SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017 SPORTS

DETROIT: third baseman , right, tags ’ (35) out at third base in the ninth inning of a game in Detroit, Friday. — AP

BASEBALL Machado hits 3 homers to lead Orioles over Angels

BALTIMORE: capped a single made it 7-6. Jackie Bradley Jr. added a despite losing three straight from Aug. 13-16. against Oakland. Arizona starter Zack Godley carom, but Delmonico beat the throw with a three-homer night with a grand slam in the two- single in the eighth. It has scored at least eight runs in eight of (5-6) tied a career high by striking out 10, but head-first slide. A day after the end of the ninth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied those 10 wins. Tommy Pham homered in the allowed four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. rookie’s club-record streak of reaching base to beat the 9-7 on Friday DODGERS 8, TIGERS 5 first inning to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead and Twins starter Ervin Santana (13-7) allowed the first 13 games of his career, Delmonico night in a game that featured 10 home runs. was 4 for 5 with two doubles, Paul DeJong made it 6-2 with a solo shot in three earned runs and seven hits in six innings. drilled a two-run shot over the wall in right for Machado hit his seventh career slam off and the Los Angeles Dodgers welcomed back the third. St. Louis scored two runs in the All the runs came in the first two innings. a 3-2 lead in the sixth. Mike Napoli’s 25th Keynan Middleton (4-1), who entered with two Adrian Gonzalez from the disabled list with a fourth inning to take an 8-2 lead and chase homer put Texas ahead 2-1 in the fourth. on and one out in the ninth. After Tim victory over Detroit. Gonzalez doubled in his Pirates starter Trevor Williams (5-6). Pittsburgh NATIONALS 7, PADRES 1 Gregory Infante (1-1) retired all five batters he Beckham singled to load the bases, Machado first plate appearance since June 11, one of six has lost six straight. Right-hander Carlos Matt Grace pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings faced for his first big league win, and Juan hit a drive far over the center-field wall to give two-base hits on the night for Los Angeles. Martinez (10-9) allowed three runs and six hits in place of injured Max Scherzer, and Howie Minaya pitched around a leadoff walk in the the Orioles their first lead. Machado also hit a The Dodgers (86-34) have won 20 of their last with four for the win. Right-hander Kendrick hit a leadoff homer and drove in two ninth for his first in his first chance in the two-run homer in the third and a solo shot in 23 games and are 51-9 over their last 60. Rich Seung Hwan Oh picked up his 19th save. runs to help Washington beat San Diego. majors. Ricky Rodriguez (0-1) was greeted by the fifth to finish with seven RBIs. Hill (9-4) labored through five innings, allow- Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled Delmonico’s inside-the-park homer in his third set the tone for the game in the first inning ing three runs and six hits, but the Dodgers ASTROS 3, ATHLETICS 1 start and placed on the 10-day disabled list big league appearance. with a milestone homer off Jeremy Hellickson. gave him plenty of support. Dallas Keuchel threw seven shutout with a sore neck. Grace and five relievers held There would be plenty more long balls on a drove in three runs, and Logan Forsythe innings, Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve home- San Diego to four hits. Grace, who grew up in REDS 5, BRAVES 3 steamy night at Camden Yards, five by each scored three times. homered red and Houston beat Oakland. Keuchel (11-2) the Los Angeles area and pitched at UCLA, Cincinnati hit three home runs in the sixth, team. Pujols’ two-run drive was 609th, tied twice and Victor Martinez also went deep for allowed three hits, walked one and struck out made his first big league start and his first start including a two-run shot by Adam Duvall, Sal with Sammy Sosa for eighth on the career. the Tigers, but Jordan Zimmermann (7-10) three. He had his second straight solid outing since 2012 when he was with Single-A Romano threw seven strong innings and the Pujols and Sosa now share the distinction of allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 after allowing one run in 6 2/3 innings Sunday Potomac. It was his 61st big league appear- Reds beat R.A. Dickey and Atlanta. Matt hitting more home runs that any other for- innings. Gonzalez was activated before the at Texas. The 2015 AL Cy Young winner retired ance. The left-hander allowed two hits, struck Adams’ homer in the second inning gave eign-born player. After Pujols and Kole game after being out with a herniated lum- 14 of the first 15 batters he faced, with the out one and walked one. He retired Cory Atlanta a 1-0 lead that Dickey held until the Calhoun connected in succession in the first bar disk. The Dodgers have won 37 consecu- lone hit being a bunt single by Matt Joyce Spangenberg on a grounder to open the fifth four-run sixth. Duvall’s homer drove in Joey inning, C.J. Cron and Kaleb Cowart homered in tive games in which they’ve scored four or down the third-base line and away from the and manager Dusty Baker came out to get him Votto, who hit a leadoff single, to give the the second for a 5-0 lead. The Orioles used more runs. shift in the third inning. Of the 21 outs after 52 pitches. Shawn Kelley came on and Reds the lead. Eugenio Suarez and Jesse homers by Mark Trumbo, Machado and Caleb Keuchel recorded, 16 came on ground balls. with one out allowed Dusty Coleman’s solo Winker added back-to-back homers with one Joseph and cut the gap to a run before a two- CUBS 7, BLUE JAYS 4 Bregman and Altuve hit back-to-back home homer into the second deck in left field, his out for Cincinnati’s first three-homer inning run drive by made it 7-4 in the fifth. Jake Arrieta pitched into the seventh runs in the third to give Houston a 2-0 lead. fourth. Joe Blanton (2-2) pitched a scoreless of the season. Romano (3-5) snapped a streak All five L.A. home runs came off Hellickson, the inning and allowed a run, and Javier Baez Bregman hit his 14th of the season to right sixth for the win. Kendrick homered to left on of three straight losses in August. The rookie first time the right-hander yielded more than homered and drove in three runs to help field, and Altuve hit his 19th into the Crawford the third pitch from Luis Perdomo (6-8), his right-hander was dominant after giving up a three in a game. Darren O’Day (4-1) got the Chicago beat Toronto. Arrieta (13-8) allowed Boxes in left. Ken Giles recorded the final five sixth leadoff shot this season and seventh second-inning homer to Adams. He allowed win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. one run and six hits in 6 1/3 innings to win his outs for his 24th save. Joyce, who was also homer overall. one run and five hits in his longest of nine third straight start. Wade Davis got the final walked by Keuchel, hit a solo in the starts in the majors. Rasiel Iglesias pitched RED SOX 9, YANKEES 6 three outs for his 25th save. Anthony Rizzo eighth off Chris Devenski.Sean Manaea (8-8) MARINERS 7, RAYS 1 the ninth for his 23rd save. The Braves wore Pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland hit a two-run went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Victor Caratini lost his third straight. Nelson Cruz hit his 30th homer and dou- 1974 throwback uniforms to launch their single in Boston’s four-run seventh inning and went 3 for 3, and Jason Heyward and Albert bled twice, and Erasmo Ramirez won his first Hank Aaron Heritage Weekend. The 83-year- the Red Sox rallied to beat New York. Boston Almora Jr. each had an RBI single for Chicago. ROCKIES 8, BREWERS 4 game for Seattle since April 1, 2014, lead the old Aaron and wife Billye took an open-con- won for the 13th time in 15 games to extend Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ (6-9) allowed five Charlie Blackmon hit his sixth leadoff home Mariners past Tampa Bay. Cruz’s home run was vertible ride around the field in a pregame its lead in the AL East to five games over the runs and nine hits in five innings. Miguel run of the season, German Marquez won for measured by MLB Statcast at 482 feet, the ceremony. second-place Yankees. New York had won four Montero, who began the season with the the first time in three weeks and Colorado longest in Tropicana Field history. Ramirez (5- straight. Addison Reed (1-1) got five outs, Cubs, went 2 for 4 with a run scored against beat Milwaukee. Gerardo Parra and Carlos 4), who was traded back to the Mariners on GIANTS 10, PHILLIES 2 striking out three. Craig Kimbrel pitched the his former team. Gonzalez also homered and each drove in two July 28 after pitching 2 1/2 seasons with the Matt Moore took a one-hitter into the ninth for his 29th save. The Red Sox opened a runs, and Nolan Arenado had a two-run triple Rays, gave up one run and two hits in six eighth inning and picked up his first win in 3-0 lead on homers from Rafael Devers and CARDINALS 11, PIRATES 10 for the Rockies. They are a game ahead of innings in the first game of the Mariners’ 12- Christian Vazquez. But hit a two- Matt Carpenter hit a three-run homer in the Arizona for the top NL wild card. Marquez (10- game trip. Hits by Robinson Cano, Cruz, Danny nearly two months, leading San Francisco past run homer in the sixth, then New York scored second inning to make it 5-1 and St. Louis 5) allowed four runs - including three solo Valencia and Ben Gamel helped the Mariners Philadelphia. Hunter Pence and Brandon four in the seventh to take a 6-3 lead. Boston went on to outscore Pittsburgh. The Cardinals, shots - in 5 2/3 innings. The Rockies took the score three runs in the first off Rays starter Crawford homered, Pablo Sandoval had an RBI loaded the bases in the bottom of the sev- whose lead reached 11-3 in the eighth inning, lead with a three-run third. Marquez legged Austin Pruitt (6-4). single and Denard Span added three hits and enth against Tommy Kahnle (2-4). Mookie have taken the first two games of a four-game out a double with one out and Blackmon sin- made a nice running catch in center field to Betts had a sacrifice fly and Andrew series against the Pirates to remain 1 1/2 gled to put runners at the corners. Arenado INDIANS 10, ROYALS 1 help San Francisco to its ninth win in the last Benintendi an RBI single. After Hanley Ramirez games behind the NL Central-leading Chicago got his two-run triple and Parra followed with Corey Kluber put together another Cy 12 games at AT&T Park. One day after becom- walked to load the bases again, Moreland’s Cubs. St. Louis has won 10 of its past 13 games a run-scoring single to put Colorado ahead 4- Young-worthy performance before leaving ing the first team in major league history to 2. Parra added a solo homer and Gonzalez’s with a sprained right ankle, and Jay Bruce reach 11,000 wins as a franchise, the Giants two-run shot a batter later chased Brewers homered twice to help Cleveland rout Kansas added on by beating the worst team in base- MLB Results/Standings starter Matt Garza (6-7) in the fifth. City. Kluber (12-3) was cruising along until ball again. Moore (4-12) was crisp in his sec- there was one out in the sixth inning, and Eric ond straight strong start despite four walks, TWINS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 3 Hosmer sent a grounder to the right side of allowing two hits over 7 1/3 innings to win for San Francisco 10, Philadelphia 2; Washington 7, San Diego 1; Colorado 8, Milwaukee 4; Cleveland 10, Kansas City Miguel Sano hit two of the Twins’ season the infield. Kluber winced coming off the the first time since June 20. Four relievers com- 1; Minnesota 10, Arizona 3; Houston 3, Oakland 1; 4, Texas 3; Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 3; LA bined for five outs to complete the four-hitter. Dodgers 8, Detroit 5; Miami 3, NY Mets 1; Boston 9, NY Yankees 6; Seattle 7, Tampa Bay 1; Baltimore 9, LA Angels high-tying six home runs, including an inside- mound to cover the bag. The two-time All-Star 7; St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 10; Chicago Cubs 7, Toronto 4. the-park dash by Byron Buxton, and faced one more batter before Andrew Miller Zach Elfin (1-5) allowed six runs on seven hits Minnesota powered past Arizona. Eduardo relieved him. Kluber allowed a homer to over five innings for Philadelphia. American League National League Escobar, Max Kepler and Brian Dozier also Brandon Moss along with five more hits, strik- Eastern Division Eastern Division MARLINS 3, METS 1 W L PCT GB Washington 73 47 .608 - went deep for Minnesota. Buxton finished a ing out four and walking one. Jason Kipnis and Boston 70 51 .579 - Miami 59 61 .492 14 single shy of the cycle. David Peralta had three Bruce took Ian Kennedy (4-9) deep in the first J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run homer and NY Yankees 65 56 .537 5 Atlanta 54 66 .450 19 hits for Arizona, including a home run. With inning, and Bruce added a three-run shot in won for the sixth time in seven Baltimore 60 62 .492 10.5 NY Mets 53 67 .442 20 Minnesota leading 4-3 in the seventh, Sano hit the seventh to finish with five RBIs. Edwin games, downing New York to move within two Tampa Bay 60 64 .484 11.5 Philadelphia 43 77 .358 30 the first pitch from reliever David Hernandez Encarnacion hit the Indians’ fourth homer of games of .500 for the first time since May 3. Toronto 59 63 .484 11.5 Central Division 452 feet into the second deck in left-center for the night leading off the ninth. Realmuto followed Marcell Ozuna’s second- Central Division Chicago Cubs 64 57 .529 - two runs. Escobar added a two-run shot two inning walk with his 14th home run, lining a Cleveland 67 53 .558 - St. Louis 63 59 .516 1.5 batters later. Sano hit one even further, 474 WHITE SOX 4, RANGERS 3 hanging curveball into the left-field seats for a Minnesota 61 59 .508 6 Milwaukee 63 60 .512 2 feet into the third deck, in the eighth for his Nicky Delmonico lined an inside-the-park 2-0 lead. Pitching in front of a sparse crowd in Kansas City 61 60 .504 6.5 Pittsburgh 58 64 .475 6.5 Detroit 53 68 .438 14.5 first multi-homer game this season and third home run in the eighth inning, his second go- a game that started almost two hours late due Chicago White Sox 46 73 .387 20.5 Cincinnati 52 71 .423 13 of his career. Buxton hit a ball high off the wall ahead homer of the game, and Chicago beat to steady rain and the occasional burst of Western Division Western Division in right-center in the fourth that rolled toward Texas to end a five-game losing streak. lightning, Justin Nicolino (2-1) scattered six Houston 75 47 .615 - LA Dodgers 86 34 .717 - center field. As A.J. Pollock gave chase, Buxton Delmonico’s fifth homer eluded a leaping singles and stranded runners in four of his five LA Angels 62 60 .508 13 Colorado 68 54 .557 19 circled the bases in 13.85 seconds, the fastest Nomar Mazara, bouncing off the wall as the innings. Brad Ziegler threw a perfect ninth for Seattle 62 61 .504 13.5 Arizona 67 55 .549 20 ever tracked by MLB Statcast, narrowly beat- right fielder crumpled on the warning track his fifth save in seven chances. Rookie Chris Texas 60 61 .496 14.5 San Diego 54 68 .443 33 ing the throw by sliding headfirst across home clutching his left knee. Second baseman Flexen (2-2) worked 5 1/3 innings, allowing Oakland 53 69 .434 22 San Francisco 50 74 .403 38 plate. Minnesota also hit six home runs May 2 Rougned Odor sprinted to retrieve the long three runs, five hits and four walks. — AP