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                  Gurriel hits grand slam as Astros beat Marlins 7-2





            The Associated Press         Mets bullpen.                ited  with  a  two-run  infield   win  of  the  season  against   middle  that  shortstop  Co-
            MIAMI  (AP)  —  Short  on    Tomas  snapped  a  1-all  tie   single  when  Los  Angeles   the Dodgers.              rey Seager fielded just be-
            sleep,  the  Houston  Astros   with a three-run homer off   pitcher Brandon McCarthy   San Francisco opened the     yond the infield dirt. Buster
            finally stirred in the sixth in-  Hansel Robles (4-1). Mathis’   lost  track  of  a  baserunner   inning  with  three  straight   Posey  easily  scored  from
            ning  Monday  night  when    two-run  shot  also  came    as San Francisco beat the    hits off McCarthy (3-1), with   third  and  Brandon  Craw-
            Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam                                                                                       ford  scored  from  second
            to  help  beat  the  Miami                                                                                          after  Seager  hurried  the
            Marlins 7-2.                                                                                                        ball  to  McCarthy  on  the
            The  Astros  arrived  at  their                                                                                     mound     and   McCarthy
            hotel  at  5  a.m.  after  a                                                                                        didn’t  realize  Crawford
            doubleheader in New York                                                                                            was running.
            against  the  Yankees  and                                                                                          PADRES  6,  BREWERS  5,  10
            were  listless  and  hitless                                                                                        INNINGS
            against Dan Straily until the                                                                                       SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hunter
            fifth inning.                                                                                                       Renfroe hit a two-run hom-
            Josh  Reddick  doubled  in                                                                                          er with no outs in the 10th
            the sixth off Junichi Tazawa                                                                                        inning to give San Diego a
            (1-1) and after a walk and                                                                                          win over Milwaukee.
            a  hit  batter  loaded  the                                                                                         Renfroe’s homer to left, his
            bases,  Gurriel  connected                                                                                          seventh,  came  off  Oliver
            with two outs for a 4-1 lead.                                                                                       Drake  (2-1)  with  Erick  Ay-
            It  was  the  Astros’  second                                                                                       bar  aboard  on  a  leadoff
            grand slam in two games.                                                                                            single.
            Alex  Bregman  hit  one  in                                                                                         The Brewers took a 5-4 lead
            Sunday night’s win at Yan-                                                                                          in the top of the inning on
            kee Stadium.                                                                                                        Eric  Sogard’s  homer  with
            Jose Altuve homered in the                                                                                          one out against Jose Torres
            ninth  and  drove  in  three                                                                                        (2-2).
            runs.                                                                                                               The Brewers tied it at 4-4 in
            DIAMONDBACKS 7, METS 3        Houston  Astros’  Yuli  Gurriel  (10)  is  congratulated  by  Josh  Reddick  (22)  and  Carlos  Cor-  the eighth. Hernan Perez’s
            PHOENIX  (AP)  —  Yasmany     rea  (1)  after  Gurriel  hit  a  grand  slam  scoring  Reddick,  Correa  and  Evan  Gattis  during  the   leadoff  fly  ball  to  shallow
            Tomas,  Jeff  Mathis  and     sixth  inning  of  a  baseball  game  against  the  Miami  Marlins,  Monday,  May  15,  2017,  in  Miami.   right  off  Brad  Hand  went
            Daniel  Descalso  homered                                                                                                   Associated Press  for  a  triple  when  second
            in a six-run eighth inning as                                                                                       baseman  Cory  Spangen-
            Arizona handed struggling    against Robles, hit hard for   Dodgers for its season-high   an RBI double by Brandon   berg and right fielder Ren-
            New  York  its  fifth  straight   the  second  consecutive   fourth straight win.      Crawford  putting  the  Gi-  froe  both  went  for  it  and
            loss.                        outing  after  a  strong  start   The  hit  by  Nunez  was  the   ants  up  2-1.  That’s  when   missed.
            Jake Lamb also went deep     to the season.               key play in a four-run fourth   things really got interesting.  Perez scored the tying run
            for the Diamondbacks, the    GIANTS 8, DODGERS 4          inning that broke the game   With  runners  on  second    on  Domingo  Santana’s
            latest team to take advan-   SAN  FRANCISCO  (AP)  —      open  and  helped  Matt      and third, Nunez hit a bro-  RBI single to right with one
            tage  of  a  beleaguered     Eduardo  Nunez  was  cred-   Cain (3-1) earn his second   ken-bat  grounder  up  the   out.q


              ESPN ending ‘Mike & Mike’


              radio show after 17 years





              NEW  YORK  (AP)  —  ESPN  TV that will premier Jan. 1.  later this year.
              Radio’s “Mike & Mike” are  Golic will stay in the morn-  Greenberg  says  his  “run
              going their separate ways.  ing radio spot and will be  with Golic has been an in-
              The  network  announced  joined by a new partner in  credible experience,” but
              Tuesday that Mike Green-    the network’s NFL host Trey  he’s  looking  forward  to  a
              berg  would  be  leaving  Wingo. The radio show will  new challenge.                 In this May 8, 2012, file photo, ESPN radio hosts Mike Green-
              the  longtime  morning  ra-  be simulcast on television.  The network also says Gol-  berg, left, and Mike Golic throw out first pitches before a base-
              dio show he co-hosts with  Greenberg     and    Golic  ic  and  Wingo  have  mul-   ball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago
              Mike Golic to host a new  have been teamed since  tiyear  extensions  to  stay      White Sox in Cleveland.
              morning TV show on ESPN  2000.  The  show  will  end  with ESPN.q                                                          Associated Press
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