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SPORTS Thursday 19 april 2018

Lindor homers in native Puerto Rico as Indians top Twins 6-1

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) complete a doubleheader less for six innings last week ASTROS 4, MARINERS 1 Tampa Bay before being
— Francisco Lindor hom- sweep. Toronto has swept at home in his first major SEATTLE (AP) — Lance Mc- dealt to San Francisco in
ered in his native Puerto all three doubleheaders at league start. Cullers Jr. matched his ca- 2016 and was acquired by
Rico, Corey Kluber allowed its retractable-roof stadi- Giancarlo Stanton struck reer high with 11 strikeouts Texas in December. Daniel
one run in 6 2/3 innings and um, which opened in 1989. out two more times and over seven innings of one- Robertson scored on short-
the Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City has a seven- grounded into a double hit ball and Brian McCann stop Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s
the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on
Tuesday night in the first
regular-season game on
the island commonwealth
since 2010.
Michael Brantley and Jose
Ramirez each had three
hits for Cleveland before
a sold-out crowd of 19,516
at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
Brantley and Ramirez hit
consecutive homers in the
sixth, and Yonder Alonso
added a solo homer in the
eighth. Kluber (2-1) allowed
five hits and struck out six,
lowering his ERA to 1.52.
Minnesota’s Jake Odorizzi
(1-1) gave up four runs and
six hits in five-plus innings.
RED SOX 10, ANGELS 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
Mookie Betts led off with
the first of his three homers,
and Boston chased Shohei
Ohtani just two innings into
his third big-league start.
Ohtani (2-1) yielded four
hits and three runs on 66
pitches before exiting with
a blister on his pitching
hand. The two-way Japa-
nese sensation couldn’t
throw his breaking pitches Cleveland Indians’ infielder Francisco Lindor hits a home run against the Minnesota Twins during the fifth inning of game one of a
for strikes, and the Red two-game MLB Series at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
Sox’s formidable lineup Associated Press
pounced.
Jackie Bradley Jr., Brock
Holt and Betts each hom- game losing streak. play, finishing 0 for 4 and hit a tiebreaking two-run throwing error in the third.
ered in the third inning after Tyler Clippard (2-0) worked drawing boos from Yan- home run off reliever Dan Adrian Beltre, Ronald Guz-
Ohtani departed, and Ra- a scoreless 10th for his 50th kees fans again. He is 3 for Altavilla (1-2). man and Shin-Soo Choo
fael Devers homered in the career victory. 35 (.086) with 20 strikeouts McCullers (2-1) retired 12 had two RBIs each for the
fourth. Betts hit his third solo In the first game, Yanger- at home this season. straight following Cano’s Rangers. Kiner-Falefa had
shot in the seventh inning, vis Solarte homered off Erik TIGERS 4, ORIOLES 2 homer before walking Dan- four hits, including a dou-
matching his career best Skoglund (0-2) in the first in- DETROIT (AP) — Victor Mar- iel Vogelbach with two ble.
while Boston’s formidable ning and drove in four runs, tinez homered for the first outs in the fifth inning. That Yonny Chirinos (0-1) gave
lineup pounded out 15 and Randal Grichuk went time since Aug. 18, a two- was his only blip. McCullers up six runs and seven hits in
hits in its fifth consecutive deep for the second time run drive in the second retired the final seven he 5 2/3 innings.
victory. David Price (2-1) this season. Jaime Garcia off Andrew Cashner (1-2), faced, including strikeouts ATHLETICS 10, WHITE SOX 2
yielded three hits and four (2-0) gave up three runs and Detroit stopped a five- of Nelson Cruz and Kyle OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
walks over five comfort- and eight hits in five innings. game losing streak. Jeimer Seager to end the seventh. Jed Lowrie marked his 34th
able innings as the Red Sox MARLINS 9, YANKEES 1 Candelario hit a tiebreak- He left after throwing 102 birthday with a go-ahead
improved to 14-2, extend- NEW YORK (AP) — J.T. Real- ing triple in the fifth for De- pitches. home run off Miguel Gon-
ing the AL’s best start since muto hit a three-run homer troit. Will Harris pitched the zalez (0-3) in a five-run first
1987 by winning the opener off Masahiro Tanaka (2-2) Francisco Liriano (2-1) al- eighth and Chris Devenski inning and Trevor Cahill (1-
of a three-game series be- in the fifth inning and drove lowed two runs and five worked the ninth for his sec- 0) pitched seven scoreless
tween two clubs off to im- in four runs in his season hits in five innings. Shane ond save. innings in his season debut.
pressive starts. debut after coming off the Greene pitched a perfect RANGERS 7, RAYS 2 Oakland celebrated the
BLUE JAYS 11, ROYALS 3 disabled list. ninth for his third save. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — 50th anniversary of the A’s
BLUE JAYS 5, ROYALS 4 Jarlin Garcia (1-0) gave Miguel Cabrera went 0 for Matt Moore (1-3) allowed first game at the Coliseum
TORONTO (AP) — Luke up one hit in five shutout 2 with two walks before an unearned run and five by making admission and
Maile singled down the innings, overcoming five leaving with back tightness. hits over seven innings and parking free. The crowd of
right-field line off Brian early walks to win for the Trey Mancini hit a solo hom- struck out six in his first start 46,028 was a big spike from
Flynn (0-1) with the bases first time as a starter. Garcia er for the Orioles, who lost against his former team. the 7,479 announced at-
loaded in the 10th inning to held the New York Mets hit- their fourth straight. Moore (1-3) went 39-28 with tendance Monday.q