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Morales, Martin help Blue Jays beat White Sox to snap skid
PAUL ATTFIELD Goins tripled home Steve
The Associated Press Pearce off Anthony Swar-
TORONTO (AP) -- Kendrys zak (3-2) for the tiebreaking
Morales and Russell Martin run two batters later.
both homered to help the J.A. Happ (2-4) picked up
Toronto Blue Jays beat the his first home win of the
Chicago White Sox 7-3 on season, giving up three
Sunday. runs and eight hits over 6
The victory snapped Chi- 2/3 innings while striking out
cago’s three-game win- nine.
ning streak and stopped In his second game back
the White Sox from tying a following injury, Pearce
club record with a seventh singled three times, scored
consecutive win in Toronto. two runs and drove in a run
The White Sox have won in seventh.
nine of the last 11 games In his first start since April 16,
against the Blue Jays and James Shields lasted 5 2/3
beaten them the last four innings for Chicago, giv-
series. ing up seven hits and three
Morales’ two-run shot in runs, including the two-run
the seventh inning, his shot from Martin that end-
15th homer of the season, ed his afternoon.
reached the fourth level of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin (55) celebrates his two-run home run off Chicago White Yolmer Sanchez got Chi-
Rogers Centre, a drive esti- Sox starter James Shields during sixth inning American League baseball action in Toronto, Sunday, cago on the board in the
mated at 460 feet. He also June 18, 2017. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) fifth, driving in Garcia from
doubled in the first inning. third.
Martin tied the game in the Melky Cabrera’s sacrifice
sixth with his seventh home bunt put runners on sec-
run of the season, a two- ond and third, and Jose
run shot to the center-field Abreu lined a drive past
fence that bounced off the outstretched dive of
the glove of outfielder Wil- Troy Tulowitzki up the mid-
ly Garcia and over. Ryan dle to score two more.q
Twins sign top pick Royce Lewis
By DAVE CAMPBELL ager Paul Molitor among
AP Sports Writer the awe-filled moments of
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The his visit to Minnesota.“I’m
Minnesota Twins have like, ‘Whoa, over 3,000 hits,
signed shortstop Royce .306 career batting aver-
Lewis, giving the first overall age.’ — I’d like to do that
pick in the amateur draft someday,” Lewis said.
this week a $6,725,000 bo- Molitor, who stood inside
nus that’s the most for a the room, smiled at the
high school player since praise.Major League Base-
the new compensation sys- ball’s recommended slot
tem began five years ago. value for his bonus was
Lewis put his signature on $7,770,700. With little sepa-
the contract Saturday dur- ration among the top five
ing a news conference at or six prospects this year in
Target Field held between the view of most analysts,
games of a doubleheader. the Twins targeted Lewis in
He will start his professional part because they could
career with Minnesota’s sign him for less and bet-
rookie-level Gulf Coast ter leverage the rest of the
League affiliate in Fort My- money in their bonus pool
ers, Florida. ($14,156,800) toward per-
“This is every boy’s dream,” suading lower picks to sign
said Lewis, who was the with them instead of going
Player of the Year for Cali- to college.Last year, the
fornia, where he starred Philadelphia Phillies signed
at JSerra Catholic High Mickey Moniak, a high
School in San Juan Capist- school outfielder from Cali-
rano in Orange County.The fornia, for $6.1 million.Base-
Twins have raved this week ball’s labor contract as-
about his leadership and signs a slot value to all picks
maturity, and the 18-year- in the first 10 rounds, and if
old’s buoyant personality a team fails to sign a player
was on full display when he the amount of that slot is
mentioned meeting man- deducted from its pool. q
