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SPORTS Thursday 1 June 2017

Dodgers rally past struggling Cardinals for sixth consecutive win

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chase Each player appealed his Marlins left-hander Justin
Utley, Logan Forsythe and penalty. Nicolino exited after three
Chris Taylor combined to The only reminder of the scoreless innings due to a
reach base 11 times and fight came when Harper bruised left index finger.
totaled six runs, helping the was booed by the AT&T Dustin McGowan (2-0) re-
Dodgers rally for their sixth Park crowd every at-bat. placed Nicolino and al-
straight win. The slugger went 0 for 5 lowed one run in three in-
Utley finished a homer with three strikeouts and nings.
shy of the cycle. Forsythe twice left the bases load- DIAMONDBACKS 3, PI-
reached five times, includ- ed. He was the only Wash- RATES 0
ing three walks, and Taylor ington starter without a hit. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ari-
reached three times. Gonzalez (4-1) allowed zona left-hander Robbie
Adrian Gonzalez’s sacrifice three runs in 6 1/3 innings. Ray pitched a four-hitter
fly and Utley’s RBI double He also singled home a run. in his first career complete
started the Dodgers come- Koda Glover earned his game.
back in the third. Enrique seventh save in eight Ray (5-3) struck out 10,
Hernandez tied it at 3 with chances. walked none and threw
a single, and Paul DeJong’s Giants starter Jeff Samardzi- 115 pitches. The left-hand-
throwing error on the same ja (1-7) gave up three runs er set a career high by
play scored Utley to give and nine hits over four in- winning his third straight
the Dodgers a 4-3 lead. nings. start and has pitched 23
Brandon Morrow (1-0) PADRES 6, CUBS 2 2/3 scoreless innings during
pitched a scoreless inning SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aus- that run, all on the road,
for the win. tin Hedges homered and Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal (9) and Chris Taylor cel- while also beating the San
Michael Wacha (2-3) drove in four runs, and the ebrate after scoring on a ground-rule double by Chase Utley Diego Padres and Milwau-
during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 30,
needed 77 pitches to get Padres handed the Cubs 2017, in St. Louis. kee Brewers.
through three innings, the their fifth straight loss. Associated Press Chris Owings snapped a
shortest outing for a St. Hedges hit a two-run hom- scoreless tie with a double
Louis starter this season. The er and a two-run double Wily Peralta (5-4) pitched Stanton hit his third homer in the sixth inning, and the
Cardinals have dropped as the Padres clinched the a perfect 11th in his fourth since moving into the No. Diamondbacks ended a
10 of 13. three-game series against relief outing since he was 2 spot in the batting order, three-game losing streak.
NATIONALS 6, GIANTS 3 the struggling Cubs. Rook- dropped from Milwaukee’s a change that has revived Ivan Nova (5-4) allowed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ie Dinelson Lamet (2-0), rotation in mid-May, but Miami, which won its third three runs in seven innings,
Gio Gonzalez pitched into one of San Diego’s top then allowed a single to game in a row. losing for the just the sec-
the seventh inning to win prospects, struck out eight pinch hitter T.J. Rivera lead- Marcell Ozuna also hom- ond time in nine starts.
for the first time since April while pitching five innings ing off the 12th. Michael ered for the Marlins, whose MARINERS 10, ROCKIES 4
27 as Washington beat San of two-run ball. Conforto walked and Jose modest winning streak is DENVER (AP) — Kyle Sea-
Francisco. Kyle Schwarber homered Reyes grounded into a their longest since mid- ger homered and drove
Daniel Murphy and Trea for Chicago, and Eddie forceout that left runners at April. in four runs for Seattle, and
Turner had three hits apiece Butler (2-1) allowed six runs the corners. Stanton hit a two-run hom- Robinson Cano also con-
for the NL East leaders, and seven hits in 4 1/3 in- With the infield at double- er, his 14th, in a five-run nected.
who won their fourth in five nings. play depth, Bruce singled third. Since he moved up Jean Segura had four hits
games. Jayson Werth add- METS 5, BREWERS 4, 12 IN- up the middle to end a to the No. 2 spot, Stanton and Ariel Miranda (5-2)
ed two hits and a bases- NINGS game that lasted 4 hours, is 12 for 29 (.414) with three pitched five solid innings
loaded walk, and Michael NEW YORK (AP) — Jay 24 minutes. homers and seven RBIs in to help the Mariners sweep
A. Taylor had two RBIs. Bruce lined a game-end- Josh Smoker (1-2) pitched seven games, and the Mar- two games in Denver. It
One night after a bench- ing single in the 12th inning three scoreless innings in lins are 5-2 while outscoring was just the Rockies’ third
clearing brawl that resulted as the Mets rebounded to New York’s third straight opponents 48-22. loss in 17 series and first
in suspensions for Nation- beat the Brewers 5-4 after win. Both starting pitchers de- since April 24-27 against
als outfielder Bryce Harper shortstop Asdrubal Cabre- The NL Central-leading parted with injuries. Phillies Washington. They also fell
(four games) and Giants ra allowed the tying runs to Brewers lost for the seventh right-hander Vince Velas- out of first place in the NL
reliever Hunter Strickland score in the seventh when time in nine games. quez (2-5) left in the second West, dropping a half-
(six games), the teams he flubbed a bases-loaded MARLINS 7, PHILLIES 2 inning because of a right game behind the streaking
played without incident. popup with two outs. MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo elbow flexor strain, and Dodgers.