AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago’s Alex Rios hit his second homer of the game, a two-run shot in the 10th inning, to lift the White Sox to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the American League on Friday.
Rios also hit a solo homer as the White Sox won their third straight. The Angels lost their third straight, with starter Zack Greinke roughed up in his second start for his new team.
Adam Dunn singled off Hisanori Takahashi (0-3) to open the 10th. Pinch-runner Jordan Danks stole second with one out before Rios hit his homer.
Matt Thornton (4-6) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win.
YANKEES 6, MARINERS 3
In New York, C.C. Sabathia pitched a complete game and struck out 10 as New York ended Seattle’s seven-game winning streak.
Sabathia (11-3) improved to 8-0 with a 1.20 ERA in his past eight starts against the Mariners. He gave up three hits — two homers and a double.
Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer and Curtis Granderson had a two-run single off Seattle’s Kevin Millwood (4-9).
Chavez became the ninth Yankee with at least 10 homers this season — one shy of the club record set in 1998.
In other AL play, it was:
‧ Rays 2, Orioles 0
‧ Tigers 10, Indians 2
‧ Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4, 15 inns
‧ Rangers 5, Royals 3
‧ Twins 6, Red Sox 5, 10 inns
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, CINCINNATI, Ohio
Cincinnati’s Mat Latos pitched 7-1/3 scoreless innings and hit a two-run homer as the National League Central-leading Reds opened a three-game series against their closest pursuers with a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.
Latos (10-3) allowed only four hits and contributed most of the runs, too, with only his third career home run, off opposing pitcher Wandy Rodriguez (7-10) in the fifth.
NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 4, 1ST GAME
MARLINS 5, NATIONALS 2, 2ND GAME
In Washington, Josh Johnson outpitched Gio Gonzalez as Miami won the night game to split the doubleheader against Washington.
Johnson (7-7) improved to 9-1 lifetime against Washington. He fell one out short of his first complete game since 2010. He gave up one earned run, struck out nine and walked none, and also got two hits.
Carlos Lee drove in three runs and Jose Reyes had three hits to get the better of Gonzalez (13-6).
In the first game, Adam LaRoche and Mark DeRosa each drove in three runs for the Natioanls, while John Lannan (2-0) took the win.
Miami’s Brad Hand (0-1), recalled from the minors to start the game, gave up seven runs and six walks in 3-2/3 innings.
In other NL play, it was:
‧ Cardinals 9, Brewers 3
‧ Diamondbacks 4, Phillies 2
‧ Dodgers 6, Cubs 1
‧ Padres 3, Mets 1
‧ Braves 4, Astros 1
‧ Giants 16, Rockies 4
A sumo star was born in Japan on Sunday when 24-year-old Takerufuji became the first wrestler in 110 years to win a top-division tournament on his debut, triumphing at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka despite injuring his ankle on the penultimate day. Takerufuji, whose injury had left him in a wheelchair outside the ring, shoved out the higher-ranked Gonoyama at the Edion Arena Osaka to the delight of the crowd, giving him an unassailable record of 13 wins and two losses to claim the Emperor’s Cup. “I did it just through willpower. I didn’t really know what was going
The US’ Ilia Malinin on Saturday produced six scintillating quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in the men’s free skate to capture his first figure skating world title. The 19-year-old nicknamed the “Quad god,” who is the only skater to land a quadruple Axel in competition, dazzled with an array of breathtakingly executed jumps starting with his quad Axel and including a quadruple Lutz in combination with a triple flip and a quadruple toe loop in combination with a triple toe. He added an unexpected triple-triple combination at the end to earn a world-record 227.79 in the free program for a championship
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker, are under criminal investigation through the agency’s Los Angeles Field Office. IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson Scott Villiard said he could not provide additional details. Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well
MLB on Friday announced a formal investigation into the scandal swirling around Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter amid charges that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar was the victim of “massive theft.” The Dodgers on Wednesday fired Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s long-time interpreter and close friend, after Ohtani’s representatives alleged that the Japanese two-way star had been the victim of theft, which was reported to involve millions of dollars and link Mizuhara to a suspected illegal bookmaker in California. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara from the news media,” MLB