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Saturday 22 april 2017
Betts hits 3-run double in 10th, Boston beats Toronto

TORONTO (AP) — Chris Sale Ervin Santana gave up
struck out 13 over eight one run, four hits and three
shutout innings, Mookie walks over six innings for
Betts hit a three-run double the Twins, who are 1-5 in a
in the 10th and the Boston 10-game homestand.
Red Sox beat the strug- Carlos Santana delivered
gling Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 another RBI double in the
on Thursday. seventh inning, and Ty-
At 3-12, Toronto is off to the ler Duffey (0-1) and Taylor
worst start in team history Rogers each walked in a
and has lost its first five se- run with the bases loaded.
ries for the first time. RANGERS 1, ROYALS 0, 13
Sandy Leon drew a one- INNINGS
out walk from Jason Grilli ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)
(0-2), Brock Holt singled to — Delino DeShields had
stop an 0-for-12 slide, An- an RBI single with one out
drew Benintendi walked in the 13th inning to score
with two outs, and Betts Joey Gallo from second
pulled a 2-0 fastball down base and Texas beat Kan-
the left-field line. sas City. Gallo had pulled
Mitch Moreland hit a two- a one-out double into the
out double in the ninth off right-field corner off Travis
Roberto Osuna and scored Wood (0-1), the third Roy-
on Xander Bogaerts’ single, als reliever after starter
but Kendrys Morales hom- Danny Duffy went 7 1-3 in-
ered against Craig Kimbrel Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts hits a 3-run double in the 10th inning of a baseball game against nings. Gallo scored when
(1-0) leading off the bot- the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday, April 20, 2017. DeShields hit a sharp single
tom half. Associated Press to left on the 10th pitch of
ASTROS 2, ANGELS 1 less innings as Houston hitting for the cycle, and lowed one run and two the at-bat.
HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos won for the seventh time Erasmo Ramirez (2-0), hits in five innings with five It was only the third game
Beltran hit his first home run in eight games. Chris De- Chase Whitley and Tommy strikeouts and no walks. in the 24 seasons of the
this season and Jake Maris- venski allowed home run to Hunter combined on a five- Daniel Norris (1-1) gave up Rangers’ ballpark to go to
nick also homered. Mike Trout starting the ninth hitter as Tampa Bay Rays five runs and eight hits over extra innings scoreless. This
Beltran’s shot came with inning and back-to-back completed a three-game 4 2/3 innings. was the longest of those
one out and the first inning singles with one out before sweep. INDIANS 6, TWINS 2 games. Gallo’s double was
off Matt Shoemaker (0-1), fanning Cameron Maybin Souza doubled in the first, MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor the first hit for the Rangers
and Marisnick’s second and Danny Espinosa for his hit a two-run triple in the Bauer (1-2) struck out seven since Jonathan Lucroy’s
homer this season made it first save. second and added a solo in 6 1/3 innings, giving up leadoff double in the fifth.
2-0 in the fifth. RAYS 8, TIGERS 1 homer in the eighth. two runs, three hits and It was the first hit in the
Lance McCullers (2-0) scat- ST. PETERSBURG, Florida In the rotation because three walks, and Carlos game since Royals leadoff
tered three hits and struck (AP) — Steven Souza Jr. Jake Odorizzi strained his Santana had two doubles hitter Alex Gordon’s one-
out eight over 6 2/3 score- came within a single of left hamstring, Ramirez al- and two RBIs. out single in the eighth.q

Texas Open Orleans next week. “Putting saved me a lot keep his Tour card last year
Finau holed a wedge shot today,” Cauley said, “and after shoulder surgery. It
from 105 yards for eagle on the putt (to save par) at didn’t work for Poulter, the
No. 11. A 22-foot birdie putt 17 was huge. It was windy, Englishman who’s played
Continued from Page 17 at 16 and a tap-in birdie on and I knew I was going to in five memorable Ryder
the next hole had him look- miss some greens. When I Cup events for Europe.
Cauley, a former NCAA ing at tying the course re- did, I was able to leave it in “I’m healthy,” Poulter said.
standout at Alabama cord. a relatively easy spot and “I’m still going to be able to
who’s yet to win through After his approach land- get up and down.” play golf. It doesn’t mean
six seasons as a pro, had a ed in shallow water in the Cauley is coming off his to say that the clubs are
lead at the halfway point creek fronting the 18th second top 10 of the year, going to go away and
after his 66 in the morning. green, Finau played it out a ninth place at RBC Heri- you’re never going to see
Cauley and Finau, winner Ian Poulter follows his drive and chipped it past the tage after a first-round 63 me again.”
last year at the Puerto Rico on the 18th hole during the green, rather than take the at Hilton Head. Besides Poulter, notables
Open, both lead by one second round of the Texas penalty drop. After opening the tourna- missing the cut included
over 23-year-old Austra- Open golf tournament, Friday, “I did the same thing yes- ment with even-par 72 U.S. Amateur champ Cur-
lian Cameron Smith, Kevin April 21, 2017, in San Antonio, terday after going for the Thursday, Smith jumped 68 tis Luck (73-72 in his pro
Texas.
Chappell, Robby Shelton Associated Press green (in two),” Finau said. spots on the leaderboard debut), Billy Horschel (73-
and veteran 1994 Texas “About half of the ball was and finished with eagle- 74), Luke Donald (76-72),
Open winner Bob Estes. under, including first-round out of the water. I got up- birdie. The eagle was a 90- Zach Johnson (74-74) and
Smith shared low round leader Branden Grace (73) and-down yesterday. I yard blast from a bunker. Keegan Bradley (77-74).
with Finau at 65, Chappell and former Texas Open know lightning doesn’t al- He also chipped in from off Defending champion
shot 68, Shelton had a 69, champs Jimmy Walker (69) ways strike twice.” the green for three birdies. Charley Hoffman, who
and 51-year-old Estes had and Martin Laird (67). After a par at the first, Cau- “Everything I hit, whether shared the lead at the half-
a 69. Walker, winner of the PGA ley’s early birdie streak in- it was a rubbish shot or a way point of the Masters this
John Huh is 6 under after a Championship last sum- cluded a 38-foot putt at 2. good shot, kind of went month, birdied his 17th hole
71, and he’s joined by Kev- mer, said he’ll start treat- He avoided bogey all day, close to the hole,” Smith to get to 1 under for the
in Tway (68) and Jonathan ment for Lyme disease af- including a near 3-putt by said. tournament and one shot
Randolph (70). ter this event. It may keep sinking a 12-footer at No. Cauley played through inside the cut number.q
There are seven players at 5 him from playing at New 17. a medical exemption to