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SPORTS Friday 21 September 2018

Luke Voit powers Yankees

past Red Sox, 10-1

By The Associated Press Stadium's short right-field ons were held to two hits
NEW YORK (AP) — Luke porch. Andujar hit his 25th through eight innings be-
Voit hit two homers off Da- just over the wall for a 1-0 fore their comeback.
vid Price, Miguel Andujar lead in the second, and Josh Donaldson started
popped another one bare- Voit added solo shots in the the inning with an infield
ly into the right-field seats fourth and sixth to nearly hit. Pitcher Juan Minaya
and the New York Yankees the same spot. fielded the ball that rolled
stalled Boston's division- ATHLETICS 10, ANGELS 0 about 30 feet up the third
clinching celebration by OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — base line, but Donald-
beating the Red Sox 10-1 Stephen Piscotty hit a three- son beat the throw to first.
on Wednesday night. run homer and matched Pinch-hitter Yandy Diaz
Luis Severino (18-8) pitched his career high with five bounced a single through
seven innings of one-run RBIs, and Oakland beat Los the left side that moved
ball, and the Yankees Angeles to snap a three- pinch-runner Rajai Davis to
had no need for All-Star game skid. second.
closer Aroldis Chapman Oakland moved within Melky Cabrera popped
on the day they activated four games of first-place up a bunt attempt to the
him from the disabled list. Houston in the AL West mound that was caught by
Chapman had been out and stayed 5 1/2 ahead reliever Caleb Frare (0-1).
since Aug. 21 with left knee of streaking Tampa Bay for Hamilton replaced Frare,
tendinitis. the second wild card. but hit Yan Gomes with the
Mookie Betts had two Jed Lowrie and Piscotty first pitch to load the bases.
strikeouts and no hits in his each hit a two-run double Oliver Perez (1-1) got the fi-
return to Boston's lineup. in a six-run fourth to back nal out in the ninth for the New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit tosses the ball to
starting pitcher Luis Severino for the out on Boston Red Sox's
He pulled a possible grand Brett Anderson (4-5), who Indians. Andrew Benintendi during the fifth inning of a baseball game
slam just foul in the ninth pitched 6 2/3 sharp innings. Daniel Palka homered for Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, in New York.
before grounding into a Three relievers finished the the White Sox. Associated Press
game-ending double play. four-hitter as Oakland's 14th MARINERS 9, ASTROS 0
The AL MVP contender sat shutout of the season took HOUSTON (AP) — Robinson and Roenis Elias pitched an of his career to match Stan
out Tuesday after injuring just 2 hours, 23 minutes. Cano drove in three runs, inning each to close it out. Musial and Willie Stargell for
his left side two days ear- Angels starter Felix Pena Kyle Seager, Mitch Hani- Dallas Keuchel (11-11) was 30th on the career lost. He's
lier, but came back to bat (3-5) was done after the ger and Guillermo Heredia the loser. 15th with 3,159 hits.
leadoff as the designated fourth, allowing six runs and homered and seven pitch- RAYS 9, RANGERS 3 Ryan Yarbrough (15-5), the
hitter. six hits. ers combined for a five-hit- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — second of five Tampa Bay
The Yankees will try to send INDIANS 4, WHITE SOX 1 ter in Seattle's victory over Tommy Pham homered pitchers, went four innings
Boston packing Thursday CLEVELAND (AP) — Jason Houston. twice and extended his on- for the win. Jake Bauers
with the AL East still unde- Kipnis hit a grand slam with The Mariners took two of base streak to 21 games had a two-run single and
cided. The Red Sox lead one out in the ninth inning three in the series from AL and late-surging Tampa scored on Willy Adames'
the division by 9 1/2 games and Cleveland beat Chi- West-leading Houston. Bay completed a three- single in the second off lefty
and entered this three- cago. Seattle rookie Matt Festa game sweep of Texas. Yohander Mendez (2-2) to
game series needing one Kipnis hit a 3-2 pitch from made his first career start The Rays have won 14 of 17 put the Rays ahead to stay
victory to lock up the divi- Ian Hamilton into the right on a bullpen day for the games in September. They at 3-0. Pham hit his 18th
sion. New York maintained field seats for his 1,000th Mariners and threw a per- have 11 remaining and homer leading off the third,
a 2 1/2-game lead over career hit and was doused fect first inning before are 5 1/2 games behind and Matt Duffy's two-run
Oakland for the top AL wild with buckets of water by his Casey Lawrence (1-0) took Oakland for the American double in the fourth made
card. teammates as he conduct- over and allowed one hit League's second wild card. it 8-1. Pham went deep
Price (15-7) surrendered ed a postgame television in three innings. Adam Adrian Beltre hit his 13th again in the eighth for his
three homers this time, interview. Warren, Shawn Armstrong, homer for the last-place seventh career multihomer
each aided by Yankee The AL Central champi- Zach Duke, Justin Grimm Rangers. It was the 475th game.q