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SPORTS Friday 7 September 2018
Ohtani has big night at plate

after arm surgery recommended

By The Associated Press remained 3 1/2 back of the nings. The reigning AL Cy
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — AL West-leading Astros. Young Award winner was
Shohei Ohtani homered Gary Sanchez hit a two-run pulled after 105 pitches.
twice during a huge night homer for New York but Cleveland used three re-
at the plate after getting had all sorts of trouble be- lievers to complete the
bad news about his pitch- hind the plate. Luis Severino two-hitter. Brad Hand struck
ing arm, and the Los Ange- (17-7) was done with two out the side in the ninth for
les Angels beat the Texas outs in the third for his short- his eighth save since being
Rangers 9-3 on Wednes- est outing of the season. acquired San Diego and
day. He allowed six runs — five 32nd this season.
Perhaps headed for Tommy earned — and six hits. Jason Kipnis had the go-
John surgery, the two-way Severino threw two wild ahead sacrifice fly in the
rookie sensation went 4 for pitches that scored sepa- eighth and two hits.
4 with three RBIs, four runs rate runs in the first, when Brad Keller (7-6) lost for the
and a stolen base to pow- Sanchez also had a pair of first time since Aug. 7.
er the Angels. About two passed balls. MARINERS 5, ORIOLES 2
hours before the game, the ASTROS 9, TWINS 1 SEATTLE (AP) — Nelson Cruz
team announced Ohtani HOUSTON (AP) — Alex and Denard Span hit back-
has new damage in his Bregman homered and to-back home runs, and
right elbow and ligament- had five RBIs, and Evan Seattle overcame sloppy
replacement surgery has Gattis hit his 25th home run infield defense to beat Bal-
been recommended. to help Houston rout Min- timore.
The club said the Japanese nesota. Despite winning a home
star had an MRI earlier in The defending champs series for the first time since
the day that revealed the have won five straight, fin- July 22, the Mariners failed
problem in his ulnar collat- ishing a 10-game home- to gain ground on Oakland
eral ligament. stand with a 7-3 record. in the AL wild-card race.
Ohtani's homers were tow- Houston has won 12 of its They still trail by 5½ games Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani gets out out of the way of an
ering drives into the right- last 15 games entering a with 22 remaining. inside pitch from Texas Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon during the
second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in
field seats. With his second three-game series in major Mike Leake (9-9) gave up Arlington, Texas.
two-homer game, the des- league-leading Boston. two unearned runs in six Associated Press
ignated hitter tied Kenji Jo- Bregman gave the Astros a innings to earn his first vic-
hjima's 2006 major league 2-0 lead in the third inning tory since June 23. Edwin Tigers pounded out 16 hits and Toronto beat Tampa
record of 18 homers by a with his 29th homer of the Diaz locked down his major and won for the eighth time Bay to prevent a three-
Japanese rookie. season, a line-drive shot off league-leading 53rd save, in nine games at Guaran- game sweep.
Andrelton Simmons also Jake Odorizzi into the left- tied for fifth-most in one teed Rate Field. Billy McKinney added a
homered for the Angels field Crawford Boxes. He season. Jordan Zimmermann (7- solo homer as Toronto had
and drove in three runs. added a three-run double Andrew Cashner (4-14) 6) allowed just two hits in 16 hits and improved to
Adrian Beltre hit a two-run off the left-field wall with gave up three runs in 4 2/3 five shutout innings and re- 3-9 against the Rays this
shot for Texas, the 472nd the bases loaded in the innings. turned following both de- season. Tampa Bay's four-
homer of his career, in the eighth inning, his 47th dou- TIGERS 10, WHITE SOX 2 lays. game winning streak was
sixth inning against Jim ble, to put Houston up 9-1. CHICAGO (AP) — Ronny Kopech (1-1) was tagged snapped.
Johnson. Three of Beltre's Gattis extended Houston's Rodriguez hit a two-run for seven runs and nine hits Rays outfielder Kevin Kier-
10 homers this season have lead to 4-0 with a two-run homer and Jeimer Can- in 3 1/3 innings. He served maier hit two solo home
come in the last five games. homer in the fourth inning delario, Mikie Mahtook up all four Detroit homers as runs for his third career mul-
Los Angeles rookie Jaime off Odorizzi. and JaCoby Jones each his ERA jumped from 0.82 to tihomer game. He also did
Barria (10-8) beat Texas for Houston went up 5-1 with added a solo shot, power- 5.02. He had allowed just it against the Blue Jays on
the third time and 45-year- an RBI single to right from ing Detroit to a rout of Chi- one run over 11 innings in Aug. 23, 2017.
old Bartolo Colon (7-12) for Yuli Gurriel off Odorizzi (5- cago and prized pitching his first three starts in the Sanchez (4-5) permitted
the second. 10). prospect Michael Kopech. majors, including two cut three runs and six hits over
ATHLETICS 8, YANKEES 2 Houston starter Framber The game was delayed short by rain delays. six innings, including both of
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Valdez (3-1) went 5 1/3 in- twice by rain for a total of BLUE JAYS 10, RAYS 3 Kiermaier's homers, to win
Stephen Piscotty hit a two- nings, allowing one run on 61 minutes. TORONTO (AP) — Aledmys for the first time since June
run single, Matt Chapman five hits and three walks Nicholas Castellanos went Diaz hit a three-run homer 3 at Detroit. He matched
and Matt Olson each dou- while striking out five. 3 for 4 with a walk and an in a seven-run first inning, a season high with eight
bled in a run, and Oakland INDIANS 3, ROYALS 1 RBI, and Victor Martinez Aaron Sanchez won for the strikeouts. Tyler Glasnow (1-
jumped on New York early. CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey had a two-run single as the first time in three months 5) was the loser.q
Jed Lowrie added a run- Kluber became the first 18-
scoring single as the A's game winner in the majors
backed Mike Fiers (11-6), this season, striking out 10
who escaped a bases- in Cleveland's victory over
loaded jam in the first in- Kansas City.
ning. Fiers is 4-0 in six starts The Indians moved closer to
since joining Oakland, and the third straight AL Central
the A's have won all his out- title, reducing their magic
ings. number for clinching the di-
The A's moved within 3 1/2 vision to nine.
games of the Yankees for Kluber (18-7) allowed one
the top AL wild card and run and two hits in 6 2/3 in-