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SPORTS Friday 3 May 2019
Cleveland ace Kluber

breaks right forearm

in loss to Marlins

By The Associated Press relief.
MIAMI (AP) — Cleveland Collin McHugh (3-3) hit
ace Corey Kluber broke his Mitch Garver with a pitch
right forearm when he was to start the third, and
hit by a line drive during the Schoop made him pay
Indians' 4-2 loss to the Mi- with his drive into the third
ami Marlins on Wednesday deck above left field.
night. RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 3
Kluber (2-3) was struck by BOSTON (AP) — Mitch Mo-
Brian Anderson's come- reland homered and drove
backer in the fifth inning. in another run on a sacrifice
The Indians said he will be fly after a lucky hop off the
re-evaluated in Cleveland second base bag moved
on Thursday. the runners along as Boston
The two-time American completed a three-game
League Cy Young Award sweep.
winner allowed eight hits Boston was seven games
and three runs in 4 2/3 in- under .500 and 7½ games
nings, which left his ERA at out of first place on April
5.80. 16. The Red Sox have won
Caleb Smith (3-0) struck out eight of 12 since.
eight in seven innings, help- Marcus Walden (4-0) re-
ing Miami stop a four-game lieved Red Sox starter Hec-
slide. He allowed one run tor Velázquez after two in-
on Roberto Perez's third nings and pitched three
homer in the third inning. scoreless innings, striking
Cleveland's Carlos San- out three and allowing one
tana homered in the ninth hit.
off Sergio Romo, who re- Mike Fiers (2-3) gave up
grouped to earn his fifth three runs and five hit in five
save. innings for Oakland, which
CUBS 11, MARINERS 0 has lost six in a row starting Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber throws to a Miami Marlins batter during the first
SEATTLE (AP) — Jon Lester a nine-game trip. inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Miami.
and two relievers com- PIRATES 7, RANGERS 5 Associated Press
bined on a one-hitter, Ja- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
vier Baez homered and Rookie Bryan Reynolds hit Snell for the second time in doubleheader opener to ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
doubled during a six-run a three-run double as Pitts- a week to complete Kan- stop a four-game losing Mike Trout hit a three-run
second inning, and Chica- burgh completed a two- sas City's first doublehead- streak. double and Albert Pujols
go beat Seattle for its 13th game sweep. er sweep since July 7, 2015, Branden Kline (1-0) pitched added his 1,998th career
win in 17 games. A day after his first career also against Tampa Bay. two scoreless innings, and RBI in the Angels' fifth vic-
The Cubs handed Seattle home run put the Pirates In the opener, Adalberto Mychal Givens got four tory in six games.
starter Marco Gonzales ahead in the 11th inning Mondesi hit a two-run hom- outs for his second save, Trout's bases-clearing drive
his first loss of the season, of a 6-4 win that ended an er in a three-run first inning striking out Jose Abreu with in the fourth chased Marcus
thanks to the big second in- eight-game losing streak, for Kansas City, and Jacob a runner on first to end the Stroman (1-4) and punctu-
ning when 12 batters came Reynolds extended his ca- Junis (3-2) and the bullpen game. ated the latest strong per-
to the plate. Gonzales (5-1) reer-opening hitting streak held on. Yonder Alonso hit a two-run formance by the streaky
failed to make it out of the to nine games with a liner Snell was easily outpitched single with two out in the Angels, who had lost nine
inning after giving up five over left fielder Joey Gallo by Glenn Sparkman (1-1), ninth inning of the night- of 10 before their current
hits and walking two. in the fourth. who was recalled from Tri- cap, and the White Sox surge. With a first-inning
Lester (2-1) cruised after Felipe Vázquez got his ple-A Omaha and earned salvaged a split. Leury Gar- single, Trout also set a fran-
the early run support, allow- eighth save by striking out his first career win. cia sparked the winning chise record by reaching
ing one hit in seven innings. Shin-Soo Choo and pinch- Billy Hamilton's RBI single in rally with a leadoff walk. base in his 28th consecu-
TWINS 6, ASTROS 2 hitter Hunter Pence with the fourth chased Snell (2- Adam Engel then reached tive game to start the sea-
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mar- the potential tying run at 3), who allowed seven runs, on a bunt when Evan Phil- son, topping Darin Erstad's
tin Perez pitched eight second in the ninth. six hits and three walks. lips (0-1) threw late to first. 27 straight in 2000.
scoreless innings in his lon- Jameson Taillon (2-3) al- Ryne Stanek (0-1) lost the With two down and runners Randal Grichuk and Rowdy
gest start in two seasons, lowed five hits and four runs opener. on second and third, Jose Tellez homered for the Blue
and Jonathan Schoop hit a — three earned — in 6 1/3 ORIOLES 5, WHITE SOX 4, 1st Abreu was walked inten- Jays, who had won nine of
towering two-run homer to innings. GAME tionally to get to Alonso, 12 before losing the first two
help Minnesota beat Hous- ROYALS 3, RAYS 2, 1st GAME WHITE SOX 7, ORIOLES 6, who lined a game-ending in this three-game series.
ton. ROYALS 8, RAYS 2, 2nd 2nd GAME single into left field. After Luke Bard threw a
Perez (4-0) allowed four hits GAME CHICAGO (AP) — Jona- Thyago Vieira (1-0) pitched perfect first inning as the
and two walks while strik- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — than Villar hit a tiebreaking two scoreless innings for the Angels' opener, Felix Pena
ing out seven, improving Kelvin Gutierrez hit his first sacrifice fly in the eighth win, and then was returned (1-1) retired his first nine
to 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA in his big league homer and Kelvin Herrera (0-1) after to Triple-A Charlotte after batters to earn the win. Ty
first four starts with his new Kansas City pounded AL Richie Martin's leadoff tri- the game. Buttrey got six outs for his
team. He got his first win in Cy Young winner Blake ple, and Baltimore won a ANGELS 6, BLUE JAYS 3 first save of the season.q