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SPORTS Thursday 13 sepTember 2018

Red Sox beat Blue Jays, become 1st team to get playoff spot

By The Associated Press field, then allowed a sharp
BOSTON (AP) — The Bos- single by Rougned Odor.
ton Red Sox became the Scioscia opted to change
first team in the majors to pitchers.
clinch a playoff spot this Ramirez (5-5) got the win,
season, rallying on pinch- and Ty Buttrey earned the
hitter Brock Holt's go-ahead save. Adrian Sampson (0-
home run in the seventh in- 1) made his first start for the
ning to beat the Toronto Rangers this season and
Blue Jays 7-2 Tuesday night. second career start. Samp-
The Red Sox assured them- son allowed Fernandez's
selves at least a spot in the homer among two hits in
AL wild-card game while five innings.
reaching the postseason ASTROS 5, TIGERS 4
for the third straight year. DETROIT (AP) — Jose Altuve
The AL East leaders began homered on the game's
the night with an eight- first pitch, and Houston
game lead over the New powered past Detroit.
York Yankees. The Astros maintained a
Boston starter Chris Sale three-game lead over
came off the disabled list Oakland in the AL West. Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts scores on a double by Andrew Benintendi during the eighth inning
and pitched one scoreless Houston built a 5-0 lead on of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Sept. 11,
inning, striking out two and three homers in the first four 2018.
throwing 26 pitches. Sale innings off Jordan Zimmer- Associated Press
has been slowed by inflam- mann, and then held on
mation in his left shoulder, with five scoreless innings Yan Gomes also homered ed his hitting streak to 12 it back in a three-run third.
and the Red Sox had said from their bullpen. and rookie Shane Bieber games and has driven in a Jonathan Loaisiga fared
they would ease their ace Framber Valdez left with a (10-3) struck out a career- run in six straight. even worse, forcing in a run
back into action. one-run lead after allowing high 11 in 6 2/3 innings, al- Jonathan Villar drove in with a bases-loaded walk
Ryan Brasier (2-0) got the all four of Detroit's runs in lowing three hits and three both Orioles runs with a to Max Kepler in the fifth.
win with 1 1/3 innings of the fourth inning, including walks. homer off Fiers in the sixth Three batters later, Mauer
hitless relief as Boston used a three-run homer by Ja- Tampa Bay had its fran- and a single in the eighth. crushed a full-count fast-
seven relievers after limiting Coby Jones. Will Harris (4-3) chise record 12-game Mike Wright (3-2) replaced ball to center field.
Sale in his return. got the win by striking out home winning streak end Alex Cobb in the third and Kohl Stewart (1-1) earned
Ryan Tepera (5-5) took the the side in the fifth inning, and lost for just the fourth was hit in the left foot by a his first major league victory
loss. and three more relievers time in 21 games overall. sharp grounder from Ra- after following reliever Ty-
ANGELS 1, RANGERS 0 followed before Roberto Gomes homered in the fifth mon Laureano, the sec- ler Duffey, who served as a
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Osuna worked the ninth for and Encarnacion in the ond batter he faced. Matt bullpen opener for the third
Blake Parker gave up Isiah his 17th save in 18 opportu- sixth against Tyler Glasnow Chapman followed with an time this month.
Kiner-Falefa's single to right nities. Zimmermann (7-7) al- (0-4), who allowed six hits in RBI double, and Khris Davis ROYALS 6, WHITE SOX 3
with one out in the eighth lowed five runs and six hits seven innings. and Piscotty drove in runs KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
inning to end Los Angeles' in five innings. He walked ATHLETICS 3, ORIOLES 2 with singles. Brad Keller pitched seven
no-hit bid by relievers in vic- one and struck out three. BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike Fi- TWINS 10, YANKEES 5 strong innings to win for
tory over Texas. INDIANS 2, RAYS 0 ers remained unbeaten in MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe the fourth time in six starts,
Jose Fernandez hit his first ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — an Oakland uniform, work- Mauer hit a grand slam to leading Kansas City past
career home run for the An- Josh Donaldson went hitless ing six solid innings against highlight a six-run fifth in- Chicago.
gels in the second inning, in his Cleveland debut, Ed- Baltimore. ning, and Minnesota beat Whit Merrifield had two hits,
adding another milestone win Encarnacion reached The Athletics won their fifth New York for the first time in two RBIs, and scored two
to the 30-year-old Cuban's 30 homers for the seventh straight to improve to 33- 10 meetings. runs for the Royals. He also
rookie season after mak- straight season and the In- 15 since the All-Star break, Didi Gregorious answered stole two bases to increase
ing his major league debut dians beat Tampa Bay. the best mark in the majors Mauer's big bop with his his American League lead
June 8. Cleveland lowered its during that span. Oakland own grand slam in the sixth. to 33 steals, including a
The Angels' starting rota- magic number to three for holds the second AL wild- That was the only bright league-best 12 of third
tion was decimated by a third straight AL Central card spot behind the Yan- spot for the Yankees, who base.
injuries this season, pav- title. kees. dropped nine games be- Keller (8-6) gave up one run
ing the way for what was Acquired from Toronto on Fiers (12-6), who was ac- hind Boston in the AL East and four hits and two walks
the fifth bullpen game of Aug. 31, Donaldson went quired from the Tigers on race and had their lead while striking out six. He is
the season. Jim Johnson 0 for 4 in his first big league Aug. 6, allowed one run over Oakland for the first 4-1 with a 1.62 ERA in his last
made his second career game since May 28, a lay- and four hits with seven wild card spot cut to two six starts, lowering his ERA to
start and pitched 1 1/3 in- off caused by a strained strikeouts and a walk. He is games. The major league 3.04 — leading all AL rook-
nings. He was followed by left calf. The 2015 AL MVP 5-0 in seven starts with the leaders in home runs with ies.
Noe Ramirez, Hansel Ro- flied out to deep center A's and has won a career- 234, the Yankees fell to 80- Wily Peralta picked up his
bles, Cam Bedrosian, Justin and deep right, struck out best six straight decisions 36 in games when they go 10th save in 10 chances,
Anderson and Jose Alva- and grounded into a force- overall. deep. despite walking two in 1/3
rez, who combined to get out. The third baseman Jeurys Familia worked a Sonny Gray (10-9) lasted of an inning.
through seven innings with- made a nifty backhand perfect ninth for his 18th three innings and allowed The Royals have won a
out giving up a hit. grab on C.J. Cron's sixth- save since being acquired three runs — two earned season-high seven straight
Parker found difficulty in the inning grounder. from the Mets on July 21. — four hits and three walks. at home — and 10 of 11.
eighth. After Kiner-Falefa's Jose Ramirez moved from Stephen Piscotty went 3 for Gregorius tripled and Dylan Covey (5-13) allowed
single to break up the bid, third to second, and sec- 4 — including an RBI single scored on Gary Sanchez's six runs — five earned —
he got pinch hitter Ronald ond baseman Jason Kipnis in a three-run third inning sacrifice fly for a second- and six hits in 4 1/3 innings
Gumzan to fly out to left moved to center. — for Oakland. He extend- inning lead, but Gray gave for the White Sox.q