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Wednesday 19 June 2019

Yankees beat Rays 3-0, Encarnación hitless in NY debut

Twins (47-24) have their fifth
two-game losing streak of
the season. They’ve yet to
lose three in a row.
ATHLETICS 3, ORIOLES 2
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Mike Fiers pitched three-
hit ball into the seventh in-
ning and the Oakland took
advantage of Baltimore’s
shoddy defense.
Fiers (7-3) allowed two un-
earned runs over 6 2/3 in-
nings. He struck out four
and walked two.
Oakland took a 3-2 lead
in the second on catcher
Chance Sisco’s two-run
throwing error. The A’s load-
ed the bases with no outs
when Josh Phegley was hit
by a pitch, Marcus Semien
walked and Matt Chap-
man reached on an infield
hit. Shortstop Jonathan Vil-
lar then fielded Matt Ol-
son’s grounder and got the
force at home on Phegley,
but Sisco threw wide of first
trying for a double play, al-
New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, lowing Semien and Chap-
Monday, June 17, 2019, in New York. man to score.
Associated Press Orioles starter Andrew
By The Associated Press nine batters before Austin game of his brief career. seven and walked three in Cashner (6-3) gave up
NEW YORK (AP) — Masahiro Meadows singled sharply Randal Grichuk hit a two- his first start since April 7. three runs, one earned, in
Tanaka pitched a two-hit- off the right field wall to run homer, but the Blue Francisco Lindor and Oscar six innings of four-hit ball.
ter with 10 strikeouts for his start the fourth. A two-out Jays lost for the eighth time Mercado hit solo homers The last-place Orioles suf-
fourth major league shut- single in the fifth by Willy in 11 games. for Cleveland. fered their sixth straight loss.
out, and the New York Yan- Adames was Tampa Bay’s Trout finished a triple shy of Santana singled in the sixth Blake Treinen worked the
kees beat the Tampa Bay only other hit. The right- the cycle. He flied out in for his third consecutive ninth for his 16th save in 18
Rays 3-0 on Monday night hander walked only one the first, doubled in the sec- multi-hit game. chances.
to increase their slim lead in and set down the final 10 ond, singled in the fourth, RED SOX 2, TWINS 0 ROYALS 6, MARINERS 4
the AL East. Rays batters, striking out six. homered in the sixth, and MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rick SEATTLE (AP) — Jorge Soler
DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run Chirinos (7-3) gave up five singled again in the eighth. Porcello pitched seven hit a two-out, two-run hom-
homer off Yonny Chirinos, hits in six innings. He struck Luis Garcia opened for the shutout innings for Boston er in the eighth inning off
and Cameron Maybin (3 out six and walked one. Angels and gave up Big- to outduel Minnesota ace Anthony Bass, and Kansas
for 3) homered in his third ANGELS 10, BLUE JAYS 5 gio’s homer in the first. Felix Jose Berrios. City snapped a nine-game
consecutive game. That TORONTO (AP) — Justin Up- Pena (5-1) followed and al- The Red Sox stretched their losing streak to Seattle.
was all a dominant Tanaka ton homered on the first lowed four runs and six hits winning streak to a season- Martin Maldonado added
(5-5) needed while throw- pitch he saw in his return in six-plus innings. high six straight games. a solo home run in the ninth.
ing 76 of 111 pitches for from the injured list, Mike RANGERS 7, INDIANS 2 Porcello (5-6) allowed only Brian Flynn (1-0) got the vic-
strikes in his seventh com- Trout had a solo homer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — four hits and one walk with tory by working two innings
plete game since coming among his four hits and Los Lance Lynn had another eight strikeouts. of relief, striking out four.
over from Japan. Angeles used a seven-run quality start, Danny Santa- Berrios (8-3) struck out 10 For the third straight start
Edwin Encarnación re- second inning to beat To- na homered and the Texas batters in a season-most Seattle used an opener be-
ceived an enthusiastic ronto. spoiled Mike Clevinger’s re- eight innings, with five hits fore letting Tommy Milone
ovation in his Yankees de- Shohei Ohtani and Kole turn from the injured list. and no walks allowed. An take over and the results
but. Batting fifth as the des- Calhoun also connected Lynn (8-4) struck out nine RBI single by J.D. Martinez in continued to be mixed. The
ignated hitter, the veteran in the second for the An- without a walk and gave the first was the only run he Mariners’ openers have
slugger went 0 for 4 with a gels, who have won all four up one run over seven in- allowed. Xander Bogaerts struggled — this time Tay-
strikeout. meetings with Toronto this nings. gave the Red Sox insur- ler Scott, who allowed two
New York moved 1½ season. Santana hit a two-run hom- ance with an RBI double in runs and recorded two outs
games ahead of the sec- Toronto rookie Cavan Big- er after Willie Calhoun’s the ninth. — but Milone has thrived.
ond-place Rays. gio hit two home runs for two-out walk in the fourth. Ryan Brasier pitched a 1-2- Milone threw 6 1/3 innings,
Tanaka retired his first the second multihomer Clevinger was done after 3 inning for his seventh save allowing one run and three
consecutive two-out walks in 10 attempts. hits. He struck out six and
in the fifth, with both of The Red Sox (40-34) moved walked none.
those scoring to make it 5-1 a season-high six games In his three appearances
when Elvis Andrus doubled above .500 by handing the where Seattle has used an
on reliever Tyler Clippard’s highest-scoring team in the opener, Milone has pitched
second pitch. major leagues its second 17 2/3 innings and allowed
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Clevinger (1-1) struck out shutout of the year. The five earned runs.q