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12 Established 1961 Sports Monday, April 9, 2018 Dodgers lose another marathon to rival Giants in 14 innings Yankees bounce back against Orioles, win 8-3 SAN FRANCISCO: Andrew McCutchen’s career-best YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 3 sixth hit of the game, a three-run home run in the bot- David Robertson recorded key strikeouts of Manny tom of the 14th inning, rallied the San Francisco Giants Machado and Jonathan Schoop for the final two outs of from a 5-4 deficit and into a 7-5, walk-off win the top of the seventh inning as host New York beat Saturday over the Los Angeles Dodgers in San Baltimore. With runners on second and third, Robertson Francisco. After the Dodgers had scored off Roberto used his fastball to get Machado looking on a close Gomez (1-0), the Giants’ ninth pitcher, in the top of the pitch. He then quickly got ahead of Schoop and finished 14th, Kelby Tomlinson and Joe Panik led off the bottom the inning by getting the second baseman to chase at a of the inning with singles curveball on a 2-2 count. off the Dodgers’ 10th Robertson’s latest escape pitcher, Wilmer Font (0- act occurred after the 2). McCutchen, who ear- Yankees regained the lier had stroked four sin- lead, 5-3, with two runs gles and a double, then Mike Leake in the sixth on Miguel belted the 12th pitch of Andujar’s sacrifice fly his at-bat, a 2-2 fastball, pitched five and Austin Romine’s base over the fence in left hit. It also occurred field for his first homer strong innings before Aaron Judge as a Giant and seventh ripped an RBI double career walk-off homer. and Tyler Austin added a McCutchen finished 6- two-run single off Jimmy for-7 after having Yacabonis in the seventh. totaled just two hits in the Giants’ first six games. ASTROS 1, PADRES 0 (10 INNINGS) Derek Fisher raced home from second when San PHILLIES 20, MARLINS 1 Diego first baseman Eric Hosmer misplayed a two-out Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr each hit a grand pop up 15 feet down the first base line with two out in slam, and Philadelphia cruised past visiting Miami in a the 10th to give host Houston the walk-off win. Hosmer rout. The Phillies scored five runs in the first, four in the was playing deep when Astros third baseman Alex SAN FRANCISCO: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the San Francisco Giants hits a walk-off three-run third and eight in the fourth. They compiled 20 hits, Bregman popped up on a full-count pitch from Phil homer to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 in the bottom of the 14th inning at AT&T Park on and Franco led the way with six RBIs. Eleven different Maton to apparently send a scoreless tie into the 11th Saturday in San Francisco, California. — AFP Phillies had at least one hit. The last time the Phillies inning. But Hosmer ran past the ball as he charged in, scored at least 20 runs came April 6, 2009 against the and it fell behind him for the decisive run-scoring sin- Cincinnati Reds. The Phillies scored more runs in this gle. Fisher ran for Brian McCann, who opened the open the fourth inning and give the Brewers a 1-0 lead. Berrios, who threw a complete-game shutout in his game than they did in their six other games this season inning with a single, and immediately tried to steal sec- It was his third home run of the season and second of season debut, allowed five runs on six hits and struck combined. ond. He was called out, but Astros manager A.J. Hinch the series. out seven in 4 2/3 innings to drop to 1-1. challenged the call, and it was reversed with Fisher RED SOX 10, RAYS 3 staying at second with the steal. METS 3, NATIONALS 2 CARDINALS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3 Xander Bogaerts clubbed a grand slam and had a Todd Frazier and Asdrubal Cabrera each drove in a Michael Wacha (1-1) allowed two runs on four hits in career-high six RBIs to power Boston to its seventh CUBS 5, BREWERS 2 run as New York scored twice in the top of the seventh five innings and Jose Martinez hit a tiebreaking three- consecutive victory with a rout of visiting Tampa Bay, It Kris Bryant had a home run and a triple, and visiting inning and defeated host Washington. Cabrera tied the run homer in the bottom of the third inning and added was Bogaerts’ second career grand slam and the Red Chicago took advantage of two Milwaukee errors in the game with a run-scoring double before Frazier made it an RBI single to lift St. Louis past visiting Arizona. On Sox’s first since Dustin Pedroia’s slam on Sept. 24, 2016 ninth inning to rally to victory. Trailing 2-1 in the top of 3-2 on a groundout to second baseman Howie an 0-2 pitch with two men on base, Martinez smashed a at Tampa Bay. Bogaerts (2-for-3, walk) also hit a two- the ninth inning, the Cubs got RBIs from Ben Zobrist, Kendrick. Third baseman Anthony Rendon and Zack Greinke offering over the center field fence. run double, his major-league-leading seventh two-bag- Ian Happ and pinch hitter Jon Lester to pull in front. Washington manager Dave Martinez both were ejected Tommy Pham and Marcell Ozuna also scored to give St. ger through eight games. J.D. Martinez (1-for-2, walk) Milwaukee third baseman Travis Shaw and shortstop at the end of the bottom of the third. Rendon flipped his Louis a lead it would not relinquish. Bud Norris pitched hit a solo shot for his first home run as a Red Sox and Orlando Arcia committed errors in the ninth inning bat after home plate umpire Marty Foster called him a scoreless ninth with three strikeouts for the save. drove in two runs while Rafael Devers (2-for-3, walk) leading to two unearned runs for the Cubs. Eric Thames out on strikes. Foster then quickly tossed Rendon, and Arizona lost for just the second time this season as added a solo blast and had two RBIs. Boston starter hit a solo home run off Yu Darvish, and Lorenzo Cain Martinez came out and argued before also getting Greinke (0-1) had a rough outing, allowing five runs on Rick Porcello (2-0) allowed three runs on six hits with drove in a go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the ejected. nine hits in five innings. seven strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. Brewers. Thames hit a 3-2 slider out to right field to ROCKIES 3, BRAVES 2 (10 INNINGS) ROYALS 1, INDIANS 0 MLB results/standings Catcher Tony Wolters walked with the bases loaded Lucas Duda hit a leadoff home run in the seventh to bring home Carlos Gonzalez with the winning run in inning and Ian Kennedy struck out eight in six score- NY Yankees 8, Baltimore 3; NY Mets 3, Washington 2; Boston 10, Tampa Bay 3; Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 1; the 10th inning to give Colorado a walk-off victory over less innings as Kansas City beat host Cleveland on a Seattle 11, Minnesota 4; St. Louis 5, Arizona 3; Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee 2; Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0; San visiting Atlanta. With the bases loaded, Wolters took 34-degree day. Duda’s homer, his second of the sea- Francisco 7, LA Dodgers 5; Philadelphia 20, Miami 1; Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 4; Houston 1, San Diego 0; Texas 5, four straight balls from Atlanta closer Arodys Vizcaino son, was one of three hits off Cleveland right-hander Toronto 1; Colorado 3, Atlanta 2. (1-1). Wolters was 2-for-3 and made at least three run- Trevor Bauer (0-1), who struck out seven over eight American League National League saving plays behind the plate. The Braves tied the game innings. Kennedy (1-0) gave up four hits and did not American League - East National League - East in the ninth against Colorado closer Wade Davis, who walk a batter in his second start of the season, drop- WLPCT GB NY Mets 6 1 .857 - blew his first save of the season. Davis issued a one-out ping his ERA to 0.75 after giving up one run in a no- Boston 7 1 .875 - Atlanta 5 3 .625 1.5 walk to pinch hitter Kurt Suzuki and a single to Dansby decision against the White Sox. He was removed after NY Yankees 5 4 .556 2.5 Washington 4 4 .500 2.5 Swanson, which sent speedy pinch runner Peter Bourjos throwing 101 pitches. Toronto 5 4 .556 2.5 Philadelphia 3 4 .429 3 to third. Ryan Flaherty then knocked in Bourjos with a Baltimore 3 6 .333 4.5 Miami 2 6 .250 4.5 line-drive single to center field. REDS 7, PIRATES 4 Tampa Bay 1 7 .125 6 National League - Central American League - Central Eugenio Suarez delivered a tiebreaking three-run Pittsburgh 6 2 .750 - homer and drove in five runs as Cincinnati rallied past Minnesota 4 3 .571 - Milwaukee 5 4 .556 1.5 MARINERS 11, TWINS 4 Detroit 3 4 .429 1 St. Louis 4 4 .500 2 Mike Leake pitched five strong innings, and Kyle host Pittsburgh. Suarez sent a fastball from Pirates Chicago White Sox 3 4 .429 1 Chicago Cubs 4 4 .500 2 Seager, Ryon Healy and Guillermo Heredia provided the right-hander George Kontos (0-1) over the fence in Cleveland 3 5 .375 1.5 Cincinnati 2 5 .286 3.5 offense as Seattle routed host Minnesota on a chilly left with two outs in the eighth to give the Reds the Kansas City 2 4 .333 1.5 National League - West American League - West afternoon at Target Field.