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SPORTS Saturday 7 July 2018

Gallo, Guzman

lead Rangers to

win over Tigers

By The Associated Press turned to Fernando Rod-
DETROIT — Joey Gallo and ney for the ninth for his 18th
Ronald Guzman homered save following two consec-
as Texas beat Detroit. utive blown chances.
Yovani Gallardo (3-0) got Jonathan Schoop hit two
the win, giving up four runs home runs, but the Orioles
and eight hits in 5 1/3 in- squandered another qual-
nings. He walked one and ity start by Andrew Cashner
struck out two while win- (2-9) and lost for the 10th
ning his third straight start. time in 11 games.
Keone Kela allowed a run They have the worst record
in the ninth before finishing in the major leagues at 24-
off his 21st save as Texas 62, just the team the Twins
snapped a three-game los- needed to face to start
ing streak. a season-long 11-game
Matthew Boyd allowed a homestand after a 1-8 road
season-high seven runs and trip.
seven hits in four innings. He ASTROS 4, WHITE SOX 3
is 0-3 with a 10.59 ERA in his HOUSTON —Jose Altuve hit Texas Rangers relief pitcher Keone Kela dodges the broken bat of Detroit Tigers’ Niko Goodrum
last four starts. a two-run homer in the fifth and fields the ball for the last out of a baseball game Thursday, July 5, 2018, in Detroit.
Detroit lost is third straight inning and Yuli Gurriel’s RBI Associated Press
and dropped to 2-14 since single with one out in Hous- load the bases and Altuve one hit in a scoreless ninth fice fly in the fourth inning
June 17. ton’s two-run ninth lifted struck out before Gurriel for the win in his first ap- to tie the game at 1. Ed-
TWINS 5, ORIOLES 2 the Astros to a win over Chi- sent a ball over second pearance since June 6. win Diaz struck out the side
MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron cago. baseman Yoan Moncada’s MARINERS 4, ANGELS 1 in the ninth to lock up his
Slegers got his first major The Astros trailed by 1 when head into right field to give SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Her- major league-leading 34th
league win by finishing Joakim Soria (0-3) walked Houston the victory. rmann hit his first home run save.
six smooth innings in his pinch-hitter Tony Kemp Justin Verlander bounced for Seattle and Marco Gon- The Mariners have not lost
first start of the season for with no outs in the ninth back from his last start zales pitched six solid in- a home series since May 6,
Minnesota, and the Twins before advancing to third where he allowed nine nings to lead the Mariners when they dropped two of
stopped their six-game los- on a single by pinch-hitter hits and five runs — both past the Los Angeles An- three games to the Angels.
ing streak by hanging on to Marwin Gonzalez. season highs — in a loss to gels. They are 6-0-3 during that
beat Baltimore. George Springer snapped Tampa Bay with a solid out- Gonzales (9-5) gave up five span.
Logan Morrison homered an 0-for-8 slump and tied it ing. He yielded four hits and hits while striking out seven Angels starter Jaime Barria
and Jake Cave reached at 3-3 with his RBI single to two runs and struck out 10 in a 102-pitch outing. (5-5) allowed two runs and
base all four times he bat- shallow center field. in seven innings. The lone run he gave up five hits in 5 1/3 innings in
ted for the Twins, who Alex Bregman walked to Joe Smith (3-1) allowed was Kole Calhoun’s sacri- the loss.q

Sei Young Kim takes four-shot lead at LPGA Classic

By BILL HUBER I had a lot of birdie opportunities. It was per- Katherine Kirk, who had a one-shot led after a
Associated Press fect weather so, every hole, I could attack the 10-under 62 in the first round, couldn’t get her
ONEIDA, Wis. (AP) — Sei Young Kim birdied her pin.” Liu made the big move of the day with a putting going, though, and settled for 71. She
first four holes Friday to shoot a 7-under 65 and 9-under 63 to grab sole possession of second is one of five players who are five shots off the
surge to the lead after the second round of place. It was the lowest score of her career. pace at 133.
the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Kim was She jump-started her round with an eagle on While Kirk hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation,
at 16-under 128 — tied for the tour’s lowest the par-5 third, with her 3-wood from about she managed only two birdies and needed
of the season — and four shots ahead of Yu 245 yards stopping 15 feet from the flag, then 33 putts. “Front nine, I just couldn’t get one
Liu. Kim could have had a much bigger lead birdied four of the next six holes. to drop, and back nine, hit lots of good putts
but missed makeable birdie putts on her 14th, “I wasn’t hitting it too spectacular but I was and, again, nothing happened,” Kirk said.
16th, 17th and 18th holes. “The first hole, my rolling a lot of putts in,” said Liu, who needed “Overall, I’m happy with how today went. I
second shot was a tap-in birdie,” Kim said. only 24 putts. “I knew there were birdie op- was very patient. I hit a lot of greens. That’s all
“After that, every hole I got it close to the pin. portunities out there.” Defending champion you can do.”q