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SPORTS Friday 17 May 2019

Torres’ 3 HR lift Yankees over Orioles in doubleheader sweep

By The Associated Press game on a groundout and (2-4) allowed six hits and fourth. Detroit made two er- Guzman drove in a run in
NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber preserve Minnesota’s win six runs in 4 1/3 innings. He rors in the sixth, helping the the fourth before send-
Torres hit three home runs over Los Angeles. failed to finish the fifth for Astros score another run. ing a hanging pitch from
during a doubleheader Jonathan Lucroy had an RBI the fifth time in his last six Marisnick hit a run-scoring Jorge Lopez (0-5) booming
sweep, including a solo double and David Fletcher turns. triple in the eighth to make into the center field seats in
shot in the nightcap, and the sixth. The two-out shot
Domingo Germán became broke open a 3-1 game
the majors’ first eight-game and sent Lopez, who had
winner as New York topped plunked two batters and
Baltimore twice. struggled with command
Torres hit two of New York’s all night, toward the show-
four homers during a 5-3 ers.
win in the first game. The Lopez allowed seven hits
2018 All-Star has eight hom- and two walks while striking
ers this season, and six have out seven.
come against the Orioles. The Rangers’ bullpen al-
The Yankees announced lowed only one hit over the
during the second game final four innings.
that third baseman Miguel RED SOX 6, ROCKIES 5
Andújar, last year’s runner- BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Mar-
up for AL Rookie of the tinez homered in his third
Year, will have season- straight game, rookie Mi-
ending surgery to repair a chael Chavis singled home
small labrum tear in his right the winning run in the 10th
shoulder Monday. inning and Boston recov-
New York has won 20 of 27 ered after blowing a five-
games to move a season- run lead to beat Colorado.
high 10 games over .500 Martinez hit a two-run shot
at 26-16 despite currently and Eduardo Rodriguez
having 13 players on the in- struck out 10 over six in-
jured list. New York Yankees’ Gleyber Torres, right, gestures as he runs past Baltimore Orioles catcher Austin nings for the Red Sox, who
Aroldis Chapman closed Wynns, left, after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May won for the 12th time in 15
out both games, giving him 15, 2019, in New York. games. They split the two-
11 saves in 12 chances. Associated Press game set to remain un-
Germán (8-1) struck out beaten (13-0-4) in their last
eight over seven innings drove in a run with a single The Angels went 3 for 17 it 5-1. Ryan Pressly pitched 17 interleague series at Fen-
of one-run ball. Andrew against Trevor Hildenberger with runners in scoring po- the eighth for Houston, way Park.
Cashner (4-2) pitched six in the three-run ninth, be- sition, leaving 14 men on which has won 11 of 12. Trevor Story had a two-run
innings of two-run ball, strik- fore the Twins turned to Mo- base. RANGERS 6, ROYALS 1 single and Tony Wolters
ing out seven. rin for the final two outs and ASTROS 5, TIGERS 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — doubled twice for Colo-
In the opener, Gary Sán- his first save this season. DETROIT (AP) — Justin Ver- Ronald Guzman and Willie rado, which had won four
chez and Cameron May- Morin gave up two of the lander allowed two hits in Calhoun hit two-run homers of five.
bin also went deep, and season-high 18 hits by the seven impressive innings in Texas’ win over Kansas Xander Bogaerts opened
Orioles starter David Hess Angels and plunked Trout against his former team, City. the 10th with a double on
(1-5) set a career high with on the shoulder. and Houston beat Detroit Shin-Soo Choo added a the first pitch from Chad
four homers allowed. Byron Buxton and Jason for its eighth straight win. solo shot in the ninth and Bettis (1-3). After Rafael
Yankees left-hander J.A. Castro each hit two-run Verlander (7-1) struck out Nomar Mazara matched Devers was intention-
Happ (3-3) was pulled after homers and Ehire Adrianza nine in his second start at a career high with four hits ally walked, Chavis hit a
5 1/3 innings and 64 pitch- added a two-run double Comerica Park since his as the Rangers snapped a grounder up the middle on
es. He allowed three runs for the Twins, who took the 2017 trade from Detroit to five-game skid. the next pitch to win it.
and five hits, including solo three-game set from the Houston. JaCoby Jones Mike Minor (4-3) got Brandon Workman (3-1)
homers to Trey Mancini and Angels and improved their homered off him in the third through five rocky innings, struck out David Dahl with
Renato Nuñez. series record this season to for the Tigers’ only run. allowing one run on eight two runners on to end the
TWINS 8, ANGELS 7 8-4-2. They’ve won 10 of Alex Bregman hit his 14th hits and two walks. top of the 10th.q
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —Re- their last 15 games. homer of the season, a solo
liever Mike Morin hit for- Twins starter Jake Odorizzi shot off Gregory Soto (0-2)
mer teammate Mike Trout (6-2) had his scoreless streak to open the scoring.
with a bases-loaded pitch stopped at 22 innings. He Jake Marisnick hit an RBI sin-
that forced in a run in the gave up nine hits and three gle for Houston in the sec-
ninth inning before retiring runs in 5 1/3 innings. ond, and Robinson Chirinos
Shohei Ohtani to end the Angels starter Trevor Cahill added a sacrifice fly in the