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J.D. Martinez hits 41st HR,

Red Sox sweep Blue Jays

By The Associated Press in six solid innings, and Balti- Hunter Dozier greeted Alan
BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Mar- more ended Oakland's six- Busenitz, the Twins' third
tinez hit his 41st home run game winning streak. pitcher in the game, with a
and the Boston Red Sox Stephen Piscotty homered leadoff double to left field
moved closer to winning for the A's. They fell 3 1/2 in the sixth.
the AL East title, complet- games behind first-place Perez followed with a 420-
ing a three-game sweep of Houston in the AL West and foot drive to left field to
the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1 1/2 back of the Yankees put the Royals ahead 3-2,
4-3 victory Thursday night. for the top wild-card slot. and then Bonifacio hit one
Xander Bogaerts scored Oakland activated lefty into the Twins' bullpen off
the go-ahead run on an Brett Anderson from the 10- Busenitz (4-1), who didn't
eighth-inning error after the day disabled list to make record an out. Adalberto
Blue Jays rallied in the top his 14th start of the season. Mondesi added an RBI
half with two runs to tie it In his return from a forearm single as the Royals sent 10
3-all. injury, Anderson (3-5) al- batters to the plate.
Rafael Devers also hom- lowed four runs and didn't Fillmyer (3-1) worked 7 1/3
ered for the major league- make it out of the fourth in- innings, allowing four runs
leading Red Sox (101-46). ning. Bundy (8-14) gave up on five hits and match-
They pulled 10 1/2 games two runs and six hits to earn ing his career high with
ahead of the idle New York his first win since July 29. six strikeouts. He left in the
Yankees and decreased Though he yielded his ma- eighth with runners on the
their magic number to six jor league-high 38th home corners, both of whom
for clinching a third straight run, Bundy was good eventually scored against Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Sam Gaviglio, right, looks
down as Boston Red Sox's J.D. Martinez rounds third on a solo
division crown. Boston is enough to help Baltimore relievers Brian Flynn and home run in the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway
the only team in the majors snap a six-game skid and Brandon Maurer. Park, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Boston.
that's already locked up a avoid being swept for the Jerry Vasto got the last out Associated Press
playoff berth. 22nd time. in the eighth, and Wily Per-
Brandon Workman (5-0) Mychal Givens finished for alta worked a perfect ninth center field in the fourth costly mistake came in the
faced one batter, ending his seventh save. for his 11th save in 11 op- was his eighth homer this seventh when Justin Upton
Toronto's eighth-inning rally, ROYALS 6, TWINS 4 portunities. season against the Angels, homered.
and got the win. Craig Kim- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MARINERS 8, ANGELS 2 the most a player has had After going 0-5 in July and
brel earned his 40th save. Salvador Perez and Jorge ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — in one year against the August, Leake has won two
Danny Barnes (3-3) took the Bonifacio hit back-to-back Nelson Cruz hit a three-run franchise, according to straight starts for the first
loss. homers during a four-run homer, Mike Leake pitched Baseball-Reference. time since June 12.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered sixth inning, Heath Fillmyer seven strong innings and Leake (10-9) threw a sea- Angels starter Odrisamer
for the Blue Jays. pitched into the eighth Seattle started a 10-game son-high 114 pitches (80 Despaigne (0-3) went one-
ORIOLES 5, ATHLETICS 3 and Kansas City beat Min- road trip with a victory over strikes), allowing one run plus inning, giving up three
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan nesota. Los Angeles. and four hits with a walk runs and four hits while fac-
Bundy had eight strikeouts The Royals were hitless until Cruz's three-run shot to and five strikeouts. His only ing eight batters.q

Mariners' Paxton, Hernandez will miss starts vs. Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Se- was slated to go on Friday, Marco Gonzales will pitch
attle pitchers James Paxton is dealing with pneumonia. Sunday.
and Felix Hernandez will Hernandez left last Satur- Servais said he expects
not make their scheduled day's game against the Paxton to be able to re-
starts this weekend against Yankees with hamstring turn sometime during the
the Los Angeles Angels. tightness. last two weeks of the sea-
Mariners manager Scott Servais did not name a son. The left-hander, who
Servais said before Thurs- starter for Friday, saying pitched a no-hitter on May
day's series opener that the Mariners will go with a 8 at Toronto, is 11-6 with a
Paxton and Hernandez did bullpen day. Right-hander 3.83 ERA. His career high for
not accompany the team Erasmo Ramirez will start wins is 12, set last season.q
to Anaheim. Paxton, who Saturday, and left-hander

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez throws against
the New York Yankees during the third inning of a baseball
game Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Seattle.
Associated Press