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Saturday 16 September 2017
AL Capsules: Indians win 22nd in a row in walk-off

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) hits for Chicago, which has YANKEES 13, ORIOLES 5
— The Cleveland Indians won five of six. Detroit has NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron
added a walk-off win to lost six in a row. Judge had a pair of three-
a streak that’s had every- James Shields (4-6) won for run homers for a career-
thing. the first time on the road best six RBIs, Todd Frazier
Jay Bruce hit an RBI double since May 12, 2016, a span hit a three-run homer that
in the 10th inning as the In- of 18 starts. chased Wade Miley with
dians rallied for their 22nd Chad Bell (0-3) allowed six one out in a six-run first in-
straight win to extend their runs on nine hits and a walk ning and New York routed
American League record, in 3 1/3 innings. fading Baltimore.
beating the Kansas City ASTROS 5, ANGELS 2 Judge hit an opposite-field
Royals 3-2 on Thursday to ANAHEIM, California (AP) drive over New York’s bull-
move within four wins of — Brad Peacock pitched pen in right-center in the
matching the 1916 New six innings of three-hit ball fourth against Mike Wright,
York Giants for the longest and Houston lowered its then lined a 448-foot drive
streak in major league his- magic number for clinch- into the second deck in left
tory. Cleveland Indians’ Jose Ramirez, front, scores on a double by ing the AL West to three in the sixth off Rich Rodri-
After blowouts, shutouts Jay Bruce during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the with a victory over second- guez. Judge has 43 hom-
and easy wins, the Indians, Kansas City Royals, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Cleveland. The place Los Angeles. ers and 96 RBIs, and with 27
who tied it in the ninth on Indians won 3-2. Yuli Gurriel had three hits homers at Yankee Stadium
Francisco Lindor’s two-out, Associated Press and drove in a run for the this year broke the ball-
two-strike RBI double, went Astros, who have a good park’s season record set by
into extras for the first time tober, Bruce reached sec- highest hit total since get- chance to clinch a playoff Curtis Granderson in 2012.
to keep the longest streak ond base and was quickly ting 26 against Baltimore in spot and their first division Masahiro Tanaka (12-11)
in 101 years intact. mobbed his teammates, 1981. title since 2001 at home this won for the fourth time in
Ramirez led off the 10th who doused him with ice The modern major league weekend against Seattle. five starts, allowing two solo
with a hard hit into right- water and talcum powder record for hits in a nine-in- Peacock (11-2) had an- homers in seven innings
center off Brandon Maurer while tearing the front of his ning game is 31, by Milwau- other strong start late in a while striking out eight.
(2-2) that he turned into a jersey. kee in 1992 and the New season spent moving be- Miley (8-13) lasted 19 pitch-
double with a head-first Cody Allen (3-6) got the York Giants in 1901. tween the rotation and the es as six of seven batters
slide. win. Garcia and Moncada bullpen, earning his first vic- who faced him reached
After Edwin Encarnacion WHITE SOX 17, TIGERS 7 each homered. Moncada tory since Aug. 4. with hits. It was the shortest
walked, Bruce, the recent DETROIT (AP) — Avisail Gar- had four hits and walked Albert Pujols hit his 613th of his 194 big league starts.
arrival who hit a three-run cia went 5 for 5 and drove twice — the rookie had a career homer in the ninth TWINS 3, BLUE JAYS 2, 10 IN-
homer in win No. 21 on in a career-high seven runs, chance to become the first inning, breaking his tie with NINGS
Wednesday, ripped a 2-0 Yoan Moncada scored five White Sox player to reach Jim Thome for seventh MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
pitch into the right-field times and Chicago pound- base seven times in a nine- place in baseball history. (AP) — Byron Buxton’s 10th-
corner. ed out 25 hits while routing inning game, but struck out Ricky Nolasco (6-14) yield- inning homer gave Min-
As Progressive Field shook Detroit. in the ninth. ed four hits and two runs nesota its second straight
like it usually does in Oc- The White Sox posted their Jose Abreu added four over six solid innings. walk-off victory. q

Rizzo, Heyward lead surging

Cubs to sweep of Mets, 14-6

Tseng threw behind the first ington beat Atlanta. single in the fifth.
batter he faced, fell down The Nationals salvaged the PHILLIES 10, MARLINS 0
while covering first base on final game of the three- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys
the second batter for an game set to earn their first Hoskins homered again,
error and later hit a batter victory since clinching the Freddy Galvis and Jorge
with a pitch in the first in- NL East on Sunday. Alfaro also went deep in a
ning. The 22-year-old from In his second career start, seven-run second inning,
Taiwan went three innings, Robles, who entered the and Philadelphia routed
giving up five runs and five year as the top prospect slumping Miami.
Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo, right, scores past New York Mets hits with six strikeouts. in the Nationals’ organiza- Hoskins’ two-run shot gave
catcher Travis d’Arnaud on a sacrifice fly by Ian Happ during Mike Montgomery (6-8) tion and made his major him 18 home runs in 34
the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, and Brian Duensing fol- league debut last week, of- games since his call-up
in Chicago. lowed Tseng with two fered a few more glimpses from Triple-A on Aug. 10.
Associated Press scoreless innings each. of his coveted skillset. The Yankees’ Gary San-
CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Chicago outscored the Seth Lugo (6-5) was The 20-year-old tripled to chez previously held the re-
Rizzo homered and had Mets 39-14 this week after charged with eight runs, right-center in the fourth cord for fastest to 18 hom-
three hits, Jason Heyward being outscored 20-3 in seven earned, with nine off Atlanta starter Mike ers. Sanchez needed 45
went deep and drove in a weekend three-game hits and a walk over three Foltynewicz (10-13). He games.
four and Chicago beat sweep by the Milwaukee innings. scored two batters later on Cesar Hernandez had four
New York. Brewers. NATIONALS 5, BRAVES 2 Pedro Severino’s grounder hits and Cameron Perkins
The Cubs’ offense helped Kris Bryant added two RBIs WASHINGTON (AP) — Rook- to make it 3-0. also homered for the Phil-
overcome a shaky debut as the Cubs extended their ie Victor Robles was a part Roark (13-9) at one point lies.
by pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng to NL Central lead to three of a pair of two-run rallies, set down 12 in a row and Jake Thompson (2-2) struck
complete a three-game games over Milwaukee Tanner Roark pitched six did not yield a hit until Jo- out six and allowed six hits
sweep. and St. Louis. strong innings and Wash- han Camargo’s two-out in 5 1/3 innings. q