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SPORTS Saturday 27 May 2017
Ray goes 7 innings as

D-backs beat Brewers 4-0

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Robbie hitter. Diaz got his first save Montero around 3:45 p.m.
Ray pitched seven innings since May 9 and has eight that he’d start the 7:10 p.m.
of two-hit ball to lower the in 10 chances overall. contest.
NL’s second-best road ERA PIRATES 9, BRAVES 4 Montero (0-4) allowed two
to 0.57, Gregor Blanco and ATLANTA (AP) — Ivan Nova runs during a 45-pitch first
Chris Owings homered, and (5-3) allowed four runs and inning, including a bases-
the Arizona Diamondbacks 10 hits in 8 1/3 innings, and loaded walk to Matt Szczur.
beat the Milwaukee Brew- Adam Frazier hit a three- Montero threw 87 pitches
ers 4-0 Thursday night for run homer. over three innings, giving Milwaukee Brewers’ Manny Pina is hit in the arm from a pitch
their ninth win in 10 games. Pittsburgh pounded Bar- up three runs, five hits and by Arizona Diamondbacks’ Robbie Ray during the second in-
Ray (4-3), coming off a tolo Colon (2-5), who a three walks. His ERA rose to ning of a baseball game Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Milwaukee.
dominating performance day after his 44th birthday 8.24. Associated Press
against San Diego in his allowed seven runs and 10 Lamet (1-0) cruised through
last start, did not allow a hits in five innings. His ERA five innings of one-run ball.
run for the second straight rose to 6.96. The 24-year-old right-hand-
outing. He struck out nine PHILLIES 2, ROCKIES 1 er punched out eight and
and walked none to send PHILADELPHIA (AP) — surrendered just three hits,
the Brewers to their season- Tommy Joseph hit a tying including Lucas Duda’s
worst fourth straight loss. home run in the seventh in- solo homer in the second.
Arizona is 11 games above ning and a winning single Brad Hand allowed a run
.500 for the first time since against Scott Oberg (0-1) but escaped a jam in the
2011. in the 11th after Michael ninth for the second straight
Blanco, who went 3 for Saunders’ one-out double, night, geting his second
4, hit the second pitch of stopping Colorado from a career save and second in
the game off Milwaukee four-game sweep. two nights.
starter Zach Davies (5-3) Jeanmar Gomez (3-1) RED SOX 6, RANGERS 2
for his fourth career lead- pitched a hitless 11th is his BOSTON (AP) — Drew
off home run. Owings tied return from a disabled list Pomeranz pitched six strong
his career high with his sixth stint caused by an elbow innings and tied his career
of the season leading off injury. Philadelphia ended high with 11 strikeouts to lift
the second. David Peralta a five-game losing streak, Boston past Texas.
had an RBI double in the winning for the fifth time in Xander Bogaerts and De-
third and Paul Goldschmidt 25 games. Colorado, which ven Marrero hit their first
scored on a wild pitch in has the NL’s best record, home runs of the season
the eighth. had won four in a row. helping Boston to their
CUBS 5, GIANTS 1 RAYS 4, ANGELS 0 fourth straight win.
CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bry- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Pomeranz (4-3) made it as
ant, Jason Heyward and — Matt Andriese (5-1) al- far as six innings for the third
Ben Zobrist hit solo homers, lowed six hits over eight in- time this season and beat
and Chicago won its third nings, Colby Rasmus drove Texas for the first time in
straight. in four runs and Tampa Bay nine career outings.
Spot starter Eddie Butler (2- salvaged a four-game split. Elvis Andrus homered and
0) allowed one run and four Tommy Hunter got three Nomar Mazara had two
hits in five innings, and Mike outs to complete a six-hit- hits and an RBI for Texas,
Montgomery pitched one- ter. which has lost four of five.
hit ball over four innings for Daniel Wright (0-1), re- Andrew Benintendi and
his first professional save. called from Triple-A Salt Mitch Moreland had RBI
Jeff Samardzija (1-6) gave Lake to fill in for the injured singles in the first inning as
up three runs and six hits Alex Meyer, allowed four Boston got to Nick Martinez
in seven innings with eight runs — two earned — and (1-3) early.
strikeouts. He also gave up six hits in 4 1/3 innings. ASTROS 7, TIGERS 6
three home runs against PADRES 4, METS 3 HOUSTON (AP) — Jake
Arizona in his first start of the NEW YORK (AP) — Dinelson Marisnick hit a tiebreaking
season on April 6. Lamet overpowered the home run in the eighth in-
MARINERS 4, NATIONALS 2 Mets in his major league ning for Houston’s fourth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nel- debut, New York’s Rafael homer of the game, lifting
son Cruz greeted reliever Montero labored on short the Astros to a 7-6 victory
Jacob Turner (2-3) with notice and San Diego won over the Detroit Tigers on
a three-run homer in the on a rainy night. Thursday night.
sixth inning that overturned Scattered showers soaked The Tigers tied it 6-6 in the
a 2-0 deficit, and Seattle Queens all day, and thun- top of the eighth when
stopped a five-game losing derstorms were forecast Jose Iglesias doubled off
streak. for midgame, although reliever Luke Gregerson (2-
Ariel Miranda (4-2) allowed heavy rain never came. 1) to drive in Andrew Ro-
two runs, three hits and Mets manager Terry Collins mine.
three walks in five innings. pushed back scheduled Marisnick’s homer to deep
Edwin Diaz, Seattle’s sixth starter Jacob deGrom to center off Detroit reliev-
pitcher, threw a one-hit try avoiding an abbrevi- er Alex Wilson (1-2) gave
ninth that completed a six- ated outing, instead telling Houston the lead back.q