25 Sports Thursday, August 2, 2018 Nationals score team-record 25, overwhelm New York Mets Astros beat Mariners, snap 5-game skid WASHINGTON: Daniel Murphy homered twice and Phillies 3, Red Sox 1 drove in six runs, and Tanner Roark knocked in three Jake Arrieta pitched seven strong innings, and and threw seven solid innings as the Washington Roman Quinn led the offense with three hits as Nationals defeated the New York Mets 25-4 Tuesday Philadelphia posted a victory at Boston. Maikel Franco night at . The 25 runs were a franchise had two hits, walked twice and scored two runs for the high for Washington, which finished with 26 hits and Phillies, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Carlos five homers. Roark lined a three-run double that was Santana added a pair of hits. Arrieta (9-6) allowed six the key hit in a seven-run first inning. The Nationals hits and one run. He struck out seven, didn’t walk a bat- scored at least three runs in each of the first five ter and threw 94 pitches, 66 for strikes. innings, then added six runs in the eighth off Mets infielder-turned- Jose Reyes. Murphy went 3- Rockies 6, Cardinals 3 for-4. finished 3-for-6 with four RBIs. and Carlos Gonzalez homered to Roark was 2-for-5 while (2-for-5) back the strong pitching of right-hander , homered and drove in three. added four helping Colorado turn back host St Louis. Gray (9-7) hits and three runs, and and Michael A. went 7 1/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) Taylor had three hits apiece. and four hits. He walked two and struck out five. After Matt Carpenter hit Gray’s fourth pitch of the first inning Brewers 1, Dodgers 0 for a leadoff , the Rockies did all the scoring Wade Miley tossed seven scoreless innings and until the eighth, building a 6-1 lead in the process. Jeremy Jeffress earned his fourth save as Milwaukee Blackmon’s homer, his 21st of the season, came with two won at Los Angeles. Miley’s mastery of Dodger outs in the third inning and gave Colorado the lead for Stadium continued as the left-hander improved to 4-0 good. in seven career starts at the venue and lowered his ERA Diamondbacks 6, Rangers 0 to 2.06 there. He gave up just two hits with five strike- AJ Pollock homered, Zack Godley tied a career high outs and two walks. The Brewers collected the only run with 10 strikeouts, and Arizona regained first place in in the third inning. beat out an infield the West with a win over visiting with two outs, and Lorenzo Cain ripped an RBI Texas. Jon Jay had two singles and an RBI, and Nick double to right field against Dodgers starter Walker Ahmed had a two-run double for the Diamondbacks, Buehler (4-4). who have won seven of 10 and moved one-half game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado SAN DIEGO: Evan Longoria #10 of the San Francisco Giants is tagged at the plate by Austin Hedges #18 of the San Yankees 6, Orioles 3 Rockies in the division. Godley (12-6) gave up two hits Diego Padres during the eighth inning of a game on July 31, 2018. — AFP Masahiro Tanaka pitched six scoreless innings, and in seven innings, singles by Robinson Chirinos in the rookie Miguel Andujar hit a three-run homer as host second inning and Willie Calhoun in the fifth, walked Rays 10, Angels 6 innings, and the Oakland bullpen cleaned up with three New York beat Baltimore. Tanaka (9-2) followed up his one and hit a batter. Godley struck out the first batter in each of his seven innings, the first in the majors to do Tampa Bay scored seven runs in the fourth inning innings of one-hit relief, helping the A’s open an eight- three-hitter at Tampa Bay last week by allowing three that since 1974, according to STATS LLC. and coasted to a win over Los Angeles in St. game homestand with a second straight win. The Blue hits. He struck out eight, walked two and threw 105 Petersburg, Fla. The Rays got six hits, two walks and a Jays scored in the top of the first against Cahill on an pitches, matching his pitch count from a week ago in his Braves 11, Marlins 6 hit batter in the decisive inning, Michael Perez’s double RBI single by Kendrys Morales before Davis con- sixth career complete game. The right-hander also ran Ronald Acuna Jr. homered for the second straight the only extra-base hit in the frame. All but two singles tributed a single to a two-run bottom of the first that his unbeaten streak to 13 games, and he is 7-0 since his game, and left-hander Kolby Allard won his major in the inning came against Angels starter Tyler Skaggs gave the A’s the lead for good. last loss on April 17 against the . league debut as host Atlanta beat Miami. Acuna led off (8-7), who was charged with 10 runs on eight hits and the game with a home run, his 11th, to give Allard an three walks in 3 1/3 innings, by far his worst perform- Astros 5, Mariners 2 Pirates 5, Cubs 4 early lead. The lefty wound up pitching five innings for ance of the season. In all, the Rays had 14 hits, including pitched six strong innings, and Evan Francisco Cervelli hit a two-run homer, and Gregory the win, the third straight for the Braves. Allard gave up three each from Mallex Smith and Matt Duffy, two from Gattis hit a tiebreaking home run as Houston snapped a Polanco added a solo shot for the winning margin as five runs (four earned). Acuna was 3-for-5 and drove in Carlos Gomez, and a home run from Jake Bauers. season-worst, five-game losing streak with a win at Pittsburgh downed visiting Chicago. two runs to pace Atlanta’s 19-hit attack. Acuna is sev- Everyone in Tampa Bay’s starting lineup had at least Seattle. Houston’s Josh Reddick, who went 3-for-5 with added two RBI doubles for the Pirates, who have won enth player in franchise history to hit double-digit home one hit by the end of the sixth inning. three RBIs, added a two-run homer in the top of the three of four games and 14 of 17. Javy Baez belted a runs before turning 21. Five other Braves had multi-hit ninth off left-hander Zach Duke, who was making his three-run homer and finished a triple shy of hitting for games, with Ender Inciarte getting four and Freddie Tigers 2, Reds 1 Mariners debut after being acquired in a trade with the the cycle for the Cubs, who have lost three of four. Freeman collecting three. Matthew Boyd outdueled Homer Bailey, and Niko Minnesota Twins. Morton (12-2) allowed two runs on Goodrum hit a solo homer to lead host Detroit past six hits. He walked one and struck out eight. Hector Indians 6, Twins 2 Royals 4, White Sox 2 Cincinnati. Boyd (6-9) held the Reds to four hits and a Rondon pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 10th save. Greg Allen had three hits and scored three runs, and Ryan O’Hearn made his major league debut a memo- walk in eight scoreless innings while striking out seven. Jose Ramirez had three hits and drove in two runs as rable one, when his first career hit, a two-run homer, Shane Greene recorded his 22nd save despite giving up Giants 3, Padres 2 (10 innings) Cleveland snapped a two-game losing streak with a snapped a scoreless tie and lifted visiting Kansas City a run in the ninth. Goodrum broke a scoreless deadlock Brandon Crawford singled home Evan Longoria win over Minnesota in Minneapolis. Edwin Encarnacion past Chicago. The Royals have won six of their past 11. with a fourth-inning homer. Detroit’s Mike Gerber, who with two outs in the 10th inning to give visiting San drove in three runs and Francisco Lindor had two hits The White Sox have lost five of six. O’Hearn, 25, was was called up from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the day, Francisco a second straight extra-innings victory and scored twice for Cleveland, which won for just the recalled from Triple-A Omaha earlier in the day after supplied a run-scoring double in the eighth inning for over San Diego. San Francisco, which arrived in San fourth time in 11 meetings with the Twins while improv- playing 558 minor league games, and he is expected to his first major league hit and RBI. Diego having gone 3-6 since the All-Star break, won ing to 31-15 against American League Central oppo- see regular playing time down the stretch for the its third straight. The loss was San Diego’s seventh nents. (10-6) allowed two runs on four hits rebuilding Royals. Starting as the , he Athletics 6, Blue Jays 2 straight, and the Padres have dropped 14 of their but also walked four and hit a batter in 6 1/3 innings. He grounded out in his first at-bat in the third inning Khris Davis smacked his 29th home run among three past 16 games. They went 5-20 in July, the second- struck out three, snapping a streak of 12 consecutive before homering to right in the fifth to score Jorge hits, powering Oakland past visiting Toronto. Trevor worst month in the franchise’s 50-year history by starts with seven or more strikeouts. Bonifacio, who had walked. Cahill (3-2) limited the Blue Jays to two runs over six winning percentage.— Reuters

The memorable win came in a sparkling run of between November 1 and November 4 and is Reigning champion three victories in six tournaments in the closing once again part of the Rolex Series, the premium weeks of 2017 for Rose. The Olympic gold category of tournaments on the European Tour’s medalist and former US Open champion has Race to Dubai, each with a minimum prize fund Kenya’s Mweresa fails Rose confirms 2018 been in fine form once again this year, adding the of $7million.Turkish Airlines also supports a Fort Worth Invitational title in May.Last year’s Challenge Tour event and an unrivalled amateur dope test ahead of Turkish Airlines was a second triumph on Turkish soil for Rose, series, the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup. who beat a stellar field that included Tiger Turkish Airlines Chief Marketing Officer Ahmet Woods and Rory McIlroy to win the Turkish Olmustur said: “We are delighted to have Justin African showpiece Open appearance Airlines World Golf Final in 2012. back at the Turkish Airlines Open this year. The Turkish Airlines Open was played on the Turkish Airlines is extremely proud at the way NAIROBI: Kenyan sprinter Boniface Mweresa has failed a doping test and European Tour for the first time the following that this event has established itself as one of the been dropped from the team for the African Championships which started KUWAIT: Justin Rose has announced he will year and Rose is excited at the prospect of most important on the European Tour calendar. in Asaba, Nigeria yesterday, a senior official from the Anti-Doping Agency defend his title at the Turkish Airlines Open, the returning for the sixth staging of the event. Rose, Last year gave us our one of the most iconic of Kenya (ADAK) has said. Samples from Mweresa, who won silver in the sixth Rolex Series event of the European Tour’s 37, said: “I’m really pleased to be going back to moments yet and we are sure that Justin will 400m and gold in the 4x400m at the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville, 2018 Race to Dubai, in Antalya in November. defend at the Turkish Airlines Open. Last year contribute to put on another show that will were taken at the June 6-8 Kenya Defense Forces Championships in Englishman Rose, currently second in the Official was a win that I won’t forget. To shoot 64 and 65 excite golf fans all around the world.” Ahmet Nairobi and contained a banned substance, the official said on Tuesday. World Golf Rankings, made three birdies in his over the weekend with a birdie at the last to get Agaoglu, President of the Turkish Golf The Kenyan delegation travelled to Asaba on Monday without Mweresa, last four holes to secure a thrilling victory at last it done was a special feeling. I’ve always had a Federation, said: “The Turkish Airlines Open real- who was a member of the team at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships year’s tournament at Regnum Carya Golf and great time in Turkey, the hospitality and the facil- ly has gone from strength to strength and Justin in Moscow and London respectively and at the 2014 and 2018 Spa Resort, with the trophy being delivered in ities are second to none, and I can’t wait to get coming back shows our determination to put on Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Gold Coast. Mweresa, 24, could spectacular style by a Turkish Airlines drone. back there. It’s one of the events that all of the another incredible event. Justin is a true champi- not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters but the athlete told Rose was awarded Turkey’s Distinguished guys look forward to and it’s been amazing to on and I know the golf fans here in Turkey will be local media he was innocent and had taken supplements which he had Service Award for his charity work by Minister see how much golf has grown in Turkey since I so excited to see him in Antalya to defend the declared to ADAK. “Declaring that he took supplements does not make him of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu during the was there in 2012.” trophy. The Turkish Airlines Open continues to innocent if we find banned substances in his samples,” the ADAK official, prize presentation. This year’s Turkish Airlines Open is being held help us grow our sport in Turkey.” who did not wish to be identified, told Reuters. Mweresa, who would have been a medal prospect at the African Championships in the Delta State city of Asaba, told local media he would challenge the decision at the Kenyan Sports Tribunal. Senior officials from the country’s governing body, Athletics Kenya, have travelled to Asaba for the African Championships and could not be reached for comment. Kenya is renowned for its middle and long distance running prowess but the east African nation’s athletes have suffered more than 50 failed doping tests in the past six years. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an independent global body that manages all doping-related matters, said this month that Kenyan-born Olympic steeplechase champion and world record holder Ruth Jebet, who runs for Bahrain, is being investigated after returning a positive test for the blood booster EPO. The AIU also confirmed in May that Kenya’s former Olympic and three-time world 1,500m champion, Asbel Kiprop, had failed a test for EPO. Kiprop has denied wrongdoing and his case will be heard at an AIU tribunal being held in London next month. The sport’s world governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said on Friday that it had approved new rules which spell out the obligations of its member federations in the fight against doping. Athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia, Belarus and Ukraine will be tested three times in the 10 months prior to world championships and Olympics. They are in category A which is described as having “member federations majorly at risk of doping.” Previously, the obligations under the anti-doping code were focused primarily on individuals rather than member federations. The AIU recommended the new regulations to the IAAF as a crucial step in protecting the integrity of the sport. — Reuters