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Saturday 5 May 2018
Pujols gets 2,999th hit, Angels beat Orioles 12-3

again for Boston in the third,
his major league-leading
12th homer coming a day
after he went deep three
times at Fenway Park
against Kansas City. Betts
also had a two-run double
and a sacrifice fly.
Mike Minor (3-1) worked six
innings for the win.
WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 5
CHICAGO (AP) — Trayce
Thompson homered with
two out in the ninth, and
the White Sox stopped a
four-game slide.
Thompson connected
against former White Sox
reliever Addison Reed (0-2),
driving a 3-1 pitch 403 feet
to left. It was Thompson's
third homer in 43 at-bats
this season and third game-
ending shot of his career.
Chicago trailed 5-1 in the
fourth inning. Nate Jones
(2-0) got the win, retiring his
only batter.
Logan Morrison went deep
in his first three-hit game for
the Twins.
Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols is hit by a pitch during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles ROYALS 10, TIGERS 6
on Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)
Associated Press
— Lucas Duda had three
By The Associated Press game since Ichiro Suzuki New York took a 3-0 lead 1/3 innings. hits and drove in four runs,
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Al- was moved from the roster into the seventh, trailed 5-3 Blue Jays right-hander Joe leading Kansas City to the
bert Pujols had a two-run to the front office. going into the ninth and Biagini (0-1) was tagged for victory.
double for his 2,999th ca- Hours after the Mariners an- let a bounced third strike 10 hits and six runs in 4 1/3 Salvador Perez, Jorge Soler
reer hit, and Luis Valbuena nounced Suzuki's new role give the Astros their final innings. and Alex Gordon homered
and Andrelton Simmons for the rest of 2018, Gordon chance. In the opener, Toronto's for the Royals, who have
drove in three runs apiece gave the longtime Japa- Evan Gattis fanned but Yangervis Solarte hit his quietly gotten on track of-
in the Los Angeles Angels' nese star a fitting tribute. reached on Chapman's first career grand slam with fensively after a miserable
12-3 victory over the Balti- With "Thanks 51" written on two-out wild pitch, and two outs in the 11th inning. start.
more Orioles on Thursday his cap, Gordon went 3 George Springer followed Solarte went 8 for 10 with Kansas City pounded out
night. for 4, stole two bases and with a single. Altuve went seven RBIs in the double- 13 hits in all against Mike Fi-
Pujols did not get a hit in his scored twice. down swinging, giving header. ers and the Tigers' bullpen.
final three plate appear- Chasen Bradford (3-0) Chapman his seventh save. Tim Mayza (1-0), Toronto's Reliever Chad Bell (0-1) al-
ances after moving to the pitched 2 1/3 innings for the Chasen Shreve (1-0) got sixth reliever, pitched one lowed five runs and five hits
brink of the 3,000-hit club in win, and Edwin Diaz han- the last two outs of the inning for the win. in 1 2/3 innings.
the second inning. He gets dled the ninth for his major eighth for the win. Will Harris Francisco Lindor homered Eric Skoglund wasn't much
another chance Friday in league-leading 13th save. (1-2) got the loss. twice for the Indians. Tyler better on the mound for
Seattle. Oakland ace Sean Ma- BLUE JAYS 13, INDIANS 11, Olson (0-1) got the loss. Kansas City, but Kyle Mc-
Angels rookie right-hander naea (4-3) gave up four 11 INNINGS, GAME 1 RANGERS 11, RED SOX 5 Carthy (3-0) wiggled out of
Jaime Barria (2-1) took a runs and six hits in six innings. INDIANS 13, BLUE JAYS 4, ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — a key sixth-inning jam be-
no-hitter into the sixth in- YANKEES 6, ASTROS 5 GAME 2 Nomar Mazara drove in fore pitching a clean sev-
ning of his third career start, HOUSTON (AP) — Aroldis CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose five runs while homering in enth to earn the victory in
finishing with six innings of Chapman struck out AL Ramirez hit a two-run hom- his third straight game, and relief.
four-hit ball. MVP Jose Altuve on three er and Adam Plutko won the Rangers handed for- Detroit slugger Miguel Ca-
Manny Machado drove in straight 101 mph fastballs his first major league start mer AL Cy Young Award brera left with a strained
two runs for the last-place with two on to end the as Cleveland split an extra- winner David Price his third hamstring in the sixth in-
Orioles, who have lost 15 game, and the Yankees long doubleheader with loss in a row. ning. He planned to test it
of 18. Chris Tillman (1-5) re- got a key hit from rookie Toronto. Mazara hit a two-run dou- on Friday.q
corded just three outs and Gleyber Torres during a The victory in the second ble off Price (2-4) in the
was charged with seven three-run rally in the ninth game was No. 1,500 for Ter- third. He belted a tower-
runs. inning. ry Francona, who became ing three-run homer in the
MARINERS 4, ATHLETICS 1 The Yankees won a wild the 24th manager to reach fourth as the first batter af-
SEATTLE (AP) — Dee Gor- one to take three of four the milestone. ter Price was pulled from
don had a big night on from the team that beat Erik Gonzalez had four RBIs the game. Mazara's sixth
the bases, Nelson Cruz them in Game 7 of the AL for Cleveland. Plutko (1-0) homer gave Texas a 10-3
hit a two-run homer and Championship Series last allowing three runs — all on lead.
the Mariners won their first October. homers — and six hits in 7 Mookie Betts connected