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LOS ANGELES -- Ichiro Suzuki tripled off the wall for his 3,000th hit in the major leagues, becoming the 30th player to reach the milestone as the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7 Sunday.The 42-year-old Suzuki got his big hit in the seventh inning. He became the first player born in Japan to reach 3,000, and joined Paul Molitor as the only players to hit the mark with a triple.Giancarlo Stanton hit his 24th homer and Christian Yelich and Mathis had three hits and three RBI each for the Marlins. Nolan Arenado homered twice and drove in five runs for Colorado. Arenado leads the NL in home runs (29) and RBI (87).Adam Conley (8-6) allowed six runs in five innings. Fernando Rodney worked the ninth for his first save since coming to Miami on June 30 and 18th overall.Jon Gray (8-5) was roughed up for eight runs on 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings.Suzuki was hitless in his first three at-bats of the game before he tagged Chris Rusin.Suzuki launched a long drive to right field that carried just beyond the reach of leaping Gerardo Parra, and breezed into third standing up.Suzuki is in his 16th season in the majors. He had 1,278 hits while playing nine years in Japan before becoming the American League Rookie of the Year and MVP with Seattle in 2001.YANKEES 3, INDIANS 2NEW YORK -- Masahiro Tanaka rebounded from two rocky outings, Didi Gregorius homered and New York held off Cleveland after announcing that Alex Rodriguez will play his final game in pinstripes this week.Mark Teixeira, two days since disclosing his own plans to retire at the end of the season, hit an RBI double and dove toward first base to complete a crucial play on defense. Dellin Betances got four outs for his second save as New York took two of three from the AL Central leaders.Cleveland, which remained two games ahead of Detroit, has dropped five of seven. Cleanup hitter Mike Napoli was ejected by plate umpire Lance Barrett after getting called out on strikes in the eighth inning.Hit hard by the Mets in a Subway Series loss last week, Tanaka (8-4) was lifted with a 3-0 lead following Rajai Davis leadoff double in the seventh. Carlos Carrasco (7-6) also bounced back from a poor outing and turned in seven solid innings for the Indians, who tried to rally late.About two hours before the first pitch, the 41-year-old Rodriguez and the rebuilding Yankees announced the slumping slugger will play Friday night against Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium and then be released. After that, he plans to become a special adviser and instructor with the team next year.ORIOLES 10, WHITE SOX 2CHICAGO -- Manny Machado became the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings, driving in a career-high seven runs in a victory over Chicago.Machado hit a two-run homer in the first and a three-run shot in the second off James Shields (5-14). Shields allowed four homers while getting four outs.Machado hit another two-run homer in the third off Matt Albers. According to STATS, the only other player to do that was Carl Reynolds of the White Sox on July 2, 1930, at the Yankees.Chris Davis followed Machados second homer with his own and J.J. Hardy added a two-run shot before Shields left to boos. The Orioles have hit a major league-best 168 homers this season.Dylan Bundy (5-3) stuck out a career-high nine in six innings.CUBS 3, ATHLETICS 1OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kyle Hendricks pitched into the eighth inning for his fifth win since June and Chicago beat Oakland to complete a three-game sweep.Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler homered off As starter Sean Manaea (3-7). Bryants home run was his 27th this season, one more than the two-time All-Star had in 2015 when he was the NLs rookie of the year.The Cubs seventh straight win improved them to a major league-best 69-41 and marked their 10th series sweep this season. That topped their mark from a year ago, and increased their lead in the NL Central to 11 1/2 games over St. Louis.Hendricks (11-7) was dominant against an As team that had dropped seven of eight going into the day. Chicagos right-hander allowed three hits over 7 1/3 innings, struck out four and retired 17 straight before Marcus Semiens one-out home run in the eighth.Pedro Strop retired two batters and Aroldis Champan pitched the ninth for his third save since arriving in a trade from the New York Yankees on July 25.NATIONALS 1, GIANTS 0WASHINGTON -- Tanner Roark and the Washington bullpen outdueled Madison Bumgarner, and Wilson Ramos homered to lift the Nationals over San Francisco in a matchup of NL division leaders.Washington won twice in the three-game series. Last weekend, the Giants took two of three at home.Bumgarner (10-7) gave up just two hits, including Ramos 18th homer in the seventh inning.Roark (12-6) gave up five hits in seven innings. His last pitch came with runners on second and third, and center fielder Ben Revere made a spectacular, over-the-shoulder catch to rob Brandon Belt.Shawn Kelly retired the Giants in order in the eighth, and Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his 31st save. Melancon converted his first save opportunity since he was acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh on July 30.DODGERS 8, RED SOX 5Rob Segedin set a Dodgers record with four RBI in his major league debut, Adrian Gonzalez hit his 300th career home run and Los Angeles beat Boston.With the bases loaded and one out in the fourth, Segedin hit a 2-0 pitch from David Price (9-8) over center fielder Mookie Betts head for a two-run double, his first big league hit in his second at-bat.Segedin came up again with two outs in the fifth and the bases loaded, and he lined a single to right to give the Dodgers a 6-2 lead. He was lifted in a sixth-inning double switch.Jesse Chavez (1-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings in relief. Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the ninth to earn his 34th save.Howie Kendrick and Justin Turner added solo homers for Los Angeles.METS 3, TIGERS 1DETROIT -- Neil Walker hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the top of the ninth, and New York beat Detroit to avoid a series sweep.The Mets were victimized by some bad luck when the Tigers tied it with back-to-back infield singles in the seventh, but after escaping the eighth thanks to a Detroit baserunning blunder, New York retook the lead when Walker went deep off Francisco Rodriguez (1-2).Anibal Sanchez pitched eight impressive innings for the Tigers, and Jacob deGrom was strong for the Mets in the finale of this three-game series. Addison Reed (3-2) got the win in relief, and Jeurys Familia pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 39th save in 41 chances.Michael Conforto homered for the Mets in the seventh.RANGERS 5, ASTROS 3, 11 INNINGSHOUSTON -- Ian Desmond hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning and Texas beat Houston for the 11th time in 13 meetings this season.Texas took two of three in the weekend series and extended its AL West lead to 7 1/2 games over the Astros. Houston went 2-5 on its and has lost eight of its last 10 games.After Shin-Soo Choo led off the 11th with a double, Desmond followed with a single against Chris Devenski (0-4). Rougned Odor later hit an RBI double. Matt Bush (5-2) pitched the 10th, then struck out George Springer with runners on the corners in the 11th.TWINS 6, RAYS 3ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Miguel Sano homered twice and drove in four runs and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay to take two of three in the series between the teams with the ALs worst records.Sano put the Twins up 3-1 on a three-run shot off Matt Andriese (6-3) in the third and added a solo drive during the ninth against Ryan Garton. Sano also became the first player to hit a ball off the roof at Tropicana Field, which opened in 1998, in the first when his pop fly hit 210 feet above the playing surface before being caught by third baseman Evan Longoria.Kyle Gibson (4-6) gave up two runs, six hits and walked four over five innings. Brandon Kintzler, the Twins fourth reliever, pitched the ninth for his ninth save.Nick Franklin and Longoria homered for the Rays.PHILLIES 6, PADRES 5SAN DIEGO -- Pinch-hitter Tommy Josephs had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and Philadelphia turned the first triple play in Petco Park.Rookie shortstop Jose Rondons throwing error on Cesar Hernandezs grounder leading off the seventh against Brad Hand (3-3) allowed the Phillies hitter to reach second base safely. Hernandez scored the tiebreaking run two outs later on Josephs single to left.The Padres were gifted two walks to open the bottom of the seventh. But then pinch-hitter Jabari Blash hit into the ballparks first triple play. Blash smoked a grounder to third baseman Maikel Franco, who stepped on the bag and fired to second baseman Hernandez to erase Rondon, and Hernandezs relay to first beat Blash by a step. It was the Phillies first triple play since 2009.Jerad Eickhoff (7-12) pitched six innings, surrendering five runs and five hits with five strikeouts. Jeanmar Gomez worked the ninth for his 29th save.Ryan Schimpf capped the Padres three-run sixth with a game-tying 326-foot, two-run homer. Dickersons seventh homer of the year in the fourth pulled the Padres to 5-2.BRAVES 6, CARDINALS 3ST. LOUIS -- Mike Foltynewicz worked six strong innings, and Nick Markakis and Erick Aybar had two RBI apiece to help Atlanta beat St. Louis.Matt Kemp added two hits and an RBI for the Braves. They took two of three games from St. Louis, outscoring the Cardinals 19-8 the last two games. Atlanta has the worst record in the majors at 41-70, but has won seven of its last 11 overall.Foltynewicz (5-5) gave up a run and six hits. In his previous three outings, he allowed 14 earned runs in 16 1/3 innings. Jim Johnson earned his eighth save in 11 chances.Adam Wainwright (9-6) had a rare off-day against Atlanta, surrendering three runs in the first and second.REDS 7, PIRATES 3PITTSBURGH -- Major league steals leader Billy Hamilton swiped four bases, had three hits and scored three runs, leading Cincinnati past Pittsburgh.Hamilton helped the Reds avoid a series sweep. The center fielder with 43 stolen bases this season also made a leaping, backhanded catch that drew applause from the Pittsburgh fans.Dan Straily (7-6) gave up two earned runs and three hits in six innings, walking none and striking out four. Straily didnt allow a hit until Matt Joyce hit a 442-foot homer in the fifth. Josh Harrison later homered off Straily. Gerrit Cole (7-7) fell to 0-6 lifetime against the Reds.MARINERS 3, ANGELS 1SEATTLE -- James Paxton took a four-hitter into ninth inning before he was forced from the game after being hit on the left arm by a line drive, and Seattle beat Los Angeles.Mike Freeman, making his Mariners debut after being called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Tacoma, had his first two major league hits, including an RBI single to cap a three-run fourth inning.Paxton (4-5) was on the verge of his first career complete game when he was hit with one out in the ninth by the line drive from Andrelton Simmons, who reached on the infield single.Tom Wilhelmsen got the final two outs for his first save. Paxton struck out six with one walk in 8 1/3 innings. Matt Shoemaker (6-12) was the loser.ROYALS 7, BLUE JAYS 1KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Yordano Ventura pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Kendrys Morales hit a grand slam, and Kansas City beat Toronto.Ventura (7-9) was 0-5 in seven starts since a June 17 victory over Detroit. He limited the Blue Jays to one run and five singles in 6 2/3 innings, walking four and striking out four.Morales third career grand slam and his first since July 30, 2012, while with the Los Angeles Angels came off left-hander Brett Cecil with two out in the eighth.Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman (8-5) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings.DIAMONDBACKS 9, BREWERS 3PHOENIX -- Jake Lamb and Phil Gosselin each hit two-run homers during a five-run fifth inning to help Arizona beat Milwaukee.Lamb got his 24th homer for a 5-3 lead against starter Jimmy Nelson (6-11), and Gosselin delivered a pinch-hit homer off reliever Michael Blazek to make it 8-3. 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Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Wholesale Nike Vapormax Free Shipping . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Among the many things quarterbacks Jared Goff of the Rams and Carson Wentz of the Eagles have in common this year: Neither is the top-ranked rookie in Madden NFL 17. Madden released its ratings for the 2016 rookie class on Wednesday, and Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who was the No. 5 pick in the NFL draft, leads the way. The top 20 players represented a smorgasbord of positions -- 14 in total -- including a kicker.Check out the Madden?ratings for the top-10 rookies?here, and watch a few rookies react to their ratings here.?Here are eight things that stood out from the complete ratings list:?1. Ramsey takes top spotRamsey might have fallen a few spots in the draft, but he has all the attributes of?Maddens?top-rated rookie. He was given an overall rating?of 82, two points higher?than the next-best rookie,?Cowboys?running back Ezekiel Elliott. Ramsey, who in late May had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee,?rated in the 90s in five?categories: speed, acceleration, agility, jumping and stamina. Rounding out the top five are rookies who all received an overall rating of?79:?Chargers?defensive end?Joey Bosa,?Buccaneers?kicker?Roberto Aguayo,?and?three offensive tackles -- Ronnie Stanley?(Ravens), Laremy Tunsil?(Dolphins) and Jack Conklin?(Titans).2. 77s for Goff, WentzEven after theyve retired and moved on from their football careers, Goff and Wentz will be connected and compared to each other. Its no different in Madden. Goff, the No. 1 pick by the Rams, and Wentz, the Eagles pick at No. 2, enter their rookie seasons with identical 77 overall ratings. In fact, they have the same rating in 20 other categories. There are a few differences, however. While Goff edges Wentz in strength rating, Wentz has caught the Madden crews?attention as the superior runner, receiving higher marks in speed, agility, carrying, jumping, trucking (by a long shot) and elusiveness (also by a long shot), among other categories. Goff?received higher passing ratings. Meanwhile,?Denvers Paxton Lynch, the other quarterback taken in the first round, has a 74 overall rating.3. Coleman is top-rated rookie wideoutFinally, some good news for the Cleveland Browns. With the 15th pick in the draft, they selected?Baylor?wide receiver Corey Coleman --?and got all his speed, acceleration, agility, jumping?and stamina. Those are the five Madden categories in which?Coleman rated in the 90s. With an overall rating of 78, Coleman is the top-rated rookie wide receiver.?The other wideouts picked in the first round -- the?Redskins?Josh Doctson (77),?Vikings?Laquon Treadwell (75) and?Texans?Will Fuller (74) -- couldnt quite match Colemans overall rating. The Browns might?have found themselves a pass-catcher?to help Robert Griffin III immediately.4. Big drop-off in running backsTheres Elliott and, and then theres every other rookie running back?in?Madden NFL 17. Elliott, the?fourth overall pick by the Cowboys, is the highest-rated?running back by six points.dddddddddddd There are 29 other rookies between Elliott and the next-best running back,?Seahawks?third-round pick?C.J. Prosise.?How big is the discrepancy between Elliott and the other running backs? There are 18 other positions rated higher than Prosises 74. Elliott, who had 3,961 rushing yards and 44 total touchdowns in his?Ohio State?career, has six 90-or-above ratings, including speed, acceleration and agility. His high expectations on the field have followed him to Madden.5. Jack of all tradesWhat injury? In the aftermath of coming back from a torn lateral meniscus, Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack proved enough at?UCLA?that he was rated among the top 20 rookies this year. His overall rating of 76 was tied for the highest among linebackers (Chicagos?Leonard Floyd and Dallas?Jaylon Smith, who also suffered a knee injury in college last season, were also given 76s).?Jacks knee injury certainly didnt affect his Madden ratings. He received an 83 in pursuit, a 91 in jumping, a 77 in finesse moves and an 84 in hit power. And?Jacks days as a running back for the Bruins came in handy, too. He was given a 79?in stiff arm, a 76 in rushing and a 74 in trucking. If Jack recovers a fumble,?he could take it to the house.6.?Millers video-game moves rewardedBraxton Millers spin move against Virginia Tech last season looked like something straight out of a video game. Madden noticed. Even though the Texans third-round pick was given a pedestrian overall rating of 71, he was awarded a 91 in spin moves, the highest rookie rating in that category. It was also one of Millers five ratings in the 90s, including speed, acceleration, agility and stamina.7.?Second-round picks in first tierBeing a first-round pick doesnt guarantee?a spot?among Maddens top-rated rookies. Just like being a second-round pick doesnt relegate a player to the second tier of Madden ratings. Nine second-round picks?were rated among the 31 first-round picks. Highest among them is?Aguayo, and San Diego tight end Hunter Henry is the highest-rated skill-position player of the second-round picks?(78). Joining them are linebackers Jack and?Smith, wide receiver Sterling Shepard, halfback Derrick Henry, safety Sua Cravens, linebacker Reggie Ragland and linebacker Kevin Dodd.8. Lowest-rated first-round pickThen there was Green Bays Kenny Clark,?the?UCLA defensive tackle who?was drafted 27th overall by the?Packers. Hes entering an ideal situation, one that will likely have him competing for an NFC championship -- and maybe a Super Bowl title -- annually.?But hes also the lowest-rated first-round pick in Madden with a 73. Forty-one rookies?are ranked higher than him, including nine second-rounders, a third-rounder (Prosise) and a sixth-rounder (San Diego punter?Drew Kaser). ' ' '