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Friday 7 September 2018
Story hits 3 HRs, 1 a 500-footer, as Rockies top Giants 5-3

ers in a game but struck San Francisco has lost five nings to lead New York over
out in his final at-bat in the in a row. Los Angeles.
eighth inning. RED SOX 9, BRAVES 8 Max Muncy and Cody
Story powered Colorado to ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Bellinger homered for the
its fifth straight win, and the Phillips hit a two-out, two- playoff-contending Dodg-
Rockies increased their NL run homer in the ninth in- ers, who lost for third time
West lead to 1 1/2 games ning, highlighting his long- in their past 12 games. Los
over Arizona and Los Ange- awaited season debut and Angeles finished with three
les. capping Boston's biggest hits.
It was the first three-homer comeback of the season. Wilmer Flores had a pair of
game of Story's career and The Red Sox overcame a RBI singles and Amed Ro-
his fifth multihomer game late six-run deficit to sweep sario got three hits for the
this season. The outburst the three-game series be- Mets. They went 5-4 on their
came at the expense of Gi- tween division leaders. road trip to Wrigley Field,
ants starter Andrew Suarez Major league-leading Bos- San Francisco and Los An-
Colorado Rockies' Trevor Story watches his solo home run off (6-10). ton scored six times in the geles.
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Andrew Suarez during the
sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Story's solo homer in the eighth to make it 7-all. Af- Wheeler (10-7) retired the
Denver. fourth traveled an estimat- ter Freddie Freeman hit a first 11 batters before Jus-
Associated Press ed 505 feet. It was the lon- solo homer with two outs in tin Turner hit a liner in the
gest homer in franchise his- the Braves eighth, the Red fourth inning that struck the
By The Associated Press San Francisco in a game tory and the longest since Sox bounced back for their pitcher. The exit velocity on
DENVER (AP) — Trevor Story delayed 68 minutes by rain Statcast began tracking 97th win. Turner's ball was clocked at
homered in his first three at the start. distances in 2015. The 37-year-old Phillips sat 91 mph. Wheeler got a visit
at-bats, including one pro- The All-Star shortstop had Harrison Musgrave (2-3) got out the first half of this year, from the Mets' medical staff
jected at more than 500 a chance to tie the major the win and Adam Ottavi- signed a minor league and gave up a home run to
feet, and Colorado beat league record of four hom- no closed for his sixth save. contract with Boston in late Muncy three pitches later.
June and was called up Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-2) was the
from Triple-A Pawtucket on loser.
Tuesday. He didn't play that CUBS 6, BREWERS 4
night, but started at sec- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dan-
ond base in the final game iel Murphy and Kyle
of the interleague set. Schwarber homered to
After becoming the first back a solid start from Jose
player in Red Sox history to Quintana, and Chicago
wear No. 0, in one swing held off Milwaukee to avert
the guy with the zero be- a three-game sweep.
came a game-day hero. Pedro Strop closed out a
Andrew Benintendi singled tense ninth inning as Chi-
with one out off A.J. Mint- cago boosted its NL Cen-
er (4-3) and Steve Pearce tral lead to four games over
struck out, bringing up Phil- the second-place Brewers.
lips. On the first pitch, Phil- Quintana (12-9) allowed
lips homered deep into the two runs in 6 2/3 innings,
left field seats. improving to 3-1 at Miller
Atlanta left fielder Ronald Park with the Cubs. Strop al-
Acuna Jr., who hit another lowed a walk and a single
leadoff homer in the first, to open the ninth but got
didn't move as Phillips' shot the final three outs, striking
sailed over his head. Phillips out Curtis Granderson with
scored three runs and drew two runners on to preserve
two walks. the win.
Braves stadium organist Granderson belted his first
Matthew Kaminski played home run as a member of
"Welcome Back" before the Brewers in a pinch-hit
Phillips' first at-bat in the role in the seventh, a two-
second inning. Phillips, a run shot that cut Chicago's
high school star in the At- lead to 6-4.
lanta area who played The Cubs finally broke their
most of last season with the string of 16 scoreless innings
Braves, tipped his helmet against Milwaukee right-
and then walked. hander Jhoulys Chacin
Freeman hit his tiebreaking (14-6) when Murphy led off
homer off Brandon Work- the fourth with an opposite-
man (4-0). field homer.
Craig Kimbrel pitched the CARDINALS 7, NATIONALS 6
ninth for his 38th save. WASHINGTON (AP) —
METS 7, DODGERS 3 Matt Adams homered
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zack twice against his former
Wheeler stayed in the team, Marcell Ozuna tied
game after getting hit in his career high with four
the chest by a line drive, hits and St. Louis held off
pitching seven sharp in- Washington.q