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Friday 16 august 2019
Sanchez, Yankees beat Orioles for 16th straight time, 6-5

from the Astros in a little
over 24 hours and finished
4-3 against them this year.
Houston has lost three of
four following an eight-
game winning streak.
McCann lined his 13th
homer on an 0-2 pitch
from Ryan Pressly (2-3) with
two outs into the right field
bullpen to end a 16-game
drought. The All-Star catch-
er hadn't gone deep since
July 22, but connected
for his fourth career grand
slam.
TIGERS 3, MARINERS 2
DETROIT (AP) — Victor
Reyes hit a two-run single
in the second inning and
Detroit held on to beat Se-
attle.
Harold Castro had three
hits for Detroit while catcher
Jake Rogers threw out two
baserunners to end innings.
The Tigers improved to 4-6
with one game left in an
11-game homestand. Se-
attle has lost nine of 11.
Edwin Jackson (3-5) al-
lowed two runs on four hits
New York Yankees' Gary Sanchez hits a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednes- and a walk in five innings.
day, Aug. 14, 2019, in New York. He struck out four and al-
Associated Press lowed two homers while
winning his second straight
By The Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Ra- Kansas City for a two-game hit moved him past fellow start.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary fael Devers homered and sweep. Dominican Republic native Marco Gonzales (12-6)
Sanchez hit a three-run singled, extending his hit Hudson (11-6) allowed Adrian Beltre (3,166) and gave up three runs on 11
homer and New York beat streak to eight straight at- runners to reach every in- into sole possession of 15th hits in six innings.
Baltimore for the 16th bats, and Xander Bogaerts ning but the third, but the place for career hits. RANGERS 7, BLUE JAYS 3
straight time this season. connected twice to lead 24-year-old right-hander Luis Rengifo also drove in TORONTO (AP) — Kolby Al-
The Yankees went 17-2 Boston over Cleveland. kept getting timely dou- two runs for the Angels, lard pitched 5 2/3 innings to
against the O's, their most Devers went 6 for 6 with ble-plays, groundballs and who snapped a three- win for the first time with Tex-
wins versus any opponent four doubles Tuesday night. fly outs. Hudson struck out game home losing streak. as, Elvis Andrus had four hits
in a season since going A day later, he singled in five and walked two as the Dillon Peters (3-1) allowed and two RBIs and the Rang-
17-5 over the Kansas City the first inning and hit a Cardinals won for the 13th two runs in six innings while ers beat Toronto to avoid a
Athletics in 1959. solo home run in the third time in his last 16 starts. striking out six after an er- three-game sweep.
Sanchez's 10th homer before being retired on a They also won their eighth ratic start. Nomar Mazara and Danny
against the Orioles this year comebacker in the fifth. straight against their cross- Chris Archer (3-9) allowed Santana hit solo home runs
capped a four-run burst in Bogaerts hit a solo drive in state rival at Kauffman Sta- four runs, three earned, in as the Rangers wrapped
the first inning. the third — his 100th career dium. Keller (7-13) issued five innings, and his streak up a three-city trip by scor-
Didi Gregorius hit an RBI homer — and a three-run three walks and was victim- of starts without a win ing more than five runs for
single and Mike Ford hit a shot in the seventh. ized by an early error, but reached 12 games. It is the the first time in that stretch
two-run single as the Yan- Shane Bieber (12-5) al- he didn't allow a hit until longest such span in Ar- of road games. The Rang-
kees won their fifth straight. lowed two runs and seven Marcell Ozuna's sharp sin- cher's eight-year career. ers went 3-6 against Cleve-
Renato Nunez had five hits, hits in six innings, losing for gle leading off the seventh. WHITE SOX 13, ASTROS 9 land, Milwaukee, and
including a two-run double. the second time in 10 starts It began a run of five con- CHICAGO (AP) — James Toronto, winning once
Jonathan Villar drove in since June 25. secutive base hits that not McCann hit a tiebreaking against each opponent.
two runs for the last-place Boston right-hander Na- only knocked Keller from grand slam in the eighth in- Texas came in with two hits
Orioles, who lost for the than Eovaldi (1-0) working the game but ultimately re- ning and Chicago outlast- in its previous 40 at-bats
ninth time in 10 games. two innings for his first win sulted in a five-run frame. ed Houston to win the sea- with runners in scoring po-
J.A. Happ (10-7) allowed since last Sept. 24. ANGELS 7, PIRATES 4 son series from the runaway sition, then went 4 for 12 in
two runs and six hits in five CARDINALS 6, ROYALS 0 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Al- AL West leaders. such situations Wednesday.
innings, striking out six and KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — bert Pujols had two hits and Rookie Eloy Jiménez hit his Making his second start for
walking two. Aroldis Chap- Cardinals rookie Dakota three RBIs and set the ma- 20th homer and doubled, the Rangers after being
man converted his 33rd Hudson tossed six innings jor league record for ca- and Tim Anderson doubled acquired from Atlanta last
save in 38 chances. of five-hit ball, Royals coun- reer hits by a foreign-born twice among four hits for month, Allard (1-0) allowed
Dylan Bundy (5-13) allowed terpart Brad Keller allowed player, leading Los Angeles the White Sox. Following three runs and four hits.
six runs and five hits in 5 2/3 a no-hit bid to crumble in over Pittsburgh. a doubleheader split on The 22-year-old left-hander
innings. spectacular fashion, and Pujols had an RBI single in Tuesday, Chicago (54-65) walked three and struck
RED SOX 5, INDIANS 1 St. Louis went on to beat the 4th inning. His 3,167th took two of three games out five.q