UNDATED (AP) — Justin Turner homered and drove in three runs against his former club, emergency starter Ian Thomas hurled five effective innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 7-2 to take the first two games of their weekend series at Citi Field. Thomas allowed one run and three hits over five innings in his first major league start.
NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee) is still in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ plans to start this weekend in New York against the Mets following the birth of his son on West Coast. Greinke, who has a streak of 43 2/3 scoreless innings, was put on the paternity list Friday, a day after wife Emily delivered the couple’s first child.
PITTSBURGH (AP)— Pedro Alvarez and Gregory Polanco both touched Max Scherzer for two-run home runs and Neil Walker added a solo shot as the Pittsburgh Pirates outscored Washington 7-5. Scherzer had no-hit the Pirates last month.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — One week before the trading deadline, the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals bolstered their bullpen by getting Steve Cishek (SEE’-shehk) in a trade with the Miami Marlins. The Cardinals sent Double-A pitcher Kyle Barraclough to Miami for the sidearming Cishek.
OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Chad Campbell’s 9-under-63 gave him the 36-hole lead at the Canadian Open. His bogey-free round put Campbell at 14-under, two shots in front of Brian Harman who posted a 67.
