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SPORTS Tuesday 25 april 2017
Daniel Murphy grand slam dooms Mets in 6-3 loss to Nationals

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Jeff Samardzija (0-4) re-
Murphy hit a grand slam mains winless after going 5
against his former team, 1/3 innings and surrender-
Max Scherzer pitched ing seven runs.
eight fiery innings and the Colorado leads the NL
Nationals earned their sev- West with a 13-6 mark. It’s
enth straight victory. tied for the second-best
Ryan Zimmerman added a start in franchise history.
two-run homer for the Na- REDS 7, CUBS 5
tionals, who completed a CINCINNATI (AP) — Bron-
three-game sweep of the son Arroyo pitched six in-
short-handed Mets in the nings of three-hit ball, and
first series this season be- Cincinnati salvaged the
tween the NL East rivals. finale of the weekend set.
Missing slugger Yoenis The 40-year-old Arroyo (2-
Cespedes and two other 2) allowed Anthony Rizzo’s
injured starters, New York two-run homer — his third
(8-11) has lost four in a row of the series — and struck
and eight of nine to fall 5 out seven batters for the
1/2 games behind the Na- first time since May 13,
tionals, who own the best 2014. The lanky right-hand-
record in the majors at 13- er has needed more than
5. two years to recover from
Scherzer (3-1) struck out Tommy John surgery.
nine. Koda Glover got Raisel Iglesias gave up a
three outs for his second pair of runs in the ninth be-
major league save. fore finishing off the Reds’
Michael Conforto and Neil 3-7 homestand. Washington Nationals’ Daniel Murphy reacts after hitting a grand slam during the first inning of
Walker homered for New Patrick Kivlehan’s bases- the baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Sunday, April 23, 2017, in New York.
York. Zack Wheeler (1-2) loaded double highlighted Associated Press
got the loss. a four-run sixth inning off
ROCKIES 8, GIANTS 0 John Lackey (1-3) and de- the Diamondbacks man- hit consecutive homers in over his old team, limiting
DENVER (AP) — Kyle Free- cided a matchup of up-in- aged only a two-run hom- the eighth, helping Phila- the Yankees to just four hits
land scattered six hits over years starters. The 38-year- er for Paul Goldschmidt in delphia complete a three- over seven innings.
seven sharp innings, Ge- old Lackey and Arroyo the first. McCarthy (3-0) al- game sweep. Nova (2-2) struck out a sea-
rardo Parra hit a two-run have combined for 793 lowed five hits in seven in- Joey Rodriguez (1-0) got son-high seven and walked
homer and the Rockies starts in the majors. nings. two outs in the eighth to just one, his lone mistake a
finished off their first three- Despite the loss, the de- Arizona’s Shelby Miller (2-2) earn the win and Hector home run by Jacoby Ells-
game sweep of the Giants fending World Series cham- threw four shutout innings Neris finished with a shaky bury in the seventh. Tony
at Coors Field since 2002. pions took two of three in before walking the first two ninth. Neris allowed one run Watson picked up his sixth
Freeland (2-1) mixed a the series and moved back batters and giving up an RBI and left the bases loaded. save after working out of a
wicked sinker with a two- into first place in the NL double to Corey Seager in The Phillies have won five bases loaded, one-out jam
seam fastball to get 12 Central. the fifth. He threw one more of six to even their record in the ninth.
groundouts and three DODGERS 6, DIAMOND- pitch and left after a visit to at 9-9. Andrew McCutchen
strikeouts. The Denver na- BACKS 2 the mound by the Arizona Matt Kemp went deep reached base twice and
tive also shattered three PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon trainer. Miller had tightness for the Braves, who have scored on a double by
bats on a day when the Gi- McCarthy gave Los Ange- in his right forearm. He will dropped six in a row after Gregory Polanco off New
ants changed their lineup les a much-needed strong have a precautionary MRI winning five straight. Aro- York’s Jordan Montgomery
to try to break out of a hit- start, Yasmani Grandal on Monday, according to dys Vizcaino (1-1) got the (1-1). David Freese added
ting funk. It didn’t work as homered in a six-run fifth manager Torey Lovullo. loss. a sacrifice fly for Pittsburgh,
they lost for the sixth time inning and the Dodgers PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 2 PIRATES 2, YANKEES 1 which won despite going
in seven games. At 6-13, averted a sweep. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ce- PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitts- just 1 for 10 with runners in
they’re off to their worst After scoring 24 runs in the sar Hernandez, Aaron Al- burgh’s Ivan Nova gained scoring position.
start since 1983. first two games of the series, therr and Odubel Herrera a measure of revenge CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 4q
Twins’ Sano suspended 1 game for benches-clearing role

NEW YORK (AP) — Min- innings later, Detroit’s Mat- appealed, allowing Sano of.” He didn’t elaborate on
nesota’s Miguel Sano has thew Boyd threw behind to continue playing until what that was.
been suspended for one Sano, who pointed his bat the appeal is heard and “In my head, I didn’t do
game and fined by Major toward Boyd and yelled decided. Boyd was fined anything wrong, so we’ll
League Baseball for what out at the mound. Tigers after MLB concluded he in- see what happens,” Sano
the sport termed “aggres- catcher James McCann tentionally threw a pitch at said through a translator
sive actions” that caused intervened and appeared Sano. Twins general man- before the Twins’ game at
benches to clear during a to put his mitt in the face of ager Thad Levine said the Texas on Monday night.q
game against Detroit last Sano, who reacted imme- organization will support Minnesota Twins’ Miguel Sano
weekend. diately with a right hand to Sano’s decision to appeal raises the bat over his head
Detroit’s JaCoby Jones was McCann’s mask. “by providing video and after striking out against pitch-
hit in the face by a pitch Joe Torre, MLB’s chief base- some commentary around ing from Texas Rangers’ Jose
from Justin Haley in the ball officer, announced Sa- the situation that Major Leclerc in the eighth inning of
third inning of the Tigers’ no’s suspension Monday. League Baseball may oth- a baseball game in Arlington,
5-4 victory Saturday. Two The players’ association erwise not have the benefit Texas, Monday April 24, 2017.
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