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SPORTS Wednesday 14 august 2019

Doolittle gets through latest

adventure, Nats edge Reds 7-6

By The Associated Press Award winner Max Scher- started the comeback with
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trea zer, left fielder Juan Soto or a solo shot off reliever Jake
Turner and Matt Adams first baseman Ryan Zimmer- McGee. Ahmed later hit a
homered, Erick Fedde man — all injured — while two-run homer and Kelly
pitched well after allowing second baseman Brian followed with a solo shot off
a solo shot on the game's Dozier was ill and limited to Chad Bettis (1-6).
first pitch and depleted pinch-hitting duty. It was the Diamondbacks'
Washington held on to Washington trailed quickly 27th comeback win of the
edge Cincinnati. as Jesse Winker drove a season and keeps them in
Washington led 7-2 but sinker from Fedde to left for the thick of the wild-card
blew most of that advan- his 16th homer — and third chase.
tage before Sean Doo- leading off a game this Merrill Kelly (8-12) allowed
little got his 27th save in 32 season. four of his six runs in the first Washington Nationals relief pitcher Sean Doolittle looks up as he
chances. He entered in the Fedde (3-2) settled down inning as he earned his first comes off the field after a baseball game against the Cincinnati
Reds at Nationals Park, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Washington.
ninth with a 7-4 lead, but and ended up going six victory since June 12. Ar- The Nationals won 7-6.
the struggling lefty clos- innings, giving up two runs chie Bradley tossed a 1-2-3 Associated Press
er's first pitch of the eve- and six hits. ninth for his fourth save.
ning became Phillip Ervin's Anthony DeSclafani (7-7) Trevor Story had two dou- The Rays won their fourth and hitting a batter, but
pinch-hit homer. The next took the loss. bles and a solo homer for a game in a row overall and not allowing a run. He was
batter singled, and came DIAMONDBACKS 8, ROCK- Rockies squad that's gone their eighth straight on the backed by a double play
around on Joey Votto's IES 6 13-32 since June 21. road. Joey Lucchesi (7-7) started by rookie shortstop
two-out double off the wall DENVER (AP) — Jake Lamb, RAYS 10, PADRES 4 took the loss. He allowed Fernando Tatis Jr. Kinsler hit
in left. Doolittle finally end- Nick Ahmed and Carson SAN DIEGO (AP) — Avisaíl three runs and five hits in a two-run homer in the bot-
ed things on Josh VanMe- Kelly homered during a García had a two-run 4 2/3 innings, struck out six tom of the ninth.
ter's foul pop to third base- four-run sixth inning and Ari- home run among his three and walked three. Austin Pruitt (2-0) held San
man Anthony Rendon. zona beat Colorado. hits and Matt Duffy had San Diego backup sec- Diego to one run and five
the Nationals opened a Over the course of 13 pitch- four hits and three RBIs for ond baseman Ian Kinsler hits in four innings while strik-
six-game homestand with- es, Arizona went from trail- Tampa Bay in its first game pitched the ninth, allow- ing out four and walking
out three-time Cy Young ing 6-3 to leading 7-6. Lamb in San Diego since 2004. ing a single, walking two none for the win.q