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Tuesday 23 april 2019
Red Sox complete sweep, close gap on AL East-leading Rays

By The Associated Press Max Fried (3-0) allowed
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) two runs in 6 1/3 innings.
— Christian Vazquez hit a The left-hander walked the
sacrifice fly in the 11th in- bases loaded in the first but
ning, and the Boston Red retired Jason Kipnis on a fly-
Sox completed an uplifting ball to end the inning.
three-game sweep of the Indians starter Shane Bieber
AL East-leading Tampa Bay (2-1) was charged with sev-
Rays with a 4-3 victory Sun- en runs (five earned) in 2
day. 1/3 innings.
Rafael Devers singled off RANGERS 11, ASTROS 10
Jose Alvarado (0-2) to start ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)
the 11th and went to sec- — Joey Gallo had the first
ond when Michael Cha- sacrifice fly of his career in
vis walked. Both runners his 1,337th plate appear-
moved up a base on Jack- ance and matched his
ie Bradley's sacrifice bunt best with five RBIs, helping
and Vazquez followed with Shelby Miller get his first ma-
his fly that Kevin Kiermaier jor league victory in two
ran down in center field. years as Texas held on to
Marcus Walden (3-0) al- beat Houston.
lowed an infield hit over The Astros hit five solo
two scoreless innings and home runs after falling be-
Ryan Brasier worked the hind 10-1, including a pair
11th to get his sixth save. from Carlos Correa and
After starting the season by Josh Reddick in the eighth
losing eight of 10, the de- inning to get within three.
fending World Series cham- Boston Red Sox's Christian Vazquez hits a sacrifice fly ball to center field to knock in the game- George Springer led off the
pions are 7-5 over the last winning run off Tampa Bay Rays reliever Jose Alvarado during the 11th inning of a baseball game ninth with the fifth Houston
12 games and went from Sunday, April 21, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Red Sox beat the Rays 4-3. homer, this one off Texas
eight to five games behind Associated Press closer Jose Leclerc, who
the Rays. was pulled after forcing in
YANKEES 7, ROYALS 6, 10 ever-growing injury list, the field warning track for his ers and four RBIs, Freddie another run with four walks,
INNINGS Yankees escaped a cou- first career walk-off hit. Freeman added three capped by Jose Altuve as
NEW YORK (AP) — Austin ple late jams and got back Paxton allowed three hits hits and Atlanta pounded a pinch-hitter.
Romine drove in the win- over .500. Jake Diekman (0- and became only the sec- Cleveland's pitching for the Shawn Kelley helped the
ning run in the 10th inning 1) walked Mike Tauchman ond Yankees pitcher to second straight night. Rangers avoid a complete
with his third RBI single, and and Gio Urshela leading off strike out 12 or more in con- Atlanta outscored Cleve- collapse by striking out for-
New York overcame a bull- the bottom of the 10th, and secutive starts. He left with land 19-5 over the final 14 mer Texas catcher Robin-
pen collapse that followed 23-year-old Thairo Estrada a 5-0 lead but the Royals innings of the three-game son Chirinos for his first save
another scoreless start by made his big league debut went ahead with a surpris- series. The Indians won the since 2017.
James Paxton to beat Kan- as a pinch hitter and sacri- ing six-run eighth. first game and led 7-0 after In other AL games it was Los
sas City. ficed against Ian Kennedy. BRAVES 11, INDIANS 5 two innings in Game Two, Angeles 8, Seattle 6; Min-
After adding All-Star slug- Romine drove a fly that CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh but the Braves rallied for an nesota 4, Baltimore 3; and
ger Aaron Judge to their bounced on the center- Donaldson had two hom- 8-7 win. Detroit 4 and Chicago 3.q

Boston pitcher Chris Sale looks to start turnaround Tuesday

By KEN POWTAK family, for our team, for our in four starts, striking out
Associated Press fans. This is about as bad as 10 at Toronto in his season
BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale's it gets." Sale had a season- debut and 13 at the New
wait for his first win of a frus- high six strikeouts in New York Yankees five days
trating season extended York and his fastball aver- later. He became the first
another day. aged 96 mph, up from 90- Tigers' pitcher since at least
Boston's opener of a four- 93 mph earlier this season. 1908 to reach double dig-
game series against Detroit "We have two different its in strikeouts in his first two
was rained out Monday opinions of his outing," Red starts of the season.
and rescheduled as part of Sox manager Alex Cora Hector Velázquez (0-1,
a day-night doubleheader. said. "He felt like he dis- 2.84) and Detroit's Spencer
Sale is to start Tuesday's appointed his family. He's Turnbull (0-2, 3.43) are to
day opener against Mat- close. Stuff-wise he was start the night game in a
thew Boyd in a matchup of great. I think he just misfired matchup of righties.
left-handers. a few pitches, and they Boston is coming off a
Sale is 0-4 with an 8.50 ERA took advantage of it. But I three-game sweep at the
in four starts since signing a think he's very close to tak- AL East-leading Tampa Bay
$160 million, six-year con- ing off. The velocity is there, Rays, the first series win this
tract. slider's there. The delivery season for the Red Sox. The
"This is flat-out embarrass- Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws during the sec- is was more consistent. I Tigers won two of three in
ond inning of the team's baseball game against the New York
ing," he said after an 8-0 Yankees, Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in New York. know he wants to get on a rain-shortened series at
loss to the New York Yan- Associated Press the mound." home against the Chicago
kees last week. "For my Boyd is 1-1 with a 2.96 ERA White Sox.q