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SPORTS Tuesday 9 april 2019
Red Sox head to home

opener with win after 3-8 trip

PHOENIX (AP) — Mitch Mo- gave up two runs, one hit league-leading 111 times.
reland homered off Mer- and two walks in six-plus in- Carlos Santana had an RBI
rill Kelly on the first pitch of nings, and David Hess (1-1) double in a two-run first that
the seventh inning, and the allowed four runs and five included Tyler Naquin's run-
World Series champion Bos- hits in five innings. scoring single. Jose Ramirez
ton Red Sox ended an aw- Chris Davis was 0 for 4 and added an RBI double in the
ful opening trip with a 1-0 is hitless in 44 at-bats since fifth.
win over the Arizona Dia- Sept. 14, two shy of the ma- TIGERS 3, ROYALS 1
mondbacks on Sunday. jor league record for a po- DETROIT (AP) — Tyson Ross
Boston went 3-8 against sition player set by the Los (1-1) allowed one run and
Seattle, Oakland and Arizo- Angeles Dodgers' Eugenio five hits over seven innings
na, its worst start since los- Velez in 2011. in his debut at Comerica
ing nine of 11 in 2011. The ANGELS 7, RANGERS 2 Park debut, the last current
Red Sox host Toronto on ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — ballpark he hadn't pitched
Tuesday, their first game at Mike Trout homered for the in, and Detroit won its fifth
Fenway Park since winning fourth straight game and straight.
the World Series at Dodger Los Angeles won after wait- Rookie Christin Stewart
Stadium last October. ing out a five-minute delay drove in two runs off Brad
Hector Velázquez, Brandon caused by a swarm of bees Keller (1-1) to help the Tigers
Workman, Marcus Walden in the fifth. complete a three-game
(1-0), Matt Barnes and Trout hit five home runs in sweep. Shane Greene got
Ryan Brasier combined on the four-game series, going three outs and has saves
a three-hitter. Walden got 6 for 11 with nine RBIs. He hit in all seven Tigers victories.
six outs for his first major a two-run drive off Kyle Bird Center fielder Niko Goo-
league victory and Brasier in the sixth inning for a 6-2 drum ended the game with
retired Adam Jones on a lead. a diving catch of Hunter
game-ending groundout Justin Anderson (2-0) threw Dozier's liner with a man on.
with a runner on second. a scoreless inning in relief. Kansas City has lost six
YANKEES 15, ORIOLES 3 Shelby Miller (0-1) gave up straight. Whit Merrifield ex-
BALTIMORE (AP) — Gary four runs, four hits and three tended his hitting streak
Sánchez hit three of the walks in two innings. to 28 games dating to last
Yankees' seven home runs, INDIANS 3, BLUE JAYS 1 season.
their most on the road CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike ASTROS 9, ATHLETICS 8
since 1961, and New York Clevinger (1-0) struck out 10 HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Al-
completed a three-game and allowed one hit over tuve drew a four-pitch walk
sweep to move back five scoreless innings, then from Blake Treinen (0-1) Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Adam Jones can not make
the catch on a home run ball hit by Boston Red Sox's Mitch Mo-
above .500 at 5-4. left with upper back tight- with the bases loaded and reland in the seventh inning during a baseball game, Sunday,
Clint Frazier homered twice ness, as Cleveland com- two outs in the ninth, giv- April 7, 2019, in Phoenix.
and had four hits, and Aus- pleted a four-game sweep. ing Houston a three-game Associated Press
tin Romine and Gleyber Indians pitchers struck out sweep.
Torres also went deep. New 16, raising their three-game Roberto Osuna (1-0) struck double and set a career hits for the Mariners.
York's first 18 runs of the se- total to 57. Brad Hand got out one in a perfect ninth. high with six RBIs as Seattle Wade LeBlanc (2-0) al-
ries scored on homers, and five outs for his fourth save, MARINERS 12, WHITE SOX 5 improved its best start to lowed six runs and six hits in
the Yankees hit 14 over the completing a three-hitter. CHICAGO (AP) — Dan- 9-2. six innings. Iván Nova (0-1)
three games. Toronto dropped to 3-8 iel Vogelbach homered Edwin Encarnación had a gave up seven runs and
Domingo German (2-0) and has struck out a major twice, hit a bases-clearing two-run homer and three seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.q

Continued from Previous Page maintains over virtually ev- leagues, hundreds of top ficking, encourage coop- ent on the list, but more
Opponents of normaliza- ery aspect of life in Cuba. players have left the island eration and elevate the notable players included
tion inside and outside the The letter from the Office of for good, many making level of baseball," the Cu- 22-year-old Raidel Marti-
administration argued for Foreign Assets Control ob- harrowing crossings on rafts ban Baseball Federation nez Perez and 23-year-old
its cancellation as soon tained by The Associated and rickety boats in the said on Twitter. "The politi- Liván Moinelo Pita, who
as it was announced, and Press agrees, saying that years before Cuba aban- cally motivated attacks on have played profession-
appear to have now suc- "in light of facts recently doned a hated exit permit the deal hurt players, their ally in Japan; 17-year-old
ceeded. brought to our attention, requirement for most of its families, and fans." infielder Loidel Chapellí
U.S. law prohibits virtually and after consultation citizens. Last week the Cuban fed- Zulueta; and 18-year-old
all payments to the Cuban with the U.S. Department While such dangerous es- eration released its first pitcher Norge Carlos Vera
government under the 60- of State, OFAC has deter- capes were mostly elimi- group of players able to Aldana.
year embargo on the island mined that MLB's payments nated with greater travel sign contracts directly with The Cuban federation also
but MLB argued the Cuban to the Cuban Baseball Fed- freedoms, players still need- Major League Baseball or- agreed to release all play-
Baseball Federation, which eration are not authorized." ed to cut ties with Cuban ganizations, and some ex- ers 25 and older with at
oversees all aspects of the "We stand by the goal of baseball and often their pected to be playing in the least six years of profession-
sport on the island, was not the agreement, which is families and hometowns, United States this year. al experience to be classi-
formally a part of the Cu- to end the human traffick- going years without return- The 34 players were 17 to fied as international profes-
ban state. ing of baseball players from ing after signing with the 25, classified as interna- sionals under MLB's labor
Opponents called that ar- Cuba," an MLB statement major leagues. tional amateurs under MLB contract with the players'
gument ridiculous given said. "The deal with Major rules and eligible to sign mi- association and not subject
the tight control the highly Without a formal path League Baseball is an at- nor league contracts. to international amateur
regimented government from Cuba to the major tempt to stop human traf- No likely stars were appar- signing bonus pools.q