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SPORTS Wednesday 25 april 2018

Skaggs shuts down

Astros; Angels win

2-0 after call reversed

HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gur- had a grand slam and New
riel was thrown out at third York hammered Minne-
base by catcher Martin sota for its first three-game
Maldonado to end the winning streak under new
game after an original safe manager Aaron Boone.
call was reversed on re- Slumping slugger Giancarlo
play, giving the Los Angeles Stanton homered in going
Angels a 2-0 win over Hous- 4 for 4 and Gleyber Torres
ton on Monday night that singled for his first major
ended the Astros’ six-game league hit, a day after the
winning streak. prized 21-year-old made
Third base umpire Cory his debut with the Yankees.
Blaser signaled safe. Blaser Gary Sanchez socked a
also called Colorado’s No- two-run double.
lan Arenado safe at home The teams hadn’t met
plate Sunday trying to ad- since New York topped
vance on a ball in the dirt. the Twins 8-4 in the AL wild-
That call was then reversed card game last October at
on replay for the final out in Yankee Stadium. This was Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs delivers during the first inning of a baseball game
the Chicago Cubs’ 9-7 win. no contest as Minnesota against the Houston Astros, Monday, April 23, 2018, in Houston.
Tyler Skaggs (3-1) allowed lost its fourth in a row and Associated Press
four hits in seven innings for brought in center fielder los Carrasco outpitched WHITE SOX 10, MARINERS 4 ple-A Charlotte before the
the Angels, and Keynan Ryan LaMarre to pitch in Kevin Gausman in a tight CHICAGO (AP) — Jose game, finished for his first
Middleton earned his sixth the eighth inning — Tyler duel, and Yonder Alonso’s Abreu had four hits, includ- major league save.
save. The Astros outscored Austin tagged him for a two-run homer carried ing two home runs, Yoan ATHLETICS 9, RANGERS 4
the White Sox 27-2 during two-run homer. Cleveland past struggling Moncada was a single shy ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
a three-game sweep last Andujar delivered an ex- Baltimore. Carrasco (4-0) of the cycle and Chicago Marcus Semien hit a tie-
weekend. tra-base hit in his seventh allowed one run and six hits beat Seattle to stop a sev- breaking homer on the first
Kole Calhoun had an RBI straight game — tied with over 7 1/3 innings to win his en-game losing streak. pitch of the ninth inning
single and Justin Upton Pittsburgh’s Corey Dicker- 10th straight decision since The White Sox became the and Oakland defeated
added an RBI double. Los son for the longest streak Aug. 27. He struck out sev- first big league team to Texas for its third straight
Angeles had lost five of six in the majors this year. An- en and walked two. open a game with seven victory.
following a seven-game dujar is 15 for 29 (.517) dur- Andrew Miller got the last straight hits since Colorado The Athletics (12-11) have
winning streak. The Angels ing that span with eight two outs in the eighth against the visiting Los An- won seven of eight, and
are 10-1 on the road, but doubles, a triple and three and Cody Allen struck out geles Dodgers on Sept. 17, have a winning record for
5-7 at home. home runs, raising his sea- the side in the ninth for his 2014, according to the Elias the first time since they won
Gerrit Cole (2-1) retired his son average from .107 to fourth save. Sports Bureau. their season opener before
first 13 hitters, striking out .316. Masahiro Tanaka (3-2) Gausman (1-2) gave up Moncada’s leadoff tri- a three-game losing streak.
five. He gave up two runs gave up three hits in 6 2/3 two runs and four hits over ple was followed by five Semien’s third homer of the
and four hits in seven in- innings. He’s won all five eight innings, striking out straight singles and Matt season, off Kevin Jepsen (0-
nings. career starts against the seven with only one walk. Davidson’s double off Mike 3), snapped a 3-all tie and
YANKEES 14, TWINS 1 Twins. The Orioles lost for the ninth Leake (2-2) in a five-run first ignited a six-run outburst.
NEW YORK (AP) — Streak- Jake Odorizzi (1-2) was time in 10 games. inning. After getting out- Matt Chapman had an
ing rookie Miguel Andujar pulled after Stanton’s solo Cleveland took three of scored 27-2 in three losses RBI triple with two outs and
homered and doubled to homer in the fifth. four from the Orioles and is to Houston, Chicago had scored on a single by Mark
extend his barrage of ex- INDIANS 2, ORIOLES 1 9-2 against Baltimore over a season-high 18 hits. Chris Canha before Jake Smolin-
tra-base hits, Didi Gregorius BALTIMORE (AP) — Car- the last two seasons. Beck, called up from Tri- ski hit a two-run triple.q

Dick Vitale: prime-time player for pediatric cancer research

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Dick people. ... If we had more the nation and raised $3.12 This year’s honorees in- help kids battle cancer,”
Vitale’s voice cracked as dollars, we could be saving million. Vitale hopes this clude Michigan football said the 78-year-old Vitale,
he discussed his self-de- so many kids.” year’s gala on May 11 will coach Jim Harbaugh, Flor- a former college and NBA
scribed obsession with rais- Since 2006, the annual Dick bring in $3.5 million. ida State basketball coach coach who’s worked for
ing money for pediatric Vitale Gala in Sarasota, “That will put us at a grand Leonard Hamilton and ESPN since 1979. “I’ve got-
cancer research. “It’s the Florida, has raised more total of $25 million that longtime ESPN sportscaster ten to know so many of
best thing I’ve ever done in than $21 million for The V we’ve raised,” Vitale, who Chris Berman. Expected them since the inception of
my life,” the longtime col- Foundation for Cancer Re- lives in Sarasota, said by among a sold-out crowd of my gala, and it just breaks
lege basketball television search, a charitable orga- phone. “It blows me away 850 are Final Four coach- my heart to see what
analyst said. “I’m in 13 Hall nization named for the late when I think about it. We es Jay Wright (national their moms and dads and
of Fames, and none that North Carolina State bas- started this at my house champion Villanova), John families go through. I’m a
compares to what I feel ketball coach Jim Valvano. with a couple of hundred Beilein (Michigan), Porter grandfather, I’m a father. I
in my heart that this is all Last year’s event attracted people. To think, we’re at a Moser (Loyola-Chicago) can’t imagine the pain. No
about,” Vitale added. “This celebrities, donors and can- point of raising $25 million, and Bill Self (Kansas). “I’m parents, no family should
is about lives. This is about cer survivors from across that just blows my mind.” obsessed with trying to have to go through that.”q