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Toronto FC snap 6-game skid Ohtani hits milestone 32nd Sounders set record with 13-game unbeaten streak SEATTLE, July 8, (AP): Boris Sekulic and Chinonso Offor homer, Angels pip Red Sox and Raúl Ruidíaz scored and the Seattle also scored for Chicago. Andrés Perea Sounders ran their season-opening connected for Orlando. undefeated streak to an MLS-record 13 Montreal 2, NYC FC 1 games, beating the Houston Dynamo 2-0. In Orlando, Fla., Romell Quioto and Seattle (8-0-5) broke a tie with the scored and Montreal beat LA Galaxy (1996, 2010), Kansas City New York City FC to run its unbeaten (2000) and Real Salt Lake (2014) for streak to five. the streak mark. Rowe opened the scor- Quioto ran onto a through ball played by ing in the 62nd minute with his first Djordje Mihailovic and beat goalkeeper MLS goal since 2018. Alex Rodan set- Luis Barraza to give Montreal (5-3-4) a 2-1 tled a deflected ball and sent it across lead in the 73rd minute. Keaton Parks goal for a redirection by Rowe. scored in the 29th minute for New York City (5-4-2), and Mason Toye tied it from the penalty spot in the 43rd. SOCCER Los Angeles FC 2, Austin FC 0 In Austin, Texas, José Cifuentes and Ruidíaz scored his 10th goal of the Diego Rossi scored and Los Angeles FC season, tied for the MLS lead, in sec- beat Austin FC for the expansion club’s ond-half stoppage time by finishing first loss at Q2 Stadium. Brad Smith’s cross. LAFC (5-4-3) won its second straight game on the road after not winning Toronto FC 3, Revolution 2 away from home in its previous eight In Foxborough, Mass., Yeferson tries. Austin dropped to 3-6-4. Soteldo, Kemar Lawrence and Tsubasa Real Salt Lake 4, Whitecaps 0 Endoh scored in the first half and Toronto FC beat New England to snap a In Sandy, Utah, Damir Kreilach six-game losing streak. scored twice and Real Salt Lake beat Assistant coach Javier Perez directed Vancouver. Toronto after first-year coach Chris Albert Rusnak and Anderson Julio Armas was fired following a 7-1 loss to also scored for Real Salt Lake (4-3-4). D.C. United on Saturday. Toronto (2-8- Vancouver (2-7-3) is winless in eight 2) entered 19 points behind Eastern games. Miami Marlins’ Garrett Cooper is tagged out at home by Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes during the third inning of a game, on July Conference leader New England (7-3-3) Galaxy 3, FC Dallas 1 7, in Miami. (AP) in the standings. In Carson, Calif., Rayan Raveloson Fire 3, Orlando City 1 Tigers 5, Rangers 3 ning and Miami beat Los Angeles for the and Kévin Cabral scored their first MLS third straight game. In Chicago, Robert Beric broke a tie goals and Los Angeles beat Dallas. Rays sweep DH In Arlington, Texas, pinch-hitter in the 72nd minute and Chicago beat Raveloson headed home a corner kick Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead infi eld Aguilar drove the sinker from Dodgers reliever Edwin Uceta (0-3) over the wall Orlando City. by Víctor Vázquez in the 17th minute. single off the glove of reliever Joely Rod- Chicago (3-7-2) won its second The 21-year-old Cabral scored in the ANAHEIM, Calif., July 8, riguez in the seventh inning, overcom- in left for his 14th homer of the season and fi rst at home. straight game, while Orlando (6-3-3) 27th. Ethan Zubak scored his first goal (AP): Shohei Ohtani hit his ing two homers by Joey Gallo off Casey lost consecutive regular-season matches of the season for the Galaxy (8-4-0) in major league-leading 32nd Mize. Zack McKinstry hit a one-out solo Kyle Funkhouser (3-0) worked two homer in the ninth against Miami reliever for the first time since August 2019. the 51st minute. homer, a season high by a scoreless innings. Gregory Soto, De- Anthony Bender (1-0) to tie it at 6-all. Japanese player in the major troit’s only All-Star pick, got six outs for Astros 4, Athletics 3 leagues, helping the Los An- his seventh save. In Houston, Jose Altuve hit a three- geles Angels beat the Boston White Sox 6, Twins 1 run homer and Kyle Tucker’s tiebreak- Red Sox 5-4. In Minneapolis, Lance Lynn (9-3) al- ing solo shot in the seventh inning lifted lowed one run over six innings in his fi rst Houston over Oakland. The victory was Fellow All-Star Jared Walsh starter Michael the Astros’ sixth straight. Wacha pitches against the Cleve- start since earning a spot on the AL All- homered twice for the Angels, who Star team and took over the AL ERA lead There was one out in the seventh when won for the sixth time in seven land Indians during the fi fth inning Tucker connected off Sean Manaea (6- in the fi rst game of a baseball dou- at 1.99. games and took two of three from Before the game, the White Sox cut 6) on his to right-center to put bleheader, on July 7, in St. Peters- Houston on top. the AL-leading Red Sox. burg, Fla. (AP) outfi elder Adam Eaton. Ohtani topped Hideki Matsui’s total Reds 5, Royals 2 Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 4 with the 2004 Yankees by hitting a 433- foot shot to right off Eduardo Rodríguez added a two-run dou- In Kansas City, Mo., Sonny Gray (2- In Phoenix, Eduardo Escobar had a (6-5), putting the Angels ahead to stay in ble for Chicago. (4-2) allowed 4) gave up two runs and seven hits over three-run homer among his three hits and the fi fth inning. The two-way star has 15 three runs on fi ve hits in 5 2/3 innings. seven innings, and hit a Arizona beat Colorado. homers in his past 20 games. Braves 14, Pirates 3 go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh The Diamondbacks, owners of the off Scott Barlow (2-3). worst record in the majors at 25-63, won Rays 8, Indians 1, 1st Game In Pittsburgh, pinch-hitter Abraham Art Warren stranded the bases loaded consecutive games for the fi rst time since Almonte had a go-ahead, two-run single Rays 4, Indians 0, 2nd Game in the eighth by retiring Hunter Dozier May 10-11, when they beat the Miami off Kyle Crick (1-1) in a fi ve-run sixth on an inning-ending fl yout, and Heath Marlins in back-to-back games. In St. Petersburg, Fla., fi ve Tampa inning and added a two-run home run as Hembree pitched a perfect ninth for his Escobar’s team-leading 19th homer Seattle Sounders midfi elder Alex Roldan, (left), is challenged by Houston Bay combined for seven hitless Atlanta avoided a series sweep. fourth save. broke open a 3-1 game in the bottom of Dynamo midfi elder Memo Rodriguez (8) during the fi rst half of an MLS soc- innings to fi nish a doubleheader sweep. the seventh inning. cer match, on July 7, in Seattle. (AP) Collin McHugh (two perfect innings), Blue Jays 10, Orioles 2 (7-4 after allowing one BASEBALL In Baltimore, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walk in 2 2/3 innings), Diego Castillo had three hits and drove in two runs to in- (one out), (one inning) and crease his major league-leading RBI total MLB Results/Standings Pete Fairbanks (one inning) combined in Drew Smyly (7-3) overcame giving up to 73, Bo Bichette homered and Toronto a game that will not go into the offi cial a three-run home run to Jacob Stallings breezed past Baltimore. list of no-hitters because shortened to in the fi rst inning to win his fi fth straight Guerrero hit RBI singles in the fi rst seven innings under pandemic rules. start. and fourth innings to help Toronto build WASHINGTON, July 8, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Wednesday. Taylot Walls put the Rays up 2-0 in Yankees 5, Mariners 4 a 6-0 lead. He also singled in third inning Tampa Bay 8 Cleveland (7 inn 1st game) 1 Atlanta 14 Pittsburgh 3 Game 2 on two-out RBI singles off Sam and fi nished 3 for 4. Bichette drove in Chicago White Sox 6 Minnesota 1 NY Mets 4 Milwaukee (8 inn 1st game) 3 Hentges (1-4) in the second and fourth. In Seattle, Aaron Judge capped New three runs and had three hits, including a Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland (7 inn 2nd game) 0 Milwaukee 5 NY Mets (7 inn 2nd game) 0 Mets 4, Brewers 3, 1st Game York’s early offensive outburst against two-run drive into the left-fi eld seats. Detroit 5 Texas 3 Miami 9 LA Dodgers 6 Seattle All-Star Yusei Kikuchi with his Cincinnati 5 Kansas City 2 8 Philadelphia 3 Brewers 5, Mets 0, 2nd Game 20th home run of the season, and the Marlins 9, Dodgers 6 LA Angels 5 Boston 4 Arizona 6 Colorado 4 Toronto 10 Baltimore 2 San Francisco 5 St Louis 2 In New York, Jacob deGrom allowed Yankees held on for the win. In Miami, Jesús Aguilar hit a tie- breaking three-run homer in the ninth in- Houston 4 Oakland 3 Washington 15 San Diego 5 home runs to Luis Urías on his fourth For the second straight game, the Yan- NY Yankees 5 Seattle 4 pitch and another to Jace Peterson in the kees scored a fl urry of runs in the fi rst two American League Nationals League fi fth. His ERA up to 1.08, deGrom said innings. This time they had to withstand East Division East Division he will skip the All-Star Game. Seattle’s late rally. W L Pct GB W L Pct GB DeGrom allowed two runs and four Judge’s two-run homer was clubbed Boston 54 34 .614 _ New York 45 38 .542 _ hits in seven innings with 10 into the second deck of the left fi eld seats Tampa Bay 51 36 .586 2-1/2 Washington 42 43 .494 4 and gave New York a 5-1 lead. Luke Voit Toronto 44 40 .524 8 Atlanta 42 44 .488 4-1/2 and no walks - his seventh start with dou- New York 44 41 .518 8-1/2 Philadelphia 41 43 .488 4-1/2 ble-digit strikeouts this season. had a two-out RBI single and Gleyber Baltimore 28 58 .326 25 Miami 38 47 .447 8 Pinch-hitter José Peraza tied the score Torres followed with a two-run single as Central Division Central Division with a home run in the seventh off Josh the Yankees scored three in the fi rst in- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Hader, who had converted 24 consecu- ning for the second straight game. Chicago 51 35 .593 _ Milwaukee 52 36 .591 _ tive save chances. Cleveland 42 42 .500 8 Cincinnati 45 41 .523 6 Nationals 15, Padres 5 Detroit 40 47 .460 11-1/2 Chicago 43 44 .494 8-1/2 Cubs 8, Phillies 3 In San Diego, All-Star Juan Soto Kansas City 36 50 .419 15 St Louis 43 45 .489 9 In Chicago, , Joc warmed up for the Home Run Derby by Minnesota 35 50 .412 15-1/2 Pittsburgh 32 54 .372 19 hitting a three-run shot in the fi rst inning West Division West Division Pederson and Nico Hoerner each had two W L Pct GB W L Pct GB hits and an RBI to help Chicago snap an and Washington pounded Chris Paddack Houston 54 33 .621 _ San Francisco 54 32 .628 _ 11-game losing streak with a win over and San Diego. Washington Nationals’ Starlin Cas- Oakland 49 39 .557 5-1/2 Los Angeles 53 34 .609 1-1/2 Philadelphia. Paddack (4-6) allowed nine runs, eight tro hits a two-RBI single during the Seattle 45 42 .517 9 San Diego 51 38 .573 4-1/2 The Cubs raced to an early fi ve-run earned, and nine hits on 75 pitches in second inning of a baseball game Los Angeles 44 42 .512 9-1/2 Colorado 37 50 .425 17-1/2 lead off Wheeler and then added on to two-plus innings. He struck out two and against the , on Texas 34 53 .391 20 Arizona 25 63 .284 30 halt their skid. walked one. July 7, in San Diego. (AP)