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Saturday 22 September 2018
Red Sox win 3rd straight AL East title, beating Yanks 11-6

By The Associated Press Urena, but pinch hitter Ken-
NEW YORK (AP) — Mookie drys Morales singled and
Betts and the Boston Red Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied it
Sox won their third consec- with a two-run homer to
utive AL East championship left. Smoak followed with a
Thursday night, clinching first pitch drive to right.
on enemy turf with an 11-6 Jonny Chirinos (5-5) was
victory over the rival New the loser.
York Yankees. WHITE SOX 5, INDIANS 4, 11
Betts homered, doubled INNINGS
twice and drove in five CLEVELAND (AP) — Matt
runs, finishing with four hits Davidson hit a run-scoring
as the Red Sox overcame single with two out in the
Giancarlo Stanton's go- 11th inning to lift Chicago
ahead grand slam in the past Cleveland for the
fourth inning. Jackie Brad- White Sox's first victory at
ley Jr. hit a tying home run Progressive Field this sea-
in the seventh and Xander son. The White Sox were
Bogaerts put Boston ahead outscored 58-19 in drop-
with a sacrifice fly. ping their first eight games
With the best record in in Cleveland, including a
baseball and a playoff 4-1 loss Wednesday when
berth already secured, Jason Kipnis hit a grand
Boston (104-49) closed out slam in the ninth.
a once-tight division race Yolmer Sanchez doubled
with nine games to spare. off Adam Cimber (0-3) to
J.D. Martinez and the Red start the 11th and moved
Sox, alone in first place to third on a groundout.
since July 2, will open the After Avisail Garcia was in-
postseason at home on tentionally walked, Ryan
Oct. 5 against an oppo- Cordell struck out before
nent to be determined. Davidson singled to right.
Never before had Bos- Hector Santiago (6-3)
ton finished in first place pitched three scoreless in-
three years in a row. The nings. Eric Haase was hit
club needs one victory to by a pitch to start the 11th,
match the franchise record but Santiago retired Fran-
held by the 1912 World Se- sico Lindor on a fly ball,
ries champions.It took three struck out Michael Brant-
tries, but these Red Sox fi- ley and got Jose Ramirez
nally earned their chance on a groundout to end the
to celebrate at Yankee game.
Stadium under rookie man- TIGERS 11, ROYALS 8
ager Alex Cora. DETROIT (AP) — Christin
After starter Eduardo Ro- Stewart hit his first two big
driguez walked a career- league homers and drove
high seven in 3 2/3 innings, in six runs, leading Detroit
knuckleballer Steven Wright past Kansas City.
(3-1) worked three shutout Stewart, a September call-
innings for the win. up playing in his 11th game,
Brock Holt also homered Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts hits a three-run home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Arol- became the first Tigers
for the Red Sox, and Mar- dis Chapman during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in New York. rookie to drive in six runs in
tinez increased his major Associated Press a game since Ryan Raburn
league-leading RBI total to had seven against the
124 in a game that took 4 Going into Thursday, Oak- and two RBI. He leads the Smoak hit his 25th homer White Sox on July 25, 2007.
hours, 2 minutes. land trailed Houston by four majors with 24 doubles of the season and third ca- Six Tigers had at least two
Luke Voit hit a two-run games in the AL West, led since the All-Star break and reer walk-off blast. Sergio hits and Detroit snapped a
homer for New York. Chad Tampa Bay by 5 1/2 games has 41 on the year. Romo (3-4) blew his eighth seven-game home losing
Green (8-3) was the loser. for the second wild card, Mike Trout hit his 36th home save in 30 opportunities. streak. Kansas City has lost
ATHLETICS 21, ANGELS 3 and was 2 1/2 games be- run for the Angels. David Paulino (1-0) pitched five in a row. Zac Reininger
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — hind the New York Yankees Edwin Jackson (6-3) struck an inning for the victory as (1-0), the second of seven
Marcus Semien had three for the first wild card. out seven and gave up Toronto won for the fourth Detroit pitchers, picked up
hits and a career-high five Catcher Francisco Arcia two runs in 5 1/3 innings of time in its past five. his first major league vic-
RBIs, Stephen Piscotty hom- pitched the last two innings three-hit ball. Matt Shoe- Trailing 8-2 to begin the tory. Nicholas Castellanos
ered and drove in four runs for the Angels, and also maker (2-2) was the loser. ninth, the Blue Jays roared also homered for Detroit.
and Oakland hammered homered in the ninth. BLUE JAYS 9, RAYS 8 back to snap Tampa Bay's Jorge Bonifacio, Hunter
Los Angeles. Piscotty was 2 for 3 with TORONTO (AP) — Justin five-game winning streak. Dozier and Adalberto
The Athletics reduced their a three-run homer. He's 4 Smoak homered with two Tellez hit an RBI double and Mondesi homered for Kan-
magic number for clinch- for 6 with two home runs outs in the ninth inning to Danny Jansen chased Ja- sas City. Jorge Lopez (2-5)
ing a playoff berth to five. and nine RBI in his last two lift Toronto past Tampa Bay, mie Schultz with a three- gave up seven runs with-
Since June 15, Oakland is a games. Matt Chapman dealing a blow to the Rays' run homer. Romo came out getting an out in the
major league-best 58-25. was 2 for 4 with a double wild-card playoff hopes. on and struck out Richard second.q