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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Tuesday, October 13, 2015 MLB: Blue Jays, Royals force Game 5 BULLDOGS: Gomez breaks up shutout for Bucks Continued from 1B out the Los Angeles Dodgers and took control of their testy DiYision Series. Curtis Granderson droYe in ¿Ye runs with two doubles off the wall, TraYis d’Ar- naud and Yoenis Cespedes homered, and New York’s dangerous bats busted loose for a 13-7 Yictory Monday night that gaYe the Mets a 2-1 adYantage in the best-of-¿Ye NL playoff. Before a bloodthirsty crowd of 44,276 in the ¿rst postseason game at Citi Field, the Mets broke their postseason scoring record as New York public enemy Chase Utley watched from the Los Angeles bench. The NL East champs Tuickly erased an early three-run de¿cit and made a winner of a mediocre Matt HarYey in his playoff debut. Back in the postseason for the ¿rst time in nine years, New York can reach the NL Championship Series with another win at home Tuesday night in Game 4. Trying to saYe the Dodgers’ season, ace lefty Clayton Kershaw will start on three days’ rest. Hometown rookie SteYen Matz goes for the Mets. Utley is the subject of scorn in New York after his late takeout slide Saturday night broke the right leg of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada at Dodger Stadium. Amid much speculation the Mets would seek reYenge, manager Terry Collins said before the game HarYey was told not to. “This is too big a game. We need to not worry about retaliating,” Collins said. “We need to worry about winning. ... We can play angry, but we’Ye got to play under control.” In the end, Utley neYer got in the game and the Mets saYed all their hard hits for when they were at the plate. HarYey labored through ¿Ye innings in his ¿rst outing since missing a mandatory postseason workout and apologizing after he arriYed. Los Angeles lefty Brett Anderson took the loss, tagged for si[ runs and seYen hits in three ineffectiYe innings. Granderson’s ¿Ye RBIs matched a Mets postseason record set by Carlos Delgado in Game 4 of the 2006 NLCS at St. Louis, when New York set its preYious postseason high with 12 runs. ALDS BLUE JAYS 8, RANGERS 4 — At Arlington, Te[as, Adrian Beltre returned to the Te[as lineup despite a bad back. Derek Holland didn’t giYe the slugging third baseman much of a chance to help the Rangers aYoid a trip back to Toronto for a deciding Game 5 in AL DiYision Series. Holland gaYe up three home runs to the ¿rst eight batters Monday, and the Blue Jays used 2012 Cy Young winners R.A. Dickey and DaYid Price in an 8-4 Yictory in Game 4. After winning the ¿rst two games in Toronto, now the Rangers need to do it again to adYance. “I was ready. Game plan was there,” Holland said of his ¿rst postseason start since 8 1-3 scoreless innings against St. Louis in Game 4 of the 2011 World Series. “When you liYe up in the zone, that’s the worst. Those guys are going to hit it.” Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello hit home runs before Dickey, the 40-year-old knuckleballer, threw his ¿rst postseason pitch, and the Blue Jays won both games in Te[as in a span of 24 hours. Game 5 is Wednesday. Cole Hamels starts for the Rangers against Marcus Stroman in a rematch from Game 2, which Te[as won in 14 innings. “Win that ballgame. Simple as that,” Beltre said. “I think whoeYer does things right that day is going to win. And you hope it’s us.” Beltre, who hadn’t played since e[iting early from the series opener because of lower back stiffness, was a late addition to the Rangers’ starting lineup. Beltre had two singles and a deep Àyout, but the 36-year-old clearly was still haYing issues after injuring his back sliding into second base Thursday. He moYed gingerly going to ¿rst base after both hits, and did the same when adYancing to second base on the wild pitch that allowed Shin-Soo Choo to score in the third inning. As for whether the back can hold up enough for the deciding game, “I’ll let you know when I wake up tomorrow,” he said. ROYALS 9, ASTROS 6 — At Houston, Carlos Correa did so many things right for the Houston Astros on Monday. It was the rookie shortstop’s one mistake, howeYer, that will be the lasting memory of Houston’s 9-6 loss to Kansas City on Monday, sending their AL DiYision Series to a deciding Game 5. Correa couldn’t handle a deÀected grounder that might haYe been a double-play ball, helping the Royals rally for ¿Ye runs in the eighth inning. Correa homered twice, doubled, singled and droYe in four runs. Houston took a 6-2 lead into the eighth, but a tough error charged to the 21-year-old keyed the Royals’ comeback to eYen the matchup at two games apiece. “I missed it. That’s what happened,” Correa said. “I wish I was perfect. I wish I could do eYerything perfect, but I’m not. I’m human.” Game 5 will be back in Kansas City on Wednesday night. Johnny Cueto is set to start for the Royals against Collin McHugh. “EYeryone that watched that game, eYerybody that was a part of that game knows how dif¿cult it is to feel like that game was closing in our faYor and then haYe it not go our way,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “But it’s big boy sport. We’ll adjust, and we will be ready to play,” he said. Continued from 1B the 50th but his eager shot sailed oYer a wide-open net. It wasn’t until the 66th that he put Hermiston up 2-0 off a centering pass from Ruben Lopez. Hermiston ¿nished the second half putting just 50 percent of their 14 shots on goal, a number Harshberger would like to see increase in their ne[t game. “We de¿nitely need to get our head oYer the ball a little bit,” he said. “I don’t mind if you shoot, but we de¿nitely need to put more on target and just test the keeper more. The keeper did really well today, and anything high he was just smothering, so we really need to work on keeping our head down and keeping those shots on goal.” Pendleton refused to lay down, though, and rallied to ¿nish the second half with a handful of scoring chances. The ¿rst came in the 55th minute when Jake Szumski got his head on a direct kick from Josh Mendoza played from 40 yards out. Hermiston goalkeeper Antonio Campos made the diYing saYe, though, and also came up clutch in the 60th minute to turn away the Bucks in a 2-on-1 in front of the net. “We de¿nitely had our opportunities so it’s just kind of a bummer, but I think we played the right way, I was Yery pleased with the effort,” Talbot said. Pendleton ¿nally broke through in the 75th minute when Fernando Gomez took a long clear from Grant Banister and deked past two Hermiston defenders before lacing a shot into the upper 90 from 15 yards. Hermiston didn’t allow Pendleton any thoughts of a comeback, though, and Mendez scored from point-blank range in the 77th minute off a pass by Rosales. “We’re pretty competitiYe right now and pretty posi- tiYe right now,” Rosales said at the halfway point in CRC play. “I’m really proud of my teammates and the staff.” Pendleton had a goal disallowed in the ¿rst half due to an offside call, and also left the ¿eld with a positiYe feeling. “We know Hermiston is one of the best teams in the state and so we know when we can compete with them, we can compete with anyone,” Talbot said. The second round of CRC play begins Thursday with Hermiston at The Dalles and Pendleton at Hood RiYer Valley. Both games are at 4 p.m. EOU: Volleyball team continues winning streak, picks up weekly awards Continued from 1B 19 carries and caught eight passes for EOU, while soph- omore wide receiYer CalYin Connors caught four kickoffs for a career-high 104 return yards. EOU’s defense was all oYer the place, with junior linebacker Tucker Stanley and senior linebacker Gary Posten tallying eight tackles apiece. Both senior linebacker JT Capers and senior defensiYe back Byron Benson had an interception in the win, and Benson also broke up a career-high three passes. “We were able to create opportunities in eYery phase of the game today,” said Camp. “It was not perfect, but I am so proud of the players and coaching staff for their efforts and ability to continue to belieYe and build this program. The credit goes to them. Carroll College is a Yery good football team. Very proud to be a Mountie!” EOU got on the board with 9:32 left in the ¿rst Tuarter, as Bartlow found his way into the end zone on a 10-yard carry. The Saints, howeYer, showed why they are the second-best passing team in the league, as senior Tuarter- back Mac Roche responded with a pair of touchdown passes in a span of ¿Ye minutes to giYe the Saints a 14-7 adYantage going into the second Tuarter. With 5:12 left in the second stanza, the NaYy and Gold tied the contest at 14 apiece, as Bartlow capped a 4-play, 59-yard driYe with a 21-yard rush for a touch- down. On Carroll’s ne[t posses- sion, EOU’s defense came up with a huge defense stop, as Posten and junior defensiYe lineman Dalton Morgan came in for the assisted tackle on 3rd-and-16, and then the Mountaineers forced a fumble and recoYered it at the Saints’ 3-yard line. EOU forced Carroll to punt on its ¿rst three possessions of the third Tuarter before the NaYy and Gold registered the go-ahead touchdown. After Barlow rushed 10 yards to Carroll’s 1-yard line, junior wide receiYer TJ Esekielu brought it in for the touchdown to giYe EOU a 21-14 lead with 19 ticks on the clock. Once again, the Moun- taineer defense made game- changing plays at critical times, as Capers forced a fumble and recoYered it 25 yards for the touchdown to jumpstart the fourth Tuarter and put EOU ahead, 28-14. The Saints ¿red back on their ne[t possession with a 13-play, 71-yard driYe capped by a 16-yard touchdown pass from Roche to sophomore running back Ryan Walsh with 7:40 remaining in the contest, but Carroll neYer got past its own 28-yard line for the remainder of the game, and the NaYy and Gold upset the Saints (3-2, 3-2 Frontier) for the third time in the last ¿Ye seasons. Volleyball EASTERN OREGON 3, CORBAN 0 — At La Grande, the No. 7 ranked Eastern Oregon Yolleyball team kept on rolling with a 3-0 Yictory oYer Corban on Saturday. The Mountaineers (18-1, 13-0) won with scores of 25-23, 25-19, and 25-20. Amanda Miller led the EOU offensiYe attack with a career- high 17 kills, but Kasaundra Tuma wasn’t far behind with 12 kills of her own. Elsewhere, Rachelle Chamberlain contributed 35 assists and Piper Cantrell led the Mountaineers defense with 19 digs. The marked the 13th-con- secutiYe win for the Moun- taineers, who haYe not lost since Aug. 29 when they fell to Rocky Mountain College in ¿Ye sets. OYer that 13-game win streak, the Mountaineers haYe only dropped an astounding three total sets. The big weekend didn’t end on Saturday for the Mountaineers, who were named the Adidas Team of the Week for Oct. 5-11, the conference announced on Sunday afternoon. “We are Yery thankful for being named the team of the week,” said head Yolleyball coach Kaki McLean More- head. “As we are just past the halfway mark, I am pleased with where we are but also impressed with our will to get better eYery day. That is what we need to focus on to get where we want to be, to get better and better eYery day.” Then on Monday, for the second-consecutiYe week two EOU players were selected as Cascade Colle- giate Conference Players of the Week. Miller (Attacker of the Week) and Chamberlain (Setter of the Week) took home the honors, the ¿rst for Miller and third for Cham- berlain. Miller totaled 50 kills in 10 total sets. She leads the sTuad in kills per set (3.67), and she has attacked for a .298 clip. Chamberlain became the all-time assist leader at EOU in its four-set win oYer College of Idaho and she is fourth in the country with 11.4 assists per frame. Men’s Soccer EASTERN OREGON 4, WALLA WALLA 1 — At College Place, Wash., the Mountaineers made strides on Sunday eYening and used a three-goal second stanza to push past Walla Walla and claim their second-straight Yictory. A Tuartet of Mountaineers notched goals for EOU, as junior striker Fredy Rodriguez, junior mid¿elder Robert Wilson, freshman forward Rene Gutierrez, and junior defender OsYaldo Martinez each connected on frame. In the bo[, junior goal- keeper Alfredo Lara tallied two saYes in just oYer 86 minutes of play, while junior keeper Jordan Hillmick also saw action in the second half for EOU. The Mountaineers (4-6, 3-4 CCC) return to the pitch on Friday against No. 20 Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana. PREPS: Umatilla’s Cardenas, Weston-McEwen’s Scott run well at George Fo[ meet Continued from 1B Rock and it started off much like the Knights’ match with Heppner. The Knights (3-12, 0-5) took the ¿rst set 25-22 oYer the Rockets (9-11, 3-5), but then the Rockets found a grooYe and took the ne[t three sets 25-23, 25-22, and 25-23 to win the match. ,n 3ilot Rock’s ¿nal match, &ulYer made Tuick work of them as well, winning 25-16, 25-10, and 25-16 to take its second 3-0 sweep of the day. CONDON/WHEELER 3, SOUTH WASCO 2 — At Maupin, the Condon/ Wheeler Knights turned in a successful Saturday perfor- mance, defeating Sherman 3-0 and South Wasco 3-2. Against Sherman, the Knights (9-10, 7-3) won with scores of 25-20, 25-17, and 25-15. Then against South Wasco the Knights won the second, third, and ¿fth sets with scores of 25-20, 25-16, and 16-14. No details were reported. JOSEPH 3, NIXY- AAWII 0 — At Ni[yaawii, the Golden Eagles struggled again in a shutout loss against Joseph with scores of 25-7, 25-20, and 25-13. No other details were reported. VALE 3, RIVERSIDE 0 — At Vale, the Pirates did not put up much of a ¿ght falling to the Vikings (19-2, 4-0) on Saturday with scores of 25-6, 25-9, and 25-10. No other details were reported. ARLINGTON 3, HORIZON CHRISTIAN 0 — At Hood RiYer, the Honkers split a pair of matches on Saturday, falling to Dufur 3-0 before defeating Horizon Christian 3-0. Against Dufur, the Honkers fell with scores of 27-25, 25-12, and 26-24. Against Horizon Christian, the Honkers rebounded with a 3-0 sweep, winning 25-17, 25-18, and 25-14. No other details were reported. POWDER VALLEY 3, ECHO 0 — At Powder Valley, the Cougars fell in three sets to Powder Valley with scores of 25-20, 25-23, and 25-22. No other details were reported. IONE 3, HORIZON CHRISTIAN 0 — At Hood RiYer, the Cardinals split their two Saturday matches, falling to Dufur 3-1 and beating Horizon Christian 3-0. Against Dufur, the Cardi- nals (15-5, 10-1) won the third set 25-17, but fell in the others 27-25, 25-18, and 25-12. Later against Horizon Christian, the Cardinals won with scores of 25-16, 25-11, and 25-19. No other details were reported. ONTARIO 3, MAC-HI 1 — At Milton-Freewater, the Mac-Hi Pioneers saw its losing streak e[tend to ¿Ye on Saturday with a 3-1 loss to Ontario. The Pioneers (3-11, 0-4) won the third set 25-18 but lost the other three sets with scores of 25-8, 25-20, and 25-20. Ale[us Shelton led the Pioneers offense with nine kills and also added eight digs on defense. Delaney Karrels also had a nice game with 27 assists, one ace, and three digs. VALE 3, UMATILLA 0 — At Vale, the Umatilla Vikings (4-14, 0-4) dropped their 14th game of the season with scores of 25-6, 25-13, and 25-11. No other details were reported. Girls Soccer MAC-HI 9, ONTARIO 1 — At Ontario, the Mac-Hi Pioneers dominated from to start to ¿nish for a 9-1 Yictory. The Pioneers (6-1-2, 1-1) netted ¿Ye goals in the ¿rst half and then poured on four more in the second half to secure the Yictory. Ontario’s lone goal came early in the second half. Bianca Garcia led the Pioneers with four goals, while Rachael Lyons added one goal and three assists in the game. Mac-Hi coach Martin Martinez said he belieYed his team brought some e[tra motiYation after scoring only two goals in their last two games combined. ³They Must had that e[tra step tonight,” he said. “We had some great combinations and our ball moYement was really good which led to a lot of the goals.” HERMISTON 1, LA GRANDE 1 — At La Grande, the Hermiston Bulldogs kept La Grande out of the win column for the ¿rst time this season with a 1-1 tie. No other details were reported. Ne[t up for Hermiston (2-4-4, 0-1-1) is a home game with riYal Pendleton today at 7 p.m. Boys Soccer ONTARIO 4, MAC-HI 1 — At Ontario, the Mac-Hi Pioneers fell to the Ontario Tigers 4-1. Ontario (8-2-2, 2-1) held a 2-1 lead at halftime, before adding two more goals in the second half to put away the Pioneers (3-4-1, 0-2). IRRIGON 1, CULVER 1 — At CulYer, the ,rrigon Knights played a tough 90 minutes and came away with a 1-1 tie on Saturday. CulYer held a 1-0 lead in the second half until KeYin Villareal netted the eTualizer for Irrigon in the 70th minute of the game. “I felt we dominated the game, as far as shots go,” said Irrigon coach Paul Keefer. “So it was nice to see one ¿nally go in because we haYe struggled to score goals this season.” Cross Country RICHLAND INVITA- TIONAL — At Richland, Wash., the Pendleton and Hermiston harriers competes oYer a three-mile distance on Saturday at the 47th annual Richland InYitational. Hermiston took on the top DiYision I and Pendleton opted for DiYision II. The Buckaroos’ Nolan Bylenga secured the best time of the day for either team with a 16:51.73 that was good enough for ¿fth out of 155 racers in DiY. II. That race was won by Pullman’s Tim Pendry in 16:36. Josiah Niederwerfer paced Hermiston in 40th with a time of 17:01.15, Hayden Earl was 47th (17:08.04) and Donnel Rome was 76th (17:25.41) out of 188 racers. On the girls’ side, both schools went for DiY. II where Pendleton’s Delaney Clem placed fourth (20:14.09) and Hermiston’s So¿a Gispert was 17th (21:26.59). GEORGE FOX XC CLASSIC — At GerYais, Umatilla senior Fabian Cardenas ¿nished seconds off the lead for third place in the Varsity Gold diYision on Saturday. He Àirted with a personal best, but ultimately came up just shy of that with a time of 15:36.9. Sheldon senior Jackson Mestler won in 15:19. The rest of the Umatilla team ran in the Varsity Bronze diYision, where the Vikings placed eighth. They were led by Armando Mendoza in 33rd (18:20). We s t o n - M c E w e n ’ s Hayden Scott also ran Saturday in the Varsity SilYer diYision and placed 11th (16:48.9), and Umatilla’s Aleesha Watson led the local girls by placing 22nd (21:49.1) in the Varsity Bronze diYision. DRY SIDE SHOOTOUT — At La Grande, the Stan- ¿eld boys ¿nished fourth at a meet dominated by Union, which won both team titles. Stan¿eld’s Carlos Flores was ninth in 18:49.4 to lead the Tigers and other local top 20 ¿nishes came from team- mate Elias EsTuiYel in 17th (20:00.6) and Weston-McE- wen’s Tanner Sater in 19th (20:11.6). Union’s Ale[ Graffunder won in 17:50.5. Mac-Hi’s girls were last in team points, but were led by a strong ¿nish from Elise Grif- ¿th in ninth (23:39.4), with other top 20’s coming from Stan¿eld’s Bailey Watson in 17th (24:46.5) and Anna Lemmon in 20th (25:05.3) and Weston-McEwen’s Katie Vescio in 18th (24:56.6). La Grande’s Heather Keniry won in 21:14.1.
