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Tuesday 19 May 2015
AL Capsules
Volquez dominates as Royals roll past Yankees, 6-0
The Associated Press Wearing the uniform of the former Negro League’s Kansas City Monarchs, Kansas City Royals a career-best 20 innings,
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) pitcher Edinson Volquez throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yan- and Carson Smith pitched
— Edinson Volquez (3-3) al- kees in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, May 17, 2015. a perfect ninth.
lowed just three hits over Brad Miller homered for the
for seven innings, and Sal- Associated Press third time in two games,
vador Perez homered and and Kyle Seager added a
drove in two runs as Kansas ASTROS 4, BLUE JAYS 2 RAYS 11, TWINS 3 field wall in the second that two-run drive in the eighth.
City won for the second Steven Wright (1-1), start-
time in the three-game se- HOUSTON (AP) — Collin MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Evan produced the first Texas ing in place of injured Justin
ries. Masterson, gave up three
Chis Capuano (0-1) made McHugh (5-1) struck out Longoria drove in three run, his drive estimated runs — two earned — and
his season debut after re- five hits in five innings.
habbing a quadriceps nine in seven innings, al- runs and had two of Tampa at 407 feet in the sixth just WHITE SOX 7, ATHLETICS 3
strain sustained in spring OAKLAND, California (AP)
training. The veteran left- lowing two runs and six Bay’s season-high 18 hits. cleared the wall in center — Avisal Garcia hit a two-
hander gave up four runs, run homer, Alexei Ramirez
four hits and two walks, and hits as Houston won its fifth Chris Archer (4-4) allowed and made it 4-1. had two hits and two RBIs,
left New York in a big hole and Jeff Samardzija (3-2)
when he was pulled four straight. He is 14-7 with a one run and four hits in six Nick Martinez (3-0) allowed allowed three runs in eight
batters into the third inning. innings as Chicago swept a
New York lost for the fifth 2.80 ERA in his last 27 starts innings, and Kyle Gibson (3- one run in five innings for his series in Oakland for the first
time in six games and was time in 18 years.
shut out for the first time this dating to last May 27. 3) gave up three runs and first victory in six starts. Car- Jose Abreu and Gordon
season. Beckham also drove in runs
ORIOLES 3, ANGELS 0 Luis Valbuena and Colby eight hits in five innings. los Carrasco (4-4) struck out for the White Sox, who won
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike their sixth straight for their
Wright (1-0) allowed four Rasmus homered, and RANGERS 5, INDIANS 1 nine in eight and gave up longest winning streak in
hits, struck out six and two years and reached
walked none in 7 1-3 in- Luke Gregerson pitched ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — seven hits in Cleveland’s .500 for the first time this
nings in his major league season.
debut. Brad Brach struck the ninth for his 10th save. Mitch Moreland had a two- first complete game this Oakland lost its fourth
out the last two batters in straight and fell to 1-12 in
the eighth, and Zach Brit- Mark Buehrle (5-3) gave run homer after an earlier season. day games. Scott Kazmir
ton worked the ninth for his (2-2) gave up five runs —
eighth save. up four runs and six hits in a hit off the top of the wall MARINERS 5, RED SOX 0 three earned — and seven
Adam Jones scored on a hits in 4 1-3 innings.
wild pitch in the fourth in- season-high eight innings, as Texas avoided a three- SEATTLE (AP) — James Pax- In other AL games it was
ning and added a two-run Baltimore 3, L.A. Angels 0;
double in the eighth to help his first complete game game sweep. ton (2-2) allowed five hits Kansas City 6, N.Y. Yankees
Baltimore stop the Angels’ 0; Tampa Bay 11, Minneso-
five-game winning streak. since July 25, 2013, against After Moreland lined a dou- in eight innings, stretch- ta 3; Houston 4, Toronto 2;
Garrett Richards (3-2) gave Texas 5, Cleveland 1; Chi-
up two runs and five hits in 7 the Astros. ble off the top of the right- ing his scoreless streak to cago White Sox 7, Oakland
2/3 innings. 3; Seattle 5, Boston 0; and
St. Louis 2, Detroit 1.q
