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SPORTS Tuesday 27 augusT 2019
Yankees slug 3

HRs off Kershaw to

beat Dodgers 5-1

By The Associated Press game sweep.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — DJ Donovan Solano added
LeMahieu, Aaron Judge four hits and an RBI for the
and Mike Ford homered, Giants in Bruce Bochy's
Domingo Germán outdu- 4,000th game as a major
eled Clayton Kershaw for league manager. Buster
his major league-leading Posey struck out four times
17th win, and New York de- and grounded into a dou-
feated Los Angeles. ble play.
The Yankees set a major Mark Canha homered
league record for most twice for the Athletics, both
homers in a month with 61 off starter Logan Webb.
in August. They slugged Canha also struck out with
nine in taking two of three the bases loaded to end
games in a potential World the fifth.
Series preview to remain Oakland remains a half-
tied with Houston for the game behind Tampa Bay
best record in the Ameri- for the second AL wild card.
can League at 85-47. Sam Coonrod (4-0) retired
Germán (17-3) allowed three batters and Will Smith
one run and five hits in six pitched the ninth for his
innings. 30th save.
Kershaw (13-3) gave up Jake Diekman (1-7) took
three homers for the second the loss.
straight game. The three- TWINS 7, TIGERS 4
time Cy Young Award win- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German throws to the plate during the first inning of a
ner allowed three runs and C.J. Cron and Jonathan baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Los Angeles.
four hits in seven innings. He Schoop homered, Martín Associated Press
struck out a season-high 12 Pérez pitched six solid in-
and walked none. nings and Minnesota beat O'Hearn connected off day tied with the Yankees five no-hit innings before
Kershaw had won 11 con- last-place Detroit to in- Nick Goody (3-1) as the for the best record in the AL leaving with dehydration
secutive interleague deci- crease its AL Central lead Royals salvaged a back- at 84-47. and flu-like symptoms and
sions, and each of his last to 3½ games over Cleve- and-forth series finale to Valdez (4-6) gave up one Chicago beat Texas.
six decisions overall. land. snap a four-game losing run, two hits and five walks José Abreu drove in both
Ford came off the bench Cron's three-run shot broke streak. O'Hearn also hom- but struck out eight. runs to reach 100 RBIs for
in the third when Yankees open a 2-0 game in the ered in the third against In- Jaime Barria (4-7) only the fifth time in six sea-
shortstop Didi Gregorius fourth and gave Pérez (9- dians starter Shane Bieber. gave up two runs but still sons. Alex Colomé worked
exited a couple of innings 5) plenty of cushion to work Jorge López worked the was stuck with his fourth- around a walk in the ninth
after getting hit by a pitch with. The left-hander al- 10th for his first major straight loss. Barria allowed to earn his 25th save after
from Kershaw. Gregorius lowed two runs and five hits league save. three hits, struck out four Aaron Bummer allowed
sustained a bruised right for his first win since July 5. Losing the game was sec- and walked three in 5 1/3 Texas' first hit in the sixth.
shoulder and was to have Tigers lefty Matthew Boyd ondary to the Indians, who innings. Brock Burke (0-1) allowed a
X-rays at the ballpark later. (6-10) permitted just four will be without Ramírez for ORIOLES 8, RAYS 3 run and two hits over six in-
Ford homered to extend hits but was tagged for their playoff push. The two- BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony nings.
the Yankees' lead to 3-1 in seven runs in six innings. He time All-Star will undergo Santander went 5 for 5 with MARINERS 3, BLUE JAYS 1
the sixth. His RBI double to walked a season-high five. surgery Monday in New a homer, Renato Núñez SEATTLE (AP) — Marco Gon-
deep left field made it 4-1 ROYALS 9, INDIANS 8, 10 IN- York to repair a fractured drove in three runs and Bal- zales (14-10) pitched three-
in the eighth. NINGS hamate bone, and the timore beat Tampa Bay for hit ball over seven innings
Judge, who wears No. 99, CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan club won't know his recov- a split of the four-game se- to get his career-best 14th
launched his 99th career O'Hearn led off the 10th in- ery time until after the pro- ries. win, Dylan Moore hit a solo
homer in the third, snap- ning with his second homer cedure. Rays opener Diego Castillo homer and Seattle beat To-
ping a 1-all tie. In the bot- of the game, sending Kan- ASTROS 11, ANGELS 2 (2-7) gave up one run over ronto.
tom half, Brett Gardner sas City to a wild win over HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Al- two innings before Jalen Matt Magill allowed a one-
robbed Corey Seager of a the Cleveland Indians, tuve homered to cap a Beeks was roughed up for out double to Derek Fisher
potential three-run homer. whose playoff hopes were seven-run eighth inning, seven runs and 11 hits in in the ninth but struck out
LeMahieu and Joc Peder- rocked by losing third base- Framber Valdez grinded five innings. Teoscar Hernandez and
son traded leadoff homers man Jose Ramírez to a bro- through six gritty innings Tampa Bay loaded the got Brandon Drury to fly
in the first. ken right hand. and Houston beat Los An- bases with one out in the out to first baseman Austin
GIANTS 5, ATHLETICS 4 The Indians tied it in the geles. fourth before Dylan Bundy Nola in foul territory for his
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — ninth against Ian Kennedy Alex Bregman, Abraham (6-13) got Joey Wendle to fourth save.
Evan Longoria homered (1-2) on a solo homer by Toro, Josh Reddick and Al- bounce into a double play, Moore started the scoring
early and hit a go-ahead, Francisco Lindor and Fran- tuve all drove in runs in the one of four turned by the with Seattle's first hit, send-
two-run single in the sev- mil Reyes' stunning three- eighth. Altuve's homer was Orioles. ing a 2-1 pitch from Clay
enth inning as San Fran- run shot with two outs. his 24th, tying a career high. WHITE SOX 2, RANGERS 0 Buchholz (0-3) over the left-
cisco rallied late again to Reyes also homered lead- Houston has won seven of CHICAGO (AP) — Reynal- center field wall for his sixth
beat Oakland for a two- ing off the eighth. eight. The club entered the do López (8-11) pitched home run.q