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Thursday 20 July 2017

Harper goes 4-for-4,

outduels Trout in

Nats win over Angels

By The Associated Press The Red Sox haven’t got-
ANAHEIM, California (AP) ten a lot of rest lately. They
— Bryce Harper went 4 for lost in 16 innings to the Yan-
4 with a homer, and he tri- kees on Saturday, then split
pled and scored on Ryan a day-night doubleheader
Zimmerman’s tiebreaking with New York on Sunday.
RBI single in the eighth in- Boston lost to Toronto 4-3
ning of Washington’s sixth on Monday night — albeit
straight victory. in just nine innings.
Harper and Mike Trout trad- YANKEES 6, TWINS 3
ed first-inning homers, but MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bar-
Harper won the superstar tolo Colon faltered in the
duel with another spec- fifth inning after a decent
tacular offensive game in start by the burly 44-year-
his 24-for-51 July. He barely old, whose Minnesota de-
missed hitting for the cycle but ended with a two-run
when he was out by a few double by Gary Sanchez
millimeters at second while that sent New York on its
trying to stretch a single in way to a victory.
the third inning. Making his 514th major
Trout went 1 for 4 with league start and joining his Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper, right, gets tagged out at second by Los Angeles Angels
second baseman Nick Franklin while trying to stretch a single during the third inning of a baseball
an RBI groundout in the 10th team, Colon allowed game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017.
ninth as the Angels rallied eight hits and four runs with Associated Press
against new Washington no walks and three strike-
reliever Sean Doolittle, who outs. He left to a standing
got a hairy save. ovation with no outs in the slam in the fourth and fin- fanning nine in seven in- Matt Boyd (3-5) plenty of
RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 4, 15 fateful fifth, despite the ished with a career-high nings to tie the longest start support in his return from
INNINGS lackluster box score line in six RBIs to help Baltimore of his career and earn his the minors.
BOSTON (AP) — Hanley the end. breeze past Texas. fifth straight win. Luke Gre- He outperformed Travis
Ramirez hit drive out of Fen- Aaron Judge added an RBI It was the 19th career mul- gerson got the last four outs Wood (1-3), who allowed
way Park in the 15th inning, single and Didi Gregorius tihomer game for Davis, for his first save. six runs and nine hits in 4 1/3
giving Boston the victory hit a two-run home run off making his fifth start since Jose Altuve had three hits innings.
in a rain-delayed game Ryan Pressly in the fifth after coming off the disabled and drove in a run for the RAYS 4, ATHLETICS 3
that ended at 1:09 a.m. Colon was removed. list with an oblique strain. AL West-leading Astros, OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Wednesday. Miguel Sano homered and Baltimore’s cleanup hitter and Marwin Gonzalez add- Adeiny Hechavarria and
Ramirez connected for his Brian Dozier hit an RBI triple hadn’t gone deep since ed a hit in his first game at Shane Peterson hit con-
15th homer with one out for the Twins, but they left June 10 and has 16 home shortstop since All-Star Car- secutive two-out RBI singles
off Mike Bolsinger (0-3), 12 men on base. runs after hitting 38 last sea- los Correa was placed on off closer Santiago Casilla
sending a drive over the The sputtering New York son. the disabled list with a torn in the ninth inning and
left-field wall against the bullpen stepped up with 5 The Orioles scored six runs thumb ligament on Tues- Tampa Bay rallied to beat
Blue Jays’ eighth pitcher. 1/3 scoreless innings in relief against Tyson Ross (2-2) day. Oakland.
Hector Velazquez (2-1), of starter Luis Cessa, with before making an out, TIGERS 9, ROYALS 3 Steven Souza Jr. hit his
Boston’s fifth pitcher, got Aroldis Chapman pitching and that was enough to KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) second home run in two
the win. a scoreless ninth for his 10th send Baltimore to its sec- — Nicholas Castellanos games while Logan Mor-
The start was held up for save. Chasen Shreve (3-1) ond straight win over Texas homered twice and drove rison walked and scored,
more than an hour by thun- picked up the win. following a three-game in five runs, and Detroit helping the Rays to their
derstorms, and both teams ORIOLES 12, RANGERS 1 sweep by the Chicago scored five times in the fifth win in six games against
scored in the 11th to keep BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Cubs. second inning and cruised the A’s.
it going. The game itself Davis homered in a six-run Dylan Bundy (9-8) allowed from there past Kansas City. Casilla (2-4) opened the
took 4 hours, 59 minutes. first inning, added a grand one run and four hits in six After trading slugger J.D. ninth by retiring Evan Long-
innings to earn his first vic- Martinez to Arizona for a oria on a grounder and
tory since June 24. package of prospects be- getting Morrison to strike
ASTROS 6, MARINERS 2 fore the game, the Tigers out swinging. Wilson Ramos
HOUSTON (AP) — Evan proved they didn’t need then singled and pinch-
Gattis homered twice to him in the lineup — at least runner Mallex Smith took
back up a solid start by for one night — to win their second on a wild pitch. Af-
Brad Peacock and help fourth straight game. ter Smith stole third, Casilla
Houston over Seattle. Castellanos also tripled walked light-hitting Brad
Gattis hit solo shots in the to finish a double shy of Miller before Hechavarria
second and sixth innings off the cycle. Victor Martinez singled to right to drive in
Sam Gaviglio (3-5) for the drove in a pair of runs, and the tying run.
eighth multihomer game of the Tigers, who began sell- Peterson, in his second stint
his career. ing ahead of the July 31 with the Rays this season,
Peacock (8-1) allowed trade deadline, still man- followed with his game-
three hits and one run while aged to give fill-in starter winning hit.q