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SPORTS Thursday 20 april 2017
Marlins fall just shy of combined no-hitter in 5-0 win

The Associated Press shoulder injuries knocked
SEATTLE (AP) — Wei-Yin him out of action until this
Chen and two relievers fell month. The longtime Red
two outs shy of Miami’s first got his first win with Cincin-
combined no-hitter and nati since Sept. 22, 2013.
the Marlins one-hit the Se- Kevin Gausman (1-1) al-
attle Mariners in a 5-0 vic- lowed eight runs and eight
tory Tuesday night. hits over 2 2/3 innings.
The Marlins were on the RED SOX 8, BLUE JAYS 7
verge of the sixth no-hitter TORONTO (AP) — Brian
in franchise history when Johnson earned his first ma-
Mitch Haniger lined a one- jor league win after being
out double into right-center called up from the minors
field off Kyle Barraclough. earlier in the day, Mookie
The right-hander recov- Betts hit his first home run
ered to strike out Robinson of the season and Boston
Cano and get Nelson Cruz hung on to beat the Toron-
to line out to end it. to for its season-high fourth
Chen (2-0) did the heavy straight victory.
lifting, silencing the Mari- Johnson (1-0), promoted
ners for seven innings. He Tuesday morning from
was pulled by manager Triple-A Pawtucket, gave
Don Mattingly after throw- up four runs and seven hits
ing 100 pitches, and the and struck out six in five in-
bullpen sought to finish Seattle Mariners’ Mitch Haniger follows through on a double against the Miami Marlins during the nings. He lost his only other
what the left-hander from ninth inning of a baseball game to break up a combined no-hitter, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Se- start, at Houston on July 21,
attle. The Marlins won 5-0.
Taiwan had started. Brad Associated Press 2015.
Ziegler got three ground- Russell Martin, Justin Smoak
outs to get through the run home run and Khris ball into the ninth inning nant for much of the night, and Ezequiel Carrera had
eighth, including close Davis added a sacrifice fly to win a road start for the throwing his fastball at up home runs for the Blue
plays at first base to get as part of a four-run sixth first time in two years, Leury to 99 mph. Jays, off to a franchise-
Leonys Martin and Jarrod as the A’s overcame their Garcia and Avisail Garcia He allowed just three hits in worst 2-11 start.
Dyson, but Haniger got the majors-leading 17th error homered off Luis Severino, a career-high eight innings, Marcus Stroman (1-2) had
better of Barraclough, ex- to snap a four-game losing and Chicago stopped New struck out 10 and walked his shortest outing of the
tending his hitting streak to streak. York’s eight-game winning none. season, surrendering six
12 games. Triggs (3-0) gave up two un- streak. REDS 9, ORIOLES 3 earned runs and 11 hits be-
Miami got within four outs earned runs, didn’t walk a Gonzalez (2-0) allowed CINCINNATI (AP) — Adam fore being removed in the
of a combined no-hitter batter and had five strike- four hits — all infield singles Duvall hit his first career fourth inning with two outs.
Sunday, but the New York outs. The right-hander has — and one run in 8 1/3 in- grand slam, Joey Votto RAYS 5, TIGERS 1
Mets’ Neil Walker singled not allowed an earned run nings, struck out four and had a two-run shot and ST. PETERSBURG, Florida
against Ziegler with two in 17 2/3 innings, an Oak- walked one. Bronson Arroyo got his first (AP) — Matt Andriese out-
outs in the eighth. land record for starting He had been 0-7 in 19 road win in almost three years. pitched Michael Fulmer,
Seattle starter Yovani Gal- pitchers to begin a season. starts since a victory at The 40-year-old Arroyo (1- Tim Beckham hit a two-run
lardo (0-2) allowed four Darvish (1-2) faced the Tampa Bay for Baltimore on 2) allowed three runs in five homer and Tampa Bay
runs on nine hits. minimum through five, but July 25, 2015. innings, including Adam beat Detroit.
ATHLETICS 4, RANGERS 2 came apart in the sixth and The right-hander retired his Jones’ two-run homer in Andriese (1-0), who had
OAKLAND, California (AP) lost for the fourth time in six first 12 batters before Star- the fifth. lost seven of nine decisions
— Andrew Triggs allowed starts at the Oakland Coli- ling Castro’s infield single The victory was Arroyo’s first dating to last June 25, al-
three hits over six innings to seum. on a slow bouncer to short- since June 15, 2014, for Ari- lowed one run and four hits
outpitch Yu Darvish, and WHITE SOX 4, YANKEES 1 stop leading off the fifth zona against the Dodgers. over six-plus innings. He re-
Oakland beat Texas. NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel and threw just 88 pitches. That was his last appear- tired 12 straight during one
Adam Rosales hit a two- Gonzalez pitched shutout Severino (1-1) was domi- ance before elbow and stretch. q

Olympian Tommie Smith

applauds athletes’ social activism

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A U.S. Olym- tional anthem and were later booed.
pic champion who famously raised The 72-year-old Smith tells The Colum-
his black-gloved fist during a 1968 bus Dispatch he took those actions
medal ceremony says he’s proud because black athletes’ attempts to
to see current professional athletes be heard were limited.
drawing attention to racial inequal- Smith commented about more re-
ity and social injustice using peaceful cent protests ahead of a Thursday
protests during the national anthem. panel at Ohio State University, where
Tommie Smith received his gold med- he’s set to discuss the role of athletes’
al in the 200 meters in Mexico City. activism in social change.
Smith and American bronze medalist He now lives near Stone Mountain, In this Sept. 28, 2016, file photo, U.S. Olympians John Carlos, left, and Tom-
mie Smith, who famously raised black-gloved fists during a 1968 medal
John Carlos lowered their heads and Georgia.q ceremony, pose for a portrait at Georgetown University in Washington.
raised their fists during America’s na- Associated Press