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SPORTS Tuesday 21 augusT 2018

Verlander wins 200th,

Astros back ahead

of A’s with 9-4 win

By The Associated Press for the major league lead.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Clevinger (9-7)
Justin Verlander pitched pitched six innings and
just well enough to earn is 4-0 in five career starts
his 200th career win and against Baltimore. The right-
the Houston Astros hit five hander allowed seven hits
home runs, beating the and struck out seven.
Oakland Athletics 9-4 Sun- Orioles starter Yefry Ramirez
day to avoid a sweep and (1-5) allowed seven runs
retake sole possession of in three-plus innings. The Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander works against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a
the AL West lead. rookie right-hander was baseball game Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Oakland, Calif.
The surging A’s had won removed after the first five Associated Press
the first two games at the hitters reached base in the BOSTON (AP) — Jalen lay of a game that started seats for his 22nd home run.
Coliseum to tie shaky Hous- fourth. Beeks pitched four strong 13 hours after the previous Trevor Hildenberger (3-3)
ton atop the division. But YANKEES 10, BLUE JAYS 2 innings against the team night’s game ended. The relieved Taylor Rogers in
Yuli Gurriel hit a three-run NEW YORK (AP) — J.A. that traded him last month rain had just started for the eighth and got James
homer in the third inning Happ stayed unbeaten and Tampa Bay limited the third time in Sunday’s McCann on a grounder
and Evan Gattis, Alex Berg- with New York by topping Boston to two singles. regularly scheduled game with two on to end the in-
man, Marwin Gonzalez and his former Toronto team- Joey Wendle and C.J. when Odor pulled a pitch ning. He worked a scoreless
Martin Maldonado later mates, and Greg Bird hit a Cron homered as the Rays from reliever Noe Ramirez ninth despite pinch-hitter
homered for the defending grand slam during a six-run topped the AL East lead- (4-4) into the seats above Victor Reyes’ leadoff single
World Series champions. first inning. ers for just the fifth time in the Texas bullpen in right- and a walk to Jose Iglesias
Maldonado also tripled The Yankees completed a 16 games this season. Six center field. to complete the outing.
and doubled. three-game sweep, but lost of those Tampa Bay losses Shohei Ohtani doubled WHITE SOX 7, ROYALS 6
Verlander (12-8) gave up shortstop Didi Gregorius to have been by one run. and scored the run that CHICAGO (AP) — Omar
four runs in 5 1/3 innings an injured left heel. Grego- Boston, which owns the put the Angels up 2-1 in the Narvaez homered and
while becoming the 114th rius was hurt when he col- majors’ best record, lost for fourth inning. drove in the go-ahead run
pitcher with at least 200 ca- lided with Toronto first base- only the fourth in 21 games Three Texas relievers retired with a single off Brian Flynn
reer wins. man Kendrys Morales beat- and was shut out for the all nine hitters, starting with (3-4), Chicago relievers
Oakland’s Sean Manaea ing an infield hit in the first, fifth time this season. Matt Moore (3-6) in the sev- tossed seven scoreless in-
(11-9) was charged with six and was taken to a hospital Beeks (2-1) gave up one hit enth. nings and the White Sox ral-
runs and nine hits in four- for evaluation. in relief, striking out three TWINS 5, TIGERS 4 lied from a six-run deficit.
plus innings. Rookie Miguel Andujar and walking two. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Avisail Garcia and Tim An-
INDIANS 8, ORIOLES 0 drove in two runs and Boston starter Hector Rosario hit a tiebreaking derson also homered for
CLEVELAND (AP) — Melky backup infielder Ronald Velazquez (7-1) gave up a homer in the eighth inning Chicago, which has won
Cabrera hit a grand slam Torreyes, who replaced run and three hits in four in- and Minnesota connected four of five.
to cap a six-run fourth in- Gregorius, added three nings. three times in all, beating Hector Santiago (5-3) al-
ning and Cleveland beat hits. RANGERS 4, ANGELS 2 Detroit. lowed just two hits in four
Baltimore for its AL-leading Happ (14-6) was facing the ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Kepler and Jake Cave innings of relief to get the
13th shutout. Blue Jays for the first time Rougned Odor connected also homered as the Twins win. Jace Fry, the last of six
Cabrera, batting right- since they traded him to on a go-ahead, three-run won for the fifth time in six relievers, got the final two
handed against reliever the Yankees on July 26. The homer with rain falling in games. outs for his second save.
Sean Gilmartin, hit a 1-1 35-year-old has won all four the seventh inning, and Behind in the count 0-2 af- Ryan O’Hearn, Whit Mer-
pitch into the bleachers in of his starts for New York. Texas beat Los Angeles to ter two swings-and-misses rifield and Alex Gordon
left-center for the Indians’ The Yankees’ first six bat- wrap up a soggy weekend. to lead off the inning, Rosa- homered for Kansas City,
ninth grand slam this sea- ters each reached base Odor’s 15th home run of rio launched the third fast- which dropped to 2-13 in
son, moving them into a tie against Ryan Borucki (2-3). the season came minutes ball he saw from Alex Wil- the rubber game of series
with Boston and Cincinnati RAYS 2, RED SOX 0 before the second rain de- son (1-4) into the right field this season.q