MILWAUKEE (AP) ¡ª leaguer to hit for the cycle twice in one season against the same
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driving in four runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds 8-0
on Monday night.Less than three weeks after his cycle in Cincinnati, the
streaking slugger accomplished the feat against the last-place Reds once again
to help the Brewers in their playoff pursuit. Milwaukee stayed 2½ games behind
the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central and maintained a three-game lead
in the wild-card race.Yelich singled in the first inning, doubled in the second,
launched a two-run homer in the fifth and completed the cycle with a two-run
triple in the sixth. With the Brewers nursing a large lead, he was lifted for a
pinch-hitter in the eighth.Yelich¡¯s huge second half has turned him into a top
contender for the NL MVP award. He also hit for the cycle when he went 6 for 6
in a 13-12 comeback victory on Aug. 29 at Cincinnati, making him the fifth
player to turn the trick twice in one season ¡ª and first in Brewers history.The
previous player with two cycles in one season was Aaron Hill for Arizona in
2012.Wade Miley (5-2) labored through five innings and Brandon Woodruff got his
first save.Anthony DeSclafani (7-6) gave up four runs and seven hits in five
innings.DODGERS 8, ROCKIES 2LOS ANGELES (AP) ¡ª Joc Pederson hit two homers, Max
Muncy added a three-run shot and Los Angeles moved back into first place in the
NL West with a victory over Colorado.It was a rough night all-around for the
Rockies, who lost slugging shortstop Trevor Story in the fourth inning with an
elbow injury. More tests were scheduled for Tuesday.Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu
(5-3) pitched seven scoreless innings, throwing 93 pitches to match a season
high. He lowered his ERA to 2.21 over seven starts since returning from a
strained left groin.The Rockies entered this showdown series with a half-game
lead on Los Angeles, but the teams switched places. Colorado not only dropped
out of first place in the division but fell a half-game behind the Cardinals for
the second NL wild card.Pederson hit a leadoff homer and a two-run shot.Jon Gray
(11-8) went two-plus innings, giving up six runs and seven hits.CUBS 5,
DIAMONDBACKS 1PHOENIX (AP) ¡ª Kyle Hendricks took a one-hit shutout into the
ninth inning and Chicago stifled Arizona in the opener of their important
three-game series.Hendricks (12-11) struck out eight and walked one. A.J.
Pollock hit a leadoff homer against Hendricks in the ninth and Paul Goldschmidt
added a two-out single before Justin Wilson completed the three-hitter.Javier
Baez homered in a three-run sixth that broke open a pitchers¡¯ duel between
Hendricks and Patrick Corbin (11-6).Kris Bryant also homered, and the Cubs
maintained their 2½-game lead in the NL Central over Milwaukee.The Diamondbacks
are five games behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West. Arizona has lost
three straight and eight of 10 to fall five games out of the second wild card as
well.CARDINALS 11, BRAVES 6ATLANTA (AP) ¡ª Kolten Wong hit the first of four St.
Louis homers, Miles Mikolas won his third consecutive start and the Cardinals
beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to give their playoff push another
boost.St. Louis has 35 victories since the All-Star break, most in the National
League, and has won two straight after losing four in a row. The Cardinals, who
also got homers from Paul
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for the second NL wild card.The Braves took a third consecutive loss after
winning a season-best six straight games. They remained 6½ games ahead in the
division following Philadelphia¡¯s loss to the Mets, which reduced Atlanta¡¯s
magic number to seven as the Braves try to clinch their first NL East title in
five years.Mike Foltynewicz (11-10) allowed six runs and four walks in 4 2/3
innings. Atlanta pitchers have issued 32 walks over the last four games, all at
home, where they are 38-37 and have dropped nine of 12.Mikolas (16-4) gave up
two runs in five innings. He improved to 16-0 when getting at least two runs of
support, and the Cardinals are 21-3 in those games.Freddie Freeman homered for
the Braves but struck out in a key situation.MARINERS 4, ASTROS 1HOUSTON (AP) ¡ª
Rookie pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach¡¯s first career grand slam with two outs in
the eighth inning lifted Seattle over Houston.The loss trimmed Houston¡¯s lead in
the AL West to four games over idle Oakland with 12 to play.The Mariners trailed
1-0 when Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager singled off Hector Rondon (2-5) in the
eighth. Rondon walked pinch-hitter Denard Span to load bases before Vogelbach
sent a 97 mph fastball into the bullpen in right-center.Marwin Gonzalez had an
RBI double for the Astros in the fourth. But they mustered just three hits, with
the last one coming in the fifth.Ryan Cook (2-1) worked a perfect seventh, and
Edwin Diaz pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 56th save.BLUE JAYS 5,
ORIOLES 0BALTIMORE (AP) ¡ª Baltimore lost its 107th game, tied for most in a
season since its arrival in 1954.Toronto rookie Ryan Borucki (4-4) pitched eight
innings of three-hit ball. The Blue Jays have won 13 of 17 games between the two
bottom teams in the AL East.Toronto stands 25 games better than the Orioles,
whose 43-107 record is worst in the majors. The only other Orioles team with 107
defeats was the 1988 club, which started 0-21 on its way to a 54-107 finish.The
franchise record for losses is 111, by the 1939 St. Louis Browns. After going
54-100 in 1953, the Browns moved to Baltimore. The major league record is 120
losses, set by the expansion New York Mets in 1962.Making his first major league
start, Evan Phillips (0-1) retired the first five batters he faced before Kevin
Pillar doubled, Rowdy Tellez hit an RBI single and Danny Jansen homered to
left.METS 9, PHILLIES 4PHILADELPHIA (AP) ¡ª Michael Conforto had a career-high
six RBIs and Zack Wheeler pitched seven solid innings for his career-best 12th
win for New York.Conforto had a two-run single in the
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an RBI double in the seventh off Tommy Hunter (4-3) and a three-run homer in the
ninth for the Mets, who have won seven of 11 and are 26-17 over their last 43
games. Conforto has 75 RBIs, including 45 since the All-Star break, second-most
in the NL over that span behind Milwaukee¡¯s Christian Yelich.Wheeler (12-7)
allowed four runs and three hits to become the first Mets pitcher since Steve
Trachsel in 2001 to record nine wins after the All-Star break. Since the break,
the right-hander is 9-1 with a 1.68 ERA in 11 starts.New York was eliminated
from playoff contention when St. Louis beat Atlanta.MARLINS 8, NATIONALS 5MIAMI
(AP) ¡ª Washington reliever Wander Suero balked in a run while the Nationals blew
a four-run lead.Washington led 4-0 after 4 1/2 innings but trailed by the end of
the sixth. Suero let in the go-ahead run, balking with pinch-hitter Rafael
Ortega batting and Austin Dean at third base to put Miami ahead 5-4.Washington
tied it in the seventh when Trea Turner beat out a potential double play, but
Miami loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning and Lewis Brinson hit a
tiebreaking single off Koda Glover (1-3).Jarlin Garcia (3-2) recorded the final
out of the seventh. Adam Conley pitched the ninth for his third save.RAYS 3,
RANGERS 0ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ¡ª Tyler Glasnow allowed two infield singles in
six innings for his first win since Tampa Bay traded Chris Archer to get the
right-hander.Ji-Man Choi homered and drove in two runs to help the Rays improve
to a major league-best 21-5 since Aug. 19. Tampa Bay is 6½ games behind Oakland
for the second American League wild card.Adam Kolarek, Jose Alvarado and Sergio
Romo pitched a scoreless inning apiece to wrap up the second two-hit shutout of
the Rangers in a week. Romo got his 22nd save in 29 chances.Glasnow (2-6) got
his fourth career win in 26 starts over two seasons. He struck out six, walked
two and hit a batter.Adrian Sampson (0-2) gave up two runs and six hits in 5 2/3
innings.TWINS 6, TIGERS 1DETROIT (AP) ¡ª Kohl Stewart pitched six solid innings
and Eddie Rosario homered for Minnesota before leaving with an injury in a
victory over Detroit.Gabriel Moya pitched the opening inning for the Twins
before Stewart (2-1) took over and worked through the seventh. He allowed an
unearned run and three hits with five strikeouts.Rosario hit a solo shot in the
first, his 24th home run of the year. He left in the fourth after aggravating a
right quad injury on the play that gave the Tigers their only run of the
game.Jorge Polanco added a solo homer of his own in the ninth.Jordan Zimmermann
(7-8) allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings. Nicholas Castellanos had three hits
and a walk for Detroit.PIRATES 7, ROYALS 6PITTSBURGH (AP) ¡ª Pirates rookie Jacob
Stallings hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally
Pittsburgh past Kansas City.After Jordan Luplow grounded into a double play,
Kevin Kramer walked and moved to second on Kevin Newman¡¯s single. Stallings then
singled off Ben Lively (0-3), scoring Kramer.The Pirates scored twice with two
outs in the eighth to tie it 6-all, including Starling Marte¡¯s RBI triple.Newman
had three hits as the Pirates won for the ninth time in 12 games.Edgar Santana
(3-3) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.Ryan O¡¯Hearn hit his 11th home run in 36 games for
the Royals since making his debut July 31. He also had an RBI double.GIANTS 4,
PADRES 2SAN DIEGO (AP) ¡ª Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria homered off Bryan
Mitchell
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inning to lead San Francisco past San Diego in a matchup of NL West teams
playing out the season.Suarez (7-11) snapped a two-start skid by holding the
Padres to two runs and four hits in 7 2/3 innings. Will Smith worked the ninth
for his 13th save.Chris Shaw had his first three-hit game for the Giants.The
Padres dropped to 60-91 to match last year¡¯s loss total with 11 games to play.
San Diego has lost at least 91 games for the third straight season and the
fourth time in eight years.Mitchell (1-4) allowed four runs and nine hits in
five innings. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ¡ª First baseman Justin Bour and the Angels
have finalized a $2.5 million, one-year contract, giving Los Angeles depth while
Albert Pujols recovers from surgery.Bour can earn an additional $500,000 in
performance bonuses based on plate appearances under the deal announced
Saturday: $125,000 each for 350, 400, 450 and 500.The 30-year-old hit 20 homers
and drove in 59 runs with the Marlins and Phillies last season. He played 112 of
his 141 games with Miami before an August trade to Philadelphia.Bour didn¡¯t find
a regular spot with Philadelphia down the stretch. The Phillies wouldn¡¯t have a
spot for him this year, either, after moving Rhys Hoskins back to first base and
signing corner outfielder Andrew McCutchen to a $50 million, three-year contract
during the winter meetings.Bour batted .227, missing time late with an oblique
strain. He¡¯s hit 83 home runs over the last four years.He earned $3.4 million
last season after beating Miami in salary arbitration, and then became a free
agent last month when Philadelphia didn¡¯t offer a 2019 contract.Pujols, who
turns 39 next month, is working back from surgery on his left knee and right
elbow and hasn¡¯t yet swung a bat. He had season-ending knee surgery in August
followed by the elbow procedure in September to remove bone spurs.He¡¯s likely to
see more games at designated hitter while two-way star Shohei Ohtani recovers
from Tommy John surgery.