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SPORTS Thursday 9 augusT 2018

Taillon, Pirates beat Bettis,

Rockies 10-2

By The Associated Press Nationals, Atlanta shook
DENVER (AP) — Jameson off a strong pitching per-
Taillon beat Chad Bettis in formance by Max Scherzer
a matchup of pitchers who before striking against the
battled testicular cancer Washington bullpen in the
last year, and the Pirates hit second game.
three homers. Freddie Freeman and Nick
Taillon (9-8) allowed 10 hits Markakis singled off Kel-
in his second complete vin Herrera (1-2) before In-
game of the season. The ciarte hit a liner down the
26-year-old right-hand- first-base line.
er struck out three and Jesse Biddle (3-0) pitched 1
walked one, helping Pitts- 2/3 innings and A.J. Minter
burgh stop a three-game got three outs for his ninth
slide. save.
Starling Marte hit a solo In the first game, Zimmer-
drive in the first and Jordy man and Trea Turner had
Mercer connected for a three hits apiece and Harp-
three-run shot against Bet- er added two hits and two
tis (5-2) with two out in RBIs. Jefry Rodriguez (1-1)
the fourth. Josh Harrison allowed one run in five in- Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon throws out Colorado Rockies' Chad Bettis, left,
capped Pittsburgh's five- nings in his first major vic- at first base during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Denver.
run fifth with a two-run tory. Associated Press
homer off Jake McGee. Kolby Allard (1-1) got the
Bettis allowed nine runs and loss in relief of Max Fried, the Cardinals, who have lost 3-2 in 14 in a 4-hour, Jesus Aguilar and Mike
eight hits over 4 2/3 innings who was struck in the low- won eight of 12. Miles Miko- 38-minute game on Mon- Moustakas staked Milwau-
in his first start after missing er back by a line drive in las (12-3) pitched seven day, led 5-0 after a four-run kee to a 4-0 first-inning lead
five weeks with a blister on the second inning and re- innings, allowing two runs eighth. with a pair of two-run hom-
his right middle finger. moved with a left groin and five hits. Zack Greinke (12-7) al- ers — Aguilar's team-best
NATIONALS 8, BRAVES 3, strain. Allard allowed four Derek Dietrich had three lowed only Williams' solo 27th and Moustakas' 22nd
GAME 1 runs in two innings. hits for the Marlins, who homer on three hits in sev- and second as a Brewer.
BRAVES 3, NATIONALS 1, CARDINALS 3, MARLINS 2 have lost seven of eight. en innings but lost his sec- All-Star Josh Hader (4-1)
GAME 2 MIAMI (AP) — Matt Car- Elieser Hernandez (2-6) got ond straight. was charged with the loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ender penter hit his 30th homer for the loss. Pat Neshek pitched a after allowing two runs in 1
Inciarte snapped a ninth- St. Louis, a tiebreaking drive PHILLIES 5, DIAMONDBACKS scoreless ninth for his sec- 1/3 innings.
inning tie with a two-run in the eighth inning. 2 ond save. ASTROS 2, GIANTS 1
triple, helping Atlanta to a Carpenter connected PHOENIX (AP) — Nick Piv- PADRES 11, BREWERS 5 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ty-
doubleheader split. for the fourth time in five etta threw six scoreless in- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Manuel ler White hit a two-run hom-
In the opener, Bryce Harp- games and increased his nings for Philadelphia, and Margot homered, tripled, er in the eighth inning, help-
er and Ryan Zimmerman career high for home runs. Nick Williams homered. singled and drove in five ing Houston put together
hit consecutive homers to He also extended his streak Pivetta (7-9) scattered runs, powering San Diego another late rally.
spark a four-run fourth in- of reaching base safely to five hits, struck out six and to the victory. The win followed the Astros'
ning that carried Washing- 26 games, the longest ac- walked one to get his first Franmil Reyes added three 3-1 victory Monday night in
ton to the victory. tive string in the majors. win in four starts. RBIs for the Padres. Matt which Marwin Gonzalez hit
Seeking to blunt the mo- Paul DeJong hit a two-run The Phillies, who blew a 2-0 Strahm (3-3) got one out for a three-run homer with two
mentum of the surging homer in the seventh for lead in the ninth inning and the win. outs in the ninth.q

U.S. beats Puerto Rico 8-1 at women's softball worlds

ICHIHARA, Japan (AP) — nected for a three-run shot lowing only a solo homer The winner of the tourna- from the Olympic pro-
Sahvanna Jaquish hit a in the fourth to make it 7-1 by Rivera Claudio in the ment will be awarded an gram after the 2008 Beijing
three-run homer in the third and Michelle Moultrie hit second inning. Olympic spot. If Japan Games but have been re-
inning to help the United a walkoff RBI single to end The U.S. improved to 7-0 in wins, the second-place stored for 2020.In Group B,
States beat Puerto Rico the game after five innings the championship which finisher will be granted the Japan (6-0) faces Australia
8-1 and clinch first place on Wednesday. also doubles as a qualifier Olympic spot because (5-1) later Wednesday but
in Group A at the women's Monica Abbott earned the for the 2020 Tokyo Olym- Japan has an automatic an approaching typhoon
softball world champion- win after she struck out 11 pics. Puerto Rico dropped berth as host.Softball and may delay the start of the
ship. Ali Aguilar also con- batters over five innings, al- to 6-1. baseball were dropped game.q