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Springer, Astros beat Angels

4-2 in Ohtani's pitching return

By The Associated Press for his 12th save. lowed five runs in 6 1/3 in-
HOUSTON (AP) — George RAYS 6, INDIANS 4 nings and lost for the third
Springer hit a two-run hom- CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie time in his last 11 decisions.
er and finished a triple shy Brandon Lowe homered ATHLETICS 8, MARINERS 2
of the cycle to lead Hous- and drove in three runs to OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
ton past Los Angeles in lead Tampa Bay. Stephen Piscotty homered
Shohei Ohtani's return to Ryan Yarbrough, another twice and drove in five
the mound for the Angels. rookie, allowed one run in runs as Oakland widened
Ohtani (4-2) lasted just 2 1/3 five-plus innings of relief for its lead over Seattle for the
innings in his first time pitch- opener Diego Castillo, who second AL wild-card spot.
ing since June 6 because was removed after Yandy The A's moved 5 1/2 games
of an elbow strain. Both of Diaz's leadoff single in the ahead of Seattle for the fi-
the hits he allowed were to second. nal AL wild-card slot.
Springer — a leadoff single Yarbrough (13-5), who Edwin Jackson (5-3) al-
and his two-run shot in the earned his major league- lowed one run and three
third that made it 2-0. leading 11th relief win, was hits in six innings. He im-
Alex Bregman finished with pulled after Jose Ramirez's proved to 5-0 with a 1.30 Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) throws
against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball
two hits and his solo hom- RBI single in the seventh. ERA in five career starts game Sunday, Sep. 2, 2018, in Houston.
er in the seventh inning Adam Kolarek pitched two against the Mariners. Associated Press
pushed the lead to 4-2. scoreless innings before Athletics reliever Fernando
Ohtani joined Babe Ruth Cleveland made it closer in Rodney surrendered Ryon teams. WHITE SOX 8, RED SOX 0
as the only players in ma- the ninth. Healy's two-out RBI single in Mazara hit a two-run hom- CHICAGO (AP) — James
jor league history to start 10 The Rays have won 11 of the eighth. Blake Treinen re- er in a nine-run sixth inning Shields threw six scoreless
games as a pitcher and hit 13 and are a season-high corded four outs for his 35th and a solo homer in a five- innings, Tim Anderson and
10 homers in a single sea- 10 games over .500 (73-63). save. Seattle starter Felix run eighth as the Rangers Daniel Palka homered
son. The rookie, who has Tampa Bay trails Oakland Hernandez (8-13) is 0-7 over pounded 12 extra-base and Chicago beat major
15 homers, missed almost a by eight games for the sec- nine outings since beating hits, tying a team record set league-leading Boston.
month after he was injured ond wild card spot in the the Royals on June 30. in 1986. Anderson had three hits
before returning as the AL. Francisco Lindor singled RANGERS 18, TWINS 4 Twenty-three-year-old Ga- — including two doubles
team's designated hitter on off Hunter Wood to lead ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — briel Moya, 11 days older — for the White Sox, who
July 3. off the ninth. Jose Ramirez Yohander Mendez earned than Venezuelan country- have won seven of their
Houston starter Gerrit Cole drew a one-out walk and his first major league win man Mendez, made his last 10 games.
(13-5) allowed six hits and Diaz had an RBI single. Jose and Nomar Mazara hit two first major league start after Xander Bogaerts and
two runs in 5 2/3 innings for Alvarado replaced Wood of Texas' six homers. compiling a 3-0 record in 24 J.D. Martinez had two hits
his third straight win after and struck out Yonder Mendez (1-1) allowed three relief outings. apiece for Boston, which
losing three in a row. He Alonso, but Melky Cabre- hits and one walk while Moya gave up a two-run had won four of its last five.
struck out nine to move past ra's two-run double cut the striking out two in six score- homer to Elvis Andrus in the The Red Sox have the ma-
teammate Justin Verlander lead to two. less innings. He was making first. Zack Littell took over in jors' best record at 94-44
(240) and into first place in Alvarado struck out Jason his second major league the second and pitched and maintained a 7 1/2
the American League with Kipnis for his seventh save in start in a season when he into the sixth, when Rob- -game lead in the AL East
243 strikeouts. Roberto Osu- 10 opportunities. was a combined 2-10 with inson Chirinos homered to over the New York Yan-
na pitched a perfect ninth Carlos Carrasco (16-7) al- the Rangers' top three farm key the big inning. kees, who lost to Detroit.q

AARON JUDGE BEGINS Judge experiencing no fielder responds after each
Continued from Page 17 discomfort and planned to step. And when Judge
Hopefully ramp it up here discuss different scenarios is ready, he will likely be
in the next couple days with general manager back in right field as well as
and be back out there Brian Cashman. taking some games in the
soon." "We definitely feel like designated hitter spot.
The next step for Judge he's starting to build some Judge was batting .285
is expected to be some momentum. For him to with 26 homers, 20 doubles
more cage swings off get to swing and hit off and 61 RBIs in 99 games
the tee, then hitting soft the tee and it go really before the injury, which
toss and batting practice well is obviously a great happened when he was
before live BP as soon as sign," Boone said before hit by a fastball from
this weekend. the afternoon opener Kansas City's Jakob Junis.
With the minor league of a three-game series "He's excited about where
schedule complete, against the Athletics. "I he's at," Boone said.
manager Aaron Boone know he's pleased with it "Once we get through this New York Yankees' Aaron Judge speaks to reporters before
said the Yankees will "get and just starting to build weekend, if he continues a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland,
creative" in how to get momentum toward getting to graduate then we start Calif., Monday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Judge the at-bats he back, so today was a very thinking about a possible Associated Press
needs — perhaps with a good day of progress." timeline about maybe
combination of simulated Boone doesn't want to getting back. ... I envision Gregorius, sidelined with single, is set to run the
games and some work guess when Judge might him once he's able to be a bruised left heel he hurt bases Tuesday and Boone
at the club's Tampa, be back in the Yankees' back that he's a full-bore Aug. 19 in a collision with said he is "very close to a
Florida, complex. Boone lineup, saying it all will be Aaron Judge player." Toronto's Kendrys Morales return."q
was encouraged by based on how the right Yankees shortstop Didi beating out an infield