noesí (0-2) ter Fowler also homered as GIANTS 9, PHILLIES 6
and two RBIs, and Robert the fifth. David Phelps (1-0) allowed five runs in six in- the Cardinals rallied from SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
Gsellman (2-3) got the loss. pitched a perfect sixth for nings in his second start of an 8-4 deficit to sweep Kevin Pillar hit a tiebreak-
DODGERS 9, DIAMOND- the win, and Pedro Strop the season and remained the three-game series and ing triple that scored Evan
BACKS 3 got three outs for his 10th winless since 2014. move into second in the NL Longoria with two out in
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jus- save. RANGERS 1, BREWERS 0 Central, two games behind the bottom of the eighth
tin Turner hit two of Los Bryant, Happ, Jason Hey- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike the Cubs. inning, closer Will Smith fol-
Angeles' four homers and ward and Nicholas Castel- Minor struck out 11 in eight John Gant (8-0) tossed a lowed with a two-run single
Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven lanos each had two hits for innings, and Texas avoided scoreless seventh for the in his first career at-bat and
scoreless innings of five-hit the Cubs, who lost 10-1 on a series sweep. win. Andrew Miller earned San Francisco rallied to
ball. Saturday. Minor (11-6) allowed four his fourth save in six tries. beat Philadelphia.
Turner and Cody Bellinger Eugenio Suaréz homered hits and walked one. José Josh Bell had two homers Scooter Gennett homered
hit back-to-back homers in for the third straight game Leclerc finished the four- and four RBIs for Pittsburgh, into McCovey Cove and
the first inning as the Dodg- and rookie sensation Aris- hitter for his eighth save, se- which has lost eight straight. Mike Yastrzemski also went
ers finished 8-2 on a 10- tides Aquino had a run- curing Texas' second win in Pablo Reyes added a solo deep to help the Giants
game homestand. scoring single, but Cin- in six games. shot in the ninth. take three of four from the
Ryu (12-2) made a seam- cinnati's bullpen faltered Milwaukee star Chris- Kyle Crick (3-7) got the loss. Phillies. Longoria had three
less return from a 10-day after All-Star Luis Castillo tian Yelich missed his fifth ROCKIES 8, PADRES 3 hits and Pillar had two.
stint on the injured list with was pulled in the seventh. straight start due to back SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yonder César Hernández had
minor neck stiffness. The Michael Lorenzen (0-3) got stiffness, but the reigning Alonso hit his 100th career three hits and two RBIs for
majors' ERA leader didn't the loss. NL MVP batted for reliever homer during Colorado's Philadelphia. Bryce Harper
give up a hit until the fourth BRAVES 5, MARLINS 4 Alex Claudio in the eighth. four-run sixth inning, and drove in a pair of runs.
inning, and he pitched out MIAMI (AP) — Ronald The sold-out crowd of the Rockies snapped a Longoria singled leading
of jams in the fifth and sixth Acuña Jr. hit his 33rd hom- 44,411 greeted Yelich with five-game losing streak. off the eighth against José
while lowering his ERA to er and sixth in as many M-V-P chants but the slug- The Rockies won for just the Alvarez (3-3) and went to
1.45. games, helping Atlanta get ger struck out. seventh time in 26 games. second on a wild pitch with
Eduardo Escobar and Nick the win. Isiah Kiner-Falefa's sacrifice They are 13-31 since June two outs. Pillar, who had an
Ahmed homered for Ari- Ender Inciarte hit a three- fly off Jordan Lyles (7-8) in 21. RBI single in the third, fol-
zona. Mike Leake (9-9) was run shot for the NL East- the seventh accounted for Colorado's German lowed with a drive into the
charged with eight runs in leading Braves. Mike the game's only run. Márquez (11-5) permitted gap in right-center off Nick
five innings. Foltynewicz (4-5), making Milwaukee had won five three runs and five hits in Pivetta.
CUBS 6, REDS 3 his second start since be- in a row. The Brewers eight innings. He also hit an After Brandon Crawford
CINCINNATI (AP) — Kris ing recalled from Triple-A dropped 2½ games back RBI single in the sixth. was intentionally walked
Bryant capped Chicago's Gwinnett, allowed four runs of NL Central-leading Chi- Francisco Mejía homered and stole second, Smith
four-run seventh with a in six innings. cago, which rallied for a in the second for San Di- blooped a 3-1 pitch into
three-run homer, and the Luke Jackson pitched a win at Cincinnati. ego, and rookie Josh Nay- right field to score Pillar and
Cubs topped the Reds for scoreless ninth despite al- CARDINALS 11, PIRATES 9 lor connected in the third. Crawford as the crowd at
a split of their four-game lowing three hits, earning ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lane Craig Stammen (6-6) got Oracle Park roared.
series. his 18th save in 25 chances. Thomas hit a go-ahead the loss. Smith (4-0) retired five bat-
Ian Happ added a solo The Braves split the four- grand slam for St. Louis in Padres rookie Fernando Ta- ters and earned the win.q