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SPORTS Wednesday 19 april 2017

Yankees romp to eighth consecutive win

NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan with the A’s before be-
Montgomery took a shut- ing released near the end
out into the seventh inning of 2015 after Tommy John
for his first major league surgery a year earlier. He
win while Matt Holliday hadn’t pitched at the Coli-
homered in his return to seum since making his final
the lineup as the New York start for Oakland on Sept.
Yankees romped to their 18, 2013. He looked very
eighth consecutive victory comfortable in his return.
by beating the Chicago The Rangers’ shaggy-
White Sox 7-4 on Monday haired right-hander al-
night. lowed one hit and one
Holliday put the Yankees walk, retired the final 14
ahead with a titanic three- batters he faced and fin-
run shot in a five-run third ished with eight strikeouts
inning and Aaron Judge — one shy of his career
added a two-run homer high.
that chased Derek Holland Three Texas relievers com-
(1-2) with the score 7-0 in bined for the final nine outs
the fifth. New York has re- to complete the three-hit-
bounded from a 1-4 start ter while Jharel Cotton (1-
with its longest winning 2) took the loss.
streak since a 10-game run MARINERS 6, MARLINS 1
in June 2012. SEATTLE (AP) — Robinson
Making his second career Cano and Nelson Cruz hit
start, Montgomery (1-0) im- New York Yankees left fielder Matt Holliday hits a three-run home run during the third inning of consecutive first-inning
mediately found himself in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, April 17, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in homers and Ariel Miranda
a first-inning jam. But the New York. Associated Press pitched seven scoreless in-
24-year-old lefty calmly nings as the Mariners beat
pitched his way out of it by the Marlins in Ichiro Suzuki’s
retiring cleanup hitter Jose sixth this season. ning, raising his career av- Gregerson threw a per- first visit to Safeco Field as
Abreu and streaking Avisail Blake Snell (0-2) gave up erage in 13 at-bats against fect eighth and Ken Giles a member of the 3,000-hit
Garcia with runners at sec- four runs — one earned the Twins right-hander to pitched the ninth for his club.
ond and third. — and seven hits in five in- .385 with four RBIs. third save. Astros pitchers Miranda (1-1) allowed four
Aroldis Chapman closed nings. The Rays completed Cody Allen loaded the retired the last 14 batters. singles and only one run-
out for his fourth save. a 1-6 trip that followed a bases in the ninth, but he Jesse Chavez (1-2) allowed ner to reach second base
RED SOX 4, RAYS 3 franchise-best 5-2 start. completed his third save by two runs and seven hits while striking out five. Nick
BOSTON (AP) — Andrew INDIANS 3, TWINS 1 getting Joe Mauer to fly out over a season-high seven Vincent pitched a per-
Benintendi hit a go-ahead, MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dan- to center field. innings. fect eighth before Evan
two-run single as Boston ny Salazar finished six in- ASTROS 3, ANGELS 0 RANGERS 7, ATHLETICS 0 Scribner allowed Christian
scored three unearned nings strong after a shaky HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie OAKLAND, California (AP) Yelich’s third home run in
runs following a dropped start and Michael Brantley Morton and three relievers — A.J. Griffin pitched six the ninth.
throw by second baseman homered and drove in two combined for a five-hitter scoreless innings in his re- The Mariners won their
Brad Miller to beat Tampa runs as Cleveland beat while Jose Altuve drove in turn to the Oakland Coli- fourth straight after a 2-8
Bay in the annual Patriots’ Minnesota. two runs as Houston beat seum while Nomar Mazara start.
Day game. Salazar (1-1) struck out Los Angeles for its fifth had two hits and three RBIS Cano crushed a 2-1 pitch
Knuckleballer Steven seven and retired 15 of his straight win. as the Rangers beat the from Tom Koehler (0-1) 441
Wright (1-1) allowed three last 18 batters after allow- Morton (1-1) worked in and Athletics. feet to right-center for his
runs — one earned — and ing five hits and one walk out of trouble over five in- Carlos Gomez and Mike second home run, a two-
nine hits in six innings as over a seven-batter stretch nings, allowing five hits Napoli added two RBIs run shot that scored Jarrod
Boston won its third straight. spanning the first two in- and two walks with three apiece to help Texas end Dyson. Cruz followed with
Craig Kimbrel struck out the nings. strikeouts. Chris Devenski a three-game losing streak. his second homer, lining a
side in the ninth for a save Brantley took Kyle Gibson followed Morton with two Griffin (2-0) spent his first 1-1 pitch to center to make
for the third straight day, his (0-2) deep in the fifth in- perfect innings while Luke two seasons in the majors it 3-0.q