TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 SPORTS

MLB results/standings

Baltimore 6, Toronto 2 (12 innings); Detroit 11, Houston 0; NY Mets 6, Colorado 4; Tampa Bay 5, NY Yankees 3; Cleveland 8, Oakland 0; Miami 5, St. Louis 4; Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1; Minnesota 6, 4; Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 2; Texas 5, Kansas City 3; Boston 5, LA Angels 3; San Francisco 3, Washington 1; LA Dodgers 14, Arizona 3; Cincinnati 3, San Diego 2; 7, Seattle 6 (12 innings).

American League Eastern Division W L PCT GB Baltimore 59 45 .567 - Toronto 59 46 .562 0.5 Boston 57 46 .553 1.5 NY Yankees 52 52 .500 7 Tampa Bay 42 61 .408 16.5

Central Division Cleveland 60 42 .588 - Detroit 57 48 .543 4.5 Chicago White Sox 51 54 .486 10.5 Kansas City 49 55 .471 12 Minnesota 40 64 .385 21

Western Division Texas 62 44 .585 - Houston 55 49 .529 6 Seattle 52 51 .505 8.5 LA Angels 47 58 .448 14.5 Oakland 47 58 .448 14.5

National League Eastern Division Washington 61 44 .581 - Miami 57 48 .543 4 NY Mets 54 50 .519 6.5 Philadelphia 48 59 .449 14 Atlanta 37 68 .352 24

Central Division Chicago Cubs 63 41 .606 - St. Louis 56 49 .533 7.5 Pittsburgh 52 51 .505 10.5 Milwaukee 47 56 .456 15.5 Cincinnati 42 62 .404 21

Western Division San Francisco 61 44 .581 - LA Dodgers 59 46 .562 2 Colorado 52 53 .495 9 San Diego 45 60 .429 16 TORONTO: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the reacts after being hit by pitch in the sixth inning during MLB game action against the Baltimore Orioles on July 31 at Arizona 43 62 .410 18 Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. —AFP Orioles down Blue Jays in 12 Rahul gives India innings to retake AL East lead a lead in Jamaica KINGSTON: Lokesh Rahul’s Test-best 158 match by the end of day one. TORONTO: Jonathan Schoop broke in a tie three runs in a four-RBI day, James McCann first base line, allowing Jason Heyward to anchored India’s formidable reply to the Virat Kohli, in top form following a with an RBI single in the 12th inning, Adam belted his first career grand slam and five score. Lester never previously appeared as a West Indies first innings total of 196 as the career-best 200 in the first Test triumph in Jones added a three- homer in that inning Detroit combined on a seven-hit pinch hitter in his 11-year major league career. hosts reached 358 for five at stumps on Antigua a week earlier, seemed in the and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the shutout and the second straight sweep of a Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz and Lee Dae-ho the second day of the second Test at mood to deepen the home side’s dilem- Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Sunday to regain first three-game series. Cabrera hit his 22nd home homered in the first three innings for the Sabina Park in Jamaica on Sunday. ma. He helped Rahul add 69 runs for the place in the American League East. The win run of the season with nobody on and one Mariners, who have lost 12 of 21. The Cubs Leading 1-0 in the four-match series, third going into the final session of ended a five-game losing streak for the out in the fifth off Dallas Keuchel (6-11) and won two of three in the weekend series. the tourists enjoy a lead of 162 runs with the day when the opener’s innings ended Orioles and put them a half-game ahead of added his 23rd after reliever Scott Feldman hit five in hand. Making the most of a in somewhat controversial circumstances the Blue Jays. Left-hander Franklin Morales Cameron Maybin with a pitch to open the REDS 3, PADRES 2 recall to the team as replacement for the as lengthy deliberation involving the tele- (0-1) walked Pedro Alvarez to open the 12th seventh. Justin Upton hit his 13th home run Right-hander Homer Bailey won while injured Murali Vijay, Rahul interspersed vision umpire was needed before he was inning. He committed a balk on a pickoff of the season with two outs and the bases making his first start in 15 months to lead moments of rare aggression with long ruled caught by wicketkeeper Shane throw to first and Alvarez was awarded sec- empty in the seventh. Cincinnati to a 3-2 victory over San Diego in periods of watchful defiance over his near Dowrich down the leg-side off fast bowler seven-hour occupation of the crease in . ond base. Alvarez scored when Schoop sin- the rubber match of a three-game series at compiling his third hundred in just six Chase snared his second wicket, the gled to left with one out. J.J. Hardy then RAYS 5, YANKEES 3 Petco Park. Jose Peraza belted his first major Tests. Resuming on the second morning prized scalp of Kohli, when the Indian walked and Jesse Chavez replaced Morales. Hours after trading away reliever Andrew league homer to pave the way for Cincinnati. on 75 in partnership with Cheteshwar fell to a sharp catch by Rajendra Miller to the Indians, New York’s struggles Bailey had made only two starts since April Pujara, he hoisted part-time off spinner Chandrika at short-leg for 44 and leg- INDIANS 8, ATHLETICS 0 continued, as last-place Tampa Bay completed 2014 while undergoing two rounds of elbow Roston Chase for the first six of the spinner Devendra Bishoo earned an LBW Corey Kluber pitched seven scoreless innings a three-game sweep. Rays rookie Blake Snell surgery, including “Tommy John” surgery on innings over long-on to reach three fig- verdict against Ravichandran Ashwin. At and homered to lead Cleveland (3-4) struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings, and the May 8, 2015. He allowed two runs on four hits ures after 90 minutes’ play. There were that stage, India had lost three wickets for over Oakland to sweep the three-game series. deciding runs came on a two-out, two-run and three walks with six in 5-2/3 two more sixes in the mid-afternoon ses- 50 runs at 327 for five, a veritable collapse Kluber (10-8) gave up five hits, with seven strike- single from catcher Luke Maile after the innings. sion to embellish an innings that spanned in the context of their virtual impregnabil- outs and two walks. Oakland starter Sonny Gray Yankees intentionally walked the No. 8 hitter 303 deliveries and also included 15 fours. ity through the first six hours of the came into the game with a record of 2-0 and a in the Rays’ lineup. The Rays matched their DODGERS 14, DIAMONDBACKS 3 “It was hard to get runs today and it innings. 0.64 ERA in four career starts against the Indians. season high with a four-game win streak, Los Angeles banged out 17 hits, including was also really, really hot,” said Rahul “I’m a batsman more than a bowler but But Gray (5-10) was removed from the game while the Yankees are back at .500 after drop- home runs by Yasmani Grandal, Joc Pederson reflecting on his first Test innings in a year. I’m looking at developing my all-round after 3 1/3 innings, having given up seven runs ping their fourth straight. and Corey Seager, in a rout of Arizona at “I was really enjoying my batting even game,” said Chase at the end of the day and eight hits. His 5.43 ERA, which was already Dodger Stadium. though they were bowling a lot better when he again featured prominently with the highest in the American League, climbed TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 4 With speculation persisting that the today.” He put on 121 for the second wick- his off-spin. “The selectors spoke to me several more points to 5.84. Brian Dozier homered twice and scored Dodgers will acquire a starting before et with Pujara, who was run out for 46 about it and advised that I shouldn’t be a three runs as Minnesota beat Chicago. Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline, right- after lunch by Chase’s direct throw to the one-track player so I’m working on my MARLINS 5, CARDINALS 4 Dozier’s home runs came after the White Sox hander Bud Norris lasted only 13 pitches stumps at the non-striker’s end. That was bowling especially.” Notwithstanding the Adeiny Hechavarria scored from first on a had cut the Twins’ lead to 4-3 in the fourth before leaving the game with back muscle the only success for a limited West Indies mid-innings wobble, India remain firmly attack through the first two sessions of in control with Ajinkya Rahane and wick- two-out triple by Derek Dietrich in the bottom inning. The first homer hit the facing of the tightness. The Dodgers had already shortened the day as they struggled to offer any con- etkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha of the ninth inning as Miami rallied to defeat third deck in left field, an estimated 421-foot their rotation to four pitchers with a glut of sistent threat to batsmen well equipped unbeaten at the close and together with St. Louis Until he scored the winning run shot, to put the Twins up by two. Two innings three off days in an eight-day span ending technically and temperamentally for the the rest of the batting will be seeking to Hechavarria had been the Marlins’ goat due to later, Dozier added another insurance run by Monday. At the same time, ace Clayton requirements of the day, especially after play the West Indies completely out of the a throwing error in the eighth. But with none just clearing the fence in left field for a 6-3 Kershaw (out since late June with a back India had taken such a firm grip on the match on the third day.— AFP on in the ninth, he fouled off several pitches lead. It marked the fourth career multi-homer injury) has not been cleared to start a throw- before hitting a single on a 3-2 pitch from game for Dozier. Three of those have been ing program, making the Dodgers a good bet Matt Bowman. Hechavarria then scored on against the White Sox. to add someone like Tampa Bay’s Chris Archer Dietrich’s triple that deflected off the glove of or Matt Moore by trade. center fielder Tommy Pham. BRAVES 2, PHILLIES 1 Jeff Francoeur hit a two-run homer to the GIANTS 3, NATIONALS 1 METS 6, ROCKIES 4 opposite field in the seventh inning as Atlanta Pitchers Madison Bumgarner and Jeff Neil Walker hit a long go-ahead three-run beat Philadelphia. Jimmy Paredes homered in Samardzija came off the bench to tag-team homer in the seventh inning as New York the eighth inning to draw the Phillies within a on a key run, helping San Francisco salvage a avoided being swept in the season series by run, but Jim Johnson induced a double play four-game split with Washington in a victory Colorado. The Mets won for just the second after a leadoff walk in the ninth inning while in the series finale. Matt Cain pitched five time in the last seven games to remain 2 1/2 recording his sixth save. The Phillies had five innings of no-hit ball for his 100th career win games behind the in the race hits against six Atlanta pitchers. Rookie as a Giant. Ahead just 1-0 and with his starter for the National League’s second wild card, but Mauricio Cabrera (2-0) got credit for the victo- having already thrown 93 pitches, Giants it may have been a costly victory. Mets short- ry after pitching the seventh inning. manager Bruce Bochy elected to pinch hit for stop Asdrubal Cabrera, who has played in a Cain in the fifth inning even though he had team-high 100 games, had to be helped off BREWERS 4, PIRATES 2 yet to allow a hit. The strategy paid dividends KINGSTON: India’s Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot off West Indies bowler Roston Chase the field after suffering a strained left patellar Matt Garza allowed just one earned run in when Bumgarner, a .164 hitter entering the as wicket keeper Shane Dowrich and Rajendra Chandrika close in on day two of the tendon while scoring a run in the first inning. five innings and Milwaukee relievers pitched at-bat, doubled off the right-field fence off second test match on Sunday at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. — AFP four hitless innings to stop Pittsburgh. The Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez. RANGERS 5, ROYALS 3 Brewers won their ninth straight home game Mitch Moreland hit his fourth homer of the against the Pirates and are now 64-17 at RED SOX 5, ANGELS 3 SCOREBOARD four-game series against Kansas City as Texas against Pittsburgh at Miller Park since 2007. hit a three-run home run completed a sweep. The Rangers moved six Garza (2-4) allowed two runs on four hits and followed with a solo KINGSTON, Jamaica: Scoreboard at stumps on the second day of the second Test games ahead of Houston in the American through five innings. blast to lead a five-run rally in the ninth inning between the West Indies and India at Sabina Park in Jamaica yesterday. League West with the win, their largest lead that gave Boston a 5-3 win over Los Angeles West Indies 1st Innings - 196 Extras (b-8, lb-1, w-5, nb-7) 21 since July 9. The Royals have now dropped CUBS 7, MARINERS 6 (12 INNINGS) Angels in front of 39,553 at Angel Stadium. India 1st Innings (overnight 126 for 1) Total (125 overs, 5 wkts) 358 eight of their last nine games. Moreland’s The Chicago Cubs rallied from an early six- Right-hander earned the victo- K.L. Rahul c wkpr Dowrich b Gabriel 158 Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Dhawan), 2-208 (Pujara), 3- two-run homer in the fourth off Dillon Gee (3- run deficit, tied the game with three runs in ry with three hitless innings of relief. Buchholz S. Dhawan c Bravo b Chase 27 277 (Rahul), 4-310 (Kohli), 5-327 (Ashwin). 5) gave the Rangers a 4-1 lead and enough the ninth and won it on pinch hitter Jon (4-9) permitted just one baserunner on a walk C. Pujara run out 46 To bat: A. Mishra, M. Shami, I. Sharma, U. Yadav cushion for Lucas Harrell (3-2) and the Texas Lester’s bunt in the 12th during a 7-6 victory and collected one . Brad Ziegler V. Kohli c Chandrika b Chase 44 Bowling: S. Gabriel 23-8-50-1 (5nb), M. bullpen to get the job done. over the Seattle Mariners. Lester, a pitcher received his second save. A. Rahane 42 Cummins 15.4-3-54-0 (1w), J. Holder 23.2-9-49- with an .051 career batting average, bunted The Red Sox used the win to close within 1- R. Ashwin lbw Bishoo 3 0 (1nb), R. Chase 29-3-91-2, D. Bishoo 25-3-79- TIGERS 11, ASTROS 0 on a 2-2 count with a runner at third base and 1/2 games of the American League East-lead- W. Saha not out 17 1, K. Brathwaite 9-0-26-0. hit two home runs worth one out. He perfectly placed the ball near the ing Baltimore Orioles. — Reuters