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Cubs beat Dodgers after raising banner

The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony
Rizzo hit a game-winning
single off closer Kenley
Jansen in the ninth inning
as the Chicago Cubs beat
the Los Angeles Dodgers
3-2 on Monday night af-
ter raising a World Series
championship banner for
the first time at Wrigley
Field.
Pinch-hitter Jon Jay started
the decisive rally with a
leadoff single against Ser-
gio Romo (0-1). With two
outs and Jay on third, Rizzo
sliced a 1-1 pitch from Jan-
sen into left field for his first
RBI this season.
Wade Davis (1-0) pitched
a scoreless inning for his
first win with the Cubs, who
blew a 2-0 lead before a
dramatic victory in their
rain-delayed home open-
er.
GIANTS 4, DIAMONDBACKS
1
Buster Posey was doing
well after being struck in
the helmet by a 94 mph
fastball in the first inning,
a frightening moment dur-
ing San Francisco’s victory
over the Arizona Diamond-
backs in its home opener. Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) carries the 2016 World Series Championship trophy before a baseball game be-
Posey will be re-evaluated tween the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on home opening day, Monday, April 10, 2017, in Chicago.
Tuesday but was doing Associated Press
fine, according to man- DENVER (AP) — Wil Myers keep Colorado in check. game in a seven-run eighth age on the videoboard in
ager Bruce Bochy. The star hit a leadoff triple in the DJ LeMahieu and Mark inning. right field. He connected
catcher is likely to sit out eighth inning to complete Reynolds homered for the Tanner Roark (2-0) allowed on a 1-2 pitch from left-
Tuesday’s game. the first cycle of his career Rockies. five runs — three earned — hander Joely Rodriguez,
Taijuan Walker’s 0-1 fast- and send San Diego past NATIONALS 14, CARDINALS over five innings. giving Bruce four homers
ball with two outs in the first Colorado. 6 Cardinals starter Adam this season and three in the
inning sent Posey immedi- Myers singled in the first, WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Wainwright (0-2) gave up past two days after many
ately to ground. Athletic doubled in the third and Harper tied a career high six runs and 11 hits in four- expected New York to
trainer Dave Groeschner homered in the sixth to help with four hits and reached plus innings. trade him last winter.
sprinted toward the plate the Padres win for the third base in all six plate appear- METS 4, PHILLIES 3 Tempers flared two bat-
and Bochy was right be- time in four games. Matt ances as Washington rout- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jay ters earlier when Phillies re-
hind. Posey got up on his Kemp had the only other ed St. Louis. Bruce homered twice, in- liever Edubray Ramos (0-1)
own but exited the game. cycle in San Diego history Harper drove in three runs cluding the tiebreaking threw a first-pitch fastball
Bochy said if Posey weren’t on Aug. 14, 2015, also at during his first four-hit game shot in a testy eighth inning over Asdrubal Cabrera’s
a catcher, he might have Coors Field. since April 17, 2013. to lead New York over Phil- head — perhaps seek-
been OK to stay in the Hunter Renfroe homered Stephen Drew, Adam Ea- adelphia. ing revenge for Cabrera’s
game, but the Giants for the Padres, a two-run ton and Ryan Zimmerman Recently bumped up to two-handed bat flip after
weren’t taking any chanc- shot off Tyler Chatwood (0- each had three of Wash- the cleanup spot, Bruce hitting a game-winning
es with the 2012 NL MVP 2). ington’s 19 hits as the Na- put the Mets in front 4-2 homer against Ramos last
and 2010 NL Rookie of the Miguel Diaz (1-0) and five tionals overcame four er- with a towering, two-run Sept. 22 as the Mets were
Year. other pitchers combined to rors. They broke open the drive off his own digital im-
PADRES 5, ROCKIES 3 chasing a playoff berth.q