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SPORTSMonday 11 April 2016
Unbeaten Orioles beat Rays
5-3 for 5th straight win
Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado doubles during the eighth The Associated Press and Zach Britton worked Estrada pitched seven
inning of an baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sun- BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny a perfect ninth for his sec- shutout innings and Josh
day, April 10, 2016, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 5-3. Machado went 4 for 4 with ond save. South Korean Donaldson hit a solo home
a two-run homer, help- outfielder Hyun Soo Kim run as Toronto beat Boston,
Associated Press ing the Baltimore Orioles made his major league de- avoiding a three-game
beat the Tampa Bay Rays but for Baltimore, starting in sweep. Activated off the
5-3 Sunday to remain the left field and batting ninth. 15-day disabled list before
only undefeated team in He got two infield hits and the game after missing the
the majors. The 5-0 start went 2 for 3 before being start of the season with a
matches the 1970 team for lifted for a pinch runner in sore lower back, Estrada (1-
the best in Orioles history. the seventh inning. 0) gave up five hits, walked
After sweeping Minnesota ROYALS 4, TWINS 3, 10 IN- two and struck out eight,
in three games to open NINGS helping Toronto win for the
the season, Baltimore com- KANSAS CITY (AP) — first time in five games.
pleted the homestand by Speedy pinch runner Ter- Drew Storen worked the
taking two from Tampa rance Gore streaked home eighth and Roberto Osuna
Bay in a rain-abbreviated on a wild pitch with two finished for his third save to
series. Vance Worley gave outs in the 10th inning, scor- complete the seven-hitter.
up three runs over 4 2-3 in- ing with a headfirst slide to The Red Sox came up
nings in his Orioles debut lift Kansas City over winless empty after scoring at least
and the bullpen blanked Minnesota. The World Series six runs and getting at least
the Rays on one hit the champion Royals rallied for 10 hits in each of their first
rest of the way. Brad Brach two runs in the ninth to tie four games of the season.
(1-0) entered in the fifth it, then dropped the Twins ANGELS 3, RANGERS 1
to 0-6. This is Minnesota’s ANAHEIM, California (AP)
worst start since the Wash- — Jered Weaver pitched
ington Senators moved to six effective innings in his
the Twin Cities in 1961. injury-delayed season de-
Christian Colon drew a but, and Los Angeles beat
leadoff walk in the 10th Texas to earn a split of the
from Trevor May (0-1). Gore four-game series.
then made his first appear- Mike Trout got his first two
ance of the season, run- RBIs of the season and Al-
ning for Colon, and dashed bert Pujols also singled
to third on May’s throwing home a run for Los Angeles,
error on a pickoff attempt. which bounced back after
May retired the next two losing two in a row.
batters and issued a walk. Weaver (1-0) allowed a run
With a 1-2 count on Lorenzo and six hits en route to his
Cain, May threw a break- 139th career win — pass-
ing ball that bounced off ing Nolan Ryan for second
catcher John Ryan Mur- on the franchise list behind
phy’s chest protector and Chuck Finley’s 165. The vet-
skittered to the right side eran right-hander’s outing
of the plate. Gore beat was held up because of
Murphy’s throw to May nerve problems in his neck
covering the plate. May and shoulder. Texas left-
slammed down his hand hander Martin Perez (0-1)
in frustration after Gore was charged with three
scored. BLUE JAYS 3, RED runs, seven hits and a ca-
SOX 0 reer-worst five walks in 6 1/3
TORONTO (AP) — Marco innings.q
