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Allen makes 2 superb catches, Indians beat Red Sox 6-3

By The Associated Press has hit four home runs in his
BOSTON (AP) — Center past three games, giving
fielder Greg Allen made him 17 on the season.
two superb catches to help One out later, McKinney
fellow rookie Shane Bieber took Ryan Meisinger deep
hold down Boston, and the for his first career homer,
Cleveland Indians beat the giving the Blue Jays their
Red Sox 6-3 Tuesday night first three-homer inning
in a matchup of AL division since Aug. 23, 2017 against
leaders. Tampa Bay.
Melky Cabrera homered ASTROS 3, MARINERS 2
for the second straight SEATTLE (AP) — Josh Red-
game and Yan Gomes also dick homered to give Hous-
connected for Cleveland. ton the lead and the Astros
The Indians have won nine held on to beat Seattle.
of 10, including the first two Reddick's tiebreaking hom-
of the four-game series at er in the fourth inning put
Fenway Park. the Astros ahead 2-1, and
Boston, with the best record Yuli Gurriel added an RBI
in the majors, has lost three single in the sixth for a two-
in a row for just the second run lead. Seattle pulled to
time this season. 3-2 in the eighth inning on
Allen doubled, singled and Ben Gamel's RBI single to
drove in a run. But he made right field, but stranded the
the biggest impact with his Cleveland Indians' Michael Brantley (23) veers off as Greg Allen, right, makes the catch on the tying run at third base af-
glove. fly out by Boston Red Sox's Mitch Moreland during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Boston, ter pinch hitter Nelson Cruz
First, Allen raced back and Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. and Dee Gordon struck out
slammed into the pad- Associated Press against Roberto Osuna to
ded wall to take away an end the inning.
extra-base hit from Xander with a single against Javy had three hits, an RBI and knees as he drove Zimmer- Hector Rondon earned
Bogaerts leading off the Guerra (1-1). After the a walk but left in the eighth mann's first pitch over the his 14th save with a spot-
fifth inning. Then, with the Yanks loaded the bases, after he appeared to hurt wall in right. less ninth inning as Houston
Red Sox trying to rally in the Miguel Andujar hit a sac- his right hand/wrist area But that was it once again snapped a five-game skid
seventh, Mitch Moreland rifice fly to left field, with diving back to first base on for Chicago. against Seattle and re-
hit a long drive toward the Higashioka sliding home a pick-off attempt. Help could be on the way mained tied with Oakland
dirt triangle in deep cen- ahead of the throw. Willy Adames had three hits after the Cubs acquired atop the AL West standings.
ter. Allen slid to a stop as After Chapman departed and put the Rays up 1-0 on Daniel Murphy in a trade Rookie left-hander Framber
he caught the ball over his following a walk to Isaac a homer off an overhang- with Washington before Valdez (1-0), who came up
shoulder — it was a sacri- Galloway and wild 96 mph ing catwalk in the second. the game. from Triple-A Fresno earlier
fice fly and finished Bieber, fastball on the next pitch, Joey Wendle made it 3-0 Detroit got both of its runs in in the day, won in his big-
but thwarted Boston's mo- Tommy Kahnle came on with a two-run triple off the first inning against Kyle league debut, tossing four-
mentum. to earn his first save since Glenn Sparkman (0-2) dur- Hendricks (9-10) on Nicho- plus innings of one-run ball
Bieber (7-2) took a shutout 2016. Higashioka threw out ing the fourth. las Castellanos' RBI ground- in relief of Brad Peacock.
in the seventh, allowing Galloway trying to steal Sergio Romo pitched the er and Martinez's two-out Houston took a 1-0 lead on
three runs and five hits in 6 second to end the game. ninth for his 17th save, work- RBI single. Hendricks gave Carlos Correa's sacrifice fly
1/3 innings. A.J. Cole (3-0) pitched out ing out of a two-on, one- up 10 hits and walked one off Ross Detwiler (0-1) in the
YANKEES 2, MARLINS 1, 12 of a bases-loaded jam in out jam. in seven innings. third inning. The Mariners
INNINGS the 11th. TIGERS 2, CUBS 1 BLUE JAYS 8, ORIOLES 2 tied it when Mitch Hani-
MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo RAYS 4, ROYALS 1 DETROIT (AP) — Jordan Zim- TORONTO (AP) — Justin ger scored on Mat Stassi's
Stanton had two hits in his ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — mermann pitched six effec- Smoak and Kendrys Mo- passed ball after Kyle Sea-
homecoming but closer Blake Snell helped Tampa tive innings, Victor Martinez rales hit back-to-back ger struck out in the third.
Aroldis Chapman left the Bay match a team record had three hits and Detroit home runs, Aledmys Diaz ATHLETICS 6, RANGERS 0
game accompanied by a with 27 consecutive shut- beat slumping Chicago. and Billy McKinney also OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
trainer as New York beat out innings and the Rays Zimmermann (6-5) allowed connected, and Toronto Khris Davis homered for the
Miami in 12 innings. beat Kansas City. seven hits, struck out five improved to 9-0 at home second straight night to
After Yankees backup The scoreless stretch ended and walked one, continu- against struggling Balti- move him two away from a
catcher Kyle Higashioka when Snell (15-5) allowed ing the Cubs' misery. Drew more. third straight 40-homer sea-
raced home on a sacrifice a fifth-inning solo homer VerHagen, Joe Jimenez Blue Jays right-hander Sam son, backing Brett Ander-
fly in the 12th, Chapman to Ryan O'Hearn. Snell and Shane Greene com- Gaviglio (3-6) pitched sev- son's gem as Oakland beat
came on trying for his 32nd struck out 11 and gave up bined for three innings of en innings to snap a 15-start Texas.
save, but he departed with four hits in six innings. The one-hit relief, closing out winless streak, earning his Davis hit a two-run shot in
none out when his trouble- left-hander has 13 straight the Tigers' second win in first victory since May 25 at the seventh for No. 38 of
some knee flared up. home starts of allowing one seven games. Greene got Philadelphia. Gaviglio al- 2018, his fourth home run
Stanton, playing in Miami earned run or fewer, which his 27th save in 30 chances. lowed two runs and six hits. in three games and ninth
for the first time since he is longest stretch in the ma- The NL Central-leading Smoak and Morales in 15. Anderson (3-3) struck
was traded after eight sea- jors since 1913, according Cubs were held to one chased right-hander Dylan out six and walked one
sons with the Marlins, sin- to the Elias Sports Bureau. run via homer for the fifth Bundy (7-12) with solo blasts over seven impressive in-
gled in the first and missed O'Hearn has five homers straight game, dropping two pitches apart in the nings. He earned his first
a homer by a few feet in 14 career games for the the last three in the offen- fifth. Smoak's homer was his victory in five starts since
when he doubled off the Royals, who dropped to 50 sive slide. This time, Anthony team-high 19th. beating the Rangers on
left field wall in the fifth. games (38-88) under .500. Rizzo led off the sixth with Morales, who homered July 23, coming off three
Higashioka led off the 12th Tampa Bay's Tommy Pham his 19th homer, falling to his twice in Monday's 5-3 win, straight no-decisions.q