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Ozuna, Carpenter

homer, Cards split

DH with Royals 10-3

By The Associated Press escaped with a no-deci-
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell sion despite allowing three
Ozuna and Matt Carpen- runs on nine hits and two
ter went deep as part of a walks through four innings.
four-homer barrage and St. Javier Báez added a solo
Louis split a doubleheader shot in the seventh.
with Kansas City. Tyler Chatwood (3-0)
Brad Keller threw seven- earned the win with four in-
plus innings of two-hit ball nings of one-run, three-hit
to snap a six-start winless relief.
streak and Jorge Soler hit a Andrew McCutchen had
three-run homer as Royals three hits, including a solo
won the opener. homer. Jean Segura ex-
Dexter Fowler and Kolten tended his hitting streak
Wong also homered as St. to 13 games as the Phil-
Louis had as many home lies dropped their second
runs in the second game as straight.
it did hits in the opener. Irvin (2-1) was roughed up
Adam Wainwright (4-4) for seven runs on seven hits.
battled through control is- BREWERS 11, REDS 9
sues with 55 of his 103 pitch- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yas-
es going for strikes. In five mani Grandal homered
innings, he allowed three during a big rally and start-
runs, six hits, walked four ed a bizarre double play St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Wieters reacts after striking out during the seventh inning in the first game
and struck out two. on a pitch that got past of a baseball doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in St. Louis.
Associated Press
John Gant, Andrew Miller, him and bounced to the
Carlos Martínez and John backstop, helping Milwau- botched a double play. got the final three outs for New York (23-26) won its
Brebbia combined for four kee outlast Cincinnati. Austin Riley also homered his major league-leading third straight and stretched
scoreless innings of relief. Grandal hit a two-run hom- for the Braves. Max Fried al- 20th save. its home winning streak to
Homer Bailey (4-5) threw 66 er as the Brewers scored lowed two runs in six innings The Padres roughed up six.
pitches, but lasted just 1 2/3 five times in the sixth for an for his third straight win and rookie Merrill Kelly (4-5) for ROCKIES 9, PIRATES 3
innings and gave up five 11-8 lead. NL-leading seventh overall. four runs and five hits in 1 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh
runs. The pitching matchup be- Fried (7-2) also collected his 2/3 innings. He walked four Bell reached the Allegh-
In the opener, Keller (3-5) tween the Brewers' Zach first career RBI with a bases- and struck out none. eny River on the fly for the
snapped a six-start winless Davies and Luis Castillo loaded fielder's choice as METS 6, NATIONALS 1 second time in two weeks,
streak. turned out to be the short- part of Atlanta's big inning. NEW YORK (AP) — Juan the only notable blemish
Soler's drive into the left est outing of the season The two home runs came Lagares hit a go-ahead, for Colorado in its win over
field seats off Michael Wa- for both. Davies gave up after Giants starter Jeff Sa- three-run double off Wash- Pittsburgh.
cha (3-2) capped a six-run six runs in three innings and mardzija (2-3) extended ington closer Sean Doo- Daniel Murphy hit a three-
third and made it 7-0. Castillo allowed four in 2. the inning with a pair of little, Rajai Davis capped run homer to put Colorado
Whit Merrifield had two hits, Josh Hader finished it, tosses that went awry. Sa- the six-run eighth inning ahead 3-0 in the first inning.
drove in a run and scored earning his 12th save in 12 mardzija had seven strike- with a three-run homer in Bell then sent a changeup
once. Nicky Lopez reached chances. outs and gave up four hits his first at-bat for the Mets from Jon Gray 454 feet
three times and scored Tyler Barnhart's fourth hom- and two walks in six innings. and New York rallied for over the Clemente Wall in
twice and Hunter Dozier hit er capped a five-run sec- Buster Posey had an RBI the victory. Max Scherzer right field, making it 3-1 in
a pair of sacrifice flies. ond that put the Reds up, single for San Francisco but stranded seven runners in the second. It was the fifth
CUBS 8, PHILLIES 4 5-0. Dietrich hit his 12th in was thrown out trying to six shutout innings, and home run to splash into the
CHICAGO (AP) — Cole the third for a 6-1 lead. reach second. Tyler Austin Adam Eaton homered on river on the fly since PNC
Hamels struggled in his first The Brewers made it 6-all in homered for the Giants. Jacob deGrom's fourth Park opened in 2001.
start against his original the fourth on a two-run sin- PADRES 5, DIAMONDBACKS pitch in a matchup of Cy The only sustained pressure
team, Albert Almora Jr. hit gle by Eric Thames. Keston 2 Young Award winners. against Gray (4-4) ended
his first career grand-slam Hiura and Mike Moustakas SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left- Adeiny Hechavarría dou- after Kevin Newman cut it
and Chicago rallied from also homered for Milwau- hander Eric Lauer pitched bled with one out in the to 3-2 with a double later in
an early three-run deficit kee. seven strong innings for his eighth off Kyle Barraclaugh the second. Gray went sev-
with three homers in beat- Milwaukee reliever Junior first win in seven starts and (0-1). en innings, giving up three
ing Philadelphia. Guerra (2-0) earned the Greg Garcia had three hits, Mets star Robinson Canó runs and seven hits with
Almora broke a 3-all tie by win. Wandy Peralta (0-1) scored twice and drove in was sent for an MRI after seven strikeouts.
launching Cole Irvin's chan- took the loss. a run as San Diego beat Ar- straining his left quad run- Montana DuRapau (0-1),
geup into the shrubs in the BRAVES 9, GIANTS 2 izona to complete a three- ning to first base when he the Pirates' opener, al-
center-field batter's eye. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — game sweep. grounded out in the third lowed Murphy's homer and
Anthony Rizzo hit his 12th Dansby Swanson and Fred- Lauer (3-4) held the Dia- following J.D. Davis' two- lasted two outs.
homer, a mammoth shot die Freeman hit back-to- mondbacks to one run and out double. Tony Wolters broke the
in the third that struck the back homers in the second four hits, struck out seven Drew Gagnon (3-0) pitched game open with Colo-
neon beer sign atop the inning and Atlanta scored and walked none to win for a perfect eighth for the rado's second three-run
right field scoreboard, tying six unearned runs in the in- the first time since April 8 at Mets. Tyler Bashlor finished homer with two outs in the
the game at 3-all. Hamels ning after San Francisco San Francisco. Kirby Yates the three-hitter. third.q