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Wolfsburg stay on track Athletics rally to beat Twins, Dortmund down Berlin to keep CL hopes alive extend winning streak to 11 BERLIN, April 22, (AP): Raphaël Guerreiro scored late for to seal a hard-fought 2-0 win over Union Berlin and Anderson dominant as Braves top Yanks 4-1 maintain its Champions League quali- fication hopes. Marco Reus’ first-half goal set OAKLAND, California, Dortmund on its way to a win that keeps it four points behind Eintracht April 22, (AP): The Frankfurt in the last qualification place extend- for the Champions League with four ed their winning streak to games of the season remaining. But Union left the result in doubt 11, rallying from a two-run until the 88th minute, when Julian deficit and beating the Brandt set up Guerreiro to score on a Twins 13-12 when Luis counterattack. Arraez threw away Ramón Dortmund’s Giovanni Reyna, (left), Laureano’s grounder for SOCCER Union’s Christopher Lenz chal- Minnesota’s second error lenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between of the 10th inning. Union forward Markus Ingvartsen Borussia Dortmund and Union Nelson Cruz had two home runs struck the crossbar in the first minute Berlin in Dortmund, Germany, on and four RBIs for the Twins, and and the visitors maintained their early April 21. (AP) Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer pressure. against for a 12-10 Dortmund’s breakthrough in the foiled by Luthe again in the 86th, before lead in the 10th. 25th minute had more than a touch of he hit the side netting in injury time. Alex Colomé (1-2) got the first two fortune. Third-place Wolfsburg stayed on outs in the bottom half with the auto- Union goalkeeper Andrea Luthe track for Champions League qualifica- matic runner on second, then walked was penalized for bringing down Reus, tion with a 3-1 win at . and , loading though replays suggested it was a dive. Wolfsburg is five points ahead of the bases. Still, the penalty was given after a Dortmund. hit what should have VAR check. Mainz defeated relegation rival been a game-ending grounder to sec- Luthe reacted by saving Erling Werder Bremen 1-0 away to overtake ond baseman Travis Blankehorn, who Haaland’s penalty, and his effort from the home side and move five points clear entered as a pinch runner for Josh the rebound, before defender Robin of Hertha Berlin in the relegation zone. Donaldson in the 10th, but Blankenhorn Knoch’s attempted clearance off the Hertha has played two games less. allowed the ball to bounce off his line went in off the inrushing Reus. Hertha was supposed to host Freiburg glove for a run-scoring error. Luthe made another good save to earlier Wednesday, but three of its Laureano hit a one-hopper to Arraez deny Haaland again shortly afterward. games were called off as the team is in for what again should have been the Union struck the goal-frame again quarantine for two weeks following a final out. Arraez, who had moved to midway through the second half, when coronavirus outbreak at the club. third from second base to third for the Marwin Hitz got his fingertips to Max Also, Hoffenheim came from two 10th, sailed his throw over first base- Oakland Athletics’ Ramon Laureano (22) hits the ball during the 10th inning of the team’s baseball game against Kruse’s free kick. goals down at half time to beat man Willians Astudillo as the tying the Minnesota Twins on April 21, in Oakland, California. (AP) Haaland endured a frustrating game, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-2. and winning runs scored. Braves 4, Yankees 1 MLB Results/Standings In New York, Ian Anderson took a Cagliari inch closer to safety after winning at Udinese shutout into the seventh inning, homered and Atlanta scraped by with just four hits to beat New York. WASHINGTON, April 22, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Wednesday. Inter draw at Spezia but extend lead Corey Kluber (0-2) kept New York Miami 3 Baltimore 0 Toronto 6 Boston 3 in it with his best start yet in pinstripes, Pittsburgh 3 Detroit 2 Philadelphia 6 San Francisco 5 MILAN, April 22, (AP): Inter Milan but the Yankees lost for the sixth time Colorado 6 Houston 3 Washington 1 St Louis 0 was held to a 1-1 draw at relegation- in seven games. Texas 7 LA Angels 4 Milwaukee 4 San Diego 2 Osasuna beat Valencia 3-1 Oakland 13 Minnesota 12 Arizona 5 Cincinnati 4 threatened Spezia but still extended its Anderson (1-0) limited the Yankees Detroit 5 Pittsburgh 2 Arizona 8 Cincinnati 5 lead at the top of the Serie A table. to four hits and four walks in 6 2/3 Atlanta 4 NY Yankees 1 Chicago Cubs 16 NY Mets 4 Ivan Perišić canceled out Diego innings. The 22-year-old right-hander Kansas City 9 Tampa Bay 8 Farias’ opener for Spezia as Inter Benzema scores twice, Madrid threw 97 pitches as temperatures National League moved 10 points above second-place East Division East Division dipped into the low 40s in the late W L Pct GB AC Milan after the Rossoneri lost 2-1 innings. Boston 12 7 .632 _ W L Pct GB at home to Sassuolo. ‘blank’ Cádiz in Spanish league New York loaded the bases against Tampa Bay 10 9 .526 2 New York 7 6 .538 _ Juventus came from behind to win Baltimore 8 10 .444 3-1/2 Philadelphia 9 9 .500 -1/2 MADRID, April 22, (AP): Karim Anderson with two outs in the seventh, Miami 8 9 .471 1 3-1 against Parma to move into third but reliever A.J. Minter got DJ Toronto 8 10 .444 3-1/2 Benzema scored two goals and set up New York 6 11 .353 5 Atlanta 8 10 .444 1-1/2 ahead of Atalanta’s match at Roma on another to lead Real Madrid to a 3-0 LeMahieu to hit an inning-ending Washington 7 9 .438 1-1/2 Thursday. Central Division win over Cádiz in the Spanish league grounder to third. allowed Central Division Spezia remained five points above a run in the ninth but closed out the W L Pct GB W L Pct GB in the team’s first game since the Kansas City 10 7 .588 _ the relegation zone. implosion of the proposed Super five-hitter. Milwaukee 11 7 .611 _ Inter was one of the three Italian Chicago 9 9 .500 1-1/2 Cincinnati 9 8 .529 1-1/2 League. Cubs 16, Mets 4 Cleveland 8 8 .500 1-1/2 Chicago 8 9 .471 2-1/2 clubs involved in the attempt to launch The Cádiz players wore T-shirts Detroit 7 11 .389 3-1/2 Pittsburgh 8 10 .444 3 a Super League. Along with Juventus In Chicago, Javier Báez hit a grand Minnesota 6 11 .353 4 St Louis 8 10 .444 3 before the game condemning the slam and Chicago took advantage of a and Milan, the Nerazzurri abandoned Super League, which was proposed West Division West Division the project on Wednesday. season-high four errors by New York W L Pct GB by some of Europe’s top clubs but in a romp on a chilly night at Wrigley W L Pct GB Inter had seen its 11-match winning essentially folded within days. Oakland 12 7 .632 _ Los Angeles 14 4 .778 _ run come to an end with a draw at Field. Seattle 11 7 .611 -1/2 San Francisco 11 7 .611 3 Madrid president Florentino Pérez Los Angeles 9 7 .563 1-1/2 San Diego 10 10 .500 5 Napoli on Sunday but knew it could had been one of the key figures Texas 9 10 .474 3 Arizona 8 10 .444 6 move 12 points clear after Milan’s Houston 7 10 .412 4 Colorado 6 12 .333 8 behind the proposal. BASEBALL loss. Álvaro Odriozola also scored as But it was Spezia which took a sur- Madrid pulled even with Atlético prise lead in the 12th minute when with his 109th and final pitch. The Marlins 3, Orioles 0 Madrid, which has a game against Báez, who struck out four times Farias’ snapshot went under Inter goal- Huesca on Thursday. Madrid, which righty’s of Justin Williams to In Miami, rookie Trevor Rogers keeper Samir Handanović. It was anoth- Tuesday, scored three runs in this one end the fourth gave Scherzer 2,814 for Real Madrid’s Alvaro Odriozola, is ahead of Atlético on the head-to- and hit his sixth career slam off reliev- didn’t allow a runner past second base er howler from the veteran, just three (left), vies for the ball with Cadiz’s head tiebreaker, had lost ground last his career, moving him one ahead of while pitching a career-high seven days after an own goal against Napoli. er Trevor Hildenberger in the sixth Hall of Famer Mike Mussina. Next up: Jairo Izquierdo during the Spanish weekend after being held to draw at inning. The flashy shortstop became innings in his 11th major league start, La Liga soccer match between Getafe. Mickey Lolich, whose 2,832 strike- and Miami split the two-game series Cadiz and Real Madrid at the the first player to go 0 for 4 with four outs rank 20th in MLB history. in one game and then hit a with Baltimore. SOCCER Ramon Carranza Stadium in Cadiz, grand slam in the next since Gorman Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 3 Jesús Aguilar broke a 0-0 tie with a Spain, on April 21. (AP) SOCCER Thomas did it for Milwaukee in the In Boston, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two-out, two-run double in the fifth. first two games of the 1978 season, an RBI single in the first inning and Rogers (2-1) allowed four hits and Inter piled on the pressure and it according to STATS. Toronto scored three more runs in the one walk while striking out eight, low- paid off six minutes from halftime Benzema opened the scoring in David Bote drove in four runs as the second in its victory over Boston. ering his ERA to 1.64 as he gained his when Achraf Hakimi rolled a ball the 30th minute by converting a pen- Cubs won their second straight after Trent Thornton started and went third career win. The other two came across from the right and Perišić poked alty awarded by video review. The losing six of eight. Matt Duffy added two innings in a bullpen game for the against two-time Cy Young Award it in at the far post. French striker then set up Odriozola’s three RBIs and Willson Contreras had Blue Jays. Six relievers followed and winner Jacob deGrom. Inter forward Lautaro Martínez hit close-range header with a well- two hits and scored twice. held down Boston’s potent offense. Brewers 4, Padres 2 the post twice in the second half while placed cross in the 33rd, and added the Nerazzurri also had two goals Phillies 6, Giants 5 Ryan Borucki (2-1) pitched two In San Diego, Omar Narvaez hit a the third with a header in the 40th for scoreless innings for the win. Garrett ruled out for offside late on. his 21st league goal, moving two In Philadelphia, Andrew Knapp hit two-run homer, Jace Peterson added a Richards (0-2) was the loser. solo shot and Milwaukee beat San Substitute behind scoring leader Lionel Messi the winning single in the ninth inning, scored twice in the final 14 minutes for of Barcelona. Bryce Harper had a tying solo homer Rockies 6, Astros 3 Diego to complete a three-game sweep. San Diego right-hander Dinelson Sassuolo to damage Milan’s chances of Madrid was without several players in the seventh and Philadelphia beat In Denver, Austin Gomber got his holding onto a Champions League spot. because of injuries and suspensions, San Francisco. first victory for Colorado, allowing Lamet left his season debut after two scoreless innings due to right forearm Second-place Milan was firmly in including captain Sergio Ramos and Harper walked off Wandy Peralta two hits over six innings on a wintry the title race at the start of the year but midfielder Federico Valverde, who (2-1) to open the ninth, and Brad afternoon to send Houston to its ninth tightness. The Padres closed out a 1-5 homes- is now looking nervously over its have tested positive for the coronavirus. Miller’s fourth hit of the game put two loss in 10 games. shoulder. Earlier, Sevilla beat Levante 1-0 to runners. Knapp hit a one-out single to It was 34 degrees at first pitch and tand with their seventh loss in nine Spezia’s Ardian Ismajli, (left), and games overall. Atalanta could move a point above move to third place and keep alive its left, and Harper beat Alex Dickerson’s light snow fell throughout the game, Milan if it beats Roma. Fifth-place Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, compete for the ball during the title chances. throw him, scoring standing up and gaining in intensity. Royals 9, Rays 8 Napoli also plays Thursday and can Youssef En-Nesyri scored early in touching the plate with his fingertips Gomber (1-2) allowed Yuli Italian Serie A soccer match In Kansas City, Mo., Salvador Perez close the gap to three points with a win between Spezia and Inter Milan at the second half to give Sevilla its to help the Phillies avert a three-game Gurriel’s two-run homer in the second hit a game-ending RBI single and at home to Lazio. fourth straight victory - and sixth in its but just one hit and a walk after. the Alberto Picco Stadium in La sweep against their former manager Kansas City beat Tampa Bay to avoid- Zlatan Ibrahimović was out injured Spezia, on April 21. (AP) last seven league matches. Gabe Kapler and the Giants. Houston starter José Urquidy (0-2) ed a series sweep. but Milan scored the opener in the Julen Lopetegui’s team reached 67 Nationals 1, Cardinals 0 gave up four runs and six hits in five Jorge Soler, Hunter Dozier and 30th minute when Hakan Çalhanoğlu Alex Sandro put Juventus in front points, three behind Atlético and innings,. curled into the top right corner. In Washington, Max Scherzer Carlos Santana homered for Kansas with a goal either side of the interval Madrid. Fourth-place Barcelona, struck out nine in six innings to move Rangers 7, Angels 4 City, which trailed 6-3 heading to the Both teams had chances before and Matthijs de Ligt sealed the result which hosts Getafe on Thursday, was up to No. 21 on the career list, and In Anaheim, California, Adolis bottom of the seventh inning. Scott Sassuolo turned the match on its head. in the 68th. two points behind. Sevilla is unbeaten Alex Avila drove in the lone run with García hit a go-ahead, three-run homer Barlow (1-0) allowed Joey Wendle’s Raspadori passed to Jeremy Toljan on Cagliari inched closer to safety after in seven matches since being elimi- tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth, the right side of the area and his shot was one of his two doubles, helping in the eighth inning in Texas’ victory winning 1-0 at Udinese. nated by Borussia Dortmund in the but got the win when the Royals ral- deflected back into the path of his team- round of 16 of the Champions League Washington edge St. Louis. over Los Angeles. The Sardinian side moved to within Scherzer (1-1) retired 12 of his last Nate Lowe also homered immedi- lied. mate, who turned it in at full stretch. in March. Pirates 3, Tigers 2, 1st Game Raspadori doubled his tally seven three points of 17th-place Benevento, It was the second loss in a row for 13 batters, working in short sleeves in ately after García’s drive for the which drew 2-2 at fellow struggler gusts of 30 mph on a 50-degree late Rangers. Tigers 5, Pirates 2, 2nd Game minutes later with a low, angled shot Levante, which stayed 12th in the In Detroit, Tyler Anderson pitched which went in off the left post. Genoa. standings. afternoon. They have won six of nine after Torino also slipped to just three The three-time Cy Young Award jumping on Los Angeles’ bullpen for five solid innings and Pittsburgh beat Juventus moved just a point behind Osasuna beat Valencia 3-1 for its Detroit in the first game of a double- Milan but was forced to come from points above the drop after a 1-1 draw third win in a row, moving to eighth winner struck out six late runs to take two of three at at Bologna. swinging through a 93 mph fastball Angel Stadium. header. behind after Gastón Brugman’s sub- place. Valencia, winless in four match- Detroit rallied to win the second lime free-kick gave relegation-threat- Bottom club Crotone lost 1-0 at es, remained 14th, seven points from game, with Jonathan Schoop hitting a ened Parma the lead in the 25th. home to Sampdoria. the relegation zone. go-ahead in a three-run fifth inning. In the opener, Pittsburgh scored all of its runs in the fourth inning after Chennai and Hyderabad win in IPL matches Michael Fulmer (1-1) retired the Pirates in order through the first three. MUMBAI, India, April 22, (AP): century this season. clean bowled Russell around the legs Pittsburgh has won five of its last Chennai Super Kings overcame Pat Fast bowler Deepak Chahar’s sec- as the West Indies power-hitter tried to seven to pull within a game of .500. Cummins’ onslaught with the bat to ond four-wicket haul in three games leave the ball in the 12th over. Diamonbacks 5, Reds 4, earn an 18-run victory over Kolkata had left Kolkata reeling at 31-5 inside But Cummins, who returned with Knight Riders, and Sunrisers the batting powerplay before Andre expensive figures of 58-0 in Chennai’s Completion of suspended game Hyderabad finally got their first Russell (54) and Cummins led a stun- innings, gave Kolkata a sniff when he Diamonbacks 8, Reds 5, 10 points in the Indian Premier League ning run-chase. hit four sixes and a four in Curran’s Innings by beating Punjab Kings by nine 16th over. In Cincinnati, Josh VanMeter hit a wickets. However, Cummins ran out partners tying three-run homer in the ninth Cummins, batting at No. 8, made an CRICKET in an attempt to keep the strike in the inning against his former team and unbeaten 66 off just 34 balls before last three overs as Chennai recorded Arizona beat Cincinnati for the second Kolkata were bowled out for 202 with their third successive win in the tourna- time Wednesday. five balls to spare in a high-scoring Russell blazed six sixes and three ment. In the conclusion of Tuesday’s thriller at Mumbai. fours in a whirlwind 81-run stand with Earlier at Chennai, Sunrisers night’s suspended game, Arizona held Chennai had posted an imposing Dinesh Karthik (40) before Sam Curran Hyderabad finally got across the line starting Ian Anderson throws during the first inning on for the victory. Stefan Crichton 220-3 with Faf du Plessis smashing 95 (1-58) provided the much-needed after three unsuccessful chases in the of the team’s baseball game against the , on April 21, pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his not out off 60 balls and Ruturaj breakthrough. tournament when they recorded a at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP) second save. Gaikwad (64) making his first half The left-arm England fast bowler resounding win against Punjab.