SPORTS SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017 Polanco thwarts Greinke no-hit bid

PHOENIX: Zack Greinke’s bid for his first career no-hitter BLUE JAYS 7, MARINERS 2 third of five Twins relievers, pitched a scoreless seventh was thwarted by Pittsburgh’s Gregory Polanco’s leadoff Steve Pearce hit a three-run , Justin Smoak inning for the win. Brandon Kintzler pitched the final home run in the eighth inning and the Arizona had a solo homer and finished with four RBIs, and the five outs for his eighth save in nine chances. He struck Diamondbacks held on to beat the Pirates 2-1 on Blue Jays beat the Mariners, snapping Seattle’s win out Omar Narvaez and Leury Garcia in the eighth with Thursday night. Greinke (4-2), who dominated the streak at four. Marco Estrada (2-2) allowed two runs the tying run on third and go-ahead run on second. Pirates with a vicious slider, allowed that one hit in eight over six innings for the Blue Jays, who have won four of Chicago starter Derek Holland (3-3) permitted seven innings. He struck out 11 and walked one. Fernando five. Smoak went 3 for 3 with a walk against his former runs, but just three earned, and six hits in five innings in Rodney pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save in 11 team. He had an RBI single in the first, walked in the taking the loss. Four White Sox relievers followed with tries. Greinke faced the minimum 21 batters through fourth, singled home two runs in the fifth, and connect- four hitless innings. seven innings. Jordy Mercer led off the third with a walk ed off rookie Sam Gaviglio in the seventh. Mariners but was thrown out trying to steal second. Gerrit Cole slugger Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer but Seattle’s TIGERS 7, ANGELS 1 (1-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings. offense came up empty after the first inning. Justin Upton hit a three-run homer and Michael He struck out five and walked one. Pittsburgh has scored Fulmer pitched seven innings of three-hit ball in the five runs total in Cole’s last five starts. RANGERS 5, PADRES 2 Tigers’ victory over the Angels. went 0 for Mike Napoli’s second homer was a game-ending 4 as the Angels’ designated hitter after missing five ROCKIES 10, DODGERS 7 three-run shot and the Rangers beat the Padres. The straight games and six of the previous seven with a Jeff Hoffman struck out eight to earn his first major Rangers had been held scoreless by San Diego starter tight left hamstring. The two-time AL MVP hadn’t league win, Carlos Gonzalez showed signs of breaking Clayton Richard until Napoli hit a 433-foot homer to left played since last Friday, and his 17-game out of a slump with a two-hit, three-RBI night and the Rockies held off the Dodgers. Ian Desmond and Nolan Arenado each added two doubles to help the Rockies extend their lead in the NL West to 2 1/2 games over the Dodgers. At 23-13, the Rockies are off to the best start in team history. Hoffman (1-0) allowed three runs over 5 1/3 efficient innings after being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque earlier in the day. He becomes the latest rookie to shine this season on the mound for Colorado. Dodgers lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-5) surrendered 10 runs, five earned, and walked six over four innings. He was reinstated from the disabled list before the game after recovering from a bruised hip.

RED SOX 4, BREWERS 1 Mookie Betts’ three-run home run in the ninth inning lifted the Red Sox to a victory over the Brewers. It was Betts’ fifth homer of the season and third in his last four games, and helped Boston salvage one win in the three- game series in the Red Sox’s first trip to Milwaukee since 2003. Boston’s right fielder enjoyed his time at Miller Park, as he went 7 for 11 with eight runs batted in and five runs scored. Milwaukee closer Neftali Feliz (0-4) came on in the ninth, but managed to get only one out. Red Sox pitcher Craig Kimbrel (2-0) got the final five outs as Boston snapped the Brewers’ three-game winning streak.

ROYALS 6, RAYS 0 Major league ERA leader Jason Vargas went seven more scoreless innings, Salvador Perez had a two-run double during a five-run eighth inning and the Royals beat the Rays. Vargas (5-1) scattered three hits and dropped his ERA from 1.19 to 1.01. Jorge Bonifacio hit an RBI single off Diego Moreno in the decisive eighth CALIFORNIA: Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera (left) and third baseman Nicholas Castellanos celebrate the before Whit Merrifield had a run-scoring single and then team’s 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, May 11, 2017. —AP circled the bases when center fielder Kevin Kiermaier misplayed the hit for a three-base error. Merrifield also on the first pitch of the eighth inning. Napoli topped ended. Andrew Romine hit a two-run homer as the homered for the Royals, who won three of four against that with a 448-foot shot into the club-level seats high- Tigers got a rare win over the Angels in the opener of the Rays. Kansas City had lost 13 of 16 entering the er in left field to end a four-run ninth off Padres closer a four-game series at the Big A, where Detroit hasn’t series. Jake Odorizzi (2-2) gave up one run and four hits Brandon Maurer (0-2). Elvis Andrus started the ninth- won a series in seven tries since August 2009. The in six innings for the Rays. He had allowed three hits or inning rally with a one-out single before Jonathan Tigers improved to 7-23 against Los Angeles since fewer in each of his previous four starts. Lucroy followed with his third hit, looping a single that September 2012. dropped just in front of diving center fielder Manual ASTROS 3, YANKEES 2 Margot. Rougned Odor then singled through the left REDS 3, GIANTS 2 Defensive replacement Jake Marisnick made a perfect side of the infield to drive home Andrus with the tying Zack Cozart had two extra-base hits, including an RBI throw from left field to nail at the plate run and bring Napoli to the plate. (1-4), the double in the top of the eighth inning that scored the for the final out and the Astros held off the Yankees in a demoted Rangers closer, worked around two hits in a game-winner, as the Reds defeated the Giants. The matchup between teams with the best records in base- scoreless ninth. Reds won for the ninth time in 11 games and have won ball. Unbeaten Dallas Keuchel (6-0) became the first six- 15 of their last 20 games at AT&T Park going back to the game winner in the majors, helped by a home run from TWINS 7, WHITE SOX 6 2012 NLDS. The Giants lost despite a four-hit game from Carlos Correa. The Astros won their fourth in a row and Eduardo Escobar hit a three-run homer then added a center fielder Denard Span in his first game since com- improved to 24-11 - their top mark after 35 games since fourth RBI with a double as the Twins outlasted the ing off the disabled list. The Giants, who have an MLB- the franchise began playing in 1962. Ken Giles wound struggling White Sox. Brian Dozier and Miguel Sano worst 12-24 record, lost for the sixth time in seven up with his 10th save in 11 tries, saved by Marisnick. crushed solo shots and Joe Mauer singled in a run for games and for the 10th time in their last 12. Cozart dou- Ellsbury’s single with two outs in the ninth inning put Minnesota, which hung on to deal the White Sox a sea- bled to left center off Giants reliever Hunter Strickland runners at the corners, and then the fleet leadoff hitter son-high fifth straight loss after jumping out to a 6-0 (0-1) scoring Scooter Gennett, who tripled to right lead- stole second. Gary Sanchez followed with a sharp RBI lead in the second inning. Melky Cabrera launched a ing off the eighth inning. Wandy Peralta (2-0) pitched 1 single to left and Marisnick, who came into the game in three-run homer off Twins starter Phil Hughes in the 1/3 scoreless innings. He came into the game with two the seventh, fired a strike to catcher Brian McCann to get fifth. Chicago’s Matt Davidson drove in two runs, on a baserunners aboard and two outs in the bottom of the the sliding Ellsbury. solo homer and a groundout. Ryan Pressly (1-2), the seventh and got Brandon Belt to fly out to left. —AP