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Friday 11 May 2018

Gardner, Judge rally Yankees past Red Sox for 17-1 surge

By The Associated Press the Orioles, who lost 18 of
NEW YORK (AP) — Brett their previous 21 games.
Gardner capped a slump- Lucas Duda homered and
busting performance with drove in three runs for the
a go-ahead, two-run triple Royals. With two outs in the
off Craig Kimbrel in the eighth, Manny Machado
eighth inning, Aaron Judge legged out a slow roller to
followed with a homer and third base for an infield sin-
the New York Yankees ral- gle and Schoop sent him to
lied to beat the Boston Red third with a double. Trumbo
Sox 9-6 Wednesday night then hit a liner up the mid-
for their 17th victory in 18 dle that knocked Kansas
games. City pitcher Kevin McCar-
Kimbrel entered with two thy (3-1) off his feet.
on and one out to face Richard Bleier (3-0) worked
Gardner seeking the first two innings and Brad Brach
five-out save of his career. got three outs for his fourth
Gardner drilled a full-count save, striking out Jon Jay to
pitch into left-center field, end it with runners on sec-
well over the head of cen- ond and third.
ter fielder Mookie Betts, RANGERS 5, TIGERS 4
who was playing shallow. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
Neil Walker scored eas- New York Yankees Brett Gardner (11) follows through on a two-run triple during the eighth inning Nomar Mazara led off the
ily from third and rookie of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. 10th inning with his second
Gleyber Torres raced from Associated Press homer of the game, giving
first and slid past a lunging for a 2-1 lead. Yuli Gurriel Alford, who scored on time on the road. That is Texas its first winning home
tag attempted by catcher added a two-run double Smoak’s double to right. the longest streak for the series this season.
Christian Vazquez. against Yusmiero Petit that Kevin Pillar hit an RBI single Braves in the modern era Mazara pulled a 1-0 pitch
Judge followed with a line extended his hitting streak to left, but was thrown out (after 1900), according to into the right field seats off
drive to center measured to 11 games. trying to stretch his hit into a the Elias Sports Bureau, sur- Warwick Saupold (1-1), the
at 117 mph off the bat, his Cole (4-1) allowed one double. Russell Martin end- passing the 30 consecutive sixth Detroit pitcher. It was
ninth homer of the season. run, four hits and three ed Nicasio’s outing with a innings by Atlanta’s staff in his first career game-end-
He had three hits and three walks in six innings. His 1.43 double. Erik Goeddel re- July 1992. ing homer. He has 10 home
RBIs as New York won its ERA is second in the major placed Nicasio and struck Ramos’ hit extended his hit- runs this season, seven in
eighth straight overall and leagues behind the 1.17 of out Lourdes Gurriel Jr., but ting streak to 16 games, the May.
11th in a row at home. teammate Justin Verland- gave up an RBI single to longest active streak in the Rangers closer Keone Kela
Kimbrel replaced Matt er. Ken Giles pitched a per- Luke Maile. majors. (3-2) struck out three in two
Barnes (0-1) after a double fect ninth for his fifth save Teoscar Hernandez hom- Julio Teheran (3-1) struck innings.
by Walker and a one-out and second in two days. ered and had three hits for out seven in six shutout in- Texas took two of three,
walk to Torres. Before Tuesday, he had not the Blue Jays, who came nings, the third time in four but are still 7-16 overall at
Yankees reliever Jonathan pitched since allowing four in having lost five of six at starts that the right-hander home. The Rangers had
Holder (1-1) cleaned up a runs in the ninth inning of a home. has not given up a run. lost their first six home series,
mess left by Chasen Shreve May 1 loss to the New York Ryan Tepera (3-1) pitched Arodys Vizcaino pitched their most ever to start a
in the eighth, getting Ben- Yankees. one inning for the win and the ninth for his sixth save in season.
intendi to ground out with BLUE JAYS 5, MARINERS 2 Tyler Clippard pitched seven opportunities. PIRATES 6, WHITE SOX 5
the bases loaded. TORONTO (AP) — Yanger- around a leadoff single Markakis’ seventh homer of CHICAGO (AP) — Colin
Aroldis Chapman pitched vis Solarte hit a game-tying in the ninth to earn his first the season capped a four- Moran hit a two-run homer
the ninth for his ninth save. double in the eighth inning save. run third inning against Rays that capped a four-run rally
ASTROS 4, ATHLETICS 1 and Justin Smoak followed BRAVES 5, RAYS 2 starter Ryan Yarbrough against Nate Jones in the
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — with a go-ahead double as ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — (2-2) that gave the Braves ninth inning, and Pittsburgh
Gerrit Cole struck out nine Toronto rallied to beat Se- Nick Markakis hit a three- with a 5-0 lead. sent the White Sox to their
to raise his major league- attle. run homer and Atlanta set ORIOLES 5, ROYALS 3 fifth straight loss.
leading total to 86, and Toronto started the eighth a franchise record for con- BALTIMORE (AP) — Mark Starling Marte and Josh Bell
the Houston Astros beat with five straight hits off secutive shutout innings on Trumbo delivered a tie- singled off Jones (2-1), Elias
the Oakland Athletics 4-1 Mariners reliever Juan Nica- the road. breaking two-run single in Diaz had a two-run double
Wednesday to complete a sio (1-1), turning a 2-1 defi- Wilson Ramos’ two-run the eighth inning, Chris Da- and Moran homered.
three-game sweep. cit into a 4-2 lead. single with two outs in the vis homered and Baltimore Richard Rodriguez (1-1) got
Max Stassi and Derek Fisher Josh Donaldson doubled eighth ended a string of ended a seven-game los- the win and Felipe Vazquez
hit consecutive home runs and scored on Solarte’s hit 34 straight shutout innings ing streak. pitched a perfect ninth for
with two outs in the seventh and Solarte was replaced for the Braves, who won Jonathan Schoop had two his seventh save in seven
off Daniel Mengden (2-4) by pinch runner Anthony for the seventh straight hits and scored twice for chances.q