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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
MLB
Happ gets 20th win, Jays take over irst AL wild-card spot
By JIM HOEHN
Associated Press
SEATTLE — J.A. Happ
became the major leagues’
second 20-game winner and
Russell Martin and Michael
Saunders each hit a two-run
homer, lifting the Toronto
Blue Jays over the Seattle
Mariners 10-2 on Tuesday
night to move into irst in the
AL wild-card race.
Toronto took the lead with
an eight-run fourth inning
and moved a game ahead of
Baltimore. Detroit remained
2 1/2 games behind the Blue
Jays.
Seattle lost for the fourth
time in ive games and trail
Toronto by four games.
Happ (20-4) allowed two
runs, six hits and a walk over
ive innings, striking out
eight while winning for the
14th time in his last 15 deci-
sions. He’s the irst Toronto
Toronto
Seattle
10
2
pitcher to reach 20 wins since
Roy Halladay in 2008.
Martin and Saunders
each homered off Hisashi
Iwakuma (16-12) during
the Blue Jays’ big inning.
After catcher Chris Iannetta
misplayed Jose Bautista’s
pop foul for an error, Bautista
singled with one out and
Martin followed with his
20th home run. Troy Tulow-
itzki singled and Saunders
followed with his 24th homer
to put Toronto up 4-2.
Kevin Pillar doubled and
Ezequiel Carrera chased
Iwakuma with an RBI single.
Devon Travis greeted reliever
Nick Vincent with a bloop
single down the right-ield
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Seattle Mariners players, including Franklin Gutierrez,
left, sit in the dugout during the seventh inning of a
baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday,
Sept. 20, 2016, in Seattle.
line, scoring Carrera from
irst to make it 6-2. Josh
Donaldson walked and Edwin
Encarnacion capped the
inning with a two-run double.
Donaldson opened the
sixth with his 35th homer
and Encarnacion added an
eighth-inning solo homer, his
42nd, for the inal two runs.
The Mariners took a
2-0 lead in the third when
Robinson Cano lined a
two-run triple off the knee of
second baseman Travis that
caromed all the way into the
right-ield corner.
Shawn O’Malley reached
on a one-out bunt single and
moved to second when Travis
couldn’t ind the handle on
Guillermo Heredia’s inield
single. Both runners advanced
on a double steal and came
home on Cano’s triple.
TRAINING ROOM
Mariners: RHP Taijuan
Walker had no issues after
taking a line drive off his
pitching arm in the irst inning
on Monday night. “He feels
ine. There’s nothing there,”
manager Scott Servais said.
MARINERS AFFILIATE
MOVES
Seattle will have two
new minor league afiliates
in 2017. The Mariners
announced a two-year agree-
ment with the Arkansas Trav-
elers in the Double-A Texas
League and a four-year deal
with the Modesto Nuts in the
Class A California League.
Arkansas replaces Jackson,
which won the Southern
League
title.
Modesto
replaces Bakersield, which
was contracted from the
California League.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Aaron
Sanchez (13-2, 3.17 ERA) gets
the start in the afternoon series
inale at Safeco Field. Sanchez
is 2-1 with a 4.65 ERA and
four no decisions in his last
seven starts. He lasted just 3
2/3 innings in his last start,
giving up six runs on ive hits.
Mariners: RHP Felix
Hernandez (11-6, 3.79) allowed
six runs — ive earned — and
eight hits in 4 1/3 innings in
his last start, a 6-0 loss vs.
Houston. He is 7-2 in 12 starts
since coming off the DL (right
calf strain) on July 20.
PREPS: Weston-McEwen unable to match Culver’s intensity in loss
The TigerScots (11-8, 0-1
CBC) will host Stanield on
Thursday at 6 p.m.
Continued from 1B
victory and then lost a close
second set 26-24 before
battling to take the third set
25-23.
But
the
Buckaroos
couldn’t hold on to the
momentum after taking the
2-1 lead, as The Dalles roared
back to win the inal two sets
25-19 and 15-9.
Lapp said she was proud
of the team’s offensive
improvements overall on
Tuesday.
“Our entire offense really
had a great night tonight, the
Dalles was always right there
to pick up the ball and send
it back.”
Pendleton next plays at
Hermiston on Thursday at
6:30 p.m.
PILOT
ROCK
3,
HEPPNER 0 — At Pilot
Rock,
strong
serving
continued to pace the
Rockets, which won their
third match in a row with
scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-23
on Tuesday in Columbia
Basin Conference action.
Shayla Walker had four of
the team’s 11 aces and added
six kills for Pilot Rock (10-4,
2-0 CBC). Grace Austin
added a team-high seven kills.
“Heppner is defensively
sound, I have to give them
that,” said Pilot Rock coach
Elainna Howland. “We
committed too many errors
tonight that resulted in a
close score. We will reel
those errors back in and get
ready to battle against Culver
on Thursday.
“In the end it will come
ECHO 3, NIXYAAWII
0 — At Echo, the Cougars
served for 35 aces to beat
the Golden Eagles 25-7,
25-8, 25-8 in an Old Oregon
League match on Tuesday.
Marti Huff had 13 of those
aces to go with a team-high
four kills, and Echo served
67 for 74 as a team. Hannah
McCarty added three kills.
Nixyaawii (0-3, 0-1 OOL)
is in just its second season as
a program, and hosts Cove
on Thursday at 5 p.m.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Ali Schroeder (2) and Maddi Muilenburg (7), of Weston-McEwen, go up for a block
during Tuesday’s game against Culver in Athena.
down to the team who
executes the most, and has
the least amount of errors.
We will be ready for them.”
First serve in Culver is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Heppner (8-8, 0-2 CRC)
will plays Dufur and Perry-
dale in Dufur on Friday with
the irst match at 2 p.m.
IRRIGON 3, RIVER-
SIDE 0 — At Boardman,
Irrigon opened its irst season
in the Eastern Oregon League
with a win on Tuesday and
beat Riverside by scores of
25-18, 25-22 and 25-19.
“My girls did awesome at
the serving line and covered
very well,” Irrigon coach
Laura Combes said before
adding, “We still have some
areas to work on.”
Freshman Emma Combes
led the Knights (10-6, 1-0 EOL)
with eight kills, six digs and
seven assist, and tied the team-
high with three blocks. Taylor
Davis and Jada Burns also had
three blocks, and Mckenzee
Wilson added four kills.
Irrigon’s next game is
Thursday when it hosts
Umatilla at 5 p.m. Riverside
(3-9, 1-1) will host non-league
opponent Waitsburg (WA) on
Thursday at 5 p.m.
CULVER 3, WESTON-
MCEWEN 1 — At Athena,
TigerScots head coach
Shawn White was expecting
his team to give the visiting
Bulldogs a run for their
money, but came away
wanting more after their
Columbia Basin Conference
opener went to Culver by
scores of 25-15, 17-25,
25-19, 25-17.
“Culver brings a ton of
energy and they just wanted
it a little bit more than we
did tonight,” he said. “We’re
going to have to execute
better and we’re going to
have to step up.
“Culver did a good job
and we’ve to improve to get
up to their level.”
No
statistics
were
reported.
ECHO 3, HELIX 1 — At
Echo, the Cougars snagged
their second Old Oregon
League win of the day over
the Grizzlies with scores of
25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21.
Hannah McCarty led
Echo (15-3, 4-0 OOL) on the
attack with 12 kills and ive
aces, and Alyssa Ray added
another 12 kills. Marti Huff
inished with seven kills and
three blocks.
“We tried to keep (Helix)
out of system as much as
we could,” said Echo coach
Janice Scott. “Our girls did a
good job of if they couldn’t
get a good attack, they’d set
the ball deep to keep them
out of system.”
Helix (9-5, 1-2) was led
by Sadie Wilson with nine
kills, ive coming during
their second-set win.
Next up for Helix is a
non-league home game
against Elgin on Friday at 5
p.m. Echo will host league
opponent Pine Eagle on
Friday at 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
IRRIGON 14, DAYTON
(WA) 0 — At Irrigon, the
Knights earned their third-
straight shutout to open
the season and cruised in a
non-league win on Tuesday.
Isaac Estrada scored four
goals and added two assists,
and the Knights (3-0) got two
goals each from Alejandro
Alvarez, Ruben Barrera and
Pedro Maciel.
The scoring started right
away as Ruben Torres got them
on the board in the second
minute when he converted a
header off a cross by Barrera,
then Oscar Armenta made it
2-0 less than a minute later
when he bounced a cross off
the far post and in.
Coach Paul Keefer said
it was a classic team win
with strong defense leading
to good transitions and a
well-balanced attack.
“We found out what
happens when we spread the
ield, we make good passes
and we play unselishly,”
said Keefer.
Irrigon’s next game is
Saturday when it opens league
play Riverside at 1 p.m.
———
DHS
0
0 —
0
IHS
8
6 — 14
Goals
2’— Ruben Torres (Ruben Barrera)
3’— Oscar Armenta
12’— Isaac Estrada (Oscar Armenta)
15’— Alejandro Alvarez
16’— Pedro Maciel
22’— Isaac Estrada (Alejandro Alvarez)
26’— Clemente Resendez (Isaac Estrada)
28’— Isaac Estrada (Clemente Resendez)
52’— Alejandro Alvarez
60’— Pedro Maciel
62’— Isaac Estrada (Ruben Barrera)
70’— Ruben Barrera (Isaac Estrada)
72’— Sylvestre Vasquez
74’— Ruben Barrera
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP FOOTBALL
Friday
Regis at Stanield, 6 p.m.
Pendleton at Ridgeview, 7 p.m.
Summit at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Portland Christian at Umatilla, 7 p.m.
Imbler at Heppner, 7 p.m.
Union at Weston-McEwen, 7 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Echo, 7 p.m.
Touchet (WA) at Ione, 7 p.m.
Mitchell at Arlington, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Irrigon at Coeur d’Alene (ID) JV, 1 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Riverside, 6 p.m.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Thursday
Umatilla at Irrigon, 5 p.m.
Waitsburg (WA) at Riverside, 5 p.m.
Cove at Nixyaawii, 5 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Baker, 6 p.m.
Stanield at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m.
Ione at Horizon Christian (Hood River),
6 p.m.
Dufur at Arlington, 6 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Culver, 6:30 p.m.
Pendleton at Hermiston, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
Heppner at Perrydale, TBD
Heppner at Dufur, 2 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Echo, 4 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 5 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Sherman, 5 p.m.
Elgin at Helix, 5 p.m.
Umatilla at Western Mennonite, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Weston-McEwen at La Grande Tourna-
ment, 8 a.m.
Pilot Rock at La Grande Tournament, 8
a.m.
Irrigon at Sherman Tournament, 9 a.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Sherman Tournament,
9 a.m.
Umatilla at Salem Academy Tournament,
10 a.m.
Nixyaawii at Pine Eagle, 11 a.m.
Helix at Pine Eagle, 1 p.m.
Cove at Echo, 1 p.m.
Powder Valley at Echo, 3:30 p.m.
PREP BOYS SOCCER
Thursday
Hermiston at Hillsboro, 4:30 p.m.
Friday
Redmond at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m.
Nyssa at Umatilla, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday
La Grande at Mac-Hi, Noon
Irrigon at Riverside, 1 p.m.
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
Thursday
Hermiston at Sandy, 4 p.m.
Pendleton at Redmond, 4 p.m.
Friday
Nyssa at Umatilla, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday
La Grande at Mac-Hi, 2 p.m.
PREP CROSS COUNTRY
Friday
Pendleton, Helix, Weston-McEwen,
Stanield, Heppner, Umatilla at The Dalles,
4 p.m.
Saturday
Hermiston at Nike Portland, 11:15 a.m.
Mac-Hi at Connell (WA) Invite, 12:30 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday
Montana Tech at Eastern Oregon, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Today
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m.
Friday
Warner Paciic at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Spokane at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m.
Multnomah at Eastern Oregon, 5 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
Thursday
Eastern Oregon at Carroll, 1 p.m.
Friday
Eastern Oregon at Great Falls, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Today
Spokane at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m.
Thursday
Eastern Oregon at Carroll, 3 p.m.
Friday
Walla Walla at Blue Mountain, 1 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Great Falls, 3 p.m.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
New England 2 0
0 1.000 54 45
N.Y. Jets
1 1
0 .500 59 54
Miami
0 2
0 .000 34 43
Buffalo
0 2
0 .000 38 50
South
W L
T Pct PF PA
Houston
2 0
0 1.000 42 26
Tennessee
1 1
0 .500 32 40
Indianapolis 0 2
0 .000 55 73
Jacksonville 0 2
0 .000 37 65
North
W L
T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh
2 0
0 1.000 62 32
Baltimore
2 0
0 1.000 38 27
Cincinnati
1 1
0 .500 39 46
Cleveland
0 2
0 .000 30 54
West
W L
T Pct PF PA
Denver
2 0
0 1.000 55 40
Kansas City 1 1
0 .500 45 46
San Diego
1 1
0 .500 65 47
Oakland
1 1
0 .500 63 69
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 2 0
0 1.000 36 32
Philadelphia 2 0
0 1.000 58 24
Dallas
1 1
0 .500 46 43
Washington 0 2
0 .000 39 65
South
W L
T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 1 1
0 .500 38 64
Carolina
1 1
0 .500 66 48
Atlanta
1 1
0 .500 59 59
New Orleans 0 2
0 .000 47 51
North
W L
T Pct PF PA
Minnesota
2 0
0 1.000 42 30
Green Bay
1 1
0 .500 41 40
Detroit
1 1
0 .500 54 51
Chicago
0 2
0 .000 28 52
West
W L
T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 1 1
0 .500 55 46
Los Angeles 1 1
0 .500 9 31
Arizona
1 1
0 .500 61 30
Seattle
1 1
0 .500 15 19
———
Thursday’s Game
Houston (-1.5) at New England, 5:25 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Washington (+4.5) at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Cleveland (+10) at Miami, 10 a.m.
Detroit (+7.5) at Green Bay, 10 a.m.
Minnesota (+7) at Carolina, 10 a.m.
Denver (+3) at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Arizona (-4) at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Baltimore (-1) at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Oakland (+1.5) at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
San Francisco (+9.5) at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.
Los Angeles (+5) at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.
San Diego (+2.5) at Indianapolis, 1:25
p.m.
Pittsburgh (-3.5) at Philadelphia, 1:25 p.m.
N.Y. Jets (+3) at Kansas City, 1:25 p.m.
Chicago (+7) at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Atlanta (+3) at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.
NCAA
Top 25
Thursday
No. 5 Clemson at Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
No. 24 Utah vs. Southern Cal, 9 p.m.
Saturday
No. 1 Alabama vs. Kent State, Noon
No. 3 Louisville at Marshall, 8 p.m.
No. 4 Michigan vs. Penn State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 6 Houston at Texas State, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Stanford at UCLA, 8 p.m.
No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 11 Wiscon-
sin, Noon
No. 9 Washington at Arizona, 10:30 p.m.
No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 17 Arkansas at
Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m.
No. 12 Georgia at No. 23 Mississippi,
Noon
No. 13 Florida State at South Florida,
Noon
No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 19 Florida,
3:30 p.m.
No. 16 Baylor vs. Oklahoma State, 7:30
p.m.
No. 18 LSU at Auburn, 6 p.m.
No. 20 Nebraska at Northwestern, 7:30
p.m.
Baseball
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L Pct GB
Boston
87 64 .576 —
Toronto
83 68 .550
4
Baltimore
82 69 .543
5
New York
78 72 .520 8½
Tampa Bay
64 86 .427 22½
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Cleveland
87 63 .580 —
Detroit
80 70 .533
7
Kansas City
77 74 .510 10½
Chicago
72 79 .477 15½
Minnesota
55 96 .364 32½
West Division
W
L Pct GB
Texas
90 62 .592 —
Houston
80 71 .530 9½
Seattle
79 72 .523 10½
Oakland
66 85 .437 23½
Los Angeles
65 86 .430 24½
———
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 5, Baltimore 2
Philadelphia 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 3
Texas 5, L.A. Angels 4
Detroit 8, Minnesota 1
Houston 2, Oakland 1, 10 innings
Toronto 10, Seattle 2
Wednesday’s Games
Houston (McHugh 11-10) at Oakland
(Mengden 2-7), 12:35 p.m.
Toronto (Sanchez 13-2) at Seattle (Hernan-
dez 11-6), 12:40 p.m.
Boston (Buchholz 7-10) at Baltimore
(Jimenez 7-11), 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Sale 16-8) at Philadel-
phia (Eickhoff 10-14), 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Kennedy 11-9) at Cleveland
(Kluber 17-9), 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 13-4) at Tampa Bay
(Cobb 1-0), 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Weaver 11-12) at Texas
(Holland 7-8), 5:05 p.m.
Detroit (Farmer 0-0) at Minnesota (Berrios
2-7), 5:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L Pct GB
Washington
88 63 .583 —
New York
80 71 .530
8
Miami
76 75 .503 12
Philadelphia
68 83 .450 20
Atlanta
60 91 .397 28
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
x-Chicago
96 55 .636 —
St. Louis
80 71 .530 16
Pittsburgh
75 75 .500 20½
Milwaukee
68 83 .450 28
Cincinnati
63 88 .417 33
West Division
W
L Pct GB
Los Angeles
85 66 .563 —
San Francisco
80 71 .530
5
Colorado
72 79 .477 13
San Diego
64 87 .424 21
Arizona
63 88 .417 22
x-clinched division
———
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 4
Miami 1, Washington 0
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 1
Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 3
St. Louis 10, Colorado 5
San Diego 5, Arizona 2
San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 0
Wednesday’s Games
St. Louis (Weaver 1-3) at Colorado (Mar-
quez 0-0), 12:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Sale 16-8) at Philadel-
phia (Eickhoff 10-14), 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Weber 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Colon
14-7), 4:10 p.m.
Washington (Scherzer 17-7) at Miami
(Koehler 9-11), 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Stephenson 2-1) at Chicago
Cubs (Lackey 9-8), 5:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Kuhl 4-3) at Milwaukee (Nel-
son 8-14), 5:10 p.m.
Arizona (Greinke 12-7) at San Diego
(Perdomo 8-9), 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Moore 11-11) at L.A. Dodg-
ers (Maeda 15-9), 7:10 p.m.
WILD CARD STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W
L Pct GB
Toronto
83 68 .550 +1
Baltimore
82 69 .543 —
Detroit
80 70 .533 1.5
Houston
80 71 .530
2
Seattle
79 72 .523
3
New York
78 72 .520 3.5
Kansas City
77 74 .510
5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W
St. Louis
80
New York
80
San Francisco
80
Miami
76
Pittsburgh
75
L
71
71
71
75
75
Pct GB
.530 —
.530 —
.530 —
.503
4
.500 4.5
12. Tony Stewart, 2028
13. Austin Dillon, 2027
14. Kevin Harvick, 2027
15. Kyle Larson, 2026
16. Chris Buescher, 2016
17. Kasey Kahne, 667
18. Ryan Newman, 655
19. Ryan Blaney, 613
20. AJ Allmendinger, 607
21. Trevor Bayne, 604
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 590
23. Greg Bifle, 510
24. Danica Patrick, 510
25. Paul Menard, 500
26. Clint Bowyer, 465
27. Aric Almirola, 464
26. Dale Earnhardt Jr, 461
29. Casey Mears, 437
30. Landon Cassill, 385
Basketball
WNBA
Playoff glance
First Round
Winner advances
Wednesday’s Games
Phoenix at Indiana, 3 p.m.
Seattle at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
———
Second Round
Winner advances
Saturday’s Game
New York vs. TBD, 4 p.m.
Sunday’s Game
Chicago vs. TBD, TBA
Soccer
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L
T Pts
Toronto FC 13 8
8 47
New York
12 9
9 45
NY City FC 12 9
9 45
Philadelphia 11 11
8 41
Montreal
9 9 11 38
New England 9 12
9 36
D.C. United 7 9 13 34
Orlando City 7 9 13 34
Columbus
6 11 11 29
Chicago
6 13
9 27
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L
T Pts
FC Dallas
15 8
7 52
Los Angeles 11 4 15 48
Colorado
12 5 11 47
Real Salt Lake 12 10
8 44
Portland
11 11
8 41
Sporting KC 11 12
7 40
Seattle
10 13
5 35
Vancouver
9 14
7 34
San Jose
7 8 13 34
Houston
6 11 11 29
GF
44
52
51
49
43
37
39
48
40
35
GA
32
40
52
47
46
49
40
53
46
44
GF
47
51
29
42
45
37
34
37
27
33
GA
39
34
24
42
45
37
37
46
30
37
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point
for tie.
———
Friday’s Game
Chicago at New York City FC, 5 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Philadelphia at Toronto FC, 2 p.m.
Colorado at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Montreal at New York, 4 p.m.
Orlando City at D.C. United, 4 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 6 p.m.
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at San Jose, 7:30
p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Seattle at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.
New England at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Motorsports
NASCAR
Sprint Cup
Points Standings
Through Sept. 18
1. Martin Truex Jr, 2050
2. Brad Keselowski, 2049
3. Kyle Busch, 2046
4. Denny Hamlin, 2045
5. Joey Logano, 2043
6. Chase Elliott, 2039
7. Matt Kenseth, 2038
8. Jimmie Johnson, 2037
9. Carl Edwards, 2032
10. Kurt Busch, 2031
11. Jamie McMurray, 2030
Upcoming Schedule
Sun., Sept. 25 — New England 300,
Loudon, N.H.
Sun., Oct. 2 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Dover
Race, Dover, Del.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Designated
LHP T.J. House for assignment. Selected
the contract of RHP Adam Plutko from
Columbus (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS — Extended their player
development agreement with Toledo (IL)
through the 2018 season.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated OF
Aaron Hicks from the 15-day DL.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated
RHP Bud Norris for assignment. Reinstated
LHP Alex Wood from the 60-day DL.
MIAMI MARLINS — Reinstated LHP Wei-
Yin Chen from the 15-day DL. Reinstated
RHP Bryan Morris from the 60-day DL and
designated him for assignment.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Selected the
contract of C Josmil Pinto from Colorado
Springs (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Promoted
Bob Myers to president of basketball
operations/general manager, Travis Schlenk
to vice president of basketball operations/
assistant general manager, Kirk Lacob to
vice president of GSW Sports Ventures/
assistant general manager, and Larry Harris
to assistant general manager/director of
player personnel.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS — Released FB Paul
Lasike.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Terminated the
contract of DL John Hughes III. Waived LB
Scooby Wright III. Signed OL Austin Reiter
from Washington’s practice squad and QB
Charlie Whitehurst.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed S Mykkele
Thompson on injured reserve. Terminated
the contract of OT Byron Stingily from
injured reserve. Signed CB Michael Hunter
from the practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed RB
Dexter McCluster. Waived WR-KR Isaiah
Burse.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed
WR Lonnie Outlaw, DB Keith Lewis,
QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson and DTs
Brandon Williams and Erik Williams to the
practice roster.