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Spangenberg, 6 pitchers lead Padres to 1-0 win over Indians

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — helping Kansas City to its
Cory Spangenberg drove fifth win in six games.
in the only run with a Mike Moustakas added his
groundout, and six San Di- 24th homer for the Royals,
ego pitchers combined on and Salvador Perez also
a five-hitter as the Padres drove in two runs. Danny
edged the Cleveland Indi- Duffy (5-4) returned after
ans 1-0 on Tuesday despite spending a month on the
a record-setting outing by disabled list and allowed
All-Star Corey Kluber. two runs and five hits in 5
Cleveland manager Terry 2/3 innings.
Francona missed the game Hernandez (3-3) was
after he was admitted to charged with six runs, five
the Cleveland Clinic for earned, and six hits in six in-
tests. Francona was hos- nings.
pitalized twice last month ATHLETICS 7, WHITE SOX 6
after feeling lightheaded OAKLAND, California (AP)
and having a rapid heart — Franklin Barreto homered
rate. He was fitted with a in the ninth inning, Yonder
heart monitor last week Alonso went deep twice
and said at the time doc- and Oakland snapped a
tors had ruled out any seri- season-high six-game los-
ous health issues. ing streak.
Team president Chris An- San Diego Padres’ Cory Spangenberg is tagged out at home plate by Cleveland Indians Matt Joyce’s two-run hom-
tonetti said Francona did catcher Yan Gomes in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Cleveland. er and Alonso’s long balls in
not experience the previ- Associated Press the fourth and fifth helped
ous symptoms again, and stake the A’s to a 6-5 lead,
the tests were being done ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — matched career highs by second walk started the but Santiago Casilla (2-3)
to help determine what’s Andrew Benintendi went 5 allowing seven runs and 11 seventh. was unable to close it out
causing the issue. for 5 with two homers, six hits. Benintendi led off the Adrian Beltre has 2,974 ca- in the ninth. That set the
Kluber (7-3) struck out 10 RBIs and a terrific catch in eighth by going the oppo- reer hits after a three-hit stage for Barreto’s late-in-
in eight innings — setting left field, and David Price site way for his 12th homer, night for Texas that includ- ning theatrics.
a franchise mark with five struck out nine over six with the ball hitting on top ed his 600th career double. With one out, Barreto hit a
consecutive double-digit scoreless innings as Boston of the 14-foot wall down Mike Napoli went deep for towering fly ball off Tom-
strikeout games. But the beat Texas to stretch the the left-field line. Jackie the fourth straight game, his my Kahnle (0-3) that just
2014 AL Cy Young Award longest winning streak in Bradley Jr. followed with his 18th homer being a three- cleared the wall in left field
winner received little help the majors to six games. 11th home run. run drive in the eighth after and sent the A’s pouring
from his offense or defense. The first Red Sox rookie with Price (4-2) threw 70 of the Rangers trailed 11-0. out of the dugout for a
Jose Torres (5-2) got two two five-hit games in a 106 pitches for strikes in BLUE JAYS 4, YANKEES 1 sorely needed celebration.
outs for the win. Brandon season, Benintendi had a his eighth start since miss- NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sa- TIGERS 5, GIANTS 3
Mauer pitched the ninth for three-run homer in the fifth ing the season’s first seven bathia was chased during DETROIT (AP) — Victor Mar-
his 17th save. that chased All-Star pitch- weeks with an elbow strain. a four-run third inning in his tinez homered, Michael
RED SOX 11, RANGERS 4 er Yu Darvish (6-7), who The lefty departed after his return from the disabled list, Fulmer pitched eight in-
with Kendrys Morales hit- nings and Detroit snapped
ting a two-run single that San Francisco’s six-game
Gene Conley, MLB and helped the Blue Jays stop a win streak.
five-game losing streak.
Justin Upton went 3 for 3
Aaron Judge dented a for the Tigers, including a
NBA champion, dies at 86 metal casement above a tiebreaking two-run single
with two out in the seventh.
door behind the left-cen-
league-leading 28th home make up for the loss of slug-
BOSTON (AP) — Gene Con- Conley was a right-hander ter field wall with his major Upton’s big day helped
ley, one of the only players and three-time All-Star who run, a drive that would ger Miguel Cabrera, who
in history to win champion- spent 11 years in baseball have traveled 456 feet had left after six innings due to
ships in two major profes- with four teams. it landed unimpeded, ac- left hip tightness.
sional sports, has died. He He was selected by the cording to MLB’s Statcast. Fulmer (8-6) allowed two
was 86. Celtics in the 1952 draft That was the only run off homers for the first time
The Boston Red Sox, for and, after spending most J.A. Happ (3-5), who al- this season. Justin Wilson
whom Conley played for of the next six years playing lowed four hits in six innings. pitched a perfect ninth for
from 1961-63, say he died only baseball, he returned Roberto Osuna pitched a his ninth save.
Tuesday. to the NBA in 1958 and won perfect ninth for his 20th MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
Conley helped pitch the three consecutive titles. save. (AP) — Kyle Gibson got his
Milwaukee Braves to a Born in Muskogee, Okla- Sabathia (7-3) was charged first win in three weeks and
World Series championship homa, Conley and his wife, with four runs, three hits and Byron Buxton hit his fifth
in 1957 and won three NBA Katie, established the Fox- three walks in 2 2/3 innings. homer, leading Minnesota
This April 25, 1959 file titles with the Celtics. boro Paper Company in ROYALS 7, MARINERS 3 to the victory.
photograph shows Boston Red SEATTLE (AP) — Whit Merri- Gibson (5-6) allowed two
Sox pitcher Gene Conley, Otto Graham won cham- Foxborough, Massachu-
who died Tuesday, July 4, pionships in the NFL and setts. field hit the first pitch of the runs in 6 2/3 innings in his
2017 at the age of 86. the NBL, a precursor to the They had three children and game from Felix Hernandez longest outing of the sea-
Associated Press NBA. seven grandchildren.q for his seventh home run, son. q