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SPORTS Wednesday 25 July 2018

Rays beat Yanks

after Sanchez fails to

hustle on final out

By The Associated Press rain-delayed matchup be-
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — tween the best and worst
Gary Sanchez failed to hus- teams in the major leagues.
tle on a pair of key plays, Andrew Benintendi drove
Jake Bauers hit a three-run in two runs for the AL East-
homer and scored with leading Red Sox, who have
some nifty baserunning, won 15 of 17 to move 40
and Tampa Bay beat Luis games over .500 (71-31) for
Severino and New York. the first time since 1949.
The Yankees loaded the Porcello (12-4) struck out six
bases against Jose Alvara- and walked one in surpass-
do with one out in the ninth ing his win total of 2017. It
when Brett Gardner sin- was a nice bounce-back
gled, Aaron Judge walked performance by the 2016
and Giancarlo Stanton was AL Cy Young Award win-
intentionally walked. After ner, who allowed eight runs
Aaron Hicks hit into a force in two innings against To- Tampa Bay Rays' Jake Bauers celebrates after crossing home plate in front of New York Yan-
out at the plate, Alvarado ronto in his last outing. kees catcher Gary Sanchez following his three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball
got his first save when San- After Jonathan Schoop hit game Monday, July 23, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
chez grounded out, a play a two-run homer off Bran- Associated Press
where Hicks beat the play don Workman in the eighth, Oakland beat Texas for its Garver each had three run on James McCann's
at second but the Yankees Craig Kimbrel gave up an 24th win in 31 games. hits and right-hander Adal- double as Detroit to beat
catcher was thrown out at RBI single to Caleb Joseph Stephen Piscotty also went berto Mejia (1-0) pitched Kansas City.
first after jogging most of in the ninth but earned his deep against Rangers 5 1/3 innings for his first win After Adduci's double off
the way there. 32nd save. starter Cole Hamels (5-9), of the season as the Twins Brandon Maurer tied it, Ja-
Hicks limped off the field af- Kevin Gausman (4-8) gave a potential trade target for bounced back after being son Hamel replaced Maur-
ter his slide. up five runs, three hits and some contending teams swept at Kansas City over er and gave up a first-pitch
Severino (14-3) allowed a three walks for Baltimore. even though he has strug- the weekend. RBI double to McCann, his
season-high seven runs and He came undone during gled at home all season. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a solo third hit, to put the Tigers
11 hits in five-plus innings. Boston's four-run fifth, when Oakland right-hander Brett home run for the Blue Jays. ahead.
The 24-year-old righty struck he issued three straight Anderson (2-2) struck out six Toronto swept a three- Maurer (0-4) faced three
out eight to reach 504 for walks — the last with the over six innings. game series from Baltimore batters in the ninth and all
his career, joining Al Down- bases loaded — and a two- The A's (58-43) are a sea- over the weekend but scored.
ing (644) and Lefty Gomez run double to Benintendi. son-best 15 games over couldn't extend its winning Alex Wilson (1-3) picked
(511) as the only Yankees' Since trading shortstop .500 after the 24-7 stretch streak against the Twins. up the win. Shane Greene
pitchers to reach 500 strike- Manny Machado at the since June 16 that is the The Blue Jays gave right- gave up a two-out single in
outs with the club before All-Star break, Baltimore best in the majors during hander Luis Santos his first the ninth before earning his
turning 25. has lost four in a row to that span. They are still third career start because right- 20th save in 23 chances.
Matt Andriese (3-4), the bring the big leagues' worst in the loaded AL West, be- hander Marco Estrada WHITE SOX 5, ANGELS 3
second of seven pitchers record to 28-73. The Orioles hind Houston and Seattle. remains sidelined with a ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
in the Rays' bullpen day, al- are 1-10 against the Red TWINS 8, BLUE JAYS 3 strained left gluteal muscle. Jose Abreu homered and
lowed two unearned runs Sox this season and 42½ TORONTO (AP) — Logan Santos (0-1) allowed one drove in two runs, leading
in 3 2/3 innings. games out of first place in Morrison homered and had run and three hits in two in- Lucas Giolito and the Chi-
RED SOX 5, ORIOLES 3 the AL East. three RBIs, Max Kepler add- nings. cago White Sox past Los
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rick Por- ATHLETICS 15, RANGERS 3 ed a two-run blast and Min- TIGERS 5, ROYALS 4 Angeles.
cello scattered six hits over ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) nesota beat Toronto, snap- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a solo
six scoreless innings, Mitch — Jonathan Lucroy hit a ping a three-game losing Jim Adduci delivered a home run for the Angels,
Moreland homered and grand slam off his former streak. two-run double in the ninth who squandered a 3-1
Boston beat Baltimore in a battery mate and surging
Joe Mauer and Mitch and scored the go-ahead lead.q