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SPORTS Friday 10 august 2018
Lindor's 3-run homer in
9th gives Indians 5-2 win
By The Associated Press as left-handed batter since Blaine Hardy (4-4) for a
CLEVELAND (AP) — Fran- Rafael Palmeiro hit 15 in two-run homer shortly be-
cisco Lindor connected 2003. fore Pujols added his 632nd
for a three-run homer with Mike Zunino hit two homers career homer.
two outs in the ninth inning for the Mariners. Mike Trout missed his sev-
as the Cleveland Indians RED SOX 10, BLUE JAYS 5 enth consecutive game
again moved 10 games TORONTO (AP) — Rafael with a sore right wrist, but
ahead of Minnesota in the Devers returned from the the Angels are hopeful the
AL Central with a 5-2 win disabled list and hit a two- two-time AL MVP can re-
over the Twins on Wednes- run home run, Brian John- turn against Oakland this
day night. son pitched a season-high weekend.
Lindor, who struck out with seven innings to win his sec- ROYALS 9, CUBS 0
the winning run at second ond straight start and Bos- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
base in the ninth in a loss ton extended its winning Heath Fillmyer allowed
on Tuesday, drove the first streak to six games. three singles over seven
pitch from Trevor Hilden- J.D. Martinez had three hits innings for his first major
berger (2-3) over the wall and Xander Bogaerts had league win, Adalberto
in right to trigger a wild cel- three RBIs for the AL East- Mondesi and Drew Butera
ebration. leading Red Sox. each drove in three, and
Jason Kipnis singled with Johnson (3-3) allowed five Kansas City beat Chicago.
one out in the ninth before runs and six hits to earn his Anthony Rizzo drilled Fillmy-
Twins right fielder Max Ke- first career win over the er (1-1) with a line drive
pler robbed Yan Gomes of Blue Jays. He walked two on the left foot on his third
extra bases with a leaping and struck out six. pitch, but Fillmyer stuck
catch before crashing into Boston chased Blue Jays around and didn't allow
the wall. Brandon Guyer fol- starter Mike Hauschild (1-1) another hit until David
lowed with a single to bring with a four-run third inning. Bote and Tommy La Stella Cleveland Indians' Francisco Lindor celebrates after hitting a
up Lindor, who capped YANKEES 7, WHITE SOX 3 singled with one out in the walk-off three-run home run against the Minnesota Twins in a
a wild ninth inning with his CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Sev- seventh inning. baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in Cleveland.
29th homer. erino pitched seven effec- Jose Quintana (10-8) Associated Press
The All-Star shortstop tive innings in his first win in dropped to 3-10 in 25 starts
skipped around the bases a month, Giancarlo Stan- against the Royals. He was Mike Wright Jr. (3-0) got two Givens pitched the ninth for
before being mobbed at ton hit his first grand slam in removed after Mondesi's outs in relief, and Mychal his third save.q
home plate by his team- four years and New York fin- homer, giving up five runs
mates. ished a sweep of Chicago. on six hits and two walks.
Down 2-1, Minnesota tied Aaron Hicks also hom- ORIOLES 5, RAYS 4
it in the ninth on Miguel Sa- ered as wild card-leading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)
no's leadoff homer against New York closed out a 3-4 — Trey Mancini hit a go-
Cody Allen (4-4), who trip with its third consecu- ahead two-run double in
wound up with a blown tive win. Gleyber Torres the ninth inning, and Balti-
save and win. reached three times on a more beat Tampa Bay de-
RANGERS 11, MARINERS 7 single and two walks. spite committing five errors.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Severino (15-5) retired 11 in It was the first time the Ori-
— Joey Gallo homered a row after the White Sox oles committed five errors
twice and drove in four used three straight hits to in a victory since June 9,
runs, Yovani Gallardo won open a 2-0 lead in the first. 1983.
his fourth straight start and White Sox right-hander Sergio Romo (2-3) allowed
Texas held off Seattle. Lucas Giolito (7-9) was consecutive hits to Mark
Gallardo (7-1) leads the tagged for seven runs and Trumbo, Danny Valencia
majors with seven wins six hits in five innings in his and Mancini in the ninth,
since June 23. He allowed first loss in a month. the only three batters he
three hits, two runs and ANGELS 6, TIGERS 0 faced. It was Romo's sev-
three walks while striking ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jus- enth blown save. Tampa
out two in six innings. tin Upton and Albert Pujols Bay has played five straight
Gallo has hit 10 of his hit back-to-back homers in one-run games and lost
31 homers in his past 19 the fifth inning, and Los An- four of them.
games. He went 3 for 5 to geles completed a three-
raise his batting average game sweep of Detroit.
above .200 for the first time Kole Calhoun hit a leadoff
since June 16. homer and rookie Jaime
Seattle starter Marco Gon- Barria (7-7) pitched five-hit
zales (12-7) gave up career ball into the sixth. Los Ange-
highs of 12 hits and seven les was in a 1-6 skid before
runs in five innings. getting back to .500 in the
Gallo's homers against series with the struggling Ti-
Gonzales gave him 12 gers.
against left-handers this Upton connected on a
season, the most by a Tex- full-count changeup from