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Saturday 9 September 2017
Streak on! Kluber, Indians win club-record 15th straight

By The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — The
Cleveland Indians set a
franchise record with their
15th consecutive win Thurs-
day night, beating the Chi-
cago White Sox 11-2 be-
hind another terrific outing
for Corey Kluber.
Cleveland also belted five
homers while becoming
the first major league team
with a 15-game winning
streak since Oakland won
20 in a row in 2002. Edwin
Encarnacion hit a three-run
drive in the first, Francisco
Lindor connected in the
second, Erik Gonzalez went
deep twice and Greg Al-
len hit his first major league
homer in the seventh.
Kluber (15-4) struck out 13
in seven innings. Yolmer
Sanchez and Jose Abreu
homered in the first for Chi-
cago, but Kluber allowed
only one more hit — a fifth-
inning single for Omar Nar-
vaez.
The last-place White Sox
turned to Mike Pelfrey after Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game
left-hander Carlos Rodon Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Chicago.
was scratched with shoul- Associated Press
der stiffness. Pelfrey (3-11), Polanco lined a single up helping the Yankees to
who threw 40 pitches in 2 the middle for the lead. their first series win at Cam-
1/3 relief innings on Tues- Trevor Hildenberger (3- den Yards in four years.
day night, allowed seven 2) earned the win with a Starlin Castro and Todd
runs and eight hits in four scoreless eighth in relief of Frazier also connected for
innings. Twins starter Kyle Gibson, New York, which closed
TWINS 4, ROYALS 2 while Matt Belisle handled within 3 1/2 games of AL
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) a perfect ninth to pick up East-leading Boston and
— The Twins’ Jorge Polanco his sixth save. fortified its grip on the top
drove in the go-ahead runs The loss was especially dev- AL wild card.
off ailing Kansas City closer astating for the roller-coast- Sonny Gray (9-9) gave up
Kelvin Herrera with two outs er Royals given their place one unearned run and
in the ninth inning. in the crowded AL wild- six hits in 5 2/3 innings. The
Herrera (3-3), who has been card race. They began the right-hander is 3-4 since he
dealing with a mild forearm night 2 1/2 games back of was acquired by New York
strain, inherited a 2-1 lead the Twins with 24 games to in a July 31 trade with Oak-
before giving up a pair of play. land.
singles and a walk. Brian YANKEES 9, ORIOLES 1 Baltimore right-hander Kev-
Dozier hit a tying sacrifice BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron in Gausman (10-10) was
fly, and after Joe Mauer Judge and Chase Headley charged with five runs and
was walked intentionally, each hit a two-run homer, five hits in three innings.q

Froome keeps his lead entering decisive Spanish Vuelta stage

GIJON, Spain (AP) — Chris Froome Thomas De Gendt of Belgium won “For me it was about trying to tive stage before riders parade
kept his comfortable lead over the stage at the final sprint, cross- save as much energy as possible into Madrid on Sunday to end the
Italian Vincenzo Nibali ahead of ing the line ahead of Jarlinson for tomorrow and get through the three-week Grand Tour race.
Saturday’s decisive Spanish Vuelta Pantano of Colombia and Ivan day without much issues,” The Brit- Riders will face a pair of Category
stage up the challenging l’Angliru Garcia Cortina of Spain. ish rider said. “So I’m happy to let 1 climbs before a grueling ascent
summit. Froome avoided trouble “I had to do the sprint of my life, the day behind us and focus on to the special-category finish at
in Friday’s 150-kilometer (93-mile) just go full until the finish,” said tomorrow. Angliru is going to be the Alto de l’Angliru.
ride from Caso to Gijon, staying 1 the Belgian, who also won stages rude, but it’s an explosive and Froome is trying to win the Vuelta
minute, 37 seconds ahead of Ni- at the Tour de France and the short stage, so we can expect fire- for the first time. He finished runner-
bali in the overall standings. Giro d’Italia. Froome, the Tour de works from the start. Everybody is up three times, including last year.
Wilco Kelderman of the Nether- France winner, avoided taking tired at this point of the race, but I Froome can become the third
lands remained third, more than any risks and stayed with the main feel good.” rider to complete the Tour-Vuelta
two minutes behind Froome. peloton throughout the stage. Saturday will be the last competi- double in the same season.q