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SPORTS Friday 2 June 2017

AL Capsules

Springer hits 2 HRs vs Twins; Astros get 7th straight win

The Associated Press big league debut, allowing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — one run on two hits in two
George Springer reached innings.
base in all six plate appear- ORIOLES 10, YANKEES 4
ances and hit two of Hous- BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam
ton’s season-high six home Jones homered and drove
runs to lead the Astros to in five runs and Chris Davis
their seventh straight victo- added a two-run shot as
ry, 17-6 over the Minnesota Baltimore beat Masahiro
Twins on Wednesday. Tanaka and New York.
Carlos Correa, Alex Breg- Baltimore took two of three
man, Evan Gattis and Mar- from the AL East lead-
win Gonzalez also went ers after coming in with a
deep for the Astros, who seven-game losing streak.
scored 40 runs in the three The Yankees have lost 11
games to set a franchise straight series in Baltimore
record for runs in a series — the second-longest road
of any length. They had 19 skid in franchise history be-
hits on Wednesday and 37 hind a 12-series drought at
in the series. Oakland from 1985-91.
Brian Dozier, Eddie Rosario Back in the lineup after
and Jason Castro homered missing four straight games
for the Twins, who have lost with a sore hip, Jones con-
four straight. Hector San- tributed an RBI double to Houston Astros’ George Springer heads to second on a solo home run off Minnesota Twins pitcher
Hector Santiago in the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in Minneapolis.
tiago (4-5) gave up six runs a four-run third inning, hit Associated Press
and eight hits and walked a three-run homer in the
three in six innings, three fourth and drove in a run one inning for the victory Manaea (4-3) retired the his first game since he was
days after he was an emer- with an infield hit in the as the Blue Jays won for the first 10 hitters before Fran- activated from the dis-
gency fill-in during the 15th eighth. eighth time in nine games cisco Lindor homered with abled list Tuesday after be-
inning of a loss to Tampa Tanaka (5-5) lost his fourth and finished May at 18-10. one out in the fourth. He ing sidelined by a sprained
Bay. straight start, extending the Toronto hit 49 home runs in gave up singles to Daniel right knee. It was an en-
Springer’s two homers trav- longest streak of his career. May, going deep in 18 of its Robertson and Edwin En- couraging sign for the Red
eled an estimated 900 The right-hander gave up final 20 games. carnacion, along with a Sox, in need of some help
combined feet, including seven runs and nine hits in Joe Smith worked the walk to Jose Ramirez. at the plate with Dustin Pe-
a moon shot off of Ryan 5 2/3 innings. eighth and Roberto Osuna Pinder, the Athletics’ No. droia on the DL due to a
Pressly in the six-run seventh The Yankees had 11 hits but survived a shaky ninth for his 9 hitter, hit a solo homer in sprained left wrist.
inning that landed just short stranded 11 and went 1 for 11th save. Scott Schebler the third and broke a 1-all Chicago wasted five score-
of the third deck in left- 12 with runners in scoring homered on Osuna’s first tie with a two-run shot in less innings from Mike Pel-
center field. That was mea- position. pitch, his NL-leading 16th. the fifth. frey in its second consecu-
sured at 473 feet, the sec- Kevin Gausman (3-4) al- A single, Ryan Goins’ field- Mike Clevinger (2-2) gave tive loss after winning four
ond-longest homer in the lowed two earned runs and ing error, and a stolen base up both home runs. of five.
majors this season behind eight hits over 5 1/3 innings, gave the Reds runners at Trevor Plouffe drew a lead- Anthony Swarzak (2-1) re-
a 481-footer by Arizona’s walking five and striking out second and third with one off walk in the fifth before placed Pelfrey, and the
Jake Lamb on April 29. four. He twice escaped out, but Osuna preserved Pinder hit a 2-2 pitch into Red Sox jumped all over
Michael Feliz (2-0) got the bases-loaded, two-out the win by striking out Billy the bleachers in left field him. Christian Vazquez hit
win and left-hander Rey- jams to earn his second win Hamilton and Zack Cozart. to cap the first multi-homer a two-run double to make
min Guduan also made his since April 13 and provide Travis, whose 13-game hit- game of his career. it 4-1.
hope for a starting rotation ting streak ended Tuesday, Santiago Casilla worked Pomeranz (5-3) allowed
that was 1-9 since May 8. snapped an 0-for-6 slump the ninth for his eighth save. one run and seven hits in a
BLUE JAYS 5, REDS 4 by connecting off Wandy RED SOX 4, WHITE SOX 1 season-high seven innings.
TORONTO (AP) — Devon Peralta (2-1). CHICAGO (AP) — Pablo Craig Kimbrel struck out the
Travis hit a tiebreaking two- ATHLETICS 3, INDIANS 1 Sandoval hit a tiebreak- side for his 15th save in 16
run home run in the sev- CLEVELAND (AP) — Sean ing single in Boston’s four- chances, finishing Boston’s
enth inning and Luke Maile Manaea allowed three run sixth inning and Drew eighth win in 10 games.
also hit a two-run home run hits in seven innings, Chad Pomeranz struck out eight RAYS 7, RANGERS 5, 10 IN-
as Toronto beat Cincinnati Pinder homered twice and in his second straight win, NINGS
to complete a three-game drove in all three Oakland helping the Red Sox beat ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
sweep. runs in a 3-1 win over Cleve- Chicago. Logan Morrison and Derek
Jason Grilli (2-4) pitched land. Sandoval went 3 for 4 in Norris homered in a three-