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Saturday 1 June 2019

Giants snap 7-game losing streak with 3-1 win over Marlins

By The Associated Press players.
MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Trevor Story reached on a
Crawford hit a tiebreak- one-out double off Yoshihi-
ing two-run double in the sa Hirano (0-2) and moved
eighth inning, and the San to third on a groundout by
Francisco Giants broke a David Dahl. Arizona inten-
seven-game losing streak tionally walked Nolan Are-
by rallying past the Miami nado, and Murphy lined
Marlins 3-1 Thursday. a single to left that scored
San Francisco’s Tyler Story.
Beede, recalled before the Murphy finished with three
game from Triple-A Sacra- hits and three RBIs, and
mento, allowed one run in Story had a career-high
six innings to lower his ERA in four hits. Ian Desmond also
four appearances to 7.82. homered. Seunghwan Oh
Three relievers completed (3-1) pitched the top of the
a seven-hitter. 10th and got the win.
The Giants averted a series Eduardo Escobar, Christian
sweep against the team Walker and pitcher Taylor
with the National League’s Clarke hit home runs for Ari-
worst record, and won with zona, which failed to hold
six hits. They trailed 1-0 in the late lead and dropped
the seventh when Craw- its fourth straight.
ford doubled and scored BREWERS 11, PIRATES 5
on a single by Mike Yastr- PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike
zemski, who earned his first San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Crawford watches after hitting a ground rule double to score two Moustakas had two hom-
career RBI. runs during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, May 30, ers among his four hits and
With the score 1-all, Adam 2019, in Miami. Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh.
Conley (1-5) walked pinch Associated Press Yasmani Grandal also hom-
hitter Buster Posey in the into the eighth inning, lead- outs and only five walks in Phillies starter Jerad Eick- ered and had four hits to
eighth. Brandon Belt fol- ing Los Angeles over New 11 starts. hoff (2-3) gave up four help the Brewers win for the
lowed with a broken-bat York. CARDINALS 5, PHILLIES 3 runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 third time in four games.
single, and Evan Longoria Chris Taylor tripled off PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Da- innings. Bryce Harper and Moustakas hit a two-run
walked to load the bases. hard-luck loser Jason Var- kota Hudson tossed six ef- Rhys Hoskins had RBI hits shot in the first inning, and
Crawford greeted Wei-Yin gas to start the bottom of fective innings, Jedd Gyor- and Cesar Hernandez add- his solo shot in the third ex-
Chen with a ground-rule the first and scored when ko hit a two-run homer and ed an RBI fielder’s choice tended Milwaukee’s lead
double for a 3-1 lead. Max Muncy followed with St. Louis beat Philadelphia. grounder for Philadelphia. to 4-1.
Reyes Moronta (2-4) a double. That was all the Marcell Ozuna, Matt Wiet- ROCKIES 11, DIAMOND- Grandal followed Mous-
worked a scoreless seventh. offense for either team un- ers and Matt Carpenter BACKS 10, 10 INNINGS tokas’ second homer with
Will Smith pitched a perfect til Kiké Hernández singled also went deep for the Car- DENVER (AP) — Daniel Mur- a solo shot to back Chase
ninth for his 13th save. home an insurance run dinals, who avoided their phy hit an RBI single in the Anderson (3-0), who gave
Sandy Alcantara pitched with two outs in the eighth. first sweep against Philadel- 10th inning to lead Colo- up two runs and six hits with
six innings, singled home Ryu (8-1) struck out seven phia since 2006. rado to a victory over Ari- five strikeouts in five innings.
the Marlins’ lone run and and walked one in 7 2/3 Hudson (4-3) allowed four zona. Colin Moran homered in
worked around two hits, innings. Kenley Jansen got hits and one run in his fourth The Rockies swept the four- the fourth for Pittsburgh.
five walks and a hit bats- four outs for his 16th save straight quality start. Jordan game series and extended Josh Bell pushed his hitting
man. as the NL West leaders took Hicks got the last three outs their winning streak to five streak to 10 games.
DODGERS 2, METS 0 three of four in the series. for his 11th save in 12 tries games. Colorado’s last four Joe Musgrove (3-6) al-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hyun- Greeted by a standing after three relievers worked wins at home have come lowed five runs and 11 hits
Jin Ryu pitched four-hit ball ovation, Ryu has 69 strike- two innings. on walk-offs by different in six innings.q

Rain Rally: Higa holds onto U.S.

Women’s Open lead after delay

she wasn’t nervous holding as part of a Japanese she rolled in an 11-footer
the first-round lead at the sports power couple with for birdie on her first stroke
U.S. Women’s Open. Now, sumo wrestler husband Ikioi back. She followed that
she’s given her nerves a Shota, wasn’t worried after up with two more birdies,
much bigger test after Fri- her opening surprise 65, the both which moved her in
day’s weather-delayed lowest debut round in tour- front of Korda and into the
second round. nament history. lead after 36 holes at the
Higa shot an even-par 71 “After I finished, (Thursday) Country Club of Charles-
to maintain her edge in first night i didn’t feel that much ton. On her final hole, the
appearance in the year’s pressure. I wasn’t nervous,” ninth, with darkness closing
Mamiko Higa of Japan, watches her ball off the 13th tee during second major. She rallied she said through an inter- in, Higa confidently struck a
the second round of the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament, with three birdies on her fi- preter. 14-footer for birdie.
Friday, May 31, 2019, in Charleston, S.C. nal six holes to move in front Higa showed those steely “I feel very lucky that I could
Associated Press of Jessica Korda and hold nerves after the rain de- finish up 18 holes today so
By PETE IACOBELLI CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — the halfway lead. lay of 1 hour, 58 minutes. that I can recover well for
AP Sports Writer Japan’s Mamiko Higa said Higa, a 25-year-old known Trailing Korda by a shot, tomorrow,” she said. q