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Flores' 13th-inning single lifts Diamondbacks over Rays, 3-2

By The Associated Press 11th, when Trey Mancini
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) hit a drive to deep center.
— Wilmer Flores snapped Bradley ran back, dug his
a 13th-inning tie with an right foot into the barrier for
RBI single, helping the Ari- leverage and reached far
zona Diamondbacks end over the 7-foot wall to snag
a three-game losing streak the ball.
with a 3-2 victory over Mancini tipped his helmet
the Tampa Bay Rays on to Bradley to acknowledge
Wednesday. the catch, which enabled
Eduardo Escobar made up Ryan Brasier (2-1) to earn
for a crucial throwing error, the victory. Heath Hem-
leading off the 13th with a bree struck out the side in
single off Adam Kolarek (2- the 12th for his first save.
1) — Arizona's first hit since INDIANS 5, WHITE SOX 3
the fifth inning. He moved MARINERS 10, YANKEES 1
to second on a double- NEW YORK (AP) — Yusei
play grounder before scor- Kikuchi was brilliant on the
ing on Flores' two-out bro- mound in his Yankee Stadi- Tampa Bay Rays' Tommy Pham, left, gets tagged out by Arizona Diamondbacks catcher John
ken-bat hit to right field off um debut, Ryon Healy had Ryan Murphy at home plate while trying to score on an RBI-single by Kevin Kiermaier during the
Chaz Roe. four extra-base hits and Se- ninth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Archie Bradley (2-3) pitched attle routed New York. Associated Press
three scoreless innings to Healy homered and hit
get the win. Zack Godley, three doubles to help the reer high with 12 strikeouts the Twins. Minnesota had eight hits and two walks
the eighth Diamondbacks Mariners win for only the to help the Astros bounce 18 hits, one shy of its season over 4 2/3 innings.
pitcher, worked a perfect second time in 10 games. back after a 12-2 loss on high. C.J. Cron had a two- ATHLETICS 5, REDS 4, 13 IN-
13th for his first career save. Mitch Haniger and Edwin Tuesday night. Peacock run homer among his four NINGS
Arizona pitchers combined Encarnación also went also rebounded after al- hits and Jonathan Schoop OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
to set a franchise record deep as Seattle (20-19), lowing seven runs in just 3 added a two-run shot. Stephen Piscotty homered
with 23 strikeouts. which opened 13-2 this 2/3 innings in his previous Toronto has lost a season- leading off the bottom of
The Rays rallied from a 2-0 year, avoided dropping start. James struck out five high five straight and eight the 13th, lifting the Athletics
deficit to force extra in- below .500 for the first time in the last two innings. of nine overall. Trent Thorn- over the Cincinnati Reds.
nings, scoring on Escobar's since the final day of the George Springer and Car- ton (0-4) allowed five runs One day after Mike Fiers
eighth-inning error and 2017 season. los Correa also homered and seven hits in two-plus pitched the 13th no-hitter in
Kevin Kiermaier's two-out, Kikuchi (2-1) pitched three- to give the Astros 16 home innings, the shortest start of franchise history, the A's got
pinch-hit single in the ninth. hit ball over 7 2/3 innings. runs combined in their past his brief career. a big lift out of their bullpen
RED SOX 2, ORIOLES 1, 12 After the game, Yankees five games. Houston led 2-0 TIGERS 10, ANGELS 3 and then won it on Piscot-
INNINGS manager Aaron Boone said with one out and one on in DETROIT (AP) — Ronny Ro- ty's winner off Robert Ste-
BALTIMORE (AP) — Andrew he was aware cameras the third when Brantley sent driguez drove in a career- phenson (2-1). The home
Benintendi homered in the showed a dark substance a pitch from Jorge Lopez high four runs and Matthew run, which was smashed
12th inning, and Boston re- — perhaps illegal pine tar (0-4) into the seats in right Boyd pitched six strong in- over the out-of-town score-
ceived a masterful pitch- — smudged under the brim field behind the bullpen to nings, helping Detroit beat board in left field, was re-
ing performance from Chris of the rookie's cap. make it 4-0. Los Angeles. viewed and upheld. It was
Sale and a game-saving Encarnación had a sacri- TWINS 9, BLUE JAYS 1 Boyd (4-2) allowed only Oakland's second walkoff
catch from Jackie Bradley fice fly in the first and a solo TORONTO (AP) — Jorge one run on David Fletcher's hit this season.
Jr. shot off Jonathan Loaisiga Polanco had his second leadoff homer and just two Piscotty also had an RBI sin-
With their fifth win in six (1-1) in the fifth. career five-hit game, in- more hits after the blast to gle, Jurickson Profar hom-
games, the Red Sox ASTROS 9, ROYALS 0 cluding a two-run home left. ered for the second con-
reached .500 (19-19) for the HOUSTON (AP) — Michael run, Kyle Gibson (3-1) struck Shohei Ohtani, who was secutive day and Ramon
first time since they were Brantley homered twice, out a career-high 11 and 0 for 4 for Los Angeles in Laureano added three hits
1-1. Brad Peacock pitched sev- Minnesota beat Toronto, his season debut Tuesday, for the A's.
Benintendi connected off en innings and Josh James completing a three-game was 0 for 3 with two strike- Liam Hendriks (1-0), the sev-
Yefry Ramirez (0-1) after completed the three-hitter sweep. outs and was hit on his right enth pitcher used by Oak-
the game appeared to in Houston's win. Eddie Rosario hit his AL- elbow by a pitch. Tyler land manager Bob Mel-
have reached its conclu- Peacock (3-2) allowed leading 13th home run, Skaggs (3-3) gave up eight vin, retired three batters to
sion in the bottom of the three hits and set a ca- one of four long balls by runs — seven earned — on win.q

Not a sticky situation: Kikuchi's hat draws looks, no action

NEW YORK (AP) — Whatev- possibly illegal pine tar — all though he "had thoughts thrown with control. the blotch under Kikuchi's
er was smeared under the sides kept cool. about it," he wouldn't make For the most part, pitchers cap and that no one on
hat of Seattle pitcher Yu- MLB issued no penalty or them public. keep the sticky substance either side mentioned it
sei Kikuchi, it hasn't turned even a statement on the "We'll kind of handle it be- out of sight. In 2014, then- during the game. "Nobody
into a sticky situation for the matter Thursday. hind the scenes, how we Yankees starter Michael said a thing," he said Thurs-
Mariners, New York Yan- "It'll work itself out," Mariners think it's proper," he said. Pineda was suspended 10 day. "He wasn't doing any-
kees or Major League Base- manager Scott Servais said Pitchers across the majors games after umpires easily thing suspicious. In fact, he
ball. before the series wrapped are known to use a bit of spotted pine tar slathered kept getting a new ball,
A day after a dark sub- up. pine tar to get a better grip, on his neck during a chilly and he'd throw the old one
stance was spotted under Yankees manager Aaron that's not a secret. And hit- night at Fenway Park. out toward the Yankees
the bill of Kikuchi's cap in a Boone said his team looked ters are generally OK with Crew chief Dana DeMuth dugout. It wasn't like he was
win at Yankee Stadium — at the tape and even that, preferring balls are said the umpires didn't see trying to hide anything."q