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SPORTS Tuesday 23 July 2019

Phils win in Pittsburgh

on Hoskins’ HR;

fan walks to plate

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walk-
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A fan er Buehler struck out 11 over
casually walked to home seven innings and the Los
plate and approached Angeles hit a trio of home
Philadelphia hitter Brad Mill- runs to complete a three-
er for a handshake before game sweep of Miami.
being apprehended, and Max Muncy, Joc Pederson
the Phillies later beat the and A.J. Pollock went deep
Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Sun- as the first-place Dodgers
day on Rhys Hoskins’ home won for the sixth time in nine
run in the 11th inning. games since the All-Star
Moments after Bryce Harp- break. Buehler recorded his
er argued a called third third double-digit strikeout
strike and Hoskins spiked game this season.
his bat after being hit by a Marlins rookie Jordan
pitch, things turned bizarre Yamamoto not only lost for Philadelphia Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins hits a solo home run in the eleventh inning of a baseball game,
in the sixth inning at PNC the first time in seven major Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The Phillies won 2-1.
Park. league starts, but the home Associated Press
That’s when a man carry- runs by Muncy and Ped- off Kyle McGowin in the is an insurance run. NINGS
ing a cellphone came out erson were the first ones eighth. The Reds avoided their SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
of the crowd and strolled he’s allowed in his career. Following a split of the four- ninth shutout loss of the sea- Mike Yastrzemski homered
toward Miller in the batter’s Yamamoto (4-1) had the game series, the first-place son on Phillip Ervin’s eighth- with one out in the bottom
box. Miller backed away third-longest winning streak Braves still lead the Nation- inning pinch-hit home run of the 12th inning to give
and the man kept walking, to begin a career in Marlins als by 6½ games. off Andrew Miller. San Francisco a 3-2 victory
leisurely getting near the history. Gausman (3-5) made his PADRES 5, CUBS 1 over New York.
Phillies’ dugout on the first One day after the Dodg- first start since June 10 af- CHICAGO (AP) — Francisco The Giants hadn’t had a hit
base side, where he was ers’ bullpen blew a 6-0 lead ter recovering from plantar Mejía homered, Fernando since the fourth when Yas-
handcuffed by security before the offense rallied, fasciitis in his right foot. He Tatis Jr. drove in three runs trzemski lofted a full-count
personnel and led away. Buehler (9-1) took the heat allowed five hits and one and San Diego avoided pitch from Robert Gsellman
Miller then grounded into off the relievers by giving up run in seven-plus innings, the sweep in Chicago. (1-2) the other way into
an inning-ending double just five hits and no walks. with eight strikeouts and no Mejía and Tatis had two the left-center stands. Yas-
play. BRAVES 7, NATIONALS 1 walks. hits apiece for the Padres, trzemski is the grandson of
Hoskins hit his 21st home ATLANTA (AP) — Kevin CARDINALS 3, REDS 1 who scored three runs in Hall of Fame slugger Carl
run, connecting off Chris Gausman pitched into the CINCINNATI (AP) — Yairo the ninth and have won just Yastrzemski.
Stratton (1-3). The drive eighth inning after missing Munoz celebrated a rare two of their last nine. Buster Posey had two hits
came right after Harper more than a month, Josh start with a home run and a Kyle Hendricks (7-8) al- and scored twice to help
again seemed displeased Donaldson and Ronald triple to help St. Louis beat lowed two runs in seven the surging Giants (50-50)
with plate umpire Ben May Acuña Jr. homered, and Cincinnati. innings and Anthony Rizzo get back to .500 with their
when striking out looking to Atlanta beat Washington Munoz, making his 16th had two hits for the NL Cen- 15th win in 18 games. San
start the inning. to protect its NL East lead. start among 55 games, also tral-leading Cubs, who are Francisco took three of four
Phillies reliever Ranger Nick Markakis hit a two-run singled to finish with three 7-2 after the All-Star break. from New York for its first se-
Suárez (3-0) got Starling single in the first off Joe Ross of the six hits for the Cardi- Cal Quantrill (3-2) threw 5 ries win over the Mets since
Marte to ground out to end (0-2). Donaldson added nals, who improved to 7-3 2/3 scoreless innings of re- 2014. All three wins came in
the 10th, stranding Adam his sixth-inning homer off since the All-Star break. lief, retiring 14 of his final extra innings.
Frazier at third, and worked Ross and a run-scoring sin- His second homer of the 15 batters. He struck out six Zach Green added two hits
around a hit in the 11th. gle in the seventh. Acuña season in the ninth, off and walked none. in his major league debut
DODGERS 9, MARLINS 0 launched a two-run homer Raisel Iglesias, gave St. Lou- GIANTS 2, METS 2, 12 IN- for the Giants.q

Nationals ace Scherzer throws bullpen

session before rainout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Na- ies’ only trip to Washington Scherzer is 7-0 with a spar-
tionals ace Max Scherzer is this season. Scherzer went kling 0.87 ERA in his last
nearing a return after being 9-5 with a 2.30 ERA before seven starts. Washington
sidelined by inflammation the All-Star break, but was has juggled its rotation in
under his right shoulder. placed on the 10-day in- Scherzer’s absence, but
Scherzer completed a bull- jured list retroactive to July the Nationals could time his
pen session before Mon- 10. return to ensure he faces
day’s game against the “I did the full routine,” the Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies was Scherzer said. “Everything and Atlanta Braves during
postponed. The rainout will feels good. Ball’s coming their current homestand if
be made up Wednesday out of my hand exactly the he is activated Friday.
as part of a day-night dou- way it should feel like at 100 “We’ll see how he feels to-
bleheader. The four-game percent. I’ve been wanting morrow and we’ll go from Groundskeepers roll a tarp over the infield before a postponed
baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the
series, which runs through the ball, so hopefully I can there,” manager Dave Washington Nationals, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Washington.
Thursday, marks the Rock- pitch here really soon.” Martinez said. q Associated Press