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Versatile reliever Romo helps

Rays hold off Yanks, 3-2

By The Associated Press the eighth. He reached 31 RBIs in 26 road games.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) double figures in strikeouts The Rangers led 5-1 going
— Sergio Romo relieved in for the ninth time this year into the seventh, one night
the eighth inning, shifted and walked two, improv- after being ahead 10-2 in
to third base when Jonny ing to 3-0 with an MLB-low the seventh and losing 13-
Venters replaced him in the 0.33 ERA in four interleague 10 when Davis hit a three-
ninth, then struck out Brett starts this season. run homer in the 10th.
Gardner to end the game Jameson Taillon (7-8) gave Oakland has won 26 of 33
with two on and give the up two runs and seven hits overall. The A's have won
Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 win over seven innings in his first 10 of their last 11 series, with
over the New York Yankees start against the Indians. a split in the other.
on Wednesday. ANGELS 11, WHITE SOX 3 Lou Trivino (8-1) worked
Scheduled Rays starter Na- ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — a scoreless eighth. Blake
than Eovaldi was traded Mike Trout, Albert Pujols Treinen struck out the side
to AL East-leading Boston and Shohei Ohtani all hom- in the ninth for his 26th save.
about two hours before ered in the same game for Robinson Chirinos hit a
game time, and six pitch- the first time as Los Angeles three-run homer for Texas,
ers combined on a seven- routed Chicago. and Adrian Beltre passed Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Sergio Romo reacts after striking
hitter. Pujols passed Ken Griffey Jr. Dave Winfield for 16th on out New York Yankees' Brett Gardner in the ninth inning to save
a 3-2 Rays win in a baseball game Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in
New York has lost just two for sixth place on the ca- the career total bases list St. Petersburg, Fla.
series since May, and both reer list with his 631st home with an RBI single. Associated Press
are against the Rays. Tam- run. Trout connected twice MARINERS 3, GIANTS 2
pa Bay swept three games and drove in four runs. SEATTLE (AP) — Jean Segu- series, and it was one of by Segura's chopper up the
in late June, took two of Ohtani hit a two-run shot ra chopped the first pitch their All-Stars who came middle, and Heredia beat
three this week and has projected at 446 feet. from Sam Dyson into cen- through. Heredia walked to the throw home from Ste-
won six of its past seven Tyler Skaggs (8-6) tied a ca- ter field to score Guillermo lead off the eighth inning ven Duggar.
against the Yankees. New reer high with nine strikeouts Heredia with the go-ahead against Tony Watson (3-4) Alex Colome (3-5) pitched
York, 14-14 over its past 28 in six overpowering innings. run in the eighth inning, and advanced to second the eighth inning, and Ed-
games, acquired reliever He whiffed his first five bat- and Seattle Mariners won on Dee Gordon's bunt. win Diaz struck out the side
Zach Britton from Baltimore ters — the previous Angels yet another one-run game Gordon was initially called in the ninth for his league-
late Tuesday but said he will pitcher to accomplish that by beating San Francisco. safe but was out on review. best 38th save in 41 chanc-
not report until Thursday's was Jim Abbott at Oakland Seattle came up with just Dyson, who shut down the es. Seattle improved to 27-
homestand opener against in September 1995. enough offense to split Mariners a night earlier, 12 in one-run games this
Kansas City. Trout had his 13th career the two-game interleague took over and was greeted season.q
Neil Walker hit a sacrifice multihomer game. He hit a
fly in the second inning, but solo shot in the first inning
the Rays took a 3-1 lead in and a three-run drive in the
the sixth when Kevin Kier- sixth to give him 28 hom-
maier hit a two-run homer ers this season. The two-
off Luis Cessa (1-2) and C.J. time MVP went 3 for 4 and
Cron added a solo drive scored three runs.
against Jonathan Holder. Skaggs retired the first 10
Diego Castillo (2-1), the sec- batters he faced, seven by
ond Rays reliever, worked strikeout. He allowed two
two scoreless innings. runs, one earned, and four
INDIANS 4, PIRATES 0 hits.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor James Shields (4-12) gave
Bauer struck out 10 over up three homers and six
seven innings, Brad Hand runs in four innings.
got his first save for Cleve- ATHLETICS 6, RANGERS 5
land and the Indians ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
stopped Pittsburgh's win- Khris Davis homered two
ning streak at 11. more times in Texas, includ-
Edwin Encarnacion hit a ing a two-run shot in the
two-run single in the third ninth inning as Oakland
inning, and Yonder Alonso rallied again to beat the
hit a two-run homer in the Rangers.
eighth. Davis hit a three-run drive in
Pittsburgh was seeking the seventh to get the Ath-
its first 12-game winning letics to 5-4. He went the
streak since 1965 but only opposite way in the ninth
advanced one runner past off Jose Leclerc (2-3) for his
second base as Bauer, 27th homer of the season.
Adam Cimber and Hand Davis has gone deep in
combined for a three-hitter. six consecutive games
Bauer (9-6) allowed Adam against Texas. He has 25
Frazier's leadoff double homers and 57 RBIs in 49
in the fourth and Jordy career games versus the
Mercer's leadoff single in Rangers — 15 homers and