ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 SPORTS 14 Kings win by 45 runs Red Sox ‘pummel’ White Sox on Chennai crushes Rajasthan in IPL MUMBAI, India, April 20, (AP): Allrounders Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja spun out Rajasthan Royals’ middle order and led Chennai Super Patriots’ Day with no Marathon Kings to a resounding 45-run victory in the Indian Premier League. Ali took 3-7 with his offspin Mariners use 2 HRs, Moore’s defensive gem to top Dodgers 4-3 and left-arm spinner Jadeja trig- gered the collapse by claiming two wickets in one over as Rajasthan BOSTON, April 20, (AP): inning for the first run allowed by Joe reached only 143-9 after Chennai Kiké Hernández led off Ross (1-1) in three games this season posted 188-9. after he sat out 2020 because of “It was good to have Moeen, it with a replay-aided home COVID-19 concerns. DeJong later was turning a bit,” Chennai skipper run and Bobby Dalbec ended the right-hander’s evening Mahendra Singh Dhoni said. “The worked a 14-pitch walk in a with another drive to left, this one off wicket became a bit sticky, (but) glad six-run fi rst inning against a high fastball after Dylan Carlson we scored 180.” was walked intentionally to load the Rajasthan was on course to chal- Lucas Giolito, helping the bases, making it 10-2 in the fifth. lenge Chennai’s total on a slow pitch Red Sox beat the Chicago Flaherty (3-0) is used to that sort until the team slipped to 90-4 when White Sox 11-4 in the fi rst of cushion. The Cardinals are aver- Jadeja clean-bowled top-scorer Jos Patriots’ Day game played aging 11 runs in his four starts this Buttler (49) and had Shivam Dube season – and 3.25 runs in the 12 (17) leg before wicket in the 12th apart from the Boston games started by other pitchers. over. Marathon. Rays 4, Royals 1 The Marathon was moved to In Kansas City, Mo., Josh Fleming CRICKET Oct 11 because of Massachusetts pitched two-hit ball into the sixth limits on crowds during the novel inning, and Kevin Kiermaier led a coronavirus pandemic. The Patri- strong effort from the bottom of Ali then claimed three quick wick- ots Day game, with a start shortly Tampa Bay’s batting order. ets as Rajasthan fell to 95-7 that Fleming (1-1) struck out three in included the key wickets of David after 11 am, has been played by Miller and Chris Morris. No. 9 bats- the Red Sox since 1959. It drew a 5–1/3 innings, getting big cheers man Jadev Unadkat (24) and Rahul limited crowd of 4,738. from friends and family who jour- Tewatia (20) delayed the inevitable Giolito (1-1) was removed with neyed over from his hometown of as Chennai cruised to its second vic- two on and no outs in the second. Bridgeton, Missouri. The 24-year- tory in three games. He allowed eight runs – seven old left-hander has allowed just one “It was a good score to chase earned – and eight hits as his ERA run in 10-1/3 innings this year. down, but we lost too many wickets more than doubled from 2.55 to Relievers Ryan Thompson and in the middle,” Rajasthan skipper 5.79. Hunter Strickland carried the baton Sanju Samson said. “The dew didn’t out of the bullpen and held Kansas come, the ball was turning, and that BASEBALL City to two hits, both in the eighth. was a bit shocking to see.” Chris Mazza shut the door in the Earlier, after being put in to bat, ninth. opening batsman Faf du Plessis made Nathan Eovaldi (3-1) matched Danny Duffy (2-1) struck out a 17-ball 33 to top-score for Chen- his career-high with 10 strikeouts in eight in six innings and allowed two nai while Ambati Rayudu (27) and 6-1/3 innings, allowing four runs runs – neither earned – and four hits Ali (26) made useful contributions. and nine hits with no walks. with two walks. Dwayne Bravo added a cameo of 20 Brewers 3, Padres 1 Rangers 6, Angels 4 off eight deliveries. In San Diego, Brandon Woodruff In Anaheim, California, Adolis Left-arm fast bowler Chetan Sa- and three relievers combined on a Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader works against a San Diego Padres batter during the ninth inning of a García homered and doubled off kariya claimed 3-36 and Morris re- two-hitter and Luis Urias homered Dylan Bundy, Kohei Arihara took a turned 2-33 but Rajasthan has one baseball game, on April 19, in San Diego. (AP) in his return to Petco Park before shutout into the sixth inning and win from three games. leaving with an injury as Milwaukee second save. wall in right field. Trammell, one of 161-163 as Philadelphia’s manager Texas got its offense on track. beat Joe Musgrove and San Diego. Mariners 4, Dodgers 3 Seattle’s top young prospects, in 2018-19, was booed when he Texas eclipsed its entire output Billy McKinney also homered In Seattle, rookie Taylor added a solo homer to deep left- brought out the lineup card. during a three-game home series MLB Results/Standings off Musgrove (2-2), who set a Trammell homered and added a key center in the second inning, and his Gausman (1-0) allowed six hits, against Baltimore over the week- career-high with 13 strikeouts in his RBI double, third baseman Dylan RBI double with two outs in the walked four and struck out five. He end, when it totaled just four runs. first home start since throwing the Moore thwarted a Dodgers rally fourth capitalized on an error by lowered his ERA to 2.45. Wandy Justin Upton homered for the WASHINGTON, April 20, (AP): Re- Padres’ first no-hitter on April 9 at Angels, while Bundy (0-2) gave up sults and standings from the MLB with a terrific defensive play in the second baseman Chris Taylor for a Peralta finished off the seven-hitter games on Monday. Texas. The big right-hander, who seventh and Seattle beat Los 4-2 lead. for his second save. five runs and seven hits and was Boston 11 Chicago Wht. Sox 4 grew up in suburban El Cajon, is Angeles in a matchup of early sea- Sheffield (1-1) threw 5 2/3 Phillies starter Chase Anderson knocked out the game during the Tampa Bay 4 Kansas City 1 0-2 since throwing the no-no. Texas 6 LA Angels 4 son division leaders. innings, allowing four hits, three (0-2) yielded two runs and five hits Rangers’ five-run sixth inning. The Seattle 4 LA Dodgers 3 Pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor hit Seattle handed the Dodgers a sec- walks and striking out six. in four innings. right-hander had six strikeouts with San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 0 Milwaukee’s third homer of the ond straight loss, the first time on Giants 2, Phillies 0 Cardinals 12, Nationals 5 two walks. St Louis 12 Washington 5 night, off Drew Pomeranz, leading Milwaukee 3 San Diego 1 the young season Los Angeles In Philadelphia, Brandon Belt hit In Washington, Paul DeJong hit Arihara (2-1), in his fourth major American League off the eighth. dropped consecutive games. It a two-run homer, Kevin Gausman two of St Louis’ five homers, league start, retired Angels star East Division Woodruff (1-0) held San Diego Shohei Ohtani in two at-bats, W L Pct GB came on the strength of a couple niftily pitched out of trouble in six including a grand slam, Tommy Boston 11 6 .647 _ to one run and one hit in six innings, long balls off Dodgers starter innings and San Francisco beat Edman and Paul Goldschmidt went although one was a deep fly to cen- Tampa Bay 9 8 .529 2 struck out seven and walked three. Dustin May (1-1) and a strong start Philadelphia. deep back-to-back and the Cardinals ter that García caught while crash- Baltimore 7 9 .438 3-1/2 J.P. Feyereisen walked one in the Toronto 7 9 .438 3-1/2 by Justus Sheffield. San Francisco’s Gabe Kapler offered Jack Flaherty his usual ing into the padded wall. Arihara New York 5 10 .333 5 seventh, Brent Suter gave up a sin- José Marmolejos got Seattle became the first manager in major strong run support. and Ohtani were teammates in Central Division gle to Caratini in the eighth and started with a two-run shot in the league baseball history to start his DeJong clanged a solo shot off the Japan with the Nippon Ham W L Pct GB Josh Hader pitched the ninth for his Kansas City 9 6 .600 _ first inning that barely cleared the career 200-200. Kapler, who was left-field foul pole in the second Fighters from 2015-17. Cleveland 8 7 .533 1 Chicago 8 9 .471 2 Minnesota 6 8 .429 2-1/2 California allows fans for US Opens if vaccinated or tested Detroit 6 10 .375 3-1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Seattle 11 6 .647 _ Los Angeles 8 6 .571 1-1/2 Tour plans to make non-vaccinated golfers pay for COVID test Oakland 9 7 .563 1-1/2 Texas 8 9 .471 3 Houston 7 8 .467 3 WASHINGTON, April 20, (AP): The PGA Tour is quarantine only if they have symptoms.