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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian MLB Britton’s streak ends, but Orioles hold off Nationals Associated Press WASHINGTON — An attempted comeback forced Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton into a game that shouldn’t have required him. Not long after, his perfect run ended. Britton’s remarkable streak of 43 consecutive games without allowing an earned run ended before he shut down a ninth-inning rally to help the Orioles hold off the Washington Nationals for a 10-8 victory Wednesday night. Daniel Murphy’s grand slam off Parker Bridwell cut the Orioles’ lead from seven runs to three, and Britton allowed a single to Bryce Harper and an RBI double to Anthony Rendon. It was the irst earned run Britton has given up since April 30. His string of 43 games without one is the longest since the earned run became oficial, according to ESPN Stats and Info — that dates back more than 100 years. But Britton got Ryan Zimmerman to ground into a game-ending double play as Baltimore won its third in a row against Washington. “They’re a great team over there, and they’re not just going to give up,” said Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, who went 4 for 6 with four RBIs. Starter Wade Miley (8-10) picked up his irst win since a trade from the Seattle Mariners. MARINERS: Seven-game road trip begins today Continued from 1B as impressive as the surge of home runs. “I deinitely was not expecting that, especially that last at-bat because I think there was no outs so I thought they would let me hit,” Sanchez said through an interpreter. “But they didn’t.” Tanaka was shaky early, escaping jams in the second and third innings before rolling the rest of the way. He followed up 7 2/3 shutout innings in his last start against the Angels by keeping Seattle off the scoreboard, allowing six hits and striking out ive. Tanaka did issue his irst bases on ball since July 27 when he walked Seth Smith in the third inning, and snapped his streak of three consecutive starts with at least eight strikeouts and no walks. After Ketel Marte bunted for a single with one out in the ifth, Tanaka retired his inal eight batters. “They pitched us well all series. We haven’t been shut down like that in quite some time,” Servais said. Dellin Betances got the inal out of the eighth and pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Seattle’s best scoring chance came in the second inning when Leonys Martin missed a two-run homer by inches, settling for a line drive single off the top of the fence in right ield and advanced Adam Lind to third base. Tanaka got two ground- outs to end the threat. Iwakuma lost his second straight start despite giving up just three earned runs. It was the second time he matched up with Tanaka and 13th time in major league history two Japanese pitchers met. Tanaka also got the victory in April when the two met at Yankee Stadium. REACHING 800 Girardi became the sixth manager in Yankees’ history to reach 800 wins, joining Joe McCarthy, Joe Torre, Casey Stengel, Miller Huggins and Ralph Houk. TRAINER’S ROOM Mariners: 3B Kyle Seager was out of the lineup after fouling a ball off his right foot in Tuesday’s game. Initial X-rays were negative, but Servais said Seager would get additional examination before the team left for its road trip. UP NEXT Mariners: Seattle opens a seven-game trip today at the White Sox. James Paxton is expected to be activated off the DL to start the opener, although the move has not been announced. Thursday, August 25, 2016 MOUNTIES: Season opens vs Southern Oregon Continued from 1B year as the starting signal caller, will be a key compo- nent for the Mountaineers’ turnaround in his inal season of his proliic career. The senior earned First Team All-Frontier Conference honors as he completed 59.8 percent of his passes a year ago for 2,498 yards and 23 touchdowns along with 540 yards and nine touchdowns rushing. “I think he’s a top-ive quarterback in the country,” Camp said. “He’s someone you just love having around and this year he’s better, he’s stronger, and I can’t wait to watch him play.” Camp has high expec- tations for his offense in 2016, as the Mountaineers aim to mirror last year’s unit that averaged more than 32 points per game. EOU returns several of Bartlow’s favorite targets at receiver, headlined by the trio of juniors (Calvin Connors, Joshua Richards and Brenden Kelly) who combined for 16 touchdown receptions in 2015. The Mountaineers have spent the irst two weeks of practice trying to hammer out replacements for several key contributors that were lost to graduation, most notably jack-of-all-trades back Jace Billingsley. So far, Camp said he’s ecstatic with what the younger guys have shown on the ield. “I think this year we’ve had more ups than downs so far and I’m pleased with Camp closing in on record Entering his ninth season, EOU head coach Tim Camp needs just two wins to pass Bob Quinn on the Mountaineer all-time wins list. Camp also is third in all-time winning percentage. The top ive coaches in EOU football history listed by total number of wins. Travis Baker (6-4) is the leader in winning percentage (.600). Record Pct. 1, Bob Quinn (1929-49) ....................... 48-66-5 .424 2, Tim Camp (2008-Present) ......................47-40 .540 3, Lee Insko (1968-77) .......................... 34-54-1 .388 4, Don Turner (1978-83) ...........................33-24 .579 5, Archie Dunsmoor (1955-67) .............. 27-78-4 .266 Statistics from EOU Athletics that,” he said. “We’ve got a great group of kids and I’m impressed with all of their attitudes and they’re working hard.” The question on offense is in the backield, where seniors Alfred Gross and AJ Prom will battle for starting running back duties with a combined 44 carries last season as Billingsley domi- nated the touches. Defensively in 2015, the Mountaineers were not great. The team allowed an average of 32 points and 430 yards per game, while also struggling to get off the ield. “One of our bigger concerns last year was getting guys off the ield on third downs,” Camp said, refer- encing opponents’ 48 percent completion percentage on third downs. “That’s some- thing we absolutely have to improve this year.” The Mountaineers expect to be strong up front led by linemen Dalton Morgan (44 tackles, 2 sacks), Kyle Lanoue (39 tackles, 1.5 sacks) and linebacker Tucker Stanley (70 tackles, 5 sacks). EOU is a little thin in the defensive backield after losing safety Byron Benson and cornerback Adam Bese, but Camp is conident in guys like safety John Payne to step up. “We have a lot of guys there that are just ready to step up and do the jobs they came here to do,” he said. The Mountaineers have a tough test right out of the gate when they host No. 2 Southern Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 3. Southern Oregon won the Frontier Conference in 2015 and made it to the NAIA National Championship game before falling 31-14 to Marian (Indiana). “I think it’s a great oppor- tunity,” Camp said. “I always like non-league games to get the kinks out, but there’s nothing better than an in-state rival to get it started. The guys are excited.” Bartlow said the 6 p.m. kick-off time makes the game more special. “Something about playing under the lights that brings us back to our roots,” he said. “I wouldn’t want this any other way.” EOU PICKED FOURTH The coaches of the Frontier Conference expect the Mountaineers to be a middle-of-the-pack team in 2016, as they voted EOU to inish fourth in the eight team league in the preseason coaches poll. EOU tallied 27 points in the poll and sat behind Southern Oregon (48 points), Montana Tech (42 points) and Carroll (38 points). The remaining vote totals placed College of Idaho (25 points), Montana Western (20), Rocky Moun- tain (17, and MSU-Northern (7) to round out the league. ——— Sept., 3 Sept., 10 Sept., 17 Sept., 24 Oct., 8 Oct., 15 Oct., 22 Oct., 29 Nov., 5 Nov., 12 2016 SCHEDULE vs. Southern Oregon 6 p.m. at Montana Western Noon vs. College of Idaho 6 p.m. vs. Montana Tech 1 p.m. at MSU-Northern 5 p.m. at Southern Oregon 6 p.m. vs. Montana Western 1 p.m. at College of Idaho Noon vs. Rocky Mountain Noon at Carroll 11 a.m. ———— Contact Eric Singer at esinger@eastoregonian. com or (541) 966-0839. Follow him on Twitter @ ByEricSinger. LOCALS: Bartlow sees bright future at QB for Quinn Continued from 1B “It’s deinitely a big jump going from 2A football to college,” Kindle said. “Prac- tices are very intense with high energy on the ield. The seniors set the tone every time we step on the ield or in the weight room and don’t let anyone slack off.” Kindle, who will play line- backer for the Mountaineers, says the biggest adjustment for him from high school to college was the overall speed of the game. “In high school you could take a wrong read and still have time to get where you need to be,” he said, “but (in college) if you make the wrong read or step you’ll be out of position and a big play could happen.” Collins, who along with Banks are working as defen- sive linemen, admitted that the amount of information the players have to learn and remember caught him off guard. “There is no room for mistakes because as soon as you slip up, there’s a person right behind you ready to take your spot,” Collins said. “You just have to get used to the commitment, the tempo, and the effort needed to succeed.” For Quinn, he has the opportunity to learn from arguably the top quarterback in the Frontier Conference in Zach Bartlow. “It’s amazing,” Quinn said. “He is a great guy and will go out of his way to help me out with reads and plays.” Bartlow, preparing for his senior season in La Grande, said Quinn’s physique and football knowledge intrigued him from the start, and that he is anxious to keep tabs on Quinn’s career progression. “The irst thing I noticed with (Kai) is he’s just a mature kid … his physi- cality is special,” Bartlow said. “He’s got a really good arm and he’s got some good athletic ability … but he’s got a lot to learn still and our offense is more complex than in high school.” Banks is the only player who managed to snag his high school jersey, No. 78, on the Eastern Oregon roster, with Quinn now wearing No. 6, Kindle No. 30 and Collins sporting No. 99. Not that the players had much say in their number choice. “I just showed up on Day 1 and my name was on the locker with No. 99,” Collins said. “I really like it.” All four players are expected to redshirt this season. COOK: Running back petitioning for extra season of eligibility after missing 2015 season Cook has been back since the spring after missing the 2015 season with a torn pectoral muscle that he injured during a weight training session. That injury has healed and Cook is ready to go. “I’m really excited,” Cook said. “I’m going into the season healthy and I’m just taking it one day at a time and hoping that everything goes well because I’m ready to compete.” Cook is hoping to play next season as well after being sidelined last year. That decision is still in the works, and Cook said he won’t know the answer until the current season ends. “The compliance ofice will get with me and coach (Gary Andersen) will get with me and let me know whenever that time comes,” Cook said. “That’s an extra year of football, education and opportunity that I’m looking forward to and I’m hoping everything goes well so I can get that extra year.” Cook’s irst detour was at Butler Community College in Kansas. He did not qualify academically for a DI program out of high school in White Hall, Arkansas. While at Butler, Cook found himself in a dangerous situation. He said he tried to intervene when a teammate was getting robbed and wound up getting shot. Local slate Linield vs College of Idaho (at Hermiston, scrimmage), 3 p.m. Continued from 1B “The robber, long story short, he shot at us 13 times,” Cook said. “He was at a distance, he was leaving or something and he shot at us 13 times and I was the only one to get hit. It hit me in my left leg and it went straight through.” The bullet narrowly missed his shin bone and passed through cleanly. Instead of dealing with a long period of recovery and rehabilitation at the minimum, Cook made a short stop at the hospital. “It could have been a lot worse. A way lot worse than the results,” he said. “I was more mad than I was in pain because the thought of me being shot and not knowing what’s going to happen afterwards was not good. I had to overcome that, I had to get better with that. It took a couple days for me to walk on it and it healed up pretty good. Nothing major happened to it, so I’m thankful for that.” A term later, Cook was cut from the Butler football team. Cook said it was unrelated to the shooting incident and the reason he was given was that he was not good enough. “It just motivated me and fueled my ire,” he said. He transferred to Eastern Arizona College and set out to prove that he could play at the DI level. He went through rigorous workouts that paid off on the ield. He rushed for 639 yards and seven touchdowns and also played defense at linebacker and end. The recruiters came and Cook committed to Louis- ville. He never made it to Kentucky, however. He was still academically ineligible and had to stay another term to get it all worked out. Louisville went in another direction, but Oregon State soon stepped in with an offer. “Didn’t expect it and I thought I was going to have to go to a different division of football, but everything worked out,” Cook said. “I just kept my mind focused and did everything right, did what I was supposed to and everything worked out right and coach A gave me an opportunity here at Oregon State and I appreciate him and his coaching staff.” Cook will inally get his Division I chance this fall. “Tim’s been through some up-and-down stuff. He’s been in low places and we’ve had conversations about it. It’s something that he’s not looking at as a negative, he’s looking at it as something that he’s learned from and really come to embrace as his story,” OSU quarterback Darell Garretson said. “It’s something that he’s overcome and in his mind, if he can overcome the things that he did, then he can overcome a lot of stuff. He’s really coming along. He’s starting to get comfortable and he’s starting to look good, too.” SCOREBOARD PREP BOYS SOCCER Saturday Umatilla at Hermiston, 8 p.m. PREP GIRLS SOCCER Saturday Umatilla at Hermiston, 6 p.m. PREP VOLLEYBALL Today Arlington at Western Mennonite Tourna- ment, 9 a.m. Imbler, Dufur at Weston-McEwen, 4/7 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Banks, 6 p.m. Friday Condon/Wheeler at Vernonia, vs. Jewell, 4:30/6 p.m. Saturday Weston-McEwen, Heppner, Pilot Rock at Grant Union Tournament, 8 a.m. Pendleton at Lewiston (ID) Tournament, 8:30 a.m. Riverside at Stanield Tournament, 9 a.m. COLLEGE WOMENS SOCCER Saturday Blue Mountain vs SW Oregon at Fall Showcase (Springield), 1 p.m. Eastern Oregon at George Fox, 6 p.m. Sunday Blue Mountain vs Grays Harbor at Fall Showcase (Springield), 2 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Lewis & Clark, 2 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Today Eastern Oregon vs Carroll, vs MSU North- ern (at Butte, Mont.), 11 a.m./4 p.m. Saturday Eastern Oregon vs Concordia (Neb.), vs Vanguard (at Butte, Mont.), 8 a.m./4 p.m. Blue Mountain vs Shoreline, vs Chemeke- ta, vs Tacoma, vs Linn-Benton at Fall Show- case (Springield), 12:45/2/4:30/5:45 p.m. Sunday Blue Mountain vs North Idaho, vs Highline at Fall Showcase (Springield), 9 a.m./1 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Today Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 71 55 .563 — Boston 71 55 .563 — Baltimore 70 56 .556 1 New York 65 61 .516 6 Tampa Bay 53 72 .424 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 72 53 .576 — Detroit 67 59 .532 5½ Kansas City 65 61 .516 7½ Chicago 60 65 .480 12 Minnesota 49 77 .389 23½ West Division W L Pct GB Texas 74 53 .583 — Seattle 67 59 .532 6½ Houston 66 61 .520 8 Oakland 55 72 .433 19 Los Angeles 53 73 .421 20½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4 Oakland 5, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, Seattle 0 Baltimore 10, Washington 8 L.A. Angels 8, Toronto 2 Miami 3, Kansas City 0 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, 11 innings Texas 6, Cincinnati 5 Detroit 9, Minnesota 4 Philadelphia 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Today’s Games Boston (Pomeranz 10-9) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 8-5), 10:10 a.m. Detroit (Norris 1-2) at Minnesota (Berrios 2-3), 10:10 a.m. Baltimore (Jimenez 5-10) at Washington (Scherzer 13-7), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 8-11) at Toronto (Happ 17-3), 4:07 p.m. Kansas City (Volquez 9-10) at Miami (Koehler 9-8), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 11-7) at Texas (Hamels 13-4), 5:05 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 4-5) at Chicago White Sox (Ranaudo 1-1), 5:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Washington 73 53 .579 — Miami 66 60 .524 7 New York 63 63 .500 10 Philadelphia 59 68 .465 14½ Atlanta 46 80 .365 27 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 81 45 .643 — St. Louis 67 58 .536 13½ Pittsburgh 63 61 .508 17 Milwaukee 56 70 .444 25 Cincinnati 54 72 .429 27 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 71 55 .563 — San Francisco 68 58 .540 3 Colorado 60 67 .472 11½ San Diego 53 74 .417 18½ Arizona 52 74 .413 19 ——— Wednesday’s Games Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 7, Colorado 1 Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 3 Baltimore 10, Washington 8 Miami 3, Kansas City 0 Texas 6, Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 5, Chicago White Sox 3 St. Louis 8, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta at Arizona, late inish L.A. Dodgers 1, San Francisco 0 Today’s Games Baltimore (Jimenez 5-10) at Washington (Scherzer 13-7), 4:05 p.m. Kansas City (Volquez 9-10) at Miami (Koehler 9-8), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Lugo 0-2) at St. Louis (Wain- wright 9-7), 4:15 p.m. Pittsburgh (Kuhl 3-1) at Milwaukee (Peral- ta 5-9), 5:10 p.m. Atlanta (Gant 1-3) at Arizona (Ray 7-11), 6:40 p.m. San Francisco (Moore 7-10) at L.A. Dodg- ers (Stripling 3-4), 7:10 p.m. Wild Card Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. Toronto 71 55 .563 GB +1 Boston Baltimore Seattle Detroit Houston Kansas City New York 71 70 67 67 66 65 65 NATIONAL LEAGUE W San Francisco 68 St. Louis 67 Miami 66 Pittsburgh 63 New York 63 55 56 59 59 61 61 61 L 58 58 60 61 63 .563 .556 .532 .532 .520 .516 .516 Pct. .540 .536 .524 .508 .500 MiLB NORTHWEST LEAGUE North Division W L Pct. Everett (Mariners) 20 7 .741 Tri-City (Padres) 10 16 .385 Vancouver (Blue Jays) 10 17 .370 Spokane (Rangers) 9 18 .333 South Division W L Pct. Eugene (Cubs) 18 9 .667 Hillsboro (Dbacks) 17 10 .630 Boise (Rockies) 12 15 .444 Salem-Keizer (Giants) 11 15 .423 ——— Wednesday’s Games Boise 6, Vancouver 3 Hillsboro 5, Spokane 1 Everett 1, Eugene 0 Salem-Keizer at Tri-City, late inish Friday’s Games Tri-City at Spokane, 6:30 p.m. Eugene at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m. Boise at Hillsboro, 7:05 p.m. Vancouver at Everett, 7:05 p.m. +1 — 3 3 4½ 5 5 GB +.5 — 1½ 3½ 4½ GB — 9½ 10 11 GB — 1 6½ 6½ Football NFL Preseason AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 2 0 0 1.000 57 44 Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 39 19 Miami 1 1 0 .500 41 51 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 35 35 South Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Jacksonville North Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland West W 2 1 1 0 L 0 1 1 2 T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 40 22 0 .500 43 36 0 .500 37 37 0 .000 34 44 W 2 1 0 0 L 0 1 2 2 T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 41 37 0 .500 46 31 0 .000 17 47 0 .000 24 41 W L T Pct PF Denver 1 1 0 .500 46 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 29 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 43 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 36 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 34 Washington 1 1 0 .500 39 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 65 N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 10 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 47 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 36 Carolina 1 1 0 .500 45 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 31 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 35 Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 37 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 44 Chicago 0 2 0 .000 22 West W L T Pct PF Los Angeles 2 0 0 1.000 49 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 44 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 28 Arizona 0 2 0 .000 13 ——— Thursday’s Games Atlanta at Miami, 5 p.m. Dallas at Seattle, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games Buffalo at Washington, 4:30 p.m. New England at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Green Bay at San Francisco, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Kansas City at Chicago, 10 a.m. PA 31 30 30 38 PA 9 41 42 48 PA 30 38 38 50 PA 27 23 47 45 PA 44 48 34 50 Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 4 p.m. Detroit at Baltimore, 4 p.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 4:30 p.m. Tennessee at Oakland, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Denver, 6 p.m. Sunday’s Games San Diego at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Arizona at Houston, 1:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 5 p.m. Soccer MLS Wednesday’s Games D.C. United 1, Montreal 1, tie Philadelphia 2, Columbus 1 Toronto FC 2, Orlando City 1 Los Angeles 2, Chicago 2, tie Seattle 1, Houston 1, tie New England 0, San Jose 0, tie Friday’s Game Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 5 p.m. Basketball WNBA Friday’s Games Minnesota at Connecticut, 4 p.m. New York at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Seattle, 7 p.m. Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule Sun., Aug. 28 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich., 11 a.m. (TV: NBCSN) Sun., Sept. 4 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C., 3 p.m. (TV: NBC) Points Leaders Through, Aug. 21 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Brad Keselowski 3. Kurt Busch 4. Carl Edwards 5. Joey Logano 6. Kyle Busch 7. Denny Hamlin 8. Martin Truex Jr 9. Jimmie Johnson 10. 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