Sports FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015 CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar (right) dives in an attempt to tag out Seattle Mariners’ Kyle Seager as he slides in for a double during the ninth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. — AP Harper lifts Nationals over Marlins WASHINGTON: Bryce Harper hit three home runs in a game for including three homers. Tyler Matzek (2-1) allowed four runs in BREWERS 6, DODGERS 3 the first time and had five RBIs, and the Washington Nationals two innings and matched a career high with six walks. Adam Lind homered and doubled and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Miami 7-5 Wednesday to take two of three from the Marlins scored five runs in the first inning off Joe Wieland. Wily Peralta (1- for their third straight series win. Harper hit a solo homer in the REDS 3, PIRATES 0 4) pitched eight solid innings to win for the first time in six starts. second, a two-run drive in the third and a bases-empty shot in Mike Leake worked eight innings for his sixth straight victory over Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth inning for his sixth save in the fifth, the last two reaching the second deck, all off Tom Pittsburgh and Marlon Byrd homered for the second night in a as many chances. Milwaukee has won four of five, but still has the Koehler (2-3). With an opportunity to tie major league record of row. Leake (2-1) allowed six hits and has not lost to the Pirates in worst record in the majors at 9-19. Wieland (0-1), recalled from four homers in a game, Harper hit a run-scoring groundout in the 15 starts, dating to 2012. The Reds’ Brandon Phillips had three sin- the minor leagues earlier Wednesday, allowed two-run homers to seventh. Max Scherzer (2-3) struck out 10 and allowed five runs gles, including one that hugged the third-base line in the fourth Scooter Gennett and Lind in the first inning, and an RBI single to and 10 hits over seven-plus innings, including Giancarlo inning and scored Todd Frazier, who had tripled, with the game’s Martin Maldonado as Milwaukee took a 5-0 lead. Joc Pederson hit Stanton’s three-run homer in the eighth. Drew Storen got three first run. Phillips scored on Leake’s single then Byrd led off the fifth two home runs for the Dodgers. His last seven hits have been outs for his eighth save. inning with his fifth home run of the season. Aroldis Chapman home runs. pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save, finishing the seven-hit- BLUE JAYS 5, YANKEES 1 ter. April’s NL Pitcher of the Month Gerrit Cole (4-1) lost his first TWINS 13, ATHLETICS 0 Russell Martin homered and Mark Buehrle earned a victory over start in May. Eddie Rosario homered on the first pitch he saw in his major the Yankees for the first time in more than a decade. Martin went 3 league career, Eduardo Escobar also homered and had five RBIs for 4 and Chris Colabello had a career-high four hits as the Blue METS 5, ORIOLES 1 and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics. Rosario’s Jays took two of three from the AL East-leading Yankees. Buehrle Jacob deGrom bounced back from two subpar starts with seven milestone homer traveled about 400 feet into the left-field seats came in with a 1-14 record in his career against New York, and was overpowering innings, Dilson Herrera hit his first homer of the sea- and gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead in the third inning. He’s the 29th 0-12 with a 7.27 ERA in 17 starts against them since his lone victo- son among three hits and the New York Mets won their eighth major leaguer to homer on his first pitch and the 117th to go ry. Buehrle’s only previous win over the Yankees came on April 10, straight over the Baltimore Orioles. DeGrom (3-3) struck out nine, deep in his first at-bat. Escobar homered off Scott Kazmir (2-1) in 2004. Buehrle (4-2) allowed one run and six hits in five innings. CC yielding six hits and a run. Curtis Granderson homered and had a the sixth and hit a two-run double high off the wall in the sev- Sabathia (0-5) remained winless in six starts, sacrifice fly off a shaky Ubaldo Jimenez (2-2) as the Mets finished enth. Kennys Vargas added a three-run homer in the eighth. Kyle their homestand 3-3. Gibson (3-2) pitched six innings and hasn’t allowed a run in his PADRES 9, GIANTS 1 past 17 innings. Ian Kennedy (2-1) struck out five in seven innings to win his sec- RANGERS 11, ASTROS 3 ond straight start, and San Diego avoided a sweep and stopped Carlos Peguero hit a pair of solo homers, Shin-Soo Choo had a CUBS 6, CARDINALS 5 the Giants’ eight-game home streak. Austin Hedges, a 22-year-old two-run shot and the Texas Rangers routed the Houston Astros Anthony Rizzo homered with three RBIs and Jon Lester had a rookie, hit an RBI single in a five-run third for his first major league behind eight strong innings from Colby Lewis. Adrian Beltre was a strong outing for the Chicago Cubs, who ended the St Louis hit, then added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. He also threw out Nori home run shy of the cycle for the Rangers, who finished a three- Cardinals’ eight-game winning streak and their own four game Aoki at second following his RBI single in the third. Chris Heston (2- game sweep. Houston had won 10 straight entering the series, but skid. Jhonny Peralta hit a 447-foot homer and Yadier Molina had 3) allowed five runs and 11 hits in five innings. was outscored 20-5 over the three games. Lewis (2-2) allowed one two hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals. Lance Lynn (1-3) allowed run and six hits to earn his first win in nearly a month. Chris Carter five runs in six innings. St Louis put runners on the corners with INDIANS 10, ROYALS 3 hit a two-run homer in the ninth for the Astros. Peguero drove in one out in the ninth before Hector Rondon escaped for his sixth Just about everyone in the Cleveland lineup drove in a run, Carlos three runs and had the first multihomer game this season by a save in seven chances. Lester (2-2) left leading 5-4 after seven Carrasco tossed seven sharp innings and the Indians rolled to a Rangers player. innings but only one of the runs was earned. win over the Kansas City Royals. Brandon Moss homered and added a two-run double to lead the charge, but six other Indians BRAVES 7, PHILLIES 5 WHITE SOX 7, TIGERS 6 also drove in runs, helping Carrasco (4-2) end a three-game skid Andrelton Simmons had three hits, including a homer, Freddie Melky Cabrera homered and drove in four runs, and the Chicago against the Royals. He gave up a two-run homer to Kendrys Freeman drove in three runs with three hits and the Atlanta Braves White Sox scored four times in the eighth inning to rally past the Morales, but otherwise shut down a Kansas City lineup that beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on Wednesday night. The Braves Detroit Tigers. Avisail Garcia’s two-out single drove in the go- returned hot-hitting outfielder Lorenzo Cain from a two-game sus- won two of three for their first series win since taking two of three ahead run on the sixth straight hit off reliever Joba Chamberlain pension. Cleveland had already taken a 4-0 lead when Danny at Toronto April 17-19. T Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard homered and (0-1). All of them came after he retired the first two batters in the Duffy (2-1) was yanked after facing five batters without getting an Ben Revere had four hits, including a career-high three doubles. inning. Zach Putnam (1-1) worked an inning to get the win and out in the second. The Royals’ bullpen briefly slowed the The Phillies have lost seven of nine. Jason Grilli allowed one run on David Robertson earned his fifth save for the White Sox (10-14), onslaught, but the Indians added four more runs in the seventh to one walk and two hits in the ninth. Darrin Ruf’s single drove in who improved to 8-3 at home this season. Chicago trailed 6-3 in put the game away. Revere, who led off with a single. Grilli struck out Odubel Herrera the eighth after Victor Martinez drove in his fourth run of the to clinch his ninth save in 10 chances. night for Detroit. DIAMONDBACKS 13, ROCKIES 7, 1ST GAME DIAMONDBACKS 5, ROCKIES 1, 2ND GAME RAYS 5, RED SOX 3 ANGELS 4, MARINERS 3 Paul Goldschmidt homered and Robbie Ray threw six strong Evan Longoria hit two solo homers, Kevin Jepsen worked out of an Johnny Giavotella hit an RBI double in the ninth inning and innings in a spot start, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks com- eighth-inning jam and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Mike Trout homered, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their plete their first doubleheader road sweep since 2006, beating the Sox. Joey Butler had given the Rays a 4-2 lead with a two-run sin- second walk-off win in a row over the Mariners.