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SPORTS Thursday 6 June 2019

Galvis, Grichuk HR as Jays end

6-game skid, beat Yankees 4-3

By The Associated Press co Lindor hit two of Cleve- when Mychal Givens re-
TORONTO (AP) — Freddy land's four home runs in a placed Richard Bleier on
Galvis hit a two-run home victory over Minnesota. the mound. Givens struck
run, Randal Grichuk add- Lindor hit a solo home run in out Delino DeShields and
ed a solo shot and Toronto the third and broke a 1-all Elvis Andrus, but strike three
held off New York to end tie with a two-run homer in to Andrus was a wild pitch
a season-worst six-game the fifth. Roberto Perez and that went to the backstop.
slide. Jake Bauers added back- Severino scrambled to re-
Toronto closer Ken Giles to-back homers in the sev- trieve the ball, then deliv-
struck out Gleyber Torres enth. ered a perfect throw to first
with two on in the ninth to Minnesota came into the baseman Chris Davis a step
wrap his 11th save, and Eric game with best record in ahead of Andrus for the fi-
Sogard had three hits as baseball and holds a 10 nal out.
the Blue Jays won for the ½-game lead over Cleve- Dwight Smith Jr. had a
first time since beating San land in AL Central. career-high six RBIs for Bal-
Diego on May 26. Toronto Shane Bieber (5-2) gave timore. Dylan Bundy (3-6)
went winless on a six-game up solo homers to Marwin earned his first win since
trip to Tampa Bay and Col- Gonzalez in the second May 17, allowing three runs
orado. and Eddie Rosario in the and six hits in five-plus in-
Clint Frazier and Aaron sixth. He allowed two runs nings. Givens earned his
Hicks homered for the AL and struck out seven in sev- fifth save.
East-leading Yankees, who en-plus innings. Drew Smyly (1-4) gave up
lost consecutive games Rookie left-hander Devin seven runs and eight hits in Toronto Blue Jays' Cavan Biggio is safe stealing second under
for the first time in more Smeltzer (0-1) gave up all 3 1/3 innings as Texas end- the tag of New York Yankees' Gleyber Torres during the fifth in-
than a month. New York's four homers in his second ed a three-game winning ning of a baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.
last back-to-back defeats major league start. Smelt- streak. Associated Press
came April 30 and May 1 zer allowed five runs in 6 1/3 Keon Broxton hit his third
at Arizona. The Yankees lost innings. home run in nine games SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Breg- sent a liner off the wall in
8-5 to Boston on Sunday. RED SOX 8, ROYALS 3 with the Orioles and has hits man had two hits and three center to clear the bases.
Masahiro Tanaka (3-5) lost KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — in six games. RBIs, and seven other Astros Andrew Moore, making his
his second straight start, al- Eduardo Núñez belted a Shin-Soo Choo led off Tex- drove in at least one run first major league appear-
lowing four runs and six hits pinch-hit, three-run hom- as' first with his 200th career as Houston beat Seattle its ance since September of
in six innings. er to break open a close home run. fifth straight win. 2017, gave up four runs and
Daniel Hudson (4-2) pitched game in the eighth inning, ATHLETICS 4, ANGELS 2 The Astros have won 9 of 11 six hits in 4 2/3 innings as
1 1/3 innings and Giles got and Boston went on to ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — and are 5-0 on their road the Mariners starter. Bran-
the final four outs. beat Kansas City. Ramón Laureano had two trip. They also are 5-0 this don Brennan (2-4) allowed
TIGERS 9, RAYS 6 Rafael Devers also drove hits, including a home run, season against the Mari- three runs in the sixth.
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Ca- in a pair of runs for the Red Frankie Montas threw six ners, who have lost four Jake Marisnick had two hits
brera had a grand slam Sox. solid innings and Oakland straight. and two RBIs for Houston,
among his three hits as De- Eduardo Rodríguez (6-3) snapped a five-game los- Astros left-hander Reymin and Tony Kemp and Rob-
troit snapped a 10-game was stingy over 5 2/3 in- ing streak by beating Los Guduan (1-0) was recalled inson Chirinos each hom-
home losing streak with a nings, allowing just six hits Angeles. for Triple-A Round Rock on ered.
victory over Tampa Bay. while striking out seven. Laureano extended the Tuesday and came in to Mitch Haniger hit his 15th
Cabrera, who had five RBIs, His only mistake came in majors' longest active hit- pitch against the left-hand home run of the season for
was back in the lineup af- the second, when Cheslor ting streak to 17 games hitting Vogelbach, who the Mariners.q
ter missing two games with Cuthbert hit a two-run shot with a double in the fourth
chronic knee pain. to left. inning. He then hit a two-
Detroit last won at home on Glenn Sparkman matched run shot off Griffin Can-
May 8, and went 0-9 on a Rodríguez most of the way, ning (2-2) to left to extend
homestand from May 13- but he left a runner on base Oakland's lead to 4-0 in the
23. when he was lifted with one sixth.
Willy Adames hit a grand out in the sixth. Scott Barlow Montas allowed two runs
slam for the Rays. (1-2) promptly gave up the on four hits to improve to
Blake Snell (3-5) allowed six lead with a miserable relief 7-2. His only mistakes came
runs on seven hits and two outing, and Núñez's homer in the sixth inning when he
walks in 4 1/3 innings. The six off Jake Diekman in the hit Mike Trout with a split-
earned runs were one short eighth inning was merely ter on the 13th pitch of the
of his career high, set on the finishing touch. at-bat. Shohei Ohtani fol-
May 1 against the Kansas ORIOLES 12, RANGERS 11 lowed with a two-run drive
City Royals. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) to center.
Ryan Carpenter (1-2) — Pedro Severino hit a The four hits by the Angels
picked up his second ca- career-high three home is a season low at home
reer win, giving up two runs and thwarted Texas' and the ninth time this sea-
runs on seven hits in seven ninth-inning rally with a wild son they have been held to
innings. Shane Greene defensive play, lifting Balti- four or fewer.
pitched the ninth for his more. Blake Treinen retired the
19th save in 20 tries. Texas scored six runs in the side in the ninth for his 12th
INDIANS 5, TWINS 2 ninth and had the tying save.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Francis- run on base with one out ASTROS 11, MARINERS 5