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Sabathia wins 5th straight start as Yankees beat Red Sox

The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — CC
Sabathia beat Rick Porcello
in a matchup of Cy Young
Award winners, and Chris
Carter drove in four runs to
lead the New York Yankees
over the Boston Red Sox 8-0
Wednesday night.
Sabathia (7-2) has won five
straight starts for the first
time since April 2012. He
allowed five hits in eight
innings in his longest outing
since April 2015. Jonathan
Holder finished with a
perfect ninth. Boston’s final
15 hitters went down in
order.
Porcello (3-8) lost his third
straight start, giving up six
runs — five earned — and
eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.
New York stopped Boston’s
three-game winning
streak and reopened a
two-game lead over the
second-place Red Sox in
the AL East.
ROYALS 7, ASTROS 5
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP)
— Jason Vargas tossed
five solid innings for his
eighth victory and Cheslor
Cuthbert drove in three
runs, helping the Royals to New York Yankees’ Brett Gardner slides past Boston Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon to score on a Matt Holliday single during the
the win. seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in New York.
The anticipated pitching Associated Press
duel between Vargas (8-
3) and Dallas Keuchel, (3-2) in the 11th. Matt Reynolds scored from DETROIT (AP) — Buck Farmer had two hits and drove in a
who have the two best Mychal Givens (6-0) worked second base. outlasted Alex Meyer in run.
ERAs in the majors, never the 11th for Baltimore. The Rangers, who are 4-12 an unexpected pitchers’ White Sox right-hander
materialized. Keuchel was Jose Osuna homered for since their 10-game winning duel, and Justin Upton hit a Mike Pelfrey (2-5) yielded
scratched with an illness. the Pirates, connecting with streak last month, tied it at 3 three-run homer for Detroit three runs, two earned,
Instead, the Astros started a man on in the seventh when Robinson Chirinos hit in the eighth inning. and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
right-hander Dayan Diaz against Edwin Jackson, a two-run homer with two Farmer (2-0) allowed MARINERS 6, TWINS 5
(0-1), who gave up three who was making his outs in the eighth off Jerry three hits in 6 2/3 innings. SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Zunino
runs and four hits, including Orioles debut after being Blevins (3-0). Detroit pushed across an hit his second homer of the
Lorenzo Cain’s solo homer, summoned from Triple-A Texas closer Matt Bush (2-1) unearned run in the third, game with two outs in the
in 2 2/3 innings. Norfolk. Baltimore is the got the loss. and Upton gave the Tigers ninth inning, a two-run shot
Kelvin Herrera worked the 12th big league team that BLUE JAYS 7, ATHLETICS 5, some insurance with a drive that gave surging Seattle
ninth for his 13th save in 15 Jackson has pitched for 10 INNINGS to left off Yusmeiro Petit. a comeback victory over
opportunities. during his 15-year career. OAKLAND, California (AP) Detroit has won five of six. Minnesota.
ORIOLES 9, PIRATES 6, 11 METS 4, RANGERS 3 — Josh Donaldson hit a Meyer (2-3) permitted three Kyle Seager and Carlos
INNINGS ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) tiebreaking two-run homer hits in six innings. He walked Ruiz also homered for the
BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey — Jay Bruce homered in the 10th inning against four and struck out nine. Mariners, who overcame
Mancini tied the game twice and the Mets scored his former club, helping the RAYS 3, WHITE SOX 1 a three-run deficit and
with a two-run homer in the the tiebreaking run in the Blue Jays avoid a sweep. ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) won for the ninth time in 10
ninth inning, and then hit a ninth inning on a throwing Frankie Montas (1-1) — Jacob Faria got the win games. Ben Gamel singled
three-run drive for Baltimore error by second baseman plunked Kevin Pillar before in his major league debut, with two outs in the ninth
in the 11th. Rougned Odor. Donaldson hit a drive over and Tampa Bay snapped off closer Brandon Kintzler
The Orioles trailed 6-1 in With two on and two outs, the wall in left-center. a season-high four-game (2-1). Zunino, who hit a solo
the eighth before rallying Jose Reyes hit a chopper Justin Smoak added a slide. shot in the third, sent a 2-1
for a second straight night. up the middle. Odor fielded two-out drive to center for Faria (1-0) allowed one pitch over the center-field
Adam Jones hit a solo shot the ball but bounced his his second homer of the run and three hits in 6 1/3 wall for his fourth home run.
in the eighth, Mancini’s throw to second while game. innings. Tommy Hunter, Edwin Diaz (2-2) pitched a
pinch-hit home run capped fading away from the bag. Ryan Tepera (4-1) pitched a Jose Alvarado and Alex scoreless inning for the win.
a four-run ninth and the Rangers shortstop Elvis 1-2-3 ninth for the win, and Colome finished the four- Miguel Sano’s three-run
rookie belted the winning Andrus was unable to hold Roberto Osuna finished for hitter, with Colome getting homer capped a four-run
shot against Wade LeBlanc on for an inning-ending his 14th save. three outs for his 16th save. fifth against Seattle starter
forceout as pinch-runner TIGERS 4, ANGELS 0 Tampa Bay’s Tim Beckham Yovani Gallardo.q