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SPORTS Thursday 23 May 2019
Clayton Kershaw gets 8 Ks,

Dodgers beat Tampa Bay 7-3

By The Associated Press 33-16, won for the 12th NINGS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) time in 13 games overall DETROIT (AP) — Chad Wal-
— Clayton Kershaw took and ninth in a row over the lach hit a tiebreaking dou-
a shutout into the seventh White Sox. ble in the 11th inning, and
inning in his first start at Covey allowed four hits, Miami beat Detroit.
Tropicana Field and the walked four and allowed Detroit forced extra innings
Los Angeles Dodgers beat four runs in four-plus innings. by scoring two unearned
the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on YANKEES 11, ORIOLES 4 runs off Miami closer Sergio
Tuesday night. BALTIMORE (AP) — Clint Romo. The bottom of the
The three-time NL Cy Frazier homered twice and ninth included an error, two
Young Award winner (4- had a career-high five RBIs, replay reversals and the
0) wound up allowing two Gary Sánchez contributed ejection of Tigers manager
runs, six hits, one walk and a three-run drive and New Ron Gardenhire.
had eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 York routed Baltimore. That was the only success
innings. New York made it easy for Detroit had against the Mi-
The Dodgers, with the Na- Domingo Germán (9-1) ami bullpen, though. Nick
tional League's best re- to win his sixth consecu- Anderson (1-1) struck out
cord at 32-17, have won tive start and increase his the side in the 10th, then
six of seven. Tampa Bay major league-leading vic- closed the Tigers out in the
dropped two games be- tory total. The right-hander 11th for his first career win.
hind the AL East-leading pitched only five innings Wallach put the Marlins
New York Yankees. and left with a 9-3 lead. ahead in the 11th with a
Justin Turner, Austin Barnes, David Hale worked the four two-out drive to left-center
Kiki Hernandez, Corey Sea- innings to earn his first save field off Joe Jimenez (2-2).
ger and pinch-hitter Joc since 2010 at Class A. The Tigers have dropped
Pederson had run-scoring DJ LeMahieu had three seven in a row.
singles for the Dodgers. hits and Sánchez finished JaCoby Jones hit a solo
Kershaw had scattered with four RBIs for the AL East homer for the Tigers in the
four hits through six but was leaders, who have won third, but Harold Ramirez
replaced by Pedro Baez seven of eight. — playing his sixth major Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pitches to the Tampa
with two on and one out in Sánchez got it started, hit- league game — answered Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday,
the seventh and Los Ange- ting his second three-run with his solo home run an in- May 21, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
les up 6-0. homer in as many nights ning later. Associated Press
The Rays then got within 6-3 before David Hess (1-6) got ATHLETICS 5, INDIANS 3
on a run-scoring single by an out. CLEVELAND (AP) — Pinch- save hours after learning his first major league start of
Austin Meadows and Tom- Stevie Wilkerson hit a three- hitter Mark Canha's two-run that two lumps removed the season.
my Pham's RBI double off run homer for the Orioles, homer off struggling Cleve- from his throat last week TWINS 8, ANGELS 3
Scott Alexander. who have lost 10 and 12 land starter Trevor Bauer in were benign as Texas beat ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
Los Angeles has won 15 and dropped to an AL- the third inning sent Oak- Seattle. Marwin Gonzalez homered
consecutive regular season worst 15-33. land to its fifth straight win. Lynn (6-3) gave up five sin- and drove in three runs as
games starter by Kershaw. BLUE JAYS 10, RED SOX 3 Canha replaced injured gles and one walk and had Minnesota rallied past Los
ASTROS 5, WHITE SOX 1 TORONTO (AP) — Rowdy slugger Khris Davis and a season-high 11 strikeouts Angeles.
HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Tellez had two homers connected off Bauer (4-3). and one walk in his 200th Gonzalez's two-run shot
Verlander took a no-hitter and five RBIs and Randal Bauer walked four, struck career start. Kelley, who in the sixth tied the game
into the seventh inning and Grichuk also homered in out five and hit three while was activated from the at three. Minnesota then
struck out a season-high 12 Toronto's win over Boston. throwing a season-high 123 10-day injured list on Tues- broke it open with four in
to lead Houston over Chi- Toronto won for just the fifth pitches. day, allowed a ninth-inning the seventh off Luke Bard
cago. time against Boston at Rog- Oakland reliever Liam Hen- homer to Omar Narváez, (1-2). AL batting leader
Verlander (8-1) allowed ers Centre since the start of dricks (2-0) pitched two who had three hits, in earn- Jorge Polanco and Eddie
one hit and walked one in the 2017 season. scoreless innings and Blake ing his third save of the sea- Rosario each had two hits
eight innings for his fourth Vladimir Guerrero Jr. re- Treinen, the A's fourth re- son. and drove in two runs for
straight win and the sev- turned to the Toronto line- liever, worked the ninth for The loss continued a tailspin the Twins, who have won
enth in eight starts. The only up, going 2 for 5 with a pair his ninth save in 11 tries. for Seattle, which is 10-26 five of six on their road trip.
hit off him came when Jose of runs. Brandon Drury was Jurickson Profar homered since a 13-2 start. Luis Arraez had two hits, in-
Abreu sent the first pitch 2 for 3 with three RBIs. The in the eighth as Oakland Nomar Mazara had three cluding his first home run in
of his at-bat just over the 10 runs tied a season high. improved to 7-1 against AL hits, an RBI and scored one the eighth. Max Kepler also
wall and out of reach of a Mitch Moreland, Rafael Central teams this season. of two runs on a sacrifice had two hits.
leaping Jake Marisnick in Devers and Jackie Bradley The A's are 59-20 vs. Cleve- fly after initially being ruled Minnesota's Michael Pine-
straightaway center field Jr. all had solo shots for the land, Chicago, Minnesota, out at the plate before a da (4-3) allowed three runs
with one out in the seventh Red Sox. Detroit and Kansas City successful Texas challenge. the first two innings but only
to cut the lead to 5-1. Marcus Stroman (2-6) last- dating to Aug. 23, 2016. Joey Gallo hit a two-run one hit in his final four in-
Yuli Gurriel hit a solo homer ed six innings, giving up one Francisco Lindor and Carlos home run, his 15th of the nings of work.
off Dylan Covey (0-3) in the run, five hits and a season- Santana hit solo homers for season, in the eighth inning. David Fletcher had three
fourth inning to give the As- high six walks. Cleveland. The Rangers have won six hits for Los Angeles, which
tros home runs in 18 straight Boston's loss ended its sev- RANGERS 5, MARINERS 3 of their last seven games to has dropped three straight.
games, tying the second- en-game winning streak ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — reach .500 at 23-23. Mike Trout hit his 11th home
longest streak in franchise in starts by Eduardo Rodrí- Lance Lynn allowed two Left-hander Tommy Milone run, a solo shot to left in
history. guez (4-3). runs over seven innings and (0-1) allowed two runs on the first inning off Pineda's
Houston, a big league-best MARLINS 5, TIGERS 4, 11 IN- Shawn Kelley earned the three hits in five innings in fastball.q