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SPORTS Thursday 27 June 2019

Yankees hit 4 homers to extend streak, beat Blue Jays 4-3

By The Associated Press PADRES 8, ORIOLES 3 deep for the Padres. pitched the eighth and ninth inning for Detroit.
NEW YORK (AP) — DJ Le- BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Rookie Logan Allen (2-0) al- stumbled into a win, and Jordan Zimmermann (0-5)
Mahieu and Aaron Judge Machado marked his re- lowed two runs and eight Ian Kennedy worked the allowed three runs in five
hit back-to-back homers to turn to Camden Yards with hits over six innings. ninth for his 10th save. innings. Detroit has lost five
begin the bottom of the first a performance reminiscent Richie Martin homered and Tyler Naquin hit a two-run straight and nine of 10.
inning, giving the Yankees of his time with the Orioles, Hanser Alberto matched homer and Carlos Santa- The Rangers were without
a major league-record 28 Asdrúbal Cabrera, who
straight games with a long was starting a three-game
ball, and New York held off suspension for hitting an
the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 umpire with equipment.
Tuesday night. ASTROS 5, PIRATES 1
Gleyber Torres and Edwin HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurri-
Encarnación each poked el and Alex Bregman hom-
a solo shot over the short ered to back up a solid
right field porch for the start by Gerrit Cole in his first
Yankees, who shook off meeting against his former
another injury to Giancarlo team, and Houston beat
Stanton and won for the Pittsburgh. Cole (7-5) yield-
10th time in 11 games. The ed seven hits and one run in
AL East leaders are 8-1 on a six innings against the team
10-game homestand that which drafted him first over-
wraps up Wednesday. all in 2011 and where he
Aroldis Chapman allowed spent five seasons before
a run in the ninth before a trade to Houston before
retiring Freddy Galvis on last season. Cole struck out
an easy grounder with two three and walked two as
aboard for his 23rd save in he won his third straight de-
25 tries. cision. Bregman got things
Stanton exited in the fourth going in the fourth with a
with a bruised right knee double off Trevor Williams
and was scheduled for an before Gurriel launched a
MRI. He got tangled up fastball into the seats in left
with Toronto pitcher Clay- field with two outs in the in-
ton Richard (0-4) in the first ning to make it 2-0.
while getting thrown out on An RBI single by Melky Ca-
a headfirst slide into third brera got the Pirates within
base. 1 in the sixth before Breg-
Yankees rookie Nestor man opened the bottom
Cortes Jr. (3-0) pitched 4 of the inning with his 22nd
1/3 solid innings in relief of home run to make it 3-1.
opener Chad Green. Williams (2-2) allowed eight
RED SOX 6, WHITE SOX 3 hits and four runs in 6 2/3 in-
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bo- New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge watches his solo home run during the first inning of the team’s nings.
gaerts hit a two-run homer baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in New York. It was Judge’s TWINS 9, RAYS 4
and David Price struck out first home run since returning from a stint on the injured list. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie
nine, leading the Red Sox Associated Press Rosario had four hits, Wil-
to the victory. lians Astudillo added three
The start of the game was hitting a long homer and his career high with four hits na, Roberto Perez and Mike hits and Minnesota extend-
delayed 24 minutes be- driving in two runs to lead for the Orioles, who lost for Freeman had solo shots for ed Blake Snell’s troubles.
cause of rain, which con- San Diego. the 12th time in 13 games. the Indians. Jonathan Schoop and
tinued to fall — heavily at Machado played seven ROYALS 8, INDIANS 6 RANGERS 5, TIGERS 3 C.J. Cron hit solo homers
times — through the first five years with the Orioles be- CLEVELAND (AP) — Hunt- DETROIT (AP) — Jesse for Minnesota, which got
innings. The slick conditions fore being traded last July, er Dozier’s grand slam Chavez pitched into the to Snell (4-7) for seven runs
may have contributed to a months before becoming a capped Kansas City’s stun- seventh inning in his longest and 11 hits in just 3 1/3 in-
frightening moment in the free agent. The third base- ning five-run rally in the outing in over two years, nings.
fifth inning when Chicago man signed a 10-year, $300 ninth inning off Cleveland and Texas beat Detroit. Kyle Gibson (8-4) allowed
shortstop Tim Anderson million contract with the closer Brad Hand. Detroit has lost 18 of its last four runs and seven hits in
sprained his right ankle on Padres in February. Hand (4-3) was a perfect 20 home games, and that seven innings as the Twins
a fielding play. Anderson Machado received a 22 for 22 in save chances. does not include a game won for the third time in
was carried off the field on standing ovation from But the left-hander did last month that was sus- four games.
the shoulders of manager many in the crowd of not record an out against pended with the Tigers trail- The Twins scored three runs
Rick Renteria and a trainer. 21,644 before striking out in the Royals, who entered ing. in each of the third and
Price (5-2) worked through the first inning. In the third, the ninth down 6-3 before Chavez (3-2) allowed an fourth innings to chase
the conditions for six in- however, he hit a shot off storming back. unearned run and five hits Snell, with Rosario tallying
nings, permitting three runs Jimmy Yacabonis (1-2) that Nicky Lopez had an RBI in 6 1/3 innings, striking out an RBI single in each.
and eight hits. Brandon traveled an estimated 455 infield single before Kan- seven with no walks. It was Snell has won once in his
Workman pitched the ninth feet and added a run-scor- sas City loaded the bases his longest outing since he last nine starts. In five starts
for his third save. ing single in the fourth. and Dozier connected on went seven innings on June in June, the the reign-
José Ruiz (0-1) took the loss Manuel Margot homered Hand’s first pitch for his first 16, 2017. ing American League Cy
after allowing Bogaerts’ and drove in three runs, career grand slam and Ronald Guzman homered Young winner has a 12.11
two-run shot in the fifth, and Fernando Tatis Jr. and 13th homer. for Texas, and Ronny Ro- ERA and has given up six or
breaking a 3-all tie. Francisco Mejia also went Kevin McCarthy (2-1) driguez went deep in the more runs three times.q