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Thursday 16 May 2019
Rockies rally past Red Sox 5-4, spoil Sale’s 17 K effort

By The Associated Press ninth in the last 10.
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox Relievers Emilio Pagan, Di-
ace Chris Sale struck out a ego Castillo and Chaz Roe
career-high 17 in just sev- pitched the final three in-
en innings before getting nings for Tampa Bay.
pulled after 108 pitches on INDIANS 9, WHITE SOX 0
a chilly Tuesday night, and CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan
the Colorado Rockies ral- Luplow hit two of Cleve-
lied against Boston’s bull- land’s five homers and
pen to win 5-4 in the 11th. Carlos Carrasco cruised
Sale became the first pitch- through seven innings in a
er in major league history to rout of Chicago.
fan 17 in a start of no more Roberto Pérez, Jake Bauers
than seven innings. Boston and José Ramirez also went
pitchers combined to strike deep as the light-hitting In-
out 24, but the Red Sox had dians muscled up against
their five-game winning Manny Bañuelos and Josh
streak stopped. Osich to end Chicago’s
Mark Reynolds, whose fifth- three-game winning streak.
inning double was the first The 25-year-old Luplow has
runner allowed by Sale, hit all four of his homers this
drove in the go-ahead run season against Chicago
with a two-out single in the and three off Bañuelos.
11th off Ryan Brasier (2-2). Carrasco (4-3) scattered six
Sale struck out the first six singles and struck out six,
batters and fanned eight while walking none, in his
through three innings. He second straight solid start.
topped his previous best Oliver Pérez, Dan Otero
of 15 strikeouts, which he and A.J. Cole combined to
had done three times. The Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale delivers against the Colorado Rockies during the first complete the seven-hitter.
All-Star lefty had a shutout inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Fenway Park in Boston. Bañuelos (2-3) yielded five
through six innings. Nolan Associated Press runs on four hits and three
Arenado’s two-run homer part of a three-run sixth, fourth in six games. in the fifth when his drive to walks before leaving the
in the seventh was one of but he was thrown out at Mike Leake (3-4) gave up right-center field bounced game with none out in the
only three hits managed by third base in the sixth and five hits and struck out six. off the wall and past cen- fifth with left shoulder sore-
the Rockies against Sale. at home in the eighth af- He was chased after 6 2/3 ter fielder JaCoby Jones. It ness.
Mike Dunn (1-0) got the win ter Brian Goodwin’s single innings when Oakland cut was the first inside-the-park ROYALS 11, RANGERS 5
with one inning of scoreless to center. The Twins lead it to 4-3 on an RBI single by home run of his career, and KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
relief and Wade Davis got the majors with 16 home Robbie Grossman in the Houston led 9-2. Hunter Dozier drove in three
his seventh save. runs and 38 RBIs from the seventh inning. The Astros have scored 45 runs, top prospect Nicky
Charlie Blackmon also catching position, also get- A’s starter Brett Anderson runs in their last four games. Lopez had an RBI single in
homered for the Rockies. ting strong contributions (4-3) gave up just six hits RAYS 4, MARLINS 0 his big league debut, and
Michael Chavis, J.D. Mar- from Castro and Willians and struck out five in six in- MIAMI (AP) — Charlie Mor- Kansas City routed Texas.
tinez and Rafael Devers Astudillo. Cam Bedrosian nings. ton pitched six strong in- Alex Gordon and Jorge
homered for Boston. (1-2) took the loss for Los ASTROS 11, TIGERS 4 nings and Avisail Garcia Soler also drove in two runs
Kyle Freeland got the start Angeles, serving as the DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Cor- homered and drove in apiece for the Royals, who
for Colorado on his 26th opener for primary pitcher rea started another Hous- three runs in Tampa Bay’s scored nine times in the first
birthday and went six in- Felix Peña. Bedrosian gave ton onslaught with a three- win over Miami. two innings while quickly
nings, allowing three runs up one run and two hits in run homer in the first inning, Morton (4-0) gave up three knocking Rangers start-
on five hits, striking out sev- one inning. Gibson cruised and the Astros routed De- hits and struck out five while er Shelby Miller from the
en and walking three. through five innings before troit, extending their win- throwing 82 pitches before game.
TWINS 4, ANGELS 3 running into trouble in the ning streak to seven games. he was pulled for a pinch Danny Duffy (2-1) was only
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch sixth. He allowed three runs, The Astros, who have won hitter in the top of the sev- marginally better for Kan-
Garver hit a two-run homer six hits and two walks in 5 10 of 11, scored in each of enth inning. sas City, using 107 pitches
and tagged out Shohei 2/3 innings. the first six innings against a Garcia had a solo homer just to survive five innings.
Ohtani trying to score the MARINERS 4, ATHLETICS 3 depleted Detroit pitching and two RBI singles for the He allowed four runs, seven
tying run in the eighth in- SEATTLE (AP) — Daniel Vo- staff. George Springer hit Rays in the opener of the hits and a walk while strik-
ning before leaving with an gelbach, Tim Beckham and an inside-the-park homer in two-game series against ing out seven.
injury, helping Minnesota Mitch Haniger homered the fifth, and Aledmys Diaz their cross-state interleague Miller (1-3) was pulled with
hold off Los Angeles. and Roenis Elias pitched went deep in the third for rivals. Garcia finished the two outs in the second af-
Garver hit his ninth homer in out of a bases-loaded jam Houston. scoring with an infield sin- ter allowing eight runs and
the third to give Minnesota in Seattle’s win over Oak- Wade Miley (4-2) allowed gle with the bases loaded seven hits with two walks.
a three-run lead behind land. four runs in six innings for the in the ninth. Rangers shortstop Elvis An-
Kyle Gibson (4-1). Byron Haniger’s deep two-run Astros. Houston led 7-0 after Miami starter Caleb Smith drus left with tightness in
Buxton added an RBI dou- shot into the second deck its half of the third. (3-1) didn’t last past the his right hamstring after
ble the next inning, and five in left field in the fifth inning Ronny Rodriguez homered sixth inning for the first time grounding out to end the
relievers combined for 3 1/3 broke a 2-2 tie, and Elias for Detroit. Ryan Carpenter since his opening start on seventh inning. He will be
scoreless innings, with Blake stopped a bases-loaded (0-2) made his second start April 1. He allowed two runs evaluated again Wednes-
Parker getting his seventh threat with two outs in the of the season and allowed and four hits, while striking day. Joey Gallo had a pair
save in seven chances. seventh with a strikeout, as seven earned runs in four out eight and walking two of RBIs for the Rangers, who
Ohtani had three hits, in- the Mariners sent the A’s to innings. in 5 1/3 innings. The Marlins stranded runners in four
cluding an RBI single as their third straight loss, and Springer circled the bases lost their sixth straight and consecutive innings.q