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Aaron Judge hits 2 more homers as Yankees beat Orioles 14-3

The Associated Press RAYS 5, ATHLETICS 4
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie ST. PETERSBURG, Florida
sensation Aaron Judge hit (AP) — Mallex Smith had
two more home runs, in- three hits and used his
cluding a drive that cleared speed to set up the go-
the distant bleachers at ahead run, helping the
Yankee Stadium, and sent Rays take three of four
New York romping past from the Athletics.
Baltimore 14-3 Sunday for Smith led off the seventh
its fifth straight win. with a bunt single and
Even by his lofty feats, it went to third after reliever
was quite a power show Daniel Coulombe (0-1) was
by the 6-foot-7 Judge. He charged with an error for
leads the majors with 21 an errant throw to first that
homers and tops the AL ended up in the right-field
with 47 RBIs and a .344 bat- corner. Tampa Bay went
ting average. ahead 5-4 when Corey
In the sixth, Judge launched Dickerson hit a sacrifice fly
a mammoth shot to left- on the next pitch.
center field that was esti- Smith, recalled from Triple-
mated at 495 feet, the lon- A Durham on Friday to fill in
gest homer in the majors for injured Gold Glove cen-
this season, according to ter fielder Kevin Kiermaier,
Statcast. The ball bounced also walked and went 8 for
off the bare hands of a fan 14 in the series.
standing behind a fence New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against Chase Whitley (2-1) got
the Baltimore Orioles in New York, Sunday, June 11, 2017.
beyond the back row of Associated Press the win and Alex Colome
the bleachers. worked a shaky ninth for his
Judge lined a drive into tiebreaking three-run shot innings, handing him his Carrasco (6-3) was pulled 18th save.
the right-center seats in his off Michael Feliz (2-1). He first loss of the season and after Todd Frazier’s two-run Stephen Vogt had three
next at-bat, and also dou- also had an RBI single in the sending the thousands of double cut Cleveland’s RBIs for Oakland, which has
bled earlier. seventh. Toronto fans from western lead to one. The right- lost eight consecutive road
Adam Warren (2-1) pitched Rookie Keynan Middleton Canada back north of the hander allowed seven hits, series.
1 2/3 scoreless innings for (1-0) pitched a scoreless border after their team won struck out four and walked TIGERS 8, RED SOX 3
the win. fifth for his first career win. two of three this weekend. one in 5 1/3 innings. BOSTON (AP) — Justin Up-
Baltimore right-hander George Springer and Yuli Donaldson finished with Andrew Miller retired all ton hit a grand slam off
Kevin Gausman (3-5) was Gurriel homered for Hous- three hits, including an RBI five batters he faced, strik- the right-field foul pole
tagged for seven runs and ton, and Josh Reddick had single in the fourth for a 3-0 ing out three. Bryan Shaw and Nicholas Castellanos
eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. three hits. lead. Happ (1-4) allowed pitched a scoreless eighth hit a two-run homer as
ANGELS 12, ASTROS 6 BLUE JAYS 4, MARINERS 0 six hits in his first win since and Cody Allen finished the Detroit Tigers averted
HOUSTON (AP) — Albert SEATTLE (AP) — Josh Don- Sept. 20. for his 15th save, working a sweep with victory over
Pujols homered in the first aldson hit a two-run homer INDIANS 4, WHITE SOX 2 around a one-out single. the Red Sox.
inning and Eric Young Jr. for Toronto, and J.A. Happ CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos The White Sox have The Tigers halted a three-
had a career-high four struck out eight in six in- Carrasco took a shutout dropped nine of 11. Jose game losing streak in a
RBIs, helping the Angels nings. into the sixth and three re- Quintana (2-8) allowed contest that lasted 4 hours,
rally for the win. Donaldson and the Blue lievers combined for 3 2/3 three runs in five innings, 6 minutes. Boston had won
Young capped Los Ange- Jays knocked out James scoreless innings, leading dropping to 0-4 in his last 13 of 19 and seven of eight
les’ six-run fifth inning with a Paxton (5-1) after just four Cleveland to the victory. seven starts. in Fenway Park.q
Goergl, oldest skier to win World Cup race, retires at 36

ERIC WILLEMSEN ucation to become a ski super-G the following day
Associated Press coach, and she has just re- was very special. And win-
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian leased a CD with her own ning the downhill was the
skier Elisabeth Goergl re- songs. icing on the cake. Double
tired Monday, 2½ years Her career highlight came world champion sounded
after becoming the old- in 2011, when the Austrian great.”During 17 seasons,
est woman to win a World upset favorites Lindsey Goergl won five medals at
Cup race. Vonn and Maria Hoefl- major championships and
A two-time world cham- Riesch twice to win the competed in 378 World
pion and two-time Olym- downhill and super-G Cup races, winning seven
pic bronze medalist, the gold medals at the worlds of them. She was 33 years,
36-year-old Goergl said in Garmisch-Partenkirch- 301 days when she last won
she lacked motivation to en, Germany.“That was a race, a super-G in Val
prepare for the Olympic my biggest and nicest d’Isere, France, in Decem-
season.“Many fans have In this Feb. 13, 2011 file photo winner Elisabeth Goergl of Austria achievement, for sure,” ber 2014.Goergl is also the
asked me to continue for celebrates on the podium with her gold medals during the vic- said Goergl, who had per- oldest winner of a downhill.
another year but I want tory ceremony of the women’s downhill, at the Alpine World Ski- formed the song “You’re She was 32 years, 11 months
ing Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
to develop in another di- Associated Press a Hero” live on stage dur- when she triumphed in
rection,” she said. “If I had ing the opening ceremony Altenmarkt-Zauchensee in
still felt a spark, I would not have retired now.” Goergl has started an ed- of the worlds.“To win the January 2014. q