Page 20 - ARUBA TODAY

A20 SPORTS
Friday 13 april 2018
AL roundup
Yankees end Red Sox’s nine-game win streak

Tyler Austin rushed the in the ninth against Fernan- in four-plus innings.
mound after being hit by do Rodney (1-1). George Phillies 4, Reds 3: In Phila-
a pitch from Red Sox re- Springer grounded into an delphia, Scott Kingery hit a
liever Joe Kelly, triggering RBI forceout, and the ty- game-ending sacrifice fly
a bench-clearing brawl in ing run scored when Dozier in the 12th off Austin Brice
a ramped-up rivalry as the threw wide to first trying for (0-1), two innings after cen-
New York Yankees ended a double play. ter fielder Odubel Herrera
Boston’s nine-game win- White Sox 2, Rays 1 robbed Scooter Gennett
ning streak with a 10-7 vic- In Chicago, Matt David- of a two-run homer. J.P.
tory Wednesday night in son hit a two-run homer Crawford hit his first career
Boston. off Austin Pruitt (1-2) in the homer, and Cesar Hernan-
Benches cleared briefly eighth inning and Chicago dez also connected for the
in the third after Austin’s improved to 1-5 at home, Phillies, who dropped the
spikes clipped Brock Holt’s matching its worst home Reds to 2-9.
leg on a slide into second start since 1975 at Comis- Hector Neris blew a one-run
base. Holt took issue with key Park. lead in the ninth, ending a
the contact and they ex- Bruce Rondon (1-0) retired string of 21 consecutive
changed words before be- the side in the eighth, and saves. Yacksel Rios (1-0) re-
ing separated. Nate Jones finished for his tired his only batter.
Then with the Yankees first save. Angels 7, Rangers 2
leading 10-6 in the seventh, Mariners 4, Royals 2: In Kan- In Arlington, Texas, Shohei
Kelly caught Austin on the sas City, Missouri, Kyle Sea- Ohtani had an RBI single
side with a 98 mph fastball. ger hit a go-ahead homer that put Los Angeles ahead
Austin slammed his bat on with two outs in the eighth to stay, and the Angels im-
the plate, threw it down off Justin Grimm (0-1) to lift proved to 10-3 for the first
and took four steps toward Seattle over Kansas City to time since 1982.
the mound while hollering. cap a 4-3 road trip. The Rangers’ Elvis Andrus
Kelly waved Austin at him, Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Joe Kelly, left, knocks down New James Paxton matched a broke his right elbow when
and things quickly esca- York Yankees' Tyler Austin as they fight during the seventh in- career-best with 10 strike- hit by a pitch from Keynan
ning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday,
lated. April 11, 2018. At right is Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland. outs over six sharp innings Middleton in the ninth in-
Austin, Kelly, New York re- Associated Press before turning it over to his ning. Texas was swept in
liever Tommy Kahnle and bullpen. Nick Vincent (1-0) the three-game series, ex-
Yankees third base coach went five innings, yielding wasting an 8-1 lead. worked a perfect seventh, tending their losing streak
Phil Nevin were ejected. six runs and seven hits. J.D. Lance McCullers Jr. al- and Edwin Diaz got three to four, and became the
The Yankees scored four Martinez hit a grand slam lowed a career-high eight outs for his fourth save. first team in the majors with
runs off David Price (1-1) in and Hanley Ramirez hom- runs in 3 2/3 innings for the Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3 10 losses.
the first inning before the ered for Boston. Astros. He gave up seven In Baltimore, Jonathan Jaime Barria (1-0) allowed
lefty ace exited the game Twins 9, Astros 8 hits, tied a career high with Schoop drove in two runs, one hit, a home run, over
with a tingling sensation in In Minneapolis, Max Kepler six walks and struck out six. and Kevin Gausman (1- five innings to win his major
his pitching hand. hit his second home run of Houston’s Alex Bregman 1) allowed three runs and league debut. Matt Moore
Gary Sanchez hit two home the game, connecting for had a career-high four hits, six hits in six innings. Brad (0-3) gave up three runs
runs and had four RBIs, and a solo drive with two outs in including his first homer of Brach worked the ninth for while allowing seven hits
Giancarlo Stanton had the bottom of the ninth off the season. his third save. and three walks in five in-
three hits and three RBIs. Brad Peacock (1-1) as Min- Down 8-6, the Astros load- Marco Estrada (1-1) al- nings.
Masahiro Tanaka (2-1) nesota rebounded after ed the bases with one out lowed four runs and six hits q
Tony Stewart, Ward family

settle wrongful death lawsuit

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Tony May 7, but Hurd said the killed Aug. 9, 2014, during
Stewart and the parents of case would be dismissed a sprint car race at Canan-
Kevin Ward Jr. have agreed once procedures regard- daigua Motorsports Park in
to settle a wrongful death ing Ward's estate were fi- western New York, 30 miles
lawsuit filed by the family nalized. Ward's mother, Pa- southeast of Rochester.
against the former NASCAR mela Ward, made it clear Ward spun and crashed
champion for his role in the she was not satisfied. after contact with Stew-
death of their son on a dirt "I wanted to have a trial so art's car. He climbed out of In this Aug. 29, 2014, file photo, NASCAR auto racing driver Tony
Stewart reads a statement about the death of Kevin Ward Jr.,
track in New York more he (Stewart) could be held the open-wheel car while during a news conference at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hamp-
than three years ago. accountable," Pamela the race was under cau- ton, Ga.
Minor stipulations remain Ward said, adding that the tion and began walking Associated Press
to be settled and details cost of a trial would have down the dimly lit track in
of the agreement were been beyond the family's an apparent attempt to grand jury heard testimony viewed and enhanced,
not divulged at Thursday's means. "That was my goal." confront Stewart. One car from more than two dozen frames were isolated
hearing in federal court be- Stewart and the Wards de- appeared to swerve to witnesses, including acci- and viewed at different
fore Judge David N. Hurd. clined comment afterward avoid Ward, but he was dent reconstruction experts speeds and finally overlaid
The lawsuit sought unspeci- as they walked through a struck by the back right tire and drivers, and looked at with grids and data, and
fied damages and a jury light rain to their cars. of Stewart's car and died photographs and video of showed Stewart had done
trial had been set to begin The 20-year-old Ward was of blunt force trauma. A the race. Two videos were nothing wrong.q