ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021 SPORTS 15 Schwarber returns as Nationals top Cardinals Urías drives in 3 on pinch-hit double, Brewers down Cubs 6-3 ST. LOUIS, April 13, (AP): In Atlanta, Garrett Cooper hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning Kyle Schwarber doubled in and fi nished with three RBIs, leading a run in his delayed Wash- Miami to the road win. ington debut, Andrew Ste- Brian Anderson tacked on an RBI venson had a pinch-hit double in the 10th. Yimi García (1- 1) got four outs for the win. homer and the Nationals The teams were facing each other beat the St. for the fi rst time since Atlanta swept Louis Car- Miami in their NL Division Series dinals 5-2. last year. Adam Duvall homered for the Schwarber, Marlins. Josh Bell and Ozzie Albies drove in two runs Josh Harrison for Atlanta, and Ronald Acuña Jr. were in the tripled and scored two runs. Jacob starting lineup Webb (0-1) got the loss. after being White Sox 4, Indians 3 sidelined for In Chicago, fi rst baseman Yu Schwarber Washington’s Chang hit Yasmani Grandal with a first six games throw trying to force him at second by a coronavirus outbreak that base as Nick Madrigal raced home prompted the postponement of with the winning run for the White the team’s season-opening series Sox in the ninth inning. and left the club short-handed. Adam Eaton homered in his sec- The Nats ended a five-game skid, ond straight game and rookie Yer- while the Cardinals have lost three mín Mercedes got the winning rally straight. started with one out in the ninth Stevenson hit his fi rst homer of when he singled to shortstop against the season into St. Louis’ bullpen Emmanuel Clase (1-1). in right fi eld to lead off the seventh, Grandal walked to put runners on putting Washington ahead 4-2. fi rst and second before Nick Wil- liams sent a grounder toward Chang. His throw trying to get Grandal at BASEBALL second hit the runner in the head. The ball ricocheted toward the left Kyle Finnegan (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 side of the infi eld, and Madrigal - innings for the win. Brad Hand got running for Mercedes - sped home. three outs for his fi rst save. Codi Heuer (1-0) struck out a Yadier Molina homered for St. career-high four over 2 1/3 innings, Louis. John Gant (0-1) allowed three Miami Marlins’ Garrett Cooper (left), is tagged out at home plate by Atlanta Braves catcher Alex Jackson (right), as he tried in the 10th inning of a baseball and Chicago stopped Cleveland’s runs in fi ve-plus innings. game on April 12, in Atlanta. (AP) four-game win streak. Brewers 6, Cubs 3 Reds 3, Giants 0 In Milwaukee, Pinch-hitter Luis In San Francisco, Joey Votto Urías drove in three runs with a go- New COVID-19 cases rising across Japan splashed a home run into McCovey ahead double, part of a six-run sixth Cove, Jesse Winker hit a two-run inning for the Brewers. homer, and the Reds beat the Giants. Freddy Peralta (2-0) struck out 10 Winker’s fi rst home run of the over six innings of two-hit ball for Olympic torch runs through empty park in Osaka year marked the fi rst hit off Aaron the victory. Josh Hader got two outs Sanchez (0-1) in the third and pro- TOKYO, April 13, (AP): The torch After the postponement a year vided Wade Miley (2-0) with some for his fi rst save of the season. relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran ago, organizers talked of doing Milwaukee has won fi ve of six, early support. through a mostly empty Osaka city away with the relay to save money. Cincinnati bounced back after los- while Chicago lost for the fi fth time park on Tuesday, showing the risks That idea never gained traction, in six games. ing two straight at Arizona following Kris Bryant homered for the Cubs of trying to hold the postponed largely because it’s promoted by a six-game winning streak. in the fourth, and Javier Báez added games during a pandemic. some of the IOC’s largest spon- Miley allowed two hits in fi ve in- a two-run double in the ninth. Adbert It came on the same day that the sors. nings. Tejay Antone then struck out Alzolay (0-2) allowed three runs in 5 government said new coronavirus The top sponsors paid the In- fi ve over 3 2/3 hitless innings before 1/3 innings. cases in Osaka hit 1,099, a single- ternational Olympic Committee Lucas Sims recorded the fi nal out for The Cubs announced before day record for Japan’s second larg- $1 billion in the last full Olympic his fi rst career save in Cincinnati’s the game that bullpen coach Chris est metropolitan area. cycle (2013-2016). That number fi rst shutout of the season. The Gi- Young had tested positive for COV- could double when the next cycle ants were shut out for the second time. ID-19. First base coach Craig Driver OLYMPICS is completed with the postponed was already away from the team fol- Tokyo Games. San Francisco had won four in a lowing his positive test. A poll conducted Saturday row. Relievers Brandon Workman, Ja- The torch relay began three and Monday by Japanese news Athletics 9, Diamondbacks 5 son Adam and Dan Winkler were weeks ago in northeastern Japan, agency Kyodo showed 13.2% In Phoenix, Matt Chapman hom- placed on the COVID-19-related attempting to navigate around the want the relay to continue until ered among his three hits, Jed Low- injured list. There was no word on pandemic with a total of 10,000 the opening ceremony. Another rie added two hits and three RBIs, whether their designation was the Spectators wearing face masks and ninja outfits, cheer a torchbearer carry- and Oakland roughed up Arizona runners crisscrossing the country ing the Olympic torch in Iga, Mie prefecture, central Japan, on April 8. (AP) 49.3% said the relay should be starter Madison Bumgarner. result of a positive test or contact and bound for the opening ceremo- canceled in areas with severe tracing. Lowrie doubled home two runs ny on July 23 in Tokyo. New COVID-19 cases are rising asked to close by 8 p.m. outbreaks, and 35.9% said it Tigers 6, Astros 2 in the third inning and singled and Osaka, which announced across Japan, where fewer than 1% Many runners arrived in Osaka’s should be called off entirely. scored in a three-run fi fth capped by In Houston, Casey Mize tossed plans last week to take the re- of residents have been vaccinated Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park by Opposition to holding the Olym- seven scoreless innings for his fi rst Chapman’s second homer of the sea- lay off city streets and bar the in very slow rollout. bus and ran short legs carrying the pics in a pandemic is also strong in son for a 6-2 lead. career win and fellow rookie Akil public, became the first detour Japan has attributed about torch alongside metal barriers or in Japan with up to 80% saying the Baddoo homered again, leading De- Bumgarner (0-2) gave up six runs, troit to the victory in manager A.J. since the relay began. Organiz- 9,500 deaths to COVID-19, far empty park space. games should be canceled or post- seven hits and three walks in 4 2/3 Hinch’s fi rst trip to Houston since he ers warned beforehand there fewer than many countries but They were accompanied by poned. innings. He has allowed 22 hits and was fi red for the team’s sign-stealing may be more. higher than most neighbors in security offi cials who jogged or The Olympics and Paralympics 12 walks in 13 2/3 innings this year, scheme. Wednesday’s second leg in Osa- Asia. walked alongside, and followed by are expected to draw 15,400 ath- his latest struggles since signing an Renato Núñez and Grayson Grein- ka - the day the Tokyo countdown Osaka, Tokyo and other parts of an “escort” or “promotional” vehi- letes and tens of thousands of offi - $85 million, fi ve-year contract with er also homered as the Tigers jumped clock hits 100 day to go - will be Japan have declared “quasi-emer- cle festooned with logos of major cials, judges, media and broadcast- the Diamondbacks before last sea- on Zack Greinke (1-1) for six runs to in the same park under the same gency” conditions until early May Olympic sponsors Coca-Cola and ers. Fans from abroad have been son. snap a four-game skid. closed-doors conditions. with bars and restaurants being Toyota. banned. Oakland has won four of fi ve af- Hinch received a standing ovation ter starting 0-6. Chris Bassitt (1-2) when he was introduced before the yielded two hits and two runs in fi ve game and the team played a tribute Singer (0-2) permitted four runs - Darvish (1-0) permitted one run Higashioka made it 3-1 in the innings. video to him on the big screen. As one earned - and seven hits in fi ve and three hits in a crisp performance. eighth on a 427-foot solo shot to left Arizona third baseman Eduardo the last frame of the video displayed innings.