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Saturday 17 June 2017
NL Capsules

Kelly’s pinch-hit leads Phillies past Sale, Red Sox 1-0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — while Gio Gonzalez (6-1) im- ninth inning and Colorado
Pinch-hitter Ty Kelly dou- proved to 10-1 at Citi Field, recovered from blowing a
bled home the only run in giving up two runs and five late lead to beat San Fran-
the eighth inning of a duel hits in seven innings cisco.
between Philadelphia’s Robert Gsellman (5-4) was Nolan Arenado doubled
Nick Pivetta and Chris Sale tagged for seven runs and three times and drove in
to lead the Phillies to a 1-0 11 hits in five innings. four runs, while D.J. LeMa-
win over the Boston Red BREWERS 6, CARDINALS 4 hieu added four hits and
Sox on Thursday night. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eric an RBI for the Rockies. They
Sale (8-3) was cruising un- Thames hit a tiebreaking, won for the 10th time in
til a one-out single by An- two-run homer in the ninth 14 games this month de-
drew Knapp and Kelly’s off Seung Hwan Oh (1-3), spite allowing the Giants to
hit, which ended an eight- Thames’ 18th home run this come back from an eight-
game losing streak. season.Keon Broxton tied run deficit earlier in the
Sale allowed four hits with the score 2-2 in the sec- game.
10 strikeouts, upping his ond with a 489-foot drive Mark Reynolds began the
major league-leading total to left, the longest home tiebreaking rally by singling
to 136. It was his 44th ca- run in Busch Stadium III’s off Hunter Strickland (1-2)
reer double-digit strikeout Philadelphia Phillies fans cheer as Andrew Knapp (34) scores history and the second- to start the ninth. After Ian
game and ninth this sea- on a Ty Kelly double off Boston Red Sox’s Chris Sale during the longest this season in the Desmond popped out,
son. eighth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in major leagues behind the pinch-hitter Carlos Gonza-
Pat Neshek (2-1) pitched a Philadelphia. Yankees’ Aaron Judge at lez walked and Tapia fol-
scoreless inning, and Hec- Associated Press 495 feet.Carlos Torres (3-4) lowed with a sharp single
tor Neris earned his sixth about a dozen rows deep. three more hits against his pitched scoreless inning, to right, scoring Reynolds.
save with a hitless ninth. Harper’s 17th home run former team and Michael and Oliver Drake got his first Buster Posey connected
NATIONALS 8, METS 3 left the bat at 116.3 mph, A. Taylor hit the Nation- big league save. for his ninth home run, a
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce his hardest-hit ball since als league-leading 100th ROCKIES 10, GIANTS 9 two-drive in the seventh off
Harper hit a solo homer Statcast began tracking in home run to cap a five-run DENVER (AP) — Raimel reliever Scott Oberg, but
that sailed over right field- 2015. fifth. Manager Dusty Baker Tapia hit a run-scoring sin- then left the game with an-
er Jay Bruce and landed Daniel Murphy added won on his 68th birthday, gle in the bottom of the kle soreness.q

AL Capsules

Khris Davis’ bloop single in

10th lifts A’s past Yankees 8-7

Verlander pitched seven run first inning for Minnesota man (1-5), who lost his fifth
innings, allowing two runs, with a two-run shot. straight start, allowing five
six hits and five walks.. Jose Berrios (6-1) allowed runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 in-
INDIANS 12, DODGERS 5 five hits in a career-best nings.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Pinch- eight innings to win his third Anthony Swarzak (3-1)
Oakland Athletics’ Khris Davis connects for the game winning hitter Lonnie Chisenhall straight start. gave up two hits in 1 2/3
hit against the New York Yankees in the tenth inning of a base-
ball game Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. connected for a three-run Gimenez hit a three-run scoreless innings.
Associated Press homer and had five RBIs, homer in the first off Ariel ROYALS 7, ANGELS 2
stopping the Dodgers’ six- Miranda (6-3), who lost for ANAHEIM, California (AP)
OAKLAND, California (AP) double put runners on sec- game winning streak. the first time in 10 starts for — Lorenzo Cain and Alex
— Khris Davis blooped a ond and third. Chisenhall’s 415-foot drive the Mariners and lasted Gordon hit solo home runs
two-run single in the 10th Liam Hendriks (3-1) pitched in fifth inning on the sec- only four innings with 10 hits and Kansas City picked up
inning that glanced off the top of the 10th for the ond pitch from Ross Strip- and six runs allowed. its fifth consecutive victory.
second baseman Starlin win on a night New York ling opened up a four-run WHITE SOX 5, ORIOLES 2 Cain hit a line drive that
Castro’s glove in shallow stranded 13 baserunners lead for Josh Tomlin (4-8), CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie barely cleared the wall in
center and Oakland beat and Oakland 12. who struggled after be- Matt Davidson homered for left center in the third in-
New York in a seesawing The A’s had failed to hold ing staked to a 5-0 lead. the fourth straight game, ning, and Gordon followed
game. their leads all game, then Chisenhall added a two- then doubled and scored it up with a shot to center
It was Davis’ third career came through to snap a run single in the sixth. in a four-run sixth to send in the fourth, his third of the
game-ending hit and three-game skid with just Edwin Encarnacion hom- Baltimore to its seventh loss year.That was more than
came after Castro had put their second victory in the ered off Rich Hill (3-3), who in eight games. enough support for Matt
the Yankees ahead in the last eight. gave up seven runs and Davidson hit a solo homer Strahm (2-3), who won his
top half on a sacrifice fly. TIGERS 5, RAYS 3 eight hits in four innings. in the fourth, his 14th home first career start after mak-
Davis’ game-winner came DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Ca- TWINS 6, MARINERS 2 run this season. ing 41 appearances as a
off Giovanny Gallegos (0- brera hit a two-run homer in MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Caleb Joseph’s RBI double reliever over the past two
1) to finally close out the the ninth off Tommy Hunter Gimenez homered twice in the fifth tied the score seasons. Strahm went five
4-hour, 29-minute game. (0-2). for the first time in his big 1-1, but Melky Cabrera innings, striking out three
Rajai Davis singled with two Justin Wilson (3-2) won with league career, and Eduar- hit a two-run single in the while giving up three hits
outs and Chad Pinder’s a scoreless inning. Justin do Escobar sparked a five- sixth that chased Chris Till- and one walk. q