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SPORTS Wednesday 2 May 2018

Morton, Astros end Yankees' 9-

game win streak with 2-1 victory

By The Associated Press ning. ans quickly regained the
HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie RED SOX 10, ROYALS 6 lead by scoring four times
Morton pitched two-hit ball BOSTON (AP) — Xander against Chris Martin (0-1).
into the eighth inning and Bogaerts hit a grand slam Cody Allen (2-0) pitched 1
struck out 10 as the Houston over the Green Monster 1/3 innings. The right-hand-
Astros snapped the New and Boston finished April er put two runners on with
York Yankees' nine-game with its most wins ever by one out in the ninth. Jurick-
winning streak with a 2-1 beating Kansas City. son Profar grounded out,
victory Monday night. Mitch Moreland hit a solo but Nomar Mazara's infield
Carlos Correa had two hits homer and had three hits hit cut the deficit to 7-5.
and an RBI for Houston in along with Bogaerts for Allen, the Indians' closer,
the first meeting between the Red Sox, who posted was pulled after throwing
the teams since Game 7 their 19th victory in April. 41 pitches. Jeff Beliveau fell
of last year's AL Champion- They had reached 18 three behind Joey Gallo 3-0, but
ship Series, when Morton times, the last coming in came back to strike him
allowed two hits over five their World Series-winning out for his first save of the
innings for the win in a 4-0 2013 season. season and second of his
victory that sent the Astros Whit Merrifield had three career.
to the World Series. hits and two RBIs for the BLUE JAYS 7, TWINS 5
Houston has won seven Royals, who were coming MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin
straight at home against off their first consecutive Smoak and Russell Martin Houston Astros' starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) throws
the Yankees including the wins this season. homered, Yangervis Solarte against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a base-
postseason, holding them Hector Velazquez (4-0), had three hits and Toronto ball game Monday, April 30, 2018, in Houston.
to no more than one run in the first of three relievers, edged Minnesota. Associated Press
their past six games here. worked two scoreless in- Smoak hit a towering, two-
Morton (4-0) had allowed nings of relief for the victory. run shot to cap a three-run this season. Lynn gave up bases with one out in the
just one hit when Gley- Trailing 3-0, Boston scored fourth inning to stake To- six runs in five innings. He bottom of the ninth on two
ber Torres chased him a run in the second on Mo- ronto to a 5-0 lead. Martin allowed seven hits and hit batters and an infield
with a two-out double in reland's homer and five off added a solo homer to the walked five batters. He has single. Jose Alvarado re-
the eighth. Brad Peacock Jason Hammel (0-3) in a second deck in left field an an 8.37 ERA for the season. placed Chaz Roe and al-
walked pinch-hitter Aaron third inning highlighted by inning later as the Blue Jays RAYS 3, TIGERS 2 lowed a two-run single to
Judge, who didn't start for Bogaerts' slam that com- won their second game in DETROIT (AP) — C.J. Cron Victor Martinez, then retired
the first time this season, pletely left Fenway Park. a row. and Brad Miller each hom- James McCann before
and Torres stole third base. Moreland drew a bases- The Twins have lost 10 of ered in the ninth inning and walking John Hicks to load
Chris Devenski was greet- loaded walk for the other their past 11 games. Tampa Bay held on for a the bases again. Dixon
ed with an RBI single by run. Aaron Sanchez (2-2) was victory over Detroit. Machado then grounded
Brett Gardner that cut the It was Boston's sixth slam of the beneficiary of the run With the game score- into a game-ending force
lead to 2-1. Devenski then the season, tying the 1996 support. He pitched six in- less, Detroit closer Shane at second to give Alvarado
fanned AL player of the Montreal Expos for most nings and allowed four runs Greene (1-2) walked De- his first career save.
week Didi Gregorius on ever in the majors by May and six hits and three walks. nard Span to start the ninth. The Rays have won nine of
three pitches to end the in- 1. Roberto Osuna allowed Cron followed by hitting a their past 10 games after a
ning. INDIANS 7, RANGERS 5 two hits in the ninth, but 2-0 fastball into the right- 4-13 start.
Ken Giles struck out the side CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose stranded runners at second center field seats for his sev- Rays starter Jake Faria (2-
in the ninth for his third save. Ramirez's RBI double broke and third to earn his sev- enth homer of the season. 1) had the longest outing
Sonny Gray (1-2) allowed an eighth-inning tie and enth save in eight chances. After Matt Duffy popped of his career, holding the
four hits and two runs while Cleveland rallied for a win Minnesota's Lance Lynn (0- out, Brad Miller homered Tigers scoreless for eight in-
walking three in six innings over Texas. 3) struggled with his com- into the left-field bullpens nings. He gave up three hits
to snap a streak of three Texas scored twice in the mand again and couldn't to make it 3-0 and end and a walk with six strike-
straight starts in which he top of the eighth to go get past the fifth inning for Greene's night. outs in his second win in 11
didn't get out of the fifth in- ahead 4-3, but the Indi- the fourth time in five starts But Detroit loaded the starts.q