SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

ATLANTA: Wilmer Flores #4 of the attempts to turn a double play over Andrelton Simmons #19 of the Atlanta Braves in the seventh at Turner Field on September 10, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. — AFP Colon’s scoreless streak ends at 31 , Mets top Braves

ATLANTA: Bartolo Colon’s shutout streak ended at ROCKIES 4, PADRES 3 fanned all seven batters he faced in the series. are between the Rangers and 31 innings while he won his fourth straight start, Nolan Arenado his NL-leading 38th home closed for his 21st . Indians in the wild-card race. pitching the streaking New York Mets past the reel- and Colorado center fielder Charlie ing Atlanta Braves 7-2 in on Blackmon made a leaping catch of Brett INDIANS 7, TIGERS 5 REDS 11, CARDINALS 0 Thursday. Kevin Plawecki and Juan Uribe each Wallace’s ninth-inning drive near the top of the Michael Brantley homered twice, including a Todd Frazier and Brandon Phillips both home- drove in three runs for New York, which has won wall. Carlos Gonzalez hit his 37th homer for the tiebreaking, two-run drive in the eighth against red and drove in three runs as last-place Cincinnati four in a row to increase its National League East Rockies and Daniel Descalso hit a tiebreaking Blaine Hardy (4-3) to lead Cleveland to victory. sent NL Central-leading St. Louis to its largest mar- division lead to 7 1/2 games over Washington. shot leading off the eighth. also Cody Allen (2-4) pitched 1 2-3 innings and struck gin of defeat this season. The Cardinals opened Colon (14-11) allowed seven hits, two runs, one connected for Colorado. Descalso homered off out AL hitting leader Miguel Cabrera to end the their longest road trip of the season - 11 days, 10 walk and struck out two in 6 2-3 innings. The 42- Joaquin Benoit (6-5), who hadn’t pitched since game. With their sixth straight home win, the games - with their fourth loss in five games. Reds year-old Colon, who added an RBI single in the Saturday because of back spasms. Justin Miller Indians closed within four games of Texas for the star Joey Votto doubled and singled, driving in a fourth, led 4-0 before Jace Peterson’s RBI triple and (1-0) struck out the side in the seventh, and AL’s second playoff wild card. Minnesota and the run and scoring one, a day after his tantrum at Andrelton Simmons’ single in the seventh. The home plate following an ejection. Jaime Garcia (8- Mets’ record for consecutive scoreless innings is 32 5) lasted a season-low 4 1-3 innings and gave up 2-3, set by R.A. Dickey in 2012. Atlanta, which has MLB results/standings six runs. John Lamb (1-3), one of three left-handers lost 21 of 24 overall, dropped its ninth straight at acquired from Kansas City for Johnny Cueto in late home to match the team’s longest skid and worst Seattle 5, Texas 0; Colorado 4, San Diego 3; Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 4 (13 innings); NY Mets July, shook off control problems for his first major since the 1988 team started 0-9. Colon outpitched 7, Atlanta 2; Cincinnati 11, St. Louis 0; Cleveland 7, Detroit 5. league win. He walked six, struck out six and gave All-Star Shelby Miller (5-14), whose winless streak National League up three hits in five innings. reached 21 straight starts. Eastern Division Eastern Division BREWERS 6, PIRATES 4, 13 INNINGS W L PCT GB NY Mets 79 61 .564 - MARINERS 5, RANGERS 0 Logan Shafer singled home Nevin Ashley with Toronto 79 60 .568 - Washington 71 68 .511 7.5 Nelson Cruz reached 40 home runs for the sec- the go-ahead run in the 13th inning. Luis Sardinas NY Yankees 77 61 .558 1.5 Miami 59 81 .421 20 ond straight season and Felix Hernandez pitched Tampa Bay 68 71 .489 11 added an insurance run off Radhames Liz (1-4) three-hit ball for eight innings as Seattle beat Atlanta 56 85 .397 23.5 with a single as the Brewers beat the Pirates for Baltimore 67 72 .482 12 Philadelphia 54 86 .386 25 Texas. The Rangers were shut out for the second Boston 66 73 .475 13 the seventh straight time despite twice having late straight day. Their lead for the second American Central Division leads erased by Pittsburgh home runs. Andrew Central Division St. Louis 88 52 .629 - League wild-card playoff spot was cut to one game Kansas City 83 56 .597 - McCutchen’s 22nd of the season tied it in the Pittsburgh 83 56 .597 4.5 over idle Minnesota. Texas missed a chance to gain Minnesota 72 67 .518 11 eighth. Gregory Polanco’s solo shot off Milwaukee 80 58 .580 7 on AL West-leading Houston and fell 2 1/2 games Cleveland 69 70 .496 14 Francisco Rodriguez tied it again in the 12th behind the idle Astros. Cruz missed the previous six Chicago White Sox 66 72 .478 16.5 Milwaukee 62 78 .443 26 after the Brewers had gone up on an RBI single by games because of a strained right quadriceps. He Detroit 64 76 .457 19.5 Cincinnati 58 81 .417 29.5 Ryan Braun. Rodriguez (1-3) got the win after matched his career high for homers set last season Western Division Western Division blowing the save. Kyle Lohse earned the second with Baltimore, connecting for a two-run shot in a Houston 76 64 .543 - LA Dodgers 80 59 .576 - save of his 15-year career. A.J. Burnett gave up three-run seventh. Hernandez (17-8) struck out Texas 73 66 .525 2.5 San Francisco 72 68 .514 8.5 three first-inning runs his return from a lengthy eight and walked four. He tied Houston’s Dallas LA Angels 70 69 .504 5.5 Arizona 67 73 .479 13.5 stay on the disabled list with a strained right Keuchel for the most victories in the AL. Derek Seattle 68 73 .482 8.5 San Diego 67 74 .475 14 elbow. Pittsburgh remained 4 1/2 games behind Holland (3-2) worked seven innings, allowing all Oakland 60 80 .429 16 Colorado 58 82 .414 22.5 St. Louis in the NL Central, but in control of the five runs and nine hits. wild-card race. — AP