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SPORTS Tuesday 30 april 2019
NATIONAL LEAGUE

LeMahieu, Urshela

get hurt as Yankees

beat Giants, 11-5

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — the 11th time in 13 games.
The New York Yankees With a depleted bench,
keep on getting hurt — and the Yankees used pitcher
winning. J.A. Happ as a pinch-hitter
DJ LeMahieu and Gio Ur- in the seventh inning, and
shela became the latest he grounded out.
Yankees to get hurt as New “Just proud of how they’ve
York completed a three- rallied around one anoth-
game sweep of the San er,” Boone said. “We’ve
Francisco Giants with an got really good makeup in
11-5 win Sunday that in- that room. It’s something
cluded another long home that’s important to us, to
run by Gary Sanchez. have those kind of people.
“I’ve always felt with And I think we have that in
this team, through ups spades in there with guys
and downs, they’re re- that are tough, that are
ally good at turning the prepared.”
page,”Yankees manager Sanchez and Gleyber Tor- New York Mets' Robinson Cano, left, reacts after being hit by a pitch during the first inning of the
Aaron Boone said. “But res hit two-run homers as MLB baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in New
there is an extra focus right the Yankees built an 8-0 York.
now with what we’re going lead by the sixth inning, Associated Press
through. Guys are coming and Luke Voit added three
in ready for any kind of role, hits and a walk to extend ered for Washington. Ac- Phillies 5, Marlins 1 Pittsburgh’s Melky Cabrera
any kind of situation, and his on-base streak to 39 cording to the Elias Sports PHILADELPHIA — Zach Eflin had four hits, including a
they’re delivering.” games Bureau, it was the first time (3-3) threw a seven-hitter, pair of home runs. The Pi-
LeMahieu was removed in Domingo German (5-1) three teammates under the first complete game rates have lost eight con-
the bottom of the third be- took a shutout into the sixth the age of 22 homered in for the Phillies pitcher since secutive games.
cause of right knee inflam- before tiring and tied for the same game. Soto is 20, September 2017. Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 5,
mation. LeMahieu fouled the major league lead in while Kieboom and Robles Jean Segura had three of 15 innings
a pitch off the knee on wins. He allowed four runs are 21. just four hits overall for Phila- PHOENIX — Ben Zobrist
Friday night and had the and five hits in six innings. San Diego shortstop Fer- delphia, including an RBI tri- lined a two-run double in
knee wrapped with ice af- Mets 5, Brewers 2 nando Tatis Jr. left in the ple. Pablo Lopez (2-4) gave the 15th inning, and Chi-
ter Friday’s and Saturday’s NEW YORK — Reigning NL 10th with a hamstring injury up four runs in 5 2/3 innings. cago outlasted Arizona in
games. In his first season MVP Christian Yelich left after he did an awkward- Dodgers 7, Pirates 6 the second-longest game
with the Yankees, LaMa- in the fifth with low back looking split while trying to LOS ANGELES — Max Mun- in Chase Field history.
hieu is hitting .310 with 15 discomfort, and Mets star stretch for a throw at sec- cy singled home the tying After escaping a jam in
RBIs. Robinson Cano exited in ond base. run in the fifth inning and the 14th, Tyler Chatwood
Urshela left after he was the first after being hit by a Braves 8, Rockies 7 the go-ahead run off Rich- (1-0) sparked the decisive
hit on his left hand by an pitch on his left hand. ATLANTA — Josh Donald- ard Rodriguez (0-2) in the sequence with a one-out
88.5 mph cutter from Nick Yelich likely will get at least son overcame a 7-5 deficit seventh as Los Angeles ral- double. Albert Almora Jr.
Vincent in the fifth. Urshela one game off. X-rays on with a three-run homer in lied from a 5-1 deficit and followed with a single and
had two hits Sunday and is Canowere negative, but the eighth off Seunghwan completed a three-game both scored on Zobrist’s
batting .351 with six RBIs in New York will send him for Oh (1-1), Atlanta’s fourth sweep. double to the corner in right
57 at-bats. further testing Monday. home run of the game. Rich Hill made his season off Matt Andriese (3-2).
The Yankees said X-rays on J.D. Davis had a tiebreak- Jacob Webb (1-0) got the debut after recovering Kris Bryant followed with a
both players were nega- ing pinch-hit single in the final out in the eighth, and from a sprained right knee sacrifice fly.
tive. LeMahieu is scheduled seventh off Alex Claudio af- Luke Jackson earned his and allowed five runs — just Kyle Ryan gave up Caleb
to undergo an MRI on Mon- ter Amed Rosario reached first save when Nolan Are- one earned — and five hits Joseph’s two-run single
day. when Yelich’s replace- nado flied out with two on in six innings. in the bottom half before
“It’s the story of the season, ment, Ben Gamel, dropped and David Dahl grounded Cody Bellinger hit his 14th Allen Webster got Nick
besides winning a bunch of his flyball to right off Jacob out. homer, matching Albert Ahmed to fly out at the
games lately,” LeMahieu Barnes (1-1). Cardinals 5, Reds 2 Pujols (2006), Alex Rodri- warning track for his first ca-
said. “It’s frustrating.” Mike Moustakas hit a tying ST. LOUIS — Jack Flaherty guez (2007) and Christian reer save.
New York has had 15 play- two-run homer off Steven (3-1) gave up four hits in Yelich (this year) for the The game lasted 5 hours, 36
ers on the injured list this Matz (3-1) in the seventh. seven scoreless innings, most home runs before the minutes — 10 minutes short
year and just two have Nationals 7, Padres 6 and Yadier Molina drove in end of the season’s first full of the longest at Chase
come back: Sanchez and WASHINGTON — Matt Ad- three runs as St. Louis won month. Bellinger had three Field.
pitcher CC Sabathia. Still, ams homered off Matt for the seventh time in eight RBIs and leads the major Bryant also hit a two-run
the Yankees are 6-1 on a Wisler (1-1) leading off the games. John Gant retired leagues with a .427 aver- homer off Luke Weaver
western trip after outscor- 11th, his third career walk- Derek Dietrich with a man age and 36 RBIs. and Wilson Contreras had
ing the Giants 21-12, and off homer, as Washington on for his second save. Kenley Jansen struck out a solo shot for the Cubs,
New York improved to a overcame a 6-0 deficit. Sonny Gray (0-4) allowed Gregory Polanco with run- unbeaten their last six series
season-best six games over Carter Kieboom, Victor two runs and three hits in ners at second and third for (5-0-1).
.500 at 17-11 by winning for Robles and Juan Soto hom- five innings. his 10th save. q