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SPORTS Tuesday 3 sepTember 2019
Verlander pitches 3rd no-hitter, Astros beat Blue Jays 2-0

By The Associated Press right-center. A’s left-hand- Michael Pineda (11-5) got swept a critical series be- the seventh inning. Kansas
TORONTO (AP) — Justin er Sean Manaea pitched the win, giving up two runs tween postseason con- City took two of three in a
Verlander pitched his third one-hit ball over five innings on five hits and a walk in six tenders. series.
career no-hitter, punctuat- Mondesi led off the seventh
ing a dominant season with with his third hit and stole
an overpowering perfor- second.
mance to lead the Houston With two outs, Alex Gor-
Astros past the Toronto Blue don drove him in with a
Jays 2-0 on Sunday. tying double, and Gordon
Verlander struck out 14 and scored on Viloria’s single to
allowed just one runner, make it 5-4.
walking Cavan Biggio with Whit Merrifield added a
one out in the first inning. solo homer in the eighth.
Verlander also became Kevin McCarthy (3-2)
the first pitcher to throw two tossed 1 2/3 scoreless in-
no-hitters as a visitor in the nings of relief for the win.
same park — he also threw Ian Kennedy pitched a per-
one at Rogers Centre in fect ninth for his 25th save
2011 with Detroit. in 28 chances.
His other no-no was in 2007 Paul Fry (1-7) took the loss.
for the Tigers against Mil- MARINERS 11, RANGERS 3
waukee. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
The 36-year-old Verlander Kyle Seager, Tom Murphy
joined Nolan Ryan (seven), and Daniel Vogelbach
Sandy Koufax (four) and hit home runs and Seattle
Bob Feller, Cy Young and beat Texas.
Larry Corcoran (three) in Seager sealed the victory
rarefied air on the no-hitter with a three-run homer in
list. the eighth inning.
Verlander threw a season- Yusei Kikuchi (6-9) benefit-
high 120 pitches, mixing a ed from Seattle’s four first-
fastball that reached the inning runs.
upper 90s mph with a sharp Dee Gordon chased Brett
curve. Martin (1-3) from the game
Verlander (17-5) is tied for after just two outs with a
the big league lead in wins. two-run single.
He tops the majors in strike- Kikuchi allowed three runs
outs (257) and innings (193) in five innings. He has ex-
and leads the AL with a ceeded five innings in only
2.56 ERA. one of his last six starts.
Verlander retired the last The teams split the four-
26 hitters in a row. But the game set. Seattle won the
game was scoreless going season series 12-7.
into the last inning — ac- Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander reacts after pitching a no-hitter against the Toronto RED SOX 4, ANGELS 3
cording to baseball rules, Blue Jays in a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
Verlander needed to pitch Associated Press Xander Bogaerts had three
a complete game to get hits, including a homer,
credit for a no-hitter. in his first start since shoul- innings. Morton (14-6) allowed one and three RBIs as the Bos-
That’s when Canadian- der surgery last September, He struck out nine. run and four hits in 5 1/3 in- ton beat Los Angeles.
born rookie Abraham Toro and Oakland led 4-0 after 7 Spencer Turnbull (3-14) took nings. J.D. Martinez also went
stepped up for the AL West 1/2 innings. the loss, allowing six runs on He struck out eight, walked deep for the Red Sox, who
leaders. Adam Ottavino (6-4) eight hits and three walks in three and threw a season- went 6-2 on the trip and
The Astros newcomer hit pitched a scoreless inning 4 2/3 innings. high 108 pitches. have won 11 of their last 15
a two-out, two-run homer to win. RAYS 8, INDIANS 2 Nate Lowe hit a two-run to get within five games of
in the ninth inning off Ken TWINS 8, TIGERS 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — homer for the Rays, who the second AL wild card.
Giles (2-3) that cleared the DETROIT (AP) — Jake Cave Carlos Carrasco made his moved a half-game ahead Albert Pujols had an RBI
way for Verlander to com- and Nelson Cruz each return to the mound from of Cleveland for the top AL double in the third inning
plete the no-hitter. drove in two runs and Min- leukemia Sunday and the wild card. for his 3,185th career hit,
YANKEES 5, ATHLETICS 4 nesota beat Detroit. Cleveland pitcher was ap- Indians starter Adam Plutko passing Cal Ripken Jr. for
NEW YORK (AP) — Brett The Twins increased their plauded by both teams in (6-4) allowed four runs and 14th place.
Gardner and pinch-hitter lead in the AL Central to 5 a touching scene Tampa six hits in 4 1/3 innings. Justin Upton homered in
Mike Ford hit back-to-back ½ games over Cleveland. Bay victory. ROYALS 6, ORIOLES 4 the eighth.
homers off A’s closer Liam Detroit has lost seven of The right-hander entered KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bogaerts and Martinez
Hendriks, and New York eight and still needs four in the seventh inning for — Adalberto Mondesi went back-to-back in the
rallied from four runs down wins at Comerica Park to his first major league ap- matched a career high third.
and walked off for the sec- avoid becoming the first pearance since being di- with four hits and stole three Ryan Weber (2-2), the third
ond straight game. big league team to lose 60 agnosed with a treatable bases in his return from the of six Boston pitchers, gave
Gardner led off the ninth games at home in a sea- form of leukemia in June. injured list, leading Kansas up one hit and a walk in
with a shot to right off Hen- son. Charlie Morton earned City past Baltimore. two innings to get the win.
driks (4-2) and Ford fol- Cave’s two-run single high- his 14th win and Travis Meibrys Viloria drove in the Andrew Heaney (3-4) went
lowed with his 10th homer lighted a five-run second d’Arnaud had two RBIs off go-ahead run for the Roy- five innings and permitted
into the Yankees bullpen in inning. the bench as Tampa Bay als with a two-out single in four runs on seven hits.q