ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 9-10, 2021 SPORTS 15 Reds keep rolling, hit 4 HRs to back Castillo, sweep Pirates Braves sweep doubleheader with Nationals WASHINGTON, April 8, (AP): At- lanta pinch-hitter Pablo Sandoval drove a two-run homer to the deepest MLB Results/Standings part of the ballpark off a Washington reliever who took over after Stephen Strasburg’s six scoreless innings, lift- WASHINGTON, April 8, (AP): Results ing the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the and standings from the MLB games on Nationals and a doubleheader sweep. Wednesday. Sandoval drove a 96 mph fastball Minnesota 3 Detroit 2 Boston 9 Tampa Bay 2 from Tanner Rainey (0-1) more than Cleveland 4 Kansas City 2 400 feet following Dansby Swanson’s Texas 2 Toronto 1 two-out single in the seventh and fi nal Oakland 4 LA Dodgers (10 innings) 3 Seattle 8 Chic W. Sox 4 inning. Baltimore 4 NY Yankees (11 innings) 3 Luke Jackson (1-0) earned the win Atlanta 7 Washington (7 innings 1st game) 6 in Game 2, and Sean Newcomb got Cincinnati 11 Pittsburgh 4 three strikeouts for the save. Milwaukee 4 Chicago Cubs 10 innings 2 Atlanta 2 Washington (7 innings 2nd game) 0 Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled and had St Louis 7 Miami 0 a pair of singles as Atlanta won the San Francisco 3 San Diego (10 innings) 2 opener 7-6. Philadelphia 8 NY Mets 2 Colorado 8 Arizona 0 The Braves put up fi ve runs in the East Division second inning off Erick Fedde (0-1), W L Pct GB then wound up barely holding on with Baltimore 4 2 .667 _ a save by Will Smith. Andrew Ste- Boston 3 3 .500 1 New York 3 3 .500 1 venson grounded into a game-ending Toronto 3 3 .500 1 double play. Tampa Bay 2 4 .333 2 Josh Tomlin (1-0) pitched two hit- Central Division W L Pct GB less innings. Minnesota 4 2 .667 _ Reds 11, Pirates 4 Kansas City 3 2 .600 ó Detroit 3 3 .500 1 In Cincinnati, Tyler Naquin hit an- Chicago 3 4 .429 1ó other leadoff homer, this time off Chad Cleveland 2 3 .400 1ó Kuhl (0-1), Kyle Farmer added a two- West Division W L Pct GB run double in the fi rst, and Cincinnati Houston 5 1 .833 _ won its fi fth straight Los Angeles 4 2 .667 1 Luis Castillo (1-1) allowed four hits Seattle 3 3 .500 2 in seven innings, struck out fi ve and Texas 3 3 .500 2 Oakland 1 6 .143 4ó walked one. East Division W L Pct GB Red Sox 9, Rays 2 Philadelphia 5 1 .833 _ In Boston, Christian Vázquez hom- New York 1 2 .333 2ó ered, Xander Bogaerts had three hits Washington 1 2 .333 2ó Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) scores on the wrap-a-round past Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen (34) as Canadiens de- and J.D. Martinez went for extra bases Atlanta 2 4 .333 3 fenseman Shea Weber (6) chases during the first period of an NHL hockey game on April 7, in Toronto. (AP) Miami 1 5 .167 4 for the seventh game in a row as Bos- Central Division ton completed a three-game sweep. W L Pct GB Nathan Eovaldi (1-1) allowed one Cincinnati 5 1 .833 _ St Louis 4 2 .667 1 run, three hits and three walks over Chicago 3 3 .500 2 seven innings with seven strikeouts. Milwaukee 3 3 .500 2 Campbell wins Toronto-record The Red Sox, swept by lowly Bal- Pittsburgh 1 5 .167 4 timore in their opening series over West Division W L Pct GB the weekend, beat the defending AL Los Angeles 5 2 .714 _ champion Rays in three straight by a San Diego 4 3 .571 1 combined 26-9. San Francisco 3 3 .500 1ó Arizona 2 4 .333 2ó 10th straight, Maple Leafs roll Indians 4, Royals 2 Colorado 2 4 .333 2ó In Cleveland, José Ramírez’s second two-run homer of the game snapped a tie in the eighth against Greg Holland (0-1). Wild slow Avs’ surge as Fiala’s hat trick highlights 8-3 win Shane Bieber struck out 12 for the second straight game, allowing two runs and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. TORONTO, April 8, (AP): Jack Emmanuel Clase (1-0) pitched the Campbell made 32 saves for his fran- NHL Results/Standings eighth - all nine of his fastballs were chise-record 10th straight victory, over 100 mph - and Nick Wittgren worked the ninth for his fi rst save since Auston Matthews scored his NHL- Sept. 4, 2019. leading 28th goal and the Toronto WASHINGTON, April 8, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on Wednesday. Rockies 8, Diamondbacks 0 Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Ca- Edmonton 4 Ottawa 2 Minnesota 8 Colorado 3 In Denver, Antonio Senzatela nadiens 3-2. Toronto 3 Montreal 2 Los Angeles 4 Arizona 3 pitched eight electric innings on a cool St Louis 3 Vegas 1 evening, Chris Owings had three extra- Campbell broke the record he shared with Fe- East Division West Division base hits before leaving with right leg lix Potvin (1993-94), Jacques Plante (1970-71) GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 39 25 10 4 54 132 118 soreness, and Colorado beat Arizona to and John Ross Roach (1924-25). NY Islanders 39 25 10 4 54 118 90 Colorado 39 26 9 4 56 140 95 snapped a four-game skid. Matthews also had an assist, Zach Hyman had a Pittsburgh 39 24 13 2 50 130 110 Vegas 38 25 11 2 52 120 88 Senzatela (1-1) scattered four hits goal and an assist and T.J. Brodie scored his first goal Boston 36 20 10 6 46 102 91 Minnesota 38 24 12 2 50 116 97 NY Rangers 38 18 15 5 41 125 103 Arizona 40 19 16 5 43 110 122 by mixing in a sizzling slider with a for Toronto. The Maple Leafs are 27-10-3, winning Philadelphia 38 18 15 5 41 114 138 St Louis 39 17 16 6 40 107 125 fastball that was moving all over. He five straight and going 8-0-1 in their last nine to open New Jersey 37 13 18 6 32 91 118 San Jose 38 17 17 4 38 106 127 walked two and struck out three. Sen- a seven-point lead over Winnipeg in the all-Canadian Buffalo 38 9 23 6 24 87 131 Los Angeles 38 15 17 6 36 104 110 North Division. Central Division Anaheim 40 12 21 7 31 92 131 zatela was lifted for a pinch-hitter in GP W L OT Pts GF GA the bottom of the eight after throwing Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Amir Corey Perry scored twice for Montreal, and Jake North Division Garrett (50) throws during the ninth Florida 40 26 10 4 56 132 108 GP W L OT Pts GF GA 96 pitches. Allen made 29 saves. Carolina 38 26 9 3 55 125 94 Toronto 40 27 10 3 57 133 100 inning of a baseball game against Tampa Bay 39 26 11 2 54 132 97 Edmonton 40 24 14 2 50 131 114 the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great Wild 8, Avalanche 3 Nashville 40 21 18 1 43 102 115 Winnipeg 39 23 13 3 49 125 107 BASEBALL American Ball Park in Cincinnati on In St. Paul, Minnesota, Kevin Fiala had his first Chicago 40 18 17 5 41 113 124 Montreal 36 17 10 9 43 116 99 April 7. (AP) career hat trick, Kirill Kaprizov scored two of Min- Columbus 41 15 18 8 38 102 131 Vancouver 37 16 18 3 35 100 120 Owings had two doubles, a triple Dallas 37 13 14 10 36 100 99 Calgary 40 16 21 3 35 103 124 nesota’s three power-play goals and the Wild handed Detroit 41 13 22 6 32 90 128 and drove in two runs as he increased (0-1). Cain also hit a solo homer in the Colorado its first regulation loss in 16 games. Ottawa 40 13 23 4 30 106 150 his average to .500. He appeared to eighth. Note: Two points for a win one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for play- Luke Johnson, Ryan Hartman and Joel Eriksson offs under this season’s temporary realignment. hurt his leg on an awkward catch in Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff Ek also scored, as the Wild caught NHL wins leader right fi eld in the fi fth. He was replaced had a no-hit bid going until Ian Happ Philipp Grubauer on a rare off night in the net. He by Sam Hilliard to start the sixth. led off the seventh with a clean single. was pulled midway through the third period for Jonas high 50 saves and St. Louis Blues beat Vegas to snap also gave the Blues their first home victory since an Joc Pederson hit his fi rst home Johansson, who gave up the eighth goal - to Fiala - Twins 3, Tigers 2 a seven-game skid. overtime win Feb. 18 over San Jose. In Detroit, Jorge Polanco hit a two- run for the Cubs, a tying drive in the that matched the Wild record.