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Monday 30 april 2018
Eight is enough: Red Sox snap Rays’ streak with 4-3 win

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Sandy Leon
hit a go-ahead RBI single
with two outs in the eighth
inning against Tampa Bay
closer Alex Colome (2-3),
helping the Red Sox snap
the Rays’ eight-game win-
ning streak.
J.D. Martinez had four sin-
gles and drove in two runs
for the Red Sox, but mis-
played a fly ball into a dou-
ble that put runners on sec-
ond and third in the eighth
before Craig Kimbrel (1-1)
struck out Brad Miller to end
the inning.
Denard Span hit a two-run
homer and made a leap-
ing catch in front of the
Green Monster for the Rays,
who had their third-longest
winning streak in team his-
tory halted. Tampa Bay
won nine straight in 2014
and 12 in ‘04.
Red Sox starter Rick Porcel-
lo gave up three runs and
seven hits with six strikeouts
and no walks over 7 2/3 in-
nings.
ORIOLES 5, TIGERS 3
BALTIMORE (AP) — Substi- Boston Red Sox’s Sandy Leon watches the flight of his ball as he flies out to left field in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the
Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, April 29, 2018, in Boston.
tute starter Pedro Alvarez Associated Press
hit two home runs, Trey Yangervis Solarte added Josh Tomlin (0-4), his third Oakland starter Trevor Ca- as the Royals won consecu-
Mancini had a solo shot solo homers off Martin Per- homer this year, finished off hill (1-1) allowed four runs tive games for the first time
and the Orioles beat the ez (2-3) as the Blue Jays the big inning for the Mari- and four hits, struck out five this season.
Detroit Tigers for their first snapped a four-game ners, who had four straight and walked one in six in- Whit Merrifield singled
home series win of the sea- home losing streak and two-out RBI hits. Marco nings. home Alcides Escobar,
son. won for the third time in Gonzales (3-2) allowed two REDS 8, TWINS 2 who was hit by a pitch to
Kevin Gausman (2-2) al- their past 10. runs in six innings before MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tyler lead off the eighth inning,
lowed one run and five hits Blue Jays outfielder Randal four relievers finished up. Mahle pitched into the sev- with the go-ahead run off
over 5 2/3 innings for the Grichuk made the defen- ASTROS 8, ATHLETICS 4 enth inning in another im- Bruce Rondon (1-1). Esco-
Orioles, who took two of sive play of the game, an HOUSTON (AP) — Ger- pressive start, Jose Peraza bar left in the ninth with a
three from Detroit following inning-ending double play rit Cole struck out 12 while had three hits and Adam left hand contusion.
a five-game skid. in the first. A diving Grichuk working into the seventh in- Duvall homered, leading Cuthbert, who had not
Mancini hit his first career managed to cradle Isiah ning, George Springer and the Cincinnati Reds past homered since August 20
leadoff homer on the third Kiner-Falefa’s sinking liner Jose Altuve each drove the Twins. — a span on 109 at-bats
pitch from Daniel Norris (0- between his forearm and in two runs and the Astros Mahle (2-3) cruised through — drove Hector Santiago’s
2) and Alvarez connected his chest, then threw to beat the Oakland Athlet- the Twins’ lineup in his sec- pitch into the White Sox
with a man on in the sec- second base to double off ics. ond straight solid outing. bullpen in the fourth. He
ond inning for a 3-0 lead. Delino DeShields. After Cole allowed the ty- After striking out 11 against homered in the fifth with
After the Tigers closed to MARINERS 10, INDIANS 4 ing run on his 99th and fi- Atlanta in his most recent Salvador Perez and Jorge
4-3, Alvarez hit a pitch from CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryon nal pitch, the Astros took start, Mahle gave up one Soler aboard off Chris Vol-
Joe Jimenez over the right- Healy hit two home runs advantage of two errors in run in 6 1/3 innings, allow- stad.
field scoreboard in the and had four RBIs, Robin- the bottom of the seventh ing four hits and two walks Brandon McCarthy (2-0)
eighth. Alvarez was insert- son Cano and Mitch Hani- — among Oakland’s four while striking out seven. picked up the victory, while
ed into the lineup at third ger also homered, and the on the afternoon — to pull Twins starter Jose Berrios (2- Blaine Boyer logged his fifth
base just before the game Seattle Mariners defeated away. Cole gave up three 3) struggled with his com- career save — and his first
after Danny Valencia was the Indians. runs and six hits and walked mand and the Reds made since May 29, 2016, while
scratched. Healy had an RBI double none in 6 2/3 innings. Will him pay. The 23-year-old with Milwaukee.q
BLUE JAYS 7, RANGERS 2 in the second inning, hit a Harris (1-1) recorded the right-hander walked three
TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Pillar solo homer in the sixth and final out in the seventh to and allowed five hits in
homered for the third time added a two-run shot in pick up the win. three innings, his shortest
in two games, J.A. Happ (4- the eighth. Cano hit a two- Houston scored the go- start of the season. He also
1) pitched seven innings to run homer during Seattle’s ahead run when Brian Mc- didn’t strike out a batter for
win his fourth straight deci- five-run second. Haniger’s Cann hit a popup to shallow the first time in 15 starts.
sion and the Blue Jays beat solo shot in the ninth was right field that bounced off ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 4
the Texas Rangers to avoid his 10th, tied for the major shortstop Marcus Semien’s KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
a three-game sweep. league lead. glove, allowing Alex Breg- Cheslor Cuthbert homered
Teoscar Hernandez and Cano’s drive to right off man to score. twice and drove in four runs