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SPORTS Saturday 14 april 2018

Ohtani's 3-run triple leads Angels to win over Royals

By The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
Shohei Ohtani hit a bases-
loaded triple in Los Ange-
les' five-run seventh inning,
helping the Angels beat
the Kansas City Royals 7-1
on Thursday night for their
fifth straight victory.
Ian Kinsler homered on his
first swing in his return to the
Angels' lineup, and Nick Tro-
peano (1-0) pitched shut-
out ball into the seventh
for his first major league win
since 2016.
Los Angeles has won eight
of nine.
Ohtani drove a 1-2 pitch
from Brandon Maurer to
right-center, scoring Kole
Calhoun, Andrelton Sim-
mons and Luis Valbuena.
The Royals walked Ohtani
intentionally in the sixth with
first base open and Sim-
mons on second.
Ohtani is tied with Mike
Trout for the Angels' lead
with 11 RBIs in 26 at-bats.
Trout went 3 for 4 with his
fifth home run.
Kinsler led off the game
with a home run for the
47th time in his career, driv-
ing a 1-0 pitch from Ian Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani (17) slides past Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas after hitting a three-run
Kennedy (1-1) out to left. triple during the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Kansas City, Mo.
Kinsler missed the previous Associated Press
11 games with an adduc-
tor strain. outs for his fourth save. allowed just three hits for and improved to 31-10 an extra-base hit with a div-
RED SOX 6, YANKEES 3 Yankees starter Sonny Gray the second time in three against their AL Central ri- ing catch in the seventh.q
BOSTON (AP) — Rick Porcel- (1-1) was pulled after a starts this season. The right- val since 2016. Jose Ramirez
lo pitched seven scoreless leadoff single by Moreland hander is 4-1 with a 1.67 hit a two-run homer, and
innings and Mookie Betts in the fourth. It was the sev- ERA in five starts against Trevor Bauer (1-1) struck out
drove in two runs, leading enth hit allowed by Gray, Chicago. seven while pitching seven
Boston to the victory. who also threw three wild Lucas Giolito (0-2) pitched innings of two-run ball.
Porcello (3-0) stayed in af- pitches and hit a batter. He 6 1/3 innings for the White Lindor, who entered the
ter a 45-minute rain delay was charged with six runs Sox, giving up four runs, night batting .184 with one
and was working on a no- and seven hits. three earned, and five hits RBI, hit his fourth career
hitter before Aaron Judge's TWINS 4, WHITE SOX 0 with five walks. He struck leadoff homer off Michael
leadoff double in the sev- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe out three. Fulmer (1-2). He added a
enth. The 2016 AL Cy Young Mauer reached 2,000 ca- INDIANS 9, TIGERS 3 two-run double in the sec-
Award winner struck out reer hits, Jose Berrios struck CLEVELAND (AP) — Fran- ond and also scored three
six and walked none in his out 11 in seven innings and cisco Lindor hit a leadoff of Cleveland's season-high
third straight win to begin Minnesota earned its third homer and drove in three nine runs.
the year. straight win. runs, helping Cleveland to Jason Kipnis and Bradley
Andrew Benintendi and Mauer had two hits and its 11th consecutive victory Zimmer each had three hits
Mitch Moreland each had three RBIs. against the Tigers. for the Indians. Kipnis add-
two hits and drove in a run. Berrios (2-1) tied a career The Indians completed a ed two RBIs and Zimmer
Craig Kimbrel got three high with 11 strikeouts and four-game series sweep robbed Dixon Machado of