SPORTS SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017

MILWAUKEE: Orlando Arcia #3 of the Milwaukee Brewers turns a double play past Gregor Blanco #5 of the in the fifth at Miller Park. — AFP Ray goes 7 as D’backs beat Brewers

MILWAUKEE: Robbie Ray pitched seven overturned a 2-0 deficit, and Seattle stopped a PADRES 4, METS 3 for Texas, which has lost four of five. Andrew innings of two-hit ball to lower the NL’s sec- five-game losing streak. Ariel Miranda (4-2) Dinelson Lamet overpowered the Mets in Benintendi and Mitch Moreland had RBI sin- ond-best road ERA to 0.57, Gregor Blanco and allowed two runs, three hits and three walks in his major league debut, New York’s Rafael gles in the first inning as Boston got to Nick homered, and the Arizona five innings. Edwin Diaz, Seattle’s sixth , Montero labored on short notice and San Martinez (1-3) early. Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers threw a one-hit ninth that completed a six-hit- Diego won on a rainy night. Scattered 4-0 Thursday night for their ninth win in 10 ter. Diaz got his first since May 9 and has showers soaked Queens all day, and thun- ASTROS 7, TIGERS 6 games. Ray (4-3), coming off a dominating eight in 10 chances overall. derstorms were forecast for midgame, Jake Marisnick hit a tiebreaking home run performance against San Diego in his last although heavy rain never came. Mets man- in the eighth inning for Houston’s fourth start, did not allow a run for the second PIRATES 9, BRAVES 4 ager Terry Collins pushed back scheduled homer of the game, lifting the Astros to a 7- straight outing. He struck out nine and Ivan Nova (5-3) allowed four runs and 10 starter Jacob deGrom to try avoiding an 6 victory over the on Thursday walked none to send the Brewers to their sea- hits in 8 1/3 innings, and Adam Frazier hit a abbreviated outing, instead telling Montero night. The Tigers tied it 6-6 in the top of the son-worst fourth straight loss. Arizona is 11 three-run homer. Pittsburgh pounded around 3:45 p.m. that he’d start the 7:10 eighth when Jose Iglesias doubled off reliev- games above .500 for the first time since Bartolo Colon (2-5), who a day after his 44th p.m. contest. Montero (0-4) allowed two er Luke Gregerson (2-1) to drive in Andrew 2011. Blanco, who went 3 for 4, hit the sec- birthday allowed seven runs and 10 hits in runs during a 45-pitch first inning, including Romine. Marisnick’s homer to deep center ond pitch of the game off Milwaukee starter five innings. His ERA rose to 6.96. a bases-loaded walk to Matt Szczur. off Detroit reliever Alex Wilson (1-2) gave Zach Davies (5-3) for his fourth career leadoff Montero threw 87 pitches over three Houston the lead back. Ken Giles got the last home run. Owings tied his career high with PHILLIES 2, ROCKIES 1 innings, giving up three runs, five hits and three outs for his 13th save as the Astros his sixth of the season leading off the second. Tommy Joseph hit a tying home run in the three walks. His ERA rose to 8.24. Lamet (1- won three of four from the Tigers. Carlos David Peralta had an RBI double in the third seventh inning and a winning single against 0) cruised through five innings of one-run Correa, Marwin Gonzalez and Juan Centeno and Paul Goldschmidt scored on a wild pitch Scott Oberg (0-1) in the 11th after Michael ball. The 24-year-old right-hander punched all homered off in in the eighth. Saunders’ one-out double, stopping out eight and surrendered just three hits, Houston’s five-run fourth that gave the Colorado from a four-game sweep. Jeanmar including Lucas Duda’s solo homer in the Astros a 5-3 lead. CUBS 5, GIANTS 1 Gomez (3-1) pitched a hitless 11th is his second. Brad Hand allowed a run but Kris Bryant, Jason Heyward and Ben return from a disabled list stint caused by an escaped a jam in the ninth for the second DODGERS 7, CARDINALS 3 Zobrist hit solo homers, and Chicago won its elbow injury. Philadelphia ended a five-game straight night, geting his second career Kenta Maeda fell into a 3-0 hole in the third straight. Spot starter Eddie Butler (2-0) losing streak, winning for the fifth time in 25 save and second in two nights. first inning of his first start for the Dodgers allowed one run and four hits in five innings, games. Colorado, which has the NL’s best in two weeks coming off the disabled list. and Mike Montgomery pitched one-hit ball record, had won four in a row. RED SOX 6, RANGERS 2 Then, the Japanese right-hander rallied over four innings for his first professional Drew Pomeranz pitched six strong Los Angeles to the win. Maeda (4-2) drove save. Jeff Samardzija (1-6) gave up three runs RAYS 4, ANGELS 0 innings and tied his career high with 11 in the tying and go-ahead runs with a two- and six hits in seven innings with eight strike- Matt Andriese (5-1) allowed six hits over to lift Boston past Texas. Xander out single in the fourth off Michael Wacha outs. He also gave up three home runs eight innings, Colby Rasmus drove in four Bogaerts and Deven Marrero hit their first and turned an inning-ending double play against Arizona in his first start of the season runs and Tampa Bay salvaged a four-game home runs of the season helping Boston to in the fifth to help the Dodgers take two of on April 6. split. Tommy Hunter got three outs to com- their fourth straight win. Pomeranz (4-3) three from the Cardinals. Maeda allowed plete a six-hitter. Daniel Wright (0-1), recalled made it as far as six innings for the third time three runs and seven hits in five innings, MARINERS 4, NATIONALS 2 from Triple-A Salt Lake to fill in for the injured this season and beat Texas for the first time struck out four and walked two. Wacha (2- Nelson Cruz greeted reliever Jacob Turner Alex Meyer, allowed four runs - two earned - in nine career outings. Elvis Andrus homered 2) gave up six runs and seven hits in four- (2-3) a three-run homer in the sixth inning that and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. and Nomar Mazara had two hits and an RBI plus innings. — AP