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Seager, Valencia hit HRs in 10th to lift Mariners over Astros

By The Associated Press left-hander Caleb Smith Ian Kinsler added three ex-
HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Sea- (0-1). Rosario followed with tra-base hits for the Tigers,
ger and Danny Valencia his second double of the who knocked American
hit back-to-back homers in game, and Brandon Kint- League wins leader Ja-
the 10th inning to lift the Se- zler picked up his 26th save son Vargas (12-4) from the
attle Mariners to a 9-7 win as light rain turned into a game after 2 2/3 innings in
over the Houston Astros on steady downpour at Target his first start since the All-
Monday night. Field. Star break.
The wild back and forth Yankees star slugger Aaron Zimmermann (6-7) allowed
game was tied at 7 enter- Judge went 0 for 3 with an one run and seven hits with-
ing the 10th when Seager, intentional walk and is 1 for out a walk in 6 2/3 innings,
who finished with three hits, 21 since his electric perfor- throwing 79 of 97 pitches
connected off Tony Sipp (0- mance in the All-Star Home for strikes. His dominance
1) on a shot to the seats in Run Derby. was partly a result of first-
right field. Valencia added Taylor Rogers (5-1) pitched pitch strikes to 24 of the 28
an insurance run when he 1 1/3 innings of scoreless re- batters he faced, which
launched a slider to center lief for the win. helped the right-hander
field three pitches later. INDIANS 5, GIANTS 3 win for the first time since
Mike Zunino and Nelson SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — June 3.
Cruz also homered for the Josh Tomlin struck out five Seattle Mariners’ Kyle Seager watches his go-ahead home run ORIOLES 3, RANGERS 1
Mariners as they tied a sea- and pitched into the eighth off Houston Astros’ relief pitcher Tony Sipp, in front of catcher BALTIMORE (AP) — Seth
Brian McCann during the 10th inning of a baseball game,
son high with four homers to inning to win back-to-back Monday, July 17, 2017, in Houston. Smith hit a tiebreaking
win their fifth straight game. starts for the first time this Associated Press homer in the seventh in-
Yovani Gallardo (4-7) al- year, and Cleveland capi- ning and Baltimore used a
lowed a hit and two walks talized on two costly errors third. the season and went seven strong performance by its
in a scoreless ninth for the to beat San Francisco. Ryan Tepera (5-1), who innings while striking out five struggling pitching staff to
win and Edwin Diaz struck Tomlin (6-9) allowed six started the eighth, was and walking two. Alex Co- beat Texas.
out two in a scoreless 10th hits and three runs without credited with the victory lome retired three batters Smith connected off An-
for his 17th save. walking a batter in 7 1/3 in- even though Leone was for his AL-leading 27th save. drew Cashner (4-8) to
Cruz tied it in the seventh nings. Cleveland snapped the pitcher of record when Daniel Gossett (1-5) al- make it 2-1, Baltimore’s
and Zunino put Seattle on a season-high four-game the winning run scored. lowed three runs in seven first lead since the All-Star
top with his homer in the skid with its first victory Baseball rule 9.17 (c) in- innings, including the hom- break following a three-
eighth. A sacrifice fly by against the Giants in the structs the official scorer ers to Souza and Longoria. game sweep by the Chi-
George Springer scored a last seven tries. not to award a victory to a TIGERS 10, ROYALS 2 cago Cubs.
run to tie it at 7-7 in the bot- San Francisco starter Matt reliever who makes a short, KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) Chris Tillman allowed one
tom of the eighth. Moore (3-10) hit an RBI ineffective appearance. — Nicholas Castellanos run and two hits over six
Jake Marisnick and Carlos single in the third before a Roberto Osuna pitched and Mikie Mahtook went innings. Richard Bleier (2-
Beltran both homered for wild throw did him in, and the ninth for his 23rd save. deep, Jordan Zimmermann 1) pitched a scoreless
the Astros on a night when the Giants dropped their Heath Hembree (1-3) took smothered the Royals with seventh, Mychal Givens
All-Star shortstop Carlos fourth straight home game. the loss. strikes and Detroit pro- had a perfect eighth and
Correa left in the fourth in- Cody Allen finished for his RAYS 3, ATHLETICS 2 ceeded to trounce Kansas Brad Brach completed
ning after jamming his left 17th save as the defending OAKLAND, California (AP) City to open a four-game the three-hitter for his 16th
thumb on a swing. AL champs improved to just — Jake Odorizzi and two series. save.q
TWINS 4, YANKEES 2 4-11 in interleague. relievers combined on a
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie BLUE JAYS 4, RED SOX 3 two-hitter, helping Tampa
Rosario had two RBI doubles BOSTON (AP) — Steve Bay beat Oakland.
and Eduardo Escobar add- Pearce hit a solo homer, Steven Souza Jr. hit his 19th
ed the go-ahead, pinch-hit then added the go-ahead home run, Evan Longo-
single in the eighth inning to single in the eighth inning in ria also went deep and
help Minnesota over New Toronto’s victory over Bos- reached base three times
York. ton. while Adeiny Hechavarria
Brian Dozier had two hits The Blue Jays led 3-0 af- added two hits for the Rays,
and Adalberto Mejia gave ter two innings but Boston who won for the third time
up one run and struck out scored three in the seventh. in four games since the All-
four in 5 1/3 innings for the Toronto went back in front Star break.
Twins, who were tied 2-2 in the eighth when Pearce Odorizzi (6-4) bounced
when Escobar delivered singled to score pinch-run- back from his worst start of
a base hit to left field off ner Ezequiel Carrera from