C4 Sports The Boston Globe FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019
AL
EAST W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
New York 88 47 .652 — — 5-5 W 4
Tampa Bay 77 58 .570 11 1 4-6 W 1
Boston 72 62 .537 15½ 5½ 7-3 W 2
Toronto 54 81 .400 34 24 2-8 L 1
Baltimore 44 89 .331 43 33 5-5 L 1
CENTRAL W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Minnesota 82 51 .617 — — 7-3 W 5
Cleveland 79 55 .590 3½ — 6-4 W 3
Chicago 60 73 .451 22 17 5-5 L 3
Kansas City 47 88 .348 36 31 3-7 L 1
Detroit 39 92 .298 42 37 2-8 L 5
WEST W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Houston 87 48 .644 — — 8-2 L 1
Oakland 77 56 .579 9 — 6-4 W 1
Texas 65 70 .481 22 13 4-6 L 1
Los Angeles 64 71 .474 23 14 3-7 L 1
Seattle 57 78 .422 30 21 5-5 W 1
NL
EAST W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Atlanta 81 54 .600 — — 8-2 W 1
Washington 74 58 .561 5½ — 8-2 W 1
Philadelphia 69 63 .523 10½ 2½ 5-5 W 1
New York 67 66 .504 13 5 4-6 L 6
Miami 48 85 .361 32 24 3-7 W 1
CENTRAL W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
St. Louis 73 59 .553 — — 8-2 L 1
Chicago 72 61 .541 1½ — 7-3 W 3
Milwaukee 68 65 .511 5½ 4 4-6 W 1
Cincinnati 63 70 .474 10½ 9 5-5 L 1
Pittsburgh 57 77 .425 17 15½ 6-4 W 1
WEST W L Pct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Los Angeles 88 47 .652 — — 6-4 W 2
Arizona 67 66 .504 20 5 6-4 W 3
San Francisco 65 68 .489 22 7 3-7 L 3
San Diego 62 71 .466 25 10 4-6 W 1
Colorado 59 76 .437 29 14 2-8 L 3
- — Not including late game
RESULTS
THURSDAY
Cleveland 2 at Detroit 0 At Miami 4 (12 inn.) Cincinnati 3
Oakland 9 at Kansas City 8 Seattle 5 at Texas 3
Minnesota 10 at Chi. White Sox 5 Pittsburgh 11 at Colorado 8
Tampa Bay 9 at Houston 8 San Diego 5 at San Francisco 3
Chi. Cubs 4 at NY Mets 1 LA Dodgers at Arizona
WEDNESDAY
Boston 7 at Colorado 4 Cincinnati 5 at Miami 0
At Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 1 Cleveland 4 at Detroit 2
NY Yankees 7 at Seattle 3 Minnesota 8 at Chi. White Sox 2
At Philadelphia 12 Pittsburgh 3 At Houston 8 Tampa Bay 6
At Washington 8 Baltimore 4 At Kansas City 6 Oakland 4
Atlanta 9 at Toronto 4 LA Dodgers 6 (10 inn.)at San Diego 4
Chi. Cubs 10 at NY Mets 7 Texas 3 at LA Angels 0
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Odds W-L ERA rec. W-L.......2019 ....... Team .......2019 vs. opp....... .......Last 3 starts.......IP ERA W-L IP ERA
BOSTON AT LA ANGELS, 10:07 p.m.
Eovaldi (R) Off 1-0 6.64 5-1 0-0 3.0 3.00 0-0 11.0 5.73
Suarez (L) Off 2-5 6.67 4-8 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-3 12.2 9.24
MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO CUBS, 2:20 p.m.
Anderson (R) Off 6-3 4.34 10-11 1-0 8.0 3.38 1-1 12.1 9.49
Quintana (L) Off 11-8 4.05 14-11 1-2 20.1 7.08 1-1 17.0 2.65
MIAMI AT WASHINGTON, 7:05 p.m.
Hernandez (R) +210 3-5 4.97 5-6 0-1 4.1 6.23 1-1 16.0 5.06
Sánchez (R) -260 8-6 3.81 13-11 1-1 11.1 3.18 1-0 17.1 4.67
NY METS AT PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 p.m.
Wheeler (R) +115 9-7 4.46 13-12 1-2 25.0 3.60 0-1 16.0 6.75
Nola (R) -135 12-4 3.53 18-10 1-0 17.2 3.06 2-1 21.0 2.57
OAKLAND AT NY YANKEES, 7:05 p.m.
Anderson (L)Sabathia (L) +120 10-9 4.08 15-11 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 17.0 4.76-140 5-8 4.99 9-10 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-3 11.1 8.74
HOUSTON AT TORONTO, 7:07 p.m.
Miley (L) -210 13-4 3.13 19-8 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-0 14.0 4.50
Thornton (R) +175 4-8 5.34 9-17 1-0 6.2 0.00 0-1 16.0 3.94
CLEVELAND AT TAMPA BAY, 7:10 p.m.
Bieber (R) Off 12-6 3.23 17-10 0-0 5.0 1.80 0-2 19.0 2.84
TBA Off — — 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 0.0 0.00
MINNESOTA AT DETROIT, 7:10 p.m.
Gibson (R) Off 12-6 4.49 16-10 1-1 10.1 7.84 1-1 17.0 6.35
Jackson (R) Off 3-7 8.70 2-7 0-1 5.0 10.80 1-2 15.0 7.20
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT ATLANTA, 7:20 p.m.
Nova (R) +165 9-10 4.37 14-13 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-1 20.0 1.35
Fried (L) -195 14-4 4.03 19-6 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 16.0 5.06
SEATTLE AT TEXAS, 8:05 p.m.
Gonzales (L)Allard (L) +110 14-10 4.17 15-13 2-2 25.0 3.24 2-1 18.0 3.50-130 2-0 4.64 3-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-0 17.0 4.76
BALTIMORE AT KANSAS CITY, 8:15 p.m.
TBASkoglund (L) OffOff 0-0 3.60 1-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 5.0 3.60— — 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 0.0 0.00
CINCINNATI AT ST. LOUIS, 8:15 p.m.
Bauer (R) -105 10-11 4.34 14-15 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-3 14.1 11.30
Hudson (R) -115 13-6 3.47 18-8 2-0 17.0 3.71 3-0 18.2 0.00
PITTSBURGH AT COLORADO, 8:40 p.m.
Agrazal (R) +105 3-3 4.41 4-5 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-2 13.2 7.90
Senzatela (R) -125 8-8 6.75 10-9 0-1 3.1 21.60 1-2 8.1 21.60
LA DODGERS AT ARIZONA, 9:40 p.m.
Gonsolin (R) -145 2-1 2.74 2-2 0-1 4.0 9.00 2-0 15.0 1.20
Gallen (R) +125 2-4 2.56 5-6 0-1 5.1 1.69 0-1 15.0 3.00
SAN DIEGO AT SAN FRANCISCO, 10:15 p.m.
Lamet (R) +115 2-2 4.30 3-6 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 16.0 5.06
Bumgarner (L) -135 8-8 3.71 17-11 1-1 20.0 4.95 1-1 18.0 3.50
Team rec. — Record in games started by pitcher this season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
Not including Thursday’s games
BATTINGAB R H Avg.
McNeil, NYM...................411 68 137 .333
BReynolds, Pit ................388 70 128 .330Yelich, Mil........................452 92 149 .330
Rendon, Was...................450 96 148 .329
KMarte, Ari......................505 87 163 .323
Blackmon, Col ................490 96 155 .316Arenado, Col...................502 89 155 .309
Bellinger, LAD.................468 104 144 .308
Dahl, Col ..........................374 67 113 .302
Newman, Pit ...................388 41 117 .302
HOME RUNS
Bellinger, Los Angeles.....................................42
Alonso, New York.............................................42
Yelich, Milwaukee............................................41
Suarez, Cincinnati............................................38
RUNS BATTED IN
Freeman, Atlanta...........................................107
Bell, Pittsburgh...............................................106
Rendon, Washington.....................................104
Arenado, Colorado.........................................103
Escobar, Arizona............................................103
Alonso, New York...........................................101AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS
Not including Thursday’s games
BATTINGAB R H Avg.
LeMahieu, NYY...............499 93 167 .335
Brantley, Hou..................487 81 163 .335
Devers, Bos.....................533 111 174 .326
Alberto, Bal.....................417 47 132 .317Martinez, Bos.................488 85 153 .314
Bogaerts, Bos.................511 100 159 .311
Gurriel, Hou.....................490 75 151 .308
Altuve, Hou .....................395 76 119 .301
Merrifield, KC .................562 88 169 .301Lindor, Cle.......................476 78 143 .300
HOME RUNS
Trout, Los Angeles...........................................43
Soler, Kansas City............................................36
Kepler, Minnesota............................................35
RUNS BATTED IN
Devers, Boston...............................................104
JAbreu, Chicago.............................................101
Trout, Los Angeles.........................................100
Bogaerts, Boston............................................100
Gurriel, Houston...............................................95
Soler, Kansas City............................................93
Bregman, Houston...........................................91
LeMahieu, New York.......................................89
PITCHING
German, New York.......................................17-3
Verlander, Houston......................................16-5
ERodriguez, Boston......................................16-5
GCole, Houston.............................................15-5
Odorizzi, Minnesota.....................................14-6Baseball
CUBS 4, METS 1
CHICAGO AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Heyward cfCastellanosrf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 400002 .35 2
Bryant3b 311011.282
Báezss 411002.282
Caratini 1b 423400 .274
Russell 2bToKemplf 401001300001 .249.170
Lucroyc 300001 .250
Lesterp 200000 .179
Schwarber ph 1 0 0001 .227
Totals 32 4 6 4 1 10
NY METS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Rosario ss 300012 .288
McNeil2b 400000 .330
JDavis lf 411100 .303
Alonso1bRamosc 300011402001 .261.292
Conforto rf 301011 .258
Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227
LagarescfGuillorme ph 300001100000 .210.217
deGromp 201000 .231
Panikph 100000 .240
Totals 3215137
Chicago......................010 000 300 — 4 6 1
NY Mets.....................100 000 000 — 1 5 0
mos (12).E—Bryant (14).HR—Caratini 2 (9), off deGrom, offLOB—Chi. 2, NY 7.2B—Ra-
deGrom, JDavis (18), off Lester.SB—Russell
(1).CS—Conforto (2).DP—Chi. 1; NY 1.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO ERA
LesterW11-9 6511344.36
Chatwood 100002 4.24
Kintzler 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.44
Kimbrel S 13 1000014.42
NY MetsdeGromL8-8 7544072.66IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Lugo 100002 3.09
Familia 1100115.74
NP—Lester 97, Chatwood 12, Kintzler 7,
Kimbrel 20, deGrom 100, Lugo 11, Familia 16.
Umpiresroy; Second, Chad Whitson; Third, Doug Ed-—Home, Bill Miller; First, Chris Con-
dings.T—2:35.A—38,389 (41,922).
MARLINS 4, REDS 3
CINCINNATI AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
VanMeter lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Ervin ph-lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .307
Votto1bSuárez3b 521000400012 .259.260
Aquinorf 513302 .330
Galvis2b-ss 500002.311
Senzel cf 500001 .261
Barnhart cJoIglesias ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .2323 0 0 0 0 1 .296
Casaliph 100000 .258
Wood p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Farmer2b 100000 .250
Dietrich ph-2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .202Totals 41 3 6 3 4 9
MIAMI AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Berti ss 5 1 1 1 0 2 .272
Cooper1b 400011 .275
Castro 3bAlfaro c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .2635 0 2 0 0 2 .273
Ramírez rf 5 1 2100 .268
Díaz2b 300012 .165
Brinson cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .188
Dean lfPradoph 3 1 1 1 0 2 .210 100000 .235
Dugger p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Granderson lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .186
Totals 39 4 9 4 2 14
Cincinnati..........200 000 010 000 — 3 6 0
MiamiE—Brinson (4)..................100 011 000 001 — 4 9 1LOB—Cincinnati 6, Miami 4.
HR—Aquino (14), off Dugger, Berti (6), off
Wood, Castro (14), off Wood, Ramírez (8), off
RaIglesias, Dean (3), off Wood.CS—Lorenzen
(1), Díaz (2).DP—Cincinnati 2; Miami 1.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Wood 6 6 3 3 2 8 5.80
SimsLorenzen 1000024.552 2 0 0 0 3 2.96
Garrett 100001 2.72
Stephenson 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.00
RaIglsias L 2-10 0 1 1100 4.31
MiamiDugger IP H R ER BB SO ERA7 3 2 0 1 7 4.50
García „111002.66
StanekBS3 1‚100207.27
Brigham 1 1 0010 5.53
KinleyW3-1 2000024.24
WP—Dugger.NP—Wood 103, Sims 10,
Lorenzen 26, Garrett 9, Stephenson 9, RaIgle-sias 3, Dugger 106, García 11, Stanek 20,
Brigham 15, Kinley 31.Umpires—Home, Dan
Iassogna; First, Laz Diaz; Second, Ryan
Blakney; Third, Vic Carapazza.T—3:35.
A—6,466 (37,446).
MARINERS 5, RANGERS 3
SEATTLESmith rf AB R H BI BB SO Avg.3 1 2 0 2 1 .234
Crawford ss 4 0 0000 .243
Nola1b 400101 .284
Seager3b 311012 .251
NarváezcVogelbach dh 501101210020 .282.214
Broxton pr-dh 100001 .181
Fraley cf 412000 .167
DyMoorelf 300101 .200
Gordon2bTotals 3357357411000 .275
TEXAS AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Choo rf 400000 .265
DanSantana ss 400001 .289
Calhoun lfSolak dh 411100412001 .284.375
Odor2b 300010 .192
Forsythe 1b 402001 .230
Heineman cfKiner-Falefa 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .232 411002 .171
Mathisc 300001.162
Totals 3337217
Seattle........................030 000 002 — 5 7 0
Texas..........................110 100 000 — 3 7 2
E—Forsythe (10), Kiner-Falefa (3).LOB—
Seattle 10, Texas 4.(3), Kiner-Falefa (11).2B—Fraley (2), HeinemanHR—Calhoun (16), off
FHernández.SB—Smith (37), Gordon (19), So-
lak (1).S—Crawford.SF—Nola.DP—Seattle 1.
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO ERA
FHernández 5533136.02
Guilbeau 1100001.69
Tuivailala 1000021.26
MagillW4-1 2100024.12
TexasLynn IP H R ER BB SO ERA6431253.77
Martin 2100114.56
LeclercL2-4 1222214.37
HBP—by Lynn (DyMoore, Seager).NP—
FHernández 87, Guilbeau 19, Tuivailala 12,
Magill 24, Lynn 103, Martin 33, Leclerc 26.Umpires—Home, Gabe Morales; First, Phil
Cuzzi; Second, Jansen Visconti; Third, Jerry
Meals.T—3:09.A—16,591 (48,114).
PIRATES 11, ROCKIES 8
PITTSBURGH AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Newman ss 424400 .309
Reynolds lfMarte cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .3284 1 1 0 0 1 .293
Bell 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .274
Moran 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .287
Osuna rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .293
Frazier 2bStallings c 5 1 4 2 0 0 .272 5 11103 .257
Williams p 300002 .179
Reyes cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .169
Totals 40111511 28
COLORADOStory ss AB R H BI BB SO Avg.3 0 1 0 0 1 .299
Alonso 1b 200001 .273
Blackmon rf 5 2 2 0 0 2 .317
Arenado 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .309DazaphWolters ph (^111000) 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282.224
Murphy 1b-2b 4 1 2 3 1 0 .284
McMahn 2b-3b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .261
Desmondlf 411101 .254
Hilliard cfNuñezc 412200300010 .375.222
Almonte p 200002 .000
Hampson 2b-ss 201000.213
Totals 38 8 12 8 2 10
Pittsburgh..................720 110 000 — 11 15 0
ColoradoLOB—Pittsburgh 7, Colorado 5.....................201 000 050 — 8 12 02B—New-
man (16), Moran (25), Osuna (15), Blackmon
(36), Murphy (30), McMahon (21), Desmond
(30).3B—Daza (1).HR—Newman 2 (9), off
ChiGonzález, off Tinoco, Osuna (9), off Al-monte, Hilliard (2), off Feliz.SB—Marte (25).
S—Williams.DP—Pittsburgh 1; Colorado 1.
PittsburghWilliams W 7-6 7IP H R ER BB SO ERA 73306 5.26
DuRapau „344119.35
Feliz 021110 4.05
Liriano ‚000013.52
Vázquez S 24 100002 1.68
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO ERA
González L 0-6 „ 7 7 7 1 0 8.07
Almonte 3‚ 63303 4.97
Tinoco 221113 4.28
McGeeWaDavis 2000011 00001 3.897.14
man).HBP—by Tinoco (Marte), by McGee (New-NP—Williams 88, DuRapau 32, Feliz 16,
Liriano 5, Vázquez 9, ChiGonzález 27, Almon-
te 51, Tinoco 41, McGee 22, WaDavis 11.Um-
pires—Home, Todd Tichenor; First, Ben May;
Second, Adam Hamari; Third, Tom Hallion.T—3:14.A—33,408 (46,897).
INDIANS 2, TIGERS 0
CLEVELAND AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Lindor ssMercadolf 311201401002 .301.271
Santana1b 400000 .291
Puig rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275
FranmiReyes dh 200020 .200
Chang3bFreeman 2b 402001411002 .267.279
Plawecki c 4 0 1000 .215
GAllen cf 301002 .228
Totals 31 2 7 2 3 9
DETROITVictorReyes lf AB R H BI BB SO Avg. 401001 .277
WiCastro ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222
HaCastro cf 301000 .287
Hicks ph 100001 .209
Rodríguez 2bLugo3b 3 0 3000000002 .223.224
Dixondh 300003 .246
Demeritte rf 300002 .250
Mercer 1bRogers c 3 03 0 0 0 0 1 .111 1000 .263
Totals 30 0 4 0 0 11
ClevelandDetroit...........................................001 000 100 — 2 7 0000 000 000 — 0 4 0
LOB—Cleveland 7, Detroit 3.2B—Castro
(2).HR—Lindor (25), off Norris.SB—GAllen
(5).CS—Reyes (2).SF—Lindor.DP—Detroit 1.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Clevinger W
10-2HandS33^8400010100001 2.723.11
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Norris L 3-11 3211144.66
VerHagen 4 5 11125.90
Cisnero 100011 3.91
Hall 1000025.14
HBP—by VerHagen (GAllen).NP—Clev-
inger 115, Hand 7, Norris 59, VerHagen 66,Cisnero 12, Hall 15.Umpires—Home, Alan
Porter; First, Jim Reynolds; Second, Sean Bar-
ber; Third, Stu Scheurwater.T—2:34.
A—16,855 (41,083).
RAYS 9, ASTROS 8
TAMPA BAY AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
SogaMeadows rfrd2b 502000.300 522201 .276
Phamlf 512102 .272
Choi 1b 422211 .259
García cfAdamesss 512001500003 .272.249
d'Arnaudc 513402 .269
Aguilardh 400001 .277
Duffy3b 321010 .230
Totals 41 9 14 9 2 11
HOUSTONSpringer cf AB R H BI BB SO Avg.5 1 1 2 1 2 .293
Altuve 2b 512101 .303
Brantley dh 410011 .332
Bregman ssAlvarezlf 501001320022 .289.324
Gurriel 1b 411011 .308
Toro 3b 221130 .238
RChirinos c 4 0 1 2 1 2 .237
ReddickrfTotals 36 8 8 8 10 12 401212 .265
Tampa BayHouston.....................................011 201 310 — 9 14 2011 121 101 — 8 8 0
E—Duffy (6), Richards (1).LOB—Tampa
Bay 7, Houston 11.2B—Meadows (23), Choi
(16), RChirinos (19).HR—Meadows (24), off
Greinke, d'Arnaud (14), off Greinke, Springer(28), off Richards, Altuve (25), off Anderson,
Toro (1), off Pagán.SB—García (10).CS—Al-
tuve (4).DP—Tampa Bay 1.
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Kittredge 1‚ 2 1111 4.46
Richards 2‚ 2 2124 2.31
RoePoche „‚00010 022515 4.20.1 2
Anderson 111102 0.84
De León W 1-0 1 1 1011 3.00
Pagán S 15 2‚ 2 1 1 0 3 2.37
Houston IP H R ER BB SO ERA
GreinkeSmith BS 1 5„ 6 5 5 1 8 3.45‚ 1 0000 1.65
Devenski L 2-3 ‚ 4 3300 5.28
Rondón „ 1 0 0 0 1 3.71
Sneed 221112 4.30
Balk—Greinke.NP—Kittredge 27, Richards
63, Roe 9, Poche 38, Anderson 17, De León 21,
Pagán 31, Greinke 93, Smith 5, Devenski 14,Rondón 9, Sneed 34.Umpires—Home, Jordan
Baker; First, Brian Knight; Second, Pat
Hoberg; Third, Greg Gibson.T—4:06.
A—33,051 (41,168).
ATHLETICS 9, ROYALS 8
OAKLAND ABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Semien ssGrossman rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .2775 1 1001.252
Olson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .261
Canha cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277
Brown lfProfar dh 5 3 4 2 0 0 .3684 2 3 3 0 0 .214
Pinder 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .238
Chapman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Joseph 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .189
Phegley cTotals 39 9 14 8 2 5 4 00102 .257
KANSAS CITY AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Merrifield 2b 5 2 3 0 0 1 .303
Soler dh 5 2 1 3 0 1 .251
Dozier rfGordon lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .2795 1 1 0 0 0 .259
Cuthbert 3b 5 0 1 2 0 2 .247
O'Hearn 1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .181
Starling cf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .201Dini cPhillips pr (^3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 11100 .182
Viloriac0 00000 .229
Lopez ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .239
Totals 39 8 11 8 3 9
Oakland......................100 331 001 — 9 14 1
Kansas City...............200 030 021 — 8 11 1
land 9, Kansas City 8.E—Pinder (5), Cuthbert (11).2B—Canha (13), BrownLOB—Oak-
(2), Pinder (18), Joseph (2), Gordon (29),
Cuthbert (13).HR—Profar (17), off Sparkman,
Soler (37), off Bassitt.ley.DP—Kansas City 1.S—Pinder.SF—Pheg-
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO ERA
BassittPetitW4-3 1‚000014„ 65311 3.673.01
Soria 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.77
Diekman ‚122214.82
Hendriks S 17 1„ 311051.53
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Sparkman L 3- 10 4‚977115.86
Barnes 1„ 210108.53
Staumont 2 1 0 0 0 4 3.45
HillBarlow 0211004.051 0 0 0 0 0 4.85
ha, Profar).HBP—by Bassitt (Dini), by Sparkman (Can-NP—Bassitt 62, Petit 9, Soria 11,
Diekman 27, Hendriks 31, Sparkman 89,
Barnes 24, Staumont 23, Hill 7, Barlow 8.Um-
pires—Home, Bill Welke; First, Lance Barrett;
Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Chris Segal.T—3:17.A—13,844 (37,903).
TWINS 10, WHITE SOX 5
MINNESOTA AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Arraez 3b 4 1 1111.335
Polanco ss 4 2 2010 .296
Cruzdh 402310 .299
Rosario lfAdrianza rf 5 14 1 21011012 .283.284
Cavecf 522202 .275
Cron 1b 5 2 3 3 0 2 .261
Castro c 4 0 0 0 1 3 .239
Schoop 2bTotals 40 10 16 10 5 12 5 13001 .262
CHICAGO AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
García rf 5 1 0 1 0 2 .277
Goinsss 401010 .266
AbreudhMoncada 3b 5141005 01001 .284.295
McCann c 4 00002 .279
Jiménez lf 4 12100 .240
Skole1b 311011 .226
Sánchez 2bEngel cf 44 1210101001 .259.224
Totals 38 5 1 2428
Minnesota..................422 010 100 — 10 16 2
Chicago......................000 021 002 — 5 12 0
E—Polanco 2 (19).LOB—Minnesota 9, Chi-
cago 8.HR—Cave 2 (7), off Cease, off Santiago, Cron2B—Cron (22), Abreu 2 (32), Skole (2).
(22), off Cease.SF—Arraez.DP—Minnesota 3;
Chicago 2.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Berríos W 11-7 6 73328 3.57
DobnakS1 352000 0.00
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Cease L 3-7 2 1 08813 6.92
OsichCordero 2100130 21110 5.234.64
Fry 200001 5.24
Santiago 3 31125 5.65
WP—Berríos 4, Cease.PB—McCann.NP—
Berríos 101, Dobnak 53, Cease 61, Osich 35,
Cordero 10, Fry 10, Santiago 69.Umpires—
Home, Joe West; First, Eric Cooper; Second,Quinn Wolcott; Third, Will Little.T—3:20.
A—15,886 (40,615).
By Julian McWilliams
GLOBE STAFF
DENVER — Former big leaguerTer-
ryShumperthad one key piece of ad-
vice for his nephew,MookieBetts,as
Betts was making his
mark in the baseball
world: never steal 50
bases in a season.
“I always told him when he was
coming up, ‘Just steal 30 bases,’ ”
Shumpert explained before the Red
Sox’ final game against the Colorado
Rockies Wednesday. “Thirty is a lot. It’s
basically 30 timely bases. I said, ‘If you
go out there and steal 50 and the next
year you steal 30, you lost a step.’
“It’s not true. But that’s how they
perceive it. I told him to get your 30
bases and leave it alone.”
Betts took his uncle’s words to
heart. He stole 21 bags in his first full
season in the bigs in 2015, then had
back-to-back seasons of 26 stolen bases
in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, Betts stole
30 on the nose.
However, that wasn’t quite what
Shumpert was getting at. Some critics
have called Betts’s 2019 campaign a
down year. In 132 games, Betts is hit-
ting .282 with an .878 OPS and 21
homers, a huge difference from his
2018 MVP season, when Betts hit .346
with 32 homers and an OPS of 1.078,
capping it with a World Series title.
Otherworldly seasons can create
otherworldly expectations, in Shump-
ert’s eyes.
“ ‘You jumped out there and stole
50 bases,’ ” said Shumpert, paraphras-
ing his conversations with Betts. “
‘Nowwhenyougobacktoyour 3 0,
they think you lost it a little bit.’ ”
Shumpert acknowledged that hit-
ting isn’t like stealing bases. You can’t
tell a player not to hit a certain num-
ber. But the comparison, in this case,
works in Shumpert’s eyes and he be-
lieves it’s unfair to compare an MVP
season to another one.
Shumpert played 14 years in the
majors, including a stop with the Red
Sox in 1995. He played for the Rockies
for five seasons (1998-2002) and his
family still lives in the Denver area.
Shumpert is a huge part of Betts’s
tight-knit family circle and is the one
who implemented Betts’s scoop-like
load with his hands at the plate. He no-
ticed that Betts had trouble pulling the
ball with the Lowell Spinners in 2012.
“A lot of that was because he was
young,” Shumpert said. “I told him,
‘Try to get a little movement.’ It’s not a
hitch. When you’re not hitting, they
call it a hitch. But when you’re hitting,
it’s timing.”
Betts’s timing has been off at points
this year. Pitchers are a bit more com-
fortable attacking him with fastballs.
But instead of catching them out in
front of the plate and pulling the ball
— which is Betts’s strong suit — he’s
making contact too far back in the
zone. As a result, he has produced a
ton of deep fly-ball outs to center- and
right-center field. He’s among the
league leaders in fly outs of 350-375
feet.
Yet Shumpert rattled off some of
Betts’s stats, which remain impressive.
As of Thursday, Betts led the majors in
runs (118) and ranked 11th in walk
rate (14.5 percent). His hard-hit per-
centage puts him in the 89th percen-
tile. He also ranked in the top 10 in the
AL in hits.
“Tell me that’s not great,” Shumpert
said. “Isn’t that crazy?
“He jumped out there and stole 50
on them and now they think he fell off.
Nothing fell off. He’s just not going to
lead the majors in hitting this year.”
EovaldistartsFriday
NathanEovaldi’slast two starts ha-
ven’t been good ones. The Red Sox are
still trying to build him up, but he al-
lowed seven runs in just five innings in
those starts. He’ll get the start again
Friday to begin a series against the An-
gels in Anaheim, Calif. Eovaldi, who
was used in relief when he first came
back, said having a defined role as a
starter now will help him. “It definitely
helps you to prepare,” Eovaldi said.
“Hopefully this time I go 60-80 pitches.
I feel good. Hopefully I can go deeper
into the game and contribute to the
team.” ManagerAlexCorasaid one
thing he wants to see from Eovaldi is
him pitching up in the zone more.
Allthat’sleft
After Eovaldi Friday, the Sox will
follow with a bullpen day Saturday,
thenDavidPriceSunday. It will be
Price’s first start since he went to the
injured list Aug. 5. Sox hitters will face
three Angels lefties in a row:JoseSu-
arezwill go Friday, followed byDillon
Petersand thenAndrewHeaney, who
has 24 strikeouts over his last two
starts.. .MichaelChavis(shoulder)
launched a 427-foot home run and
went 1 for 4 in a rehab start for Paw-
tucket... The Sox made it 18 straight
games with a homer Wednesday. It is
the third-longest streak in franchise
history (22 in 2016, 19 in 1996).
at Angel Stadium, Anaheim, Calif.
Friday, 10:07 p.m.
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W-L ERA
RHP Nathan Eovaldi 1-0 6.64
LHP Jose Suarez 2-5 6.67
Saturday, 9:07 p.m.
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W-L ERA
LHP Brian Johnson 1-3 6.83
LHP Dillon Peters 3-2 4.11
Sunday, 4:07 p.m.
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W-L ERA
LHP David Price 7-5 4.36
LHP Andrew Heaney 3-3 3.95
Head to head:This is the second and final
series. The Red Sox are 2-2 vs. the Angels.
Miscellany:The Angels have dropped six of
their last seven games... CF Mike Trout
satouta 3 -0losstoTexasWednesdaywith
a minor foot injury but is expected to play
... Heaney has struck out 24 and allowed
one earned run over his last two starts.
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Uncle: Betts not
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Rays 9
Astros8HOUSTON — The Astros
had the Rays on the ropes,
threatening to hand Tam-
pa Bay a fifth straight loss in the thick
of a postseason race.
The Rays got themselves right in
time to salvage a win. Ji-Man Choi put
Tampa Bay ahead with a two-run dou-
ble in the seventh, Travis d’Arnaud
homered and drove in four, and the
Rays beat the Astros, 9-8, on Thursday
afternoon to avoid a three-game sweep.
Tampa Bay now heads home for a
pivotal 10-game homestand that starts
against the Indians on Friday night.
‘‘We were all pumping each other up
the whole game, every lead change, we
weren’t pouting or anything,’’ d’Arnaud
said. ‘‘We ended up on top, which was
huge.’’
Astros star Jose Altuve hit a tie-
breaking leadoff homer in the sixth, his
25th, but Tampa Bay scored three runs
in the seventh to make it 8-6. Tommy
Pham had an RBI single off Chris De-
venski (2-3), and Choi brought in two
more with a drive to center.
Houston ended a seven-game win-
ning streak.
‘‘You get a close game like that —
and certainly, a crazy game like that —
you always look back at the opportuni-ties,’’ Astros manager AJ Hinch said.
‘‘We didn’t play particularly clean, but
we did fight, and I love the fight.”
The Rays used seven pitchers, in-
cluding opener Andrew Kittredge and
long man Trevor Richards, who com-
bined to allow four hits and two runs in
the first three innings. Jose De Leon
(1-0) pitched a scoreless inning, and
Emilio Pagan earned his 15th save.
The Rays and Astros exchanged solo
homers in the third, with Austin Mead-
ows hitting his 24th and George
Springer answering with his 28th to
make it 2-2.
D’Arnaud put Tampa Bay up, 4-2,
with a two-run homer in the fourth and
added an RBI single in the sixth to tie it
at 5.
Zack Greinke had won four straight
starts since joining Houston prior to
the July 31 trade deadline. He got a no
decision after allowing five runs and six
hits in 5„ innings.
The Astros drew three bases-loaded
walks over the fourth and fifth innings
to take a 5-4 lead but left the bases
loaded in both frames.
Houston again pulled within a run
when Josh Reddick made it 8-7 with an
RBI single in the seventh. The Rays an-
swered with a fielder’s choice grounder
from Meadows to make it 9-7.Rays salvage series
finale against Astros
HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE— Mike Clevinger
struck out 10 in eight sparkling innings as the
Indians blanked the Tigers, 2-0, to sweep the
three-game set. The Indians, who lead the AL
wild-card race, have won 14 straight over the
Tigers. Clevinger (10-2) allowed four hits and
no walks in his longest outing of the season.
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