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Altuve powers Astros to first-ever sweep of Yankees

By The Associated Press hitless streak to 50 at-bats
HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Al- and the Athletics beat the
tuve hit two homers, Carlos Orioles.
Correa homered with three Chad Pinder, Matt Chap-
RBIs and the Houston Astros man and Jurickson Profar
completed their first sweep also homered for Oakland,
of the New York Yankees which can take the four-
with an 8-6 win Wednesday game series Thursday.
night. Chris Davis entered as a
The Astros needed late- pinch-hitter in the ninth and
game comebacks to win flied out to center. He's 0 for
the first two games of the 29 this season and hasn't
series but used a four-run gotten a hit since Sept. 14.
fifth inning to break the fi- Oakland starter Frankie
nale open and held on for Montas (2-1) allowed three
their sixth straight win de- runs and three hits with
spite a big eighth inning by three strikeouts and a walk
the Yankees. over six innings.
It's the first time since 2004 Trey Mancini and Rio Ruiz
the Astros have swept a each homered for the re-
homestand of at least two building Orioles, who have
series. They beat the Ath- lost six of seven and fell two
letics three times this week- games below .500 for the
end before the Yankees ar- first time this season.
rived. Pinder provided the early
Altuve, who has homered lead with a solo homer in
in three straight games, hit the second off Dan Straily
his first one off James Pax- (0-1). The A's increased the
ton (1-2) to tie it at 1 in the lead to 3-0 an inning later
first inning after Brett Gard- when Chapman, who went
ner hit a leadoff homer for 3 for 4, had an RBI double
New York. Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) watches his second home run during the fifth and scored on a single by
The Astros were up by 1 inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Houston. Davis.
with no outs in the fifth in- Associated Press TIGERS 4, INDIANS 1
ning when Altuve connect- DETROIT (AP) — Trevor Bau-
ed off Paxton again. The Seattle 12-2 following an series in Chicago against Bay to its first series sweep er allowed home runs to
towering shot clanged off offseason roster overhaul. the Cubs. in Chicago. Niko Goodrum and John
the light pole atop the wall The Mariners and the 2002 Bour is batting only .154 in Austin Meadows had a sin- Hicks, who powered De-
in left field to make it 4-2. Cleveland Indians are the his first season with the An- gle, double, home run and troit over Cleveland for the
A single by Michael Brant- only teams since 1908 to gels but had a solid series three RBIs for the Rays, who Tigers' sixth win in seven
ley chased Paxton, who homer in each of their first against the Brewers. He outscored Chicago 24-7 games.
was replaced by Tommy 14 games. The Mariners was 3 for 10 with a home over three games. Tampa Bauer (1-1) gave up four
Kahnle. He was greeted by have 34 homers, tied with run and four RBIs as Los An- Bay won its four straight runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 in-
a two-run home run by Cor- the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals geles completed a three- game and the AL East- nings for the Indians. He
rea that extended Hous- for most ever through 14 game sweep. leading Rays improved to had allowed one run and
ton's lead to 6-2. Houston games. Seattle has scored The Brewers were swept for 10-3, their best start since one hit in his first two starts.
made it 7-2 on an RBI single at least five runs 13 times. the first time since the series 2010. Miguel Cabrera singled
by Jake Marisnick with two Anthony Swarzak (1-0) got before last year's All-Star Chicago lost its fifth con- with two outs in the first,
outs in the inning. two outs in the eighth and break, when they dropped secutive game and at 3-8 and Goodrum sent the
Houston starter Collin Roenis Elias worked out of a five-game set at Pitts- is off to its worst opening next pitch over the right-
McHugh (2-1) allowed four a bases-loaded jam for his burgh (July 12-15). It is only since 1997. field wall.
hits and two runs while strik- second save. the second regular-season Reynaldo Lopez (0-2) fell Hicks homered leading
ing out nine in six innings for Seattle's Jay Bruce, tied series in its last 17 that Mil- behind 3-0 within 18 pitch- off the sixth for a 3-1 lead,
his second straight win. for the AL lead with seven waukee has lost. es. Gordon Beckham doubled
MARINERS 6, ROYALS 5 homers, left in the fourth Jaime Barria (1-0), called Meadows was 7 for 10 in with one out, and Josh Har-
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) with tightness in his left up from Triple-A earlier in the series with two homers, rison singled on a bouncer
— Mitch Haniger hit a tie- Achilles tendon. the day, allowed one run in seven RBIs and four runs. up the middle to chase
breaking homer with two ANGELS 4, BREWERS 2 2 2/3 innings of relief. Han- Acquired with Meadows Bauer.
outs in the ninth inning, lift- ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jus- sel Robles earned his first from Pittsburgh last sum- Matt Boyd (1-1) allowed
ing Seattle over Kansas tin Bour hit a two-run single save. mer, Tampa Bay starter one run and four hits in six
City after Whit Merrifield ex- in a four-run third inning Brandon Woodruff (1-1) Tyler Glasnow (3-0) struck innings with six strikeouts
tended his hitting streak to and Los Angeles beat Mil- gave up four runs and four out a career-high 11 in six that raised his total to 29
a Royals-record 31 games. waukee for its sixth straight hits in six innings with seven innings. Meadows allowed in 17 1/3 innings over three
Merrifield's RBI bunt single victory. strikeouts. Christian Yelich two hits in six shutout in- starts. Shane Greene, De-
in the seventh tied it at 5 The Angels, who played had two hits and drove in nings, lowering his ERA to troit's sixth pitcher, got three
and moved him past Hall of without star outfielder Mike both Milwaukee runs. 0.53 in three starts. straight outs for his eighth
Famer George Brett for the Trout, improved to 7-6 af- RAYS 9, WHITE SOX 1 ATHLETICS 10, ORIOLES 3 save in eight appearances,
franchise mark. ter losing five of their first CHICAGO (AP) — Tom- BALTIMORE (AP) — Oak- ending Cleveland's five-
Kansas City dropped to 2-9 six games. Trout strained his my Pham homered twice land slugger Khris Davis game winning streak. He
with its ninth straight loss. right groin during Tuesday's and extended his on-base homered twice and had became the first big leagu-
Haniger took Brad Box- win but said he hopes to be streak to a club record 45 three hits, Baltimore's Chris er with eight saves in his
berger (0-2) deep, making available for this weekend's games, leading Tampa Davis extended his record team's first 12 games.q