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SPORTS Thursday 8 June 2017
Royals’ Moustakas homers to halt Astros’ win streak at 11

The Associated Press vals and top teams in the
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) AL East had the feel of
— Mike Moustakas hit a October, mostly because
two-run homer with two of the raw weather — low
outs in the ninth inning af- 50s, windy and damp.
ter Kansas City rallied from Overpowering closer Craig
a six-run deficit to end Kimbrel struck out five in 1
Houston’s 11-game win- 1/3 innings for his 17th save
ning streak. in 18 chances. He fanned
Moustakas drove an 0-1 one batter on a wild pitch,
pitch from Ken Giles (1-2) and struck out big-hitting
out to right field with Salva- rookie Aaron Judge on a
dor Perez aboard. Mousta- 99 mph fastball to finish it.
kas had four hits and three Playing at the new Yankee
RBIs. Stadium for the first time
Alex Gordon also homered without now-retired slug-
for the Royals, his first since ger David Ortiz on the ros-
Sept. 25 — a span of 192 ter, the Red Sox launched
at-bats. a trio of long balls and
Kansas City trailed 7-1 in moved within a game of
the fourth but fought back first-place New York.
with a four-run eighth. Whit Tanaka (5-6) lost his career-
Merrifield hit a three-run worst fifth straight start. He’s
double with two outs to tie been tagged for 27 runs
it at 7. and 11 homers in 22 2/3 in-
Merrifield has hit safely in 20 nings during that span.
of his last 21 games. Giles Drew Pomeranz (6-3) la-
blew his second save in 18 bored through a career-
opportunities. high 123 pitches in five in-
The Astros’ winning streak nings to win his third start in
was the longest in the a row.
majors this season. They WHITE SOX 4, RAYS 2
dropped to a major Kansas City Royals’ Alex Gordon dives home to score on a three-run double by Whit Merrifield ST. PETERSBURG, Florida
league-best 42-17. during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in (AP) — Avisail Garcia, Vol-
Mike Minor (3-1) pitched a Kansas City, Mo. mer Sanchez and Todd
scoreless inning for the win. Associated Press Frazier homered to help
Carlos Beltran hit his 429th Chicago stop a five-game
home run for the Astros. six innings and 5-3 in the the warning track in left. Moreland and Hanley losing streak with a victory
ORIOLES 6, PIRATES 5, 10 IN- ninth. Schoop’s two-run Trumbo then lined a single Ramirez hit back-to-back over Tampa Bay.
NINGS drive off closer Tony Wat- to center, and Jones easily home runs and Andrew Chris Beck (1-0) escaped
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jona- son knotted it at 5, setting beat Andrew McCutchen’s Benintendi later connect- a bases-loaded jam in
than Schoop tied it in the the stage for Trumbo’s big throw to the plate. ed off struggling Masahiro the sixth inning to win in
ninth inning with his second hit. Brad Brach (1-1) worked Tanaka, powering Boston relief of Jose Quintana,
home run of the game and Adam Jones singled with the 10th for the Orioles, over New York. who avoided becoming
Mark Trumbo singled home one out in the 10th against who improved to 8-1 in ex- The Red Sox made their first the first pitcher in the ma-
a run in the 10th to rally Bal- Wade LeBlanc (3-1) and tra innings. visit of the season to Yankee jor leagues to lose eight
timore past Pittsburgh. took second when Manny RED SOX 5, YANKEES 4 Stadium, and the matchup games this season. q
Baltimore trailed 4-1 after Machado hit a fly ball to NEW YORK (AP) — Mitch between the longtime ri-

Beltre out of Rangers’ lineup again after spraining ankle

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — lated debut of his 20th sea- when he hit first base while
Adrian Beltre is out of the son. He missed the first 51 beating out an RBI fielder’s
Texas Rangers lineup again, games because of calf is- choice grounder in the first
this time with a sprained left sues. Manager Jeff Banister inning in the 10-8 win over
ankle, putting his pursuit of said Beltre was sore and un- the Mets on Tuesday night.
3,000 career hits on hold. available to play, leaving After initially staying in the
Team physician Dr. Keith Texas with only two position game, Beltre had a single
Meister examined Beltre players on the bench for in the third inning for his
on Wednesday and con- Wednesday night’s game 2,852nd hit. But he was re-
firmed the diagnosis of a against the New York Mets. moved for a pinch runner
sprain, though it was un- “To miss 50-something after a walk in the sixth,
clear how long the third games and finally come and was clearly discour-
baseman might be out. back ... and this happens,” aged afterward when he
The Rangers said only that Beltre said after Tuesday’s said the ankle hadn’t got-
the 38-year-old Beltre was game, when his left foot ten worse during the game.
undergoing treatment and was already in a protective X-rays were negative.
is considered day to day. boot. “What are you gon- “He wants to play,” Banis- In this Tuesday, June 6, 2017, photo, Texas Rangers third base-
Beltre got hurt again Tues- na do?” ter said. “Adrian plays with man Adrian Beltre warms up before the fifth inning of the team’s
day night in only the sev- Beltre, only 48 hits from a different purpose than baseball game against the New York Mets in Arlington, Texas.
enth game since the be- 3,000, jammed his ankle most.”q Associated Press