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Wednesday 21 august 2019
Angels back in Texas after Skaggs’ death, Rangers rally, 8-7

By The Associated Press (8-9) kept Kansas City hit-
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — less until Lopez led off the
The Angels squandered sixth inning with a single to
a six-run lead and lost to spark a three-run uprising.
the Rangers in their first trip Jorge Lopez (2-7) allowed
back to Texas since pitch- one run and two hits over
er Tyler Skaggs was found five innings and Ian Kenne-
dead in his hotel room last dy recorded his 22nd save.
month. Jonathan Villar and Rio Ruiz
Isiah Kiner-Falefa brought homered for Baltimore.
home the winning run with ASTROS 5, TIGERS 4
a high-chop infield single HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gur-
off Noé Ramirez (4-2), scor- riel had two hits and drove
ing Jose Trevino and end- in two runs as Houston built
ing the Rangers’ four-game a lead with a big first inning
losing streak. and held on to defeat De-
Shohei Ohtani extended troit.
the longest hitting streak of The Astros jumped on De-
his career to 10 games with troit starter Edwin Jackson
an RBI triple , then had a (3-6) for four runs in the first
broken bat line drive that inning.
turned into an inning-end- Yordan Alvarez and Rob-
ing double play with the inson Chirinos also drove
bases loaded in the 10th. in runs for the Astros on a
The Japanese star reached Los Angeles Angels’ Kole Calhoun, center, is congratulated in the dugout after making an over- night shortstop Carlos Cor-
base four times and scored the-shoulder catch on a Texas Rangers’ Elvis Andrus flyout to end to bottom of the fourth inning of rea left after the first inning
twice. baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Associated Press with back discomfort.
Albert Pujols’ 652nd ca- Ronny Rodriguez and Tra-
reer homer and 19th of the left of Odor, who was play- a walk, including a three- Seattle. The Rays had their vis Demeritte homered for
season capped a five-run ing in. The second base- run homer in the first and lead over Oakland for the Detroit. Designated hitter
first inning, and the Angels man made the catch on a solo shot in the fifth. He second AL wild card cut to Miguel Cabrera had two
led 7-1 before Trevino’s first his knees and flipped to has 15 homers in 52 games. one game. hits and drove in a run be-
career homer and Scott first, barely beating Trout’s Nola had a two-run homer ROYALS 5, ORIOLES 4 fore he was ejected for
Heineman’s first two big head-first slide. during a four-run second off BALTIMORE (AP) — Nicky arguing balls and strikes in
league RBIs got the Rang- Rafael Montero (2-0) Rays two-way player Bren- Lopez and Nick Dini hom- the fifth inning. Manager
ers closer. pitched two scoreless in- dan McKay (2-3) and had ered on successive pitches Ron Gardenhire was also
Hunter Pence, who had nings. an RBI single in the fourth. in the seventh inning and ejected in that inning.
three hits and reached MARINERS 9, RAYS 3 Marco Gonzales (13-10) Kansas City stretched Bal- Roberto Osuna earned his
base five times, pulled Tex- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) went five innings, giving up timore’s latest losing streak 28th save as the Astros won
as within a run with a single — Tom Murphy homered three runs and five hits to to eight games. their second straight after
in the eighth. Rougned twice and drove in four get the win. Kansas City (45-80) won for losing five in a row.
Odor followed with a tying runs, Austin Nola also went Tommy Pham and Aus- the sixth time in its last 22 Houston starter Wade Miley
RBI single. deep and had three RBIs, tin Meadows homered games, and Baltimore (39- (12-4) allowed a season-
Mike Trout walked to load and Seattle beat Tampa for Tampa Bay, which is 86) absorbed its 13th loss in high 10 hits and three runs
the bases in the 10th when Bay. 2-2 on a six-game home- 14 games. in 5 2/3 innings to win his
Ohtani hit a smash to the Murphy had three hits and stand against Detroit and Orioles starter John Means sixth straight decision. q
Red Sox shut down Chris Sale for rest of season

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox The 30-year-old Sale was sons. Sale signed a six-
left-hander Chris Sale is coming off two solid starts year, $160 million contract
receiving treatment for in which he combined for in March that includes $50
inflammation in his elbow 25 strikeouts — including million in deferred money.
that will shut him down for the 2,000th of his career Sale never shied away
the rest of the regular sea- — and allowed only three from responsibility for his
son, another blow to the runs in 14 2/3 innings. struggles this year. His ve-
defending World Series Sale, a seven-time All-Star locity was down in April,
champions whose post- in his 10th season, was the and he took the loss in five
season hopes appear all fastest to reach 2,000 Ks in of his first six starts.
but dashed. major league history. “I’m struggling and I don’t
Orthopedist Dr. James An- Last season, Sale dealt know if I’ve really pitched
drews gave Sale an injec- with shoulder soreness af- like this in my life,” Sale said
tion of platelet-rich plasma ter the All-Star break, limit- after a loss to Toronto on
on Monday and said he Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale delivers in the first ing him to 29 innings. April 9.
will be re-evaluated in six inning of the team’s baseball game against the Cleveland He was also limited in the “It’s a tough spot to be in.
weeks. Indians, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Cleveland. postseason, but closed out But I’ve got guys up here
Looking beyond this frus- Associated Press the World Series by strik- fighting and I’ve got to
trating season, the treat- ing out then-Los Angeles keep fighting. There’s no
ment could be good news John surgery. That would Boston was off Monday Dodgers infielder Manny giving up. If something’s
for the club, which feared likely have cost him the and was 6½ games out of Machado to clinch Bos- not working, you got to go
Sale might need Tommy 2020 season. a wild card spot. ton’s fourth title in 15 sea- to something else.”q