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Lynn, Martinez lead Cardinals over Diamondbacks
ST. LOUIS — Lance Lynn threw six strong innings and Jose Martinez homered and drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Sunday for their fifth win in seven games.
Lynn (9-6), the subject of trade rumors the past few days, gave up two runs and four hits. He has allowed no more than two earned runs in each of his last six starts.
Lynn retired the last eight batters he faced in improving to 5-0 lifetime against Arizona. Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the ninth to pick up his sixth save in eight opportunities.
Martinez hit a two-run drive in the fourth to tie it, then had a sacrifice fly in the sixth that scored Jedd Gyorko with the go-ahead run.
Taijuan Walker (6-5) allowed three runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out 10.
Arizona, in prime position for an NL wild-card spot, is 2-2 on its 10-game road trip.
Yadier Molina singled Gyorko to third base in the sixth. Molina also singled ahead of Martinez’s home run.
Cardinals reliever Matt Bowman induced Paul Goldschmidt to ground out with a runner on second to end the seventh.
Ketel Marte doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Chris Iannetta in Arizona’s two-run second.
Arizona second baseman Chris Owings left in the second inning after apparently hurting his hand on a swing against Lynn.
Pinch-hitter A.J. Pollock was ejected in the ninth after a arguing a called strike.
Rangers trade catcher Lucroy to Rockies
WASHINGTON — The playoffcontending Colorado Rockies acquired catcher Jonathan Lucroy from the Texas Rangers on Sunday night for a player to be named.
The deal was announced while the Rockies were playing the second game of a day-night doubleheader against Washington. Colorado had a solid lead for an NL wild-card spot.
Monday is the deadline for teams to make trades without waivers.
Lucroy hit .242 with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 77 games with Texas this year. While he made 65 starts at catcher, the Rangers also have Robinson Chirinos and Brett Nicholas on their big league roster.
Royals get OF Melky Cabrera from White Sox
BOSTON — Trying to bolster their lineup for a playoff run and beating the trade deadline, the Kansas City Royals got outfielder Melky Cabrera from the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
The White Sox sent Cabrera and cash to Kansas City for a pair of Single-A pitchers, 22-year-old right-hander A.J. Puckett and 23-year-old lefty Andre Davis. The swap came before Monday afternoon’s deadline for making deals without waivers.
“It’s a quality bat, a switchhitting bat, a bat we can put in the 2-hole in our lineup,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “It’s a great trade for us.”
Kansas City holds the second AL wild-card spot. The Royals moved to two games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland after beating the Red Sox 5-3 on Sunday.
“I will go there try to help the team win games,” Cabrera said before the White Sox hosted the Indians. “They acquired me for a reason. I hope to help them.”