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SPORTS Saturday 14 September 2019

More injury woes for Yankees in doubleheader sweep of Tigers

By The Associated Press for the eighth time in the
DETROIT (AP) — All-Star last 11 games. Then Dozier
catcher Gary Sánchez be- drove a 1-2 pitch into the
came the Yankees’ latest left-field bleachers for a
injury concern when he 5-2 lead. He doubled two
left the second game of innings later. Soler opened
a doubleheader with left the scoring in the first with
groin tightness as New York his 43rd homer.
beat Detroit to complete a Jorge López (4-7) allowed
sweep. Sánchez exited in three runs, two earned, on
the fourth, an inning after eight hits and two walks in
he was thrown out in his first 5 1/3 innings. Five Royals re-
stolen base try this year. He lievers combined for 3 2/3
has been on the injured list innings of scoreless relief.
three times in the past two Ian Kennedy wiggled out
seasons because of groin of a bases-loaded jam in
strain. the ninth for his 29th save in
Yankees slugger Edwin 33 chances.
Encarnación left the first NATIONALS 12, TWINS 6
game with an oblique is- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An-
sue. thony Rendon and Juan
CC Sabathia pitched into Soto each homered and
the fourth inning of the sec- drove in three runs as
ond game in his return from New York Yankees’ Gary Sanchez (24) is tagged out by Detroit Tigers’ Jordy Mercer trying to steal Washington cut Minneso-
the injured list. Sabathia, second base during the third inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader Thursday, ta’s lead in the AL Central
who has dealt with right Sept. 12, 2019, in Detroit. to 3 ½ games ahead of a
knee problems, allowed Associated Press critical series in Cleveland.
only one hit through the first ers, worked one inning for in disgust from in front of inning. Houston had run- Adam Eaton and Yan
three innings but gave up the win. Brandon Workman the mound — neglecting ners on first and third with Gomes also homered and
a two-run double to Bran- got the final four outs for to cover the plate — while two outs in the ninth, but Asdrúbal Cabrera added
don Dixon in the fourth. He his 12th save in 18 oppor- Bellinger scored from the Liam Hendriks struck out Mi- two run-scoring hits for the
threw 56 pitches in 3 1/3 in- tunities. Clay Buchholz (1-5) third base and Corey Sea- chael Brantley for his 21st Nationals, who maintained
nings before being relieved took the loss in his first ca- ger followed for a 4-2 lead. save. their 3 ½-game lead for the
by Domingo Germán (18- reer outing against his for- Tony Gonsolin (3-2) was the RANGERS 6, RAYS 4 top NL wild-card spot over
4). Aaron Judge and Gio mer team. winner, and Kenley Jansen ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — the Chicago Cubs and Mil-
Urshela each hit two-run DODGERS 4, ORIOLES 2 got three straight outs for Nick Solak homered off the waukee Brewers.
homers for New York in BALTIMORE (AP) — Rich Hill his 29th save. pitcher he was traded for Nelson Cruz and Jonathan
the second game. Spen- struggled with his control Severino homered for Balti- two months ago, and Texas Schoop homered for Min-
cer Turnbull (3-15) allowed during his first start since more. beat Tampa Bay to help nesota.
four runs and seven hits in June 19, and Los Ange- ATHLETICS 3, ASTROS 2 drop the Rays out of the AL Patrick Corbin (12-7)
five innings. Encarnación les broke a sixth-inning tie HOUSTON (AP) — Matt Ol- wild-card lead. earned the win for Wash-
homered in the first game, by scoring two runs on a son hit a two-run homer to The rookie’s two-run shot ington. Kyle Gibson (13-7)
then left in the fifth inning passed ball in the victory back a solid start by Homer off hard-throwing reliever took the loss.
with a strained left oblique over Baltimore. Bailey and Oakland beat Peter Fairbanks put the REDS 11, MARINERS 5
muscle. After spending 12 weeks Houston to take over the AL Rangers up 5-1 in the fourth SEATTLE (AP) — Freddy
In Game 1, Luke Voit put on the injured list with a wild-card lead. inning. The Rays dropped Galvis connected for a
the Yankees ahead in the strained left forearm, Hill Oakland shook off a 15-0 their second straight game go-ahead grand slam, Eu-
first with his first home run was supposed to go two in- loss in the opener of this following a six-game win- genio Suarez hit his 45th
since July 22, a two-run nings in his first step toward four-game series to win ning streak that matched home run and Cincinnati
drive off Matt Boyd (8-11). becoming a postseason three in a row, beating Cy a season high. Oakland overcame another drive by
Chad Green (4-4) was the contributor for the NL West Young Award front-runner moved a half-game ahead Seattle’s Kyle Lewis.
winner. champions. Instead, the Justin Verlander (18-6) in in the AL wild-card race Galvis’ second slam of the
RED SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 4 39-year-old failed to make the finale. The A’s moved a with a 3-2 win at Houston. season and third of his ca-
TORONTO (AP) — Xan- it out of the first. half-game ahead of Tam- Rougned Odor hit his 26th reer capped a five-run rally
der Bogaerts became the The Dodgers trailed 2-1 in pa Bay atop the AL wild- homer for Texas. in the seventh inning for a
latest Boston slugger to the sixth before Cody Bell- card standings. Cleveland Luke Farrell (1-0) was 7-5 lead.
reach 50 doubles, Marco inger knotted the score is one game behind Oak- the winner. José Leclerc Lewis hit a solo shot off
Hernandez drove in two with a single for his 107th land. worked the ninth for his the scoreboard in left field
runs and the Red Sox beat RBI. Los Angeles subse- The Athletics got Verland- 13th save. Brendan McKay in the fifth, becoming just
Toronto to avoid a three- quently used a walk and er for three runs in the first (2-4) lost his third straight the second player in ma-
game sweep. J.D. Martinez an error to load the bases three innings before he set- decision. jor league history to hom-
reached base three times with two outs for No. 9 hit- tled in to pitch three score- ROYALS 6, WHITE SOX 3 er in each of his first three
to help the Red Sox win for ter Russell Martin. With the less frames. Bailey (13-8) CHICAGO (AP) — Hunter games. Lewis joined Trevor
the first time in six games. count full, Dylan Bundy yielded three hits and one Dozier hit a tiebreaking, Story as the only players to
One night after their 159- (6-14) fired a high fastball run in 5 1/3 innings to win his three-run home run in the accomplish the feat. Story
game streak with at least that Martin swung at and fourth straight decision. He sixth, Jorge Soler had his connected in his first four
one extra-base hit was missed. The ball glanced matched his career high third homer in two days and games — totaling six hom-
snapped in an 8-0, two-hit off the mitt of catcher Pe- in wins set in 2012 with Cin- Kansas City beat Chicago. ers in that span — for Colo-
loss, the Red Sox racked dro Severino and traveled cinnati. Jose Altuve’s solo Whit Merrifield walked and rado in 2016.
up four doubles and 12 to the backstop. Instead home run off Yusmeiro Pe- Soler singled off Lucas Gio- Dan Altavilla (1-1) took the
total hits. Josh Taylor (2-2), of having an inning-ending tit got Houston within a run lito (14-9) in the decisive in- loss. Sal Romano (1-0) struck
one of nine Red Sox pitch- strikeout, Bundy watched with one out in the eighth ning to help Kansas City win out three in 1 1/3 innings.q