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SPORTS Wednesday 5 July 2017

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Tanaka pitches Yankees to 6-3 win over slumping Blue Jays

NEW YORK (AP) — Masa- — Todd Frazier doubled
hiro Tanaka pitched seven twice and drove in two runs
sharp innings for his second to back Carlos Rodon’s first
straight win following a long win of the season, and the
slump, helping the Yankees White Sox beat the slump-
beat the skidding Blue Jays. ing Athletics.
Hours after announcing Melky Cabrera added
they’ll both compete in three hits and an RBI, Wil-
the Home Run Derby next ly Garcia doubled twice
week, All-Star sluggers Aar- while Matt Davidson had
on Judge and Gary San- an RBI double to break out
chez sparked New York’s of a personal slump and
offense. Consecutive sin- help Chicago to its fifth win
gles by those Baby Bomb- in seven games.
ers in the first helped the One week after getting
Yankees scratch out two swept by the A’s at home,
runs against Marcus Stro- the White Sox jumped on
man. Judge’s leadoff single Oakland starter Jharel Cot-
and Sanchez’s double set ton early and got strong
up a four-run eighth that pitching from Rodon and
included Chase Headley’s two relievers to make it
two-run double off Ryan Te- hold up before a crowd
pera. of 40,019 — the largest to
Headley was hit by a pitch watch a baseball game at
to force home a run in the the Coliseum in nearly 12
first and finished with three New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (19) winds up during the fourth inning of a years.
RBIs. Jacoby Ellsbury drew baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in New York, Monday, July 3, 2017. Rodon (1-1) allowed two
a bases-loaded walk from With runners at second in seven innings. He’s given lead against Seattle starter runs over 6 1/3 innings and
Stroman (8-5), who grew and third with one out in up five earned runs in 22 1/3 Andrew Moore. Gordon’s came within one shy of his
up on Long Island about 55 the 11th against Ernesto innings over his past four home run came with two career high with 10 strike-
miles from Yankee Stadium. Frieri (0-1), the Rangers in- starts after allowing eight in outs in the fifth, a pitch he outs in his second start after
Last-place Toronto has tentionally walked Dustin a June 12 start. His ERA has broke his bat on but was still missing nearly the first three
dropped five straight and Pedroia, who already had dropped from 5.53 to 4.32 able to get it over the wall months of the season on
nine of 11. three hits and four RBIs. Be- in that span. in right just beyond the leap the disabled list with bursi-
Tanaka (7-7) turned in his nintendi, who had entered Luis Valbuena and Martin of Mitch Haniger. It was tis in his left bicep. Rodon
third consecutive strong the game as a pinch hitter Maldonado homered and Gordon’s fifth homer and gave up a two-run double
outing, a big positive for in the ninth, then hit a ball Andrelton Simmons had second in the past three to Adam Rosales in the sec-
the banged-up Yankees as that landed just beyond three hits for Los Angeles, games. ond the retired 14 of 16 on
they chase AL East-leading the infield dirt in short left. which has lost four of five. WHITE SOX 7, ATHLETICS 2 his way to winning for the
Boston. Second-place New Heath Hembree (1-2), the ROYALS 3, MARINERS 1 OAKLAND, California (AP) first time since Sep. 30.q
York won for only the sixth sixth Boston pitcher, retired SEATTLE (AP) — Ian Kenne-
time in 20 games. all six batters he faced over dy allowed one run pitch-
RED SOX 7, RANGERS 5 the last two innings. ing into the seventh inning,
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) TWINS 9, ANGELS 5 Mike Moustakas and Alex
— Andrew Benintendi MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Gordon both hit solo home
blooped a two-run single Kepler tied a career high runs, and the Royals beat
over a drawn-in infield in with four hits, including a the Mariners.
the 11th inning and the home run, Adalberto Mejia Kennedy (3-6) won his third
Red Sox beat the Rangers earned his third straight win straight decision with one
for their AL-best fifth straight and the Twins beat the An- of his best performances
victory. gels. of the season. The lone run
Boston needed extra in- Joe Mauer also homered scored on a wild pitch as
nings after Mike Napoli led and Miguel Sano had three Kansas City handed Seattle
off the Rangers ninth with hits for Minnesota, which its fifth straight loss at home.
a homer off All-Star closer won for just the third time in Moustakas led off the sec-
Craig Kimbrel, who had nine games. ond inning with his 23rd
blown only one of his previ- Mejia (4-3) allowed nine home run of the season
ous 24 save opportunities. hits and three earned runs and gave the Royals a 2-0