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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2017
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Mariners
suffer worst
inning all
year in loss
to Yankees
By ADRY TORRES
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Sloppy
defense by the Seattle Mariners
made it an easy afternoon for
Masahiro Tanaka and the Yankees.
Tanaka finally flourished under
the sun, Starlin Castro had four hits
and New York took advantage of a
record five errors by Seattle in the
first inning on the way to a 10-1
victory Sunday.
“I think that’s the first time I’ve
seen that,” Castro said.
Mariners shortstop Jean Segura
committed three early miscues
— two on one play. Third base-
man Kyle Seager and left fielder
Ben Gamel also botched balls as
the Yankees scored six runs, one
earned, in the first inning against
starter Andrew Albers (2-1).
“It was obviously the worst
inning we’ve had all year,” Seat-
tle manager Scott Servais said.
“Embarrassing, but there’s noth-
ing we can do about it now. Forget
about it, move on.”
The fielding gaffes were a gift
for Tanaka (10-10), who entered
0-6 with an 11.81 ERA in seven
starts during the day this season.
He struck out 10 and walked one
in his 100th major league start. The
right-hander has won both outings
since a brief stint on the disabled
list due to shoulder inflammation,
pitching seven innings each time.
UP NEXT: MARINERS
• Seattle Mariners (66-65)
at Baltimore Orioles (65-65)
• Today, 4:05 p.m. TV: RTNW
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
Submitted Photo
Ginny Soller Meadway cross-
es the finish line in Sunday’s
Coeur d’Alene Ironman.
Meadway second
in age group
The Daily Astorian
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho —
Ginny Soller Meadway, the Sea-
side High graduate and triathlete
featured in the Aug. 16 issue of the
Daily Astorian, had another suc-
cessful competition Sunday in the
Ironman Coeur d’Alene in Idaho.
Meadway, 34, finished sec-
ond out of 71 competitors in the
age 35-39 division, and sixth out
of 304 females entered in the race.
Overall, she was 59th out of
980 competitors.
Her official time was 10 hours,
54 minutes, 30 seconds (8:40 per
mile). The event starts with a 1.2-
mile swim, followed by a 56.1-
mile bike and a 13.1-mile run.
AP Photo/Isaac Brekken
Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor after the match.
Smiles all around as Mayweather,
McGregor savor long-awaited fight
By TIM DAHLBERG
Associated Press
L
AS VEGAS — Conor McGregor was
drinking Irish whiskey and acting like he
had won. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was rem-
iniscing about his early days as a fighter and
looking forward to a different kind of business
at his strip club.
There were smiles all around, and with
good reason. They pulled off an audacious
gamble Saturday night, and all that was left to
do was to count the money rolling in.
Mayweather estimated his take at $300-350
million. McGregor said he likely would clear
$100 million, and said he had his accountants
on speed dial to make sure it was all collected.
Fans of both boxing and mixed martial arts
had to be happy, too. They got a reasonably
entertaining fight that settled nothing about the
two sports but embarrassed neither fighter.
“I enjoyed it very, very much,”
McGregor said. “It was an honor for me to
showcase my skills.”
They go their separate ways now, after
a fight that had a little something for every-
one. Mayweather won by battering McGre-
gor around late until it was stopped in the
10th round, but in reality McGregor was a big
winner too.
He was reasonably competent as a boxer in
his first pro fight. He actually controlled the
first few rounds, and was never off his feet
despite taking a beating in the late rounds.
Mayweather eventually figured him out,
and exposed him for the boxing novice he
was. McGregor didn’t become king of boxing
like he predicted before the fight, but he won
millions of new fans and will now likely return
to the UFC as its unquestioned star.
And Mayweather?
Well, 50-0 has a nice ring to it, passing the
49-0 record of Rocky Marciano that serves as
a benchmark in the sport. He got a knockout
that helped erase the stain from his fight with
Manny Pacquiao two years earlier. And, after
earning nearly $1 billion in his 21-year career,
he can get on with his varied businesses and
maybe even train a few fighters himself.
“You won’t see me in the ring anymore,”
Mayweather said. “Any guy calling me out,
forget it. I’m OK. I had a great career.”
Indeed, he did, winning every time he got
into the ring and building his brand wisely so
he could make a fortune off of it. No boxer
has ever marketed himself like the man who
calls himself Money, and he can now relax and
enjoy his private jets, mansions and courtside
seats to NBA games around the nation.
The criticism of the Pacquiao fight will
now fade away, and the last image of the best
defensive fighter of his generation will be of
him coming forward boldly and going for one
final knockout.
“I felt like I owed the fans a last hurrah,”
Mayweather said. “I told you guys I’d come
straight ahead and I told you the fight would
not go the distance.”
The fight itself played out much like many
in boxing expected. McGregor got off to a
good start, Mayweather figured him out after
a few rounds, and after that the only ques-
tion was whether Mayweather would stop a
fighter legitimately for the first time in nearly
a decade.
He did, battering McGregor around the
ring in the 10th round until the referee moved
in to stop it. McGregor didn’t protest, though
afterward he said he wished he would have
been allowed to continue.
But that was a minor quibble. McGregor
may have lost but in just a few short months
he did what few could have anticipated and
made himself into a decent boxer who carried
one of the best ever into the later rounds while
remaining upright the whole time.
He may have been new to boxing, but he
proved to the disbelievers in the sport that he
was a true fighter.
“I was a little taken aback by the disrespect
and disregard I was shown,” McGregor said.
At the age of 29, McGregor is a rare super-
star with a quick wit and mouth to go along
with his combat skills. The price for his UFC
fights will cause UFC chief Dana White some
sleepless nights because in a way he is almost
bigger now than the organization.
And, who knows. He may venture back
into the boxing ring someday if the price is
right.
Timbers escape Seattle with 1-1 draw against Sounders
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
Volleyball — Knappa at Warrenton, 6
p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball — Catlin Gabel at Astoria,
6 p.m.; Knappa at Clatskanie, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Girls Soccer — Astoria at Rainier,
4:15 p.m.
Boys Soccer — Corbett at Astoria
(at Volunteer Field), 4 p.m.; Seaside at
North Marion, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY
Football — Astoria at North Bend, 6
p.m.; Seaside at Newport, 7 p.m.; War-
renton at Knappa, 7 p.m.; Nestucca at
Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Cross Country — Ultimook Invitation-
al, 8:15 a.m.
AP Photo/Eric Jamison
Conor McGregor, right, fights Floyd Mayweather Jr.
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Seattle Sounders defender Kelvin
Leerdam, left, and Portland Tim-
bers forward Darren Mattocks got
up for a header.
SEATTLE — If the Seattle Sound-
ers are left chasing points to try to
avoid playing an extra playoff game
or earn home-field advantage, set-
tling for two draws in an unfulfilling
rivalry week could be the cause.
“We feel like the team that lost
points today,” Seattle midfielder Cris-
tian Roldan said.
Roldan scored his sixth goal of
the season on a wild scramble to give
Seattle an early advantage, and Diego
Valeri scored on a penalty kick just
before halftime to help the Portland
Timbers escape with a 1-1 draw Sun-
day night.
The 99th meeting between the
Sounders and Timbers featured the
top two teams in the MLS West-
ern Conference standings with two
months left in the regular season.
Seattle had the better of the chances
and extended its unbeaten streak to
11, but for the second time in the
past week was forced to accept a 1-1
UP NEXT: TIMBERS
• Portland Timbers (11-9-8)
at New York City FC (14-7-5)
• Sept. 9, 2:30 p.m. TV: RTNW
draw. The Sounders tied Vancouver
1-1 on Wednesday despite playing
the majority of the second half with a
one-man advantage.
In both matches Seattle had
opportunities to get three points for
the victory and take firm control
of the top spot in the West. Instead,
the Sounders (42 points) continue
to hold just a one-point lead over the
Timbers (41 points) for first place.
“You’re playing your two
archrivals, you have chances in Van-
couver to put that game away and you
have chances to put Portland away
and you don’t do it. Disappointed,”
Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer said.
Roldan scored in the 18th min-
ute to ignite the crowd of 51,796. But
Portland dominated the latter portions
of the first half, leading to Darren
Mattocks drawing a penalty during
first-half stoppage time. Valeri beat
goalkeeper Stefan Frei for his 16th
goal this season and has scored in six
straight games.
“We came here for three points.
You saw that in the first half,” Port-
land coach Caleb Porter said. “We
didn’t come here to sit back. Came
here to attack, came to win the game.
That’s what makes it even more
pleasing. I was really pleased with the
first half especially.”
Seattle had the better of the
chances in the second half and only
because of Portland goalkeeper Jeff
Attinella the score stayed even. Jor-
dan Morris was stuffed on a pair of
breakaway attempts inside the first 15
minutes of the second half as Attinella
kept the Timbers in the game. A left-
footed shot from Morris in the 47th
minute didn’t have enough power to
get past Attinella and a right-footed
attempt by Morris nine minutes later
was smothered. Both represented the
clearest scoring chances for Seattle
after Roldan’s goal.