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SPORTS Friday 14 September 2018

Red Sox beat Blue Jays 1-0 for 100th victory

By The Associated Press RAYS 3, INDIANS 1 games.
BOSTON (AP) — The Bos- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — ASTROS 5, TIGERS 4
ton Red Sox reached 100 Blake Snell took a no-hit bid DETROIT (AP) — George
wins for the first time since into the seventh inning and Springer made a diving
Ted Williams returned from got his major league-lead- catch in the eighth inning
World War II in the 1946 sea- ing 19th win, leading Tam- to help preserve Houston’s
son, beating the Toronto pa Bay past Cleveland. lead, and the Astros swept
Blue Jays 1-0 on Wednes- Snell (19-5) lost his bid when a series at Comerica Park
day night. Jose Ramirez led off the for the first time.
David Price (15-6) won his seventh with his 38th hom- Detroit had a man on first
sixth straight decision, al- er. Snell won his team-re- with two outs in the eighth
lowing three hits and strik- cord seventh straight start, when Dawel Lugo hit a
ing out seven. Unbeaten in striking out nine and walk- line drive down the line in
11 starts since July 1, Price ing two in seven innings. right field. Springer made
left after 92 pitches with a Chaz Roe and Jose Alvara- a diving catch. It was the
lead earned when Rafael do each got three outs, 13th series sweep of the
Devers scampered home completing a one-hitter. season for the Astros, who
on a wild pitch by Aaron Alvarado got his eighth have won 10 of their last 11
Sanchez (4-6) in the fifth in- save in 11 chances. games. Gerrit Cole (14-5)
ning. Cleveland’s magic num- allowed two runs and three
Craig Kimbrel got three ber to clinch a third con- hits in five innings. Ryan
outs for his 39th save in 44 secutive AL Central title re- Pressly pitched a perfect
chances. mained at three. ninth for his first save. Daniel
A night after becoming Ji-Man Choi hit a two-run Norris (0-4) was the loser. Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi throws the ball to
the infield after making the catch on a fly out by Toronto Blue
the first major league team homer in the first off Carlos Nicholas Castellanos and Jays’ Teoscar Hernandez during the fifth inning of a baseball
this year to clinch a playoff Carrasco (16-9), then took James McCann homered game at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
spot, Boston won for the a well-inside pitch from for Detroit. Associated Press
10th time in 14 games and Carrasco in the sixth and PADRES 5, MARINERS 4 Craig Stammen struck out out of contention for the AL
moved a season-high 54 briefly stared at the mound. SEATTLE (AP) — Austin all nine batters they faced wild card.
games above .500. Choi hit a winning homer Hedges and Hunter Ren- in relief of Joey Lucchesi, Hedges helped the Padres
Jonathan Davis had his first off Brad Hand in the ninth froe hit long home runs, setting a franchise record jump on Wade LeBlanc
major league hit for Toron- inning on Monday night. and San Diego held on to for consecutive strikeouts (8-4) early with a two-run
to. ATHLETICS 10, ORIOLES 0 beat fast-sinking Seattle for and preserving a two-run homer to left field in the
TWINS 3, YANKEES 1 BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt a two-game sweep. lead. second inning, ending
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jake Olson homered during a Trey Wingenter, Robert The Mariners have lost 10 the left-hander’s 19-inning
Odorizzi’s no-hit bid was 10-run third inning in which Stock, Jose Castillo and of 15 since Aug. 26 to fall scoreless streak.q
broken up when Greg Bird the first 11 batters reached
hit a run-scoring double base, and Oakland beat
with one out in the eighth Baltimore for its sixth straight
inning, and Minnesota beat victory.
the Yankees to take two of Oakland had 10 hits and
three from New York. two walks in its biggest in-
The Yankees’ lead over ning of the year. Olson
Oakland for the AL’s top provided the big blow — a
wild card was cut to one three-run shot off Andrew
game. Cashner (4-15) — and three
Odorizzi walked Like Voit players had two hits.
before Bird lined the next That was more than enough
pitch deep into the left- offense to enable the A’s
center gap. Odorizzi was to match their longest win-
immediately removed from ning streak of the season.
the game by manager Oakland trails first-place
Paul Molitor and tipped Houston by three games
his cap to the crowd as he in the AL West and owns a
walked off the field to a comfortable lead for the
standing ovation. Odorizzi second AL wild card.
(6-10) struck out five and Daniel Mengden (7-6)
walked three, matching pitched five innings of no-
his big league high of 120 hit relief after entering in
pitches set while pitching the second for starter Liam
for Tampa Bay against the Hendriks, who went one in-
Twins on June 3, 2016. ning by design. Baltimore’s
Taylor Rogers struck out lone hit was a clean single
Gleyber Torres, and Trevor to left field in the first by Trey
Hildenberger fanned An- Mancini.
drew McCutchen. Hilden- Baltimore has lost six in a
berger finished for his sixth row to fall to 41-104, the
save. Luis Severino (17-8) al- worst record in the majors.
lowed one run and four hits It’s the eighth time this sea-
in 5 2/3 innings, dropping to son the Orioles have been
3-6 in his last 11 starts. mired in a skid of at least six