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SPORTS Wednesday 27 June 2018
Snell pitches Rays to 11-0 win against Nationals

By The Associated Press a two-run uprising that put
ST. PETRSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seattle ahead for good,
Blake Snell took a no-hitter and the Mariners beat the
into the seventh inning, Orioles for just their second
Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand win in eight games.
slam and the Tampa Bay Denard Span homered for
Rays beat the Washington the Mariners, who benefit-
Nationals 11-0 on Monday ed from 10 walks and a piv-
night. otal wild pitch to get back
Wilson Ramos homered on track.
twice and rookie Jake Bau- Felix Hernandez (7-6) al-
ers had four hits in the Rays' lowed three runs on four
fourth straight win. hits over six innings, and Ed-
Snell (10-4) walked Trea win Diaz worked the ninth
Turner and Bryce Harper to for his major league-lead-
open the game before re- ing 28th save.
tiring 18 straight, striking out Jonathan Schoop hom-
five straight at one point. ered and had two RBIs for
Anthony Rendon doubled the Orioles. Miguel Castro
leading off the seventh for (2-3) got the loss.
the first of Washington's two ROYALS 2, ANGELS 0
hits. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
Kiermaier's first home run Tampa Bay Rays starter Blake Snell pitches against the Washington Nationals during the first inning Brad Keller pitched seven
of the season came dur- of a baseball game Monday, June 25, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Fla. innings of two-hit ball, help-
ing a six-run second inning Associated Press ing the Royals beat the
against Gio Gonzalez (6-5). Angels in the makeup of a
It was the eighth loss in 11 nected for his 12th homer, and made it 6-3 with two Keone Kela worked the game that was frozen out
games for the Nationals. barely fair down the line in out in the eighth. ninth for his 19th save in 19 in April.
ATHLETICS 5, TIGERS 4 right field off Shane Greene Grichuk then reached over chances. Kevin McCarthy struck out
DETROIT (AP) — Jed Lowrie (2-4). the short wall in right field to All five Rangers runs in the Chris Young and retired Ian
hit a tiebreaking solo hom- Lou Trivino (6-1) got the win rob George Springer of a decisive sixth inning came Kinsler to strand a runner
er in the top of the ninth in relief, and Blake Treinen homer with two on and no after it appeared that Chiri- on third base in the eighth,
inning to lift Oakland over pitched the ninth for his outs in the ninth. nos had struck out for the and Wily Peralta ended
Detroit on a historic day for 18th save. The A's have Toronto's J.A. Happ (10-3) second out with two run- the three-hitter by working
Edwin Jackson. won seven of nine. got his sixth straight win. ners on base. It looked as around Albert Pujols' single
Jackson allowed a run and BLUE JAYS 6, ASTROS 3 Seung-hwan Oh worked if Austin Hedges had the in the ninth. It was the first
six hits in six innings in his first HOUSTON (AP) — Toronto's the ninth for his second ball secured in his mitt that save for the longtime start-
appearance for the A's, ty- Curtis Granderson hom- save. kicked up the dirt when he er in 136 career big league
ing a record by playing for ered in consecutive at-bats RANGERS 7, PADRES 4 reached down. games.
his 13th major league team. against Justin Verlander, ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Umpire Tony Randazzo ini- Keller (2-2) struck out six
Called up from Triple-A, the and Randal Grichuk added Shin-Soo Choo extended tially indicated Chirinos was and walked two in his fifth
34-year-old righty matched a two-run shot and a huge his career-best on-base out. But that was changed career big league start. Lu-
the mark for most clubs set defensive play. streak to 38 games with to a foul ball after a discus- cas Duda and Rosell Her-
by former reliever Octavio Granderson's leadoff shot three hits, including the tie- sion among all four um- rera each drove in a run for
Dotel. in the fifth tied it at 3. He breaking RBI single in Texas' pires, and Chirinos lined an Kansas City.
The A's trailed 4-1 after connected again with two strange five-run outburst. RBI single on the next pitch Angels left-hander Ty-
Nicholas Castellanos hit a out in the seventh, belting Robinson Chirinos had two by Craig Stammen (4-1). ler Skaggs (6-5), who was
three-run homer in the sev- an opposite-field drive off hits and two RBIs for Texas, MARINERS 5, ORIOLES 3 scratched from his start last
enth, but Oakland scored Verlander (9-3). which has won eight of its BALTIMORE (AP) — Dee week with right hamstring
three in the eighth off Joe Grichuk's soaring home run last nine games. Tony Bar- Gordon's slick seventh-in- tightness, allowed one run
Jimenez. Then Lowrie con- came against Will Harris nette (2-0) got the win, and ning bunt was the lone hit in in seven innings.q

Kvitova, Konta ease into 3rd round at Eastbourne

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) ago after a knife attack with the body, so that's im- game the Ukrainian won. stuttered at times and per-
— Petra Kvitova continued at her home which led to portant." Kvitova sealed the match haps benefited from Krunic
to impress with a straight- surgery on her left playing In a tight first set, Kvitova with another break when injuring herself while sliding
sets victory over Kateryna hand. secured the first break but her opponent hit a fore- into the net mid-rally to-
Bondarenko in the second "I'm pretty happy with my Bondarenko broke back hand into the net. ward the end of the first set.
round at the Eastbourne In- win today," Kvitova said. when the Czech player Up next for Kvitova is Ag- The Serbian player had
ternational on Tuesday. "Obviously, I'm a little bit was serving for the set. nieszka Radwanska, who treatment on court and
The third-seeded Kvitova, tired, but I got a hit this However, Kvitova broke defeated 15th-seeded played the second set with
who won her fifth title of morning before the match, straight back and held her Daria Gavrilova 5-7, 7-6 (4), strapping on her left leg.
the season on Sunday in a warmup. serve to love, clinching the 6-0. Konta has not dropped a
Birmingham, triumphed 7-5, "The whole tournament (in first set with a delightful British No. 1 Johanna Konta set against Wozniacki in
6-3 and looks in impervious Birmingham) was more re- serve and volley. will face top-seeded Caro- their two previous meet-
form ahead of her bid to laxed for me from my side. Bondarenko went 3-1 up line Wozniacki in the third ings — the 2017 Australian
win a third Wimbledon. It was great that I hopefully with a break in the second round after easing past Open and the final of last
Kvitova's career looked se- will save some energy for as Kivitova double-faulted. Aleksandra Krunic 6-1, 6-3. year's Miami Open.
riously in doubt 18 months the next weeks. I felt good But that was to be the last The 13th-seeded Konta q