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ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2021 SPORTS 15 Red-hot Rays win, keep Yanks reeling Astros down Red Sox as Cardinals fall to Dodgers

NEW YORK, June 1, (AP): Rich Hill fi nished May with the low- MLB Results/Standings est monthly ERA in 75 years of a in his 40s, and the Tampa WASHINGTON, June 1, (AP): Results and Bay Rays won for the 16th time standings from the MLB games on Monday. Tampa Bay 3 NY Yankees 1 in 17 games by keeping up their Minnesota 3 Baltimore (10 inns) 2 Milwaukee 3 Detroit (10 inn) 2 domination of the reeling Yan- Chic. Wht. Sox 8 Cleveland (1st game) 6 kees with a 3-1 victory. San Francisco 6 LA Angels 1 Houston 11 Boston 2 Hill (4-2), a 41-year-old left-hander Seattle 6 Oakland (10 inns) 5 who is the oldest player in Rays’ history, Cleveland 3 Chic WS (2nd game) 1 Kansas City 7 Pittsburgh 3 improved to 3-0 against the Yankees this Cincinnati 11 Philadelphia 1 season. Hill was 3-1 with a 0.78 ERA in 7 San Diego 2 six May starts. Atlanta 5 Washington 3 LA Dodgers 9 St Louis 4 Miguel Andújar homered in the seventh, just NY Mets 6 Arizona 2 his second since 2018. J.P. Feyereisen, acquired American League May 21 from Milwaukee for Willy East Division Adames, fi nished a fi ve-hitter for his third save. W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 35 20 .636 _ The AL East-leading Rays (35-20) improved Boston 32 21 .604 2 to 7-3 against the Yankees this season. New York 29 25 .537 5-1/2 New York (29-25) limped to the season’s Toronto 27 25 .519 6-1/2 Baltimore 17 37 .315 17-1/2 one-third mark with its fourth straight defeat Central Division and sixth in seven games. W L Pct GB Jameson Taillon (1-4) lost to Hill for the sec- Chicago 33 21 .611 _ ond time this year. He allowed three runs and Cleveland 29 24 .547 3-1/2 Kansas City 26 26 .500 6 fi ve hits in fi ve-plus innings. Minnesota 22 31 .415 10-1/2 Manuel Margot an RBI double in the Detroit 22 32 .407 11 third. Austin Meadows homered into the right- West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 31 25 .554 _ Houston 29 24 .547 -1/2 Seattle 28 27 .509 2-1/2 Los Angeles 24 30 .444 6 Texas 22 33 .400 8-1/2 fi eld short porch in the fourth and Randy Aroza- rena had an RBI single in the fi fth. East Division Astros 11, Red Sox 2 W L Pct GB In Houston, Kyle Tucker had a season-best New York 26 20 .565 _ Atlanta 25 26 .490 3-1/2 three hits and tied a career high with four RBIs Philadelphia 25 29 .463 5 as Houston handed former bench coach Alex Miami 24 28 .462 5 Cora and the Boston Red Sox their most lop- Washington 21 29 .420 7 sided loss of the season. Central Division W L Pct GB This was the fi rst time Cora, now managing Chicago 30 23 .566 _ the Red Sox again, had faced the Astros since St Louis 30 24 .556 -1/2 being suspended last year for his role in Hou- Milwaukee 29 25 .537 1-1/2 ston’s illegal sign-stealing scheme in 2017. Cincinnati 24 28 .462 5-1/2 Pittsburgh 20 33 .377 10 Cora helped Houston win the 2017 World Se- ’ Randy Arozarena hits an RBI single during the fi fth inning of a baseball game against the on May West Division ries as bench coach, then managed Boston to the 31, in New York. (AP) W L Pct GB 2018 championship. He was let go by the Red San Francisco 34 20 .630 _ Cubs 7, Padres 2 WHIP in 51 innings. less appearance for Brad Boxberger (2-1). San Diego 34 21 .618 -1/2 Sox following ’s investi- Los Angeles 32 22 .593 2 gation into the Astros, then suspended by MLB In Chicago, Javier Báez and Patrick Wisdom Billy McKinney also went deep for New Twins 3, Orioles 2, 10 Innings Colorado 20 34 .370 14 through the 2020 postseason before getting re- each homered twice, helping Kohl Stewart and York. Eduardo Escobar hit his 13th homer for In Baltimore, Rob Refsnyder bounced back Arizona 19 36 .345 15-1/2 hired in Boston last November. Chicago beat San Diego. the Diamondbacks. from a -in with the center-fi eld fence to score Eduardo Rodriguez (5-4) allowed a season- Stewart pitched fi ve innings of one-run ball White Sox 8, Indians 6, 8 Innings, 1st Game the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on a wild high six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings to in his fi rst major league win since July 21, 2019, Indians 3, White Sox 1, 2nd Game pitch and Minnesota handed Baltimore its 14th extend his losing streak to a career-long four for Minnesota against Oakland. Stewart (1-0) In Cleveland, José Ramírez’s two-run homer consecutive loss. games. Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer and opted out of last season because of the COV- and a solid start by reliever led The Orioles’ skid ties for second-longest in Alex Bregman drove in two runs for Houston. ID-19 pandemic. Cleveland over Chicago, giving the Indians their team history - they also dropped 14 in a row in Dodgers 9, Cardinals 4 Kris Bryant also went deep as Chicago won second straight doubleheader split in two days. 1954, the season the club moved from St. Louis In Los Angeles, Chris Taylor drove in three for the seventh time in eight games. Ramírez connected in the third inning off to Baltimore. The Orioles’ worst losing streak runs with a tiebreaking double that capped a San Diego dropped to 4-4 on its 10-game Jimmy Lambert (0-1) to break a 1-all tie as the came in 1988 when they lost their fi rst 21 games 14-pitch at-bat in the sixth inning, rallying Los road trip. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 16th homer Indians, who rallied to win Game 2 on Sunday of the year. Angeles past St. Louis to snap a three-game and Wil Myers drove in a run, but that was it for against Toronto, got back the game they dropped The Twins have beaten Baltimore 16 consec- skid. the Padres. earlier to the AL Central-leading White Sox. utive times, one away from Minnesota’s fran- Taylor fouled off nine pitches - four in a row Chris Paddack (2-4) allowed fi ve runs and six (1-0) was the winner in the night- chise-record against one opponent. The Twins twice - by Genesis Cabrera before delivering the hits in 4 1/3 innings in his fi rst loss since April cap. Emmanuel Clase struck out three in the sev- topped Boston 17 straight times in 1965-66. two-out double for a 6-3 lead. Two batters ear- 27. The right-hander struck out six and walked enth for his ninth save. Refsnyder smacked into the padded wall lier, Cabrera issued a bases-loaded walk to Will one. Codi Heuer (4-1) worked the seventh and chasing Ryan Mountcastle’s in the Smith that tied the game. Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2 Aaron Bummer gave up a run in the eighth be- fi fth that fl ew well over the fence. Refsnyder Taylor also homered and doubled, going 3 for In Phoenix, Pete Alonso homered and had fore getting his fi rst save. went down hard on the warning track, but stayed 4 with four RBIs and two runs scored. four RBIs in his return from the injured list, César Hernández homered twice but also in the game. Trevor Bauer (6-3) allowed four runs - three Jacob deGrom pitched six shutout innings and made two errors for Cleveland. Giants 6, Angels 1 earned - and fi ve hits in 6 2/3 innings. Gavin New York beat Arizona for its fi fth straight vic- Both games were scheduled for seven innings. In San Francisco, Evan Longoria hit a two- Lux hit a pair of solo homers for the Dodgers on tory. Reds 11, Phillies 1 run homer before leaving with a sore muscle on starting pitcher Jose Urquidy manager Dave Roberts’ 49th birthday. Making his second start since coming off the In Cincinnati, Max Schrock homered, tripled his right side, and Johnny Cueto pitched seven throws against the Boston Red Sox during the Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty exited with IL, deGrom (4-2) allowed two hits while strik- and doubled before leaving with an apparent leg stellar innings in San Francisco’s victory over first inning of a baseball game on May 31, in left side tightness after fi ve innings. He equaled ing out eight and walking none. He lowered his injury, Wade Miley pitched six solid innings and Los Angeles. Houston. (AP) his season high with nine . The right- ERA to 0.71, the lowest for a qualifying starter Cincinnati cruised past Philadelphia Phillies. LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep for the Gi- hander gave up two runs and two hits against through May since Phillies left-hander Curt Kyle Farmer homered and drove in fi ve runs ants, his fi rst major league home run since hit- In Seattle, Ty France hit a tying single and his favorite team while growing up in nearby Short was at 0.64 in 1964. as Cincinnati sent the Phillies to their third ting two for the Twins in 2019. Cueto (4-1) al- scored on Tom Murphy’s sacrifi ce fl y in the Burbank. The two-time Cy Young Award winner also straight loss. lowed fi ve hits and one run, struck out fi ve and 10th inning as Seattle rallied past Oakland for With Flaherty gone, the Dodgers batted around had an RBI single for his ninth hit in eight starts Miley (5-4) came off the 10-day injured list didn’t walk a batter. its fi fth straight win. in the sixth. Ryan Helsley (3-3) took the loss. this season. He has 84 strikeouts and a 0.53 and showed no ill effects from a sore foot. He Mauricio Dubon launched a two-out homer in The Mariners improved to 5-0 in extra in- gave up a run and six hits while striking out six. the sixth to chase Angels starter Dylan Bundy nings this season. Schrock drove in three runs. He hit a two-run (0-6). The Giants, who took three of four on Oakland took a 5-4 lead in the top of the 10th homer in a four-run second and an RBI triple in the road from the rival Dodgers to complete a on a two-out single by Aramís García off Daniel the fi fth. 5-1 trip, have multiple home runs in six straight Zamora (2-0). Vince Velasquez (2-1) allowed six runs and games. The Mariners pulled even on France’s one- fi ve hits and three walks in three innings. Braves 5, Nationals 3 out single off Lou Trivino (2-2). J.P. Crawford Brewers 3, Tigers 2, 10 Innings In Atlanta, Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 16th followed with a one-hopper that fi rst baseman In Milwaukee, Luis Urías hit a drive that home run to tie for the big league lead in At- Matt Olson couldn’t handle for an error, and the bounced over the wall and brought home Omar lanta’s win over Washington. ball rolled down the right fi eld line. France was Narváez with the winning run in the 10th inning Acuña went deep to match Toronto’s Vladimir held at third, but he scored easily on Murphy’s and Milwaukee edged Detroit Tigers. Guerrero Jr., San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. and deep fl y to right. The Brewers won their fi fth straight and Texas’ Adolis Garcia for most in the majors. Royals 7, Pirates 3 snapped the Tigers’ three-game winning streak. The Braves have won six of seven against In Kansas City, Mo., Adalberto Mondesi hit a Willy Adames hit a two-run homer for the the Nationals this season and outscored them two-run homer and Mike Minor pitched six sol- Brewers. Akil Baddoo had a game-tying solo 33-21. Washington has lost fi ve in a row over- id innings to send Kansas City past Pittsburgh. shot for the Tigers in the seventh. all. The Royals have won 10 of 16 to get back to After falling behind 1-2 in the count with one Charlie Morton (4-2) gave up three runs, six .500 for the fi rst time since an 11-game losing out, Urías fouled off two pitches before his drive hits and three walks with six strikeouts in fi ve streak dropped them four games below. off José Cisnero (0-2) hit the warning track in innings. Will Smith earned his ninth save in nine Minor (4-2) allowed two runs and fi ve hits. right-center and bounced over the wall. Urías chances. Joe Ross (2-5) fell behind 3-0 in the He struck out seven and walked one. was credited with a single. fi rst, when William Contreras had a two-run Chad Kuhl (0-2) took the loss in his return The Tigers started the top of the 10th by hav- single. from the injured list. He gave up three runs and St. Louis Cardinals’ Tommy Edman, (left), is caught stealing third base by Los Angeles ing Willi Castro bunt Jake Rogers over to third, Josh Bell hit a two-run homer for the Nation- six hits in four innings. Dodgers Justin Turner (10) during the fi rst inning of a baseball game on May but Robbie Grossman and Harold Castro struck als. Bryan Reynolds homered and drove in two 31, in Los Angeles. (AP) out looking to end the sixth consecutive score- Mariners 6, Athletics 5, 10 Innings runs for the Pirates.

Canada blank Colombia 7-0 Australian softball team arrives in Japan for Olympic camp US rout Nicaragua to open Japanese Oly athletes get shots as general public lags TOKYO, June 1, (AP): Japan started Olympic offi cials say having ath- Many medical offi cials in Japan op- 23 to 15 ahead of their opening Olym- vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound ath- letes vaccinated will make the Japa- pose holding the Olympics, seeing it as pic game against host Japan on July 21 second chance at Olympics letes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olym- nese public feel increased safety in a potential super-spreader event. The - two days before the offi cial opening pic Committee said. regard to holding the Olympics. Opin- IOC says it will be “safe and secure” ceremony. PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida, June 1, RBI single built a 2-0 lead in the fi rst The vaccination of healthy athletes ion polls in Japan show 50-80% of the and always references guidance from The softball squad arrive at a time (AP): Todd Frazier hit a go-ahead sac- against 34-year-old lefty Carlos Teller. comes as only 2-3% of the general Japanese public - depending how the the World Health Organization. of mounting pressure on Japanese or- rifi ce fl y in a two-run fi rst inning, St. Ben Alegria cut the gap to 2-1 with population in Japan has been fully vac- question is phrased - oppose holding Meanwhile, Australia’s Olympic ganizers, with polls in Japan showing a Louis prospect Matthew Liberatore a run-scoring, bases-loaded ground- cinated. Japanese Olympic Committee the Olympics in July. women’s softball squad touched down majority of people want the Olympics pitched one-run ball for fi ve innings out in the second that was turned offi cials said about 200 athletes were More than 15,000 Olympic and Par- in Japan on Tuesday and was among delayed again or canceled because of and manager Mike Scioscia’s U.S. into a double play when Juan Diego vaccinated at a training center on the alympic athletes from more than 200 the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo the COVID-19 pandemic. team beat Nica- Montes, who started on second, be- fi rst day of the rollout. nations and territories are expected to Games. Fans from abroad have already ragua 7-1 in the gan heading home and was caught in Japanese Olympic Committee offi - enter Japan, in addition to tens of thou- The so-called Aussie Spirit will be been barred from attending the Olym- fi rst game of its a rundown. cials did not name any of the athletes. sands of judges, offi cials, media and in camp in Ota City, north of Tokyo, pics, and there’s increasing specula- second chance Mark Kolozsvary homered in the They also restricted coverage of the broadcasters. and will narrow the squad down from tion that games will be held in empty to qualify for the fourth and Filla added another run- event, possibly fearing a public back- stadiums. Olympics. scoring single in the sixth against Elvin lash. A state of emergency in Tokyo, Liberatore, a Japanese Olympic Committee of- Osaka and other prefectures was last 21-year-old left- BASEBALL fi cial Mitsugi Ogata said the vaccina- week extended until June 20 as COV- hander taken tion of young athletes would not affect ID-19 cases continue to put the medi- by Tampa Bay distribution to the general population, cal system under strain. with the 18th Garcia that made it 4-1. Luke Williams including the elderly and medical overall pick in hit an RBI single in the ninth and Jarren workers. the 2018 ama- Liberatore Duran followed with a two-run single “Vaccination operations for athletes OLYMPICS teur draft who off Osman Gutierrez. are conducted in a different organiza- is 0-3 this year at Triple-A Memphis, In the other Group A game, the tion from those for the nation,” Ogata Cancellation pressure grows daily on allowed fi ve hits with four strikeouts Dominican Republic, with Jose Bau- said. Tokyo organizers and the International and a walk. tista and in the starting The Tokyo Olympics are to open Olympic Committee as more questions Brandon Dickson, who failed to lineup, won 5-2 over Puerto Rico. Luis on July 23. The International Olym- arise about the risks of bringing 15,000 hold a ninth-inning lead against Mex- Liberato hit a tiebreaking homer and pic Committee has said being vacci- Olympic and Paralympic athletes from ico when the U.S. was three outs from Emilio Bonifacio had a go-ahead sin- nated is not required for participating more than 200 countries and territories qualifying at the Premier12 tournament gle in a two-run sixth inning. in the Olympics. However, the IOC into Japan. in November 2019, got six outs, and In Group B openers at West Palm has encouraged all athletes to be vac- The IOC says more than 80% of Anthony Gose and Marc Rzepczynski Beach, Venezuela beat Cuba 6-5 as cinated. athletes and staff staying in the Olym- three apiece, combining for four in- the Yankees’ Robinson Chirinos, Mil- IOC President Thomas Bach has pic Village on Tokyo Bay will be vac- nings of hitless relief. waukee’s Hernán Pérez and Oakland’s said he believes more than 80% of the cinated. They are expected to remain The U.S. had 14 hits. Carlos Pérez homered. Canada blanked residents of the Olympic Village in To- Olympic torchbearers wearing face masks sit and wait for their turn in largely in a bubble at the village and Frazier’s sacrifi ce fl y and Eric Fillia’s Colombia 7-0. kyo will be vaccinated. Kanazawa, central Japan, on May 31. (AP) at venues.