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SPORTS A21
Saturday 27 June 2015

AL Capsules

Keuchel too much for Yanks as Astros stretch lead

that carried the Baltimore loss to beat Boston for
Orioles over the Boston Red the seventh time in eight
Sox. games. Alejandro De Aza
J.J. Hardy added a two- hit a three-run homer for
run double against rookie the Red Sox.
left-hander Eduardo Rodri- Miguel Gonzalez (6-4), ac-
guez (3-2), who lasted just tivated before the game
3 2-3 innings. Steve Pearce following a stint on the dis-
had three hits for Baltimore, abled list with a strained
which took two of three in right groin, allowed four
the series and bounced runs and eight hits in five-
back after Wednesday’s plus innings.q

New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez, right, reacts after being called out on strikes as Houston Astros
catcher Jason Castro, left, throws the ball back to starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel during the first
inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Houston.

Associated Press

The Associated Press hits in 5 2/3 innings for the putting Chicago ahead
ASTROS 4, YANKEES 0 Yankees. 8-5.
HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas WHITE SOX 8, TIGERS 7, 10 David Robertson gave up
Keuchel pitched a six-hitter innings a two-run single to Bryan
and struck out a career- DETROIT (AP) — Carlos San- Holaday with one out in
high 12 in his second shut- chez hit a three-run triple the bottom half, then re-
out in less than a month off Joba Chamberlain in tired Ian Kinsler on a flyout
to lead the Houston Astros the 10th inning, and the and, with runners on first
past the New York Yankees. Chicago White Sox held on and second, intentionally
Keuchel (9-3) walked one to beat the Detroit Tigers. walked Miguel Cabrera to
while topping his previous With the score 5-all, Cham- load the bases.
best of 11 strikeouts in a berlain (0-2) walked Melky Zach Duke (3-2) pitched a
shutout over the White Sox Cabrera with one out, hit scoreless inning for the win,
on May 30. Avisail Garcia with a pitch and Adam Eaton homered
Jose Altuve had three hits and then allowed pinch- for Chicago. Kinsler and
and scored three times. hitter J.B. Shuck’s two-out J.D. Martinez hit two-run
Evan Gattis had an RBI sin- infield single to shortstop. homers for Detroit.
gle in the sixth and an RBI Sanchez tripled past first ORIOLES 8, RED SOX 6
double in the eighth. baseman Miguel Cabrera BOSTON (AP) — Matt Wiet-
Adam Warren (5-5) al- and all the way to the right- ers hit a two-run homer dur-
lowed three runs and five field wall on a 1-2 pitch, ing a six-run fourth inning