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Bryce Harper drives in 100th run, Phillies beat Reds 6-2

By The Associated Press las Castellanos homered
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bryce and drove in four runs, and
Harper drove in his 100th Chicago celebrated the
run with a single, J.T. Real- return of Willson Contreras
muto had a pair of hits and Ben Zobrist by topping
and a sacrifice fly, and the Seattle. Jon Lester (12-9) es-
Philadelphia Phillies won caped three bases-loaded
their third in a row Tuesday jams while working six in-
night, 6-2 over the Cincin- nings in his second straight
nati Reds. win, helping Chicago stay
The Phillies began the day three games back of NL
2½ games behind the Cubs Central-leading St. Louis.
for the final NL wild card. Daniel Vogelbach’s pinch-
Harper’s fifth-inning single hit RBI single in the eighth
made him the first Phillie accounted for Seattle’s
since Ryan Howard in 2011 only run in its fourth loss in
to have 30 homers and 100 five games.
RBIs in the same season. Félix Hernández (1-5) lasted
Harper hit his 30th homer in just three innings in his third
the series opener, a 7-1 Phil- start since coming off the
lies win on Monday. The last injured list after being side-
Phillies outfielder to have lined for more than three
30 homers and 100 RBIs in Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper, left, and Cesar Hernandez celebrate the team’s 6-2 win over months with right shoulder
a season was Pat Burrell in the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Cincinnati. stiffness.
2005. Associated Press DIAMONDBACKS 2, PADRES
Harper’s single also gave PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miguel his first career start against out of the inning. 1
him an 11-game hitting Rojas hit a tying home run the club that made him the St. Louis has won 20 of its PHOENIX (AP) — Merrill
streak. with two outs in the ninth 38th pick of the 2008 ma- last 25 games. San Francis- Kelly pitched three-hit ball
Left-hander Amir Garrett (4- and Garrett Cooper con- jor league draft. The right- co has lost seven of its last over seven scoreless in-
2) walked a pair of batters nected in the 10th as Miami hander allowed two runs eight. nings, closer Archie Bradley
and gave up Cesar Her- rallied past Pittsburgh, end- on six hits and struck out NATIONALS 11, METS 10 stranded the bases loaded
nandez’s RBI single that put ing their franchise-record two over 6 1/3 innings for WASHINGTON (AP) — Kurt in the ninth and Arizona
the Phillies ahead to stay. 15-game road losing streak. his fifth win in seven starts Suzuki capped the larg- beat San Diego.
Scott Kingery homered in The Marlins were down to since being acquired on est ninth-inning comeback Arizona is five games over
the ninth. their final out when Rojas July 29th from Pittsburgh for in Nationals history with a .500 (72-67) for the first time
Nick Vincent (1-2) pitched homered to center field off right-hander Cody Ponce. game-ending, three-run since being 25-20 on May
an inning in relief of Vince Felipe Vazquez, who had Josh Hader handled the homer, helping Washing- 17. The club is 3 1/2 games
Velasquez, who lasted just his third blown save in ninth for his 28th save in 34 ton score seven runs in its behind the Cubs for the
three innings. 27 opportunities. chances. final at-bat to beat New second NL wild card.
The fading Reds have lost Cooper’s home run, a 444- Alex Bregman hit his 33rd York. Kelley (10-13) is the fifth Dia-
nine of their last 13. foot shot to left-center, homer, a solo shot off Lyles Mets relievers Paul Sewald, mondbacks rookie to win
BRAVES 7, BLUE JAYS 2 came with one out off in the sixth, extending his Luis Avilan and Edwin Díaz 10 games. He struck out
ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Don- Parker Markel (0-1). single-season career-best pitched through the melt- nine and walked two.
aldson doubled and drove Adam Conley (2-7) got the for home runs. down, retiring just one Na- Bradley struck out Nick Mar-
in three runs, Mike Foltyne- last out of the ninth when CARDINALS 1, GIANTS 0 tionals batter while Wash- tini to wrap his 11th save.
wicz pitched five scoreless Pablo Reyes was thrown ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Fla- ington rallied for its 20th win Wil Myers drove in San Di-
innings, and streaking At- out at home while trying herty pitched one-hit ball in 26 games. ego’s run.
lanta won its sixth straight to score from second base over eight innings, Marcell New York led 10-4 after Josh Rojas and Jake Lamb
game. on Adam Frazier’s infield Ozuna homered and St. scoring five runs in the top of had an RBI each during
Ozzie Albies added an single. Louis— with a fluky foul ball- the ninth. Wilson Ramos ex- Arizona’s two-run first inning
early RBI for the Braves, Jose Urena pitched a per- turned-base hit — beat San tended his hitting streak to against starter Ronald Bola-
who are 14-2 since Aug. 16 fect 10th for his first save of Francisco. 26 games and Pete Alonso ños (0-1).
and 32 games over .500 for the season and second of Flaherty (9-7) carried a no- crushed his 44th homer to DODGERS 5, ROCKIES 3
the first time since the 2003 his career. He was Miami’s hitter into the sixth inning put the Mets in position for LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rus-
team finished 101-61. opening day starter this and dominated with eight a win over the current lead- sell Martin hit a go-ahead,
Tyler Flowers’ three-run year. strikeouts and a walk. ers in the NL wild-card hunt. three-run homer with two
double in the eighth fin- BREWERS 4, ASTROS 2 Mike Yastrzemski had San Sewald allowed four hits outs and pinch-hitter David
ished off the Blue Jays, who MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zack Francisco’s only two hits. to his five batters, includ- Freese followed with a solo
have lost 12 of 15 to fall a Greinke lost his first game St. Louis only had five hits, ing Trea Turner’s RBI double shot in the seventh inning,
season-worst 30 games un- since joining Houston, giv- including one by Paul De- and Anthony Rendon’s RBI lifting Los Angeles over
der .500. ing up a three-run homer to Jong that looked like a single. Avilan allowed a sin- Colorado. The Rockies lost
Foltynewicz (5-5) allowed Eric Thames as Milwaukee trick pool shot. DeJong hit gle to load the bases, and their eighth in a row overall,
a baserunner in each of his earned a split of the inter- a ball that rolled about 10 then Díaz (1-7) relieved and tying a season-long skid,
innings, but none in scoring league series. feet foul of the first base allowed a two-run double and dropped their 12th in
position. He walked three Greinke (4-1) stumbled line before spinning all the to pinch-hitter Ryan Zim- 13 games. The Dodgers
and struck out two. for the first time in six starts way back into fair territory merman followed by Suzu- slugged seven homers —
Rowdy Tellez homered and since being traded from roughly 3/4 of the way to ki’s blast. one off their season high —
Derek Fisher added an RBI Arizona on July 31st. He al- the bag. DeJong raced to Javy Guerra (3-1) retired in beating the Rockies 16-9
double for Toronto. Wilmer lowed four runs on eight hits first to load the bases with the only batter he faced to Monday. They tacked on
Font (3-4) took the loss. over six innings. He came in two outs in the first. end the Mets’ ninth. three more in the middle
MARLINS 5, PIRATES 4, 10 IN- 4-0 in his five previous starts. San Francisco right-hander CUBS 6, MARINERS 1 game of the series to give
NINGS Jordan Lyles (10-8) made Dereck Rodriguez pitched CHICAGO (AP) — Nicho- them 248 this season.q