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SPORTS Thursday 18 april 2019

Kingery, Realmuto

pace Phillies in 14-3

win over Mets

By The Associated Press Quintana and surrendered
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott a two-out single to Brian
Kingery and J.T. Realmuto Anderson and walked
each had three hits and Starlin Castro. Pedro Strop
five RBIs as Philadelphia pitched a scoreless ninth
routed New York. for the Cubs, who have
Kingery and Maikel Franco won five of six.
hit three-run homers and GIANTS 7, NATIONALS 3
Realmuto had a pair of WASHINGTON (AP) — Evan
two-run doubles in a 10-run Longoria, Brandon Belt and
first inning. Realmuto also Steven Duggar homered
went deep for the Phillies in off fastballs from Stephen
the fourth. Strasburg and light-hitting
Nick Pivetta (2-1) gave up San Francisco powered
three runs and seven hits in past Washington.
five innings. The Giants entered the Philadelphia Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto, left, scores past New York Mets catcher Wilson Ramos on a
two-run double by Scott Kingery during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 16,
Mets starter Steven Matz (1- game with 10 homers 2019, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 14-3.
1) allowed eight runs — six through their first 17 games. Associated Press
earned — without retiring They won for the fourth time run double in the fifth put two RBIs. Eduardo Escobar nings, striking out six.
a batter. He had allowed in five games. the Braves ahead. Fried also drove in two runs. The Cardinals added two in
only three earned runs to- Strasburg (1-1) allowed four finally gave up his first BREWERS 8, CARDINALS 4 the eighth on RBI singles by
tal in his first three starts. The runs in six innings. Still learn- earned runs of the season MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris- Yadier Molina and Kolten
lefty’s ERA rose from 1.65 to ing to pitch with a fastball but left with a 5-2 lead, only tian Yelich hit a three-run Wong.
4.96. that sits in the low-to-mid- to watch the relievers give homer, his eighth against ROCKIES 8, PADRES 2
Wilson Ramos and Michael 90s, instead of the high-90s it away. St. Louis this season, to help SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nolan
Conforto each hit a solo heat he possessed before Chad Sobotka and Jesse send Milwaukee to the win. Arenado homered for the
homer for New York. Tommy John surgery and Biddle didn’t retire any- Lorenzo Cain and Yasmani third straight game — a
CUBS 4, MARLINS 0 other ailments, he’s served one as the Diamondbacks Grandal each homered in two-run shot on his 28th
MIAMI (AP) — Jose Quin- up five homers over his past pushed across four runs in a five-run third against Jack birthday — and Jon Gray
tana gave up six hits in sev- two outings. the seventh to reclaim the Flaherty (1-1), when the pitched seven strong in-
en innings to lead Chicago Dereck Rodriguez (2-2), son lead. Brewers went up 5-0. nings as Colorado beat
over Miami. of Hall of Famer and for- After Ozzie Albies homered Yelich’s 427-foot homer to San Diego for a two-game
Quintana (2-1) struck out mer Nationals catcher Ivan in the bottom half to tie the right center in the fifth in- sweep and its first three-
seven and extended his “Pudge” Rodriguez, gave game at 6, Walker drove ning was his ninth of the game winning streak of the
scoreless innings streak to up one run and five hits in the second pitch from A.J. season and put Milwaukee season.
14. He didn’t allow a runner five innings. Minter (0-2) deep into the up 8-0. Gray (1-3) allowed a home
to reach second until Aus- DIAMONDBACKS 9, BRAVES seats to start the ninth. He is the first player to hom- run in an NL-record 16th
tin Dean’s two-out double 6 Adam Jones brought home er in six consecutive games straight game when Wil
in the seventh. ATLANTA (AP) — Christian two insurance runs with a against the Cardinals. The Myers connected leading
Javier Baez went 3 for 4 Walker homered leading double that deflected off Brewers have won nine of off the fifth, but otherwise
and hit his fifth homer, a off the ninth inning and the glove of Acuña. their last 10 against St. Louis, tamed the Padres, who
solo shot to the opposite Arizona rallied against the Yoshihisa Hirano (1-1) including four in a row. have lost three straight for
field off Adam Conley in shaky Atlanta bullpen. The claimed the win. Greg Hol- Brandon Woodruff (2-1) the first time this season.
the eighth. Baez has three Braves squandered a mas- land picked up his third held the Cardinals score- Gray improved to 9-3 life-
hits in each of his last three sive, knee-buckling homer save. less until Marcell Ozuna’s time against San Diego by
games. Ben Zobrist hit a by Ronald Acuña Jr. and Acuña launched a 448- two-run homer, his seventh, holding the Padres to one
sacrifice fly in the ninth for another strong start by Max foot shot over the Braves’ with one out in the sixth. run and three hits while
Chicago’s fourth run. Fried. bullpen in right-center field. Woodruff allowed two runs striking out five and walking
Brandon Kintzler relieved Johan Camargo’s three- Walker went 3-for-4 with on seven hits in 5 2/3 in- three.q