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Tuesday 2 May 2017

Rendon drives in 10, hits 3 HRs as Nats rout Mets 23-5

The Associated Press Adam Duvall doubled
WASHINGTON (AP) — An- three times and singled for
thony Rendon had 10 RBIs, Cincinnati.
three home runs and six The Reds had lost eight of
hits as the Washington Na- their previous nine games.
tionals took advantage of Wandy Peralta (1-0)
Noah Syndergaard’s injury pitched a scoreless sev-
and mauled the New York enth. Closer Raisel Iglesias
Mets 23-5 on Sunday to set threw two innings to record
a franchise scoring record. his fourth save in as many
Rendon went a career- chances.
best 6 for 6 and scored BREWERS 4, BRAVES 3
five times while breaking MILWAUKEE (AP) — Do-
the club mark for RBIs. He mingo Santana homered
became the 13th player twice and drove in four
in major league history to runs as Milwaukee ended
drive in 10 or more runs in a Atlanta’s four-game win-
game — the first since Gar- ning streak.
ret Anderson did it for the Santana hit a solo shot
Angels in 2007. in the fifth then added a
Matt Wieters added two three-run drive in the sixth
homers, a single and two inning. He has five homers
walks as the Nationals sal- this season, including three
vaged the finale of a three- Washington Nationals’ Anthony Rendon, left, slides home to score against New York Mets catcher in the three-game series
game series between NL Rene Rivera, right, during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Washington. against Atlanta.
Associated Press
East rivals. Adam Lind and Freddie Freeman hit his
Bryce Harper also hom- deep against Plawecki ear- Myers’ seventh home run for an error. ninth home run for the
ered while Harper scored lier in the inning. and second in two games MARLINS 10, PIRATES 3 Braves.
four times to set a major It was a miserable day all- came off reliever George MIAMI (AP) — Justin Bour DODGERS 5, PHILLIES 3
league record for runs in around for the Mets, who Kontos (0-2). Cory Span- drove in six runs with four LOS ANGELES (AP) — An-
April with 32. won the first two games genberg singled against hits, both career highs, drew Toles hit a three-run
Washington finished with of the series after losing six Kontos leading off the in- as Miami rallied from a homer and Hyun-Jin Ryu
a season-high 23 hits and straight. They gave up 17 ning and Erick Aybar sin- three-run deficit to end a pitched 5 1/3 solid innings
scored the most runs in the consecutive runs after trail- gled two batters later. four-game losing streak by to help Los Angeles com-
history of the Expos/Nation- ing 6-5 in the fourth. Hector Sanchez, who beating Pittsburgh. plete the three-game
als franchise. The Nation- Syndergaard (1-2), the played parts of five sea- Bour had an RBI double in sweep.
als’ seven homers were team’s hard-throwing ace, sons with the Giants, had the second, an RBI single Ryu (1-4) earned his first
their most since the team left in the second inning a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the fourth, a two-run sin- victory of the season in his
moved from Montreal to with what the club called off San Francisco closer gle off Trevor Williams (1-1) second consecutive strong
Washington in 2005. “a possible right lat strain” Mark Melancon in the ninth in the fifth and a two-run start. The veteran left-
Rendon, who began the and was on his way back to send the game to ex- homer in Miami’s six-run hander struck out nine and
day with no homers and to New York for an MRI on tra innings. Sanchez’s first seventh. allowed one run.
five RBIs this season, raised Monday morning. home run of the season Josh Bell hit a two-run hom- Odubel Herrera hit a two-
his batting average from PADRES 5, GIANTS 2, 12 IN- handed Melancon his sec- er for the Pirates but they run homer for Philadelphia
.226 to .278. He capped NINGS ond blown save in seven were shut out over the final in the ninth. Kenley Jansen
his incredible performance SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wil chances. 8 2/3 innings. then came in and struck
with a solo home run off Myers hit a three-run homer Sanchez represented the REDS 5, CARDINALS 4 out Cesar Hernandez for
Mets backup catcher Kev- in the top of the 12th inning tying run after shortstop Ed- ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joey Vot- his seventh save.
in Plawecki in the eighth. to send San Diego past San uardo Nunez booted Luis to hit a tiebreaking single DIAMONDBACKS 2, ROCK-
Harper and Lind went Francisco. Sardinas’ leadoff grounder in the eighth inning and IES 0, 13 INNINGS
Celtics defeat Wizards,

Jazz eliminate Clippers

the Associated Press outside of Tacoma, Wash- one of his two front teeth
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah ington. knocked out.
Thomas had 33 points and Al Horford added 21 points, Bradley Beal led Washing-
nine assists as the Boston 10 rebounds and nine as- ton with 27 points. John
Celtics made 19 3-point- sists. Jae Crowder finished Wall added 20 points and
ers to beat the Washington with 24 points. 16 assists.
Wizards 123-111 Sunday The Wizards were more Washington starter Markieff
and take a 1-0 lead in their energetic at the outset, Morris played just 11 min- Boston Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas, left, defends against Washington
Eastern Conference semifi- jumping out to a 16-0 ad- utes before leaving with a Wizards’ John Wall (2) during the first quarter of a second-round
nal matchup. vantage and leading by as sprained left ankle in the NBA playoff series basketball game, Sunday, April, 30, 2017, in
Thomas played just a day many as 17 points. But the second quarter. Boston.
after attending the funeral Celtics rallied in the second JAZZ 104, CLIPPERS 91 Associated Press
for his sister, who died in a quarter with Thomas brief- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gor- points as the Utah Jazz eas- les, winning the first-round
car accident last month ly sidelined after getting don Hayward scored 26 ily eliminated the Los Ange- playoff series 4-3.