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SPORTS Saturday 7 September 2019

Brian Moran

strikes out brother

in big league debut

By The Associated Press Elias Sports Bureau.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Dario Agrazal (4-4) surren-
Moran became the first dered six runs, five earned,
player in major league his- in 4 1/3 innings.
tory to make his debut CUBS 10, BREWERS 5
while on the mound fac- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle
ing his brother, striking out Schwarber’s grand slam off
younger sibling Colin in Drew Pomeranz capped
the Miami Marlins’ 10-7 win a five-run sixth inning for
over the Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago in the opener of
on Thursday night. a crucial four-game series
Brian (1-0) entered in the with Milwaukee.
fourth inning with the Mar- The third-place Brewers
lins trailing 5-2. After Bryan dropped 7½ games behind
Reynolds led off with a first-place St. Louis in the
groundout, Colin stepped NL Central and five back
to the plate having dou- of the Cubs for the sec-
bled in each of his first two ond wild card. Chicago re- Miami Marlins pitcher Brian Moran throws his first pitch in his major league debut in the fourth
at-bats. mained 2½ games behind inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Pittsburgh.
The 30-year-old Brian fell the Cardinals. Associated Press
behind 3-1 before throw- The Cubs loaded the bas- games. and Philadelphia dropped brought the potential ty-
ing back-to-back sliders to es with one out in the sixth San Francisco has lost five four games behind the ing run to the plate. Howie
strike out Colin looking. on two singles and a walk of six and eight of 10, drop- Cubs. Kendrick hit a game-end-
The 26-year-old Colin shout- against Matt Albers (5-5), ping 9½ games back for Matt Bowman (2-0) pitched ing groundout.
ed toward the mound on and Anthony Rizzo hit a the NL’s second wild card the 11th for the win. Reds The Braves jumped on
his way back to the dug- sacrifice fly off Pomeranz at 67-73. starter Sonny Gray allowed Strasburg (16-5) for two
out. for a 5-4 lead. Génesis Cabrera finished one run and four hits in six runs in the first, sparked by
Moran hit Josh Bell with a Jose Quintana (13-8) al- the four-hitter for his first big innings. Ronald Acuña Jr.’s leadoff
pitch and then got Melky lowed four runs and in five league save. Logan Webb BRAVES 4, NATIONALS 2 single. Acuña added to the
Cabrera to fly out in his only innings to improve to 9-1 in (1-1) allowed eight runs — ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried lead in the fifth with his 37th
inning of work. his last 12 starts. seven earned — eight hits (16-4) pitched one-hit ball homer,
The Marlins rallied for four CARDINALS 10, GIANTS 0 and two walks in 2 2/3 in- over seven innings to out- Trailing the Braves by seven
runs in the fifth, allowing ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota nings. duel Stephen Strasburg (16- games with just over three
Brian to get the win. Colin Hudson (15-6) pitched six REDS 4, PHILLIES 3 5) and push Atlanta a step weeks left, the wild card-
finished 2 for 4. innings of one-hit ball and CINCINNATI (AP) — Phillip closer to its second straight leading Nationals likely
They became the first sib- hit a two-run single for his Ervin homered against Nick NL East title, needed to win at least
lings to face each other in first big league RBIs. Vincent (1-3) leading off Mark Melancon made three of four in SunTrust
a pitcher-batter scenario Paul DeJong hit a two-run the 11th, an opposite-field things interesting in the Park to have any chance
with one of the brothers homer in a three-run first drive to right that barely ninth, giving up a two-run to overtake the Braves
making his major league for the Cardinals, who won eluded Bryce Harper’s at- homer to Victor Robles and and avoid the wild-card
debut, according to the for the sixth time in seven tempt at a leaping catch, a single to Juan Soto that game.q
MLB, union to discuss opioids testing after Skaggs death

NEW YORK (AP) — Major above Texas’s alcohol lim- a member of our fraternity
League Baseball and the it of 0.08% for driving, and and other developments
players’ association will 3.8 nanograms per milliliter happening in the country
discuss the possibility of of fentanyl. as a whole, it is appropri-
more widespread testing Players on 40-man rosters ate and important to re-
for opioids following the are tested for drugs of examine all of our drug
death of Los Angeles An- abuse such as opioids only protocols relating to edu-
gels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. if the player-management cation, treatment and
Skaggs was found dead in joint treatment board finds prevention,” union head
his hotel room in the Dal- reasonable cause, if a Tony Clark said in a state-
las area July 1 before the player has been found to ment Friday.
start of a series against have used or possessed a Minor leaguers not on 40-
the Texas Rangers. The drug of abuse, or if a player man rosters, who are not
Tarrant County Medical is subjected to testing un- in the players’ association,
Examiner’s Office said der a treatment program. are subject to testing for
the 27-year-old died after All players on 40-man ros- opioids. The commission- In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels starting
choking on his vomit with ters are subject to testing er’s office said during the pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws to the Oakland Athletics during a
a toxic mix of alcohol and for banned performance- last five years only 12 of baseball game in Anaheim, Calif.
the painkillers fentanyl and enhancing drugs such as 78,000 tests were positive Associated Press
oxycodone in his body. steroids and for banned for substances classified codeine, morphine and performance-enhancing
A toxicology report said stimulants. as opioids and opiates, a fentanyl. drugs started in 2004 and
his blood alcohol concen- “For several reasons, in- group that includes oxy- For unionized players, testing for stimulants be-
tration was 0.122%, well cluding the tragic loss of codone, hydrocodone, testing with penalties for gan two years later.q