Yanks Pip Braves, Extend Win Streak to 11
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ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021 SPORTS 15 Yanks pip Braves, extend win streak to 11 Pollock, Urías lead Dodgers past slumping Padres 5-2 ATLANTA, Aug. 25, (AP): Wandy Peralta retired Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded for the fi nal out, and the New York Yan- kees held off the Atlanta Braves 5-4 to extend their longest winning streak in 36 years to 11 games. DJ LeMahieu’s two-run homer in the fi fth inning gave New York the lead. Giancarlo Stanton and Roughned Odor also went deep for the Yankees. New York closer Aroldis Chapman, trying to preserve the lead, gave up two hits and two walks in the ninth. Chapman’s bases-loaded walk to Jorge Soler cut the margin to one, and man- ager Aaron Boone pulled Chapman for Peralta. The Yankees remained four games behind fi rst-place Tampa Bay in the AL East. The 11-game winning streak is New York’s longest since Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, 1985. Charlie Morton (12-5) allowed four runs and six hits in fi ve innings. He had nine strikeouts. BASEBALL Clay Holmes (2-0), the third of six Yankees relievers, earned the win. Dodgers 5, Padres 2 In San Diego, AJ Pollock hit a two- run single and robbed Manny Macha- do of a two-run homer to lead Los Angeles past sinking San Diego in a series opener between NL West rivals headed in opposite directions. Will Smith homered for the Dodgers and Julio Urías (14-3) allowed one hit Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy, right, advances to third on a wild pitch as San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado is late with the tag during the eighth inning of a baseball game, over fi ve scoreless innings in his return on Aug. 24, in San Diego. (AP) from the injured list to match Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks for LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yas- 5 1/3 innings, striking out four and most wins in the majors. trzemski also connected in the fi rst walking one. MLB Results/Standings The Dodgers have won 10 of 11. four innings as the Giants jumped to Red Sox 11, Twins 9 San Diego has lost 10 of 12. Urías, who a 7-0 advantage against rookie Tylor missed his previous turn with a bruised In Boston, Hunter Renfroe homered Megill (1-3). twice, the second during a fi ve-run left calf, held the Padres hitless until Eric Giants catcher Buster Posey was Hosmer doubled with one out in the fi fth. fi fth inning that gave Boston a six-run WASHINGTON, Aug 25, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Tuesday. removed with left knee discomfort in advantage, and the Red Sox beat last- Seattle 5 Oakland 1 Boston 11 Minnesota 9 Giants 8, Mets 0 the fi fth. place Minnesota. Tampa Bay 3 Philadelphia 1 Houston 4 Kansas City 0 Belt ended a 2-for-30 skid with two Chicago W. Sox 5 Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 4 Arizona 2 In New York, Brandon Belt hit two Alex Verdugo had three hits, and Texas 7 Cleveland 3 San Francisco 8 NY Mets 0 of San Francisco’s four home runs to homers and a single in his fi rst three Renfroe drove in fi ve runs with his LA Angels 14 Baltimore 8 Washington 5 Miami 1 push his career-best total to 19 and plate appearances and added an RBI 14th career multi-homer game. Kiké NY Yankees 5 Atlanta 4 Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati 4 infi eld single in the eighth for his sea- Detroit 4 St Louis 3 LA Dodgers 5 San Diego 2 rookie Sammy Long pitched into the Hernández added a two-run homer. American League National League sixth inning in a win over slumping son-high fourth hit. Jorge Polanco hit a two-run homer East Division East Division New York. Long (2-1) tossed three-hit ball over for Minnesota, and Josh Donaldson W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 78 48 .619 _ Atlanta 68 58 .540 _ added a solo shot in the ninth. New York 74 52 .587 4 Philadelphia 63 62 .504 4-1/2 Josh Taylor (1-0) earned the win. Boston 72 55 .567 6-1/2 New York 61 64 .488 6-1/2 Ex-Twin Hansel Robles picked up his Toronto 65 59 .524 12 Washington 54 70 .435 13 Canada blank Switzerland 5-0 Baltimore 38 86 .306 39 Miami 51 75 .405 17 11th save — his fi rst for the Red Sox. Central Division Central Division Brewers 7, Reds 3 W L Pct GB W L Pct GB San Francisco Giants’ Sammy Chicago 73 54 .575 _ Milwaukee 77 49 .611 _ Knight breaks ‘scoring record’ at In Milwaukee, Omar Narváez hit a Long delivers a pitch during the Cleveland 61 62 .496 10 Cincinnati 69 58 .543 8-1/2 tiebreaking double in a four-run sev- third inning of the team’s baseball Detroit 61 66 .480 12 St Louis 63 61 .508 13 game against the New York Mets Kansas City 56 69 .448 16 Chicago 55 72 .433 22-1/2 women’s world hockey in US win enth inning, Kolten Wong added a Minnesota 54 71 .432 18 Pittsburgh 46 80 .365 31 two-run homer in the eighth and Mil- on Aug. 24, in New York. (AP) West Division West Division CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 25, (AP): The U.S. (3-0) has started the tourna- waukee rallied past Cincinnati. W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Hilary Knight became the all-time ment with three straight shutouts for the Milwaukee shortstop Willy Adames Houston 74 52 .587 _ San Francisco 81 44 .648 _ 2018. He singled in the fi rst and sixth in- Oakland 70 57 .551 4-1/2 Los Angeles 79 47 .627 2-1/2 scoring leader in women’s hockey third time (2001, 2009). The US looks to exited early with a leg injury, but the nings before his big hit in the eighth, a Seattle 69 58 .543 5-1/2 San Diego 68 59 .535 14 world championship history with her extend a 29-game winning streak on fi rst-place Brewers hit a trio of sacri- line drive off Archie Bradley (7-2) that Los Angeles 63 64 .496 11-1/2 Colorado 57 68 .456 24 45th goal during the United States’ 6-0 Thursday in a showdown against fi ce fl ies to win the opener of a three- scored Brett Phillips and Randy Aroza- Texas 44 81 .352 29-1/2 Arizona 42 85 .331 40 victory over Russia. Canada. Russia (1-2), which was outshot game series between the top two teams rena. JT Chargois (2-0) struck out the Knight snapped a tie with former 55-11 in its sixth straight loss to the US, in the NL Central. only batter he faced to end the seventh, US star Cammi Granato at 3:17 of the faces Finland on Wednesday. Hunter Strickland (3-1) pitched a and Andrew Kittredge worked the last 5 with four RBIs. with six strikeouts, stranding fi ve run- second period. The 32-year-old split In the other Group A game, Natalie scoreless inning in relief of starter Cor- two innings for his third save. Tigers 4, Cardinals 3 ners in scoring position. Since last two defenders with a cutback to find Spooner scored twice to lead Canada bin Burnes to help Milwaukee win for winning May 29, Brubaker went 0-9 an open shooting lane for a 2-0 lead. to a 5-0 win over Switzerland. Rangers 7, Indians 3 In St. Louis, Miguel Cabrera and with a 7.08 ERA in 12 starts. Chris the 11th time in 14 games. Josh Hader Robbie Grossman hit back-to-back “It’s really a magical moment, and a Canada scored three times in a five- earned his 27th save in 28 chances. In Cleveland, Nathaniel Lowe was Stratton picked up his second save. dream come true,” minute span during the second period. 5 for 5 with a three-run homer in the home runs to lead Detroit to an inter- Astros 4, Royals 0 league victory over St. Louis. Madison Bumgarner (7-8) allowed Knight said. “I Emily Clark knocked in a loose puck fi rst inning, and Texas beat Cleve- four runs on six hits in six innings. hope the next girl for a short-handed goal, and Jaime In Houston, Luis Garcia pitched into land after adding another player to the Two days after hitting his 500th homer, Cabrera connected on No. 501. Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer for looking up is Bourbonnais and Spooner scored 17 the seventh inning and two relievers COVID-19 list. Arizona. going to shatter completed a four-hitter as Houston Lowe homered in the fi rst, singled in At 423 feet, it was his second longest that record, blanked Kansas City. the third, seventh and ninth, and dou- home run this season. Mariners 5, Athletics 1 because that’s ICE HOCKEY Garcia (10-6) struck out seven and bled in the fi fth. DJ Peters also hit a The Cardinals immediately re- In Oakland, Calif., Luis Torrens hit what it’s all scattered four hits across 6 2/3 sharp three-run homer in the ninth and drove moved Jack Flaherty (9-2) with what a tiebreaking two-run single, Chris about.” innings.