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MLB Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, Aug 12, (AP): Results and Cabrera hits 499th homer, helps standings from the MLB games on Wednes- day. Minnesota 1 Chicago W. Sox 0 Houston 5 Colorado 1 NY Yankees 5 Kansas City 2 Detroit 5 Baltimore 2 Oakland 6 Cleveland 3 Boston 20 Tampa Bay 8 Toronto 10 LA Angels 2 Tigers hand O’s 7th straight loss Seattle 2 Texas 1 Miami 7 San Diego 0 NY Mets 8 Washington 7 St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 0 Burnes fans 10 straight to tie record, Brewers rip Cubs LA Dodgers 8 Philadelphia 2 Milwaukee 10 0 Atlanta 8 Cincinnati (11 inn) 6 San Francisco 7 Arizona 2 BALTIMORE, Aug 12, (AP): hit East Division W L Pct GB his 499th career , Tampa Bay 69 45 .605 _ Boston 66 50 .569 4 part of a three-hit night 63 51 .553 6 for the Detroit slugger that Toronto 62 51 .549 6-1/2 Baltimore 38 74 .339 30 helped the Tigers hand the Central Division W L Pct GB their Chicago 67 48 .583 _ seventh straight loss, 5-2. Cleveland 55 57 .491 10-1/2 Detroit 56 60 .483 11-1/2 Cabrera’s solo shot off Matt Minnesota 50 65 .435 17 Harvey (6-11) in the fi fth inning Kansas City 49 64 .434 17 West Division opened the scoring. He also had W L Pct GB two singles earlier in the game, Houston 68 46 .596 _ plus a sacrifi ce fl y in the sixth. Oakland 66 48 .579 2 Seattle 60 55 .522 8-1/2 (8-10) allowed fi ve Los Angeles 57 58 .496 11-1/2 hits and walk in six innings in his Texas 40 74 .351 28 second straight scoreless outing. He struck out six. Gregory Soto earned his East Division 14th in 15 chances with a score- W L Pct GB Atlanta 59 55 .518 _ less ninth. Philadelphia 59 55 .518 _ Baltimore did manage to avoid set- New York 57 55 .509 1 ting an unpleasant major league re- Washington 50 63 .442 8-1/2 Miami 48 67 .417 11-1/2 cord. The Orioles had allowed at least Central Division nine runs in each of their previous six W L Pct GB games. Only the (in Milwaukee 69 46 .600 _ 1901) and (2000) Cincinnati 61 54 .530 8 St Louis 57 56 .504 11 have done that for seven games in a Chicago 52 64 .448 17-1/2 row. Pittsburgh 41 73 .360 27-1/2 Cabrera went deep with one out in West Division W L Pct GB the fi fth. The homer drew some cheers San Francisco 73 41 .640 _ from the crowd at Camden Yards, and Los Angeles 69 45 .605 4 the 38-year-old slugger gave a little San Diego 66 50 .569 8 pump of his right fi st when the ball Colorado 51 63 .447 22 Arizona 35 80 .304 38-1/2 cleared the in left-center fi eld. It was his 12th home run of the season. He hadn’t hit one since Aug. 3.

Cabrera is trying to become the 28th player in major league history - and St. Louis Cardinals’ Paul DeJong (11) scores ahead of the tag by catcher Michael Perez during the sixth inning of a baseball game the fi rst Venezuela native - to reach in Pittsburgh, on Aug. 11. (AP) 500 homers. Anthony Santander hit a two-run Brewers team record at nine straight. homer for Baltimore in the eighth. Burnes then fanned Frank Schwindel Jets avoid arbitration, ink Pionk to 4-year deal The start of the game was delayed 1 to open the fi fth before the next hitter, hour, 11 minutes by rain. Matt Duffy, singled sharply on the fi rst Brewers 10, Cubs 0 pitch for Chicago’s second hit. In Chicago, Milwaukee right-hand- Burnes (7-4) allowed four hits, er Corbin Burnes struck out 10 straight walked none and won his fi fth straight Panthers sign newly added Reinhart batters, tying the major league record decision. and leading the Brewers past Chicago. Omar Narváez homered, got three SUNRISE, Fla., Aug 12, (AP): The leading 25 goals in just 54 games thers general manager Bill Zito said hits an drove in four runs as the NL Florida Panthers signed newly ac- last season. in a statement released by the team. A fi rst-time All-Star this year, quired forward Sam Reinhart to a More important, Reinhart was giv- Overall, Reinhart has 134 goals Burnes fi nished with a career-high Central won their third in a row and improved to a major-league best 37-19 three-year contract. en the opportu- and 295 points in 454 career games. 15 in eight innings on a The 25-year-old Reinhart was a re- nity to show he Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Jets steamy night at . All 10 on the road. The Cubs lost their sev- enth straight and have dropped 13 of stricted free agent, and acquired by can play center have avoided arbitraton and signed of Burnes’ strikeouts during his streak the Panthers in a trade with the Buf- after spending defenseman Neal Pionk to a four- came on a swinging strike three. 15. Jake Arrieta (5-11) was the loser. falo Sabres last month. Sportsnet.ca much of his year contract worth roughly $23.5 The 26-year-old Burnes tied the reported Reinhart’s contract has an career on the million. mark set by Hall of Famer Mets 8, Nationals 7 annual average salary of $6.5 mil- wing, while fi ll- The 26-year-old Pionk will earn of the when he fanned In New York, Pinch-hitter Brandon lion. ing in for center about $5.8 million per year, the team Drury had a tiebreaking single in the ’ Teoscar Hernan- 10 straight against San Diego in 1970. Jack Eichel, said in a statement. Philadelphia ace matched eighth inning and New York overcame who was side- The Jets acquired the Nebraska dez connects for a three-run home two three-run defi cits to beat Washing- run during the fifth inning of the the record by striking out 10 Mets in a lined for the fi - native in a 2019 trade with the New ton in the completion of a game sus- team’s baseball game against the row last June 25. nal two months York Rangers. Since then, he’s pended by rain the night before. He’s a fi ve-time 20-goal scorer in on Aug 11, in Burnes struck out the side in the sec- of the season. scored nine goals and recorded 68 The regularly scheduled game was six full NHL seasons with Buffalo af- Reinhart “Sam is a gift- assists to lead all Jets defensemen Anaheim, Calif. (AP) ond, third and fourth innings to set a then rained out, setting up a single- ter being selected with the No. 2 pick ed and versatile in scoring. admission Thursday at in the 2014 draft. Reinhart scored a talent that will play a key role for our A salary arbitration hearing had . career high-matching and Sabres- team in the coming seasons,” Pan- been set for Friday. ‘Hard work in training not wasted’ broke out of an 0-for- 21 slump with three hits, including an RBI double off the center-fi eld fence Kansas City for their 12th straight se- four times, including two from George In Atlanta, hit a three- that pulled the Mets to 7-6 in the sev- ries victory over the Royals. Springer and a by Teoscar run homer off Lucas Sims in the 11th Pacquiao and Ugás unafraid to enth. New York tied it on a throwing Chad Green (6-5) got the victory in Hernandez, to beat Los Angeles. inning, lifting Atlanta past Cincinnati. error by 6-foot-7 rookie reliever Ma- relief as New York took two of three Lourdes Gurriel also homered for Albies’ 19th homer sailed 412 feet make title fi ght on short notice son Thompson (0-1) in the eighth and from Kansas City. Zach Britton earned Toronto, which has won 12 of its last into the right-fi eld stands to send Truist snapped a season-worst four-game his fi rst save of the season. 14 games and is second in the majors Park into a wild celebration. He drove slide, winning for only the third time The game-time temperature was 93 with 172 home runs. Rookie Alek in placement runner LOS ANGELES, Aug 12, (AP): just kept on training as if nothing degrees with a heat index of 102, the Manoah (5-1) struck out 11 and won and , whom Sims (4-2) Manny Pacquiao could have post- was unusual,” Ugás said through in 12 games. Juan Soto hit a three-run homer third straight game with a heat index for the fourth time in his last fi ve starts. walked. poned or canceled his boxing an interpreter. “When I found out I above 100. Springer extended Toronto’s lead Kyle Farmer singled in the tiebreak- comeback when opponent Errol was going to fight against one of Tuesday night and fi nished 3 for 4 with a walk in his return to the starting Brady Singer (3-8) took the loss. He to 2-0 in the third inning with a solo ing run in the 11th inning against Edgar Spence Jr. dropped out less than the best fighters in history, that just allowed fi ve runs on 10 hits in 3 2/3 in- shot to left-center off Dylan Bundy (2- two weeks before their Aug. 21 heightened the excitement for me.” lineup from a sore knee. Santana (3-0), and hit a pair (5-2) worked a perfect nings. 9). He connected again in the ninth for of two-run homers for the Reds. showdown. For the 35-year-old Ugás, the Yankees starter Lucas Luetge made the 17th multihomer game of his career Instead, the former eight-divi- decision to switch opponents inning and Edwin Díaz got three quick Twins 1, White Sox 0 outs for his 24th save. his fi rst career start after making 152 and third this season. In Minneapolis, Rookie Bailey Ober sion champion quickly found some required much less careful consid- career appearances as a reliever. He Astros 5, Rockies 1 right-handed sparring partners and eration. After all, fighting Pacquiao Red Sox 20, Rays 8 shut out Chicago into the sixth inning, In Boston, Bobby Dalbec drove in a allowed one run on two hits in two in- In Houston, Aledmys Díaz had three Jorge Polanco homered and last-place went right back to work preparing is a career-defining opportunity for nings. According to Elias, Luetge was hits and drove in three runs to help for a new opponent on very short any fighter, let alone a late-career career-high fi ve runs, Xander Bogaerts took another series notice. veteran who once took a two-year and Hunter Renfroe each had four just the sixth in franchise histo- Houston beat Colorado, from a playoff contender. “I’m not disappointed at all, break from boxing and is still RBIs and Boston routed Tampa Bay. ry to start a game after making his fi rst Díaz tied it with an RBI single in the Minnesota won two of three against because my hard work in training searching for recognition as a The Red Sox moved within four 152 appearances out of the bullpen. fi rst and gave the Astros the lead with a AL Central-leading Chicago after tak- is not wasted,” Pacquiao said world-class welterweight despite games of the AL East-leading Rays Dodgers 8, Phillies 2 run-scoring single in the third. Houston ing three of four at AL West-leading Wednesday. his WBA belt. with their highest-scoring game since In Philadelphia, hit was up by three in the seventh when he Houston. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) “This means the world to me,” 2015. Tampa Bay had won fi ve in a a two-run homer on the 13th pitch of sent home another run with a double to Caleb Thielbar (4-0), Juan Minaya didn’t hesitate to replace Spence Ugás said. “I’m fighting not for the row overall and six straight against an at-bat, connected later for another make it 5-1. and Alex Colomé worked 3 2/3 hitless with money, but for my legacy, for my Boston. The Rays had not not allowed two-run drive and Los Angeles beat Díaz has has 19 hits and 14 RBIs in innings in relief of Ober, with Colomé Yordenis country, for my own story that’s at least 20 runs since 2007. Philadelphia on a second straight rainy the last 13 games after missing about getting the last three outs for his sev- Ugás (26-4, going to be told. This is the most J.D. Martinez had four of Boston’s night. six weeks with a fractured hand. enth save in 11 chances. 12 KOs), important fight of my life. ... I’m season-high 19 hits. Bogaerts’ three- The Phillies, who had an eight-game Cardinals 4, Pirates 0 Marlins 7, Padres 0 the Cuban well aware that Pacquiao is the run homer highlighted a six-run burst winning streak snapped Tuesday, fell In Pittsburgh, In San Diego, Lewis Brinson hit two WBA wel- in the eighth off Rays catcher Fran- into a tie for fi rst place in the NL East extended his dominance of Pittsburgh of Miami’s three home runs off rookie terweight cisco Mejia, who moved from behind with Atlanta’s win over Cincinnati. with a two-hit shutout for St. Louis. lefty Ryan Weathers, Sandy Alcantara champion, BOXING the plate to the mound. They could have more pressing con- The 39-year-old Wainwright (11-6) shut down San Diego for seven innings just 11 days Down 20-1, the Rays scored seven cerns: All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto allowed a pair of singles by Colin Mo- and the Marlins avoided a winless trip. before the favorite, but at the same time, I’m times in the ninth against Phillips Val- left in the fi rst inning after he took two ran in the second and fi fth innings, and The Marlins snapped a fi ve-game pay-per- a champion. Ever since I came dez, with Brett Phillips hitting his third foul tips to his mask. Realmuto was then retired the last 15 batters. Wain- losing streak - all on this trip through view show back five years ago, I’ve overcome career grand slam and Mike Zunino checked on by team trainers but stayed wright needed just 88 pitches for his Colorado and San Diego - while the in the game to catch the rest of the in- 11th shutout and fi rst since 2016. He at T-Mobile Pacquiao so much. I’ve had fights stolen connecting for his 22nd homer. Padres had their four-game winning Arena in from me, I’ve beaten tough oppo- Nathan Eovaldi (10-7) went seven ning. There was no immediate update struck out seven. streak stopped. Las Vegas. Spence has a retinal nents, and even though I have a innings, giving up one run on Brandon on Realmuto’s condition. Wainwright won his fourth straight Alcantara (7-10) scattered four hits, tear that requires surgery, but he challenge, I have confidence in Lowe’s 26th homer. Josh Fleming (9- Brusdar Graterol (3-0) tossed two start, and he has been the winning struck out seven and walked two. didn’t know about it until a pre- myself.” 6) was tagged for 10 runs on 11 hits scoreless innings of relief for the win. pitcher in each of his last six starts Weathers (4-5) has allowed six homers fight medical exam. Pacquiao has been out of the and six walks in 3 1/3 innings. Kyle Gibson (8-4) was the loser. against the Pirates. He has also won in his last three starts. Instead of preparing for the left- ring for 25 months - the longest Athletics 6, Indians 3 Blue Jays 10, Angels 2 eight consecutive decisions versus the Giants 7, Diamondbacks 2 handed Spence, Pacquiao and absence of his lengthy career - In Cleveland, hit a three- In Anaheim, Calif., Shohei Ohtani Pirates since losing to Pittsburgh on In San Francisco, Kevin Gausman trainer Freddie Roach are now get- since he beat Keith Thurman by run homer and Elvis Andrus had a solo hit his major league-leading 38th home in 2016. singled twice and pitched fi ve uneven ting ready for Ugás’ orthodox decision in 2019 to win one ver- shot in the eighth inning in Oakland’s run, but Toronto hit it out of the park Braves 8, Reds 6, 11 Innings innings in his fi rst start following the stance - but it’s nothing the sion of the WBA’s 147-pound comeback victory over Cleveland. birth of his daughter, and San Francisco 42-year-old Filipino congressman title. Oakland scored twice in the seventh beat Arizona for its fourth straight win. hasn’t seen before in his quarter- The governing body abruptly and four times in the eighth, erasing had two hits, including century as a professional boxer. took that version of the belt away 2-0 and 3-2 defi cits to extend its win- his 15th home run. LaMonte Wade Jr., “The only adjustment I’m going from Pacquiao last January and ning streak to six. The A’s lead the AL Brandon Crawford and Alex Dickerson to make for this fight is the south- handed it to Ugás, who had held a wild-card race by a game over Boston. also homered for San Francisco. paw versus righthanded,” Pacquiao different version of the WBA title. Andrus opened the eighth with a ty- Ketel Marte singled twice for Ari- said. “That’s the only thing, because The WBA is notorious for its ing homer off Nick Sandlin (1-1), who zona, which has dropped nine of 11 Errol Spence is aggressive, and capricious and weird sanctioning faced three batters and allowed three and became the fi rst team in the majors Ugas is also aggressive, so that’s decisions, but this one stoked runs before departing with shoulder with 80 losses. good. He can create more action in Pacquiao’s ire. The chance to tightness. Mariners 2, Rangers 1 the ring, and the fans will love it.” reclaim the belt he lost to Ugás for After Mark Canha was hit by a pitch In Seattle, Luis Torrens hit a ninth- Ugás was scheduled to make his “inactivity” was an appealing and Starling Marte singled, Lowrie hit inning single to score the winning run, first title defense against Fabian aspect of the switch. a towering drive to right off Trevor and Seattle beat Texas. Maidana on the undercard in Las “He took my belt, and we have to Stephan to give Oakland a 6-3 advan- It was the Mariners’ major league- Vegas, but he got the call to replace settle it inside the ring,” Pacquiao tage. leading 38th one-run game, 24 of them Spence on the same day Maidana said. “I would never take him light- Jake Diekman (3-2) gave up one run wins. revealed he had a huge cut under- ly in this fight, because Ugás is the in the seventh. Lou Trivino pitched the drew a bases-loaded neath his left eye, likely forcing kind of fighter who can win. ... I ninth for his 19th save in the combined walk to tie the game 1-all in the sixth him out of his fight with Ugás don’t care if he’s the champion or four-hitter. inning. The rookie then doubled off anyway. I’m the champion. We’ll finish this Yankees 5, Royals 2 Dennis Santana (1-2) to begin the “Once I found out I was fighting fight first, and then we’ll see who is In Kansas City, Mo., Luke Voit had starting pitcher Framber Valdez (59) throws against the ninth, moved to third on Jake Fraley’s Pacquiao, I was excited, and then I the titleholder.” a two-run single in New York’s three- during the fi rst inning of a baseball game, on Aug. 11, one-out single and scored on Torrens’ run fi rst inning and the Yankees beat in Houston. (AP) drive to the wall in right-center.