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SPORTSWednesday 20 May 2015

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Kluber K’s 12 but ChiSox beat Tribe in 10

WHITE SOX 2, INDIANS 1, 10 and Chris Iannetta hit solo game with a home run and worked through a jam in gave up an infield single
INNINGS homers for the Angels, who added a tiebreaking single the eighth, and Francisco and two walks to load the
CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos lost their second straight in the seventh inning to lift Rodriguez finished for his bases with no outs.
Sanchez singled home the after winning the previous Milwaukee over Detroit. eighth save in as many Edward Mujica (2-1) went 1
winning run with two outs five. Gomez was hit in the left chances. 2-3 innings for the win. Evan
in the 10th inning to give A crowd of 29,306 watched earflap by a 96 mph fast- Aramis Ramirez homered Scribner threw two innings
Chicago a victory over at the Rogers Centre on ball from New York Mets for the Brewers. and Tyler Clippard pitched
Cleveland after a sparkling
pitchers’ duel between Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber delivers against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game
aces Chris Sale and Corey
Kluber. Monday, May 18, 2015, in Chicago. Associated Press
The reigning AL Cy Young
Award winner, Kluber struck Victoria Day, a Canadian rookie Noah Syndergaard ATHLETICS 2, ASTROS 1 the ninth for his fourth save.
out 12 and allowed five hits holiday since the mid-1800s on Sunday, but played in HOUSTON (AP) — Brett Oakland starter Drew
and one run for the Indians. that celebrates Queen Vic- the series opener at Detroit Lawrie hit a tiebreaking Pomeranz left in the fifth
Kluber was making his first toria’s birthday. and began the game with single in the sixth inning, with left shoulder tightness.
appearance since his out- Roberto Osuna (1-0) a drive to left off Kyle Lob- and the Oakland bullpen Lance McCullers of the As-
ing Wednesday against St. worked 1 2-3 innings for his stein (3-4). combined for 4 2-3 score- tros allowed one run over 4
Louis when he struck out 18 first major league win. With the score tied at 2 and less innings as the Athletics 2-3 innings in his first career
and allowed one hit in eight Mike Morin (1-1) was the two outs in the seventh, Go- ended a four-game losing start.
scoreless innings for his first loser. mez singled up the middle streak with a victory over In other AL games it was To-
victory of the season. BREWERS 3, TIGERS 2 to score Luis Sardinas from Houston. ronto 10, L.A. Angels 6; Mil-
In that game, Kluber DETROIT (AP) — Back in the second. The loss snapped the Astros’ waukee 3, Detroit 2; Chica-
matched Bob Feller’s team lineup a day after being Jeremy Jeffress (1-0) five-game winning streak. go White Sox 2, Cleveland
record for strikeouts in a hit in the head by a ball, earned the win. Brewers Lawrie’s hit came off Will 1, 10 innings; and Oakland
nine-inning game, and be- Carlos Gomez led off the reliever Jonathan Broxton Harris. Joe Thatcher (0-1) 2, Houston 1.q
came one of five pitchers in
baseball history to strike out
18 or more without walking
a batter.
Sale tossed eight innings
and gave up one run on
four hits while striking out
seven.
Avisail Garcia drew a lead-
off walk in the 10th on four
pitches from Zach McAllis-
ter (0-2).
Zach Duke (2-2) worked a
hitless inning for the win.
BLUE JAYS 10, ANGELS 6
TORONTO (AP) — Jose Bau-
tista homered and drove in
three runs as Toronto ended
a season-worst, five-game
losing streak by beating Los
Angeles.
Bautista and Russell Martin,
who had a go-ahead sin-
gle in the sixth inning, each
finished with three hits.
Albert Pujols, David Freese