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SPORTS Tuesday 25 sepTember 2018
Brewers cruise past

Pirates, move closer

to playoff berth

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris- DODGERS 14, PADRES 0
tian Yelich hit his 32nd LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hyun-
home run and Travis Shaw Jin Ryu (6-3) allowed four
added his 31st as Milwau- hits and struck out eight in
kee remained two games six scoreless innings and tied
ahead of St. Louis, which is a career high with three
second in the NL wild-card of the Dodgers' 16 hits.
race. Yelich finished 2 for 3, Los Angeles maintained a
including a three-run hom- 1½-games NL West lead
er in the second off Nick over second-place Colo-
Kingham (5-7), to boost his rado.
batting average to an NL- Manny Machado and Matt
leading .322. Kemp hit solo homers, and
Corey Knebel (3-3) won in Austin Barnes hit a two-run Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich hits a three-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher
relief. drive. Nick Kingham in the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
Pittsburgh was eliminated Rookie Joey Lucchesi (8- Associated Press
and failed to reach the 9) gave up a career-high
postseason for the third seven runs on seven hits in straight outs for his NL-lead- in Atlanta for the first time first big league home run, a
straight year. 3 2/3 innings. ing 41st save. since 1997. three-run drive in a four-run
CARDINALS 9, GIANTS 2 ROCKIES 2, DIAMOND- BRAVES 2, PHILLIES 1 Shane Carle pitched a third off Michael Lorenzen
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Miko- BACKS 0 ATLANTA (AP) — Lane Ad- shaky ninth for his first big (3-2), who allowed nine hits
las (17-4) won his fourth PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Free- ams homered and drove in league save. in four innings. Trevor Rich-
straight start, allowing two land (16-7) allowed seven two runs, and Anibal San- MARLINS 6, REDS 0 ards (4-9) gave up three
runs — one earned — and hits in seven innings, im- chez (7-6) won for the first MIAMI (AP) — A crowd of hits in seven innings, struck
two hits in seven innings proving to 7-0 in his last 10 time in nine starts. Sanchez 13,595 left Miami with a out nine and walked one.
with eight strikeouts and no starts. allowed one run and four franchise-low home atten- METS 8, NATIONALS 6
walks. John Brebbia and Arizona lost for the seventh hits in five innings, securing dance of 811,104 in Derek WASHINGTON (AP) — Mi-
Giovanny Gallegos finished time in eight games and his role as Atlanta's No. 3 Jeter's first season as chief chael Conforto hit a go-
a five-hitter. was eliminated from con- starter for the Division Series executive officer, the first ahead, bases-loaded triple
Matt Carpenter hit his NL- tention in the NL West and behind Mike Foltynewicz major league team to draw in the fourth off Wander Su-
leading 36th homer and St. wild-card races. The Dia- and Kevin Gausman. fewer than 1 million fans at ero (3-1), and Jeff McNeil
Louis remained 1½ games mondbacks led the division Atlanta won its fifth straight, home since the 2004 Mon- matched a career high
ahead of Colorado, which entering the final month and Philadelphia was elimi- treal Expos. The Marlins are with four hits in raising his
is third in the wild-card but are 5-16 in September. nated from postseason last in the NL East at 62-93 average to .328 in 195 at-
race, Nolan Arenado hit an RBI contention. The Braves overall, their eighth con- bats since his big league
Andrew Suarez (7-12) gave double in the third and Ge- mostly rested their regulars secutive losing season, debut on July 24.
up two runs and six hits in rardo Parra had a run-scor- against ace Aaron Nola and have not reached the The first pitch was delayed
five innings. The Giants fin- ing single in the fifth against (16-6), who gave up two playoffs since beating the 25 minutes, and rain con-
ished 31-50 on the road for Zach Godley (14-11), who runs and four hits in six in- Yankees in the 2003 World tinued during the game,
a two-year record of 57-105 lost his fourth straight start. nings. The Phillies were Series. which lasted 4 hours, 14
away from home. Wade Davis got three swept in a four-game series Rookie Chad Wallach hit his minutes.q

Galaxy beat Sounders 3-0 for Kinnear's 1st win

By The Associated Press last 15 games. Ola Kamara to help FC Dallas beat Van-
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — drew the foul leading to first couver.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored goal and he made it 2-0 in Santiago Mosquera
his 18th goal of the season the 40th with an easy tap-in opened the scoring for FC
and Los Angeles beat the at the far post. Dallas (15-6-8) on a header
Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Emmanuel Boateng in the 42nd minute.
Sunday for Dominic Kin- capped it with a goal in The Whitecaps (11-11-7)
near's first victory as the the 52nd by capitalizing on tied it in the 66th minute on
Galaxy's interim coach. a defensive mistake. Kei Kamara's header.
Los Angeles (11-11-8) The Galaxy entered with UNION 2, SPORTING K.C. 0
snapped an eight-game just four goals in the past six CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Jay
winless stretch, getting its series meetings, going 0-3- Simpson scored his first two
first win since July 29. Se- 3. Seattle hadn't allowed goals of the season in Phila-
attle (13-11-5) has lost two multiple goals since June delphia's victory.
straight after a nine-game 30th. Philadelphia (14-12-4) has
winning streak. FC DALLAS 2, WHITECAPS 1 won six of its last eight
Ibrahimovic opened the VANCOUVER, British Co- games. Sporting KC (15-8- LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (9) and Seattle Sounders
defender Kelvin Leerdam (18) tangle in front of Seattle
scoring in the ninth min- lumbia (AP) — Defender 6) had won three of its prior goalkeeper Stefan Frei (24) in the first half of an MLS soccer
ute on a penalty kick. The Matt Hedges scored on a four road games.q match in Carson, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
Swede has 15 goals in his header in the 87th minute Associated Press