25 Sports Thursday, July 26, 2018 Athletics rally from eight-run deficit to beat Rangers in 10th Giants edge Mariners 4-3 on ninth-inning error TEXAS: Khris Davis capped a furious comeback with and acquired left-handed reliever Zach Britton from his fourth homer in the past three days, a three-run the Baltimore Orioles for three prospects after. shot in the 10th inning that gave the Oakland Athletics an improbable 13-10 victory over the Texas Rangers Orioles 7, Red Sox 6 on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas. The win was Oakland’s Jonathan Schoop and Tim Beckham each homered fourth straight and 25th in its last 32 games. The A’s and drove in three runs as Baltimore defeated visiting trailed 10-2 in the seventh inning, eventually drawing Boston. The Orioles snapped a four-game losing streak even on a Stephen Piscotty home run leading off the with the victory, their first since last week’s All-Star ninth. Davis’ homer in the 10th, his 25th of the season, break and the trade of shortstop Manny Machado to came after Nick Martini had singled and Jed Lowrie the Los Angeles Dodgers. JD Martinez hit two of the had walked with one out off the Rangers’ seventh Red Sox’s four home runs, retaking the major league pitcher, Austin Bibens-Dirkx (2-3). Thanks in large part lead at 31 for the season. to Elvis Andrus’ first career grand slam in a six-run sixth inning, the Rangers took a 10-2 lead before the Astros 8, Rockies 2 (10 innings) A’s roared back. Andrus finished with a career-high- Tony Kemp hit a tiebreaking single, and George tying five RBIs. Springer added a two-run homer as Houston rode a six-run 10th inning to victory over Colorado in Denver. Pirates 9, Indians 4 Pinch hitter Kyle Tucker followed Kemp’s hit with his Starling Marte finished 2-for-5 with a home run and first career triple, plating Max Stassi and Kemp to three RBIs, and Pittsburgh won its 11th game in a row extend the Houston lead to 5-2. Springer followed with with a rout at Cleveland. The 11-game winning streak his 17th home run to left-center field, concluding the represents Pittsburgh’s longest run since Sept 12-22, scoring off Rockies closer Wade Davis (0-3), who 1996. The Pirates have won 13 of 14 games, with their allowed five runs. Colorado, which had won 12 of 15 most recent loss coming a week before the All-Star games, pulled even with a two-run seventh inning Game. Marte pushed his hitting streak to 17 games, against Astros All-Star Gerrit Cole, who struck out which is a career high and the longest active streak in nine in 6 2/3 innings. the majors. Edwin Encarnacion went 2-for-3 with a solo homer to lead the Indians, who have lost three in a row. Brewers 5, Nationals 4 (10 innings) Tyler Saladino hit a sacrifice fly to score Lorenzo Cardinals 4, Reds 2 (11 innings) Cain in the bottom of the 10th inning as host ARLINGTON: Khris Davis #2 of the Oakland Athletics hits a three-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to Dexter Fowler smacked a two-run homer to right Milwaukee edged Washington. Cain was 4-for-5 and beat the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. — AFP field in the 11th inning, sending St. Louis to victory at Christian Yelich was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer for Cincinnati. Fowler’s blast capped a game that saw the Brewers, who defeated the Nationals for the sec- Cardinals rookie left-hander Austin Gomber pitch 6 ond consecutive night. inning, and Jeanmar Gomez pitched out of a bases- Minnesota defeated Toronto. The Twins also took 1/3 no-hit innings before surrendering a 2-0 lead. For Adam Eaton drilled a three-run homer and Ryan loaded jam in the eighth, delivering Chicago a victo- advantage of a dropped fly ball to score twice in the the second consecutive night, Reds third baseman Zimmerman was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Washington, ry over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif. Rodon car- sixth. Berrios (10-7) held the Blue Jays to four hits Eugenio Suarez tied the game with a late home run. which has dropped five of its past seven games. ried a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth. Ian and one walk in winning for the second time in his Gomber was making his first major league start. He Nationals star Bryce Harper was a late scratch from Kinsler doubled leading off and Kole Calhoun last three starts. Toronto’s Lourdes Gurriel Jr had was recalled from Triple-A Memphis to take the roster the starting lineup due to a stomach illness. He struck walked with two outs, prompting the White Sox to two singles for his seventh straight multi-hit game. spot of rookie right-hander Daniel Poncedeleon, who out as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. call upon Juan Minaya from the bullpen. Minaya pitched seven no-hit innings in his major league debut faced three batters and couldn’t get any of them out. Mets 6, Padres 3 Monday night. Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 1 The Angels broke the shutout on a double by David Zack Wheeler continued a strong July audition as Clay Buchholz, returning from the disabled list after Fletcher, and after Simmons was hit by a pitch, Los a potential trade chip for New York by tossing seven Phillies 7, Dodgers 4 (16 innings) recovering from an oblique injury, pitched 6 2/3 solid Angeles pulled within 4-2 when Mike Trout drew a solid innings to earn the win over visiting San Diego. Trevor Plouffe hit a walk-off, three-run home run in innings, leading Arizona to a win at Chicago. In his first bases-loaded walk. Gomez then came on to get By winning the middle game of the three-game the 16th inning to lift host Philadelphia past Los game since June 24, Buchholz (3-1) allowed six hits, Justin Upton to pop out with the bases still loaded series after a Monday loss, the Mets gave them- Angeles. Plouffe’s first homer of the year came off two walks and one run, striking out five and lowering to retain the two-run lead. selves a chance to snap their series victory drought position player Enrique Hernandez, one of 18 total his ERA to 2.38. Steven Souza Jr. went 3-for-3 with an at 17 - one shy of the team record, set in 1982 - in pitchers used by both teams. Nick Williams and Jorge RBI and a walk for Arizona. Cubs third baseman Kris Giants 4, Mariners 3 the finale. The Padres have lost eight of their past 10 Alfaro also homered for the Phillies, who played their Bryant did not play due to discomfort in his left shoul- San Francisco scored an unearned run in the ninth games. Wheeler (4-6) allowed two runs on four hits longest game since Aug. 24, 2013, when they lost 12-7 der, and he might not play Wednesday, either. Bryant inning off closer Edwin Diaz, the major league saves and one walk while striking out three. The 28-year- in 18 innings to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tuesday’s was on the disabled list from June 23 to July 11 due to a leader, to defeat host Seattle. With one out, Steven old retired the final 12 batters he faced following Wil contest lasted 5 hours, 55 minutes. similar injury, inflammation of his left shoulder. Duggar grounded a single to right field. Pinch hitter Myers’ two-run single in the third inning. Alen Hanson then grounded out to Diaz (0-3), with Yankees 4, Rays 0 Marlins 9, Braves 3 Duggar advancing to second. Pinch hitter Pablo Royals 5, Tigers 4 Masahiro Tanaka pitched a three-hitter as New JT Realmuto homered and drove in four runs, and Sandoval hit a slow roller to second baseman Dee Burch Smith won for the first time in nearly five York blanked Tampa Bay in St Petersburg, Fla. Tanaka Starlin Castro added a three-run blast to lead host Gordon, who tried to field the ball and flip it to first years, and Kansas City finally solved Jordan (8-2) turned in his best outing of the season despite Miami past Atlanta. Realmuto hit his 13th homer of the baseman Ryon Healy. But the ball got past Healy, Zimmermann to edge visiting Detroit. Smith (1-1) returning from a hamstring injury just two weeks ago. season, a two-run shot, in the first inning. He added a allowing Duggar to score from second. Left-hander tossed a season-high 6 1/3 innings and gave up two He struck out nine, walked one, faced two above the sacrifice fly in the third and an RBI fielder’s choice in Tony Watson (3-3) got the victory, and Will Smith runs on one hit while striking out six. His only other minimum and threw 74 of 105 pitches for strikes. the fifth. The Marlins broke the game open with a five- pitched the ninth for his fourth save. career victory came on Sept. 15, 2013, against Tanaka’s outing helped the Yankees halt a five-game run fifth inning that featured Castro’s eighth homer of Atlanta while pitching for San Diego. Zimmermann losing streak to the Rays and capped a busy day for the season.