Machado Leads Orioles to Win
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SPORTS SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 Machado leads Orioles to win BOSTON: Manny Machado hit a long three- run shot for his third homer of the series and the Baltimore Orioles capped four tense days at Fenway Park with an 8-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Machado hit a 466-foot drive over the Green Monster during a five-run fourth inning. Seth Smith had four of Baltimore’s 17 hits. In a four-game set marred by beanballs, brushbacks and racial rancor, the finale was a sedate affair decided in the fourth when the Orioles turned a two-run deficit into a 6-3 lead. Tyler Wilson (2-1) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings while making a spot start because scheduled pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was forced to come out of the bullpen Wednesday. Boston right-hander Kyle Kendrick (0-1) made his season debut and allowed six runs and eight hits in four innings. Dustin Pedroia homered for the Red Sox- the first of the year for the 2008 AL MVP. NATIONALS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2 Max Scherzer struck out a season-high 11 to bounce back from his worst outing this season, helping Washington to the victory. Scherzer (4-2) allowed one run and two hits in seven innings. He also was 2 for 3 at the plate, driving in Washington’s first run with a sec- ond-inning infield single that pitcher Braden Shipley could not pick up with his bare hand. The NL Cy Young Award winner struck out the side in the fourth and the seventh, the only two innings he allowed a hit. He gave up Jake Lamb’s homer in the seventh. Matt Albers pitched the eighth, Joe Blanton gave up Paul Goldschmidt’s leadoff homer in the ninth and Enny Romero finished the four-hitter for his second major league save. Shipley (0-1) gave up three runs, five hits and six walks in four- plus innings. RAYS 5, MARLINS 1 Tim Beckham homered twice for the sec- ond time in eight days, driving in four runs to lead Tampa Bay to the win. Matt Andriese (2- 1) struck out eight over seven innings to match his longest outing this season. Dee Gordon hit a run-scoring single off Chih-Wei Hu in the ninth before Alex Colome got the final out for his eighth save. The Rays won BOSTON: Zach Britton #53 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches against the Boston Red Sox after defeating the Boston Red Sox 8-3 at three of four games to take the Citrus Series Fenway Park. — AFP between the intrastate rivals, winning twice allowed two earned runs or fewer in his first homered and drove in two runs, and Matt in the ninth for his fifth save in six tries, Sano’s before small crowds in Miami before return- six outings this season. Jose Abreu and Matt Szczur and Addison Russell hit run-scoring fourth strikeout of the afternoon. Kyle Gibson ing home to mostly-empty Tropicana Field on Davidson homered for Chicago, which fin- doubles as the Cubs extended their winning (0-4) gave up four runs, eight hits and three Wednesday and Thursday. Miami right-han- ished with 11 hits. Kansas City right-hander streak to three. Koji Uehara (1-2), Chicago’s walks in four innings. The Twins removed cen- der Dan Straily (1-2) allowed four runs and Ian Kennedy (0-3) surrendered five runs eighth pitcher, got three straight outs for the ter fielder Byron Buxton in the sixth inning three hits in five innings. before leaving with a strained right hamstring victory. Cameron Rupp and Maikel Franco after he collided with the wall while making a with one out in the fifth. The Royals said homered for Philadelphia, which has lost six catch. The A’s, who had scored two runs or BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 4 Kennedy will be evaluated Friday to deter- of seven, and Cesar Hernandez had four hits. fewer in six of their previous nine games, tied Jesus Aguilar’s first major league home mine the severity of the injury. Joely Rodriguez (1-1) got the loss. a season high with 14 hits. run broke a seventh-inning tie, sending the Brewers to the victory against banged-up RANGERS 10, ASTROS 4 REDS 4, PIRATES 2 ROCKIES 3, PADRES 2 Cardinals. Cardinals right fielder Stephen Joey Gallo homered and drove in three Joey Votto doubled twice, drove in two Ryan Hanigan’s RBI infield single in the Piscotty departed after the second inning runs, Rougned Odor and Elvis Andrus also runs and scored twice, leading Cincinnati to 11th inning lifted Colorado to the victory. with a strained right hamstring and center connected, and Texas stopped a four-game its fourth win in five games. Adam Duvall Hanigan, who also homered in his Rockies fielder Dexter Fowler came out following the slide. After twice giving up leads earlier in drove in Votto both times as the Reds debut, hit a grounder up the middle that Erick third with a strained right shoulder. the series, the Rangers went ahead 4-0 in the improved to 6-1 against the Pirates this year. Aybar fielded, but he was unable to flip the Milwaukee got its first series win at St. Louis first inning and used the bullpen to help Tim Adleman (1-1) pitched six innings of two- ball to Cory Spangenberg at second for a since April 28-30, 2014, ending a streak of 15 avoid a four-game sweep. AJ Griffin (3-0) run ball, and Raisel Iglesias got three outs for force. That allowed Ian Desmond to score. series losses and two splits. With the score 4- picked up the win, yielding one earned run his fifth save. Gift Ngoepe and Francisco Chad Qualls (1-0) pitched the 10th for the win. 4, Aguilar hit for Oliver Drake (2-0) and in five innings in his return from the disabled Cervelli each had RBI doubles for Pittsburgh, Greg Holland got three outs for his 12th save. homered against Matt Bowman (1-1) in his list after being sidelined by gout in his left which has dropped four of five. Ivan Nova (3- Brad Hand (0-1) took the loss. 100th career big league at-bat over four sea- ankle. Marwin Gonzalez homered in his fifth 3) gave up four runs and 10 hits in six innings. sons. Neftali Feliz pitched the ninth for his straight start for Houston. Joe Musgrove (1- MARINERS 11, ANGELS 3 eighth save. 3) allowed five runs, four earned, and five ATHLETICS 8, TWINS 5 Danny Valencia homered and had four hits in four innings. Jharel Cotton struck out nine in six innings hits, Ariel Miranda pitched seven strong WHITE SOX 8, ROYALS 3 and Ryon Healy hit his fourth home run, lead- innings and Seattle beat Los Angeles. Miranda Derek Holland struck out seven in 6 2/3 CUBS 5, PHILLIES 4 ing Oakland to the win. Cotton (3-3) gave up (3-2) settled in after a rocky second inning, innings, helping the White Sox earn a split of Albert Almora Jr doubled leading off the three runs and three hits, and Stephen Vogt giving up two runs, seven hits and a walk their four-game series against the Royals. 13th inning and scored on a throwing error by had two hits and two RBIs to help the A’s while striking out five for the game. Seattle Holland (3-2) was charged with two runs, one shortstop Freddy Galvis, giving the Cubs the avoid a three-game sweep. Santiago Casilla built a 6-2 lead in four innings against Alex earned, and three hits. The left-hander has win. Kris Bryant had four hits, Miguel Montero struck out Miguel Sano with the bases loaded Meyer (0-1). — AP .