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Friday 17 May 2019
Jackson suits up for record 14th team, Jays lose to Giants

By The Associated Press four-game set. Josh Hader
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — tossed a scoreless ninth for
Edwin Jackson became his 11th save.
the first player in major Bryce Harper lined a dou-
league history to play for ble to left field and made
14 teams when he made a sliding catch in right a
his Toronto Blue Jays debut day after he banged his
and pitched five innings left knee into the wall on
Wednesday in a 4-3 loss to a sliding catch. His double
the San Francisco Giants. snapped an 0-for-15 slump.
The 35-year-old right-hand- RAYS 1, MARLINS 0
er allowed three runs — MIAMI (AP) — Seven pitch-
two earned — and six hits ers combined on a seven-
in five innings. He struck out hitter, and Tampa Bay shut
two, walked one, hit a bat- out Miami for the second
ter and left after 77 pitches straight game.
with the score 3-3. The Marlins (10-31) lost their
Brandon Crawford hit a tie- seventh consecutive game
breaking home run in the and are on pace for 122
sixth off Ryan Tepera (0-2). losses.
Mark Melancon (1-0) Tampa Bay’s run scored in
pitched out of a first-and- the second inning when
third, no-outs jam in the catcher Anthony Bem-
sixth for the win. Will Smith boom doubled for his first
struck out the side in the major league hit and RBI.
ninth to remain perfect in The Marlins stranded 11 run-
11 save chances. ners and went 0 for 10 with
Toronto acquired Jackson runners in scoring position.
from Oakland on Saturday Tampa Bay starter Ryne
for $30,000. He began his Stanek went one inning.
tenure with his new team Jalen Beeks (3-0) threw
by throwing an 88 mph cut- three scoreless innings with
ter that Joe Panik took for a four strikeouts. Diego Cas-
called strike. tillo pitched around a one-
Jackson had been tied out walk in the ninth for his
with Octavio Dotel for most fifth save.
teams. Jackson agreed last Jose Ureña (1-6) allowed
month to a minor league only one run in six innings.
contract with the A’s and He has an ERA of 2.77 over
was 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA in Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Edwin Jackson works against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning his past six starts but is 1-3
three minor league starts. of a baseball game Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in San Francisco. during that span.
In addition to the Blue Jays Associated Press REDS 6, CUBS 5, 10 INNINGS
and Athletics, Jackson has the edge of the warning J.D. Davis had an RBI dou- hits, scored three runs and CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugen-
played for the Los Angeles track his next time up. ble for the Mets, who had stole two bases. io Suarez hit a tying two-run
Dodgers, Tampa Bay, De- Wacha (3-1) surrendered won three straight. Melky Cabrera drove in the homer in the eighth and
troit, Arizona, the Chicago only four hits and one DIAMONDBACKS 11, PI- Pirates’ run with a two-out slumping Yasiel Puig singled
White Sox, St. Louis, Wash- earned run over five in- RATES 1 single in the ninth. with the bases loaded in
ington, the Chicago Cubs, nings. PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Gre- Pirates pitcher Chris Archer the 10th, rallying Cincinnati
Atlanta, Miami, San Diego NATIONALS 5, METS 1 inke pitched shutout ball walked the bases loaded in pasts Chicago.
and Baltimore. WASHINGTON (AP) — Pat- into the eighth inning be- the first inning, and all three The Cubs’ stingy bullpen
BRAVES 4, CARDINALS 0 rick Corbin struck out 11 fore exiting with abdomi- runners scored. Archer (1-3) let a solid start by Yu Dar-
ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Ri- in eight strong innings and nal tightness and Arizona lasted just 3 2-3 innings, al- vish go to waste. Darvish
ley made a splash in his big Victor Robles homered in routed Chris Archer and lowing six earned runs on allowed five hits, a pair of
league debut, homering Washington’s win over New Pittsburgh. four hits with four walks and runs and fanned 11 batters,
off Michael Wacha to lead York. Diamondbacks manager a wild pitch. and Addison Russell hit a
Atlanta over St. Louis. Anthony Rendon had three Torey Lovullo said Greinke BREWERS 5, PHILLIES 2 two-run homer to help the
Mike Soroka (4-1) pitched hits for Washington (17-25), would get an MRI on Friday. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gio Cubs to a 5-3 lead.
three-hit ball over seven which had lost seven of 10. Greinke (6-1) allowed four Gonzalez continued to Suarez’s homer off Carl
scoreless innings. He had two doubles and hits in 7 2-3 innings, then make the most of his sec- Edwards Jr. tied it in the
The 22-year-old Riley was a single, scored twice and walked off the mound with ond stint in Milwaukee, al- eighth, only the fourth time
called up from Triple-A drove in a run. a trainer with a 2-2 count lowing one run while pitch- the Cubs have blown such
Gwinnett before the game Corbin (4-1) allowed one on the Pirates’ Cole Tuck- ing into the sixth inning in a a late lead.
after Ender Inciarte went run and four hits to win his er. Greinke struck out five, win over Philadelphia. Joey Votto drew a one-out
on the 10-day injured list second consecutive start. walked none. Gonzalez (2-0) allowed walk from Brad Brach (3-1)
with a sore back. He struck He retired 15 of 16 bat- Blake Swihart hit a two-run, seven hits, walked one and in the 10th and Suarez fol-
out swinging in the first at- ters from the third into the inside-the-park home run struck out three. lowed with a single for his
bat. Leading off the fourth, eighth inning. in the eighth, and Eduardo Jesus Aguilar ripped a two- third hit of the game. After
he launched a high fast- Wilmer Font (1-1) gave up Escobar and Adam Jones run single off Jake Arrieta an intentional walk loaded
ball deep into the left-field five runs and six hits — in- also homered for the Dia- (4-4) in the third to give the bases, Puig singled to
seats, a 438-foot drive that cluding a homer and three mondbacks, who went 6-1 the Brewers a 4-1 lead and the base of the wall in cen-
gave the Braves a 2-0 lead. long doubles — in 2 1/3 in- against the Pirates this sea- they hung on to take two ter, flipping his bat away in
Riley hit another drive to nings. son. Jarrod Dyson had two of the first three games of a celebration.q