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Twins set major league record for home runs on the road

By The Associated Press dor homered to lift Cleve-
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake land past Detroit.
Cave homered twice, C.J. Cleveland swept the three-
Cron went deep and the game series and is 15-1
surging Minnesota Twins set against the Tigers this year.
a major league record for The Indians won 14 straight
home runs on the road in a against Detroit.
10-5 victory over the Chica- Clevinger (10-2) allowed
go White Sox on Thursday. four hits and no walks in his
Cave led off the third with longest outing of the sea-
drive off Dylan Cease (3- son. He was lifted after 115
7) to give Minnesota 139 pitches, and Brad Hand
homers away from home, worked a perfect ninth for
eclipsing the mark of 138 his 33rd save in 38 chances.
set by San Francisco in Lindor opened the scor-
2001. Cron, the next hitter, ing in the third with a solo
followed with a homer to homer off Daniel Norris (3-
center. 11) and added a sacrifice
Cave added a shot in the fly in the seventh.
seventh for his second ca- ATHLETICS 9, ROYALS 8
reer multi-homer game, in- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
creasing the Twins' overall Minnesota Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario (20), center fielder Jake Cave (60) and right fielder Ehire Jurickson Profar homered
total to 261. The record for Adrianza (13) walk in from the outfield after their win over the Chicago White Sox in a baseball and drove in three runs and
homers in a season, 267, game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Chicago. Seth Brown added two RBIs
was set last year by the Associated Press as Oakland beat Kansas
New York Yankees. City.
Cron doubled and had out eight in six innings. three runs in the seventh to The Rays and Astros ex- Everybody in the A's starting
three RBIs in a three-hit José Abreu had four hits for make it 8-6. Tommy Pham changed solo homers in the lineup had a hit or drove
game, and Nelson Cruz the White Sox. had an RBI single off Chris third, with Austin Meadows in a run, bailing out starter
drove in three runs as the AL RAYS 9, ASTROS 8 Devenski (2-3), and Choi hitting his 24th and George Chris Bassitt, who failed to
Central leaders won their HOUSTON (AP) — Ji-Man brought in two more with Springer answering with his survive the fifth before turn-
fifth straight. In sweeping Choi hit a two-run double, a drive to center.Houston 28th to make it 2-2. ing the game over to Yus-
a three-game series with Travis d'Arnaud homered ended a seven-game win- Abraham Toro led off the meiro Petit (4-3). Liam Hen-
sliding Chicago, Minnesota and drove in four runs, and ning streak, and the Rays bottom of the ninth with his driks earned his 17th save.
(82-51) moved to 31 games Tampa Bay beat Houston snapped a season-high first career homer to make Glenn Sparkman (3-10) also
above .500 for the first time to avoid a three-game four-game road skid. it 9-8 before the Rays held failed to make it through
since September 2010. sweep. Jose De Leon (1-0) earned on. the fifth for Kansas City, al-
José Berrios (11-7) cruised Astros star Jose Altuve hit the win for the Rays, who INDIANS 2, TIGERS 0 lowing seven runs, nine hits
to his first victory in nearly a tiebreaking solo leadoff used seven pitchers. Emilio DETROIT (AP) — Mike Clev- and a walk. He also hit a
a month. He allowed three homer in the sixth, his 25th, Pagan earned his 15th inger struck out 10 in eight pair of batters in losing his
runs on seven hits and struck but Tampa Bay scored save. innings, and Francisco Lin- fifth straight decision.q

Continued from Page 17 Southlake police said the the Angels in cowboy hats
The death rocked baseball investigation was ongoing and other western clothing
shortly before the All-Star and wouldn't release ad- outside their plane. Skaggs
Game and laid bare the ditional information. organized the effort be-
emotions of Angels man- The Angels said the club cause the club was stop-
ager Brad Ausmus, star was cooperating with the ping in both major league
outfielder Mike Trout and investigation. cities in Texas.
fellow left-hander Andrew "We were unaware of the The first game after Skaggs
Heaney, his best friend on allegation and will investi- died was played without
the team, along with the gate," MLB spokesman Pat music or the usual in-game
rest of his teammates and Courtney said. promotions for the Rang-
LA staff members. Skaggs wouldn't necessar- ers, who painted his num-
The family statement ily have been subject to ber "45" on the back of the
thanked police in the Dal- testing by Major League mound at Globe Life Park.
las suburb of Southlake for Baseball for the drugs Ausmus and his players
its investigation and said found in his system. Players fought back tears talking
they "were shocked to on 40-man rosters are test- In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels starting about the death with re-
learn that it may involve an ed for drugs of abuse only pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws to the Oakland Athletics during a porters. In their first home
employee of the Los Ange- if the player-management baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. game after Skaggs died,
les Angels." The family said joint treatment board finds Associated Press the Angels beat the Seat-
it had hired Texas attorney reasonable cause, if a tle Mariners 13-0 on a com-
Rusty Hardin to try to deter- player has been found to league debut with Arizona months on the disabled list bined no-hitter from Taylor
mine how Skaggs ended have used or possessed a three years later after be- in 2017 with a right oblique Cole and Félix Peña. All the
up with the drugs. drug of abuse, or if a player ing traded. muscle strain. Skaggs was LA players were wearing
"We are heartbroken to is subjected to testing un- Skaggs returned to the An- 28-38 with a 4.41 ERA in 96 Skaggs' number and cov-
learn that the passing of der a treatment program. gels in 2014 and missed all career appearances, all ered the mound with their
our beloved Tyler was the The Southern California of the next season recover- starts. jerseys after the victory.
result of a combination of native was drafted by the ing from reconstructive sur- The day before he died, It was a day before what
dangerous drugs and al- Angels in the first round gery on his left elbow. He Skaggs posted a picture would have been Skaggs'
cohol," the family said. in 2009 and made his big also spent more than three on Instagram of him and 28th birthday.q