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SPORTS Thursday 18 July 2019
Judge, Gregorius lift Yanks over Rays after CC starts fracas

By The Associated Press plate — one above the
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron minimum.
Judge hit a go-ahead, Plesac worked the first
two-run homer in the eighth three innings, while Clip-
inning, Didi Gregorius fol- pard, Nick Goody and Tyler
lowed with a grand slam as Olson pitched two innings
New York beat Tampa Bay apiece. Plesac walked
after another surly clash Victor Reyes to begin the
between CC Sabathia and game, then erased him
the Rays. with his MLB-leading fifth
Judge smashed a 3-2 pitch pickoff.
from left-hander Colin Goody (1-0) retired six
Poche (2-3) into the right- straight batters in the sixth
center field seats to make and seventh to earn his first
it 4-3. It was Judge's 10th victory since June 17, 2017.
homer. Mercado hit a two-run shot
Gregorius took a curtain call and Francisco Lindor add-
after hitting a long grand ed a two-run double in a
slam. Edwin Encarnación five-run second inning, as
hit his 28th homer, DJ Le- Cleveland bolted to a 7-0
Mahieu also went deep, lead through three.
and New York stretched its New York Yankees' Didi Gregorius, right, restrains Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia during the ATHLETICS 9, MARINERS 2
AL East lead over Tampa sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Bay to six games. New York. Sabathhia and Rays' Avisail Garcia had words, then benches and bullpens cleared. All-Star Matt Chapman
Yandy Díaz hit a solo hom- Associated Press homered and had five RBIs
er and an RBI double, and and Oakland won its fifth
Austin Meadows hit his 14th first-place New York Yan- pitches. runs — four earned — and straight.
homer for Tampa Bay. kees in the AL East. The Diamondbacks have eight hits in six innings. He Matt Olson followed Chap-
Benches cleared during the Justin Shafer (1-1) got the won five of seven. walked one and struck out man's fifth-inning drive with
sixth inning amid a shouting win. Toronto broke it open Ketel Marte's two-run single seven. a solo homer that extend-
match between Sabathia with four runs in the ninth. with the bases loaded in METS 3, TWINS 2 ed his hitting streak to 11
and hitter Avisaíl García. NATIONALS 8, ORIOLES 1 the fifth inning broke a 1-1 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mi- games, marking the sev-
After Sabathia struck out BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt tie for Arizona. Ildemaro chael Conforto went 4 for 4 enth time the A's hit back-
García looking to strand Adams and Juan Soto Vargas added a two-run and drove in the go-ahead to-back homers this year.
two runners, the 38-year- homered and rookie Aus- home run, and the Dia- run with a two-out single Daniel Mengden (5-1) al-
old barked and pointed at tin Voth extended a streak mondbacks scored four in the fifth inning, helping lowed one run and four hits
García. Sabathia was re- of strong performances by times in the ninth inning aid- New York over Minnesota. over seven impressive in-
strained by Gregorius and Washington's rotation in a ed by two Rangers errors. Conforto even made nings, striking out three and
never got close to Gar- win over neighboring Balti- The Rangers have lost nine the defensive play of the not walking a batter for the
cía while both benches more. of their last 13 games. game, a graceful leap- third straight start.
and bullpens emptied. No Washington has won 13 of ROYALS 11, WHITE SOX 0 ing grab at the top of the Omar Narvaez hit two hom-
punches were thrown. 16. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — wall in left-center to end ers for the Mariners.
David Hale (3-0) pitched Voth (1-0) allowed one run Glenn Sparkman pitched a the third with a runner on Mariners lefty Marco Gon-
two scoreless innings for and four hits over six innings. five-hitter for his first career and take away a potential zales (10-8) was tagged for
New York. He walked one and hit two complete game, Whit Mer- homer from Nelson Cruz. six runs and seven hits over
BLUE JAYS 10, RED SOX 4 batters, all in an eventful rifield and Hunter Dozier Jonathan Schoop hom- six innings. He struck out five
BOSTON (AP) — Teoscar but scoreless first inning. each had three hits includ- ered for the Twins. and walked one in Seattle's
Hernández hit a three- Adams's home run off Asher ing a home run as Kansas Luis Avilán (2-0) picked up fifth consecutive loss.
run homer off new Boston Wojciechowski (0-3) made City blanked Chicago. the victory. Edwin Díaz sur- ANGELS 7, ASTROS 2
starter Andrew Cashner, him the 102nd player in the Sparkman (3-5) walked vived a tense ninth for his ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had 28-year history of Camden one and had a career-high 21st save in 25 attempts. Albert Pujols hit a bases-
three hits to lead Toronto. Yards to hit a ball onto Eu- eight strikeouts in the Roy- Michael Pineda (6-5) al- clearing double during a
Gurriel had a single, dou- taw Street, beyond the als' first complete-game lowed one earned run for six-run first inning and Los
ble and triple, and Justin right field wall and in front shutout since June 2, 2017, the fifth time in his last six Angeles remained unbeat-
Smoak also homered for of the B&O Warehouse. when Jason Vargas beat starts. Pineda finished six in- en in five games since the
Toronto, which lost three of Hanser Alberto homered Cleveland 4-0. nings for the third straight All-Star break.
its previous four games. for the lone run for Balti- Kansas City improved to turn, allowing six hits with- Mike Trout missed his sec-
Cashner (9-4) was acquired more. 4-1 since the All-Star break out a walk. ond straight game with a
from the Orioles on Satur- DIAMONDBACKS 9, RANG- and dropped the White Sox INDIANS 8, TIGERS 0 mildly strained right calf,
day. He failed to get an out ERS 2 to 0-5. CLEVELAND (AP) — Os- but Shohei Ohtani and Luis
in the sixth, allowing six runs ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Merrifield raced to an in- car Mercado hit a two-run Rengifo also drove in first-
— five earned — on eight Rookie Alex Young allowed side-the-park homer down homer and Zach Plesac inning runs in Los Angeles'
hits and two walks, striking one run in 5 1/3 innings to the right-field line in the and three relievers com- eighth victory in 11 games
out two. He also gave up help Arizona beat Texas. fourth inning after Cam bined for a one-hitter as since the death of pitcher
two homers, hit a batter Young (3-0) gave up three Gallagher doubled. Cleveland beat Detroit. Tyler Skaggs.
and threw a wild pitch on a hits and one walk to defeat Dozier hit a two-run, 447- Nicholas Castellanos ac- Tyler White had three hits
third strike. Lance Lynn (12-5), who foot homer to left field in counted for the Tigers' only and an RBI in the Astros'
Xander Bogaerts had a sin- went into the game with an the eighth inning to cap a hit with a leadoff single up fourth loss in six games. Their
gle, double and home run, 8-0 home record this sea- four-run inning and finish the middle in the fifth in- division lead over Oak-
and Mookie Betts also had son and led the majors in the scoring. ning off Tyler Clippard. De- land is down to 4½ games,
three hits for Boston, which wins. Young struck out four Chicago starter Dylan troit had two baserunners matching their smallest ad-
fell 10 games behind the and was lifted following 79 Cease (1-1) gave up six and sent 28 batters to the vantage since May 9.q