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Royals scoreless streak at 43 innings after 12-0 loss to TB

By The Associated Press Morrison hit back-to-back sota. starts. game losing streak of the
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) doubles after Duda’s shot Coming off three consecu- RED SOX 6, BLUE JAYS 5 season.
— The Kansas City Roy- in the third off Ian Kennedy tive shutouts in a sweep of TORONTO (AP) — Christian Drew Pomeranz (14-4) got
als extended their score- (4-10). Kansas City, the defend- Vazquez had four hits, in- the win and Craig Kimbrel
less streak to a franchise- INDIANS 6, YANKEES 2 ing AL champions ran their cluding a two-run home gave up two runs before
record 43 innings, getting NEW YORK (AP) — Corey scoreless streak to 30 in- run, Eduardo Nunez add- locking down his 30th save.
shut out for a fourth straight Kluber outpitched Luis Sev- nings before Chase Head- ed a solo shot and Boston Danny Barnes (2-5) took
game in a 12-0 loss to the erino in a marquee match- ley homered against Klu- beat Toronto, snapping a the loss.
Tampa Bay Rays on Mon- up of All-Stars, and slump- ber (13-4) leading off the four-game skid. ORIOLES 7, MARINERS 6
day night. BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam
The Royals haven’t scored Jones hit a milestone home
since the second inning run and Welington Castillo
of a 3-2 loss to Colorado had three hits and two RBIs
last Thursday and were in the Orioles’ fifth straight
blanked three times over victory.
the weekend by Cleve- Chris Davis doubled in the
land. The 1968 Chicago tiebreaking run in the sev-
Cubs and 1906 Philadel- enth inning for the resur-
phia Athletics hold the gent Orioles, who climbed
major league record at 48 over .500 (66-65) for the first
scoreless innings, accord- time since June 11. Balti-
ing to the Elias Sports Bu- more jumped past Seattle
reau. (66-66) to within 1 ½ games
The 1992 Cubs were the of idle Minnesota for the fi-
last team to be blanked in nal AL wild-card spot.
four straight games, and Jones’ solo home run in the
it hasn’t happened in the fifth inning gave him 25 for
AL since the 1964 Washing- an Orioles-record seventh
ton Senators — nine years consecutive season. He
before the adoption of shared the mark of six with
the designated hitter. No Cal Ripken Jr.
team has been shut out in With the score tied at 6,
five straight games since Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain fails to catch a fly ball hit by Tampa Bay Rays’ Kevin Trey Mancini led off the
Kiermaier during the first inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.,
at least 1913, according to Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Kiermaier doubled on the play. Baltimore seventh with a
information gathered from Associated Press single off Emilio Pagan (1-
baseball-reference.com. 3) and Davis followed with
Austin Pruitt (7-4) pitched ing Jose Ramirez homered third. The 2014 AL Cy Young Boston also overcame the a liner into the right-field
six one-run innings for Tam- twice to power Cleveland Award winner went eight latest stellar defensive play corner.
pa Bay, and Matt Andriese past New York for its fifth innings and allowed only from center fielder Kevin Donnie Hart (2-0) pitched
allowed one more hit while straight victory. three hits, rebounding from Pillar, who dived to make the seventh for the win.
getting a three-inning Carlos Santana hit a tie- a loss to Boston last week a sensational catch on the ANGELS 3, ATHLETICS 1
save, his first this season. breaking homer off Sev- that ended a five-game warning track and take a ANAHEIM, California (AP)
Lucas Duda, Wilson Ramos erino in the seventh inning winning streak and marked hit away from Mookie Betts — Andrew Heaney struck
and Logan Morrison went and Austin Jackson also his first defeat since July 4. in the sixth. The crowd of out a career-high 10, Mar-
deep for Tampa Bay, with went deep for the AL Cen- Severino (11-6) gave up 35,630 gave Pillar a stand- tin Maldonado had three
Duda getting his 25th and tral leaders, who increased four hits — three homers — ing ovation. hits and scored twice and
Morrison his 32nd of the their cushion to seven in 6 2/3 innings and lost for The AL East-leading Red Los Angeles beat Oakland.
season. Evan Longoria and games over idle Minne- only the second time in 10 Sox avoided their first five- q

Indians-Yankees rained out; doubleheader on Wednesday

By CHARLES O’BRIEN teams don’t have any start game one for New Cleveland will now play since the All-Star break,
Associated Press common off days the rest York, while rookie Jordan two road doubleheaders allowing one run or less in
NEW YORK (AP) — The New of the season. Montgomery (7-6, 4.00 ERA) in a three-day span, with a five of his last six starts. Ryan
York Yankees have two Manager Joe Girardi will be recalled from Triple- travel day in between. The Merritt (1-0, 1.76 ERA) will
games remaining against wasn’t looking forward to A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Indians have a split double- start game two. Reliever
the Cleveland Indians be- the potential toll a double- to start the second game. header against Detroit on Dan Otero will be placed
fore a crucial four-game header might have on his Montgomery was optioned Friday. on the paternity leave list
series with the AL East-lead- team before the Red Sox to the minors on August 19, Josh Tomlin, who’s been for the birth of his third child
ing Boston Red Sox. series. Boston led New York when CC Sabathia was ac- out with a strained left ham- to make room for Merritt
Those six games will now by 3 ½ games entering tivated from the disabled string, was originally slated on the active roster. Shawn
be played over a five-day Tuesday night. list. Originally scheduled to to be recalled from the dis- Armstrong will be recalled
span. “You could realistically use start Wednesday’s series fi- abled list to start Wednes- from Triple-A Columbus to
A steady rain and unsea- six or seven relievers in a nale, Sabathia will instead day, but the right-hander serve as Cleveland’s 26th
sonably cool temperatures doubleheader,” he said. pitch against Boston. will instead be activated to man for the doubleheader.
led the Yankees to post- “Some guys are probably “I’m here just to pitch,” Sa- start either Friday or Sunday Entering Tuesday, New York
pone their game Tuesday going to have to play 18 bathia said. “Whenever against the Tigers. held a three-game lead
against the AL Central innings. ... From a physi- they tell me that day is, Trevor Bauer (7-9, 13-8, 4.59 over Minnesota for the first
leaders. A single-admission cal standpoint, that takes that’s when I’m going to ERA) will oppose Garcia in AL wild card. Cleveland led
doubleheader was sched- its toll.” Left-hander Jaime do.” The schedule won’t be game one. The right-hand- the Twins by seven games
uled for Wednesday. The Garcia (1-1, 5.47 ERA) will so kind to the Indians, either. er has been outstanding in the AL Central.q