Sports FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 42 Yankees overcome Marlins 2-1

NEW YORK: Alex Rodriguez singled twice to including a three-run and Oakland Monday’s 11-inning loss to the Mets at Citi Field, Reliever-turned-starter Steve Geltz got the first raise his career hits total to 2,997, Michael beat San Diego. Chavez (3-6) went into the won the opener of a five-game homestand. six outs in what manager Kevin Cash called a Pineda carried a no-hit bid into the seventh game with the eighth-lowest ERA in the AL and Toronto is 12-3 in June. The Blue Jays lead the bullpen game. Jordan Zimmermann (5-5) inning before allowing Christian Yelich’s home was dominant while allowing three hits over majors with 369 runs. Entering play Wednesday, allowed three runs in seven innings for run, and the New York Yankees beat the Miami seven innings. He fanned seven of the first 11 Arizona was second with 291. The Mets dropped Washington. The Nationals committed three Marlins 2-1 Wednesday night. On a night when batters, walked one and didn’t allow a runner to 10-20 on the road. They’ve lost 12 of 15 away errors and had just two hits, one night after belt- Yankees manager Joe Girardi was spared having past first base until Alexi Amarista homered on from home. Hutchison (6-1) allowed career ing out 23 in a 16-4 victory over the Rays in to decide whether to lift Pineda with a high the first pitch leading off the sixth. Ben Zobrist highs of nine hits and eight runs in his previous Tampa. pitch count and New York benefited from an drove in three runs and fell a home run shy of outing, June 12 at Boston, but fared much better overturned call at home plate that prevented hitting for the cycle for the A’s. Stephen Vogt against the Mets. He gave up four hits in 5 2-3 PIRATES 3, WHITE SOX 2 the tying run in the eighth inning, A-Rod closed added two RBIs. Will Middlebrooks homered for innings, walked one and struck out five. Jeff Locke allowed just two runs in six in on becoming the 29th player to reach the the Padres, who lost their third straight since fir- innings, Jung Ho Kang hit a two-run home run 3,000 mark. Rodriguez lined an RBI single to cen- ing manager Bud Black on Monday. ROYALS 10, BREWERS 2 and Pittsburgh beat struggling Chicago for its ter in the first inning, singled softly to center in Joe Blanton picked up his first victory in near- seventh straight win. The Pirates, who had the fifth, walked twice to reach in all four plate ASTROS 8, ROCKIES 4 ly two years with five solid innings and Alcides thrown three straight shutouts - and five in the appearances and also was thrown out at home Carlos Correa hit one of Houston’s four home Escobar equaled his career high with four RBIs as previous six - saw their streak of scoreless plate. With New York starting an eight-game runs, Brett Olberholtzer pitched effectively into Kansas City pounded Milwaukee. Blanton (1-0) innings end at 35. Locke (4-3) was followed by homestand, he has a good chance to get No. the seventh inning and the Astros continued had not won since June 29, 2013, while with the Arquimedes Caminero, Tony Watson and Mark 3,000 at home. their power surge in a win over Colorado. Chris against Houston. He limited Melancon, who combined for scoreless relief Carter, Preston Tucker and Jake Marisnick also the Brewers to one run and five hits. The 34-year- over the final three innings with Melancon get- REDS 8, TIGERS 4, 13 innings homered for the first-place Astros, who have old right-hander struck out four and walked ting his 22nd save. The White Sox, who snapped Todd Frazier hit an early solo homer and a won four straight and lead the majors with 95 none, throwing a season high 73 pitches. a string of 30 scoreless innings with two runs in grand slam with two outs in the 13th inning, home runs. Correa and George Springer had Escobar tripled with the bases loaded in a four- the sixth, have dropped a season-high six powering the to a rain-delayed three hits each. Olberholtzer (2-1) followed up run eighth. He also singled home a run in a straight. Locke gave up three hits and had a sea- victory over the . The Reds twice his eight shutout innings against Seattle on three-run second. It was his third four-RBI game. son-high eight . White Sox starter rallied from one-run deficits in the late innings, Friday with another strong outing. He allowed Mike Fiers (3-7) absorbed the loss, giving up six John Danks (3-7) settled down after a shaky first turning it into the longest game this season for three runs and eight hits, struck out five and did- runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings. inning to allow three runs and five hits in seven both teams. Ian Krol (1-0) escaped a two-on n’t walk a batter in 6 1-3 innings. He worked innings. threat in the 12th inning and stayed in the around Charlie Blackmon’s leadoff double in the CUBS 17, INDIANS 0 game. Skip Schumaker opened the 13th with a sixth but left after allowing Nick Hundley’s RBI Kris Bryant had a grand slam and Kyle BRAVES 5, RED SOX 2 single and Billy Hamilton walked. Joakim Soria singled in the go-ahead run in took over and gave up a single by Brandon the seventh inning, Pedro Ciriaco added a pair Phillips that loaded the bases with one out. of RBI singles and Atlanta beat struggling Frazier connected for his fourth homer in two Boston. The Red Sox, who began the night in days, ending it at 1:20 am local time. Burke last place and eight games out in the AL East, Badenhop (1-2) retired the side in the 13th. Jay have dropped eight of nine overall and 11 of 12 Bruce had a career-high five hits - the first Reds on the road. Red Sox manager John Farrell player do so since Willy Tavares in 2009. showed his frustration in the bottom of the sev- enth, getting ejected for arguing balls and TWINS 3, CARDINALS 1 strikes. Atlanta, which has won three of five, Tommy Milone gave up one run in seven took its first lead at 3-2 in the seventh when innings and the squeaked out Markakis singled to score . a victory over St Louis. Milone (3-1) gave up five Markakis’ hit came off Junichi Tazawa (0-3), who hits and struck out five and Eduardo Nunez had gave up three hits, two runs and one walk in two hits and two RBIs to help the reeling Twins, two-thirds of an inning. (2-1) earned who had lost seven of their previous eight the win in relief, and Jason Grilli recorded his games. Carlos Martinez (7-3) gave up two runs - 18th save in 20 chances. one earned - on five hits and struck out six in 6 2/3 innings for the Cardinals, who are embroiled ORIOLES 6, PHILLIES 4 in a federal investigation into allegations that homered for the third time in members of the team’s baseball operations two games and also went deep as hacked into the Houston Astros’ personnel data- Baltimore handed Philadelphia its ninth straight base. The Cardinals had two runners on with no defeat. The Orioles still finished six homers shy outs in the ninth, but Glen Perkins struck out of the club record they set in Tuesday’s 19-3 vic- Mark Reynolds and Randal Grichuk and got LOS ANGELES: Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig (left) dives out of the way of a close pitch as tory over Philadelphia. David Lough doubled Yadier Molina to ground out to improve to 23 Rangers catcher Carlos Corporan watches during the ninth inning of a baseball game on and had two RBIs for Baltimore, which won its for 23 in save tries. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. — AP 12th game in the last 14. Ubaldo Jimenez (5-3) struck out eight and walked none while giving MARINERS 2, GIANTS 0 single in the seventh. Schwarber was 4 for 5, including his first major up four runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. Zach Felix Hernandez pitched eight innings of league hit and RBI, and Chicago hit four home Britton pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th four-hit ball, Austin Jackson delivered a go- DIAMONDBACKS 3, ANGELS 2 runs to rout Cleveland. The Cubs scored seven save. Freddy Galvis homered and Ben Revere ahead RBI triple in the sixth, and Seattle beat Paul Goldschmidt and Welington Castillo times in the ninth inning, which ended with had a pair of hits, including a triple for San Francisco. Hernandez (10-4) allowed four each hit a solo home run, and Arizona held on to Indians position players Ryan Raburn and David Philadelphia, which has lost 19 of 22 to sink to hits, struck out five and walked two to rebound beat Los Angeles. Both homers came off Hector Murphy pitching. Schwarber, the fourth pick in 23 games under .500. Kevin Correia (0-1) took from the worst outing of his career. The Santiago (4-4). Yasmany Tomas had three hits last year’s draft who was called up Tuesday, the loss. Mariners’ ace allowed a runner to reach scoring for Arizona, including an RBI triple. tripled in the second to key a six-run inning and position twice, but both times he quickly retired Goldschmidt’s 19th home run came in the first added an RBI single in the third when the Cubs RANGERS 5, DODGERS 3 the side by inducing a groundout. Charlie inning. Castillo hit his fourth - second since com- scored four times. Schwarber hit into a double Rookie slugger hit a two-run Furbush retired the first two batters of the ninth ing to the Diamondbacks - leading off the play in the fourth and singled in the seventh. He homer off Clayton Kershaw, and Prince Fielder and Carson Smith struck out Matt Duffy for his fourth. Goldschmidt had two hits to raise his added an infield hit in the ninth. Cleveland used also went deep to lead the over fourth save in five chances. Jackson tripled batting average to .363, best in the majors. He seven in the first eight innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wandy Rodriguez (4- home Mike Zunino with one out in the sixth off has reached base in 27 consecutive games, the calling on Raburn, who was given a loud ovation 2) shrugged off leadoff doubles by Yasiel Puig San Francisco starter Madison Bumgarner (7-4). longest active streak in the majors. Chase by the crowd of 15,572. and Scott Van Slyke in each of the first two Robinson Cano followed with an RBI double. Anderson (3-1) allowed two runs and seven hits innings to win his third straight decision in a Bumgarner, who lost a perfect-game bid in the in six innings for his second straight win. RAYS 5, NATIONALS 0 span of six starts. Keone Kela pitched a hitless fifth, also gave up four hits in eight innings, strik- Steven Souza Jr hit his 13th home run of the ninth for his first major league save. Kershaw (5- ing out nine and issuing one intentional walk. BLUE JAYS 8, METS 0 season and Curt Casali blasted the first of his 4) allowed four runs and five hits through six hit a three-run homer, Kevin career to help Tampa Bay beat Washington. innings and struck out 10 after going 3-0 with a ATHLETICS 16, PADRES 2 Pillar had a solo shot and Toronto beat New Souza and Casali each had three hits, with Souza 0.94 ERA over his previous four starts. It was the Jesse Chavez struck out a career-high 11 in York behind a solid start from Drew Hutchison. doing so while returning to his former home first career appearance against the Rangers for seven innings to win for only the second time in Pillar went 3 for 4 with two RBIs as the Blue Jays, park. Matt Andriese (2-1) pitched four shutout the reigning NL MVP and three-time Cy Young his last eight starts, Billy Butler had four hits whose 11-game winning streak ended with innings of relief for the AL East-leading Rays. Award winner, who was born in Dallas.—AP