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BOSTON: Chris Sale struck out 13 in seven innings Plawecki had a homer and a career-high four RBIs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the visiting for the Mets, who have lost six straight and 18 of Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Sunday afternoon at their past 22. Fenway Park. Sale (7-4) allowed only four hits and walked one. Mitch Moreland homered for the Red BRAVES 7, ORIOLES 3 Sox, who took two of three games in the weekend Nick Markakis had two hits and drove in a run series after splitting a four-game set last week in against his former team to help Atlanta defeat vis- Seattle. Joe Kelly and Matt Barnes each pitched a iting Baltimore. Markakis, who played for the perfect inning of relief for the Red Sox to com- Orioles from 2006-14, was 2-for-4 and went 6- plete the shutout. Sale didn’t reach a three-ball for-14 against the Orioles in the three-game series. count on a batter until walking Guillermo Heredia Brandon McCarthy (6-3) earned the win in his first with two outs in the seventh. Seattle left-hander start since June 15 as the Braves salvaged a game Marco Gonzales (7-5) matched Sale for the first in the weekend series. The big right-hander four innings before running into trouble in the fifth allowed three runs on five hits in five innings, and taking the loss. striking out five. He gave up home runs to Trey Mancini and Mark Trumbo. REDS 8, CUBS 6 Pinch hitter Jesse Winker smashed a three-run TWINS 2, RANGERS 0 homer and Joey Votto hit a go-ahead, RBI double Jose Berrios struck out a career-high 12 batters as host Cincinnati rallied to win its seventh during seven shutout innings as host Minnesota straight game and sweep a four-game series from snapped Texas’ seven-game win streak. Berrios Chicago. The Reds won the (8-5) allowed just three hits game with a seven-run sev- in picking up his fifth win in enth inning that included his past six decisions. He RBI hits by Winker, Votto, Hernandez and walked two and left after Tucker Barnhart and Jose throwing 107 pitches, 70 of Peraza, who had two run- Bellinger hit which were strikes. Robbie scoring plate appearances Grossman and Eddie in the frame with a single two homers Rosario each had two hits and a walk. The Reds for the Twins, who snapped scored a run earlier as for Dodgers a three-game losing streak. Michael Lorenzen Fernando Rodney struck hit a pinch-hit solo homer. out the side in the ninth to It was his third career pick up his 17th save. homer. Chicago, which blew a five-run lead, was swept in a four-game series by the Reds for the CARDINALS 8, BREWERS 2 first time since April 1983. Jose Martinez capped a five-run fourth inning with a three-run home run, sending St. Louis past RAYS 7, YANKEES 6 (12 INNINGS) host Milwaukee. Luke Weaver (4-6) struck out Rookie homered on the first pitch nine in 5 2/3 innings, limiting Milwaukee to two in the bottom of the 12th inning as host Tampa Bay runs as the Cardinals gained a split of the four- completed a three-game sweep of New York in St. game series. Christian Yelich homered for the Petersburg, Fla. Bauers lifted a fastball from Brewers, who had allowed three or fewer runs in BOSTON: Mitch Moreland #18 of the Boston Red Sox hits a two-run home run against the Seattle Mariners Chasen Shreve (2-2) over the center field fence. It eight of their previous 10 games. in the sixth inning at Fenway Park on Sunday in Boston, Massachusetts. — AFP was his second career homer and Tampa Bay’s first hit since the third inning. It also occurred after WHITE SOX 10, ATHLETICS 3 Bauers nearly hit a grand slam off Shreve in Oakland set a major league record for consecu- the win, and Tyler Clippard pitched the 10th for Saturday’s 4-0 win, and four innings after tive road games with a home run, but host Chicago GIANTS 3, PADRES 2 (11 INNINGS) his fourth save. Giancarlo Stanton hit a game-tying homer off erupted with two big innings for the win. Yoan Hunter Pence connected on his second career Vidal Nuno. Moncada went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run walk-off hit against San Diego closer Brad Hand, a MARLINS 8, ROCKIES 5 and a career-high six RBIs for the White Sox. bases-loaded, two-run double in the bottom of the Derek Dietrich homered for the third straight INDIANS 12, TIGERS 2 Chicago scored five runs in the fifth inning and 11th inning to give host San Francisco the win. The game and tied a career high with four hits, and Jose Ramirez had a home run among his three five more in the sixth to salvage a series split. Giants responded after Manuel Margot celebrated visiting Miami overcame the loss of starter Caleb hits, Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam, and Mark Canha’s blast in the fifth gave Oakland a a return to the leadoff spot by walking and scoring Smith to beat Colorado. Dietrich matched his Adam Plutko gave up two runs over six innings in home run in 25 games in a row on the road. That the go-ahead run on a two-out single by Cory career high with four hits, first accomplishing the his return to the rotation as host Cleveland surpassed the previous mark of 24 straight road Spangenberg in the top off the 11th, giving the feat earlier this month at St. Louis. extended its winning streak to seven games by games with a homer, which was set by a 1996 Padres a 2-1 lead. Seeking his 22nd save of the Nolan Arenado and Gerardo Parra homered for beating Detroit. Ramirez extended his on-base Baltimore Orioles squad that featured Brady season, Hand (1-4) struck out Brandon Belt to start the Rockies. The start of the game was delayed 1 streak to 31 games as the Indians moved to a sea- Anderson, Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Bonilla and Cal the 12th before Andrew McCutchen laced a dou- hour, 31 minutes when heavy rain and hail hit son-best 10 games over .500 with the three-game Ripken Jr. ble. The Padres intentionally walked Buster Posey, Coors Field shortly before first pitch. Smith exited sweep. Francisco Lindor and Jason Kipnis also hit but Hand hit Brandon Crawford in the back to load in the second inning due to left shoulder tightness. home runs. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd (4-6) ASTROS 11, ROYALS 3 the bases with one out. Pence then sliced a liner He is day-to-day. Drew Rucinski (2-1) tossed 2 2/3 lasted just three-plus innings as Detroit saw its Yuli Gurriel recorded three extra-base hits, past Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer. innings for the win, and Kyle Barraclough earned losing streak reach five games. including a grand slam to cap an eight-run second his seventh save. inning, pacing host Houston in the rubber match BLUE JAYS 7, ANGELS 6 (10 INNINGS) DODGERS 8, METS 7 (11 INNINGS) of the three-game series with Kansas City. Gurriel Kendrys Morales’ two-out, pinch-hit home run DIAMONDBACKS 3, PIRATES 0 Justin Turner capped a homer-happy game for finished 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs, in the top of the 10th inning lifted Toronto over David Peralta and John Ryan Murphy hit early Los Angeles by hitting a solo shot in the 11th but it was his second career grand slam that Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif. Morales was pinch- homers to power Arizona to a four-game series inning to beat host New York at Citi Field. Enrique turned the tide fully in favor of the Astros. He hitting for Aledmys Diaz, who homered earlier in sweep of host Pittsburgh. After a strong start, Hernandez and Cody Bellinger hit two solo homers struck the decisive blow in the two-out rally the game. Angels reliever Hansel Robles threw a Arizona’s Clay Buchholz (2-1) left after five apiece for the Dodgers, who swept the three-game against Jason Hammel (2-9), posting his fourth 2-1 slider that Morales hit into the right field innings because of tightness in his left side. He series and have won nine of 12, while Max Muncy home run of the season and second in as many bleachers for his eighth homer of the season. The gave up two hits while striking out five and walk- and Joc Pederson had a solo shot apiece. The sev- days to double the Houston lead to 8-0 in the Blue Jays hammered four homers in the game, also ing none. Buchholz later said he hoped he would en homers tied for the second-highest single- second. Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole (9-1) getting long balls from and Curtis be ready for his next scheduled start. Brad game total in team history, and the seven solo struck out eight while throwing five innings of Granderson. Justin Smoak chipped in with three Boxberger pitched the ninth inning for his 17th shots matched the major league record. Kevin one-run ball. hits, including two doubles. Ryan Tepera (5-2) got save. — Reuters

where it spread to Persia and developed into Indian prodigy the “Game of Kings” it is today. However in modern times it only achieved major popularity in India when Vishwanathan the impending storm and she decided chess champ at 12 Anand became the country’s first grandmaster Allen ekes out to call it a day. “All day we had a toss aged 18 in 1988 and dominated the game in the up with the weather,” the world silver 2000s. On Sunday the five-time world champi- medallist told NBC Sports after win- NEW DELHI: A 12-year-old Indian boy on congratulated Praggnanandhaa. hurdles win ning the event at 4.80m. described as “unstoppable” by his proud father “Welcome to the club & congrats An anticipated challenge by Jenn has become the world’s second youngest chess Praggnanandhaa!! See u soon in Chennai,” he wrote on Twitter. “He plays other outdoor Suhr fizzled early as the 2012 Olympic grandmaster ever. Rameshbabu over Holloway Praggnanandhaa, the son of a bank employee sports too when he wants to relax his mind,” the champion went out at 4.60m to finish from the southern city of Chennai, achieved the prodigy’s father said. “When his focus is not on behind Katie Nageotte (4.70). Wind feat with some aggressive play at an event in the board, he is quite a handful. But he saves IOWA: Devon Allen beat collegiate played a big role in the performances, northern Italy that ended Sunday. most of his aggression for the chessboard,” he champion Grant Holloway by two- Morris said. Praggnanandhaa-whose 17-year-old big sis- said. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, India’s sports thousandths of a second to win the “We had swirling winds and head ter Vaishali Rameshbabu is also no slouch at the minister, said Monday that the government was 110m hurdles, and world indoor cham- winds, which really affect you in the game, being a two-time youth chess champion- awarding Praggnanandhaa 400,000 rupees pion Sandi Morris took women’s pole pole vault because your pole is pretty was aged 12 years, 10 months and 13 days when ($5,900) plus 100,000 rupees from the National vault honours at the weather-hit US much like a sail,” she said “You catch he won the title. Sports Development fund for training. — AFP championships in Iowa on Sunday. the wind and it messes up your un a But this was too old to beat the current Olympian Allen eked out the victory little bit.” A large field did not help record-holder, Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine, in 13.452 seconds to Holloway’s 13.454 either. “It took a hour and a half before who was 12 years and exactly seven months when he made the grade in 2002. in the final event of the four-day I even took my first jump,” Morris said. Praggnanandhaa’s father said that his son, who championship that was halted by rain “Then I got in a really good roll,” Kuwait awarded membership of FIP she said of five consecutive first- practices six hours a day and watches past and lightning for more than three matches online, was not even four when he first attempt clearances. “Then at the end I KUWAIT: Kuwait obtained membership of as of June 18. Polo is relatively a new sport hours. “It came down to a race off the started taking an interest in chess. However he had to be cut short.” Her only miss the Federation of International Polo (FIP) in Kuwait, Kharafi said, noting that FIP last hurdle and I came out on top,” said the family could not afford to pay for extra and authorized for organization and arbi- includes 86 mem—KUNA Allen told reporters. before the failure at 4.94m came on travel and training for both the boy and his sis- her first attempt at 4.55m. Before the tration of the sport, head of the Kuwaiti “I’ve been working on my speed so ter. “But the passion in him to play chess was polo committee Houssam Al-Kharfai said rains came, former world silver medal- I knew if I was in the race the last hur- unstoppable, I had to give in and put him in yesterday. He lauded that national commit- list Shamier Little posted the second dle I would have a chance and that’s coaching classes. And he has been unstoppable tee for the achievement amid the “tough best women’s 400m hurdles time of what it came down to.” World record since,” the 53-year-old, who has the same circumstances” the Kuwait sports are fac- the year (53.61 seconds). name as his son, told Indian media. holder Aries Merritt finished fourth in ing on the international scene. After a year Iowa native Shelby Houlihan, who “He was just six years old when he came 13.52, just behind Jarret Eaton (13.51) of hard work and relentless endeavors, in a race run into a head wind. won the 1,500m on Saturday, gave the second in the under-eight national champi- onship. That is when I knew that I can’t hold FIP’s President Nicholas Colquhoun- Morris had just missed her only small Des Moines crowd something Denvers announced the committee, an else to cheer about by winning the him back because of our financial situation,” he attempt at a 2018-leading 4.94m when affiliate of the Kuwait Olympic Committee FIB - Head of the Kuwaiti polo com- 5,000m in 15:31.03. — Reuters told online paper The News Minute. A prede- the competition was halted because of cessor to chess is thought by some to have (KOC), as a full member in the federation mittee Houssam Al-Kharfai. originated in India in the sixth century AD, from