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SPORTS Saturday 1 September 2018
Bradley helps Red Sox rally past White Sox 9-4

By The Associated Press put the Yankees ahead 7-5.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jackie But Betances (4-4) walked
Bradley Jr. hit a sacrifice fly Nicholas Castellanos with
in Boston's four-run seventh one out in the ninth and
inning and a tiebreaking Martinez lined a drive to
single in the ninth, help- right for his 12th career
ing the Red Sox beat the multihomer game. Goo-
Chicago White Sox 9-4 on drum followed with a flyball
Thursday night. that curled around the foul
Ian Kinsler sparked the win- pole.
ning rally with a one-out sin- Alex Wilson (2-4) earned
gle off Thyago Vieira (1-1) the win with a perfect
for the last of his three hits. eighth and Shane Greene
Blake Swihart then walked recorded his 28th save.
before Bradley drove in INDIANS 5, TWINS 3
Kinsler with a liner into right CLEVELAND (AP) — Jason
field. Kipnis hit a three-run homer
Major league-leading Bos- that broke a sixth-inning tie
ton poured it on from there. and sent Cleveland over
Andrew Benintendi added Minnesota.
another RBI single and J.D. Mike Clevinger (10-7) al-
Martinez hit a three-run lowed two unearned runs
drive for his 39th homer, in 6 2/3 innings. The right-
making it 9-4 and send- hander struck out nine and
ing much of the crowd of gave up four hits.
18,015 to the exits. Brad Hand, the Indians' third New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton watches his two-run home run during the third inning
Mookie Betts also hom- reliever, allowed a lead- against the Detroit Tigers during a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at Yankee Stadium in
ered as the Red Sox (93-42) off homer to Miguel Sano New York. It was Stanton's 300th career home run.
earned their third straight in the ninth. Mitch Garver Associated Press
win and increased their AL drew a one-out walk, but
East advantage to 8 1/2 Hand struck out Jake Cave Haniger hit his 23rd home in the batting order after in the fourth.
games over the New York and Tyler Austin for his 30th run and Seattle jumped on second baseman Jean Se- LeBlanc (8-3) allowed three
Yankees, who blew a late save overall, and sixth since Oakland early and held on gura was scratched. Dee hits and three walks with
lead in an 8-7 loss to Detroit. being acquired from San for a victory. Gordon and Ryon Healy four strikeouts. He retired 12
Ryan Brasier (1-0) pitched Diego at the trade dead- Robinson Cano had two added two hits apiece. Ha- of his final 13 batters to win
a perfect eighth for his first line. hits and an RBI after be- niger homered off Frankie for the second time in his
win in his 28th major league Cleveland reliever Cody Al- ing dropped down a spot Montas (5-4) with one out last seven starts.q
appearance. len, who allowed two runs in
Chicago (53-81) wasted a the seventh inning and was
terrific start by Lucas Gio- the losing pitcher Wednes-
lito, who struck out eight day, was booed when he
while pitching 6 1/3 innings entered the game with one
of one-run ball. Avisail Gar- out in the eighth.
cia homered and drove in Jake Odorizzi (5-9) was
three runs, and Yolmer San- charged with three runs in
chez collected three hits in 5 1/3 innings.
the opener of a 10-game ANGELS 5, ASTROS 2
homestand. HOUSTON (AP) — Andrew
TIGERS 8, YANKEES 7 Heaney threw six scoreless
NEW YORK (AP) — Vic- innings, Andrelton Simmons
tor Martinez hit his second capped a four-run sixth in-
home run of the game and ning with a three-run dou-
Niko Goodrum followed ble and Los Angeles beat
with a homer off Dellin Be- Houston.
tances in the ninth inning, Heaney (8-8) scattered
rallying Detroit past New five hits with six strikeouts to
York. earn his first road win since
The Tigers, last in the majors Sept. 2, 2015, at Oakland.
in home runs, connected Justin Verlander (13-9) al-
five times and ended a lowed three runs and five
five-game losing streak. hits but struck out 11 in 5 1/3
Giancarlo Stanton hit his innings. Verlander allowed
300th career home run for three or more runs for the
the Yankees, who have lost third straight start.
three of four. They began Tyler White hit a two-run
the day 7 1/2 games be- homer to left field in the
hind Boston in the AL East ninth as Houston avoided
and 4 1/2 games ahead of the shutout.
Oakland for the top wild- MARINERS 7, ATHLETICS 1
card spot. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Luke Voit hit a two-run Wade LeBlanc pitched sev-
homer in the seventh that en scoreless innings, Mitch