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SPORTS THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS MLB Martin’s walk-off lifts Mariners Win pushes Seattle back above .500 on the season Chicago Seattle 5 6 By JIM HOEHN Associated Press SEATTLE — On the day Felix Hernandez returned to the mound, Leonys Martin gave the Seattle Mariners the biggest boost. Martin hit his second home run of the game, a solo shot with one out in the 11th inning that sent Seattle over the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Wednesday. “Every time you win a ballgame, it’s good no matter how you win the ballgame, but this is a great feeling,” Martin said. Martin hit a two-run drive in the second inning. He then drove an 0-2 pitch from Dan Jennings (3-2) over the wall in right for his 13th homer. His previous season high was eight homers in 457 at-bats with Texas in 2013. “With two strikes, especially in the second half, he’s taking some walks, he’s not swinging quite as MLB Seattle trades Montgomery to Chicago Mariners receive power bat, pitcher Associated Press CHICAGO — The NL Central- leading Chicago Cubs added bullpen help Wednesday by acquiring left-hander Mike Montgomery from the Seattle Mariners for fi rst baseman and designated hitter Dan Vogelbach. Chicago obtained right-handed prospect Jordan Pries in the deal. Right-hander Paul Blackburn also goes to Seattle. The 27-year-old Montgomery has a 2.34 ERA in two starts and 30 relief appearances with the Mariners this Montgomery season. The former fi rst round pick of Kansas City was traded to Tampa Bay in the 2012 James Shields deal, when the Cubs’ Joe Maddon was managing Tampa Bay. “I was with him in two spring train- ings. I was in Triple-A, but I went to the big league camp. I had conversations with him and he’s great. Everything about him was fun, so I’m looking forward to it,” Montgomery said. Montgomery said Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto told him about the trade during Seattle’s 6-5 win over the White Sox in 11 innings. “I was a little sad at fi rst, understanding that I’m not going to be here with these guys in this city. But at the same time, I’m excited because I’m going to a good team and I’m ready to go contribute any way See TRADE/2B hard,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “I believe the pitch he hit out was an 0-2 pitch. Not trying to kill it, just hit it, because he’s got a lot of ability.” Vidal Nuno (1-1) pitched one inning for the victory. Seattle pulled within 5-4 on Mike Zunino’s two-run homer in seventh. The Mariners tied it on Adam Lind’s solo shot in the eighth. The Mariners nearly won it in the 10th. Nelson Cruz drew a two-out walk and tried to score on Kyle Seager’s double, but right fi elder Adam Eaton threw out the Seattle slugger at the plate. Hernandez, activated off the See MARINERS/2B AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Seattle Mariners’ Leonys Martin (12) heads to fi rst as fans cheer after he hit a solo walk-off home run in the 11th inning Wednesday’s game in Seattle. PENDLETON Bowman fi nds his hobby Retired veterinarian fi nds solace in triathalons Pendle- ton res- ident David Bow- man crosses the fi n- ish line at the Iron- man 70.3 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on June 26, 2016. Bow- man fi nished 15th in his age group with a total time of 8:16:52. By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian When David Bowman approached retirement a little more than two years ago, he began to think about possible leisure activities to try out to fi ll up his soon-to-be-free daily schedule. After giving backpacking a shot, he soon settled on something that he never could have dreamed of doing: triathalons. “I always had thought about doing a marathon,” Bowman said, “but I thought about it and liked the idea of three disci- plines (swimming, cycling, and running) and having never done any of those I thought I’d give it a shot.” But how the 67-year-old retired veterinarian settle on triathalons? It all stemmed from a camping and hunting trip before he retired. In October of 2013, he was invited by two friends, both in their 30s, to come on a weeklong trip near the Salmon River in Idaho. One evening, while passing the time with a little conversation, the two men mentioned how they had previously competed in both full and half Ironman races. The conversation carried on for a long period of time, and by the time it fi nished, Bowman’s proverbial light bulb went off in his head. “I thought (heck), I was keeping up with these guys on the trip and I’m twice their age ... it sounded interesting,” Bowman thought. After returning from the trip, Bowman began training during the early part of 2014, with a goal set for competing in the See BOWMAN/2B Contribut- ed photo via Dave Bowman College Basketball Oregon to face off against Georgetown at Maui Invitational Tournament to start on Nov. 21 in Hawaii By STEVE MIMS The Register-Guard EUGENE — Oregon and Georgetown will once again meet up outside of the continental United States for an early season men’s basketball game. The Ducks and Hoyas were paired in the fi rst round of the Maui Invitational when the eight-team bracket was released Tuesday morning. Oregon and Georgetown will play on Nov. 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Lahaina Civic Center. “It is an outstanding fi eld and we are excited to be part of it,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “We were able to play Georgetown three years ago in Korea and we had a tough game with them for the servicemen. We know they are an awfully good team with a lot of players back and Maui Invitational First-Round Schedule •Tennessee vs. Wisconsin •Georgetown vs. Oregon •Oklahoma State vs. UConn •N. Carolina vs. Chaminade we have a good core group coming back.” Oregon defeated Georgetown 82-75 during the Armed Forces Classic at the U.S. Army Base Camp Humphreys in South Korea on Nov. 8, 2013. “South Korea was such a unique experience to travel over there and play on a military base,” George- town coach John Thompson III said. “So much of that game was about giving back to the servicemen as it was about getting our teams ready to go. It was a close game.” With a veteran team, including four returning starters, Altman designed a tough nonconference schedule for the Ducks including a trip to Baylor before visiting Maui where half of the fi eld will likely be ranked in preseason polls. Oregon, which went 31-7 last year with a loss to Oklahoma in the Elite Eight, is expected to start the season in the top 10. “That is a new experience for us,” Altman said. “We have gone into each of the last six seasons not projected to do very well in our own conference and now we have got some predictions on a See MAUI INVITE:/2B Sports shorts Mariners fi rst-round draft pick out for remainder of season SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday that minor league outfi elder Kyle Lewis, the team’s rst-round draft pick in 2016, FACES fi injured his knee and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Lewis, 21, a two-time Southern Conference player of the year at Mercer, was the 11th overall pick in last month’s draft. He was injured Tuesday in Lewis a collision at home plate while playing for the Class-A Everett Aqua Sox and tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), as well as a medial and lateral meniscus in his right knee. Lewis was hitting .299 with three homers, eight doubles, fi ve triples and 26 RBIs in 30 games with Everett in the Northwest League. “We are proud of WNBA players’engagement and passionate advocacy for non-violent solutions to diffi cult social issues but expect them to comply with the league’s uniform guidelines.“ — Lisa Borders WNBA president in a statement on Wednesday regarding the fi nes handed out to New York Phoenix, and Indiana’s players for wearing black warm-up shirts in wake of the recent shootings by and against police offi cers. WADA reinstates Rio Olympic drug-testing laboratory RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it has reinstated the laboratory that will carry out drug testing for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, which start in just over two weeks. The lab was shuttered last month for what WADA called “nonconformity with International Standard for Laboratories.” In a statement on Wednesday, WADA said the Rio laboratory “has successfully complied with the ISL’s requirements for reinstatement and no further suspension is required.” The statement will be a relief for local organizers and the International Olympic Committee, which would have been forced to send thousands of samples abroad for testing. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1968 — Arnold Palmer becomes the fi rst PGA golfer to earn $1 million over his career despite losing by one stroke to Julius Boros in the PGA championship. 2001 — Chris Webber signs the second-biggest contract in NBA history, agreeing to a seven-year deal worth $122.7 million to return to Sacramento. 2013 — Phil Mickelson wins the British Open with a spectacular fi nish to win his fi rst claret jug. Mickelson birdies four of the last six holes for a 5-under 66 to match the best round of the tournament. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com