ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 SPORTS 14 O’s top Red Sox, avoid 4-game sweep Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer, (left), tags out Pittsburgh Pirates’ Adam Frazier as he tries to steal second base in the first inning of a baseball game, on May 10, in Pittsburgh. (AP) Angels rally for 5-4 win over Astros USA Olympian Garcia leads Athletes Unlimited softball picks BALTIMORE, May 11, (AP): Trey Mancini hit a MLB Results/Standings Tokyo Olympic torch relay pulled off streets in Hiroshima go-ahead solo homer and TOKYO, May 11, (AP): The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off later knocked in an insur- the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as WASHINGTON, May 11, (AP): ance run, Jorge López and Results and standing from the MLB COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely four relievers combined on games on Monday. 10 weeks before the opening ceremo- Baltimore 4 Boston 1 ny. a four-hitter and the LA Angels 5 Houston 4 Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko San Francisco 3 Texas 1 Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati 14 Pittsburgh 1 Yuzaki said that a ceremony next Boston Red Sox 4-1. Arizona 5 Miami 2 week without the relay is likely to still American League take place. This is at least the sixth The Orioles had dropped their East Division W L Pct GB change to the relay - from rerouting to first six games at Camden Yards Boston 22 14 .611 _ cancellation - in the last several weeks. this season against the Red Sox New York 18 16 .529 3 Organizers warned before the relay and avoided a four-game sweep. It Tampa Bay 19 17 .528 3 began that changes and delays were Toronto 17 16 .515 3-1/2 was the first time the home team Baltimore 16 19 .457 5-1/2 expected in the face of the pandemic. won in 10 games between the Central Division “It is certain there will be no relay teams this season. W L Pct GB on public streets since we are all trying Chicago 19 13 .594 _ to reduce going out, and how to do the Boston still has the best record (22- Cleveland 18 14 .563 1 ceremony without the relay on the 14) and the best road record (12-5) in Kansas City 16 17 .485 3-1/2 Minnesota 12 20 .375 7 streets is still being discussed with the baseball. Detroit 10 24 .294 10 organizers,” Yuzaki said Monday. West Division W L Pct GB The relay began on March 25 in BASEBALL Oakland 21 15 .583 _ northeastern Japan and is to end on July Houston 18 17 .514 2-1/2 23 at the opening ceremony of the Seattle 18 17 .514 2-1/2 Olympics. Tokyo and other areas are Texas 18 19 .486 3-1/2 Baltimore’s bullpen combined for Los Angeles 16 18 .471 4 under a state of emergency until May 31. 3-1/3 scoreless innings, retiring all 10 National League Japan has attributed about 11,000 batters it faced. Tanner Scott (2-2) East Division deaths to COVID-19, but new cases of W L Pct GB struck out his only hitter to complete New York 16 13 .552 _ the virus and its variants are now the sixth, Travis Lakins Sr and Paul Philadelphia 18 17 .514 1 increasing in Tokyo and the second Fry both completed perfect innings, Atlanta 17 17 .500 1-1/2 largest metropolitan area of Osaka. Miami 15 19 .441 3-1/2 and César Valdez worked the ninth Washington 13 17 .433 3-1/2 for his eighth save. Central Division An ignition ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic torch relay is held at Heiwadai Athletic Stadium in Fukuoka, south- Mancini put the Orioles ahead 2-1 W L Pct GB western Japan, on May 11. (AP) OLYMPICS St Louis 21 14 .600 _ with a blast to center off reliever Matt Milwaukee 19 16 .543 2 Andriese (1-2) to lead off the sixth. Chicago 17 17 .500 3-1/2 and allowed one run in seven innings, Stefan Crichton threw a scoreless pinch-hitter Sandy Leon for the final The relay is heavily sponsored by Angels 5, Astros4 Cincinnati 16 16 .500 3-1/2 lowering his ERA to 1.80. The lefty ninth for his fourth save. Right fielder out, jumping at the fence and snag- Pittsburgh 14 20 .412 6-1/2 got double plays in the fifth and sev- Toyota and Coca-Cola and has pro- In Houston, Jared Walsh homered West Division Pavin Smith stole a solo homer from ging the ball just before it went over. enth innings and fanned Adolis Reds 14, Pirates 1 ceeded despite some calls a year ago to and matched a career high with four W L Pct GB cancel it to save money. It involves San Francisco21 14 .600 _ Garcia and Joey Gallo with two on In Pittsburgh, Tyler Naquin hom- hits, Justin Upton also connected and San Diego 19 16 .543 2 10,000 runners crisscrossing Japan Los Angeles rallied in the sixth and one out in the sixth. ered and drove in four runs, Tucker Los Angeles 18 17 .514 3 Tyler Rogers retired three batters. with organizers trying to keep crowds inning to beat Houston. Arizona 16 19 .457 5 Barnhart keyed a six-run fourth off the streets and urging them to Colorado 12 22 .353 8-1/2 Jake McGee allowed two hits in the The Angels trailed by three and inning with a two-run double and maintain social distancing. Houston starter Luis Garcia had ninth but got Charlie Culberson to Cincinnati routed Pittsburgh. International Olympic President retired seven in a row before Walsh pop out to third to end it. Naquin’s three-run shot bounced Thomas Bach was forced this week to (1-0) allowed five hits and one run in Diamondbacks 5, Marlins 2 cracked his homer to the corner of four innings of relief for the win and off the right-field foul pole and made call off a trip to Hiroshima to greet the In Phoenix, Luke Weaver pitched it 11-1 in the seventh. He also dou- torch, an embarrassing move with the right field with one out in the sixth. Raisel Iglesias allowed one hit in a scoreless ball into the seventh inning Upton followed with his shot, which scoreless ninth for his sixth save. bled home a run in the fourth. IOC and local organizers saying the for his best outing in nearly a month, Olympics will be “safe and secure” for hit on the wall above the seats in left Giants 3, Rangers 1 which helped Arizona snap a six- Nick Senzel had a two-run single, field, to cut the lead to 4-3 and end In San Francisco, Mauricio Dubon Eugenio Suarez broke an 0-for-15 fans and athletes. game losing streak. Yuzaki said the cases were rising at Garcia’s night. broke a seventh-inning tie with a Weaver (2-3) cruised though 6-1/3 slump with a solo homer and Nick Castellanos added a two-run double such a rapid pace that it could become Brandon Bielak (1-2) walked Jose two-out, pinch-hit single, Alex Wood innings, giving up four hits, striking an emergency situation unless people Rojas before a double by Taylor won for the fourth time in five starts out six and dominating a team that for the Reds (16-16). Tyler Mahle curbed their activities. Ward. The Angels tied it when Rojas and San Francisco beat Texas. beat him a week ago in Miami. (2-1) allowed one run in 5-1/3 On Monday, Japan’s Kyodo news scored on Phil Gosselin’s single on a Brandon Belt hit his eighth home The Marlins scored their only runs innings, striking out seven. agency reported that Hyogo and groundball that shortstop Carlos run and Mike Yastrzemski doubled in the eighth when Jesús Aguilar Mitch Keller (2-4) was tagged for Okayama prefectures will also take the Correa didn’t field cleanly. The for San Francisco. smacked a two-run homer off Joakim Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher seven runs and seven hits in 3-1/3 torch relay off public streets. Angels went on top 5-4 when Ward The Giants (21-14) are tied with Soria into the left-center seats. Jordan Tanner Scott (66) throws during the innings. His ERA is 7.81 after seven Meanwhile, United States Olympian scored on a sacrifice bunt by Drew idle St. Louis for the best record in Holloway (1-1) took the loss in his sixth inning of a baseball game starts. The skidding Pirates have Rachel Garcia was one of the 12 players Butera. the National League. first career start, giving up four runs against the Boston Red Sox, on dropped nine of 11 since moving one chosen in the first Athletes Unlimited In a bullpen game, José Suarez Wood (4-0) had seven strikeouts over 3-2/3 innings. May 10, in Baltimore. (AP) game over .500. softball draft on Monday night. Garcia, a right-handed pitcher for UCLA, is a two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. She led Best of the Rest the Bruins to the national title in 2019. Three Arizona players were chosen - USA Olympic catcher Dejah Mulipola, infielder Jessie Harper and Red Bull seek more race pace: After coming up Diack back in Senegal: Disgraced former world ath- pitcher Alyssa Denham. short again on Sunday, Red Bull wants to find more race letics head Lamine Diack returned home to Senegal late The players were not selected in a pace to keep contending with Mercedes for the Formula Monday after a local soccer club paid a bond of just over particular order.