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SPORTS Friday 4 august 2017

Pruitt, Rays bullpen combine to top Keuchel, Astros 3-0

By The Associated Press Happ struck out a season-
HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie high 10 in seven innings,
Austin Pruitt and three re- matching his longest start
lievers combined on a of the season, as Toronto
five-hitter and Tampa Bay topped Chicago.
handed Houston ace Dal- Happ (4-8) gave up a run
las Keuchel his first loss of and six hits while walking
the season. one to get his first win since
Logan Morrison hit his 28th July 4.
home run. Justin Smoak extended
He also connected Tues- his hitting streak to nine
day night, snapping his games and reached base
season-long 12-game ho- three times for the Blue
merless streak. Jays, who won two of three
The AL West-leading As- in a matchup of last-place
tros, whose powerful of- teams. Steve Pearce and
fense has taken a hit with Josh Donaldson added
All-Stars Carlos Correa and solo home runs.
George Springer on the Roberto Osuna entered
disabled list, went 0 for 9 with two on and nobody
with runners in scoring posi- out in the ninth inning, and
tion and were shut out for set down three straight bat-
the second time in a week. ters to earn his 27th save.
Pruitt (6-2), who grew up Derek Holland (5-11) gave
in suburban Houston and up two runs and five hits
attended the University of with four walks in six innings.
Houston, allowed five hits in ANGELS 7, PHILLIES 0
a career-high 6 1/3 innings. Mike Trout, C.J. Cron and
Alex Colome got his 32nd Tampa Bay Rays’ Wilson Ramos, left, slides past Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann to score Kaleb Cowart all homered
save. on Brad Miller’s single during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in in a seven-run third inning,
Houston
Keuchel (9-1) allowed sev- Associated Press JC Ramirez pitched eight
en hits and three runs over strong innings and Los An-
five innings in his second caused flash flood warn- drove in two runs. RANGERS 5, MARINERS 1 geles defeated Philadel-
start since missing almost ings halted play at the start The Orioles’ five-game win- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — phia.
two months with a pinched of the eighth. ning streak is their longest Joey Gallo hit another im- Trout and Cron hit two-run
nerve in his neck. Only a few hundred fans since early May, and they pressively long home run, homers and Cowart a solo
The lefty ace was better from the original crowd now stand just 2½ games Andrew Cashner won his shot in the third.
than he was in his previous of 43,379 remained when behind Kansas City for the third straight start and Tex- It was the 20th home run of
start, when he lasted just play resumed after a 3:11 second AL wild-card slot. as beat Sseattle to snap a the season for Trout. Martin
three innings and gave up wait. The Royals had won 10 of four-game losing streak. Maldonado hit two dou-
three runs at Detroit. Shane Greene pitched a 11 before coming up flat Delino DeShields and Elvis bles in the inning.
TIGERS 2, YANKEES 0 perfect ninth for his second at Camden Yards, scoring Andrus also homered for Ramirez (10-9) gave up six
Jordan Zimmermann save in two days. only three runs in 27 innings. the Rangers, who wrapped hits and two walks, while
pitched seven sharp in- Masahiro Tanaka (8-10) They showed their frustra- up a 3-6 homestand during striking out three in the lon-
nings, Justin Upton hit an dropped to 0-6 in day tion in the ninth inning, which Adrian Beltre joined gest outing of his career.
early RBI double on the games this year. Yankees when Mike Moustakas was the 3,000-hit club and ace The victory was the fourth
10th anniversary of his ma- reliever Dellin Betances tossed after complaining pitcher Yu Darvish was in five games as Los An-
jor league debut and De- struck out the side in the about a third-strike call and traded away. geles pulled three games
troit downed New York in eighth on just nine pitches. manager Ned Yost was Mariners lefty Ariel Miranda behind the second AL wild-
a game that included 4 ORIOLES 6, ROYALS 0 ejected for joining the ar- (7-5) struck out five without card spot.
hours, 37 minutes of rain BALTIMORE (AP) — Jeremy gument. a walk in 5 2/3 innings. But Jake Thompson (1-1) went
delays. Hellickson threw seven out- Hellickson (1-0) was ob- he allowed all three hom- five innings for the Phillies
Zimmermann (7-8) allowed standing innings in his Ori- tained Saturday from Phila- ers as Seattle’s four-game but surrendered all seven
six hits, walked none and oles debut, Caleb Joseph delphia. He gave up five winning streak ended. runs — just two earned
struck out six. homered and Baltimore hits. Cashner (7-8) gave up after Cesar Hernandez’s
Scheduled to begin at 1:05 beat Kansas City to com- Baltimore went up 3-0 in one run over six innings to fielding error — in the third.
p.m., the game started plete a three-game sweep. the second inning against match a career best with The Phillies lost to the An-
1 hour, 26 minutes late. Playing in his second game Jason Vargas (13-5) when his third straight win. gels for the 11th consecu-
Rain resumed in the sev- with Baltimore, Tim Beck- Beckham hit an RBI double BLUE JAYS 5, WHITE SOX 1 tive time.q
enth and a downpour that ham doubled, tripled and and Joseph homered. CHICAGO (AP) — J.A.