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SPORTS Tuesday 6 augusT 2019

Shane Bieber pitches Indians past Angels 6-2

By The Associated Press ATHLETICS 4, CARDINALS 2
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Bieber became the first Tanner Roark pitched five
pitcher this season to throw innings to get the win in his
three complete games, Oakland debut.
leading the Cleveland In- Jurickson Profar connected
dians over the Los Angeles for his 15th homer as the A’s
Angels 6-2 Sunday for a won for the sixth time in sev-
three-game sweep. en games. Dustin Garneau
Bieber (11-4) allowed five had two hits and two RBIs
hits, struck out eight and after he was claimed off
walked none. Bieber, the waivers Saturday.
All-Star Game MVP, is 9-2 in St. Louis fell 1½ games back
his last 15 starts. of NL Central-leading Chi-
Cleveland is 37-15 since cago, which swept Milwau-
June 4, the best record in kee with a 7-2 victory.
the major leagues in that Paul DeJong homered for
span. After trailing by as the Cardinals. Adam Wain-
many as 11½ games in ear- wright (7-8) got the loss.
ly June, the Indians started Roark (7-7) allowed one run
Sunday three games back and four hits in his first start
of AL Central-leading Min- since he was acquired in a
nesota. trade with Cincinnati. Liam
Jason Kipnis, Francisco Lin- Hendriks retired three bat-
dor and rookie Oscar Mer- ters for his 11th save.
cado homered off Jaime TWINS 3, ROYALS 0
Barria (4-5), who gave up MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Devin
three runs in 3 2/3 innings. Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber delivers to Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout during Smeltzer pitched two-hit
Barria is 2-4 with a 10.13 ERA the first inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. ball into the seventh inning
on the road. Associated Press for his first major league win,
Kole Calhoun homered 2009. New York (72-39) was removed a few innings A day after Astros new- and Minnesota finished off
and Albert Pujols had an maintained its eight-game after fouling a ball off each comer Aaron Sanchez and a three-game sweep.
RBI single for Los Angeles, lead in the AL East over leg in a span of three pitch- three relievers combined Jason Castro homered
which lost its fourth straight. Tampa Bay and dropped es. on a no-hitter, Verlander and Eddie Rosario drove in
YANKEES 7, RED SOX 4 the third-place Red Sox a Handed a 7-0 lead after (15-4) took over the major two runs for the Twins, who
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron whopping 14 1/2 behind — three innings, J.A. Happ league wins lead and left maintained their three-
Judge homered early and not to mention 6 1/2 games improved to 10-4 against with an AL-best 2.68 ERA. game lead over Cleveland
a makeshift New York Yan- out of a playoff spot. the sluggish Red Sox, who Roberto Osuna worked the in the AL Central.
kees lineup pounded David Boston has dropped eight finished 1-8 in the Bronx this ninth for his 25th save. The Smeltzer (1-1) struck out
Price in a victory that sent in a row for the first time year and are 4-11 in the victory improved Houston four and walked one in his
the defending World Series since an eight-game skid in season series. to 12-1 against Seattle this third career start. Sergio
champion Boston Red Sox July 2015. ASTROS 3, MARINERS 1 season and 38-12 against Romo pitched a scoreless
to their eighth straight loss. Yankees All-Star second HOUSTON (AP) — Justin the AL West. eighth, and Taylor Rogers
The banged-up Yankees baseman Gleyber Torres Verlander struck out 10 in Kyle Seager homered for finished the two-hitter for
won their fifth straight and was lifted in the late innings another dominant Hous- Seattle. Tommy Milone (1- his 17th save in 23 chances.
completed the first four- with a core injury and sent ton pitching performance, 6) struck out seven while Kansas City’s Brad Keller (7-
game sweep of their long- to the hospital for tests. and the Astros completed pitching five innings of two- 11) permitted two runs in
time rivals since August Third baseman Gio Urshela a three-game sweep. run ball. seven innings.q

Lightning sign Shattenkirk

after buyout by Rangers

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Veteran defenseman league again.” Shattenkirk played 73
Kevin Shattenkirk has signed a one-year, games for the Rangers last season, finish-
$1.75 million contract with the Tampa Bay ing with two goals and ranking first among
Lightning after being bought out by the the team’s defensemen in assists (26) and
New York Rangers. points (28).
Lightning vice president and general BriseBois cited injury as the biggest prob-
manager Julien BriseBois announced the lem during Shattenkirk’s disappointing
deal Monday. two seasons in New York.
Shattenkirk said he chose the Lightning “After a full summer of training when he’s
from among six or seven NHL teams in- healthy and he feels confident in his leg,
terested in signing him and compared his we expect him to be a strong contributor
situation after the buyout to theirs after for our team this coming season,” Brise-
losing in the first round of the playoffs. Bois said.
“I think I have a huge chip on my shoulder He has 75 goals, 349 points and 368 pen- In this Feb. 6, 2019, file photo, New York Rangers defenseman
right now,” Shattenkirk said on a confer- alty minutes in 609 games. Kevin Shattenkirk is shown during a break in action in the first
ence call. He was an All-Star with the Blues in 2015 period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, in
“I want to show I’m back to my old self and has five goals and 34 points in 60 ca- New York.
and prove that I can be a player in this reer playoff games.q Associated Press