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SPORTS Saturday 22 June 2019

Nationals hit

3 HRs, complete

sweep of Phillies

with 7-4 win

By The Associated Press lowed three hits, struck out
WASHINGTON (AP) — An- seven and hit three batters.
thony Rendon and Victor Jared Hughes followed
Robles homered in a four- with two scoreless innings
run sixth inning, and the and Zach Duke finished.
Nationals completed a Yelich, the reigning NL MVP,
three-game sweep of Phil- opened the fourth with his
adelphia. 28th homer, sending a 2-2
Rendon led off the sixth with pitch from Roark 462 feet
a tiebreaking drive against to right to extend his hitting Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki raises his glove with the ball after tagging out Phila-
Nick Pivetta (4-2). Kurt Su- streak to 17 games, match- delphia Phillies' Bryce Harper at the home plate during the fourth inning of a baseball game in
zuki also went deep for the ing his career high. Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019.
Nationals, who earned their Jimmy Nelson (0-2) contin- Associated Press
first three-game sweep of ued to struggle in his come-
the season. This victory fol- back after missing all of for his seventh save. loaded single in the 10th two-run homer to help the
lowed a doubleheader win last season following right New York spot starter Walk- lifted the Colorado Rockies Dodgers hold off the San
on Wednesday and post- shoulder surgery. He al- er Lockett (0-1) retired his to a victory that completed Francisco Giants.
ponements Monday and lowed five runs and seven first six batters and had a a three-game sweep of the Pederson's insurance hom-
Tuesday. After sinking to hits with four walks and a hit 3-0 lead when he took the Arizona Diamondbacks. er ended up saving the
19-31 on May 23, Washing- batter in five innings. mound in the third follow- Iannetta, a former Dia- Dodgers, who had a 9-4
ton has used a 17-7 surge CUBS 7, METS 4 ing Alonso's two-run shot. mondbacks catcher, sin- lead going into the ninth
to get within two games of CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs top But things quickly fell apart gled off the center-field before the Giants rallied.
.500 (36-38) for the first time pitching prospect Adbert for the 25-year-old right- wall against Yoshihisa Hi- Their first five batters got on,
since April 28. Alzolay tossed four innings hander, who was pitching rano (3-4) with one out including a two-run double
Jean Segura and Jay Bruce of dazzling relief in his ma- in place of injured Noah to drive in Ian Desmond by Brandon Crawford and
hit solo homers for the Phil- jor league debut and the Syndergaard. and Brendan Rodgers. The RBI singles by Mike Yastr-
lies, who have lost four offense broke through with MARLINS 7, CARDINALS 6, Rockies had tied it at 4 on zemski and Stephen Vogt
straight and eight of 10. a six-run third to beat New 11 INNINGS Tony Wolters' pinch-hit RBI to get San Francisco within
Philadelphia right fielder York. ST. LOUIS (AP) — JT Riddle single in the ninth off Arizo- a run before the Dodgers'
Bryce Harper was booed Javier Báez homered and hit a two-run homer in the na closer Greg Holland. defense came up big.
loudly in the stadium he tripled, and Anthony Rizzo 11th, Zac Gallen was effec- Scott Oberg (5-0) got the First baseman Cody Bell-
called home during the first hit a two-run double as tive in his major league de- win with two scoreless in- inger threw to third on Tyler
seven years of his career. the NL Central leaders im- but and the Miami Marlins nings in relief, but had to Austin's bunt to get Vogt.
Playing his second series proved to 26-12 at Wrigley edged the Cardinals. pitch out of jam in the bot- Center fielder Alex Ver-
in Washington after sign- Field. Brian Anderson also went tom of the 10th when the dugo chased down Buster
ing a $330 million, 13-year Rookie slugger Pete Alonso deep and drove in two runs Diamondbacks loaded the Posey's line drive and made
contract with the Phillies hit his 25th homer and Todd for the Marlins, who earned bases with one out. He got a diving catch, and Garlick
in March, Harper batted Frazier connected for the a split of the four-game se- Ildemaro Vargas to fly out, caught Brandon Belt's fly
leadoff for the first time this 200th of his career for the ries. and then struck out David ball near the warning track
season and went 1 for 5 Mets, who dropped to 15- Rookie infielder Tommy Ed- Peralta swinging to end the in right for the final out. Ken-
with three strikeouts. 26 on the road. Before the man homered for the Car- game. ley Jansen was charged
REDS 7, BREWERS 1 game, they fired pitch- dinals, who rallied from 4-1 Charlie Blackmon and with a run and two hits, but
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jose ing coach Dave Eiland and 5-3 deficits. Desmond homered for the was able to hang on for his
Iglesias homered and and bullpen coach Chuck Riddle connected off An- Rockies, who have won 22nd save. JT Chargois (1-
drove in four runs, Tanner Hernández — but it made drew Miller (3-3) with one eight in a row over the Di- 0) allowed a run in two in-
Roark allowed one run — little difference on this out for a 7-5 lead. amondbacks. Nolan Are- nings.
a homer by major league night. Jarlin Garcia (1-0) got the nado left with a bruised left It was the third straight
leader Christian Yelich — Alonso tied Dodgers star win with two innings of relief, big toe after fouling a ball night the Dodgers scored
over six solid innings and Cody Bellinger (2017) for and Sergio Romo closed for off his foot. nine runs against their NL
Cincinnati earned its fifth most homers by an NL rook- his 13th save in 14 chances. Christian Walker's two-run, West rivals. The last time
straight victory. ie before the All-Star break. He gave up a two-out RBI pinch-hit homer keyed a they had three nights in a
Iglesias followed a two-out Alonso also is one shy of the double to Yadier Molina, three-run sixth for the Dia- row against the Giants with
triple by Yasiel Puig with his Mets' rookie mark set by but ended the game by mondbacks. Ketel Marte nine or more runs was July
fifth homer to put the Reds Darryl Strawberry in 1983. picking off pitcher Jack Fla- had four hits and tied a 1977.
up 5-1 in the fifth. He also Alzolay (1-0) replaced start- herty at second base. Fla- club record for consecu- The Dodgers chased Madi-
singled in two runs in the er Tyler Chatwood to begin herty was pinch-running for tive three-hit games with son Bumgarner (3-7) after
first. Nick Senzel hit his sev- the fifth. The right-hander Molina. his fourth. just 3 2/3 innings. Yastrzem-
enth homer for the Reds. struck out five and didn't ROCKIES 6, DIAMOND- DODGERS 9, GIANTS 8 ski had a two-run homer in
Roark (5-6), who had lost allow a hit until Frazier's BACKS 4, 10 INNINGS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle the seventh for San Fran-
three consecutive starts leadoff homer in the ninth. PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Ian- Garlick, Austin Barnes and cisco, which has dropped
and five of his last six, al- Steve Cishek got three outs netta's two-run, bases- Joc Pederson each hit a four of five.q