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AL
EAST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
NewYork 83 45 .648 — — 6-4 L 3
Tampa Bay7454.5789 — 6-4W 1
Boston 68 61 .527 15½ 6½ 5-5 L 2
Toronto 52 77 .403 31½ 22½ 4-6 L 4
Baltimore4186.323 41½ 32½ 2-8 W 2
CENTRAL WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Minnesota7750.606 — — 6-4 L 1
Cleveland 74 53 .583 3 — 4-6 L 2
Chicago5869.457 19 15½6-4 W 2
KansasCity4583.352 32½ 29 4-6 L 2
Detroit 38 87 .304 38 34½3-7 L 1
WEST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Houston 82 47 .636 — — 4-6 W 1
Oakland7353.579 7½ — 7-3 W 2
Texas6366.488 19 11½4-6 L 1
Los Angeles 63 67 .485 19½ 12 5-5L 2
Seattle 54 74 .422 27½ 20 6-4L 1
NL
EAST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Atlanta7752.597 — — 8-2 W 5
Washington7057.551 6 — 8-2 W 2
NewYork 66 60 .524 9½ 2 6-4 W 4
Philadelphia 66 60 .524 9½ 2 6-4 W 2
Miami 45 81 .357 30½ 23 1-9 L 6
CENTRAL WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Chicago6958.543 — — 6-4 W 5
St. Louis 68 58 .540 ½— 7-3 W 1
Milwaukee 65 62 .512 4 3½ 4-6 W 1
Cincinnati 60 66 .476 8½ 8 4-6 W 2
Pittsburgh5275.409 17 16½4-6 L 2
WEST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Los Angeles 84 44.656— — 7-3W 2
Arizona 64 64 .500 20 5 5-5 L 1
San Francisco 63 65 .492 21 6 5-5 L 4
San Diego5967.468 24 9 4-6 L 2
Colorado 58 70 .453 26 11 5-5 L 1
- — Not including late game
RESULTS
THURSDAY
At Boston 5 (10 inn.)Kansas City 4 At Houston 6 Detroit 3
At Chi. Cubs 1 San Francisco 0 At Chi. White Sox 6 Texas 1
Washington 7 at Pittsburgh 1 Tampa Bay at Baltimore
Cleveland at NY Mets NY Yankees at Oakland
At Atlanta 3 Miami 2 Toronto at LA Dodgers
At St. Louis 6 Colorado 5
WEDNESDAY
Philadelphia 5 at Boston 2 At NY Mets 4 (10 inn.) Cleveland 3
At Cincinnati 4 San Diego 2 At Atlanta 5 Miami 0
Chi. White Sox 4 at Minnesota 0 Milwaukee5 (8 inn.) at St. Louis 3
At TampaBay 7 Seattle 6 At Chi. Cubs 12 San Francisco 11
Colorado 7 at Arizona 2 Detroit 2 at Houston 1
At Baltimore 8 KansasCity 1 At Oakland 6 NY Yankees 4
At Texas 8 LA Angels 7 At LA Dodgers2 (10 inn.)Toronto 1
Washington 11 at Pittsburgh 1
FRIDAY’SGAMES
OddsW.......2019.......-L ERArTeam ......2019 vs. opp...... ......Lastec. W-LIPERA W-L 3 starts......IP ERA
BOSTON AT SANDIEGO, 10:10p.m.
Rodriguez(L) -11514-5 4.10 19-7 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-018.1 3.44
Paddack (R)- 1057 -6 3.44 12-9 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-114.2 7.98
WASHINGTON AT CHICAGOCUBS, 2:20 p.m.
Sánchez(R) Off 7-63.99 12-11 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-015.0 5.40
Lester (L)Off 10-8 4.2314-10 0-1 4.110.38 1-115.0 7.20
CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH,7:05p.m.
DeSclafani (R) -1108-7 4.4012-12 0-2 10.0 8.10 2-114.1 6.91
Keller (R)- 110 1-28.86 1-4 0-1 4.013.50 1-114.1 5.65
TAMPA BAY AT BALTIMORE, 7:05p.m.
BlachTBA(L) OffOff 0-112.060——0-0-2 0-00-0 0.00.0 0.000.00 0-190-00.0.1 10.610.00
ATLANTAAT NY METS, 7:10p.m.
Foltynewicz(R) +1 55 4-5 6.09 7-7 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-0 16. 05 .06
deGrom (R) -185 8-72.61 10-15 1-2 19.1 3.72 2-019.0 1.42
KANSAS CITYAT CLEVELAND,7:10 p.m.
Junis(R) +1558-114.7811-15 1-3 29.0 6.52 2-118.1 2.95
Plesac (R) -1856-4 3.53 11-4 2-0 15.2 2.30 0-115.2 4.02
PHILADELPHIA AT MIAMI, 7:10p.m.
Velasquez(R) -185 5-74.35 8-8 0-1 15.1 3.52 2-117.1 4.15
Noesí (R) +155 0-3 9.390-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-315.1 9.39
ARIZONAAT MILWAUKEE,8:10p.m.
Kelly (R) +135 9-12 4.6310-15 0-0 7.0 1.29 2-116.2 5.40
Lyles (R)- 160 7-8 4.9611-10 0-1 5.0 7.20 1-116.0 3.94
DETROIT AT MINNESOTA,8:10p.m.
Boyd (L)Berríos (R)-+180 2201 0-636-9 4.248.3715-10-18 0-01-0 7.06.2 3.862.70 0-110-115.06.0 8.447.20
LA ANGELS AT HOUSTON, 8:10 p.m.
TBA +250 ——0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-00.0 0.00
Greinke (R) -310 13-4 2.8416-10 0-0 0.0 0.00 3-019.0 2.37
TEXAS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX, 8:10p.m.
Lynn(R) -15014-8 3.6015-11 1-0 7.0 6.43 0-217.0 2.65
Cease (R)+ 130 2-65.93 2-6 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-216.0 5.06
COLORADO AT ST. LOUIS, 8:15 p.m.
Lambert(R) +185 2-3 6.554-9 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-114.0 9.64
Flaherty (R)- 225 7-6 3.4612-13 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-019.0 0.47
NY YANKEESAT LA DODGERS,10:10p.m.
Paxton (L) +135 9-64.53 13-9 0-0 0.0 0.00 3-017.2 4.08
Ryu (L) -16012-3 1.64 17-7 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-118.2 1.93
TORONTOAT SEATTLE,10:10 p.m.
Sheffield (L)+Thornton (R) -1204 100 0-06-8 5.30.00 9-160-0 0-00-0 0.06.0 4.500.00 0-110-005.2.0 5.740.00
Teamrec. — Record in games startedby pitcher this season.
BaseballASTROS 6, TIGERS 3
DETROITReyes lf AB 401003 RHBI BB SO Avg..273
Castro cf 411003 .279
Cabrera dh 300000 .278Hicks ph-dhGoodrumss (^11120041110) 2.249.205
Dixon 1b 400001 .253
Demeritterf 200020 .268
Rodríguez2b 301010 .224
Lugo 3bRogers c3 40000200003 .201.133
Totals 32 353314
HOUSTON AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Springer cfMarisnickph-cf 311000011012 .295.241
Altuve 2b 310011 .297
Strawph-2b 100000 .233
BrantleyBregmanlfss4 42320012200 .338.279
Alvarezdh 30111 0.327
Gurriel 1b3 01110 .3 04
Toro3b 400000 .000
MaldonadReddickrfo c3 41100000011 .218.260
Totals 33 69655
Detroit........................000 000 003 — 3 5 0
Houston.....................000 201 30x — 6 9 0
LOB—Detroit 5, Houston8.2B—Springer
(18), Brantley(39),Alvarez(17).HR—Hicks
(10),Bregmanoff Biagini,(31),off ZimmerGoodrummann(12),.SBoff Biagini,—Demer-
itte (4).
Detroit IP HRER BB SOERA
ZimermnnL 1-95 32214 6.48
Soto1 31110 6.41
McKayRamirez 013320220011 6.004.66
Houston IP HRER BB SOERA
Cole W 15-5 72001 12 2.75
SmithBiagini „33311 100001 1.294.06
Osuna S 30 ‚000102.79
IBB—off Soto(Gurriel).NP—Zimmermann
81, Soto 26, McKay 20, Ramirez32, Cole94,
SmiHome,th12,JeremieBiaginRehak;i25,OsFirst, Alfonsouna7.UmpireMar-s—
quez; Second, DavidRackley; Third,Quinn
Wolcott.T—2:50.A—27,220(41,168).
CARDINALS6, ROCKIES 5
COLORADO AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Blackmonrf 511000 .328
Storyss 400000 .293
Arenado3b 411300 .301
MurphyTapiacf1b 412000411001 .289.290
McMahon2b 402102 .269
Desmondlf 300012 .257
Wolters c2 00110 .279
MárquezDaza php2 10000011000 .229.176
Alonsoph 100001 .311
Totals 34 58526
ST. LOUIS AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Fowlerrf 411201 .251
Wong 2b 401001 .274
Goldschmidt 1b 412000 .258
Ozuna lfDeJongss 321211411201 .262.247
Molina c2 00020 .253
Edman3b 402001 .270
Bader cf 300011 .194
MikolasLeone p0p2 0000100000 .149—
Carpenter ph 010010 .212
Thomasph 100000 .324
Totals 3168657
Colorado....................020 030 000 — 5 8 1
St. Louis.....................000 202 20x — 6 8 2
ColoradoE—Story5, St. Louis 6.(8), Bader (2), Wong (8).2B—Márquez (4), Ed-LOB—
man (8).HR—Arenado (32), off Mikolas,Fowl-
er (15), off Almonte, Ozuna (23), off Márquez,
DeJong (23), off Márquez.Colorado 2; St. Louis 1. SF—Wolters.DP—
ColoradoMárquez IP HR 664424 ER BB SOERA4.76
Almonte L 0-11 12212 4.74
Johnson 110021 7.90
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOERA
Mikolas 685503 4.43
Leone W 1-0 100000 6.90
Gallegos‚ 00000 1.99
MillerCMartínez S 15 „00001 100022 3.533.74
NP—Márquez 94, Almonte 22, Johnson 26,
Mikolas92, Leone5, Gallegos 3, Miller 7,
CMartínez 22.Umpires—Home,BruceDreck-
man; First,mel;Third,Mike Estabrook;Chad Fairchild.Second,T—2:52Paul Em-(0:52de-
lay).A—36,465(44,494).
ATHLETICS 6, YANKEES 4
Wednesday night game
NY YANKEES AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
LeMahieu 1bJudge rf 500001500002 .334.260
Sánchezc4 11012 .234
Urshela3b 412010 .340
Gregorius ss4 12111 .269
TorresTauchman2bcf2 40100002210 .281.300
Maybin lf 40000 3.301
Ford dh 413100 .200
Wade pr-dh0 00000 .216
Totals 36 411449
OAKLAND AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Semien ss 311210 .273
ChapmanOlson1b3b 400001400001 .257.262
Canha cf 401102 .266
Pinder lf-rf4 00001 .246
Piscottyrf 322100 .250
GrossmanDavis dhlf 100000311201 .250.220
Profar2b 311001 .205
Phegleyc1 10010 .243
Totals 30 66627
NY Yankees...............010 001 200 — 4 11 0
Oakland......................022 011 00x — 6 6 1
GregoriusE—Pinder2 (10), Profar (18).(4).LOB—NY10, Oakland 3.HR—Ford (5), off2B—
Petit, Semien (22),off Happ, Piscotty(13), off
Green,Davis (18),off Happ.SF—Tauchman.
DP—Oakland 1.
NY Yankees IP HRER BB SOERA
Happ L 10-84Green 32110245524 5.585.44
Ottavino 100001 1.64
OaklandIPHRERBBSOERA
Fiers W 12-3Diekman 5‚‚00000 6223 43.464.62
Petit1 22202 2.74
Treinen ‚200 00 4. 64
PukHendriksS 15 1„‚10010 00003 0.001.48
HBP—byHapp(Phegley).NP—Happ 80,
Green 35, Ottavino 9, Fiers82, Diekman 3, Pe-
tit 17, Treinen5, Puk11, Hendriks18.Um-
pires—Home,Mike Muchlinski; First, Rob
Drake; Second,toOrtiz.T—3:02.KerwinA—22,017 (46,84Danley;Third, Rober- 7 ).
DODGERS 2, BLUE JAYS 1
Wednesday night game
TORONTO AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Bichette ss5 01001 .333
Biggio 2bGrichukrf 401002401001 .210.238
Tellez 1b 411102 .227
Drury3b-2b-3b 400000 .227
McKiTHernándeznney lfcf (^440000102001) .220.2 20
McGuire c4 00002 .237
Fisher ph 100000 .202
Godley p1 00001 .000
Guerrero ph-3b1Ureñapr-2b 00000000010 .277.244
Totals 36 161111
LA DODGERS AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Pederson rfKHernándezph (^30001110000) 0.237.234
Muncy 2b 311122 .260
Turner 3b 200021 .296
BellingerSeager ss1b 400000402001 .317.272
Smithc4 11102 .318
ChrTaylorcf 402001 .271
Beaty lf 200020 .298
Buehler p2Pollockph 10000000002 .082.269
Gyorko ph 10000 0.206
Totals 31 262710
Toronto..................000 000 001 0 — 1 6 0
LA Dodgers............000 100 000 1 — 2 6 0
LOB—Toronto 6, LA 8.2B—Grichuk (21),
HRMcKinney—Tellez (15),(12), Seageoff KeJansen,r (35).3BMuncy— Taylo(33), offr (4).
Mayza,Smith(12),off Godley.SB—Muncy
(4).DP—Toronto 2.
TorontoIPHRERBBSOERA
Font 210024 3.67
BoshersGodley 3„1‚ 0001221123 6.006.30
Giles1 10021 1.80
Adam1 10000 1.13
Mayza L 1-3 ‚111004.31
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOERA
Buehler 750008 3.16
Kelly1 00001 4.43
Jansen BS 61Báez W 7-21 1110100011 3.703.44
IBB—off Font (Beaty).WP—Boshers.NP—
Font 38, Boshers22, Godley 50, Giles16, Ad-
am 13, Mayza 4, Buehler 91, Kelly10, KeJans-
en 18, Báez21.Umpires—Home, BrianKnight;
First,Third, GerryPat Hoberg;Davis.SeconT—3:1d, Greg Gibson;0.A—44,10 6
(56,000).
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1906:On theirwayto the AmericanLeague
pennant, the ChicagoWashington Senators, 4-1,White Soxfor their 19thbeatthe
straightvictory.
1931:ics wasLefty Grove of the Philadelphiabeaten, 1-0, by DickCoffmanAthlet-of the
St. LouisBrowns,snappinga personal16-
gamewinningstreak. A misjudgedfly ball by
outfielderJim Moore led to the winning run.
1936:In his first major-league start,17-year-
old Bob Feller struck out 15 Brownsas the
Cleveland Indians beat St. Louis, 4-1. Feller
gave up six hits and allowed four walks.
1982:Seattle pitcher Gaylord Perry was
ejectedin the seventhinningfor allegedly
throwing a spitball against the Red Sox. Itwas the first ejection for Perry, who was sub-
sequently suspendedfor 10 days.
CUBS1, GIANTS 0
SANFRAN.ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Yastrzemskirf 400003 .278
Posey c4Dickerson lf 40010010001 .254.317
Longoria3b 300000 .254
Belt 1b 301000 .227
Pillar cf 300001 .266
GennettCrawford ss32b 30000301000 .231.228
Samardzija p2 01000 .122
Vogt ph 000000 .283
Slater phTotals 3010040000010 1.299
CHICAGOHeywardcf AB 31 RH 100 BI BB SO Avg.1.266
Castellanosrf 300000 .378
Bryant 3b 200010 .286
Rizzo 1bBáez ss3 30110100000 .290.283
Schwarberlf 30000 0.227
Happ 2b-lf 300001 .250
Caratinic3 00002 .248
HendricksRussell 2bp2 00000000000 .171.243
Totals 25 12115
San Francisco...........000 000 000 — 0 4 1
Chicago......................000 100 00x — 1 2 0
2B—BeltE—Crawford(21).3B(14).—CrawfoLOB—S.F.rd (2).3, ChicagoDP—S.F.1.2;
Chicago1.
San Francisco IP HRER BB SOERA
SmrdzijaWatsonL 9-10 721114100001 3.444.47
Chicago IP HRER BB SOERA
HndricksW 9-9 730007 3.20
Kintzler „10 00 12.42
Ryan„ 00001 3.21
Wick S 2„ 00001 2.33
NP—Samardzija 95, Watson 13, Hendricks
106,Kintzler 12, Ryan 7, Wick 7.Umpires—
Home,Second,Paul Nauert; First, Angel Hernandez;Ed Hickox;Third, CarlosTorres.
T—2:29.A—3 6,366(41,649).
BRAVES 3, MARLINS 2
MIAMIBerti ss4ABRH 01001 BI BB SO Avg..267
Díaz 2b 400000 .153
Andersonrf 411001 .261
Walker 1bCastro 3b 412000402201 .264.262
Ramírez lf 400001 .268
Brinsoncf 300002 .182
Holaday c3 00000 .291
AlcantarGranderson pha p2 10000100002 .119.187
Totals 33 26209
ATLANTA ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
Acuña Jr. cf 401111 .296
Albies 2b 400000 .289
FreemanDonaldson1b3b 4114101000 1.3042.264
Joyce rf 301010 .272
Hechavarríass4 12100 .225
Ortega lf 400002 .188
FlowersSoroka p2c3 0101100002 .224.091
Duvall ph0 00000 .247
Culbersonph 10000 0.283
Totals 33 36339
Miami.........................000 000 200 — 2 6 2
Atlanta.......................010 000 011 — 3 6 0
E—Berti(1), Díaz(6).LOB—Miami4, Atlan-
ta 8.2B—Castro (20),Hechavarría(10).HR—
Freeman(34),off Stanek.DP—Miami 1.
MiamiIPHRERBBSOERA
Alcantara 73102 74.15
Stanek L 0-1 1„ 32212 9.95
Atlanta IP HRER BB SOERA
SorokaLJackson 75210000220 52.413.51
MelancnW 5-2 110002 3.95
taraHBP98, Stanek—by Alcan35, Sorokatara(Duval101,l).LJacksonNP—Alcan-13,
Melancon 13.Umpires—Home, Sean Barber;
First, Stu Scheurwater;Second,Alan Porter;
Third, MarkWegner.T—2:40.A—23,967
(41,084).
NATIONALS 7, PIRATES 1
WASHINGTON ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
Turner ss 512002 .296
Eaton rfRendon 3b 411011512102 .291.324
Soto lf3 10021 .286
Kendrick1b 513300 .323
Suzuki c5 01000 .270
Dozier 2bParraph 300111001000 .234.2 47
Adams ph 100001 .245
Robles cf 512101 .250
ScherzerACabrera 2bp2 20110001000 .178.333
Totals 41 714639
PITTSBURGH ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
Frazier 2b 411100 .264
Reynoldslf 401001 .324
Marte cfBell 1b 401001300011 .288.278
Moran 3b 401001 .282
MCabrerarf 401000 .276
Newmanss 40200 0.298
Díaz c4Brault p2 0000100002 .243.310
Osuna ph 100000 .300
Totals 34 17117
Washington...............200 000 041 — 7 14 0
Pittsburgh..................001 000 000 — 1 7 1
E—Bell(11).LOB—Washington10, Pitts-
burgh 7.2B—Turner 2 (26),Rendon(35),Ken-
drick (19),Parra(12),Moran(22).HR—Ren-
don (28),ton, Frazieroff Stratton,(7), off ScherzerKendrick (14), off Strat-.SB—Robles(20),
Marte 2 (24), Newman(11).
Washington IP HRER BB SOERA
ScherzerSuero 441113110002 2.414.88
Stricklnd W 2-0 210000 1.00
Rodney 100002 3.06
Guerra 110000 4.97
Pittsburgh IP HRER BB SOERA
Brault L 3-36Rodríguez 10000272214 3.983.53
Stratton 275523 3.60
StricklandPB—Suz24, Rodneyuki.NP—Sch17, Guerraerzer71, Suero21, Brault19,
98, Rodríguez 16, Stratton60.Umpires—
Home, TomWoodring; First,Marvin Hudson;
Second,AdrianJohnson;Third,GaryCeder-
strom.T—3:19.A—10,587(38,747).
WHITE SOX 6, RANGERS 1
TEXAS ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
DeShieldscf 300011 .258
CalhAndrusoun lfss 441100010000 .2.282 89
Pence rf 300002 .297
Odor 2b 300001 .201
Solak dh 301002 .357
ForsytheHeineman3b1b 300301001001 .232.167
Trevinoc2 00002 .194
Chooph 100000 .268
Totals 29 131110
CHICAGO ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
García lfAndersonss 211411100010 .283.332
Abreu 1b 301100 .277
Moncada 3b 412201 .303
McCannJay rf c4 30100022101 .289.265
Skole dh 300100 .214
Sánchez2b 301000 .252
Engelcf 311000 .213
Totals 29 610612
Texas..........................000 100 000 — 1 3 0
Chicago......................014 000 10x — 6 10 0
LOB—Texas 2, Chicago4.2B—Heineman
(2), Moncada(22),McCann(22),Engel(5).
Moncada3B—García (3).(21),HRoff Jurado,—Andrus (10), off Detwiler,McCann(15),off
Jurado.SB—García (15).CS—Heineman (1).
SF—Abreu, Skole.DP—Texas 1.
TexasJurado L 6-10 IP HR 81066 ER BB SO 12 ERA5.48
Chicago IP HRER BB SOERA
DetwilerW 2-3 63110 85.51
Cordero 20000 23.93
Herrera 10001 07.78
WP—Jurado.NP—Jurado 112, Detwiler 90,
Cordero 23, Herrera 23.Umpires—Home,
MannyGonzalez; First,SamHolbrook;Sec-
ond,T—2:29.JimA—1 8,563Wolf;Third, Ramon(40,615). De Jesus.
ByNicole Yang
BOSTON.COMSTAFF
In the visiting manager’s office
Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park,
Royals manager Ned Yost chuckled at a
proposition he had likely never heard
before:Even though his team lost,
could the game’s finishbe considered
the best possiblescenario?
“Yeah,” Yost conceded.“The reality
of it is yeah.”
The final scoreof the Red Sox-Royals
contest that beganon Aug. 7 and con-
cludedThursday afternoon will be 5-4,
thanks to a walkoff single by BrockHolt
in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Holt’s RBI came12 minutes into the
resumption of the suspendedgame,
sendingthe Sox off to San Diego with a
much-neededwin undertheirbelt. Al-
though the result ultimately went in
Boston’s favor, the outcomealso seem-
inglybenefited KansasCity.
Yes, the continuation of the game
forcedan unplanned detour to Boston
and voidedhis team’s lone off day in a
17-day stretch, but Yost seemed accept-
ing of the circumstances.
After all, an August win for the Roy-
als, who are 32½gamesback of the AL
Central-leadingMinnesotaTwins,
doesn’t carry muchweight in the push
for playoff berths.
So if the teamwereto lose,it might
as well do so in rapid fashion.
The brevity allowedthe Royalsto
catch an earlier flight to Cleveland,
wherethey will begina three-gamese-
ries Friday evening. Had the continua-
tion not been necessary, a team spokes-
man said,the club would have flownto
Cleveland immediately followingits
game in Baltimore Wednesday night.
Instead, the Royals had to boarda plane
to Boston shortly after midnight and ar-
rived in the city around1 a.m.Thurs-
day.
Twelve hours later, they were play-
ing baseball.
“I don’t really think there was anoth-
er solution,” said Yost, shrugging. “The
only other solution, for me, was just to
play it after the seasonended. That
would make more sense to me than
having to disrupt themflyingacrossthe
countryand usflyingandnothaving
off-days.
“Butwe got it overwithand it’s
done.”
Considering what could have hap-
penedThursday — Red Sox manager
Alex Cora said the thought of 16 innings
crossed his mind— things essentially
endedup beingthe least disruptivethey
couldbe. The Royalsusedonly one
pitcher, reliever Richard Lovelady, who
threw ninepitches and faced four bat-
ters.
Yost said the brief makeup inning
will not impact his approach for Friday,
“Not one bit.”
“I didn’t have to do anything,” he
said.“I mean, my pitcher, what did he
last, 10 pitches?”
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS
Not includingThursday’sgames
BATTINGAB RHAvg.
LeMahieu, NYY...............4708 7157 .334
Brantley,Hou..................467 76 156 .334
Devers, BosAlberto,Bal.......................................3974...511103 168 2126 .329.317
Martinez, Bos.................4677 8144 .308
Bogaerts, Bos.................4949 5151 .306
Gurriel, Hou.....................471 70 143 .304
Moncada, ChW...............372Altuve, Hou .....................371 58 11268 111 .301.299
Merrifield, KC .................536 85 160 .299
HOME RUNS
Trout,Los Angeles...........................................42
Soler,Kepler, MinnesoKansas City.....................ta...............................................................35....34
Cruz, Minnesota...............................................33
Encarnacion,NewYork................................... 30
Bregman,Houston...........................................30
CSantana,Cleveland.......................................30
GTorres, NewYork..........................................29
ManciniMChapman,, BaltimoreOakland............................................................................29......29
RUNS BATTEDIN
Devers, Boston............................................... 102
Trout,Los Angeles...........................................98
JAbreu,Chicago...............................................96
Bogaerts, Boston..............................................94
Soler,Gurriel, Houston.............KansasCity.............................................................................. (^8888)
LeMahieu, NewYork....................................... 86
Rosario,Minnesota..........................................85
Kepler, Minnesota............................................84
Bregman, Houston...........................................83
PITCHING
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GCole, Houston.............................................14-5
ERodriguez,Boston......................................14-5
Giolito, Chicago.............................................14-6
Lynn, Texas....................................................14-8
Morton, TampaBay.....................................13-5
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Fiers, Oakland...............................................12-3
A quick ending
was OK with KC
HAT’SOFF— The Braves won theirfifth
straight gamewhenRonald Acuna Jr. hit a
walkoff singlewithtwo outs in the ninth
inningto finishoff the visitingMarlins,3-2.
The NL East-leadingBraves feasted on the
Marlinsthis season,going 15-4 against
Miami.
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to after the 1996Sox season, but he has
consistently returnedto help The Jim-
my Fund and other worthy causes over
the last 23 summers.
“I hold things dear to my heart,’’ said
Clemens. “I don’t forget my childhood
and how hard my momworked. My
wife,Debbie,just foundout that her
aunthas ALS.I’m still workingwith
The Jimmy Fund. The Sox allowme to
go out and pitch batting practice for
charity in a placewhereI mademy
name.You go to the hospital and see the
stress on the families. I tip my hat to the
parents.’’
Clemens joined Jerry Remy and
Dave O’Brien in the NESNbroadcast
boothduringWednesday night’s Sox
loss to the Phillies, once again pledging
to throwbatting practice at Fenway to a
big donor willingto support The Jimmy
Fund and the Roger ClemensFounda-
tion. The Rocket was brilliant in his TV
appearance. And I do not say this light-
ly.
Public commentary was never Clem-
ens’s friendduringhis 13 seasons at
Fenway, and he has routinelybeen
thrashedby a localfandomstill mad
abouthim complainingabout“carrying
our ownluggage” way backin 1988.
Clemens bolted for the Jays after Dan
Duquette said he was in the twilight of
his career, and ultimately committed
the sin of getting tradedto the hated
Yankees, with whomhe won two World
Series and regularlyengaged in dustups
against the Manny Ramirez/David Or-
tiz Red Sox.
Whowas the Yankees’ starting pitch-
er the day Martinez threw Don Zimmer
to the ground in the 2003playoffs? Rog-
er Clemens.
Whostarted for the Yankees the
nightAaronBooneKO’d the Sox and
got Grady Little fired in 2003? Roger
Clemens.
The Rocket has never beentreated
fairlyby the Boston fan base,even
though he is the winningest pitcher
(tied with Cy Young)in Red Sox history.
From 1984to 1996,Clemenswon 192
games, led Boston to the seventhgame
of the World Series, won three Cy
Youngs,and was namedAmerican
LeagueMVP in 1986whenhe went
24-4.
Despiteall this, the Red Sox have not
retiredhis No. 21.
Imagine. Ortiz — The Chosen One —
had his No. 34 retired on the final day
of his Red Sox career. But Red Sox No.
21 is still at large, even thoughit has
never beenissued to another player.
“Josh Beckett calledme and he want-
ed to wearit,” Clemensrecalled.“I said,
‘Absolutely.’ But the Sox said no to him.’’
DoesClemens hopethe Sox someday
retire the digit?
“It’s not going to change how great I
was here,’’ he said.“It was just meantto
be that I’m tied with Cy Young for wins
in Boston.’’
The Red Sox will tell you that Clem-
ens’s numberis not retiredbecause Cle-
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mensis not in the Baseball Hall of
Fame.
Swell. But Johnny Pesky’s No. 6 is re-
tired, and Pesky is not in Cooperstown.
Ditto for Ortiz, who will not be eligible
for the Hall for three more years (play-
ers have to be retired for five full sea-
sons before they appearon the Hall bal-
lot).
Clemens has been on the Hall ballot
for seven years,but he gets insufficient
love from voters. A player needs 75 per-
cent of the votesin orderto gain admis-
sion, and Clemenshas never cracked 60
percent. A player gets only 10 chances
on the writers’ ballot, whichmeansthat
Clemens’s final year of Hall eligibility
will be Ortiz’s first year on the ballot.
Anointedas Father Christmasby MLB,
Ortiz is likely to sail into Cooperstown
unlesssomethingunexpected surfaces
in the next threeyears.
The Ortiz-Clemens Hall ballot will
be an odd collision of Sox stars. Clem-
ens is not getting admission because he
is perceived as a PED cheater. His name
was mentioned 82 timesin the George
Mitchellreport of 2007,and Clemens’s
former personal trainer, Brian Mc-
Namee,madedevastating accusations
against him.
In his defense, Clemens will tell you
that he was never foundguilty whenthe
feds cameafter him for lyingto Con-
gress. His first trial ended in a mistrial
and the second one yielded six “not
guilty” verdicts.
But Clemens never failed a drugtest.
Ortiz tested positive in 2003,but has re-
ceived unanimous support from almost
everyonein the game,including com-
missionerRob Manfred.
“I never played to make the Hall of
Fame,’’ Clemenssaid. “My first couple of
yearsI played to make a good living for
my family. And after that, to win cham-
pionships,whichI was able to do. As far
as Cooperstown, there’s a bunch of cool
stuff of minethat is in there,and if they
look at facts and do all that, they would
know exactly whereI stood.’’
Is it painfulnot to be enshrined?
“No, not at all,’’ Clemensinsisted.
“It’s votedon, so I have zero control.I
appreciate the guys that look at the
facts that have a vote.It’s a shame that
not everybody looks at facts. Somebody
says something about you — I see you at
a playgroundaround a bunch of little
kids,next thingyou know, they say, ‘Is
that dudea pedophile?’ Then it’s on
Wikipedia and you’re a pedophilenow.
In my case,you’ve got one guy running
around the country [McNamee] saying
he mademe, and we buried him in
court, but that don’t count. And my
name’s not on that list of 104 [positive
tests from2003],but thereare some
other guys whosenames wereon it [in-
cluding Ortiz]. But I guess it’s not a
problem.”
Sounds painfulto me.
DanShaughnessy is a Globe columnist.
Hecanbe reached at
[email protected] him
on Twitter @Dan_Shaughnessy
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