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SPORTS Saturday, October 31, 2015 East Oregonian MLB Page 3B MLS Syndergaard, Mets beat Royals Cascadia showdown in MLS Cup sePi¿naOs By MIKE FITZPATRICK Associated Press NEW YORK — Two balls launched over the wall, RQH ¿UHG RYHU DQ RSSRQHQW¶V KHDGDQGMXVWOLNHWKDW'DYLG Wright and the New York Game 3 Mets are right back in this World Series. Wright New York homered and drove in four runs, &XUWLV*UDQG- erson also c o n n e c t e d Kansas City and rookie Noah Synder- gaard set a nasty tone at WKHVWDUWRIDYLFWRU\DJDLQVW the Kansas City Royals that WULPPHG1HZ<RUN¶VGH¿FLWWR 2-1 Friday night. 6\QGHUJDDUG¶V ¿UVW SLWFK ZDVDPSKIDVWEDOOMXVWRII the inside corner and way over Alcides Escobar’s head, elic- iting a huge cheer from fans. The skinny shortstop went down to the dirt on his rear end and stayed there, legs splayed, catching his breath for several seconds. ³,IHHOOLNHLWUHDOO\PDGHD statement to start the game off, that you guys can’t dig in and JHWWRRDJJUHVVLYHEHFDXVH,¶OO FRPH LQ WKHUH´ VDLG 6\QGHU- gaard, who alluded Thursday WRKDYLQJ³DIHZWULFNV´XSKLV sleeve for the leadoff man. “My intent on that pitch was to make them uncomfort- DEOH DQG , IHHO OLNH , GLG MXVW WKDW , NQRZ WKDW IRU WKH SDVW ,WKLQNHYHU\SRVWVHDVRQJDPH that Escobar has played in, KH¶V VZXQJ DW WKH ¿UVWSLWFK IDVWEDOO DQG , GLGQ¶W WKLQN KH would want to swing at that RQH´ Escobar, having a huge postseason, acknowledged he was caught off guard. ³,GLGQ¶WOLNHLWRQHELW+H was saying yesterday that he had a plan against my aggres- VLYHQHVV ,I WKDW¶V WKH SODQ , WKLQN WKDW¶V D VWXSLG SODQ´ (VFREDUVDLG³,FDQQRWIDWKRP a pitcher would throw to the KHDG D PSK SLWFK RQ WKH ¿UVWSLWFKRIWKHJDPH´ Kansas City players spent WKHQH[WIHZLQQLQJVVKRXWLQJ at Syndergaard from the By TIM BOOTH Associated Press 9 3 AP Photo/David J. Phillip New York Mets’ Juan Lagares scores on a hit by Juan Uribe during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Kansas City Royals Fri- day, Oct. 30, 2015, in New York. dugout. ³,WKLQNWKHZKROHWHDPZDV SUHWW\XSVHW7KH¿UVWSLWFKRI the game goes whizzing by RXUOHDGRIIPDQ¶VKHDG´0LNH 0RXVWDNDVVDLG³,WKLQNDOO guys in that dugout were pretty ¿UHGXS´ Shut down at the plate in Kansas City, the Mets broke loose and chased Yordano 9HQWXUD HDUO\ GXULQJ WKH ¿UVW Series game at Citi Field. Aided E\PRUHXQVWHDG\¿HOGLQJIURP a Royals team known for tight defense, New York got 12 hits from nine different players. Pitching on Halloween eve, Syndergaard recovered from a scary start and went VL[ LQQLQJV JLYLQJ WKH 0HWV the winning performance they didn’t get from fellow VWXGV 0DWW +DUYH\ DQG -DFRE GH*URPDW.DXIIPDQ6WDGLXP ³+H GHOLYHUHG´ PDQDJHU Terry Collins said. “He FDPH WKURXJK H[DFWO\ DV ZH H[SHFWHG´ Another rookie, hometown kid Steven Matz, tries to pull New York even Saturday night LQ *DPH ZKHQ KH IDFHV 36-year-old Chris Young and the Royals. After the Mets fell behind LQWKH¿UVWLQQLQJ*UDQGHUVRQ started the bottom half with a single and Wright hit his ¿UVW :RUOG 6HULHV KRPH UXQ recharging a packed crowd RI WKDW LQFOXGHG -HUU\ Seinfeld, Chris Rock and Dennis Miller. ³,W¶VRQHRIWKRVHPHPRULHV World Series KANSAS CITY 2, NEW YORK 1 (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Tuesday, Oct. 27: Kansas City 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 14 innings Wednesday, Oct. 28: Kansas City 7, N.Y. Mets 1 Friday, Oct. 30: New York 9, Kansas City 3 Saturday, Oct. 31: Kansas City (Young 11-6) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-0), 5:07 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1: Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 13-8), 5:15 p.m. x-Tuesday, Nov. 3: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 5:07 p.m. x-Wednesday, Nov. 4: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 5:07 p.m. at least for me, that will stick ZLWKPHIRUWKHUHVWRIP\OLIH´ Wright said. The captain, who entered EDWWLQJ ZLWKRXW DQ 5%, LQKLV¿UVW:RUOG6HULHVDGGHG a two-run single on Kelvin +HUUHUD¶V ¿UVW SLWFK GXULQJ D IRXUUXQ VL[WK WKDW EURNH LW open. 3LQFKKLWWHU -XDQ 8ULEH MXVW EDFN IURP D FKHVW LQMXU\ KDG DQ 5%, VLQJOH LQ KLV ¿UVW plate appearance since Sept. 25. Slumping slugger Yoenis &HVSHGHVDGGHGDVDFUL¿FHÀ\ “We were relentless WRQLJKW´:ULJKWVDLG ,Q D PDWFKXS EHWZHHQ WZR of the hardest throwers in the game, Syndergaard turned up the heat on a brisk night (52 degrees and windy) while Ventura lost some steam. ³+H MXVW ZDVQ¶W VKDUS´ Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. “Fastball velocity was down. 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Hoping to rekindle the FRPHEDFN VSLULW RI when the Mets rallied from an 0-2 World Series hole to beat Boston for their most recent championship, the team played its highlight video from that year on the large scoreboard during batting practice. /RFDO ER\ %LOO\ -RHO VDQJ the national anthem, same as \HDUVDJRDW6KHD6WDGLXP and Syndergaard grabbed everyone’s attention with his ¿UVWGHOLYHU\WR(VFREDU ³,WZDVWKHRQO\ORFDWLRQKH PLVVHG DOO QLJKW´ 5R\DOV ¿UVW baseman Eric Hosmer said. “No one in here is stupid. We NQRZZKDWKHVDLG´ (VFREDU OHG RII *DPH with an inside-the-park homer RQ +DUYH\¶V ¿UVW SLWFK 7KLV WLPH WKH$/&6 093 ZRXQG XSZKLI¿QJRQDPSKKHDWHU NBA A revival of the Atlantic Cup in the postseason, a Cascadia rivalry showdown and the stardom of Montreal’s Didier Drogba at age 37 highlights the FRQIHUHQFHVHPL¿QDOURXQGRIWKH0/6&XSSOD\- offs that begin this weekend. The two-game, total goals series begin on Sunday, led by Supporters’ Shield winners the New York Red Bulls facing D.C. United in one Conference Semifinals CONFERENCE Eastern Confer- EASTERN New York Red Bulls (1) vs. D.C. United (4) HQFH VHPL¿QDO Leg 1 — Sunday: New York Red Bulls at United, Noon (ESPN) while Portland — D.C. Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: D.C. United at after its dramatic New York Red Bulls, TBA (2) vs. Montreal (3) knockout round Columbus Leg 1 — Sunday: Columbus at Montreal, 4 p.m. (FS1) win over Sporting Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Montreal at Kansas City — Columbus, TBA CONFERENCE faces Vancouver WESTERN FC Dallas (1) vs. Seattle (4) Leg 1 — Sunday: FC Dallas at Seattle, 6:30 in a showdown p.m. (FS1) of Cascadia rivals Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Seattle at FC Dallas, TBA in the Western Vancouver (2) vs. Portland (3) Leg 1 — Sunday: Vancouver at Portland, 2 Conference. (ESPN) The other p.m. Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Potland at Van- couver, TBA Eastern Confer- HQFH VHPL¿QDO features Drogba — with goals in four of the past ¿YH PDWFKHV ² OHDGLQJ VXUJLQJ 0RQWUHDO DJDLQVW Columbus, while out West, the Seattle Sounders face No. 1 seed FC Dallas. Portland capped a wild knockout round by outlasting Kansas City in 11 rounds of penalty kicks DIWHUWKHJDPH¿QLVKHG7KH3.VZHUHFDSSHGE\ Portland goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey scoring and VDYLQJWKH¿QDOSHQDOW\WRVHQGWKH7LPEHUVRQZDUG Also in the West, Seattle knocked out defending 0/6 &XS FKDPSLRQ /RV $QJHOHV ZKLOH D.C. United beat New England 2-1 and Montreal continued its torrid late-season charge by routing Toronto 3-0 in the East. Vancouver Whitecaps at Portland Timbers: How does Portland top the drama from its knockout round win over Kansas City? Do the Timbers have anything left after 120 minutes and 11 rounds of penalty kicks? That’s going to be the biggest question for Port- land making the quick turnaround from Thursday’s memorable victory to hosting the Whitecaps on Sunday afternoon. The Whitecaps and Timbers played to a pair of draws in their two matches in Portland this season. ³:H¶UH QRW VDWLV¿HG :H ZDQW PRUH´ 3RUWODQG coach Caleb Porter said. For most of the season, Vancouver was the best team in the Western Conference before fading over WKH¿QDOHLJKWZHHNV9DQFRXYHUKDGMXVWRQHZLQ LQ LWV ¿QDO VL[ PDWFKHV ,I WKHUH LV RSWLPLVP IRU the Whitecaps it comes from their response in the UHJXODUVHDVRQ¿QDOHDZLQRYHU+RXVWRQWKDW ensured them the No. 2 seed. NASCAR BOedsoe .nighW Oead Suns Wo win oYeU BOa]eUs 5HGKRW/RJDQRZLQV By BOB BAUM Associated Press 3+2(1,;²(ULF%OHGVRH scored 22 points, backcourt mate Brandon Knight added DQGWKH3KRHQL[6XQVSXOOHG away in the second half to roll past the Portland Trail Blazers, RQ)ULGD\QLJKW Tyson Chandler set the WRQHDIWHU3KRHQL[¶VODFNOXVWHU season debut against Dallas, VFRULQJ SRLQWV LQ WKH ¿UVW TXDUWHU +H ¿QLVKHG ZLWK points and 13 rebounds. 7-:DUUHQDGGHGSRLQWV IRU 3KRHQL[ RQ D QLJKW ZKHQ the Suns inducted Steve Nash into the franchise’s Ring of Honor. 'DPLDQ/LOODUGOHG3RUWODQG ZLWK SRLQWV RQ RI VKRRWLQJ &- 0F&ROOXP DGGHG PDNLQJ MXVW RI 22 shots. Al-Farouq Aminu added 16 points and Mason Plumlee 15 for Phoenix the Blazers. The teams meet again Saturday night in Portland. 3KRHQL[ WRRN WKH OHDG IRU JRRGDWRQ:DUUHQ¶VIUHH WKURZZLWKOHIWLQWKH¿UVW half. The Blazers were down RQO\DIWHU$PLQX¶VIDVW EUHDN GXQN EHIRUH WKH EUHDN 7KH 6XQV ¿QLVKHG WKH KDOIZLWK¿YHIUHHWKURZVRQH by Bledsoe and four by Ronnie 3ULFHWROHDG After watching most of the lengthy Nash ceremony, WKH6XQVEXLOWDSRLQWOHDG twice in the third quarter and ZHUH XS HQWHULQJ WKH fourth. McCollum’s 3-pointer FXW WKH OHDG WR ZLWK 110 WRSOD\EXW 3KRHQL[ZHQWRQ D UXQ DQG Portland Markieff Morris’ dunk made it ZLWK OHIW ——— 92 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 2 0 1.000 Boston 1 1 .500 New York 1 1 .500 Brooklyn 0 2 .000 Philadelphia 0 2 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 2 0 1.000 Atlanta 2 1 .667 Miami 1 1 .500 Orlando 0 2 .000 Charlotte 0 2 .000 Central Division W L Pct Detroit 3 0 1.000 Chicago 2 1 .667 Cleveland 2 1 .667 Indiana 0 2 .000 Milwaukee 0 2 .000 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 1 1 .500 Memphis 1 1 .500 San Antonio 1 1 .500 Houston 0 2 .000 New Orleans 0 2 .000 GB — 1 1 2 2 GB — ½ 1 2 2 GB — 1 1 2½ 2½ GB — — — 1 1 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Minnesota 2 0 1.000 — Oklahoma City 2 0 1.000 — Portland 1 1 .500 1 Utah 1 1 .500 1 Denver 1 1 .500 1 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 2 0 1.000 — Golden State 2 0 1.000 — Sacramento 1 1 .500 1 Phoenix 1 1 .500 1 L.A. Lakers 0 2 .000 2 ——— Friday’s Games Utah 99, Philadelphia 71 Cleveland 102, Miami 92 Oklahoma City 139, Orlando 136,2OT Detroit 98, Chicago 94, OT Toronto 113, Boston 103 Washington 118, Milwaukee 113 Atlanta 97, Charlotte 94 San Antonio 102, Brooklyn 75 Minnesota 95, Denver 78 Golden State 112, Houston 92 Sacramento 132, L.A. Lakers 114 Phoenix 110, Portland 92 Saturday’s Games Utah at Indiana, 4 p.m. New York at Washington, 4 p.m. Golden State at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Memphis, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Atlanta at Charlotte, 11 a.m. San Antonio at Boston, 12:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 3 p.m. Houston at Miami, 3 p.m. Orlando at Chicago, 4 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP GIRLS SOCCER Saturday (4A play-in) Banks at Mac-Hi, Noon (5A first round) Putnam at Hermiston, 2:30 p.m. PREP BOYS SOCCER Saturday (5A first round) Liberty at Hermiston, Noon (4A play-in) Mac-Hi at Phoenix (Medford), 1 p.m. (5A first round) Pendleton at Putnam, 5 p.m. PREP VOLLEYBALL Saturday (1A second round) Helix at Crane, 1 p.m. (2A first round) Weston-McEwen at Reed- sport, 3 p.m. (1A second round) Elkton at Ione, 4 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday Eastern Oregon at Montana Tech, Noon Saturday, Nov. 7 College of Idaho at Eastern Oregon, Noon COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER Saturday Eastern Oregon at Warner Pacific, 7 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER Saturday Eastern Oregon at Warner Pacific, 9 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Saturday Eastern Oregon at Oregon Tech, 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 Walla Walla U. at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m. COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, Nov. 7 Eastern Oregon at CCC Championships, TBD COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Saturday Langara College at Eastern Oregon (exhibi- tion), 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 Eastern Oregon at Gonzaga (exhibition), 5 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Saturday Eastern Oregon at NW Nazarene (exhibi- tion), Noon Friday, Nov. 6 Eastern Oregon at Arizona Christian, 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 Eastern Oregon at Arizona Christian, 3 p.m. Football OSAA Friday’s scores Adrian 46, Wallowa 14 Amity 16, Dayton 8 Ashland 55, Eagle Point 16 Bandon 14, Gold Beach 8 Bend 27, Mountain View 6 Blanchet Catholic 54, Gervais 0 Cascade Christian 62, Illinois Valley 0 Centennial 28, Gresham 6 Central 65, Woodburn 0 Central Catholic 45, David Douglas 13 Central Linn 41, St. Paul 14 Clackamas 49, Reynolds 32 Colton 14, Jefferson 7 Coquille/Pacific 24, Harrisburg 20 Crane 60, Powder Valley 8 Crater 30, Churchill 15 Creswell 20, Glide 12 Days Creek 44, Triad School 30 Dufur 54, Mitchell-Spray 12 Echo 79, Dayville/Monument 6 Elkton 26, Gilchrist 20 Forest Grove 28, McMinnville 20 Franklin 50, Cleveland 6 Glendale 56, Prospect 54 Grants Pass 35, Willamette 7 Heppner 20, Weston-McEwen 0 Hermiston 28, Pendleton 12 Hood River 33, The Dalles 14 Imbler 58, Grant Union 34 Ione 77, South Wasco County 14 Irrigon 56, Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii 14 Jefferson PDX 20, Roosevelt 18 Jesuit 70, Beaverton 0 Joseph 72, Harper/Huntington 12 Lake Oswego 58, Lakeridge 20 Lakeview 15, St. Mary’s 7 Lebanon 26, Crescent Valley 21 Liberty 50, La Salle 14 Lincoln 36, Grant 0 Lost River 45, Bonanza 7 Lowell 70, Siletz Valley 22 McKenzie 82, Alsea 76 Milwaukie 20, Sandy 13 Mohawk 80, Mapleton 32 Monroe 38, Nestucca 8 North Douglas 36, Falls City 12 North Lake 50, Butte Falls 22 Oakridge 20, Oakland 14 Oregon City 65, Barlow 7 Perrydale 62, Arlington 14 Pine Eagle 56, Jordan Valley 28 Pleasant Hill 64, La Pine 20 Powers 50, Chiloquin 0 Putnam 22, Parkrose 14 Rainier 28, Clatskanie 13 Redmond 48, Ridgeview 0 Reedsport 46, Myrtle Point 0 Regis 28, Santiam 6 Riddle 52, Rogue River 18 Riverside 20, Nyssa 14 Salem Academy 54, King’s Way Christian School, Wash. 14 Santiam Christian 32, Horizon Christian Tualatin 0 Scio 64, Chemawa 6 Sheldon 64, North Medford 14 Sherman 58, Elgin 52 Sherwood 54, Newberg 7 Silverton 28, Dallas 0 South Albany 36, Corvallis 34 South Eugene 30, Roseburg 28 South Medford 48, Thurston 22 South Salem 35, West Albany 19 Southridge 26, Glencoe 7 Sprague 21, McNary 14 Springfield 44, Marist 33 St. Helens 48, North Eugene 20 Stanfield 41, Culver 26 Summit 50, North Salem 7 Sunset 21, Century 12 Taft 36, Burns 34 Toledo 18, Waldport 15 Tualatin 28, Tigard 14 Union/Cove 32, Enterprise 14 Vale 56, Umatilla 6 Vernonia 34, Knappa 22 Warrenton 29, Portland Christian 0 West Linn 30, Canby 14 West Salem 21, McKay 0 Westview 77, Aloha 38 Willamina 22, Sheridan 12 Wilson 63, Madison 12 Wilsonville 59, Hillsboro 14 Yoncalla 55, Triangle Lake 6 Class 4A Play-In Astoria 7, South Umpqua 6 Cascade 61, Klamath 0 Crook County 49, Henley 23 Gladstone 22, Stayton 14 Junction City 24, Siuslaw 21 Marshfield 44, Sweet Home 14 North Marion 35, Phoenix 20 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLA- TIONS Gaston vs. Neah-Kah-Nie, ccd. Hockey NHL Friday’s Games Buffalo 3, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Toronto 1 Washington 2, Columbus 1 Carolina 3, Colorado 2 Ottawa 3, Detroit 1 Boston 3, Florida 1 Minnesota 5, Chicago 4 Montreal 6, Calgary 2 Vancouver 4, Arizona 3 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 10 a.m. San Jose at Dallas, Noon Nashville at Los Angeles, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Toronto, 4 p.m. Detroit at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Washington at Florida, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Columbus, 4 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games San Jose at Colorado, Noon Tampa Bay at Carolina, 2 p.m. Winnipeg at Montreal, 4 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Anaheim, 5 p.m. pole at Martinsville By JENNA FRYER Associated Press 0$57,169,//(9D²-RH\/RJDQRZRQWKH pole at Martinsville Speedway on Friday to set up a shot at his fourth consecutive win and a quick berth into NASCAR’s championship race. /RJDQRWXUQHGDODSDWLQ)ULGD\TXDOLI\LQJ to earn the top starting spot. He heads into Sunday’s race coming off three consecutive wins — a sweep of the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. 6KRXOG /RJDQR ZLQ 6XQGD\ KH¶OO EH WKH ¿UVW GULYHUVLQFH-LPPLH-RKQVRQLQ 2007 to win four straight races. “We’re doing everything right, but all that can end in a EOLQNRIDQH\H´/RJDQRVDLG 0DUWLQ 7UXH[ -U TXDOL¿HG second and was thrilled with his starting spot. “We didn’t know going into qualifying we’d have that JRRG RI VSHHG´ 7UXH[ VDLG Logano ³'H¿QLWHO\ D JRRG VWDUW WR WKH ZHHNHQGIRUXV´ $-$OOPHQGLQJHUDQG-DPLH0F0XUUD\ZKRDUH QRWLQWKH&KDVHTXDOL¿HGWKLUGDQGIRXUWK -HII*RUGRQZLOOWU\WRZLQKLVQLQWKFDUHHUUDFHDW 0DUWLQVYLOOHIURPWKH¿IWKVWDUWLQJVSRW.\OH%XVFK TXDOL¿HGVL[WKDQGZDVIROORZHGE\5\DQ1HZPDQ who was eliminated from the Chase last week. %UDG.HVHORZVNLZDVWKHQH[WKLJKHVWTXDOLI\LQJ Chase driver at 11th and Kevin Harvick was 12th. Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch both failed to DGYDQFHWRWKH¿QDOURXQG(GZDUGVZLOOVWDUWWK and Busch 15th, lowest of the Chase drivers. ³:H FDQ GR ZHOO IURP WK ZH FDQ ZLQ IURP WKHUH´(GZDUGVVDLG³:LWKDJRRGFDUKHUH\RXFDQ GRVRPHJRRG:H¶OOEHMXVW¿QH´ ——— Chase For The Cup Challenger Round Sept. 20 MyAFibRisk.com 400, Joliet, Ill. (Denny Hamlin) Sept. 27 SYLVANIA 300, Loudon, N.H. (Matt Kenseth) Oct. 4 AAA 400, Dover, Del. (Kevin Harvick) Contender Round Oct. 11 Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. (Joey Logano) Oct. 18 Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Joey Logano) Oct. 25 CampingWorld.com 500, Talladega, Ala. (Joey Logano) Eliminator Round Nov. 1 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500, Martinsville, Va. Nov. 8 AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth Nov. 15 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Avondale, Ariz. Championship Round Nov. 22 Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla. Driver Standings 1. Joey Logano, 4,000. 2. Carl Edwards, 4,000. 3. Jeff Gordon, 4,000. 4. Kurt Busch, 4,000. 5. Brad Keselowski, 4,000. 6. Martin Truex Jr., 4,000. 7. Kevin Harvick, 4,000. 8. Kyle Busch, 4,000. 9. Denny Hamlin, 2,209. 10. Ryan Newman, 2,194. ——— 11. Matt Kenseth, 2,191. 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,181. 13. Jimmie Johnson, 2,161. 14. Jamie McMurray, 2,159. 15. Paul Menard, 2,148. 16. Clint Bowyer, 2,123. 17. Aric Almirola, 849. 18. Kasey Kahne, 837. 19. Greg Biffle, 778. 20. Kyle Larson, 777.