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Tuesday 9 May 2017
Let’s play two: Yankees beat Cubs 5-4 in 18 innings

The Associated Press against Los Angeles.
CHICAGO (AP) — Starlin Mike Fiers (1-1) pitched five
Castro drove in Aaron Hicks innings and earned his first
with a fielder’s choice in victory of the season with
the 18th inning as the New a boost from the bullpen,
York Yankees beat the which threw four scoreless
Chicago Cubs 5-4 early innings of two-hit ball.
Monday morning in Major Ken Giles rebounded from
League Baseball’s longest a rough blown save in Ana-
interleague game ever by heim on Friday to pitch the
innings. ninth for his eighth save,
The teams combined for and the AL West leaders
a major league-record 48 won for the sixth time in
strikeouts in baseball’s lon- eight games.
gest game of the season Yunel Escobar hit two
by innings, wrapping up in home runs for the Angels,
a tidy 6 hours, 5 minutes. who have lost four of five.
The Cubs trailed 4-1 before Two-time AL MVP Mike
rallying in the ninth against Trout sat out with a tight left
Aroldis Chapman, who hamstring for the third time
helped them win the World in four games.
Series last year for the first Matt Shoemaker (1-2)
time since 1908. pitched five-hit ball into the
Hicks struck out four times, seventh, but was undone
but he came up with a by the Astros’ big inning
huge play in the final in- capped by Altuve’s fifth
ning. He led off with a bunt homer.
single against Pedro Strop New York Yankees’ Jacoby Ellsbury, right, hits a two-run home run against the Chicago Cubs dur- ATHLETICS 8, TIGERS 6
(0-2) and advanced to ing the eighth inning of an interleague baseball game Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Chicago. OAKLAND, California (AP)
Associated Press
second when catcher Will- — Ryon Healy hit a two-run
son Contreras threw it into fifth while the Twins batted given up 12 runs and 19 hits three-hitter and Darwin Bar- homer to cap a three-run
right field for an error. With around, but Leon broke the over 9 2/3 innings in losing ney hit a tiebreaking homer ninth inning against Fran-
one out and Hicks on third, tie in the sixth with a two- his previous two starts, held in the eighth inning to help cisco Rodriguez as Oak-
Castro hit a bouncer up out homer off Minnesota the Indians to one run over Toronto beat Tampa Bay. land rallied for the second
the middle. Shortstop Ad- ace Ervin Santana (5-1). 6 2/3 innings. The Blue Jays took two of straight day to beat De-
dison Russell tried to throw Dustin Pedroia, Andrew ORIOLES 4, WHITE SOX 0 three from the Rays to win a troit.
home, but it was wide and Benintendi and Mookie BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris road series for the first time Rajai Davis drew a leadoff
Hicks scored easily. Betts also homered for the Tillman pitched five sharp this season (1-4-1). It also walk from Rodriguez (1-4),
Chasen Shreve (1-0) Red Sox, who set a season innings in his season debut was just the fifth time in 31 and Jed Lowrie lined a ty-
pitched three scoreless in- high in runs for the second as Baltimore beat Chicago tries since 2007 that Toronto ing double. One out later,
nings, striking out pinch-hit- straight game. Mitch More- to complete a three-game won a series at Tropicana Healy hit a towering home
ting pitcher Kyle Hendricks land had four RBIs. sweep. Field (5-23-3). run.
with runners on first and INDIANS 1, ROYALS 0 Trey Mancini had three hits Biagini allowed an un- Healy’s game-ending he-
second for the final out in KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) and drove in a run for the earned run, two hits and roics came less than 24
New York’s fifth straight — Mike Clevinger and four Orioles, who took an early struck out four over four in- hours after Adam Rosales
win. The Yankees (20-9) im- relievers combined on a 4-0 lead against Jose Quin- nings in his first major league hit a two-out, two-run sin-
proved to 19-5 since they one-hitter as Cleveland tana (2-5) and coasted to start. The right-hander was gle off Rodriguez in the
opened the season with edged Kansas City. their fourth straight victory. inserted into the Toronto ro- ninth inning to beat the Ti-
four losses in five games. Carlos Santana had three Sidelined since March with tation after 74 career relief gers.
They also matched their hits, including an RBI single right shoulder bursitis, Till- appearances due to inju- Yonder Alonso homered
high-water mark from last in the fifth that followed man came off the disabled ries to Aaron Sanchez and for the fifth time in six
season at 11 games over. Yan Gomes’ double. list to join an unstable ro- J.A. Happ, and Mat Latos games for Oakland. It was
500. Clevinger (1-0), making his tation in need of another being designated for as- Alonso’s ninth home run
RED SOX 17, TWINS 6 first start in place of injured arm. After walking the signment. this season, tying his career
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — San- ace Corey Kluber, gave up first two batters and work- Aaron Loup, Ryan Tepera high set in 155 games in
dy Leon hit a pair of two- a one-out double to Sal- ing out of a bases-loaded (2-1), Joe Smith and Ro- 2012.
run homers and Chris Sale vador Perez in the fourth. jam in the first, Tillman (1-0) berto Osuna combined Santiago Casilla (1-1) re-
struck out 10 as Boston Clevinger walked four and bounced back nicely in his to hold Tampa Bay to one tired three batters for the
romped out of town with a struck out five in 5 2/3 in- first appearance since the hit over five innings. Osuna win.
big victory over Minnesota nings. 2016 AL wild-card game. earned his fourth save. James McCann put the Ti-
fueled by a season-high Bryan Shaw struck out all Brad Brach got two outs for Barney put the Blue Jays gers ahead with a two-run
five homers and which fin- four batters he faced. An- his seventh save. up 2-1 with his first homer of homer in the sixth.
ished with a 10-run ninth in- drew Miller pitched a per- Baltimore finished its first the year. He connected off MARINERS 4, RANGERS 3
ning. fect eighth, keeping his ERA three-game home sweep Alex Cobb (2-3), who gave SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Seager
Sale (3-2) reached double- at 0.00 over 15 2/3 innings of the White Sox in 18 years up four hits in eight innings. hit a tiebreaking home run
digit strikeouts for the sixth this season, and Cody Allen and improved to 20-10 for ASTROS 5, ANGELS 3 in the eighth inning as Se-
straight time, stretching his got three outs for his ninth the first time since 2005. ANAHEIM, California (AP) attle rallied late to defeat
major league-leading total save in nine chances. He BLUE JAYS 2, RAYS 1 — Jose Altuve hit a three- Texas.
to 73. retired Brandon Moss with ST. PETERSBURG, Florida run homer during Houston’s Down 3-0, the Mariners
The lanky left-hander brief- two runners on to end it. (AP) — Joe Biagini and four four-run third inning, and scored three times in the
ly lost the lead in a four-run Danny Duffy (2-3), who had relievers combined on a Evan Gattis also went deep seventh. q