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Saturday 18 May 2019
Yelich hits 17th, 18th homers as Brewers rout Phillies

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chris- five-plus scoreless innings
tian Yelich hit his major and Atlanta won for the
league-leading 17th and fifth time in six games.
18th homers to help Zach Riley, who homered in his
Davies and the Milwaukee second major league at-
Brewers beat the Philadel- bat Wednesday, doubled
phia Phillies 11-3 Thursday. off the top of the wall in
Yasmani Grandal and Mike the second inning and sin-
Moustakas also went deep gled in a run in the third. He
as the Brewers won their scored twice.
third in a row. Teheran (3-4) allowed two
Davies (5-0) allowed three hits — a bloop single by
runs — one earned — and Yadier Molina to begin the
four hits in six innings. fifth and a single by Paul
Yelich homered in the first Goldschmidt to begin the
for a 1-0 lead off Zach Ef- sixth — and drove in two
lin (5-4) and added a solo runs with a sacrifice bunt
drive off Edgar Garcia in in the second and a single
the eighth to make it 8-3. in the third. Teheran, who
NATIONALS 7, METS 6 has a 0.53 ERA over his last
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ge- three starts, walked four
rardo Parra hit a tiebreak- and struck out four.
ing, two-run homer in the St. Louis starter Adam Wain-
fifth and Sean Doolittle Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco after Yelich advanced to third on an overthrow after stealing wright (3-4) gave up five
stopped New York’s ninth- second during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Philadelphia. runs, five hits and five walks
inning rally by striking out Associated Press with two strikeouts in four in-
Keon Broxton with the bas- Dan Jennings (1-2) won in from Chicago. that let in a run with two nings. Marcel Ozuna and
es loaded for his seventh relief of Aníbal Sánchez, The Cubs came into the se- outs. Suarez’s single made Matt Carpenter hit solo
save. Washington won two who left after 1 1/3 innings ries on the best surge in the it 3-2. He added another homers for the Cardinals.
of three against the Mets because of a strained left majors, having won or split RBI single in the seventh. PADRES 4, PIRATES 3
for its first series win since hamstring that will send 10 straight series. The NL Luis Castillo (5-1) gave up SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ian Kin-
April 16-18 against San him to the injured list. Mets Central leaders let a late two runs on two hits and a sler hit a go-ahead, three-
Francisco. starter Zack Wheeler (3- lead get away Wednesday walk, all in the first inning. run homer in the sixth inning
Michael Conforto hit a ty- 3) allowed six runs and a night for a 6-5, 10-inning Chicago’s Kris Bryant for the Padres, who set the
ing, three-run homer in the career-high 11 hits in six in- loss. This one slipped away walked in his first plate ap- major league record by
third but left with a concus- nings, as the rain intensified in the pearance, extending his going 8,020 games without
sion in the fifth after collid- REDS 4, CUBS 2 bottom of the fifth. career-best streak to 25 a no-hitter since their in-
ing with second baseman CINCINNATI (AP) — Eu- Jose Quintana (4-3) gave games reaching base safe- ception.
Robinson Canó’s shoulder genio Suarez singled home up Jose Peraza’s solo ly. Franmil Reyes also hom-
while chasing a popup. the go-ahead run during a homer with one out, his first BRAVES 10, CARDINALS 2 ered, connecting off Trevor
Mets left fielder Jeff McNeil fifth-inning downpour and since April 26. After a pair ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley Williams an inning before
left in the third because of added another RBI single of singles, Quintana threw went 3 for 4 and drove in a the Pirates starter left with
abdominal tightness. as the Reds pulled away back-to-back wild pitches run, Julio Teheran pitched discomfort in his right side.q

Profar slam, A’s romp 17-3 for 13th straight win over Tigers

Continued from Page 17 an unusual fielder’s choice the eighth inning, and Chi-
in the seventh. cago topped Toronto for its
Royals manager Ned Yost Cleveland trailed 5-1 be- fourth win in five games.
used utility man Chris Ow- fore rallying, falling behind With runners at the corners
ings on the mound the last and then taking the lead and the infield in, Cordell
two innings. for good on Carlos Santa- bunted to the first base
Lance Lynn (5-3) allowed na’s RBI single in the sixth. side. Blue Jays reliever
one run and six hits in seven The Indians broke it open Derek Law (0-1) threw to
innings. Homer Bailey (4- with five runs in the seventh. catcher Danny Jansen, but
4) gave up six runs — five Trey Mancini hit a three-run Sanchez slid under the tag
earned — eight hits and homer and Rio Ruiz had a to give Cordell his second
four walks in 4 1/3 innings. two-run drive for the Ori- RBI of the game.
INDIANS 14, ORIOLES 7 oles, who have lost seven Charlie Tilson then scored
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jason of eight. from third on Leury Garcia’s
Kipnis homered twice and A.J. Cole (1-1) replaced sacrifice fly. Tilson was origi-
drove in a career-high six starter Trevor Bauer in the nally ruled out on Billy McK-
runs as Cleveland ham- sixth and picked up his first inney’s throw, but the call
mered Baltimore in the win for the Indians, whose was overturned following a
opener of a four-game se- bats have finally awakened replay review.
ries. in the past two games. Kelvin Herrera (1-2) pitched
Kipnis hit a solo shot in the Texas Rangers’ Rougned Odor is tagged out by Kansas City WHITE SOX 4, BLUE JAYS 2 around two walks in a
first inning, a three-run hom- Royals third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez as he runs to third base CHICAGO (AP) — Yol- scoreless eighth. Alex Colo-
er in the fourth off reliever on a fielder’s choice hit into by Isiah Kiner-Falefa during the fifth mer Sanchez scored the mé earned his ninth save in
inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Kansas
Gabriel Ynoa (0-1) and was City, Mo. tiebreaking run on Ryan nine chances, completing
credited with two RBIs on Associated Press Cordell’s suicide squeeze in a two-hitter.q