Indians roll to 21st to set American League record
CLEVELAND: Making history almost every time they take the field, the Cleveland Indians won their 21st straight game on Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers, to set an American League record and join only two other teams in the past 101 years to win that many in a row.
JEDDAH: Sensei Shotokan Karate Club (SSKC) and Tat Kon Tou emerged overall champions in the PAMAC International Karate Invitational Tournament held last Friday at the Saudi Champion Academy Stadium on the outskirts of Jeddah.
SSKC OF Renshi Bong Bulansani Mannan garnered 36 medals (18 golds, 9 silvers and 9 bronzes) to dominate the junior division while Sifu Romeo “Boy” Buayan’s Tat Kon Tou collected 25 medals (8 golds, 11 silvers and 6 bronzes) to win the senior division.
Saudi Champion Academy Club captained by Haroun and managed by Mohammed Abdullah Baraheem finished runner-up with 13 medals (6 golds, 5 silvers, 2 bronzes). Puma with 11 medals (2 golds, 4 silvers and 5 bronzes) took third place followed by Sphinx Shoto-kan Karate-do International (SSKI – ASKI) 9 medals (3 silvers and 6 bronzes), International Shotokan Muslim Martial Arts Training (ISMMAT) 1 gold medal and Kyukoshin 1 silver medal.
Vice Consul Alex Joseph Estomo of the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah attended the event as chief guest.
Organizer Master Nestor Suliva, 9th Dan Blackbelt, would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make the event a big success: Sky Freight Forwarders, ABS-CBN The Filipino Channel (TFC), Guardians International Action Force for Peace (GIAFP) of Jaime Geronimo, Unified Guardians Brotherhood International (UGBI) of Suliva, Guardians Bagong Henerasyon Kapatiran International Incorporated (GBHKII) represented by Lelmo Babida Jr., Tribe of Dan President, United Waraynon in Saudi Arabia (UWSA), Pinoy Expat Tennisters (PET), Graal’s Beauty Care Saloon, Nica’s Boutique, Nesty’s Cafeteria and L-S Wear.
With Suliva in the committee that ran the tournament were: Renshi Mark John Namocatcat, who facilitated the scoring system, and the judges and referees namely Renshi Jun Loyola, Renshi Mac Tending, Renshi Noel Mustafa, Renshi Ali Oswa, Renshi Melchor Mansoor Galapon, Renshi Loyd Letana, Sensei Lut Isidro, Sensei Benjie Gelvoligaya, Sensei Michael Nermal, Shihan Raul Austria, Sensei Bong Bulansani Mannan, Master Cesar Bencito, and Sensei Yousef Juralbar.
Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer off Buck Farmer (4-3), and Mike Clevinger (10-5) won his consecutive straight start as the Indians matched the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest winning streak since 1900. The run has put Cleveland within five wins of catching the 1916 New York Giants, who won 26 straight without a loss but whose century-old mark includes a tie.
Roberto Perez added a homer in the seventh and four Cleveland relievers finished. Cody Allen got his 27th save, giving the Indians the league’s longest streak since the AL was founded in 1901.
During the streak, which began with a 13-6 win over Boston ace Chris Sale on Aug. 23, the Indians have outscored their opponents 139-35 and trailed in only four of 189 innings. Cleveland starters are 19-0 with a 1.70 ERA, and the Indians have totaled more homers (40) than runs allowed.
Cleveland opens a four-game series Thursday night at home against Kansas City, which was outscored 20-0 during its three-day visit last month.
Yankees 3 Rays 2: In New York, a disappointed Jaime Garcia didn’t even look at manager Joe Girardi when the pitcher was removed one out shy of qualifying for his first win with the Yankees, and New York edged Tampa Bay to take two of three games in a series moved from Florida to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma.
Making his first appearance since Aug. 30, Garcia allowed only Kevin Kiermaier’s solo homer in 4 2/3 innings. Chad Green (5-0) struck out three of his four batters and Aroldis Chapman got four outs for his 18th save in 22 chances. Chapman fanned four and earned his first save of more than three outs since Game 5 of last year’s World Series for the Chicago Cubs. The Yankees won their fourth straight series.
A pro-Yankees crowd of 13,159 raised the total for the series to 49,510. Tickets were $25 each day.
Tampa Bay was heading back home after the game and returns to Tropicana Field for a five-game homestand starting Friday against Boston.
Chris Archer (9-10) dropped to 0-3 in his last four starts, giving up three runs in four-plus innings. He needed 92 pitches to get 12 outs.
New York took a 3-0 lead in the second, when Todd Frazier hit an RBI single and Brett Gardner had a two-run single.
White Sox 5 Royals 3: In Kansas City, Missouri, Jose Abreu hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and Chicago won a series in Kansas City for the first time since 2015.
Tim Anderson singled, went to second on a wild pitch by Scott Alexander (4-4) and stole third before scoring on Abreu’s fly ball. Avisail Garcia added an RBI single to make it 5-3.
Juan Minaya (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Last-place Chicago took two of three at Kauffman Stadium, winning its first road series since June 16-18 and damaging the Royals’ wild-card hopes.
Adam Engel hit a two-run double for Chicago, which has won four of five. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito gave up only Salvador Perez’s solo homer in 6 1/3 innings.