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SPORTS Wednesday 3 May 2017
AL Capsules

Hosmer, Bonifacio hit

Royals back into form

The Associated Press Chris Devenski (2-1) struck over a week ago, carrying
KANSAS CITY, Missouri out two in 1 2/3 scoreless in- the Baltimore Orioles to vic-
(AP) — Eric Hosmer and nings for the win. Ken Giles tory.
Jorge Bonifacio each hit a pitched a scoreless ninth In the teams’ last meeting
two-run homer to help the for his seventh save. at Camden Yards, reliever
Kansas City Royals snap Andrew Cashner (0-3) had Matt Barnes sent a pitch
a nine-game losing streak already plunked both Al- that whizzed behind Mach-
with a 6-1 victory over the tuve and Gurriel when ado’s head and hit the
Chicago White Sox in Ma- Lance McCullers Jr. threw slugger’s bat. Barnes was
jor League Baseball on behind Mike Napoli with suspended four games and
Monday night. Bonifacio two outs in the sixth. He took fined. Machado had irked
homered with two outs in a couple of steps toward the Red Sox with a late
the fourth inning after Alex McCullers while yelling at slide into second baseman
Gordon’s double. It was his him and McCullers did the Dustin Pedroia’s left leg two
second home run in eight same. Astros catcher Brian days earlier.
games since being promot- McCann quickly got in Dylan Bundy (4-1) took a
ed from Triple-A Omaha. Napoli’s face and, after a shutout into the eighth in-
Hosmer’s two-out shot in few seconds, players from ning, and Brad Brach got
the seventh with Christian both benches began spill- three outs for his fifth save.
Colon aboard finished the ing onto the field. Players Reigning AL Cy Young
night for White Sox rookie from both teams did some winner Rick Porcello (1-4)
starter Dylan Covey (0-2). pushing and shoving, and dropped his fourth consec-
Salvador Perez’s single in Springer held back Mc- utive start to match his total
the fifth struck third base Cullers as he continued to losses last season.
and scored Alcides Esco- bark at Napoli. Order was TIGERS 7, INDIANS 1 Kansas City Royals’ Eric Hosmer celebrates after hitting a two-
run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game
bar and Mike Moustakas restored after a couple of DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Collins against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, May 1, 2017, in Kansas
with two outs. minutes and both teams hit a three-run homer and City, Mo.
Jason Vargas (4-1) allowed received warnings, but no Daniel Norris gave up one Associated Press
one run over six innings to one was ejected before run in six innings to help De- cion’s RBI single, and struck led Marco Estrada and the
pick up the win. Vargas has play resumed and McCull- troit beat Cleveland. out a season-high eight. Blue Jays over New York
a 1.42 ERA in five starts. ers struck out Napoli. Nicholas Castellanos and Trevor Bauer (2-3) gave up for their season-high third
ASTROS 6, RANGERS 2 ORIOLES 5, RED SOX 2 Victor Martinez hit RBI dou- seven runs on seven hits straight win.
HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Al- BOSTON (AP) — Manny bles on consecutive pitch- and five walks in four-plus The crowd of 25,566 was
tuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Machado slugged a long es in the first. Collins went innings. the smallest for a Yankees
Gurriel each hit RBI doubles homer out of Fenway Park, deep in the second for a BLUE JAYS 7, YANKEES 1 home game since Sept. 20,
in a five-run seventh inning drove in two runs and 5-0 lead, and Alex Avila NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan 2004, against Toronto in a
that lifted the Houston As- made three solid plays at added a two-run single in Goins hit a two-run sacri- game moved to accom-
tros over the Texas Rangers third base in his first game the fifth. fice fly, the first in Toronto’s modate a makeup date.
in a game that included a against Boston since a Norris (2-2) allowed five hits, 40-year history, to go along The current Yankee Stadi-
benches-clearing tussle. dustup with the Red Sox just including Edwin Encarna-
with a two-run homer that um opened in 2009. q

Report: Orioles OF Adam Jones

claims racist taunts in Boston

BOSTON (AP) — Orioles Sports. The five-time All-Star they need to do is that in-
center fielder Adam Jones said he was “called the N- stead of kicking them out
said he was taunted with word a handful of times” of the stadium, they need
racial slurs at Fenway Park in quotes reported by USA to fine them 10 grand, 20
during Baltimore’s Major Today Sports and The Bos- grand, 30 grand. Some-
League Baseball game ton Globe. “It’s unfortunate thing that really hurts some-
against the Boston Red Sox. that people need to resort body.” The Orioles’ 5-2 vic-
Jones, who is black, said to those type of epithets to tory marked the latest testy
someone in the crowd degrade another human game between the AL East
threw a bag of peanuts at being,” Jones said. rivals this season, including Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones warms up before the team’sw
him Monday night. He said USA Today Sports reported a dustup in Baltimore just baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, May 2,
he had been the subject that Red Sox officials con- more than a week ago. 2017, in Boston.
of racist heckling in Bos- firmed that a fan threw a In the teams’ previous Associated Press
ton’s ballpark before, but bag of peanuts at Jones meeting at Camden Yards,
this was one of the worst and was ejected from the Boston reliever Matt Barnes bat. Barnes was suspended second baseman Dustin
cases of fan abuse he had stadium. sent a pitch that whizzed four games and fined. Pedroia’s left leg two days
heard in his 12-year career, “It’s pathetic,” Jones said. behind Manny Machado’s Machado had rankled the earlier. Pedroia missed a
according to USA Today “It’s called a coward. What head and hit the slugger’s Red Sox with a late slide into handful of games. q