Two more hits that inning produced no more runs.
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Milwaukee ranks in the bottom half of the league at 17th when it comes to home runs, hitting 164 this season.
Grichuk made a flawless throw to the plate to cut down Jake Elmore trying to score from second in the eighth. “The guys scored some runs against a tough pitcher”.
SAN DIEGO – Left-hander Christian Friedrich matched his career-high with 10 strikeouts in seven brilliant innings to win for the first time since June 23, leading the San Diego Padres to a 6-3 victory against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
Martinez induced double-play grounders in the second and third innings to increase his NL-leading total to 32, two shy of the Cardinals’ team record set by John Denny in 1978.
Matt Kemp and Nick Markakis homered for Atlanta.
The Cubs also were able to gain ground in the race for home-field advantage in the National League as the Washington Nationals were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in the nation’s captial.
DODGERS 5, MARLINS 0 Los Angeles pitcher Rich Hill was removed after throwing seven flawless innings against host Miami in a Los Angeles victory. The under is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings and the over is 7-3 in Wainwright’s last 10 starts versus Milwaukee. He then scored the final run of the inning on a single by Yadier Molina.
Dozier hit a two-out single and advanced to second when Colon (1-1) was called for a balk by homeplate umpire Vic Carapazza. Blazek would score on Braun’s fly to right.
In raising his record to 14-7, Martinez needed 102 pitches to get through his outing, allowing nine hits, walking one and hitting two batters.
Royals closer Wade Davis gave up a single to Tyler Saladino and a double to Adam Eaton to lead off the ninth before Melky Cabrera’s infield single cut the deficit to one.
Grichuk went to third on the play, and after Matt Carpenter was intentionally walked, Kolten Wong put the Cardinals ahead with the game-winning hit through the right side of the infield off reliever Corey Knebel.
Domingo Santana and Orlando Arcia hit back-to-back homers, on consecutive pitches, to get the Brewers’ bats going in the second.
Anderson has pitched better than Wainwright lately, going 4-1 with a 2.65 ERA in his last eight starts, but has not fared well against the Cardinals.
In a game that could be a shootout, Chase Anderson (8-11, 4.73 ERA) and the Milwaukee Brewers (63-78) are in St. Louis to square off against Adam Wainwright (10-8, 4.61 ERA) and the Cardinals (74-66).
It was Wainwright’s second straight win.
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RED SOX 13, BLUE JAYS 3: At Toronto, Rick Porcello pitched seven innings to become the first 20-game victor in the majors, Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox increased their AL East lead to two games.
