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SPORTS Friday 7 June 2019

Morton pushes

unbeaten streak to 20

starts, Rays beat Tigers

By The Associated Press ley Jr. and Rafael Devers
DETROIT (AP) — Charlie drove in three runs apiece
Morton allowed five hits in to lead Boston.
seven innings, extending Sale's dominant perfor-
his unbeaten streak to 20 mance was summed up by
starts and leading the Tam- the eighth inning, when the
pa Bay Rays to a 4-0 win seven-time All-Star struck
over the Detroit Tigers on out the side on nine pitches
Wednesday night. — his second immaculate
Morton (7-0) hasn't lost since inning of the year. Sale (2-
Aug. 11, and only Clayton 7) has rebounded from a
Kershaw of the Dodgers, at dismal April to put together
21 starts, has a longer ac- a series of solid starts. He fin-
tive unbeaten streak. Mor- ished with 12 strikeouts and
ton struck out eight with no no walks, his seventh dou-
walks and needed just 83 ble-digit strikeout game of
pitches to complete seven the season.
innings. Bradley hit a three-run dou-
Austin Meadows tripled ble during a four-run fifth
and scored on a throwing that broke open the game,
error in the third to open and Devers tacked on his
the scoring. Tampa Bay ninth homer after a pair of
scored two more runs in the RBIs earlier in the night.
fifth and snapped its four- Jakob Junis (4-6) gave up
game losing streak. six runs and eight hits with
Spencer Turnbull (3-5) al- three walks over 4 2/3 in-
lowed three runs in five in- nings. He struck out five. Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Charlie Morton throws during the first inning of the team's base-
nings. RANGERS 2, ORIOLES 1, 12 ball game against the Detroit Tigers, Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Detroit.
BLUE JAYS 11, YANKEES 7 INNINGS Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead, Delino DeShields' single in nosed blood condition. Mike Leake pitched his first Dustin Garneau's ground-
three-run homer off Zack the 12th inning, his fourth Carrasco had been feel- complete game since 2015 rule double with two outs
Britton in a five-run eighth hit of the game, drove in ing lethargic for weeks and and the Mariners stopped in the ninth inning scored
inning, Randal Grichuk had pinch-runner Isiah Kiner- was placed on the 10-day a four-game losing streak. Brian Goodwin, lifting Los
a pair of homers and Toron- Falefa from second base to injured list. The Indians gave Seattle won for just the Angeles over Oakland.
to sent New York to its first lift Texas. no specifics on Carrasco's fourth time in 20 games Goodwin singled off Lou Tri-
three-game losing streak DeShields singled off Paul disorder, but said they ex- thanks to five homers and vino (2-4) and stole second.
since early April. Fry (0-3), who entered in pect him to return at some an outstanding perfor- The Athletics were up 7-1
Toronto trailed 7-4 in the the 11th. Kiner-Falefa ran point this season. mance from Leake (5-6). after 2½ innings before the
seventh but closed against for Asdrúbal Cabrera, who Jordan Luplow's two-run Houston's five-game win- Angels rallied to take an 8-7
Jonathan Holder on a two- led off the 12th with a sin- homer in the seventh off ning streak was snapped lead in the fourth. Oakland
run, two-out double by gle to left field. Kiner-Falefa Blake Parker (0-2) tied the with its most lopsided de- regained the lead with two
Teoscar Hernández. advanced to second when game for Cleveland, which feat since a 17-2 loss to De- in the eighth when Matt
Brandon Drury and Grichuk Shin-Soo Choo was hit by came back from a 5-1 defi- troit in May 2013. Olson hit an RBI single and
combined for back-to- a pitch and scored on cit. Pérez homered two Domingo Santana and Matt Chapman scored on
back homers against Luis DeShields' hit. batters later. Tom Murphy also homered a wild pitch by winner Han-
Cessa in the eighth. New Jeffrey Springs (3-1) pitched Francisco Lindor homered in the sixth. Mallex Smith sel Robles (3-0). Chapman
York has lost the first two the top of the 12th to get in the eighth — his third in had a key two-out, two-run was originally ruled out at
games of a three-game the win. two games. Luplow had an single in the fifth off Houston the plate but the call was
set, ending a streak of nine The Rangers were two outs RBI double in the sixth while starter Brad Peacock (5-3). overturned following a re-
consecutive series wins. from a 1-0 win when rookie José Ramirez, mired in a Leake's six-hitter on 119 play review.
New York has not won 10 Richie Martin homered to season-long slump, drove pitches was the first com- The Angels tied it at 9
series in a row since 1954. left field, his second of the in three runs. plete game this season for when Ryan Buchter walked
Guerrero's home run off on season, to hand Shawn Kel- The Indians, knowing they Seattle and the fifth of his Shohei Ohtani with the bas-
a sinker by Britton (2-1) was ley his third blown save of would need a deep bull- career, the last coming es loaded in the eighth.
the seventh for the 20-year- the season. pen to get through the on Sept. 30, 2015, with San Ohtani homered and
old, who debuted April 26. INDIANS 9, TWINS 7 game, began the night Francisco. Leake rebound- equaled a career high with
Sam Gaviglio (4-1) pitched CLEVELAND (AP) — Rober- with 10 relievers. Nick Witt- ed from a shaky first inning four RBIs. Tommy La Stella
two hitless innings, and the to Pérez hit a solo homer in gren (3-0) allowed a run and struck out five. He al- hit a leadoff homer and
Blue Jays won three straight the seventh inning to drive in the seventh while Brad lowed just four baserunners Mike Trout had a two-run
home games for the first in the go-ahead run and Hand pitched the ninth for after the first. shot for Los Angeles.
time this season. Cleveland Indians used his 18th save in 18 chances. Mac Williamson and Kyle Robbie Grossman tied a
RED SOX 8, ROYALS 0 seven relief pitchers after MARINERS 14, ASTROS 1 Seager also homered for career best with four hits for
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — announcing scheduled SEATTLE (AP) — Edwin En- the Mariners in a five-run Oakland and made a div-
Chris Sale tossed a three- starter Carlos Carrasco will carnacion capped Seat- eighth. ing catch in left field in the
hitter for his third career be sidelined indefinitely be- tle's seven-run sixth inning ANGELS 10, ATHLETICS 9 eighth. Marcus Semien had
shutout, and Jackie Brad- cause of a recently diag- with a three-run homer, ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — three hits and three RBIs.q