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SPORTS Saturday 29 June 2019

Tampa Bay Rays’ Brandon Lowe, right, beats the tag by Minnesota
Twins catcher Jason Castro to score the go-ahead run on a
sacrifice fly by Yandy Diaz in the 18th inning of a baseball game
Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Minneapolis. The Rays won 5-2.
Associated Press
Rays top Twins

5-2 in 18 innings to

end trip on high note

By The Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger hits a foul ball that struck a fan in the stands during the first
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yandy Díaz hit a sacrifice fly for inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
Tampa Bay in the 18th inning to break a tie that lasted
since the second, and the Rays finally pulled away from Fans elect historically young
Minnesota to avoid being swept in a series by the Twins
for the first time in 13 years. NL lineup for All-Star Game
Ryan Yarbrough (7-3), the eighth reliever and the 22nd
player used by the Rays during the game that lasted
5:42 after rain delayed the first pitch by 57 minutes, threw By JAKE SEINER the leading vote getter selection. He’ll be joined
AP Sports Writer
in the final round. He’ll be in the lineup by Brantley, a
three scoreless innings for the victory.
After the first eight relievers for the Twins allowed just two NEW YORK (AP) — Sur- joined on the AL squad by former teammate who left
the Indians in free agency
rounded by sweet-swinging three Astros — Alex Breg-
hits over a combined 10 innings, Ryne Harper (3-1) fal-
tered in the 18th while pitching for the third straight game sluggers Christian Yelich, man, George Springer and last offseason for a $32 mil-
Cody Bellinger and Ronald Michael Brantley — and lion, two-year deal with
and the sixth time in the past 10 days.
RANGERS 3, TIGERS 1 Acuña Jr., All-Star stalwart two Yankees — Gary Sán- Houston. Brantley edged
DETROIT (AP) — Joey Gallo hit two solo homers and Ariel Nolan Arenado is set for a chez and DJ LeMahieu. Yankees slugger Aaron
Jurado threw seven shutout innings and Texas completed new role with the National The lineups are full of unlike- Judge by 0.9% for the final
League — elder statesman.
ly names. LeMahieu didn’t outfield spot.
a three-game sweep of Detroit.
Texas has won five straight games, matching a season “It shows how good these crack New York’s opening The Cubs’ Willson Contreras
and Javier Baez will each
young guys are,” Arenado day lineup. Rangers desig-
high.
Gallo led off the second inning by driving Spencer Turn- said. nated hitter Hunter Pence start for the NL for the sec-
The five-time All-Star will be could only find a minor ond straight year. Baez was
bull’s pitch deep into the right-field seats. With two outs in
the fourth inning, Gallo lined Nick Ramirez’s pitch over the joined by a bumper crop of league contract as a free elected at shortstop a year
after starting at second.
talent in one of the young-
agent last offseason. Dia-
left-field wall. Gallo has 19 homers on the season.
It was Gallo’s eighth multi-homer game and his first since est All-Star Game lineups mondbacks second base- Only three other All-Stars
ever — a millennial-heavy man Ketel Marte and Twins have started in consecu-
Aug. 8, 2018, against the Seattle Mariners.
The Tigers have lost seven in a row overall, as well as their NL group that could make shortstop Jorge Polanco tive years at different posi-
history at the midsummer hardly garnered All-Star at-
tions.
past seven home games.
Jurado (5-3) allowed six hits as he improved to 4-1 as a showcase in Cleveland tention in previous years. Trout is set to be the sixth AL
player to start six times be-
on July 9. Major League Now they’re All-Star start-
starter this season. He struck out four and walked just one.
Jurado has won four of his past five decisions. Baseball revealed the re- ers. fore turning 28. The others
sults from fan balloting for “It was quite a wild jour-
are Joe DiMaggio, Mickey
ANGELS 8, ATHLETICS 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Kole Calhoun its All-Star starters Thursday, ney from this year to last Mantle, Ivan Rodriguez,
and the average age of year,” Pence said. “And to Rod Carew and Ken Griffey
each hit two-run homers, Griffin Canning allowed only
three hits over six innings and Los Angeles beat Oakland the eight NL starters is 25.8 even be speaking about Jr. It’s Trout’s eighth straight
years old. Depending on this now, is a miracle. It’s selection overall.
for its fourth straight win.
Both homers were to center field and came on sinker who is chosen as the club’s a blessing, and I’m very “I just enjoy going to them,”
he said. “Every year it
grateful.”
designated hitter, the start-
pitches by Tanner Anderson (0-3). Calhoun’s drive gave
Los Angeles a 2-1 lead in the second. Ohtani’s shot came ing position players could The NL’s oldest elected seems like I am slowing it
starters
be the youngest ever, sur-
29-year-old down and embracing the
are
during a five-run third that broke the game open.
Canning (3-4) surrendered both his runs on solo shots. Ra- passing the 1967 NL and Freddie Freeman from At- experience. The first couple
lanta and 28-year-old Are-
I was running around and it
2017 AL clubs, which aver-
mon Laureano lined a slider over the wall in left-center in
the second and Matt Olson connected on a fastball in aged 26.0 years old. nado of Colorado. went so fast.”
“I’ve never seen this much “Some of these young play-
Yelich was second in voting
the fourth.q
young talent in the game,” ers are unbelievable play- behind Trout. He homered
said Dodgers manager ers,” Arenado said. “We’re in last year’s All-Star Game,
Dave Roberts, who will lead fortunate to be in this time, then staged a second-half
the NL. “There’s a lot of fun when you get to see how tear that ended in him win-
players to watch — talent- good they are.” ning NL MVP. He’s been just
ed and the personalities Indians first baseman Car- as good in 2019, leading
from some of these young los Santana was elected to the majors with 29 hom-
/arubatoday/ players.” start in his home park in the ers while hitting .332 with a
Angels star Mike Trout was 33-year-old’s first All-Star 1.149 OPS.q