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MLB: Sawx quick to slow Halos
Garrett Whitlock threw seven innings of one-run ball, Justin Turner hit a two-run homer and the Red Sox beat the Angels, 2-1, Sunday in Boston in a game that lasted just under two hours. Los Angeles star Shohei Ohtani had his 36-game on-base streak halted, ending the longest active run in MLB.
● In Toronto, Shane McClanahan pitched six effective innings in his fourth straight win, and the Rays avoided a threegame sweep by topping the Blue Jays, 8-1.
● In Cincinnati, the Phillies bounced back from one of their worst losses of the season to quickly take control on the way to a 14-3 drubbing of the Reds and earn a split of their four-game series.
● In Houston, Marcus Semien hit a grand slam to cap a six-run seventh inning as the Rangers beat the Astros, 9-1, Sunday night.
● In Yokosuma, Japan, Trevor Bauer pitched his first competitive game in almost two years, for the Yokohama BayStars minor league team, allowing four hits, no runs and striking out six in four innings. The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner said he’s almost ready to debut for the BayStars after being shunned by major league teams following domestic violence allegations against him. GOLF: Fitzpatrick edges Spieth
Matt Fitzpatrick defeated defending champion Jordan Spieth on the third playoff hole at the RBC Heritage on Sunday in Hilton Head Island, S.C., stuffing his approach in close on the par-4 18th at Harbour Town to secure his first victory since the U.S. Open last June. Fitzpatrick hit 9-iron to within 1 foot on the famed, closing lighthouse hole to set up the winning birdie on the Pete Dye course he played as a child on vacation.
NCAA: Buckeyes OC hurt in UTV
Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline has been hospitalized Sunday after a utility task vehicle accident on his property. According to a statement from OSU’s athletic department, Hartline and an unidentified friend were transported to Riverside Hospital with “non-life threatening injuries.”
Center Jesse Edwards has committed to transfer to West Virginia for next season after opting to leave Syracuse, per ESPN. The All-ACC third-team selection, who has one year of eligibility left, averaged 14.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.7 blocks for the Orange last season.
EPL: Arsenal, West Ham draw
Arsenal threw away another two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with West Ham on Sunday in London and prompt further questions over the Premier League leader’s title bid. A week after drawing with Liverpool by the same score, Mikel Arteta’s team was held by relegation-fighting West Ham at London Stadium.
In Nottingham, England, Antony was at his lethal best to inspire Manchester United to a 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest, which remains in danger of relegation.
NASCAR: Larson wins at Martinsville
Kyle Larson passed Joey Logano with 29 laps to go at Martinsville Speedway and went on to win his second NASCAR Cup Series race of the season Sunday in Martinsville, Va. Chase Elliott finished 10th in his first race since breaking his leg in a snowboarding accident that forced him to miss six weeks.