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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
MLB
Astros score four in the sixth to beat Mariners
By DAIMON EKLUND
Associated Press
SEATTLE — George
Springer hit his fourth leadoff
home run of the season, Evan
Gattis had a bases-loaded
pinch-hit double and the
Houston Astros beat the
Seattle Mariners 7-5 on
Tuesday night.
Seattle reliever James
Pazos gave up hits to all
four Houston batters he
faced in the sixth inning —
including Gattis’ double and
a run-scoring single by Alex
Bregman — as the Astros
scored four runs to take the
lead for good.
Joe Musgrove (1-0)
pitched into the sixth inning,
giving up three runs and
seven hits for Houston.
Ariel Miranda (0-1)
allowed four runs and seven
hits.
Seattle had a 3-2 lead
going into the sixth, but the
Astros got a pair of lucky
bounces with two outs which
led to four runs.
After Miranda walked
two batters with two outs,
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Houston’s Evan Gattis and Seattle catcher Carlos Ruiz watch Gattis’ three-run
pinch-hit double during the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game in Seattle.
Yuli Gurriel hit a chopper
off home plate against Pazos
that bounced high enough
for an infield hit and loaded
the bases. Gattis then hit
a fly ball that bounced off
right fielder Mitch Haniger’s
glove as he tried for a sliding
catch, giving Gattis a bases-
clearing double.
Seattle scored a pair of
runs in the ninth inning off
closer Ken Giles. Pinch-
hitter Mike Freeman walked
and later scored on a wild
pitch, and a fielder’s choice
groundout by Robinson
Cano scored Taylor Motter.
Houston
Seattle
7
5
Giles got Nelson Cruz to fly
out to center to end the rally.
Motter, starting at short-
stop in place of the injured
Jean Segura, had three
doubles in the game.
Springer hit Miranda’s
first pitch over the left-center
field fence for his fourth
leadoff homer in nine games,
the first time any player has
had as many leadoff homers
this early in the season.
Jose Altuve picked up his
first RBI with a single in the
third inning to give Houston
a 2-0 lead.
Carlos Beltran added a
run-scoring single in the
ninth inning for the Astros.
EARLY HOMERS
Three of Springer’s
leadoff homers have come
against the Mariners, and
Tuesday was the second time
Springer has led off with a
home run against Miranda.
His other leadoff homer
against Seattle came against
Felix Hernandez on opening
day.
TRAINERS ROOM
Mariners: Seattle placed
Segura on the 10-day
disabled list with a strained
right hamstring. Segura left
Monday’s home opener — a
6-0 win— after the third
inning. “I fully expect he’ll
be back and ready to go at
the end of 10 days,” Servais
said. The Mariners selected
Freeman from Triple-A
Tacoma to take Segura’s spot
and designated for assign-
ment left-hander Paul Fry
to clear room on the 40-man
roster.
UP NEXT
Astros: RHP Mike Fiers
(1-0) makes his second start
of the season. Fiers gave up
two runs in six innings in
his first start against Kansas
City.
Mariners: RHP Yovani
Gallardo (0-1) will start
against the Astros. Gallardo
allowed three runs in five
innings in his first start
against the Angels.
Wahoo protesters want to be in on Indians’ talks with MLB
By TOM WITHERS
Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Orga-
nizers protesting the Cleveland
Indians’ use of the Chief Wahoo
logo have asked to be involved
in talks with Major League
Baseball about changes to the
contentious symbol.
A group asking the Indians
to abolish the red-faced,
smiling logo and their
nickname gathered outside
Progressive Field on Tuesday
before the club’s home opener
against the Chicago White
Sox. Carrying signs that read
“Racism Honors No One” and
“Real People Not Mascots,”
the protesters peacefully
voiced their opinions as police
officers looked on.
The movement to replace
the Wahoo logo has gained
momentum in recent years.
The Indians have reduced its
usage, but the logo, which has
been part of the team’s history
for more than 60 years, still
appears on some of Cleve-
land’s game caps and jerseys.
The Indians have had
talks with MLB about further
changes. Commissioner Rob
Manfred said during the
World Series that he knows
“that that particular logo is
offensive to some people,
and all of us at Major League
Baseball understand why.”
Philip Yenyo, executive
director of the American
Indian Movement of Ohio,
said he has been encouraged
by the Indians’ openness
to address the issue, but he
wants more. Yenyo and his
group have opposed the team
using the logo for profit.
He said he has reached out
to baseball officials about being
involved in any future discus-
sions but has not heard back.
“It’s time that we as
brothers sit down at the table
and talk,” he said.
An MLB spokesman did not
immediately return an email
from The Associated Press.
“There are Little League
teams that are changing their
names, high school teams that
are changing their names,”
Yenyo said. “A couple colleges
have done it. To see that
happening is great, but I think
the momentum would be a lot
better if major league teams
would change their names and
they can do it. I don’t think
they see that if they change the
name, people will be rushing
to get what’s in their stores
before it’s gone. And then you
would have a new market with
a new logo and that’s going
to bring in more money, so I
don’t think they are seeing the
bigger picture.”
Men’s College Basketball
AP Photo/Tony Dejak
People protest before a baseball game between the
Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, Tuesday,
April 11, 2017, during opening day in Cleveland.
Soccer
Gonzaga’s Collins declares for NBA draft Police looking into explosions
Carolina.
“I’ll always be
that injured Dortmund player
Coming
off
the
proud to be a Zag,” he
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
Associated Press
SPOKANE,
Wash.
—
Gonzaga freshman center Zach
Collins on Tuesday declared for
the NBA draft, becoming the first
one-and-done player in program
history.
The 7-0 center said he was
exploring his options without
hiring an agent at this time, but
intends to hire an agent at a later
date.
The
first
McDonald’s
All-American
recruited
by
Gonzaga, Collins averaged 10
points and 5.9 rebounds per game
and helped the Zags advance
to the national championship
game, where they lost to North
bench for an average of
17 minutes per game,
Collins
made
65.2
percent of his shots,
eighth best in the nation.
His 69 blocked shots
rank second in Gonzaga
history.
Collins, from Las Collins
Vegas, was selected as
second team All-West Coast
Conference.
“It was definitely one of the
most difficult decisions I’ve ever
had to make,” Collins said in a
statement. “I just want to thank
everyone at Gonzaga, especially
the coaching staff and my team-
mates.”
said.
In
Gonzaga’s
victory over South
Carolina to advance
to the national title
game, Collins scored
14 points, grabbed 13
rebounds and blocked
six shots.
This season, Collins
backed up center Przemek
Karnowski and helped Gonzaga
put together the best season in
program history, finishing with a
37-2 record.
Gonzaga is still waiting to hear
if guard Nigel Williams-Goss, a
second-team All-America, will
return for his senior year.
Associated Press
DORTMUND, Germany —
German police say they’re investi-
gating “in all directions” after three
explosions went off near Borussia
Dortmund’s team bus ahead of a
Champions League quarterfinal
match, injuring one of the soccer
team’s players.
Authorities assume that Tues-
day’s blasts near the team hotel
in suburban Dortmund were a
targeted attack. They’re checking
the authenticity of a letter claiming
responsibility, and aren’t giving
any details of its contents.
Police spokeswoman Nina Vogt
told ZDF television Wednesday
that “of course our investigations
have to go in all directions to begin
with.” She said the direction of the
probe remains “open.”
Spanish defender Marc Bartra
was hurt in the wrist and arm and
underwent an operation. Police
said an officer accompanying the
bus on a motorbike was suffering
from shock.
Dortmund goalkeeper Roman
Buerki said the team bus had just
pulled out of the hotel driveway
when an explosion a “huge bang”
happened and sent glass flying.
“We’re all shocked nobody
thought about a football match in
the minutes after that,” he said.
PREPS: Weston-McEwen softball gets back to .500 mark with shutout victory
Continued from 1B
SHERMAN
9-8,
WESTON-MCEWEN
2-13 — At Athena, the
Weston-McEwen
Tiger-
Scots split a doubleheader
with the Sherman Huskies
on Tuesday afternoon,
falling 9-2 in Game 1 but
rebounding for a 13-8 win in
Game 2.
In Game 1, Weston-
McEwen (3-6, 1-3 SD6) was
bothered by eight errors in
the game, including a few
in the third inning that led to
Sherman dropping five runs
in the inning to take control
of the game.
But in Game 2, the Tiger-
Scots got the offense going
with 10 hits to its 13 runs,
led by Brett Speed going 2
for 4 with two runs and four
RBI. Hunter Sater pitched a
huge 4 1/3 innings of relief,
allowing just four hits and
one run with two strikeouts
to get the win.
UP NEXT
Weston-McEwen
will
travel to Heppner on
Saturday for a doubleheader
at 11 a.m.
———
Game 1
R H E
SHS
005 110
2 — 9 6 3
W-M
000 002
0 — 2 5 8
W — Troutman. L — B. Speed.
2B — Moe (SHS); B. Speed (W-M). HR —
T. Homer (SHS).
Game 2
R H E
W-M
420 301
3 — 13 10 4
SHS
132 002
0 — 8 9 8
W — H. Sater. L — T. Homer.
2B — G. Shell, G. Smith (W-M); Martin,
Moe (SHS). HR — Justesen (SHS).
COLLEGE
PLACE
(WA) 14, MAC-HI 4 —
At Milton-Freewater, the
Mac-Hi Pioneers dropped
their third straight game on
Tuesday, falling to College
Place (WA) 14-4.
The Pioneers (3-6) actu-
ally outhit College Place
10-8, but the Pioneers batters
left five runners on base and
the pitchers walked 12 to
contribute to the loss.
Jesus Vela continued his
hot hitting for Mac-Hi, going
3 for 3 with two runs and an
RBI, while Keaton Smith
and Jesse Jones each tallied
two hits.
UP NEXT
Mac-Hi will host La
Grande for a doubleheader
on Saturday at noon.
———
R H E
CP
034 205 — 14 8 1
MHS
002 020 —
4 10 1
(CP) N. Walters, M. McKenzie (5). (MHS) J.
Jones, D. Cothey (4), M. Brinkley (6), A. Mar-
tinez (6). WP — N. Walters, LP — J. Jones.
2B — N. Walters, S. Shumate (CP); J. Vela
(MHS). 3B — K. Christensen (CP). HR — K.
Morris.
DUFUR
10-9,
HEPPNER 2-0 — At
The Dalles, the Heppner
Mustangs fell to 0-4 in
league play after getting
swept by Dufur 9-2 and 10-0
on Tuesday.
Heppner (1-9, 0-4 SD6)
managed just three hits on
the day and they all came
in Game 1 as Dufur’s
Bailey Keever struck out
13 Mustangs en route to
a five-inning no-hitter in
Game 2.
Coby Dougherty and
Wyatt Steagall both picked
up doubles for Heppner, and
Lane Wilhelm added a single
and an RBI.
UP NEXT
Heppner hosts Weston-
McEwen on Saturday for a
doubleheader at 11 a.m.
———
Game 1
R H E
HHS
001 010
0 — 2 3 3
DHS
241 020 X — 9 8 0
(HHS) K. Smith, L. Wilhelm (3). (DHS)
H. Pence, C. Crawford (5), R. Peters (6), T.
McLaughlin (7). WP — H. Pence, LP — K.
Smith.
2B — C. Dougherty, W. Steagall (HHS); K.
Bales (DHS).
Game 2
R H E
DHS
132 13 — 10 8 1
HHS
000 00 —
0 0 2
(DHS) B. Keever. (HHS) W. Steagall, K.
Gibbs (4), K. Wilkins (5). WP — B. Keever,
LP — W. Steagall.
2B — K. Bales, H. Pence, T. McLaughlin, R.
peters (DHS).
SOFTBALL
WESTON-MCEWEN
26, UMATILLA 0 — At
Athena,
the
Weston-
McEwen softall team got
its record back to .500 on
Tuesday as they defeated
Umatilla 26-0 in an Eastern
Oregon League game.
“I think bringing the
record back to .500 is encour-
aging,”
Weston-McEwen
coach Jeff Griggs said. “It
was the first time our lineup
was full again, we had some
girls gone over spring break,
so it was good to get back in
sync with one another too.”
We s t o n - M c E w e n ’ s
Bailey Hillmick had a big
day for the TigerScots (3-3,
1-0 EOL) as she threw five
shutout innings in the circle
while giving up just two hits
and one walk with 11 strike-
outs. Hillmick also went 1
for 2 at the plate with a home
run, three runs scored, three
RBI and three walks.
Also standing out for
Weston-McEwen was Jordyn
Lambert (3 for 3, 4 runs,
3RBI) and Amie Coffman (1
for 1, 3 runs, 5 RBI).
Lauryn Journot and Char-
lene Alvarez had the two
lone hits for Umatilla (1-7,
0-1).
UP NEXT
Weston-McEwen
will
travel to La Grande to play
a non-league game with
Union on Thursday at 3 p.m.
Umatilla heads to Riverside
for a doubleheader on Friday
at 1 p.m.
———
R H E
UHS
000 00 —
0 2 1
W-M
1184 3X — 26 11 0
(UHS) Alvarez, Trujillo (1), Picker (5). (W-M)
B. Hillmick. WP — B. Hillmick, LP — Alvarez.
2B — J. Lambert 2 (W-M). 3B — A. Coff-
man (W-M). HR — B. Hillmick (W-M).
TENNIS
HOOD
RIVER
5,
HERMISTON 3 — At
Hermiston, the Bulldogs
struggled in singles action
against Hood River as the
Eagles took down the Bull-
dogs 5-3 on Tuesday.
Hermiston’s Mackenzie
Hill was the lone singles
winner for Hermiston as
she won 4-0 in a forfeit.
The Bulldogs other two
wins came at No. 1 and No.
2 singles where the teams
of Jaycee Ternes/Katelyn
Millard and Reed Middleton/
Breena Wadekamper took
care of business.
“The doubles teams came
out strong and it proves
they’re working hard,”
Hermiston coach Jason
Sivey said. “We just need
to work on our mental game
now, especially in singles.”
UP NEXT
Hermiston will next host
Capital (ID) on Thursday at
Noon.
———
Hood River 5, Hermiston 3
Singles
Mackenzie Hill (Herm) def. M. Garrido 4-0
N. Paulus (HRV) def. Lindsay McAllister
6-0, 6-1
K. Joseph (HR)V def. Alyssa Perkins 6-1,
6-3
Y. Ziadd (HRV) def. Olivia Thomas 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
Jaycee Ternes/Katelyn Millard (Herm) def.
A. Flores/C. Flores 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Reed Middleton/Breena Wadekamper
(Herm) def. C. Oswald/B. Badillo 6-4, 6-1
K. Green/A. Harsdnyi (HRV) def. Adrienn
Stewart/Paola Sanchez 4-6, 7-6, 8-6
J. Zeigner/K. Wethernell (HRV) def.
Breckyn Meachem/Emery Snyder 2-6, 6-4,
12-10.
THE
DALLES
6,
MAC-HI 1 — At
Milton-Freewater,
the
Mac-Hi Pioneers struggled
to keep pace with the The
Dalles on Tuesday, as the
Riverhawks won 6-1 in
non-league action.
The Riverhawks won all
three singles matches by a
combined 24-0 score, but
the Pioneers were much
more competitive in doubles
action. Mac-Hi’s top two
teams narrowly lost out to
The Dalles by 8-5 and 8-6
scores, and then the Pioneers’
No. 4 team of Evelyn Garcia
and Nicole Flores won the
lone match 8-4.
“We had a tough loss
today but I saw lots of
improvement,”
Mac-Hi
coach Danny Sanchez said.
“It was a good test for our
girls as we head into more
league matches.”
UP NEXT
Mac-Hi will host Stan-
field Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
———
The Dalles 6, Mac-Hi 1
Singles
Jocelyn Hernandez (TD) def. Karina
Saldana (MH) 8-0
Yanaira Alvarez (TD) def. Jessica Hernan-
dez (MH) 8-0
Saray Garcia (TD) def. Cierra Werhan
(MH) 8-0
Doubles
Cassie Vasquez/Maggie Corey (TD) def.
Emily Cuellar/Janelle Martinez 8-5
Natalie Varland/Lupita Contreras (TD) def.
Jennifer Robles/Joci Alvarez 8-6
Liz Leon/Jessica Vega (TD) def. Jadie
Jackson/Sarah Odman 8-2
Evelyn Garcia/Nicole Flores (MH) def.
Rosario Rucoba/Silvia Rodriguez 8-4
GOLF
LA
GRANDE
—
Heppner’s Sophie Grant
finished as the second
medalist at La Grande
Country Club on Tuesday,
as she finished with a 90 and
13 shots behind top medalist
Trinity Alexander of La
Grande.
Grant’s
teammate
Amanda Rea was fourth
medalist with a 101 for
Heppner.
Also competing in La
Grande was Pendleton’s
JV girls team, where Miah
Rueber shot a 123, Trinity
Treloar shot a 127 and
LaRiah Alexander shot a 144
— a 12-shot improvement
from her last outing, coach
Terry Prouse said.