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SPORTS Wednesday 5 september 2018

Yelich beats throw

to 1st, Brewers

beat Cubs 4-3

By The Associated Press METS 4, DODGERS 2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris- LOS ANGELES (AP) —
tian Yelich drove in the Pinch-hitter Brandon Nim-
winning run with the bases mo slugged a go-ahead,
loaded in the ninth after three-run homer in the
beating a throw from third ninth inning, rallying New
to avoid a double play, York past Los Angeles in Ja-
and the Milwaukee Brew- cob deGrom's latest stellar
ers opened an important no-decision.
three-game series with the New York snapped a 12-
Chicago Cubs with a 4-3 game skid against Los An-
win Monday. geles. The loss ended the
The .316 hitter hit a 1-2 fast- Dodgers' three-game win-
ball from Jesse Chavez ning streak and dropped
right at third baseman Kris them out of first in the NL
Bryant, who touched third West. They trail Colorado Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich reacts after driving in the game winning run during the ninth
inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Milwaukee. The
for the second out of the by a half-game. Brewers won 4-3.
ninth before firing to first. DeGrom pitched six innings Associated Press
The speedy Yelich reached of one-run ball and drove
safely just before the throw in the tying run for the Mets, ing a five-run lead. son tied the game at 7 on the side in the ninth for his
landed in the glove of the but didn't factor into the On an afternoon when a two-run homer and three 38th save.
outstretched Anthony Riz- decision. He extended his Trevor Story hit two hom- pitches later Shaw lined NATIONALS 4, CARDINALS
zo, allowing Keon Broxton streak of 25 consecutive ers off Giants ace Madison an 0-2 cutter from Oh over 3, 10 INNINGS
to score the game-winner starts of three earned runs Bumgarner and the Rock- the fence in right for his first WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce
from third. or fewer, breaking a tie ies seemed in command at career homer. The Rockies Harper hit a tying, two-run
Cubs reliever Steve Cishek with Dwight Gooden (1985) 7-2 after five innings, they answered right back, with homer in the ninth inning,
(4-3) loaded the bases for the longest run in Mets needed the rookie Cuevas Ian Desmond starting the then delivered a sacrifice
in the ninth with a walk, history. to come through with a inning with a single and fly in the 10th that lifted
passed ball and two hit Jay Bruce opened the clutch hit. pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta Washington past St. Louis.
batters. ninth with a double off Ken- Colorado had a 7-5 lead later lining a double. Cue- The Cardinals led 3-1 with
The second-place Brewers ta Maeda (8-9) and was in eighth when Giants vas brought them in with one out in the ninth when
pulled within four games sacrificed to third by Kevin pinch-hitters Alen Hanson a grounder up the middle Harper hit his 31st home run,
of the NL Central-leading Plawecki. Maeda hit Jeff and Chris Shaw hit back- through a drawn-in infield sending a 96 mph fastball
Cubs. McNeil with a pitch before to-back homers off reliever off reliever Tony Watson (4- from closer Bud Norris over
Milwaukee tied the score Nimmo's second career Seunghwan Oh (6-3). Han- 6). Wade Davis struck out the center field fence.q
3-3 after pinch-hitter Mike pinch-hit homer went over
Moustakas drew a four- the right-field wall.
pitch walk with two outs Drew Smith (1-0) got the
in the eighth from Carl Ed- win with one inning of relief.
wards Jr. Robert Gsellman worked
Anthony Rizzo hit a two-out, the ninth for his 10th save.
two-run homer off tough ROCKIES 9, GIANTS 8
left-hander Josh Hader in DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter
the eighth. Noel Cuevas delivered a
Jeremy Jeffress (8-1) got go-ahead, two-run single in
the win after pitching a the eighth inning and Colo-
scoreless top of the ninth. rado rallied after squander-