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SPORTS Wednesday 11 april 2018
Junis carries no-no into seventh, Royals rout Mariners 10-0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — out with a runner on third in
Jakob Junis carried a no-hit the ninth.
bid into the seventh inning, Twins reliever Taylor Rog-
Kansas City scored more ers (1-1) allowed a leadoff
runs than it had in its last six double to Correa in the
games combined. sixth after coming in for
Junis (2-0) hit three batters starter Lance Lynn. Correa
and walked two, but the scored from third on rookie
quick-working right-hander J.D. Davis' liner to left field
did not allow a hit until Dan- off reliever Trevor Hilden-
iel Vogelbach's grounder berger.
up the middle with one out BLUE JAYS 7, ORIOLES 1
in the seventh. BALTIMORE (AP) — Steve
Junis finished up the inning Pearce homered in a third
without any more trouble, successive game, Josh
running his scoreless streak Donaldson tacked on a
to 14 innings to start the ninth-inning grand slam
season. and Toronto beat Baltimore
After Seattle pulled starter before 7,915 fans, the low-
Marco Gonzales (1-1), Mike est paid crowd in Camden
Moustakas homered in the Yards history.
eighth off infielder Taylor Gametime temperature
Motter. was 44 degrees, and a
ASTROS 2, TWINS 0 slight mist made the condi-
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin tions even more miserable.
Verlander struck out nine That contributed to a du-
over seven dominant in- bious attendance record
nings, and Carlos Correa at the 27-year-old ballpark Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis (65) takes the ball from catcher Drew Butera, right,
had two hits and scored that had held since April 12, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium in
twice. 2010, when 9,129 showed Kansas City, Mo., Monday, April 9, 2018.
Verlander (2-0) was in con- up for a game between Associated Press
trol throughout on a chilly the Orioles and Tampa Bay. career homer, Martin against Oakland. 13, pitching two-hit ball for
night with a first-pitch tem- Pearce put Toronto up 2-0 Maldonado had two RBI Jose Alvarez (1-0) retired eight innings and leading
perature of 35 degrees. in the third with a two-run singles along with an eva- the only two batters he Cleveland in snow flurries.
The right-hander gave up shot off Dylan Bundy (0-1) sive move to score a run faced after Angels starter The temperature at first
three hits and walked one on a 3-0 pitch. It marked and Los Angeles extended Garrett Richards walked pitch was 33 degrees, one
while helping the reigning the first time in his career its best start in more than the bases loaded with one above Progressive Field's
World Series champions that Pearce, who's had three decades. out in the fifth. Richards record low set Sunday.
match their best 11-game three separate stints with The Angels are 8-3 for the also struck out six in his 4 1-3 There were flurries before
start by going 9-2. Verland- the Orioles, homered in first time since 1987 and innings. the game and again in the
er improved to 11-1 in 14 three consecutive games. fourth time in franchise his- Doug Fister (1-2) struck out seventh inning, resulted in a
games, including the play- J.A. Happ (2-1) struck out tory. Shohei Ohtani, the five with no walks while al- crowd of 9,843.
offs, since being traded to nine in six innings, allowing rookie two-way standout lowing three runs in his five Andrew Miller worked the
Houston last season. one run and five hits. who was chosen AL Player innings. ninth for his first save of the
Ken Giles earned his first ANGELS 8, RANGERS 3 of the Week, didn't play INDIANS 2, TIGERS 0 season, getting Miguel Ca-
save of the season by get- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — a day after striking out 12 CLEVELAND (AP) — Co- brera on a game-ending
ting Byron Buxton to ground Albert Pujols hit his 616th in seven scoreless innings rey Kluber (1-1) struck out double play.q

AP source: Dodger Stadium

to host 2020 All-Star Game

By RONALD BLUM the All-Star Game in 1980. defeat. Jim Gilliam of Los
AP Baseball Writer Four players from the Los Angeles homered off Billy
Dodger Stadium will host Angeles Dodgers — Steve O'Dell.
the 2020 All-Star Game, a Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill While in Brooklyn, the
person familiar with the sit- Russell and Reggie Smith — Dodgers staged the game
uation told The Associated were in the starting lineup at Ebbets Field in 1949. Don
Press. for the National League in Newcombe was the loser
A news conference with a 4-2 win. in the NL's 11-7 defeat.
Commissioner Rob Man- Los Angeles also hosted This year's All-Star Game
fred is set for the ballpark the second All-Star Game will be in Washington on
on Wednesday. The person of 1959 at the Memorial July 17, the fourth straight
spoke on condition of ano- Coliseum, when the Dodg- in an NL ballpark after Cin-
nymity Tuesday because ers' Don Drysdale gave up cinnati, San Diego and In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo, the Houston Astros and the Los
the official announcement home runs to Frank Mal- Miami. The 2019 All-Star Angeles Dodgers play in Game 2 of the baseball World Series
at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
was upcoming. zone and Yogi Berra and Game will be in Cleveland. Associated Press
Dodger Stadium last held took the loss in the NL's 5-3 q