Turner's Error Lets Posey, Giants Take NL West Lead Over Dodgers
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ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 SPORTS 15 Hamilton 2nd Verstappen takes Turner’s error lets Posey, Giants pole for Dutch GP ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Sept. 4, (AP): Dutch driver Max Verstappen sent his Orange Army of fans into rap- tures after taking a brilliant pole posi- tion for the Netherlands Grand Prix on take NL West lead over Dodgers Sunday. The Red Bull driver’s fi nal lap was just good enough to beat Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton by .04 seconds and his Semien homers in 9th, Blue Jays rally to stun Athletics 11-10 teammate Valtteri Bottas by .034. Verstappen’s orange-clad fans stood and roared Saturday when he went past SAN FRANCISCO, Sept after earlier launching a two-run homer the main grandstand area and sealed 4, (AP): Second baseman to lead Seattle past Arizona. his season-leading seventh pole of the Seattle blew a 5-1 lead after Arizona season - four more Trea Turner threw wildly scored four runs in the seventh but re- than F1 record on Buster Posey’s bases- covered to win for the fourth time in holder Hamilton. loaded, two-out grounder fi ve games as it tries to stay in the AL “Unbelievable, playoff race. we were just fl ying in the 11th inning and a Royals 7, White Sox 2 today,” Verstap- video review upheld the In Kansas City, Mo., Dallas Keuchel pen said. “It’s an safe call as the San Francis- had another rocky outing for AL Cen- amazing feeling to tral-leading Chicago, allowing six runs get pole position co Giants beat the Los An- in three innings in a loss to Kansas here. The crowd is geles Dodgers 3-2 to grab City. incredible.” fi rst place in the NL West. Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Verstappen led Award winner, has a 7.26 ERA in The rivals began the night tied his past 11 starts after giving up fi ve Verstappen Bottas by .3 sec- for the division lead. The Giants onds and Hamil- earned runs, seven hits and two walks ton by .35 after their fi rst runs. They nearly won in the ninth, but Posey with one strikeout. He went one inning all improved on their second stints and botched a play on the bases and the and allowed fi ve earned runs in his pre- Verstappen did enough for his 10th ca- Dodgers rallied to tie it at 1. vious start, then admitted to being “the reer pole. After both teams scored in the 10th, weakest starter in the rotation for much “Pole position, home Grand Prix,” San Francisco loaded the bases in the of the year.” Red Bull team principal Christian 11th against Evan Phillips (1-1), the Cubs 6, Pirayes 5 Horner said after Verstappen’s sixth Dodgers’ 11th pitcher. In Chicago, Chicago manager David pole in the past seven races. “Really Posey hit a grounder to Turner, who Ross and president of baseball opera- proud of you.” had plenty of time but zipped a throw tions Jed Hoyer missed the Cubs’ vic- that pulled fi rst baseman Will Smith off tory over Pittsburgh after testing posi- the bag - normally a catcher, Smith had tive for COVID-19. MOTOR RACING never played the position in college or Michael Hermosillo homered and as a pro before entering in the 10th. drove in three runs, leading Chicago Hamilton missed out on record- Smith desperately tried to reach to its fourth consecutive victory. Frank extending 102nd career pole but leads back to tag fi rst base as Posey crossed. Schwindel also connected, and Ian Verstappen by three points in the With fans chanting ’”Safe! Safe!” and Happ had three more hits on a wet af- standings. Hamilton was thrilled by players on both sides watching and ternoon at Wrigley Field. the speedy 4.3-kilometer (2.7-mile) waiting, the safe call was confi rmed. Rays 5, Twins 3 San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the fi rst In St. Petersburg, Florida, Michael Zandvoort with its high-banking cor- Jarlin García (6-3) got the win. inning of a baseball game, on Sept. 3, in San Francisco. (AP) ners. Blue Jays 11, Athletics 10 Wacha struck out seven over six in- Having jeered Hamilton at the pre- In Toronto, Marcus Semien hit a last offseason to sign an $18 million, provided the Yankees’ fi rst hit against the second AL wild-card spot with 25 nings, Kevin Kiermaier had an RBI vious three races after he sent Verstap- game-ending three-run homer in the one-year deal with the Blue Jays. Orioles starter John Means, grounded a games remaining. triple during a three-run second and pen crashing out of the British GP with ninth inning after Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Toronto’s Teoscar Hernández hit a 2-1 pitch from Dillon Tate (0-6) up the Astros 6, Padres 3 Tampa Bay beat Minnesota, a risky overtaking move, the Dutch hit a tying grand slam in the eighth tying two-run homer in the fourth be- middle, easily scoring automatic runner In San Diego, Kyle Tucker hit a fans seemed to fi nally have gotten over and Toronto rallied three times to stun fore Oakland pulled away for an 8-2 Aaron Judge from second with the win- tiebreaking two-run home run in the BASEBALL it and clapped him after he spoke. Oakland. lead. Gurriel’s slam capped a six-run ning run. eighth inning and Carlos Correa’s In the fi rst part of qualifying, known Semien connected off Sergio Romo eighth inning against Lou Trivino and Red Sox 8, Indians 5 three-run shot in the fourth ended a The AL East-leading Rays had lost as Q1, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc (1-1) for his 34th home run of the sea- Yusmeiro Petit to tie it again. In Boston, Kyle Schwarber hit a lead- 22-inning scoreless streak for Houston, and Carlos Sainz Jr. were 1-2 with son, sparking a wild celebration at home Angels 3, Rangers 2 which beat scuffl ing San Diego. two straight following a nine-game off homer in the fi rst inning, then deliv- winning streak. Verstappen third. plate. Semien left the A’s as a free agent In Anaheim, California, Shohei ered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the Tucker homered with two outs off Ohtani allowed two runs, struck out Emilio Pagán (4-1) into the deck atop Marlins 10, Phillies 3 seventh that sent Boston past Cleveland. In Miami, Miguel Rojas had two hits eight and threw a stateside career-high Hunter Renfroe added a three-run the right fi eld wall, his 23rd. Alex 117 pitches in seven innings, and Los and three RBIs during during a seven- MLB Results/Standings homer in the seventh as Boston won Bregman was aboard on a single. Angeles beat Texas. Cardinals 15, Brewers 4 run sixth inning and Miami ended Phil- The Japanese two-way star leads the its third straight, holding its spot for In Milwaukee, Nolan Arenado adelphia’s six-game winning streak. majors with 42 homers and dropped his homered twice in the fi rst three in- Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubled and tri- WASHINGTON, Sept 4, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on ERA to 2.97. He went at least seven in- nings to help St. Louis rout Milwaukee pled and Jesús Sánchez homered for Friday. nings for the fi fth time in 20 starts this in a milestone performance for Adam the Marlins. Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota 3 Houston 6 San Diego 3 season. He reached at least 100 pitches Wainwright and Yadier Molina. Tigers 15, Reds 5 Toronto 11 Oakland 10 Chicago Cubs 6 Pittsburgh 5 In Cincinnati, Dustin Garneau hit a Boston 8 Cleveland 5 Miami 10 Philadelphia 3 for the fourth time in 32 big league starts. St. Louis hit a season-high six hom- NY Yankees 4 Baltimore (11 inns) 3 NY Mets 6 Wash’ton His previous high pitch count was 110 ers. Arenado drove a two-run shot in two-run homer and a solo shot, Robbie Detroit 15 Cincinnati 5 Colorado 4 Atlanta 3 against Tampa Bay on May 20, 2018. the fi rst inning and went deep again in Grossman had a three-run blast and De- Kansas City 7 Chicago W. Sox 2 St Louis 15 Milwaukee 4 troit routed Cincinnati. LA Angels 3 Texas 2 SF Giants 3 Dodgers (11 inns) 2 The last time Ohtani (9-1) threw at the third for his 28th and 29th of the Seattle 6 Arizona (10 inn) 5 least 117 pitches was his last regular-sea- season. Molina hit a grand slam, Har- Garneau’s fi rst homer, a liner into American League National League son game in the Japanese League, when rison Bader had a three-run shot, Tyler the left-fi eld seats, came during a six- East Division East Division he had 124 for the Nippon Ham Fighters O’Neill provided a two-run blast and run sixth inning in which Detroit had W L Pct GB W L Pct GB against Sapporo in October of 2017. Edmundo Sosa added a solo shot. eight of its 18 hits. Jonathan Schoop Tampa Bay 85 50 .630 _ Atlanta 71 63 .530 _ Yankees 4, Orioles 3, 11 Innings Mets 6, Nationals 2, 10 Innings and Jeimer Candelario also homered New York 78 56 .582 6-1/2 Philadelphia 69 65 .515 2 In New York, Giancarlo Stanton led In Washington, Kevin Pillar drove for the Tigers.