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SPORTS Wednesday 15 May 2019

Ohtani hits 1st homer of season, Angels beat Twins 5-4

By The Associated Press Tribe last year.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — López (3-4) allowed one
Shohei Ohtani hit his first earned run and two hits,
home run of the season for struck out six and walked
the Los Angeles Angels, a two. It was the right-hand-
towering two-run shot in the er’s first win since he fanned
third inning against Minne- 14 in a 4-1 victory over De-
sota ace Jose Berrios that troit on April 28.
fueled a 5-4 victory over Francisco Lindor hit his 13th
the Twins on Monday night. career leadoff homer for
Ohtani, who made his 2019 Cleveland, which lost for
debut last week in his return the third time in four games.
from Tommy John elbow Lindor also hit a sacrifice fly
surgery, reached base on in the third, singled in the
four of his five plate ap- sixth and walked in the
pearances. His 429-foot eighth, but that was pretty
drive off the videoboard much it for the light-hitting
facade beneath the sec- Indians.
ond deck in left-center Shane Bieber (2-2) allowed
field was the highlight of a five runs and seven hits in 6
three-run, five-hit third in- 1/3 innings in the first road
ning. The AL Rookie of the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, swings at an incoming pitch for a two-run home run loss of his career.
Year went deep 22 times in off Minnesota Twins pitcher Jose Berrios in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 13, ASTROS 8, TIGERS 1
326 at-bats in 2018. 2019, in Minneapolis. DETROIT (AP) — Aledmys
Tommy La Stella hit the Associated Press Diaz, Robinson Chirinos,
go-ahead homer against on their current road trip, ers, to give the A’s the lead. the fifth pitch of the game Jake Marisnick and Alex
Berrios (6-2) in the sixth, his striking first against a Twins But Seattle had one rally when Haniger homered Bregman homered for
team-leading 10th long ball team that took the best left, all of it coming with into the second deck of left Houston, which extend-
of the season in 36 games. record in baseball into the two outs against Joakim field. ed its winning streak to six
Jorge Polanco and Marwin evening. Soria (1-3). WHITE SOX 5, INDIANS 2 games with the win over
Gonzalez each hit two-run MARINERS 6, ATHLETICS 5, Daniel Vogelbach and CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán Detroit.
homers off Angels starter 10 INNINGS Mitch Haniger homered for Moncada hit two of Chica- Brad Peacock (4-2) al-
Tyler Skaggs (4-3), but the SEATTLE (AP) — Domingo Seattle. go’s four solo homers and lowed a run and three hits
Twins weren’t able to over- Santana hit a tying two-out Khris Davis homered twice Reynaldo López pitched in five innings for Houston,
come this uncharacter- RBI double in the bottom of and Matt Olson and Mark 7 2/3 effective innings in a which has won nine of its
istic vulnerability by their the 10th inning and scored Canha also hit home runs win over Cleveland. last 10 games. The AL West-
All-Star right-hander. Ber- the winning run on Omar for Oakland. José Abreu and Welington leading Astros knocked
rios allowed five runs and Narvaez’s single as Seattle Athletics starter Mike Fiers Castillo also connected for Matthew Boyd (4-3) out of
a career-high 12 hits in 5 rallied past Oakland. and his bid for consecutive Chicago, which earned its the game in four innings,
2/3 innings, his shortest start Ramon Laureano hit a solo no-hitters had long been third straight win. The White the shortest start of the sea-
of the year, while walking home run with two outs in finished before the crazy Sox improved to 4-3 against son for the Detroit lefty. He
three. the top of the 10th, the last 10th inning. He lost his bid the Indians this season after allowed three runs and five
The Angels improved to 5-2 of Oakland’s five solo hom- for consecutive no-no’s on they went 5-14 against the hits and threw 96 pitches.q

Realmuto, Hernandez lead

Phils over Brewers 7-4

By The Associated Press a wild pitch by Matt Albers hits in four innings, striking
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.T. (2-2). Junior Guerra struck out five.
Realmuto doubled in the out Rhys Hoskins. Realmuto DIAMONDBACKS 9, PIRATES
go-ahead run in the sev- ripped a double to left- 3
enth inning, Cesar Hernan- center to score Segura for PHOENIX (AP) — Eduardo
dez hit a two-run homer a 5-4 lead. After Hernandez Escobar homered, tripled
and Philadelphia beat Mil- walked, Odubel Herrera and drove in three runs,
waukee. extended the lead to 7-4 Christian Walker also went
Lorenzo Cain had a ca- with a two-run double. deep and Arizona cruised
reer-high five hits and Mike Phillies ace Aaron Nola last- past Pittsburgh.
Moustakas homered for ed only three innings, giv- Robbie Ray (3-1) allowed
Milwaukee. ing up three runs and five one earned run and six hits
Bryce Harper struck out hits on a cold night follow- over five innings. He record- Philadelphia Phillies’ Cesar Hernandez, right, scores past the tag
from Milwaukee Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal on a two-
three times and was hitless ing a 52-minute rain delay ed his 800th career strike- run double by Odubel Herrera during the seventh inning of a
in four at-bats. He made at the start. out when he fanned Pirates baseball game, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Philadelphia.
a diving catch with two Adam Morgan (2-1) got pitcher Nick Kingham (1-1) Associated Press
outs, the bases loaded and four outs for the win and to end the top of the fourth as Arizona ended a three- hits in four innings.
scored tied in the seventh. Pat Neshek finished for his inning. game losing streak. Josh Bell, Bryan Reynolds
The NL East-leading Phillies second save. David Peralta had two hits In his second start after and Melky Cabrera drove
rallied in the bottom half. Brewers starter Freddy Per- and drove in two runs. Alex opening the season in the in a run each for the Pirates,
Jean Segura struck out alta allowed two runs — Avila reached base four bullpen, Kingham (1-1) whose three-game winning
swinging but reached on one earned — and seven times and drove in a run gave up seven runs and 10 streak was stopped.q