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SPORTSSaturday 15 August 2015

Buehrle, Blue Jays win 11th straight, beat Athletics 4-2

The Associated Press end to its seven- 1 2/3 scoreless innings to
TORONTO (AP) — The surg- earn the win.
ing Toronto Blue Jays won game skid against RANGERS 6, TWINS 5
their 11th straight game MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch
Thursday, beating the Oak- the Royals. Moreland drove in four runs
land Athletics 4-2 behind on a career-high four hits,
Mark Buehrle’s arm and Kansas City had including a two-run homer
Ryan Goins’ bat. to help the Texas Rangers
The AL East leaders, who built a 5-1 advan- avoid a sweep at Minneso-
also won 11 in a row in ta and rally past the Twins.
June, became the first tage heading to Elvis Andrus hit the go-
team to post a pair of win- ahead sacrifice fly in the
ning streaks of at least 11 the eighth, but All- eighth inning against Casey
since Cleveland in 1954. Fien (2-5) after Adrian Bel-
Toronto finished off a three- Star reliever Wade tre and Moreland started
game sweep and hosts the the frame with singles.
second-place New York Davis coughed Twins starter Ervin Santana
Yankees in a three-game squandered a 4-0 lead,
set beginning Friday night. up two runs in his thanks to the towering two-
David Price starts the open- run shot by Moreland in the
er for the Blue Jays. first appearance fourth and a two-run, go-
Buehrle (13-5) won his ahead double by the first
fourth straight decision and since Aug. 6, baseman in the fifth.
improved to 8-1 in 14 starts Keone Kela (6-5) got four
since May 29. He allowed when a stiff back outs for the victory after
two runs and seven hits in relieving Chi Chi Gonzalez.
seven-plus innings. put him on the Shawn Tolleson pitched
Roberto Osuna worked the a perfect ninth for his 21st
ninth for his 12th save. shelf. save in 22 tries.q
Goins hit a three-run homer
Greg Holland (3-

1) entered in the

ninth and gave up

a leadoff single, a

walk and threw a

Toronto Blue Jays’ starting pitcher Mark Buehrle, right, is congratulated by wild pitch. Cron
catcher Dioner Navarro before leaving in the eighth inning of a baseball
game against the Oakland Athletics in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. followed with a
pinch-hit double

Associated Press to tie the game,

during a four-run second houn each drove in a pair and after Johnny
against Jesse Chavez (6- of runs in the ninth inning, Giavotella singled, Cal-
12). ANGELS 7, ROYALS 6 rallying Los Angeles past houn added his go-ahead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City and its stout double into the right-field
C.J. Cron and Kole Cal- bullpen for a victory and an corner.
Jose Alvarez (3-3) tossed