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                                                                                                       SPORTS Wednesday 10 april 2019
            Cubs rout Pirates 10-0 in home opener after Lester departs




            By The Associated Press                                                                                             scoreless  innings  in  relief
            CHICAGO  (AP)  —  Kyle                                                                                              and  Jordan  Hicks  pitched
            Schwarber  hit  a  two-run                                                                                          the  ninth  for  his  second
            homer  and  Chicago's  be-                                                                                          save.
            leaguered bullpen stepped                                                                                           PADRES 6, GIANTS 5
            up after Jon Lester depart-                                                                                         SAN  FRANCISCO  (AP)  —
            ed with left hamstring tight-                                                                                       Pinch-hitter  Franmil  Reyes
            ness, leading the Cubs over                                                                                         connected for a go-ahead,
            the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 in                                                                                      two-run  homer  in  the  sev-
            their home opener on Mon-                                                                                           enth  inning,  and  San  Di-
            day.                                                                                                                ego rallied from five down
            Brad  Brach,  Brandon  Kint-                                                                                        against  Madison  Bumgar-
            zler,  Randy  Rosario  and                                                                                          ner to beat San Francisco.
            Pedro  Strop  combined  for                                                                                         Fernando Tatis Jr. also hit a
            seven innings of four-hit ball                                                                                      two-run homer and Wil My-
            after  Lester  was  removed                                                                                         ers had a solo shot for the
            with  two  on  and  no  outs                                                                                        Padres.
            in  the  third.  Brach  (1-0)                                                                                       Kevin Pillar hit his first career
            pitched  two  innings  for  his   Chicago Cubs' Kyle Schwarber, right, and Javier Baez celebrate a home run by Schwarber against   grand slam but Bumgarner
            first win with the Cubs.     the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Monday, April 8, 2019.           and  the  Giants'  bullpen
            Pittsburgh  had  won  four  in                                                                     Associated Press  couldn't hold a 5-0 lead.
            a row, but it hurt itself with                                                                                      San  Francisco's  Gerardo
            four  errors,  including  three  with a walk in his third game  start against Philadelphia in  For  the  Dodgers,  the  loss  Parra went down in the sev-
            by  shortstop  Kevin  New-   against his former team but  five days.                   could  be  painful  because  enth  after  being  hit  in  the
            man. Jameson Taillon (0-2)  helped  prevent  a  run  with  CARDINALS 4, DODGERS 3      of  another  groin  injury  to  face  by  a  93  mph  fastball
            was  charged  with  six  un-  a perfect relay throw.      ST.  LOUIS  (AP)  —  Marcell  starting  pitcher  Hyun-Jin  from Brad Wieck. Parra was
            earned runs and four hits in  Phillies  right-hander  Vince  Ozuna homered to back a  Ryu, who left with two outs  eventually able to walk off
            two innings.                 Velasquez  allowed  two  solid start by Miles Mikolas,  in the second inning.          holding a towel to his face.
            PHILLIES 4, NATIONALS 3      runs and four hits in five in-  and St. Louis ended Los An-  St. Louis rallied with two runs  Bumgarner  didn't  allow  a
            PHILADELPHIA  (AP)  —  Rhys  nings  in  his  first  start  this  geles'  five-game  winning  in  the  seventh.  Jose  Mar-  hit  until  Tatis'  homer  in  the
            Hoskins hit two solo homers,  season. Seranthony Domin-   streak.                      tinez  singled  off  Joe  Kelly  fifth.  Tatis  was  twice  hit  by
            Odubel  Herrera  hit  a  two-  guez (1-0) tossed a perfect  Mikolas (1-1) allowed three  (1-2)  to  drive  in  Matt  Car-  pitches from Bumgarner, in-
            run  shot  and  Philadelphia  sixth.  Pat  Neshek  pitched  runs on five hits in six innings,  penter,  who  had  singled  cluding to start the seventh.
            beat Washington.             out  of  trouble  in  the  ninth  working  around  three  hit  off  Scott  Alexander.  Paul  Eric  Lauer  (2-1)  struck  out
            Kurt Suzuki and Brian Dozier  for his first save.         batters  in  the  first  five  in-  Goldschmidt  later  scored  eight  over  six  innings.  He
            went deep for the Nation-    Anibal Sanchez (0-1) gave  nings.  He  had  never  hit  the go-ahead run on a wild  allowed  four  hits  and  five
            als.                         up three runs and seven hits  more than one batter in a  pitch by Kelly.               runs. Kirby Yates finished for
            Bryce  Harper  was  0  for  3  in 5 2/3 innings in his second  game.                   John  Gant  worked  two  his sixth save.q


            Archer suspended for 5



            games, Puig for 2, Bell for 1




            By The Associated Press      in  Pittsburgh,  which  was  Bell said Torre told him that
            NEW  YORK  (AP)  —  Pitts-   touched  off  when  Cincin-  Archer  wasn't  ejected  by
            burgh  pitcher  Chris  Archer  nati's  Derek  Dietrich  stood  the  umpires  because  he
            was  suspended  for  five  in  the  batter's  box  to  ad-  didn't throw at the batter's
            games, Cincinnati outfield-  mire  his  long  home  run  in  head.
            er  Yasiel  Puig  for  two  and  the second inning.       "That  to  me  is  a  very  dan-
            Reds  manager  David  Bell  Two  innings  later,  Archer  gerous   approach,"    Bell
            for one on Tuesday for their  threw  his  first  pitch  behind  said.  "As  we  know,  even  if
            parts  in  a  bench-clearing  Dietrich's  waist.  Plate  um-  they're  aiming  somewhere
            fracas  last  weekend  at  pire  Jeff  Kellogg  warned  else,  it  could  hit  a  hitter
            PNC Park.                    both  benches  and  Bell  right in the head."             Cincinnati Reds' Yasiel Puig (66) is restrained by Pittsburgh Pi-
                                                                                                   rates bench coach Tom Prince, in the middle of a bench clear-
            The  commissioner's  office  jogged from the dugout to  Bell  wasn't  surprised  by  his   ing brawl during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pitts-
            said  Archer  has  appealed  the  infield,  arguing  Archer  one-game suspension.      burgh, Sunday, April 7, 2019.
            his  penalty  and  will  play  should  be  ejected.  Archer  "I  was  suspended  (be-                                           Associated Press
            pending a decision.          maintained  he  simply  was  cause)  things  escalated
            Puig and Bell chose not to  off-target  with  an  inside  when  I  came  out,"  Bell  miss  one  appearance  at  pitcher  retaliating  when
            appeal.  Puig  will  miss  the  pitch.                    said. "Clearly both benches  most.                        they  think  a  hitter  has
            first  two  games  of  a  series  Benches and bullpens emp-  cleared,  which  is  unfortu-  "The  pitcher's  going  to  be  showed them up by linger-
            against  the  Marlins  in  Cin-  tied, and an enraged Puig  nate."                     suspended  for  five  days,  ing too long or doing some-
            cinnati  starting  Tuesday  barreled into a bunch of Pi-  Puig  declined  to  appeal  that's not costing him noth-  thing theatrical after hitting
            night.  Bench  coach  Fred-  rates and was restrained by  his suspension because he  ing  because  no  matter  a home run.
            die Benavides will manage  several teammates.             thought it wouldn't make a  what  he's  going  to  rest  for  "Major  League  Baseball
            the Reds in the first game.  Bell  interpreted  Archer's  difference. He wasn't satis-  five days," Puig said. "It cost  needs  to  take  this  out  of
            Chief  Baseball  Officer  Joe  suspension as confirmation  fied  with  Archer  getting  a  me two games."           their hands if the players try
            Torre  also  fined  all  three  that the pitch was purpose-  five-day  suspension,  which  Bell doesn't agree with the  to police it," Bell said. "That's
            for  their  behavior  Sunday  ly  meant  to  hurt  Dietrich.  means  the  starter  would  old-school  practice  of  a  a dangerous approach."q
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