SPORTS
Saturday, October 31, 2015
East Oregonian
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MLS
Syndergaard, Mets beat Royals Cascadia
showdown
in MLS Cup
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By MIKE FITZPATRICK
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Two
balls launched over the wall,
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in four runs,
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and rookie
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nasty tone at
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the Kansas City Royals that
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2-1 Friday night.
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the inside corner and way over
Alcides Escobar’s head, elic-
iting a huge cheer from fans.
The skinny shortstop went
down to the dirt on his rear end
and stayed there, legs splayed,
catching his breath for several
seconds.
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statement to start the game off,
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Associated Press
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New York Mets’ Juan Lagares scores on a hit by Juan Uribe during the sixth inning of
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day, Oct. 30, 2015, in New York.
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the winning performance
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Seinfeld, Chris Rock and
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World Series
KANSAS CITY 2, NEW YORK 1
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Tuesday, Oct. 27: Kansas City 5, N.Y. Mets
4, 14 innings
Wednesday, Oct. 28: Kansas City 7, N.Y.
Mets 1
Friday, Oct. 30: New York 9, Kansas City 3
Saturday, Oct. 31: Kansas City (Young 11-6)
at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-0), 5:07 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1: Kansas City (Volquez 13-9)
at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 13-8), 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.
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game, Syndergaard turned
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Yost said. “Fastball velocity
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of batters from coming out of
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of fans who showed up in
long, blond wigs and Viking
helmets with replica hammers
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when the Mets rallied from an
0-2 World Series hole to beat
Boston for their most recent
championship, the team played
its highlight video from that
year on the large scoreboard
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NBA
A revival of the Atlantic Cup in the postseason,
a Cascadia rivalry showdown and the stardom of
Montreal’s Didier Drogba at age 37 highlights the
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offs that begin this weekend.
The two-game, total goals series begin on Sunday,
led by Supporters’ Shield winners the New York
Red Bulls facing
D.C. United in one Conference Semifinals
CONFERENCE
Eastern Confer- EASTERN
New York Red Bulls (1) vs. D.C. United (4)
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United, Noon (ESPN)
while Portland — D.C.
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after its dramatic New York Red Bulls, TBA
(2) vs. Montreal (3)
knockout round Columbus
Leg 1 — Sunday: Columbus at Montreal, 4
p.m.
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win over Sporting Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Montreal at
Kansas City — Columbus, TBA
CONFERENCE
faces Vancouver WESTERN
FC Dallas (1) vs. Seattle (4)
Leg 1 — Sunday: FC Dallas at Seattle, 6:30
in a showdown p.m.
(FS1)
of Cascadia rivals Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Seattle at FC
Dallas, TBA
in the Western Vancouver (2) vs. Portland (3)
Leg 1 — Sunday: Vancouver at Portland, 2
Conference.
(ESPN)
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other p.m.
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Columbus, while out West, the Seattle Sounders
face No. 1 seed FC Dallas.
Portland capped a wild knockout round by
outlasting Kansas City in 11 rounds of penalty kicks
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D.C. United beat New England 2-1 and Montreal
continued its torrid late-season charge by routing
Toronto 3-0 in the East.
Vancouver Whitecaps at Portland Timbers:
How does Portland top the drama from its
knockout round win over Kansas City? Do the
Timbers have anything left after 120 minutes and 11
rounds of penalty kicks?
That’s going to be the biggest question for Port-
land making the quick turnaround from Thursday’s
memorable victory to hosting the Whitecaps on
Sunday afternoon. The Whitecaps and Timbers
played to a pair of draws in their two matches in
Portland this season.
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coach Caleb Porter said.
For most of the season, Vancouver was the best
team in the Western Conference before fading over
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ensured them the No. 2 seed.
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Associated Press
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scored 22 points, backcourt
mate Brandon Knight added
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away in the second half to roll
past the Portland Trail Blazers,
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Tyson Chandler set the
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season debut against Dallas,
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points and 13 rebounds.
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the Suns inducted Steve Nash
into the franchise’s Ring of
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22 shots. Al-Farouq Aminu
added 16 points
and
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Phoenix
the Blazers.
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teams
meet
again
Saturday night in
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct
Toronto
2
0 1.000
Boston
1
1 .500
New York
1
1 .500
Brooklyn
0
2 .000
Philadelphia
0
2 .000
Southeast Division
W
L Pct
Washington
2
0 1.000
Atlanta
2
1 .667
Miami
1
1 .500
Orlando
0
2 .000
Charlotte
0
2 .000
Central Division
W
L Pct
Detroit
3
0 1.000
Chicago
2
1 .667
Cleveland
2
1 .667
Indiana
0
2 .000
Milwaukee
0
2 .000
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct
Dallas
1
1 .500
Memphis
1
1 .500
San Antonio
1
1 .500
Houston
0
2 .000
New Orleans
0
2 .000
GB
—
1
1
2
2
GB
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½
1
2
2
GB
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1
1
2½
2½
GB
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—
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1
1
Northwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Minnesota
2
0 1.000 —
Oklahoma City
2
0 1.000 —
Portland
1
1 .500
1
Utah
1
1 .500
1
Denver
1
1 .500
1
Pacific Division
W
L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers
2
0 1.000 —
Golden State
2
0 1.000 —
Sacramento
1
1 .500
1
Phoenix
1
1 .500
1
L.A. Lakers
0
2 .000
2
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Friday’s Games
Utah 99, Philadelphia 71
Cleveland 102, Miami 92
Oklahoma City 139, Orlando 136,2OT
Detroit 98, Chicago 94, OT
Toronto 113, Boston 103
Washington 118, Milwaukee 113
Atlanta 97, Charlotte 94
San Antonio 102, Brooklyn 75
Minnesota 95, Denver 78
Golden State 112, Houston 92
Sacramento 132, L.A. Lakers 114
Phoenix 110, Portland 92
Saturday’s Games
Utah at Indiana, 4 p.m.
New York at Washington, 4 p.m.
Golden State at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Atlanta at Charlotte, 11 a.m.
San Antonio at Boston, 12:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 3 p.m.
Houston at Miami, 3 p.m.
Orlando at Chicago, 4 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.
SCOREBOARD
Local slate
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
Saturday
(4A play-in) Banks at Mac-Hi, Noon
(5A first round) Putnam at Hermiston, 2:30
p.m.
PREP BOYS SOCCER
Saturday
(5A first round) Liberty at Hermiston, Noon
(4A play-in) Mac-Hi at Phoenix (Medford),
1 p.m.
(5A first round) Pendleton at Putnam, 5 p.m.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Saturday
(1A second round) Helix at Crane, 1 p.m.
(2A first round) Weston-McEwen at Reed-
sport, 3 p.m.
(1A second round) Elkton at Ione, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Montana Tech, Noon
Saturday, Nov. 7
College of Idaho at Eastern Oregon, Noon
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Warner Pacific, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Warner Pacific, 9 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Oregon Tech, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5
Walla Walla U. at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, Nov. 7
Eastern Oregon at CCC Championships,
TBD
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
Langara College at Eastern Oregon (exhibi-
tion), 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 7
Eastern Oregon at Gonzaga (exhibition),
5 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at NW Nazarene (exhibi-
tion), Noon
Friday, Nov. 6
Eastern Oregon at Arizona Christian, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Eastern Oregon at Arizona Christian, 3 p.m.
Football
OSAA
Friday’s scores
Adrian 46, Wallowa 14
Amity 16, Dayton 8
Ashland 55, Eagle Point 16
Bandon 14, Gold Beach 8
Bend 27, Mountain View 6
Blanchet Catholic 54, Gervais 0
Cascade Christian 62, Illinois Valley 0
Centennial 28, Gresham 6
Central 65, Woodburn 0
Central Catholic 45, David Douglas 13
Central Linn 41, St. Paul 14
Clackamas 49, Reynolds 32
Colton 14, Jefferson 7
Coquille/Pacific 24, Harrisburg 20
Crane 60, Powder Valley 8
Crater 30, Churchill 15
Creswell 20, Glide 12
Days Creek 44, Triad School 30
Dufur 54, Mitchell-Spray 12
Echo 79, Dayville/Monument 6
Elkton 26, Gilchrist 20
Forest Grove 28, McMinnville 20
Franklin 50, Cleveland 6
Glendale 56, Prospect 54
Grants Pass 35, Willamette 7
Heppner 20, Weston-McEwen 0
Hermiston 28, Pendleton 12
Hood River 33, The Dalles 14
Imbler 58, Grant Union 34
Ione 77, South Wasco County 14
Irrigon 56, Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii 14
Jefferson PDX 20, Roosevelt 18
Jesuit 70, Beaverton 0
Joseph 72, Harper/Huntington 12
Lake Oswego 58, Lakeridge 20
Lakeview 15, St. Mary’s 7
Lebanon 26, Crescent Valley 21
Liberty 50, La Salle 14
Lincoln 36, Grant 0
Lost River 45, Bonanza 7
Lowell 70, Siletz Valley 22
McKenzie 82, Alsea 76
Milwaukie 20, Sandy 13
Mohawk 80, Mapleton 32
Monroe 38, Nestucca 8
North Douglas 36, Falls City 12
North Lake 50, Butte Falls 22
Oakridge 20, Oakland 14
Oregon City 65, Barlow 7
Perrydale 62, Arlington 14
Pine Eagle 56, Jordan Valley 28
Pleasant Hill 64, La Pine 20
Powers 50, Chiloquin 0
Putnam 22, Parkrose 14
Rainier 28, Clatskanie 13
Redmond 48, Ridgeview 0
Reedsport 46, Myrtle Point 0
Regis 28, Santiam 6
Riddle 52, Rogue River 18
Riverside 20, Nyssa 14
Salem Academy 54, King’s Way Christian
School, Wash. 14
Santiam Christian 32, Horizon Christian
Tualatin 0
Scio 64, Chemawa 6
Sheldon 64, North Medford 14
Sherman 58, Elgin 52
Sherwood 54, Newberg 7
Silverton 28, Dallas 0
South Albany 36, Corvallis 34
South Eugene 30, Roseburg 28
South Medford 48, Thurston 22
South Salem 35, West Albany 19
Southridge 26, Glencoe 7
Sprague 21, McNary 14
Springfield 44, Marist 33
St. Helens 48, North Eugene 20
Stanfield 41, Culver 26
Summit 50, North Salem 7
Sunset 21, Century 12
Taft 36, Burns 34
Toledo 18, Waldport 15
Tualatin 28, Tigard 14
Union/Cove 32, Enterprise 14
Vale 56, Umatilla 6
Vernonia 34, Knappa 22
Warrenton 29, Portland Christian 0
West Linn 30, Canby 14
West Salem 21, McKay 0
Westview 77, Aloha 38
Willamina 22, Sheridan 12
Wilson 63, Madison 12
Wilsonville 59, Hillsboro 14
Yoncalla 55, Triangle Lake 6
Class 4A Play-In
Astoria 7, South Umpqua 6
Cascade 61, Klamath 0
Crook County 49, Henley 23
Gladstone 22, Stayton 14
Junction City 24, Siuslaw 21
Marshfield 44, Sweet Home 14
North Marion 35, Phoenix 20
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLA-
TIONS
Gaston vs. Neah-Kah-Nie, ccd.
Hockey
NHL
Friday’s Games
Buffalo 3, Philadelphia 1
N.Y. Rangers 3, Toronto 1
Washington 2, Columbus 1
Carolina 3, Colorado 2
Ottawa 3, Detroit 1
Boston 3, Florida 1
Minnesota 5, Chicago 4
Montreal 6, Calgary 2
Vancouver 4, Arizona 3
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 10 a.m.
San Jose at Dallas, Noon
Nashville at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
San Jose at Colorado, Noon
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Winnipeg at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 5 p.m.
pole at Martinsville
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Associated Press
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pole at Martinsville Speedway on Friday to set up a
shot at his fourth consecutive win and a quick berth
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to earn the top starting spot. He heads into Sunday’s
race coming off three consecutive wins — a sweep
of the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup
championship.
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Chase driver at 11th and Kevin Harvick was 12th.
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Chase For The Cup
Challenger Round
Sept. 20 MyAFibRisk.com 400, Joliet, Ill. (Denny Hamlin)
Sept. 27 SYLVANIA 300, Loudon, N.H. (Matt Kenseth)
Oct. 4 AAA 400, Dover, Del. (Kevin Harvick)
Contender Round
Oct. 11 Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. (Joey Logano)
Oct. 18 Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Joey Logano)
Oct. 25 CampingWorld.com 500, Talladega, Ala. (Joey Logano)
Eliminator Round
Nov. 1 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500, Martinsville, Va.
Nov. 8 AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth
Nov. 15 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Championship Round
Nov. 22 Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.
Driver Standings
1. Joey Logano, 4,000.
2. Carl Edwards, 4,000.
3. Jeff Gordon, 4,000.
4. Kurt Busch, 4,000.
5. Brad Keselowski, 4,000.
6. Martin Truex Jr., 4,000.
7. Kevin Harvick, 4,000.
8. Kyle Busch, 4,000.
9. Denny Hamlin, 2,209.
10. Ryan Newman, 2,194.
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11. Matt Kenseth, 2,191.
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,181.
13. Jimmie Johnson, 2,161.
14. Jamie McMurray, 2,159.
15. Paul Menard, 2,148.
16. Clint Bowyer, 2,123.
17. Aric Almirola, 849.
18. Kasey Kahne, 837.
19. Greg Biffle, 778.
20. Kyle Larson, 777.