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Friday 8 September 2017
Indians win 14th in a row, 5-1 over White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos rifield had three doubles
Carrasco allowed three hits and three RBIs. Alcides Es-
in a complete game, giving cobar had four hits, falling
the Cleveland Indians their a homer short of the cycle.
14th straight win in a 5-1 Jason Hammel (8-10) got
victory over the Chicago the win, giving up two runs,
White Sox on Wednesday. nine hits and two walks in
Cleveland equaled its lon- six innings. He struck out six
gest winning streak in fran- while winning for the third
chise history and also won time in four starts. Tigers
its 10th straight road game starter Matthew Boyd (5-9)
as the right-hander lost his pitched six-plus innings, al-
shutout with two outs in the lowing four runs, seven hits
ninth inning when Adam and two walks while striking
Engel homered. out four.
Carrasco (14-6) faced 28 ATHLETICS 3, ANGELS 1
batters and threw 97 pitch- OAKLAND, California (AP)
es in his eighth career com- — Sean Manaea pitched
plete game, throwing 76 six-plus innings of shutout
strikes. Carlos Santana hit a ball and Khris Davis hom-
two-run home run as Cleve- ered as Oakland snapped
land added three runs in a season-high eight-game
the eighth inning to break losing streak. The Angels,
open a 1-0 game. locked in a tight wild-card
After not allowing a hit race, were trying for their
through four innings, the Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco throws against the Chicago White Sox during seventh series sweep and
White Sox had leadoff sin- the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Chicago. second against the A’s this
gles in the fifth and sixth Associated Press year. Los Angeles is among
innings off Carrasco, but completing a victory that pa Bay. singled to right-center to five teams competing for
Avisail Garcia and Kevan lasted six hours and end- Minnesota ended a three- drive in Polanco. Robbie two wild-card berths that
Smith were both doubled ed on Hanley Ramirez’s game skid streak and Grossman doubled off Aus- were separated by four
off on the next at-bat. bloop single, the Red Sox moved a half-game ahead tin Pruitt and pinch-hitter games entering the day.
RED SOX 6, BLUE JAYS 1 took charge with a four-run of the Los Angeles Angels Joe Mauer was intention- Manaea (10-9) struck out
BOSTON (AP) — Doug Fis- fourth that was capped by for the second AL wild-card ally walked to load the six and allowed five hits and
ter gave up one run over Bradley’s homer. spot. The Twins scored three bases, and Max Kepler fol- three walks. Davis hit an op-
seven innings, Jackie Brad- Fister (5-7) allowed four hits, runs in the seventh to take lowed with a run-scoring posite field shot to right off
ley Jr. hit a two-run homer struck out nine and walked the lead for good. Dozier, grounder. Taylor Rogers (6- starter Tyler Skaggs (1-5)
and drove in three runs and three, improving to 3-1 in who hit his 29th homer 3) pitched 1 1/3 innings for leading off the bottom of
Boston beat Toronto a day his last four starts with a 1.50 leading off the game, was the win. the fourth. His 39th home
after the teams played a ERA. Joe Biagini (3-10) was walked by reliever Steve ROYALS 13, TIGERS 2 run broke a scoreless tie.
19-inning marathon. tagged for five runs in 3 1/3 Cishek (2-1) to open the in- DETROIT (AP) — Salvador Home plate umpire Mike
It was the second straight innings. ning. Jorge Polanco then Perez homered twice as Everitt ejected A’s third
win for the AL East-leading TWINS 10, RAYS 6 bunted and Cishek threw Kansas City broke open a baseman Matt Chapman
Red Sox, who moved four ST. PETERSBURG, Florida wildly past first base, allow- close game to rout Detroit. after an exchange be-
games ahead of the sec- (AP) — Eduardo Escobar ing Dozier to come all the The Royals snapped a 2-2 tween Chapman and An-
ond-place Yankees. New had three hits and three way around to score for a tie with four runs in the sev- gels catcher Juan Graterol
York’s game at Baltimore RBIs, Brian Dozier and Ehire 7-6 lead with Polanco ad- enth, then scored seven in in the bottom of the fourth
was rained out. Adrianza both homered vancing to third. the eighth. Perez drove in inning triggered by allega-
Playing just 18 hours after and Minnesota beat Tam- One out later, Escobar three runs, while Whit Mer- tions of stealing signs.q

Red Sox

Continued from Page 19 to have iPads in there? I of rivalry that the Yankees
don’t know.” and the Red Sox have,” he
Sign-stealing has a long The Red Sox filed a coun- said. “I guess it’s not shock-
tradition in baseball and ter-complaint that the ing you could have charg-
is not prohibited, but the Yankees used TV cameras es and counter-charges
use of technology to do it to help them steal signs. like this.”
is against the rules. Commissioner Rob Man- But Pedroia seemed irked
Farrell has said he knew his fred, who was in Boston that Yankees manage-
players were trying to steal for a previously scheduled ment had complained.
signs but was not aware event, said he was not “I know the players, on
they were using the watch surprised that two of the both sides, I’m sure are
to do it. Pedroia said he sport’s oldest rivals were probably ... I don’t think
didn’t know where the line sniping at each other it’s from them,” he said.
is drawn. while competing for the AL “We already played them
Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale, catcher Sandy Leon, left, and “I don’t really know what East title. 19 times. What did they
second baseman Dustin Pedroia, right, gather on the mound the rule book says on “I do believe that this is a beat us, 11? They beat
during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New that,” he said. “I know we charged situation from a us. I’m not going to cry
York Yankees Sunday, Sept.3, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in New
York. have iPads in the dugout. competitive perspective, to anybody about it. It’s
Associated Press ... Are we not supposed when you have the kind baseball.”q