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Wed Aug 30 201700:40MLB roundup: Red Sox's Sale sets strikeout record in victory
TORONTO -- Chris Sale struck out 11 in seven-plus scoreless innings and became the fastest pitcher to reach 1,500 strikeouts when the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Tuesday night.Sale (15-6) held Toronto to three hits and did not allow a walk. He reached 1,500 strikeouts in 1,290 innings. Kerry Wood was the fastest to 1,500 Ks previously, accomplishing it in 1,303 innings, according to STATS.Hanley Ramirez homered for Boston. Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth, with two strikeouts, for his 31st save of the season.Kendrys Morales had a second-inning double and an eighth-inning single for the Blue Jays. Brett Anderson (2-3) allowed six hits and one run in 5 2/3 innings in his Toronto debut. The left-hander struck out three and did not walk a batter.Royals 6, Rays 2KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eric Hosmer hit a three-run shot, and Whit Merrifield and Jorge Bonifacio contributed solo home runs as Kansas City topped Tampa Bay to snap a five-game losing streak and a 45-inning scoreless drought.The Royals' Jake Junis (6-2) allowed one run and struck out a career-high eight in 5 2/3 innings while striking out a career-best eight with no walks. Kansas City's scoreless streak was three shy of the major league record.Alex Cobb (9-9) allowing three runs and seven hits, including two home runs, and throwing three wild pitches. Junis held the Rays hitless until Corey Dickerson singled with two outs in the fifth.Orioles 4, Mariners 0BALTIMORE -- Dylan Bundy threw a one-hitter and struck out a career-high 12 batters and Manny Machado led a four-homer attack with two solo shots as Baltimore won its sixth straight.Bundy (13-8), who returned from the bereavement list, allowed a fourth-inning bunt single from Kyle Seager and walked two -- both in the third inning. It was the 33rd individual one-hitter in team history and first since Jason Hammel threw one in 2012.Jonathan Schoop gave the Orioles the lead with his solo homer in the first. Machado (sixth, eighth) and Castillo (seventh) added insurance later. Seattle's Erasmo Ramirez (5-5) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings.Rangers 12, Astros 2ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Playing 780 miles from home, where extensive flooding from Hurricane Harvey put much of Houston underwater, the Astros lost to Texas.The Rangers halted a three-game skid, getting three hits from Shin-Soo Choo, including a three-run homer in the fifth inning to make it 11-2. Texas' Martin Perez (10-10) scattered eight hits and limited the Astros to two runs in seven innings.The Rangers' Adrian Beltre had three RBIs to give him 1,637 for his career, moving him past Ernie Banks into 28th on the all-time list. Houston's Mike Fiers (8-9) gave up eight runs and eight hits in four innings.Twins 6, White Sox 4MINNEAPOLIS -- Jorge Polanco continued his assault on Chicago pitching with two home runs as Minnesota prevailed.Polanco has hit nine home runs this season with seven coming against the White Sox. Byron Buxton continued his hot August with an early RBI, and Eduardo Escobar drove in two runs to back a strong start from Ervin Santana.Polanco went deep from both sides of the plate for the first multi-homer game of his career. Santana (14-7) allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings while striking out seven. Jose Abreu went 4-for-4 for Chicago and drove in two runs.Rockies 7, Tigers 3DENVER -- Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer in a four-run seventh inning as Colorado defeated Detroit.Arenado's blast capped a rally that included two singles, a walk and a sacrifice fly. He had three hits in his previous 23 at-bats and had gone hitless in 10 straight at-bats with runners in scoring position before he went deep and broke up the game.The Rockies' German Marquez allowed three runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings with one walk and a career-high-tying 10 strikeouts. He is 6-0 with a 3.26 ERA in his last nine home starts.Cubs 4, Pirates 1CHICAGO -- Jake Arrieta tossed six scoreless innings and Ben Zobrist broke a scoreless tie with a solo homer to help lift Chicago over Pittsburgh.Arrieta (14-8) allowed two hits and two walks with four strikeouts. He closed August with a 4-1 record and one no-decision. Wade Davis, the fifth Cubs pitcher of the night, worked the ninth for his 27th save.The Pirates' Chad Kuhl (6-10) worked 5 1/3 innings, his second straight defeat and third in his past four outings. After allowing Zobrist's home run in the sixth, Alex Avila chased him with an RBI single to make it 2-0.Cardinals 10, Brewers 2MILWAUKEE -- Luke Weaver struck out 10 batters and Matt Carpenter hit his 18th home run of the season as St. Louis routed Milwaukee.Luke Voit knocked in four runs and Paul DeJong had three RBIs for the Cardinals, who had 11 hits. Weaver (3-1) worked 5 2/3 innings, holding the Brewers to two runs, eight hits and a walk.Only three of the six runs allowed by Milwaukee's Matt Garza (6-8) were earned, but the veteran right-hander struggled, allowing four runs while walking five in 3 1/3 innings. Carpenter's two-run shot in the fifth put St. Louis up 9-1.Nationals 8, Marlins 3WASHINGTON -- Edwin Jackson allowed two earned runs in six innings against his former team and Daniel Murphy was 2-for-3 with two RBIs as Washington defeated Miami.Jackson (5-3), in his eighth start for the Nationals this year, defeated the Marlins for the second time in his career. Jackson, now with his 12th team, began the 2016 season with Miami and entered with a 5.87 ERA against the Marlins in his career.Giancarlo Stanton hit his 51st home run of the season for Miami. Vance Worley (2-4), who was in spring training with Washington, gave up nine hits and five runs with three walks and two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.Reds 14, Mets 4CINCINNATI -- Scott Schebler hit a grand slam and tied a career high with five RBIs, and Adam Duvall added a three-run shot in the ninth inning to lift Cincinnati past New York.Cincinnati snapped a 14-game losing streak to New York dating to 2014 and an eight-game head-to-head skid at Great American Ball Park. Eugenio Suarez went 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI, and rookie Sal Romano (4-5) allowed three runs and six hits in xix innings.The Reds' Joey Votto drew three walks and hit an RBI single in the ninth. His walk in the first inning was his sixth in six consecutive plate appearances.Indians at Yankees, ppd., rainNEW YORK -- The game between the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees was postponed because of rain.The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon.The original pitching matchup for Tuesday was Cleveland right-hander Trevor Bauer (13-8, 4.59 ERA) versus New York lefty Jaime Garcia (5-8, 4.52). That will be the matchup for the opener with the nightcap featuring Indians lefty Ryan Merritt (1-0, 1.76) against Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery (7-6, 4.00) as New York decided to push CC Sabathia back to face the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.Braves at Phillies, ppd., rainPHILADELPHIA -- The game between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies was postponed because of rain.The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon.Philadelphia right-hander Jerad Eickhoff (4-7, 4.36 ERA) opposes Atlanta righty R.A. Dickey (8-8, 4.06) in Game 1. Phillies right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (2-3, 3.86) faces Braves right-hander Julio Teheran (8-11, 4.90 ERA) in Game 2.