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West W L Pct. GB L10
DODGERS 86 47 .647 — 5-5
Arizona 66 66 .500 19^1 ⁄ 2 5-5
San Francisco 65 66 .496 20 5-5
San Diego 61 69 .469 23^1 ⁄ 2 5-5
Colorado 59 73 .447 26^1 ⁄ 2 4-6
Central W L Pct. GB L10
St. Louis 72 58 .554 — 8-2
Chicago 69 61 .531 3 5-5
Milwaukee 67 64 .511 51 ⁄ 2 4-6
Cincinnati 61 69 .469 11 4-6
Pittsburgh 55 76 .420 17^1 ⁄ 2 4-6
East W L Pct. GB L10
Atlanta 80 53 .602 — 8-2
Washington 73 57 .562 5^1 ⁄ 2 8-2
Philadelphia 68 62 .52310^1 ⁄ 2 6-4
New York 67 63 .51511^1 ⁄ 2 6-4
Miami 47 83 .36231^1 ⁄ 2 2-8
Monday’s results
at San Diego 4, DODGERS 3
at Colorado 3, Atlanta 1
Cincinnati 6, at Miami 3
St. Louis 12, at Milwaukee 2
at Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 5, 11 innings
Arizona 6, at San Francisco 4
NL STANDINGS
Oakland AB R H BI Avg.
Smn ss 6 1 2 7 .273
Pinder ss 1 0 0 0 .241
Grssmn rf 5 1 1 0 .251
Chmn 3b 5 2 2 2 .259
Jsph 3b 1 0 0 0 .207
Olson 1b 4 2 3 2 .264
Hrrmnn lf 1 0 0 0 .200
Canha cf 6 2 3 0 .279
Brown lf 6 2 2 1 .333
Davis dh 5 3 3 2 .220
Profar 2b 4 3 2 2 .211
Phegley c 5 3 4 3 .260
Totals 49 19 22 19
K.C. AB R H BI Avg.
Mrrfld 2b 5 0 1 1 .297
Soler dh-rf 4 0 2 1 .253
Dozier 3b 4 0 0 0 .280
Gordon lf-p 3 0 0 0 .259
Arteaga p 1 0 1 0 .196
O’Hearn 1b 3 0 0 0 .169
Cthbrt 1b 1 0 0 0 .252
Viloria c 4 0 1 0 .224
Starling rf-lf 4 2 3 0 .203
Phillips cf 4 1 1 2 .208
Lopez ss 4 1 2 0 .237
Totals 37 4 11 4
Oakland 055 131 121 — 19 22 0
Kansas City 020 010 001 — 4 11 0
Walks—Oakland 6: Grossman 1, Olson 1, Davis 1, Profar 2,
Phegley 1. Kansas City 2: Soler 1, Dozier 1. Strikeouts—Oakland 8:
Semien 1, Grossman 2, Olson 1, Canha 1, Brown 1, Davis 1, Phegley
- Kansas City 7: Soler 1, Dozier 1, Gordon 1, O’Hearn 1, Phillips 2,
Lopez 1. LOB—Oakland 9, Kansas City 8. 2B—Chapman (33), Olson
(18), Lopez (17). 3B—Semien (6). HR—Semien (23), off Lopez;
Profar (16), off Staumont; Chapman (30), off Gordon; Davis (19), off
Arteaga; Phillips (1), off Bailey. RBIs—Profar 2 (53), Phegley 3 (51),
Semien 7 (69), Brown (1), Davis 2 (57), Chapman 2 (74), Olson 2
(66), Phillips 2 (3), Soler (92), Merrifield (66). Runners left in
scoring position—Oakland 5; Kansas City 3. DP—Oakland 1.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Bailey W,7-6 ................6 8 3 3 0 3 105 4.80
Puk ............................2 1 0 0 1 2 31 3.86
Trivino .........................1 2 1 1 1 2 22 5.24
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Keller L,7-14..............1^1 ⁄ 3 3 5 5 3 1 43 4.19
Gordon.....................1^1 ⁄ 3 5 3 3 1 0 38 20.25
Lopez .......................1^2 ⁄ 3 5 5 5 0 3 41 6.56
Zimmer.....................1^1 ⁄ 3 6 4 4 1 1 51 9.28
Staumont ..................1^2 ⁄ 3 1 1 1 0 3 19 3.95
Arteaga .....................1^2 ⁄ 3 2 1 1 1 0 23 5.40
Inherited runners-scored—Lopez 1-0, Staumont 1-0, Arteaga
2-0. WP—Bailey, Zimmer. U—Chris Guccione, Mike Everitt, Lance
Barrett, Bill Welke. T—3:37. Tickets sold—13,595 (37,903).
Arizona AB R H BI Avg.
Dyson rf 5 0 0 0 .250
Marte cf-2b 4 0 1 0 .321
Escobar 3b 5 1 2 2 .267
Walker 1b 5 1 1 0 .263
Flores 2b 4 1 3 1 .316
Rojas lf 3 0 1 0 .194
Jones rf 1 1 1 1 .269
Ahmed ss 4 0 0 0 .262
C.Kelly c 3 1 1 0 .253
Young p 2 0 0 0 .059
Locastro rf 2 1 1 0 .259
Totals 38 6 11 4
San Fran. AB R H BI Avg.
Solano 2b 4 1 0 0 .341
Gennett 1 1 0 0 .234
Slater rf 3 0 0 0 .281
Vogt 1 1 0 0 .275
Posey c 5 0 0 1 .246
Longoria 3b 4 0 2 1 .263
Pillar cf 5 1 2 1 .268
Avelino lf 2 0 1 1 .286
Anderson p 1 0 0 0 .080
Yastrzemski 1 0 0 0 .269
Belt 1b 4 0 1 0 .226
Crawford ss 4 0 3 0 .236
Beede p 2 0 0 0 .133
Dickerson lf 1 0 0 0 .351
Totals 38 4 9 4
Arizona 010 002 210 — 6 11 3
San Francisco 100 001 002 — 4 9 1
Walks—Arizona 2: Marte 1, C.Kelly 1. San Francisco 3: Slater 1,
Avelino 1, Dickerson 1. Strikeouts—Arizona 5: Escobar 1, Ahmed 1,
C.Kelly 1, Young 2. San Francisco 11: Solano 1, Gennett 1, Slater 1,
Posey 1, Pillar 1, Avelino 1, Anderson 1, Yastrzemski 1, Beede 2,
Dickerson 1. E—Ahmed (10), Escobar (6), Marte (3), Longoria (12).
LOB—Arizona 7, San Francisco 11. 2B—Pillar (34). HR—Jones (15),
off Anderson. RBIs—Flores (23), Escobar 2 (103), Jones (58), Posey
(35), Avelino (1), Longoria (57), Pillar (72). SF—Longoria. Runners
left in scoring position—Arizona 2; San Francisco 5,
DP—San Francisco 1.
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Young, W, 6-3............5^1 ⁄ 3 4 2 1 2 4 98 3.81
McFarland, H, 5 ...........^1 ⁄ 3 2 0 0 1 0 14 5.01
Andriese, H, 1............1^1 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 0 3 23 5.14
Chafin.........................1 1 0 0 0 2 19 4.02
Lopez.........................^2 ⁄ 3 1 2 0 0 1 16 2.91
Bradley, S, 8-11 ...........^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.01
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Beede, L, 3-8............5^2 ⁄ 3 6 3 1 0 4 88 5.56
Abad..........................^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.50
Gott ...........................^2 ⁄ 3 1 2 2 2 1 34 4.44
Anderson..................2^1 ⁄ 3 4 1 1 0 0 37 5.36
U—Adam Hamari, Tom Hallion, Todd Tichenor, Ben May. T—3:30.
Tickets sold—29,169 (41,915).
New York ABRHBI Avg.
LeMahieu 2b 5 0 2 0 .331
Judge rf 4 0 1 0 .270
Gardner cf 3 0 1 0 .253
Torres ss 4 1 1 1 .287
Sanchez dh 4 0 0 0 .233
Tauchman lf 3 1 0 0 .294
Urshela 3b 4 0 1 0 .332
Romine c 4 1 1 1 .269
Ford 1b 4 2 2 3 .215
Wade 2b 0 0 0 0 .208
Totals 35 5 9 5
Seattle ABRHBI Avg.
Lopes lf 4 0 0 0 .288
Crawford ss 4 0 0 0 .254
Nola 1b 4 0 1 0 .299
Seager 3b 2 0 0 0 .252
Murphy dh 3 1 1 0 .287
Narvaez c 3 1 0 0 .286
Fraley cf 4 0 0 0 .133
Moore 2b 4 1 1 3 .203
Broxton rf 1 0 0 0 .140
Smith rf 2 1 1 1 .232
Totals 31 4 4 4
New York 040 100 000 — 5 9 0
Seattle 030 000 100 — 4 4 0
Walks—New York 2: Gardner 1, Tauchman 1. Seattle 4: Seager 2,
Murphy 1, Narvaez 1.
Strikeouts—New York 6: Judge 2, Gardner 1, Tauchman 2,
Romine 1. Seattle 14: Lopes 3, Crawford 3, Nola 1, Murphy 2,
Narvaez 1, Fraley 2, Moore 1, Broxton 1.
LOB—New York 5, Seattle 4. 2B—LeMahieu (27). 3B—Gardner
(6). HR—Torres (32), off Milone; Ford 2 (6), off Milone; Moore (6), off
Happ; Smith (5), off Cortes Jr.. RBIs—Torres (76), Romine (28), Ford
3 (11), Moore 3 (15), Smith (33). SB—Judge (2).
Runners left in scoring position—New York 3 (Torres 2); Seattle
3 (Moore, Fraley). RISP—New York 2 for 4; Seattle 1 for 8.
Runners moved up—Urshela, Fraley. GIDP—Romine.
DP—Seattle 1 (Moore, Crawford, Nola).
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Happ, W, 10-8 .............5 2 3 3 3 7 95 5.58
Gearrin, H, 11..............^1 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 1 1 18 3.92
Cortes Jr., H, 1...........1^2 ⁄ 3 1 1 1 0 2 29 4.39
Kahnle, H, 24...............1 0 0 0 0 2 13 2.79
Chapman, S, 35-40......1 0 0 0 0 2 10 2.31
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wisler .........................1 0 0 0 0 2 12 3.52
Milone, L, 3-7..............5 8 5 5 2 1 79 4.84
Swanson.....................1 1 0 0 0 1 12 6.85
LeBlanc.......................2 0 0 0 0 2 24 5.52
Inherited runners-scored—Cortes Jr. 2-0.
U—Manny Gonzalez, Sam Holbrook, Jim Wolf, Ramon De Jesus.
T—2:57. Tickets sold—23,030 (47,943).
Tuesday marks the first meet-
ing between Japanese pitching
stars Yusei Kikuchi(5-8, 5.19) of
the Seattle Mariners and
Masahiro Tanaka(9-7, 4.68) of the
New York Yankees.
Kikuchi, who grew up watching
the two-time All-Star, is coming
into the matchup in Seattle on a
high after throwing a two-hitter
against Toronto in his last start on
Aug. 18.
“It’s going to be a very special
game and moment for me,” said
Kikuchi.
Etc.
Milwaukee Brewers third base-
man Mike Moustakasleft Mon-
day’s game against the St. Louis
Cardinals in the third inning with
pain in his left palm and wrist after
being struck by a hard-hit bouncer
by Harrison Baderthe previous
inning. ... Atlanta Braves shortstop
Dansby Swanson, who had been
out since July 24 because of a
bruised right heel, was activated
from the 10-day injured list and was
in the starting lineup Monday
against the Colorado Rockies.
Swanson, 25, has a career-high 17
home runs and 57 RBIs this sea-
son, his fourth with the Braves.
Outfielder Adam Duvallwas op-
tioned to triple-A Gwinnett to
make room for Swanson. ...
Rockies right-handed pitcher Ger-
man Marquez(right arm inflam-
mation) and outfielder Raimel
Tapia (left hand bruise) were
placed on the 10-day IL.
— associated press
NOTES
Japanese stars
to face off
West W L Pct. GB L10
Houston 85 47 .644 — 7-3
Oakland 75 55 .577 9 7-3
Texas 64 68 .485 21 4-6
ANGELS 63 70 .474 22^1 ⁄ 2 3-7
Seattle 56 76 .424 29 6-4
Central W L Pct. GB L10
Minnesota 79 51 .608 — 7-3
Cleveland 76 55 .580 31 ⁄ 2 4-6
Chicago 60 70 .462 19 6-4
Kansas City 46 86 .348 34 2-8
Detroit 39 89 .305 39 3-7
East W L Pct. GB L10
New York 86 47 .647 — 5-5
Tampa Bay 76 56 .576 91 ⁄ 2 5-5
Boston 70 62 .530 15^1 ⁄ 2 7-3
Toronto 53 80 .398 33 2-8
Baltimore 43 88 .328 42 4-6
Monday’s results
Oakland 19, at Kansas City 4
New York 5, at Seattle 4
AL STANDINGS
NATIONAL LEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
Dodgers/Buehler (R) 10-3 3.16 7 p.m.
SD/Quantrill (R) 6-4 3.32 SNLA
PIT/Brault (L) 3-3 3.98 4 p.m.
PHI/Smyly (L) 2-6 6.99
CIN/Castillo (R) 12-5 3.04 4 p.m.
MIA/Smith (L) 8-7 3.82
CHI/Darvish (R) 4-6 4.43 4 p.m.
NY/Stroman (R) 7-11 3.18 MLB
STL/Mikolas (R) 7-13 4.43 4:30 p.m.
MIL/Houser (R) 6-5 3.62
ARI/Leake (R) 9-10 4.77 6:45 p.m.
SF/Samardzija (R) 9-10 3.44
AMERICAN LEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
TEX/Minor (L) 11-7 3.17 7 p.m.
Angels/Heaney (L) 3-3 4.31 FS1
CLE/Plutko (R) 5-3 4.54 4 p.m.
DET/Turnbull (R) 3-12 4.05
TB/Morton (R) 13-5 2.85 5 p.m.
HOU/Verlander (R) 15-5 2.77
MIN/Pineda (R) 9-5 4.26 5 p.m.
CHI/Giolito (R) 14-6 3.20
OAK/Fiers (R) 12-3 3.46 5:15 p.m.
KC/Montgomery (L) 3-6 5.07
NY/Tanaka (R) 9-7 4.68 7 p.m.
SEA/Kikuchi (L) 5-8 5.19
INTERLEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
BAL/Brooks (R) 3-7 6.21 4 p.m.
WAS/Corbin (L) 10-5 3.17
ATL/Soroka (R) 10-2 2.41 4 p.m.
TOR/TBD — —
BOS/Porcello (R) 11-10 5.49 5:30 p.m.
COL/TBD — —
TODAY’S GAMES
PHILLIES 6
PIRATES 5
Sean Rodriguez lined a home run
against Michael Feliz (2-4) leading off
the bottom of the 11th inning. Rodri-
guez was in a one-for-21 slump before
he connected.
REDS 6
MARLINS 3
Sonny Gray (10-6) walked five batters
but held Miami to two runs over six
innings, and Freddy Galvis drove in four
runs, three of them on a fifth-inning
home run against Pablo Lopez (5-6).
ATHLETICS 19
ROYALS 4
Marcus Semien homered, tripled and
drove in a career-high seven runs, and
Oakland set season highs for runs and
hits (22). Homer Bailey (12-8) threw six
innings to beat his former team.
ROCKIES 3
BRAVES 1
Ryan McMahon hit a two-run drive for
the second game-ending home run of
his career in a makeup of an April 10
game postponed because of inclem-
ent weather.
DIAMONDBACKS 6
GIANTS 4
Adam Jones delivered his third pinch-
hit home run this season, Ketel Marte
extended his on-base streak to a
career-high 20 games and Wilmer
Flores had three hits for Arizona.
YANKEES 5
MARINERS 4
Gleyber Torres hit his 13th home run
this month and 33rd this season, and
Mike Ford homered twice, including a
two-run drive in a four-run second
inning for New York.
CARDINALS 12
BREWERS 2
Marcell Ozuna’s bases-loaded double
keyed a six-run second inning as
St. Louis jumped on Gio Gonzalez (2-2)
for eight runs in the first two innings on
the way to its fifth victory in a row.
Streak Lost 2This month 15-8
Home 52-18Road 34-29
Division 36-19Interleague 7-8
Next: Tonight at San Diego, 7
TV/Radio: SportsNet LA/570, 1020
PADRES 4
DODGERS 3
Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg.
Newman ss 6 0 2 2 .303
Reynolds lf 5 0 2 0 .329
Marte cf 4 0 1 0 .289
Osuna 1b 4 0 0 0 .297
Reyes lf 1 0 0 0 .163
Cabrera rf 5 1 2 0 .277
Moran 3b 3 0 2 1 .286
Gnzlz 3b 2 1 0 0 .198
Stallings c 4 1 0 0 .260
Frazier 2b 4 1 2 0 .268
Musgrove p 2 0 1 1 .136
Bell 1b 1 1 1 1 .274
Totals 41 5 13 5
Phila. AB R H BI Avg.
Hoskins 1b 5 0 0 0 .233
Harper rf 5 1 1 1 .253
Realmuto c 5 2 3 0 .275
Dickerson lf 4 1 1 2 .274
Segura ss 5 0 1 0 .286
Miller 3b 3 1 1 2 .220
Kingery 2b 2 0 1 0 .273
Hrnndz 2b 3 0 0 0 .281
Haseley cf 2 0 1 0 .238
Rdrgz cf 2 1 1 1 .214
Vargas p 2 0 0 0 .125
Morrison 1 0 0 0 .231
Knapp 1 0 1 0 .198
Totals 40 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 000 010 301 00 — 5 13 0
Philadelphia 000 200 030 01 — 6 11 0
Walks—Pittsburgh 4: Marte 1, Stallings 1, Bell 2. Philadelphia 4:
Dickerson 1, Miller 2, S.Rodriguez 1. Strikeouts—Pittsburgh 7:
Reynolds 2, Marte 1, Osuna 1, Moran 1, Stallings 1, Musgrove 1.
Philadelphia 11: Hoskins 3, Harper 2, Dickerson 1, Segura 1, Miller 1,
S.Rodriguez 1, Vargas 1, Morrison 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia
- 2B—Frazier (26), Moran (24). HR—Bell (33), off Neris; Miller (4),
off Musgrove; Harper (28), off R.Rodriguez; Dickerson (4), off
R.Rodriguez; S.Rodriguez (4), off Feliz. RBIs—Musgrove (2), Moran
(70), Newman 2 (46), Bell (104), Miller 2 (10), Harper (93),
Dickerson 2 (21), S.Rodriguez (11). CS—Moran (1), Newman (7),
Marte (5). S—Frazier..
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Musgrove.....................6 5 2 2 0 6 82 4.67
Liriano, H, 9.................1 0 0 0 0 2 15 3.58
R.Rodriguez, BS, 1-5.....1 3 3 3 0 2 23 3.91
Stratton.......................2 2 0 0 4 1 50 3.43
Feliz, L, 2-4 .................0 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.86
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Vargas.........................6 7 4 4 1 4 92 4.34
Alvarez........................^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.94
Hughes .......................^2 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 1 2 17 8.44
Suarez........................1 1 0 0 0 0 10 4.15
Neris, BS, 23-28..........1 2 1 1 0 1 11 3.29
Morin, W, 1-0...............2 2 0 0 1 0 25 3.06
U—Brian O’Nora, James Hoye, Alex Tosi, Mark Ripperger. T—3:57.
Tickets sold—27,932 (43,647).
Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg.
VanMeter lf 4 2 1 0 .285
Galvis 2b 5 1 3 4 .404
Suarez 3b 4 1 2 1 .256
Aquino rf 5 0 1 0 .321
Barnhart c 4 0 0 0 .231
J.Iglesias ss 4 0 0 0 .295
Dietrich 1b 1 0 0 0 .203
Ervin lf 2 1 1 1 .310
Senzel cf 3 1 2 0 .264
Gray p 2 0 0 0 .154
Farmer 1b 1 0 0 0 .252
Totals 35 6 10 6
Miami AB R H BI Avg.
Berti lf 4 1 0 0 .270
Walker 3b 4 1 1 2 .270
Cooper 1b 3 0 1 0 .280
Castro ss 4 0 0 0 .262
Ramirez rf 4 0 0 0 .267
Diaz 2b 2 0 0 0 .169
Alfaro c 4 1 2 1 .269
Brinson cf 2 0 1 0 .187
Lopez p 1 0 0 0 .192
Dean 1 0 0 0 .196
Granderson 1 0 0 0 .190
Prado 1 0 0 0 .239
Totals 31 3 5 3
Cincinnati 001 030 011 — 6 10 0
Miami 002 000 001 — 3 5 0
a-flied out for Lopez in the 5th. b-popped out for Dietrich in the
6th. c-struck out for Conley in the 7th. d-flied out for Lorenzen in the
9th. e-struck out for Keller in the 9th.
Walks—Cincinnati 2: VanMeter 1, Senzel 1. Miami 5: Berti 1,
Cooper 1, Diaz 2, Brinson 1.
Strikeouts—Cincinnati 5: VanMeter 1, Galvis 1, Suarez 1, Gray 2.
Miami 10: Berti 2, Cooper 1, Castro 1, Ramirez 1, Diaz 1, Alfaro 1,
Lopez 1, Granderson 1, Prado 1.
LOB—Cincinnati 7, Miami 7. 3B—VanMeter (1), Brinson (1).
HR—Galvis (4), off Lopez; Suarez (36), off Keller; Ervin (4), off Keller;
Walker (6), off Gray; Alfaro (13), off R.Iglesias. RBIs—Galvis 4 (11),
Suarez (80), Ervin (15), Walker 2 (29), Alfaro (42). SB—Berti (8),
Senzel (13). S—Gray, Brinson.
Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 3 (Senzel, Aquino);
Miami 4 (Lopez, Berti 2). RISP—Cincinnati 2 for 6; Miami 1 for 6.
DP—Miami 1 (Diaz, Cooper).
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gray W,10-6.................6 2 2 2 5 6 102 2.92
Lorenzen H,17..............2 1 0 0 0 1 23 3.04
R.Iglesias ....................1 2 1 1 0 3 22 4.25
Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Lopez L,5-6 .................5 5 4 4 1 3 86 4.41
Conley........................2 2 0 0 0 2 29 6.41
Keller..........................2 3 2 2 1 0 43 7.36
Inherited runners-scored—Lorenzen 2-0. HBP—Lopez (Dietrich),
Keller (Suarez).U—Hunter Wendelstedt, Ryan Blakney, Vic
Carapazza, Dan Iassogna. T—3:03. Tickets sold—5,297 (36,742).
St. Louis AB R H BI Avg.
Fowler rf 5 1 2 1 .249
Leone p 0 0 0 0 ---
Munoz ss 1 0 0 0 .273
Edmn 2b 6 3 3 0 .285
Gdsmt 1b 2 2 0 0 .261
Wieters c 1 0 0 0 .219
Ozuna lf 5 2 2 3 .270
DeJong ss 2 2 1 3 .248
Molina c 4 1 2 3 .261
Crpntr 3b 4 0 0 0 .216
Bader cf 5 1 2 2 .202
Wnwrt p 1 0 0 0 .132
Gant p 1 0 0 0 .000
Thomas rf 1 0 0 0 .316
Totals 38 12 12 12
Milwaukee ABRHBI Avg.
Cain cf 4 0 1 1 .252
Arcia 1 0 0 0 .227
Grandal c 3 0 0 0 .253
Yelich rf 2 0 2 0 .332
Hiura 2b 4 0 0 0 .302
Mstks 3b 1 0 0 0 .263
Perez ss 3 0 1 0 .241
Braun lf 4 0 0 0 .288
Thames 1b 4 1 2 0 .257
Spngnbrg ss 4 1 2 1 .333
Gonzalez p 2 0 0 0 .000
Grisham cf 2 0 1 0 .237
Totals 34 2 9 2
St. Louis 260 102 010 — 12 12 0
Milwaukee 010 100 000 — 2 9 2
Walks—St. Louis 7: Goldschmidt 2, Wieters 1, DeJong 2, Molina
1, Carpenter 1. Milwaukee 4: Grandal 2, Yelich 2. Strikeouts—St.
Louis 8: Munoz 1, Goldschmidt 1, Ozuna 2, DeJong 1, Carpenter 3.
Milwaukee 9: Cain 1, Grandal 1, Hiura 1, Perez 1, Braun 1,
Spangenberg 2, Gonzalez 1, Grisham 1. E—Gonzalez (1), Moustakas
(10). LOB—St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 9. 2B—Edman (11), Ozuna (20),
Bader (11), Spangenberg (2), Cain (26), Thames (19). 3B—Thames
(2). HR—Molina (5), off Gonzalez; DeJong (24), off Jackson.
RBIs—Molina 3 (43), Fowler (56), Ozuna 3 (77), Bader 2 (24),
DeJong 3 (64), Spangenberg (1), Cain (41). SF—DeJong.
S—Wainwright. Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 5;
Milwaukee 5.
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wainwright.................3^2 ⁄ 3 6 2 2 3 4 90 4.52
Gant, W, 9-0..............2^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 1 3 35 2.97
Leone .......................1^2 ⁄ 3 2 0 0 0 0 24 6.34
Miller..........................1 1 0 0 0 1 16 3.45
Martinez......................^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 3.71
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gonzalez, L, 2-2 ...........5 9 9 7 4 5 102 4.34
Jackson.......................1 2 2 2 0 2 21 5.30
Claudio.....................1^2 ⁄ 3 1 1 1 3 0 37 3.88
Black........................1^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 19 3.86
U—Angel Hernandez, Alfonso Marquez, Tom Woodring, Carlos
Torres. T—3:34. Tickets sold—29,475 (41,900).
Dodgers AB R H BI Avg.
Pollock cf 5 0 0 0 .258
Muncy 2b 3 1 0 0 .255
Turner 3b 5 1 3 2 .294
Bellinger 1b 3 0 0 0 .310
Seager ss 4 0 2 0 .272
Smith c 4 0 0 0 .290
Taylor lf 4 0 0 0 .263
Hernandez rf2 1 1 1 .243
Sadler p 0 0 0 0 .000
May p 3 0 1 0 .100
Kolarek p 0 0 0 0 ---
Y.Garcia p 0 0 0 0 .000
Pederson rf 1 0 0 0 .231
Totals 34 3 7 3
San Diego AB R H BI Avg.
G.Garcia 2b 3 2 1 0 .268
Naylor rf 3 1 1 1 .243
Strahm p 0 0 0 0 .286
b-France 1 0 0 0 .221
Yates p 0 0 0 0 ---
Machado 3b3 0 0 1 .264
Hosmer 1b 3 0 1 1 .283
Mejia c 3 0 0 0 .265
Myers lf 3 0 0 0 .224
Margot cf 3 0 0 0 .243
Urias ss 3 0 0 0 .193
Lauer p 1 0 0 0 .097
a-Allen 1 1 1 0 .261
Renfroe rf 1 0 0 0 .230
Totals 28 4 4 3
Dodgers 001 011 000 — 3 7 1
San Diego 000 103 00x — 4 4 0
a-doubled for Lauer in the 6th. b-flied out for Strahm in the 8th.
Walks—Dodgers 4: Muncy 1, Bellinger 1, Hernandez 2. San Diego
1: G.Garcia 1.
Strikeouts—Dodgers 13: Pollock 2, Muncy 2, Turner 2, Bellinger
1, Seager 1, Smith 2, Taylor 1, May 1, Pederson 1. San Diego 5:
Hosmer 2, Mejia 1, Margot 1, Urias 1.
E—Pollock (1). LOB—Dodgers 9, San Diego 1. 2B—Seager (37),
Turner (23), Allen (4). HR—Turner (24), off Lauer; Hernandez (17),
off Lauer. RBIs—Turner 2 (61), Hernandez (55), Hosmer (85), Naylor
(27), Machado (74).
Runners left in scoring position—Dodgers 5 (May, Pollock,
Smith); San Diego 0. RISP—Dodgers 1 for 10; San Diego 3 for 5.
Runners moved up—Naylor.
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
May, L, 1-3 ................5^1 ⁄ 3 4 4 2 1 2 81 4.07
Kolarek.......................^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.00
Y.Garcia.....................1^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 2 28 3.71
Sadler........................^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.72
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Lauer, W, 7-8...............6 6 3 3 4 8 110 4.48
Strahm, H, 4 ................2 1 0 0 0 2 16 4.96
Yates, S, 38-41 ............1 0 0 0 0 3 15 1.33
IBB—off Lauer (Hernandez). HBP—Yates (Muncy).
U—Rob Drake, Tim Timmons, Roberto Ortiz, Mike Muchlinski.
T—2:52. Tickets sold—26,172 (42,445).
BASEBALL
Before he became a slick infield-
er with surprising power for the
Angels this season, Luis Rengifo
spent an offseason honing his craft
by playing competitively in his na-
tive Venezuela.
The months he spent after his
2017 minor league campaign work-
ing with Navegantes del Magalla-
nes of the Venezuelan Professional
Baseball League preceded a break-
out 2018 season. Once acquired by
the Angels in a trade, he zoomed
from high-A Inland Empire to
triple-A Salt Lake. He played 46 of
his 127 games at the highest minor
league level, impressing Angels
coaches and front office members
with his speed, defensive prowess
and previously latent pop. He
made enough progress to earn the
Angels’ confidence and become a
major league player in 2019.
At 22 years old, Rengifo is not a
finished product. He has struggled
at times at the plate, causing his
walk-to-strikeout ratio to plummet
from 1.00 last year to 0.49 in 92 MLB
games. He still makes mental mis-
takes in the field, and his 12 errors
lead the team.
He wants to buff out those
rough edges this offseason and re-
turn to the Venezuelan league he
credits with helping him take a
step forward in his development.
“It’s so different from here,”
Rengifo said in Spanish. “They’re
intense. The fans will crucify you if
you make an error. They say all
kinds of things. And they don’t let
you forget it, either. You learn a lot
in the winter league. I thought it
helped me arrive ready for spring
training [in 2018] and just keep that
same level of play.”
Any hope the Angels rookie had
of playing this winter for his home-
town team evaporated last week.
MLB responded to President
Trump’s executive order prohib-
iting Americans from doing busi-
ness with the Venezuelan
government by banning its players
from participating in the Venezue-
lan winter league.
The announcement made
sense to Rengifo and countryman
Jose Suarez, the Angels rookie
pitcher born in the same munici-
pality as Rengifo. Long-standing
political turmoil has made playing,
let alone living, in their native
country a dangerous proposition
for them and their families.
Catcher Wilson Ramos, who is now
with the New York Mets, was kid-
napped and held for ransom in No-
vember 2011. The mother of Pitts-
burgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz
was returned safely after being
held hostage for three days in 2018.
A more gruesome situation af-
fected the Angels this winter: In-
fielder Luis Valbuena died in a De-
cember car crash that Venezuelan
authorities said was caused by
criminals who wanted to rob the
vehicle’s occupants who included
Cardenales de Lara teammate Jo-
se Castillo, who also died in the
wreck, and former major league
player Carlos Rivero. However, au-
thorities did not suggest the crimi-
nals knew baseball players were in
the car.
“There’s so much insecurity
there,” said Suarez, 21. “So much
travel, danger. What happened to
Valbuena is in the back of our
minds, too. I get that part.”
But losing the option of further-
ing skills in the place they’re most
comfortable was no less disap-
pointing. Suarez has never played
winter ball, but he has learned from
others how helpful it can be to gain
experience in a high-stakes setting.
“The environment is great,”
Suarez said. “It helps you become
more confident. It helps you be-
come a little more intelligent, too,
because you’re learning more
about the game in your own lan-
guage. And you don’t want to em-
barrass yourself in front of the fans,
so you have to be extra careful to
play your best.”
Suarez, who has thrown a com-
bined 90^1 ⁄ 3 innings between the ma-
jor leagues and triple A this season,
will rest his arm during the off-
season. Rengifo was not permitted
to reprise his role with Magallanes
last year. The Angels haven’t deter-
mined whether Rengifo will play
elsewhere this winter.
He hopes he does.
“I want to keep preparing my-
self. I don’t want to stop playing be-
cause I know this isn’t forever,” said
Rengifo. “The more reps you play,
the more you grow and the better it
is for you. ... I need to keep playing,
at least a month. After that I’ll be
fine. But, like with everything, I just
gotta wait.”
Venezuela out for Angels players
MLB banned players from
participating in country’s
winter league in response
to Trump’s executive order.
By Maria Torres
ANGELS INFIELDERLuis Rengifo, who benefited from playing with the Navegantes del Magal-
lanes in Venezuela in 2017, is hoping to find another winter baseball home this season.
Kent NishimuraLos Angeles Times
Atlanta AB R H BI Avg.
Acuna Jr. cf 4 0 0 0 .290
Albies 2b 3 0 1 0 .285
Freeman 1b 3 0 0 0 .298
Dnldsn 3b 4 0 0 0 .262
Joyce rf 3 0 2 0 .269
Swanson ss 4 0 0 0 .262
Cervelli c 4 0 2 0 .556
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 .333
Ortega lf 3 0 1 0 .233
Teheran p 1 0 0 0 .122
Culberson 1 0 0 0 .274
Hechavarria 0 0 0 1 .258
Totals 30 1 6 1
Colorado AB R H BI Avg.
Blackmon rf 2 0 0 1 .317
Story ss 4 0 3 0 .296
Arenado 3b 3 1 1 0 .305
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 .283
McMhn 2b 4 1 1 2 .264
Desmond lf 2 0 0 0 .255
Hampson cf 3 0 0 0 .209
Nunez c 2 1 1 0 .267
Melville p 1 0 0 0 .333
Daza 1 0 0 0 .180
Alonso 1 0 0 0 .294
Totals 27 3 6 3
Atlanta 000 000 001 — 1 6 0
Colorado 000 000 012 — 3 6 1
Walks—Atlanta 5: Acuna Jr. 1, Albies 1, Freeman 1, Joyce 1,
Ortega 1. Colorado 4: Blackmon 1, Arenado 1, Desmond 1, Nunez 1.
Strikeouts—Atlanta 12: Acuna Jr. 2, Albies 2, Freeman 1, Donaldson
2, Swanson 3, Teheran 1, Culberson 1. Colorado 6: Story 1, Arenado
1, Murphy 1, McMahon 2, Hampson 1. E—Arenado (8). LOB—Atlanta
9, Colorado 4. 2B—Albies (34), Cervelli (3), Nunez (2). 3B—Cervelli
(1). HR—McMahon (18), off Blevins. RBIs—Hechavarria (5),
Blackmon (73), McMahon 2 (68). SB—Freeman (6), Acuna Jr. (31),
Story (19), Ortega (1). CS—Story (7). SF—Hechavarria, Blackmon.
S—Teheran. Runners left in scoring position—Atlanta 7
(Donaldson, Albies, Swanson, Freeman, Joyce, Acuna Jr.); Colorado
1 (Murphy). RISP—Atlanta 1 for 12; Colorado 0 for 2. DP—Atlanta 2
(Donaldson, Albies, Freeman; Freeman); Colorado 1 (McMahon,
Story, Murphy).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Teheran.......................6 3 0 0 3 4 97 3.39
Jackson.......................1 0 0 0 0 1 15 3.34
Martin.........................1 2 1 1 0 0 21 5.91
Swarzak, L, 1-2 ............0 0 1 1 1 0 5 2.90
Blevins .......................^1 ⁄ 3 1 1 1 0 1 6 4.21
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Melville.......................5 5 0 0 3 6 100 0.75
Parsons .......................2 0 0 0 1 3 27 4.91
Estevez........................1 0 0 0 0 1 15 3.94
Diaz, W, 5-3.................1 1 1 1 1 2 23 4.75
U—Nic Lentz, Pat Hoberg, Greg Gibson, Brian Knight. T—3:27.
Tickets sold—29,803 (50,398).