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SPORTS Thursday 16 May 2019

Guerrero Jr. hits 2 HRs, Blue Jays beat Giants 7-3

By The Associated Press Cincinnati.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Cubs are 10-2 in May,
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hom- their best start to the month
ered twice to become the since 1977. Chicago has
third-youngest player to hit won 22 of 28 games for the
his first two major league NL’s best record at 25-14.
homers in the same game Hendricks (3-4) gave up
in Toronto’s victory over a pair of singles and Joey
San Francisco. Votto’s homer in the fourth
Guerrero, who finished with inning, but those were Cin-
three hits and four RBIs, be- cinnati’s only hits. He left
came the youngest in fran- after walking Nick Senzel to
chise history to go deep open the ninth. Steve Cis-
as the Blue Jays won the hek got the last two outs for
opener of a six-game trip his third save in four chanc-
after losing five of six on a es.
homestand in which they Willson Contreras had
totaled eight runs. a sacrifice fly off Tanner
Trent Thornton (1-4) pitched Roark (3-2) for Chicago’s
three-hit ball into the sixth other run. Kris Bryant had
inning for his first major three hits and extended
league win. He struck out his career-best streak to 23
seven and overcame five consecutive games reach-
walks. ing base safely. Javier Baez
The 20-year-old Guerrero singled twice and extend-
homered in the first inning ed his hitting streak to a
against Giants opener Nick career-high 12 games, the
Vincent (0-2). He added longest by a Cub this sea-
an even more impressive Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a single against the San Francisco Giants during the son.
blast in the sixth off Reyes second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 14, 2019. PIRATES 6, DIAMONDBACKS
Moronta, a three-run drive Associated Press 2
estimated at 451 feet. Franmil Reyes homered berson’s single to left. Ron- ting for Syndergaard in the PHOENIX (AP) — Josh Bell
The only players younger and had two hits for San ald Acuna Jr. drew a bas- ninth, hit his first homer of homered twice and Joe
than Guerrero to hit their Diego, which has dropped es-loaded walk off Flaherty the year. Musgrove allowed one hit
first two home runs in the three of its last four. Pad- to force in a run. BREWERS 6, PHILLIES 1 through seven strong in-
same game are Brian Mc- dack surrendered six runs, St. Louis outhit the Braves PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bran- nings as Pittsburgh Pirates
Call in 1962 (19 years, 248 three earned, on five hits 14-3. Every Cardinals start- don Woodruff threw one-hit beat Arizona.
days) and Manny Mach- with three strikeouts. er, including Flaherty, had ball for six innings, Yasmani Phoenix native Cole Tucker
ado in 2012 (20 years, 35 CARDINALS 14, BRAVES 3 at least one hit. Grandal and Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer in the
days). ATLANTA (AP) — St. Louis hit METS 6, NATIONALS 2 homered and Milwaukee top of the eighth inning to
Pablo Sandoval homered four home runs, including WASHINGTON (AP) — Wil- topped Philadelphia. cap off the victory.
for San Francisco. three-run shots by Marcell son Ramos hit a first-inning The Phillies survived a scare The Pirates snapped a nine-
PADRES 6, DODGERS 3 Ozuna, Yadier Molina and grand slam after Wash- when Bryce Harper made a game losing streak to the
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joc Kolten Wong, and beat ington failed to complete sliding catch on a foul ball Diamondbacks that dated
Pederson and Cody Bell- struggling right-hander what should have been a to right field and banged to last season. Pittsburgh
inger hit two-run homers, Mike Foltynewicz and At- routine double play, Noah his left knee into the wall has won four of its last five.
Clayton Kershaw threw lanta. Syndergaard took a no-hit- in the sixth. Harper came Carson Kelly homered and
seven solid innings and Los Jack Flaherty (4-3) did not ter into the sixth, and New up limping but remained Adam Jones drove in Da-
Angeles beat San Diego in allow a hit through four in- York beat the slumping Na- in the game and made an vid Peralta to account for
the opener of a two-game nings. St. Louis led 11-0 be- tionals. almost identical catch to the Diamondbacks’ runs.
series. fore Flaherty gave up three The Mets have won three end the inning. He received The only hit Musgrove (2-
Pederson and Bellinger runs and three hits in the games in a row. The Na- a standing ovation only to 4) allowed was a fourth-
homered in the third inning fifth. tionals lost for the 11th time get booed after striking out inning single to Eduardo
against starter Chris Pad- The 2019 struggles for in 15 games. again in the eighth. Escobar. He struck out five
dack (3-2) and helped the Foltynewicz (0-3) contin- Syndergaard (3-3) allowed Woodruff (6-1) allowed only and walked two.
Dodgers get their third win ued. He gave up eight runs, two runs and four hits in an infield single to Jean Se- Diamondbacks starter Luke
in four meetings against matching his career high, eight innings. The first hit gura in the first, walked five Weaver (3-2) allowed three
their NL West rivals. while lasting only 4 2/3 in- he allowed was a single to and struck out five. runs on seven hits in six in-
Kershaw (3-0) allowed nings. right by Wilmer Difo to open Philadelphia’s Jerad Eick- nings. Arizona has lost four
three runs and five hits. The Foltynewicz, a 2018 All-Star, the sixth, and Victor Robles hoff (2-2) gave up five runs of five.q
left-hander struck out five saw his ERA climb to 8.02 in followed with a homer off a and eight hits in four in-
as he recorded his third four starts. He began the 98 mph fastball. nings.
victory in his last four starts. season on the injured list Ramos, who used to play Segura’s RBI single off
Kenley Jansen worked the with a bone spur in his right for the Nationals, connect- Corbin Burnes in the eighth
ninth for his 13th save. elbow. ed with a low 80 mph offer- knocked in Philadelphia’s
Manny Machado had Atlanta’s first hit off Flaherty ing from Jeremy Hellickson only run.
three hits — including a in the fifth was Brian Mc- (2-2) and sent it out to left CUBS 3, REDS 1
441-foot, two-run shot in the Cann’s broken-bat dribbler for his second homer. CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle
fourth — in his first game against the defensive shift Hellickson went five-plus Hendricks had three hits, in-
back at Dodger Stadium toward an abandoned innings, charged with five cluding a two-run double,
since signing with San Di- third base. McCann scored runs and six hits. and pitched into the ninth
ego during the offseason. on pinch-hitter Charlie Cul- Dominic Smith, pinch-hit- inning as Chicago beat