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2B Friday, June 28, 2019
SPORTS
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SCOREBOARD
Baseball/MLB
STANDINGS
Braves 5, Cubs 3
Atlanta
Chicago
ab
r h bi ab
r h bi
W
Acn Jr. cf 3
1 0
0 AlmrJrcf 4
0 1 0
New York
52
D.Swnsn ss 4
0 1
0 Bryant lf-3b 5
1 3 1
Tampa Bay
46
F.Frman 1b 4
1 2
0 Rizzo 1b 3
0 0 0
Boston
44
Dnldson 3b 3
1 1
0 J.Baez ss 4
0 1 0
Toronto
29
Mrkakis rf 4
1 1
3 Cntrras c 3
2 2 1
Baltimore
22
Minter p 0
0 0
0 Heyward rf 4
0 1 1
Albies 2b 4
0 0
0 Russell 2b 3
0 2 0
W
B.McCnn c 4
1 1
1 Bote 3b 3
0 0 0
Minnesota
52
Camargo If 4
0 0
0 Brnette p 0
0 0 0
Cleveland
44
Keuchel p 2
0 1
0 Kntzlerp 0
0 0 0
Chicago
37
J.Webb p 0
0 0
0 Cratini ph 1
0 0 0
Kansas City
28
Riley ph 1
0 0
0 Strop p 0
0 0 0
Detroit
26
Newcomb p 0
0 0
0 Darvish p 1
0 0 0
Tssaint p 0
0 0
0 Dscalso ph 1
0 0 0
W
Clbrson rf 0
0 0
0 Ryan p 0
0 0 0
Houston
50
Schwrbr If 2
0 0 0
Texas
45
Totals 33
5 7
4 Totals 34
310 3
Oakland
43
Los Angeles
41
Atlanta
113
000 000—5
Seattle
37
Chicago
000
111 000—3
E—J.Baez (8), Contreras (10). DP—Atlanta 3,
Chicago 2. LOB—Atlanta 3, Chicago 8. 2B—F.
W
Freeman (22), Donaldson (19). 3B—Contreras
Atlanta
48
(1). HR—Markakis (7), B.McCann (8), Bryant
Philadelphia
43
(16), Contreras (17). SB—Acuna Jr. (11).
Washington
40
IP
H R ER
3B SO
New York
37
Atlanta
Miami
30
Keuchel W,1-1
5.2
8 3 3
3 2
J.Webb H,7
.1
0 0 0
0 0
W
Newcomb H,8
1
1 0 0
0 0
Chicago
44
Toussaint H,2
.2
1 0 0
1 1
Milwaukee
43
Minter S,4-5
1.1
0 0 0
0 2
St. Louis
40
Chicago
Pittsburgh
38
Darvish L,2-4
5
5 5 5
2 8
Cincinnati
36
Ryan
1
0 0 0
0 2
Barnette
1
0 0 0
0 0
W
Kintzler
1
2 0 0
0 0
Los Angeles
55
Strop
1
0 0 0
0 0
Colorado
42
Ryan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Arizona
41
WP—Darvish, Minter.
San Diego
40
San Francisco
34
Brewers 4, Mariners 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
L
Pet
GB
WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
28
.650
—
—
9-1
W-3
31-14
21-14
35
.568
6 1 / 2
—
3-7
W-1
20-18
26-17
38
.537
9
1 1 / 2
6-4
L-1
20-20
24-18
52
.358
23 1 / z
16
3-7
L-3
13-25
16-27
58
.275
30
22 1 / 2
1-9
L-3
9-30
13-28
Central Division
L
Pet
GB
WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
28
.650
—
—
5-5
L-1
26-14
26-14
36
.550
8
1 / 2
7-3
W-1
25-18
19-18
41
.474
14
6 1 / 2
3-7
W-1
20-17
17-24
53
.346
24 1 / 2
17
5-5
L-1
16-25
12-28
50
.342
24
16 1 / 2
1-9
L-7
11-27
15-23
West Division
L
Pet
GB
WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
32
.610
—
—
2-8
L-2
28-13
22-19
36
.556
4 1 / 2
—
7-3
W-5
28-15
17-21
38
.531
6 1 / 2
2
7-3
W-2
24-19
19-19
40
.506
8 1 / 2
4
6-4
W-3
21-18
20-22
48
.435
14 1 / 2
10
6-4
L-1
17-25
20-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
L
Pet
GB
WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
34
.585
—
—
6-4
L-1
24-17
24-17
38
.531
4 1 / 2
—
4-6
W-4
27-17
16-21
40
.500
7
2 1 / 2
8-2
W-3
21-19
19-21
45
.451
11
6 1 / 2
3-7
L-5
20-14
17-31
49
.380
16 1 / 2
12
5-5
L-3
13-28
17-21
Central Division
L
Pet
GB
WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
37
.543
—
—
5-5
W-1
29-16
15-21
38
.531
1
—
3-7
W-1
25-17
18-21
39
.506
3
2
5-5
L-3
24-18
16-21
41
.481
5
4
7-3
W-2
17-19
21-22
42
.462
6 1 / 2
5 1 / 2
6-4
L-4
19-17
17-25
West Division
L
Pet
GB
WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
27
.671
—
—
7-3
L-1
34-9
21-18
38
.525
12
y 2
5-5
W-1
22-15
20-23
41
.500
14
2 1 / 2
3-7
W-1
17-22
24-19
40
.500
14
2 1 / 2
6-4
W-2
21-20
19-20
45
.430
19 1 / 2
8
4-6
L-1
16-23
18-22
Seattle
Milwaukee
ab
r
h bi
ab
r
h
bi
M.Smith cf
4
0
0
0
Grandal c
4
0
0
0
J.Crwfr ss
4
0
1
0
Yelich rf
4
0
2
0
Do.Sntn rf
4
1
0
0
Mstakas 2b
4
0
1
0
Vglbach 1b
4
1
1
1
Hader p
0
0
0
0
T.Bckhm 3b 4
0
1
1
Braun If
4
1
2
0
T.Mrphy c
4
0
1
0
Thames 1b
4
1
2
0
D.Grdon 2b
4
0
0
0
Cain cf
4
0
0
0
D.Moore If
4
0
1
0
T.Shaw 3b
2
1
0
0
Leake p
1
0
0
0
Ch.Andr p
1
0
0
1
Narvaez ph 1
0
0
0
Albers p
0
0
0
0
Festa p
0
0
0
0
Aguilar ph
1
0
1
0
Altvlla p
0
0
0
0
Ju.Grra p
0
0
0
0
H.Perez 2b
0
0
0
0
Arcia ss
3
1
1
3
Totals
34
2
5
2
Totals
31
4
9
4
Seattle 000 002 000—2
Milwaukee 000 400 OOx—4
E—Yelich (2), Ch.Anderson (1). DP—Seattle
1. LOB—Seattle 6, Milwaukee 5.2B—Vogelbach
(11), T.Beckham (17), Thames 2 (9). HR—Arcia
(11). SB—D.Moore (5). S—Ch.Anderson (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Leake L,7-7
Festa
Altavilla
6 8 4
1 0 0
1 1 0
4 1 5
0 0 0
0 0 1
Milwaukee
Ch.Anderson W,4-2 5.1 3 2 1 1
6
Albers H,3 .2 1 0 0 0 1
Ju.Guerra H,11 1 1 0 0 0 1
HaderS,19-20 2 0 0 0 0 3
Umpires—Home, Chad Whitson; First, Andy
Fletcher; Second, Sam Holbrook; Third, Jim Wolf.
Pirates 10, Astros 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday’s Games
Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 2,18 innings
Texas 3, Detroit 1
Milwaukee 4, Seattle 2
Pittsburgh 10, Houston 0
Oakland at L.A. Angels, late
Today’s Games
Cleveland (Clevinger 1-1) at Baltimore
(Means 6-4), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Duffy 3-3) at Toronto (TBD),
7:07 p.m.
Texas (Lynn 9-4) at Tampa Bay (Chirinos
7-3), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Sanchez 3-6) at Detroit (Norris
2-6), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Berrios 8-3) at Chicago White
Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.
Seattle (TBD) at Houston (Miley 6-4), 8:10
p.m.
Oakland (Fiers 7-3) at L.A. Angels (Pena
5-2), 10:07 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston, 1:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.
Texas at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 4:12 p.m.
Seattle at Houston, 8:15 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Mets 3
Milwaukee 4, Seattle 2
Pittsburgh 10, Houston 0
Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta 7
Washington 8, Miami 5
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, late
Arizona at San Francisco, late
Today’s Games
Atlanta (Soroka 8-1) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom
4- 6), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hamels 6-2) at Cincinnati
(Gray 3-5), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Velasquez 2-4) at Miami
(Hernandez 0-2), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Sanchez 3-6) at Detroit (Norris
2- 6), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Archer 3-6) at Milwaukee (Chacin
3- 8), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-1) at Colorado
(Senzatela 6-5), 8:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Wacha 5-3) at San Diego (Lauer
5- 7), 10:10 p.m.
Arizona (Kelly 7-7) at San Francisco
(Anderson 2-2), 10:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 4:10 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:15 p.m.
Rangers 3, Tigers 1
Transactions
Pittsburgh
ab r h bi
Newman ss 5 1 3 2
B. Rynld rf 4 0 0 0
S.Marte cf 5 3 2 1
Bell dh 5 12 2
Moran 2b 5 111
C. Dckrs If 4 112
J.Osunalb 4 110
Kang 3b 4 0 10
Stllngs c 3 2 3 2
Totals 39101410
Houston
ab r h bi
Sprngercf 4 0 10
White 1b 0 0 0 0
Altuve 2b 4 0 2 0
Bregman 3b 3 0 0 0
Mrsnickcf 10 0 0
Brntley dh 4 0 10
Alvarez If 10 0 0
Kemp If 3 0 10
Gurriel 1b-3b4 0 2 0
Reddick rf 4 0 10
Stassi c 4 0 0 0
Straw ss 3 0 10
Totals 35 0 9 0
Pittsburgh 402 011 020—10
Houston 000 000 000—0
E—Peacock (2). DP—Pittsburgh 1, Houston
1. LOB—Pittsburgh 4, Houston 8. 2B—Newman
(11), Bell (29), Moran (12), J.Osuna (4). HR—
Newman (4), S.Marte (12), Bell (22), C.Dickerson
(2), Stallings (1). SB—S.Marte (12).
IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsburgh
Musgrove W,6-7 6
Feliz
C.Holmes
Hartlieb
Houston
Peacock L,6-6
Sneed
WP—Musgrove.
Umpires—Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Brian
O’Nora; Second, Mark Ripperger; Third, Brennan
Miller.
Texas Detroit
ab
r
h bi
ab
r h bi
Choo dh
2
0
0
1
J.Jones cf 4
1
1
0
Da.Sntn 1b-lf4 0
0
0
Cstllns rf 4
0
1
0
Andrus ss
4
0
1
0
Mi.Cbrr dh2
0
0
1
Mazara rf
4
0
0
0
C.Stwrt If 4
0
1
0
Gallo cf
3
2
2
2
Dixon 1 b 4
0
0
0
W.CIhun If
3
0
0
0
Cndlrio 3b 3
0
1
0
Guzman 1 b
0
0
0
0
H.Cstro ss 4
0
3
0
Frsythe
4
0
1
0
G.Bckhm 4
0
2
0
Odor 2b
4
1
1
0
Bo.Wlsn c 3
0
0
0
Fdrwicz c
n
2
0
0
0
Goodrum ph
1
0
0
u
Totals
30
3
5
3 Totals 33
1
9
1
Texas 010 100 100—3
Detroit 000 000 010—1
DP—Texas 2. LOB—Texas 5, Detroit 8.
2B—Odor (12), J.Jones (13), C.Stewart (14),
G.Beckham (10). HR—Gallo 2 (19). SF—Choo
(1), Mi.Cabrera (4). S—Federowicz (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Texas
Jurado W,5-3 7 6 0
Ch.Martin H,12 1 1 1
KelleyS,11-15 1 2 0
Detroit
Turnbull L,3-8 2 1 1
Ni.Ramirez 3 2 1
B.Farmer 1 1 0
Hardy 1 1 1
J.Jimenez 1 0 0
Cisnero 1 0 0
HBP—by Jurado (Candelario).
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1 4
0 0
0 3
1 3
1 4
1 1
0 0
0 3
0 2
Twins 6, Rays 4
Rangers 3, Tigers 1
Texas
ab
r
h bi
Detroit
ab
r h bi
Choo dh
2
0
0
1
J.Jones cf 4
1
1
0
Da.Sntn 1b-lf4 0
0
0
Cstllns rf 4
0
1
0
Andrus ss
4
0
1
0
Mi.Cbrr dh2
0
0
1
Mazara rf
4
0
0
0
C.Stwrt If 4
0
1
0
Gallo cf
3
2
2
2
Dixon 1 b 4
0
0
0
W.CIhun If
3
0
0
0
Cndlrio 3b 3
0
1
0
Guzman 1 b
0
0
0
0
H.Cstro ss 4
0
3
0
Frsythe 3b
4
0
1
0
G.Bckhm 4
0
2
0
Odor 2b
4
1
1
0
Bo.Wlsn c 3
0
0
0
Fdrwicz c
2
0
0
0
Goodrum 1
0
0
0
Totals
30
3
5
3 Totals 33
1
9
1
Texas 010 100 100—3
Detroit 000 000 010—1
DP—Texas 2. LOB—Texas 5, Detroit 8.
2B—Odor (12), J.Jones (13), C.Stewart (14),
G.Beckham (10). HR—Gallo 2 (19). SF—Choo
(1), Mi.Cabrera (4). S—Federowicz (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Texas
Jurado W,5-3 7
Ch.Martin H,12 1
KelleyS,11-15 1
Detroit
Turnbull L,3-8
Ni.Ramirez
B.Farmer
Hardy
J.Jimenez
Cisnero
HBP—by Jurado (Candelario).
Umpires—Home, Tripp Gibson; First, Chris Segal;
Second, James Hoye; Third, Mark Carlson.
Tampa Bay
ab r h bi
B.Lowe 2b 3 0 0 0
Pham If 4 111
Choi 1b 3 0 10
Meadows dh 3 1 2 0
Av.Grci rf 4 0 0 0
Krmaiercf 4 112
Adames ss 4 111
Wendle 3b 3 0 0 0
d’Arnud ph 10 0 0
Zuninoc 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
ab r h bi
Arraez 3 2 2 0
J.PIncoss4 0 0 0
Cruz dh 4 13 3
E.Rsrio cf 2 1 2 1
Sano3b 2 0 0 0
Kepler cf 0 0 0 0
C.Cron 1b 4 0 1 1
Astdllo 4 0 0 0
J.Cstro c 4 110
Cave 4110
Schoop 3000
itals 34 610 5
Tampa Bay 020 001 100—4
Minnesota 300 000 30x—6
E—Morton (1), B.Lowe (3). LOB—Tampa Bay 5,
Minnesota 5. 2B—Cruz (13). HR—Pham (12),
Kiermaier (9), Adames (9). CS—Arraez (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
Morton L,8-2 6.1
Poche H,2
Pagan BS,3
Wood
Minnesota
Odorizzi
R.Harper
May W,3-1
Parker H,7
.1
.1
1
5.1
.2
1
.2
T. Rogers S,10-131.1
HBP—by May (Zunino), by May (B.Lowe). WP—
Morton.
Umpires—Home, Jeff Nelson; First, Adam
Hamari; Second, Todd Tichenor; Third, Tom
Hallion.
League leaders
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING—Bellinger, Los Angeles, .354;
McNeil, New York, .346; Yelich, Milwaukee, .335;
Blackmon, Colorado, .325; Dahl, Colorado, .320;
Arenado, Colorado, .317; KMarte, Arizona, .316;
Rendon, Washington, .313; Freeman, Atlanta,
.312; Bell, Pittsburgh, .311.
RUNS—Story, Colorado, 65; Bellinger,
Los Angeles, 64; Yelich, Milwaukee, 63; Bell,
Pittsburgh, 61; Bryant, Chicago, 61; Freeman,
Atlanta, 61; Rendon, Washington, 59; Acuna Jr.,
Atlanta, 58; Arenado, Colorado, 57; Blackmon,
Colorado, 57.
RBI—Bell, Pittsburgh, 70; Bellinger, Los
Angeles, 63; Freeman, Atlanta, 63; Yelich,
Milwaukee, 63; Arenado, Colorado, 62; Escobar,
Arizona, 62; Ozuna, St. Louis, 62; Alonso, New
York, 61; Rizzo, Chicago, 56; 3 tied at 55.
League leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING—LeMahieu, New York, .336;
Devers, Boston, .322; Polanco, Minnesota, .321;
Anderson, Chicago, .317; Brantley, Houston,
.316; Alberto, Baltimore, .315; Andrus, Texas,
.307; Trout, Los Angeles, .303; Merrifield, Kansas
City, .303; Meadows, Tampa Bay, .300.
RUNS—Betts, Boston, 64; Trout, Los Angeles,
63; Bogaerts, Boston, 61; Devers, Boston, 60;
LeMahieu, New York, 58; Merrifield, Kansas
City, 57; Encarnacion, New York, 55; CSantana,
Cleveland, 55; Bregman, Houston, 54; 4 tied
at 53.
RBI—Rosario, Minnesota, 60; DSantana,
Seattle, 60; Abreu, Chicago, 59; Trout, Los
Angeles, 56; Bogaerts, Boston, 55; Encarnacion,
New York, 54; LeMahieu, New York, 54; Soler,
Kansas City, 53; 3 tied at 52.
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Matt
Wotherspoon to Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX — Sent 2B Tzu-Wei Lin to
Pawtucket (IL) for a rehab assignment.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned LHP Framber
Valdez to Round Rock (PCL). Selected the
contract of RHP Cy Sneed from Round Rock.
Transferred RHP Joe Smith to the 60-day IL.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Signed C Ricardo
Sanchez to a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP
Jaime Barria to Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated SS
Andrelton Simmons from the 10-day IL.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed C Willians
Astudillo on the 10-day IL. Recalled OF LaMonte
Wade Jr. from Rochester (IL). Signed RHP Carlos
Torres to a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Hunter
Wood to Durham (IL). Reinstated 3B Yandy Diaz
from the 10-day IL.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Kyle
Wright to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHP Bryse
Wilson from Gwinnett.
CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP Tony
Barnette to Iowa (PCL). Recalled RHP Craig
Kimbrel from Iowa.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP
Tony Gonsolin and LHP Caleb Ferguson to
Oklahoma City (PCL). Selected the contract
of LHP Zac Rosscup from Oklahoma City.
FRecalled INF Edwin Rios from Oklahoma City.
Transferred OF A.J. Pollock to the 60-day IL.
NEW YORK METS — Signed RHP Frank
Valentino to a minor league contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms
with SS Bryson Stott on a minor league con
tract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned OF Jason
Martin and RHP Dario Agrazal to Indianapolis
(IL). Recalled RHP Dovydas Neverauskas
from Indianapolis. Sent 3B Patrick Dorrian to
Baltimore to complete an earlier trade.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent RHPs Ryan
Helsley and Mike Mayers to Memphis (PCL) for
rehab assignments.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms
with 3B Drew Mendoza and LHP Matt Cronin on
minor league contracts.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Traded F Erik
Haula to Carolina for F Nicolas Roy and a condi
tional 2020 fifth-round draft pick.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Re-signed G Pat
Nagle to a one-year contract.
OLYMPIC SPORTS
USADA — Announced American weightlifter
Mandy Mosley accepted a 16-month sanction
after testing positive for prohibited substances.
SOCCER
FIFA — Fined the Macau soccer federation
$10,000 for refusing to play a World Cup qualify
ing match against Sri Lanka.
USL Championship
LOUDOUN UNITED — Acquired D Allexon
Saravia, F Christian Sorto and M John Murphy
for the remainder of the season.
COLLEGE
CONCORDIA (ORE.) — Announced junior
men’s basketball G Geno West is transferring
from Idaho.
EAST CAROLINA — Announced sophomore
women’s tennis player Michelle Ncube is trans
ferring from Bethune-Cookman.
INDIANA — Announced assistant men’s bas
ketball coach Ed Schilling will not return.
NEW JERSEY CITY — Named Jeffrey L.
Jordan associate director of athletics for inter
nal operations.
NORTH CAROLINA—Named Chris Miltenberg
director of track and field and cross country.
WAYNE (MICH.) — Named Jaresha Obey
women’s assistant basketball coach/recruiting
coordinator and Ryan Marsom athletics equip
ment manager.
TODAY ON TV
BASEBALL RACING
■ Braves at
Mets, 7:10
p.m., Fox
Sports South
■ Formula One Racing: Austrian Grand Prix Practice, 4:55 am,
ESPN2
■ Formula One Racing: Austrian Grand Prix Practice, 8:55 am,
ESPNU
■ NASCAR XFINITY Series: Chicagoland Practice, 4 p.m, NBCSN
■ NASCAR XFINITY Series: Chicagoland Practice, 7 p.m, NBCSN
GOLF
OTHER
■ European Tour: Andalucia Masters, 6 am, Golf Channel
■ European Tour: Andalucia Masters, 10 am, Golf
Channel
■ LPGA Tour: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship,
noon, Golf Channel
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Freeman, Acuna named
starters to All-Star Game
ELISE AMENDOLAI The Associated Press
Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman, rear, is congratulated by Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) after
Freeman hit a home run scoring Dansby Swanson during the first inning of a game June 7
in Miami.
Atlanta first baseman going
to fourth midsummer classic
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Braves have two start
ers for the National League
in the 2019 All-Star game
after MLB announced the
results Thursday night of its
inaugural starters election.
Freddie Freeman was
voted the starting first base-
man, while Ronald Acuna
was elected one of the start
ing outfielders.
The Braves had seven
players eligible for starters
honors, tying the Cubs for
most in the NL. Each posi
tion produced three finalists
after the standard round of
voting.
Acuna is hitting .287 with
19 homers and 51 RBIs.
Regarded as one of base
ball’s best young talents, this
is the 21-year-old’s first All-
Star selection. Acuna will be
the youngest Brave to start
an All-Star game.
He’ll be joined by the
Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger
and the Brewers’ Chris
tian Yelich in the starting
outfield.
Freeman was voted to his
fourth midsummer classic.
The Braves’ face of the fran
chise arguably is having his
best offensive season.
Freeman, 29, is hitting
.313/.399/.595 with 22 hom
ers and 61 RBIs. He edged
Chicago’s Anthony Rizzo
and Pittsburgh’s Josh Bell
for starting honors.
It’s the second consecu
tive season Freeman was
elected the NL’s starting
first baseman. He hit fourth
and went 0-for-2 in last
year’s game.
Freeman will be the first
Braves player to make con
secutive starts in an All-Star
game since Chipper Jones in
2000-01. He’s the first Braves
first baseman to do so since
Fred McGriff in 1995-96.
These likely won’t be the
Braves’ only All-Stars. Any
of their five other starters
election finalists could be
chosen: second baseman
Ozzie Albies, shortstop Dan
sby Swanson, third baseman
Josh Donaldson, catcher
Brian McCann, outfielder
Nick Markakis.
The Braves also could
have a pitcher on the team,
with Mike Soroka (2.07
ERA) the leading candidate.
The All-Star game is
scheduled for July 9 in
Cleveland.
Bellinger, Yelich lead way
for NL in All-Star voting
Associated Press
Cody Bellinger and
Christian Yelich have been
elected starters for one of
the youngest All-
Star Game lineups
ever, leading the
millennial-heavy
National League
for the Midsummer
Classic in Cleveland.
Major League
Baseball revealed
the results from fan
balloting for its All-
Star starters Thurs
day. The All-Star Game is
July 9. The Dodgers’ Bell
inger, Brewers’ Yelich and
Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr.
are set to play outfield for
the NL, leading a lineup
averaging just 25.8 years
old. Depending on who is
chosen as the club’s
designated hitter,
the starting posi
tion players could
be younger than the
1967 NL and 2017
AL clubs, which
averaged 26.0 years
old.
“I’ve never seen
this much young
talent in the game,”
said Dodgers manager Dave
Roberts, who will lead the
NL. “There’s a lot of fun
players to watch — tal
ented and the personalities
from some of these young
players.”
Angels star Mike Trout
was the leading vote getter
in the final round. He’ll be
joined on the AL squad by
three Astros — Alex Breg
man, George Springer and
Michael Brantley — and two
Yankees — Gary Sanchez
and DJ LeMahieu.
The lineups are full of
unlikely names. LeMahieu
didn’t crack New York’s
opening day lineup. Rang
ers designated hitter Hunter
Pence could only find a
minor league contract as
a free agent last offseason.
Diamondbacks sec
ond baseman Ketel
Marte and Twins
shortstop Jorge
Polanco hardly gar
nered All-Star atten
tion in previous
years. Now they’re
All-Star starters.
“It was quite a
wild journey from
this year to last
year,” Pence said. “And to
even be speaking about this
now, is a miracle. It’s a bless
ing, and I’m very grateful.”
The elder statesmen in the
NL lineup will be 29-year-
old Freddie Freeman from
Atlanta and 28-year-old
Nolan Arenado of
Colorado.
“It shows how
good these young
guys are,” said
Arenado, making
his fifth All-Star
appearance. “Some
of these young play
ers are unbelievable
players. We’re for
tunate to be in this
time, when you get to see
how good they are.”
Indians first baseman Car
los Santana was elected to
start in his home park in the
33-year-old’s first All-Star
selection. He’ll be joined in
the lineup by Brantley, a for
mer teammate who left the
Indians in free agency last
offseason for a $32 million,
two-year deal with Houston.
Brantley edged Yankees
slugger Aaron Judge by
0.9% for the final outfield
spot. The Cubs’ Willson Con
treras and Javier Baez will
each start for the NL for the
second straight year.
Baez was elected at short
stop a year after starting at
second. Only three other
All-Stars have started in con
secutive years at different
positions.
Trout is set to be the sixth
AL player to start six times
before turning 28. The
others are Joe DiMaggio,
Mickey Mantle, Ivan Rodri
guez, Rod Carew and Ken
Griffey Jr.
It’s Trout’s eighth straight
selection overall.
Yelich was second in vot
ing behind Trout. He hom-
ered in last year’s All-Star
Game, then staged a second-
half tear that ended in him
winning NL MVP. He’s been
just as good in 2019, leading
the majors with 29 hom
ers while hitting .332 with a
1.149 OPS.
“In spring, there were
a lot of questions if I could
do it again,” Yelich said.
“Was it a fluke? Am I a good
player? That stuff kind of
lights a fire in me.
“I didn’t know how the
year was going to go, but I
wasn’t going to look back
on last year and think any
thing was guaranteed. Just
because you’re an MVP the
previous year, you’re not
going to just walk through
the next year and everything
was going to be fine.”
The league adopted a new
balloting structure this sea
son, which operated exclu
sively through Google. Fans
voted up until June 21 to
determine finalists for All-
Star starters.
The top-three vote getters
at each position — top nine
in the outfield — in each
league then entered a sec
ond phase of voting, which
ran Wednesday and Thurs
day. Vote totals were reset
prior to the final round.
Bellinger
Yelich
All-Star starters
At Progressive Field, Cleveland Ohio
American League
CATCHER: Gary Sanchez, New York Yankees
FIRST BASEMAN: Carlos Santana, Cleveland
Indians
SECOND BASEMAN: DJ LeMahieu, New York
Yankees
SHORTSTOP: Jorge Polanco, Minnesota
Twins
THIRD BASEMAN: Alex Bregman, Houston
Astros
DESIGNATED HITTER: Hunter Pence, Texas
Rangers
OUTFIELD: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
OUTFIELD: George Springer, Houston Astros
OUTFIELD: Michael Brantley, Houston Astros
National League
CATCHER: Wilson Contreras, Chicago Cubs
FIRST BASEMAN: Freddie Freeman, Atlanta
Braves
SECOND BASEMAN: Ketel Marte, Arizona
Diamondbacks
SHORTSTOP: Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs
THIRD BASEMAN: Nolan Arenado, Colorado
Rockies
OUTFIELD: Christian Yelich, Milwaukee
Brewers
OUTFIELD: Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles
Dodgers
OUTFIELD: Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
Final percentages
American League
FIRST BASEMAN: Carlos Santana 49.2%,
Luke Voit 25.8%, C.J. Cron 25.0%
SECOND BASEMAN: DJ LeMahieu 38.0%,
Jose Altuve 31.5%, Tommy La Stella 30.5%
SHORTSTOP: Jorge Polanco 42.0%, Gleyber
Torres 31.2%, Carlos Correa 26.8%
THIRD BASEMAN: Alex Bregman 49.1%,
Hunter Dozier 27.6%, Gio Urshela 23.3%
DESIGNATED HITTER: Hunter Pence 46.7%,
J.D. Martinez 31.2%, Nelson Cruz 22.0%
OUTFIELD: Mike Trout 25.5%, George
Springer 15.7%, Michael Brantley 10.8%, Aaron
Judge 9.9%, Mookie Betts 9.1%, Eddie Rosario
8.9%, Joey Gallo 7.8%, Austin Meadows 6.5%,
Josh Reddick 5.9%
National League
FIRST BASEMAN: Freddie Freeman 38.5%,
Josh Bell 37.4%, Anthony Rizzo 24.2%
SECOND BASEMAN: Ketel Marte 39.2%,
Ozzie Albies 34.3%, Mike Moustakas 26.5%
SHORTSTOP: Javier Baez 43.3%, Trevor Story
29.3%, Dansby Swanson 27.4%
THIRD BASEMAN: Nolan Arenado 51.9%,
Josh Donaldson 25.1%, Kris Bryant 23.0%
CATCHER: Willson Contreras 44.6%, Brian
McCann 33.0%, Yasmani Grandal 22.4%
OUTFIELD: Christian Yelich 22.3%, Cody
Bellinger 21.0%, Ronald Acuna Jr. 15.0%,
Charlie Blackmon 12.6%, Nick Markakis 8.2%,
Jason Heyward 6.5%, Kyle Schwarber 5.3%,
Albert Almora Jr. 5.0%, Joe Pederson 4.0%
Associated Press