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SPORTS Saturday 7 april 2018

Red Sox rally late, beat Rays 3-2 in 12th for 6th win in row

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Thirteen in-
nings on the road. Twelve
at home. Last year, this
year — it doesn’t matter
how long it takes for the
Boston Red Sox.
They just keep winning in
extra innings.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Hanley
Ramirez blooped a bases-
loaded fly ball over the
drawn-in outfield in right to
break a 12th-inning tie and
the Red Sox, who rallied
from a two-run deficit in the
ninth, beat the Tampa Bay
Rays 3-2 on Thursday for
their sixth straight victory.
It was the ninth straight
Red Sox win in an extra-
inning game, dating to
2017, when they were 15-3
in extras. They beat the Mi-
ami Marlins in 13 innings on
Tuesday night before re-
turning home for the Fen-
way opener.
Tampa Bay beat Boston
in the season opener last
week. The Rays haven’t
won — and the Red Sox Boston Red Sox designated hitter Hanley Ramirez celebrates after his bases-loaded walkoff single in the twelfth inning of a baseball
haven’t lost — since. The game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
teams have met five times Associated Press
already this season, with ball from Joakim Soria out Joe Jimenez (1-0) got the degrees and a startling mo- off Masahiro Tanaka (1-1)
all four Boston victories by to right-center to cut the win with a scoreless inning ment during the pregame in a five-run seventh inning.
one run. Bobby Poyner lead to one. Nicholas Cas- in relief. ceremony. The bald eagle It came shortly after Aaron
(1-0) pitched two innings, tellanos singled and Victor TWINS 4, MARINERS 2 that was supposed to fly Judge gave New York a 1-0
striking out three for his first Martinez tied it with an RBI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch to the mound before the lead in the sixth with his sec-
major league win. Andrew double, drawing boos from Garver hit the go-ahead national anthem instead ond home run of the year.
Kittredge (0-2) took the loss, a sparse crowd. home run in the seventh for circled Paxton, a Canadi- Cashner (1-1), who was hit
throwing a pair of scoreless Mikie Mahtook singled Minnesota, one inning af- an, where he was standing hard in his first start of the
innings before running into leading off the 10th against ter Miguel Sano tied it with alone in left field on a break season, held the Yankees
trouble in the 12th. Gregory Infante (0-1) and a two-run shot in the Twins’ from his warmup throws. to just one hit before serv-
Jackie Bradley Jr. led off Jose Iglesias walked. One chilly home opener. The bird would up landing ing up Judge’s home run.
with a double, then took out later, Mahtook scored Eddie Rosario went deep its large talons on the lefty’s The righty allowed two hits
third on sacrifice bunt. from third on a roller toward in the eighth to pad the left shoulder, before being and struck out five as Balti-
TIGERS 9, WHITE SOX 7, 10 second by Leonys Martin lead, and Fernando Rod- lured away by the handler. more bounced back from
INNINGS that was hit too slowly to ney worked the ninth for Garver’s drive, his first ma- a three-game sweep at
CHICAGO (AP) — Niko turn a double play, result- his first save with the Twins. jor league homer, reached Houston.
Goodrum hit a two-run ing in a forceout. Jeimer That capped a stretch of the second deck against Brad Brach pitched the
homer after replacing the Candelario followed with 4 2/3 scoreless innings by Dan Altavilla (0-1). ninth for his first save of the
injured Miguel Cabrera, an RBI single to make it 9-7. the bullpen in relief of Kyle ORIOLES 5, YANKEES 2 season in two chances.
and Detroit rallied to Chi- Shane Greene escaped a Gibson. Zach Duke (1-0) NEW YORK (AP) — Adam RANGERS 6, ATHLETICS 3
cago in the White Sox’s jam in the bottom half to was the winner, and Addi- Jones hit a go-ahead OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
cold home opener. earn his first save. He retired son Reed struck out two in home run, Andrew Cashner Adrian Beltre singled and
Goodrum’s shot with two the first two batters before a perfect eighth. pitched six strong innings doubled to become the
outs in the ninth got the walking Omar Narvaez and James Paxton started and beat New York to snap career hits leader among
comeback going. The hitting Nicky Delmonico, strong for the Mariners with a five-game losing streak. Latin-born players with
White Sox were leading 7-4 but struck out Yoan Monca- five scoreless innings after a Jones’ third homer of the 3,055 in Texas’ victory over
when he drove a 3-2 fast- da to end the game. first-pitch temperature of 38 season was a two-run drive Oakland. q