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Swihart wins it in 13th, then Red Sox get Kinsler from LAA

By The Associated Press walk a batter, and threw 59
BOSTON (AP) — Blake Swi- of his 82 pitches for strikes.
hart doubled into the Red TWINS 5, INDIANS 4
Sox bullpen to score Eduar- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch
do Nunez in the 13th inning Garver drove in the winning
and Boston beat the Phila- run with a one-out double
delphia Phillies 2-1 on Mon- in the ninth inning for Min-
day night to move a sea- nesota, capping a victory
son-high six games ahead over Cleveland after the
of the New York Yankees in Twins traded away reliev-
the AL East. er Zach Duke and starter
Boston announced after Lance Lynn.
the game it had acquired Jose Ramirez hit two home
Ian Kinsler from the Angels runs to match Boston's J.D.
to fill in for injured second Martinez for the most in the
baseman Dustin Pedroia. majors with 32, but the In-
Hector Velazquez (7-0) dians couldn't hold a 3-2
pitched a scoreless inning lead. Miguel Sano, who hit
for the win and Austin Da- an RBI single earlier and
vis (1-1) took the loss after went 2-for-3 for his first hits
pitching a perfect 12th in the majors since June
before allowing Nunez's 12, drew a walk to start the
leadoff single in the next in- ninth against Neil Ramirez
ning. Luis Garcia, the 12th (0-1). Jake Cave ad-
pitcher of the night, struck vanced pinch-runner Ehire
out Brock Holt but allowed Boston Red Sox third baseman Eduardo Nunez tries to bare hand the ball on a single by Philadelphia Adrianza with a sacrifice
Nunez to steal second. Phillies Asdrubal Cabrera during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, bunt, and Garver delivered
Swihart lined the first pitch Monday, July 30, 2018. the deep drive to left-cen-
he saw toward the gap Associated Press ter field to trigger an infield
and into the bullpen on celebration from a weary
one hop for his first career SEATTLE (AP) — James Pax- four innings while locked a first-pitch slider inside third Twins team.
walk-off RBI. ton excelled in his return in a duel with Paxton (9- base. Segura scored easily, Fernando Rodney (3-2)
The Red Sox have won 19 from the disabled list, Nel- 4), who was making his first and the ball caromed off pitched a scoreless ninth,
of their last 23 games and son Cruz had a two-run start since leaving a July 12 the protruding side wall, striking out Yonder Alonso
matched their biggest lead double in the sixth inning game in Anaheim because allowing Span to narrowly with runners at second and
in the division of the sea- and Seattle beat Houston. of lower back inflamma- beat catcher Max Stassi's third.
son. At 75-33, they have Astros starter Gerrit Cole tion. tag after a strong throw by ATHLETICS 10, BLUE JAYS 1
the best record in baseball (10-3) carried a no-hitter Cole retired the first 12 bat- left fielder Marwin Gonza- OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
and are 42 games above into the sixth, but Jean Se- ters he faced, striking out lez. Edwin Jackson pitched
.500 for the first time since gura ended it with a two- six, until he hit Cruz with a Paxton was brilliant for Se- scoreless ball into the sixth
the end of the 1946 season. out infield single. Two bat- pitch leading off the fifth. attle, scattering three hits for his 100th career victory
They have won 19 of their ters later, Cruz lined his dou- After Segura's single, De- — two of them infield sin- and Oakland rediscov-
last 21 interleague games. ble down the left-field line. nard Span hit a clean single gles — over seven innings. ered its offense to thump
MARINERS 2, ASTROS 0 Cole was perfect through to right-center, and Cruz hit He struck out eight, did not Toronto.q

Marlins trade Ziegler, Maybin but keep Realmuto

By STEVEN WINE CEO Derek Jeter's rebuild- is batting .251 with three
AP Sports Writer ing project. Also staying homers and 20 RBIs in 99
MIAMI (AP) — The last-place are outfielder Derek Diet- games this season, but he's
Miami Marlins kept All-Star rich, first baseman Justin batting .329 with a .912 OPS
catcher J.T. Realmuto on Bour and closer Kyle Barra- since June 29. The Mariners
Tuesday but were sellers at clough, all subjects of trade are the seventh team for
the trade deadline, parting speculation in recent days. the 12-year veteran, who
with right-handed reliever Veterans Ziegler and May- has a $3.25 million, one-
Brad Ziegler and outfield- bin weren't part of Jeter's year contract.
er Cameron Maybin, two long-term plans. Eveld, a 24-year-old right-
well-traveled veterans who The 38-year-old Ziegler is 1-5 hander, has a 1.11 ERA in 35
increased their market val- with a 3.98 ERA this season. games in the minor leagues
ue by playing well lately. The sidewinder's ERA was this season. He's a native of
Ziegler returned to his for- 7.88 on June 1, but since the Miami area, pitched at
mer team, the Arizona In this July 26, 2018, file photo, Miami Marlins' Brad Ziegler then he has allowed two the University of South Flor-
Diamondbacks, who bol- delivers a pitch during the sixth inning of a baseball game runs in 28 innings. He's in the ida and was a ninth-round
stered their bullpen for the against the Washington Nationals, in Miami. final year of a $16 million, draft pick in 2016.
pennant race and gave two-year contract, and the The 23-year-old Brigman is
up Double-A reliever Tom- league infielder Bryson Brig- speculation regarding Diamondbacks will assume batting .304 this year for Sin-
my Eveld. Maybin went to man and international slot Realmuto, but he remains the remaining $2.95 million gle-A Modesto with 15 sto-
another contender, the money. with Miami and could be- of his salary this year. len bases. He was a third-
Seattle Mariners, for minor There had been trade come a cornerstone in The 31-year-old Maybin round pick in 2016.q