Sports FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016 Homer-happy Hanley powers Boston to win BOSTON: Hanley Ramirez homered three meters) off Bud Norris in the first inning. The TWINS 4, TIGERS 1 two-run homer in seventh, and tied it on times and drove in a career-high six runs, National League MVP later walked and scored Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario homered off Adam Lind’s solo shot in the eighth. Seattle helping the Boston Red Sox hold on for a 11-7 on Wilson Ramos’ RBI double. Ben Revere, Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth and ace Felix Hernandez, activated off the dis- victory over the San Francisco Giants on Jayson Werth and Anthony Rendon also hit Minnesota Twins scored three runs in the abled list earlier in the day, allowed five runs Wednesday night even though newly home runs and Trea Turner had an RBI triple inning to beat Detroit. Detroit wasted a fine on 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out two acquired starter Drew Pomeranz struggled to and stole home for Washington. Gio Gonzalez start by Justin Verlander, who gave up a run and walked two in his first start since May 27. protect an eight-run lead. Boston won for the (6-8) had one of his best starts of the season, and two hits in eight innings. Rodriguez (1-1) Todd Frazier hit a three-run homer in the first eighth time in nine games and moved into allowing one run on three hits and striking retired the first two batters of the ninth before off Hernandez. Frazier’s 28th home run tied first place in the AL East, a half-game ahead of out six in six innings. Norris (5-8) gave up six Kepler sent a drive to right field to break the 1- him for the major league lead with the Baltimore Orioles. runs on seven hits in five-plus innings before all tie. Rodriguez then made a throwing error Baltimore’s Mark Trumbo. Ramirez also reached base when he was giving way to the bullpen. and appeared to be shaken up, but after a hit by a pitch in the fourth, glowering at conference at the mound he stayed in the REDS 6, BRAVES 3 Giants reliever Albert Suarez before the INDIANS 11, ROYALS 4 game and allowed a two-run shot by Rosario. Tucker Barnhart and Joey Votto hit two-run umpire quickly warned both benches. With Tyler Naquin hit two of the Indians’ five Ryan Pressly (3-5) was the winner, and homers, and Cincinnati rallied to beat Atlanta the crowd chanting Ramirez’s name for his homers and had a career-high six RBIs, help- Brandon Kintzler pitched the ninth for his sixth to win the season series between the NL’s final at-bat in the eighth, he grounded out ing Cleveland rout Kansas City. Carlos save. Minnesota’s Joe Mauer and Detroit’s Ian worst teams. Barnhart’s homer completed a weakly to the pitcher. Ramirez began the day Carrasco (7-3) only allowed one hit in six Kinsler homered in the first inning. four-run rally in the sixth off Lucas Harrell (1-2). with eight home runs this season before con- shutout innings, a one-out double by Cheslor Votto extended his post-All Star break surge necting for his first three-homer game. He hit Cuthbert in the fourth walked two in the sixth YANKEES 5, ORIOLES 0 with his 16th homer off Ian Krol in the seventh. two-run drives in the second, third and sixth for his only other baserunners. Naquin had his Michael Pineda pitched six innings, Mark Votto is 11 for 20 in the last six games with inning. The major league record for home first multi-homer game, while Mike Napoli Teixeira homered in his return from his latest two homers, a double and six walks. Anthony runs in a game is four. It’s been done 16 times, went deep for the second straight day. Jason injury, and New York beat Baltimore to move DeSclafani (5-0) kept up his streak of solid most recently by Josh Hamilton for Texas in Kipnis and Carlos Santana also hit home runs. two games above .500 for the first time since starts since returning from a strained oblique 2012. Travis Shaw and Sandy Leon also home- red for Boston, and Mookie Betts had three hits. Matt Barnes (3-3) was awarded the victo- ry as the first effective Red Sox pitcher, com- ing on with a one-run lead and the bases loaded in the sixth and pitching out of it. Giants starter Matt Cain (1-6) gave up three homers and five runs in 2 1/3 innings. CUBS 6, METS 2 Anthony Rizzo homered twice off Bartolo Colon and Kyle Hendricks pitched 6 1/3 score- less innings as Chicago beat New York to take two of three in the rematch of last year’s NL Championship Series. Rizzo pulled a slider to right for a solo homer in the third. Two innings later with a runner on, he sent a fast- ball into the right-field bleachers. Rizzo also hit a two-run homer Monday in a victory as the Cubs rebounded from a four-game sweep in New York this month. Chicago has won five of its last seven overall. Hendricks (9-6) gave up seven hits and hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last three appearances. He lowered his ERA to 2.27, third best in the majors. Colon (8-5) gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Wilmer Flores hit his fifth home run in eight games, a two-run drive off Travis Wood in the eighth. CARDINALS 4, PADRES 2 Jedd Gyorko homered for the fifth straight game off San Diego pitching, connecting twice and driving in all three RBIs in a 3-2 vic- tory to give St Louis a doubleheader sweep. BOSTON: Boston Red Sox’s Hanley Ramirez follows through on his third, two-run home run of the baseball game against the San Gyorko, dealt by the Padres in the offseason Francisco Giants during the sixth inning at Fenway Park. — AP for outfielder Jon Jay, is 13 for 21 (.619) against his old team with six homers and 10 The first four homers were off Ian Kennedy (6- April. Pineda (4-9) had six strikeouts with run- that sidelined him for most of the first half. The RBIs. He has 11 homers and 27 RBIs on the 8), whose bizarre line included eight strike- ners in scoring position and didn’t allow a run right-hander gave up eight hits, including year with 40 starts spread across the infield. outs and only one walk. But it was the ninth for the first time all season. New York has won Freddie Freeman’s homer, in eight innings. He started at third base in both games of the straight game Kennedy has served up a the first three of the four-game series to DeSclafani is 5-0 in his last six starts with a 2.61 doubleheader. He has four consecutive three- homer, and he has allowed 26 of them this improve to 38-36 - the last time the Yankees ERA. Adonis Garcia led off the ninth with a hit games against San Diego and four career season, tied with teammate Chris Young for were two games over .500 was April 12 when homer off Ross Ohlendorf, the 68th homer multi-homer games, with both long balls in most in the majors. they were 4-2. A stomach bug has been rav- allowed by Cincinnati’s bullpen - by far the Game 2 off Paul Clemens (1-1). Carlos aging Baltimore’s clubhouse and claimed two most in the majors. Martinez (9-6) was dominant after a shaky first BLUE JAYS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 4 more victims in third baseman Manny inning and a nosebleed in the second, and Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion Machado and manager Buck Showalter. PHILLIES 4, MARLINS 1 the Cardinals took the opener 4-2. Gyorko, each hit two-run homers and Toronto beat Bench coach John Russell filled in for Jeremy Hellickson struck out eight in eight Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina homered off Arizona. Donaldson’s homer off Patrick Corbin Showalter. First baseman Chris Davis missed innings, Tyler Goeddel hit a two-run homer Colin Rea (5-4). Ryan Schimpf homered in (4-9) landed in the Chase Field swimming his third straight game with flu-like symp- and Philadelphia beat Miami. Hellickson (7-7) both games for San Diego. Jaime Garcia (7-6) pool in the first inning. Encarnacion’s soaring toms. Yovani Gallardo (3-2) was the loser. allowed one run and five hits, improving his allowed a run in 5 2-3 innings in the second shot off Daniel Hudson, projected at 471 feet, value as the Aug. 1 trade deadline approach- game, and Seung Hwan Oh earned his fourth landed far down the walkway beyond the left MARINERS 6, WHITE SOX 5 es. Miami’s Wei-Yin Chen (5-4) gave up four save in five chances, and second of the day. field seats in the eighth. It was Encarnacion’s Leonys Martin hit his second home run of runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings. Chris 26th home run of the season and ninth in his the game, a solo shot with one out in the 11th Johnson hit a solo homer in the fifth for the NATIONALS 8, DODGERS 1 last eight games at Chase.