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SPORTS Friday 1 June 2018

Eovaldi pitches 6

no-hit innings in

return as Rays beat A’s

By The Associated Press against Cam Bedrosian (1-
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — 1) on a single, a walk and
Nathan Eovaldi pitched six a hit by pitch. Greyson
innings of no-hit ball in his Greiner struck out, but Igle-
return to the majors follow- sias lined a two-run single
ing a second Tommy John to center to put Detroit
surgery, leading the Tampa ahead 3-1.
Bay Rays to a 6-0 victory Louis Coleman (2-0) got
over the Oakland Athletics the win with 1 1/3 innings of
on Wednesday night. relief.
Eovaldi (1-0) faced one YANKEES 5, ASTROS 3 Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Nathan Eovaldi works against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning
over the minimum through NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Sev- of a baseball game Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Oakland, Calif.
six innings in his Tampa Bay erino struck out 11 in sev- Associated Press
debut. He threw 70 pitches en overpowering innings, pitcher as Cleveland rolled run homer over the Green his 18th save.
and had four strikeouts. beating longtime Yankees to its fifth straight win. Monster, and the Red Sox ROYALS 11, TWINS 8
The only runner to reach nemesis Dallas Keuchel for Spotted a nine-run cushion completed a three-game KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
base against him was Matt the second time this year. after four innings, Kluber series sweep. Mike Moustakas and Jorge
Chapman, who drew a Gary Sanchez snapped (8-2) had little trouble with Martinez tied for the major Soler homered, powering
one-out walk in the first. an 0-for-19 slump with a baseball’s worst team. The league lead with his 18th Kansas City to the win.
Wilmer Font, acquired by two-run single and the Yan- defending AL Cy Young homer, snapping a 2-2 tie Moustakas drove in four
the Rays from the A’s last kees took two of three from Award winner allowed in the sixth. runs. Soler had four hits for
Friday, gave up Jed Low- the reigning World Series three hits and struck out 10. Eduardo Nunez hit a solo the Royals, who led 9-0 af-
rie’s one-out single in the champions this week to win Melky Cabrera drove in homer and an RBI double ter two innings. Kevin Mc-
seventh for Oakland’s only the season series 5-2. three runs off Reynaldo for Boston, which has won Carthy (4-2), the fifth of
hit of the game. Vidal Nuno Severino (8-1) allowed four Lopez (1-4) and Michael nine of 11 and has the best seven Kansas City pitchers,
got the last three outs to hits, including Max Stas- Brantley extended his record in the major leagues retired all four batters he
finish the one-hitter. si’s two-run homer, and MLB-high hitting streak to at 39-17. faced and earned the vic-
Rob Refsnyder hit a three- walked one in winning his 19 games for Cleveland, Teoscar Hernandez hit a tory. Kelvin Herrera worked
run home run off A’s starter sixth consecutive decision. which used the series to two-run homer for the Blue the ninth for his 12th save.
Sean Manaea (5-6), and Aroldis Chapman got three gain some confidence and Jays, who have lost 13 of Twins rookie Fernando
Johnny Field also homered outs for his 12th save. momentum. The Indians 17. Sam Gaviglio (2-1) gave Romero (3-2) was tagged
for the Rays. After dominating the Yan- have scored 43 runs during up four runs in six innings. for eight runs and nine hits
The game drew an an- kees for years, Keuchel (3- their win streak. Eduardo Rodriguez (6-1) in 1 2/3 innings.
nounced crowd of 6,295, 7) dropped his third straight RED SOX 6, BLUE JAYS 4 struck out seven in 6 2/3 in- Minnesota slugger Miguel
the smallest at the Colise- start against them — in- BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Marti- nings for Boston, and Craig Sano had two hits and
um since April 3, 2003. cluding the playoffs. The nez hit a tiebreaking two- Kimbrel got three outs for three RBIs.q
Eovaldi last pitched in the left-hander gave up four
majors on Aug. 10, 2016, for runs and seven hits in five-
the Yankees. Nine days lat- plus innings. Beckerman scores as Real Salt Lake beats
er, he underwent a second NATIONALS 2, ORIOLES 0
elbow surgery. Eovaldi also BALTIMORE (AP) — Max Dynamo 2-1
had Tommy John surgery in Scherzer pitched eight in-
2007 when he was a junior nings of two-hit ball to By The Associated Press post and in. over. Atlanta goalkeeper
in high school. earn his eighth consecu- SANDY, Utah (AP) — Kyle Houston’s Alberth Elis Brad Guzan chose the
TIGERS 6, ANGELS 1 tive victory, Bryce Harper Beckerman scored his 41st scored his fifth goal this right direction but Bunbury
DETROIT (AP) — Jose Igle- hit his 18th homer and the career MLS goal in the 82nd month, and eighth overall, found the upper-right cor-
sias hit a two-run single in Nationals finished a three- minute, and Real Salt Lake in the 75th. Nick Rimando’s ner. Guzan was given a
Detroit’s five-run sixth inning game series sweep. beat the Houston Dynamo goal kick was intercepted yellow card for kicking the
and the Tigers took advan- Scherzer (9-1) struck out 12, 2-1 on Wednesday night. and Elis was left open in ball into the stands after
tage of Shohei Ohtani’s de- walked one and retired 24 Salt Lake (6-6-1) has won 10 front of goal to head home the goal.
parture following a second of 27 batters. Sean Doolittle of its last 11 home games, Romell Quioto’s cross. Josef Martinez opened the
rain delay. gave up two singles in the conceding just 12 goals. ATLANTA UNITED 1, REVO- scoring for Atlanta in the
Ohtani, starting for the first ninth, but notched his 13th Houston (5-4-3) lost for the LUTION 1 23rd minute by redirecting
time since May 20th, al- save. first time in five games. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Julian Gressel’s cross. It was
lowed one run in five in- Washington has won six Luis Silva put RSL in front in — Teal Bunbury scored on Martinez’s league-leading
nings. He walked three and straight overall and 10 in a the 34th minute by head- a penalty kick in the 88th ninth goal of the season.
struck out five while throw- row on the road, the team’s ing in Sebastian Saucedo’s minute as the Revolution New England goalkeeper
ing 83 pitches. longest run since moving cross. tied Atlanta United. Matt Turner kept the Revs
Tigers starter Mike Fiers was from Montreal in 2005. Beckerman, who entered New England (5-4-4) has within reach by denying
also knocked out by the Baltimore rookie David Hess having played every min- one win in its last five games Ezequiel Barco’s point-
second rain delay in the (2-2) gave up one run and ute of every RSL game this — with two straight draws. blank attempt in the 82nd.
top of the sixth, allowing four hits over six innings. season, came in as a sub- Atlanta (8-3-2) had won UNION 3, FIRE 1
one run and seven hits in 5 INDIANS 9, WHITE SOX 1 stitute in the 64th. Eighteen four straight on the road. CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Borek
2/3 innings. CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey minutes later, Beckerman Krisztian Nemeth drew the Dockal had a penalty-kick
The Tigers quickly took the Kluber pitched six shutout had a corner kick chested late foul in the corner of goal in the 87th minute
lead in the bottom of the innings and reached eight to his feet and he sent a the penalty box after capi- and two assists, helping the
sixth, loading the bases victories before any AL left-footed shot off the far talizing on a defensive turn- Union to the win.q