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Tuesday 18 sepTember 2018
Betts hurts side, says injury minor, Red Sox near East title

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox Los Angeles averted a four-
right fielder Mookie Betts game sweep.
left the game after hurting Angels star Shohei Ohtani
his left side making a throw appeared to be limping
to home plate during a 4-3 as he jogged off the field
win over the New York Mets in the eighth inning after
on Sunday that cut Boston's he slid awkwardly into sec-
magic number to two for a ond base and was caught
third straight AL East title. stealing.
Boston can clinch the divi- Calhoun's solo homer in the
sion at Yankee Stadium for seventh off reliever Nick
the second time in three Vincent (3-4) snapped his
seasons, needing only one 0-for-25 skid.
win during a three-game Taylor Cole (2-2) got the
series that opens Tuesday win and Ty Buttrey struck
afternoon. out the side in the ninth for
Betts said the injury is minor his third save.
and he will be in the lineup TIGERS 6, INDIANS 4
Tuesday. He is hitting .337 CLEVELAND (AP) — The In-
with 29 homers and 72 RBIs. dians rested several regu-
Andrew Benintendi hit a lars a day after clinching
tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the AL Central. Jim Adduci
the eighth inning off Seth homered and drove in a
Lugo (3-4) after a matchup career-high four runs for
of Boston's Chris Sale and Boston Red Sox's Brock Holt, left, catches New York Mets' Jay Bruce (19) attempting to steal sec- Detroit
New York's Jacob deGrom, ond base during the second inning of a baseball game in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Francisco Liriano (5-10) al-
both Cy Young Award can- Associated Press lowed three runs in seven
didates. Brandon Workman innings for the Tigers, who
(5-0) pitched a scoreless to the lineup against Bos- four games back for the ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) won two of three in the se-
eighth, and Steven Wright ton. second NL wild card. — Khris Davis hit a grand ries after losing 10 straight
got three outs for his first big Andrew McCutchen hit his Zack Greinke (14-10) al- slam in the ninth off Sergio at Progressive Field dating
league save. fourth homer with the Yan- lowed four runs and eight Romo, his major league- to last season.
BLUE JAYS 3, YANKEES 2 kees on the second pitch hits in 6 1/3 innings. leading 43rd homer. Cleveland rookie Shane
NEW YORK (AP) — Del- from Thomas Pannone (3- Tyler White hit a two-out, Tampa Bay trails Oakland Bieber (10-4) wasted a
lin Betances wasted a 2-1 1). Toronto closer Ken Giles RBI double in the sixth for by seven games with 14 3-1 lead in the fifth. Indi-
eighth-inning lead, allow- struck out Gary Sanchez a 2-1 lead, Josh Reddick games left. ans reliever Andrew Miller
ing hits to four of his first five with a runner on to end his homered leading off the C.J. Cron and Willy Adames pitched a scoreless seventh
batters. Pinch-hitter Rowdy second save in two days. seventh, Jose Altuve had homered off Mike Fiers (12- but gave up a solo home
Tellez had a tying single ASTROS 5, DIAMONDBACKS an RBI single later in the 7). Andrew Kittredge (3-2) run to Mikie Mahtook in the
and Randal Grichuk a go- 4 inning and Martin Maldo- and seven relievers com- eighth. Miller has been on
ahead double. Betances HOUSTON (AP) — Justin nado added a run-scoring bined on a four-hitter, and the disabled list three times
(4-6) has lost in two of his Verlander (16-9) struck out single in the eighth. Romo got two outs for his this season with hamstring,
past three appearances. 11 in seven innings, allow- Eduardo Escobar had a 21st save. knee and shoulder injuries.
The Yankees maintained a ing one run and three hits sacrifice fly in the ninth and ANGELS 4, MARINERS 3 ORIOLES 8, WHITE SOX 4
1½-game lead over Oak- for Houston, which leads Daniel Descalso hit a two- ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — BALTIMORE (AP) — Jona-
land for the top AL wild second-place Oakland by run homer off Roberto Os- Kole Calhoun hit a tie- than Villar and Adam Jones
card. Manager Aaron 4½ games in the AL West. una, who struck out Ketel breaking home run and homered and rookie Ce-
Boone said All-Star slugger Arizona is 4½ games be- Marte for his 18th save. Justin Upton connected in dric Mullins had a career-
Aaron Judge could return hind in the NL West and RAYS 5, ATHLETICS 4 his third straight game as high four hits.q

Judge, Chapman work out, could

return to Yankees this week

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees day. Judge is recovering dinitis.
slugger Aaron Judge had from a broken right wrist, The team said Judge and
11 at-bats in a simulated sustained when he was Chapman did not have
game and New York closer hit by a pitch from Kansas any issues. Manager Aaron
Aroldis Chapman threw City's Jakob Junis on July Boone said last weekend
22 pitches, perhaps the 26. that Judge and Chapman
last steps before both are Judge's only major league could return during the
cleared to return to full ac- action since then was two three-game series against
tion. innings in right field on Fri- Boston scheduled to start
The team said Judge day night. Tuesday. The Red Sox can
New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge smiles after com- faced right-handers A.J. Chapman threw to Tyler clinch the AL East by win-
ing into the baseball game in the eighth inning against the Cole and Chance Adams Wade and Kyle Higash- ning any of the games in
Toronto Blue Jays Friday, Sept.14, 2018, at Yankee Stadium in
New York. along with minor league ioka. He has not pitched New York, while the Yan-
Associated Press left-hander Phillip Diehl at in a game since Aug. 21 kees hold the top AL wild-
Yankee Stadium on Mon- because of left knee ten- card spot.q