SPORTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016
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Albers’ 1st hit since
2007 lifts ChiSox
NEW YORK (AP) —
Pitcher Matt Albers doubled
leading off the 13th inning
for his fi rst hit since 2007
and scored the tiebreaking
run as the Chicago White
Sox rallied past the
New York Mets 2-1 on
Wednesday, helped by Todd
Frazier’s major league-
leading 17th homer.
Albers (2-4) relieved
White Sox
FACES closer David
Robertson to
start the 12th
and led off the
13th in his fi rst
at-bat since
2009. With the
outfi eld playing
Albers
shallow, he
lined a 1-2 pitch from Logan
Verrett (3-3) to left-center,
and the ball rolled to the
fence on two hops.
A 33-year-old right-
hander who has spent most
of his career in the American
League, Albers had been 2
for 34 (.059) at the plate in
his major league career and
had not even batted since
2009. He chugged to third
on a wild pitch that went
to the backstop and scored
standing up for his fi rst
major league run on Jose
Abreu’s sacrifi ce fl y.
Latest suspension
brings end for
Cleveland’s Byrd
CLEVELAND (AP) —
Marlon Byrd’s second strike
with performance-enhancing
drugs cost him a full season
— and his career.
The Indians veteran
outfi elder was
FACES suspended 162
games without
pay by Major
League Baseball
on Wednesday
after testing
positive for
Ipamorelin, a
Byrd
growth hormone
releasing peptide. It’s Byrd’s
second violation of Major
League Baseball’s Joint Drug
Prevention and Treatment
Program.
Byrd called manager
Terry Francona on
Wednesday morning. Later,
he spoke to his teammates
as a group in Cleveland’s
clubhouse.
“Marlon stood up in
front of everybody and took
responsibility and apolo-
gized,” Francona said. “And,
basically, he told the guys that
his career is over and this is
not how he wanted it to end.”
“This decision
only further
embodies the
very reason I
am running for
president of the
United States.“
— Donald Trump
Republican presidential
candidate in response
to the PGA’s announce-
ment that the World
Gofl Championship
would be moving from
the Trump-owned Doral
in Florida to a golf
course in Mexico City
next year.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
2010 — Armando Galar-
raga of the Detroit Tigers loses
his bid for a perfect game with
two outs in the ninth inning
on a call that fi rst base umpire
Jim Joyce later admits he
blew. First baseman Miguel
Cabrera cleanly fi elds Jason
Donald’s grounder to his right
and makes an accurate throw
to Galarraga covering the
bag. The ball is there in time,
and all of Comerica Park is
ready to celebrate the 3-0 win
over Cleveland, until Joyce
emphatically signals safe.
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STANFIELD
Tigers’ tree still bearing fruit
Sibling connection motivates
Stanfi eld in state title game
Stanfi eld
baseball
players
Dylan Gro-
gan, far left,
Tony Flores
(14) and Bro-
dy Woods
(5) celebrate
after Flores
got a strike-
out for the
fi nal out in
the Tigers’
10-1 win
over Rainier
in the OSAA
3A State
Semifi nals
on Tuesday
in Rainier.
By MATT ENTRUP
East Oregonian
Stanfi eld pitcher Dylan Grogan knows just what to
expect when he toes the rubber at Volcanoes Stadium in the
OSAA 3A baseball state championship.
He’s been there before.
Not as a player, though. Grogan was a bat boy when the
2011 Tigers beat No. 1
3A Baseball Championship Portland Christian 3-1 in
Keizer for the program’s
fi rst title.
“It’s kind of weird.
#3 Stanfi eld #1 Santiam
The last time I was there I
Tigers
Christian
was watching my brother
(28-2)
Eagles
play,” he said during
(25-3)
the team’s penultimate
• Friday, 5 p.m.
practice at Madigan Field.
• at Volcanoes Stadium
“That’s just special for me,
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just playing there where
my brother did.”
Grogan is one of four younger brothers looking to follow
in his older sibling’s footsteps when No. 3 Stanfi eld takes
on No. 1 Santiam Christian on Friday at 5 p.m.
Grogan’s brother Quin pitched the complete game in
Contributed photo
courtesy of Katie
Johnson
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PILOT ROCK
Rockets bring the noise
Pilot Rock will
hope to out-cheer,
and outplay
Union in the state
championship
By MATT ENTRUP
East Oregonian
The Pilot Rock softball team will
be looking for every possible edge it
can get when it fi nishes its season on
the fi eld at OSU Softball Complex
in the 2A/1A state championship for
the second year in a row.
They’re leaving no stone
unturned, and have done everything
in their power to make sure they’ll
have an advantages in the batter’s
box, the pitching circle, one the
bases, and yes, even in the dugout.
“The loudest dugout is the
winning dugout,” said senior
pitcher/outfi elder Rebekka Holman
during the team’s fi nal practice
in Pilot Rock before heading to
Corvallis for Friday’s 1 p.m. game.
The No. 1 Rockets (26-3) go the
extra mile to try and prove Holman
right each game out.
“Especially toward the playoffs
we’ve got a lot louder,” said junior
pitcher Tehya Ostrom. “We came
up with new cheers and we got rally
gear, like we went to the Dollar Store
and got crazy sunglasses and stuff,
just so we could all have fun. We’re
dancing around in the dugout, and it
helps because it keeps everybody in
a positive attitude.”
The team partly responsible
for the Rockets’ gusto is the team
they’ll play Friday — No. 2 Union
(20-4).
“We used to think they were the
most annoying team because they
were so loud, but then we realized
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Pilot Rock’s Sara Weinke exults after hitting a home run during last week’s game against Gaston.
that does help,” Ostrom said. “And
so now we’re all loud, and so it’s
kind of going to be a battle with
that, because I’m sure they want to
be louder and more intense.”
The Rockets have decidedly
gotten the better of the Bobcats this
season, beating them four times by
an ever-increasing margin.
After winning their fi rst meeting
7-5, the Rockets scored 12 runs in
the fi fth inning of a 13-0 win, then
won 15-0 on the strength of a 10-run
at-bat, and most recently beat Union
18-0 in the district championship
after plating 12 in the second inning.
Pilot Rock coach Darin Fitzpat-
rick said he’s working on building
See ROCKETS/2B
2A/1A Softball Championship
#2 Union
Bobcats
(20-4)
#1 Pilot Rock
Rockets
(26-3)
• Friday, 1 p.m.
• at OSU Softball Complex
• Online: OSAA.org/radio-network
Pro Soccer
Timbers earn fi rst shutout before Copa America break
Shorthanded Portland
beats San Jose
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
PORTLAND — It was the
unlikeliest of outcomes for the Port-
land Timbers.
Liam Ridgewell scored early and
the Timbers earned their fi rst shutout
of the season with a 1-0 victory
over the San Jose Earthquakes on
Wednesday night despite playing
short-handed the entire second half.
Dairon Asprilla was sent off with
a red card at the end of the fi rst half
and the Timbers played with 10 men
the rest of the way.
MLS
“That’s not easy.
making just two
If you know this
shots. The Timbers
(5-6-4) were the last
game and have
MLS team without a
actually played it, it’s
San Jose
Portland
shutout this season.
very diffi cult to get a
It was a clean
result down a man for
sheet to Timbers
45 minutes,” Portland
goalkeeper
Jake
coach Caleb Porter
said. “These guys dug deep, and Gleeson, who was making his eighth
were organized. They showed their start this year in place of Adam
composure. They showed their savvy Larsen Kwarasey, who is out because
and their experience. They showed of a torn ligament in his fi nger.
It was the last match for both teams
their fi ght and heart. Couldn’t be
more proud of them, it’s a big result.” until June 18 as Major League Soccer
The loss snapped a three-game goes on a break for the Copa America
undefeated streak for the Earth- Centenario. Sixteen nations, including
quakes, who were without coach the United States, are playing in the
Dominic Kinnear because of a minor event across the country.
The tournament opens Friday with
car accident Wednesday. Kinnear was
the U.S. national team facing Colombia
not seriously injured, the team said.
Portland’s win also came despite at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
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Several players were missing
from both teams on Wednesday
because of the tournament, including
Portland’s Darlington Nagbe and
San Jose’s Chris Wondolowski, both
on the U.S. squad.
Ridgewell scored in the 11th
minute, heading in a free kick
from Diego Valeri. After gesturing
to the fans, he rolled on the turf in
celebration, something that has been
dubbed the “RidgyRoll.”
“It’s been a long time coming,”
Ridgewell said afterward. “It felt
great, and certainly to get the win,
and that result, was fantastic.”
Asprilla was sent off with a red
card at the end of the fi rst half after for
elbowing San Jose’s Jordan Stewart in
the head. It was diffi cult to determine
from the replay if there was intent.