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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Thursday, July 20, 2017 Soccer HILLCLIMB: Flat US breezes into Gold Cup Semifinals track race added to this year’s festivities By RONALD BLUM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Omar Gonzalez and Eric Lichaj scored late in the first half and the United States beat El Salvador 2-0 on Wednesday night in an ugly CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal. The Americans, who started five veterans added for the tour- Gold Cup n a m e n t ’s knockout p h a s e , overcame USA s h a k y defensive play and p o o r passing, advancing El Salvador to a semi- final against Costa Rica on Saturday in Arlington, Texas. Bruce Arena changed all 11 starters for the second straight game and at 7-0-5 set a record for longest unbeaten streak at the start of a U.S. coaching tenure, topping Bob Bradley’s 10-0-1 in 2007. The U.S. improved to Continued from 1B 2 0 AP Photo/Matt Rourke United States’ Eric Lichaj (15) reacts after kicking a goal during a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal soccer match against El Salvador in Philadelphia on Wednesday. 6-0 against El Salvador in the Gold Cup, also winning quarterfinals 4-0 in 2002 and 5-1 in 2013. The Americans are 17-1-5 overall against the Salvadorians, the only loss an exhibition at San Salvador in 1992. Altidore, forward Clint Dempsey, midfielders Michael Bradley and Darlington Nagbe, and goal- keeper Tim Howard were all added to the lineup. A crowd of 31,615 at half-filled Lincoln Financial Field was evenly split with supporters of both teams. But the main events take place on Saturday and Sunday when the professionals take their turn at mastering the 275-foot hill. Saturday features qualifying rounds from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., a 450cc pro main event at 3:30 p.m., and then a side by side X-climb at 6 p.m. Action wraps up Sunday with the main event starting at Noon and running till approximately 2 p.m. Dillon said that there is an increase in the number of competitors that registered for this years event, and they are expecting around 3,000 fans over the three days. There will be free shuttles running to the hill- climb from the Pendleton Convention Center, where Bike Week festivities are localized. Tickets are $20 and $5 for children, but are good for all three days of the event. On top of the hillclimb, Dillon is also putting on a flat track motorcycle race on Friday night at the Round-Up Arena, dubbed Thunder in the Blues. It will be the first motorized race in the arena since 1940, and Dillon says that “There really is a buzz around town about it,” he said. “A lot of people are excited and some are stunned that they’re letting them ride on the dirt , but it should be fun.” The races will start at 6 p.m. with gates to the Round-Up opening at 3 p.m. Like the hillclimb, there will be various classes racing, from vets (age 30-plus), women, and kids, to vintage, street-legals and the pro open classes. Tickets for it are same as the hillclimb, with $20 for adults and $5 for kids. ———— Contact Eric at esinger@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0839. Follow him on Twitter @ ByEricSinger. MARINERS: Team finishes roadtrip 5-1, returns home to host Yankees Continued from 1B six,” Paxton said. “That’s awesome coming out of the break so we’ve just got to keep it going here and keep ourselves in this race.” Houston starter Charlie Morton (7-4) retired the first nine batters and the Astros led 1-0 before Jean Segura led off the fourth with a single. Gamel’s first homer since June 23 came next to put Seattle up 2-1. Segura had two hits and Robinson Cano and Mike Zunino drove in a run apiece for the Mariners, who won for the sixth time in seven games. Edwin Diaz pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save. The Astros had a chance to cut into the lead in the eighth when they had runners at first and third with one out. But Nick Vincent struck out Evan Gattis before Marc Rzepczynski fanned Carlos Beltran to end the inning. Morton allowed six hits and four runs in 6 2/3 innings for his first loss since coming off the disabled list on July 7. Guillermo Heredia doubled to start the sixth before Segura reached on an infield single. Then an error by first baseman Yuli Gurriel allowed Gamel to reach and load the bases with no outs. The Mariners pushed the lead to 3-1 when Heredia scored on a groundout by Cano that left Gamel out at second. Morton was able to limit the damage when Nelson Cruz grounded into a double play to end the inning. Zunino’s RBI double with two outs in the seventh pushed the lead to 4-1 and chased Morton. Alex Bregman singled with no outs in the third, AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager (15) at- tempts to throw out Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in Houston. advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and stole third base. Houston took a 1-0 lead when he scored on a sacrifice fly by George Springer. TRAINER’S ROOM Mariners: OF Mitch Haniger was out for the fourth straight game after injuring his right index finger on Saturday night. Servais had initially said that Haniger would play on Wednesday, but decided to give him an extra day to recover. Astros: All-Star SS Carlos Correa announced in an Insta- gram post from his hospital bed that he had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb on Wednesday. Correa is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks recovering from the injury he suffered on a swing Monday night. ... Ace Dallas Keuchel, who hasn’t pitched since June 2 because of a pinched nerve in his neck, will make his second rehabilitation start on Saturday, but the Astros haven’t decided where it will be yet. THEY SAID IT Servais on Seattle’s 5-1 road trip: “We talked about some things out of the break where we needed to get to and how we were going to get there and the guys have responded.” DIG IT UP Two days after the Astros held a fake funeral to bury Beltran’s glove because he hadn’t played in the field in two months, he was in the lineup in left field. The 40-year-old has played in 78 games this season, but Wednesday was just the 10th time he didn’t serve as the team’s designated hitter and the first since May 16 in Miami. UP NEXT Mariners: Felix Hernandez (5-3, 4.20 ERA) will start for Seattle in the opener of a four-game series against the Yankees on Thursday. Hernandez allowed six hits and three runs in five innings of a 4-3 win over the White Sox in his previous start. TOUR: Germany’s Marcel Kittel, winner of five stages, crashes and withdraws Continued from 1B shadow, zoomed down in that group, too. The bill, at the end, was costly for Aru. Having started Stage 17 in second place overall, just 18 seconds behind Froome, the Astana team rider slipped back to fourth — 53 seconds behind the race leader, who is getting stronger in the last week of the three-week cycling marathon. Uran leapfrogged from fourth to second overall. Bardet is still third. That podium could stick all the way to Paris on Sunday, as they both trail Froome by 27 seconds. “At this stage of the race, everyone’s on their hands and knees, let’s see what happens,” Froome said. “It’s still all to race for.” Beating everyone to the top of the Galibier — a feat that earned him a bonus of 5,000 euros ($5,750) from race organizers — was Tour rookie Primoz Roglic. Showing nerves of steel on the 28-kilometer (17-mile) descent to the finish at the Serre-Chevalier ski station, the former ski jumper became the first Slovenian to win a stage in the 114-year history of the Tour. “It’s unbelievable,” Roglic said. “A really crazy stage.” Froome’s group of Uran, Bardet and French rider Warren Barguil rolled over the line 1 minute and 13 seconds after the 27-year-old Team Lotto rider, who moved to cycling in his early twenties. Determined not to give any ground, Froome outsprinted Bardet to the finish line, securing four bonus seconds for placing third on the stage. Uran was quicker still, beating Froome to get six bonus seconds for second place. “It was a big day of climbing,” Froome said. “My legs certainly felt a lot better than a week ago in the Pyrenees, which is a good sign.” The Team Sky leader was greeted at the finish by French President Emmanuel Macron, who followed the stage in a car with the race director. If he wants to catch up with the main contenders, Aru will have to strike back on Thursday in the last Alpine stage, with a moun- tain-top finish at the Col d’Izoard — another storied 2,000-meter (6,500-feet) pass. After that, the last big opportunity to make up places is the race-against- the-clock time trial in Marseille on Saturday. But that discipline isn’t Aru’s forte — unlike Froome. “I fought until the very last meters, I gave my all to minimize losses,” Aru said. “Anyway, I don’t see a big drama in today’s stage. The race ends in Paris.” While Bardet’s repeated bursts of acceleration on the Galibier eventually cracked Aru, they couldn’t shake off Froome. To hold onto the race leader’s yellow jersey all the way to Paris, the three-time champion can ride defensively, keeping tabs on Uran and Bardet and, now to a lesser extent, on Aru. “I did my utmost,” Bardet said. “I raced to take the jersey and I came close to dropping them at the top of the Galibier. I attacked. That’s the way I love to race. I have no regrets. I tried everything.” One of the most active riders on Wednesday was two-time champion Alberto Contador. Riding with the panache of his glory days, the 35-year-old Spaniard sped away from Froome’s group on the second and longest climb, the 24-kilo- meter (15-mile) ascent to the Col de la Croix-de-Fer. But Contador faded in the Galibier and could not stay with Roglic. “I want people to remember me as a rider who tried things, who was coura- geous,” Contador said. The Tour lost Marcel Kittel, the winner of five stages this year, after he crashed. The German had been leading the Tour’s green jersey competition, awarded for points collected in sprints during and at the end of stages. With his departure, Australian Michael Matthews inherits the jersey. 17th Stage At Briancon, France A 113.7-mile ride from La Mure to Serre-Chevalier including the Galibier climb: 1. Primoz Roglic, Slovenia, Team Lot- toNl-Jumbo, 5 hours, 7 minutes and 41 seconds. 2. Rigoberto Uran, Colombia, Cannon- dale-Drapac, 1:13 behind. 3. Christopher Froome, Britain, Team Sky, same time. 4. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 5. Warren Barguil, France, Team Sunweb, same time. 6. Mikel Landa, Spain, Team Sky, 1:16. 7. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Quick-Step Floors, 1:43. 8. Alberto Contador, Spain, Trek-Segafre- do, 1:44. 9. Louis Meintjes, South Africa, UAE Team Emirates, same time. 10. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana Pro Team, same time. 11. Mathias Frank, Switzerland, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 12. Darwin Atapuma, Colombia, UAE Team Emirates, 1:59. 13. Serge Pauwels, Belgium, Dimension Data, 3:10. 14. Simon Yates, Britain, Orica-Scott, 3:14. 15. Daniel Navarro, Spain, Cofidis, Solu- tions Credits, 5:07. 16. Damiano Caruso, Italy, BMC Racing Team, same time. 17. Ondrej Cink, Czech Republic, Bah- rain-Merida, same time. 18. Amael Moinard, France, BMC Racing Team, 6:00. 19. Alexis Vuillermoz, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 20. Brice Feillu, France, Team Fortuneo - Oscaro, same time. 8. Louis Meintjes, South Africa, UAE Team Emirates, 6:35. 9. Alberto Contador, Spain, Trek-Segafre- do, 7:45. 10. Warren Barguil, France, Sunweb, 8:52. 11. Damiano Caruso, Italy, BMC Racing, 10:03. 12. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, 12:54. 13. Alexis Vuillermoz, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 20:36. 14. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Sky, 21:16. 15. Emanuel Buchmann, Germany, Bora-Hansgrohe, 27:06. 16. Brice Feillu, France, Fortuneo-Oscaro, 33:32. 17. Serge Pauwels, Belgium, Dimension Data, 34:47. 18. Carlos Betancur, Colombia, Movistar, 35:23. 19. Tiesj Benoot, Belgium, Lotto Soudal, 37:46. 20. Guillaume Martin, France, Wanty- Groupe Gobert, 43:53. SCOREBOARD Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Boston 54 42 .563 — Tampa Bay 51 45 .531 3 New York 48 45 .516 4½ Baltimore 45 49 .479 8 Toronto 43 51 .457 10 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 48 45 .516 — Minnesota 48 46 .511 ½ Kansas City 46 47 .495 2 Detroit 43 50 .462 5 Chicago 38 54 .413 9½ West Division W L Pct GB Houston 63 32 .663 — Seattle 48 48 .500 15½ Los Angeles 47 50 .484 17 Texas 45 49 .479 17½ Oakland 43 52 .453 20 ——— Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 Seattle 4, Houston 1 Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 2 San Francisco 5, Cleveland 4 Baltimore 10, Texas 2 Boston 5, Toronto 1 L.A. Dodgers 9, Chicago White Sox 1, 8 innings Kansas City 4, Detroit 3 L.A. Angels 7, Washington 0 Thursday’s Games Toronto (Liriano 5-5) at Boston (Fister 0-3), 10:35 a.m. Texas (Hamels 4-0) at Baltimore (Miley 4-8), 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Fulmer 10-6) at Kansas City (Duffy 5-6), 5:15 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Severino 5-4) at Seattle (Hernandez 5-3), 7:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W Washington 57 Atlanta 45 New York 42 Miami 42 Philadelphia 32 L 37 48 50 51 61 Pct .606 .484 .457 .452 .344 GB — 11½ 14 14½ 24½ Central Division Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati West Division W 52 49 47 46 40 L 45 45 48 48 54 Pct GB .536 — .521 1½ .495 4 .489 4½ .425 11 W L Pct GB Los Angeles 66 29 .695 — Colorado 56 41 .577 11 Arizona 54 40 .574 11½ San Diego 40 54 .426 25½ San Francisco 37 59 .385 29½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta 2 Philadelphia 10, Miami 3 Colorado 18, San Diego 4 San Francisco 5, Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh 3, Milwaukee 2, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 7, St. Louis 3 Cincinnati 4, Arizona 3, 11 innings L.A. Dodgers 9, Chicago White Sox 1, 8 innings L.A. Angels 7, Washington 0 Thursday’s Games St. Louis (Lynn 8-6) at N.Y. Mets (Lugo 4-2), 9:10 a.m. Arizona (Walker 6-4) at Cincinnati (Castillo 1-2), 9:35 a.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 8-4) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 5-3), 9:35 a.m. Atlanta (Foltynewicz 7-5) at L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 6-3), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Chacin 8-7) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-3), 7:15 p.m. MiLB Northwest League North Division W L Pct. GB Vancouver 18 16 .529 — Tri-City 17 17 .500 1 Spokane 14 20 .412 4 Everett 13 20 .394 4½ South Division W L Pct. GB Hillsboro 20 14 .588 — Boise 19 15 .558 1 Eugene 19 14 .576 ½ Salem-Keizer 15 19 .441 5 ——— Wednesday’s Games Hillsboro 6, Vancouver 0 Tri-City 8, Boise 5 Salem-Keizer 3, Spokane 2 Everett at Eugene, late finish Thursday’s Games Vancouver at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m. Boise at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Spokane at Hillsboro, 7:05 p.m. Eugene at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m. Soccer CONCACAF Gold Gup QUARTERFINALS Wednesday At Philadelphia Quarterfinal One Costa Rica 1, Panama 0 Quarterfinal Two United States 2, El Salvador 0 Thursday At Glendale, Ariz. Quarterfinal Three Mexico vs. Honduras, 4:30 p.m. Quarterfinal Four Jamaica vs. Canada, 7:30 p.m. MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Toronto FC 11 3 6 39 36 21 Chicago 11 3 5 38 37 19 NYC FC 10 6 4 34 38 26 Atl. Untd. FC 9 7 3 30 39 27 New York 9 8 2 29 25 26 Orlando City 8 7 5 29 22 29 Columbus 9 10 1 28 30 32 Montreal 6 6 6 24 29 30 Philadelphia 6 8 5 23 26 23 New England 5 9 5 20 29 31 D.C. United 5 12 3 18 17 35 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Sporting K.C. 8 4 8 32 24 14 FC Dallas 8 3 7 31 30 18 Houston 8 7 5 29 34 29 Vancouver 8 7 3 27 25 27 Portland 7 8 6 27 35 35 Seattle 7 7 6 27 29 31 San Jose 7 8 5 26 23 31 Los Angeles 6 9 4 22 28 33 Real Salt Lake 7 12 2 23 27 41 Minn. United 5 11 4 19 25 42 Colorado 6 11 1 19 19 27 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Wednesday’s Games Montreal 2, Philadelphia 1 New York 5, San Jose 1 Toronto FC 2, New York City FC 2, tie Houston 0, Minnesota United 0, tie Seattle 4, D.C. United 3 Real Salt Lake 4, Portland 1 Vancouver 1, Los Angeles 0 Friday’s Game Atlanta United FC at Orlando City, 4 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago at New York City FC, 11 a.m. New York at Minnesota United, 1 p.m. Colorado at Toronto FC, 4 p.m. Houston at D.C. United, 4 p.m. FC Dallas at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at New England, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Portland at Vancouver, 3:30 p.m. San Jose at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Washington 12 9 .571 — Connecticut 12 9 .571 — New York 10 9 .526 1 Atlanta 9 11 .450 2½ Indiana 8 12 .400 3½ Chicago 7 13 .350 4½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 16 2 .889 — Los Angeles 14 5 .737 2½ Phoenix 11 9 .550 6 Dallas 10 12 .455 8 Seattle 9 11 .450 8 San Antonio 2 18 .100 15 ——— Today’s Games New York 96, Connecticut 80 Washington 100, Atlanta 96, OT Minnesota 100, Dallas 74 Indiana 84, Phoenix 77 Thursday’s Games Chicago at Los Angeles, 12:30 p.m. Indiana at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Cycling Tour de France Wednesday Overall Standings (After 17 stages) 1. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 73:27:26. 2. Rigoberto Uran, Colombia, Cannondale Drapac, :27. 3. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 4. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana, :53. 5. Mikel Landa, Spain, Sky, 1:24. 6. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Quick-Step Floors, 2:37. 7. Simon Yates, Britain, Orica-Scott, 4:07. Transactions BASEBALL BOSTON RED SOX — Released 3B Pablo Sandoval. Recalled RHPs Kyle Martin and Ben Taylor from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned LHP Brian Johnson and RHP Hector Velazquez to Pawtucket (IL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Eduardo Paredes. Recalled RHP Alex Meyer from Salt Lake City (PCL). Placed OF Cameron Maybin on the 10-day DL. Selected OF Shane Robinson. NEW YORK YANKEES — Added INF Todd Frazier and RHPs David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle to the active roster. Optioned LHP Chasen Shreve to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated INF Ji-Man Choi and INF/OF Rob Refsnyder for assignment. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHPs Michael Brady and Zach Neal to Nashville (PCL). National League CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated C Devin Mesoraco from the 10-day DL. Optioned RHP Lisalverto Bonilla to Louisville (IL). SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled OF Franchy Cordero from El Paso (PCL). Op- tioned RHP Jose Valdez to El Paso.
