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SPORTS Saturday 14 July 2018

Betts hits slam, Red

Sox top Blue Jays

6-4 for 10th straight

By The Associated Press pass ex-Angel Rod Carew
BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Bet- and move into a tie for 25th
ts fouled off seven pitches all-time with Rickey Hen-
before hitting a grand slam derson at 3,055.
that helped the Boston Red It was the 50th multihomer
Sox beat the Toronto Blue game for Pujols, who went
Jays 6-4 on Thursday night, back-to-back with Justin
extending their winning Upton in the sixth.
streak to 10 games. David Fletcher also hom-
Boston has the longest cur- ered in the first off Mariners
rent winning streak in the starter James Paxton, who
big leagues and hasn’t lost left the game with lower
since getting routed 11-1 at back stiffness after Pujols
Yankee Stadium on July 1. connected for the first time.
At 66-29, the Red Sox are 37 Paxton (8-4) threw just 17
games over .500 for the first pitches in his final start of
time since 1949. the first half. Skaggs (7-5),
David Price (10-6) struck who missed nine games
out eight over 6 2/3 innings, with a hamstring strain,
and Craig Kimbrel earned gave up one run and five
his 29th save. All-Star lefty hits with five strikeouts. The Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts reacts in front of Toronto Blue Jays’ Russell Martin, left, after hitting a
J.A. Happ (10-6) started left-hander has allowed grand slam during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, July 12, 2018.
strong for Toronto, striking one earned run or less in Associated Press
out six and holding Boston six consecutive outings, the one-hopped the wall. since Saturday because of Fernando Rodney got two
to two hits before running longest such streak from an Brett Gardner homered a sore left knee. outs for his 21st save, pre-
into trouble and some mis- Angels starter since George twice and Gregorius also TWINS 5, RAYS 1 serving the seventh vic-
fortune in the fourth. Brunet in 1968. connected for the Yan- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle tory in eight games for the
ANGELS 11, MARINERS 2 YANKEES 7, INDIANS 4 kees, playing at Progressive Gibson struck out nine bat- Twins. The Rays had their
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Al- CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Field for the first time since ters over eight easy innings five-game winning streak
bert Pujols hit two home Hicks drove home Didi Gre- last October, when they for the Minnesota Twins, stopped. Snell (12-5) was
runs to tie Ken Griffey Jr. for gorius from first base with overcame a 2-0 deficit and who handed Tampa Bay pulled after just three in-
sixth place on the career list a one-out double in the won the AL Division Series. ace Blake Snell his shortest nings, throwing only 43 of
with 630, and Los Angeles eighth inning off Cleveland New York relievers Adam start of the season after a his 75 pitches for strikes.
romped over Seattle. ace Corey Kluber, sending Warren, David Robertson two-hour rain delay. The lefty took the second-
Tyler Skaggs pitched six New York to a win over the (6-3), Dellin Betances and Eddie Rosario hit a two-run lowest ERA in the American
strong innings in his return Indians. All-Star closer Aroldis Chap- homer for the Twins. Gibson League into the game, with
from the disabled list. Pujols Hicks drove a 3-2 pitch man combined for four hit- (4-6) gave up one run and just two runs allowed over
hit a two-run shot in the first from Kluber (12-5) to deep less innings. Chapman got five hits without a walk to his last 28 2/3 innings while
and a solo drive in the sixth. center field, and Gregorius three outs for his 25th save earn consecutive wins for winning each of his last four
He also had three hits to scored easily when the ball — in his first appearance the first time this year. turns.q

Angels’ Pujols has injection in knee, goes on DL

LOS ANGELES (AP) — tive,” Scioscia said. “This is
Albert Pujols will spend the trying to get him to a higher
All-Star break on the dis- level and maybe make him
abled list with left knee in- more comfortable.” Pujols
flammation, a move that tied Ken Griffey Jr. on the
lets the Los Angeles An- career home run list with
gels rest their slugger with- his 630th blast on Thursday.
out him missing too many Pujols is hitting .252 with 16
games. Manager Mike Sci- homers and 52 RBIs. The
oscia said Friday that Pujols Angels and Dodgers meet
had an injection in his knee. in the Freeway Series this
“He’s been playing with it weekend before the break
banged up for a while and begins. With the series at
he’s looking very produc- Dodger Stadium, there is no
designated hitter, and that
combined with the break
gives Pujols an extended
rest. “It should be improved
by the end of the DL time, Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols watches his two-run home run during the first inning against the
so we expect him back af- Seattle Mariner during a baseball game Thursday, July 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif.
ter that,” Scioscia said.q Associated Press