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Panik homers as Giants beat Cubs 6-4

CHICAGO (AP) — Joe Pan- Hoffman (2-0) also had his to make it through six in-
ik hit his first career leadoff first big league hit and the nings. The Reds’ rotation is
homer and doubled twice National League-leading last in the NL in ERA and in-
to help the San Francisco Rockies continued to cruise nings pitched.
Giants beat the Chicago away from home. They are Three relievers closed out
Cubs 6-4 on Monday. best in the majors with a a seven-hitter for Cincin-
Brandon Belt also con- 16-7 road record and are nati’s second victory in 10
nected while Ty Blach (2-2) 5-2 on this 10-game trip, games.
pitched into the eighth in- their longest of the season. Schebler connected
ning in the first meeting be- Nolan Arenado hit a two- against Josh Tomlin (2-6) for
tween the teams since San run homer in a four-run his third homer in a span of
Francisco was eliminated ninth after the Rockies seven at-bats. It’s the first
by Chicago in the NL Divi- scored four times off Phillies time he’s homered in three
sion Series last year. Panik, starter Jerad Eickhoff (0-5). consecutive games. Zack
Belt and Justin Ruggiano Charlie Blackmon had a Cozart’s two-run single in
each had two RBIs as the two-run double. the seventh off Dan Otero
Giants won for the eighth REDS 5, INDIANS 1 put Cincinnati in control.
time in 10 games. CINCINNATI (AP) — Scott BRAVES 5, PIRATES 2
Ruggiano’s leadoff drive Feldman struck out a sea- ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ad-
in the eighth made it 6-0 son-high nine while ending ams hit a two-run homer
and gave San Francisco Cincinnati’s long stretch of in his second start since
18 straight solo homers, ineffective starts while Scott being traded to Atlanta
just three from matching its Schebler homered for the and Ender Inciarte had a
major league record of 21 third straight game in lead- career-high five hits as the
set in 2011. ing Cincinnati past Cleve- Braves beat Gerrit Cole.
The Cubs responded with San Francisco Giants’ Joe Panik flips his bat toward the dug- land. Brandon Phillips also hom-
four in the bottom half on out after being hit by a pitch from Chicago Cubs’ John Lackey The Reds took the opener ered for the Braves, who
two-run homers by Javier during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 22, of the annual intrastate have won eight of 11.
2017, in Chicago.
Baez and Ben Zobrist. But Associated Press series. The teams play two Adams was acquired from
the rally stalled from there. loudly when manager To- only Leury Garcia’s solo games in Cincinnati fol- St. Louis on Saturday as a fill-
DIAMONDBACKS 5, WHITE rey Lovullo walked to the homer against Greinke, lowed by two in Cleveland. in for injured first baseman
SOX 1 mound to pull Greinke (6-2) who walked one in his The Indians had won their Freddie Freeman, expect-
PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Gre- after Jose Abreu’s two-out third double-digit strikeout last four at Great American ed to miss about 10 weeks
inke struck out a season- double in the ninth. game this season. Ball Park and six straight with a broken left wrist. Ad-
high 12 for Arizona and Daniel Descalso hit a three- ROCKIES 8, PHILLIES 1 overall in the Ohio series. ams had two hits, including
came within one out of a run homer and Paul Gold- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeff Feldman (3-4) got the first his fifth-inning homer high
complete game against schmidt added a solo shot Hoffman struck out seven victory by a Reds starter into the right-field seats for
Chicago. for the Diamondbacks dur- and tossed three-hit ball since May 9. He gave up a 5-1 lead.
The ace right-hander al- ing their sixth victory in sev- over seven innings to lead four hits, including Jason David Freese and Pittsburgh
lowed four hits and im- en games. Colorado over Philadel- Kipnis’ homer, while be- manager Clint Hurdle were
proved to 5-0 in his last six The White Sox managed phia. coming the first Cincinnati ejected by plate umpire
starts. The crowd booed starter in the last 10 games Phil Cuzzi in the fourth.q

After manager challenges, umpire

changes call without replay

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Nolan Fon- ‘OK, it’s your call.’ So he changed it.”
tana was called safe and then out on the Wendelstedt said an umpire must be hon-
same play by the same umpire — without est with himself.
a replay review. “I committed one of the two errors that
Welcome to the majors, kid. Nothing is cer- normally result in missing a play,” Wendel-
tain. stedt said. “You have good positioning,
Making his major league debut for the Los which I had, and good timing. Most of the
Angeles Angels, Fontana was initially ruled time you’re going to get them, most of the
safe by second base umpire Hunter Wen- time, right. I had really bad timing. As soon
delstedt on a stolen base attempt in the as my hands were out, I knew that I missed
second inning Monday against Tampa it.”
Bay. Los Angeles went on to win 3-2.
Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged the After the game, Angels manager Mike
call — but before there was even a video Los Angeles Angels second baseman Nolan Fontana forces
review, Wendelstedt correctly changed Scioscia said Fontana was indeed out. Sci- Tampa Bay Rays’ Michael Martinez at second base and throws
to first in time to turn a double play on Derek Norris during the
his ruling to out. oscia, however, said he’d never seen um- fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 22, 2017, in St.
“After consulting with me, he said, ‘I want pires get together on the field and change Petersburg, Fla.
to change it myself. I think I erred,’” crew a challenged call before an available re- Associated Press
chief Joe West told a pool reporter. “I said, play review.q