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Villar hits record-setting HR, Orioles beat Dodgers 703

By The Associated Press RANGERS 10, RAYS 9
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jona- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
than Villar hit a tiebreaking, Rougned Odor hit a go-
record-setting three-run ahead, three-run homer
homer in the seventh in- and Texas beat Tampa Bay
ning, and the Baltimore Ori- to end a six-game winning
oles beat the Los Angeles streak by the Rays, who
Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday have the AL’s top wild-card
night to end a six-game los- spot.
ing streak. Tampa Bay (87-60) had
Villar’s drive off Caleb Fer- four runners thrown out on
guson (1-2) was the 6,106th the bases and saw its lead
in the majors this season, over Oakland for the top
breaking the previous mark wild-card spot trimmed to
of 6,105 in 2017. The mile- a half-game after the A’s
stone shot came on a fast- won at Houston.
ball that Villar sent deep After their first seven-run first
into the left-field seats to inning at home in 13 years,
snap a 2-2 deadlock. the Rangers didn’t score
Pedro Severino added a again until Odor’s 25th
two-run drive in the eighth. homer with two outs in the
Having clinched the NL seventh off Nick Anderson
West title on Tuesday night, (3-1).
manager Dave Roberts Matt Duffy’s two-out RBI sin-
rested starters Joc Ped- Baltimore Orioles’ Jonathan Villar follows through on his his three-run home run during the seventh gle in the first gave the Rays
inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019,
erson and Justin Turner. in Baltimore. The Orioles won 7-3. an early lead. They tied the
Starting pitcher Ross Strip- Associated Press game at 7 on Ji-Man Choi’s
ling toiled for only three game losing streak. HOUSTON (AP) — Sean Mur- Ryan O’Hearn also con- three-run homer in the sec-
innings before getting the Rafael Devers and Brock phy and Marcus Semien nected as the Royals beat ond, and went ahead 8-7
rest of the night off and a Holt each had singles for homered, hyped pitching Chicago for the fifth time in when Duffy hit a sacrifice
first-inning double by Da- the Red Sox, who were prospect Jesús Luzardo six games. fly to deep center with the
vid Freese was Los Ange- blanked for the second looked sharp in his major Rookie Eloy Jiménez hom- bases loaded in the fourth.
les’ only hit off John Means time in three games. league debut, and Oak- ered, his 26th, and drove in Ian Gibaut (1-0) threw two
through the fifth. NATIONALS 6, TWINS 2 land beat Houston. four runs, and José Abreu scoreless innings for his first
The Dodgers finished with MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Oakland won for the fourth added a two-run shot for big league victory. Jose
six hits, the most notable a Zimmerman homered and time in five games. The A’s the White Sox. Leclerc earned his 12th
two-run drive by A.J. Pol- drove in three runs in sup- closed within a half-game Glenn Sparkman (4-11) al- save in 16 chances.
lock. port of Stephen Strasburg of Tampa Bay for the top AL lowed three runs on four MARINERS 5, REDS 3
The victory was Baltimore’s as Washington beat Min- wild card and stand a half- hits and snapped a nine- SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Kyle
47th of the season, match- nesota for its third win in the game ahead of Cleveland start winless streak. Ian Ken- Lewis broke up a no-hitter
ing its total from last year. last nine games. for the second spot. nedy pitched the ninth for bid with a home run for
The Orioles are two defeats Strasburg (17-6) gave up Houston fell a half-game his 28th save. the second consecutive
away from their second a two-run homer to Jorge back of the New York Yan- Chicago starter Reynaldo game, and Seattle beat
straight 100-loss season. Polanco in the third. He al- kees for the best record López (9-13) was roughed Sonny Gray and Cincinnati.
Shawn Armstrong (1-1) fol- lowed only four hits and in the majors. New York’s up for six runs on nine hits in Just as he did on Tuesday
lowed Means with 1 2/3 two walks with seven strike- scheduled game with De- 4 2/3 innings. night against the Reds’
innings of one-hit relief to outs. troit was postponed. INDIANS 4, ANGELS 3 Trevor Bauer, Lewis deliv-
earn his second career vic- Trea Turner added a late Astros starter Jose Urquidy ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — ered Seattle’s first hit of
tory in 100 appearances. home and four relievers struck out 10 and pitched Carlos Santana and Fran- the game with a towering
BLUE JAYS 8, RED SOX 0 kept the Twins from scoring. one-hit, one-run ball over cisco Lindor homered, Car- homer. In Tuesday’s 4-3
TORONTO (AP) — Trent The Nationals, who trailed five innings. los Carrasco won in relief win, Lewis hit a solo home
Thornton and three others Atlanta by 9½ games en- Josh James (5-1) took the and Cleveland defeated run to left field in the fifth
combined on a two-hitter, tering the evening in the loss. Astros star George Los Angeles. inning for his first career hit.
Teoscar Hernández and National League East, Springer matched a career Cleveland is a half-game On Wednesday, he sent
Rowdy Tellez homered, took a 2½-game cushion high with his 34th home run, behind Oakland for the Gray’s 105th pitch of the
and Toronto beat Boston. between them and the a solo shot in the third. second AL wild-card spot. game into right field for
The slumping Red Sox have Chicago Cubs for the two Brett Anderson (12-9) yield- The Indians trail AL Cen- a three-run homer in the
lost five straight. They had wild card spots. They were ed two runs and seven tral-leading Minnesota by seventh, his second major
just four baserunners, and 3½ games above the cut, hits with four strikeouts in four games heading into a league hit.
none advanced past sec- ahead of Milwaukee. five innings. Liam Hendriks three-game series at home Gray was pulled after al-
ond base. The Twins took a five-game pitched the ninth for his against the Twins this week- lowing a single to Daniel
Thornton (5-9) followed an lead on Cleveland in the 20th save. end. Vogelbach, one batter af-
opener with five hitless in- American League Central, ROYALS 8, WHITE SOX 6 Carrasco (5-7) pitched 1 ter Lewis. He matched his
nings, walking one and and six fewer losses than CHICAGO (AP) — Jorge 2/3 scoreless innings with season high with 111 pitch-
striking out seven in his first the Indians, into the night. Soler hit a pair of two-run two walks and two strike- es in 6 1/3 innings. It was his
career relief appearance. The Indians were playing at homers among his career outs. third career two-hit perfor-
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had the Los Angeles Angels. high-matching four hits, Adam Cimber struck out Al- mance.
three RBIs and Cavan Big- Pérez (10-7) finished five in- leading Kansas City to a bert Pujols with a runner on Marco Gonzales (15-11)
gio had two hits and scored nings with six hits, five runs win over Chicago. first for his first major league struck out seven and al-
twice as the Blue Jays won and three walks allowed Adalberto Mondesi hom- save. lowed five hits in seven in-
their second straight follow- and four strikeouts. ered and had three hits, Dillon Peters (3-3) took the nings as he extended his
ing a season-long seven ATHLETICS 5, ASTROS 3 and Bubba Starling and loss. career-best win total.q