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SPORTS Friday 12 april 2019
Machado hits go-ahead homer

as Padres beat Giants 3-1

By The Associated Press his 99-pitch effort. He struck opening day starter in
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — out eight and did not walk 2016-17.
Manny Machado put San a batter. He has permitted Phillies outfielder Aaron Al-
Diego ahead with his third one run over 11 innings in therr struck out Brian Dozier
home run of the season in a his last two starts. and Yan Gomes while al-
win over San Francisco. Molina, who drove in three lowing one run in the ninth.
Signed to a $300 million, 10- runs, homered off Kenta Nationals reliever Trevor
year contract, Machado Maeda (2-1) in the sixth Rosenthal retired a batter
broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth to push the lead to a 5-1. for the first time this season
inning with an opposite- Ozuna, who had three hits, after allowing his first 10 to
field drive to right on a fast- added a two-run drive in reach safely. He walked
ball from Dereck Rodríguez the eighth. a hitter before striking out
(1-2). Machado went 1 for RANGERS 5, DIAMOND- Andrew Knapp. Rosenthal
4 and is hitting .244 with six BACKS 2 then walked two more to
RBIs. PHOENIX (AP) — Lance load the bases. He gave up
Wil Myers added a run- Lynn struck out nine over six a run on a groundout, but
scoring single in the ninth solid innings, Hunter Pence Altherr flied out to end it.
off Will Smith, and the Pa- homered into the Chase The Nationals jumped on
dres won for the fifth time in Field swimming pool and Nick Pivetta (1-1) for three
seven games. Texas rallied to beat Arizo- runs in the first and kept pil-
Nick Margevicius (1-1) got na after being held without ing on. They outscored the
his first major league win. a hit for five innings. Phillies 24-1 in the final 15 in-
Making his third start, the Lynn (1-1) pitched four-hit nings over two games.
23-year-old left-hander al- ball to help the Rangers PIRATES 5, CUBS 2
lowed one run and five hits end a four-game skid. They CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan
in six innings with no walks overcame an excellent Lyles struck out 10 in crisp
and six strikeouts, including start from Diamondbacks six innings to tie a career
his last four hitters. He re- lefty Robbie Ray, who high, Francisco Cervelli and
tired his first nine batters be- struck out 10 and allowed Starling Marte homered off
fore a home run by Kevin two hits and a run over five Yu Darvish, and Pittsburgh San Diego Padres' Manny Machado celebrates after hitting a
solo home run against the San Francisco Giants during the sixth
Pillar, who has nine RBIs in innings. topped Chicago. inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April
his last three games. Right- Andrew Chafin (0-1) Lyles (1-0) allowed three 10, 2019.
handed hitters were 1 for pitched out of a bases- hits and was sharp again Associated Press
27 against Margevicius be- loaded, no-out jam in the in his second start, with Ja-
fore the homer. sixth but was charged with son Heyward's solo shot in barely had to swing to build — before this bizarre start.
Kirby Yates pitched the a run an inning later. the fifth accounting for the a big lead. REDS 2, MARLINS 1
ninth to remain perfect in Logan Forsythe drove in lone run against him. The A startling stretch that kept CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose
seven save chances and two for the Rangers, who right-hander walked only snowballing saw Odorizzi, Iglesias led off the eighth
finish a seven-hitter. scored two key runs in the one as Pittsburgh bounced newly promoted reliever inning with a tying homer —
CARDINALS 7, DODGERS 2 ninth off reliever Matt Andri- back from a 10-0 drubbing Andrew Vasquez and Trev- only Cincinnati's second hit
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier ese. in the Cubs' home opener or Hildenberger combine of the game — and Jesse
Molina and Marcell Ozuna Jose Leclerc, who blew a Monday to win for the fifth to walk six and hit a batter Winker connected one out
homered, Jack Flaherty save chance and a two- time in six games. with a pitch without get- later, rallying the Reds to a
tossed six effective innings run lead Tuesday, loaded Heyward had three hits and ting an out. At one point, victory over Miami.
and St. Louis beat Los An- the bases with no outs in Javier Baez drove in run the Twins threw 21 pitches After dropping eight
geles. the bottom of the inning. with a double in the eighth, — 19 missed the strike zone, straight, the Reds (3-8)
The Cardinals have won Leclerc walked Jarrod Dy- but Felipe Vazquez got the many of them bouncing or have taken the first two
four in a row and will try son to make it 5-2, but Kyle final five outs for his third sailing all over. games against Miami by
to sweep the four-game Bird worked out of the jam save in as many chances. Wilson Ramos grounded a hitting seven homers. They
series Thursday. They have for his first career save. Darvish (0-2) and the Cubs two-run single that capped hit five during a 14-0 victory
outscored their opponents NATIONALS 15, PHILLIES 1 (3-8) continued to struggle the crazy six-run rally in Tuesday that ended the
19-6 during the winning PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jer- on a 40-degree night at the fifth inning. The Mets long slide.
streak. emy Hellickson pitched Wrigley Field with the wind could've scored more, but The Reds managed only
Max Muncy and Joc Peder- three-hit ball over six in- blowing in from center field Jeff McNeil was picked off Matt Kemp's single through
son homered for the Dodg- nings, Matt Adams drove in at 20 mph. third after hesitating on a the first seven innings and
ers, who have lost three four runs and Washington METS 9, TWINS 6 bases-loaded pitch that were facing their fifth shut-
straight after a five-game routed Philadelphia. NEW YORK (AP) — Jake skittered to the backstop. out of the season before
winning streak. One night after wasting a Odorizzi and Minnesota's Syndergaard (1-1) had per- pulling off the late rally.
Paul DeJong had three hits five-run lead in a 10-6 loss in bullpen suddenly went wild, mitted just two hits in taking Iglesias hit his first homer of
and drove in a run with a 10 innings, the Phillies were allowing seven straight bat- a 9-1 lead into the eighth, the season off Drew Steck-
triple in the sixth. DeJong flat. Bryce Harper was 0 for ters to reach base despite and was pulled after giv- enrider (0-2) to tie it, and
extended his career-best 2 with a walk against his for- not hitting a single fair ball ing up a single, double and Winker put the Reds up with
hitting streak to 11 games. mer team, and an offense and letting Noah Synder- triple to begin the inning. his second homer in two
He is tied with San Francis- that was averaging 6.3 runs gaard and New York stroll It had already been a games. Amir Garrett (1-0)
co's Brandon Crawford for per game got shut down past the Twins. strange season for Odor- went 1 2/3 innings. Raisel
the longest current streak in by four pitchers. One day after the teams izzi (0-2) — he struck out 11 Iglesias struck out the side
the National League. Hellickson (1-0) struck out set a Citi Field record by to- against Cleveland, then in the ninth for his first save,
Flaherty (1-0) gave up six in his first start this sea- taling 10 home runs in the got only two outs while be- completing a combined
three hits and one run in son. He was Philadelphia's Twins' 14-8 romp, the Mets ing tagged by Philadelphia three-hitter.q