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SPORTS Friday 5 July 2019

Trout, Barria and bullpen

lead Angels past Rangers 6-2

By The Associated Press Profar was tagged out at
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — second. Blake Parker (1-2)
Mike Trout homered twice worked out of trouble in
and Jaime Barria, filling the each of his two innings for
roster spot of the late Tyler the win, striking out three.
Skaggs, struck out a career- Taylor Rogers finished the
high eight batters in five in- 4-hour, 40-minute game for
nings as Los Angeles beat his 11th save.
Texas. Trout hit a three-run BLUE JAYS 6, RED SOX 3
homer in the third inning TORONTO (AP) — Danny
and a solo shot leading off Jansen and Brandon Drury
the sixth. He has hit 24 home each hit two-run homers,
runs this season, tied for the Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a
American League lead solo shot and Toronto beat
with the New York Yankees’ Boston.
Edwin Encarnación, with All three homers came off
eight against Texas. Red Sox left-hander Chris
Barria (3-2) was recalled Sale (3-8), who lost for the
from Triple-A Salt Lake for first time in six starts. It’s
his sixth stint with Los Ange- the second time this sea-
les this season. He allowed son Sale has allowed three
both runs on four hits and homers — he also did it in
two walks. He has pitched his opening day outing
five innings in all three of his against Seattle on March
Angels starts this season. 28. Drury went 3 for 4 and
The Rangers were shut out came within a triple of the
over the final four innings by cycle. He singled in the third Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jaime Barria (51) stands on the mound as Texas Rangers’ Tim
four relievers, limited to four and doubled in the eighth. Federowicz rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball
hits overall and have lost Blue Jays right-hander Ja- game in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, July 3, 2019.
four straight games. Ariel cob Waguespack (1-0) al- Associated Press
Jurado (5-4) gave up all six lowed three runs and five ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — WHITE SOX 7, TIGERS 5, 1st their fifth win in six games.
runs on seven hits and one hits in five-plus innings for his Renato Nunez hit a three- Game There was a charged at-
walk after pitching seven first career win. run homer to complete a WHITE SOX 9, TIGERS 6, 12 mosphere for the first game
shutout innings against the INDIANS 4, ROYALS 0 six-run ninth inning, and Innings, 2nd Game with Cease (1-0) making
Detroit Tigers last Thursday. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Baltimore held on to beat CHICAGO (AP) — Jose his debut. The 23-year-old
TWINS 4, ATHLETICS 3, 12 IN- Mike Clevinger pitched Tampa Bay. Abreu hit a three-run right-hander gave up three
NINGS six innings of four-hit ball, Nunez’s 19th home run homer in the 12th inning, runs and four hits. He struck
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Santana and Ro- came off Jose Alvarado (0- Yoan Moncada and Ryan out six and walked four —
Mitch Garver hit a go- berto Perez went deep, 5) after an RBI triple by Jon- Cordell each went deep three during a two-run first
ahead single with one out and Cleveland over Kansas athan Villar. The blast put twice and Chicago beat in which he also hit a bat-
in the 12th inning, sending City. Clevinger (2-2) struck the Orioles up 9-3 before Detroit to complete a ter.
Minnesota past Oakland. out nine without a walk Tampa Bay tried to rally in day-night doubleheader CARDINALS 5, MARINERS 2
A’s closer Blake Treinen (2- in his second start since a the bottom of the ninth. sweep. Abreu’s shot to the SEATTLE (AP) — Tommy Ed-
3) issued consecutive one- balky back forced him into Shawn Armstrong came in left-field bullpen capped a man capped St. Louis’ big
out walks and Byron Buxton a lengthy stay on the in- to get the final out with two wild win for the White Sox, ninth inning with a two-out,
hustled home as the Twins jured list. He struggled in his runners on base and earn after Dylan Cease went three-run homer as the Car-
won for just the second first game back but domi- his second save. five innings in his debut to dinals rallied for five runs to
time in their last six games. nated the Royals on a pic- The Rays had their four- lead them to a 7-5 victory beat Seattle.
Late lineup addition Jorge ture-perfect night, improv- game winning streak in the opener. St. Louis entered the ninth
Polanco hit a tying solo ing to 7-0 with a 2.03 ERA in snapped. Relief pitcher Chicago had runners on trailing 2-0 after a masterful
homer in the eighth for the his career against them. Mychal Givens (1-4) got his first and second in the 12th performance from Seattle
Twins. That marked Minne- Danny Duffy (3-5) kept his first win since Sept. 24, 2017, after Nick Ramirez (3-3) starter Mike Leake, who
sota’s 161st homer through command issues at bay after lunging to tag out a walked Zack Collins with threw 7 2/3 shutout innings
85 games, tying the pre-All- long enough to last 6 2-3 sliding Kevin Kiermaier near one out and Leury Garcia against his former team
Star break record set by the innings for Kansas City. The the plate, preventing the singled. Moncada struck for the first time. But Austin
Yankees last year. left-hander allowed two Rays from taking a 4-3 lead out before Abreu connect- Adams (1-1) and Seattle’s
Both teams missed chanc- runs on five hits, five walks in the bottom of the eighth. ed on a 3-2 pitch for his sec- bullpen imploded and the
es in the 11th and the A’s and a hit batter. Givens had lost 11 straight ond career game-ending Cardinals took full advan-
in the 12th when Jurickson ORIOLES 9, RAYS 6 decisions. homer, giving the White Sox tage of the meltdown.q