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A20 SPORTS
Saturday 22 June 2019
Yankees win 6th straight, send Astros to 5th loss in a row

Jorge Polanco homered
for Minnesota's lone run.
MARINERS 5, ORIOLES 2
SEATTLE (AP) — Domingo
Santana hit his third home
run in two days, Wade LeB-
lanc gave the Mariners a
boost on the mound after
another rough outing by
an opener. Santana's hom-
ers helped the Mariners win
back-to-back games for
the first time since May 13-
14 against Oakland.
The Orioles have lost nine
straight, and have just three
wins in June.
Santana tied it at 2 with a
homer off Orioles starter
Dylan Bundy (3-9) in the
sixth inning. Kyle Seager
and Mac Williamson fol-
lowed with RBI singles. The
home run came a day af-
ter Santana hit two homers
to fuel a sweep-averting
Seattle victory over Kansas
City. LeBlanc (4-2) wiped
out another difficult start
by a Mariners opener with
a steady outing over 6 1/3
New York Yankees' Didi Gregorius, Brett Gardner, Cameron Maybin and Giancarlo Stanton, from left, celebrate after the Yankees
defeated the Houston Astros 10-6 in a baseball game Thursday, June 20, 2019, in New York. innings in which he struck
Associated Press out seven. Seattle turned
to reliever Tayler Scott to
By The Associated Press ter another fine start by fly in the seventh. Rengifo, Plawecki and went several start with few other op-
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary opener Chad Green. The who homered earlier in the feet in front of the plate. tions in the bullpen. Scott
Sánchez, Gleyber Torres veteran reliever struck out game, finished with three Shawn Kelley worked the walked three of the Orioles'
and DJ LeMahieu homered three in two scoreless in- hits, three RBIs and two runs ninth for his ninth save in first five batters and was
in a hurry, connecting in nings — Green has filled scored. 13 chances after giving up pulled after throwing 13
a six-run fourth inning that that role in his last three out- RANGERS 4, INDIANS 2 a leadoff homer to Carlos balls on 23 pitches. Roenis
powered the New York ings, fanning 12 in six score- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Santana. Elias pitched the ninth for
Yankees past the Houston less innings. Aroldis Chap- Elvis Andrus homered and ROYALS 4, TWINS 1 his eighth save.
Astros 10-6 on Thursday man got the final out with had an RBI triple to back KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — ATHLETICS 5, RAYS 4
night for their sixth straight two on for his 20th save in another impressive home Alex Gordon had a two-run OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
win. Edwin Encarnación hit 22 chances. start by Mike Minor as the double and Lucas Duda Matt Chapman hit a three-
his AL-leading 23rd home BLUE JAYS 7, ANGELS 5, 10 Rangers earned a series added an RBI single as the run homer with two outs
run, and second since be- INNINGS split. Royals jumped on Jake in the bottom of the ninth
ing acquired by New York TORONTO (AP) — Billy McK- Minor (7-4) limited the Indi- Odorizzi in the first inning inning and the Athletics
from Seattle, as the Yan- inney's two-run homer in ans to three hits and one and beat the Minnesota stunned the skidding Tam-
kees handed Houston its the bottom of the 10th run over eight innings after Twins. pa Bay Rays.
season-worst fifth loss in a lifted the Blue Jays over they had scored 10 runs Glenn Sparkman (2-3) gave Frankie Montas pitched
row. The Astros dropped a the Los Angeles Angels to each of the last two nights. up just one run and five hits eight innings of one-run ball
matchup of division lead- avoid a four-game sweep. The lefty struck out four in a season high-tying sev- for the A's, who rallied for
ers despite Jake Marisnick's Randal Grichuk singled with and walked three while en innings. He walked one their fourth straight win and
two home runs and solo one out and McKinney, throwing 70 of 110 pitches and struck out three. Duda, seventh in eight games af-
drives by Alex Bregman who entered the game for strikes. Danny Santana had two hits and scored a ter Tampa Bay took a 4-1
and rookie Yordan Álvarez. as a pinch-runner in the went deep in the Rangers' run to help the Royals win lead with three in the top of
Sánchez opened the fourth eighth inning, went deep eighth, his third homer in for the fourth time in five the ninth.
with his 22nd homer. With off Ty Buttrey (4-4) in his first the four-game series and games. Tommy Pham homered in
rain falling, Torres con- at-bat since being recalled seventh overall. Andrus im- Jake Diekman pitched a the sixth for the Rays, who
nected for a three-run jolt from Triple-A Buffalo on mediately followed with perfect eighth, and Ian lost their fourth consecutive
off rookie Framber Valdéz Tuesday. It was McKinney's his seventh homer, his first Kennedy got the last three game and eighth in 10.
(3-3). LeMahieu tagged re- fourth homer of the season. since May 12 at Houston. outs for his ninth save in 11 Chapman's 17th homer
liever Chris Devenski for a Nick Kingham (1-0) pitched They also teamed up for the opportunities. and second game-ender
two-run homer and a 6-0 a scoreless top of the 10th first two Texas runs. Andrus Odorizzi (10-3) came in tied came on a 1-0 slider from
lead. The inning included to get the win. tripled to right-center in the with Chicago White Sox Diego Castillo (1-5), hand-
two delays — a short break The Blue Jays led 5-3 be- first inning after Santana pitcher Lucas Giolito for the ed his first blown save in
to fix the mound and a fore the Angels pulled had doubled and stolen major league lead in wins, eight chances.
37-minute stoppage when within one on Luis Rengifo's third base. Andrus raced but lasted just four innings. Lou Trivino (3-5) got one out
the showers fell too hard. RBI single to shallow in the home on a wild pitch by He gave up four runs and for the win. Jurickson Profar
Nestor Cortes Jr. (2-0) top of the sixth, and tied it Shane Bieber (6-3) that ric- eight hits with one walk and hit a solo homer in the fifth
pitched three innings af- on Albert Pujols' sacrifice ocheted off catcher Kevin two strikeouts. to put the A's ahead.q