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Marlins hand deGrom latest hard-luck loss, beat Mets 5-3

By The Associated Press their deficit in the division to
NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob 2 1/2 games. The Rockies
deGrom took his latest maintained a 1 1/2 -game
hard-luck loss in a record- advantage over the Los
setting season, getting out- Angeles Dodgers, who lost
pitched by Miami's Jose for a second straight day
Urena. in Cincinnati. Colorado is
DeGrom (8-9) gave up chasing after its first NL West
only Lewis Brinson's two-run crown in franchise history.
double in seven stellar in- Marte also added a two-
nings. The right-hander al- run single in the eighth to
lowed three hits and struck make it 6-3. He leads the
out nine, his major league- league in triples with 11.
low ERA climbing just a Zack Greinke (14-9) gave
tick from 1.68 to 1.71. He up two runs in the first be-
held his opponent to fewer fore recovering his com-
than four runs for the 26th mand to allow three runs in
straight start — breaking 6 2/3 innings.
a big league mark set by Antonio Senzatela (4-6)
King Cole in 1910 with the gave up two runs in the first
Chicago Cubs. and four runs total over six
All the Mets could muster at innings.
the plate was Michael Con- REDS 3, DODGERS 1
forto's solo homer off Urena CINCINNATI (AP) — Former
(6-12) and Kevin Plawecki's Dodgers prospects Bran-
two-run shot against Drew Miami Marlins' Lewis Brinson gestures to his teammates after hitting a two-run double during the don Dixon and Scott Sche-
Steckenrider with two outs fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in New York. bler homered, and Los An-
in the ninth. Associated Press geles stumbled for the sec-
JT Riddle came off the ond straight night in a loss
bench and homered into win. Jankowski score easily from starter struck out seven and to lowly Cincinnati.
the right-field upper deck In the first game, Spencer second. walked one while finishing Defending NL champion
in his first at-bat for Miami Kieboom hit his first ma- It was just the second in- with 108 pitches. He was Los Angeles is 0-6 against
since returning from a sore jor league home run af- ning all night the Padres still hitting the high 90s on Cincinnati this season. Af-
left wrist. After missing five ter losing a tooth earlier in put multiple runners on the radar gun in the late in- ter losing Monday's series
games, Riddle connected the day, Erick Fedde (2-3) base, but they were able to nings. opener 10-6 to the last-
in the eighth against reliev- pitched shutout ball into capitalize on their opportu- Foltynewicz got his first vic- place Reds, the Dodg-
er Anthony Swarzak. the sixth inning and the Na- nity unlike the Mariners. tory since Aug. 13 against ers began the day 1 1/2
Brian Anderson had an RBI tionals beat the Phillies 3-1. Seattle had runners at sec- Miami, ending a four-start games behind NL West-
triple and Derek Dietrich The Phillies, who were 15 ond and third and no outs winless stretch. leading Colorado and two
added a run-scoring dou- games over .500 in early in the seventh and failed Dansby Swanson added an games back of St. Louis for
ble off Robert Gsellman in August and in the thick of to score, and loaded the RBI double in the eighth for the second NL wild card.
the ninth. NL playoff race, have lost bases with two outs in the the NL East-leading Braves, Dixon homered in the sec-
Urena permitted one run four straight games and eighth inning, and failed who moved 6 1/2 games ond inning and Schebler
and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. are 6-16 since Aug. 18. to score again. Cameron ahead of the Phillies in the in the third for a 2-0 lead
NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, 1st Phillies starter Nick Pivetta Maybin, who doubled division. against Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-3).
game; (7-12) was one of seven in the seventh, couldn't Ender Inciarte had a sac- Jose Peraza, another for-
NATIONALS 7, PHILLIES 6, 10 pitchers to work the open- come through in the eighth rifice fly in the fourth then mer Los Angeles prospect,
innings, 2nd game er. against Craig Stammen (8- Culberson followed Ronald had two hits.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Juan Fedde, making his second 2), flying out to the warn- Acuna Jr.'s leadoff triple in Scooter Gennett had two
Soto hit a solo home run in start since he missed two ing track in right to end the the fifth with his 11th home hits, including a run-scoring
the 10th inning, his second months with a sore right threat. run. He replaced injured single in the fifth inning, and
of the game, to lead the shoulder, tossed one-hit Kirby Yates pitched the third baseman Johan Ca- lifted his league-leading
Washington Nationals to a ball through five. ninth inning for his eighth margo, who exited with left average to .321. Gennett
7-6 win over the Philadel- PADRES 2, MARINERS 1 save. groin tightness. is hitting .727 (16 for 22)
phia Phillies and a double- SEATTLE (AP) — Wil My- BRAVES 4, GIANTS 1 Giants lefty Andrew Suarez against the Dodgers this
header sweep. ers lined an RBI double off SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — (6-11) gave up three runs season. Luis Castillo (9-12)
The Nationals rallied for major league saves leader Mike Foltynewicz pitched and six hits in six innings. allowed one run and four
three runs in the ninth inning Edwin Diaz with one out in a six-hitter to win for the DIAMONDBACKS 6, ROCK- hits in 6 1/3 innings with nine
off Seranthony Dominguez the ninth inning to lift San first time in nearly a month, IES 3 strikeouts. Raisel Iglesias
to tie the game at 6-all. Diego. Charlie Culberson hit a two- DENVER (AP) — Ketel Marte pitched a hitless ninth for
Soto, who hit a two-run shot Diaz entered with the game run homer after entering as drove in four runs, includ- his 26th save in 30 chances,
in the fourth, connected off tied at 1 and struggled an injury replacement and ing a two-out, two-run triple completing a five-hitter.
Yacksel Rios (3-2) with one without having a chance Atlanta sent San Francisco to break a sixth-inning tie, Ryu (4-3) gave up eight hits
out in the 10th for the win- at his 55th save. Diaz (0-4) to its 10th straight defeat. reliever Yoshihisa Hirano in five innings.
ner. gave up singles to Hunter Foltynewicz (11-9) retired helped Arizona weather a CUBS 3, BREWERS 0
Greg Holland retired the Renfroe and Eric Hosmer 13 straight batters after ninth-inning scare for his first CHICAGO (AP) — Jose
first batters in the 10th be- leading off the inning. Af- Evan Longoria's two-out big league save and the Quintana pitched three-hit
fore he walked the next ter a strikeout of Franmil double in the first. The right- Diamondbacks pulled clos- ball into the seventh inning,
two. Holland got Cesar Reyes, Myers jumped on hander carried a shutout er in the NL West standings Victor Caratini drove in two
Hernandez to fly out to end the first pitch and pulled into the ninth before al- by beating the first-place runs and Chicago regained
the game for his third save. it into the left field corner, lowing Brandon Crawford's Colorado. its two-game lead in the NL
Wander Suero (3-0) got the letting pinch-runner Travis two-out RBI single. Atlanta's The Diamondbacks cut Central.q