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Tuesday 25 april 2017
Barnes ejected, Boston beats Baltimore 6-2

BALTIMORE (AP) — A tem- Seattle, and Taylor Mot-
pestuous three-game se- ter hit his first career grand
ries between the Red Sox slam.
and Baltimore wound up Yovani Gallardo (1-2)
with Matt Barnes being pitched into the seventh
ejected for throwing a fast- for his first win with the Mar-
ball behind the head of iners, who ended a three-
Orioles star Manny Mach- game losing streak and
ado in Boston’s 6-2 victory won for only the second
Sunday. time in 11 road games.
Barnes’ ejection was the Oakland had won five in a
latest facet of this tense row.
rivalry between AL East Motter drove a 1-0 pitch
contenders. His high, very from Andrew Triggs (3-1)
inside pitch came two over the wall in left-center
days after Machado took in the third. It was Mot-
out Red Sox second base- ter’s second homer in four
man Dustin Pedroia with a games and No. 5 this sea-
spikes-high slide. son overall.
Pedroia watched from ASTROS 6, RAYS 4, 10 IN-
the dugout for a second NINGS
straight day with knee and ST. PETERSBURG, Florida
ankle injuries. Machado (AP) — Brian McCann and
apologized with a text Baltimore Orioles Manny Machado avoids being hit by a pitch thrown by Boston Red Sox’s Matt Yuli Gurriel hit RBI singles in
message on Friday night, Barnes during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Baltimore the 10th inning, and Hous-
but that evidently wasn’t Associated Press ton rallied for the road win.
the end of it. Carlos Beltran opened the
Mookie Betts and Hanley Yu Darvish pitched eight second four-game sweep game-ending double play 10th by drawing a walk
Ramirez homered on suc- innings in his longest outing of Kansas City in as many in his third career complete from Ryan Garton (0-1). He
cessive pitches in a four- since elbow surgery two seasons. The Royals have game — and his second in advanced to second on
run first inning, and Andrew years ago and the Rangers lost five of six since a four- 12 days. Jose Altuve’s single and
Benintendi had a career- scored the tying and go- game winning streak. Albert Pujols delivered a reached third on Carlos
high five hits to help Bos- ahead runs without a hit, Matt Bush pitched a per- run-scoring single for the Correa’s fly to center. Mc-
ton avert a three-game completing a four-game fect ninth for his first save Angels in the third inning Cann then singled him
sweep. Eduardo Rodriguez sweep. this season. shortly after Toronto man- home, and Gurriel’s two-
(1-1) pitched six effective The Japanese right-hander Kansas City’s Jason Ham- ager John Gibbons’ ejec- out single made it 6-4 As-
innings for the win. retired 15 of 16 batters after mel (0-2) pitched three-plus tion. Los Angeles has lost 10 tros.
Machado ended up mak- giving up three consecu- innings and was charged of 12 with an injury-plagued Luke Gregerson (1-1)
ing the last out, hitting a tive hits in the third. Two of with three runs. pitching staff. pitched the ninth for the
two-out popup on a pitch those were back-to-back BLUE JAYS 6, ANGELS 2 The Angels clung to a 1-0 win and Ken Giles got three
from Craig Kimbrel, who drives from Mike Mousta- ANAHEIM, California (AP) lead until Travis connected outs for his fifth save.
got his seventh save. kas and Jorge Bonifacio, — Marcus Stroman pitched on a high cutter from Deo- The Astros tied it at 4 on
Baltimore right-hander whose first big league hom- a seven-hitter for Toronto, lis Guerra (0-1) for his first pinch-hitter Evan Gattis’
Kevin Gausman (1-2) al- er came two innings after and Devon Travis hit a go- homer. sacrifice fly off closer Alex
lowed five runs in 5 1/3 in- he singled for his first career ahead, two-run homer dur- MARINERS 11, ATHLETICS 1 Colome in the ninth. Co-
nings. hit. ing a four-run eighth inning. OAKLAND, California (AP) lome was trying for a two-
RANGERS 5, ROYALS 2 Darvish (2-2) struck out eight Stroman (2-2) survived a — Nelson Cruz homered inning save.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — as the Rangers finished their rocky ninth by inducing a and drove in five runs for WHITE SOX 6, INDIANS 2

Red Sox P Matt Barnes suspended 4

games for buzzing O’s Manny Machado

NEW YORK (AP) — Red process is done. batted in the sixth inning
Sox pitcher Matt Barnes Barnes was ejected Sun- and dodged out of the
has been suspended four day after sailing a fastball way when Boston starter
games and fined for throw- past Machado’s helmet at Eduardo Rodriguez threw
ing a fastball past the head Baltimore. The right-hander three pitches down and in
of Baltimore star Manny is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA in nine around the knees. Mach-
Machado. games this season. ado came up again in the
The commissioner’s office On Friday night at Camden eighth and Barnes’ fastball
issued the penalty Mon- Yards, Machado made whizzed behind his helmet.
day. The Red Sox are off a late slide that injured The Orioles and Red Sox
and Barnes is appealing, Boston second baseman play again next Monday at
meaning the reliever can Dustin Pedroia. Fenway Park.q
Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes walks off the field after be- continue to pitch until the On Sunday, Machado
ing ejected for throwing at Manny Machado during the eighth
inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 23, 2017 in Baltimore.
The Red Sox won 6-2.
Associated Press