Yankees Rally Past Blue Jays 8-6
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Sports FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017 41 Yankees rally past Blue Jays 8-6 NEW YORK: Aaron Judge hit his major-league- leading 13th home run and scored the tying run in the seventh inning as the New York Yankees rallied from an early four-run deficit and posted an 8-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Judge had his first career three-hit game-with a single in the first, a two- run homer in the third and a single in the sev- enth, when the Yankees scored three times off Joe Biagini (0-1). Matt Holliday also hit a three- run homer as New York won for the 16th time in 21 games. Four relievers combined on five scoreless innings, with Dellin Betances (3-1) recording four outs for the victory and Aroldis Chapman posting his sixth save. Steve Pearce hit a three-run homer and Justin Smoak added an RBI single off CC Sabathia in the first inning. The Blue Jays scored their other runs on a bases-loaded walk by Russell Martin and a groundout by Kendrys Morales. Astros 10, Rangers 1 Charlie Morton produced his second consec- utive quality start while Marwin Gonzalez con- tinued his early-season power surge as Houston bashed Texas. Gonzalez doubled as part of a four-run second inning and belted a two-run homer in the Astros’ four-run sixth. It was his eighth home run of the season. Morton (2-3) followed a strong outing against the Oakland Athletics earlier this homestand with six solid innings. The Astros backed him with four home runs-solo shots by Carlos Correa and Brian McCann and two-run blasts from Gonzalez and Josh Reddick. LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andrew Toles make a catch on a sacrifice fly hit by San Francisco Giants’ Hunter Pence Mets 16, Braves 5 during the 11th inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. — AP Jose Reyes had two hits and five RBIs to spark New York’s 20-hit attack in a rout of bereavement list as Minnesota won its fourth defeated Arizona, spoiling a strong start by Petco Park. Desmond capped a four-run Atlanta. Every player in New York’s starting line- straight game. Santiago (3-1), who didn’t miss a Robbie Ray. Zimmerman lined a double to cen- Rockies first against Padres starter and loser up had a hit and seven players had multiple start but left the team following the death of his ter off Ray to score Bryce Harper and give Jered Weaver with a two-run homer covering hits, with left fielder Michael Conforto, catcher grandmother, allowed three runs on four hits Washington a 2-1 lead. Zimmerman was 2-for- 352 feet into the left field stands. His second Rene Rivera and first baseman T.J. Rivera each and three walks. Eddie Rosario had two hits to 3, giving him a 10-game hitting streak, at least homer was a 375-foot solo shot, also off picking up three. Reyes was 2-for-4 with a dou- extend his hitting streak to 13 games and drove two hits for the sixth game in a row and a .427 Weaver, to open the fifth. Desmond, who ble and matched his career high with five RBIs, in a run. Oakland’s Kendall Graveman (2-2) sur- average this season. The winning pitcher was came off the disabled list Sunday after missing which he last accomplished in 2003. The 16 rendered six runs on five hits and a career-high- Jacob Turner (1-0), who came on in the sixth the season’s first 25 games with a left hand runs set a season best and the 20 hits matched tying four walks in 3 1/3 innings. Yonder and allowed two hits in four scoreless innings. fracture, finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs. DJ a season high for the Mets. Alonso hit a two-run homer for the A’s, who The loser was Ray (2-2), who struck out 10 and LeMahieu and Nolan Arenado each drove in have lost eight of their past nine games. yielded two runs and four hits. two runs for the Rockies. Red Sox 4, Orioles 2 Josh Rutledge drove in two runs and Drew Reds 7, Pirates 2 Royals 6, White Sox 1 Giants 4, Dodgers 1 Pomeranz tossed 5 1/3 innings as Boston Billy Hamilton and Eugenio Suarez each hit Nate Karns and two relievers combined on Gorkys Hernandez drove in the go-ahead defeated Baltimore. Chris Young and Dustin three-run homers and Devin Mesoraco added a a two-hitter as Kansas City topped Chicago. run with a double in the 11th inning, and the Pedroia each had an RBI for Boston, which has solo shot, helping Rookie Davis earn his first Melky Cabrera’s first-inning, two-out single San Francisco Giants earned a 4-1 victory over taken two of the first three contests in the four- major-league victory for Cincinnati. Davis (1-1) was the lone White Sox hit until Jose Abreu the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night game series. Pedroia was 1-for-3, moving into a pitched five shutout innings in his fourth career homered with two out in the ninth. Karns (1-2), at Dodger Stadium. Hunter Pence and Buster tie with Harry Hooper for eighth on Boston’s all- start and second since spending two weeks on who was acquired in a Jan. 6 trade from Posey both went 2-for-5 with an RBI as the time hits list, with 1,707. Pomeranz (3-1) the disabled list with a bruised right forearm. Seattle for Jarrod Dyson, picked up his first vic- Giants (11-18) took two of three from the allowed five hits and walked two while striking The home runs by Hamilton and Mesoraco were tory since June 25. Karns became the first big Dodgers (15-14). out seven. Craig Kimbrel struck out the side to their first in a combined 526 at-bats. Andrew league pitcher to strike out four in an inning notch his American League-leading 10th save in McCutchen hit a two-run homer for Pittsburgh, this season. The last Royals pitcher to accom- Mariners 8, Angels 7 the ninth. his 28th career blast against the Reds and 18th plish that was Kevin Appier on Sept. 3, 1996, in Jean Segura hit a two-run homer and at Great American Ball Park. Pirates starter Toronto. capped a four-run eighth inning with a two- Cubs 5, Phillies 4 Jameson Taillon (2-1) suffered his first defeat of run single as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a Willson Contreras’ two-out pinch-hit double the season, allowing six runs in five innings. Marlins 10, Rays 6 wild 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels keyed a four-run sixth inning as Chicago JT Realmuto drove in four runs as Miami ral- on Wednesday night. The Mariners, who saw claimed a come-from-behind victory over Indians 3, Tigers 2 lied for eight runs in the sixth and seventh an early 4-0 lead evaporate when the Angels Philadelphia. Contreras laced a 1-1 pitch from Jose Ramirez hit a two-run triple and Carlos innings to beat Tampa Bay. The Marlins set scored six runs in the sixth, loaded the bases in left-handed reliever Joely Rodriguez into the Carrasco tossed six strong innings as Cleveland their season high for hits (17) and matched the eighth against Blake Parker (0-2). Kole left-field corner to drive home Ben Zobrist and edged Detroit. Ramirez, who also scored a run, their high for runs. The Rays reset their high Calhoun’s two-out homer in the ninth off Jason Heyward with the tying and go-ahead increased his team-high RBI total to 23 with his for runs allowed and matched it for hits Edgar Diaz pulled the Angels within 8-7. Diaz runs. The Cubs’ Jake Arrieta (4-1) earned his sec- fourth-inning hit. Francisco Lindor added two allowed. Austin Pruitt, who had overcome ear- then hit Mike Trout with a pitch, but struck out ond victory in three starts. hits and scored a run. Carrasco (3-2) gave up ly struggles to allow one earned run in his pre- Albert Pujols for his fifth save. Jean Machi (1-0), Wade Davis, the fourth Chicago pitcher, two runs and five hits, with five strikeouts, in six vious 11 2/3 innings, came into the game with called up from Triple-A on Tuesday, pitched a faced four batters in a scoreless ninth for his innings. Matthew Boyd (2-2) took the loss for a 4-2 lead in the sixth. He gave up hits to the perfect eighth for the victory. Brewers at seventh save. The Phillies’ Jerad Eickhoff (0-3) Detroit, allowing three runs and five hits in 7 first seven batters he faced. Cardinals, ppd. Wednesday’s game between took the loss, sailing through five innings 2/3 innings. Jim Adduci led the offense with Milwaukee and St Louis was postponed before getting into trouble. two hits and an RBI, but he struck out to end Rockies 11, Padres 3 because of rain. A makeup date will be the game with two aboard. Ian Desmond hit his first two home runs of announced at a later time. The Cardinals also Twins 7, Athletics 4 the season and rookie right-hander Antonio announced that the game against the Brewers, Kennys Vargas drove in five runs, including a Nationals 2, Diamondbacks 1 Senzatela held the Padres to three runs on six originally scheduled for 1:45 pm ET, has been three-run homer, and Hector Santiago pitched Ryan Zimmerman broke a tie with an RBI hits over six innings Wednesday night as the pushed back to 7:15 pm ET because of the six effective innings in his return from the double in the sixth inning as Washington Colorado Rockies routed San Diego 11-3 at weather forecast.—Reuters.