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SPORTSTuesday 29 September 2015
AL Capsules
Astros beat Rangers 4-2 to tighten AL West race
HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas ing one run and six hits in Houston Astros’ Dallas Keuchel delivers a pitch against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning of a
Keuchel (19-8) improved seven innings. baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Houston.
to 15-0 at home this sea- Detroit, which is last in the
son, striking out 10 while AL Central, finished 38-43 Associated Press
giving up one run and at Comerica Park, its worst
two hits in seven innings. home record since 2004.
Houston maintained a Randy Wolf (0-5) gave up
half-game lead over the six runs and seven hits in 1
Los Angeles Angels for the 1-3 innings.
second American League ROYALS 3, INDIANS 0
wild card and closed with- KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP)
in 2 1/2 games of AL West- — A day after his father
leading Texas. died, Chris Young (11-6)
Luke Gregerson threw a pitched five no-hit innings
perfect ninth for his 29th in his first start after nearly
save. two months in the bullpen,
Martin Perez (3-6) allowed then caught a flight to Dal-
two runs — both unearned las to be with his family be-
— and five hits in six innings. fore the game ended.
ANGELS 3, MARINERS 2 After Danny Duffy struck
ANAHEIM, California (AP) out two in a perfect sixth
— Kole Calhoun singled in for the AL Central cham-
the tiebreaking run in the pion Royals, Francisco Lin-
eighth after Carson Smith dor bunted for a single on
relieved Hisashi Iwakuma Ryan Madson’s first pitch.
(9-5), and Los Angeles won A day after climbing
its fifth straight above .500 for the first time
David Freese homered in since April 9, the Indians
the fifth for the Angels (81- (77-77) fell four games be-
74), who remained a half- hind Houston.
game behind Houston. Los Kelvin Herrera worked a
Angeles also moved just flawless eighth, and Wade
three games behind the Davis gave up a double to
Rangers, with four games Jason Kipnis in the ninth as
in Texas to end the season. he finished the two-hitter
Pinch-hitter Mark Trumbo for his 14th save.
hit a tying homer off Fer- Kansas City took a 2-0 lead
nando Salas (5-2) in the in the fourth against Danny
eighth for the Mariners (74- Salazar (13-10) when Eric
82), who were mathemati- Hosmer hit an RBI dou-
cally eliminated Sunday. ble and scored on Mike
Seattle lost its final five road Moustakas’ groundout.
games and ensured its fifth RED SOX 2, ORIOLES 0
losing season in six years. BOSTON (AP) — Henry Ow-
TWINS 7, TIGERS 1 ens (4-3) gave up three hits
DETROIT (AP) — Byron Bux- in 7 2-3 innings, Blake Swi-
ton doubled and homered hart hit a solo homer and
for Minnesota, which won Boston completed a three-
for the fifth time in seven game sweep that includ-
games and remained 1 1/2 ed three shutouts. Robbie
games behind Houston. Ross Jr. worked the ninth
Ervin Santana (7-4) allow- for his sixth save.
Baltimore (76-79) fell 5 1/2 within one of the fran- 27th home sellout of the
games back of Houston. chise’s 10,000th regular- season and 12th straight.
YANKEES 6, WHITE SOX 1 season victory. The Blue Jays sold out
NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Sev- BLUE JAYS 5, RAYS 4 20 of their final 21 home
erino (5-3) pitched five-hit TORONTO (AP) — Josh games and drew 2,794,891
ball for six innings, Dustin Donaldson hit a solo hom- at home, their most since
Ackley homered off Erik er off Steve Geltz (2-6) with 1995.
Johnson (3-1) to lift New two outs in the ninth, his In other AL games it was
York’s late-waking offense 41st this year. N.Y. Yankees 6, Chicago
and New York cut its mag- Justin Smoak had three hits, White Sox 1; Toronto 5,
ic number for clinching at including a two-run homer. Tampa Bay 4; Minnesota
least a wild card to three. The Blue Jays, headed to 7, Detroit 1; Boston 2, Bal-
Severino (5-3) induced the postseason for the first timore 0; Kansas City 3,
three double plays in shut- time since 1993, finished an Cleveland 0; Houston 4,
ting down the White Sox in AL-best 53-28 at home. Texas 2; L.A. Angels 3, Se-
his 10th big league start, Brett Cecil (4-5) pitched attle 2; and San Francisco
helping the Yankees move the ninth before Toronto’s 5, Oakland 4.q
