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Saturday 4 auguSt 2018
Pearce hits 3 homers, Red Sox boost AL East lead over Yanks

By The Associated Press hitter Whit Merrifield hit
BOSTON (AP) — Steve a three-run homer in the
Pearce homered three eighth off Xavier Cedeno
times, the second a three- (1-0), but Abreu homered
run drive in an eight-run with one out in the bottom
fourth inning as the Boston half against Adam (0-3).
Red Sox rallied from an Abreu's 141st big league
early deficit to beat the homer moved him ahead
New York Yankees 15-7 on of Ron Kittle into sole pos-
Thursday night and take a session of 10th on the White
season-high 6½-game lead Sox career list.
in the AL East. Avisail Garcia doubled,
In the opener of a four- Omar Narvaez was inten-
game series that gave tionally walked and Ham-
New York the potential to mel relieved. Palka drove a
erase most of its division hanging slider a half-dozen
deficit, the Red Sox instead rows in the right-center field
opened a bigger gap, tak- bleachers.
ing advantage of manag- BLUE JAYS 7, MARINERS 3
er Aaron Boone's decision SEATTLE (AP) — Kendrys
to pull starter CC Sabathia Morales homered in the
after three innings with a Boston Red Sox's Steve Pearce, right watches his three-run home run in front of New York Yankees' seventh inning to back
4-2 lead. Jonathan Holder Austin Romine during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Mike Hauschild's impres-
(1-2) faced seven batters Associated Press sive Blue Jays debut as
and did not record an out. Toronto beat Seattle. With
Mookie Betts had four hits abled list, fanned a career- former Oriole, allowed five walked one and had a wild two outs in the seventh, a
and two walks, reaching high 11 for his first victory runs on nine hits, including pitch. runner on first base and the
safely all six times he came since April 2. home runs by Mark Trumbo WHITE SOX 6, ROYALS 4 score tied 2-2, Morales hit a
to the plate. Pearce, J.D. RANGERS 17, ORIOLES 8 and Caleb Joseph, plus CHICAGO (AP) — Jose fastball from Juan Nicasio
Martinez, Ian Kinsler and ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) two walks on a season-high Abreu hit a tying home (1-6) over the wall in right-
Andrew Benintendi had — Jurickson Profar hit a 104 pitches. run off Jason Adam in the center field. It was Morales'
three hits apiece for Boston. three-run home run and a The Rangers have won five eighth and pinch-hitter 13th home run of the sea-
Didi Grigorius homered run-scoring single as Texas of their last six games for Daniel Palka had a three- son. Hauschild (1-0), signed
twice, Aaron Hicks hit one scored 10 runs during the their best stretch since win- run homer off Jason Ham- by Toronto after being re-
and Giancarlo Stanton got first two innings, Rougned ning seven straight from mel later in the inning, giv- leased by Houston, was
his 25th of the season for Odor homered and walked June 16-23. ing Chicago the win over pitching in his first game
the Yankees, who have lost a career-high five times, The 17 runs and 18 hits were Kansas City. in the majors since April
just twice in the past week and the Rangers routed season highs for Texas, In a matchup of teams on 19, 2017. He entered the
but dropped two games in Baltimore. while the Orioles allowed track to both lose 100 or game in the second inning
the division. Yovani Gallardo (6-1) won their most runs this year. more games, the White Sox after Nelson Cruz's two-run
Brian Johnson (2-3), mak- his third straight start but Andrew Cashner (3-10) re- avoided getting swept in homer off reliever-turned-
ing a spot start because AL lasted only 5 1/3 innings tired only five batters, al- the three-game series. spot-starter Tyler Clippard
ERA and strikeout leader despite having a 13-1 lead lowing eight runs on seven Kansas City overcame a gave the Mariners a quick
Chris Sale went on the dis- through four. Gallardo, a hits. He struck out one, 2-0 deficit when pinch- 2-0 lead in the first. q

"It was Breast Cancer you want us to play?" All- spot.
Awareness night and we Star guard Kayla McBride Las Vegas wasn't the only
were supposed to have tweeted. "Oh ok." WNBA team with travel is-
5-6,000 fans here," Thibault WNBA teams aren't al- sues Friday. The Indiana
said. lowed to fly charter be- Fever were supposed to fly
The Mystics fly to Dallas cause of the cost and the to New York for their game
on Saturday morning for a competitive advantage it against the Liberty on Sat-
game against the Wings could give some teams will- urday. The Fever sat at the
on Sunday afternoon. Mov- ing to spend the money. airport for three hours be-
ing the game to Saturday "We can't control the fore being told their flight
wasn't really an option. weather, but league can was canceled because of
The Aces were beginning control whether or not weather. There were thun-
a three-game road trip in player health will be put at derstorms in New York on
D.C. with their next game risk tomorrow," center Car- Friday afternoon.
Las Vegas Aces guard Kayla McBride shoots around Phoenix
Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner during the second half of a Sunday in Connecticut. olyn Swords tweeted. "De- The Fever, who had a trav-
WNBA basketball game Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas never came to lays, cancelations & now el party of 20 people, were
Associated Press the D.C. arena after spend- taking a red-eye to get to planning on flying to New
ing over a day traveling DC@1pm. Aces will have York on Saturday morning
ACE MYSTICS Fans already in the arena that left the players unhap- been traveling for 24 hrs by to play a game that tips at
Continued from Page 17 Friday night were given py. the time we land. It takes 3 p.m.
The team took a bus back an autograph session with "No shoot around. No night less time to get to Sydney, Indiana had a game post-
to Connecticut and then the Mystics players. All fans of sleep. No beds. No food. AUS." poned in 2015 when it
made it to New York for a who had a ticket to the Right now we will land in The Aces currently sit in couldn't get a flight to Con-
game, showing up 52 min- game will receive a com- DC at 245pm that has us ninth place in the stand- necticut from Washington
utes before tip. They won plimentary ticket to a future going straight to the gym ings, 1 1/2 games behind after playing the Mystics
that game. Mystics game. bc of traffic and bags...and Dallas for the final playoff the night before.q