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SPORTS Saturday 25 auguSt 2018

Nola outpitches Scherzer, Phils top Nats in aces' duel

By The Associated Press six shutout innings, improv-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aar- ing to 4-0 with a 0.75 ERA
on Nola outdueled Max in four starts against Miami
Scherzer in a meeting of this season.
All-Star aces, Odubel Her- Charlie Culberson and
rera hit a two-run homer in Ender Inciarte also hom-
the seventh inning and the ered for Atlanta, which
Philadelphia Phillies defeat- remained three games
ed the Washington Nation- ahead of second-place
als 2-0 Thursday. Philadelphia in the NL East.
Nola (15-3) was masterful in Marlins starter Elieser Her-
his matchup with the three- nandez (2-7) lasted three
time Cy Young Award win- innings, giving up three hits
ner, allowing five hits and — two of them homers —
one walk. He escaped his and three runs.
biggest jam with his final CUBS 7, REDS 1
pitch, striking out Bryce CHICAGO (AP) — Cole
Harper with runners on first Hamels tossed a complete
and second to end the game to continue his dra-
eighth. matic turnaround with NL
Nola struck out nine and Central-leading Chicago,
finished with a 2.13 ERA which got home runs from
— the exact same ERA as Anthony Rizzo and Javier
Scherzer. Baez to beat Cincinnati.
Scherzer (16-6) was nearly Hamels (4-0) allowed eight
as good in the first match- hits, struck out seven and
up of starters with at least walked two in his 17th ca- Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola throws during the first inning of a baseball game
150 innings and a sub-2.25 reer complete game and against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Washington.
ERA since St. Louis' John Tu- the first by a Cubs pitcher Associated Press
dor faced Mets ace Dwight this season. His ERA in five
Gooden on Sept. 11, 1985. starts with Chicago is 0.79. singled earlier in the ninth West. and walked none.
Scherzer gave up two hits Rizzo went 2 for 2 with a and stole second. It was Chris Rusin (1-2) worked a Bumgarner extended his
in seven innings and struck walk and three RBIs. Desmond's second career scoreless ninth to pick up scoreless streak at Citi Field
out 10, increasing his ma- Baez was 3 for 5, reached walk-off homer. His other the win. to 33 innings before Todd
jor league-leading total to on an error and scored was May 2, 2012, against GIANTS 3, METS 1 Frazier homered to begin
244. three runs. The homer, his Arizona. NEW YORK (AP) — San Fran- the seventh. The big lefty is
Pat Neshek pitched a per- 27th, was a mammoth 481- Matt Holliday was in Colo- cisco's Madison Bumgarner 7-0 with a 1.42 ERA in eight
fect ninth for his fourth save. foot solo shot that cleared rado's starting lineup for the hit an RBI double for the starts against the Mets.
BRAVES 5, MARLINS 0 the bleachers just left of first time in a decade after only earned run off New DeGrom (8-8) went six in-
MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Ron- straightaway center. having his contract select- York ace Jacob deGrom nings and exited with a
ald Acuna Jr. hit his 21st The Reds jumped to a 1-0 ed from Triple-A Albuquer- and topped him on the major league-best 1.71
home run and got hit by an- lead in the first, but the que. He went 0 for 3. mound, too. ERA. He allowed two runs
other Miami pitch, though Cubs quickly answered. The Rockies overcame a In his first appearance in overall on four hits, striking
tempers stayed in check After Baez reached on an baserunning blunder early New York since tossing out 10 with a season-high
this time and Atlanta went error with one out, Rizzo hit and a costly error late to a four-hit shutout in the four walks.
on to win. the first pitch he saw from take two of three games 2016 NL wild-card game, Will Smith worked around a
It was the first meeting be- Anthony DeSclafani (6-4) from the Padres and move Bumgarner (5-5) allowed two-out walk to Jose Bau-
tween the teams since the into the bleachers in right. within one game of first- one run on five hits in eight tista in the ninth for his 11th
Aug. 15 game in which Baez's homer in the third place Arizona in the NL innings. He struck out eight save in 13 opportunities.q
Miami starter Jose Urena made it 3-1.
earned a six-game suspen- ROCKIES 4, PADRES 3
sion by plunking Acuna on DENVER (AP) — Ian Des-
his first and only pitch. This mond hit a two-run, two-
time, no hysterics broke out. out homer in the ninth in-
And in the end, it was more ning, and Colorado beat
of the same for Sean New- San Diego.
comb and the Braves when Desmond lined an 88-mph
they face the Marlins. New- splitter from reliever Kirby
comb (11-7) allowed two Yates (4-3) over the fence
hits and struck out eight in in left after Trevor Story