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Friday 6 april 2018

Ohtani homers again, Cozart lifts Angels over Indians in 13

By The Associated Press and two runs — one earned
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — — with four walks in five in-
Shohei Ohtani hit his sec- nings. Brad Peacock (1-0)
ond homer in two games allowed two hits in three
at Angel Stadium in the fifth scoreless innings.
inning, and Zack Cozart WHITE SOX 4, BLUE JAYS 3
had walk-off homer in the TORONTO (AP) — Matt Da-
13th inning of the Los Ange- vidson hit his fourth home
les Angels' 3-2 victory over run of the season, Jose
the Cleveland Indians on Abreu added a tiebreaking
Wednesday. solo shot in the eighth inning
One day after Ohtani hit an and Chicago snapped To-
electrifying three-run hom- ronto's four-game winning
er in his first home plate ap- streak.
pearance, the Japanese Davidson homered leading
two-way rookie connected off the second inning, driv-
for a tying two-run homer ing a 3-1 pitch from Aaron
off AL Cy Young winner Sanchez over the left-field
Corey Kluber in his second fence. With the score tied
game at the Big A. at 3, Abreu connected on
Neither team scored again a 3-0 pitch from reliever
after Ohtani's blast until Ryan Tepera (1-1), sending
Cozart, the Angels' new a solo shot into the second
infielder, connected for his deck in left-center field for
first career walk-off homer his second home run of the
against Zach McAllister (0- year.
1). Right-hander Nate Jones
Ohtani also singled lead- (1-0) picked up the win with
ing off the 10th to go 2 for 1 1/3 innings of scoreless
5, giving him six hits this sea- relief. Closer Joakim Soria
son and five in his only two Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Fernando Rodney, left, celebrates with catcher Jason Castro after earned his second save of
home games. The Angels' the team's 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April the season with a flawless
rookie sensation will make 4, 2018. ninth inning.
his first home pitching start Associated Press ATHLETICS 6, RANGERS 2
Sunday against Oakland, OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
one week after beating the sweep. the pitcher who gave up a dick had three hits, and Sean Manaea pitched
Athletics on the road in his Stanton turned on a high home run to Judge in the Alex Bregman's tiebreak- three-hit ball over eight in-
big-league pitching debut. slider from Blake Snell (0-1), slugger's first big league ing RBI single in the seventh nings and Oakland defeat-
The Angels hadn't had a driving the ball 458 feet to at-bat in August 2016. San- inning lifted Houston past ed Texas.
walk-off homer in extra in- left field at 117.9 mph for chez's drive ended an 0-for- Baltimore for a three-game Jed Lowrie had a two-run
nings since Aug. 9, 2014, a two-run homer with the 17 slide. sweep. single in a four-run fourth.
when Albert Pujols did it. hardest-hit ball in the ma- Luis Severino (2-0) allowed Miguel Castro (0-1) took Matt Chapman scored two
Noe Ramirez (1-1), the An- jor leagues so for this young two runs and five hits with over for Dylan Bundy to start runs and Bruce Maxwell
gels' eighth reliever, came season. seven strikeouts in 7 1/3 in- the seventh and walked added an RBI double for
on with two outs in the 13th Acquired from Miami in De- nings, the longest outing by Derek Fisher with one out. the A's, who had lost four of
and struck out Erik Gon- cember, the major league a New York starter this year. Fisher stole second base five since winning on open-
zalez with two Indians on home run champion was The Yankees improved to with two outs and the As- ing day. Every Oakland
base. booed a day earlier when 4-2 under new manager tros went on top when he starter had at least one hit
YANKEES 7, RAYS 2 he struck out a career- Aaron Boone and won their scored on Bregman's single or scored a run.
NEW YORK (AP) — Giancar- worst five times in the Yan- 11th straight home series to left field. Reddick, who Manaea (1-1) struck out
lo Stanton turned boos to kees' home opener. against the Rays. Tampa started the season 1 for 11, four and walked one while
cheers with his first Yan- Aaron Judge and Gary Bay has lost five straight singled three times after hit- beating the Rangers for the
kee Stadium home run in Sanchez also hit two-run games since beating Bos- ting a two-run homer and third consecutive time.
pinstripes, an emphatic homers as the Bronx Bomb- ton in its opener and is off a grand slam in his last two Doug Fister (1-1) allowed
go-ahead drive in the first ers lived up to their nick- to its worst start since 2011. at-bats Tuesday night. five runs — two earned
inning to helo New York name. Judge connected ASTROS 3, ORIOLES 2 Houston starter Dallas — and seven hits in 3 2/3
complete a two-game off reliever Matt Andriese, HOUSTON (AP) — Josh Red- Keuchel allowed five hits innings.q

Youth baseball league raffling off AR-15, other guns

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — shotgun and a handgun was the same type of gun A plan to have third-grad- David Spencer said fami-
An Ohio youth baseball during the league's youth used in the Parkland, Flor- ers sell raffle tickets for the lies aren't required to sell
league is raffling off an AR- picture day on April 29, ac- ida, school shooting that weapon in Missouri to ben- raffle tickets. He said win-
15 semi-automatic rifle and cording to The Repository . killed 17 people. efit their baseball team has ners pick up their weap-
other guns for a fundraiser It's the fifth year the league Youth organizations across received heavy backlash. ons at a gun store and are
to reduce registration fees. has held a gun raffle. the country are holding The organizer responded subject to background
The East Canton Youth The AR-15, a civilian version raffles for the military rifle, in a Facebook post saying checks. Spencer said the
Baseball Association also of a U.S. military rifle, has including ones in Kansas, they are not forcing any of association expects to
will raffle off a bolt-action drawn national attention Michigan, Pennsylvania, the boys to sell the rifle. generate between $1,500
hunting rifle, a 12-gauge in recent weeks because it California and Nebraska. Baseball league president and $2,000.q