Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros won their 11th straight game Cheap Braden Smith Jersey , finishing off a 10-0 trip by rallying past the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Sunday.
The World Series champion Astros swept their swing through Texas, Oakland and Kansas City, outscoring opponents 74-35. Last season, Houston had an 11-game winning streak end in Kansas City. This time, the Astros trailed 4-3 in the eighth inning before Correa led off with a tying homer. Evan Gattis, who had three hits, then put them ahead during a three-run burst.
Correa has three home runs and eight RBIs in six games after missing four games with discomfort in his right side. He had a first-inning single and added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
Gattis hit .366 with five home runs and 19 RBIs on the Astrosr17; trip. He singled home Yuli Gurriel in the eighth, and Marvin Gonzalez added an RBI single in the inning.
The Royals have lost six straight and 12 of 13. They have dropped 26 of 36 home games.
Brandon Maurer (0-3) took the loss, facing two batters and having both score. Tony Sipp (2-0) picked up the victory. Hector Rondon closed for his fourh save.
RAYS 3, YANKEES 1
NEW YORK (AP) r11; Wilmer Font held the high-scoring Yankees in check in the latest Tampa Bay game r1;startedr1; by a reliever, and the Rays held off New York to avoid a sweep.
Matt Duffy drove in two runs with a second-inning single for his first multi-RBI game in over a month. Carlos Gomez had an RBI double as Tampa Bay scored all three runs in the second against CC Sabathia (4-2).
Tampa Bay beat New York for the first time this season. The Yankees opened the season with five straight wins, outscoring the Rays 31-10 over the games, and was trying for a four-game sweep.
Font turned in his best performance of the year in any role, allowing just one run in 4 2-3 innings with five strikeouts. Tampa Bay used a reliever to open for the 15th time in 29 games. Entering the day, relievers working as starters had allowed 13 earned runs in 18 innings.
Chaz Roe (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory. Sergio Romo, who has also drawn five starts this season, closed for his third save.
Aaron Hicks homered off Font in the fifth r11; it was actually the second homer of the day. Hours earlier, the Yankees held the 72nd Old-Timersr17; Day and Nick Swisher hit a long drive to right field. Hall of Famers Whitey Ford and Reggie Jackson were joined by the likes of Don Larsen, Willie Randolph Ed Dickson Jersey Seahawks , Andy Pettitte and Jason Giambi. Current New York manager Aaron Boone took part for the first time.
CARDINALS 5, CUBS 0
ST. LOUIS (AP) r11; Jack Flaherty and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Matt Carpenter homered and St. Louis snapped a season-high four-game skid.
Flaherty allowed just two hits while striking out seven in five innings, but he walked three and hit two batters and was pulled after throwing 97 pitches.
John Brebbia (1-1) worked around two hits in a scoreless sixth inning to earn his first major league win. Austin Gomber, Jordan Hicks and Bud Norris each pitched a hitless inning to finish the shutout and prevent the Cubs from getting their first series sweep in St. Louis since Sept. 13-15, 2010.
Harrison Bader, Tommy Pham, and Marcell Ozuna strung together singles to open the sixth inning. Phamr17;s single extended his hitting streak to a National League-best 11 games to chase Jose Quintana (6-5) from the game.
Bader scored the gamer17;s first run when Yadier Molina grounded into a double play and Jedd Gyorkor17;s RBI single drove in Pham to make it 2-0. Carpenter hit his 10th home run of the season and second of this series in the seventh off Brian Duensing.
METS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3
PHOENIX (AP) r11; Brandon Nimmo and Asdrubal Cabrera homered off Brad Boxberger in a four-run ninth inning and New York rallied to beat Arizona.
The Diamondbacks led 3-1 entering the ninth and Boxberger (1-3), with his third blown save in 20 tries, struck out the first two batters.
Jose Reyes reached on a bunt single and scored on Jose Bautistar17;s pinch-hit double to cut the lead to 3-1. Nimmo, who doubled and scored in the first inning, followed with a two-run shot to right field to put New York ahead 4-3 and Cabrerar17;s solo shot made it 5-3.
The Mets split the four-game series in Arizona and won consecutive games for the first time since May 20-21. The Diamondbacks were 4-3 on the homestand.
Jeurys Familia (3-3), just off the disabled list, allowed a run in an inning of relief to get the victory. Robert Gsellman pitched the ninth for his third save in seven tries.
RANGERS 13, ROCKIES 12
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) r11; Jose Trevino blooped a two-run single, capping a four-run rally in the ninth inning that sent Texas past Colorado.
Rockies closer Wade Davis (0-2) retired only one batter while walking four and allowing singles to Rougned Odor and Trevino. A rookie catcher, Trevino entered his third major league game in the top of the ninth. He is 2 for 8 for Texas Adidas Jakub Voracek Jersey , including a tying single in Saturdayr17;s 5-2 victory.
Colorado took a 5-1 lead in the seesaw game. The Rangers scored five runs to take a 6-5 lead in the sixth, including Jurickson Profarr17;s three-run homer off starter Jon Gray.
The Rockies responded with a five-run seventh to go ahead 10-6. Colorador17;s Gerardo Parra drove in four runs, three on a bases-clearing double in the seventh.
Texas pulled to 10-9 with three runs in the seventh. Trevor Story hit a two-run homer in the Colorado ninth against Jesse Chavez (3-1).
RED SOX 9, MARINERS 3
SEATTLE (AP) r11; Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Xander Bogaerts homered to help Boston rout Seattle.
Deversr17; 1 The Spurs seemed like a perfect free-agent destination as Rudy Gay searched for a guaranteed playoff berth after just one postseason appearance in 11 previous seasons.
That assurance was eroded by injuries this season, but Gay made sure two decades of success didnr17;t come to an end in his first year in San Antonio.
Gay scored 18 points, Manu Ginobili had 17 and the Spurs rallied late to beat the Sacramento Kings 98-85 on Monday night and clinch their 21st straight postseason appearance.
r1;It feels good, it feels great actually,r1; Gay said. r1;This is what the regular season is for, to get to where we are now. This is a good feeling, something that Ir17;m anxious for something Ir17;ve been looking forward to for a long time. Itr17;ll be fun.r1;
San Antonio is fifth in the Western Conference despite only having star forward Kawhi Leonard available for nine games this season. The Spurs still have a slim chance of finishing fourth and earning home-court advantage in the first round with one game remaining. For now, they are just happy to make the playoffs.
r1;For moments we felt like the worst team in the NBA,r1; Ginobili said, r1;but we still managed to go close to 50 games and make it to the payoffs in a conference that is tough and talented and young and athletics. So, we managed to compete.r1;
Sacramento, which was eliminated from the postseason on March 11, led by 14 points before being outscored 38-19 in the fourth quarter.
Reserves Gay, Ginobili and Bryn Forbes combined for 25 points in the fourth quarter. Forbes finished with 11 points total.
r1;Itr17;s tough when Rudy gets going Tyron Smith Cowboys Jersey , everything goes in,r1; said Willie Cauley-Stein, who finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Gay had eight points, five rebounds, an assist and a block in the fourth quarter.
San Antonio outscored Sacramento 50-25 after Gay entered the game with 6:38 remaining in the third quarter.
r1;The way I was growing up, you learn you never have anything given to you, so your17;ve got to go get it on your own,r1; Gay said.
Forbesr17; fast-break layup off a steal by Kyle Anderson gave San Antonio its first advantage at 68-67 with 10:21 remaining. Sacramento went back ahead seconds later when Buddy Hield hit a 3-pointer, and the lead changed three times after that before Ginobili and Gay gave the Spursr17; the edge for good.
Gay and Ginobili had thunderous dunks in the final five minutes that helped San Antonio maintain small leads. Gay also had a 3-point play off a runner he tossed in and ripped the ball from Cauley-Stein while blocking the 7-footers shot.
A 3-pointer by Forbes and a layup by Ginobili 30 seconds later gave the Spurs an 82-77 lead with 5:23 remaining.
r1;He did an amazing job,r1; Ginobili said of Forbes. r1;Not only to make shots itr17;s easy to see the 3s or the two big shots he got, but he played very solid defense, he was a pest chasing them around. We really changed the game when he was on the court.r1;
LaMarcus Aldridge added 15 points and 14 rebounds but was 6 for 19 from the field.
Der17;Aaron Fox added 21 points, and Hield had 17 for the Kings.
TIP-INS
Kings: Foxr17;s season-high for 3-pointers is six against the Spurs on Jan. 28. r30; The Kingsr17; last victory over the Spurs was Nov. 15, 2014 in Sacramento and their last win in San Antonio was Jan. 20, 2012. r30; Sacramento was without Iman Shumpert (left knee surgery), Garrett Temple (sprained left ankle), Skal Labissiere (sprained left ankle), Frank Mason (sore left heel) and Harry Giles (knee rehabilitation).
Spurs: San Antonior17;s streak of playoff appearances is the longest active streak in the four major professional sports. The Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL are second with 12 followed by the NFLr17;s New England Patriots with nine and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB with five. r30; Aldridge had his 27th double-double of the season, the most he has had in three seasons with the Spurs. The 12-year veteran had 26 double-doubles in his inaugural season in San Antonio and 18 last season.
BEING REALISTIC
The Spurs are having to adjust to a new reality after being a championship contender for the better part of the last two decades.
Injuries to Leonard Cheap Trent Brown Jersey , Gay, Anderson, Ginobili, Tony Parker and others almost cost San Antonio a playoff berth.
r1;Sometimes your17;ve got to adjust your goals relative to your potential, the way your17;ve been playing, the way the season is going,r1; Ginobili said. r1;So, wer17;ve got to be realistic. Maybe wer17;re not the favorites this year or maybe it wasnr17;t going to be a 60-win season like the previous ones. After what happened in February and early March, we had to shift our expectations. We mentioned in many times, the goal was to make it to the playoffs. Once we clinched, then we may think about standings, but the way the West is this year, itr17;s crazy. Everything is so clogged so tight that at this point, wer17;re happy to have clinched.r1;
