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SPORTSFriday 25 September 2015
AL Capsules
Hopes for East crown take a hit as Yankees lose 4-0 to Jays
The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays’ Russell Martin (55) celebrates with Marcus RBI for the Twins (78-73). Central crown. They can
TORONTO (AP) — Rus- Stroman, right, after hitting a three-run home run against the Kluber (8-15) gave up four lock it up Thursday night
sell Martin hit a three-run New York Yankees during the seventh inning of a baseball runs on five hits and struck with another victory over
home run, Marcus Stro- game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, in Toronto. out six in 3 2-3 innings for the Seattle and a Minnesota
man pitched seven strong Indians. Cleveland played loss to Cleveland.
innings to win his third Associated Press without star outfielder Mi- The defending AL cham-
straight start and the Blue chael Brantley, who injured pions have not won a di-
Jays beat the Yankees, ex- had rare success against lost to the Angels earlier his shoulder while diving for vision since taking the AL
tending their AL East lead Corey Kluber in a victory Wednesday. a ball on Tuesday night. West in 1985 and going on
to 3 1/2 games. over the Indians to move Hughes (11-9) allowed four Carlos Santana hit a two- to win the World Series.
Martin, who used to play within a game of the sec- hits and struck out four. run homer in the ninth for Wade Davis (8-1) worked
for the Yankees, connect- ond AL wild-card spot. Brian Dozier homered and the Indians (74-76), who a spotless 10th to pick up
ed off Andrew Bailey in the Minnesota trails Houston Trevor Plouffe had two now trail the Astros by 5 1/2 the victory. Rollins (0-2) ab-
seventh. Martin matched by a game after the Astros doubles, a single and an games with 12 left to play. sorbed the loss.
his career high for homers ANGELS 6, ASTROS 5 TIGERS 7, WHITE SOX 4
with 21 as Toronto took two HOUSTON (AP) — David DETROIT (AP) — Justin Ver-
of three from New York in Freese hit a go-ahead two- lander hit 99 mph in evad-
a showdown between the run double in a three-run ing a bases-loaded jam
division’s top teams. eighth inning to help the during his final inning, and
Stroman (3-0) allowed five Angels rally for a win over Victor Martinez hit his 200th
hits, walked one and struck the Astros to close in on the career home run as the Ti-
out five in his third start second AL wild-card spot. gers beat the White Sox.
since returning from a torn In the eighth, Mike Trout hit Verlander (4-8) threw five
knee ligament suffered in a leadoff double off Will straight fastballs 98-99 mph
spring training. The outing Harris (5-5) before David in striking out Geovany
lowered his ERA to 1.89. Murphy drew a walk with Soto to end the seventh
Brett Cecil worked the one out and Harris was re- inning and exited with a
eighth and Roberto Osuna placed by Pat Neshek. four-run lead. He allowed
finished. Freese’s double sailed just three runs on five hits with
Starting in place of Masahi- beyond left fielder Colby eight strikeouts.
ro Tanaka (right hamstring), Rasmus on the warning Melky Cabrera’s 100th ca-
New York right-hander Ivan track and made it 5-4. Car- reer home run, a two-run
Nova (6-9) took the mound los Perez’s RBI single made shot in the fourth, account-
for the first time since allow- it 6-4 and chased Neshek. ed for the first two White
ing six runs in 1 2-3 innings Trevor Gott (3-2) induced Sox runs off Verlander.
of a Sept. 12 loss to Toronto. the last two outs of the The Tigers scored six runs
TWINS 4, INDIANS 2 seventh for the win and off Frankie Montas (0-1) in
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Phil Huston Street allowed one his first career start. They
Hughes pitched five score- run in the ninth before retir- scored twice in the first on
less innings in his return to ing Jed Lowrie for his 40th Martinez’s 11th home run,
the rotation, and the Twins save. then added four more runs
ROYALS 4, MARINERS 3, 10 in the third — two of them
innings scoring on J.D. Martinez’s
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — bases-loaded ground-rule
Lorenzo Cain singled home double that gave him 98
pinch-runner Paulo Orlan- RBIs for the season.
do in the 10th inning, and ORIOLES 4, NATIONALS 3
the Royals rallied past the WASHINGTON (AP) — Man-
Mariners to close in on their ny Machado hit a two-run
first division title in 30 years. homer off Max Scherzer
The victory reduced the with two outs in the sev-
Royals’ magic number to enth inning and the Orioles
two for clinching the AL rallied past the Nationals.q
