Twins topple Red Sox, salvage Fenway series
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Robles is the franchise’s leader in career shutouts (43), goalsagainst average (1.30), wins (73), games played (157) and minutes played (14,130). He earned MLS goalkeeper of the year honors in 2015, when he had nine shutouts,
Adalberto Mejia pitched 5 2/3 innings in his second straight scoreless start, Max Kepler hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins rebounded from two consecutive losses against Boston to beat the Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night. Kepler also had an RBI single, and Miguel Sano added an RBI double to help the Twins improve to 24-11 on the road.
l The Chicago Cubs cut ties with Miguel Montero on Wednesday after the veteran catcher blamed pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in Tuesday’s loss to the Washington Nationals. Montero, who turns 34 on July 9, was designated for assignment, and the World Series champions recalled catcher Victor Caratini from TripleA Iowa. Montero is batting .286 with four homers and eight RBI in 44 games.
l President Donald Trump welcomed manager Joe Maddon and the Chicago Cubs into the Oval Office, their second visit to the White House in eight months since winning the World Series
“This is a great team and they were actually here but they wanted to be here with Trump, right?” Trump said.
The Cubs later lost to the Nats, 8-4, and third baseman and 2016 NL MVP Kris Bryant exited the game with a 86 saves and a 1.26 goals-against average.
The 33-year-old Robles signed with the Red Bulls in 2012. He has played complete games in an MLS-record 157 consecutive regular-season matches.
— Staff and wire reports “mild-to-moderate” right ankle sprain. Xrays on the ankle were negative.
l Marcus Stroman pitched five-hit ball into the eighth inning, Jose Bautista and Justin Smoak homered, and the host Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0.
l Jae-Gyun Hwang homered in his major league debut, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning that helped the host Giants extend the Rockies’ losing streak to a season-high eight games with a 5-3 win.
STEPH’S FORE-POINTER
Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry is set to test his golf game against the pros. The Web.com Tour said Wednesday that Curry, coming off his second NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors, will play in the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae on Aug. 3-6. It’ll be Curry’s first PGA Tour-sanctioned event.
COWBOY SUSPENDED
Dallas defensive end David Irving has been suspended the first four games of the season for violating the NFL’s policy against performance-enhancing drugs. The ban leaves the Cowboys without two potential starting pass rushers because of suspensions.