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SPORTS Wednesday 4 september 2019
Mike Minor, Rangers

deal Yankees 1st

shutout in 221 games

By The Associated Press seven hits, walked two and
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike struck out five.
Minor and two relievers The Yankees’ scoring streak
became the first pitchers nearly fell Sunday when
in 221 tries to shut out the they trailed Oakland 4-0
Yankees, helping the Texas after 7 1/2 innings, but New
Rangers beat New York 7-0 York rallied and won 5-4 on
Monday. Mike Ford’s game-ending
The Yankees had the sec- solo homer in the ninth.
ond-longest streak without RAYS 5, ORIOLES 4
being blanked since at ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)
least 1900 behind a 308- — Tommy Pham hit an RBI
game stretch by the Babe single with two outs in the
Ruth-led Yankees from 10th inning and Tampa Bay
1931-33. New York was pre- won its fifth straight game.
viously shut out June 30, The Rays held their narrow
2018, by Chris Sale and the lead atop the AL wild-card
Red Sox. race.
Jose Trevino, Delino Pham’s third hit of the game Texas Rangers pitcher Mike Minor delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the
DeShields and Shin-Soo came off Dillon Tate (0-1) New York Yankees, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in New York.
Choo homered to back after Joey Wendle walked Associated Press
Minor (12-8), who allowed with one out and moved ed the eighth with two sin- a batter. Detwiler walked the bas-
five hits over 7 1/3 innings. up on a grounder. He also gles off Buck Farmer (5-6). Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera hit es loaded. Rookie right-
The left-hander struck out had a two-run double. He retired the next two bat- a solo home run, his 10th, in hander Aaron Civale (3-3)
five, walked one and threw Colin Poche (4-4) pitched ters, but Ehire Adrianza’s the first. Adrianza put Min- allowed three runs — one
111 pitches before being one inning for the win. infield single loaded the nesota ahead with a hom- earned — in five innings.
pulled with two on in the Austin Meadows hit his 25th bases for Kepler. er in the second. The Indians needed a
eighth. homer, a two-run drive off Matt Hall relieved and Ke- INDIANS 11, WHITE SOX 3 boost after being swept
Shawn Kelley replaced Mi- Asher Wojciechowski, put pler lined his single to cen- CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos in a three-game series at
nor and retired DJ LeMa- the Rays up 2-0 in the third. ter field. Santana homered, Fran- Tampa Bay. Cleveland
hieu and Aaron Judge to Pham’s double made it 4-0 Zack Littell (3-0) got the win mil Reyes had a three-run trails Minnesota by 5 ½
end the eighth. Emmanuel in the fifth. and Taylor Rogers worked double and Cleveland de- games in the AL Central
Clase shut down the heart Hanser Alberto homered a perfect ninth for his 22nd feated Chicago. and is a half-game behind
of the order in the ninth to for Baltimore. save. Santana hit his team-lead- the Rays in the race for the
stop New York’s string of TWINS 4, TIGERS 3 Tigers starter Jordan Zim- ing 32nd home run with one first wild-card spot.
220 straight games with a DETROIT (AP) — Max Ke- mermann gave up two runs out in the sixth and had an The White Sox have
run. pler’s two-out, two-run on nine hits in six innings. RBI single in the seventh. dropped seven straight
Yankees right-hander Ma- single in the eighth inning Twins starter Jake Odorizzi Reyes’ first-inning drive — matching their longest
sahiro Tanaka (10-8) grind- lifted AL Central-leading allowed three runs and five to the wall in left-center streak of the season —
ed through six innings of Minnesota. hits in five innings. He struck gave Cleveland the lead and are a season-high 17
two-run ball. He allowed Trailing 3-2, Minnesota start- out seven without walking after Chicago starter Ross games under .500.q

U.S. Open troll Medvedev tops

Wawrinka for 1st Slam SF

Berrettini of Italy. only one of the eight fe-
Continued from Page 19 For the women, it’s No. male quarterfinalists to
13 Belinda Bencic of Swit- ever have won a Grand
After rushing the net when zerland vs. No. 23 Donna Slam singles title — she al-
openings presented in the Vekic of Croatia, and No. ready has 23, a record for
first set, Medvedev shifted 15 Bianca Andreescu of the professional era, and
gears in the second, using Canada vs. No. 25 Elise six at Flushing Meadows —
a mix of drop shots and Mertens of Belgium. but she also was the only
lobs to shorten points. To say Williams was the who even has reached a
It worked. overwhelming favorite major final before.
Even after a dip in the third heading into this stage of While Williams was aiming
set, Medvedev reasserted the two-week tournament to reach her 38th career
himself in the fourth. would be a massive un- Slam semifinal by beating
The last quarterfinals are derstatement. Wang, the other seven
Wednesday. Her accomplishments and women still in the draw en-
For the men, it’ll be Rafa- accolades far outweigh tering Tuesday had partici-
el Nadal vs. No. 20 Diego those of all of the other pated in a combined total Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, serves to Stan Wawrinka, of
Schwartzman of Argen- remaining players in the of five major semis, going Switzerland, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis
tina, and No. 13 Monfils of women’s field. 0-5 in those matches.q championships Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in New York.
France vs. No. 24 Matteo Not only was Williams the Associated Press