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SPORTS Wednesday 24 July 2019

Garver hits 2 of Twins’ 5 home runs in 8-6 win over Yankees

By The Associated Press third straight decision, Oscar Mer- nings. He walked four and struck Wednesday’s win against Seattle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch Garver cado homered and tripled, and out three. in his debut for the Athletics.
hit two of Minnesota’s five home Alvarez doubled in a run off Brian
runs, and the Twins held on for an Schlitter with two outs in the inning
8-6 victory over the New York Yan- to give him 35 RBIs, which is the
kees after a tone-setting triple play most in major league history by a
in the first inning of a series opener player in his first 30 games, surpass-
between AL division leaders Mon- ing the 34 Albert Pujols had in 2001.
day night. Matt Chapman doubled for Oak-
Jorge Polanco, Nelson Cruz and land’s first hit with one out in the
Max Kepler also went deep, giving fourth and the Athletics made it
the Twins their eighth game with 11-1 when he scored on a two-out
five or more homers this season. double by Mark Canha.
All but Garver’s second solo shot Those were the only two hits as
came off starter CC Sabathia (5-5), the Athletics ended a streak of 21
who lasted only four innings. straight games with a home run.
Martín Pérez was hit just as hard, WHITE SOX 9, MARLINS 1
serving up home runs to Gio Ur- CHICAGO (AP) — Ivan Nova
shela, Luke Voit, and AL batting pitched a four-hitter that led Chi-
leader DJ LeMahieu, a two-run cago over Miami.
drive. Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer
Nine of the last 13 batters against and Yoan Moncada added a
Pérez reached, with 14 total bases, three-run shot, and James Mc-
and he left after failing to get an Cann and Ryan Goins later con-
out in the fifth. LeMahieu went 3 nected for back-to-back drives.
for 4 to raise his batting average Chicago opened a 10-game
to .338, and the Yankees hit mul- homestand by winning for the third
tiple homers for the 20th time in 29 time in 11 tries. The Marlins fell to 0-4
games. on their current six-game road trip.
Rookie Lewis Thorpe (1-1) got his The White Sox became the first
first major league win by working 2 team in the majors to have pro-
2/3 scoreless innings. tective netting in place from foul
Taylor Rogers earned his 15th save. pole to foul pole, extending the
The Twins had lost four of their first safety measure for their first game
six games on this homestand. at Guaranteed Rate Field since the
RED SOX 9, RAYS 4 All-Star break.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — J.D. Nova (5-9) improved to 5-0 lifetime
Martinez homered and drove in against the Marlins, striking out five
four runs, including an RBI double with no walks.
in the ninth inning following Tampa Jorge Alfaro homered in the sec-
Bay’s curious decision to put a po- ond inning for the lone Miami run.
sition player on the mound, and Trevor Richards (3-12) allowed sev-
Boston beat the Rays. en runs over five innings in his sev-
Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4) allowed enth consecutive loss. He walked
two hits over seven scoreless in- one and struck out seven.
nings to win his sixth straight deci- MARINERS 7, RANGERS 3
sion. He limited the sputtering Rays Minnesota Twins’ Mitch Garver rounds the bases on a solo home run off New York SEATTLE (AP) — Marco Gonzales
to a pair of infield singles and four Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia in the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, recovered from a shaky start to
July 22, 2019, in Minneapolis.
walks before being replaced by Associated Press throw seven strong innings, Austin
Nathan Eovaldi. Nola hit a three-run homer to put
Eovaldi labored through two-thirds Cleveland beat Toronto to im- ASTROS 11, ATHLETICS 1 Seattle ahead for good, and the
of an inning, yielding three run- prove to 13-3 in July. HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole Mariners handed Texas its eighth
scoring hits and allowing the Rays Francisco Lindor drove in a pair of pitched seven strong innings and straight loss.
to cut the lead to five runs. runs and Jason Kipnis had two hits Aledmys Diaz, Yordan Alvarez and The Rangers’ swoon since the All-
Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash and scored twice for the Indians, Yuli Gurriel homered as Houston Star break continued as Texas was
sent out rookie infielder Mike Bros- who are a major league-best 29-11 jumped on Homer Bailey for nine shut down by Gonzales (11-8) after
seau to pitch the ninth. Brosseau, since June 4. runs early and sailed to a win over the second inning. The left-hander
who started the game at second Clevinger (4-2) allowed three runs Oakland. finished seven for the second time
base, allowed doubles to Xander and five hits. He walked two and Cole (11-5) yielded two hits and in his past three starts, retiring 13
Bogaerts and Martinez. He was the struck out seven. The right-hander one run while striking out 11 to help straight during one stretch and 17
fifth player to pitch for the Rays in is 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA in four July Houston to its sixth straight win. of the final 18 batters he faced.
the game.. starts. Cole has won seven straight deci- Nola hit his third homer in the sec-
Martinez, Andrew Benintendi and Tyler Clippard finished with two sions, with his last loss coming on ond off Texas starter Adrian Samp-
Sam Travis homered in the third perfect innings. Kipnis ended the May 22. son (6-7).
inning, when the Red Sox scored game with a spectacular leaping Bailey (8-7), who was acquired Mallex Smith added a two-run sin-
seven runs against former Boston catch at second base on Cavan from Kansas City on July 14, al- gle in the fourth and Kyle Seager
prospect Jalen Beeks (5-1). Biggio’s liner into shallow right field. lowed a season-high nine runs and homered leading off the eighth.
Tampa Bay has dropped six of sev- Making his first start of the season tied a season high with eight hits Sampson (6-7) made his first start
en. after being sidelined with a sore in just two-plus innings. It was the since July 5 after three straight ap-
INDIANS 7, BLUE JAYS 3 elbow, Blue Jays left-hander Ryan first loss since June 1 for the vet- pearances out of the bullpen and
TORONTO (AP) — Mike Clevinger Borucki (0-1) allowed four runs, two eran right-hander, who had won gave up six runs and eight hits in 5
pitched seven innings to win his earned, and seven hits in 4 2/3 in- four straight decisions capped by 1/3 innings.q