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SPORTS Tuesday 16 July 2019
Rays carry combined

perfect game into

9th, beat Orioles 4-1

By The Associated Press Báez but stranded seven
BALTIMORE (AP) — The runners over the final four
Tampa Bay Rays took a innings.
combined perfect game Los Angeles' Joc Peder-
into the ninth inning before son opened the 12th with
Hanser Alberto beat the a walk against Hector Ve-
shift with a leadoff single lázquez (1-4), and Cody
against Ryan Yarbrough, Bellinger was awarded first
wrecking history in the mak- base by the umpires when
ing and taking some of the he collided with the pitcher
edge off their 4-1 victory as he was running down
over the Baltimore Orioles the line after first base-
on Sunday. man Brock Holt bobbled
Ryne Stanek pitched the his grounder. A.J. Pollock
first two innings before singled before Muncy drew Tampa Bay Rays pitchers Ryan Yarbrough (48) and Ryne Stanek embrace after giving an inter-
Yarbrough took over. Yar- his go-ahead walk. Ver- view after a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, July 14, 2019, in Baltimore.
brough was literally unhit- dugo then singled, mak- Associated Press
table — until the ninth. ing it 6-4. A third run came
Tampa Bay's try for the first on Russell Martin's fielder's avoided a sweep against career homer and helped bullpen, and Pinder scored
combo perfect game in choice. AL Central-leading Minne- the Angels to their sixth win standing up.
the majors came two days Dylan Floro (4-2) pitched 1 sota. in nine games since Skaggs' Liam Hendriks (4-0) retired
after a pair of Los Angeles 1/3 scoreless innings for the Santana lined an 0-2 pitch death. three batters to win.
Angels pitchers teamed up victory. Former Red Sox re- from Trevor May (3-2) into Ty Buttrey (5-4) pitched the Eloy Jiménez homered for
for a no-hitter. liever Joe Kelly struck out the right-field seats for his eighth, and Hansel Robles the White Sox.
Alberto pushed a grounder the final two batters for his 21st homer of the season. finished for his 13th save. ASTROS 12, RANGERS 4
to the right side, precisely first save. Adam Cimber (5-2) pitched Calhoun hit his 21st homer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
where the second base- Pollock hit a short three-run 1 1/3 innings and worked for the Angels and Shohei Justin Verlander followed a
man usually stands. Stevie homer down the right field out of two jams. The right- Ohtani got his 100th major two-run first inning with five
Wilkerson followed with a line in the first inning against hander struck out Nelson league RBI for the Angels, no-hit innings and José Al-
single, and an RBI single David Price and added an Cruz with the bases loaded who also tagged out three tuve hit Houston's franchise-
by Anthony Santander off RBI single. to end the seventh and Mariners at the plate. record ninth grand slam of
Oliver Drake enabled Balti- YANKEES 5, BLUE JAYS 2 whiffed Miguel Sanó with Domingo Santana and the season.
more to break up the shut- NEW YORK (AP) — Masa- the tying run on second to Austin Nola homered for Verlander (11-4) gave up
out. hiro Tanaka pitched six finish the eighth. Brad Hand the Mariners, who have lost four hits, all singles, and
Emilio Pagan struck out Trey strong innings, Gio Urshela pitched the ninth for his seven of eight. struck out seven. He retired
Mancini for his sixth save. drove in two runs, and New 24th save in 25 opportuni- ATHLETICS 3, WHITE SOX 2 his last 15 batters following
Yarbrough (8-3) allowed York beat Toronto. ties. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — a leadoff walk in the sec-
only five balls out of the Tanaka (6-5) allowed two Shane Bieber took a three- Chad Pinder scored all the ond inning as the Astros
infield by Baltimore, all of runs, four hits and struck out hit shutout into the seventh way from first base when salvaged a split of the four-
them becoming routine five without a walk. Aroldis before Minnesota rallied White Sox shortstop Jose game series after losing the
outs. Chapman pitched a per- with three runs and tied the Rondón made a throwing first two games.
Michael Brosseau and Aus- fect ninth for his 25th save game. error trying to start a double Verlander didn't allow a
tin Meadows homered off in 28 chances. Twins All-Star José Berríos al- play in the ninth inning and home run for the first time
Tom Eshelman (0-2) as Rays The Yankees took a 2-0 lowed three runs in in five Oakland beat Chicago. since June 6. He has given
won three of four from the lead in the second inning innings. After acquiring pitcher up a major league high 26
Orioles, who own the worst on Urshela's two-run single ANGELS 6, MARINERS 3 Homer Bailey from Kansas homers this season — four
record in the majors. to left field off Toronto start- ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — City earlier in the day, the shy of his career high in a
DODGERS 7, RED SOX 4, 12 er Marcus Stroman (5-10). Rookie Matt Thaiss hit a tie- A's completed a three- full season.
INNINGS Stroman, a New York na- breaking three-run homer game sweep. They have Altuve, the Astros' leadoff
BOSTON (AP) — Max Muncy tive, started for the first time in the eighth inning, and won 10 of 12 to put them- hitter with George Spring-
drew a bases-loaded walk since June 29 after being Los Angeles completed a selves in solid playoff con- er given the day off, had
and Alex Verdugo had an sidelined with a left pec- three-game sweep. tention. three hits and scored three
RBI single during a three-run toral cramp. He gave up Mike Trout left the game Pinder singled as a pinch- times after having four hits
12th inning, and Los Ange- three runs and seven hits in before the third inning due hitter off Jace Fry (1-4) to in Saturday's 11-inning win.
les beat Boston in another six innings while striking out to right calf tightness, but begin the ninth. Ramón Ariel Jurado (5-5) gave up
late-night showdown of last seven and walking two. the Angels (48-46) kept Laureano, who homered in five runs in the first two in-
year's pennant winners. Randal Grichuk and Eric rolling two days after their the eighth to tie it at 2, fol- nings pitching on six days'
The teams needed 5:40 to Sogard had solo homers in cathartic no-hit victory in lowed with a sharp ground- rest in making his first start
decide the series finale. It the fifth for Toronto. their first home game since er to the left side of the in- since July 3.
was Los Angeles' third win Mike Tauchman hit his fifth the death of pitcher Tyler field. TIGERS 12, ROYALS 8
in 14 tries (including World homer of the season for Skaggs. Rondón made a back- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
Series games) at Fenway New York. After Kole Calhoun walked handed stop, hurried and Jeimer Candelario hit a
Park. INDIANS 4, TWINS 3 and went to third on pinch- threw on the run. But the bases-clearing double and
Boston got back-to-back CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos hitter Justin Bour's two-out ball sailed past second Gordon Beckham added
homers from Xander Bo- Santana hit a solo home single off Anthony Bass (1- baseman Yolmer Sánchez a two-run homer during a
gaerts and J.D. Martinez in run that broke a seventh- 3), Thaiss connected off Se- and rolled into the large seven-run third inning, and
the eighth against Pedro inning tie and Cleveland attle's Roenis Elias for his first foul territory near Chicago's Detroit beat Kansas City.q