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Reddick’s big day lifts Astros over Athletics 12-9

By The Associated Press 16 games against the A’s off the left-field foul pole
OAKLAND, California (AP) overall. They’ve won 12 of and put Texas up 6-0, then
— Josh Reddick homered their last 14 road games. he added a two-run homer
and scored four runs, Jake Their 27-8 record away in the seventh off reliever
Marisnick and Marwin Gon- from home is the best in the Cesar Valdez. Texas (36-36)
zalez each went deep for majors. won for the ninth time in 13
Houston. Reddick also doubled, tri- games to get back to .500
The major league-leading pled and drew a walk, and before playing 20 of its next
Astros completed a four- Marisnick and Gonzalez 26 games on the road.
game sweep with their each drove in three runs. The Blue Jays (35-37), who
10th straight victory in Oak- David Paulino (2-0) struck beat Texas in the AL Di-
land and their 15th win in out six and gave up three vision Series each of the
past two seasons, lost for
the ninth straight time
when they had a chance
Houston Astros’ Josh Reddick, left, slides to score behind Oak- to reach .500 for the first
land Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell during the eighth inning time this season. They have
of a baseball game Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. been outscored 73-24 in
Associated Press those nine losses.

runs, seven hits and two single during a messy, four- Martin Perez (4-6) went six
walks. The 23-year-old run rally in the seventh in- innings, and all four runs he
rookie right-hander struck ning and the Los Angeles allowed came in the fifth.
out five of his first six batters Angels overcame Aaron INDIANS 6, ORIOLES 3
in his sixth career start. Judge’s major league- BALTIMORE (AP) — Austin
Astros center fielder leading 25th home run to Jackson had three hits and
George Springer left with beat the Yankees. three RBIs, Erik Gonzalez
a left hand contusion after The Angels took advan- homered and the Cleve-
being struck by a fastball tage of three errors and land Indians won three
from Jesse Hahn (3-5) lead- two wild pitches — includ- of four from the Orioles to
ing off the game. The ball ing a heater by Dellin Be- complete a 7-1 road trip
also grazed Springer’s left tances that sailed to the that began with a four-
shoulder. He’s day-to-day. backstop — during a late game sweep of Minneso-
WHITE SOX 9, TWINS 0 surge. Los Angeles sent ta.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose the AL East leaders to their Cleveland has scored at
Abreu and Todd Frazier eighth loss in nine games. least five runs and reached
each hit two-run hom- Cameron Maybin led off double figures in hits over
ers in the first inning, Jose the game with a home run nine consecutive games,
Quintana cruised behind against Luis Severino (5-3). and homered in 11 straight.
the extra support, and the But with the Angels trailing Baltimore’s beleaguered
Chicago White Sox beat 5-4, it was Maybin’s poten- pitching staff was over-
Minnesota after a rain-de- tial double-play grounder matched against that kind
layed start of 4 hours and that skipped past second of firepower. The Orioles
50 minutes that was the baseman Starlin Castro were outscored 28-10 in
longest in Twins history. for an error and set up the the series and now have
Quintana (4-8) departed comeback. given up at least five runs
with two outs in the sev- Yusmeiro Petit (2-0) tossed in 19 straight games, one
enth inning after throwing two perfect innings in re- short of the major league
113 pitches. He scattered lief of starter Jesse Chavez, record set by the 1924 Phil-
just five singles while strik- who labored through 93 adelphia Phillies.
ing out nine without a walk pitches in just four innings. Cleveland starter Mike
for his second consecutive Petit and three other re- Clevinger (3-3) walked four
victory. lievers retired 14 straight and hit two batters in five
Rookie Nik Turley (0-2) re- batters until Chris Carter innings, but he only gave
corded only two outs, al- singled with two outs in the up two runs to earn his first
lowing six hits and five runs ninth. win in five starts since May
before the first of five Twins RANGERS 11, BLUE JAYS 4 20. Wade Miley (3-5) took
relievers — including back- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — the loss.
up catcher Chris Gimenez Carlos Gomez homered MARINERS 9, TIGERS 6
— was summoned. The twice to drive in five runs, SEATTLE (AP) — Robinson
White Sox had seven runs and Mike Napoli and Rob- Cano hit a grand slam and
before the Twins even got inson Chirinos also hom- a two-run homer, Andrew
eight outs. ered for the Rangers off Moore pitched seven ef-
Matt Davidson had three Marcus Stroman (7-4). fective innings to win in
hits and a home run, and Gomez has five homers in his big league debut, and
Adam Engel had four hits his six games since return- the Seattle Mariners held
and the first two RBIs of his ing from the disabled list off the Detroit Tigers for
career. last week after missing a their fifth straight victory.
ANGELS 10, YANKEES 5 month with a right ham- The Mariners also moved
NEW YORK (AP) — Albert string strain. His three-run above .500 for the first time
Pujols lined a go-ahead shot in the third ricocheted this season at 38-37.q