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Red Sox rookies Devers, Benintendi lead win over Yanks in 10

By The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Florida ROYALS 14, WHITE SOX 6
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael (AP) — Austin Jackson hit CHICAGO (AP) — Whit Mer-
Devers hit a stunning hom- a tiebreaking home run off rifield hit a three-run homer
er off Aroldis Chapman to Tommy Hunter (2-3) lead- and drove in a career-high
tie the game in the ninth ing off the eighth inning. five runs. Drew Butera had
inning, and fellow Red Sox Corey Kluber (11-3) struck four of Kansas City’s 16 hits
rookie Andrew Beninten- out nine in seven innings for as the Royals climb back
di singled home the go- the AL Central leaders, his over .500 at 59-58.
ahead run in the 10th as 14th straight start of fanning Jason Vargas (14-6) al-
Boston beat the New York eight or more. He gave up lowed three runs and six
Yankees 3-2 on Sunday four hits, including a two- hits in six innings, matching
night. run homer to Steve Souza his career high for wins set
Chris Sale struck out 12 in Jr. in the sixth that made it in 2012 with Seattle.
his latest dominant perfor- 3-all. Derek Holland (6-12) lasted
mance, but Boston trailed Cody Allen pitched the just two-plus innings in his
2-1 before the 20-year- ninth for his 21st save. shortest start of the year.
old Devers connected on Tampa Bay went 2-7 on a He was charged with seven
a 103 mph fastball and nine-game homestand in runs and seven hits.
became the second left- which the Rays were shut ATHLETICS 9, ORIOLES 3
handed hitter to homer off out five times and scored OAKLAND, California (AP)
Chapman (4-2) in his eight- 11 runs. — Matt Chapman hit a tie-
year career. TWINS 6, TIGERS 4 breaking three-run homer
By winning a battle of hard- DETROIT (AP) — Brian Dozier off Jeremy Hellickson (1-2)
throwing bullpens, the Red and Miguel Sano homered in a five-run fourth as Oak-
Sox upped their AL East for Minnesota. The Twins land overcame a 2-0 defi-
lead to a season-high 5 1/2 blew an early 4-0 lead but cit. Manny Machado hit his
games over rival New York. Byron Buxton hit a tiebreak- 22nd homer and scored
Boston (67-50) took two of ing single off Warwick Sau- twice for Baltimore.
three in the series and is a pold after Bruce Rondon Kendall Graveman (3-3)
season-best 17 games over (1-3) walked the first two matched his career high
.500 after winning 10 of its batters in the eighth. of eight strikeouts, allowing
past 11. Boston closer Craig Boston Red Sox’s Andrew Benintendi follows through on a RBI A day earlier, the Twins two runs and eight hits in
Kimbrel (4-0) struck out Brett single during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the trailed 5-0, rallied for an seven innings.
Gardner with a runner on New York Yankees on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in New York. 11-6 lead, then lost to the Ti- ANGELS 4, MARINERS 2
third to end the ninth and Associated Press gers 12-11 on Justin Upton’s SEATTLE (AP) — Parker
then tossed a perfect 10th. Andrew Cashner (7-9). (6-8) allowed one run and two-run homer in the ninth. Bridwell (7-1) yielded one
ASTROS 2, RANGERS 1 Adrian Beltre’s 12th homer four hits in six innings to win Detroit has lost seven of run and four hits in six innings,
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) pulled the Rangers even in his third straight start, Josh nine. winning his fifth straight de-
— Dallas Keuchel (10-2) the sixth, and Carlos Beltran Donaldson hit a two-run Minnesota’s Chris Gimenez cision and extended Los
struck out seven in 6 2/3 in- had a tiebreaking RBI single homer and Justin Smoak had three passed balls in Angeles’ winning streak to
nings for his first win since in the seventh. and Darwin Barney added the fifth and Ervin Santana six as the Angels moved
June 2 against the Rangers, Joey Gallo lined into an solo homers. threw a toss through his legs into the second spot in the
just before his nearly two- inning-ending double play Toronto scored five runs off for a wild pitch. AL wild-card race.
month stint on the disabled with runners at second and Chad Kuhl (5-8) while bat- Tyler Duffey (2-3) pitched C.J. Cron homered and
list. AL-leading Houston third in the eighth against ting around in the first inning 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Martin Maldonado had a
stopped its longest losing Ken Giles, who struck out and taking a 5-1 lead. Pitts- Trevor Hildenberger struck two-run single for the An-
streak this season at five two in the ninth for his 23rd burgh managed just one out Upton with a runner on gels. Ariel Miranda (7-6)
games. save. hit after the first, and none first to end the eighth, then walked a career-high six
Jose Altuve’s 17th home BLUE JAYS 7, PIRATES 1 in the final five innings. pitched the ninth for his first and allowed four runs and
run came in the fourth off TORONTO (AP) — J.A. Happ INDIANS 4, RAYS 3 big league save. four hits in 4 2/3 innings.q

Sabathia hopes to come off DL when eligible this weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sa- The following day he had ber.
bathia hopes to come off cortisone, platelet rich Before last week, he had
the disabled list as soon as plasma and Synvisc injec- not had pain injections
he is eligible Saturday. tions. since the operation last
The Yankees left-hander He threw about 30 pitch- fall. He said additional
threw a bullpen session es Monday and plans to shots might be necessary
before Monday’s Subway throw another bullpen in a this season.
Series opener against the few days. With Sabathia and right-
New York Mets and said “A big difference from hander Masahiro Tanaka
his right knee felt much where I was last Tuesday,” on the disabled list, right-
better. he said. hander Luis Cessa was re-
“I was cutting it loose at Sabathia is 9-5 with a 4.05 called from Scranton/Wil-
the end,” he said. ERA in 19 starts. He pitches In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, New York Yankees kes-Barre to start against
“Very encouraged.” with a brace because of starting pitcher CC Sabathia winds up during the the Mets on Monday and
Sabathia left a start at To- the knee, which was re- first inning of the team’s baseball game against the left-hander Caleb Smith
ronto in pain last Tuesday paired with surgery in July Detroit Tigers, at Yankee Stadium in New York. was optioned to the Triple-
with knee inflammation. 2014 and again last Octo- Associated Press A farm team.q