Tribe walks off with 22nd in row on ex-Met Jay’s hit
The Cleveland Indians added a walk-off win to a streak that has had everything.
Jay Bruce hit an RBI double in the 10th inning as the Indians rallied for their 22nd straight win to extend their AL record, beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Thursday night to move within four wins of matching the 1916 New York Giants for the longest streak in major league history.
After blowouts, shutouts and oh-so-easy wins, the Indians, who tied it in the ninth on Francisco Lindor’s two-out, twostrike RBI double, went into extras for the first time during the run to keep the longest streak in 101 years intact.
l Drew Pomeranz pitched six innings of one-run ball, and Andrew Benintendi had three hits and drove in three runs to lead the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox past the Oakland Athletics 6-2 at Fenway.
l The Boston Red Sox activated left-hander David Price and plan to use him out of the bullpen.
l Byron Buxton’s 10th-inning homer gave the host Minnesota Twins their second straight walkoff victory, a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
l A.J. Pollock had four RBIs for the second straight day, J.D. Martinez homered for the 10th time in 11 games and the host Diamondbacks extended their NL wild-card lead with a 7-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies. GETTY
l Nelson Cruz went 4-for-4 with a home run and Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers 10-4 in Arlington.
l Rhys Hoskins homered again and Freddy Galvis and Jorge Alfaro also went deep in the host Phillies’ seven-run second inning to lead Philadelphia to a 10-0 victory over the slumping Miami Marlins.
l Houston Astros pitcher Mike Fiers has been suspended five games for throwing a fastball over the head of Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Valbuena in an act of retaliation.Major League Baseball also fined Fiers an undisclosed amount.