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SPORTSThursday 24 September
AL Capsules
Yankees beat Blue Jays to inch closer to AL East title
The Associated Press New York Yankees’ Greg Bird, right, watches his three-run home run as Toronto Blue Jays Athletics to increase their
TORONTO (AP) — Greg Bird lead in the AL West. Chi Chi
hit a three-run homer in the catcher Dioner Navarro looks on during the tenth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 22, Gonzalez (4-5) pitched two
10th inning and the New scoreless innings for the win
York Yankees beat the To- 2015, in Toronto. New York won 6-4. Associated Press in relief of starter Martin Per-
ronto Blue Jays 6-4 Tuesday ez as the Rangers moved
night to move closer in the home run this season by career win and added an Bryce Harper set the Na- two games ahead of Hous-
AL East pennant race. Pujols extended the lead to RBI single as the Orioles tionals record for walks, ton after the Astros lost 4-3
Bird connected off reliever 3-0. beat the Nationals in the getting three free passes at home to the Angels.
Mark Lowe (1-3) for the Houston cut the lead to rain-delayed opener of a that upped his season total DeShields hit another sacri-
rookie’s 10th home run in 34 1 when Marwin Gonzalez series between teams fight- to 118. fice fly in the eighth, while
games and third in the past and Chris Carter hit con- ing to remain in the playoff Jimenez walked five, but al- Shin-Soo Choo and Adrian
three nights. secutive solo shots in the race. lowed just an unearned run Beltre hit consecutive sac-
Brian McCann led off the second inning. The 31-year-old Jimenez on three hits while also strik- rifice flies in the fifth to aid
10th with a bunt single and The Angels added an insur- (12-9) won his third straight ing out five. the Texas comeback.
was replaced by pinch-run- ance run on an RBI single decision for Baltimore, Monday’s opener was post- Jake Smolinski and Marcus
ner Rico Noel. Slade Heath- by Kole Calhoun in the which began the night poned by rain. The teams Semien hit back-to-back
cott reached on catcher’s eighth to help them snap trailing three teams and six are scheduled to play a RBI triples in the second to
interference before Bird a six-game losing streak in games back for the AL’s makeup game Thursday. give the A’s 40 on the sea-
drove a 2-2 pitch into the Houston. second wild card. RANGERS 8, ATHLETICS 6 son, tying the Oakland re-
right-field bullpen. Six of his Hector Santiago (9-9) al- The Nationals remained OAKLAND, California (AP) cord set in 1968.
10 homers have given the lowed four hits and two runs 6 1-2 games back of the — Delino DeShields hit a TIGERS 2, WHITE SOX 1, 10 in-
Yankees a lead. in five-plus innings. Mets, who lost to Atlanta, go-ahead sacrifice fly in the nings
Andrew Miller (3-2) pitched ORIOLES 4, NATIONALS 1 in the NL East division. But sixth four batters after Mitch DETROIT (AP) — Rajai Davis’
two innings for the win and WASHINGTON (AP) — Ubal- New York’s magic num- Moreland connected for two-out triple in the 10th
New York closed within 2 do Jimenez pitched six grit- ber to clinch the division a tying two-run homer, gave Detroit a victory over
1/2 games of first-place To- ty innings to earn his 100th dropped to six. and the Rangers beat the the White Sox, one inning
ronto. The teams meet for after the Tigers lost a com-
the final time this season bined no-hitter.
Wednesday night. Anthony Gose drew a two-
ANGELS 4, ASTROS 3 out walk from Zach Duke (3-
HOUSTON (AP) — Mike Trout 6) in the 10th. Davis sliced a
and Albert Pujols hit back- 3-1 fastball into the corner
to-back homers in the first in right field and Gose eas-
inning and the Angels held ily beat Trayce Thompson’s
on for an important victory throw to the plate.
over the Astros. Blaine Hardy (5-3) got the
The victory moves the An- win with a scoreless 10th.
gels 2 1-2 games behind The Tigers were two outs
Houston for the second away from the first com-
American League wild- bined no-hitter in club his-
card spot. tory, but Neftali Feliz, mak-
There was one on in the first ing his debut as the Tigers’
when Trout launched his closer after Bruce Rondon
40th homer into left-center was sent home earlier in the
to make it 2-0. The 36th day, couldn’t finish it.q
WNBA Playoff
Liberty, Lynx advance to
conference finals in playoffs
Minnesota Lynx’s Rebekkah Brunson (32) and Maya Moore semifinals on Tuesday. with 1:46 left when Kiah because the Pope is com-
Tina Charles scored 22 Stokes hit a layup off a nifty ing to New York and will be
(23) react to a foul call against the Los Angeles Sparks during points and Sugar Rodgers assist from Rodgers. After a at Madison Square Gar-
added 20 to help the top- steal on the other end by dens on Friday.
the second half of Game 3 of a WNBA basketball Western seeded Liberty beat the Rodgers, she hit a layup Moore was just 6 for 21
Washington Mystics 79-74 with 58 seconds left to give from the floor, but Seim-
Conference semifinal series, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in and advance to the East- New York a three-point one Augustus added 16
ern Conference finals for lead. points and Deveraux Pe-
Minneapolis. The Lynx won 91-80. Associated Press the first time since 2010. Epiphanny Prince then hit ters scored 12 big points off
In the West, Maya Moore a 15-footer with 20 sec- the bench to push the top-
The Associated Press ing on in the WNBA playoffs had 20 points and eight onds left, and Ivory Latta’s seeded Lynx into their fifth
The New York Liberty and after both won decisive rebounds to help the bal- 3-pointer was blocked with straight conference finals.
Minnesota Lynx are mov- Game 3s in the conference anced Lynx reach the con- 5 seconds remaining as They will play Phoenix,
ference finals by defeating New York held on for the which swept Tulsa in the
the Los Angeles Sparks 91- win. Game 1 of the Eastern other semifinal. Game
80. Conference finals against 1 is on Thursday night in
The Liberty trailed 72-71 Indiana will be Wednesday Minnesota.q
