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TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 SPORTS PHOENIX: Paul Goldschmidt #44 of the Arizona Diamondbacks is tagged out at home plate by catcher Tucker Barnhart #16 of the Cincinnati Reds during the sixth inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona. The Reds defeated the Diamondbacks 2-1. — AFP BASEBALL Freeland misses no-hitter as Rockies beat White Sox DENVER: Hometown rookie Kyle Freeland the fifth team in the last 40 years to reach 60 Series title since 1908. Lester (5-6) was with Cleveland. Fulmer (9-6) dominated home run. Stanton, who homered in the came within two outs of the first no-hitter wins before the All-Star Game. They Astros charged with four earned runs and six hits Cleveland’s lineup until the seventh, when fifth off starter Johnny Cueto, then tacked by a Rockies pitcher at Coors Field before joined the 1998 Yankees, 2001 Mariners, 2003 in the shortest start of his 12-year major he gave up a two-run homer to Indians All- on No. 26 against George Kontos (0-3). The surrendering a sharp single to Melky Braves and this year’s Los Angeles Dodgers, league career. A.J. Schugel (1-0), the second Star Jose Ramirez. Detroit’s shaky bullpen Marlins head into the All-Star break having Cabrera in Colorado’s 10-0 victory over the who got there Saturday. At 60-29, Houston of three Pittsburgh relievers, pitched three barely held together over the last three won five of six. Nick Wittgren (2-1) retired six Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Freeland, heads into the break with a whopping lead in innings for the win. innings. Shane Green worked out of a batters for the win and A.J. Ramos pitched who is from Denver and grew up going to a division where no one else is over .500. A bases-loaded threat in the seventh and the ninth for his 17th save. games at the hitter-friendly park, struck out day after his career-high 15-game hitting DODGERS 5, ROYALS 2 Justin Wilson did the same in the eighth the first batter of the ninth inning and then streak ended, Correa had four hits. The All- Clayton Kershaw tossed a six-hitter to while getting five outs for his 10th save in RAYS 5, RED SOX 3 allowed Cabrera’s hit to left field on a 2-2 Star shortstop hit the 20-homer mark with his become the majors’ first 14-game winner, 11 tries. Fulmer won’t pitch for the AL in Brad Miller hit a tiebreaking, two-run count. The 24-year-old Freeland (9-7) threw second of the day for his fifth career multi- Justin Turner homered twice, and NL West- Miami tonight, so he made the most of a homer in the eighth inning and Tampa Bay 126 pitches. He was pulled immediately homer game and second this year. Fellow All- leading Los Angeles beat defeated Kansas nationally televised matchup against Kluber took three of the four from AL East-leading after the hit and left to a standing ovation. Star Jose Altuve, Yuli Gurriel and Evan Gattis City to complete its major league-best 10th by beating the Central-leading Indians. He Boston. Miller connected with two outs off The lefty struck out a career-high nine, also homered for Houston. Altuve had three sweep and sixth straight victory. The streak- held Cleveland to one run and three hits Joe Kelly (3-1), sending a drive over the cen- walked three and hit a batter. Freeland was hits for the fifth consecutive game - he ing Dodgers head into the All-Star break own- over the first six innings and won his third ter field wall. Kelly had made a career-best trying to throw the second no-hitter in became the ninth major leaguer to do so in ing baseball’s best record of 61-29. They’ve start in a row. Presley ripped his double just 23 straight scoreless appearances. Brad Coors Field history. Hideo Nomo accom- more than a century, and the first since won 18 of their last 19 at home, where they inside the left-field chalk in the sixth off Dan Boxberger (1-0) worked out of a two-on, plished the feat in 1996 when he was with George Brett’s record-tying six-game streak lead the majors with a 39-11 mark. Kershaw Otero after the Tigers loaded the bases two-out jam in the eighth before Alex the Los Angeles Dodgers. The only no-hitter for Kansas City in 1976. Gattis drove in four (14-2) allowed two runs and six hits on 99 against reliever Nick Goody (1-1), who Colome got three outs for his 25th save. in Rockies history was thrown by Ubaldo runs with two hits in Houston’s most-lopsided pitches, struck out 13 and walked none to set replaced Kluber to start the inning. The Tampa Bay, at 47-43, has 13 more wins than Jimenez in 2010 at Atlanta. Edinson Volquez win of the season. Brad Peacock (7-1) pitched the Dodgers’ record for most wins at the Indians were again without manager Terry last year at the All-Star break and trails the of the Miami Marlins pitched the lone no- six innings of shutout ball, holding the Blue break. The All-Star left-hander, who won’t Francona, who underwent a cardiac abla- Red Sox by 3 1/2 games. hitter in the majors this season, doing it last Jays to five hits while walking five. The Astros pitch in Tuesday’s showcase in Miami, is 10-0 tion to correct an irregular heartbeat and month against Arizona. Freeland even had hit three home runs in the second against J.A. over his last 13 starts, all Los Angeles victories. spent four days at the Cleveland Clinic. ORIOLES 11, TWINS 5 an RBI single in the seventh for the Rockies’ Happ (3-6), the third time this season they’ve He allowed a run for the first time in four out- Francona is expected to rejoin the club fol- Adam Jones homered twice and drove in last run. Reliever Jordan Lyles got the last had at least three in an inning. ings. Danny Duffy (5-5) gave up five runs and lowing the All-Star break. five runs to lead a 15-hit attack in two outs to complete the one-hitter. Pat six hits in seven innings. He struck out nine Baltimore’s victory over Minnesota. Ruben Valaika drove in five runs, including a three- PIRATES 14, CUBS 3 and didn’t walk anyone. PHILLIES 7, PADRES 1 Tejada and Seth Smith each had three hits run homer as part of a five-run sixth that Francisco Cervelli and Andrew Freddy Galvis hit two of his team’s six for the Orioles, who won their second turned a 2-0 lead into a rout. Charlie McCutchen capped Pittsburgh’s 10-run first BREWERS 5, YANKEES 3 home runs, Jerad Eickhoff threw five straight and earned a split of the weekend Blackmon also hit a solo homer. inning with consecutive homers off Jon Travis Shaw and Stephen Vogt both shutout innings, and Philadelphia topped series. Max Kepler had a double and a triple Lester, helping the Pirates pound Chicago. homered and Milwaukee increased its sur- San Diego. Rookie Nick Williams began the and Robbie Grossman drove in two runs for REDS 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1 Cervelli drove in five runs and Jordy Mercer prising NL Central lead, topping New York. run of homers with his first in the majors Minnesota, which reached the All-Star break Homer Bailey went 6 2/3 strong innings, had two hits and three RBIs as the Pirates The Brewers have won nine of 11. At 50-41, during the second inning. Cameron Rupp at 45-43. It’s only the second time in the Scott Schebler doubled in the go-ahead run closed out a 5-2 road trip with their fifth win they go into the All-Star break in first place followed two batters later with another solo past seven seasons the Twins have been and Cincinnati beat Arizona, sending the in six games. All-Star Josh Harrison homered for the fifth time in franchise history, 5 1/2 homer and Galvis hit a two-run shot in the above .500 at the break. Ubaldo Jimenez (4- Diamondbacks to their fifth loss in six in the ninth and Chad Kuhl pitched three games ahead of the reigning World Series third inning. Odubel Herrera and Aaron 4) worked five innings for his third win in his games. Bailey (2-2) gave up a run on seven innings of one-run ball in an emergency champion Chicago Cubs and St. Louis. The Altherr added solo home runs in sixth and past five starts. He allowed four runs in the hits in his fourth start since returning from start after Jameson Taillon was scratched Yankees (45-41) have not won a series since seventh innings respectively and Galvis second inning, but otherwise held off the February surgery to remove small bone due to flu-like symptoms. Pittsburgh sent 15 June 9-11 and are 3 1/2 games behind first- went back-to-back after Altherr’s for his sec- Twins. Kyle Gibson (5-7) was the loser. spurs from his elbow. He struck out five and batters to the plate in its highest-scoring place Boston in the AL East. Shaw hit a ond of the game.

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