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SPORTS Wednesday 19 June 2019

New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Gagnon wipes his face before
leaving the dugout to work the eighth binning of a baseball
game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, June 17, 2019, in
Atlanta.
Associated Press
Mets place RHP San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado watches his home run during the third inning of a baseball
game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, June 17, 2019, in San Diego.
Familia on IL, ship Machado homers to back Associated Press

RHP Gagnon to minors Lucchesi in Padres’ 2-0 win

ATLANTA (AP) — The slumping New York Mets have
placed pitcher Jeurys Familia on the 10-day injured list By The Associated Press rivals. Beede (1-2) scat- by Robinson Canó in the
and optioned pitcher Drew Gagnon to Triple-A Syracuse. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny tered three hits, struck out sixth. He walked one and
Familia went on the IL Tuesday with a bone spur in his Machado homered and seven and walked five on struck out two in six innings.
right shoulder, one day after giving up three runs while doubled a few hours after 97 pitches. Wheeler (5-5) allowed five
recording only one out in a 12-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. appealing a one-game Closer Will Smith retired the runs — four earned — and
Gagnon followed Familia to the mound and didn’t fare suspension handed down side in the ninth and im- 10 hits in six innings.
much better, surrendering four runs on five hits and three by MLB, and left-hander proved to 19 for 19 in save REDS 3, ASTROS 2
walks in 1 1/3 innings. Joey Lucchesi threw seven chances. CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick
Gagnon departed for the minors with a 7.65 ERA in 15 solid innings in a combined Giants first baseman Pablo Senzel returned from an
games. Familia has a 7.81 ERA in 29 appearances out of four-hitter as San Diego Sandoval left the game in eye injury and drove in a
New York’s dismal bullpen. beat Milwaukee. the fifth after baserunner pair of runs and Luis Castil-
The Mets selected the contract of right-hander Stephen Machado was suspended Max Muncy stepped on his lo pitched two-hit ball into
Nogosek from Triple-A and recalled lefty Daniel Zamora one game and fined for right hand. Sandoval’s pin- the seventh inning, leading
from Syracuse. “aggressively arguing and ky finger appeared to be Cincinnati over Houston.
The moves were announced before the second of three making contact” with plate cut and bloodied. Castillo (7-1) allowed a
games against the first-place Braves.q umpire Bill Welke after be- Kenta Maeda (7-4) gave pair of singles and walked
ing ejected for arguing a up two runs and three hits a career-high six batters,
Nationals’ Scherzer called third strike at Colo- in five innings. He struck out leaving with two on and no
outs in the seventh. Short-
rado on Saturday night. four and walked two.
suffers broken nose Machado said he didn’t BRAVES 12, METS 3 stop Jose Peraza’s throw-
make contact with Welke. ATLANTA (AP) — Mike So-
ing error let in a run, and
during bunting drill He can continue to play roka won his eighth straight Michael Brantley doubled
until there’s a final decision.
home another.
decision, Ozzie Albies hom-
Machado doubled in the ered and drove in four runs, Closer Raisel Iglesias es-
first and homered leading and surging Atlanta beat caped an eighth-inning
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Max off the third. New York. threat when Tony Kemp
Scherzer suffered a broken nose when he took a ball off Lucchesi (6-4) held Milwau- Nick Markakis hit a tiebreak- grounded out with runners
his face during batting practice on Tuesday. kee to three hits while strik- ing, two-run single in the on second and third. Man-
Scherzer was injured while attempting a bunt. ing out five and walking fifth inning as the NL East- ager David Bell made an
The team said a CT scan was negative. three. Kirby Yates pitched leading Braves improved unorthodox move to fin-
The three-time Cy Young Award winner was scheduled the ninth for his MLB-lead- to 13-3 in June, best in the ish it, yanking Iglesias and
to start one of the two games of Washington’s day-night ing 25th save. majors this month. Atlanta bringing in Michael Loren-
doubleheader against Philadelphia on Wednesday. The only Brewers baserun- has won 10 of its last 11. zen with a runner aboard
The Nationals said Scherzer’s status — as well as the ner to reach second base New York lost for the 12th to get the last two outs and
team’s pitching plan for the doubleheader — was still to was Christian Yelich, who time in 16 games away his third save.
be determined. doubled with two outs in from Citi Field. Wade Miley walked three
Scherzer is 5-5 with a 2.81 ERA.q
the sixth. Soroka’s winning streak is in the fifth inning, setting
GIANTS 3, DODGERS 2 the longest in the majors up a three-run rally. Sen-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler by a pitcher under 22 since zel singled home two, and
Beede allowed one run Dontrelle Willis won the Eugenio Suarez’s single
over six innings to earn his same number for the 2003 completed the rally. The
first big-league victory and Florida Marlins. left-hander gave up four
San Francisco defeated Soroka (8-1) gave up three hits and a season-high
first-place Los Angeles in runs, six hits and allowed four walks in 4 1/3 innings
the opener of a four-game just his third homer in 12 around a 52-minute delay
set between the NL West starts this year, a solo shot due to storms.q