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Tuesday 14 May 2019
Martinez homers twice, surging Red Sox sweep Mariners

By The Associated Press ra followed with a two-run
BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Marti- single in a six-run fifth inning
nez hit two homers, rookie that began off Jakob Junis
Michael Chavis drove in (3-4). Kansas City has lost
five runs and the surging 12 consecutive series rub-
Boston Red Sox beat the ber games, a streak that
stumbling Seattle Mariners stretches back to May 30
11-2 to complete a three- last year, when the Royals
game sweep Sunday at took two of three against
soggy Fenway Park. Minnesota.
The World Series champi- ORIOLES 5, ANGELS 1
ons have won five straight BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris
games and 16 of 22 follow- Davis homered in his return
ing a 6-13 start. to the cleanup spot in Bal-
Omar Narváez homered for timore's batting order, go-
Seattle (20-23), which has ing deep for the second
lost four in a row and 15 of time in three games, and
19 after opening 13-2. The the Orioles beat Los Ange-
Mariners were outscored les to avoid a three-game
34-8 in the series, complet- sweep.
ing a 2-8 trip. Davis hit cleanup for the
Hector Velázquez (1-2) first time since Aug. 27. The
gave up two runs in five in- 33-year-old is hitting .290
nings for the Red Sox. Mar- (18 for 62) with five home
co Gonzales (5-2) gave up runs and 17 RBIs since stop-
four runs, two earned, in ping an 0-for-54 skid on
four innings. April 13.
YANKEES 7, RAYS 1 Davis homered off rookie
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Griffin Canning (1-1) lead-
— Masahiro Tanaka (3-3) ing off the second and Ste-
matched his season high of vie Wilkerson went deep
seven innings, allowing one two batters later. The Ori-
run and five hits with seven oles stopped a four-game
strikeouts and no walks to losing streak.
outpitch reigning Cy Young Mike Trout hit his ninth home
Award winner Blake Snell. run, the major league-high
New York closed back 84th off Baltimore this sea-
within one-half game of AL son, and also walked twice
East-leading Tampa Bay. for Los Angeles.
Thairo Estrada homered Rookie John Means (5-3) al-
just after play resumed fol- lowed one run, four hits and
lowing a ninth-inning pow- three walks in six innings,
er outage that caused a throwing a season-high 110
43-minute delay. pitches and lowering his
Snell (3-4) struck out 12 in ERA from 2.48 to 2.33.
5 2/3 innings, giving up INDIANS 5, ATHLETICS 3
two runs, four hits, and two OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ro-
walks. Austin Romine and Boston Red Sox's J.D. Martinez hits a home run off a pitch by Seattle Mariners' Marco Gonzales dur- berto Pérez hit a three-run
Michael Tauchman hit con- ing the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Boston. homer in the sixth inning
secutive two-out doubles in Associated Press and Cleveland beat Oak-
the fifth, and DJ LeMahieu land.
followed with an RBI single nings. 10th time in 12 games and Twins, but designated hitter Carlos González and Lu-
for a 2-0 lead. Springer hit his fifth leadoff dropped to a season-worst Nelson Cruz exited in the plow reached on consecu-
ASTROS 15, RANGERS 5 homer this season and big eight games below .500. seventh inning because of tive one-out singles against
HOUSTON (AP) — George league-high 29th since the The Blue Jays have scored a left wrist injury. starter Daniel Mengden
Springer was 5 for 5 with start of 2015, a drive off two or fewer in eight of their Martin Perez (5-1) left in the (0-1). After reliever Ryan
four RBIs and a pair of Adrian Sampson (0-3). past 10 games. sixth after being hit in the Buchter retired Jake Bau-
home runs that increased Sampson allowed six runs Aaron Sanchez (3-4) lost his left foot by a line drive off ers on a liner, Pérez drove a
total to an AL-high 15 as — five earned — and nine third straight start, allowing Castellanos' bat. first-pitch fastball deep into
Houston completed a four- hits in 3 1/3 innings. five runs in six innings. Shane Greene pitched the the left field stands.
game sweep of Texas and WHITE SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 1 TIGERS 5, TWINS 3 ninth for his 15th save. Jefry Rodríguez (1-2) al-
extended its winning streak TORONTO (AP) — Lucas MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nich- PHILLIES 6, ROYALS 1 lowed three runs in six in-
to five. Giolito (4-1) allowed one olas Castellanos was a triple KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — nings for his first win. The
Alex Bregman also hom- run and four hits in seven short of the cycle, hitting a Cole Irvin (1-0) threw seven right-hander gave up six
ered twice and tied his ca- innings to win his second two-run homer to lead De- innings of one-run ball, al- hits and three walks with
reer high with five RBIs as straight start, matching troit past Minnesota. lowing five hits with one three strikeouts.
the Astros set season highs his season high with eight Daniel Norris (2-1) gave up walk and five strikeouts in Adam Cimber struck out
for runs and hits (18). Corbin strikeouts as Chicago beat two runs and six hits in 6 his major league debut, two of the three batters
Martin (1-0) struck out nine Toronto. 1/3 innings, his longest start and Philadelphia beat Kan- he faced. Nick Wittgren
in his major league debut, Tim Anderson and Yonder since May 24, 2017. sas City. pitched the eighth and
allowing two runs, three hits Alonso homered for Chi- Ehire Adrianza homered J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run Brad Hand worked a 1-2-3
and one walk in 5 1/3 in- cago. Toronto lost for the and had two hits for the double and Odubel Herre- ninth for his 11th save.q