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Friday 23 august 2019

Verlander loses 2-hitter, allowing 2 HRs to lowly Tigers

By The Associated Press runs and six hits over 5 1/3 a wild pitch and scored Smith added a two-run tri- Chris Sale did so in eight
HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Ver- innings on the four-year when the throw got past ple off Emilio Pagan (3-2) as consecutive turns in 2015.
lander pitched a two-hitter anniversary of the first of Rafael Devers at third base. the Mariners went up 6-5 in Giolito matched Cleve-
and lost, allowing homers to land’s Shane Bieber for the
John Hicks and Ronny Ro- major league lead with his
driguez as the Detroit Tigers third complete game of
beat the Houston Astros 2-1 the season.
on Wednesday night. The White Sox and Indians
Hicks led off the ninth with have a baseball-best five
a tiebreaking blast to left- apiece. Giolito got his with
center field off Verlander 115 pitches, without a walk.
(15-5), who leads the ma- José Abreu went 3 for 5 with
jors in strikeouts with 239 but two RBIs for the White Sox,
ranks second in homers al- with Leury Garcia and Tim
lowed with 33. Anderson each producing
The veteran right-hander two hits.
retired the first 14 batters, The trio scored all four runs
with six strikeouts, before against Twins starter Jake
Rodriguez homered to the Odorizzi (13-6).
seats in right with two outs ORIOLES 8, ROYALS 1
in the fifth. Verlander sat BALTIMORE (AP) — Balti-
down another 10 straight more tied a major league
before Hicks connected. record by allowing its 258th
With Verlander on the home run this season but hit
mound at home against four of its own to beat Kan-
the worst team in the ma- sas City.
jors, the Astros were more Anthony Santander and
than a 5-1 favorite, one of Renato Núñez hit back-to-
the biggest favorites in an back home runs in the fifth
MLB game that Las Vegas inning for the Orioles, who
oddsmakers could remem- won their first series since
ber. July 25-27 at the Los Ange-
Buck Farmer (5-4) walked les Angels. Jonathan Villar
one in a scoreless eighth and Hanser Alberto also
and Joe Jimenez finished went deep.
the Tigers’ six-hitter for his Whit Merrifield’s homer
fourth save. was the record-tying blast
ATHLETICS 6, YANKEES 4 against Baltimore. The Ori-
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — oles have 35 games to sur-
Khris Davis and Marcus pass the 2016 Cincinnati
Semien each hit a two-run Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander walks off the mound after giving up a home run Reds for the most homers
homer to lead Mike Fiers to Detroit Tigers’ John Hicks (55) during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 21, allowed in a season.
and the Oakland Athletics 2019, in Houston. Aaron Brooks (3-7) picked
past New York. Associated Press up his first win in eight starts
Davis snapped an 0-for-17 with the Orioles since being
slump — three at-bats shy of his two no-hitters. Oakland After a walk, Harper the top of the ninth. claimed on waivers from
the longest hitless drought won for the sixth time in sev- cleared the Green Monster Tampa Bay ace Charlie Oakland on July 6.
of his career — with his first en games. with a two-run shot, his 27th Morton was bidding for his Villar put the Orioles ahead
home run since July 30 and Yankees lefty J.A. Happ homer of the year. 14th win but struggled in a with a two-run shot off Mike
second since June 18. (10-8) permitted five runs RAYS 7, MARINERS 6 five-inning, 99-pitch start, Montgomery (3-6).
It was just his 18th homer and four hits in four innings. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) giving up three runs, four RANGERS 8, ANGELS 7
after he led the majors last PHILLIES 5, RED SOX 2 — Kevin Kiermaier drove in hits, two walks and striking ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)
season with 48 for his third BOSTON (AP) — Bryce four runs, including a solo out three. — Hunter Pence drove in
straight year with 40 or Harper homered to give homer during a two-run WHITE SOX 4, TWINS 0 three runs, including an RBI
more. Philadelphia a fifth-inning ninth inning, and Tampa MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lucas single in the ninth inning
Stephen Piscotty added a lead, and Corey Dickerson Bay beat Seattle to avoid a Giolito pitched a three-hit that pushed Texas past Los
solo home run for the A’s. drove in two runs with a tri- three-game sweep. shutout of the second-high- Angeles.
Mike Ford homered for the ple and a single to help the Kiermaier tied it at 6-6 on a est scoring team in the ma- Elvis Andrus led off the ninth
Yankees, and Didi Grego- Phillies sweep a two-game leadoff homer against Matt jor leagues, racking up 12 with a single up the middle
rius added an RBI double. series with Boston. Magill (3-1). strikeouts as Chicago took off Trevor Cahill (3-8), the
Liam Hendriks struck out Jared Hughes (4-5) earned The Rays then loaded the the series from AL Central- seventh Angels pitcher.
DJ LeMahieu and Aaron the win with 1 1/3 hitless in- bases on Willy Adames’ leading Minnesota. After two wild pitches got
Judge in the eighth to es- nings of relief after Drew single, a double by Mike Giolito (14-6) allowed Andrus to third, Pence
cape a jam after top pitch- Smyly lasted just 3 2/3 in- Brosseau and an inten- only runner past first base, grounded a single through
ing prospect A.J. Puk start- nings. Héctor Neris pitched tional walk to pinch-hitter a double by Jonathan the left side of the infield.
ed the inning for his long- the ninth for his 23rd save. Ji-Man Choi with no outs Schoop in the eighth. The Rangers won three
awaited major league Rick Porcello (11-10) al- before Magill’s wild pitch The 25-year-old fanned times in the four-game se-
debut. Hendriks finished for lowed just one hit through with Tommy Pham batting Jake Cave to finish that ries.
his 15th save as Oakland four innings before César allowed Adames to score inning and reach double- Jonathan Hernández (1-
moved a season-best 20 Hernández led off the fifth the winning run. digit strikeouts for the third 0) worked the final 2 1/3
games over .500. with a double. Daniel Vogelbach had straight time, the first White innings to win in his major
Fiers (12-3) allowed two Hernández took off on a solo homer and Mallex Sox starter to do so since league debut.q