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21 club: Indians

set AL record with

21st straight win

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mak- a 1.70 ERA, and the Indians
ing history almost every have totaled more homers
time they take the field, (40) than runs allowed.
the Cleveland Indians won Cleveland opens a four-
their 21st straight game game series Thursday night
on Wednesday, 5-3 over at home against Kansas
the Detroit Tigers, to set an City, which was outscored
American League record 20-0 during its three-day
and join only two other visit last month.
teams in the past 101 years YANKEES 3, RAYS 2
to win that many in a row. NEW YORK (AP) — A dis-
Jay Bruce hit a three-run appointed Jaime Garcia
homer off Buck Farmer didn’t even look at man-
(4-3), and Mike Clevinger ager Joe Girardi when the
(10-5) won his consecu- pitcher was removed one
tive straight start as the In- out shy of qualifying for his Cleveland Indians’ Jay Bruce celebrates with Jose Ramirez (11) after hitting a three-run home
dians matched the 1935 first win with the Yankees, run off Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Buck Farmer during the first inning in a baseball game,
Chicago Cubs for the sec- and New York edged Tam- Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, in Cleveland.
ond-longest winning streak pa Bay to take two of three Associated Press
since 1900. The run has put games in a series moved Tampa Bay was head- Tim Anderson singled, went ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los
Cleveland within five wins from Florida to Citi Field be- ing back home after the to second on a wild pitch Angeles scored five runs in
of catching the 1916 New cause of Hurricane Irma. game and returns to Tropi- by Scott Alexander (4-4) the first inning and rode Ty-
York Giants, who won 26 Making his first appear- cana Field for a five-game and stole third before scor- ler Skaggs’ finest start of the
straight without a loss but ance since Aug. 30, Garcia homestand starting Friday ing on Abreu’s fly ball. Avi- season to beat Houston.
whose century-old mark in- allowed only Kevin Kier- against Boston. sail Garcia added an RBI The victory kept the Angels
cludes a tie. maier’s solo homer in 4 2/3 Chris Archer (9-10) dropped single to make it 5-3. two games behind Min-
Roberto Perez added a innings. Chad Green (5-0) to 0-3 in his last four starts, Juan Minaya (3-2) pitched nesota for the second AL
homer in the seventh and struck out three of his four giving up three runs in four- 1 1/3 scoreless innings for wild card, while the Astros’
four Cleveland relievers fin- batters and Aroldis Chap- plus innings. He needed 92 the win. Last-place Chi- magic number to clinch
ished. Cody Allen got his man got four outs for his pitches to get 12 outs. cago took two of three at the AL West title remained
27th save, giving the Indi- 18th save in 22 chances. New York took a 3-0 lead Kauffman Stadium, winning at five.
ans the league’s longest Chapman fanned four and in the second, when Todd its first road series since June Skaggs (2-5) threw seven
streak since the AL was earned his first save of more Frazier hit an RBI single and 16-18 and damaging the shutout innings, holding
founded in 1901. than three outs since Game Brett Gardner had a two- Royals’ wild-card hopes. Houston to three hits. He
During the streak, which 5 of last year’s World Series run single. Adam Engel hit a two-run struck out five and walked
began with a 13-6 win over for the Chicago Cubs. The WHITE SOX 5, ROYALS 3 double for Chicago, which one in his first victory since
Boston ace Chris Sale on Yankees won their fourth KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — has won four of five. White April 22.q
Aug. 23, the Indians have straight series. Jose Abreu hit a tiebreak- Sox starter Lucas Giolito Spot starter Mike Fiers (8-
outscored their opponents A pro-Yankees crowd of ing sacrifice fly in the ninth gave up only Salvador Per- 10) was charged with eight
139-35 and trailed in only 13,159 raised the total for inning, and Chicago won a ez’s solo homer in 6 1/3 in- runs and 10 hits over 3 2/3
four of 189 innings. Cleve- the series to 49,510. Tickets series in Kansas City for the nings. innings for the Astros, who
land starters are 19-0 with were $25 each day. first time since 2015. ANGELS 9, ASTROS 1 have lost five of six.q

MLB hopes to approve Marlins

sale before November

By RONALD BLUM “I don’t think it will go as Marlins president David
AP Baseball Writer long as November,” base- Samson said on Aug. 12
NEW YORK (AP) — Major ball Commissioner Rob that a signed $1.2 billion
League Baseball hopes to Manfred said Thursday be- agreement had been sub-
hold a special meeting be- fore a town hall meeting mitted to MLB.
fore November to vote on with fans at Yankee Sta- A 14-time All-Star shortstop,
approving the sale of the dium. Jeter would be a limited
Miami Marlins to a group “I don’t have a date yet. partner in the group and in
headed by venture capi- I’m going to try to do it at charge of the business and
talist Bruce Sherman that some point between now baseball operations, ac-
includes former New York and the November owners’ cording to Samson.
Yankees captain Derek meeting.” At least 75 percent of the
Jeter. Manfred said the special major league clubs must
In this Sept. 28, 2014, file photo, New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter The next scheduled own- meeting likely would be approve any franchise sale.
speaks to the media after the last baseball game of his career, ers’ meeting is Nov. 15-16 held as a telephone con- Jeffrey Loria has owned the
against the Boston Red Sox, at Fenway Park in Boston.
Associated Press at Orlando, Florida. ference call. team since 2002.q