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Tuesday 8 augusT 2017
Severino dominates, Judge homers as Yankees rock Indians 8-1

BY TOM WITHERS the White Sox. Young add- five starts since July 9. The
AP SPORTS WRITER ed an RBI double and had right-hander pitched 5
CLEVELAND (AP) — Luis Sev- a solo homer to help the AL 2/3 innings, giving up one
erino overpowered Cleve- East-leading Red Sox com- run and nine hits. Nicho-
land’s lineup into the sev- plete a four-game sweep las Castellanos homered
enth inning, Jacoby Ellsbury of the White Sox. Chicago for the Tigers, who had to
hit a three-run triple and lost its sixth consecutive settle for a split of the four-
rookie Aaron Judge ham- game, and 23rd in its last game series after winning
mered a three-run homer, 27. The White Sox were the first two.
sending the Yankees to a swept in a four-game se- TWINS 6, RANGERS 5
win over the Indians. ries in Fenway Park for the MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max
Severino (9-4) gave up Mi- first time since July of 1988. Kepler, Brian Dozier and
chael Brantley’s homer in Doug Fister (2-5) allowed Eddie Rosario homered to
the first and then toyed three runs and eight hits help the Minnesota Twins
with the Indians, striking out over 6 1/3 innings, striking dig out of a five-run hole
nine and allowing just three out a season-high seven and beat the Rangers.
runners to reach. He didn’t for his second straight win. Jose Berrios (10-5) gave
give up his second hit until Craig Kimbrel, the third re- up five runs on six hits and
there were two outs in the liever, pitched the ninth for struck out six in five innings,
seventh and was pulled by his 27th save. Mike Pelfrey Trevor Hildenberger threw
manager Joe Girardi be- (3-10) gave up six runs and two innings of scoreless re-
fore getting a roaring ova- eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. lief and Robbie Grossman
tion from several thousand He’s 0-5 with a 7.78 ERA in drove in the go-ahead run
New York fans. The All-Star his last eight starts. for the Twins, who were
right-hander is 4-0 with ORIOLES 12, TIGERS 3 missing slugger Miguel
a 0.71 ERA in his last four BALTIMORE (AP) — Jona- Sano for the second
starts. Ellsbury’s triple came than Schoop, Chris Davis straight game because of
in New York’s five-run sixth and Trey Mancini homered a sore left hand. Adrian
off Carlos Carrasco (10- in succession during a four- Beltre hit his 455th career
5), and Judge connected run first inning that sent the homer and Joey Gallo also
in the seventh for his 35th New York Yankees’ Jacoby Ellsbury hits a three-run triple off Orioles past the Tigers. went deep for the Rangers,
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco during
homer — only No. 5 since the sixth inning in a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, in Joey Rickard and Manny who were shut out after a
the All-Star break — to give Cleveland. Machado also connected five-run first inning. Nick
New York an 8-1 lead. Associated Press for the Orioles, who led Martinez gave up five runs
ASTROS 7, BLUE JAYS 6 forceout that scored a run, lead. Francis Martes (4-1) 8-0 after four innings and on five hits with five strike-
HOUSTON (AP) — Juan and Alex Bregman hit a ty- pitched 1 2/3 scoreless in- cruised to their seventh win outs and two walks in a
Centeno hit an RBI single ing, two-run triple. Centeno nings for the win. Osuna al- in nine games. All five home game that was delayed 32
with two outs that capped followed with a liner over lowed five hits and four runs runs were hit off Anibal San- minutes by rain in the sec-
a four-run rally in the ninth the head of leaping first while getting only two outs chez (3-2), who yielded a ond inning.
inning, lifting the Astros over baseman Justin Smoak and for his seventh blown save career-high tying eight runs ATHLETICS 11, ANGELS 10
the Blue Jays. Jose Altuve into shallow right field to this season. and 10 hits in three-plus in- ANAHEIM, California (AP)
singled off All-Star closer win it for the AL West lead- RED SOX 6, WHITE SOX 3 nings. Machado went 4 for — Bruce Maxwell’s two-
Roberto Osuna (3-3) to be- ers. Nori Aoki had a two-run BOSTON (AP) — Chris Young 5 with five RBIs, and Rickard run single completed a
gin the Houston ninth and homer, his first hit since be- hit two homers, including a had a career-best four hits dramatic five-run, two-out
one-out singles by Yuli Gur- ing traded from Houston to tiebreaking three-run shot and scored three runs. comeback in the eighth
riel and Marwin Gonzalez Toronto last Monday, dur- after the batter in front was Backed by all that fire- inning, and the Athletics
loaded the bases. Carlos ing a four-run seventh that walked intentionally, to lift power, Ubaldo Jimenez stunned the Angels. The
Beltran grounded into a gave the Blue Jays a 6-3 the Red Sox to a win over (5-7) earned his first win in Angels led 10-5 after the
sixth but couldn’t hold on
against an A’s team that
Don Baylor, former MVP hammered them with 18
hits, including three home
runs and seven doubles.
Down 10-6 in the eighth,
Continued from Page 17 got into one of his grooves, Khris Davis hit a three-run
Just three others have won things would be OK. homer off reliever Blake
MVP and Manager of the Robinson saw that quote Parker to ignite the Oak-
Year awards — Frank Rob- in a newspaper and, play- land comeback. Parker
inson, Joe Torre and Kirk fully in his role as judge of had not allowed a run in 27
Gibson. the club’s Kangaroo Court, consecutive appearances
It was the great Robinson made sure to read it aloud at home. After Ryon Healy
who helped give Baylor a in the Baltimore locker doubled, the Angels went
nickname that stuck for- room. to Bud Norris (1-5), but the
ever. With that, “Groove” was closer gave up a run-scor-
Baylor was a 20-year-old born. ing single to Chad Pinder,
rookie in 1970 on a team Years later, as judge of the a double to Matt Chap-
that eventually won the Kangaroo Court for the man and then the two-
World Series when he was New York Yankees, Baylor run single to Maxwell. Josh
asked about trying to break once fined coach Don Zim- Smith (2-0) picked up the
into the Orioles’ loaded mer. So why pick on such a In this April 23, 2015, file photo, Los Angeles Angels’ Don Baylor win in relief. Blake Treinen,
outfield. Brash beyond his beloved figure? poses for a photo before a baseball game against the Oakland Oakland’s seventh reliever,
years, Baylor said he wasn’t “Just for being Don Zim- Athletics, in Anaheim, Calif. earned his fifth overall save
too worried, that once he mer,” Baylor said.q Associated Press and second with the A’s.q