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SPORTS Saturday 27 July 2019

Cards tie Cubs for NL Central lead behind Goldschmidt

By The Associated Press der his right shoulder. He
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul struggled with his com-
Goldschmidt homered mand at times in his first
in his career-high fourth start since July 6.
straight game, helping METS 4, PADRES 0
the Cardinals finish a four- NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob
game sweep of the Pirates. deGrom pitched seven in-
St. Louis (55-47) won for the nings of four-hit ball, send-
eighth time in nine games ing the Mets to the win.
to move into a tie with the Todd Frazier hit a two-run
idle Chicago Cubs atop double as New York built
the NL Central. a four-run lead against Eric
Goldschmidt drove in nine Lauer, the most runs the
runs and had four of the Mets have scored in the first
Cardinals’ 12 home runs inning during deGrom’s 160
during the sweep. starts. DeGrom (6-7) struck
Kolten Wong and Dexter out nine while extending
Fowler also connected for his scoreless streak to 17
St. Louis. Miles Mikolas (7- innings. The ace from the
10) allowed three runs in Sunshine State has a 1.86
six innings. Pittsburgh has St. Louis Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt hits a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe ERA in 52 day games, best
dropped 11 of 13. Pirates Musgrove during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, July 25, 2019. The in the majors since at least
right-hander Joe Musgrove Cardinals won 6-3. 1913 for pitchers with at
(7-9) was charged with five Associated Press least 200 innings.
earned runs in five innings. Ian Desmond led off the by David Dahl, and Daniel vis earned his 15th save. Mets closer Edwin Díaz en-
ROCKIES 8, NATIONALS 7 ninth with a homer off Murphy drove in Blackmon Anthony Rendon hit a tered for the ninth and was
WASHINGTON (AP) — 42-year-old Fernando Rod- with a groundout. three-run drive for Wash- pulled after Manny Macha-
Washington ace Max ney (0-4), who pitched in Murphy homered and ington, which wasted a do drilled a base hit off his
Scherzer lasted five innings both games of Wednes- scored three times for the chance to gain ground on left big toe. Díaz limped off
in his return from the injured day’s doubleheader. Rod- Rockies, who won for just first-place Atlanta in the NL the field, and X-rays were
list, and the Rockies beat ney then walked Charlie the fourth time in their past East. negative.
the Nationals in a battle of Blackmon, who advanced 20 games. Jairo Diaz (3-2) Scherzer had been side- Lauer (5-8) was pulled after
worn-out bullpens. on a wild pitch and a single got the win, and Wade Da- lined by inflammation un- 2 1/3 innings.q