ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3-4, 2021 SPORTS 15 Cole fans 15, Yanks top Angels to end skid Dodgers sweep Braves as Brewers knock Giants from top spot

ANAHEIM, California, Sept. 2, (AP): Gerrit Cole racked up a season-high 15 strike- outs over seven innings to earn his AL-leading 14th vic- tory, and the New York Yan- kees snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Los An- geles Angels. Aaron Judge hit his 30th Cole homer and Luke Voit had a two-run single for the Yankees, who had won 13 straight before their skid. Cole (14-6) yielded four hits and didn’t walk a batter while posting his biggest strikeout total since joining the Yankees. Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 25th save. David Fletcher delivered an RBI double in the sixth for the Angels, whose three-game winning streak ended. Dodgers 4, Braves 3 In Los Angeles, and AJ Pollock singled home the tying and go-ahead runs through the same infi eld hole in the eighth inning, and Los An- geles completed a three-game sweep of Atlanta. The Dodgers staked Max Scher- zer to an early 2-0 lead and he was dominating the NL East-leading Braves when he left after 76 pitches. The right-hander struck out nine and walked none in six innings.

BASEBALL

Austin Barnes homered for the Dodgers. Dansby Swanson hit a tie- breaking solo , his 26th, for Atlanta. ’ AJ Pollock drives in a run with a single during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game, on Sept 1, in Los Angeles. (AP) Brewers 5, Giants 2 In San Francisco, Jace Peterson hit a go-ahead single in the seventh, Loren- MLB Results/Standings ‘Junior basketball team to receive zo Cain homered for a second straight game and Milwaukee knocked San Francisco out of the top spot in the Na- support for upcoming Asian Cup’ tional League for the fi rst time in more WASHINGTON, Sept 2, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Wednesday. KUWAIT CITY, Sept 2, (KUNA): Gen- in the 16th Gulf Championship that than three months. Colorado 9 Texas 5 Chicago White Sox 6 Pittsburgh 3 The Giants (84-49) matched their Seattle 1 Houston 0 Cleveland 5 Kansas City (11 inn) 3 eral Director of the Public Authority for was held in Bahrain. NY Yankees 4 LA Angels 1 St Louis 5 Cincinnati (7 inn 1st game) 4 Sports, Hmoud Fleiteh has said that the He added that the authority is keen longest losing streak of the season at Toronto 5 Baltimore 4 Arizona 8 San Diego 3 four and fell to second in the NL West Kuwait national junior basketball team supporting the team hand-in-hand with Boston 3 Tampa Bay 2 Cincinnati 12 St Louis (7 inn 2nd game) 2 (under 16 years old) will receive full sup- KBA. after a San Francisco-era best 108 days Detroit 8 Oakland 6 LA Dodgers 4 Atlanta 3 on top since May 30. The defending 3 Minnesota 0 Milwaukee 5 San Francisco 2 port during preparations for the Asian For his part, the head of the KBA champion Dodgers (85- American League National League Cup scheduled for next year. Rashid Al-Enezi said that KBA will 49) moved ahead in the NL and West East Division East Division Fleiteh made the statement at a cer- work to prepare players for the Asian division. W L Pct GB W L Pct GB emony held by Kuwait Basketball As- Cup fi nals. Tampa Bay 84 49 .632 _ Atlanta 70 62 .530 _ sociation (KBA) last night for junior Al-Enezi said the Asian Cup will not New York 77 56 .579 7 Philadelphia 68 64 .515 2 Mariners 1, Astros 0 Boston 76 59 .563 9 New York 65 67 .492 5 players following their qualifi cation be easy but it would an added value for In Seattle, Seattle rookie right-hand- Toronto 70 62 .530 13-1/2 Washington 55 76 .420 14-1/2 for the Asian Cup after winning silver the players’ experiences. er Logan Gilbert and four relievers Baltimore 41 91 .311 42-1/2 Miami 55 78 .414 15-1/2 combined to shut out Houston for the Central Division Central Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB second straight day and J.P. Crawford Chicago 78 56 .582 _ Milwaukee 82 52 .612 _ scored the lone run on a sacrifi ce fl y. Cleveland 66 64 .508 10 Cincinnati 72 63 .533 10-1/2 Seattle took two of three in the se- Detroit 63 71 .470 15 St Louis 68 64 .515 13 Kansas City 59 73 .447 18 Chicago 59 75 .440 23 ries from the AL West leaders. The Minnesota 58 75 .436 19-1/2 Pittsburgh 48 85 .361 33-1/2 Mariners managed just three hits off West Division West Division Houston starter Jake Odorizzi (6-7) W L Pct GB W L Pct GB and four relievers. Houston 78 55 .586 _ Los Angeles 85 49 .634 _ Oakland 73 60 .549 5 San Francisco 84 49 .632 -1/2 Red Sox 3, Rays 2 Seattle 72 62 .537 6-1/2 San Diego 71 63 .530 14 In St. Petersburg, Florida, Jarren Los Angeles 66 68 .493 12-1/2 Colorado 61 72 .459 23-1/2 Duran had a tiebreaking RBI single Texas 47 86 .353 31 Arizona 45 90 .333 40-1/2 in the ninth and COVID-19-impacted Boston stopped AL East-leading Tam- and Jordan Romano fi nished for his Cardinals 5, Reds 4, 1st Game Chicago’s win over Minnesota. pa Bay’s nine-game winning streak. 15th save in 16 chances. Reds 12, Cardinals 2, 2nd Game Justin Steele (3-2) won for the fi rst Boston infi elder Yairo Muñoz be- Tigers 8, Athletics 6 In Cincinnati, Nick Castellanos time since joining the Cubs’ rotation on came the latest Boston player to test In Detroit, Miguel Cabrera hit a drove in six runs with a grand slam and Aug. 10. The rookie left-hander gave positive for the coronavirus. Eight a two-run shot in the fi rst two innings, up one hit, walked three and struck out Boston players and two coaches have two-run homer, No. 502 of his career, three over fi ve innings. Adbert Alzolay either had a positive test or are consid- and drove in the go-ahead run with a and Cincinnati earned a doubleheader split with St. Louis. earned his fi rst career save. He allowed ered close contacts since last Friday. single in the seventh inning as Detroit one hit and struck out fi ve. snapped a four-game skid with a win Cincinnati rocked starter J.A. Happ Blue Jays 5, Orioles 4 (8-7) and regained a half-game lead Rockies 9, Rangers 5 In Toronto, Randal Grichuk hit a over Oakland. Akil Baddoo and Harold Castro over San Diego for second in the NL In Arlington, Texas, Brendan Rod- tiebreaking sacrifi ce fl y in the eighth wild-card race. St. Louis slipped into a gers’ two-run double put Colorado inning and Toronto beat Baltimore. homered and drove in two runs apiece tie for fourth with Philadelphia. ahead during a fi ve-run ninth inning, Marcus Semien hit a solo home run for Detroit, which had lost 12 straight Paul Goldschmidt gave St. Louis and the Rockies rallied from an early and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two hits at home to Oakland. second baseman Jace Peterson, top, throws to first the lead with his second homer of the 5-0 defi cit to beat Texas. base after forcing out San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Belt (9) at second and two RBIs to help the Blue Jays Joe Jimenez (5-1) tossed an inning game as the Cardinals won the opener. Rodgers, who homered in the fourth take two of three from the Orioles. of scoreless relief for the win, and base on a double play hit into by Buster Posey during the first inning of a The Cardinals trailed 4-3 before Gold- inning, doubled to the gap in left-center baseball game in San Francisco, on Sept. 1. (AP) Tim Mayza (5-2) worked one inning Gregory Soto earned his 17th save. schmidt drove his third homer of the off Joe Barlow (0-2), the sixth of seven series into the last section of seats in Texas relievers. The Rockies scored Ketel Marte had three hits apiece. White Sox starter Carlos Rodon (10- deep right-center fi eld with Tommy three more runs aided by four Rangers Arizona snapped a fi ve-game skid 5) pitched fi ve innings of fi ve-hit ball. Edman on fi rst base in the fourth. infi eld errors, three by fi rst baseman Na- and prevented a series sweep. Liam Hendriks earned his 31st save. Castellanos’ grand-slam was the thaniel Lowe. The four errors tied a team White Sox 6, Pirates 3 Indians 5, Royals 3, 11 Innings fourth of fi ve straight Cincinnati hits to record for one inning, and Lowe’s broke In Chicago, Rookie Gavin Sheets hit In Kansas City, Mo., Austin Hedges start the second against Happ, knock- a club record for a player in one inning. two home runs, leading Chicago over popped an RBI single just out of reach ing him out of the game. The Reds Diamondbacks 8, Padres 3 Pittsburgh. of fi rst baseman Carlos Santana for the piled up eight hits and seven runs with In Phoenix, Josh VanMeter hom- Sheets, promoted from Triple-A tiebreaking run in the 11th inning and two walks and no strikeouts against the ered in a six-run third inning as Arizo- Charlotte before the game, hit a three- Cleveland beat Kansas City. left-hander. na knocked out Yu Darvish early and run homer off Max Kranick (1-3) with Hedges’ bloop off Ervin Santana (1- Cubs 3, Twins 0 beat San Diego. two out in the fourth inning to snap a 2) fell in shallow right fi eld, allowing In Minneapolis, Frank Schwindel Luke Weaver (3-3), making his fi rst scoreless tie. Sheets hit a solo homer in pinch-runner Daniel Johnson to score hit a three-run homer and a pair of start in 3 1/2 months, took a shutout the bottom of the eighth for his eighth from second. Yu Chang followed with pitchers combined on a two-hitter in into the sixth inning. Pavin Smith and homer of the season. a run-scoring double. Afghan Khudadadi gets chance to compete in taekwondo TOKYO, Sept 2, (AP): Afghan ath- ing, and offi cials have allowed them International Paralympic Committee letes, but could not offer much. lete Zakia Khudadadi got her chance to skip interviews with reporters to spokesman Craig Spence was asked “We’ve left them be for the last few to compete in the Tokyo Paralym- protect their privacy. to update the status of the Afghan ath- days to focus on competition,” he said. pics on Thursday. “We’ll now start to have conversations Khudadadi, one to two Afghans par- about what happens in terms of the ticipating in the Paralympics, lost her closing ceremony and where they go fi rst-round match in taekwondo in the next. Those are the conversations we’ll 44-49-kilogram weight class to Ziyo- be having in the coming days.” dakhon Isakova of Uzbekistan 17-12. The closing ceremony is Sunday. She also dropped a losers’ bracket Several countries, including Aus- match against Viktoriia Marchuk of tralia, have been mentioned as pos- Ukraine 48-34. sible destinations. Also, Belgian wheelchair athlete Jochaim Gerard has been hospital- PARALYMPICS ized after feeling faint on Tuesday evening in the Olympic Village. Teammate Hossain Rasouli com- Spence said Gerard, ranked No. 3 peted on Tuesday in the long jump, in wheelchair tennis, had a “cardiac” where he fi nished last. Rasouli is a issue. He was in stable condition and sprinter, but he arrived several days was expected to remain in the hospi- too late to run in the 100-meter race. tal for tests, Spence said. The Afghan athletes arrived in In a statement, the Belgian Paralym- Tokyo days after the Paralympics pic Committee said Gerard “suddenly opened, both fl eeing Kabul for Paris, and unexpectedly felt faint” and was starting pitcher Chris Sale delivers to the and then on to Tokyo. Afghanistan’s Zakia Khudadadi, right, fights against Uzbekistan’s Ziyodak- transported to a hospital. It said he re- during the first inning of a baseball game, on Sept 1, in St. Petersburg, Neither Khudadadi nor Rasouli hon Isakova in the women’s K44 49-kg round of 16 in taekwondo during the gained consciousness in the hospital Florida. (AP) have spoken in public since arriv- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Sept. 2, in Tokyo. (AP) and could answer questions.