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SPORTS Thursday 26 april 2018

Granderson's HR lifts Blue Jays

past Red Sox on somber night

By The Associated Press of hits and his first RBI for White Sox are off to their
TORONTO (AP) — Curtis New York, which extended worst start since the 1950
Granderson hit a walk-off a winning streak to four for season.
homer in the 10th inning to the first time under new Gonzales (2-2) was in con-
give the Toronto Blue Jays manager Aaron Boone trol almost from the start,
a 4-3 win over Boston on and sent the Twins to their allowing five hits and one
Tuesday night and hand season-worst fifth consecu- walk while striking out eight
the Red Sox their season- tive loss. in six-plus innings. The left-
worst third straight defeat. Sabathia (1-0) rarely al- hander snapped a run of
Boston (17-5) still owns the lowed hard contact in his three starts in which he
best record in the majors. second start back from the lasted no more than 4 2/3
Granderon's his third home disabled list and gave up innings.
run of the season came off an unearned run and two Seattle broke out on top
Red Sox closer Craig Kim- hits in six innings. He is 20-9 against fill-in starter Chris
brel (0-1), a towering solo in 39 regular-season starts Volstad (0-1) in the fourth
blast off the facing of the against the Twins. when Kyle Seager doubled Boston Red Sox's J.D. Martinez argues a called third strike in the
third deck in right field. He Jose Berrios (2-2) allowed and scored on Haniger's ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the Toronto
went 3 for 5 with three RBIs five runs, six hits and two base hit, both with two outs. Blue Jays on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Toronto.
in the Blue Jays' first game walks in four-plus innings. Edwin Diaz worked the Associated Press
since a deadly van attack CUBS 10, INDIANS 3 ninth for his ninth save in as
in Toronto a day earlier. The CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle many tries.
victims of the attack, which Schwarber hit two solo ATHLETICS 3, RANGERS 2
killed 10 and injured 14, home runs and Chicago ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
were honored along with defeated Cleveland in the Jed Lowrie hit a tiebreaking
first responders before the first meeting between the double in the seventh in-
game. teams since their classic ning, and Oakland tagged
Tyler Clippard (3-0) worked 2016 World Series. Texas' Cole Hamels with his
a scoreless 10th for the win. The Cubs won three games fourth loss before the end
Blue Jays closer Roberto in Cleveland's ballpark of April for the first time in
Osuna was handed a 3-1 during the 2016 Series the left-hander's career.
lead in the ninth but al- and continued the trend Texas slugger Adrian Beltre
lowed the Red Sox to tie against Josh Tomlin (0-3), exited with a left hamstring
it, his first blown save in who allowed all four hom- strain in the eighth after
seven chances. Left fielder ers. Schwarber connected pulling up at first base on
Granderson threw out Edu- leading off the second and what would have been a
ardo Nunez at the plate to fourth. Willson Contreras double but was instead a
prevent Boston from taking went deep in the third and single for his 3,075th career
the lead. Ian Happ homered in the hit.
YANKEES 8, TWINS 3 fourth. Lowrie's liner over the glove
NEW YORK (AP) — Didi Tyler Chatwood (1-3) won of diving center fielder Deli-
Gregorius had another for the first time with the no DeShields came against
big game at Yankee Sta- Cubs, allowing one run reliever Matt Bush after two
dium with a two-run homer in six-plus innings. He was doubles off Hamels (1-4) in
and three RBIs, and Gary pulled after a leadoff single an inning that included a
Sanchez homered twice in the seventh. pair of Oakland baserun-
to help CC Sabathia and MARINERS 1, WHITE SOX 0 ners getting thrown out at
New York romp past the CHICAGO (AP) — Marco third base.
Minnesota. Gonzales and four reliev- Andrew Triggs (2-0) allowed
Aaron Judge hit his seventh ers combined on a five-hit- one run in six innings with six
home run as the Yankees ter, Mitch Haniger singled strikeouts, and former clos-
went deep four times for home the only run and Se- er Santiago Casilla pitched
the second straight night. attle beat Chicago. a scoreless ninth for his first
Gleyber Torres had a pair At 5-15, the rebuilding save.q