ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 SPORTS 15

MLB Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, Sept 1, (AP): Results Rays win 9th in row; Red Sox star and standings from the MLB games on Tuesday. Baltimore 4 Toronto 2 Oakland 9 Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 8 Boston 5 Cleveland 7 Kansas City 2 Chicago W. Sox 4 Pittsburgh 2 Texas 4 Colorado 3 Bogaerts tests ‘positive’ for virus 3 Minnesota 1 LA Angels 6 NY Yankees 4 Seattle 4 Houston 0 NY Mets 6 Miami (1st game) 5 Mets sweep DH NY Mets 3 Miami (2nd game) 1 Philadelphia 12 Washington 6 San Diego 3 Arizona 0 Milwaukee 6 San Francisco 2 ST. PETERSBURG, Flor- LA Dodgers 3 Atlanta 2 ida. (AP): Randy Arozare- American League East Division na, rookie Wander Franco W L Pct GB and the Tampa Bay 84 48 .636 _ New York 76 56 .576 8 won their ninth straight Boston 75 59 .560 10 game, breaking away from Toronto 69 62 .527 14-1/2 Baltimore 41 90 .313 42-1/2 Boston 8-5 soon after Red Central Division W L Pct GB Sox shortstop Xander Chicago 77 56 .579 _ Bogaerts was pulled be- Cleveland 65 64 .504 10 Detroit 62 71 .466 15 cause of a positive COV- Kansas City 59 72 .450 17 ID-19 test. Minnesota 58 74 .439 18-1/2 West Division Bogaerts hit an RBI single in the W L Pct GB fi rst inning, but was replaced de- Houston 78 54 .591 _ fensively in the second. Oakland 73 59 .553 5 It was announced before the game Seattle 71 62 .534 7-1/2 Los Angeles 66 67 .496 12-1/2 that Boston reliever Hirokazu Sawa- Texas 47 85 .356 31 mura tested positive as a virus surge National League that started last week continues having East Division a daily impact on the playoff-contend- W L Pct GB ing Red Sox. Atlanta 70 61 .534 _ Franco and Austin Meadows had Philadelphia 68 64 .515 2-1/2 New York 65 67 .492 5-1/2 RBI singles and Yandy Díaz hit a two- Washington 55 76 .420 15 run double during a six-run third for Miami 55 78 .414 16 the Rays, who are a franchise-best 36 Central Division games over .500 at 84-48. W L Pct GB Arozarena homered in the second for Milwaukee 81 52 .609 _ the AL East leaders. Cincinnati 71 62 .534 10 St Louis 67 63 .515 12-1/2 Ryan Yarbrough (8-4) allowed two Chicago 58 75 .436 23 runs and five hits in six innings. Di- Pittsburgh 48 84 .364 32-1/2 etrich Enns earned his fifth save. West Division Brad Peacock (0-1) gave up fi ve W L Pct GB runs, two hits, two walks and hit a bat- shortstop tags out New York Mets’ Jonathan Villar in a rundown during the fourth inning of the second game of a baseball San Francisco 84 48 .636 _ Los Angeles 84 49 .632 -1/2 ter over 2 1/3 innings in his fi rst big doubleheader, on Aug. 31, in New York. (AP) San Diego 71 62 .534 13-1/2 league appearance since last Sept. 10 Colorado 60 72 .455 24 with Houston. Mets 6, Marlins 5, 1st Game Arizona 44 90 .328 41 Mets 3, Marlins 1, 2nd Game In New York, Michael Conforto delivered a two-out hit that sent Javier Báez bolting home to cap a fi ve-run Padel attracts Kuwaiti youth Mitchell, McCowan help Fever top Sparks rally in the ninth inning, then homered to lift New York over Miami for a pair amid Coronavirus pandemic of wins over the Marlins. In the afternoon opener - which was KUWAIT CITY, Sept 1, freely play this sport. Diggins-Smith, Mercury rout the completion of a nine-inning game (KUNA): Kuwaiti young people Alaa Al-Awadhi said to KUNA suspended one out into the top of the have become growingly interested that she began to play this racquet fi rst on April 11 - Conforto’s single in padel sport amid the ramifica- sport two years ago, believing that Sky, extend winning run to 7 scored the tying run and Báez, too. tions of the novel Coronavirus it is easy to play padel since its Báez earned cheers from a fanbase (Covid-19) pandemic worldwide, rules are different from the ones PHOENIX, Sept. 1, (AP): Skylar Dig- seconds to go. Kayla McBride made 4 he insulted days earlier by sprinting mainly health restrictions and pre- used in tennis and that people of gins-Smith had 20 points, eight rebounds of 4, and Aerial Powers 2 of 2, from home when left fi elder cautions. all ages can practice it. and 10 assists to help the Phoenix Mer- the free-throw line from there to seal it. misplayed the ball to cap a fi ve-run Padel is a racquet sport that As relevant equipment and tools cury beat the Chicago Sky 103-83 to win Ionescu and Betnijah Laney scored inning and give the Mets a win in the combines between tennis and were unfortunately unavailable at opener. their seventh straight game, 17 points apiece to lead New York squash. Padel is typically played the local market at the beginning, Kia Nurse added 21 points, hitting (11-17). Onyenwere, the No. 6 overall The win in the second game, which in doubles on an enclosed court was seven innings, gave the Mets three players had to make online orders four 3-pointers, and Brittney Griner pick in the 2020 WNBA draft, fi nished that is smaller than the size of a from other countries, she remem- returned from a one-game absence (an- with 11 points and a career-high 10 re- straight victories. tennis court. Conforto hit a two-run homer off bered. “But, now everything has kle) to score 18 points. Diana Taurasi bounds - her fi rst career double-double. Padel is essentially different become available,” she said. Fever 74, Sparks 72 rookie Edward Cabrera (0-1) . hit fi ve 3-pointers and had 17 points. from tennis and squash in view On his part, Bader Tifoni, also Phoenix (16-10) clinched a playoff In Indianapolis, Kelsey Mitchell Aaron Loup (4-0) earned the win, Tampa Bay Rays’ Ryan Yarbrough of rules and the way of playing. speaking to KUNA, opined that berth earlier in the evening with losses scored 25 points, Teaira McCowan and Edwin Diaz earned his 27th save. pitches to the Boston Red Sox during Scoring is the same as normal ten- by the New York Liberty and Los An- added 15 - including two free throws In the fi rst game, Jeurys Familia (8- padel has become so common the first inning of a baseball game on nis and the balls used are similar in Kuwait amid the worldwide geles Sparks. to cap the scoring with 15.3 seconds to 3) got the win. Dylan Floro (5-5) got Aug 31, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP) but with a little less pressure. Griner made a running shot, Nurse play - and tied her career high with 19 the loss. Covid-19 pandemic since physi- Aangels 6, Yankees 4 Peralta’s single off Pierce Johson This sport emerged in Mexico cal distancing is essentially in- and Taurasi made back-to-back 3s rebounds and the beat in the late 1960s. It then found its and Nurse hit a jumper in a 10-0 run the 74-72. In Anaheim, Calif., Shohei Ohtani was one of just three hits for the Dia- volved. stole home, Jared Walsh hit a three-run mondbacks. Mark Melancon gave up way to Spain. In 2014, this sport Sports shops in Kuwait have that pushed the Mercury’s lead to 65- made two free reached Arab countries, mainly 54 with about throws to give the Sparks a 72-64 lead homer and Los Angeles hung on late to two singles in the ninth before striking now special corners for padel send New York to its fourth straight loss. out Pavin Smith for his 36th save. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emir- four minutes with 3:05 left, but Indiana (6-19) closed ates (UAE), Qatar, Egypt and equipment, showing that Kuwaiti left in the third the game on a 10-0 run. Mitchell hit Phil Gosselin had a two-run single Manny Machado hit a two-run hom- young people have become in- for the Angels before their troublesome er for the Padres. Bahrain. It found its way to Ku- quarter and Chi- a long jumper and, after McCowan wait in late 2019. creasingly interested in this sport. cago trailed by made 3 of 4 from the free-throw line, bullpen preserved their third straight Snell (7-5) struck out 10 and walked victory. Raisel Iglesias pitched a per- two but needed 107 pitches in seven Padel sport, which is easy for at least seven a 3-pointer - her fourth of the game to people of all ages to play, requires points the rest of fect ninth for his 29th save. dominant innings. Anthony Rizzo and Gary Sánchez Dodgers 3, Braves 2 physical flexibility in spite of the the way. small size of the court. In fact, Kahleah Cop- homered for the Yankees, whose skid In Los Angeles, hit a following their 13-game winning tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, it has become common among per led Chicago young people in the Gulf coun- with 18 points. make it 72-all with 1:19 remaining. The streak continued despite 10 hits at An- lifting Los Angeles to a victory over gel Stadium. Aaron Judge had an RBI Atlanta. tries. Azura Stevens teams traded misses before Jessica Bre- The Kuwait Olympic Commit- and Diamond land stole the ball from Ogwumike to set single and Giancarlo Stanton added a Diggins-Smith sacrifi ce fl y. tee recognized padel as a fresh DeShields each up McCowan’s go-ahead free throws. BASEBALL sport in the country last May, and scored 15 and Courtney Vandersloot missed a potential win- Jameson Taillon (8-5) took his fi rst loss in 16 starts since May 31 for the then decided to form a padel com- added 11. ning 3-point shot but Yankees, allowing six runs on fi ve hits Atlanta lost All-Star second base- mittee. The Sky (14-13) had their three- grabbed the offensive and and two walks. Speaking to KUNA, the com- game win streak snapped. was fouled with 1.3 seconds to go. man Ozzie Albies after he fouled a ball Brewers 6, Giants 2 off his left knee in the fi fth and had to mittee’s Deputy Chairman Yusuf Phoenix, which scored 106 points She missed both foul shots before she In San Francisco, Lorenzo Cain Al-Sultan said he began to like chased down the rebound of the second be carried off the fi eld. in a 27-point win over New York last homered and added an RBI single, and drew a leadoff walk Wednesday, topped the 100-point pla- but her baseline jumper at padel so much when he was on Milwaukee won its second straight from Tyler Matzek (0-4) and scored holiday in Spain where the sport teau for the second time this season. the buzzer was no good. over San Francisco. from fi rst on Seager’s hit to deep right- Lynx 72, Liberty 66 Sun 85, Mystics 75 was so common. All-Star right-hander Brandon center, giving the Dodgers their fi rst This sport has become wide- In Minneapolis, Kayla McBride In Washington, Woodruff (9-7) struck out eight in six lead of the game. Betts’ homer in the scored 25 points and grabbed nine re- scored 21 of her career-high tying 31 spread over the last couple of innings to win back-to-back starts for fourth left the Dodgers trailing 2-1. years, he said, adding that padel The padel sport witnessed wide- bounds, Napheesa Collier added 21 points in the fi rst half and Connecticut the fi rst time since late June. He allowed Phillies 12, Nationals 6 points and 14 boards, and the Minne- beat the Washington Mystics 85-75 for courts have been created in Ku- spread popularity during the fi ve hits and one run with three walks. In Washington, Bryce Harper hit wait to allow young people to quarantine periods. sota Lynx beat the New York Liberty the Sun’s ninth straight victory. Christian Yelich singled twice and a go-ahead single against his former 72-66. It’s the longest winning streak for scored two runs, extending his hitting team as part of a six-run sixth inning, Minnesota (16-9) has won three Connecticut (21-6) since a 12-game streak to 10 games. Rafael Marchán, Andrew McCutchen straight games and nine of its last 11. run in 2006. ball as Chicago doubled up Pittsburgh. The Indians also got a two-run homer Brandon Belt hit his 20th home run and Brad Miller hit two-run homers, Grandal hit a solo homer to lead off from Bobby Bradley. The Lynx pulled within a half-game of Jones, who set a career-high for for San Francisco. Wilmer Flores also and Philadelphia beat Washington for Rangers 4, Rockies 3 points in a half, also grabbed 13 re- the second, and Abreu hit his 28th hom- Seattle for the No. 3 seed in the play- connected. The Giants struck out 15 its fi fth straight victory. In Arlington, Texas, Nathaniel Lowe offs with seven games to play. bounds to extend her league lead for er in the third. times and have lost four of fi ve. Carter Kieboom homered for Wash- The Sox hold a 10-game lead in the had a home run and an RBI single Sabrina Ionescu hit a 3-pointer to double-doubles. added Padres 3, Diamondbacks 0 ington, which has lost four in a row and among his three hits, Leody Taveras trim New York’s defi cit to 65-63 with 22 points and 10 rebounds for Con- AL Central and won for the fourth time In Phoenix, Blake Snell threw seven six of seven. The Nationals completed in fi ve games. The Pirates lost for the homered for the second straight game 1:32 left. Bridget Carleton answered necticut. Jonquel Jones was 12 of 17 no-hit innings for San Diego before be- a 7-20 August, their worst full month and Texas hung on to beat Colorado for with a 3 on the other end and, after from the fi eld, Brionna Jones went 10 fourth time in six games. ing pulled, and pinch-hitter David Per- since going 5-16 in April 2009. Indians 7, Royals 2 its third straight win. an empty possession by each team, for 14, and the Sun shot 49.3%. alta blooped a single into shallow left The Phillies took control against tir- Jordan Lyles (7-11) won for the sec- Michaela Onyenwere was fouled as Washington was missing Elena In Kansas City, Mo., Amed Rosario fi eld in the eighth as the Padres blanked ing starter Patrick Corbin (7-14) and became the fi rst player on record to go 5 ond time in three starts despite allowing she shot a corner 3 and made all three Delle Donne (back) and Tina Charles Arizona. the Nationals’ erratic bullpen in the solo homers to Sam Hilliard, C.J. Cron free throws to make it 68-66 with 23.3 (left gluteal). for 5 with fi ve RBIs, an inside-the-park sixth. Corbin allowed six runs in fi ve- homer and a drive over the fence, and and Ryan McMahon. Lyles gave up six plus innings. Cleveland beat Kansas City. hits, struck out seven and walked one. Athletics 9, Tigers 3 Rosario had the fi rst fi ve RBI game Spencer Patton pitched a perfect ninth In Detroit, Matt Chapman hit a tie- of his career and matched a career high to earn his second save in fi ve oppor- breaking, two-run homer in the third in hits. He’s the fi rst player since at tunities. inning and cleared the fences again in least 1920, when RBIs became an of- Austin Gomber (9-9) allowed all the ninth for his 23rd of the season, fi cial stat, to go 5 for 5 with fi ve RBIs four runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings, helping Oakland defeat Detroit. and both types of homer in the same and hasn’t won since Aug. 7. Gomber Mark Canha homered as Oakland game, according to STATS. struck out two and walked six. won its third straight after losing six in Cubs 3, Twins 1 a row. The Tigers have lost four con- In Minneapolis, Frank Schwindel secutive games, scoring a total of eight homered for the second straight game, runs in those setbacks. Ian Happ added a towering homer into Deolis Guerra (3-1) pitched 1 1/3 the third deck, and Chicago beat Min- perfect innings after Cole Irvin started nesota. and lasted just 4 2/3 innings, giving up Manuel Rodríguez (3-2) earned the three runs on seven hits and two walks. win for Chicago, working two scoreless Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2 innings in relief of starter Zach Davies. In Toronto, Keegan Akin allowed Rowan Wick earned his fi rst save of the one run through fi ve innings and won season. consecutive starts for the fi rst time, John Gant (4-9) pitched fi ve innings Ramón Urías hit a go-ahead double in and allowed two runs on three hits in the sixth inning, and Baltimore beat his third start for the Twins since com- Toronto. ing over from the St. Louis Cardinals Akin (2-8) allowed two hits, walked for J.A. Happ at the trade deadline. three, and struck out fi ve. Cole Sulser Mariners 4, Astros 0 fi nished in the ninth for his sixth save In Seattle, Abraham Toro hit a grand in eight chances. slam against a player he was traded for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Danny last month, connecting in the eighth in- Jansen hit solo home runs for the Blue ning and sending Seattle over Houston. Jays, who had their three-game win Toro’s homer came off former Mari- streak snapped. ’ Mookie Betts ners reliever Kendall Gravemen - they White Sox 4, Pirates 2 connects for a solo home run during were part of a four-player swap on July In Chicago, Yasmani Grandal and the fourth inning of the team’s base- 27. Indiana Fever guard Tiffany Mitchell (25) shoots between Los Angeles Sparks guard (22) and Jose Abreu homered, and fi ve relievers ball game against the Atlanta Braves Graveman (5-1) allowed two hits, a forward Nia Coffey (12) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, on Aug 31. (AP) combined for 4 2/3 innings of two-hit on Aug. 31, in Los Angeles. (AP) walk and four earned runs.