Sale, Devers deliver for Red Sox vs. M’s
Martinez homers twice as Diamondbacks roll
SEATTLE — Chris Sale pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, top prospect Rafael Devers became the youngest Boston player to hit a home run in more than 50 years, and the Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Wednesday to salvage the final game of the series.
Barely 12 hours after the clubs wrapped up a five-hour, 13-inning marathon, the Red Sox got exactly what they needed from their ace to avoid being swept. The left-hander was masterful, striking out 11, the 14th time this season he had at least 10 strikeouts in a game. He allowed doubles to Jean Segura and Guillermo Heredia, and a broken-bat single to Ben Gamel, but none of the three advanced.
Sale (13-4) has struck out at least nine batters in each of his 12 road starts this season, the longest streak dating to 1913.
Sale has won five of his last six decisions and became the first pitcher in the American League with 13 wins. In two starts on Boston’s road trip, Sale allowed seven total hits in 13 innings and struck out 20.
At 20 years and 275 days old, Devers was the youngest Red Sox player to homer since Tony Conigliaro in September 1965.
ROYALS 16, TIGERS 2: In Detroit, Eric Hosmer matched his career high with five hits, including his first major league grand slam, and Kansas City extended its winning streak to eight games.
INDIANS 10, ANGELS 4: In Cleveland, rookie Bradley Zimmer homered and drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning double and the Indians matched a season high with their sixth straight win.
RAYS 5, ORIOLES 1: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Evan Longoria and Steven Souza Jr. homered and Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings for Tampa Bay.
BLUE JAYS 3, ATHLETICS 2: In Toronto, Justin Smoak hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Kendrys Morales followed with a gamewinning blast as the Blue Jays rallied.
CUBS 8, WHITE SOX 3: At Guaranteed Rate Field, Jake Arrieta pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the Cubs beat the White Sox to move into first in the NL Central.
MARLINS 22, RANGERS 10: In Arlington, Texas, leadoff hitter Dee Gordon homered on the first pitch thrown by Yu Darvish, and things got no better for Texasas Miami set a franchise record for runs.
YANKEES 9, REDS 5: In New York, Luis Severino dominated over seven innings and the Yankees swept the twogame series. PHILLIES 9, ASTROS 0: In Philadelphia, Cameron Rupp hit two home runs
and had four RBIs and Aaron Nola set a career high with 10 strikeouts over six innings to lead the Phillies.
Manager A.J. Hinch said Alex Bregman (right hamstring) and George Springer (left quadriceps) could return to the lineup on Friday. CARDINALS 10, ROCKIES 5: In St. Louis, Paul DeJong homered and Randal Grichuk had a career-high four hits as the Cardinals completed a threegame sweep. DIAMONDBACKS 10, BRAVES 3: In Phoenix, J.D. Martinez homered twice and Ketel Marte hit an inside-the-park two-run homer in Arizona’s victory over Atlanta.
GIANTS 2, PIRATES 1: In San Francisco, Brandon Belt doubled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning in support of starter Jeff Samardzija, who threw seven strong innings in the Giants’ victory.
PADRES 6, METS 3: In San Diego, Luis Torrens had three RBIs as the Padres defeated the Mets. NATIONALS 8, BREWERS 5: In Washington, Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Lind each had two-run doubles in a seven-run eighth inning to help the Nationals rally past Milwaukee.
STRASBURG: One day after expressing hope Stephen Strasburg would make his next start, the Nationals will place the right-hander on the 10-day disabled list.