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Verlander takes no-hit bid into 9th, Tigers beat Angels 5-0
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws during the
fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels,
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, in Detroit. winning streak away from
The Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Ver-
lander lost a bid for his third of seven, a slide that’s cost
no-hitter when Chris Ian-
netta lined a leadoff dou-
ble in the ninth inning that
landed on the left-field line,
and the Detroit Tigers beat
the Los Angeles Angels 5-0
Wednesday night.
Trying to become the sixth
major leaguer to throw
three no-hitters, Verlander
settled instead for a one-hit
shutout.
He was an inch away from
so much more.
Iannetta’s shot, just barely
fair, kicked up chalk and
rolled into the left-field cor- has allowed just seven runs
ner. Verlander attempted
to will it foul with body Eng-
lish, then arched his back
in disappointment after the
ball hit right on the line.
Verlander (2-6) retired the
next three batters to fin-
ish his seventh career shut-
out and first since May 18,
2012, against Pittsburgh.
The right-hander struck out
nine and walked two in his
first win since July 29.
He faced only 28 hit-
ters — one more than the
minimum — after inducing
double plays following both
walks.
ASTROS 6, YANKEES 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Evan
Gattis hit two home runs,
Collin McHugh excelled
once again and the Hous-
ton Astros exceeded last
season’s win total, beating
the New York Yankees.
The AL West leaders im-
proved to 71-57, a year
after going 70-92. With 34
games left on the sched-
ule, the Astros already have
achieved their best season
Friday 28 August 2015
AL Capsules
Jose Bautista walked four CHICAGO (AP) — Rick Por- Sox before Junichi Tazawa
times and scored twice as cello pitched seven spar- finished the six-hitter for his
Toronto went two games kling innings in his return third save in nine chances.
up in the division on the from a triceps injury, lead- Porcello (6-11) allowed
New York Yankees. The As- ing the Boston Red Sox to five hits, struck out five and
tros moved 5 1/2 games a victory over the Chicago walked none in one of his
ahead of Texas atop the AL White Sox. best starts in a disappoint-
West. Porcello and Chris Sale ing debut season with Bos-
TWINS 5, RAYS 3 had nearly identical lines, ton. The right-hander was
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — but Travis Shaw hit a two- acquired in a December
Eduardo Escobar homered run homer off Nate Jones trade with Detroit, and then
twice and Joe Mauer had (1-1) with two outs in the agreed to an $82.5 mil-
a tiebreaking RBI single as eighth. Robbie Ross Jr. then lion, four-year contract in
Minnesota beat the Tampa got three outs for the Red April.q
Bay Rays for the Twins’ sixth
consecutive win.
Minnesota has its longest
home since a six-game
Associated Press stretch Aug. 14-26, 2007.
The Twins are 6-3 enter-
since 2010. ing the final game of a 10-
The Yankees have lost five game trip Thursday night.
Escobar hit solo shots in the
them first place in the AL sixth and eighth innings,
East. with the second one mak-
McHugh (14-7) kept up a ing 5-3. Mauer had a bas-
recent run of ace pitch- es-loaded single and Trevor
ing, both for himself and Plouffe hit a sacrifice fly as
the team with the top ERA the Twins took a 4-2 lead in
in the league. Houston has the seventh.
won seven of nine, not per- Brian Duensing (4-0) re-
mitting more than two runs placed Twins starter Tyler
in any game. Duffey with the bases load-
McHugh shut out the Yan- ed and one out in the sixth,
kees until Didi Gregorius and retired Daniel Nava
hit a two-run homer in the and pinch-hitter Brandon
seventh. He outpitched Mi- Guyer to preserve a 2-2 tie.
chael Pineda (9-8) for the Kevin Jepsen pitched the
second time this year, and ninth for his eighth save.
Rays starter Chris Archer
in his last five starts. (11-10) took the loss.
BLUE JAYS 12, RANGERS 4 ORIOLES 8, ROYALS 5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
Edwin Encarnacion hit a Chris Davis, Manny Mach-
grand slam to extend his ado and Jonathan Schoop
hitting streak to 21 games, each hit a two-run homer
helping David Price get a off Johnny Cueto, and the
win on his 30th birthday in Baltimore Orioles totaled
Toronto’s victory against five long balls in all to power
Texas. their way to a victory over
Encarnacion sent his 26th the Kansas City Royals that
homer into the Blue Jays’ snapped a six-game skid.
bullpen in left-center after Wei-Yin Chen (8-6) allowed
Kevin Pillar opened a six-run three runs for the Orioles
sixth inning with a long ball while scattering nine hits
that chased starter Colby over six innings. The losing
Lewis (14-6). pitcher against the Roy-
Lewis issued four of a sea- als in Game 3 of last year’s
son-high 11 walks by Rang- AL Championship Series,
ers pitchers. he has now gone seven
Pitching on his birthday straight starts without a de-
for the first time in the ma- feat.
jors, Price (13-4) threw five Cueto (9-9) labored through
scoreless innings after al- five innings for Kansas City,
lowing Adrian Beltre’s two- allowing 10 hits and a walk.
run homer in the first. It was his second consecu-
The AL East-leading Blue tive shoddy start after yield-
Jays won their fifth straight, ing a career-high 13 hits in a
while the Rangers dropped loss at Boston.
a half-game behind Minne- RED SOX 3, WHITE SOX 0
sota in the race for the sec-
ond AL wild card.