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SPORTS Tuesday 11 april 2017

NL CAPSULES

Marte’s walk-off homer in 10th leads Pirates by Braves 6-5

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Starling from the Cardinals.
Marte hit a two-run homer Adam Duvall had three
off Jose Ramirez in the 10th hits, including a home run,
inning to lift Pittsburgh over and two RBIs for the Reds,
Atlanta. who have won just five of
The Braves took the lead their last 40 series at Busch
in the top of the inning on Stadium. Joey Votto also
an RBI groundout by Ty- went deep for Cincinnati.
ler Flowers, but Pittsburgh St. Louis went 2-4 on its
wasted little time getting to opening homestand and
Ramirez (0-1). heads out on a six-game
Adam Frazier doubled trip to Washington and the
leading off the 10th and New York Yankees.
Marte drove the next pitch Blake Wood and Tony Cin-
into the visitors’ bullpen be- grani completed a six-hit-
yond the center field fence ter.
as the Pirates completed Carlos Martinez (0-1) gave
their first three-game sweep up six runs — five earned
of Atlanta since 1994. — and six hits in five-plus in-
Marte finished 4 for 5 with nings.
two runs and two RBIs. Fra- DODGERS 10, ROCKIES 6
zier added three hits for the DENVER (AP) — Corey Sea-
Pirates. Felipe Rivero (1-0) ger hit a two-run homer
picked up the victory, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Starling Marte, top right, is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting a and Los Angeles scored
100th walk-off in the 16- walk-off, two-run home run off Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Jose Ramirez in the tenth inning of a seven runs with two outs,
year history of PNC Park. baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 9, 2017. The Pirates won 6-5. Associated Press avoiding a sweep by beat-
Freddie Freeman hit his ing Colorado on a blustery
first two home runs of the walked none and struck man delivered a tying, brist homered, Jake Arrieta afternoon.
season for Atlanta. Dan- out nine, including five of three-run homer with two threw seven strong innings Justin Turner added a two-
sby Swanson added a solo his first six batters. outs in the top of the ninth and Chicago took the run double as the Dodgers
shot off Gerrit Cole, but the Syndergaard (1-0) allowed off closer Jeanmar Gomez weekend series from Mil- won their 98th game at Co-
Braves’ bullpen couldn’t two runs — one earned (1-0), but the Phillies imme- waukee. ors Field — the most of any
hold a solid start by Julio Te- — and five hits in seven in- diately answered to take The Cubs scored four runs visiting team.
heran. The Pirates tied it on nings to improve to 3-0 with two of three from the de- in the first off Brewers start- The Dodgers’ Japanese
a run-scoring grounder by a 1.67 ERA and 38 strikeouts fending NL East champions. er Zach Davies (0-2) on a starter Kenta Maeda (1-1)
Francisco Cervelli against in 27 innings against Miami. Pinch-hitter Daniel Nava two-run double by Addison pitched five shaky innings
Jim Johnson. Addison Reed got three walked to start the bottom Russell and a two-run triple
METS 5, MARLINS 2 straight outs for his first save. of the ninth against Koda from Jason Heyward. and allowed four runs, in-
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Edinson Volquez (0-1) per- Glover (0-1). Nava ad- Arrieta (2-0) allowed three cluding a two-run homer to
Syndergaard made a blis- mitted three runs in a first vanced to third when Fred- hits and struck out 10, the Charlie Blackmon, before
tering return to the mound, inning prolonged by catch- dy Galvis singled to right only blemish on his line a turning it over to the bull-
overpowering Miami for er J.T. Realmuto’s error. with one out. After Brock three-run homer by Ryan pen. The Dodgers’ reliev-
much of the night as New Volquez later gave up solo Stassi popped out, Hernan- Braun. The right-hander re- ers shut down the Rockies
York averted a three-game homers to Jay Bruce and dez slashed an opposite- tired 13 of the next 14 bat- until the ninth, when Kenley
sweep. Michael Conforto. field single to left. ters, including a stretch of Jansen gave up two runs
Forced from Monday’s sea- PHILLIES 4, NATIONALS 3 Nationals ace Stephen five consecutive strikeouts. before closing it out.
son opener against Atlanta PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cesar Strasburg allowed three REDS 8, CARDINALS 0 Tyler Anderson (1-1) took
by a blister on the middle Hernandez hit an RBI single runs and five hits, striking ST. LOUIS (AP) — Scott Feld- the loss for the Rockies,
finger of his pitching hand with two outs in the ninth in- out eight in seven innings. man permitted four hits who had their three-game
after six scoreless innings, ning to give Philadelphia a CUBS 7, BREWERS 4 and struck out six in six-plus winning streak stopped.
the right-hander was given victory over Washington. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle innings as Cincinnati beat The lefty allowed five runs in
an extra day of rest. He Pinch-hitter Ryan Zimmer- Schwarber and Ben Zo- St. Louis to take two of three five innings.q