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Judge extends power surge, Yankees beat Rangers 4-1

By The Associated Press three-game losing streak,
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron and Franmil Reyes hit a
Judge hit a go-ahead, two- two-run homer as Cleve-
run homer to keep up his land beat Chicago.
power resurgence, Gleyber Bieber (13-7), the All-Star
Torres added his 34th home Game MVP, allowed two
run and the New York Yan- runs and six hits in winning
kees beat the Texas Rang- for the first time in five starts
ers 4-1 Wednesday night since Aug. 9.
to move 43 games over The right-hander also
.500 for the first time since earned his first victory over
2009.Judge is hitting .317 the White Sox in three out-
with eight homers and 12 ings this season.
RBIs in his last 15 games. He The Indians are in a tight
connected off Lance Lynn race with Oakland and
(14-10) in the third inning to Tampa Bay for the second
become the fifth Yankees AL wild card.
player with 20 homers this Reyes belted his 34th home
season. run of the season and sev-
Torres homered in the enth since being acquired
fourth, tying Gary Sánchez from San Diego to extend
for the team lead and join- Cleveland's lead to 6-2 in
ing Joe DiMaggio as the the fifth. He is batting .400
only Yankees to hit 34 hom- New York Yankees' Aaron Judge watches his two-run home run during the third inning of the with five homers and 15
ers at age 22 or younger. team's baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. Rangers RBIs over his last 12 games.
The home run was the 200th catcher Jeff Mathis is at left. White Sox starter Iván Nova
off the Rangers this season. Associated Press (9-12) gave up six runs and
New York improved to 92- Jake Jewell in the fifth in- BOSTON (AP) — Mookie out of the ballpark with two 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings.
49, including 11-2 when ning and replays showed Betts homered on the first on in the second to make ROYALS 5, TIGERS 4
using Chad Green as an his proud parents cheer- two pitches he saw, col- it 4-0. Betts added a single KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
opener. ing and celebrating in the lecting four hits and five down the third base line in Jorge Soler extended his
Green pitched two innings stands. RBIs in all, and Eduardo Ro- the fourth — after taking a team record with his 40th
and Luis Cessa (2-1) fol- Jurickson Profar went deep driguez allowed only five pitch — and hit an RBI sin- homer, Hunter Dozier and
lowed with three. Cory Ge- against Patrick Sandoval (0- singles in seven shutout in- gle in the sixth. Alex Gordon had three
arrin allowed a ninth-inning 2) as the A's slugged away nings to help Boston beat Following a 47-minute rain hits each, and Kansas City
homer to Rougned Odor. to give Tanner Roark (9-8) Minnesota. delay before the first pitch, beat Detroit.
Lynn dropped to 0-4 in plenty of support — not to The Red Sox won for the Rodriguez (17-5) struck out The Royals are the last team
his last six starts. Texas mention sparkling defense. 12th time in 17 games and eight and added to his ca- in major league history to
matched its season worst Roark pitched 6 2/3 innings, remained 5½ back in the reer high in wins. The Red have a player hit 40 home
of five games under .500 at his third scoreless outing of race for the second AL wild Sox are 12-1 when he starts runs in a season. Previously,
68-73. the season. The right-hand- card. The AL Central-lead- at Fenway Park, and 10-2 in Mike Moustakas held the
ATHLETICS 4, ANGELS 0 er gave up five hits and ing Twins, who had won his last 12 starts overall. club record with 38 in 2017.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — struck out six in his sixth start seven of eight, fell to 5½ Ryan Brasier gave up a two- Jakob Junis (9-12) gave
Sean Murphy homered for the A's since being ac- games ahead of second- run homer to Eddie Rosario, up four runs and seven hits
for his first hit in his major quired from Cincinnati at place Cleveland in the di- but Brandon Workman got over seven innings. Ian Ken-
league debut, Marcus the trade deadline. vision. a game-ending double nedy pitched the ninth for
Semien added a two-run Yusmeiro Petit, Joakim Soria Betts homered into the first play for his 11th save. his 26th save in 30 chances.
shot two batters later and and Liam Hendriks finished row of the Green Monster INDIANS 8, WHITE SOX 6 Edwin Jackson (3-9) al-
Oakland blanked Los An- a five-hitter that took just 2 seats on the first pitch of CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane lowed four runs and nine
geles. hours, 31 minutes. the game from José Ber- Bieber struck out nine over hits in five innings for the
Murphy connected off RED SOX 6, TWINS 2 ríos (11-8), then sent one seven innings to snap a Tigers.q
Trump presents Medal of Freedom to NBA’s Jerry West

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE marveled at being among Lakers and an Olympic
and PADMANANDA RAMA recipients of the nation’s gold medal. Trump also
Associated Press highest civilian honor, in- noted West’s support for
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerry cluding such sports fig- military veterans and char-
West, the NBA legend who ures as Muhammad Ali. itable causes in Los Ange-
delivered championships “I swear, my name is go- les. After retiring from play,
to the Los Angeles Lakers ing to look like a misprint West coached the Lakers
as both a player and an on this list,” West quipped for three seasons before
executive, said, “It never after President Donald moving to the front of-
ceases to amaze me the Trump presented the med- fice, where he signed such
places you can go in this al in the Oval Office. greats as Magic Johnson,
world chasing a basket- Trump said West’s honor Kobe Bryant and Shaquille
ball” as he was honored was “richly deserved.” He O’Neal. He also has held
Former NBA basketball player and general manager Jerry Thursday with the Presi- cited West’s humble be- executive positions with
West speaks after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom
from President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White dential Medal of Freedom. ginning, a basketball ca- the Memphis Grizzlies and
House, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Washington. Now a consultant with the reer at West Virginia Uni- the Golden State Warriors.
Associated Press Los Angeles Clippers, West versity that led him to the Known as “Mr. Clutch,”q