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SPORTS Tuesday 16 april 2019
Price and Bogaerts

carry Red Sox

past Orioles 4-0

By The Associated Press Tanaka (1-1) with nobody
BOSTON (AP) — David out in the fifth and won
Price pitched seven stellar for only the second time in
innings with seven strike- eight games.
outs, Xander Bogaerts hit a Yoan Moncada had three
three-run homer and drove hits and a walk for the
in every run, and Boston White Sox (5-9), who stole
beat Baltimore. five bases in the last five in-
Boston’s big starting four- nings — several of them un-
some of Price, Chris Sale, contested. Chicago won
Rick Porcello and Nathan two of three to take con-
Eovaldi entered Sunday 0-7 secutive series in the Bronx
with an 8.43 ERA in 11 starts. for the first time since 2002-
Price (1-1) responded with 03. Before last August, the
clearly their best outing, White Sox hadn’t captured
mixing his mid-90s fastball a series at Yankee Stadium Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts looks back at the dugout as he rounds first base on his three-
run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Boston,
with a sharp changeup and since 2005. Sunday, April 14, 2019.
cutter to allow just three hits Rodón (2-2) allowed three Associated Press
without issuing a walk. hits in six innings and struck just 2 2/3 innings. The five seventh save. the seventh inning for his
Baltimore’s Chris Davis went out five, improving to 3-0 in walks doubled Kluber’s RAYS 8, BLUE JAYS 4 first win since opening day,
0 for 4 with two strikeouts a three starts at Yankee Sta- season total — he didn’t TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hit- Trevor Hildenberger struck
day after ending his record dium. Four relievers finished walk more than three bat- ter Guillermo Heredia hom- out two with the bases
0-for-54 stretch. a four-hitter, with Alex Colo- ters in any game in 2018. ered to cap a five-run burst loaded for his first save and
Ryan Brasier escaped a mé getting three quick outs Wily Peralta (1-1) pitched in the eighth inning and Minnesota beat Detroit
jam in the eighth, and Matt for his third save. the top of the ninth. Tampa Bay beat Toronto to complete a two-game
Barnes worked the ninth, ROYALS 9, INDIANS 8 ASTROS 3, MARINERS 2 for its fifth straight series vic- sweep.
closing out the combined KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — Gerrit Cole tory to start the season. C.J. Cron homered and
five-hitter. Pinch-runner extraordinaire struck out 11 in six innings, Tampa Bay improved to drove in three, and Eddie
John Means (1-2) gave up Terrance Gore stole a base Aledmys Diaz homered 12-4 and matched the 2010 Rosario was a triple short of
a run and four hits in five and then scored on Hunter and Houston completed a team for the best 16-game the cycle for the Twins, who
innings, striking out three Dozier’s single in the ninth three-game sweep of Se- start in club history. The Blue have won three of four.
and walking one in just his inning, lifting Kansas City attle. Jays have lost seven of nine In his shortest outing of the
second big league start. over Cleveland to com- Cole (1-2) gave up two and haven’t won a series season, Jordan Zimmer-
He made his first career ap- plete a three-game sweep runs on four hits, including a this year. mann (0-2) lasted three
pearance in Fenway Park of the AL Central favorites. leadoff home run to Mitch Blue Jays reliever Thomas innings and allowed five
last Sept. 26, allowing five Ryan O’Hearn led off the Haniger, and did not walk Pannone became the runs and eight hits with one
runs over 3 1/3 innings. ninth with a walk against a batter. Cole has pitched 89th different pitcher in big strikeout.
WHITE SOX 5, YANKEES 2 Brad Hand (0-1) and was at least six innings in each league history to strike out RANGERS 8, ATHLETICS 7
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim An- replaced by Gore. The of his four starts. the side on nine pitches. He ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
derson hit his first career speedster swiped second Haniger’s homer, his fifth, fanned a swinging Avisail Danny Santana had a two-
grand slam and Carlos and advanced to third on extended the Mariners’ Garcia, then got Brandon run, pinch-hit triple and
Rodón pitched Chicago a throwing error by catcher major league record streak Lowe and Daniel Robertson scored the go-ahead run
over scuffling New York. Roberto Perez. Dozier then of 18 games with a home looking in the fifth. on Delino DeShields’ bunt
José Abreu nearly had a singled to left for Kansas run to start the season. Adam Kolarek (1-0) single during a four-run
grand slam as well — to al- City’s first walk-off win of Brandon Brennan (1-1) pitched one inning for the eighth inning, lifting Texas
most the same spot in the the season. ended his season-opening victory. Marcus Stroman (0- over Oakland.
ballpark — but settled for The Royals roughed up scoreless streak at 11 1/3 in- 3) allowed three runs, none Jeffrey Springs (2-0) pitched
a sacrifice fly when right two-time Cy Young Award nings. earned, in four innings. He a scoreless eighth, and José
fielder Aaron Judge made winner Corey Kluber, who Hector Rondon, Ryan Press- walked four and struck out Leclerc struck out three in
a jumping catch in front allowed 11 of his 18 batters ly and Roberto Osuna each five. the ninth for his third save.
of the wall. Held to one hit to reach base safely. He pitched a perfect inning in TWINS 6, TIGERS 4 Joakim Soria (0-2) got one
Saturday in a 4-0 loss, Chi- gave up six runs, six hits and relief for Houston, with Osu- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose out in the eighth and was
cago chased Masahiro a career-most five walks in na working the ninth for his Berrios (2-1) pitched into charged with four runs.q

MLB playing as well as all the scores dipped slightly. The up 28.6% of team senior
other data in the report.” league also received an administration
positions
Continued from Page 17 “Young people are at- The report relied primarily overall A-plus for what the (earning a C-minus) and
tuned to it, and if they’re on data as of Dec. 31 that report called “impressive” 26% of professional admin-
“Most of the senior posi- deciding to play a sport, was collected by the MLB diversity initiatives. Teams istration positions (earning
tions are occupied by and they see not very central office and provid- received a B for racial hir- a D-plus). The Boston Red
white men, and that’s many people who look ed to TIDES researchers. ing in senior administra- Sox led the league with 10
something that affects like them in Major League The league’s central office tion and a B-plus among women in vice president
the game,” he said. “It af- Baseball ... they’re going received an A-plus for ra- professional administra- positions or higher, while
fects who’s on the teams, to choose the other sports. cial hiring and a C for gen- tion levels. Those grades the San Francisco Giants
it affects how they’re per- And that’s going to impact der hiring for the second were lower for gender hir- were next with eight, ac-
ceived in the community. how many players are straight year, though their ing, with women making cording to the study.q