44 Friday Sports Friday, May 31, 2019 Cubs’ win over Astros marred by fan’s injury, Rangers claim series win

HOUSTON: Kyle Hendricks pitched eight effec- bases-clearing double in the seventh. He fell tive , Kyle Schwarber and Kris Bryant short in his bid to become the ninth Cleveland homered, and the visiting averted player to hit for the cycle after striking out in the a series sweep at the hands of the Houston As- ninth . Andrew Benintendi and Xander Bo- tros with a 2-1 interleague victory Wednesday. gaerts launched two-run homers while Mookie The game was briefly delayed in the fourth in- Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr added solo shots for ning when Chicago’s Albert Almora Jr. hit a foul the Red Sox, who have lost four of their past six. ball that struck a young fan in the stands. The Christian Vazquez and Brock Holt each had an Astros confirmed after the game that the child RBI double, but Boston’s attempt at a rally fell was taken to a hospital, but according to Hous- short as Brad Hand retired the two batters he ton radio station KBME 790 AM (Sport- faced for his 15th save. sTalk790), the fan was expected to be all right. The incident shook up Almora, who struck out ANGELS 12, ATHLETICS 7 (11 INNINGS) to finish the at-bat. After the half-inning, he was Cesar Puello capped a huge day by scoring seen sobbing after talking to a security guard the go-ahead run in a five-run 11th inning as Los stationed near where the child was seated. Hen- Angeles made it two straight over host Oakland dricks (5-4) allowed one run on four hits and one in the finale of a three-game series. The uprising walk with seven while throwing a sea- allowed Los Angeles to finally put the game son-high 108 pitches. away after the A’s twice rallied from two-run deficits in the last two innings of regulation, RANGERS 8, MARINERS 7 using home runs by Matt Olson in the eighth and Asdrubal Cabrera’s run-scoring double in the Mark Canha in the ninth as the driving forces in ninth inning snapped a tie and gave Texas a win the comeback. Puello led off the 11th by getting over host Seattle. Jesse Chavez (1-1), who served hit on the wrist by a pitch from Oakland’s sev- as the opener in Tuesday’s game, pitched two in- enth , Lou Trivino (2-1). A walk, sacrifice nings of scoreless relief for the victory. Shawn bunt, error, intentional walk and passed ball Kelley worked out of a jam in the ninth, getting plated the Angels’ first two runs of the inning be- a game-ending double play for his sixth save of fore Tommy La Stella contributed an RBI single the season. With two outs in the top of the ninth, and Jonathan Lucroy a two-run single to extend Nomar Mazara and Cabrera hit back-to-back the lead to five. HOUSTON: Kris Bryant #17 of the Chicago Cubs hits a in the third inning against the doubles to left off Seattle right-hander Anthony Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. — AFP Bass (0-1). Mazara finished with three hits and WHITE SOX 8, ROYALS 7 three runs for the Rangers, who took the final Tim Anderson hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning two games of the three-game series. double in his return to the lineup, and Yoan thony DeSclafani (2-3) went 5 2/3 innings, al- Turner collected three hits for the Nationals Moncada and Jose Abreu homered as host lowing three runs and eight hits. He struck out while Anthony Rendon, Juan Soto, Howie RAYS 4, BLUE JAYS 3 (11 INNINGS) Chicago defeated Kansas City to complete a three and walked one. Kendrick and Matt Adams had two apiece. Soto Willy Adames singled home the winning run three-game series sweep. Moncada smacked a homered and extended his career-best hitting with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th solo home run in the first inning, setting the stage YANKEES 7, PADRES 0 streak to 13 games, and Kendrick drove in four inning as Tampa Bay defeated Toronto in St Pe- for an early flurry of action that included the DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit opened with runs, tying his season high. Sanchez (1-6) tersburg, Fla. Justin Shafer (0-1) walked Ji-Man second-inning ejection of Royals starter Glenn consecutive homers in the first inning, James pitched for the first time since May 16 after Choi to start the bottom of the 11th. Choi took Sparkman, who was tossed after hitting Ander- Paxton pitched four hitless innings in his return being sidelined with a left hamstring strain. He third on Avisail Garcia’s one-out single. Andrew son on the bill of his batting helmet with a pitch. from the injured list, and host New York beat retired the first 16 batters he faced until Ozzie Velazquez ran for Choi, and Kevin Kiermaier was Kansas City tied the game at 7-all in the eighth San Diego. LeMahieu hit his third career leadoff Albies lined a single to center with one out in walked intentionally to bring up Adames. Diego on a two-run single by Nicky Lopez before An- homer, hammering an 0-2 changeup by rookie the sixth. Sanchez allowed only one hit and one Castillo (1-3) overcame a double and walk in the derson answered in the bottom half. Anderson Chris Paddack (4-3) into the left field seats. Two walk, and he struck out seven. top of the 11th to pick up the win. The Rays was making his first start since sustaining a right pitches later, Voit slugged a fastball over the left- swept the three-game series and lead the season wrist injury on Friday. center-field fence. It was the 10th time the Yan- MARLINS 4, GIANTS 2 series with the Blue Jays 5-1. kees hit consecutive homers at the start of the Pinch hitter Neil Walker pulled a seventh-in- PHILLIES 11, CARDINALS 4 first inning. The last time was July 7 of last sea- ning, go-ahead RBI double down the right field DODGERS 9, METS 8 Bryce Harper homered, doubled, singled and son at Toronto when Brett Gardner and Aaron line, leading host Miami over San Francisco. The Alex Verdugo hit a game-ending sacrifice fly had four RBIs to lift host Philadelphia past St Judge went deep against J.A. Happ. Marlins, who own the National League’s worst in the ninth inning as Los Angeles rallied from Louis. Andrew McCutchen hit a home run and record, have won nine of their past 12 games. what was once a five-run deficit for a comeback scored four runs while Scott Kingery and ROCKIES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4 The Giants have dropped seven straight con- victory over visiting New York. The Dodgers fin- Maikel Franco each added a homer for the Brendan Rodgers had a two-run single in a tests. Jorge Alfaro, who scored the go-ahead run ished off the Mets with four runs in the ninth in- Phillies, who earned their second straight win three-run fourth inning, and Jeff Hoffman earned on Walker’s double, went 4-for-4 to lead Miami’s ning, a comeback that was started with and fifth in six games. Phillies starter Aaron his first win in almost two years as Colorado ex- offense. It was the first four-hit game of his ca- back-to-back home runs from Joc Pederson and Nola (6-0) was very effective in seven innings, tended its winning streak to four games with a reer. Reliever Nick Anderson (2-2) earned the Max Muncy against Mets closer Edwin Diaz. The giving up four hits and one run. Nola, who win over Arizona in Denver. Trevor Story had win with one scoreless inning. Sergio Romo home runs reduced the deficit to 8-7 before Justin struck out eight and walked three, threw 102 three hits and a stolen base, and Hoffman went pitched the ninth, allowing one run, to post his Turner doubled, and then Cody Bellinger tied the pitches, 68 for strikes. Matt Wieters had a home five innings for his first victory since July 16, 11th save. game with an RBI double. The Dodgers victory run, a double and two RBIs, and Marcell Ozuna 2017. The Rockies (27-27) reached .500 for the spoiled a two-homer night from Mets rookie Pete also had two hits for St. Louis. first time since March 31, after the fourth game TIGERS 4, ORIOLES 2 Alonso, the third multi-homer game in his two of the season. Carson Kelly had three hits in- Brandon Dixon hit a two-run homer in the top months in the major leagues. His 19 home runs on PIRATES 7, REDS 2 cluding a homer and two RBIs, Adam Jones of the ninth inning to give visiting Detroit a vic- the season are just seven behind Darryl Straw- Colin Moran and Josh Bell hit opposite-field, homered, and Ildemaro Vargas had two singles tory over Baltimore in the rubber game of a berry’s Mets rookie record set in 1983. three-run homers to lift visiting Pittsburgh past and three walks for the Diamondbacks, who three-game series. Baltimore led 2-1 after seven Cincinnati. Pirates starter Steven Brault (2-1) have lost three in a row and eight of 11. innings, but the Tigers tied it on a John Hicks INDIANS 14, RED SOX 9 threw 5 1/3 shutout innings, allowing three hits, homer to lead off the eighth against Mychal Carlos Santana homered among his three striking out five and walking two. Bell went 3- NATIONALS 14, BRAVES 4 Givens. Dixon then got the game-winning blast extra-base hits and drove in five runs as Cleve- for-5 with two runs. Elias Diaz, Bryan Reynolds, Washington sent nine batters to the plate in off Branden Kline (1-2) with one out in the ninth land won at Boston. Santana legged out an RBI Starling Marte, Cole Tucker and Kevin Newman each of the first two innings, and Anibal to give the struggling Tigers their second con- triple to open the scoring in the first inning, had two hits each for the Pirates, who earned a Sanchez came off the injured list to throw six secutive victory. Shane Greene closed it in the launched a solo homer in fourth and had a split of the four-game series. Reds starter An- scoreless innings in a road rout of Atlanta. Trea ninth for his 18th save. — Reuters