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Masahiro Tanaka throws six scoreless innings in Yankees’ win

By The Associated Press with a two-run shot in the
NEW YORK (AP) — Masa- ninth inning, and the Astros
hiro Tanaka pitched six snapped a five-game los-
scoreless innings to extend ing streak.
his unbeaten streak to 13 Gattis' 21st home run of the
starts, Miguel Andujar hit a season came in the sixth off
three-run homer and New Seattle starter Mike Leake
York beat Baltimore after and snapped a 1-1 tie.
the veteran-shedding Ori- Leake (8-7) left a breaking
oles dealt away three more ball in the middle of the
players. plate and Gattis clubbed it
Coming off a three-hit shut- over the left field fence to
out of Tampa Bay, Tanaka put the Astros in front.
found his command after Reddick greeted new Seat-
a 31-pitch first inning and tle reliever Zach Duke with
limited the Orioles to a pair a shot to deep right-center
of singles and a double. field in the ninth. It was the
Tanaka (9-2) struck out first home run allowed this
eight and walked two, low- season by Duke, who was
ering his ERA to 2.00 over his acquired in a trade with
last five starts. He is 7-0 in 13 Minnesota.
starts since an April 17 loss Charlie Morton (12-2) gave
against Miami. up two runs and six hits
Baltimore (32-75), coming while striking out eight in
off its first three-game win- six innings. Hector Rondon
ning streak since mid-May, pitched the ninth for his
traded infielder Jonathan New York Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka,of Japan, delivers a pitch during the first inning of a 10th save.
Schoop to Milwaukee be- baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in New York. Leake allowed eight hits
fore the game for infielder Associated Press and struck out four. He al-
Jonathan Villar and a pair lowed three earned runs or
of prospects, and dealt with four walks and two hit his first 11 batters before Carlos Gomez had two of more for just the fourth time
pitchers Kevin Gausman batters. Goodrum went deep for his the Tampa Bay's six hits in a in his past 13 starts.
and Darren O'Day to Atlan- INDIANS 6, TWINS 2 10th home run of the year. seven-run fourth inning off ATHLETICS 6, BLUE JAYS 2
ta for four prospects and MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose The Tigers never gave up Angels starter Tyler Skaggs OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)
$2.5 million in international Ramirez and Edwin Encar- the lead. Boyd struck out (8-7). That inning left the — Khris Davis homered
signing bonus allotment. nacion combined to drive seven and walked one be- Rays with a 10-1 lead. among his three hits and
Yefry Ramirez (1-4), com- in five runs and Trevor Bau- fore being lifted after 105 ROYALS 4, WHITE SOX 2 Matt Olson had two RBIs to
ing off his first big league er earned his 10th win. pitches. CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan lead Oakland.
win, allowed all six runs and One day after hitting a pair Shane Greene allowed a O'Hearn hit a two-run hom- Mark Canha doubled
lasted five innings. of homers against the Twins, run in the ninth but held er in his major league de- twice and stole home and
Aroldis Chapman struck Ramirez's bat stayed hot at on for his 22nd save in 25 but, helping Danny Duffy Marcus Semien added two
out the side for the second Target Field. He drove in chances. and Kansas City beat Chi- hits.
straight game and got his a run with a double in the Boyd (6-9) won his second cago. Bob Melvin celebrated his
29th save in 30 chances, his third inning and added an straight start after going Brett Phillips also hit a two- 600th win as manager of
21st in a row. RBI single in the fifth as part seven in a row without a run shot for last-place the A's — tied for third-most
PHILLIES 3, RED SOX 1 of a three-hit night. victory. Kansas City, which had in franchise history behind
BOSTON (AP) — Jake Arrie- Bauer (10-6) went 6 1/3 in- RAYS 10, ANGELS 6 dropped four of five. Duffy Connie Mack (3,582) and
ta struck out seven in seven nings for Cleveland and ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) (7-9) pitched 5 2/3 score- Tony LaRussa (798).
strong innings and Philadel- gave up two runs on four — After making a series of less innings, rebounding Oakland moved within one
phia snapped a four-game hits. It was the first time all trades just before the non- nicely from a rocky start game of Seattle for the
slide. season Bauer issued more waiver trade deadline, against Detroit. second wild card. The A's
The Phillies earned a split in walks (4) than strikeouts (3). Tampa Bay broke through Matt Davidson hit a two- are 29-10 since June 16, the
a two-game visit to Boston The Twins started Ehire Adri- with a seven-run inning and run shot in the seventh for best record in baseball.
despite leaving 13 on base anza at second base after beat Los Angeles despite his eighth homer against Justin Smoak homered for
and going 1 for 8 with run- trading Brian Dozier earlier Mike Trout's 30th home run. the Royals this season. But Toronto, which has lost six
ners in scoring position. in the day to the Los An- Trout's homer, which came Tim Hill got one out, Jason of eight.
Arrieta (9-6) allowed only geles Dodgers. Dozier had off Ryan Yarbrough in the Hammel worked a rocky Trevor Cahill (3-2) over-
one run and six hits to finish spent seven seasons in Min- seventh inning, made him eighth and Wily Peralta fin- came an uneven night
July 4-0 in six starts. Tommy nesota. Adrianza was hitless the second major leaguer ished for his sixth save. and allowed two runs in six
Hunter pitched a perfect in two at-bats before being to hit 30 home runs and O'Hearn bounced to first in innings.
eighth and Seranthony pinch hit for in the ninth. steal 20 bases in a season his first at-bat in the second. The right-hander has won
Dominguez closed it out for Kyle Gibson (5-8) gave up three times before the age He came up again with consecutive starts for the
his 11th save, although he three runs on five hits in six of 26. The only other player one out and a runner on first time since May 2017.
did make it interesting by innings to earn his second to do it was Willie Mays. first in the fifth, and drove Yusmeiro Petit, Jeurys Fa-
walking J.D. Martinez and loss in his last three starts. Yarbrough (10-5) became a 1-0 pitch from James milia and Blake Treinen re-
hitting Xander Bogaerts TIGERS 2, REDS 1 the first rookie to win 10 Shields (4-13) over the wall tired three batters apiece
with a pitch to open the DETROIT (AP) — Matthew games this season despite in right. to complete the six-hitter.
ninth. Boyd allowed four hits in giving up six runs on nine ASTROS 5, MARINERS 2 Toronto starter Sam Gavi-
Drew Pomeranz (1-5) threw eight scoreless innings, and hits in five innings. He took SEATTLE (AP) — Evan Gat- glio (2-4) gave up five
five innings and held the Niko Goodrum homered in over in the second inning tis hit a two-run home run runs and eight hits in 2 2/3
Phillies to two runs and the fourth to lift Detroit. after Rays starter Ryne to put Houston ahead, innings.q
three hits, but hurt himself Homer Bailey (1-8) retired Stanek pitched the first. Josh Reddick capped it