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Ozuna has 4 RBIs, Cardinals beat Nationals 4-2

By The Associated Press tel Marte hit an RBI double
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell and Eduardo Escobar hit a
Ozuna drove in four runs solo homer for his 35th of
and threw out a runner at the season.
home plate from left field, Yoshihisa Hirano (5-5)
leading the St. Louis Cardi- pitched a scoreless inning,
nals over the Washington and Kevin Ginkel got three
Nationals 4-2 on Monday straight outs for his first big
night. league save. Tayron Guer-
St. Louis retained its two- rero (1-2) gave up three
game lead over the sec- runs, two hits and a walk
ond-place Chicago Cubs without getting any outs.
in the NL Central. Wash- CUBS 8, REDS 2
ington is one-half game CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle
ahead of the Cubs for the Schwarber hit a three-run
top NL wild card. homer and made a diving
Nationals manager Dave catch in left field, helping
Martinez missed the game Chicago win its fifth straight.
following a heart proce- Nicholas Castellanos add-
dure in Washington, and ed a two-run double in the
bench coach Chip Hale eighth inning as the Cubs
was in charge of the dug- moved a season-high 14
out. Dexter Fowler walked games above .500. Chi-
against Sean Doolittle (6-5) Washington Nationals' Asdrubal Cabrera (13) is tagged out at home by St. Louis Cardinals catcher cago has outscored its op-
with one out in the seventh, Yadier Molina during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in St. Louis. ponents 59-18 during its win
Hunter Strickland walked Associated Press streak. The Cubs (82-68)
Paul Goldschmidt with two pulled within a half-game
outs and Ozuna doubled games back for the sec- 10.15 ERA in three starts at The Diamondbacks, cling- of Washington for the top
just inside the left-field line, ond NL wild card with 12 Coors Field. ing to slim postseason spot in the wild-card stand-
just the second hit in 11 at- games to play. Charlie Blackmon singled hopes, remained 5 1/2 ings and stayed two games
bats for the Cardinals with Brandon Nimmo, batting with one out, Ryan McMa- games back of the Chi- back of NL Central-leading
runners in scoring position. leadoff for the first time hon walked and Garrett cago Cubs for the second St. Louis, which held off the
Dakota Hudson (16-7) won since May 17, opened the Hampson hit an RBI single NL wild card with 11 to play Nationals for a 4-2 win.
for the sixth time in seven game with a home run off with two outs. and also would have to Steve Cishek, Alec Mills (1-
starts. Carlos Martínez got Senzatela (10-10). Starting Matz (10-9) allowed seven leapfrog Milwaukee, Phila- 0), Rowan Wick, Kyle Ryan
his 20th save in 23 chances. their last road trip of the runs, six hits and two walks delphia and the New York and David Phelps com-
ROCKIES 9, METS 4 regular season, the Mets in four innings. Mets. bined for 5 2/3 scoreless
DENVER (AP) — Pitcher An- built a 4-1 lead on Jeff Mc- Senzatela gave up four runs At 52-98, the NL-worst Mar- innings in relief of an inef-
tonio Senzatela hit a tying, Neil's two-run homer in the and eight hits in six innings. lins matched their loss total fective Cole Hamels. It was
two-run single that ended third that stopped an 0-for- DIAMONDBACKS 7, MAR- of last year and appear Mills' first major league win
a year-long 0-for-44 slide at 13 slump and Amed Rosa- LINS 5 headed to their first 100-de- in his 17th big league ap-
the plate, Trevor Story fol- rio's RBI double in the fourth. PHOENIX (AP) — Robbie feat season since 2013. pearance.
lowed three pitches later Matz, who allowed Ian Ray pitched 5 2/3 innings Trailing 5-3, Arizona sent Kevin Gausman (3-9)
with a three-run homer of Desmond's second-inning of no-hit ball, Jake Lamb hit eight batters to the plate pitched two innings for the
Steven Matz to cap a six- homer, needed 42 pitches a crucial three-run double in the seventh, punctuated Reds in his first start since
run fourth inning and Colo- to get through the fourth and Arizona rallied to beat by Lamb's two-out double he was claimed off waivers
rado drop New York five and dropped to 0-2 with a Miami. down the right-field line.Ke- from the Braves last month.

Russia sending 29 athletes to

track worlds on neutral team

MOSCOW (AP) — The sus- her last five events. lete who was not allowed
pended Russian track fed- Other medal contenders to go.
eration is sending a team include Sergei Shubenkov, With 29 Russian neutral
of 29 competitors to the the 2015 world champion athletes, there will be 10
world championships in in the 110-meter hurdles, more than at the last world
Qatar, where they will and high jumpers Mikhail championships two years
compete as neutral ath- Akimenko and Ilya Ivanyuk. ago. The squad includes 16
letes. Many Russian athletes with women, compared to just
High jumper Mariya Las- past doping bans were not seven in 2017. Mariya Lasitskene competes in the women's high jump final
itskene is the only reigning cleared to compete, in- Russia has been suspend- during the Match Europe against USA athletics competition on
world champion among cluding race walker Elena ed from international track the Dinamo stadium in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019.
the group announced by Lashmanova, the world and field since 2015 over Associated Press
the federation Tuesday. leader in the 20-kilometer widespread doping, but
Lasitskene has jumped a event this year. Lashman- 131 athletes have since drug testing to a panel set team do not wear nation-
world leading 2.06 meters ova is a former Olympic been cleared to compete up by track's world govern- al colors and if one wins a
this season but has failed gold medalist, as is Anna as neutrals. They must pres- ing body, the IAAF. gold medal, the IAAF an-
to clear 2 meters at four of Chicherova, another ath- ent evidence of thorough Athletes from the neutral them is played.q