ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUGUST 6-7, 2021 SPORTS 14 Rizzo homers again, Yanks overpower O’s Scherzer Ks 10 in Dodgers’ debut, LA hits 4 HRs to beat Astros

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, (AP): Recently acquired Antho- ny Rizzo homered again, DJ LeMahieu drove in four runs and the beat the Balti- more Orioles 10-3. Rizzo’s solo homer in the fourth inning made him the fi rst player in Yankees history with at least one RBI in each of his fi rst six games with the club. Rizzo became just the fourth player in the majors over the last 70 years to do it - Bobby Murcer drove in a run in his fi rst seven games with the in 1977 and Jimmy Wynn (Dodgers, 1974) and Jim Spencer (Texas, 1973) did it six in a row, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Dodgers 7, Astros 5 In Los Angeles, struck out 10 in his Dodgers debut and got plenty of offensive support as Los An- geles four home runs to defeat Hou- ston. homered twice, while and AJ Pollock also went deep off Astros starter Jake Odorizzi (4- 6). Michael Brantley, Carlos Correa and Kyle Tucker connected for Houston. It was the third game at Dodger Stadium since July 10 with seven or more home runs. Mets 5, Marlins 3 In Miami, Javier Báez hit a tiebreak- ing homer in the eighth inning after scoring on a nifty slide in the second, and New York beat Miami to snap a three-game losing streak. The Mets, who had lost five of six, let an early 3-0 lead slip away but re- covered to maintain their 1 1/2-game lead in the NL East over surging Phil- adelphia. Báez, acquired in a -deadline deal with the Chicago Cubs last Friday, put New York back in front 4-3 with an New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo watches the ball after hitting a solo in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, on Aug. 4, in New York. (AP) Royals 9, White Sox 1 BASEBALL In Chicago, Salvador Pérez hit a two- run homer and Kansas City went deep Pulido, Sallói lead Sporting KC to 4-1 win over LAFC opposite-fi eld drive off Anthony Bass four times to beat Chicago. Kansas City (1-7) that sailed on a line into the front ended a four-game losing streak, while row of seats in right. It was his 24th the AL Central-leading White Sox lost home run this season and second with for the eighth time in 13 games. Kamara, Reyna help DC United top Crew his new team. Royals starter Carlos Hernández (3-1) yielded only two hits over fi ve innings COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 5, (AP): Ola Philadelphia (7-4-7) won for just the Athletics 5, Padres 4, 10 Innings in beating the White Sox for the second Kamara and each scored second time in its last eight matches - In Oakland, Calif., Matt Olson hit a time in seven days. Pérez launched his twice and D.C. United beat the Colum- snapping a three-game winless streak. two-run, walk-off in the 10th 27th homer in the third, tying his career bus Crew 4-2. Union goalkeeper Andre Blake denied inning and Oakland rallied to beat San high previously accomplished in 2017 Reyna dispossessed Aboubacar Keita ’s penalty-kick at- Diego. The A’s scored twice in the ninth and 2018. in the attacking half, Kamara took the tempt in the 53rd. with two outs off Mark Melancon Blue Jays 8, Indians 6 ball and beat goalkeeper to Toronto (3-9-5) is 2-1-3 under in- to tie it at 3. make it 1-0 in the 19th minute. Reyna terim coach Javier Perez. He took over After San Diego scored a run in the In Toronto, George Springer hit his 42nd career leadoff home run for headed home a cross by in July 4 after Chris Armas was fi red in the top of the 10th off Lou Trivino (4-4) to the 40th, and Kamara converted from wake of a six-game losing streak. take a 4-3 lead, Olson came to the plate the fi rst of his four hits, Steven Matz pitched six shutout innings and Toronto the penalty spot in fi rst-half stoppage Austin FC 3, Dynamo 2 with runners on the corners and no outs. time to give D.C. United (7-7-3) a 3-0 beat Cleveland. In Austin, Texas, Tomás Pochettino Giants 7, Diamondbacks 1 Springer connected on J.C. Mejia’s lead at halftime. scored in the 65th and Cecilio Domínguez each scored to In Phoenix, Kevin Gausman threw fi rst pitch for his 13th homer of the sea- help expansion Austin FC beat 10-man six stellar innings, Alex Dickerson add- son. He singled and scored in the sec- minute and Lucas Zelarayán added a goal in the 71st to pull Columbus (6-5- Houston. ed a three-run homer and San Francisco ond, hit a two-run double in the third Austin (4-8-4) entered with just 10 beat Arizona. and singled again in the fi fth. Needing 6) to 3-2, but Reyna slipped a left-footer between a pair of defenders and inside goals this season - going scoreless in Gausman (10-5) gave up fi ve hits, a triple to complete the cycle, Springer 10 of its opening 15 matches. Houston the post to cap the scoring in the 74th walked none and struck out eight. He fl ied out in the eighth. (3-5-9) has won just one of its last 14 minute. cruised through the fi rst fi ve innings Phillies 9, Nationals 4 matches against MLS expansion teams before running into trouble in the sixth. D.C. goalkeeper left in dating to 2012. Asdrúbal Cabrera tagged Gausman for In Washington, Rhys Hoskins the 17th minute because of a lower-leg homered and drove in three runs, Didi Austin FC’s Matt Besler, (right), heads the ball next to Houston Dynamo’s Austin took a 1-0 lead in the seventh an RBI single. Fabrice-Jean Picault during an MLS soccer match, on Aug. 4, in Austin, injury. He was replaced by Jon Kempin minute when Pochettino’s shot went off Gregorius hit a two-run homer and Phil- in the 17th minute. Angels 2, Rangers 1 adelphia beat Washington for its fourth Texas. (AP) the post and defl ected off Houston defender FC Dallas 1, Sounders 1 Zarek Valentin for an own goal. Pochettino In Arlington, Texas, straight victory. Nationals reliever Jefry Rodriguez hit In Seattle, Franco Jara scored in stop- gave Austin a 2-1 lead in the 45th, and pitched six solid innings, Juan Lagares Domínguez made it 3-1 in the 56th. raced home from second base on a wild Hoskins with an up-and-in pitch in the Becker signs contract extension page time to give FC Dallas the tie with pitch for the lead with the two-way top of the seventh. Hoskins motioned NYCFC 0, Fire 0 standout at the plate, and Los Angeles to the Phillies’ dugout, then looked at SOCCER In Chicago, Gabriel Slonina became beat Texas. Rodriguez before going to fi rst base. the youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS Jack Mayfi eld went 3 for 3 while Gregorius hit a 412-foot home run on ‘Messi leaving Barcelona’ game and fi nished with four saves to homering from the No. 9 spot for the the next pitch. help Chicago tie FC. Seattle. Jara redirected a cross by Nkosi second consecutive night. His sixth Reds 6, Twins 5 BARCELONA, Aug 5, (AP): Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian At 17 years, 81 days, Slonina broke homer was a solo shot in the fi fth that Tafari in the fi rst minute of injury time In Cincinnati, Luis Castillo pitched said Thursday that Lionel Messi will not Mbappé, a longtime target for the club. the record set by David Monsalve (18 gave Ohtani the extra run he needed as to pull Dallas (4-7-6) even. years, 220 days) in 2007 with Toronto six effective innings, Tyler Stephenson stay with the club. The strategic agreement with interna- Fredy Montero headed home a per- the Japanese star won for the third time Barcelona said in a statement that a tional investment fund CVC Capital FC. in four starts. homered and Cincinnati held on to beat fectly placed free kick from João Paulo Minnesota. deal between the club and the player for Partners, being dubbed “Boost LaLiga,” New York City (8-5-3) played a man to give the Sounders (9-3-6) a 1-0 lead down after Keaton Parks was shown his Rays 4, Mariners 3 Castillo (6-10) allowed Jorge Polan- a new contract had been reached but still needs to go through the league’s in the 72nd minute. second yellow card in the 73rd minute. co’s fi rst-inning solo homer but settled financial “obstacles” made it impossible general assembly, when a majority of In St. Petersburg, Fla., Randy Aroza- Sporting KC 4, Los Angeles FC 1 Chicago (3-9-5) has lost only two of its rena had a two-run triple during a three- in nicely from there, allowing six hits for the player to remain with the club. the clubs from the first and second divi- ❑ ❑ ❑ sions must give their final approval. In Los Angeles, Dániel Sallói had a last eight games after losing seven of its run third and AL East-leading Tampa and one walk while striking out seven previous eight matches. Bay beat Seattle to avoid a season series to win his third straight start. Michael “I think there could be one or two goal and an assist and Sporting Kansas sweep. Lorenzen came in for a fi ve-out , his The Spanish league took a step clubs that won’t agree with it, but this is City beat Los Angeles FC. FC Cincinnati 0, Red Bulls 0 The Rays went 1-6 overall against fi rst of the season after making just one toward cutting into the Premier positive for soccer in general,” Real Alan Pulido, Gadi Kinda and Luis In Harrison, N.J., Kenneth Vermeer Seattle, losing the fi rst two games of the appearance over the fi rst three months League’s global dominance on Betis president Ángel Haro told The Martins also scored to help Kansas City made three saves for his fi fth shutout of three-game set. because of injuries. Wednesday, securing 2.7 billion euros Associated Press. (10-4-3) tie Seattle atop the Western the season and FC Cincinnati tied New ($3.2 billion) in funding to boost its Conference standings with 33 points. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1 Braves 7, Cardinals 4 ❑ ❑ ❑ York. Cincinnati (3-7-6) has lost only clubs’ finances and increase revenue Daniel Musovski scored for Los An- two of its last nine matches - with four In Detroit, Eduardo Rodriguez struck In St. Louis, Adam Duvall and Jorge growth over the next few years. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson geles (6-6-5). clean sheets. New York (5-7-4) had its out 10 in fi ve shutout innings and Bos- Soler homered, and Stephen Vogt drove The deal unanimously approved by Becker signed a long-term contract Nashville 0, Revolution 0 winless streak extended to fi ve matches. ton beat Detroit to snap a fi ve-game los- in the eventual winning run with a sac- the league’s executive committee extension on Wednesday, the club said. New York goalkeeper Carlos Miguel ing streak. rifi ce fl y in Atlanta’s victory over St. should increase the clubs’ spending The 28-year-old international’s In Foxborough, Mass., Joe Willis made six saves for his MLS-leading Coronel made two saves for his fi fth Rodriguez (8-6) allowed two hits Louis. power and is expected to help deal follows extensions for midfielder shutout. and four walks in helping Boston end went 4 for 4 with Barcelona guarantee a new contract Fabinho and right back Trent Alexander- eighth shutout of the season and Nash- its longest losing streak of the season. three runs to help the Braves move to for Lionel Messi, who is yet to offi- Arnold. Details were not disclosed but ville tied New England. Atlanta United 2, Montreal 2 J.D. Martinez, Enrique Hernandez and .500 at 54-54. Chris Martin (1-3) was cially say whether he will remain with media reports said Alisson’s deal is Nashville (6-1-10) extended its un- In Montreal, Mason Toye and Rudy Jarren Duran homered for the Red Sox. the winner, and Will Smith, the sixth the club. through the 2026-27 season. beaten streak to nine matches - including Camacho scored and Montreal over- Brewers 4, Pirates 2 Braves’ , picked up his 22nd save Real Madrid, which has often been Liverpool has won the Champions four wins. New England (11-3-4) had a came two red cards to tie Atlanta United. with a 1-2-3 ninth. at odds with the league and reportedly League and Premier League since four-game winning streak snapped. New Montreal (6-6-5) ended a three-game In Milwaukee, pinch-hitter Rowdy England goalkeeper Matt Turner returned losing streak in front of the fi rst general- Tellez launched a three-run homer with Cubs 3, Rockies 2 was against the deal, could also benefit Alisson’s arrival in the summer of 2018 by increasing its chances of signing from Roma. from the Gold Cup to make two saves for admission crowd at Stade Saputo since two outs in the seventh inning to help In Denver, Patrick Wisdom hit a his fourth shutout of the season. the beginning of the COVID-19 pan- Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh. three-run double to back a solid outing demic. Tellez is batting .340 (18 of 53) with from Alec Mills and lead Chicago past Union 3, Toronto FC 0 In Chester, Pa., Jakob Glesnes, Dan- Josef Martinez and Marcelino More- fi ve homers and 16 RBIs in 21 games Colorado. MLB Results/Standings no scored for Atlanta (2-6-9). since the Brewers acquired him from Mills (5-4) overcame a rocky start to iel Gazdag and Sergio Santos scored in Toronto on July 6. He hit .209 with four pitch six innings and earn his fi rst win the fi rst half and Inter Miami 1, Orlando City 1 homers and eight RBIs in 50 games with since July 7, and Wisdom fi nished with cruised past Toronto. In Orlando, Fla., Kieran Gibbs scored the Blue Jays. three hits. WASHINGTON, Aug 5, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Wednesday. his fi rst MLS goal and Inter Miami ral- Tampa Bay 4 Seattle 3 LA Dodgers 7 Houston 5 lied to tie Orlando City. Cincinnati 6 Minnesota 5 Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 2 Gibbs fl icked in a header off an en- Oakland 5 San Diego (10 inn) 4 Philadelphia 9 Washington 5 NY Yankees 10 Baltimore 3 NY Mets 5 Miami 3 try by Victor Ulloa to tie it in the 66th Toronto 8 Cleveland 6 Atlanta 7 St Louis 4 minute. The 31-year-old played 14 Boston 4 Detroit 1 Chicago Cubs 3 Colorado 2 seasons in the English Premier League LA Angels 2 Texas 1 San Francisco 7 Arizona 1 before signing with Inter Miami (3-8-4) Kansas City 9 Chicago W. Sox 1 American League in March. East Division East Division Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lak 0 W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 65 44 .596 _ New York 56 51 .523 _ In Carson, Calif., Efraín Álvarez Boston 64 45 .587 1 Philadelphia 55 53 .509 1-1/2 scored in the 53rd minute and the LA New York 58 49 .542 6 Atlanta 54 54 .500 2-1/2 Galaxy beat . Toronto 56 49 .533 7 Washington 49 59 .454 7-1/2 Baltimore 38 69 .355 26 Miami 46 62 .426 10-1/2 Los Angeles (10-6-1) won for the Central Division Central Division fi fth time in its last eight matches. Salt W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Lake (5-5-6) had its two-game shutout Chicago 63 45 .583 _ Milwaukee 65 44 .596 _ streak end. Cleveland 52 53 .495 9-1/2 Cincinnati 57 51 .528 7-1/2 Detroit 52 58 .473 12 St Louis 53 54 .495 11 Earthquakes 1, Timbers 1, TIE Kansas City 46 60 .434 16 Chicago 52 57 .477 13 Minnesota 45 63 .417 18 Pittsburgh 41 67 .380 23-1/2 In Portland, Ore., Felipe Mora scored West Division West Division in fi rst-half stoppage time to pull the W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Timbers into the tie with San Jose. Houston 65 43 .602 _ San Francisco 68 40 .630 _ ’s Erik Hurtado, The Earthquakes (4-7-6) struck fi rst Oakland 61 48 .560 4-1/2 Los Angeles 65 44 .596 3-1/2 Seattle 58 51 .532 7-1/2 San Diego 62 48 .564 7 (left), and D.C. United’s Frederic with a second-chance goal from Javier Max Scherzer throws to a Houston Los Angeles 54 54 .500 11 Colorado 47 61 .435 21 Brillant vie for the ball during the López in the 25th minute. The Timbers Astros batter during the fi rst inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, on Texas 39 69 .361 26 Arizona 34 75 .312 34-1/2 fi rst half of an MLS soccer match, (6-8-2) tied it on Mora’s fl ick off a pass Aug. 4. (AP) on Aug. 4, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP) from Bill Tuiloma just before the break.