WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals matched two major league records while tying a team record with eight home runs in a 15-2 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday. The Nationals went into the record books by hitting four consecutive home runs and five total in the third inning. Ryan Zimmerman and Bryce Harper each hit two round-trippers as the NL East leaders dropped the Brewers 1 ½ games behind the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have begun their roster shakeup by sending first baseman Lucas Duda (DOO’-duh) to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league pitcher Drew Smith. Duda is hitting .246 with 17 homers and 37 RBIs for the Mets, who are nine games out of a playoff berth after reaching the 2016 postseason as a wild-card team. The Rays also acquired left-hander Dan Jennings from the Chicago White Sox today for minor league first baseman Casey Gillaspie.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Oregon receiver Darren Carrington has signed with Utah. Carrington was dismissed from the Ducks two weeks ago, soon after he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. He had 43 receptions for 606 yards and five touchdowns as a junior last season.
UNDATED (AP) — Andrei Markov is leaving the NHL after 16 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens to play in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. The 38-year-old Markov registered 119 goals and 572 points in 990 NHL games. He hopes to represent Russia in the Olympics next February in South Korea, which will happen without NHL players.
OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — There was a five-way tie for the lead when the first round of the PGA’s Canadian Open was suspended because of darkness. Hudson Swafford, Brandon Hagy, Kevin Chappell, Matt Every and Ollie Schniederjans were in the clubhouse at 7-under 65 when play was stopped. Eleven others were at minus-6.
