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Thursday 14 sepTember 2017
Roaring 20: Indians equal AL record with 20th straight win

By The Associated Press TWINS 16, PADRES 0
CLEVELAND (AP) — The MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jason
Cleveland Indians share Castro homered twice and
a record with a team cel- Brian Dozier was a double
ebrated by Hollywood. from the cycle as Minne-
“Moneyball” has its sequel. sota routed San Diego.
Following a familiar script The Twins hit a season-high
of scoring first, playing seven home runs, setting a
strong defense and riding Target Field record for most
dominant pitching, the In- homers in a game, to back
dians extended their win- another strong start from
ning streak to 20 games Kyle Gibson.
and matched the AL mark According to the Elias
held by the 2002 Oakland Sports Bureau, the Twins
Athletics, beating the De- set a major league record
troit Tigers 2-0 on Tuesday by homering in each of
night. the first seven innings with
Cleveland’s streak, which Jorge Polanco, Eddie Ro-
began on Aug. 24 in Bos- sario, Eduardo Escobar
ton, is tied for the majors’ Cleveland Indians fans celebrate a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game, Tues- and Kennys Vargas adding
second-longest in 82 years day, Sept. 12, 2017, in Cleveland. The Indians won their 20th game in a row, tying the American to the total.
— and the Indians show no League record. Associated Press Gibson (10-10) pitched six
signs of stopping. innings with four hits and
Corey Kluber (16-4) TORONTO (AP) — Richard game for firsthand looks at White Sox rookie Dylan six strikeouts. He has al-
strengthened his Cy Young Urena singled home the the storm damage. Covey (0-5) walked the lowed two runs or fewer in
Award case with a four- winning run in the ninth in- No word yet from MLB if bases loaded before Moss five straight starts for Min-
hitter as Cleveland joined ning and Toronto handed Boston and Tampa Bay will drove a full-count fastball nesota, which maintained
the 2002 A’s, 1935 Chicago slumping Baltimore its sixth play at Tropicana Field on to right-center. its hold on the second wild
Cubs (21) and 1916 New straight loss. Friday night as scheduled It was Moss’s fourth ca- card spot in the American
York Giants (26) as the only Facing Orioles closer Zach — the Rays expect to host reer grand slam and his first League.
teams since 1900 to win at Britton (2-1), who had re- the three-game set, but it since July 24, 2014. MARINERS 10, RANGERS 3
least 20 in a row. corded the final out of the could be reconfigured to He has nine RBIs in his past ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
Francisco Lindor homered eighth, Kevin Pillar drew a give them an extra day off three games. Ben Gamel and Kyle Sea-
leading off the first inning leadoff walk in the ninth to handle personal matters. Sam Gaviglio (4-5) picked ger both hit three-run hom-
against Matthew Boyd (5- and went to third on Teos- Tommy Hunter (3-5) up his first Royals victory in ers to lead Seattle past
10), and Kluber sealed win car Hernandez’s single. pitched one inning to give his second start after being Texas in a matchup of wild
No. 20 — and Cleveland’s One out later, Pillar scored Tampa Bay, on the fringe picked up on waivers Sept. card hopefuls.
seventh shutout during the when Luke Maile singled off of the AL wild-card race, 1 from Seattle. Texas (72-72) and Seattle
streak — by getting Miguel the glove of third baseman its second win in six games. ASTROS 1, ANGELS 0 (72-73) have split the first
Cabrera on an easy Manny Machado. Alex Colome closed for his ANAHEIM, California (AP) two games of their four-
grounder to third. Urena followed with a sin- 44th save in 49 chances. — Justin Verlander pitched game series.
RED SOX 11, ATHLETICS 1 gle to center. Gray (9-10) again pitched eight innings of one-hit ball The Rangers dropped three
BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Darwin Barney raced well but wound up with a in a stellar second start for games behind Minnesota
Betts hit two home runs around from second and loss. Houston, and the Astros for the American League’s
and a two-run triple, and slid home safely ahead The Yankees, who hold the snapped their four-game second wild card, while
Boston rolled past Oak- of the throw from Adam top AL wild-card spot, have skid.Yuli Gurriel’s second-in- the Mariners remained 3
land. Jones. dropped just three of their ning single drove in the only 1/2 back after the Twins
The Red Sox, winners of five Blue Jays left-hander Tim last 10. run for the Astros (87-57), also won.
of their last six, pushed their Mayza (1-0) got one out for ROYALS 4, WHITE SOX 3 who lowered their magic Seager’s homer in the third
American League East his first career win. KANSAS CITY, Missouri number for clinching the AL made it 7-1 and chased
lead back to four games Tim Beckham homered for (AP) — Brandon Moss hit West title to five by blank- Miguel Gonzalez (7-11),
over the Yankees following the Orioles. a grand slam in the first in- ing the second-place An- who made his second start
New York’s loss to 2-1 loss to RAYS 2, YANKEES 1 ning for his third consecu- gels (73-71). overall and first at home
Tampa Bay. NEW YORK (AP) — Adeiny tive game with a homer, Verlander (12-8) struck out for the Rangers since they
Betts went 3 for 5 with six Hechavarria hit a tiebreak- powering Kansas City past nine and walked one in acquired him in an Aug.
RBIs. He’s driven in three ing home run in the eighth Chicago. another overpowering per- 31 trade with the Chicago
runs or more in a team- inning off Sonny Gray and Scott Alexander worked formance for his new team. White Sox. Gonzalez al-
high 11 games. Tampa Bay, playing as the out of a ninth-inning jam for The star right-hander held lowed seven runs and sev-
The loss snaps a five-game home team in a series relo- his fourth save in six chanc- the Angels without a hit af- en hits while recording only
win streak for the A’s. cated to Citi Field because es. He yielded a double to ter Brandon Phillips’ leadoff seven outs.
They managed just one run of Hurricane Irma, beat the Adam Engel and a single double in the first, allowing Marco Gonzales (1-1),
and one hit off Eduardo Yankees. to Yolmer Sanchez to lead only two more baserunners. traded from St. Louis to Se-
Rodriguez (5-5), who struck Tampa Bay has split the first off the ninth. Verlander pitched six in- attle on July 21, got his first
out nine over six innings. two games of the set held He struck out Yoan Monca- nings of one-run ball in Se- victory in six starts for the
Sean Manaea (10-10) was at the home of the New da, retired Jose Abreu on a attle during his Astros debut Mariners.
pulled after giving up sev- York Mets. pop to Whit Merrifield and last week, and he looks ex- The lefty struck out six while
en earned runs on 11 hits in The Rays will fly back to got pinch hitter Matt Da- actly like the stopper Hous- allowing three runs over
3 2/3 innings. Florida immediately after vidson on a grounder to ton wanted for the pen- five innings, his longest out-
BLUE JAYS 3, ORIOLES 2 Wednesday afternoon’s end the game. nant race. ing this season.q