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SPORTS Friday 26 april 2019
Wainwright gets 150th win as Cards sweep Brewers

By The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam
Wainwright was warm
enough on a cool day, al-
lowing one run in six innings
for his 150th career victory,
and the St. Louis Cardinals
beat the Milwaukee Brew-
ers 5-2 on Wednesday to
complete a three-game
sweep.
Last year’s MVP, Christian
Yelich, had most of the day
off but still had a chance
to rescue the Brewers. He
came up as a pinch-hitter
with the bases loaded in
the ninth inning, but Jordan
Hicks struck him out to pick
up his seventh save in eight
chances.
Wainwright (2-2) matched
his season low in runs al-
lowed, and it was his first
quality start in a game with
a starting temperature of
60 degrees or cooler since
May 27, 2017.
Marcell Ozuna and Yadier
Molina homered for the
Cardinals as part of a four-
run fourth. St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis’ three-game Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in St. Louis.
sweep of Milwaukee was its Associated Press
first against its NL Central ri- in the first but was otherwise in the sixth inning, and Chi- a triple. Nolan Arenado backs have not lost in Pitts-
val since July 1-3, 2016. strong. cago overcame a wild start had three RBIs, David Dahl burgh since May 29, 2017.
Jhoulys Chacin (2-3) lasted PADRES 1, MARINERS 0 by Cole Hamels to beat Los had three hits and Wade Merrill Kelly (2-2) gave up
four innings, allowing four SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Angeles. Davis picked up his third two runs on six hits in seven
runs on five hits. Chris Paddack shut down Pinch-hitter David Bote fol- save. The Rockies have innings, walking two and
PHILLIES 6, METS 0 baseball’s highest-scoring lowed with a double to won eight of their last 10. striking out five.
NEW YORK (AP) — Rhys offense for his first victory, deep center against Scott Juan Soto homered for the Jordan Lyles (2-1) lasted
Hoskins homered off re- holding Seattle to one hit Alexander (1-1). Willson Nationals, who have yet to five innings, allowing five
liever Jacob Rhame and in seven innings and retiring Contreras was intentionally win more than two games runs, four earned, on eight
taunted him with a slow his final 19 batters, nine by walked and Heyward lined in a row this season. hits with three strikeouts.
jog around the bases a strikeout, San Diego beat a 2-2 pitch to the basket in Marquez (3-1) pitched in BRAVES 3, REDS 1
night after Rhame buzzed AL West-leading Seattle. left-center. pain in his previous start be- CINCINNATI (AP) — Ozzie
him with two fastballs, and Paddack and relievers Trey Hamels matched his high- cause of an infected tooth. Albies homered on the
struggling Philadelphia Wingenter and Kirby Yates est walk total in three sea- He had it pulled after the game’s first pitch and Ron-
beat New York. combined on a two-hitter. sons with six over 5 2/3 in- loss to Philadelphia on Fri- ald Acuna Jr. scored from
Hoskins was furious after Ian Kinsler homered off nings after issuing none in day and battled through first base on Yasiel Puig’s
Rhame sailed two pitches Felix Hernandez (1-2) and winning his previous three seven innings Wednesday. fifth-inning error, helping At-
over his head with two outs the Padres swept the two- starts. The Rockies scored the lanta beat Cincinnati.
in the ninth inning of New game series. They’ve beat- Brad Brach (2-0) got the next nine runs off Anibal Acuna scored easily when
York’s 9-0 win Tuesday. en the Mariners six straight final two outs in the sixth. Sanchez (0-3) and Wash- Puig misplayed Nick Marka-
The slugger faced Rhame times and won three Pedro Strop walked pinch ington’s bullpen. kis’s line drive single to right,
again in the ninth Wednes- straight overall following a hitter Max Muncy leading DIAMONDBACKS 11, PI- allowing it to skip under his
day, flipping his bat em- six-game losing streak. off the ninth. But he struck RATES 2 glove and roll to the wall for
phatically after hooking a The 23-year-old Paddack out Enrique and got Justin PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ketel a two-base error.
two-run shot over the wall (1-1), who lowered his ERA Turner to hit into a double Marte homered twice and Mike Soroka (1-1), in his sec-
in left. from 2.25 to 1.67, was bril- play for his third save in four Arizona won at Pittsburgh ond start of the season and
It took Hoskins 34.23 sec- liant in his fifth big league chances. for the ninth straight time. seventh of his career, tied
onds to touch ‘em all, the start. He got into and out of ROCKIES 9, NATIONALS 5 Marte extended Arizona’s his career high with seven
slowest trot in the majors a bases-loaded jam in the DENVER (AP) — Raimel lead to 5-1 with a solo shot strikeouts while allowing
this season. first, and after that it was Tapia had two doubles and in the fifth inning and drove five hits and one run with
Velasquez (1-0) struck out lights out. drove in three runs to back a three-run shot, his sixth three walks in 5 2/3 innings.
six and allowed three hits Yates pitched the ninth for a solid outing from German homer this season, into the A.J. Minter pitched a per-
in five innings, dropping his 12th save in as many Marquez, and Colorado left-field bleachers in the fect ninth for his third save.
his ERA to 1.99, as the Phil- chances. beat Washington. eighth. Tanner Roark (1-1) got
lies avoided a three-game CUBS 7, DODGERS 6 Charlie Blackmon homered Arizona’s nine-game win- through five innings, allow-
sweep. CHICAGO (AP) — Javier and Trevor Story extend- ning streak at PNC Park is ing six hits and two runs with
Jason Vargas (1-1) allowed Baez and Jason Heyward ed his hitting streak to 13 its longest in an opponent’s three walks and four strike-
Bryce Harper’s RBI double each hit three-run homers games with a double and stadium. The Diamond- outs. He also hit a batter.q