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Santana homers in bottom of 9th, Indians top Red Sox 6-5

By The Associated Press son with Cleveland. games.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos J.D. Martinez and Jackie Ariel Jurado (6-8) allowed
Santana homered leading Bradley Jr. homered, but career-highs of eight runs
off the ninth inning to send Boston lost for the 12th time and 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings.
the Cleveland Indians to a in 15 games. The defend- Brock Stewart (2-0) pitched
6-5 win over the fast-fading ing World Series champions 5 1-3 innings, allowing three
Boston Red Sox on Monday came in trailing the New runs and five hits.
night and back into first- York Yankees by 16 games YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 5, 1ST
place in the AL Central. in the AL East and 7 ½ back GAME
After the Red Sox tied it in in the wild-card race. YANKEES 11, ORIOLES 8,
the top of the inning, San- BLUE JAYS 19, RANGERS 4 2ND GAME
tana connected on a 2-2 TORONTO (AP) — Bran- NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber
pitch from Marcus Walden don Drury hit his first career Torres hit three more home
(7-2), driving it barely over grand slam, Justin Smoak runs, including a pair of
the wall in left to give the had a two-run homer three-run drives in the night
Indians their biggest win this among his three extra-base game that gave him 13 of
season. hits, and Toronto routed New York's record 59 long
The Indians moved past the Texas. balls against Baltimore this
idle Minnesota Twins and Bo Bichette had the first season, and the Yankees
are alone in first for the first four-hit game of his career completed a doublehead-
time since April 19. and Randal Grichuk had er sweep.
José Ramírez hit a three-run three hits, including a solo The Yankees' winning
homer and Franmil Reyes homer, as the Blue Jays streak against the Orioles
had a two-run shot as the won for the 10th time in 15 is 14 games. Didi Gregorius
Indians improved to a MLB- games. hit a three-run homer in the
best 43-17 since June 4, Drury had five RBI, while first inning of the day game
when they trailed the Twins Smoak and Grichuk each and had four RBIs. Urshela,
by 10 ½ games. had four. Danny Jansen Torres and Cameron May-
Down 5-1 after three in- had a two-run homer. bin added solo shots, all off
nings, the Red Sox chipped Toronto scored eight runs in Gabriel Ynoa (1-7).
away and finally tied it in the fourth, its biggest inning Brett Gardner hit a three-
the ninth on a two-out dou- since an eight-run outburst run triple off Ty Blach (0-1)
ble by Xander Bogaerts off against Seattle on Sept. 20, in the first inning of the night
Indians closer Brad Hand Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana celebrates after hitting a solo 2016. game and Mike Ford had a
(6-3). home run in the ninth inning in a baseball game against the Bos- Nomar Mazara, Willie Cal- solo homer.
But Santana bailed him out ton Red Sox, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Cleveland. The Indians houn and Rougned Odor James Paxton (8-6) started
and added a new chapter won 6-5. hit solo home runs but Tex- the opener and won a third
to his own comeback sea- Associated Press as lost for the fifth time in six straight start. q

AP source: Holland, Nats agree in principle on minors deal

firmed the move to the AP League in saves in 2017 blowing five chances, and
on condition of anonymity with 41 for the Colorado has finished a career-high
Tuesday because nothing Rockies. 47 games.
had been announced by He joined Washington in Doolittle has pitched in five
the team. August 2018 after being re- of Washington's past seven
The 33-year-old Holland leased by the St. Louis Car- games.
was designated for assign- dinals, going 2-0 with a 0.84 "I'm starting to feel it a little
ment by the Arizona Dia- ERA in 24 games for the Na- bit," Doolittle said. "These
mondbacks last week. He tionals the rest of the way. are the nights where you've
was 1-2 with a 4.54 ERA Washington is leading the got to dig deep and grind
and 17 saves in 22 chances NL wild-card race even it out."
this season and lost the job though its bullpen has The Nationals repeatedly
as Arizona's closer after a been a problem through- have cycled through re-
blown save in late July. out this year, particularly lievers in a bid to fix things,
His ERA was 2.33 at the end in the eighth inning. Its 6.05 including getting rid of
In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, Washington Nationals relief
pitcher Greg Holland throws a pitch during the ninth inning of a of June but then began ERA entering Tuesday is the two offseason acquisitions
baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, in Philadelphia. climbing as he allowed at worst in the NL. the club hoped would of-
Associated Press least one earned run in sev- After Tanner Rainey al- fer late-game assistance:
en of his last 13 appearanc- lowed two runs in the Trevor Rosenthal and Kyle
By HOWARD FENDRICH Washington last season, es for the Diamondbacks. eighth and closer Sean Barraclough.
AP Sports Writer and the Nationals reached "We took the role away Doolittle gave up two more Among the pitchers added
WASHINGTON (AP) — Greg an agreement in principle from him — we thought it in the ninth as a 7-2 cush- during the course of the
Holland and the Washing- for him to return on a minor would take some pressure ion became a 7-6 victory season are Fernando Rod-
ton Nationals are giving it league contract, pend- off him. But it didn't get bet- over the Cincinnati Reds on ney, Jonny Venters and
another go, the latest in a ing the completion of a ter," Arizona manager To- Monday night, Doolittle ac- three trade-deadline pick-
long series of moves aimed successful physical exam, rey Lovullo said when the knowledged feeling worn ups: Daniel Hudson, Hunter
at helping the team's strug- a person familiar with the team let Holland go. down. Strickland and Roenis Elias,
gling bullpen. deal told The Associated Holland is a three-time All- He already has a career- who is currently on the in-
Holland, who was with Press. The person con- Star who led the National high 27 saves, despite jured list.q