Betts powers Red Sox past Rays
Mookie ST. PETERSBURG, Betts hit Sale his struck major Fla. — league-leading 16th homer, Chris out innings nine and in 7⅔ the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night. Sale (5-1) gave up four hits and walked two. He has allowed three runs or fewer in his first 11 starts, the longest stretch by a Boston pitcher to open a season since Pedro Martinez’s 12 in 2001.
Joe Kelly finished the eighth, and Craig Kimbrel got into a bases-loaded jam before finishing his 14th save in 16 chances when Mallex Smith grounded into a game-ending forceout. BRAVES 3, PHILLIES 1 In Philadelphia, Ozzie Albies hit his 14th homer and Brandon McCarthy tossed 5⅔ sharp innings, leading Atlanta to the victory. McCarthy (5-2) allowed one run and four hits. He is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA against Philadelphia this season and 1-2 with a 6.60 ERA against the rest of the league. INDIANS 10, CUBS 1 In Chicago, Jose Ramirez hit his 14th homer and the Indians routed the Cubs in their first meeting at Wrigley Field since the 2016 World Series. The AL Central leaders moved back to .500 with an easy victory against the team that beat them two years ago to end a 108-year championship drought. RANGERS 6, YANKEES 4 In Arlington, Texas, Rangers ace Cole Hamels limited the slugging Yankees to four hits over seven innings, Ronald Profar’s Texas. Guzman and three-run Jurickson homered homer Profar for in lastplace and the first wall in that center just cleared put the the Rangers 8-foot ahead to stay against Domingo German (0-2). ASTROS 11, GIANTS 2 In Houston, Gerrit Cole struck out eight in six innings, leading the Astros to the victory. REDS 7, PIRATES 2 In Cincinnati, Matt Harvey pitched six innings of one-run ball for his first victory with the Reds, and grand NATIONALS his Nationals, In NL-leading double Scooter Washington, slam and in over Gennett the 2, 15th Michael the PADRES ninth Bryce homer last hit scored Taylor’s Harper his two 1 for fifth seasons. the the oneout hit game-winning BREWERS and In three Milwaukee, relievers 1, DIAMONDBACKS run. Jhoulys combined Chacin on a 0 three-hitter, the win. sending the Brewers to TWINS 6, TIGERS 0 In Minneapolis, the Twins’ Lance Lynn gave up five hits over 6⅔ innings in his most efficient outing of the season, and Brian Dozier drove in three runs with a pair of doubles. ROYALS Salvador In St. Louis, Perez 5, CARDINALS Alex homered Gordon for 1 and Kansas City, helping Jason Hammel to his first victory of the season. BLUE JAYS 5, ANGELS 3 In Toronto, Kendrys Morales hit a two-run homer, J.A. Happ won his second straight start and the Blue Jays stopped a four-game losing streak. MARLINS 5, METS 1 In New York, Miami’s Caleb Smith pitched neatly into the seventh inning against a Mets lineup that included newcomer Jose Bautista. WHITE SOX 3, ORIOLES 2 In Chicago, Yolmer Sanchez capped Chicago’s three-run eighth with a tiebreaking RBI single, lifting the White Sox to the victory.