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SPORTS Wednesday 13 september 2017

IndIans extend wIn

streak to 19 wIth

vIctory over detroIt

By The Associated Press Jacoby Ellsbury broke
CLEVELAND (AP) — Un- Pete Rose’s major
relenting and unbeat- league record by reach-
able at the moment, the ing base on catcher’s
Cleveland Indians refuse interference for the 30th
to lose. time, and David Robert-
With their latest over- son (8-2) pitched a ca-
powering win, they ex- reer-high 2 2/3 innings in
tended baseball’s lon- relief of CC Sabathia, re-
gest winning streak since moved with two on and
2002 to 19 games with one out in the fifth. Ells-
an 11-0 blowout of the bury was struck by Jake
Detroit Tigers on Monday Odorizzi (8-8)
night to move closer to a Opening a stretch that
record that has stood for has 17 of their final 20
101 years. games in New York, the
Francisco Lindor tripled Yankees closed within
home three runs off rook- three games of Boston in
ie Myles Jaye (0-1) in the the AL East and opened
second inning, and the a four-game lead over
Indians, who haven’t lost Minnesota for the top
since Aug. 23, added AL wild card. The Rays Detroit Tigers’ JaCoby Jones (40) and Nick Castellanos (9) collide going for a ball hit by Edwin
another blowout to their dropped four games be- Encarnacion during the fourth inning in a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Cleveland.
growing list of lopsided hind the Twins with 17 re- Jones was charged with an error on the play.
conquests. maining. Associated Press
The defending AL cham- RANGERS 5, MARINERS 3
pions aren’t just rolling, ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) coach Jason Wood and Orioles their fifth consec- drove in two and scored
they’re steamrolling — Delino DeShields scoring on a nifty head- utive defeat. once while raising his av-
opponents, outscoring homered after taking a first slide. Mark Trumbo hit a solo erage to .306. He was
them 132-32 during a speedier trip around the Two innings later, homer for Baltimore, a homer shy of another
stretch that includes six bases for an earlier run DeShields hit his fifth which entered three cycle.
shutouts. as Texas beat Seattle homer. games back in the AL Engel went deep off
Carlos Carrasco (15-6) in the opener of a four- Alex Claudio worked a wild-card race. Brandon Maurer during
struck out nine in six in- game series matching perfect ninth to get his Estrada (8-8) allowed a six-run sixth.
nings, Lindor had four teams still hoping to get eighth save in 12 chanc- two runs and four hits in Yolmer Sanchez, Yoan
RBIs and Jose Ramirez an AL wild card. es. five innings. Dominic Le- Moncada and Abreu,
hit a two-run homer as Cole Hamels (10-3) struck Mariners starter Ariel one pitched around a the first three White Sox
the Indians lowered their out seven in six innings to Miranda (8-7) allowed leadoff single in the ninth hitters, combined to go
magic number to clinch win for the first time in his gave up six hits and to earn his first career 9 for 16 with six runs and
the Central to six. last four starts. walked three in only 1 save. four RBIs. Moncada had
YANKEES 5, RAYS 1 DeShields reached on 2-3 innings. Ubaldo Jimenez (5-10) is his first career three-hit
NEW YORK (AP) — In the a one-out bunt single BLUE JAYS 4, ORIOLES 3 winless in six starts. game.
start of a series moved in the second, when he TORONTO (AP) — Ryan WHITE SOX 11, ROYALS 3 Reynaldo Lopez (1-3)
from Florida to Citi was initially called out Goins hit a solo home KANSAS CITY, Missouri gave up three runs and
Field because of Hurri- before a replay chal- run, Marco Estrada won (AP) — Jose Abreu had eight hits in six-plus in-
cane Irma, Todd Frazier lenge overturned the his third straight decision four hits, Adam Engel hit nings to pick up his first
capitalized on Trevor call. DeShields then and Toronto beat slump- a three-run homer and victory since Sept. 29,
Plouffe’s two-out error raced home from first on ing Baltimore. the White Sox pounded 2016.
with a three-run homer Shin-Soo Choo’s two-run Darwin Barney had two the Royals. Royals starter Jason Ham-
in a five-run fourth inning double that made it 4-1, hits and an RBI as the Abreu, who hit for the mel (8-11) was pulled af-
that led New York over running through a stop Blue Jays won their third cycle Saturday and had ter giving up five runs in 3
Tampa Bay. sign from fill-in third-base straight and handed the two home runs Sunday, 1/3 innings.q