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Perez’s grand slam lifts Royals to 6-4 win over Red Sox

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) 14th victory in the last 15 for the first time in seven
— Salvador Perez hit his first overall against Oakland. starts since May 12.
career grand slam, con- Marisnick had a sacrifice TWINS 4, WHITE SOX 2
necting in the eighth inning fly in the eighth after the MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
to rally Kansas City over A’s got on the board with Jose Berrios won his fourth
Boston. pinch-hitter Stephen Vogt’s straight start for Minnesota
The Royals have won nine RBI groundout. and Miguel Sano homered
of 11 and moved within a Correa connected for his for the second straight
game of .500. 14th homer in the ninth. game as the Twins beat the
Perez homered over the Sean Manaea (6-4) lost for White Sox behind two of
Kansas City bullpen in left the first time in seven starts their brightest young stars.
field on the ninth pitch from since a May 15 defeat at Berrios (7-1) finished eight
Robby Scott (0-1). With Bos- Seattle. He had won five innings for a second con-
ton leading 4-2, reliever consecutive decisions secutive turn in the rota-
Matt Barnes started the in- overall, but is yet to beat tion where he’s quickly be-
ning by walking Jorge Boni- Houston in six starts. come the ace, striking out
facio and Lorenzo Cain on YANKEES 8, ANGELS 4 eight with just four hits and
12 pitches. NEW YORK (AP) — Didi Gre- one walk against him. The
Scott was summoned gorius and Matt Holliday White Sox had one single
to face Eric Hosmer, but each hit a go-ahead hom- over their last 18 at-bats
walked him on four pitches er and New York piled on against the 22-year-old
to load the bases for Perez. from there, lifting the Yan- right-hander, who lowered
The All-Star catcher fouled kees over Los Angeles to his ERA to 2.67.
off three full-count deliver- snap a season-high seven- Sano hit his 18th home run,
ies before hitting his 15th game losing streak. tying the game to start the
home run of the season. New York’s skid was its lon- third inning against Da-
Jorge Soria (3-2) worked a gest since 2007. The Yan- vid Holmberg (1-1) with
spotless eighth. Kelvin Her- kees haven’t lost eight an opposite-field drive to
rera pitched the ninth for Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez watches his grand slam dur- straight since August 1995. right-center. The 24-year-
ing the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red
his 17th save. Sox Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. They moved back ahead old Sano, who took a break
Andrew Benintendi and Associated Press of Boston for first place in from third base to serve
Xander Bogaerts homered the AL East a night after los- as the designated hitter, is
in the fourth for Boston off Chase Whitley earned his chased Verlander after 110 ing the division lead for the third in the AL with 52 RBIs.
Ian Kennedy. second save. Plouffe hit pitches. He struck out 11 first time since mid-May. Brandon Kintzler pitched
RAYS 8, REDS 3 a solo homer in a two-run and walked one. Jordan Montgomery (5-4) a scoreless ninth inning for
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida fourth off Tim Adleman (4- Haniger tied it with a home pitched two-run ball over 5 the second straight night,
(AP) — Tampa Bay left 4) that put Tampa Bay up run off Shane Greene (1-1) 2/3 innings. Relievers Chad notching his 19th save in 22
fielder Mallex Smith rushed 3-0. to open the seventh. Cano Green and Dellin Betances opportunities.
in to tag out speedy Billy MARINERS 7, TIGERS 5 added a two-run double got the ball to Tyler Clip- INDIANS 5, ORIOLES 1
Hamilton after a lengthy SEATTLE (AP) — Jarrod Dy- and scored on Cruz’s sin- pard in the ninth, but Clip- BALTIMORE (AP) — Carlos
rundown, highlighting the son’s bunt single broke up gle. pard allowed a two-run Carrasco struck out 10 and
Rays’ win over Cincinnati. Justin Verlander’s bid for a Tony Zych (3-2) pitched 1 homer to Martin Maldo- Francisco Lindor homered
Hamilton stole his major perfect game in the sixth 2/3 scoreless innings for the nado, his second of the as the Indians defeated
league-leading 31st base inning and sparked Seattle win. Edwin Diaz finished for game. Aroldis Chapman the skidding Orioles for their
in the fourth inning. But he to a comeback win over his 12th save, despite allow- came on to close out. seventh win in eight games.
later got trapped when he Detroit. ing a two-out homer to Ian BLUE JAYS 7, RANGERS 5 Carrasco (8-3) allowed sev-
thought about scoring from Nelson Cruz had three RBIs Kinsler. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — en hits and walked none
second base on a two-out and Mitch Haniger hom- James McCann homered Darwin Barney’s two-run over six-plus innings to win
grounder by Eugenio Su- ered as the Mariners over- for the Tigers, and Justin Up- homer capped a six-run first his third straight start. The
arez that shortstop Daniel came a 4-0 deficit with ton had three RBIs. inning and the Blue Jays right-hander struck out ev-
Robertson bobbled. three runs in the sixth and ASTROS 5, ATHLETICS 1 held on for a win over the ery Baltimore starter except
It took five throws to nab four in the seventh. OAKLAND, California (AP) Rangers. Trey Mancini to reach dou-
Hamilton between home Verlander retired his first 16 — Carlos Correa hom- Ryan Goins drove in three ble figures in strikeouts for
and third, with six Rays lined batters but didn’t make ered and Mike Fiers won runs for Toronto, including the 11th time in his career.
up ready to take part in it through the sixth. With his fourth straight decision a two-run double in the first Not only did the Orioles
the rundown. Smith dashed one out, the speedy Dyson as the major league-best that preceded Barney’s lose for the 10th time in 14
from the outfield and was gave Seattle its first baser- Houston Astros won their homer off Tyson Ross (1-1). games, but they have al-
stationed at third to take a unner, beating out a drag ninth consecutive game in Barney was 4 for 40 in his lowed at least five runs in 18
throw and tag Hamilton. bunt between the mound Oakland. previous 15 games. consecutive games — two
Trevor Plouffe homered for and first that Verlander Evan Gattis hit a two-run Joey Gallo hit his 19th short of the major league
his new team and Taylor was unable to reach. Mike single in the sixth to break homer for Texas, though it record set by the 1924 Phil-
Featherston also connect- Zunino walked and Jean a scoreless tie and back Fi- was off the wall instead of adelphia Phillies.
ed for Tampa Bay. Segura, just activated from ers (5-2). The right-hander over it. His inside-the-park Cleveland held a 3-0 lead
Erasmo Ramirez (4-2), who the disabled list, followed went six innings to win his shot leading off the fifth when Carrasco yielded
was 0-2 with a 10.06 ERA with a broken-bat single to seventh consecutive deci- was among his career-high three straight singles to
over his previous four starts, load the bases. sion on the road for Hous- three extra-base hits — he open the seventh. Andrew
held the Reds hitless until Ben Gamel singled to make ton (49-24). also had two doubles and Miller entered and got a
Scott Schebler hit his 20th it 4-1. Robinson Cano struck Jake Marisnick added an scored three runs. force at the plate before
home run leading off the out, but Cruz followed with RBI single in the decisive Joe Biagini (2-6) struck out striking out Caleb Joseph
fifth. a two-run double that sixth inning of the Astros’ five in 5 2/3 innings to win and Ruben Tejada.q