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SPORTS Saturday 13 april 2019

M’s now 13-2 after topping Royals in 10

By The Associated Press Bieber (1-0) struck out six
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — with one walk, improving to
Seattle became the first 8-0 on the road in his young
major league team to career. Cleveland has won
homer in each of its first 15 six of seven after taking two
games when Dee Gordon of three in this series.
connected in the sixth in- Martin, traded from the Ti-
ning, then beat the Kansas gers to Cleveland last year,
City Royals 7-6 Thursday be- hit a solo homer in the third.
hind Daniel Vogelbach’s He and Carlos Santana
home run in the 10th inning. had three hits apiece for
Seattle improved the best the Indians.
record in the major leagues Spencer Turnbull (0-2) al-
to 13-2, completing a four- lowed three runs in four in-
game sweep and extend- nings.
ing its winning streak to six. Turnbull struck out the
The Mariners became just game’s first two hitters be-
the third team since 1987 to fore Jake Bauers singled,
open with at least 13 wins in stole second and scored
the first 15 games after Mil- on Santana’s single. Martin
waukee (14-1 in 1987) and made it 2-0 with his homer,
Boston (13-2 last year). then added an RBI single in
Kansas City has lost 10 the fourth.
straight games, has the RED SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 6
poorest record in the big BOSTON (AP) — Rafael De-
leagues at 2-10 and is off to vers hit an RBI single with
its worst 12-game start since Seattle Mariners designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach hits a solo home run during the 10th inning one out in the ninth inning
2006. The Royals failed to of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., and struggling Boston beat
preserve leads of 4-0 in the Thursday, April 11, 2019. The Mariners defeated the Royals 7-6 in 10 innings. Toronto for its first home vic-
sixth and 6-4 with two outs Associated Press tory of the season.
in the ninth. or more runs in all but one ond straight game, and against Baltimore for the Devers had his first career
Kansas City’s Whit Merrifield game. Baltimore’s Chris Davis ex- first time in his career and walk-off RBI.
had his hitting streak end at Vogelbach hit a 427-foot tended his record hitless allowed three runs, three Marcus Walden pitched a
31 games. Merrifield went 0 drive off Glenn Sparkman streak to 53 at-bats in the hits and three walks in six in- scoreless ninth to earn his
for 6. He had not gone hit- (0-1) for his sixth home run Athletics’ victory. nings. Blake Treinen pitched second victory of the sea-
less since Sept. 9. this season. Josh Phegley, Kendrys Mo- a perfect ninth with a pair son.
Royals center fielder Billy Brandon Brennan (1-0) rales and Marcus Semien of strikeouts for his fourth The loss went to Ken Giles
Hamilton was carted off struck out three in the also homered for the A’s, save. (0-1), who gave up two
with a knee injury after fail- ninth, working around his who won three straight af- Dylan Bundy (0-1) gave up runs, two hits and walked
ing to grab Mitch Haniger’s own throwing error on a ter losing the series opener. six runs and seven hits in three in the ninth, ending
tying, two-run triple in the grounder to get his first big Khris Davis leads the majors five-plus innings with eight his streak of 34 consecutive
ninth. Royals manager Ned league win. Brennan has with nine homers this sea- strikeouts. and he tied a ca- converted save opportuni-
Yost said he did not have not allowed a run in his first son. reer-high by allowing four ties dating to Sept. 12, 2017.
an update on Hamilton’s 9 2/3 innings in the major Chris Davis was 0 for 3 with homers. The Orioles have It was the longest active
condition. leagues, holding batters to a walk. In the fourth season given up at least one home streak in the majors.
The 2002 Cleveland Indi- a .156 average (5 for 32). of a $161 million, seven- run in all 13 games this year. Mitch Moreland homered
ans had homered in each Connor Sadzeck pitched a year contract, he is 0 for 32 INDIANS 4, TIGERS 0 in the seventh inning for
of their first 14 games. Se- perfect 10th for his first pro- this season and hasn’t got- DETROIT (AP) — Shane Boston and added a one-
attle’s 36 home runs are fessional save. ten a hit since Sept. 14, set- Bieber allowed three hits in out double in the ninth that
tied with the 2000 St. Louis ATHLETICS 8, ORIOLES 5 ting the mark for most con- seven innings, Leonys Mar- scored Mookie Betts.
Cardinals for the most in a BALTIMORE (AP) — Oak- secutive hitless at-bats by a tin homered in his return to Freddy Galvis, Justin Smoak
club’s first 15 games. The land’s Khris Davis hit a pair non-pitcher. Detroit and Cleveland shut and Rowdy Tellez homered
Mariners have scored five of home runs for the sec- Aaron Brooks (2-1) started out the Tigers. for Toronto.q