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THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • TUESDAY , APR IL 21 , 2015 S POR T S 5A P i t ch in g l e t s d own M a r in e r s in 7 - 5 l o s s t o A s t r o s SEATTLE (AP ) — I t h a s t ak en mo r e th an a d e c ad e fo r th e S e a t t l e M a r in e r s to pu t tog e th e r th e m idd l e - l in eup s t r eng th th a t i s h a s shown th i s e a r ly s e a son . Now , a f t e r a 7 -5 lo s s to Hou s ton Mond ay and a 5 -8 s t a r t , th e con c e rn th a t sh i f t ed . “Wh en you don ’ t p i t ch w e l l , th a t ’ s a r e a son to b e con c e rn ed , ” M an ag e r L loyd M cC l endon s a id . “W e ’v e go t to g e t i t s t r a igh t en ed ou t . W e h av e mu ch b e t t e r th an wh a t w e ’v e shown to th i s po in t . W e shou ld w in th a t b a l l g am e . ” Th ey a r e s co r ing mo r e run s b eh ind 3 -4 -5 h i t t e r s , Rob in son C ano , N e l son C ru z and Ky l e S e ag e r , bu t g iv ing up too m any mo r e . S t a r t e r H i s a sh i Iw akum a , who h ad a l low ed n in e run s s t a r t s , wo rk ed 5 1 -3 inn ing s , h i t s . H e s t ru ck ou t th r e e and w a lk ed no on e . Th e M a r in e r s h av e h ad ju s t two w in s by a s t a r t e r th i s s e a son , bo th by F e - l ix H e rn and e z . A s t ro s th i rd b a s em an Lu i s V a lbu en a h i t a p a i r o f so lo hom e run s , in c lud ing a go - ah e ad e igh th - inn ing sho t , to g iv e th e A s t ro s th e v i c to ry . V a lbuena , who opened the f i r s t w i th a b la s t o f f Iwa - kuma , h i t h i s on 1 -1 p i tch f rom Danny Fa rquha r (0 -1 ) . I t wa s the f i r s t home run y ie lded by a Ma r ine r s re l iev - e r th i s sea son . “ I f e e l b ad b e c au s e th e t e am i s s co r ing a lo t o f run s and I ’m no t do ing my job , ” Iw akum a s a id . “Th a t ’ s th e my s e l f a s w e l l a s th e t e am . ” C ru z , th e AL P l ay e r o f th e W e ek , C ano and S e ag e r w e r e a comb in ed 6 -o f -12 w i th fou r doub l e s , th r e e RB I s and fou r run s s co r ed . Ov e r th e l a s t s ev en g am e s , th ey h av e comb in ed to h i t .452 w i th e igh t doub l e s , e igh t hom e run s and 21 RB I s . “C ru z h a s b e en do ing i t f rom th e g e t -go so th ank fu l ly m e and Robb i e a r e s t a r t ing to g e t go ing , ” S e ag e r s a id . “Th e imp a c t o f C ru z i s hug e . Y ou c an ’ t p i t ch a round Robb i e and you h av e to b e r e a l c a r e fu l w i th h im . ” Luk e G r eg e r son en t e r ed th e n in th know ing h e h ad to AP Pho to /E la ine Thompson Sea t t le Ma r ine rs B rad M i l le r s ing les in a run as Hous ton As t ros ca tche r Jason Cas t ro looks on in the second inn ing o f a baseba l l game Monday . tended sp r ing in K i s s im - f a c e tho s e th r e e to e a rn th e ex mee . s av e and v i c to ry . “Th e l in eup c a rd ’ s th e r e . Up n ex t Th e g am e s go ing on , i t ’ s on M a r in e r s : RHP T a i ju an th e Jumbo t ron . I t ’ s h a rd to W a lk e r (0 -2 , 17 .18 ) m ad e m i s s i t , ” G r eg e r son s a id . H e indu c ed C ano to h i t s t a r t to h i s s e cond . In h i s s e a - en e r , h e a l low ed n in e r igh t . S e ag e r w a lk ed bu t G r e - son op s in 3 1 -3 inn ing s th en cu t g e r son s t ru ck ou t S e th Sm i th run - to p i ck up h i s th i rd s av e in n ing s . A l l th r e e o f h i s c a r e e r th r e e oppo r tun i t i e s . i c to r i e s h av e com e ag a in s t Hou s ton i s now 15 -7 a t v Hou s ton , 3 -0 w i th a 2 .91 ERA . S a f e co F i e ld . A s t ro s : RHP Co l in T ra in e r ’ s room M cHugh (2 -0 , 1 .54 ) l ik e s M a r in e r s : SS Ch r i s T ay lo r S a f e co F i e ld : 2 -0 w i th a 0 .61 (b rok en r igh t w r i s t ) app e a r s ERA (on e run in 14 2 -3 in - fu l ly r e cov e r ed and i s p l ay ing n ing s ) w i th 16 s t r ik eou t s in fo r th e T r ip l e -A T a com a R a in - h i s two c a r e e r s t a r t s . In h i s i e r s . l a s t s t a r t a t S a f e co on S ep t . 9 , A s t ro s : RHP Jo sh F ie ld s h e a l low ed on e h i t in e igh t in - ( s t ra ined r igh t g ro in ) , who n ing s . H e app e a r s un a f f e c t ed began the sea son on the DL , wa s expec ted to p i tch two in h i s op en ing s t a r t . inn ing s Monday fo r T r ip le -A lay e r o f th e Mon th? F re sno . . . . LHP B re t t Obe r - P C ru z h ad s ix hom e run s , ho lze r ( le f t index f inge r b l i s - I s and h i t .500 fo r th e te r ) wa s expec ted to th row 10 RB e ek , good enough to b e ba t t ing p rac t ice Monday a t w n am ed AL P l ay e r o f th e W e ek , Ap r i l 13 -19 . “P rob ab ly p l ay e r o f th e mon th . I th ink i t wou ld b e h a rd p r e s s ed to b e a t th a t , ” M an ag e r L loyd M cC l endon s a id . I t w a s C ru z ’ s fou r th c a - r e e r p l ay e r o f th e w e ek hono r . C ru z , who s t a r t ed th e s e a son a t 1 fo r 15 , s a id wh a t tu rn ed h im w a s “ ju s t a f e e l ing . On e sw ing c an ch ang e wh a t ev e r you ’ r e f e e l ing a t th e p l a t e . ” R e s t fo r Ca r t e r A s t ro s 1B Ch r i s C a r t e r , m i r ed in a 3 - fo r -40 s lump , d id no t s t a r t . H e h i t 37 hom e run s w i th 88 RB I s l a s t s e a son bu t do e s no t h av e an ex t r a -b a s e h i t o r a RB I th i s s e a son , w i th 17 s t r ik eou t s . “ I t t ak e s 30 to 40 a t -b a t s to g e t to a b ad num - b e r and i t ’ s go ing to t ak e 30 to 40 to g e t b a ck ou t o f i t , ” H in ch s a id . “ I t ’ s go ing to t ak e mo r e th an on e d ay fo r h im to AP Pho to /E la ine Thompson f e e l g r e a t abou t i t . ” C a r t e r en - t t le Ma r ine rs s ta r t ing p i tche r H isash i Iwakuma th rows t e r ed th e g am e in th e s ix th a s Sea ins t the Hous ton As t ros in the f i rs t inn ing o f a baseba l l a p in ch h i t t e r and s t ru ck ou t . aga t t le . H e f ann ed ag a in in th e n in th . game Monday in Sea t l a n t a ’ s B u d e n h o l z e r v o t e d NBA C o a c h o f t h e Y e a r L ad y L o g g e r s c ru i s e A p a s t P i r a t e s , 2 2 - 2 KNAPPA — The Knap - pa Lady Logge r s sco red 14 run s in the second inn ing , on the i r way to ano the r ea sy w in ove r Neah -Kah -N ie , 22 - 2 , Monday a t Knappa . Knappa imp rove s to 6 -0 in No r thwe s t League so f t - ba l l , w i th a C la s s 2A -be s t 12 w in s ove ra l l . F re shman McKa i lyn Roge r s p i tched a l l f ive in - n ing s o f Monday ’ s game , a l - low ing ju s t two h i t s w i th s ix s t r ikeou t s . Kac ie Came ron led the Logge r o f fen se , go ing 4 - fo r - 4 w i th th ree doub le s . S tac - ey Aho had he r f i r s t ca ree r home run , and Roge r s wa s 2 - fo r -2 . Knappa p lay s a pa i r o f non league game s the re - ma inde r o f the week , be - g inn ing today a t C la t skan ie . The Logge r s p lay a t Po r t land Ch r i s t ian F r iday . BOYS GOLF A s tor ia 374 , T i l lamook 379 WARRENTON — The A s to r ia boy s go l f team (un - o f f ic ia l ly ) sco red i t s f i r s t v ic to ry in Cowapa League dua l ma tch p lay in fou r yea r s Monday , w i th a f ive - s t roke w in ove r T i l lamook a t the A s to r ia Go l f & Coun ty C lub . “The sen io r s a re say - ing i t ’ s the f i r s t w in in fou r yea r s ,” sa id A s to r ia coach Dan Fo s s . “ I ’m rea l happy fo r the k id s . Ou r pu t t ing ha s imp roved , they ’ re keep ing the ba l l in p lay and mak ing some n ice s t r ide s . I t ’ s a n ice s tepp ing s tone fo r the p ro - g ram .” A s to r ia wa s led by W i l l Kee ran w i th an 86 (44 -42 ) , fo l lowed by A r thu r C la rk a t 89 . Bo th sco re s we re pe r son - a l be s t s . C la rk — who se f i r s t ma tch la s t yea r ended w i th a 155 — had a pe r sona l be s t 43 on the f ron t n ine . T i l lamook ’ s Ca r te r Lee wa s meda l i s t w i th an 80 (43 - 37 ) . O the r A s to r ia sco re s came f rom Joey V oe l le r (46 - 50—96 ) ; Ron Schumache r (54 -49—103 ) ; and Sydney Mo r r i s (50 -55—105 ) . Compe t ing fo r the F i she r - men jun io r va r s i ty we re T im Schumache r (111 ) , T revo r A l the ide -N ie l son (122 ) and Hen ry Me ine r s (127 ) . SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE poose , 2 p .m . TODAY THURSDAY Baseba l l — Seas ide a t As to r ia , 5 G i r l s G o l f — As to r ia In v i ta t iona l , p .m . ; Wa r ren ton a t Po r t land Ch r is - :30 a .m . t ian , 4 :30 p .m . ; Knappa a t Nes tucca , 10 4 :30 p .m . FR IDAY So f tba l l — As to r ia a t Banks , 5 p .m . ; Baseba l l — Wa r ren ton a t Ca t l in Seas ide a t Scappoose , 5 p .m . ; Wa r - l , 4 :30 p .m . ; Nes tucca a t Knap - ren ton a t Po r t land Ch r is t ian , 4 :30 Gabe ) , 3 p .m . p .m . ; Knappa a t C la tskan ie , 4 :30 pa (2 So f tba l l — As to r ia a t T i l lamook (2 ) , p .m . 4 p .m . ; Seas ide a t Banks (2 ) , 4 p .m . ; Knappa a t Po r t land Ch r is t ian , 4 :30 WEDNESDAY .m . Baseba l l — As to r ia a t Seas ide , 5 p Bo y s Go l f — Seas ide a t C rook p .m . ty In v i ta t iona l , 10 a .m . T rac k — As to r ia /Seas ide a t T i l la - Coun mook , 3 :30 p .m . ; Wa r ren ton a t C la ts - SATURDAY kan ie , 3 :30 p .m . Bo y s Go l f — Seas ide a t Scap - T rac k — Banks In v i ta t iona l , 10 a .m . ATLANTA (AP ) — A f t e r a tumu l tuou s o f f s e a son and l e ad ing th e A t l an t a H awk s to th e top s e ed in th e E a s t e rn Con f e r en c e , M ik e Bud enho l z e r b e a t ou t Go ld en S t a t e ’ s S t ev e K e r r fo r NBA co a ch o f th e y e a r T u e sd ay . Bud enho l z e r , in h i s s e c - ond y e a r a s a h e ad co a ch , w a s hono r ed a f t e r th e H awk s w en t 60 -22 du r ing th e r egu l a r s e a - son , th e b e s t m a rk in f r an ch i s e d iv i s ion t i t l e s in c e 1994 , wh i ch a l so w a s th e l a s t t im e th ey h e ld a No . 1 s e ed . Bud enho l z e r r e c e iv ed 67 AP Pho to /John Bazemo re A t lan ta Hawks head coach M ike Budenho lze r s igna ls to h is p laye rs in the f i rs t ha l f o f an NBA p layo f f bas - ke tba l l game aga ins t the rook lyn Ne ts Sunday in ov e r a l l in n a t ion a l b a l lo t ing by B t lan ta . spo r t s w r i t e r s and b ro ad c a s t e r s . A K e r r , who gu id ed th e W a r r io r s to an NBA -b e s t 67 -15 r e co rd H awk s su rg ed to th e top o f th e - E a s t in h i s s e cond s e a son , g iv - 471 po in t s . y e a r s in c e L enny W i lk in s 21 A long t im e a s s i s t an t und e r y e a r s ago . S an An ton io ’ s G r egg Popo - M i lw auk e e ’ s J a son K idd v i ch , Bud enho l z e r w en t 38 -44 w i th th e H awk s du r ing an in ju - ry -p l agu ed d ebu t y e a r . Bu t th e vo t e and 57 po in t s . Popov i ch and Ch i c ago ’ s T om Th ibod e au s t r e ak and in J anu a ry b e c am e w e r e th e on ly o th e r co a ch e s to in a c a l end a r mon th . Th e H awk s h ad a t roub l ed Th e s t r e ak b rough t a com - summ e r a f t e r em a i l s em e rg ed m and ing l e ad in th e E a s t , and show ing own e r B ru c e L ev - e ad o f th e ov e rwh e lm ing p r e - en son m ad e r a c i a l ly ch a rg ed ah e a son f avo r i t e s , L eB ron J am e s comm en t s abou t th e t e am ’ s s e C l ev e l and C av a l i e r s . f an b a s e . Sho r t ly a f t e rw a rd , i t and th Bud enho l z e r w a s c r ed i t ed w a s r ev e a l ed th a t L ev en son ’ s i th b r ing ing to A t l an t a th e em a i l s w e r e d i s cov e r ed du r ing w th e t e am ’ s inv e s t ig a t ion in to in - e l l fo r th e Spu r s . Th e H awk s s en s i t iv e comm en t s by g en e r a l w ad s ix p l ay e r s av e r ag e in dou - m an ag e r D anny F e r ry du r ing h a con f e r en c e c a l l to d i s cu s s th e po t en t i a l s ign ing o f f r e e ag en t po in t s a g am e . Luo l D eng . H i s ph i lo sophy w a s b e st L ev en son announ c ed h e - wou ld s e l l h i s sh a r e o f th e t e am r s w e r e hono r ed a s NBA p l ay - — a p ro c e s s th a t i s s t i l l ongo - e r s o f th e mon th fo r J anu a ry , ing — wh i l e F e r ry took an in - e - e aw a rd to an en t i r e un i t . s e a son . Bud enho l z e r , w i th h e lp en th Th e su c c e s s l ed to a hug e f rom a s s i s t an t GM W e s W i l cox , t t end an c e fo r a f r an - w a s fo r c ed to t ak e ov e r con t ro l jump in a i s e th a t t r ad i t ion a l ly s t rug - o f p l ay e r p e r sonn e l m a t t e r s a s ch g l ed to d r aw f an s . A t l an t a av e r - w e l l a s h i s co a ch ing du t i e s . r ed a t e am - r e co rd 17 ,412 p e A f t e r a s lugg i sh s t a r t , th e ag am e , an in c r e a s e o f mo r e th an H awk s sudd en ly go t ho t in D e - g e r c en t f rom th e p r ev iou s c emb e r . Th ey s e t a f r an ch i s e 21 p e a son . r e co rd w i th a 19 -g am e w inn ing s V og t ’ s 3 - run hom e r h e lp s A ’ s b e a t Ang e l s in op en e r ANAHE IM , C a l i f . (AP ) — D an O t e ro ’ s long e s t r e l i e f s t in t in th e m a jo r s p rov ed v i t a l fo r th e O ak l and A th l e t i c s in th e op en e r o f th e i r fou r -g am e s e r i e s w i th th e Lo s Ang e l e s Ang e l s . Th e fou r -y e a r v e t e r an r igh t - h and e r go t c r ed i t fo r th e A th l e t - i c s ’ 6 -3 v i c to ry ov e r th e Ang e l s on Mond ay n igh t , a l low ing on e h i t ov e r fou r inn ing s a f t e r S t e - ph en V og t ’ s th r e e - run hom e r in th e th i rd h ad pu t th e A ’ s ah e ad to s t ay . “D an O t e ro s ing l e -h and ed - ly g av e u s a ch an c e to w in th i s g am e , ” V og t s a id . “Th a t ’ s th e guy w e know and lov e . Th a t w a s ex a c t ly wh a t h e n e ed ed and wh a t ev e rybody e l s e n e ed ed — to p i ck u s up and t ak e u s ou t o f a j am . H e w a s som e k ind o f on - po in t ton igh t . H e h ad a coup l e o f l i t t l e h i c cup s to s t a r t th e s e a son , bu t no on e w a s wo r r i ed abou t i t . ” M a r cu s S em i en a l so hom - e r ed to h e lp s t ak e rook i e K end - a l l G r av em an to a 5 -3 l e ad in h i s th i rd m a jo r l e agu e s t a r t . Bu t th e r igh t -h and e r l a s t ed ju s t th r e e - p lu s inn ing s . M an ag e r Bob M e l - v in pu l l ed h im a f t e r h e w a lk ed E r i ck A yb a r and C . J . C ron to op en th e fou r th and r an h i s p i t ch coun t up to 73 . “ I ’v e go t to go d e ep e r in b a l lg am e s . Th e r e ’ s no ex cu s e s , ” G r av em an s a id . “ I ’m g e t t ing too d e ep in to coun t s , and I ’m no t th e k ind o f guy who c an do th a t . Bu t D an d id a g r e a t job com ing in b eh ind m e . ” O t e ro (1 -1 ) b a i l ed ou t G r av e - m an by r e t i r ing th e n ex t th r e e b a t t e r s . H e h a s no t a l low ed a run in 13 c a r e e r app e a r an c e s ag a in s t th e Ang e l s , sp ann ing 19 2 -3 in - n ing s . “ I ’m su r e th ey ’ l l g e t on e o f f m e soon enough , ” s a id O t e ro , who th r ew 42 p i t ch e s . “ I ’v e t r i ed to l im i t my p i t ch coun t . I ’d b e en g e t t ing aw ay f rom th a t , t ry - r e t i r ing on ly e igh t o f th e 18 b a t - r t e r s h e f a c ed . Th e r igh t -h and e h ad won h i s p r ev iou s n in e d e c i s ion s , b eg inn ing w i th a t th r e e - inn ing r e l i e f s t in t ag a in s Bo s ton in a 19 - inn ing , 5 -4 v i c - ry l a s t Aug . 9 . w a s ju s t t ry ing to a t t a ck guy s . I to V og t , b a t t ing th i rd in th e o r - w a s ab l e to k e ep go ing b a ck ou t th e r e and w a s v e ry fo r tun a t e . ” av e th e A th l e t i c s a 4 -2 l e ad in M e lv in s a id : “H e w a s a l i f e g e th i rd w i th h i s fou r th hom e r , s av e r . I m e an , i t look ed l ik e i t th l low ing a l e ado f f doub l e by w a s go ing to b e a 10 -8 g am e , fo and h e com e s in and ju s t shu t s i t a rk C anh a . down . . . . W e don ’ t w in th e g am e M “ I ’v e h i t in ev e ry spo t in th e w i thou t h im . ” rd e r ex c ep t l e ado f f s in c e I ’v e Ev an S c r ibn e r p i t ch ed a p e r - o e en h e r e w i th th e A ’ s , ” V ogt f e c t e igh th and T y l e r C l ipp a rd b a id . “And wh a t I ’m l e a rn ing - s s th a t i t do e sn ’ t m a t t e r wh e r e c an L e agu e s av e and 35 th o f h i s i you ’ r e h i t t ing in th e o rd e r . Y ou c a r e e r . ak e c a r e o f you r a t -b a t th e s am e Ang e l s s t a r t e r M a t t Sho e - t ay you wou ld in ev e ry o th er m ak e r (2 -1 ) th r ew 68 p i t ch e s w t in th e l in eup , b e c au s e w e in th r e e -p lu s inn ing s , g iv ing up spo jumb l e th ing s so o f t en h e r e . ”
