NATIONAL LEAGUE

Lynn (4-0) leads Cardinals over sloppy Nationals

WASHINGTON - Lance Lynn won his fourth consecutive start and delivered an RBI double after yet another error by Washington, and the St. Louis Cardinals scored three unearned runs to beat Jordan Zimmermann and the Nationals 4-3 on Saturday.

Tony Cruz drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won nine of the last 10 games between the teams.

St. Louis took control with a three-run second inning fueled by third baseman Anthony Rendon’s throwing error, capped by Lynn’s first career extra-base hit. The Nationals, in their first season under former Gold Glove third baseman Matt Williams, are averaging more than an error per game and lead the majors in miscues with 19 going into Saturday night.

Lynn (4-0) gave up 1 run and 5 hits over 5 2/3 innings in becoming the National League’s first four-game winner. After the right-hander lost his control in the sixth, Kevin Siegrist retired Danny Espinosa on a two-out fly ball with the bases loaded.

Trevor Rosenthal worked the ninth for his fifth save, but not without difficulty. Washington put runners on second and third with one out, and Kevin Frandsen drove in a run with a ground out before Rosenthal struck out Jayson Werth on three pitches.

Espinosa hit a home run for the Nationals, but he was the only player to get past first base against Lynn until the sixth.

Zimmermann (1-1) allowed 4 runs, only 1 of them earned, in 7 innings. He struck out six and walked two.

CUBS 8, REDS 4 Darwin Barney and Welington Castillo hit two-run home runs and Mike Olt added a solo shot as Chicago beat visiting Cincinnati.

DODGERS 8, DIAMONDBACKS 6 Former Arkansas Razorback Mike Bolsinger (0-1) made his first major league start and was charged with 7 runs - 6 earned- and 7 hits in 4-plus innings as visiting Arizona lost to Los Angeles.

BREWERS 8, PIRATES 7 Ryan Braun hit two home runs, including a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted Milwaukee over host Pittsburgh.

ROCKIES 3, PHILLIES 1 Jordan Lyles pitched effectively into the eighth inning and Colorado was aided by a reversed call that produced its first run in its victory over visiting Philadelphia.

BRAVES 7, METS 5 Jordan Walden got the final out with the bases loaded after Manager Fredi Gonzalez pulled star closer Craig Kimbrel and Atlanta held off host New York.

PADRES 3, GIANTS 1 Eric Stults and three relievers combined on a four-hitter and Everth Cabrera hit a go-ahead triple to lead San Diego to a victory against visiting San Francisco.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ROYALS 5, TWINS 4 Bruce Chen (1-1) labored through five innings before Kansas City’s bullpen took over, shutting down visiting Minnesota the rest of the way.

RED SOX 4, ORIOLES 2 Brock Holt hit a tie breaking triple in the seventh inning and scored on Jonathan Herrera’s suicide squeeze bunt, lifting host Boston over Baltimore.

TIGERS 5, ANGELS 2 Max Scherzer struck out nine in seven innings and Detroit beat visiting Los Angeles.

BLUE JAYS 5, INDIANS 0 Mark Buehrle (4-0) had a shutout into the eighth inning, leading Toronto over host Cleveland.

ATHLETICS 4, ASTROS 3 Josh Reddick hit an RBI single that capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning, lifting Oakland over visiting Houston. The loss was the sixth in a row for the Astros.

RAYS 16, YANKEES 1 Ryan Hanigan homered twice and had six RBI as host Tampa Bay routed New York.

RANGERS 6, WHITE SOX 3 Colby Lewis pitched into the sixth inning for his first victory in nearly two years, Prince Fielder homered and Texas beat visiting Chicago.

INTERLEAGUE

MARLINS 7, MARINERS 0 Henderson Alvarez (1-2) won for the first time since his no-hitter to end the 2013 season, pitching a two-hitter to help Miami beat visiting Seattle.

Saturday’s games

NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 4, Washington 3 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 7 Atlanta 7, NY Mets 5 LA Dodgers 8, Arizona 6 Colorado 3, Philadelphia 1 San Diego 3, San Francisco 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 5, Cleveland 0 Detroit 5, LA Angels 2 Boston 4, Baltimore 2 Kansas City 5, Minnesota 4 Oakland 4, Houston 3 Tampa Bay 16, NY Yankees 1 Texas 6, Chicago White Sox 3

INTERLEAGUE Miami 7, Seattle 0

Sports, Pages 26 on 04/20/2014

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