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Chris Sale dominates, Red Sox beat Orioles 5-1

By The Associated Press two outs in the ninth drove
BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris only run in Tampa Bay's vic-
Sale took a two-hitter into tory over the Toronto Blue
the seventh inning before Jays on Wednesday.
being ejected, and the Duffy drove in Mallex Smith,
Boston Red Sox completed who doubled with one out
a three-game sweep of the and moved to third base
Baltimore Orioles with a 5-1 on a ground ball. Diego
victory Wednesday. Castillo (1-0) got his first ma-
After issuing two walks to jor league win after pitch-
open the seventh in a 5-0 ing two innings of relief.
game, Sale (6-4) was lifted Ryan Tepera (3-2) pitched
by manager Alex Cora. As the final 1 2/3 innings for
he was making his way to the Jays, who were swept
the dugout, the left-hander in the three-game series
yelled at plate umpire Brian and have lost five of six to
Knight and was promptly the Rays this season.
ejected. TIGERS 5, TWINS 2
Sale struck out nine, al- DETROIT (AP) — Victor
lowed one run and gave Reyes's RBI single keyed a
up two hits in ending a four-run eighth inning and
run of three straight losing Detroit rallied to beat Min-
starts. Mookie Betts and nesota.
J.D. Martinez homered for The Tigers, playing their first
the Red Sox, who are 9-1 game since Miguel Cabre-
against the Orioles this sea- ra's season-ending biceps
son. Baltimore has lost sev- injury, won for just the fourth
en straight and 14 of 16. time in 11 games.
Betts, the major league Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale follows through on a pitch to the Baltimore Orioles in the With one out, John Hicks,
leader in batting average, second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Baltimore. Niko Goodrum and Gray-
came off the disabled list Associated Press son Greiner hit consecutive
Monday after missing 14 singles off Addison Reed
games with an abdominal shot to right-center in the One night after homer- 2/3 innings while becoming (1-5) to tie the game. Jose
strain. He played Monday, seventh against Chasen ing and setting a career- the third pitcher in franchise Iglesias popped out, but
was rested Tuesday and Shreve (2-1), putting the high with five RBIs, Gattis history to record at least 10 Reyes grounded an RBI sin-
returned to the top of the Nationals back in front 5-4. had another huge day at Ks in four consecutive starts, gle to left.
lineup in the series finale. Projected at 436 feet, the the plate. He drove in five joining teammate Corey Reyes, a Rule 5 pick, started
Betts hit a 3-2 pitch from Ye- drive soared to the back again, becoming the first Kluber and Hall of Famer the night hitting .196 with
fry Ramirez over the center- of a standing-room ter- player in franchise history to Bob Feller. four RBIs in 30 games.
field wall in the third for his race above and beyond drive in five in consecutive MARINERS 8, ANGELS 6 Joe Jimenez (3-0) got the
18th home run. A three-run the Yankees' bullpen in games. SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Ha- win with a scoreless eighth.
fifth made it 4-0, and Mar- right-center. It also ended WHITE SOX 3, INDIANS 2 niger hit a two-run home Shane Greene pitched the
tinez hit his team-leading a 23-inning shutout streak CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan run in the ninth inning to ninth for his 16th save.
22nd in the seventh. for New York relievers and Covey carried a shutout give Seattle a sweep of the REDS 7, ROYALS 0
Ramirez (0-1) gave up three made Soto (19 years, 231 into the eighth inning, con- three-game series with Los KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
runs and four hits over 4 1/3 days old) the youngest tinuing his impressive June Angeles. Tyler Mahle allowed three
innings, striking out six. player in Nationals history to and helping Chicago beat After Jean Segura singled hits while pitching into the
NATIONALS 5, YANKEES 4 have a multihomer game. Trevor Bauer and Cleve- to center off reliever Oli- seventh, Adam Duvall hit
NEW YORK (AP) — Teenage ASTROS 13, ATHLETICS 5 land. ver Drake (0-1), Haniger a ninth-inning grand slam
rookie Juan Soto homered OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Covey (3-1) allowed 10 hits launched his 16th homer and Cincinnati beat skid-
twice and drove in four Evan Gattis hit two home — all singles — and walked of the season over the left- ding Kansas City.
runs, becoming the young- runs, including the first of none. The 26-year-old right- field wall. Nelson Cruz and Mahle (5-6) allowed only
est player in 29 years to go back-to-back shots with hander, who was acquired Ryon Healy also homered one runner to touch sec-
deep in a regular-season Marwin Gonzalez during a from Oakland in the 2016 for Seattle, and Healy's up- ond base in 6 1/3 innings,
game at Yankee Stadium, seven-run second inning, Rule 5 draft, improved to per-deck shot in the eighth matching his career lon-
and Washington beat New and streaking Houston 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA in five inning tied it at 6-6. gest start. He is 2-0 in June,
York. beat Oakland for its sev- starts since he was recalled The Mariners have won six allowing two earned runs
After getting a game off enth straight win. from Triple-A Charlotte last of their last seven games and 14 hits in 16 1/3 innings.
Tuesday, his first in three- Jake Marisnick also hom- month. and 11 of their last 13. Roe- The Royals have lost nine of
plus weeks as a major ered, Carlos Correa had a Covey got a warm ova- nis Elias (2-0) worked two 10 and have dropped 23 of
leaguer, a refreshed Soto two-run triple and Yuli Gur- tion from the crowd of scoreless innings of relief, 33 home games. They have
showed exactly why he riel had three hits and three 19,390 when he departed and Seattle starter Marco scored 11 runs in their last
was rated one of baseball's RBIs to help Gerrit Cole (8- after the first two batters Gonzales allowed seven eight games and 23 in 12
best prospects. 1) win his sixth straight deci- reached in the eighth. Ed- hits and three runs in five in- June games. Kansas City is
The 19-year-old outfielder sion. win Encarnacion hit a one- nings. Angels starting pitch- hitting .147 this month with
lofted a three-run homer The defending World Series out RBI single and Yonder er Garrett Richards left the runners in scoring position,
into the left-field corner off champs moved a season- Alonso doubled home an- game after two innings be- including 1 for 25 in the past
Sonny Gray in the fourth in- high 19 games over .500. other run before Jace Fry cause of tightness in his left six games.
ning to give Washington, This is Houston's longest struck out Melky Cabrera hamstring. Royals starter Jason Ham-
shut out in its previous two winning streak since taking and Jason Kipnis, preserv- RAYS 1, BLUE JAYS 0 mel (2-7) allowed three
games, a 4-3 lead. Soto seven in a row from Aug. ing Chicago's 3-2 lead. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — runs on seven hits over 7 1/3
then launched a titanic 31-Sept. 6, 2017. Bauer (5-5) struck out 12 in 7 Matt Duffy's RBI single with innings.q