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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON MLB ‘Just a guy from Hermiston’ &DQR¶V homer OLIWV0¶V Former Irrigon boy’s bas- ketball coach Mitch Thomp- son is now a gradu- ate as- sistant for the Oregon State Uni- versity men’s bas- ketball program in Cor- vallis. Mariners erase ODWHGH¿FLWZLWK ¿YHUXQWK Associated Press Staff photo by E.J. Harris SEATTLE — Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer to cap a ¿YHUXQHLJKWKLQQLQJ(GZLQ'LD] JRWKLV¿UVWPDMRUOHDJXHVDYHDQG the Seattle Mariners overcame a IRXUUXQGH¿FLWWREHDWWKH%RVWRQ Red Sox 5-4 on Tuesday night. Cano capped the comeback Boston with his 24th homer to right ¿HOG RII QHZO\ acquired Red Sox reliever Fernando Abad Seattle (1-5). The Mariners had just three hits off starter David Price through seven innings and trailed 4-0. Price was struck in WKH ULJKW WKLJK E\ /XLV 6DUGLQDV¶ line drive in the sixth, though, and struggled after. Mike Zunino opened the eighth with a home run to left off Price, and then Leonys Martin, Sardinas and Guillermo Heredia followed with consecutive singles to chase Price. Matt Barnes struck out pinch- See MARINERS/2B 4 5 Mitch Th ompson living a dream as a grad assistant at Oregon State with real experience with some of the best and brightest coaches and players in all of college sports. A graduate assistant for a Divi- Some of the best coaches in sion I college sports team is one of Division I basketball and football the most-coveted positions in the all started their careers as graduate DVVLVWDQWV VXFK DV$UL]RQD PHQ¶V coaching ranks. 6XUHLW¶VQRWDOXFUDWLYHSRVLWLRQ basektball coach Sean Miller EXWLW¶VRQHWKDWRIIHUVSHRSOHDIRRW (Wisconsin, 1992-93), Ohio State in the door to the coaching ranks football coach Urban Meyer (Ohio By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian State, 1986) and Alabama football coach Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973-74). Hermiston native Mitch Thompson considers himself to be a lucky guy, nowadays, as he currently holds one of those coveted positions as a graduate assistant for the Oregon State 8QLYHUVLW\ PHQ¶V EDVNHWEDOO program. ³,VKRXOGQ¶WEHLQWKHVSRW,DP ,¶PMXVWDJX\IURP+HUPLVWRQ´ 7KRPSVRQ VD\V ³,¶YH EHHQ D Beaver fan and a Pac-12 fan my ZKROHOLIHVRLW¶VNLQGRIVXUUHDOLQ a way.” Oregon State associate head coach Kerry Rupp says that See THOMPSON/2B PENDLETON Christensen leads windy Senior Open Joe Minn- iti disap- pears in a cloud of sand while hitting out of the bun- ker on the No. 9 hole at Wild- horse Golf Course during the fi rst round of the Senior Oregon Open Invi- tational on Tuesday in Mission. Idaho amateur shoots 69 to open at Wildhorse By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian MISSION — Amateur Bob Christensen claimed the lead during a blustery ¿UVW URXQG DW WKH 6HQLRU Oregon Open Invitational on Tuesday. Christensen took advan- tage of his early tee time and shot a three-under 72 at Wildhorse Resort and Casino. By the time the Idaho golfer was signing his scorecard, a steady wind from west had picked up and helped assure his score would not be bested by any of the players in the afternoon section, which all failed to break par. Six players are two shots back at 71 in a group that includes past champions Jeff Coston and Todd Erwin. Afternoon winds rose to 30 mph, and past champion Don Beis handled it the same way as many of the golfers — humor. “I shot my age,” laughed the 78-year-old PGA profes- sional from Seattle. “The wind was very, very hard. Staff photo by Matt Entrup For some reason I thought the wind really affected the EDOO,¶YHSOD\HGLQDORWRI hard wind, but there were some shots where the wind really took the ball.” +H ZDVQ¶W WKH RQO\ RQH struggling as more than KDOIRISOD\HU¿HOGVKRW above 80. Washington amateur Ron Mertz was tied for 178th, but like Beis was happy to be in attendance. ³,W¶V QRW P\ EHVW URXQG EXW DW OHDVW ,¶P RQ D JROI course,” he said. Also shooting 71 on Tuesday were professionals 6HDWWOH¶VELJJHVW question remains offensive line NFL Joe Carranza and Mark Steve Lucas. Keating, and amateurs Jack Play continues today at Schneider and Joe Vaughn. 7:30 a.m. Amateurs Kent Brown ——— Senior Oregon Open Invitational and Craig Larson were tied Wildhorse Resort and Casino for eighth at even par. 6,640 yards, Par 72 &KULVWHQVHQ¶V ORZ VFRUH a-amateur Round 1 a-Bob Christensen 69 -3 helped his foursome to a Joe Carranza 71 -1 three-shot lead in the team Jeff Coston 71 -1 Todd Erwin 71 -1 portion of the tournament, Mark Keating 71 -1 which wraps up today. Pro a-Jack Schneider 71 -1 a-Joe Vaughan 71 -1 Mike DeLong and amateurs a-Kent Brown 72 E Joe Stumph and Mike Kirk a-Craig Larson 72 E a-Brad Carey 73 +1 combined with Christensen Tom Carey 73 +1 Ray Comella 73 +1 to shoot 18-under. a-Michael Jackson 73 +1 In second at 15-under a-Brad Karns 73 +1 a-John Kelley 73 +1 is the team of pro Roger a-John Latousek 73 +1 Wallace and amateurs Dave Gordon Tolbert 73 +1 a-George White 73 +1 Cottington, John Kelley and AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) gives directions inside a huddle during the team’s NFL foot- ball training camp on Saturday in Renton, Wash. Team remains confi dent in group, hopeful minor changes help By TIM BOOTH Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — The way general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll have structured the Seattle Seahawks roster and how salaries are spread around created one position group in particular that stands as the biggest question surrounding one of the favor- ites in the NFC. 6HDWWOH¶V RIIHQVLYH OLQH is the biggest unknown on a team with most of its ques- tions answered less than a week into training camp. There remain a few injury questions and some possible changes to the depth chart, but no position appears to be more of a pressing concern than the unproven nature See SEAHAWKS/2B Sports shorts Straily tosses quality start as Reds defeat Cardinals 7-5 CINCINNATI — Dan Straily set a new career mark on Tuesday evening, as he tossed his 13th quality start of the season his Cincinnati Reds took down FACES as the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5. Straily toppled his previous career high of 12 quality starts DIWHUDOORZLQJWZRUXQV¿YHKLWV one walk while striking out four batters over six innings. He earned a no-decision in the effort. Straily The Reds (43-62) have now ZRQLQ¿YHRI6WUDLO\¶VODVWVL[VWDUWVDVKHKDV re-discovered his groove over the last month of play. Since July 1, Straily is 2-1 with a 2.52 ERA with 27 strikeouts to just 11 walks. He has lowered his season ERA from 4.38 to 3.80 in that same span. “Right now we’re more concerned with Tre Mason’s well-being than we are his football career. We’re going to continue to try to reach him to see where he’s at.“ — Jeff Fisher St. Louis Rams head coach speaking his concern with third- year running back Tre Mason as Mason has yet to show up to the team’s training camp. Team offi cials have contacted Mason’s family and his agent, but have no answers on his whereabouts. Cishek out as Seattle’s closer SEATTLE (AP) Edwin Diaz will take over as the Seattle Mariners closer just two months removed from Double-A, replacing struggling Steve Cishek. Manager Scott Servais FACES announced the decision Tuesday. Cishek blew a three-run lead Sunday in a loss to the Cubs then allowed a tiebreaking homer to Mookie Betts in the ninth inning of a loss against Boston on Monday night. Cishek Diaz was promoted from Jackson on June 4 and has a 1.80 ERA in 24 appearances. The 22-year-old struck out 49 and walked seven over 25 innings and held opponents scoreless in 20 of his appearances. Diaz says he likes “to pitch under pressure” and promised to “do the same job I do in the seventh or eighth, get three outs.” THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1949 — The National Basketball Association is formed by the merger of the National Basketball League and the Basketball Associa- tion of America. 1996 — Andre Agassi, the Dream Team and the 86 ZRPHQ¶V PHWHU relay team win Olympic gold medals, while the American PHQ¶V UHOD\ VHWWOHV IRU silver. With Carl Lewis idled E\ D FRDFK¶V GHFLVLRQ DQG Leroy Burrell injured, the PHQ¶V WHDP LV VKRFNHG E\ &DQDGD ² WKH ¿UVW WLPH the U.S. lost the event at the Olympics. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
