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SPORTS Wednesday 11 september 2019

Yankees end Boston’s three-year run atop AL East, win 5-0

By The Associated Press throwing a season-high 117 allowed a career-high five
BOSTON (AP) —New York pitches. home runs.
officially ended Boston’s Jackie Bradley Jr. had three INDIANS 6, ANGELS 2
three-year reign as AL East hits for Boston. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
champs. ASTROS 15, ATHLETICS 0 Shane Bieber pitched sev-
The defending World Series HOUSTON (AP) — Zack en stellar innings of five-hit
champion Red Sox are still Greinke struck out five in ball in his first career start
in playoff contention, but six strong innings, Robin- at his hometown stadium,
barely. They began the son Chirinos and Yordan and rookie Yu Chang hit his
day eight games out of the Alvarez each homered first major league homer in
second AL wild-card spot. twice as Houston hit a ma- Cleveland’s win over Los
James Paxton (13-6) won jor league-record six home Angeles.
his eighth straight start, al- runs in the first two innings, Bieber (14-7) struck out
lowing four hits in 6 2/3 in- and the high-scoring Astros eight without a walk while
nings. He struck out seven routed Oakland for their allowing only one run for
and walked three in setting fifth straight victory. the first time since July. He
a career best in victories After a 21-1 win over Se- retired 17 of his final 18 hit-
as the Yankees increased attle on Sunday, the Astros ters.
their lead to nine games set a franchise record for New York Yankees’ James Paxton pitches during the first inning of Chang hit a three-run hom-
over second-place Tampa runs scored in consecutive a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Monday, er and Jason Kipnis had a
Bay. games with 36. Sept. 9, 2019. New York Yankees’ James Paxton pitches during two-run shot for the Indians
Austin Romine and Gio Ur- Houston hit six of its seven the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in (84-61), who pulled right
shela each hit solo homers homers in the first two in- Boston, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. behind Oakland (84-60) for
for the Yankees, who took nings for an 11-0 lead. The Associated Press the second AL wild-card
the final three of a four- seven shots matched a games in the AL West. straight decisions and was spot with their first back-to-
game series. New York in- franchise record for homers Greinke (15-5) retired 11 of bidding to match Hall of back wins in September.
creased its club record to in a game set Sept. 9, 2000, the first 12 batters he faced. Famer Catfish Hunter’s run Albert Pujols hit his 655th
270 homers, a night after against the Chicago Cubs. He allowed just two hits and in 1973 for the best since homer and two-way pros-
setting the mark. Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve didn’t walk a batter. the club moved to the Bay pect Jared Walsh added
Eduardo Rodríguez (17-6) and Michael Brantley also Houston’s offensive exploits Area. his first career homer for the
gave up one run in six in- homered. spoiled Mike Fiers’ try at Fiers (14-4) allowed a ca- Angels.
nings, striking out nine with The Astros extended their a piece of A’s history. The reer-high nine runs on nine Patrick Sandoval (0-3) took
five hits and a walk while lead over Oakland to 10 ½ right-hander had won 12 hits in one-plus innings. He the loss.q