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Tuesday 25 sepTember 2018
Yankees lose to lowly Orioles, Gregorius hurt

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees Morton left after one inning
shortstop Didi Gregorius has and 24 pitches because
torn cartilage in his right of discomfort in his pitch-
wrist and is unsure wheth- ing shoulder that caused
er he will be able to play a drop in velocity. The
in the AL wild-card game 34-year-old right-hander
on Oct. 3. Gregorius, who did not pitch for the Astros
has 27 homers and 86 RBIs, from Aug. 28 until Sept. 8
got injured Saturday when because of right shoulder
he slid headfirst on Aaron discomfort. He won his first
Hicks' 11th-inning double to two starts following his stint
score the run that clinched on the disabled list, allow-
a postseason berth for New ing four runs in 11 innings.
York, which disclosed the AL West-leading Houston
injury after a 6-3 loss to the opened a 4½-game lead
Baltimore Orioles on Sun- over second-place Oak-
day. land. Yuli Gurriel hit a two-
New York remained 1½ run homer, giving him three
games ahead of Oakland homers and 10 RBIs in the
for the top AL wild card. Bal- three-game series.
timore (45-110) is one loss Framber Valdez (4-1) fol-
shy of matching the fran- lowed Morton and struck
chise record for defeats set out a career-high nine in
by the 1939 St. Louis Browns, six innings, allowing one run
who went 43-111. and three hits. Tyler Skaggs
Tim Beckham homered (8-9) gave up four runs and
twice for the lowly Orioles, five hits in 2 1/3 innings.
who trailed 3-0 early. Ryan RANGERS 6, MARINERS 1
Meisinger (2-0) pitched two ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
perfect innings and Mychal Adrian Beltre was given a
Givens worked a 1-2-3 ninth standing ovation when he
for his ninth save. A.J. Cole was removed from what
(3-1) was the loser. could be his last home
INDIANS 4, RED SOX 3, 11 IN- game for Texas, just before
NINGS the Rangers rallied for four
CLEVELAND (AP) — Greg runs in the sixth to over-
Allen singled with one out come a 1-0 deficit.
and the bases loaded in The 39-year-old, playing
the 11th inning and Cleve- his 21st major league sea-
land denied Boston's bid son, struck out twice and
for a club-record 106th vic- is hitting .275 with 14 hom-
tory for the second straight ers and 61 RBIs. The four-
game. time All-Star, the active hits
Allen singled through the leader with 3,162, isn't sure
left side on a 3-2 pitch from he wants to play next year.
Robby Scott to give the In- Texas took a 4-1 lead in the
dians an 11th inning win for sixth when Nomar Mazara
the second night in a row. chased starter Wade LeB-
William Cuevas (0-2) walked lanc (8-5) with a two-run
leadoff man Jose Ramirez, New York Yankees' Andrew McCutchen, left, scores a run in front of Baltimore Orioles catcher double, Robinson Chirinos
who moved to second on Austin Wynns during the first inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, hit an RBI single off Nick
Rajai Davis' sacrifice. Short- in New York. Vincent and Carlos Tocci
stop Tzu-Wei Lin booted Associated Press had a sacrifice fly against
Erik Gonzalez's ground ball, James Pazos. Joey Gallo
sending Ramirez to third. and Jake Cave hit a two- straight start, striking out 11 seven innings. added his 39th homer, a
Yandy Diaz, batting for run homer for Minnesota, in 6 2/3 shutout innings. He CUBS 6, WHITE SOX 1 two-run drive in the eighth
Yonder Alonso, was inten- which prevented the Ath- broke the Rays season re- CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle against Ryan Cook.
tionally walked to load the letics from clinching an cord for wins set by David Schwarber connected off Jeffrey Springs (1-1), the
bases and set the stage for AL wild-card berth in their Price in 2012 and lowered Carlos Rodon (6-7) for his second of five Texas pitch-
Allen's winning hit. last regular-season home his ERA to 1.90, the best in first homer against a left- ers, allowed two hits in two
Josh Tomlin (2-5) pitched game. Oakland leads Tam- the AL. hander this season and scoreless innings.
two scoreless innings. pa Bay by 7½ games and C.J. Cron and Brandon drove in two runs as the ROYALS 3, TIGERS 2
Mookie Betts homered and needs one win or a Rays Lowe homered for Tampa NL Central-leading Cubs DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Brad
had four hits in his return to loss to clinch its first playoff Bay, which remained 7½ stayed 2½ games ahead of Keller (9-6) allowed one run
the lineup for Boston. berth in four years. games behind Oakland for second-place Milwaukee. and three hits in seven in-
TWINS 5, ATHLETICS 1 Trevor Cahill (6-4) gave up the AL's second wild card Ben Zobrist had three hits nings, abd Cam Gallagher
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — five runs — three earned — and would be eliminated and Kyle Hendricks (13-11) broke a sixth-inning tie with
Oakland will have to take and five hits in 3 1/3 innings. with one more loss or win gave up one run and four a two-run single off Drew
its bubbly on the road. RAYS 5, BLUE JAYS 2 by the Athletics. hits in 7 2/3 innings. VerHagen (3-3). Wily Peral-
Kyle Gibson (9-13) allowed TORONTO (AP) — Blake Ryan Borucki (4-5) allowed ASTROS 6, ANGELS 2 ta struck out Jim Adduci to
one run over 7 1/3 innings Snell (21-5) won his ninth two runs and three hits in HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie earn his 13th save.q