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Tuesday 7 augusT 2018
Red Sox tie it 9th, beat Yankees in 10th for 4-game sweep

BOSTON (AP) — Andrew the five-hitter.
Benintendi's RBI single with Davis hit his 31st home
two outs in the bottom of run leading off the fourth
the 10th inning capped against starter Francisco
Boston's rally from three Liriano (3-6).
runs down in the ninth ORIOLES 9, RANGERS 6
against New York closer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)
Aroldis Chapman, and the — Mark Trumbo homered
Red Sox completed a four- twice and drove in five runs
game sweep over the rival as Baltimore beat Texas to
Yankees with a 5-4 victory avoid a four-game sweep.
on Sunday night. Trumbo's two-run homer
Boston opened a 9 1/2- in the third inning put the
game lead atop the AL Orioles ahead to stay at
East over the Yankees, who 6-5 against Drew Hutchison
lost their season-high fifth (1-2), who was making his
straight. Rangers debut. The teams
Boston (79-34) has won had scored in every half-
eight of nine games and inning before that, with the
owns the majors' best re- lead changing hands in
cord. four of those.
The Yankees hadn't been Trumbo added a two-run
swept in a four-game series shot against Matt Moore in
by the Red Sox when they the seventh. Austin Wynns
entered a series 30 or more and Jonathan Villar also
games over .500 since homered for Baltimore.
1939, according to the Elias Tanner Scott (2-2), the sec-
Sports Bureau. ond of six Orioles pitchers,
Sandy Leon looped a two- shut out Texas for 2 1/3 in-
out single off Jonathan nings. Baltimore's bullpen
Holder (1-3) in the 10th and allowed only one run and
advanced on a wild pitch. one hit in 7 1/3 innings.
Tony Renda pinch-ran be- Mychal Givens retired the
fore Benintendi's single New York Yankees' Aroldis Chapman reacts during the ninth inning of a baseball game against final four batters for his sec-
bounced up the middle to the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. ond save.
the right of second-base. Associated Press MARINERS 6, BLUE JAYS 3
Matt Barnes (4-3) worked a SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Sea-
perfect inning in the top of Bieber (6-2) allowed two MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rook- career win No. 1 in Friday's ger hit two home runs and
the 10th. runs in 5 2/3 innings. ie Jake Cave hit his first ca- series opener. Nelson Cruz added an-
INDIANS 4, ANGELS 3 WHITE SOX 8, RAYS 7 reer grand slam and closer ATHLETICS 6, TIGERS 0 other as Seattle powered
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Fernando Rodney survived OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — past Toronto. The Mariners
Ramirez hit a three-run — Daniel Palka hit a go- a chaotic ninth inning as Trevor Cahill struck out 10 had been held to three or
homer, rookie Shane Bieber ahead two-run homer in Minnesota beat Kansas in six innings, Khris Davis fewer runs in 18 of their last
picked up his sixth win and the ninth inning and Chica- City. and Matt Chapman both 23 games, including three
Cleveland beat Los Ange- go completed its first three- Rodney gave up Whit Mer- homered for the second straight losses to the Blue
les. game sweep in a year. rifield's fourth hit of the consecutive game and Jays to begin the series, but
Ramirez's home run in the It was Chicago's first three- game leading off the ninth, Oakland beat Detroit to got 10 hits Sunday as they
first inning — his 33rd of the game sweep since Aug. but catcher Mitch Garver complete a season sweep. snapped a five game los-
season — came against 8-10, 2017 against Houston. threw him out trying to steal Matt Olson also homered ing streak. Toronto tied the
Deck McGuire, called up The White Sox's last three- second. Rodney then al- and Ramon Laureano add- game at 3-3 in the seventh
from Triple-A Salt Lake to game road sweep oc- lowed two more base run- ed three hits and an RBI to after shortstop Aledmys
start in place of the injured curred April 25-27, 2016 at ners, but with the tying run help the streaking A's win Diaz hit his 14th home run
Tyler Skaggs. Toronto. 90 feet away he retired their sixth straight. of the season against Se-
Before the game Angels Palka had struck out in Rosell Herrera on a ground Oakland won all seven attle starter Mike Leake. But
manager Mike Scioscia dis- each of his first four at-bats ball to earn his 24th save in games against Detroit this the Mariners responded in
missed a report that he's before connecting on his 30 chances. season and has a franchise- the bottom of the inning.
stepping down after this 17th homer off Diego Cas- Royals starter Danny Duffy record 12 consecutive vic- Cruz and Seager homered
season. Scioscia, who has tillo (2-2) with two outs. (7-10) had allowed just two tories over the Tigers. It was back-to-back against re-
managed the Angels since Hector Santiago (4-3) went earned runs over 19 innings the first time in Oakland liever Joe Biagini (1-6) with
2000, said before Sunday's the final 1 1/3 innings for the in three starts against the history that the team did one out after Jean Segura
game that he won't talk win. Twins this season. But the not give up an earned run led off the inning with a
about his future with the C.J Cron had a leadoff fourth time around, the in a series of three or more single.
club until the season ends. double in the ninth off San- Twins roughed him up for games. Zach Duke (4-4) got one
The Angels were missing tiago and scored one out six runs in six innings, the Cahill (4-2) walked one and out in the seventh for the
outfielder Mike Trout for the later on Kevin Kiermaier's biggest blow being Cave's yielded three hits to win win. Alex Colome pitched
fourth straight game with a two-base hit. After Brandon grand slam in the second three consecutive starts for a scoreless eighth and Ed-
lingering right wrist injury. Lowe walked, Jesus Sucre inning. the first time since 2012. He win Diaz locked down his
McGuire (0-2) retired only hit into a double play. Lefty Gabriel Moya (2-0) improved to 3-0 with a 0.99 major league-leading 41st
one batter, allowed three Tampa Bay tops the majors got the Twins out of a two- ERA in seven starts at the save of the season as the
runs and was pulled with in one-run losses (26) and on, one-out jam in the fifth Coliseum this season. Mariners avoided the series
the bases loaded in the one-run games (46). and earned his second ca- Yusmeiro Petit, Lou Trivino sweep. Cruz finished with
first. TWINS 6, ROYALS 5 reer victory. He picked up and Ryan Buchter finished four RBIs.q