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Acuna hit by opening pitch, Braves top Marlins 5-2

By The Associated Press missing a month because
ATLANTA (AP) — Slugging of a strained hamstring. He
rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his second career triple
was hit by a pitch before and first in seven years
he could take the Marlins leading off the bottom of
deep again, but Dansby the sixth, chugging around
Swanson filled the power the bases after his liner off
void for Atlanta, hitting a Joe Kelly (4-1) to right-cen-
two-run homer that led the ter took an odd bounce off
Braves to a 5-2 win over Mi- the wall. Ramos scored on
ami on Wednesday night. pinch-hitter Scott Kingery’s
Acuna, who had hit lead- sacrifice fly to give the Phil-
off homers in the last three lies a 4-3 lead. He ham-
games and homered in five mered a two-run double
straight overall, didn’t get with two outs in the seventh
a chance to extend the off Drew Pomeranz to ex-
streak. Jose Urena plunked tend the lead to 6-3 and
him on the left elbow with scored on Maikel Franco’s
a fastball on his first pitch of single.
the day, triggering a me- Seven relievers combined
lee. Benches and bullpens to allow one unearned
for both teams emptied run in 6 2/3 innings. Tommy
onto the field twice after Hunter (4-2) earned the win
the pitch. No punches were Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) reacts after being hit by a pitch from Miami Marlins’ Jose by getting one out in the
thrown. Urena and Braves Urena during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Atlanta. Both sixth. Seranthony Domin-
manager Brian Snitker were dugouts emptied and Urena was ejected. guez got the last four outs
ejected. Associated Press for his 13th save.
Acuna instead became lins have lost five straight three-run homer to Andrew before Dozier’s flyball end- CUBS 8, BREWERS 4
the 11th batter to be hit and eight of nine. McCutchen. ed it. CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony
by a pitch from Urena this Kevin Gausman (7-9) al- But Los Angeles held San PHILLIES 7, RED SOX 4 Rizzo homered, drove in
season, tied for the most in lowed two runs in six in- Francisco scoreless over PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wil- three runs and stole two
the National League. Train- nings. A.J. Minter pitched the four innings that fol- son Ramos had three extra- bases in his return to the
er George Poulis hovered a perfect ninth for his 11th lowed, with Pedro Baez (4- base hits and three RBIs, cleanup spot, and Chica-
over Acuna, who sat on the save in 12 opportunities. 3) throwing the final two in- helping Philadelphia beat go beat Milwaukee to re-
ground near the batter’s Jarlin Garcia (1-2) was the nings to earn the win. Boston in his first game with store a three-game lead in
box while players swarmed loser. Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu, his new team. the NL Central.
near the mound. Acuna DODGERS 4, GIANTS 3, 12 making his first start since The Phillies remained two Jason Heyward added
left the game in the second INNINGS suffering a serious groin in- games behind first-place three hits and two RBIs to
inning. He took his position LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian jury on May 2, was brilliant Atlanta in the NL East. They help Chicago bounced
in left field and then walked Dozier’s sacrifice fly in the in his return. He threw six split a two-game inter- back from a 7-0 loss in the
off the field. There was no 12th inning gave Los An- scoreless innings, holding league series with the ma- opener of the two-game
immediate update on Acu- geles the victory over San the Giants to three hits with- jor league-leading Red Sox series. David Bote had
na’s apparent injury. Francisco, ending a five- out allowing a walk and for the second time in three two hits, scored twice and
The NL East-leading Braves, game losing streak. striking out six. weeks. made barehanded play at
who began the night two The struggling Dodgers bull- Yasmani Grandal led off Ramos, the two-time All- third base in his first action
games ahead of Phila- pen coughed up a 3-0 lead the 12th with a double Star catcher acquired from since he hit a game-ending
delphia, have won five in the eighth when rookie against Casey Kelly (0-1) Tampa Bay on July 31, grand slam Sunday night
straight. The last-place Mar- Caleb Ferguson gave up a and was singled to third made a big impact after against Washington.q

Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig

suspended 2 games, fined

NEW YORK (AP) — Los An- home loss. Hundley also That brought players out of
geles outfielder Yasiel Puig was fined. the benches and bullpens.
has been suspended for The fracas started when Puig and Hundley were
two games and fined an Puig swatted his bat in frus- momentarily separated,
undisclosed fine for fight- tration after fouling off a but Puig ducked around
ing and inciting a bench- pitch from Tony Watson, teammates, coaches and
clearing incident against and Hundley said some- manager Dave Roberts
San Francisco. thing to the slugger while before reaching back to
Major League Baseball still in his crouch. hit Hundley. He smacked
announced the sanctions Puig turned around and Hundley with an open
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig, right, shoves San Francisco Thursday, two days after walked toward Hundley, hand across the front of his
Giants catcher Nick Hundley, left, as they argue while relief the Cuban player took a the catcher stood up, and catcher’s mask.
pitcher Tony Watson, below, runs in and home plate umpire
Eric Cooper gets between them during the seventh inning of a swing at Giants catch Nick they argued face to face Puig also got into a skirmish
baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Los Angeles. Hundley in the seventh in- before Puig shoved Hund- with Giants pitcher Madi-
Associated Press ning of the Dodgers’ 2-1 ley twice. son Bumgarner in 2014.q