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Tampa Bay uses long ball to beat Dodgers 8-1

By The Associated Press younger to homer in three
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) straight games. The oth-
— Avisail Garcia and Kevin ers are Ted Williams, Babe
Kiermaier each hit a three- Ruth, Carl Yastrzemski, Rico
run homer in the seventh Petrocelli, and Jim Tabor.
inning to power the Tam- Marcus Walden couldn't
pa Bay Rays past the Los hold a 4-3 lead for Boston
Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on in the ninth. Brandon Drury
Wednesday night. hit a one-out double and
Kiermaier also made a pinch-hitter Danny Jansen
rocket throw from center sent the game to extra in-
field to cut down Cody nings with a two-out single.
Bellinger at home plate, Mookie Betts put Boston
keeping the score tied 1-all back on top by connecting
in the sixth. Bellinger, who off Joe Biagini in the 12th,
was aboard on a fielder's his eighth, but Rowdy Tellez
choice, failed to reach tied it again with a two-out
base safely for the first time drive off Heath Hembree in
in 46 starts this season. He the bottom half.
went 0 for 4, dropping his Chavis restored Boston's
major league-leading bat- lead with a homer off Jim-
ting average to .394. my Cordero (0-1), making
Tommy Pham hit his sixth Hembree (1-0) the winner.
homer for the Rays, and Mitch Moreland had two
Brandon Lowe singled in RBIs and Jackie Bradley Jr.
the go-ahead run to spark scored twice for the Red
a seven-run seventh. Emilio Sox, who have won three
Pagan (1-0) got four outs in Tampa Bay Rays catcher Travis d'Arnaud, right, shows the ball to home plate umpire Bill Miller of four.
relief. after tagging out Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger during the sixth inning of a baseball game Toronto rookie Vladimir
Garcia's eighth homer Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Guerrero Jr. hit his first home
came off Dylan Floro, who Associated Press run at Rogers Centre, but
entered with a 0.44 ERA — that was all the Blue Jays
best among NL relievers. Canha, filling in for injured shot for Baltimore. Detroit. got against Red Sox right-
Floro (1-1) pitched to four designated hitter Khris Da- RANGERS 2, MARINERS 1 The Tigers led 3-0 before hander Rick Porcello, who
batters and got none of vis, hit his seventh home run ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cooper's solo shot. The allowed three hits in six in-
them out. and a double. Hunter Pence homered, Marlins then scored three nings.
Kiermaier capped the big Jefry Rodriguez (1-4) al- Adrian Sampson had an- runs in the seventh, and Bri- WHITE SOX 9, ASTROS 4
inning with his fourth home lowed four earned runs other impressive long out- an Anderson added a two- HOUSTON (AP) — Eloy Ji-
run off left-hander Caleb in four innings. Cleveland ing for a victory after not run homer in the eighth. ménez homered twice and
Ferguson. trailed 7-0 in the eighth starting, and Texas beat Detroit has dropped eight Chicago turned the first
Max Muncy tied it with a when Jake Bauers hit a slumping Seattle to com- in a row — and Sunday's triple play in the majors this
homer in the sixth off Rays two-run homer off Fernan- plete a three-game sweep. game was suspended with season in a win over Hous-
reliever Yonny Chirinos. do Rodney. The Mariners have lost 27 of the Tigers trailing Oakland ton.
Tampa Bay opener Ryne YANKEES 7, ORIOLES 5 37 games to fall to the bot- in the seventh inning. Charlie Tilson's first career
Stanek pitched 1 2/3 in- BALTIMORE (AP) — Gley- tom of the AL West stand- Detroit starter Daniel Norris homer was a grand slam
nings, giving up a hit and a ber Torres hit two of New ings since starting the sea- was solid before giving way in Chicago's six-run sixth in-
walk while striking out two. York's five home runs off son 13-2. to Buck Farmer (2-3). ning.
ATHLETICS 7, INDIANS 2 Baltimore's beleaguered Seattle lefty Marco Gonza- José Ureña (2-6) allowed The White Sox got going
CLEVELAND (AP) — Frankie pitching staff, and survived lez (5-4) limited the Rang- two earned runs in six in- early with Jimenéz con-
Montas pitched six score- a shaky outing from CC Sa- ers to one earned run over nings for the Marlins. Sergio necting in the second and
less innings, Mark Canha bathia. seven innings, but dropped Romo pitched a perfect Jose Abreu adding a solo
homered and drove in Torres homered leading off to 0-4 with a 4.56 ERA in five ninth for his eighth save in shot in the fourth.
three runs and Oakland ex- the third and fifth innings starts in May. He was 5-0 af- nine chances. The Astros got a homer
tended its winning streak to to help New York take a ter his first seven starts this Detroit scored a run in each from Alex Bregman in a
six games with a win over 7-2 lead. Gary Sanchez hit season. of the first three innings. Niko three-run fourth to go on
Cleveland. his ninth homer against the Sampson (2-3) went 5 1/3 Goodrum hit an RBI single, top before Chicago's six-
Nick Hundley had three Orioles this season, and DJ innings and gave up one Gordon Beckham drove run sixth inning.
hits, including a solo homer LeMahieu and Thairo Estra- earned run after the Rang- in a run with a groundout, Gerrit Cole (4-5) yielded
and two RBIs. Robbie Gross- da also connected. ers used a reliever to start and Christin Stewart added seven hits and six runs while
man also drove in a pair Baltimore has lost five in the game. Jesse Chavez a run-scoring double. striking out seven in five-
of runs as Oakland swept a row to sink to 15-34, the got the first five outs against RED SOX 6, BLUE JAYS 5, 13 plus innings.
the three-game series and worst record in the majors. the Mariners. INNINGS White Sox starter Ivan Nova
reached the .500 mark for Sabathia (3-1) allowed five Shawn Kelley worked the TORONTO (AP) — Rafael (3-4) allowed 10 hits but just
the first time since April 26. runs and six hits, including ninth for his fourth save in Devers homered in his third three runs in seven-plus in-
The Athletics completed a two home runs, in five in- five chances. straight game, Michael nings.
6-2 trip and have won 10 of nings. MARLINS 6, TIGERS 3 Chavis hit a tiebreaking Bregman's homer ex-
their last 14. Aroldis Chapman worked DETROIT (AP) — Garrett homer in the 13th inning tended Houston's streak of
Montas (6-2) struck out nine the ninth for his 13th save in Cooper hit his first ma- and Boston beat Toronto. games with at least one to
and gave up five hits, four 14 chances. jor league home run in Devers led off the eighth 19, which ties the longest
of them over the first two in- Richie Martin hit his first big the sixth inning, leading a with a blast to left, be- run in franchise history. The
nings, in lowering his ERA to league homer and Renato comeback as Miami won coming the sixth player in Astros also homered in 19
2.40. Núñez added a two-run its fifth straight by beating Red Sox history aged 22 or straight games in 2017.q