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SPORTS East Oregonian Page 2B Tuesday, June 21, 2016 MLB Upton’s walk-off lifts Tigers over Mariners in 12 innings go-ahead, two-run single that put Seattle ahead 4-2. Detroit went back ahead in the fourth on Cameron Maybin’s two-run triple. But once again, the Tigers couldn’t keep the lead. Adam Lind’s two-run homer in the ifth gave the Mariners a 5-4 advantage. It was his ninth homer in 82 at-bats after going deep only once in his irst 92 at-bats this season. After Upton’s irst home run, Seattle tied it 7-all in the eighth on Leonys Martin’s RBI single past a diving Cabrera at irst base. Both starting pitchers lasted ive innings and By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Justin Upton hit a line drive over the left-ield wall in the 12th inning for his second home run of the game, lifting the Detroit Tigers past the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Monday night. Upton connected on a 2-2 pitch from Vidal Nuno (0-1) leading off the 12th. Nuno had pitched two scoreless innings. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the irst that cleared a brick wall in right-center, bounced off a concrete concourse and Seattle Detroit 7 8 out of Comerica Park. Upton’s irst homer of the night, a two-run shot that cleared a second tier of bushes beyond the center- ield wall, gave Detroit a 7-6 lead in the seventh. Aníbal Sanchez (4-7) worked a scoreless inning for the win. The Tigers struggled to keep leads all night long, and double plays helped Seattle stay in the game and AP Photo/Paul Sancya Detroit Tigers’ Justin Upton celebrates his walk-off home run against Seattle during Monday’s game. extend it to extra innings. Kyle Seager hit a solo homer in a four-run second, which included Seth Smith’s combined to give up 11 runs. Mike Pelfrey allowed 12 hits and six runs for the Tigers. Detroit’s bullpen, which manager Brad Ausmus said was “shot” before the game, had three relievers combine to give up one run over the next four innings. Seattle’s Nathan Karns yielded ive runs on seven hits and three walks. Upton connected off Nick Vincent in the seventh. UP NEXT Mariners: LHP James Paxton (1-2, 2.86 ERA). Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (7-5, 3.87) will be on the mound. BMCC: Men’s team inishes in 29th place CLEVELAND: Continued from 1B of Gillette College. The BMCC women inished with 595 total points and Missouri Valley College was second with 420. The BMCC men inished in 29th with 150 points. Feather River College won the men’s team title with an even 1,000. Williams’ time of 13.79 in Saturday’s barrel racing short-go was the fastest time of the week, but Black Hills’ Kristi Steffes turned in the second-fasted time with a 13.85 to hold on for the aggregate title. Steffes inished with 56.09 on four and Williams was second with 56.24. Blue Mountain’s Jessica Lewis, who won the irst round in the barrels, inished fourth in the aggregate with 56.84 on four. She placed seventh in the short-go with 14.18. Also scoring points for the women on Saturday was Lauren Leyva with an eighth- place time of 7.0 in the goat tying short-go. She ended up in a tie for third in the aggre- gate with 26.6 on four. The only BMCC cowboy to reach the short-go was steer wrestler JT Garland, and he placed third in the round (6.2) and ifth in the aggregate (29.2 on four). ——— 2016 COLLEGE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO CHAMPIONS Bareback — Wyatt Denny, Feather River College, 311.5 points Tie-Down Roping — Marcus Theriot, East Mississippi Community College 38.1 seconds Breakaway Roping — Kirbie Crouse, Missouri Valley College, 10.9 seconds Saddle Bronc Riding — Wyatt Casper, Clarendon College, 290 points City’s championship parade set for Wednesday morning Steer Wrestling — J.D. Struxness, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 18.1 seconds Goat Tying — Shelby Winchell, Chadron State College, 25.0 seconds Team Roping — (header) Cole Wheeler, Weatherford College & Wesley Thorp, Ranger College, 24.4 seconds Barrel Racing — Kristi Steffes, Black Hills State University, 56.09 Bull Riding — Cody Hudson, Walla Walla Community College, 159.5 points Men’s All-Around — Marcus Theriot, East Mississippi Community College, 510 points Women’s All-Around — Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 340 points Men’s Team — Feather River College, 1000 points Women’s Team — Blue Mountain Commu- nity College, 595 points Men’s Rookie — Marcus Theriot, East Mississippi Community College, 510 points Women’s Rookie — Brittany Dias, Califor- nia State University – Fresno, 185 points Continued from 1B DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Pendleton 11/12 picks up big win over Grant County Continued from 1B Pettyjohn said the girls will get a couple of weeks off before getting back on the practice ield, but he knows they’ll need to collect a few more hits than they did at the district level to advance. With both teams’ pitchers struggling to ind the strike zone, Monday’s champion- ship featured just two hits by each team and a combined 34 walks and nine hit batters. Felicity Fitzjarrell and Kyella Picard hit singles for Triangle. Rian Woodard had a double for Hermiston, and Shayanne Martin added a single. ——— Staff photo by Matt Entrup R H HER 905 113 — 19 2 TRI 356 43X — 21 2 W — F. Fitzjarrell. L — M. Tovar. 2B — R. Woodard (HER). E 0 3 Hermiston’s Cayleigh Miller makes contact during the 11/12’s: PENDLETON 10/11 District 3 softball championship against Trian- gle on Monday in Milton-Freewater. Triangle won the 15, GRANT COUNTY 1 — At Yantis Park, Sauren Garton game 21-19. threw a no-hitter, and Josie Wilson and Delaney Duchek combined to drive in ive runs as Pendleton defeated Grant County in four innings in the second round of their bracket on Monday. Wilson was 3 for 4 with two triples and two RBI, and Duchek was 2 for 4 with three RBI, and each girl scored three times. Garton pitched the whole game and struck out 11 and walked one. The girls were coming off a 17-0 win, also in four innings, over Columbia on Sunday in their tournament opener. Pendleton advanced to the semiinals, and plays its next game on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ——— R H E PEN 20(11) 2 — 15 10 1 GC 000 1 — 1 0 2 W — S. Garton. L — Harli G. 2B — M. Burke, M. Lillenthal, D. Duchek (PEN). 3B — J. Wilson 2, D. Duchek, E. Chrisman (PEN). ROUNDUP: Hodgen sweeps doubleheader Continued from 1B USA 100 121 0 — 5 9 2 FUZ 000 001 0 — 1 6 0 W — J. Hafer. L — Unknown. 2B — A. Garton, S. Spriet (USA). HR — A. Garton (USA). Game 6 R H E USA 100 000 — 1 6 2 AFP 000 000 — 0 4 1 W — A. Brock. L — L. Klein. 2B — K. Bradt, J. Seavert (USA); P. Wilson (AFP). Game 5 R H E IDA 030 123 — 9 6 3 USA 213 004 — 10 11 4 W — K. Bradt. L — J. Overbu. 2B — I. Taylor (IDA); K. Bradt, S. Spriet (USA). Game 4 R H E USA 330 000 — 6 10 0 SPO 000 000 — 0 4 2 W — A. Brock. L — S. Clark. 2B — J. Hafer (USA); S. Clark (SPO). HR — K. Bradt (USA). From Saturday SOFTBALL EXPLOSION 5, SHOCK 0 — At Clackamas, Katie Bradt pitched two shutouts and the USA Explo- sion Dave’s Food Mart/Pratt 14U softball team won three games on Saturday. The Explosion started with a 5-0 win over Snoh Shock 01. Bradt pitched for 15 strikeouts and no walks while giving up just four hits in wins over Snoh Shok 01, 5-0, and Washington Angels- Ozuna, 6-1. Allie Brock threw a complete game with seven strikeouts, one walk and three hits allowed to beat Capitol City 3-0. Jaycee Seavert went 5 for 7 on the day to lead the offense, and Kirah McGlo- than and Chelsea Farrow each hit a home run. ——— Game 1 R H SNO 000 000 — 0 1 USA 120 11X — 5 11 W — K. Bradt. L — N. Wright. 2B — Ki. McGlothan (USA). E 2 2 Game 2 USA H 7 100 011 0 — R 3 E 2 CAP 000 000 0 — 0 3 3 W — A. Brock. L — S. Barchus. 2B — J. Seavert (USA). HR — C. Farrow (USA). Game 3 R H E USA 112 002 — 6 11 3 WAS 100 000 — 1 3 0 W — K. Bradt. L — M. Moore. 3B — J. Seavert (USA). HR — Ki. McGlo- than (USA). Baseball HODGEN 16-3, BAKER 4-1 — At Baker City, the Hodgen Distributing Amer- ican Legion baseball team took a doubleheader at Baker on Saturday. Johnny Malcom drove in four runs to lead an active offense in the opener, which Hodgen won 16-4, and then Nick Lani pitched a complete game while also driving in two runs to win the second game 3-1. In Game 1, Malcom and Avery Deutz were both 3 for 3 at the plate, and Jared Beveridge was 2 for 2 with two RBI. Lani was 2 for 3. Austin Zaugg pitched 6 2-3 innings and limited Baker to three earned runs on 11 hits with four strikeouts and one walk. Tyler Chichester got the last out in relief. In Game 2, Lani struck out six and walked two in a one-hitter. He batted 2 for 3 and drove in the winning runs in the second inning with a bases-loaded single. Daniel Naughton and Austin Zaugg also batted 2 for 3 for Hodgen (5-4). ——— Game 1 R H HOD 008 101 6 — 16 15 BAK 300 001 0 — 4 12 W — A. Zaugg. L — L. Ham. 2B — N. Lani, J. Malcom, A. Deutz, J. Beveridge 2 (HOD); T. Joseph, C. Lay, L. Ham, J. Mazzagotte (BAK). Game 2 R HOD 120 000 0 — 3 BAK 010 000 0 — 1 W — N. Lani. L — J. Mazzagotte. 2B — J. Mazzagotte (BAK). H 9 2 E 1 3 E 1 0 became a title town for the irst time since Dec. 27, 1964, when the Browns won the NFL champion- ship. Along the way, there had been so many close calls, so much heartache. Like the Warriors, those days are history. “I never ever thought I would see this happen,” said Tim Lovell from Canield, Ohio, who sat on the 50-yard line when Denver quarterback John Elway broke Cleveland’s heart with “The Drive” in the 1986 AFC Cham- pionship game. “I tell you what, with about two minutes to go I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I’ve seen ‘The Drive’ and I’ve seen ‘The Fumble’ and I’ve seen Michael Jordan kill us with ‘The Shot.”’ As Lovell spoke, his 18-year-old daughter, Marisa, wiped her eyes. “This is history,” she said. “I cried real tears. It was overwhelming and breathtaking to be here.” Following the game, fans poured out of “The Q” onto Huron Road for a party that could last for days. A few climbed aboard a ire truck and a bus and up trees and light poles. Police reported a few arrests and a car with its windshield smashed, but there were no major problems just unbridled happiness — 52 years of frustration released in one cathartic crescendo. And on Wednesday, Cleveland will host a parade, one that’s been planned for a lifetime. “Our fans, they ride or die, no matter what’s been going on, no matter the Browns, the Indians, the Cavs, and all other sports teams,” James said. “They continue to support us. And for us to be able to end this, end this drought, our fans deserve it. They deserve it. And it was for them. “It’s going to be the biggest party Cleveland has ever seen.” True to the team’s postseason motto, Cleveland was “All In” for Game 7. Fans packed the bars, restaurants and even garages around the Q. It got so congested the Ohio Highway Patrol blocked several on-ramps into downtown hoping to contain the crowd. There was no holding Cleveland back though, and at the watch party fans roared with every good pass, every made shot. They groaned when Kevin Love missed an easy layup and agonized when Draymond Green, was left unguarded for open 3-pointers. And during the inal nerve-wracking minutes as the Cavaliers and Warriors traded baskets in an epic struggle, some fans couldn’t bear to watch. They buried their heads in their hands or paced. There were even a few huddled in prayer, looking for divine help to bring a Cleveland team to the inish line. Charlie Wilson and his 18-year-old son, Alec, spent the last moments in each other’s arms. Transplanted Texans, they understand what this means to Cleveland. “More than basket- ball,” the younger Wilson said as tears rolled down his cheeks. “This is the most unbelievable night of my life.” In the hours leading to tip-off, fans braced themselves for a night to remember. This was as close as any Cleveland team had been to a title since the Indians lost Game 7 of the 1997 World Series and there was a strange bold- ness sweeping through the streets of a city that has endured economic and social ills for decades. As his wife, Jennelle, kept an eye on their 4-year-old daughter, Ed Twardziak of Broadview Heights expressed coni- dence the drought would end. “We had that attitude for a long time, ‘Woe is me. Only in Cleveland kind of deal,”’ he said. “I think a lot of that has been put behind us and everyone is more optimistic. It’s going to happen, right? It’s bound to happen. Why not now?” In Cleveland, there’s no more waiting till next year. Next year arrived. SCOREBOARD Basketball NBA Playoff Glance FINALS (Best-of-7) Cleveland 4, Golden State 3 Thursday, June 2: Golden State 104, Cleveland 89 Sunday, June 5: Golden State 110, Cleveland 77 Wednesday, June 8: Cleveland 120, Golden State 90 Friday, June 10: Golden State 108, Cleveland 97 Monday, June 13: Cleveland 112, Golden State 97 Thursday, June 16: Cleveland 115, Golden State 101 Sunday, June 19: Cleveland 93, Golden State 89 WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Atlanta 8 4 .667 New York 8 4 .667 Washington 6 7 .462 Chicago 5 7 .417 Indiana 5 8 .385 Connecticut 3 10 .231 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Minnesota 12 0 1.000 Los Angeles 11 0 1.000 Dallas 5 7 .417 Phoenix 4 8 .333 Seattle 4 9 .308 San Antonio 2 9 .182 ——— GB — — 2½ 3 3½ 5½ GB — ½ 7 8 8½ 9½ Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Minnesota at Los Angeles, 12:30 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Chicago, 5 p.m. Baseball NCAA College World Series At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Neb. Monday’s Games UC Santa Barbara 5, Miami 3, Miami eliminated Oklahoma State 1, Arizona 0 Tuesday’s Games Texas Tech (46-19) vs. Florida (52-15), 2 p.m. (TV: ESPN2) TCU (48-16) vs. Coastal Carolina (50-16), 6 p.m. (TV: ESPN) MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Baltimore 40 29 Boston 39 30 Toronto 39 33 New York 34 35 Tampa Bay 31 37 Central Division W L Cleveland 39 30 Kansas City 38 31 Detroit 35 35 Chicago 34 36 Minnesota 21 48 West Division Pct GB .580 — .565 1 .542 2½ .493 6 .456 8½ Pct GB .565 — .551 1 .500 4½ .486 5½ .304 18 W L Pct GB Texas 46 25 .648 — Seattle 36 34 .514 9½ Houston 35 36 .493 11 Los Angeles 31 39 .443 14½ Oakland 28 41 .406 17 ——— Monday’s Games Chicago White Sox 3, Boston 1, 10 innings Cleveland 7, Tampa Bay 4 Detroit 8, Seattle 7, 12 innings Texas 4, Baltimore 3 Houston 10, L.A. Angels 7 Today’s Games Colorado (Bettis 5-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-4), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (Perdomo 2-2) at Baltimore (Wilson 3-5), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 3-6) at Toronto (Estrada 5-2), 4:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 11-2) at Boston (Buchholz 3-6), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (Kennedy 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-2), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 1-2) at Detroit (Verlander 7-5), 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Snell 0-1) at Cleveland (Kluber 6-7), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (DeSclafani 0-0) at Texas (Lewis 6-0), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Santiago 4-4) at Houston (McHugh 5-5), 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Nola 5-6) at Minnesota (Duffey 2-6), 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 5-6) at Oakland (Gray 3-6), 7:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Washington Miami New York Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division W 43 37 36 30 23 L 28 33 32 41 46 Pct GB .606 — .529 5½ .529 5½ .423 13 .333 19 W 47 36 34 31 27 L 21 33 36 39 43 Pct GB .691 — .522 11½ .486 14 .443 17 .386 21 W L Pct GB San Francisco 44 27 .620 — Los Angeles 39 33 .541 5½ Colorado 33 36 .478 10 Arizona 33 39 .458 11½ San Diego 29 42 .408 15 ——— Monday’s Games Arizona 3, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 1, San Francisco 0 Colorado 5, Miami 3 St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, Washington 1 Today’s Games Colorado (Bettis 5-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-4), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (Perdomo 2-2) at Baltimore (Wilson 3-5), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Cueto 10-1) at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 3-6) at Toronto (Estrada 5-2), 4:07 p.m. Atlanta (Norris 2-7) at Miami (Fernandez 9-3), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (Kennedy 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-2), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (DeSclafani 0-0) at Texas (Lewis 6-0), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 5-4) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 7-2), 5:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Nola 5-6) at Minnesota (Duffey 2-6), 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 5-6) at Oakland (Gray 3-6), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Roark 6-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 5-3), 7:10 p.m. Northwest League North Division W L Pct. GB Vancouver (Blue Jays) 2 2 .500 — Everett (Mariners) 2 2 .500 — Tri-City (Padres) 2 2 .500 — Spokane (Rangers) 2 2 .500 — South Division W L Pct. GB Salem-Keizer (Giants) 3 1 .750 — Eugene (Cubs) 3 1 .750 — Hillsboro (D-backs) 1 3 .250 2 Boise (Rockies) 1 3 .250 2 ——— Monday’s Games Salem-Keizer 7, Boise 2 Eugene 6, Hillsboro 0 Everett 10, Vancouver 0 Spokane 7, Tri-City 1 Today’s Games Salem-Keizer at Boise, 6:15 p.m. Eugene at Hillsboro, 7:05 p.m. Everett at Vancouver, 7:05 p.m. Spokane at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m. Soccer Copa America SEMIFINALS Today’s Game United States vs. Argentina, 6 p.m. (TV: FS1) Wednesday’s Game Colombia vs. Chile, 5 p.m. Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Upcoming Schedule June 26 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sono- ma, Calif. (TV: FS1) July 2 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (TV: NBC) July 9 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (TV: NBCSN) July 17 — New Hampshire 301, Loudon, N.H. (TV: NBCSN) July 24 — ‘Your Hero’s Name Here’ 400, Speedway, Ind. (TV: NBCSN) July 31 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. (TV: NBCSN) Points Standings (Through June 12) 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Kurt Busch 3. Brad Keselowski 4. Carl Edwards 5. Joey Logano 6. Chase Elliott 7. Jimmie Johnson 8. Martin Truex Jr 9. Kyle Busch 10. Matt Kenseth 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr 12. Austin Dillon 13. Denny Hamlin 14. Jamie McMurray 15. Ryan Newman 526 496 480 472 455 453 441 433 417 409 383 381 380 374 369