Sports FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014 AL CAPSULES NL CAPSULES Pirates thump Red Sox overpower Twins 9-4 MINNEAPOLIS: David Ortiz homered started the rally with one-out singles 5 with an RBI and extended his hitting Brewers 4-1 twice for the second straight game and against Fernando Abad (0-1), and Abreu streak to nine games. the Boston Red Sox beat the greeted Luke Gregerson with a no-doubt MILWAUKEE: Backup catcher Chris Stewart’s single keyed a Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday drive to left field for his 15th home run of RAYS 2, MARINERS 0 three-run burst in the ninth inning against Francisco Rodriguez night. Big Papi went 3 for 5 with two the season. Abreu, a rookie slugger from Jake Odorizzi pitched one-hit ball for and sent the Pittsburgh Pirates past Milwaukee 4-1 Wednesday RBIs, one night after a four-hit per- Cuba, is the fourth player in major six innings, but the Tampa Bay Rays lost night, ending the Brewers’ three-game winning streak. formance against his former team. league history to hit 15 homers in his All-Star Ben Zobrist in a win. Zobrist dis- Rodriguez (1-1) had given up only one run in 21 innings in his first 21 games. But the Pirates tagged the Milwaukee closer for Both of his homeruns - off Kevin first 42 games, joining Wally Berger, located his left thumb on a headfirst four consecutive hits to beat the Brewers for only the second Correia (1-5) in the third and Caleb Kevin Maas and Wally Joyner. Ronald slide while trying to steal second base in time in nine games. Milwaukee managed only six hits and went Theilbar in the fifth - traveled more Belisario (2-3) got four outs for the win the fifth. The valuable all-purpose player 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position minus Carlos Gomez. than 400 feet into the right-field upper and Matt Lindstrom pitched the ninth for jammed himself into the bag after being The star center fielder dropped his appeal Wednesday and deck at Target Field, where he’s bat- his sixth save in nine chances. tagged out, walked off the field holding began a three-game suspension for his part in a bench-clearing ting .528 (28 of 53) in 13 career games. his hand and later had his thumb adjust- fracas at Pittsburgh on Easter Sunday. Stewart, making only his It was more than enough for Felix TIGERS 7, ORIOLES 5 ed back into place. Zobrist will remain eighth start of the season, singled for a 2-1 lead. Starling Marte, Doubront (2-3), who allowed a run on Rajai Davis homered, and Detroit with the team for the final four games of playing for the first time since exiting Saturday with tightness seven hits in 6 1-3 innings and retired overcame a rare shaky performance by a West Coast road trip and be re-evalu- in his back, then hit a two-run double. Tony Watson (4-0) nine straight at one point. Doubront Justin Verlander to complete a three- ated when the Rays return home. pitched a scoreless eighth. Mark Melancon worked the ninth for Odorizzi (2-3) picked up his first win his fifth save in six chances. since the opening week of the season, teaming with three relievers on a com- MARLINS 13, DODGERS 3 bined two-hitter. Brandon Maurer (1-2) Ed Lucas homered for Miami during a six-run second inning and the Seattle bullpen held the Rays to in which second baseman Dee Gordon’s fielding error led to three hits. five unearned runs, and the Marlins scored another six runs two innings later. Anthony DeSclafani (1-0) allowed two runs and seven hits over six innings to earn the win in his major league INDIANS 15, BLUE JAYS 4 debut. He had a single and drove in two runs. Reed Johnson David Murphy had five hits and five had a two-run homer and Jeff Mathis added a three-run shot in RBIs and Lonnie Chisenhall had five hits support of DeSclafani, a 24-year-old right-hander who was and an RBI and Cleveland beat Toronto. inserted into the rotation after Marlins ace Jose Fernandez was Corey Kluber (4-3) pitched seven innings placed on the disabled list on Monday. Paul Maholm (1-4) was to win consecutive starts for the first time charged with 10 runs - five earned - and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings, this season, and Carlos Santana and Yan raising his ERA from 4.71 to 5.40. Yasiel Puig drove in the Gomes homered as the Indians set sea- Dodgers’ first run with a double in the fifth, extending his son-highs with 22 hits and 15 runs in win- career-best hitting streak to 14 games. ning for the sixth time in eight games. Infielder Steve Tolleson came on to GIANTS 10, BRAVES 4 record the final out in the ninth inning Hunter Pence, Michael Morse and Brandon Crawford home- after Gomes drilled a three-run homer off red to power the San Francisco Giants past Atlanta. Gregor Neil Wagner. Throwing knuckleballs, Blanco stole three bases and scored three runs as the Giants Tolleson faced two batters, giving up a continued to dominate the matchup of NL division leaders. San Francisco finished 5-1 against Atlanta this season. Madison double to Chisenhall before Mike Aviles Bumgarner (5-3) allowed four runs and five hits in five innings. popped out. Blue Jays starter Dustin Julio Teheran (2-3) lasted only 3 1-3 innings. He gave up five McGowan (2-2) allowed four runs and runs and seven hits in his second loss to the Giants this season. nine hits in four-plus innings. He walked Pence finished with four hits and three RBIs, Crawford collected two and struck out three. three hits and three RBIs and Morse connected for his team- leading ninth home run. ASTROS 5, RANGERS 4 Matt Dominguez hit an RBI single off NATIONALS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1 the right-field wall in the ninth inning Ian Desmond and Tyler Moore each lined two-run singles in and Houston won a series against their the ninth inning to break open a close game, helping the in-state rivals for the first time since 2008. Washington Nationals beat Arizona. Nationals starter Doug The Astros took two of three after losing Fister was locked into a pitcher’s duel with Brandon McCarthy 15 straight series to the Rangers. Houston before Washington pulled away. Jayson Werth homered and overcame a four-run deficit to win. Tyler Clippard (4-3) tossed one scoreless inning for Washington. Dexter Fowler singled with one out in the Brad Ziegler (0-1) had pitched 18 1-3 straight scoreless innings. ninth, Jason Castro drew a walk and ANGELS 3, PHILLIES 0 Dominguez hit a long fly ball off Nick Garrett Richards allowed five hits over seven innings and the Martinez (0-1). Chad Qualls (1-1) got the Angels swept the two-game series. Mike Trout, who grew up in last two outs in the ninth for the win. nearby Millville, New Jersey, went 1 for 4 with a triple, walk and Alex Rios hit a solo homer, Adrian Beltre stolen base. Richards (4-0) struck out eight, had no walks and had three hits and Prince Fielder drove in lowered his ERA to 2.42. Ernesto Frieri pitched a perfect eighth two runs for Texas. and Joe Smith finished off the five-hitter for his fifth save in sev- en tries. AJ Burnett (2-3) labored through five innings, allowing INTERLEAGUE three runs and seven hits. He struck out six and walked five. The ROYALS 3, ROCKIES 2 Angels have won five of six to move a season-high three games MINNEAPOLIS: Brian Dozier #2 of the Minnesota Twins is out at second base as Mike Moustakas hit a three-run dou- above .500. Philadelphia has lost three straight and seven of Xander Bogaerts #2 of the Boston Red Sox turns a double play seventh inning ble in the second inning, and Jason nine to fall a season-worst four games under .500. of the game on May 14, 2014 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — AFP Vargas and Kansas City bullpen made it stand up. Vargas (4-1) did not allow a hit YANKEES 4, METS 0 hadn’t won since April 3 at Baltimore, game sweep. The Tigers have won 12 until the fourth inning and did not allow Masahiro Tanaka pitched a four-hitter for his first major his first start of the season. of their last 15 games, including eight a run until Drew Stubbs belted a two-run league shutout and the Yankees got home runs from Yangervis Solarte and Mark Teixeira at Citi Field. Brian Roberts tripled in a row on the road. Baltimore has lost homer in the seventh. Louis Coleman twice and the Yankees finally beat their crosstown rivals after WHITE SOX 4, ATHLETICS 2 four straight. Verlander (5-2) allowed a got the Royals out of the inning without dropping six straight. Jose Abreu hit a three-run homer in season-high five runs on six hits with any more damage, and Kelvin Herrera The Mets took all four Subway Series games last year and the eighth inning to help Chicago snap a four strikeouts and three walks in six worked a perfect eighth before Greg won two slugfests in the Bronx this week. Tanaka (6-0) over- four-game losing streak.