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Thursday 4 april 2019

Fiers, 3 A’s relievers shut down Red Sox for 1-0 win

RANGERS 6, ASTROS 4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
Joey Gallo grounded a
hard single to right field be-
tween two diving infielders
to drive in two runs and put
Texas ahead to stay.
The Rangers (3-2) are over
.500 for the second time this
season in manager Chris
Woodward’s managerial
debut. They never had a
winning record at any point
last year.
Rougned Odor started
the seventh inning in a 4-4
game with a bunt single
that was beyond the reach
of lefty Framber Valdez (0-
1) coming off the mound.
Elvis Andrus had a double
before Gallo pulled a hard
one-out grounder that split
between second baseman
Jose Altuve and first base-
man Yuli Gurriel.
Shawn Kelly (2-0) threw 1
1/3 innings in his third ap-
pearance for the Rang-
Boston Red Sox’ Xander Bogaerts, left, is tagged out at home by Oakland Athletics catcher Nick Hundley during the second inning ers. Jose Leclerc worked a
of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, April 1, 2019. perfect ninth for his second
Associated Press save. Asdrubal Cabrera
By The Associated Press gelbach hit a tiebreaking with one out in the ninth pitch. Miguel Castro got his homered for the third time.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — homer in the eighth, lifting and he scored easily from first save despite allowing TWINS 5, ROYALS 4, 10 IN-
Mike Fiers gave Oakland Seattle over Los Angeles to first when Peterson doubled Tellez’s second homer this NINGS
another stellar start, center move to 7-1 for the first time over the head of left fielder season. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
fielder Ramon Laureano in franchise history. Mike Tauchman. Marcus Stroman (0-1) al- Nelson Cruz got a second
threw out a baserunner for Gonzales (3-0) was hoping ORIOLES 2, BLUE JAYS 1 lowed two runs and nine chance and delivered a
a second straight game to pitch the first complete TORONTO (AP) — Andrew hits in 5 2/3 innings go-ahead single with two
and the Athletics made game in baseball this sea- Cashner pitched six shutout RAYS 4, ROCKIES 0 outs in the 10th inning, giv-
Matt Chapman’s homer son, but a one-out walk to innings, and Baltimore ex- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ing Minnesota a victory be-
stand in a win over Chris Mike Trout and a single to tended its a road winning — Blake Snell matched a fore Kansas City’s smallest
Sale and Boston. center by Andrelton Sim- streak to four for the first career high with 13 strike- announced home crowd
Fiers (2-1) pitched six in- mons ended his night. time since 2016 before an- outs, pitching seven innings in eight years.
nings of five-hit ball. Oak- Anthony Swarzak, who other small crowd at Rog- of two-hit ball to lift Tampa Cruz appeared to ground
land starters have allowed came off the injured list ers Centre. Bay over Colorado for its out against reliever Brad
just one run over 36 innings Tuesday, earned the save Jonathan Villar had two hits fifth straight win. Boxberger (0-1) with run-
in the last six games since in his first appearance of and scored once for the The AL Cy Young Award ners on first and second
the team returned from an the season by striking out Orioles, who improved to winner struck out six straight when third base umpire
0-2 trip to Tokyo. The A’s Albert Pujols and getting 4-1. Coming off a 115-loss during one stretch, help- James Hoye signaled his
have won four straight and Jonathan Lucroy to ground season, the Orioles opened ing Tampa Bay improve to chopper fair.
five of six. out to second. by winning two of three a franchise-best 5-1. Snell But plate umpire Mark Rip-
The World Series champi- Luis Garcia (0-1) allowed at the New York Yankees. (1-1) rebounded splendidly perger came in and sig-
on Red Sox dropped their Vogelbach’s homer. They strung together four after allowing five runs in an naled it was foul, and after
fourth straight and fell to TIGERS 3, YANKEES 1 road wins for the first time opening day loss to Hous- the two umps visited it was
1-5. Laureano threw out NEW YORK (AP) — Dustin Pe- since July 5-16, 2016, at the ton. Ripperger’s call that stood.
Xander Bogaerts at third terson laced a tiebreaking Los Angeles Dodgers and Trevor Story had singles in Cruz followed a couple
trying to stretch a double double off Aroldis Chap- Tampa Bay. the fifth and seventh innings pitches later with his third
off the wall with one out in man in the ninth inning for Boosted by a $1 hot dog for Colorado’s only hits. RBI of the game.
the ninth off closer Blake his first major league hit, promotion, the game drew The Rockies have lost four Trevor Hildenberger (1-
Treinen. Bogaerts had and Detroit beat New York. 12,110, up from 10,460 in straight and scored only 0) got the final out of the
fouled a pitch off his ankle Joe Jiménez (1-0) worked Monday’s series opener, one run in their last 30 in- ninth inning for Minnesota,
earlier in the at-bat. a hitless eighth and ended Toronto’s smallest crowd nings. They never got a run- and Blake Parker worked
Chapman’s third homer the inning with an unassist- since 2010. Baltimore had ner as far as second base around a two-out walk
and second in two days ed double play after snag- lost 10 straight at Toronto against Snell and reliever in the 10th to earn his first
came on a 3-2 pitch from ging Gleyber Torres’ line coming into the series. Wilmer Font, who closed save.
Sale (0-2), an 89 mph fast- drive and jogging to first Cashner (1-1) allowed four with two hitless innings. Kansas City announced
ball he left up in the zone. base himself. hits, all singles, struck out Tampa Bay scored three attendance as 10,024, the
MARINERS 2, ANGELS 1 Shane Greene tossed a three and walked three. He runs in the first inning lowest at Kauffman Sta-
SEATTLE (AP) — Marco 1-2-3 ninth for his third save. stranded the bases loaded against Kyle Freeland (1-1), dium since 9,279 against
Gonzales pitched into the Chapman (0-1) walked in his final inning when Row- an effort aided by catcher Cleveland on April 21,
ninth inning after Dan Vo- pinch-hitter Niko Goodrum dy Tellez flied out on his first Chris Iannetta’s error. 2011.q