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BASEBALL
West W L Pct. GB L1 0
DODGERS 72 39 .649 — 6-4
San Francisco 55 54 .505 16 6-4
Arizona 54 55 .495 17 4-6
San Diego 50 58 .463 20^1 ⁄ 2 4-6
Colorado 50 59 .459 21 3-7
Central W L Pct. GB L1 0
St. Louis 58 50 .537 — 7-3
Chicago 57 51 .528 1 3-7
Milwaukee 57 53 .518 2 5-5
Cincinnati 50 57 .467 71 ⁄ 2 6-4
Pittsburgh 47 61 .435 11 1-9
East W L Pct. GB L1 0
Atlanta 65 45 .591 — 6-4
Philadelphia 57 51 .528 7 6-4
Washington 57 51 .528 7 5-5
New York 53 55 .491 11 8-2
Miami 42 65 .393 21^1 ⁄ 2 6-4
Thursday’s results
at DODGERS 8, San Diego 2
at Miami 5, Minnesota 4, 12 innings
at Philadelphia 10, San Francisco 2
New York 4, at Chicago White Sox 0
at Oakland 5, Milwaukee 3
at St. Louis 8, Chicago 0
at Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 1, 7 innings
NL STANDINGS
MilwaukeeAB R H BI Avg.
Grandal c 3 0 0 0 .256
Yelich rf 5 1 1 0 .332
Hiura 2b 3 1 1 0 .318
Mstakas 3b 5 0 2 0 .260
Braun lf 4 0 1 1 .272
Cain cf 0 0 0 0 .251
Thames dh 4 1 1 0 .248
Shaw 1b 3 0 0 0 .155
Arcia ss 4 0 1 0 .231
Grisham cf-lf 3 0 0 1 .000
Totals 34 3 7 2Oakland AB R H BI Avg.
Semien ss 2 0 0 0 .271
Grssman lf 3 1 0 0 .246
Chapman 3b 4 1 1 2 .262
Olson 1b 3 0 0 0 .256
Davis dh 4 1 1 0 .230
Canha cf 3 1 3 0 .254
Profar 2b-lf 3 0 0 1 .209
Pinder rf 2 1 1 1 .242
a-Martini 0 0 0 0 .000
1-Barreto 2b 1 0 0 0 .106
Taylor c 3 0 0 0 .182
Totals 28 5 6 4
Milwaukee 100 100 100 — 3 7 0
Oakland 001 000 13x — 5 6 1
a-walked for Pinder in the 7th. 1-ran for Martini in the 7th.
Walks—Milwaukee 4: Grandal 2, Hiura 1, Shaw 1. Oakland 5:
Semien 2, Grossman 1, Canha 1, Martini 1. Strikeouts—Milwaukee
9: Yelich 1, Hiura 1, Braun 3, Thames 2, Shaw 2. Oakland 6:
Grossman 2, Chapman 1, Pinder 1, 1-Barreto 1, Taylor 1. E—Profar
(11). LOB—Milwaukee 10, Oakland 6. 2B—Yelich (23), Canha (11).
HR—Pinder (9), off C.Anderson; Chapman (24), off Hader.
RBIs—Braun (50), Grisham (1), Chapman 2 (64), Profar (49),
Pinder (33). SB—Braun (8), Canha 2 (2). CS—Semien (6).
SF—Grisham, Profar. Runners left in scoring position—Milwaukee 7
(Yelich, Braun 2, Thames 4); Oakland 3 (Semien, Profar, Barreto).
RISP—Milwaukee 1 for 9; Oakland 0 for 4. Runners moved
up—Arcia, Taylor. DP—Milwaukee 1 (Grandal, Arcia).
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
C.Anderson ..................6 2 1 1 3 5 92 3.73
Guerra, H, 14...............1 1 1 1 1 0 25 4.06
Hader, L, 1-5, BS, 3-27.^1 ⁄ 3 1 2 2 1 0 16 2.58
Jackson ......................^2 ⁄ 3 2 1 1 0 1 24 6.23
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Bailey .........................6 5 2 2 3 5 101 5.20
Diekman .....................1 1 1 1 1 2 19 4.74
Treinen, W, 6-3 .............1 1 0 0 0 0 18 4.00
Hendriks, S, 10-14........1 0 0 0 0 2 10 1.67
HBP—C.Anderson (Olson), Diekman (Hiura). WP—Diekman,
Guerra.
U—Cory Blaser, Jeff Nelson, Jim Wolf, Nick Mahrley. T—3:13.
Tickets sold—17,029 (46,765).West W L Pct. GB L1 0
Houston 70 40 .636 — 7-3
Oakland 62 48 .564 8 5-5
ANGELS 56 54 .509 14 5-5
Texas 54 54 .500 15 4-6
Seattle 47 64 .423 23^1 ⁄ 2 7-3
Central W L Pct. GB L1 0
Minnesota 66 42 .611 — 6-4
Cleveland 63 45 .583 3 6-4
Chicago 46 60 .434 19 2-8
Kansas City 40 70 .364 27 3-7
Detroit 32 72 .308 32 3-7
East W L Pct. GB L1 0
New York 68 39 .636 — 4-6
Tampa Bay 63 48 .568 7 7-3
Boston 59 51 .536 10^1 ⁄ 2 5-5
Toronto 44 67 .396 26 6-4
Baltimore 36 72 .333 32^1 ⁄ 2 5-5
Thursday’s results
at Miami 5, Minnesota 4, 12 innings
New York Mets 4, at Chicago 0
at Oakland 5, Milwaukee 3
Toronto 11, at Baltimore 2
Houston 7, at Cleveland 1
Tampa Bay 9, at Boston 4
AL STANDINGS
NATIONAL LEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
SD/Lauer (L) 5-8 4.52 7 p.m.
Dodgers/May (R) — — SNLA
MIL/Davies (R) 8-4 3.56 11:15 a.m.
CHI/Quintana (L) 8-7 4.47 MLB
NY/Matz (L) 6-6 4.32 4 p.m.
PIT/Williams (R) 3-4 4.77
CIN/Wood (L) 0-0 3.86 4:15 p.m.
ATL/Gausman (R) 3-6 5.97
SF/Anderson(R) 3-3 5.06 5:30 p.m.
COL/Lambert (R) 2-2 5.67
WAS/Ross (R) 0-3 9.85 6:30 p.m.
ARI/Ray (L) 9-7 3.91
AMERICAN LEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
Angels/Peters (L) 2-0 3.06 4 p.m.
CLE/Clevinger (R) 5-2 3.28 FS West
TOR/TBD — — 4 p.m.
BAL/Brooks (R) 2-4 5.46
BOS/Rodriguez (L) 13-4 4.13 4 p.m.
NY/Paxton (L) 5-6 4.72 MLB
DET/Alexander (L) 0-1 3.86 5 p.m.
TEX/Lynn (R) 13-6 3.83
SEA/Kikuchi (L) 4-7 5.21 5 p.m.
HOU/Miley (L) 9-4 3.06
KC/Sparkman (R) 3-7 5.25 5 p.m.
MIN/Perez (L) 8-4 4.38
INTERLEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
CHI (AL)/Nova (R) 6-9 5.23 4 p.m.
PHI/Vargas (L) 6-5 4.01
TODAY’S GAMES
BLUE JAYS 11
ORIOLES 2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two of his
team’s five home runs to back a solid
performance by fellow rookie Trent
Thornton and Toronto tied a season
high with its fourth straight win.METS 4
WHITE SOX 0
Zack Wheeler tossed seven innings of
four-hit ball, Robinson Cano drove in
two runs with a homer and double, and
New York won its seventh straight and
13th of 17. Yet the Mets are in fourth in
the NL East and would have to pass six
teams for a wild-card spot.ATHLETICS 5
BREWERS 3
Though Matt Chapman leads Oakland
with 11 go-ahead home runs this sea-
son, he was hitless in 16 consecutive
at-bats before hitting his 24th home
run, a two-run shot against Josh Hader.ASTROS 7
INDIANS 1
Gerrit Cole (13-5) pitched one-run ball
over seven innings and extended his
winning streak to a career-best nine
games as Houston spoiled the Cleve-
land debut of Yasiel Puig.RAYS 9
RED SOX 4
Rookie left-hander Brendan McKay
struck out seven, Mike Zunino and
Austin Meadows homered, and Tampa
completed a three-game sweep to hold
a half-game lead in the wild-card hunt.CARDINALS 8
CUBS 0
Right-hander Jack Flaherty struck out
nine in seven strong innings and
catcher Matt Wieters hit a three-run
homer as St. Louis took the top spot in
the division, a game ahead of Chicago.BRAVES 4
REDS 1
Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer,
Adam Duvall went deep again and Max
Fried pitched six strong innings to lead
Atlanta in a game that was cut short by
heavy rain. Fried (12-4) breezed to his
third straight win.MARLINS 5
TWINS 4
Harold Ramirez hit a leadoff homer in
the 12th inning for Miami after newly
acquired Twins reliever Sam Dyson,
who arrived an hour into the game,
blew a three-run lead in the ninth.PHILLIES 10
GIANTS 2
J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer
and fell a triple shy of the cycle. Cesar
Hernandez and Roman Quinn also
went deep. In his last seven games,
Realmuto has four homers and 10 RBI.Streak Won 3This month 1-0
Home 41-14Road 31-25
Division 32-16Interleague 3-6
Next: Tonight vs. San Diego, Dodger Stadium, 7
TV/Radio: SportsNet LA/570, 1020DODGERS 8
SAN DIEGO 2
Toronto AB R H BI Avg.
Bchtte dh5 0 2 1 .444
Biggio 2b 6 2 2 0 .217
Grrero 3b 5 2 3 4 .267
Smok 1b 4 0 0 0 .213
Grichk rf 4 1 2 1 .232
b-Fshr rf 0 0 0 0 .226
Galvis ss 4 1 0 0 .264
Herndz cf 3 2 0 0 .219
McKnny lf5 2 2 2 .216
Jansen c 5 1 3 3 .211
Totals 41 11 14 11Baltimore AB R H BI Avg.
Villar ss-2b 4 0 0 1 .262
Mancini rf 4 1 1 1 .282
Santander lf 4 0 0 0 .294
Nunez dh 4 0 1 0 .252
Peterson 3b 4 0 0 0 .207
Sisco c 4 0 1 0 .229
Alberto 2b 2 1 2 0 .315
Martin ss 0 0 0 0 .186
Davis 1b 4 0 2 0 .186
Wilkerson cf 2 0 1 0 .222
a-Rndn 3b 1 0 0 0 .196
Totals 33 2 8 2
Toronto 002 114 012 — 11 14 0
Baltimore 000 010 010 — 2 8 0
a-popped out for Wilkerson in 7th. b-pinch hit for Grichuk in9th.
Walks—Toronto 5: Bichette 1, Smoak 1, Grichuk 1, Galvis 1,
Hernandez 1. Strikeouts—Toronto 11: Bichette 2, Biggio 3, Smoak 1,
Grichuk 1, Galvis 2, Hernandez 2. Baltimore 5: Villar 1, Santander 1,
Sisco 1, Davis 1, Wilkerson 1. LOB—Toronto 9, Baltimore 6.
2B—Bichette (2), Guerrero Jr. (17). HR—Guerrero Jr. (12), off
Wojciechowski; Grichuk (18), off Wojciechowski; Jansen (9), off
Yacabonis; Guerrero Jr. (13), off Tate; McKinney (8), off Tate; Mancini
(25), off Adam. RBIs—Bichette (2), Guerrero Jr. 4 (47), Grichuk
(48), McKinney 2 (19), Jansen 3 (35), Villar (48), Mancini (56).
Runners moved up—Villar. GIDP—Mancini, Davis. DP—Toronto 2
(Biggio, Galvis, Smoak), (Biggio, Guerrero Jr., Smoak).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Thornton, W, 4-7...........6 5 1 1 0 2 87 5.23
Boshers.......................1 2 0 0 0 2 24 0.00
Adam .........................1 1 1 1 0 0 19 9.00
Law ............................1 0 0 0 0 1 13 5.84
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wojciechowski, L, 2-4..4^2 ⁄ 3 6 4 4 3 5 90 4.15
Yacabonis ....................1 4 4 4 2 3 47 7.34
Tate ............................3 2 3 3 0 2 36 10.80
Bleier .........................^1 ⁄ 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 6.12
Inherited runners-scored—Tate 2-0. HBP—Thornton (Alberto),
Tate (Hernandez), Law (Martin).
U—Mark Ripperger, Jeremie Rehak, Chris Guccione, Brian O’Nora.
T—3:17. Tickets sold—9,716 (45,971).New York AB R H BI Avg.
McNeil rf-lf 3 1 1 0 .331
Cnfrto cf 4 0 0 0 .256
Alonso 1b 4 1 0 0 .254
Cano dh 4 2 2 2 .239
Ramos c 3 0 2 1 .259
Davis lf 3 0 1 0 .298
Altherr cf 1 0 0 0 .067
Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 .243
Rosario ss 4 0 1 0 .274
Hchvrria 2b 2 0 1 0 .236
Totals 32 4 8 3Chicago AB R H BI Avg.
Garcia rf 4 0 1 0 .292
Goins 3b 4 0 0 0 .293
Abreu dh 4 0 1 0 .263
Reed 1b 4 0 0 0 .136
Jimenez lf 3 0 1 0 .233
Castillo c 3 0 0 0 .176
Anderson ss 3 0 1 0 .310
Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 .249
Engel cf 3 0 0 0 .242
Totals 30 0 4 0New York 010 003 000 — 4 8 0
Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 4 1
Walks—New York 3: McNeil 1, Ramos 1, Hechavarria 1. Chicago 1:
Sanchez 1.
Strikeouts—New York 7: Conforto 1, Alonso 2, Davis 1, Altherr 1,
Frazier 1, Hechavarria 1. Chicago 8: Garcia 2, Goins 1, Reed 4, Engel
1.
E—Castillo (5). LOB—New York 4, Chicago 4. 2B—Cano (20).
HR—Cano (10), off Cease. RBIs—Cano 2 (31), Ramos (47).
Runners left in scoring position—New York 1 (Davis). RISP—New
York 2 for 5;.
Runners moved up—Conforto. GIDP—McNeil, Davis, Garcia.
DP—New York 1 (Rosario, Hechavarria, Alonso); Chicago 2
(Sanchez, Anderson, Reed), (Reed, Anderson, Cease).
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wheeler, W, 8-6............7 4 0 0 0 7 88 4.45
Avilan .......................1^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.71
Familia .......................^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 7.22
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cease, L, 1-4 ...............7 7 4 3 2 6 104 6.11
Osich ..........................1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.66
Fulmer ........................1 1 0 0 0 1 18 5.94
U—Greg Gibson, Stu Scheurwater, Nic Lentz, Mark Wegner.
T—2:32. Tickets sold—23,477 (40,615).Houston AB R H BI Avg.
Springer cf 2 3 1 1 .289
Altuve 2b 4 2 2 0 .303
Brantley lf 4 0 1 2 .320
Brgman 3b 3 1 3 2 .265
Alvarez dh 5 0 2 2 .329
Correa ss 3 0 1 0 .285
Gurriel 1b 4 0 0 0 .296
Reddick rf 3 0 0 0 .275
Mrsnck cf 2 0 0 0 .244
Mldndo c 5 1 1 0 .217
Totals 35 7 11 7Cleveland AB R H BI Avg.
Lindor ss 4 0 2 0 .305
Mercado cf 4 0 1 0 .290
Santana 1b 2 1 0 0 .277
Puig rf 3 0 1 0 .253
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 1 .239
Reyes dh 4 0 1 0 .255
Kipnis 2b 4 0 1 0 .248
R.Perez c 3 0 0 0 .239
Naquin lf 3 0 0 0 .288
Totals 30 1 6 1Houston 100 100 230 — 7 11 0
Cleveland 000 100 000 — 1 6 0
Walks—Houston 8: Springer 3, Bregman 2, Correa 2, Gurriel 1.
Cleveland 3: Santana 2, Puig 1. Strikeouts—Houston 7: Correa 1,
Gurriel 1, Reddick 1, Marisnick 1, Maldonado 3. Cleveland 5: Lindor
1, Ramirez 1, Reyes 1, R.Perez 1, Naquin 1. LOB—Houston 11,
Cleveland 6. 2B—Brantley (29), Bregman (17), Alvarez 2 (13),
Maldonado (16), Lindor (24), Puig (16), Kipnis (15). HR—Springer
(25), off Salazar; Bregman (27), off Salazar. RBIs—Springer (62),
Brantley 2 (63), Bregman 2 (65), Alvarez 2 (38), Ramirez (56).
SB—Puig (15). SF—Brantley, Ramirez. Runners left in scoring
position—Houston 7 (Brantley, Correa 2, Gurriel 2, Reddick 2);
Cleveland 4 (Puig 2, Kipnis, R.Perez). DP—Houston 1 (Reddick,
Maldonado); Cleveland 3 (Lindor, Santana), (Ramirez, Kipnis,
Santana), (Kipnis, Lindor, Santana).
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
G.Cole, W, 13-5............7 4 1 1 2 4 95 2.87
Rondon.......................^2 ⁄ 3 2 0 0 1 0 16 4.24
Smith .........................^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Devenski .....................1 0 0 0 0 1 8 4.31
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Salazar, L, 0-1..............4 4 2 2 3 2 66 4.50
Clippard ......................2 2 0 0 1 3 32 3.03
A.Cole ........................^1 ⁄ 3 3 2 2 1 1 18 4.24
Olson .......................1^1 ⁄ 3 2 3 3 3 0 39 4.40
Wittgren ....................1^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 12 2.83
HBP—Olson (Altuve). WP—Clippard.
U—Vic Carapazza, Hunter Wendelstedt, Laz Diaz, Chris Segal.
T—3:10. Tickets sold—21,536 (35,225).Tampa Bay AB R H BI Avg.
Choi 1b 2 1 1 1 .265
Pham lf 5 0 2 2 .275
Meadows rf 5 1 1 1 .287
Duffy 3b 5 0 1 1 .294
Krmaier cf 5 0 0 0 .247
Aguilar dh 3 2 2 0 .231
Sogard 2b 4 2 2 0 .300
Zunino c 3 2 2 1 .172
Adames ss 4 1 1 1 .238
Totals 36 9 12 7Boston AB R H BI Avg.
Betts rf 5 2 2 1 .289
Devers 3b 5 0 0 0 .327
Bogaerts ss 4 2 4 3 .317
Martinez dh 3 0 0 0 .295
Bnntndi cf 4 0 3 0 .286
Travis lf 4 0 1 0 .281
Mrlnd 1b 4 0 0 0 .225
Chavis 2b 4 0 0 0 .260
Leon c 4 0 0 0 .197
Totals 37 4 10 4
Tampa Bay 130 003 011 — 9 12 0
Boston 200 010 100 — 4 10 0
Walks—Tampa Bay 8: Choi 3, Aguilar 2, Sogard 1, Zunino 2.
Boston 1: Martinez 1. Strikeouts—Tampa Bay 4: Meadows 1,
Kiermaier 1, Sogard 1, Adames 1. Boston 13: Betts 1, Devers 1,
Martinez 3, Travis 1, Moreland 3, Chavis 3, Leon 1. LOB—Tampa Bay
8, Boston 7. 2B—Choi (12), Pham 2 (20), Sogard (18), Bogaerts
(37), Benintendi 3 (31). HR—Zunino (6), off Brewer; Meadows (17),
off Hembree; Bogaerts (24), off McKay; Bogaerts (25), off McKay;
Betts (19), off Drake. RBIs—Choi (38), Pham 2 (48), Meadows (52),
Duffy (4), Zunino (21), Adames (33), Betts (57), Bogaerts 3 (84).
Runners left in scoring position—Tampa Bay 5 (Meadows 3, Duffy,
Zunino); Boston 4 (Martinez, Chavis 2, Leon). RISP—Tampa Bay 3 for
11; Boston 1 for 11. Runners moved up—Meadows 2, Moreland,
Travis. GIDP—Choi, Adames. DP—Boston 2 (Bogaerts, Moreland),
(Chavis, Devers, Moreland).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
McKay, W, 2-1 ............5^1 ⁄ 3 7 3 3 1 7 90 4.38
Drake .......................1^2 ⁄ 3 2 1 1 0 3 26 4.39
Anderson.....................1 1 0 0 0 2 14 3.83
Pagan .........................1 0 0 0 0 1 14 2.00
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cashner, L, 10-6 ........5^2 ⁄ 3 7 7 7 5 1 110 4.51
Hernandez...................^1 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 1 1 15 2.25
Brewer ........................2 2 1 1 1 1 32 4.40
Hembree .....................1 2 1 1 1 1 27 4.06
Inherited runners-scored—Drake 1-0, Hernandez 2-2.
WP—Hernandez 2. PB—Leon (3).
U—Mike Winters, Rob Drake, Tim Timmons, Sean Barber.
T—3:20. Tickets sold—37,225 (37,731).Chicago AB R H BI Avg.
Heyward cf 3 0 0 0 .277
c-Happ 1 0 0 0 .143
Cstllnos rf 3 0 1 0 .273
Bryant 3b 3 0 0 0 .288
d-Bote 1 0 0 0 .245
Rizzo 1b 3 0 0 0 .282
Baez ss 3 0 0 0 .283
Cntrers c 3 0 0 0 .279
Schwarber lf 2 0 0 0 .222
Kemp 2b 3 0 0 0 .223
Lester p 2 0 0 0 .194
a-Almora cf 1 0 0 0 .240
Totals 28 0 1 0St. Louis AB R H BI Avg.
Edman 3b 5 1 1 0 .258
Fowler cf-rf 4 0 0 0 .243
J.Mrtnz rf 3 1 1 1 .276
b-Ravelo 1 0 0 0 .158
Gldsmdt 1b 5 1 1 0 .259
DeJong ss 4 2 3 0 .253
Munoz lf 3 1 2 2 .275
Wieters c 4 1 2 3 .238
Wong 2b 4 0 3 1 .269
Flaherty p 2 0 0 0 .156
Thomas cf 1 1 1 0 .357
Totals 36 8 14 7Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 1 0
St. Louis 100 104 11x — 8 14 0
a-struck out for Phelps in the 8th. b-grounded out for Webb in the
8th. c-flied out for Chatwood in 9th. d-flied out for Bryant in 9th.
Walks—Chicago 2: Castellanos 1, Schwarber 1. St. Louis 2:
Fowler 1, J.Martinez 1. Strikeouts—Chicago 11: Heyward 1,
Castellanos 1, Bryant 3, Baez 1, Contreras 2, Schwarber 1, Lester 1,
Almora Jr. 1. St. Louis 9: Edman 1, Fowler 1, J.Martinez 1,
Goldschmidt 2, Munoz 1, Wieters 2, Wong 1. LOB—Chicago 3, St.
Louis 8. 2B—Edman (5), DeJong (26). HR—Wieters (10), off
Holland. RBIs—J.Martinez (40), Munoz 2 (13), Wieters 3 (22), Wong
(41). SB—J.Martinez (2). SF—Munoz. S—Flaherty. DP—Chicago 1
(Bryant, Kemp, Rizzo).
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Lester, L, 9-7 ...............5 9 5 5 0 6 95 3.86
Holland .......................1 2 1 1 0 0 13 5.83
Brach .........................^2 ⁄ 3 1 1 1 1 1 18 6.13
Phelps ........................^1 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 0 1 10 3.57
Chatwood ....................1 1 1 1 1 1 19 4.21
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Flaherty, W, 5-6 ............7 1 0 0 2 9 98 3.93
Webb ..........................1 0 0 0 0 2 12 3.79
Mayers ........................1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.57
Lester pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
WP—Flaherty, Chatwood 2.
U—Will Little, Joe West, Andy Fletcher, Jansen Visconti. T—2:53.
Tickets sold—46,811 (45,538).Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg.
Senzel cf 2 0 0 0 .283
Votto 1b 3 0 1 0 .262
Suarez 3b 3 0 0 0 .256
Ervin lf 2 1 1 0 .356
J.Iglesias ss 2 0 1 0 .278
Aquino rf 2 0 0 0 .000
Peraza 2b 2 0 1 1 .239
Barnhart c 2 0 0 0 .209
DeSclafani p1 0 0 0 .147
a-Winker 1 0 0 0 .267
Peralta p 0 0 0 0 ---
Hernandez p0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 20 1 4 1Atlanta AB R H BI Avg.
Acuna Jr. rf 4 1 1 0 .290
Albies 2b 3 1 2 0 .288
Freeman 1b 3 1 1 3 .305
Dnldsn 3b 3 0 1 0 .256
McCann c 2 0 1 0 .278
Duvall lf 3 1 1 1 .480
Inciarte cf 2 0 0 0 .229
Camargo ss 3 0 0 0 .226
Fried p 3 0 1 0 .205
Totals 26 4 8 4Cincinnati 010 000 0 — 1 4 1
Atlanta 300 001 x — 4 8 1
a-struck out for DeSclafani in the 6th.
Walks—Atlanta 2: McCann 1, Inciarte 1.
Strikeouts—Cincinnati 4: Aquino 1, Barnhart 1, DeSclafani 1,
Winker 1. Atlanta 5: Acuna Jr. 1, Freeman 1, McCann 1, Duvall 1,
Camargo 1.
E—Peraza (6), McCann (1). LOB—Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 6.
2B—Votto (22), Acuna Jr. (15), Donaldson (25). HR—Freeman (26),
off DeSclafani; Duvall (5), off Peralta. RBIs—Peraza (30), Freeman 3
(85), Duvall (7). CS—Senzel (4), Acuna Jr. (6).
Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 1 (Suarez); Atlanta
2 (Inciarte 2).RISP—Cincinnati 1 for 3; Atlanta 2 for 4.
Runners moved up—Aquino. GIDP—Aquino.
DP—Atlanta 1 (Camargo, Albies, Freeman).
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
DeSclafani, L, 6-6.........5 7 3 3 1 5 92 4.07
Peralta........................^2 ⁄ 3 1 1 1 1 0 17 5.12
Hernandez...................^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.86
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Fried, W, 12-4 ..............6 4 1 1 0 4 76 4.07
Inherited runners-scored—Hernandez 1-0.
U—Roberto Ortiz, Dan Iassogna, Sam Holbrook, Manny Gonzalez.
T—2:08. Tickets sold—28,677 (41,149).San Fran. AB R H BI Avg.
Belt 1b 4 0 2 1 .236
Posey 1 0 0 0 .258
Ystrzmski lf 5 0 2 1 .277
Sndval 3b 4 0 0 0 .261
Vogt c 4 0 2 0 .286
Crawford ss 1 0 0 0 .231
Austin 1 0 0 0 .187
Green 3b 1 0 0 0 .143
Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 .239
Panik 2b 4 0 1 0 .232
Slater rf 4 1 0 0 .254
D.Rdrigz p 1 0 0 0 .200
Solano ss 3 1 2 0 .341
Totals 37 2 10 2Phila. AB R H BI Avg.
Herndz 2b 5 1 2 3 .285
Segura ss 3 1 0 0 .285
Hskins 1b 4 1 1 0 .257
Knapp c 1 0 0 0 .179
Harper rf 4 1 1 0 .252
Realmto c 5 3 3 3 .274
Kingery cf 4 1 3 2 .276
Haseley lf 2 1 1 0 .270
Williams 1 0 0 0 .158
S.Rdrigz rf 0 0 0 0 .254
Franco 3b 4 0 0 0 .230
Arrieta p 2 0 0 0 .171
Quinn cf 1 1 1 1 .141
Totals 36 10 12 9
San Francisco 000 020 000 — 2 10 1
Philadelphia 032 410 00x — 10 12 3
Walks—San Francisco 2: Sandoval 1, Crawford 1. Philadelphia 5:
Segura 2, Harper 1, Haseley 1, Quinn 1. Strikeouts—San Francisco
9: Belt 1, Yastrzemski 2, Sandoval 2, Crawford 1, Pillar 1, Slater 2.
Philadelphia 3: Harper 1, Haseley 1, Franco 1. E—Crawford (13),
Hernandez 2 (9), Segura (9). LOB—San Francisco 10, Philadelphia- 2B—Pillar (26), Hernandez (22), Realmuto (22). HR—Hernandez
(8), off D.Rodriguez; Realmuto (15), off Suarez; Quinn (2), off
Selman. RBIs—Belt (38), Yastrzemski (32), Hernandez 3 (46),
Realmuto 3 (55), Kingery 2 (32), Quinn (5). SB—Kingery (8).
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
D.Rodriguez, L, 4-6 .......3 8 7 4 2 0 69 5.32
Suarez ........................1 2 2 2 0 2 22 10.66
Selman .......................1 1 1 1 1 1 27 9.00
Gustave.......................2 1 0 0 1 0 24 0.00
Coonrod ......................1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.00
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Arrieta.........................4 4 2 1 1 5 71 4.44
Alvarez, W, 2-2 .............1 1 0 0 1 0 18 3.00
Parker .........................1 2 0 0 0 2 15 4.10
Suarez ........................2 3 0 0 0 0 22 3.74
Nicasio .......................1 0 0 0 0 2 20 5.13
D.Rodriguez pitched to 2 batters in the 4th. Arrieta pitched to 3
batters in the 5th.
WP—Arrieta. T—3:04. Tickets sold—28,524 (43,647).
Minnesota AB R H BI Avg.
Kepler rf 6 1 2 1 .265
Arraez 2b 6 1 1 0 .349
Polanco ss 4 0 1 0 .299
Rosario lf 4 0 1 1 .281
Sano 3b 5 1 1 0 .246
J.Castro c 5 0 1 0 .250
Adrianza 1b 4 1 0 0 .275
Buxton cf 5 0 2 2 .262
Pineda p 2 0 0 0 .000
Schoop 1 0 0 0 .254
Cruz 0 0 0 0 .283
Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 .251
Totals 43 4 9 4Miami AB R H BI Avg.
Rojas ss 2 0 1 0 .290
Rivera ss 1 0 0 0 .183
c-Prado 3b 3 1 1 0 .240
Berti 3b-ss 6 1 2 1 .254
Anderson rf 4 0 0 0 .243
Walker 1b 5 0 2 2 .261
S.Castro 2b 6 1 1 0 .249
Ramirez lf 5 1 2 2 .272
Puello cf 3 0 1 0 .252
Cooper 1 0 0 0 .292
Alfaro 1 0 0 0 .261
Holaday c 4 0 1 0 .288
Yammto p 1 0 0 0 .077
Grndrsn lf 2 1 0 0 .181
Totals 44 5 11 5
Minnesota 100 210 000 000 — 4 9 1
Miami 010 000 003 001 — 5 11 0
Strikeouts—Minnesota 15: Kepler 1, Polanco 2, Rosario 1, Sano
2, J.Castro 3, Adrianza 2, Buxton 2, Pineda 1, Schoop 1. Miami 9:
Prado 1, Berti 2, S.Castro 2, Puello 2, Alfaro 1, Holaday 1. E—Polanco
(10). LOB—Minnesota 7, Miami 13. 2B—Kepler (25), Sano (13),
Buxton (30), Berti (3), Walker (14). 3B—Ramirez (1). HR—Kepler
(30), off Yamamoto; Ramirez (7), off Stashak. RBIs—Kepler (74),
Rosario (71), Buxton 2 (46), Berti (5), Walker 2 (23), Ramirez 2
(33). SB—Buxton (14). SF—Rosario. S—Yamamoto.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pineda ........................6 7 1 1 1 3 80 4.15
Duffey, H, 6..................1 0 0 0 2 3 28 3.47
Romo, H, 3 ..................1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.40
Dyson .........................0 2 3 3 2 0 14 3.00
Rogers, BS, 6-22 ..........1 1 0 0 1 3 21 2.15
Harper ........................1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.93
Stashak, L, 0-1 ............1 1 1 1 0 0 14 4.50
Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Yamamoto ...................6 7 4 4 0 8 101 3.94
Conley ........................1 2 0 0 1 1 18 7.06
Kinley .........................1 0 0 0 0 2 15 4.91
Garcia.........................1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.43
Quijada .......................1 0 0 0 0 2 15 2.95
Brigham, W, 1-0 ...........2 0 0 0 0 2 35 4.60
Dyson pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.
HBP—Yamamoto (Adrianza), Garcia (Cruz).
T—4:14. Tickets sold—10,390 (36,742).San Diego AB R H BI Avg.
Tatis Jr. ss 3 0 1 0 .329
Margot cf 4 0 2 0 .246
Machado 3b5 0 1 1 .277
Renfroe rf 4 1 1 1 .237
Hosmer 1b 3 0 0 0 .282
Myers lf 3 0 1 0 .222
L.Urias 2b 3 0 1 0 .103
Hedges c 2 1 0 0 .191
b-Naylor 1 0 0 0 .234
Mejia c 0 0 0 0 .223
Lucchesi p 2 0 0 0 .057
d-G.Garcia 1 0 1 0 .268
Totals 31 2 8 2Dodgers AB R H BI Avg.
Pollock cf 4 2 3 0 .251
c-Martin 1 0 0 0 .218
Muncy 2b 3 0 0 0 .258
Turner 3b 4 0 0 0 .284
Bellinger rf 3 2 2 3 .331
White 1b 3 1 0 0 .222
Smith c 4 1 2 4 .349
Negron ss 3 1 1 0 .265
Beaty lf 3 0 2 1 .292
Pederson lf 1 0 0 0 .232
Kershaw p 1 0 0 0 .091
a-Seager ss 2 1 1 0 .274
Totals 32 8 11 8
San Diego 011 000 000 — 2 8 0
Dodgers 010 005 20x — 8 11 0
a-doubled for Kelly in the 7th. b-grounded out for Hedges in the
8th. c-struck out for Floro in the 8th. d-singled for Morejon in the 9th.
Walks—San Diego 7: Tatis Jr. 2, Renfroe 1, Hosmer 1, Myers 1,
L.Urias 1, Hedges 1. Dodgers 4: Muncy 1, Bellinger 1, White 1, Negron- Strikeouts—San Diego 6: Tatis Jr. 1, Renfroe 1, Hosmer 1, L.Urias 1,
Hedges 1, Lucchesi 1. Dodgers 8: Martin 1, Muncy 1, Turner 2,
Bellinger 1, Smith 1, Pederson 1, Seager 1. LOB—San Diego 11,
Dodgers 5. 2B—Margot (15), Bellinger (23), Smith (5), Beaty (13),
Seager (25). HR—Renfroe (30), off Kershaw; Bellinger (35), off
Lucchesi; Smith (6), off Wingenter. RBIs—Machado (68), Renfroe
(59), Bellinger 3 (83), Smith 4 (19), Beaty (26). S—Margot,
Lucchesi, Kershaw. RISP—San Diego 1 for 11; Dodgers 4 for 12.
Runners moved up—L.Urias. GIDP—Muncy. DP—San Diego 1
(L.Urias, Machado, Hosmer); Dodgers 1 (White, Negron, Turner).
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Lucchesi, L, 7-6 .........5^2 ⁄ 3 4 4 4 3 4 99 4.23
Wingenter, BS, 3-4 .......^1 ⁄ 3 2 2 2 1 0 12 4.70
Morejon ......................2 5 2 2 0 4 46 6.43
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Kershaw, W, 10-2..........6 6 2 2 5 5 87 2.85
Kelly ...........................1 0 0 0 0 1 8 5.06
Floro...........................1 0 0 0 2 0 28 4.00
Y.Garcia.......................1 2 0 0 0 0 21 3.83
Inherited runners-scored—Wingenter 3-3.
U—John Libka, Ron Kulpa, Gabe Morales, Jerry Meals. T—3:25.
Tickets sold—53,181 (56,000).
NATIONAL LEAGUE >>>
Player G AB R H Avg.
Yelich Mil .......................100 380 79 126 .332
McNeil NY ........................94 359 54 119 .331
Bellinger DODGERS..........106 381 88 126 .331
Blackmon Col ...................90 383 77 122 .319
Rendon Was .....................94 353 77 112 .317
Marte Ari........................105 420 70 132 .314
Freeman Atl....................109 423 83 129 .305
Arenado Col ...................108 411 68 125 .304
Dahl Col ..........................99 371 67 112 .302
Verdugo DODGERS ..........103 332 42 98 .295
Home Runs
Yelich, Milwaukee ............................................................. 36
Bellinger, DODGERS.......................................................... 35
Alonso, New York.............................................................. 34
Renfroe, San Diego........................................................... 30
Suarez, Cincinnati ............................................................ 29
Reyes, San Diego ............................................................. 27
Bell, Pittsburgh ................................................................ 27
Runs Batted In
Bell, Pittsburgh................................................................ 88
Freeman, Atlanta.............................................................. 85
Bellinger, DODGERS.......................................................... 83
Arenado, Colorado............................................................ 81
Escobar, Arizona .............................................................. 81
Yelich, Milwaukee ............................................................. 81
Rendon, Washington ......................................................... 80
Alonso, New York.............................................................. 77
Harper, Philadelphia ......................................................... 72
Pitching
Strasburg, Washington ...................................................14-4
Fried, Atlanta................................................................12-4
Ryu, DODGERS .............................................................11-2
Woodruff, Milwaukee......................................................11-3
Kershaw, DODGERS .......................................................10-2
Soroka, Atlanta .............................................................10-2
LCastillo, Cincinnati .......................................................10-4AMERICAN LEAGUE >>>
Player G AB R H Avg.
LeMahieu NY ....................95 391 74 130 .332
Devers Bos .....................107 434 89 142 .327
Brantley Hou...................103 403 59 129 .320
Bogaerts Bos ..................106 419 87 133 .317
Alberto Bal.......................90 330 31 104 .315
Lindor Cle ........................89 374 59 114 .305
Moncada Chi ....................97 372 58 112 .301
Merrifield KC...................110 460 75 138 .300
Polanco Min ...................103 432 66 129 .299
Narvaez Sea .....................92 307 51 91 .296
Home Runs
Trout, ANGELS.................................................................. 35
Kepler, Minnesota ............................................................ 30
Encarnacion, New York ...................................................... 30
Soler, Kansas City ............................................................ 28
Runs Batted In
Trout, ANGELS.................................................................. 86
Bogaerts, Boston.............................................................. 84
Devers, Boston ................................................................ 84
Kepler, Minnesota ............................................................ 74
Abreu, Chicago ................................................................ 74
Encarnacion, New York ...................................................... 74
Pitching
Verlander, Houston ........................................................14-4
German, New York .........................................................13-2
Rodriguez, Boston .........................................................13-4
Cole, Houston...............................................................13-5LEADERS
Well, not quite. In the 350 plate
appearances in which he’s put a 3-1
pitch in play, Trout has a career
.446 average, 1.682 on-base-plus-
slugging percentage, 19 homers, 14
doubles and 40 RBIs. So it’s not as
if his aversion to 3-0 pitches has
hurt him.
But it does seem strange that
Trout, an eight-time All-Star start-
er, two-time most valuable player
and four-time MVP runner-up, is
so passive in a count that many
players do damage in and on a
pitch that is often — but not always
—a fastball thrown right down the
middle.
Angels left fielder Justin Upton
is hitting .514 (18 for 35) with a 2.247
OPS, eight homers and 15 RBIs in
177 plate appearances in which he
has put a 3-0 pitch in play.
First baseman Albert Pujols is
hitting .365 (38 for 104) with a 1.602
OPS, eight homers and 30 RBIs in
661 plate appearances where he
has put a 3-0 pitch in play, includ-
ing the two-run homer he hit on a
3-0 fastball in the sixth inning of
Sunday’s 5-4 win over Baltimore.
“I’ve never talked to him about
it, but I can understand where he’s
coming from because even on 3-0
counts, they don’t want to take a
chance of him swinging,” Upton
said of Trout.
“So he’s going to get a competi-
tive pitch the majority of time on
3-0. They’re not just going to groove
a heater. They either try to crowd
him or throw a borderline pitch
away.”
The statistics support Upton.
The fourth pitch to Trout in 197 of
the 204 plate appearances on 3-0
pitches has been ball four. And de-
spite the damage Trout does on 3-1
pitches, he has drawn walks in 189
of the 350 plate appearances that
ended on 3-1 pitches.
“It’s a little surprising because,
to me, that 3-0 pitch all of a sudden
becomes like a first pitch, and he
rakes on the first pitch,” Salmon
said of Trout, who has a .404 aver-
age, 1.152 OPS, 20 homers and 80
RBIs when he puts the first pitch in
play.
“So why can’t you be in that
same mind-set, other than maybe
at that point he’s saying, ‘I’m that
close to getting on base and mak-
ing things happen.’ Maybe he’s
thinking he can get on base and
create just as much havoc.”
Trout offers a simple reason for
not attacking more 3-0 pitches.
“I get out of my approach,”
Trout said. “I swing too hard. I tryto hit the ball too hard. Usually, I
just foul it back. I’ve just never got-
ten comfortable doing it.”
That doesn’t mean Trout won’t
ever be aggressive in 3-0 counts.
“It all depends on how I’m feel-
ing,” he said.
The fact that Trout has been
one of baseball’s best hitters for al-
most a decade would seem to indi-
cate he is often feeling good at the
plate, but when would he feel good
enough to attack a 3-0 pitch?
“I can’t tell you all my secrets,”
Trout said with a grin. “There’s a
time when I’ll do it. My mind-set
just has to be right that day. Some
days I feel good doing it. Some days
I don’t.”
Despite the success he has had
swinging at 3-0 pitches, Upton is
often reluctant to do so.
“It’s a tough spot to hit in, be-
cause if you swing at a bad pitch
then it was probably ball four, and if
you pop it up, then you could have
put a better swing on a 3-1 pitch,”
Upton said.
“There’s always that ‘what if ’
when you make an out. But when
you execute it, everybody loves it,
you know?
“It’s risk-reward. If you pop up,
it’s, ‘Why’d you swing at a 3-0
pitch?’ There’s a lot more risk than
reward.”
Angels manager Brad Ausmus,
who played 18 big league seasons,
said there was a learning curve to
hitting 3-0 pitches.
“On 3-0, your strike zone
shrinks down into something
about this size,” Ausmus said, his
hands forming a circle the size of agrapefruit. “Sometimes guys try to
hit the ball harder or farther, they
go outside the zone and they make
an out. You have to get the ball in
your sweet spot and only swing in
that zone.”
Ausmus has spoken to Trout
about his reluctance to swing on
3-0, reminding him he can take ad-
vantage of 3-0 counts “especially
because teams are aware that he
rarely swings on 3-0,” he said.
But by no means does he want
Trout to alter his overall approach
at the plate. Trout appears on
track to win his third MVP award.
In addition to leading MLB in on-
base percentage (.438), walks (84)
and wins above replacement (6.9),
he leads the American League in
OPS (1.094), homers (35) and RBIs
(86).
“No, no, he’s fine,” Ausmus said.
“Trust me, I’m not looking to
change Mike Trout.”Adellmoving up
to triple A
Jo Adell, the Angels’ top minor
league prospect, will be promoted
to triple-A Salt Lake this weekend.
The outfielder is batting .304 with a
.937 OPS at two lower levels this
season.
Adell, 20, was the 10th overall
pick in the 2017 draft out of
Louisville.
He has risen steadily through
the farm system, although he
missed the first 10 weeks of this sea-
son recovering from a sprained
right ankle and strained left ham-
string.3-0 pitches not his thing
[T rout,from D1]MIKE TROUThit his 35th home run — a solo shot — off a 2-1
count during the sixth inning of Wednesday’s loss to Detroit.Alex GallardoAssociated Press