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SPORTS Friday 24 august 2018

DeJong homers off Jansen in

9th, Cardinals sweep Dodgers

By The Associated Press the decision. Angeles.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Flaherty held the Dodgers Goldschmidt connected
DeJong hit a go-ahead, hitless through 5 1/3 innings off Odrisamer Despaigne
two-run homer off Kenley before Joc Pederson hom- (2-2) in the first inning, pass-
Jansen in the ninth inning, ered. Flaherty gave up just ing Luis Gonzalez with his
lifting the St. Louis Cardi- that one hit in six innings. 96th homer at Chase Field.
nals to a 3-1 victory and a The 22-year-old right-hand- Goldschmidt had three
three-game sweep of the er from nearby Burbank hits to extend his hitting
Los Angeles Dodgers on struck out 10. streak to 14 games and
Wednesday night. NATIONALS 8, PHILLIES 7 has reached safely in 27
The Cardinals' eighth WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan straight.
straight road win helped Zimmerman hit a two-run Buchholz (7-2) yielded four
them improve to 17-4 this home run with two outs in hits and struck out seven
month, the most wins in the the bottom of the ninth in- with no walks. David Per-
majors. They've homered in ning to lift the Washington alta also hit a two-run hom-
15 straight games, one off over Philadelphia. er for the Diamondbacks,
the current season mark of Juan Soto's two-double who have won five of six
16 in a row by Philadelphia. against Seranthony Domin- to maintain a 1 1/2-game
St. Louis remained 2½ guez (1-4) set up Zimmer- lead in the NL West over
games behind the NL Cen- man. His drive landed just Colorado.
tral-leading Cubs. above the right-field wall The Angels have lost five of
For Jansen, it was a familiar and required review before six.
ending. the umpire crew acknowl- ROCKIES 6, PADRES 2
The All-Star closer, who edged the homer. Zimmer- DENVER (AP) — Ian Des-
became a father for the man has 11 walk-off home mond laced a two-run tri-
third time earlier in the day, runs for his career. ple in the sixth inning and St. Louis Cardinals' Jedd Gyorko, left, runs to first as he hits a solo
gave up consecutive hom- Maikel Franco, Justin Bour Jon Gray pitched effec- home run while Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jan-
sen watches during the ninth inning of a baseball game Mon-
ers to Jedd Gyorko and and Cesar Hernandez tively into the seventh in day, Aug. 20, 2018, in Los Angeles. The Cardinals won 5-3.
Matt Carpenter in the series homered for the Phillies, leading Colorado over San Associated Press
opener Monday. That was who led 7-5 in the seventh. Diego.
Jansen's first game back Philadelphia, which has lost Tony Wolters added an RBI at third base during batting kee past Cincinnati.
after missing time because nine of 13, fell three games triple and a sacrifice fly for practice. Christian Yelich homered
of an irregular heartbeat. behind NL East-leading At- the rolling Rockies, who re- Colorado has won each and finished a triple shy of
This time, Gyorko singled off lanta. mained 1 1/2 games be- of Gray's last nine starts, the cycle, reaching base
Jansen (0-5) and DeJong Stephen Strasburg allowed hind NL West-leading Ari- matching a franchise re- five times and driving in
followed with a drive to five runs and seven hits zona. Colorado is 17-6 at cord. two runs for Milwaukee.
left-center to give the Car- over four innings for Wash- home since July 2. Jacob Nix (1-2) allowed He opened the first with his
dinals their first lead. ington in his first start since Gray (10-7) went 6 1/3 in- three runs over five innings. 21st homer, doubled in the
Jordan Hicks struck out being placed on the 10- nings and allowed two runs BREWERS 4, REDS 0 third, walked in the fourth
Cody Bellinger, Brian Dozier day disabled list on July 26 against a Padres team that MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brew- and singled in the sixth and
and Chris Taylor to earn his with a cervical nerve im- was missing infielder Wil ers rookie Freddy Peralta eighth.
fifth save. pingement. Myers after he was a late tossed seven scoreless in- Peralta (6-4) allowed just
Dakota Hudson (4-0) got Matt Grace (1-1) worked scratch. Myers sustained nings and drove in a run three singles, striking out
the win with one inning of 1/3 of an inning for Wash- a cut on his nose when with his first career hit, com- seven and walking two to
relief. ington, which has won two a grounder hit him in the bining with two relievers on win for the second time in
Los Angeles loaded the in a row since trading sec- face while he was fielding a five-hitter to lead Milwau- seven starts. q
bases in the eighth, but ond baseman Daniel Mur-
Manny Machado ground- phy and key reserve Matt
ed out to end the inning. Adams on Tuesday.
Pinch-hitter Tyler O'Neill DIAMONDBACKS 5, AN-
homered in the top of the GELS 1
eighth off reliever Scott Al- PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Gold-
exander, tying it 1-all. schmidt hit a two-run hom-
Jack Flaherty and Walker er to set the all-time mark at
Buehler dueled in a stellar Chase Field, Clay Buchholz
matchup of rookie pitchers, pitched seven scoreless in-
although neither figured in nings and Arizona beat Los