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Wainwright hits HR, pitches 6 innings as Cardinals win 2-0

The Associated Press eighth to put the Diamond-
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam backs ahead. They won for
Wainwright hit a two-run the 13th time in the past 17
homer off Brandon McCar- games. Greinke (7-3), who
thy and pitched six innings moved into a tie for the NL
of four-hit ball, leading the lead in wins, struck out eight
St. Louis Cardinals over the and allowed four hits. He
Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on also singled and scored the
Thursday for a four-game Diamondbacks’ first run as
split. Wainwright (6-3) struck he improved to 5-0 in nine
out six and walked two, games against the Marlins.
pitching out of two-on, Archie Bradley struck out
one-out jams in the fourth Marcell Ozuna with two
and fifth, and extending his on to end the eighth. Fer-
scoreless streak to 16 1/3 in- nando Rodney, who blew
nings. Matt Bowman, Trev- a save in Wednesday’s ex-
or Rosenthal and Seung tra-inning win at Pittsburgh,
Hwan Oh pitched an in- completed a five-hitter by
ning each to complete a pitching a perfect ninth for
five-hitter. Oh threw a one- his 14th save. Jeff Locke al-
hit ninth for his 13th save in lowed one run in 5 2/3 in-
15 chances. nings in his season debut
Wainwright followed Paul for Miami, but the bullpen
Dejong’s second-inning couldn’t hold the lead.
single with a drive over the With the Marlins ahead
left-field bullpen for his 10th 2-1, Kyle Barraclough (1-1) St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Dexter Fowler is unable to catch a single hit by Los Angeles Dodg-
career homer. Wainwright walked the first two bat- ers’ Chris Taylor before it hits the ground during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June
1, 2017, in St. Louis.
has six hits and seven RBIs ters in the eighth. The right- Associated Press
this season. hander has given up 21
McCarthy (5-2) gave up walks in 22 1/3 innings this runs in the second inning. and the sacrifice fly where York. NL Central-leading
seven hits in four innings, season. Reynolds provided the big shortstop Jean Segura was Milwaukee won the last
struck out six and walked ROCKIES 6, MARINERS 3 blow with a two-run homer hurt in the fourth inning. two at Citi Field to salvage
one. SEATTLE (AP) — Mark Reyn- to deep left-center field, his Greg Holland pitched the a four-game split.
DIAMONDBACKS 3, MAR- olds and Nolan Arenado 14th this season. Arenado ninth for his 20th save. Anderson (4-1) gave up
LINS 2 homered to back Kyle led off the third inning with BREWERS 2, METS 1 three hits, walked one and
MIAMI (AP) — Zack Greinke Freeland, helping Colora- his 13th home run, and the NEW YORK (AP) — Chase struck out seven. In his pre-
allowed one earned run in do stop a three-game los- Rockies stopped Seattle’s Anderson pitched seven vious start, he took a no-hit
seven innings to earn his ing streak with a win over four-game winning streak. shutout innings and the bid into the eighth inning to
seventh victory as Arizona Seattle. Freeland (6-3) won for the Brewers benefited — tem- beat Arizona.
rallied to end Miami’s four- Colorado closed out four third time in four starts de- porarily, anyway — when Corey Knebel pitched the
game winning streak. straight games against spite hitting three batters. a Milwaukee bat boy ninth for his fourth save.
Nick Ahmed had three of the Mariners in interleague The only runs Freeland al- bumped into Mets infielder Flores homered in the
Arizona’s six hits, includ- play by jumping on Yovani lowed came on Guillermo Wilmer Flores on a foul pop- eighth on reliever Jacob
ing a two-run single in the Gallardo (2-6) with four Heredia’s solo home run up in a victory over New Barnes’ first pitch.q

Tony Kanaan to cross race off bucket list with Le Mans

DETROIT (AP) — Tony fly to North Carolina to
Kanaan’s bucket list is spend up to five hours in
about to get shorter. a simulator. Then, he’s off
Time to prepare for the op- to Texas — where he said
portunity is short, too. “all of my sponsors are,”
The 42-year-old Brazilian — for a busy stretch off the
IndyCar driver is making track before getting on it
his Le Mans debut, replac- next week at Texas Motor
ing the injured Sebastien Speedway. Following the
Bourdais on the defending prime-time race, Kanaan
class winning team at the will fly to France.
24 Hours of Le Mans in just “I’ll get in another simula-
two weeks. tor, that all rookies have to
“I’ve never even been do, over there and then will
there,” Kanaan said be- show up at the race track
fore competing in a pair of to see what I can do,” he
Detroit Grand Prix races. “I said. “It’s going to be a
don’t know any of the turns little hectic.” The 2004 Indy-
so I’m going to try to learn Car champion and 17-time
as much as I can before I winner has shown he still
get to the real thing.” has it this year, ranking No.
After racing in the Indy- 6 in series points with a top- Tony Kanaan, of Brazil, drives through the first turn during the running of the Indianapolis 500 auto
Car’s only doubleheader five finish and three in the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 28, 2017, in Indianapolis.
this weekend, Kanaan will top 10.q Associated Press