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SPORTS Friday 22 September 2017

Sox’s Sale reaches 300-strikeout mark in MLB

BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) a seventh-inning tie with
— Chris Sale struck out 13 to a two-run homer and the
become the first AL pitcher remarkable Cleveland In-
in 18 years to reach the dians held off Los Angeles
300 mark, and the Boston for their 26th victory in 27
Red Sox clinched a playoff games.
berth hours after beating It was Lindor’s 31st home
the Baltimore Orioles 9-0 on run of the season, most by
Wednesday night. a switch-hitting shortstop in
Boston (88-64) was assured major league history.
at least a wild card and its Albert Pujols hit his 614th
second consecutive trip to home run for the Angels,
the postseason when the who remained 1½ games
Los Angeles Angels lost to behind Minnesota for the
the Cleveland Indians. Of second AL wild card.
course, the Red Sox are The AL Central champion
looking for much more Indians have beaten the
than that. They lead the AL Angels 10 consecutive
East by three games over times.
the rival New York Yankees Tyler Olson (1-0) won in re-
with 10 to play as Boston lief of Josh Tomlin, who al-
pursues its third division title lowed two runs in 5 1/3 in-
in five years. nings. Bryan Shaw worked
Sale (17-7) reached the two hitless innings for his
milestone on his last pitch, third save. Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a
a called third strike against The game was tied 2-all baseball game in Baltimore, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017.
Ryan Flaherty to end the when Lindor connected off
eighth inning. The last AL reliever Yusmeiro Petit (5- Frazier knelt down and cov- the Milwaukee Brewers in SEATTLE (AP) — Rougned
pitcher to fan 300 batters in 1). Edwin Encarnacion had ered his head, and many a three-game series in Chi- Odor’s grand slam capped
a season was Boston’s Pe- an RBI single in the seventh other Yankees and Twins cago on Sept. 8-10, are a seven-run fourth inning
dro Martinez in 1999, when and Jose Ramirez added watched in stunned silence scheduled to open a four- and Texas beat Seattle
he set a club record with one of his own in the eighth. as the fan was helped. game series in Milwaukee to make up ground in the
313. The Indians are 95-57, The Yankees, who have on Thursday night. They playoff chase.
Mookie Betts and Deven only one game back of won 10 of 12, opened a lead the Brewers by 3½ The Rangers moved within
Marrero homered for the the slumping Los Angeles seven-game advantage games in the NL Central. 2½ games of Minnesota for
Red Sox. Dodgers for the best record over the Twins for the top Steven Souza Jr. hit his 30th the second AL wild card.
After winning two straight in baseball and home-field AL wild card with 10 games home run in the first inning Seattle dropped its fifth
11-inning games over the advantage throughout remaining. and the Rays added three straight and remained four
skidding Orioles, Boston the postseason. Cleveland The Twins have lost five of more runs in the second off games behind the Twins.
jumped to a 6-0 lead in the trailed the Dodgers by 20 six and were outscored Jon Lester. Seattle, which trailed 7-1
fifth and coasted to its 11th games on Aug. 25. 18-6 in the three-game se- Wilson Ramos, who had early, pulled to 8-5 on Rob-
win in 14 games. C.J. Cron homered and hit ries. They lead the Angels three of Tampa Bay’s 10 inson Cano’s two-run single
Betts and Marrero hit two- an RBI single for the Angels. by 1½ games for the sec- hits, made it 7-0 with a two- in the seventh but then
run homers in the fourth YANKEES 11, TWINS 3 ond wild card. run single in the fifth that left the bases loaded. The
against Wade Miley (8-14), NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge’s two-run homer knocked Lester (11-8) out Mariners made it 8-6 in the
and Hanley Ramirez add- Judge hit his AL-leading down the right-field line of the game. eighth.
ed a two-run double in the 45th home run and topped came on an 0-2 pitch from Lester, who had won three Andrew Cashner (10-10)
fifth. 100 RBIs, Didi Gregorius sur- Bartolo Colon (4-6 in the AL starts since coming off the allowed three runs in six in-
Sale allowed four hits and passed Derek Jeter for the and 6-14 overall). disabled list on Sept. 2, nings for Texas. Alex Clau-
walked none in matching most home runs by a Yan- Chasen Shreve (4-1) gave up seven runs and dio got six outs for his 10th
his career high for wins. kees shortstop and New pitched three hitless innings eight hits with three walks save.
Boston joined AL Central York beat Minnesota for a in relief of Luis Severino. in 4 1/3 innings. He had no Longtime ace Felix Hernan-
champion Cleveland and three-game sweep. RAYS 8, CUBS 1 strikeouts. dez (5-5), making his sec-
AL West champion Houston The game was briefly halt- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Snell (4-6) gave up singles ond start for Seattle since
in the American League ed in the fifth inning when Blake Snell gave up two hits to John Jay in the third and coming off the disabled
playoffs, which begin next a foul ball down the third- in seven shutout innings, Addison Russell in the fifth. list, allowed six runs — five
month. Two spots are still base line off the bat of and Tampa Bay ended He walked three and struck earned — on two hits and
up for grabs. Todd Frazier struck a young Chicago’s season-best sev- out five in seven innings. three walks in 3 1/3 innings.
INDIANS 6, ANGELS 5 girl, who was carried out of en-game winning streak. Snell is 4-0 in 10 starts since Nelson Cruz and Mitch
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — the stands, given first aid The Cubs, who had not July 24. Haniger homered for the
Francisco Lindor snapped and taken to a hospital. lost since being swept by RANGERS 8, MARINERS 6 Mariners.q