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Thursday 2 May 2019
Sabathia gets 3000th K, Greinke gets win, D-Backs top Yanks

By The Associated Press Cabrera moved into a tie
PHOENIX (AP) — CC Sa- for 68th all-time with 2,705
bathia became the 17th career hits
player in major league his- It was the Tigers' first meet-
tory and third left-hander ing with the Phillies since
to reach 3,000 career strike- 2016 and their first trip to
outs, but was outpitched Philadelphia since 2007.
by Arizona ace Zack Gre- Shane Greene pitched a
inke in the Diamondbacks' scoreless ninth for his 12th
3-1 win over the New York save in as many chances.
Yankees Tuesday night. Vince Velasquez (1-1)
Sabathia (1-1) arrived in needed 99 pitches to get
the desert needing three through 3 2/3 innings be-
strikeouts to hit 3,000 and fore being lifted. Velasquez
got them all in the third in- gave up three runs and six
ning. hits with seven strikeouts
The milestone whiff came and three walks.
when he got John Ryan CARDINALS 3, NATIONALS 2
Murphy swinging, sending WASHINGTON (AP) —
the Yankees pouring out of Adam Wainwright pitched
the dugout. neatly into the seventh in-
Sabathia became the ning, helping himself by
first pitcher to reach 3,000 kicking the ball over to first
strikeouts since Atlanta's for a key out, and St. Louis
John Smoltz in 2008, and beat Washington.
joined Randy Johnson and Harrison Bader drove in
Steve Carlton as the only two runs and Kolten Wong
lefties to do it. had two hits as NL Central-
Wilmer Flores hit a solo hom- leading St. Louis earned
er and a run-scoring single its fourth straight victory. It
off Sabathia. He allowed was the Cardinals' 18th win
two runs and five hits, and New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia throws a pitch for his 3,000th career strikeout, dur- in April, matching a team
ing the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday,
struck out five before being April 30, 2019, in Phoenix. record set in 2008.
lifted with two on and one Associated Press Wainwright (3-2) allowed
out in the sixth inning. two runs and six hits in 6 1/3
Greinke (5-1) won his fifth inning, and New York re- Dodgers slugger Cody his ninth save in as many innings.
straight game. He allowed bounded from a blown Bellinger singled, walked chances. Tyler Webb, John Gant and
one run in 7 2/3 innings. ninth-inning lead. and scored twice, but was DODGERS 10, GIANTS 3 Andrew Miller combined
BREWERS 4, ROCKIES 3 J.D. Davis doubled to left- denied in his bid to break SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — for 2 2/3 innings of one-hit
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jesus center to cap a 10-pitch the major league record David Freese hit a three-run ball. Miller got two outs for
Aguilar homered again at-bat leading off the 10th for most home runs before homer, Justin Turner went his first save with St. Louis.
and Milwaukee broke against Iglesias (1-4). Jeff May 1. Bellinger has 14 deep for the first time this Anibal Sanchez (0-4) struck
through late for the victory. McNeil singled sharply to homers so far this season. season and Los Angeles out seven in five innings.
Jhoulys Chacin (3-3) put runners at the corners He had already set the re- beat San Francisco. PADRES 4, BRAVES 3
pitched six scoreless innings with his fourth hit of the cord for most RBIs before Kiké Hernández also con- ATLANTA (AP) — Franmil
for the Brewers. Milwaukee game. May 1 with 37. nected, and Walker Bue- Reyes homered twice and
has won 12 of its last 14 With the infield in and out- Buster Posey had an RBI hler (3-0) pitched into the drove in three runs, Eric
against Colorado, includ- field shallow, Alonso hit a double for San Francisco. sixth inning to remain un- Hosmer also went deep
ing a sweep in last season's fly to the warning track in Drew Pomeranz (1-3) got beaten in six starts. and rookie Chris Paddack
NL Division Series. right and the Mets avoided the loss. Dodgers slugger Cody turned in another impres-
The Brewers again played dropping below .500 for the INDIANS 7, MARLINS 4 Bellinger singled, walked sive start, leading San Di-
without NL MVP Christian first time this year. MIAMI (AP) — Carlos and scored twice, but was ego past Atlanta.
Yelich, who sat out with Rookie Drew Gagnon (1- González hit a tiebreaking denied in his bid to break Reyes homered on the
lower back soreness for the 0) escaped a two-out jam three-run homer, only his the major league record 11th pitch of the game, fol-
second straight game. in the 10th by getting José second extra-base hit of for most home runs before lowed by another solo shot
Colorado's German Mar- Iglesias to pop out. Jeurys the season, and Cleveland May 1. Bellinger has 14 in the sixth to break a 2-2
quez (3-2) took a perfect Familia fell one out short of beat Miami. homers so far this season. tie. Paddack (2-1) went six
game into the sixth before his second regular-season Trevor Bauer (4-1) over- Freese homered for the first innings, surrendering only a
surrendering a leadoff dou- six-out save, allowing two came a slow start to pitch time since April 11, driving a two-out, two-run single to
ble to Ben Gamel that hit runs in the ninth. seven innings. He allowed 3-2 pitch from Drew Pomer- Matt Joyce in the second.
left fielder Raimel Tapia's DODGERS 10, GIANTS 3 four runs and struck out 10. anz (1-3) deep to right in Julio Teheran (2-4) became
glove. Gamel later scored. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit his the fourth. the ninth pitcher in Braves'
Josh Hader got two outs David Freese hit a three- fourth homer for the Marlins, TIGERS 3, PHILLIES 1 franchise history to start 200
for his seventh save despite run homer and Justin Turner who lost their fourth game PHILADELPHIA (AP) — games, but he had no an-
giving up a two-run hom- went deep for the first time in a row and have the worst Miguel Cabrera had an RBI swer for Reyes.
er to Ian Desmond in the this season, powering the record in the majors. single and Niko Goodrum Craig Stammen gave up a
ninth. Dodgers to the victory. González's homer off Sandy added a two-run homer run-scoring single to Ron-
METS 4, REDS 3, 10 INNINGS Kiké Hernández also con- Alcantara (1-3) broke a 3-3 to lift Detroit past Philadel- ald Acuna Jr. in the eighth,
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie nected, and Walker Bue- tie in the third. phia. Spencer Turnbull (2-2) but Kirby Yates worked a
Pete Alonso hit a sacrifice hler (3-0) pitched into the Former Marlin Brad Hand pitched six strong innings as scoreless ninth for his major
fly off Cincinnati closer sixth inning to remain un- completed a five-hitter by the Tigers snapped a four- league-leading 14th save
Raisel Iglesias in the 10th beaten in six starts. pitching a perfect ninth for game skid. in as many chances.q