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SPORTS Saturday 15 June 2019
Angels’ Ohtani first Japanese player to hit for cycle

By The Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) —
Shohei Ohtani became the
first Japanese-born player
to hit for the cycle, help-
ing the Los Angeles Angels
beat the Tampa Bay Rays
5-3 Thursday night after a
delay caused by a power
outage.
Ohtani hit a three-run hom-
er in the first inning and
completed the feat with a
single in the seventh. He is
the eighth Angels player to
hit for the cycle and the first
since Mike Trout on May 21,
2013.
Albert Pujols also homered
for the Angels, becoming
the sixth player ever with
200 home runs in each
league. He hit 445 in 11
seasons with St. Louis and
has 200 in eight years with
the Angels, including 12 this
season.
He led off the third with a
double and tripled in the
fifth before Pujols’ home
run. A two-out single in the
seventh completed the
cycle in just four plate ap-
pearances, and fans at Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, watches his triple off Tampa Bay Rays’ Ryan Yarbrough during the fifth inning of a
Tropicana Field gave him a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Catching for the Rays is Mike Zunino.
standing ovation. Associated Press
The game was held up 36 Bogaerts was the last to go University, whose campus is save after regular closer headfirst to beat second
minutes by a power delay deep for Boston, driving a six blocks away, and hit just Alex Colomé threw a sea- baseman Dee Gordon’s
in the fourth with the Angels pitch from Peter Fairbanks one home run in 75 games son-high 39 pitches dur- throw. Cruz and Kepler
leading 3-0. (0-1) out to left and com- at TD Ameritrade from ing Tuesday’s 7-5 victory each drove in two runs with
Yarbrough (5-3) gave up pleting a wild comeback 2014-16. The rookie infielder over Washington. Marshall singles later in the inning.
five runs and five hits (all for for the Red Sox, who lost returned to Omaha 8 for hasn’t allowed an earned Ryan Harper (2-0) was the
extra bases) in six innings, the first two games of the 61 in his previous 15 games run in 16 appearances this beneficiary of the Twins’
striking out four. series. and sat out Wednesday’s year. rally.
Angels starter Tyler Skaggs Brandon Workman (4-1) game in Kansas City before Brett Gardner homered for BLUE JAYS 12, ORIOLES 3
(5-6) pitched five innings, got the win with a score- going 2 for 4. the Yankees, who dropped BALTIMORE (AP) — Lourdes
giving up three runs and less seventh despite walk- Matthew Boyd (5-5), who to 4-7 in June. Clint Frazier Gurriel Jr. homered to ig-
seven hits while striking out ing two as Red Sox pitchers pitched for Oregon State finished with three hits. nite a seven-run sixth in-
five in the Angels’ third struggled with their com- in the 2013 CWS and threw TWINS 10, MARINERS 5 ning, Cavan Biggio went
straight win. mand throughout the long a four-hit shutout against MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nel- deep twice and Toronto
Cam Bedrosian pitched night. Indiana, lasted four innings son Cruz homered and had had 17 hits while beating
the ninth for his first save. ROYALS 7, TIGERS 3 in his shortest outing in six three RBIs, utility infielder Baltimore.
RED SOX 7, RANGERS 6 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nicky starts. Ehire Adrianza’s hustle Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Lopez hit his first major WHITE SOX 5, YANKEES 4 keyed a six-run sixth for Min- Danny Jansen had three
Bogaerts hit a solo homer league homer in the sta- CHICAGO (AP) — Leury nesota. hits and two RBIs apiece for
in the seventh inning, Bos- dium where he played García hit a tiebreaking Cruz homered in the third the Blue Jays.
ton’s fifth long ball of the college ball, Homer Bailey solo homer off Adam Ot- and added a two-run sin- Gurriel started the on-
game, and the Red Sox ral- (5-6) allowed two hits in six tavino (2-2) in the seventh gle in the sixth when Adri- slaught with a drive to cen-
lied from a five-run deficit shutout innings and Kansas inning, and Chicago rallied anza helped key the rally. ter off Gabriel Ynoa (0-3),
to beat Texas. City beat Detroit in the first to beat New York. Max Kepler led off with a and Freddy Galvis and Jan-
Five players homered for big league regular season Tim Anderson also con- walk, and Adrianza singled sen added two-run singles
Boston, which outlasted game played in Nebraska. nected in Chicago’s fourth Kepler to third. Mariners before Guerrero and Justin
Texas to earn a split of the The game at TD Ameri- win in five games, and four right-hander Brandon Bren- Smoak capped the Blue
four-game series. The finale trade Park coincided with relievers combined for 3 nan (2-6), on in relief, threw Jays’ biggest inning of the
lasted 4 hours, 6 minutes. the buildup to the College 1/3 innings of three-hit ball. wildly past first trying to pick year with RBI singles.
All seven runs for Boston World Series, which begins Batting in the top two slots off Adrianza. Marcus Stroman (4-8) was
came on homers. Jackie Saturday. All eight CWS in the lineup, García and Kepler scored and Adri- the beneficiary of the of-
Bradley Jr. hit a three-run teams were among the Anderson combined for anza took second on the fensive display after receiv-
shot in the second and the sellout crowd of 25,454 and four hits and five RBIs. throwing error. Adrianza ing only 26 runs of support
Red Sox also got solo hom- participated in a pregame Evan Marshall (2-0) got advanced on Brennan’s in his previous 14 starts. The
ers from J.D. Martinez, Mi- ceremony with the major three outs for the win, and wild pitch and scored on a right-hander allowed two
chael Chavis and Rafael league teams. Aaron Bummer worked ground ball by Jason Cas- runs, one earned, and sev-
Devers. Lopez played at Creighton the ninth for his first career tro with the infield in, sliding en hits over six innings.q