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SPORTS Tuesday 25 July 2017
Yankees win first series in 6 weeks, beat Mariners 6-4

By The Associated Press not swept a series of three
SEATTLE (AP) — New York or more games at Tampa
won a series for the first time Bay since July 1999. Adrian
in six weeks when Aroldis Beltre tripled and singled,
Chapman struck out Ben moving within 11 of 3,000
Gamel with a runner on to hits.
preserve the Yankees’ third Matt Bush (3-4) pitched
win in four games against a scoreless seventh, and
Seattle this weekend. The Jose Leclerc got his second
Yankees had been 0-8-2 in save despite two walks in
series since sweeping Balti- the ninth.
more on June 9-11. INDIANS 8, BLUE JAYS 1
After Seattle overcame a CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey
3-0 deficit with a four-run Kluber (8-3) struck out a
fourth inning against Caleb season-high 14 in 7 2/3 in-
Smith, Brett Gardner hit a nings, and Cleveland fin-
tying, bases-loaded single ished a three-game sweep.
in the sixth and Clint Fra- Kluber allowed five hits, in-
zier followed with a two-run cluding Kevin Pillar’s home
double off former Yankee run, and reached double
James Pazos (2-3). figures in strikeouts for the
Didi Gregorius had his first ninth time in 16 starts. New York Yankees’ Didi Gregorius, left, hits a solo home run as Seattle Mariners catcher Carlos
career multihomer game Michael Brantley hit a two- Ruiz, right, and home plate umpire Tom Woodring, center, look on in the fourth inning of a baseball
with solo shots, and Gard- run homer in the sixth and game, Sunday, July 23, 2017, in Seattle.
ner opened the game with had three RBIs. Brandon Associated Press
his 17th home run. Guyer’s three-run double
A converted starter pitch- was the key hit in the first, two runs in the eighth three hits apiece for the Ti- shot in the eighth off Dan
ing on consecutive days for when Cleveland took a 4-0 against Luke Gregerson gers, who took two of three Jennings to tie the score at
the first time in big league lead against J.A. Happ (3- (2-3), using a sacrifice fly from the Twins. 4.
career, Chad Green (1- 7). by Manny Machado and Matthew Boyd (4-5) won Mike Moustakas singled
0) struck out three in 2 1/3 ORIOLES 9, ASTROS 7 an RBI single by Jonathan his second straight start off Gregory Infante (0-1)
perfect innings. Chapman BALTIMORE (AP) — Zach Schoop. since he was recalled from leading off the ninth and
had another shaky finish for Britton pitched a hitless Britton made the lead the minors, striking out a pinch-runner Lorenzo Cain
his 11th save. ninth tp set an American stand up, using 16 pitches career-high eight in six-plus advanced on a wild pitch
RANGERS 6, RAYS 5 League record by convert- to retire the AL West lead- innings. and scored
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida ing his 55th consecutive ers. Mychal Givens (7-0) ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 4 Kelvin Herrera (3-2) struck
(AP) — Rougned Odor save opportunity. worked the eighth for the KANSAS CITY, Missouri out two in a perfect ninth,
homered twice, including Britton broke the AL mark Orioles. (AP) — Brandon Moss hit a extending the scoreless
back-to-back drives with held by Tom Gordon, who TIGERS 9, TWINS 6 game-ending double off streak by the Royals bull-
Carlos Gomez in the eighth notched 54 straight saves MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Tyler Clippard, extending pen to 18 innings over five
inning, and Texas complet- with Boston from 1998-99. Iglesias had three hits, in- Chicago’s longest losing games.
ed a three-game sweep. Britton started his run on cluding a tiebreaking, two- streak since 2013 to nine ANGELS 3, RED SOX 2
Odor’s two-run drive off Oct. 1, 2015, added 47 in run homer in the seventh off games. ANAHEIM, California (AP)
Brad Boxberger (2-2) tied a row last season and is 6 Trevor Hildenberger (1-1) in Whit Merrifield, Jorge Boni- — Luis Valbuena hit a tie-
the score, and Gomez put for 6 this year. The major a 4-hour, 19-minute game facio and Eric Hosmer hit breaking solo home run in
the Rangers ahead 6-5 two league record of 84 is held — the longest nine-inning consecutive home runs off the seventh off Rick Por-
pitches later. by Eric Gagne of the Dodg- game in Twins history. Derek Holland in the fourth cello (4-13), and Mike Trout
Joey Gallo also homered ers from 2002-04. Ian Kinsler, James McCann inning for a 3-0 lead, and and Andrelton Simmons
for the Rangers, who had Baltimore broke a tie with and Alex Presley also had Merrifield hit another solo also homered.q
Roldan’s 2 quick goals help

Sounders beat Quakes 3-0

SEATTLE (AP) — Cristian Portland held off Vancou- dez and fired in from close
Roldan scored twice within ver 2-1 earlier Sunday to range. Separated by just
two minutes in the second end a six game winless 97 seconds, they were they
half and newly acquired streak and is equal with the fastest pair of goals in the
Kelvin Leerdam scored his Sounders on 30 points. Sounders’ history.
first MLS goal, leading the A Roldan header put Seat- Leerdam, signed on July
Seattle Sounders past the tle on the board in the 54th 1 from Dutch club Vitesse, Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper David Ousted (1) voices his
San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 minute. A long throw-in by was directly in front of the objection to the referee as he receives a yellow card during the
second half of MLS soccer action against the Portland Timbers in
on Sunday night. Leerdam about 20 yards left post to knock in Joevin Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, July, 23, 2017.
All three goals came in a out was headed across the Jones’ corner kick from the
span of 11 minutes for the area by Gustav Svensson. far side in the 65th. land the lead in the 14th draw with Colorado on
Sounders, who won their After San Jose kicked off, At Vancouver, Sebastian and, after the Whitecaps Saturday. Eastern Confer-
second straight, are on Roldan quickly regained Blanco scored four minutes equalized, he set up the ence rival Chicago is two
a four-game unbeaten possession and took the into the second half to give winner for Blanco. points back after a 2-1 loss
streak and have moved ball down the right side into the injury-plagued Timbers Toronto leads the MLS on to third-place New York
into a share of fourth spot the box, beat Earthquakes win over the Whitecaps. 40 points following a 1-1 City FC.q
in the Western Conference. defender Victor Bernar- Jeremy Ebobisse gave Port-