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SPORTS Tuesday 7 augusT 2018

New additions help Dodgers edge

Astros 3-2 to prevent sweep

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian end the seventh. In his last break a tie. It was Longo-
Dozier delivered a two-run three outings, Roark has al- ria's 12th home run of the
double in the first inning lowed two earned runs in season.
and Manny Machado had 22 innings (0.82 ERA) with 20 The Diamondbacks' loss
three hits with two runs strikeouts and a walk. and the Los Angeles Dodg-
scored as Los Angeles beat Washington's Bryce Harper ers' win Sunday created a
Houston. had two hits including an tie for first place atop the
Cody Bellinger had an RBI RBI double and is batting NL West between the two
double for the Dodgers, .367 since the All-Star break. teams.
who prevented a three- Kelvin Herrera worked the Bradley (3-3) entered the
game sweep by the team ninth for his third save with game leading the NL in
that beat them in last year's the Nationals. holds with 30. He had not
World Series. Cincinnati's Luis Castillo (6- allowed a run to the Giants
George Springer and Tony 9) allowed two runs on six in 12 straight games against
Kemp homered for the As- hits in 5 1/3 innings. them.
tros, but Springer exited in CARDINALS 2, PIRATES 1 Right-hander Ray Black (1-
the third with left thumb PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack 0) earned his first career
discomfort after he was Flaherty cruised through major league win with a
thrown out trying to steal six innings, Matt Carpenter scoreless seventh inning.
second base. hit another homer and St. Will Smith retired the Dia-
New reliever Roberto Osu- Louis held on to beat Pitts- mondbacks in order with
na did not pitch in his first burgh. two strikeouts in the ninth Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Machado, left, gets tangled up
game on the active roster Completing six innings for for his seventh save. with Houston Astros starting pitcher Gerrit Cole as he scores
on an RBI double by Cody Bellinger during the third inning of a
for Houston. Osuna was re- the first time since July 3, PADRES 10, CUBS 6 baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018.
instated from the restricted Flaherty (5-6) allowed three CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs Associated Press
list after serving a 75-game hits with seven strikeouts ace Jon Lester was hit hard
suspension for violating Ma- and one walk. again and San Diego also NEW YORK (AP) — Nick rookie Jesse Biddle worked
jor League Baseball's do- Carpenter hit a solo home battered Chicago's bull- Markakis hit a go-ahead around Wilmer Flores' lead-
mestic violence policy. The run in the fifth and Jedd pen. home run in the 10th inning off double in the 10th for his
All-Star closer was acquired Gyorko singled to drive in a Cory Spangenberg put the and the Atlanta Braves, first big league save.
Monday in a trade with the run later that inning to give Padres ahead to stay with helped by pitcher Julio Tyler Bashlor (0-1) was
Toronto Blue Jays while he the Cardinals a 2-0 lead. a tiebreaking double off Teheran's first big league tagged for Markakis' 13th
was still serving his suspen- St. Louis took the final two Carl Edwards Jr. (3-2) with homer, rallied to beat New homer. The Mets have lost
sion. games of the three-game two outs in the eighth in- York. five of six, and fell to 4-12
Dodgers starter Walker Bue- series against Pittsburgh to ning. Hunter Renfroe hit a Markakis finished with four against Atlanta this season.
hler (5-4) gave up two runs move past the Pirates into two-run homer and Travis hits and took over the NL Ronald Acuna Jr. hit an
over 5 1/3 innings with eight third alone in the National Jankowski added a two-run lead from teammate Fred- RBI single with two outs in
strikeouts. Kenley Jansen League Central. single in San Diego's four- die Freeman. the ninth that put Atlanta
closed for his 31st save. Bud Norris retired the side in run ninth against Randy Ro- Ender Inciarte also hom- ahead 4-3.
Gerrit Cole (10-4), a prod- order with two strikeouts in sario. ered as the Braves posted Teheran hit his first profes-
uct of nearby UCLA, al- the ninth for his 21st save. Renfroe finished with three their sixth victory in seven sional home run to begin
lowed three runs in five in- Trevor Williams (9-8) had RBIs, helping the last-place games. The NL East con- the Braves' comeback from
nings with eight strikeouts. a streak of 21 1/3 innings Padres split the four-game tenders took three of four an early 3-0 deficit.
NATIONALS 2 REDS 1 without allowing a run end series after they blew a at Citi Field for their first win- PHILLIES 5, MARLINS 3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt on Carpenter's 29th homer four-run lead in the finale. ning road series in more PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As-
Wieters homered to back to right with one out in the Craig Stammen (5-1) got than a month. drubal Cabrera hit a tie-
Tanner Roark, who went fifth. the win despite allowing Devin Mesoraco hit a tying breaking two-run homer in
seven innings to win his third GIANTS 3, DIAMONDBACKS pinch-hitter Anthony Rizzo's home run in the Mets ninth the eighth inning and surg-
straight start. 2 tying single. — he was standing at sec- ing Philadelphia complet-
The Nationals took three PHOENIX (AP) — Evan Lester was tagged for five ond base when a replay ed a four-game sweep of
of four from the Reds and Longoria's solo home run runs and eight hits in five in- review showed the ball Miami.
have won eight of 11 over- in the eighth inning led San nings. The All-Star lefty was cleared the wall, making it Cabrera, acquired in a July
all. Francisco past Arizona. 10-2 with a 2.18 ERA after 4-all. 27 trade with the New York
Roark (6-12) allowed a run Longoria drilled Diamond- beating the Dodgers on A.J. Minter (4-2), who Mets, crushed a 2-0 slider
on seven singles and got backs reliever Archie Brad- June 26, but has a 6.81 ERA had been 8 for 8 in save from Drew Steckenrider (3-
a nice ovation when he ley's 2-2 fastball with one in seven starts since. chances this year, got the 2) into the right field seats
made a diving stop on Billy out into the outcropping of BRAVES 5, METS 4, 10 IN- win despite giving up Me- for his 20th homer and his
Hamilton's comebacker to seats in left-center field to NINGS soraco's solo drive. Braves second in as many days.q