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Wednesday 27 september 2017

Judge sets rookie HR mark

as Yankees beat Royals

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron for the second straight day Eduardo Nunez and Mook-
Judge broke Mark McG- to raise his total to 50 and ie Betts both left with inju-
wire’s Major League Base- lead the New York Yankees ries for the Red Sox. Nunez
ball record for home runs over the Kansas City Royals aggravated a right knee
by a rookie, hitting a pair 11-3 Monday. injury that sidelined him for
The 6-foot-7, 25-year-old 13 games, and Betts came
New York Yankees’ Aaron slugger tied the mark with out with pain in his left wrist.
Judge looks after a two-run a two-run drive to right- Ryan Goins hit a solo hom-
homer during the third inning
of a baseball game against center off Jakob Junis (8- er and Teoscar Hernandez
the Kansas City Royals at 3) in the third inning that had a two-run double for
Yankee Stadium, Monday, put New York ahead 3-0. the Blue Jays. Brett Ander-
Sept. 25, 2017, in New York. His solo shot to left against son (2-2) allowed three runs
Associated Press Trevor Cahill in the seventh in five innings. Red Sox lefty
made it 7-3 and earned Drew Pomeranz (16-6) had
him a rare curtain call. his shortest start of the sea-
Judge has 13 home runs in son, giving up five runs and
September and six in five seven hits in two innings. He
games, and he is second in had only lost once in his last
the majors behind Miami’s 18 outings.
Giancarlo Stanton, who Roberto Osuna got three
has 57. Judge has four mul- outs for his 38th save.
tihomer games this month WHITE SOX 4, ANGELS 2
and seven this season. CHICAGO (AP) — James
McGwire hit 49 homers for Shields tossed seven strong
Oakland in 1987. innings and Nicky Delmoni-
Greg Bird added a two- co hit a two-run double as
run homer in the sixth. Gary Chicago damaged Los An-
Sanchez followed Judge in geles’ slim playoff hopes.
the seventh with back-to- With six games remaining,
back homers for the third the Angels trail Minnesota
time this year, raising his to- by five games for the sec-
tal to 33. ond AL wild card.
CC Sabathia (13-5) took a Mike Trout hit his 30th hom-
6-0 lead into the seventh, er for the Angels, who have
when Salvador Perez hit a dropped seven of eight.
two-run homer and Mike Shields (5-7) allowed two
Moustakas chased the left- runs and four hits. Juan
hander by going deep four Minaya got three outs for
pitches later. Sabathia im- his seventh save.
proved to 9-0 in 11 starts this Ricky Nolasco (6-15) al-
year after Yankees losses. lowed four runs, two
New York moved within earned, in five-plus innings.
four games of AL East-lead- ASTROS 11, RANGERS 2
ing Boston with six to play. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)
Kansas City was pushed — Marwin Gonzalez had
to the brink of postseason four hits and three RBIs as
elimination. AL West champion Hous-
BLUE JAYS 6, RED SOX 4 ton put Texas on the brink
BOSTON (AP) — Josh Don- of elimination in the wild-
aldson homered and drove card race. Astros second
in three runs, powering To- baseman Jose Altuve, the
ronto past AL East-leading American League leader
Boston. with 199 hits and a .348
Boston’s six-game winning batting average, left in the
streak was snapped and its eighth inning after he was
magic number to clinch a hit by a 95 mph fastball.
second straight division title The team said X-rays were
remained at three. negative.q