The Mercury News

Hendriks gets first save since his comeback

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Liam Hendriks earned his first save since returning from cancer, Lucas Giolito pitched six hitless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium for their season-high fourth straight victory.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa ended Chicago's combined no-hit bid with a two-out RBI double in the seventh off reliever Joe Kelly.

Josh Donaldson hit his third homer in three games on the first pitch from Hendriks in the bottom of the ninth. Hendriks, the former A's closer, then finished the two-hitter by getting three straight groundouts, and punctuated the final out with a loud scream and a fist pump.

The All-Star reliever returned to the mound May 29 from stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Seby Zavala homered in consecutiv­e at-bats off Clarke Schmidt (2-6), driving in all three White Sox runs.

BLUE JAYS 5, ASTROS 1 >> Kevin Gausman matched his career high by striking out 13 over seven innings, George Springer, Bo Bichette and Daulton Varsho all homered, and Toronto beat visiting Houston.

Gausman (5-3) gave up a leadoff homer to Mauricio Dubón on his second pitch but recovered to hold the Astros in check and win his third straight start.

PHILLIES 1, TIGERS 0 >> Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer, Taijuan Walker threw seven scoreless innings and host Philadelph­ia beat Detroit for its fourth straight victory.

RAYS 7, TWINS 0 >> Zach Eflin pitched into the seventh for his eighth win, Luke Raley tripled and homered, and MLB-best Tampa Bay beat visiting AL Central-leading Minnesota.

Eflin (8-1) scattered three hits and struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings.

MARLINS 6, ROYALS 1 >> Luis Arraez had two hits to raise his major league-leading batting average to .401 and help Miami win at home over Kansas City.

DEGROM TO HAVE TOMMY JOHN SURGERY >> Texas ace Jacob deGrom will have season-ending Tommy John surgery, cutting short his first season with the Rangers after the oft-injured right-hander signed a $185 million, five-year contract.

General manager Chris Young said the decision on surgery came after an MRI on deGrom's ailing right elbow.

The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner hadn't pitched since April 28, when he exited early against the the New York Yankees.

Young said the latest MRI showed more inflammati­on and significan­t structural damage that wasn't there on the scan after deGrom exited the game against the Yankees.

The Rangers signed deGrom, who turns 35 later this month, after he had played his first nine big league seasons with the Mets. He was limited by injuries to 156 1/3 innings over 26 starts his last two years in New York.

Texas has won all six games started by deGrom (2-0), but he has pitched only 30 1/3 innings. compiling a 2.67 ERA.

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