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SPORTS Tuesday 9 May 2017
Mets lose after

Harvey suspended

The Associated Press lins.
NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly BREWERS 6, PIRATES 2
after scheduled starter PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eric
Matt Harvey was suspend- Thames broke out of his
ed by the New York Mets, slump with a home run and
Giancarlo Stanton hit two three hits to send Milwau-
more monstrous home runs kee past Pittsburgh.
off fill-in Adam Wilk that led Travis Shaw and Jesus
the Miami Marlins to an Aguilar also went deep for
emphatic victory over the the Brewers. Thames con-
Mets on Sunday. nected for a solo shot in
Harvey was suspended for the ninth inning off Johnny
three days without pay for Barbato, his first homer in
an undisclosed violation of 10 games after hitting 11 in
team rules. General man- his first 20 games. Thames
ager Sandy Alderson an- had gone 4 for 27 in his last
nounced the punishment seven games.
in a brief statement before Zach Davies (3-2) won his
the game. Multiple me- third straight decision as
dia reports indicated the the Brewers avoided being
penalty stemmed from the swept in the three-game Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton, left, celebrates his three-run homer with Dee Gordon during the
pitcher failing to show up series. He allowed two runs first inning of the baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in
at the ballpark Saturday. and four hits in 5 2/3 innings New York.
Making his first start of the with seven strikeouts. Associated Press
year while Edinson Volquez Tyler Glasnow (1-2) pitched
recovers from a blister prob- a career-high 6 1/3 innings Memphis on Friday, Pham win over Washington. Neris (1-1) tossed two score-
lem, Jose Urena (1-0) and but took the loss. Fellow had a career-high four hits Pinch-hitter Aaron Altherr less innings for the win. Gal-
three relievers combined rookie Jose Osuna hit a and drove in three runs. connected for a tying, vis also hit a two-run double
on a one-hitter as the Mar- two-run homer for the Pi- Freddie Freeman’s 11th three-run homer in the in the fourth.
lins snapped a three-game rates. homer off Brett Cecil in the eighth and the Phillies ral- REDS 4, GIANTS 0
losing streak and handed CARDINALS 6, BRAVES 4, 14 eighth tied the game, com- lied to avoid a three-game CINCINNATI (AP) — Scott
the Mets their first shutout INNINGS pleting the Braves’ come- sweep. Odubel Herrera Feldman pitched a four-hit-
this season. Rene Rivera led ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy back from a 4-0 deficit. led off the bottom of the ter and Scott Schebler and
off the sixth inning with a Pham hit two homers, in- Matt Carpenter had a first- 10th with a checked-swing Zack Cozart homered off
clean single against Urena. cluding a two-run drive in inning homer for St. Louis. double off Blake Treinen Johnny Cueto as Cincin-
Wilk (0-1) was brought up the 14th inning as St. Louis He went deep in all three (0-1). After Altherr was in- nati beat San Francisco for
from Triple-A Las Vegas on recovered after blowing a games during the series. tentionally walked, pitcher its season-high fifth straight
short notice to make his first four-run lead to complete Sam Tuivailala (1-0) tossed Vince Velasquez batted for win.
major league appearance a three-game sweep of At- two scoreless innings and reliever Hector Neris and The Reds took three in a
since 2015. The journey- lanta. Kevin Siegrist got his first reached on a bunt single. row for their first sweep of
man left-hander was no Pham’s long shot in the save. Treinen fanned Andres the Giants since 2013, out-
match for Stanton, whose 14th off Josh Collmenter PHILLIES 6, NATIONALS, 5, 10 Blanco, but Galvis drove in scoring them 31-5 during
20 home runs at Citi Field (0-1) drove in rookie Mag- INNINGS the winning run with a liner the series.
are the most at any visiting neuris Sierra, who reached PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fred- to center. Feldman (2-3) was 1-5 in
ballpark by a player since on second baseman Jace dy Galvis hit a sacrifice fly Jayson Werth had four hits, six career starts against
2011. Adeiny Hechavarria Peterson’s fielding error. in the 10th inning to give including two homers, for the Giants going into the
also homered for the Mar- Recalled from Triple-A Philadelphia a comeback the Nationals. game.q
Mets ace Syndergaard won’t return

until after All-Star break

RONALD BLUM Sunday. fort. He pitched April 30 at
AP Baseball Writer The 24-year-old right-hand- Washington, lasted just 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets er has been told not to 1/3 innings and went on
star pitcher Noah Synder- throw for about six weeks the 10-day disabled list the
gaard will be sidelined and he will need a long following day.
through at least the Major period to build up arm “I don’t regret it at all,” he
League Baseball All-Star strength again, equivalent said. “I threw a bullpen two
break because of a torn to a full spring training. days prior and I felt great,
muscle behind his right “It stings,” Syndergaard ready to go. Just some-
arm. said Saturday, two days af- thing weird happened.”
The hardest-throwing start- ter he was examined in Los Syndergaard threw a 2-1
ing pitcher in MLB with an Angeles. changeup to Bryce Harper
average fastball velocity Syndergaard was and immediately grabbed
of 98.1 mph (157.8 kph) this scratched from an April 27 under his right armpit with New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) leaves a
year, Syndergaard par- start against Atlanta with his left arm and left the baseball game with an injury during the second inning against
tially tore his latissimus dorsi what the Mets said was bi- game. q the Washington Nationals, Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Washington.
against Washington last ceps and shoulder discom- Associated Press