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MLB: Red Sox rally to beat Cardinals 5-4

By The Associated Press runs in 5 1/3 innings.
BOSTON (AP) — Mookie ASTROS 9, DIAMOND-
Betts lined a two-run dou- BACKS 5
ble off the left-field wall HOUSTON (AP) — Josh Red-
with two outs in the ninth in- dick hit a two-run homer in
ning, capping a three-run a four-run eighth inning as
rally that lifted the Boston Houston defeated Arizona.
Red Sox over the St. Louis Paul Goldschmidt hit a
Cardinals 5-4 on Wednes- two-run homer and J.D.
day. Martinez followed with a
Xander Bogaerts hit a solo home run as the Diamond-
homer for the AL East-lead- backs pulled within 5-4 in
ing Red Sox, who won for the eighth.
the 12th time in 14 games Morton (10-5) gave up one
and maintained their 4 run and three hits in 6 1/3
1/2-game lead over the innings, striking out nine.
second-place New York Taijuan Walker (6-7) al-
Yankees. lowed five runs — three
Kolten Wong had three earned — on nine hits in
hits, including an RBI single five innings.
in St. Louis’ four-run second MARINERS 7, ORIOLES 6
inning. Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr. slides home as the ball gets away from St. Louis Cardinals SEATTLE (AP) — Recently
It was just the third loss in 11 catcher Yadier Molina while scoring on the game-winning, two-run double by Mookie Betts dur- acquired Yonder Alonso
games for the Cardinals, ing the ninth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. The Red Sox won hit his first homer for Seattle
who were swept in the 5-4. and drove in three runs,
two-game series, their first Associated Press and Marc Rzepczynski
visit to Fenway Park since outing and Texas swept a strikes during the middle of TORONTO (AP) — Marcus struck out Chris Davis with
losing the 2013 World Se- three-game series from De- an at-bat while Hernandez Stroman pitched 6 1/3 in- the bases loaded to end a
ries.Trevor Rosenthal gave troit. Ian Kinsler led off the worked behind the plate, nings, Steve Pearce hom- win over Baltimore.
up Bogaerts’ homer into game with a homer for De- and the second baseman ered and scored twice and Alonso, acquired in a trade
the Green Monster seats in troit, then after taking his lashed out the following Toronto beat Tampa Bay. with Oakland on Aug. 6,
the ninth. position at second base in day. Stroman (11-6) allowed two hit a two-run homer in the
Zach Duke (0-1) struck out the bottom of the first re- Joey Gallo homered for the runs and six hits to beat the fourth inning, his 23rd of the
a batter and walked one ceived an on-field hand- third straight game and AL- Rays for the first time in five season. He added an RBI
before John Brebbia gave shake from the longtime high 10th time in 14 games career meetings at Rogers single during a three-run
up Betts’ hit. umpire who he said should this month. He has 35 hom- Centre. The right-hander fifth and also singled in the
Craig Kimbrel (5-0) pitched get another job. ers this year. Adrian Beltre entered 0-3 with a 6.38 ERA seventh.
one hitless inning for the A day after Kinsler’s harsh and Nomar Mazara also in four home starts against Leonys Martin opened the
win. and extended criticism homered for Texas. the AL East rivals. sixth with his third home run
RANGERS 12, TIGERS 6 of Angel Hernandez, the Hamels (8-1) gave up four Roberto Osuna pitched to put Seattle up 7-4.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — umpire was working sec- runs and eight hits with a around a leadoff single in Tony Zych (6-3) pitched 1
Elvis Andrus had the go- ond base for the series fi- season-high five walks in the ninth for his 31st save in 2/3 scoreless innings in re-
ahead home run among nale. Kinsler was ejected six innings. Chad Bell (0-1) 38 chances. lief. Ubaldo Jimenez (5-8)
his four RBIs, Cole Hamels from the opener Monday took the loss. Jake Faria (5-4) lost his third allowed six runs in 4 1/3 in-
won again despite a shaky when questioning balls and BLUE JAYS 3, RAYS 2 straight start, allowing three nings. q

Muguruza rallies to reach Cincinnati quarterfinals

By JOE KAY causing a nearly two-hour olina Pliskova and Rafael
AP Sports Writer delay. After play resumed, Nadal — the top seed in
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Wim- Keys got ahead 6-5 and the men’s bracket — saw
bledon champion Garb- was serving for the match their matches pushed
ine Muguruza overcame a at 40-15 but hit a couple of back by the rain.
long rain delay in the third balls into the net. She wast- Before the storm, second-
set and fought off three ed another match point seeded Simona Halep be-
match points on Thursday before Muguruza took it to came the tournament’s
before advancing to the the tiebreaker and domi- first quarterfinalist with a
quarterfinals of the Western nated. 6-4, 6-3 win over 15th-seed-
& Southern Open. Muguruza grew up near ed Anastasija Sevastova.
The tournament’s No. 4 Barcelona and learned The straight-set win was her
seed beat American Madi- about the attack in the Las second in two matches.
son Keys 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) to Ramblas district during the “I’m not playing my best
extend her successful sum- rain delay. She contacted tennis, but winning when
mer. Since beating Venus relatives to make sure they Garbine Muguruza, of Spain, returns to Madison Keys during the I’m not playing good is a
Williams for the Wimble- were fine. round of 16 at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, plus for me,” Halep said.
don title, she has reached “I have been so many Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in Mason, Ohio. “I’m really happy about it.”
the quarterfinals of her last times to this place, it’s like Associated Press It’s the fifth straight year
three tournaments. my home,” she said. “So it at the end. I had to go for it because that Halep, No. 2 in the
The third set was tied really shocked me.” “I obviously had some un- she was just going to make rankings, has at least
2-2 when a severe storm Keys wasn’t able to make forced errors that I wasn’t everything,” Keys said. reached the Cincinnati
moved through the area, the one final shot to win it happy about, but I felt like Defending champion Kar- quarterfinals. q