ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2021 SPORTS 15 MLB Results/Standings Altuve HR caps 6-run rally in WASHINGTON, July 12, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Sunday. Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 1 Philadelphia 5 Boston 4 Chic. W. Sox 7 Baltimore (10 inn) 5 Oakland 4 Texas 1 Houston 8 NY Yankees 7 Minnesota 12 Detroit (10 inn) 9 LA Angels 7 Seattle 1 9th as Astros shock Yankees Miami 7 Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 6 NY Mets 5 Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 1 San Francisco 3 Washington 1 Colorado 3 San Diego 1 LA Dodgers 7 Arizona 4 American League East Division W L Pct GB Boston 55 36 .604 _ Tampa Bay 53 37 .589 1-1/2 New York 46 43 .517 8 Toronto 45 42 .517 8 Baltimore 28 61 .315 26 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 54 35 .607 _ Cleveland 45 42 .517 8 Detroit 40 51 .440 15 Minnesota 39 50 .438 15 Kansas City 36 53 .404 18 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 55 36 .604 _ Oakland 52 40 .565 3-1/2 Seattle 48 43 .527 7 Los Angeles 45 44 .506 9 Texas 35 55 .389 19-1/2 National League East Division W L Pct GB New York 47 40 .540 _ Philadelphia 44 44 .500 3-1/2 Atlanta 44 45 .494 4 Washington 42 47 .472 6 Miami 39 50 .438 9 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 53 39 .576 _ Cincinnati 48 42 .533 4 Chicago 44 46 .489 8 St Louis 44 46 .489 8 Pittsburgh 34 56 .378 18 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 57 32 .640 _ Los Angeles 56 35 .615 2 San Diego 53 40 .570 6 Colorado Rockies’ Joshua Fuentes, left, is tagged out by San Diego Padres catcher Victor Caratini, right, on a play at the plate in the ninth inning of a baseball game, on July 11, in San Colorado 40 51 .440 18 Diego. (AP) Arizona 26 66 .283 32-1/2

Chastain thwarts Kyle Atlanta bid López pitches Marlins past Braves 7-4 HOUSTON, July 12, (AP): In the ninth, Edwin Diaz (3-3) gave game-ending three-run homer in the Kurt Busch ‘holds off’ brother to up an RBI single to John Nogowski, 10th inning, and Minnesota completed Jose Altuve hit a three-run and Difo followed with his run-scoring a four-game sweep of Detroit. homer to cap a startling six- hit down the third base line. Polanco hit a full-count pitch from earn 1st NASCAR win of season run rally in the bottom of Blue Jays 3, Rays 1 Derek Holland (1-2) to left fi eld for his 12th homer of the season. Polanco had HAMPTON, Ga., July 12, (AP): Kurt his maximum five races in the series the ninth inning, getting his In St. Petersburg, Florida,Danny Busch asked for a final favor from this season. He said he doesn’t plan to three hits and fi ve RBIs, while Alex jersey yanked off in a fren- Jansen homered, Robbie Ray took a Kiriloff and Max Kepler each had two Atlanta Motor Speedway’s old, bat- return to the Xfinity Series next sea- no-hitter into the seventh inning and tered track. son. zied celebration and lifting hits and drove in two runs Toronto ended Tampa Bay’s six-game Catcher Jake Rogers had given the Busch’s wish came true on the Kurt Busch’s contract with Chip the over winning streak. track’s farewell race. Ganassi Racing expires at the end of Tigers a 9-8 lead with a grand slam in the New York Yankees 8-7. The left-hander’s bid ended with one the top of the ninth, but Twins catcher Busch passed brother Kyle with 24 the year, and Ganassi sold the team to out when Yandy Díaz was awarded a laps left and won the NASCAR Cup Trackhouse Racing owner Justin The Astros had been shut out Ben Rortvedt tied it with a solo shot in by the Yankees the previous two double after a fan reached over the left- the bottom half. Akil Baddoo homered Series race to complete a sibling week- Marks this month. fi eld fence and tried to catch his drive. end Atlanta sweep. “I don’t know where I’m going, but games, highlighted by ace Gerrit and drove in three runs for the Tigers. Ray (7-4) allowed one hit and one walk, Giants 3, Nationals 1 It was the final race for the current I just love racing cars and I want to Cole’s three-hitter in a 4-0 win on while striking out 11 in seven innings. track surface. It was installed in 1997 race that Next Gen car,” Busch said, Saturday night. In San Francisco, Kevin Gausman and is the oldest on the NASCAR cir- referring to NASCAR’s planned new The win came on Altuve replica Athletics 4, Rangers 1 New York Yankees starting pitcher worked six-plus innings of one-run ball cuit. Construction on a repaving and car for next season. “That’s why I jersey giveaway at Minute Maid Park In Arlington, Texas, Matt Olson and Curt Casali hit a three-run homer reprofile project is expected to begin want to stick around.” - Houston fans left with a No. 27 shirt, Jameson Taillon delivers during the fi rst inning of a baseball game hit two of Oakland’s four homers and as San Francisco completed a three- immediately. Martin Truex Jr. finished third after while the All-Star second baseman ex- against the Houston Astros, on July game sweep of Washington. “What a genuine, awesome, old- starting at the back of the pack. Alex ited without his. 11, in Houston. (AP) San Francisco heads into the All- school race track,” Bowman was fourth, followed by New York led 7-2 after a three-run BASEBALL Star break with the best record in the Kurt Busch said. Ryan Blaney. homer by Gary Sanchez in the eighth Chicago completed a season sweep of majors at 57-32. “I just asked the Truex had been slated to start fifth inning. Baltimore. Andrew Vaughn homered Dodgers 7, Diamonbacks 4 track today for the but was pushed to to the rear of the After the fi rst two Astros reached Chris Bassitt allowed one run in seven twice for the White Sox, who have In Los Angeles, Max Muncy slugged last time on your base against Domingo Germán in the won fi ve in a row and 10 of 13 overall. innings in a win over Texas. old asphalt can I ninth, Chas McCormick hit a two-run Jed Lowrie and Sean Murphy hit a three-run, walk-off homer in the ninth CAR RACING Chicago leads the AL Central by eight inning, rallying Los Angeles past Ari- have an old guy double off Chad Green (3-5). Abraham games over Cleveland. back-to-back homers in the second in- win, and she Toro followed with an RBI double to ning for the A’s, who won consecutive zona. The White Sox went 7-0 against Bal- The Dodgers tied the game at 4 with answered.” make it 7-5, still with no outs. timore this season. games for the fi rst time since mid-June Kurt Busch, 42, pack after his Toyota failed two pre- and took two of three at Texas. Bassitt three runs in the eighth, then scored Marlins 7, Braves 4 Pinch-hitter Trey Mancini’s two-out, more to complete the comeback a day raced to his first race inspections. two-homer run in the Orioles ninth off (10-2) gave up four hits, struck out three victory of the sea- Denny Hamlin was fifth at the end In Miami, Pablo López set a major and walked one. Lou Trivino stranded after their historic 22-1 win over the Busch league record by striking out the fi rst Chicago closer Liam Hendriks (4-2) D-backs. son, 33rd overall of the second stage but was penalized made it 4-all. two runners in the ninth inning for his and the fourth of for entering the pits too fast and had to nine batters to start a game, pitching 14th in 16 opportunities. Rockies 3, Padres 1 his career at Atlanta. He locked up a move to the back of the pack for the Miami past Atlanta. Phillies 5, Red Sox 4 The 25-year-old López (5-5) broke Twins 12, Tigers 9, 10 Innings In San Diego, pinch-hitter Chris spot in the playoffs and possibly restart. He finished 13th. In Boston, Ronald Torreyes hit a Owings hit a go-ahead home run in the improved his chances of securing a Atlanta Motor Speedway president the mark of eight straight to three-run homer and Philadelphia used In Minnesota, Jorge Polanco hit a begin a game set by Jim Deshaies in seventh inning, Jon Gray had another new ride next season. Brandon Hutchinson said the planned six pitchers to beat Boston. strong start and Colorado beat San Die- “Hell yeah, we beat Kyle!” he said. resurfacing was overdue. Proof of the 1986 and matched by Jacob deGrom The Phillies turned to the bullpen af- in 2014 and German Marquez in 2018. go, which lost another starting pitcher Kyle Busch reclaimed the lead with poor condition of the old asphalt came ter losing scheduled starter Aaron Nola to injury. 47 laps remaining, but couldn’t hold holes which developed on the front López threw 30 of his fi rst 35 pitches to COVID-19 contact tracing. for strikes. The Rockies won in Bud Black’s off his older brother on Lap 236. Kurt straightaway had to be repaired fol- Torreyes had three of Philadelphia’s 2,000th career game as a manager. Busch took advantage of lapped traf- lowing the second stage. Reds 3, Brewers 1 six hits. Cristopher Sánchez (1-0) got Owings’ homer off Craig Stammen fic, especially teammate Ross The race was delayed for 19 min- In Milwaukee, Nick Castellanos hit a the win after taking over in the second (3-2) made a winner of Gray (6-6), who Chastain, to pass his brother. Chastain utes during a red-flag stoppage as a tiebreaking two-run single off All-Star inning, and Ranger Suárez fi nished it, held the Padres to one run and three helped Kurt Busch choose the lane crew filled the gaps in the track with closer Josh Hader with two outs in the striking out two in the ninth to earn his hits in six innings, struck out seven and needed to make the crucial pass. caulk. ninth inning, and Cincinnati beat Mil- second save. walked three. “The 42 did his job as a teammate,” Pole-sitter Chase Elliott finished waukee. Pirates 6, Mets 5 Angels 7, Mariners 1 Kurt Busch said. “Ross is going to get seventh. Elliott fell back after his The Reds took three of four in the a little flak for it, but that’s what it brakes locked, causing him to miss his series to pull within four games of the In New York, Wilmer Difo’s tie- In Seattle, David Fletcher had four takes to be a good teammate at the pit box, on a competition caution on NL Central-leading Brewers. breaking single in the ninth inning hits and four RBIs to extend his hitting right moment. I couldn’t be more Lap 27. Elliott struggled to make up Hader (3-2) came in to pitch the capped Pittsburgh’s rally from an early streak to 24 games, and Los Angeles proud of Ross Chastain.” ground and remained winless in seven ninth after he surrendered a game- fi ve-run defi cit to beat New York. beat Seattle. Said Chastain, who finished 21st: starts at his Atlanta home track. winning homer to Eugenio Suárez on The NL East-leading Mets jumped Fletcher homered in the third in- “Kurt asked for the lane and I gave it Elliott described the finish as “solid, Saturday night. He hit Suárez on Sun- out to a 5-0 lead against Chase De Jong ning, drove in two runs with a single in to him. ... One team, one goal and just not great.” day, and Kyle Farmer followed with a in the fi rst on a two-run homer by Fran- the fi fth and added another RBI in the that’s to win.” Light rain, and the threat of a heavi- pinch-hit single. cisco Lindor and a three-run shot by ’ Miguel Rojas hits an seventh to snap the Angels’ two-game Michael Conforto. RBI-single to score Jesus Sanchez losing streak. The second baseman fi n- Kyle Busch pushed for the lead with er downpour, affected strategy late in White Sox 7, Orioles 5 eight laps remaining, but Kurt pulled the second stage. Some drivers were Rodolfo Castro and Michael Perez during the sixth inning of a baseball ished 4 for 5. away in the final laps to win by 1.237 instructed to delay pit stops and remain In Baltimore, Adam Engel hit a hit back-to-back homers in the fi fth. game against the , Shohei Ohtani went 2 for 4 with a seconds. on the track in case rain forced a delay three-run homer in the 10th inning and Castro hit a two-run homer in the sixth. on July 11, in Miami. (AP) double and a walk . Kyle Busch said his brother “was or early end to the race. There was no definitely better than us today. I weather delay. thought I had him, and I did, but racing The NASCAR Cup series moves just didn’t play out for us today.” to the New Hampshire Motor Kyle Busch won the Xfinity Series Speedway. Brad Keselowski won Vines lifts US over Haiti in Gold Cup opener race Saturday, giving him five wins in last year’s race. KANSAS CITY, Kansas, July 12, (AP): Sam Vines No. 83 Haiti was wuthout several regulars due to scored his fi rst international goal on a header in the positive COVID tests. eighth minute, and a U.S. team mostly of backup Defending champion Mexico, with more than a players opened the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a dozen of its top players, is favored to win the Aug. 1 1-0 victory over Haiti. fi nal at Las Vegas. Shaq Moore’s cross bounced off two Haitans to Berhalter started Matt Turner in goal, Moore at Gyasi Zardes, who popped up the ball for Vines to right back, Walker Zimmerman and Miles Robinson head past goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre from 6 yards. in central defense and Vines at left back. Moore was making his sixth international appearance Kellyn Acosta, Jackson Yueill and Sebastian Lletget were in midfield, Paul Arriola and Jona- than Lewis on the flanks and Zardes headed the SOCCER attack. Arriola came out because of a tight right hamstring in the 14th minute and was replaced by Gioacchini. and Vines his fourth. Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio debuted With the U.S. wearing new red-and-blue patterned in the 62nd minute, and defender James Sands and road jerseys for the fi rst time, Walker Zimmerman United States defender Sam Vines (3) and Haiti midfielder Eryk Williamson entered in the 76th. hit the crossbar just before Vines’ goal and Nicho- defender Stephane Lambese, left, battle for the That raised American debuts to 68 since a 2017 las Gioacchini struck a post in the 66th. U.S. coach ball during the fi rst half of a CONCACAF Gold loss at Trinidad and Tobago, including 47 under Gregg Berhalter picked just four players for his 23- Cup soccer match, on July 11, in Kansas City, Berhalter. Canada beat Martinique 4-1 in the first man roster from the group he selected for last month’s Kansas. (AP) game of the Group B doubleheader on goals by Nations League fi nal four, allowing Christian Pulisic, Cyle Larin, Jonathan Osorio, Stephen Eustaqio Kurt Busch stands in Victory Lane with the trophy after winning a NASCAR Zack Steffen, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and The 20th-ranked U.S. improved to 36 wins, one and Theodor Corbeanu after Emmaiel Riviere put Cup Series auto race, on July 11, in Hampton, Ga. (AP) other regulars to report to European club preseasons. loss and four draws in the Gold Cup group stage. Martinique ahead.