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Yankees beat Royals despite losing Ellsbury

The Associated Press Edinson Volquez (0-7) al- start of the season.
NEW YORK (AP) — Helped lowed three runs over six Albert Pujols hit his 597th
by a great first-inning catch innings and tied the Marlins career home run, a two run
that forced center fielder franchise record for most shot in the first for the An-
Jacoby Ellsbury from the consecutive losses to open gels. It was his sixth of the
game with a concussion a season. season. Ramirez (3-0) gave
and sprained neck, Luis RED SOX 9, RANGERS 4 up four hits and walked
Severino won for the first BOSTON (AP) — Dustin Pe- one while striking out two.
time in a month and led the droia waved home the tie- Alex Colome got the last
New York Yankees to a 3-0 breaking run on a wild pitch three outs for his 12th save.
victory over the Kansas City then singled in two more Souza tied it with a two-run
Royals on Wednesday. during Boston’s seven-run homer off Ricky Nolasco
On the first pitch of the seventh inning as the Red (2-4) in the second. Back-
game, Ellsbury sprinted 107 Sox won their third straight. to-back doubles by Corey
feet and raised his glove Chris Sale (5-2) struck out six, Dickerson and Kevin Kier-
above his head to catch falling short in his attempt maier put the Rays up 3-2
Alcides Escobar’s fly. Ells- to become the first pitcher in the third. Rasmus and
bury’s head jarred into the in baseball’s modern era Souza then homered in the
wall as the ball landed in to strike out at least 10 bat- seventh.
his glove and he crumpled ters in nine straight games TIGERS 6, ASTROS 3
to the field. After being in one season. He allowed HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Igle-
checked by manager Joe three earned runs, six hits sias finished a triple shy of
Girardi and head athletic and a walk in 7 1/3 innings the cycle while Ian Kinsler
trainer Steve Donohue, he and received more runs of had two hits and scored
remained in the game but support in the seventh in- twice as Detroit snapped a
was replaced by Aaron New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (22) collides ning alone than in any pre- three-game losing streak.
Hicks starting the second. with the outfield wall after hauling in a flyout hit by Kansas City vious game this season. Iglesias, who scored three
Didi Gregorius homered Royals Alcides Escobar in the first inning of a baseball game at Sam Dyson (1-5) faced sev- runs, doubled to lead off
Yankee Stadium in New York, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Ells-
against Jason Hammel (1- bury left the game shortly thereafter and the Yankees placed en batters in relief of Martin the eighth. He moved to
6) leading off the third in- him on the 7-day DL. Perez and gave up four hits, second on a single by Kin-
ning. Associated Press three walks — two inten- sler before scoring on Alex
TWINS 4, ORIOLES 3 Berrios (3-0) allowed three Jed Lowrie matched his tional — and a wild pitch Avila’s RBI grounder off
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jose runs and four hits over 6 1/3 career high with four hits without retiring a batter. Chris Devenski (3-3) to give
Berrios took a two-hitter innings, striking out seven. including a pair of doubles Mike Napoli homered for the Tigers a 3-2 lead. Fol-
into the seventh inning He was pulled in the sev- while Matt Joyce reached Texas, which has lost three lowing an intentional walk
while Kennys Vargas drove enth after solo homers by base three times and of four to follow a 10-game to Miguel Cabrera, Kinsler
in two runs as Minnesota Chris Davis and Jonathan scored to help the A’s earn winning streak. scored on Victor Martinez
completed its first three- Schoop got Baltimore to a split of the two-game in- RAYS 5, ANGELS 2 RBI grounder.
game sweep in Baltimore 4-3. terleague series. ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) Iglesias then hit a two-run
since 1996. ATHLETICS 4, MARLINS 1 Gray (2-1) was dominant — Steven Souza Jr. hom- homer in the ninth.
Eduardo Escobar had two OAKLAND, California (AP) while earning his second ered twice to rally Tampa In the third, Iglesias scored
hits and an RBI for the first- — Sonny Gray struck out a straight win. He walked one Bay past Los Angeles. on Charlie Morton’s wild
place Twins, who have won season-high 11 over seven and allowed three hits. Colby Rasmus also went pitch before Kinsler scored
six of seven and are a ma- innings in his best start in Santiago Casilla got the deep for the Rays and on Cabrera’s double-play
jor league best 14-5 on the two years and Khris Davis last three outs for his sev- Erasmo Ramirez pitched grounder to give Detroit a
road. homered to lead Oakland. enth save. six strong innings in his third 2-0 lead.q

Boston’s Price set to make season

debut Monday at White Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox in 5 2/3 innings during a with a 24-21 record.
pitcher David Price is set to pair of injury rehabilitation “He’s eager to get back to
make his season debut for starts at Triple-A Pawtuck- us and physically he feels
Boston on Monday at the et. He struck out eight and great,” Red Sox manager
Chicago White Sox. walked two. John Farrell said. “His return
The 31-year-old left-hand- “A lot of pitches, in a short to us will give us a definite
er, starting the second sea- amount of time. I think that boost but that’s not to de-
son of a $217 million, seven- is more of a test to being emphasize he needs to go
year contact, has been healthy as opposed to go- out and perform.”
recovering from a strained ing out there and throw- Farrell hopes Price’s return
pitching elbow. “Excited, ing five or six (innings) in 90 has a trickle-down impact.
just to be back here,” he pitches,” he said. “To do “It’s not based solely on the
said Thursday. “There’s not what I did in both of my name on the back of his

In this Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 file photo, Boston Red Sox pitch- a better feeling. You can’t rehab outings, I don’t think jersey,” Farrell said. “Hope-
er David Price throws a live batting session at a spring training replicate it anywhere else. you can do that if you’re fully it allows us to even out
baseball workout in Fort Myers, Fla. Price allowed nine runs — not healthy.” some of the performances
Associated Press six earned — and 12 hits Boston began the night within the rotation.”q