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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Little League Softball Pendleton all-stars dominating at districts Garton pitches perfect game East Oregonian LA GRANDE — The Little League District 3 soft- ball tournaments are shaping up to be a Pendleton-domi- nated affair after Tuesday’s action in La Grande. The Pendleton 9-11 all-stars gave the program its fi rst district title of the week early in the day when it beat Pilot Rock 14-3 in the championship. Pitcher Lilli Brooks held Pilot Rock to one hit, and struck out eight batters in the win. Other members of the team are Kyah Hunter, Taylor Quaempts, Janie Helfrecht, Arzine McKay, Samantha Wilks, Sistene Moses, Nessa Neveau, Cassondra Bedolla, JoJo Jenness and Madeline Lieuallen. The girls will compete in the state tournament starting July 19 in Medford. Another Pendleton was breezing through the upper portion of its bracket on Tuesday as well as Sauren Garton pitched a perfect game to guide the 10-12 all-stars past La Grande 18-0 in four innings. Garton struck out nine, and Pendleton improved to 2-0 at the tournament after having beaten Pilot Rock 15-0 in its opener on Sunday. Garton threw the fi rst 3.1 innings in that game and allowed no hits with seven strikeouts. Leading Pendleton at the plate in the two games have been Jaden Samp (6 for 7, 7 RBI), Muriel Jones- Hoisington (6 for 7, 5 RBI), Charlie Mae Franklin (5 for 6, 5 RBI), and Brielle Youncs (4 for 5, 2 RBI). Daisy Jenness was 4 for 4 with two RBI on Tuesday, and Garton was 2 for 3 with two RBI. The girls will play for the district championship on Thursday at 3 p.m. against the winner of today’s game between Pilot Rock and La Grande. Seager’s double lifts M’s over Tigers MLB Seattle wins in 10 innings By TIM BOOTH Associated Press SEATTLE — Kyle Seager’s double off the wall in right fi eld scored Tyler Smith from second base with the winning run and gave the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Detroit 10 innings Tuesday night. Seager’s game-win- ning hit Seattle came on a night when his brother, Corey, hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was Seattle’s fourth walk-off win this season and it came after the Mariners missed chances with runners in scoring position in the eighth and ninth. Nelson Cruz walked on a 3-2 pitch from Justin Wilson (3-3) to open the 10th. Smith came on as a pinch runner and reached second with no outs on a wild pitch. Seager then turned on a fastball and lined it over the head of right fi elder J.D. Martinez, allowing Smith to score easily. Steve Cishek (1-1) pitched the top of the 10th to 4 5 AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson Seattle Mariners’ Kyle Seager, center, is mobbed by teammates, including Taylor Motter, left, Ben Gamel and Carlos Ruiz, center, after hitting a walkoff single in the 10th inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Seattle. The Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on an RBI single by Seattle Mariners’ Kyle Seager. get the win. Cruz had a two-run double, and Taylor Motter and Ben Gamel both homered for Seattle. Ian Kinsler, Justin Upton and J.D. Martinez all homered for the Tigers, who have lost four straight. Detroit pulled even in the eighth as Seattle reliever Dan Altavilla could not hold a two-run lead. With two outs, Kinsler scored from second base on a pitch in the dirt that bounced away from catcher Mike Zunino. Kinsler was stealing on the play and never stopped after rounding third. Martinez followed with his 12th home run to tie it 4-all. Ariel Miranda threw seven strong innings and was in line for his seventh win until Altavilla faltered in the eighth. Miranda allowed just four hits and none after Martinez’s two-out single in the third, retiring 13 of the fi nal 14 batters he faced. The streak was snapped only by Seager’s fi elding error at third base with one out in the seventh. Miranda fi nished seven innings for the fourth time in 15 starts and rebounded after getting knocked around for 10 hits and six earned runs in his previous outing against Minnesota. Almost as good was Detroit starter Jordan Zimmermann, who threw 6 2/3 innings. Cruz’s two-run double in the fi rst gave Seattle an early lead, and Motter’s solo homer that barely cleared the wall in left fi eld an inning later snapped a 2-all tie. REHAB UPDATE Seattle manager Scott Servais said Hisashi Iwakuma will need at least one more rehab start before rejoining the rotation. Iwakuma lasted just two innings Monday night at Triple-A Tacoma. He was originally scheduled to return Saturday against Houston, but that start will now likely go to Christian Bergman or Sam Gaviglio. Servais hopes shortstop Jean Segura will be able to return from a high ankle sprain by this weekend, possibly as early as Thursday. UP NEXT Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (4-4) will be looking for his fi rst decision in four starts. He allowed two runs over seven innings in his last start against Tampa Bay. Mariners: James Paxton (5-2) tries to snap a two-game skid. Paxton was battered for seven runs over 3 2/3 innings in his last start against Texas. NBA With 3 fi rst-round picks, Blazers ready to tweak roster on draft day Trades seem likely for league’s second- youngest team By KERRY EGGERS Portland Tribune There are more unknowns than knowns as the Trail Blazers swing into the fi nal days until Thursday’s NBA draft. Portland owns three fi rst- round picks — No. 15, 20 and 26, making it the club’s most important draft since at least 2013, when general manager Neil Olshey chose CJ McCollum with the No. 10 pick, then traded a pair of second-round picks to Cleve- land for the draft rights to Allen Crabbe. It seems unlikely the Blazers would keep all three selections, for a couple of reasons. Portland sent out the second- youngest roster in the NBA (behind Philadelphia) last season. Three more young players is not what the doctor — Olshey — wants to order. In addition, the Blazers will go into next season with the league’s highest payroll, at least as it currently stands — at about $130 million. Owner Paul Allen will pay out four player salaries in eight fi gures — Damian Lillard ($26.15 million), McCollum ($23.96 million), Crabbe ($18.5 million) and Evan Turner ($17.13 million). Behind them are four players in the high seven fi gures — Meyers Leonard ($9.9 million), Moe Harkless ($9.66 million), Al-Farouq Aminu ($7.32 million) and Ed Davis ($6.35 million). Olshey is in the market for immediate help, particularly at the forward position. He also may be looking to move some salary by sending a player with a high salary (such as Crabbe, Turner or Leonard) to a team that has room to take it under the salary cap, without sending as much salary back. Olshey could include a draft Draft Order pick or two in such a deal. FIRST ROUND (from Brooklyn through Boston) The projected salary cap for 1. 2. Philadelphia L.A. Lakers the 2017-18 season is about $101 3. Boston (from Sacramento through Philadelphia) million, with the luxury tax esti- 4. 5. Phoenix Sacramento (from Philadelphia) Orlando mated at $121 million. As many 6. 7. Minnesota as 20 teams are expected to have 8. New York 9. Dallas signifi cant room beneath the cap. 10. Sacramento (from New Orleans) The Los Angeles Lakers are 11. Charlotte Detroit one of the NBA’s youngest teams, 12. 13. Denver Miami with plenty of cap room and in 14. 15. Portland need of veteran talent. Thy have 16. Chicago . Milwaukee been taking and making calls 17 18. Indiana Atlanta about a potential trade of the 19. 20. Portland (from Memphis through Denver and Cleveland) second selection, which they own. 21. Oklahoma City Brooklyn (from Washington) There are other teams drafting 22. 23. Toronto (from L.A. Clippers through Milwaukee) ahead of the Blazers who might 24. Utah 25. Orlando (from Toronto) be willing to deal a pick for a 26. Portland (from Cleveland) . Brooklyn (from Boston) lower pick and a package that 27 28. L.A. Lakers (from Houston) 29. San Antonio See BLAZERS/2B 30. Utah (from Golden State) Sports shorts Mickelson splits with caddie (AP) — Phil Mickelson and his caddie have decided to part ways after 25 years of one of the most famous player-caddie relationships on the PGA Tour. Mickelson and Jim “Bones” Mackay say the decision to split was mutual and not based on an incident. Mackay, who is not retiring, is the only full-time caddie Mickelson has had in a career that has brought him 45 victories worldwide, fi ve majors and a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Mickelson Mickelson says his brother, Tim Mickelson, will caddie for him the rest of the year. Mickelson did not play the U.S. Open to attend his daughter’s high school graduation in California. Mackay was at Erin Hills scouting the golf course on the odd chance Mickelson was able to make it in time. “There’s no way any of us wanna really admit that we can’t remember how to get home or a grocery list that the wife has given us or how to go pick up our kids to the school, or whatever it may be.“ — Warren Sapp NFL Hall of Famer during an announcement that he will donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation when he dies. Sapp said he suffers from memory loss that he believes is directly related to hits taken during his playing career. Woods checks into rehab clinic (AP) — Tiger Woods has checked into a clinic to get help for dealing with pain medication, and his agent is not sure how long he will be there. Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports Manage- ment says he could not disclose the location of the in-patient treatment Woods is receiving, or how long the golfer would be there. Woods said Monday night that he is receiving professional help to manage his medications and how he deals with pain and a Woods sleep disorder. Steinberg says Woods’ May 29 arrest in Jupiter, Florida, on a DUI charge shook him up. He says he’s proud of Woods for seeking help, and that the objective is all about a healthy lifestyle more than playing golf again. Woods says his arrest stemmed from a reaction to prescription medicine. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1932 — Jack Sharkey scores a 15-round split decision over Max Schmeling to win the world heavyweight title in New York. 1965 — Gary Player becomes the third man to win golf’s top four pro titles when he captures the U.S. Open. Player beats Kel Nagle by three strokes in a playoff round. Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan had won the U.S. and British Opens, the Masters and the PGA. 1994 — Lori McNeil upsets fi ve-time champion Steffi Graf 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) in the fi rst round of Wimbledon. Graf becomes the fi rst reigning women’s champion to lose in the fi rst round. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com