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SPORTS Wednesday 25 september 2019

Cardinals beat Diamondbacks 9-7 for 6th straight win

By The Associated Press ami’s big lead with his own
PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Gold- slam, but the Mets dropped
schmidt hit a two-run homer five games behind idle Mil-
in his return to Chase Field, waukee for the final NL
and the St. Louis Cardinals playoff spot with six games
beat the Arizona Diamond- remaining. They also trail
backs 9-7 Monday night for Washington by 5 1/2 games
their sixth straight win. for the top wild card after
Yadier Molina also con- the Nationals beat Phila-
nected as the Cardinals delphia 7-2.
moved 3 1/2 games of idle New York (81-75) would be
Milwaukee in the NL Cen- locked out of the postsea-
tral. St. Louis has five games son with a loss Tuesday and
remaining in the regular victories by Washington
season while Milwaukee and Milwaukee.
has six. Matz (10-10) permitted six
The Diamondbacks were runs in five-plus innings in his
eliminated from postsea- 100th big league start.
son contention. Marlins left-hander Caleb
Goldschmidt had a big Smith (10-10) allowed four
night in his return to the des- runs in six innings.
ert after playing eight years BLUE JAYS 11, ORIOLES 10,
for the Diamondbacks from 15 INNINGS
2011-18. He got a loud ova- St. Louis Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt connects for a two-run home run against the Arizona TORONTO (AP) — Anthony
tion from fans in the first Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Phoenix. Alford hit a game-ending
inning. Adam Wainwright Associated Press drive in the 15th inning for
(14-9) won his fifth straight Boston slugger J.D. Martinez fective innings, and the Na- 13) permitted five runs and his first career homer, send-
start, allowing five runs over drove in a run to become tionals strengthened their eight hits in five innings. The ing Toronto to the victory.
five innings. Carlos Martínez the ninth player in franchise playoff positioning. Phillies were pushed to the Alford connected against
earned his 24th save. history to have at least 35 Adam Eaton, Yan Gomes brink of elimination after rookie right-hander Ryan
Arizona’s Alex Young (7-5) homers and 100 RBIs in mul- and Trea Turner homered beginning the season with Eades (0-1), who was trying
surrendered six runs in five tiple seasons. for Washington, which great expectations after to close out a third consec-
innings. Colin Poche, the ninth moved a half-game ahead signing former Washington utive scoreless inning.
RAYS 7, RED SOX 4 Tampa Bay pitcher, struck of idle Milwaukee for the slugger Bryce Harper to a Baltimore’s Chris Davis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — out Christian Vazquez and top spot in the wild-card blockbuster deal. homered against Jordan
Ji-Man Choi, Brandon Lowe Xander Bogaerts with two standings. The Nationals re- MARLINS 8, METS 4 Romano in the 12th, but
and Willy Adames homered on in the ninth for his sec- duced their magic number NEW YORK (AP) — Steven the Blue Jays tied it in the
during Tampa Bay’s six-run ond save. Austin Pruitt (3-0) to clinch a playoff berth to Matz allowed two hom- bottom half on Jonathan
fourth inning, and the Rays worked one inning. three. ers to Jorge Alfaro, includ- Davis’ sacrifice fly.
moved into sole possession Bobby Poyner (0-1) got the Corbin (14-7) matched his ing a grand slam, and the Jason Adam (3-0) worked
of the second AL wild card. loss. career high for wins in the Mets lost to the Marlins to one inning for the win.
The Rays hold a half-game NATIONALS 7, PHILLIES 2 first season of a $140 million, dim their fading postseason Austin Hays homered twice
lead over Cleveland, which WASHINGTON (AP) — Pat- six-year contract. hopes. and drove in five runs for
had the day off. rick Corbin pitched six ef- Philadelphia’s Zach Eflin (9- Amed Rosario cut into Mi- Baltimore.q
Yelich they’ve already reached placed on administrative
75 in 2019 with a few leave under Major League
Continued from Page 18 Giants manager Bruce games still to go. Baseball’s domestic vio-
Bochy, who is retiring at OFF-FIELD PROBLEMS lence policy.
The home run races are the end of the season, As baseball prepares to TRIVIA ANSWER
also tight. Pete Alonso of earned his 2,000th victory take center stage with the The Colorado players who
the Mets leads Eugenio Wednesday night when start of the postseason, have won batting titles are
Suarez of the Reds 50-48 in San Francisco routed there was troubling news Andres Galarraga (1993),
the NL. The AL race is tied Boston 11-3. The Giants Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian off the field. Pirates closer Walker (1998, 1999, 2001),
at 45 between Jorge Soler had champagne in the Yelich, center, talks with gen- Felipe Vázquez was ar- Todd Helton (2000), Matt
of the Royals and Mike clubhouse to celebrate. eral manager David Stearns, rested on multiple felony Holliday (2007), Carlos
Trout of the Angels, but Reaching the milestone left, and owner Mark Attana- charges, including statuto- Gonzalez (2010), Michael
the injured Trout is done was not a foregone con- sio, right, before a baseball ry sexual assault, soliciting Cuddyer (2013), Justin
game against the Pittsburgh
for the year. Elsewhere clusion by any means. The Pirates, Sunday, Sept. 22, a child and pornography. Morneau (2014), LeMa-
around the majors: Giants won 64 games in 2019, in Milwaukee. Also, Yankees pitcher hieu (2016) and Charlie
MILESTONE 2017 and 73 last year, but Associated Press Domingo Germán was Blackmon (2017).q