SPORTS SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017 Rua homer extends Rangers’ streak to 9 ARLINGTON: Ryan Rua hit a tiebreaking three- run homer in the fifth inning and the Texas Rangers stretched their MLB-best winning streak to nine games with an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. The Rangers swept through an eight-game homestand against three teams, only the second time in franchise history they’ve done that. Their overall winning streak, which started with an 11-0 victo- ry at San Diego on May 9, is the longest in the majors this season. Philadelphia led 2-0 before Robinson Chirinos and Rougned Odor had con- secutive two-out RBI singles off reliever Joely Rodriguez (1-2) in the fifth. Rua followed with his third homer, lining a shot that just cleared the 8- foot wall in right field. Martin Perez (2-5) struck out eight with no walks in seven innings. ROCKIES 5, TWINS 1, 1ST GAME TWINS 2, ROCKIES 0, 2ND GAME Jose Berrios allowed two hits and struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies and salvaged a split of an interleague doubleheader between the first-place teams in the AL Central and NL West. The Twins scored just three runs in the double- header, but Berrios (2-0) made his scant support in the nightcap hold up with the best outing of his young career. Brandon Kintzler worked a scoreless ninth for his 11th save in 12 chances. The Twins got RBI singles from Max Kepler in the first inning and Robbie Grossman in the fourth. They were two of five hits allowed by Tyler Chatwood (3-6), who also walked five and struck out four in five innings. In Game 1, Nolan Arenado homered and Mark Reynolds drove in two runs to lead the Rockies. German Marquez (2-2) dodged trouble over five innings to limit the damage to a sacri- fice fly by Brian Dozier. Greg Holland struck out ARLINGTON: Philadelphia Phillies’ Andres Blanco, bottom, steals second base against Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor Dozier to end the game for his franchise-record during the seventh inning of a baseball game. —AP 18th consecutive save to start the season, after entering with runners at first and second. Twins three relievers finished for Detroit. Alex Wilson DODGERS 7, MARLINS 2 home run in the fifth broke a 4-4 tie. Bell starter Ervin Santana (6-2), who took the mound pitched a perfect ninth for his second save. Justin Turner left in the seventh inning after opened the scoring with a two-run homer in with the major league lead in ERA (1.50), fin- Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Seth Smith home- injuring his right hamstring, curbing the celebra- the first. Tyler Glasnow (2-3) got the win despite ished seven innings for the fifth time in nine red for the Orioles. Baltimore led 3-0 before JD tion for the Los Angeles Dodgers after a victory allowing four runs - two earned - and three hits tries, but two of the four walks he issued scored. Martinez tied it with his fifth homer in six over the Miami Marlins. Turner was hurt running in five innings. Tanner Roark (3-2) was tagged He gave up six hits and all five runs. games. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera sat out with a from second base to home in the seventh for seven runs in five innings to remain winless strained oblique, and Baltimore’s Manny inning. He appeared to injure the leg while in his last four starts. BLUE JAYS 9, BRAVES 0 Machado was out with a sore finger. rounding third base and grimaced in pain. He Marcus Stroman threw 5 2/3 strong innings grabbed the back of his leg and hobbled off the MARINERS 5, WHITE SOX 4 and hit the second homer by a pitcher in Blue CUBS 9, REDS 5 field with a trainer and manager Dave Roberts. Pinch-hitter Guillermo Heredia’s two-out sin- Jays history to lead Toronto over Julio Teheran Javier Baez hit a grand slam and Kris Bryant Yasiel Puig, batting eighth, hit an 0-1 pitch from gle in the ninth inning scored Jarrod Dyson from and the Atlanta Braves. Darrell Ceciliani, homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Edinson Volquez (0-6) into the left field seats to second base to give the Seattle Mariners a win recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, had a Cincinnati Reds to complete a three-game give the Dodgers a lead in the second inning. over the Chicago White Sox. Batting for Ben run-scoring double in the first and a two-run sweep. Chicago outscored Cincinnati 25-15 in The Dodgers’ South Korean starter Hyun-Jin Ryu Gamel, Heredia looped a breaking ball from Dan homer in the third before leaving with a left the series and has 23 wins in its last 28 games (2-5) allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings. Kenley Jennings (2-1) into shallow right-center field and shoulder injury. Ceciliani started in center field against the Reds. Baez had three hits and a sea- Jansen got four outs, all via strikeout, for his allowed the speedy Dyson to race home from after Kevin Pillar was suspended two games son-high five RBIs. He capped a five-run first eighth save. second with the winning run after Seattle’s without pay for yelling an anti-gay slur at inning against Amir Garrett (3-3) with his third bullpen blew a 4-0 lead. Seattle reliever Nick Braves reliever Jason Motte during Wednesday career slam. Bryant hit his eighth homer this BREWERS 4, PADRES 2 Vincent (2-1) settled the shaky bullpen with a night’s game. Teheran hit Jose Bautista with a season in the fourth, a solo drive, and the Cubs Eric Sogard had his second four-hit game in perfect ninth inning to get the victory. Seattle’s pitch in the first inning, a day after Bautista’s took a 9-0 lead in the fifth. Jon Lester (2-2) three days and drove in three runs, leading the Jean Segura matched the longest hitting streak bat flip following a home run drew criticism improved to 11-0 in his last 15 regular-season Milwaukee Brewers over the San Diego Padres. in baseball this season at 17 games with a three- from the Braves. Teheran (3-4) allowed a career- home starts, allowing three runs and six hits in Sogard is hitting .476 (10 for 21) with two homers run homer early in the game and Dyson added a high nine runs in three-plus innings in his six-plus innings. since he was called up from Triple-A Colorado solo shot. Chicago rallied also thanks to the long fourth straight home loss. The Braves, who Springs on Friday. He went 9 for 15 in the four- ball. Matt Davidson hit a two-run homer in the scored eight or more runs in three straight wins ROYALS 5, YANKEES 1 game series, including an RBI single in the fourth seventh, and Todd Frazier and Tim Anderson over Toronto with Freddie Freeman in the line- Danny Duffy tossed seven innings of three- and a two-run single in the seventh on the 12th added back-to-back solo shots off Seattle reliever up, saw their offense disappear after learning hit ball and Mike Moustakas hit a three-run pitch of an at-bat against Kevin Quackenbush (0- Dan Altavilla with two outs in the eighth to tie it. the first baseman will miss about 10 weeks with homer to help the Kansas City Royals beat the 1). Sogard, who walked in his final plate appear- a fractured left wrist. New York Yankees and avoid a three-game ance, missed last season while recovering from ATHLETICS 8, RED SOX 3 sweep. Duffy (3-3) struck out a season-best 10 knee surgery. Zach Davies (5-2) won his third Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis hit first-inning TIGERS 6, ORIOLES 5 while walking two and earning his first win straight start, allowing two runs and five hits in six homers to spoil Hector Velazquez’s major league Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer off since April 14, against the Angels. Duffy had innings. Corey Knebel struck out the side in the debut as the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Dylan Bundy to put Detroit ahead in the fifth been 0-3 with two no-decisions in his last five ninth around a pair of walks for his third save. Red Sox. Chad Pinder added a homer in the inning, and the Tigers went on to beat the starts. Mike Minor handled the eighth before fourth inning against Velazquez (0-1), who had a Baltimore Orioles. JD Martinez hit a three-run Kelvin Herrera surrendered a run in the ninth. PIRATES 10, NATIONALS 4 rough first start after spending his first seven shot in the third for the Tigers, who ended a The Royals scored twice in the second off Adam Frazier had a career-high four RBIs years as a pro in the Mexican League. Sonny Gray streak of eight straight quality starts by Bundy Jordan Montgomery (2-3) before Moustakas while Josh Bell and John Jaso homered as the (1-1) overcame a shaky beginning to get the win (5-2) to start the season. The Baltimore right- deposited his pitch into the bullpen in right in Pittsburgh Pirates rolled past the Washington in his 100th career start.