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Saturday 28 September 2019
Brewers beat Reds 5-3, extend winning streak to 7 games

By The Associated Press Taylor scored from first base
CINCINNATI (AP) — Or- on Max Muncy’s single in
lando Arcia doubled with the sixth to lead Los Ange-
the bases loaded, and the les to a three-game sweep.
Milwaukee Brewers shook The Dodgers have won
off the fizz from their play- four straight and nine of
offs-clinching celebration 12 heading into their final
to close on the NL Central regular-season series at San
lead Thursday, beating the Francisco. Kenta Maeda
Cincinnati Reds 5-3 for their picked up his third save.
seventh straight victory. The Dodgers had five hits
The Brewers earned at least and the Padres only three.
a wild card with a 9-2 win Muncy’s hit broke up a duel
on Wednesday night, dous- between Kershaw (16-5)
ing each other with cham- and Joey Lucchesi (10-10).
pagne and beer in the Kershaw allowed two
clubhouse afterward. hits, struck out seven and
Milwauee moved within walked one. Lucchesi al-
one game of the idle Car- lowed one run and three
dinals for the NL Central hits in six innings, struck out
lead heading into the final six and walked two.
weekend, the same status PIRATES 9, CUBS 5
as a year ago when they PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe
also were a game out with Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia fields a ground ball hit by Cincinnati Reds’ Aristides Musgrove pitched three-hit
three to play. Aquino before throwing to first for the out in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. ball through six innings as
Milwaukee concludes with 26, 2019, in Cincinnati. Pittsburgh beat Chicago
three games in Colorado Associated Press and extended the Cubs’
against the team it swept threat in the eighth and got career-best 251 strikeouts Mike Yastrzemski and Mau- losing streak to nine games.
in the playoffs before los- the last four outs for his 37th this season. ricio Dubón homered for Musgrove (11-12) was
ing to the Dodgers in the NL save in 43 chances. Michael A. Taylor hit his first the Giants, at 77-82 assured charged with three runs,
Championship Series. The NATIONALS 6, PHILLIES 3 homer in over a year for the of their third straight losing two earned, while strik-
Cardinals host the Cubs. WASHINGTON (AP) — Ste- Nationals, who completed season. ing eight and walking two
The Reds’ focus was on phen Strasburg was domi- the first five-game sweep in Beede grabbed his left as the Pirates recorded a
broadcaster Marty Bren- nant in his final regular- franchise history. side after striking out Ryan three-game sweep. Mus-
naman’s final game after season start and Washing- César Hernández hit his McMahon leading off the grove won his final three
46 seasons. The mayor de- ton held its lead in the NL 13th homer and Andrew fourth. outings. The Cubs are in the
clared Marty Brennaman wild-card chase, sweeping Knapp also connected as Dubón had a tiebreaking midst of their longest losing
Day during pregame fes- a five-game series against the Phillies lost their sixth single in the bottom half streak since dropping 12
tivities, and the 77-year-old Philadelphia. straight and fell below .500 off Jesús Tinoco (0-3), then straight in 2012.
broadcaster headed to the The Nationals remained for the first time this season hit his fourth homer for a Melky Cabrera, Jose Osuna
booth one last time before one game ahead of Mil- at 79-80. Jason Vargas (7-9) two-run lead in the seventh and Pablo Reyes each had
retirement. waukee, which topped took the loss. against Sam Howard. three hits for the Pirates,
Chase Anderson (8-4) al- Cincinnati 5-3, atop the GIANTS 8, ROCKIES 3 Sam Coonrod (5-1) allowed who finished with 15 hits.
lowed Aristides Aquino’s wild-card race. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ty- one hit in 1 1/3 scoreless in- Reyes also doubled and
solo homer in five innings, Strasburg (18-6) allowed ler Beede struck out seven nings. tripled.
then turned it over to a one run on four hits in six in- in 3 1/3 hitless innings be- DODGERS 1, PADRES 0 Jose Quintana (13-9) was
bullpen that’s the team’s nings while striking out 10. fore leaving due to an inju- SAN DIEGO (AP) — Clayton tagged for seven runs, five
strength. Josh Hader es- He fanned Bryce Harper ry, and San Francisco beat Kershaw shut down San Di- earned, on 12 hits in his last
caped a bases-loaded three times on his way to a Colorado. ego for six innings and Chris start of the year.q

Braves’ Freeman returns to

lineup with rested elbow

By JAKE SEINER two-game series at Kansas games this weekend in
AP Sports Writer City and hadn’t played New York to conclude the
NEW YORK (AP) — Fred- since Sunday. The elbow regular season. Atlanta will
die Freeman says his rest- has bothered Freeman for host an NL Division Series
ed right elbow is good to about two months, and he opener on Thursday.
go, and he expects it to said he could not straight- “Now he feels like he’s
be that way through the en his right arm before tak- good to go for about two
postseason. Freeman was ing the time off. months,” manager Brian
set to bat third and play “I feel really good,” the Snitker said. Notes: Snit-
first base for the Atlanta 30-year-old Freeman said. ker said OF Ender Inciarte
Braves on Friday night “I can straighten my arm will be shut down after
against the New York Mets with no problem. I’m very his strained right ham-
after staying home this encouraged. I guess I just string did not respond
Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) drives in
two runs with a base hit in the fifth inning of a baseball game week to get treatment needed the four days off.” well to running this week.
against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in on his sore elbow. The Freeman, a left-handed Inciarte could return for
Atlanta. four-time All-Star did not batter and righty thrower, the second round of the
Associated Press travel with Atlanta for a expected to play all three playoffs.q