Sports FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 Cardinals overwhelm Miami Marlins 6-1 MIAMI: Jason Heyward homered for the third con- with a double to right-center off Dana Eveland (0-1) secutive game, Kolten Wong added a two-run shot and gave the crowd and the Nationals a scare when and the St Louis Cardinals topped the Miami he came up limping badly at second. But after Marlins 6-1 on Wednesday night. Heyward hit a being checked out, he stayed in the game. Eveland three-run homer, his ninth of the season, in the sev- then intentionally walked Wilson Ramos and then enth to blow the game open. The Cardinals had walked Clint Robinson to load the bases. David just one hit in the first six innings against Miami Aardsma came on to face Desmond, who hit his starter Mat Latos (2-5), that hit being Wong’s ninth sacrifice fly to deep left that drove in Harper to end home run in the third. Jaime Garcia (3-3) allowed the game. Felipe Rivero (1-0) earned his first major one run in seven innings for the Cardinals, lowering league victory for Washington with an inning of his ERA to 1.69. Garcia singled and eventually scoreless relief in the 11th. The Braves now have scored in the eighth, but grimaced and began to dropped two in a row. limp shortly before crossing the plate. He came out of the game. Giancarlo Stanton had three hits, Athletics 8, Rangers 2 including hit his ML-leading 27th home run for the Brett Lawrie hit a grand slam, Josh Phegley Marlins. homered for the second night in a row and Oakland beat Texas for its fourth straight victory. Giants 6, Padres 0 Lawrie’s third career slam made it 5-0 in the first off Buster Posey hit his second grand slam in five Wandy Rodriguez (4-3), who had never before games and San Francisco beat San Diego. Posey hit faced the A’s in his 11-year major league career. his 11th home run of the season on a 2-2 pitch from Oakland led 8-0 after two innings. A’s rookie center San Diego starter Ian Kennedy (4-6) with two outs fielder Billy Burns led off each of the first two in the third inning. That came two batters after Joe innings with doubles, and scored both times on Panik’s sacrifice fly drove in Andrew Susac. It’s hits by Stephen Vogt. Burns also singled in the third Posey’s fourth career grand slam. The Giants’ All- and has a 14-game hitting streak, with hits in 26 of Star catcher also hit one against the Los Angeles his last 27 games. Kendall Graveman (4-4) allowed Dodgers on June 19. Ryan Vogelsong pitched six two runs over seven innings. scoreless innings for his second straight win. Vogelsong (6-5) gave up five hits, struck out four Red Sox 5, Orioles 1 and walked two while helping San Francisco to its David Ortiz’s two-run homer capped a five-run majors-leading 12th shutout. San Diego’s Matt sixth inning and Boston beat Baltimore despite los- Kemp went 0 for 4 with one strikeout while batting SEATTLE: Alex Rios #15 of the Kansas City Royals scores against catcher Mike Zunino #3 ing two key starters to injuries. Left fielder Hanley leadoff for the first time since 2010. of the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning at Safeco Field on June 24, 2015 in Seattle, Ramirez left with a bruised left hand and second Washington. — AFP baseman Dustin Pedroia limped off after his Dodgers 5, Cubs 2 tiebreaking, two-run single with right hamstring Justin Turner and Adrian Gonzalez homered, ed for a one-out shot to center off Brandon Gomes young arms selected in the first round of the 2012 tightness. It was Boston’s fifth win in eight games and Los Angeles snapped Chicago’s four-game win (1-3). Brett Cecil (2-4) escaped a bases-loaded jam in draft. Los Angeles took two of three in the series to and snapped its six-game losing streak to the streak. Gonzalez connected for a leadoff drive in the 11th, and Steve Delabar got three outs for his climb within 4 1/2 games of the AL West leaders. Orioles. Baltimore lost for just the fourth time in its the second and Turner belted a three-run shot in first save of the season. Erick Aybar greeted Joe Thatcher (1-2) with a lead- last 16. Clay Buchholz (5-6) worked seven solid the third, helping Los Angeles bounce back after it off single, advanced on Daniel Robertson’s sacrifice innings, giving up one run on eight hits, striking out scored just two runs in the first two games of the Brewers 4, Mets 1 and went to third on Efren Navarro’s groundout. seven and walking one. Junichi Tazawa struck out four game series. Joc Pederson added an RBI single Jimmy Nelson allowed two hits in eight strong Chad Qualls walked Chris Iannetta before the side in the eighth before Koji Uehara got the in the eighth for the NL West leaders, who had lost innings, Scooter Gennett hit a home run and Featherston came through. Jose Alvarez (2-1) final three outs. Trailing 1-0, the Red Sox scored five four of five overall. JP Howell (3-1) replaced Mike Milwaukee extended New York’s losing streak to a pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings for the win. unearned runs off Bud Norris (2-6). Bolsinger with two out in the fifth and pitched 1 1/3 season-high seven games. The Brewers scratched scoreless innings for the win. Kenley Jansen got out four runs on 10 hits in six innings off Mets Reds 5, Pirates 2 Twins 6, White Sox 1 three outs for his 10th save in 11 chances. Addison starter Bartolo Colon (9-6) as New York (36-37) Marlon Byrd hit a two-run homer during Phil Hughes tossed eight strong innings and Russell had two hits and drove in a run for Chicago, slipped below .500 for the first time since a 2-3 Cincinnati’s four-run first inning, and the Reds con- Minnesota beat Chris Sale for the third time this which had won five of seven. The Cubs finished record on April 11. Nelson (4-8) allowed one run, tinued their mastery of Pittsburgh’s Gerrit Cole. The season, overcoming 10 more strikeouts by the with nine hits, but left eight runners on base. Kyle Curtis Granderson’s 11th home run, and two hits. Reds have won - and scored at least three runs - in Chicago ace. Sale (6-4) reached double digits in Hendricks (2-4) lasted just five innings for Chicago. He struck out five and walked one sending the each of the three games this season it has faced strikeouts for the seventh straight game. He was He hasn’t recorded an out in the sixth in any of his Mets to their longest skid since April 2011. Johnny Cole (11-3). The Pirates are 11-1 when Cole starts trying to become the first pitcher in modern major last four starts. Monell singled leading off the third for the first hit against any other team, and he hasn’t allowed league history with at least 12 in six consecutive in the game off the Brewers’ big right-hander. more than two runs in any of his 12 starts when he starts. The lanky left-hander’s streak of innings with Royals 8, Mariners 2 Scooter Gennett hit a solo home run off Colon in hasn’t faced Cincinnati. Mike Leake (5-4), the Reds’ at least one strikeout was stopped at 38 when Mike Moustakas hit a two-run home run and the sixth. Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for starter each time they’ve beaten Cole, limited the Minnesota hit three doubles in a three-run fourth to Omar Infante had a three-run double in a seven-run his 15th save. Pirates to two runs and eight hits in seven innings give Hughes (6-6) the lead for good. Sale is 1-3 with fourth inning and Kansas City beat Seattle. Alcides to win his seventh consecutive decision against a 6.46 ERA in four turns against the Twins this sea- Escobar opened the fourth with a single to right off Yankees 10, Phillies 2 them. Tucker Barnhart went 3 for 4 for Cincinnati, son. Against everyone else in the majors, he is 5-1 Roenis Elias (4-5), who had retired the first nine bat- Ivan Nova stifled the Phillies on three hits over 6 which has won five of its past seven. Cole had with a 1.88 ERA in 10 starts. Adam LaRoche had ters. Moustakas followed with his seventh homer 2-3 scoreless innings in his first major league allowed just three earned runs over four starts in 27 three hits for the White Sox, including a home run. over the right-field wall. The Royals would score appearance in 14 months, leading New York over innings in June. five more, all with two outs. Infante unloaded the Philadelphia and Cole Hamels. Nova returned to Indians 8, Tigers 2 bases with his double to left, then Jarrod Dyson and the mound for the first time since April 19, 2014. Diamonbacks 8, Rockies 7 Carlos Carrasco kept the AL’s best hitting team Escobar each followed with left-field RBI doubles. The right-hander had Tommy John surgery 10 days Pinch-hitter Aaron Hill hit a go-ahead sacrifice in check for eight innings and Cleveland won its Ryan Madson (1-1) worked 1-plus inning of hitless later and the Yankees, seeking to stabilize an erratic fly to cap a three-run rally in the ninth inning, lifting first home game against Detroit this season.