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Monday 11 July 2022
Greinke pitches 5 scoreless innings, Royals beat Guardians

BY CODY FRIESEN rubber match and we had
Associated Press to bring the energy today
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — and this was a game to win
Zack Greinke pitched five so, yeah, it hurts,” he said.
scoreless innings of three- Owen Miller recorded
hit ball and the Kansas City the lone extra-base hit for
Royals slowed the Cleve- Cleveland and scored on
land Guardians 5-1 on Sun- a wild pitch in the ninth.
day. The win snapped a streak
A day after the Guardians of six straight rubber-game
got a season-high 23 hits losses at home for Kansas
in a 13-1 romp, Greinke (3- City dating to last Sept. 5.
5) and four relievers com- TRAINER’S ROOM
bined on a five-hitter. Royals: 2B Whit Merrifield
“You never know how a was removed from the
team will respond, but to game at the start of the
watch this team, the guys fifth inning with right toe
just come back and play discomfort. Merrifield holds
really hard,” Royals man- the longest active games
ager Mike Matheny said. played streak in the majors
“I thought they did a real with 553.
nice job all the way around “I didn’t even see it, but I
today and Zack set the guess as he broke towards
tone for us and his stuff was Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke throws during the first inning of a baseball game the line on a ball he pushed
really sharp. He put every- against the Cleveland Guardians Sunday, July 10, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Associated Press off and felt something and
thing where he wanted to came back in,” Matheny
today.” pitcher to reach that feat tee that’ll be his answer Royals. said. “His X-ray came back
Greinke struck out five and since 1988, when pitch but I love watching this guy Zach Plesac (2-6) gave up negative, but he’s getting
walked one in his 222nd ca- count data became avail- pitch. What he’s doing in three earned runs and six an MRI today.”
reer win. able. Justin Verlander is the our clubhouse and how he hits in five innings. He be- ROSTER MOVES
“I think (Greinke) kind of only other active player to competes in the high-level gan the game with a 6-0 Royals: RHP Jonathan Hea-
out-veteraned us,” Guard- reach the mark. expectation he has for him- record against the Royals sley (right shoulder tendi-
ians manager Terry Fran- “It is pretty neat,” Greinke self is almost unrealistic, but in 11 career appearances. nitis) was placed on the
cona said. “He started by said. “I don’t really pay at- that’s part of what makes “It was frustrating,” Plesac 15-day injured list and LHP
expanding with that break- tention to many of those, him so great,” he said. said. “You feel like you’re Foster Griffin was recalled
ing ball down and then got but it sounds like a high MJ Melendez drove in two in control the whole inning from Triple-A Omaha in the
into the game and got his number. The 500 career runs and Andrew Benin- and then things start hap- corresponding move.
rhythm down with every- starts were more interest- tendi extended his on-base pening and unraveling and UP NEXT
thing and just spun it off his ing to me but it was pretty streak to an AL-best 19 you just want to continue Guardians: RHP Cal Quant-
fastball.” cool.” games. Benintendi hit an to execute in those mo- rill (4-5, 3.86 ERA) will open
In the third inning, Greinke Said Matheny: “I don’t think RBI single in the fifth and ments.” Cleveland’s eight-game
threw his 50,000th total I’ve ever heard a stat on Melendez had a two-run “When you get a chance homestand against AL
pitch in the majors. Now in how many pitches a pitch- single later in the inning. to get out of there you just Central foes, starting with
his 19th season, the 38-year- er has thrown.” Kyle Isbel and Nicky Lopez got to execute pitches. This a four-gamer against the
old righty became the 17th “That’s a lot and I guaran- also had RBI singles for the was a big game, series tied, Chicago White Sox.q

Jungels takes 1st career Tour stage

win, Pogačar keeps lead

after the ninth stage on The victory crowns a it’s my style of racing, my
Sunday. comeback for Jungels fol- style of taking the victory.
The 29-year-old Jungels, lowing a year to forget. He “So I’m super happy, I saw
who rides for the AG2R struggled with back prob- the shape was getting
Citroën Team, set off on his lems and then a head inju- better day by day but to
own with almost 65 kilome- ry suffered in a crash at the do something like this... I
ters (40 miles) remaining beginning of last season knew I had to try it from far
of the mountainous 193-ki- and then missed the Tour because on the last climb
lometer (120-mile) route and the Summer Olympics it wasn’t possible to ride
Stage winner Bob Jungels of Luxembourg rides breakaway from Aigle in Switzerland to after undergoing surgery. away from the favorites.”
during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over the ski resort of Châtel les “It’s hard to say what I feel Pogačar and Jonas
193 kilometers (119.9 miles) with start in Aigle, Switzerland and Portes du Soleil. right now. I’m just over- Vingegaard sprinted to
finish in Chatel les Portes du Soleil, France, Sunday, July 10, The Luxembourg native whelmed to be honest. the line to gain three sec-
2022. had time to sit up and This is huge, this is what I onds over their rivals for
Associated Press stretch out his arms before came here for,” Jungels the overall lead. The Slove-
CHÂTEL LES PORTES DU on the first Alpine finish of punching the air in delight said. “After a couple of nian remained 39 seconds
SOLEIL, France (AP) — A this year’s race, while two- as he crossed the line 22 years struggling, a very ahead of Vingegaard but
solo attack by Bob Jun- time defending champion seconds ahead of Jona- tough last year with surger- increased his advantage
gels gave him his first Tour Tadej Pogačar retained than Castroviejo and 26 ies and everything, also to to 1:17 over 2018 winner
de France stage victory the leader’s yellow jersey ahead of Carlos Verona. take the victory this way, Geraint Thomas. q