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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Saturday, October 24, 2015
MLB
Jays’ rally falls short, Royals return to World Series
By DAVE SKRETTA
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
— Jose Bautista gave the
Toronto Blue Jays a chance to
keep their season alive with
two swings of his mighty
bat, only to
squander
ALCS
it with one
throw from
his strong
Kansas City
right arm.
T h e
result? The
Kansas City
Royals are
returning to
Toronto
the World
Series for
the second
straight
year, while the Blue Jays are
headed home after a heart-
breaking 4-3 defeat in Game
6 of the AL Championship
Series.
“I was able to come
4
3
through twice,” Bautista said.
“Unfortunately, it wasn’t
enough.”
Bautista became the
¿rst Blue Jay in postseason
history to hit two homers in
a game when he followed his
solo shot in the fourth inning
with a tying, two-run homer
in the eighth on Friday night.
But it was his throw from
right ¿eld in the bottom
half of the inning, just after
a 45-minute rain delay, that
allowed the Royals to score
the go-ahead run.
Lorenzo Cain had reached
base with a hard-earned walk
off Roberto Osuna, and Eric
Hosmer rapped a single
down the line. Bautista
¿elded it cleanly and ¿red
to second base, thinking that
Hosmer might try to stretch
the hit into a double.
The longer throw gave
Cain the time he needed to
score from ¿rst base.
“I had a feeling Bautista
Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez, left, and
relief pitcher Wade Davis celebrate after defeating the
Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6 of baseball’s American
League Championship Series on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015,
in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals won 4-3.
was going to come up and
throw to second base. He’s
been doing it,” Royals third
base coach Mike Jirschele
said. “As soon I saw him
release the ball to second,
I had Lorenzo coming in. I
knew we were going to take
a shot at it.”
Bautista thought there
was enough time to throw to
second and still keep Cain at
third.
“I was wrong,” he said.
Toronto nearly bailed
him out. Russell Martin and
walked Kevin Pillar reached
base off Royals closer Wade
Davis to start the ninth
before pinch-hitter Dioner
Navarro struck out. After
stolen bases put runners
on second and third, Davis
struck out Ben Revere, then
got Josh Donaldson on a
bouncer to third, sending the
Royals scurrying on the ¿eld
in a wild celebration.
They will open the World
Series on Tuesday night
against the New York Mets,
trying to do one win better
than they did last year. In
their ¿rst trip to the Fall
Classic in 29 years, they lost
in Game 7 to San Francisco
with the tying run standing
90 feet from home.
For the Blue Jays, it
was a frustrating ending
to a late-season surge that
ended their own postseason
drought dating to 1993. They
had rallied from a 2-0 series
de¿cit against Te[as in the
divisional round, then staved
off elimination against the
Royals in Game 5 in Toronto.
They simply couldn’t win
their ¿fth straight elimina-
tion game.
“They made a run at
it,” Toronto manager John
Gibbons said. “I really
couldn’t be more proud of
our guys. They laid it out
every day. They’re great
competitors and a fun
bunch.”
Ale[ Rios had an RBI
single in the seventh, but
only after two marvelous
plays by Toronto limited the
damage. Ben Revere made
a leaping grab at the fence
to rob Salvador Perez of
a two-run shot to left, and
second baseman Ryan Goins
made a sliding grab to rob
Ale[ Gordon of a single.
BULLDOGS: Hunsaker scrambles in from 17 for ¿nal score
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Hermiston on both sides of
the ball.
“We just wanted to by
physical,” Hunsaker said. “It
all starts on the line.”
The Bulldogs committed
to the run early. Mitch
Brown was the ¿rst to get
the load, then Bob Coleman
and Hayden Simon took
turns blasting into the Eagles
defense. The power run
game, which wasn’t really a
power run game but inside
zones instead, ate up almost
the entirety of the third
quarter on a 20-play 79-yard
drive that took eight minutes
off the clock but only resulted
in a ¿eld goal.
That left the door open for
the Eagles and their aggres-
sive, high-powered offense.
Buckley dove in from seven
yards out early in the fourth
quarter to cut Hermiston’s
10-point lead to two at 30-28.
Then the Bulldogs took a
shot down ¿eld and appeared
to wrap up the ballgame.
Hunsaker
had
been
accurate all night with hitting
wide receiver tunnel screens
and running back leak-out
screens all night. On 3rd and
12 from its own 30 yard line,
Tucker Salinas faked like he
was catching a screen pass,
and Ena ran right past the
defense down the sideline,
and Hunsaker found him
perfectly for a 70-yard touch-
down, and Hermiston was
back up ten.
Cue the ever-scoring
Eagles.
Five plays later, Duffy
was running down the oppo-
site sideline the opposite
direction and Hood River
was (again) right back in it
with a 48-yard touchdown
pass.
But Hunsaker and the
Bulldogs were the group
to respond this time. But
Hunsaker led a drive starting
at his own 32 that ended with
him scampering in 17 yards
for the game’s ¿nal score.
Buckley’s third INT of the
day to Ena sealed it for the
Bulldogs.
Hermiston now sits with
rival Pendleton as the top
team in the CRC. Simon isn’t
surprised.
“We knew we should beat
all the conference teams,” he
said. “I’m not really shocked.
Maybe (it’s a surprise to
others). I can see that.”
———
HERMISTON 36, HOOD RIVER 28
HRV (4-4, 2-1) 0 7
7 14 — 28
HHS 3-5, 3-0) 14 6
3 13 — 36
First Quarter
Hermiston — B. Coleman 1-yard run
(Extra Point Good), 6:38
Hermiston D. Gossett 34-yard intercep-
tion return (Extra Point Good), 1:28
Second Quarter
Hood River Valley — M. Jones 54-yard
pass from D. Buckley (Extra Point Good),
9:59
Hood River Valley — K. Duffy 51-yard pass
from D. Buckley (Extra Point Good), 6:39
Hermiston — J. Ramirez 22-yard pass
from N. Hunsaker (Extra Point No Good),
1:49
Third Quarter
Hermiston — F. Rodriguez 21-yard field
goal, 4:00
Fourth Quarter
Hood River Valley — D. Buckley 7-yard run
(Extra Point Good), 9:42
Hermiston — V. Ena 70-yard pass from N.
Hunsaker (Extra Point Good), 5:58
Hood River Valley — K. Duffy 48-yard pass
from D. Buckley (Extra Point Good), 5:58
Hermiston — N. Hunsaker 17-yard run
(Extra Point No Good), 3:10
Statistics
RUSHING — HRV (29-47, 1 TD): D. Buck-
ley 24-46, 1 TD; M. Jones 3-1; B. Ostler
2-0. HHS (59-270, 2 TD): B. Coleman 17-95,
TD; H. Simon 15-87; N. Hunsaker 13-35,
TD; M. Brown 11-53; K. Mendez 1-0.
PASSING — HRV (21-39-3, 308 yards, 3
TD): D. Buckley 21-39-3, 308, 3 TD. HHS (5-
12-1, 114 yards, 2 TD): N. Hunsaker 5-12-1,
114, 2 TD.
RECEIVING — HRV: K. Duffy 6-155, TD;
T. Stinzi 5-48, M. Jones 5-93, TD; B. Ostler
2-11; P. Irusta 1-0; K. Sorenson 2-1. HHS: J.
Ramirez 2-47, TD; V. Ena 1-70, TD; M. Brown
1-(-)2; A. Horn 1-(-)1.
Hood Riv-
er’s Cody
Wheat
and two
Dawgs,
Brady
Christen-
son and
Vaemu
Ena,
battle for
the ball
Friday in
Hermis-
ton. The
pass was
incom-
plete to
Wheat,
the
intended
receiver.
Staff photo by
Kathy Aney
BUCKS: Lani breaks out, ¿nishes with four catches for 192 yards
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starting at their own three
yard line.
As the Bucks were set up
for the snap, quarterback Kai
Quinn scanned the defense and
audibled into a different play
— which proved to be smart.
Quinn took the snap and
tossed a quick pass into the
right Àat where Lani caught
the pass and outran the
Riverhawks defense 97 yards
to the house for a touchdown
to put Pendleton up 7-0 in the
¿rst quarter.
“We were in a bunch set
and (the Riverhawks) were
playing back and (Nick)
just got out in the Àat,” said
Quinn, “And we’re going to
take what they give us every
time, get it in our specialists’
hands and let them do their
thing. They make me look a
lot better.”
The audible was a power
that Davis and the Bucks’
coaches had given to Quinn
just this week, and after the
game Davis was all smiles
about that decision.
“I had a run play called
and we knew if we would
get a certain front I told Kai
I wanted him to check out
of it,” Davis said. “He made
the right read, made the right
change at the line of scrim-
mage and made a good throw
and it worked out.”
Pendleton scored on each
of their ne[t two possessions,
as Quinn scampered into
the end zone on a read-op-
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Pendleton’s Cade Anderson sacks The Dalles quarterback Dominique Seufalemua in
the Bucks’ win against the Riverhawks on Friday in Pendleton.
tion keeper and then later
connected with receiver
Devon Roe for a si[-yard
touchdown pass to give the
Bucks a 21-0 lead with 10:25
left in the second quarter.
But the best drive of the
game for the Bucks came
with a hair under one minute
to play in the second quarter
— once again starting from
their own three.
Quinn ¿rst completed a
pass to Sebaztian Corona for
14 yards up to the Bucks’ 17
yard line. And then Quinn
used some play action to
draw in the defense before he
rolled to his left and tossed
a touch pass to Lani who
caught it and ran 74 yards
down to the Riverhawks’ 14
yard line.
Lani had a big game,
catching four passes for 192
yards and one touchdown.
Then two plays later Quinn
found Dakota McCambridge
for a nine-yard touchdown
pass with just ¿ve seconds on
the clock to put the Bucks up
28-0 heading into halftime.
Quinn ¿nished with his
best game of the season,
completing 12 of 21 passes
for 302 yards and three
touchdowns, as well as si[
rushes for 58 yards and the
touchdown.
“The line did great, gave
me plenty of time,” Quinn
said. “The receivers made
catches when they needed
to which was good to see. It
seems like everything came
just came together.”
But he still had more
points to score.
On The Dalles’ second
possession in the third
quarter, Quinn jumped in
front of a swing pass to the
right side of the ¿eld for an
interception and ran it back
20 yards for the touchdown
— his ¿fth score accounted
for in the game.
“The coaches were giving
me a hard time because I
couldn’t get to the previous
ones, and they told me they
had me there for a reason and
to go make the play,” he said
with a smile, “and I came out
and got it and it was fun.”
The Riverhawks (1-6,
0-2 CRC) did not get on the
scoreboard until late in the
third quarter, and used some
trickery to do so.
At the 4:20 mark of the third
quarter, quarterback Domi-
nique Seufalemua completed a
pass to receiver Colton Walker
for what appeared would be
a 10 yard gain. But Walker
then Àipped the ball to his
left to Damion Morris who
ran untouched 57 yards to the
house for a successful hook-
and-ladder touchdown to cut
the Bucks’ lead to 35-6.
And after a blocked
punt on their ne[t defen-
sive possession set the
Riverhawks deep in Bucks
territory, Seufalemua later
plunged into the end zone
from three yards out to make
the score 35-14 in favor of
Pendleton.
“I’d like to see them ¿nish
better,” said Davis. “I tried a
couple of different things and
partly that’s my fault for prob-
ably letting off the gas a little bit
but we played a good game.”
The offensive plays
were pretty balanced for
Pendleton, as the Bucks had
22 pass attempts and 23 rush
attempts. Deven Page and
Jamal Vann combined for
123 yards on 16 carries and
each scored a touchdown in
the game.
For Vann, his touchdown
had teammates and fans alike
having some Àashbacks to
Seattle Seahawks running back
Marshawn ‘Beastmode’ Lynch,
as he broke ¿ve or si[ tackles
and carried a pile of River-
hawks defenders 10 yards into
the end zone for Pendleton’s
¿nal touchdown of the night.
“To see a run like that is
unreal,” said Davis. “The kid
kept his feet moving through
however many broken
tackles and stayed on his feet
into the end zone, so kudos to
him and receivers blocking
down¿eld.”
Along with the defense, it
was by far the best offensive
performance the Bucks have
had this season as the 49
points were the most scored
this season — and the ¿rst
time Pendleton has broke 30
points all season.
Overall, it was the kind
performance and the kind of
win that the Bucks needed
heading into the last week of
the season.
“I think it gives us a
launching pad into a great
week of practice,” said
Davis. “It’s not hard to get
up for Hermiston week, but
we’re playing for something
now.”
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP BOYS SOCCER
Today’s Games
Riverside at City Christian, 1 p.m.
Umatilla at Irrigon, 1 p.m.
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 2 p.m.
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
Today’s Games
Ontario at Mac-Hi, Noon
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Today’s Games
Helix, Echo at Old Oregon district tourna-
ment (La Grande) vs. TBD, 9 a.m.
Ione at Big Sky district tournament (The
Dalles) vs. TBD, 10 a.m.
Weston-McEwen, Heppner, Stanfield at
Columbia Basin district tournament (Culver)
vs. TBD, Noon
PREP CROSS COUNTRY
Today
Hermiston, Pendleton at CRC District
Meet (The Dalles), 10 a.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Today’s Game
Eastern Oregon at Montana St.-Northern,
Noon
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
Today’s Game
Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon,
3 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Today’s Game
Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon,
1 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Today’s Games
Yakima Valley at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m.
Warner at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Today’s Game
Eastern Oregon at Simpson, 3 p.m.
Baseball
MLB Playoffs
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7)
All games televised by Fox
Tuesday, Oct. 27: N.Y. Mets at Kansas
City, 5:07 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 28: N.Y. Mets at Kansas
City, 5:07 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: Kansas City at N.Y. Mets,
5:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31: Kansas City at N.Y.
Mets, 5:07 p.m.
x-Sunday, Nov. 1: Kansas City at N.Y.
Mets, 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.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
New England 5 0
0 1.000 183 103
N.Y. Jets
4 1
0 .800 129 75
Buffalo
Miami
South
3
2
3
3
0 .500 145 139
0 .400 103 111
W
3
2
1
1
L
3
4
4
5
T Pct PF
0 .500 126
0 .333 128
0 .200 112
0 .167 113
PA
147
155
129
176
W
6
4
2
1
L
0
2
4
5
T Pct PF
0 1.000 182
0 .667 145
0 .333 141
0 .167 143
PA
122
108
158
162
W L
T Pct PF
Denver
6 0
0 1.000 139
Oakland
2 3
0 .400 107
San Diego
2 4
0 .333 136
Kansas City 1 5
0 .167 127
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF
Philadelphia 3 3
0 .500 144
N.Y. Giants 3 3
0 .500 139
Dallas
2 3
0 .400 101
Washington 2 4
0 .333 117
South
W L
T Pct PF
Carolina
5 0
0 1.000 135
Atlanta
5 1
0 .833 183
Tampa Bay 2 3
0 .400 110
New Orleans 2 4
0 .333 134
North
W L
T Pct PF
Green Bay
6 0
0 1.000 164
Minnesota
3 2
0 .600 96
Chicago
2 4
0 .333 120
Detroit
1 5
0 .167 120
West
W L
T Pct PF
PA
102
124
161
159
Indianapolis
Houston
Tennessee
Jacksonville
North
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Baltimore
West
PA
110
136
131
138
PA
94
143
148
164
PA
101
83
179
172
PA
Arizona
4 2
0 .667 203 115
Seattle
3 4
0 .429 154 128
St. Louis
2 3
0 .400 84 113
San Francisco 2 5
0 .286 103 180
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Thursday’s Game
Seattle 20, San Francisco 3
Sunday’s Games
Buffalo vs. Jacksonville at London, 6:30
a.m.
Atlanta at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at St. Louis, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 10 a.m.
Houston at Miami, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England, 10 a.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Carolina, 5:30 p.m.
Open: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green
Bay
Monday’s Game
Baltimore at Arizona, 5:30 p.m.
NCAA
Saturday
No. 1 Ohio State at Rutgers, 5 p.m.
No. 2 Baylor vs. Iowa State, 9 a.m.
No. 3 Utah at Southern Cal, 4:30 p.m.
No. 5 LSU vs. Western Kentucky, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Clemson at Miami, 9 a.m.
No. 7 Michigan State vs. Indiana, 12:30 p.m.
No. 8 Alabama vs. Tennessee, 12:30 p.m.
No. 9 Florida State at Georgia Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 10 Stanford vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m.
No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. Kansas, 12:30 p.m.
No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 24 Mississippi, 4 p.m.
No. 17 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 12:30 p.m.
No. 19 Toledo at UMass, Noon
No. 21 Houston at UCF, 9 a.m.
No. 23 Duke at Virginia Tech, 12:30 p.m.
No. 25 Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 9 a.m.
Basketball
NBA Preseason
Friday’s Games
Orlando 86, Memphis 76
Boston 81, Philadelphia 65
Toronto 92, Washington 82
Detroit 115, Atlanta 87
Chicago 103, Dallas 102
New Orleans 93, Miami 90
Minnesota 112, Milwaukee 108
San Antonio 111, Houston 86
End of Preseason
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT
Montreal
8 8
0
0
Tampa Bay 8 5
2
1
Ottawa
7 3
2
2
Florida
7 3
3
1
Detroit
7 3
3
1
Boston
7 3
3
1
Toronto
6 1
3
2
Buffalo
7 2
5
0
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT
Washington 7 6
1
0
N.Y. Rangers 8 5
2
1
N.Y. Islanders 7 4
2
1
Philadelphia 6 3
2
1
New Jersey 7 3
3
1
Pittsburgh
7 3
4
0
Carolina
7 2
5
0
Columbus
8 0
8
0
Pts
16
11
8
7
7
7
4
4
GF
30
27
23
20
18
27
13
13
GA
9
23
22
15
19
29
19
22
Pts
12
11
9
7
7
6
4
0
GF
29
22
24
13
16
11
12
15
GA
18
16
20
16
20
15
20
37
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT
Dallas
7 6
1
0
Nashville
7 6
1
0
St. Louis
7 5
2
0
Minnesota
6 4
1
1
Winnipeg
7 4
2
1
Chicago
7 4
3
0
Colorado
6 2
3
1
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT
Los Angeles 7 4
3
0
San Jose
7 4
3
0
Vancouver
7 3
2
2
Arizona
7 3
3
1
Edmonton
8 3
5
0
Calgary
7 2
5
0
Anaheim
6 1
4
1
Pts
12
12
10
9
9
8
5
GF
25
24
21
17
23
17
16
GA
15
14
17
17
17
16
17
Pts
8
8
8
7
6
4
3
GF
13
18
18
19
19
15
6
GA
15
16
14
18
24
27
17
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
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Friday’s Games
Montreal 7, Buffalo 2
Boston 5, N.Y. Islanders 3
Tampa Bay 4, Winnipeg 3, OT
Calgary 3, Detroit 2, OT
Washington 7, Edmonton 4
Los Angeles 3, Carolina 0
Saturday’s Games
Anaheim at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
New Jersey at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Arizona at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Florida at Dallas, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Vancouver, 7 p.m.