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SPORTS Tuesday 2 July 2019
Dodgers rebound

in 10-5 win over

Rox for series split

By The Associated Press had a late connection for
DENVER (AP) — Joc Ped- the Cubs.
erson had three hits and Chicago starter Jon Lester
three RBIs, Matt Beaty (7-6) hadn't lost to the Reds
doubled twice and drove since 2016, a streak of sev-
in two, and Los Angeles ral- en straight starts. The Cubs
lied past Colorado to split have dropped 3 of 4 and
their four-game series. finished June 14-15, their
Kenta Maeda pitched into first losing month since May
the fifth but didn't figure 2017. Yasiel Puig stole two
in the decision. He had a bases a day after a shout-
hand in the Dodgers' first ing match with Chicago
two runs, though, singling reliever Pedro Strop — Puig
and scoring in the third and was upset after being hit by
laying down a sacrifice a 3-0 pitch.
bunt that helped bring Kiké CARDINALS 5, PADRES 3, 11 Colorado Rockies second baseman Ryan McMahon, top, jumps over Los Angeles Dodgers' Edwin
Hernandez home in the INNINGS Rios after forcing him out at second base on the front end of a double play hit into by Enrique Her-
fifth. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt nandez to end the top of the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Denver.
Dylan Floro (3-2) got two Wieters hit a two-run homer Associated Press
outs to pick up the win and with two outs in the 11th
Julio Urias helped keep the inning, and St. Louis over- er and singled in a run. games. All-Star starter Ron- three quick outs for his 17th
Rockies in check with three came a three-run deficit to Miami catcher Jorge Alfaro ald Acuña Jr. homered for save in 21 tries.
scoreless innings in relief. beat San Diego and snap a hit two-run homer with a the Braves. He had three Wilmer Font (2-2) worked
Chad Bettis (1-4) was five-game losing streak. bloody nose following colli- hits and scored three times. two hitless innings for his
charged with six runs while Wieters' shot off Brad Wieck sion in the sixth. Trevor Rich- Edwin Díaz closed one first win with the Mets. Sean
getting one out. (0-1) reached the balcony ards (3-9) allowed three out for New York's belea- Newcomb (2-1) took the
BREWERS 2, PIRATES 1 on the fourth level of the runs in five innings. guered bullpen, getting loss.q
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Western Metal Supply Co. GIANTS 10, DIAMOND-
Thames homered leading Building in the left-field cor- BACKS 4
came with Kolten Wong Kevin Pillar had four hits MLB batters set HR
off the eighth inning, and ner. It was his fourth and SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh.
Thames, who entered as aboard on an infield single. including a homer and
a pinch-hitter in the sixth, Manny Machado hit a drove in five runs, Madison record for 2nd straight
blasted an 0-1 pitch from two-run home run in the Bumgarner pitched seven
Pirates reliever Kyle Crick fourth, giving the Padres strong innings, and San month, hit 1,142
(3-4) to straightaway cen- three players with at least Francisco beat Arizona.
ter, a 432-foot shot that hit 20, and Eric Hosmer had Buster Posey had three hits
just below the scoreboard. three hits. San Diego had its including a double for the NEW YORK (AP) — A month last year. Milwaukee's Chris-
Milwaukee took two of four-game winning streak Giants, who split the four- after setting a record for tian Yelich leads the major
three from its NL Central ri- snapped. game series with their NL most home runs in a month, leagues with 29 home runs,
val and moved into a first- Carlos Martínez (2-0) West rivals. big league batters did it followed by New York Mets
place tie with the Chicago pitched 2 2/3 innings of re- Bumgarner (5-7) gave up again and are on pace to rookie Peter Alonso (28)
Cubs, who lost to Cincinna- lief for the win and Dominic one run on four hits. He shatter the season mark. and the Los Angeles Dodg-
ti. The Brewers finished their Leone got the final two outs struck out nine and walked The Elias Sports Bureau said ers' Cody Bellinger (27).
homestand at 5-5. for his first save. none. Pillar put the Giants Monday that batters hit A year after strikeouts sur-
Jeremy Jeffress (2-2) PHILLIES 13, MARLINS 6 ahead in the bottom of 1,142 home runs in June, passed hits for the first
pitched a scoreless eighth, MIAMI (AP) — Bryce Harper the second with a two-run seven more than in May. time, whiffs remain ahead:
and Matt Albers worked homered and drove in four homer off Robbie Ray (5-6). Five of the top six home 21,871 to 21,554. While
the ninth to pick up his first to help Philadelphia end a METS 8, BRAVES 5 run months have been in there were more strikeouts
save of the season. streak of five consecutive NEW YORK (AP) — Newly the last three years. August than hits in March (949 to
REDS 8, CUBS 6 losses to last-place Miami. named All-Stars Jeff McNeil 2017 is third at 1,119, fol- 848) and April (6,799 to
CINCINNATI (AP) — Eu- Harper hit run-scoring sin- and Pete Alonso had the lowed by June 2017 (1,101), 6,371), hitting has picked
genio Suarez ended his gles in the first and sixth in- big hits in a five-run eighth May 2000 (1,069) and May up in the warmer months.
slump with Cincinnati's lon- nings and a two-run hom- inning that rallied New York 2017 (1,060). There were 7,170 hits to
gest homer of the season, er in the eighth, his 15th. past Atlanta and snapped A total of 3,421 home runs 7,137 strikeouts in May and
Anthony DeSclafani (5-4) That gave him 199 career a seven-game losing streak. were hit in 1,255 games 7,165 hits to 6,986 strikeouts
pitched six scoreless innings homers and 999 hits, and Todd Frazier launched a through Sunday, an aver- in June.
and the Reds held off Chi- increased his average to long homer to begin the age of 2.73 per game. That The major league batting
cago. .250. Jake Arrieta (8-6) al- comeback and finished is up 19% from the 2.28 av- average was .251 through
Phillip Ervin and Nick Sen- lowed four runs in six innings with three hits and two RBIs. erage through June last June. That is up three per-
zel drove in two runs each, but contributed a two-run McNeil and J.D. Davis also year, when 2,822 home runs centage points from last
and Raisel Iglesias escaped single. Jean Segura and had three hits apiece for were hit in 1,236 games. year's average, the lowest
with a six-out save despite Cesar Hernandez each the Mets, who prevented a Batters are on pace to hit since 1972 — the year be-
allowing Jason Heyward's had three of the Phillies' 17 three-game sweep by the 6,624 home runs — well fore the American League
three-run homer in the hits and scored twice, and NL East leaders and won above the record 6,105 set started using the designat-
ninth. Kyle Schwarber also Brad Miller hit his third hom- for only the fifth time in 18 in 2017 and up from 5,585 ed hitter.q