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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Saturday, July 22, 2017
MLB
Judge, Yankees clobber Mariners
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
SEATTLE — Aaron
Judge hit a colossal three-run
homer that nearly soared out
of Safeco Field, and CC
Sabathia won on his 37th
birthday as the New York
Yankees beat the Seattle
Mariners 5-1 on Friday
night.
Judge’s 31st home run in
the fifth inning was memo-
rable and nearly historic .
The big slugger clobbered
a hanging curveball from
Seattle starter Andrew
Moore (1-2) into the second
deck in left field, with the
ball landing three rows
from the top of the stadium.
No one has hit one out
of Safeco during a game
since the ballpark opened
midway through the 1999
season.
Judge came close and
continued to emerge from
a post-All-Star break slump
thanks to his
first
home
run
since
Seattle
July 7. He
finished with
four RBIs,
including a
sacrifice fly that gave New
York a 2-1 lead.
His long homer left
the stadium buzzing and
there were more than a
smattering of boos when he
was walked on a 3-2 pitch
by reliever Emilio Pagan in
the seventh. Moore got the
better of the slugger with a
three-pitch strikeout in the
first and got Judge to fly out
to deep center field his next
at-bat.
Moore’s mistake was
falling behind in the count
and leaving his breaking ball
elevated. Judge’s uppercut
swing was on a perfect path
and the ball quickly found
its way into the seats.
Clint Frazier also had an
RBI double as the Yankees
1
HAPPY TRAILS:
Continued from 1B
even if just briefly. I hope I
was able to do your stories
justice.
The East Oregonian was
my first job out of college,
and although there were
certainly some tumultuous
times in the early years as
the business changed before
our eyes, I was lucky to
work in a newsroom full
of dedicated and creative
journalists who were willing
to take chances and learn
from mistakes.
It was never a job I took
lightly, and although it was
definitely extremely stressful
at times, I always felt lucky
to be earning a living in my
chosen field. If it wasn’t
for the athletes of Eastern
Oregon and the readers who
follow them, I wouldn’t have
been able to do that. Thank
you.
But now I’m ready for
something a bit different.
I’ve logged hundreds of
miles in the Wallowa and
Blue Mountains, hiked up
and down the Columbia
River Gorge and spent more
nights under the stars in the
last five years than I did in
all of my previous existence.
And there’s so much more
out there.
After a few warm-up
hikes in Glacier National
Park, the 211-mile John
Muir Trail in California’s
Sierra Nevada mountain
range will be my first big
challenge. It will take three
weeks to complete hiking
southward from Yosemite
National Park at a leisurely
pace of 10 miles a day, and
will by far be the longest
backpacking trip of my life.
I’m not sure what 21
days in the wilderness will
be like, but I know after
four days and nights on the
Rogue River Trail earlier
this summer I was not ready
to re-assimilate, and the
last couple miles of that
trail were some of my least
favorite hiking memories to
date.
The John Muir Trail’s
southern terminus is the
14,505-foot summit of Mt.
Whitney, the highest point in
the contiguous states.
Where I’ll go from there
is still to be decided, but I’ll
have plenty of time to think
about it on the trail.
The options are
numerous: Vermont’s
272-mile Long Trail,
Kentucky’s 323-mile
Sheltowee Trace, South
Carolina’s 500-mile
Palmetto Trail, New York’s
560-mile Finger Lakes
Trail, the 567-mile Colorado
Trail, the 800-mile Hayduke
Trail in Utah and Arizona,
Wisconsin’s 1,200-mile Ice
Age Trail, the 1,445-mile
Buckeye Trail in my original
home state of Ohio — that
should be enough to get
started.
And then there’s always
the Triple Crown — the
Appalachian Trail (2,189
miles), Pacific Crest Trail
(2,650), and Continental
Divide Trail (3,100).
What good can come
of all this? I honestly don’t
know, but I mean to find out.
So it’s been a fun decade,
with lots of ups, downs
and hilarious stories to tell
around future campfires.
I’ll always speak of Eastern
Oregon and the people I met
here fondly, but now I think
it’s time I hit the old dusty
trail. Until we meet again.
———
Matt Entrup can be
reached on Facebook
(Matthew Entrup),
Twitter and Instagram (@
Entripping).
won for the
third time in
four games.
New York
Sabathia
(9-3) allowed
one run but
lasted only
one batter into the sixth due
to a pitch count that became
inflated in the early innings.
Seattle sent seven batters
to the plate in the first but
left the bases loaded and
managed just one run on
Kyle Seager’s infield hit.
Seattle also had traffic on
the bases in the second and
third, but Sabathia avoided
any damage.
The left-hander retired
eight straight before walking
Seager to open the sixth.
PERFECT DEBUT
The newest addition to
New York’s bullpen was
dominant. David Robertson
struck out the side in an
impressive inning, his first
appearance since being reac-
quired from the White Sox
5
in a trade. Dellin Betances
had a shaky eighth while
allowing two hits — Seat-
tle’s first since the second
inning — but no runs.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Hisashi
Iwakuma is continuing with
his throwing program but
there is no set time on when
he might get back on the
mound. Iwakuma has been
out since early May with
shoulder inflammation.
“He’s been playing catch
consistently. Once he gets
out to about 150 feet, then
we can get him on the mound
and throw a bullpen,” Seattle
manager Scott Servais said.
“He’s not there yet, but he
is feeling better, pain-free,
which are all good signs.”
UP NEXT
Yankees:
Masahiro
Tanaka (7-9) has won two of
his last four starts.
Mariners: Ariel Miranda
(7-4) will make his team-
high 20th start of the season.
Sauren
Garton
pitches to
a Southern
Califor-
nia hitter
during a
pool play
game on
Friday in
San Ber-
nardino,
California.
Contributed
photo courtesy of
Jeanine Youncs
LITTLE LEAGUE:
Continued from 1B
straight singles loaded the
bases, and then Jaden Samp
and Daisy Jenness both scored
on wild pitches and Brielle
Youncs hit an RBI groundout
to score Nora Yoshioka to tie
the game at 3-3.
Then in the fifth, Oregon
jumped in front when Garton
and Samp scored on wild
pitches and Faith Broadfoot
followed with an RBI single
to right field to bring home
Jenness to make it 6-3 in
favor of Oregon.
Southern California did
make an attempt at a rally in the
sixth inning, with three straight
singles, but a caught stealing
and two straight groundouts
sealed the win for Oregon.
Oregon will have two
days off until its next game
of pool play, which will be
versus Arizona on Monday
at 5 p.m.
RACING: Inaugural night not without a few kinks
Continued from 1B
resident, doesn’t race as
much these days, but knew
he wanted to make the trip
and compete in the race.
“I stopped by in May
to look at the surface and
thought ‘Holy Smokes,
why haven’t we been here
before,” the 48-year-old
Kopp said. “I’m kind of
the old guy in the sport
now, my son (Kody) is
racing now and he’s 12,
and I’d like to help the
sport grow any way I can. I
don’t race much anymore,
but I’d sure love to see
more of this happening
in our neck of the woods
because the majority of the
flat track national races are
back in the midwest and
the east and a few on the
west coast.
“But the facility is
really nice and I’m pretty
impressed with it.”
Being the inaugural
race means the night didn’t
come without a few kinks.
The biggest hurdle was
preparing the track and
getting the dirt just right
to keep enough moisture.
The races, which were
supposed to begin at 6 p.m.,
did not actually get started
till close to 7 p.m. after the
track had been watered a
little too much following
practice which resulted in
extra time needed to dry
and pack down the dirt.
“Trying to prepare the
dirt is tough for this sport,”
Kopp said.
After the racing began,
turns 1 and 2 at the east
end of the arena, dried out
quickly because of the sun
which made maneuvering
through those corners
pretty sketchy for some
riders. Especially for the
pro classes on 450 cubic
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Riders negotiate the first turn during the second heat of the of the Thunder in the
Blues flat track racing on Friday at the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds.
centimeter and unlim-
ited cycles, which were
reaching speeds of 85-90
miles-per-hour going into
those corners.
“It’s enough to make
your eyes pucker,” Kopp
quipped.
After 30-minute inter-
mission for another water
treatment, the top six
riders from each of the six
pro heats went head-to-
head in a pair of Dash for
the Cash races, a four-lap
race with first place
receiving $1,000 cash
courtesy of Bob Lanphere
Honda in Beaverton.
Facing off against the likes
of Kopp and other older
professionals, 19-year-old
Oregon native Davis
Fisher that took home
first place in both dashes,
leading every single lap in
doing so.
“It feels pretty good,
especially because my
main
sponsor
(Bob
Lanphere Honda) put up
the money for it and it’s an
honor to grab the money,”
said Fisher, wearing a wide
smile. “It was pretty cool
racing against the former
Grand National champ
(Kopp) and I got the hole
shot both times and it feels
pretty good to hang on.”
The Warren resident
has been a flat track racing
professional since 2014
and made it a point to race
in his home state during an
off weekend of the AMA
national circuit. After a
practice round and four
races so far, Fisher is pretty
impressed with Pendleton’s
debut.
“For not having racing
here in 70-something years,
it’s pretty good,” he said of
the track. “A lot of tracks
have rubber in the dirt that
develops and groove wears
in, where this is basically
brand-new dirt we’re trying
to ride on and it’s doing
pretty good. The facility is
awesome and a good crowd
cheering us on and being
this close to home feels
good.”
Though Thunder in the
Blues is not officially a
partner of Pendleton Bike
Week, Kopp also believes
that Pendleton and the
Round-Up could be a great
place for an AMA national
race or at least a place with
solid race potential.
“Our sport is a lot of
Harley Davidson backers
and these rallies are a lot
of Harley people and this
is their type of racing,” he
said. “It’d be a good track
for a big national, there’s
no doubt.”
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Contact Eric at esinger@
eastoregonian.com
or
541-966-0839. Follow him
on Twitter @ByEricSinger.
SCOREBOARD
Baseball
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
Pct GB
Boston
55 43
.561
—
Tampa Bay
51 46
.526 3½
New York
50 45
.526 3½
Baltimore
46 50
.479
8
Toronto
44 52
.458
10
Central Division
W
L
Pct GB
Cleveland
49 45
.521
—
Kansas City
48 47
.505 1½
Minnesota
48 47
.505 1½
Detroit
44 51
.463 5½
Chicago
38 55
.409 10½
West Division
W
L
Pct GB
Houston
64 32
.667
—
Seattle
48 50
.490
17
Los Angeles
47 51
.480
18
Texas
46 50
.479
18
Oakland
43 53
.448
21
———
Friday’s Games
Houston 8, Baltimore 7
N.Y. Mets 7, Oakland 5
Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3, 10 innings
Cleveland 13, Toronto 3
Detroit 6, Minnesota 3
Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 6, 10 innings
Boston 6, L.A. Angels 2
N.Y. Yankees 5, Seattle 1
Saturday’s Games
Houston (McHugh 0-0) at Baltimore
(Tillman 1-5), 4:05 p.m.
Detroit (Zimmermann 6-7) at Minnesota
(Gibson 5-8), 4:10 p.m.
Oakland (Manaea 8-5) at N.Y. Mets
(Wheeler 3-7), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Cashner 4-8) at Tampa Bay (Archer
7-5), 4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Stroman 9-5) at Cleveland (Sala-
zar 3-5), 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Pelfrey 3-7) at Kansas
City (Vargas 12-4), 4:15 p.m.
Boston (Price 5-2) at L.A. Angels (Ramirez
8-8), 6:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-9) at Seattle
(Miranda 7-4), 6:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
Washington
57
Atlanta
47
New York
44
Miami
43
Philadelphia
33
Central Division
W
Milwaukee
52
Chicago
49
Pittsburgh
49
St. Louis
47
Cincinnati
40
West Division
W
Los Angeles
66
L
38
48
50
51
61
Pct GB
.600
—
.495
10
.468 12½
.457 13½
.351 23½
L
47
46
48
49
56
Pct GB
.525
—
.516
1
.505
2
.490 3½
.417 10½
L
31
Pct
.680
GB
—
Arizona
56 40
.583 9½
Colorado
56 42
.571 10½
San Diego
41 54
.432
24
San Francisco
37 60
.381
29
———
Friday’s Games
St. Louis 11, Chicago Cubs 4
Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 1
Miami 3, Cincinnati 1
N.Y. Mets 7, Oakland 5
Pittsburgh 13, Colorado 5
Arizona 6, Washington 5
Atlanta 12, L.A. Dodgers 3
San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
San Diego (Perdomo 4-5) at San Francisco
(Moore 3-10), 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 11-5) at Chicago
Cubs (Lester 6-6), 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Suter 1-1) at Philadelphia
(Hellickson 6-5), 4:05 p.m.
Miami (O’Grady 1-1) at Cincinnati (Ste-
phenson 0-2), 4:10 p.m.
Oakland (Manaea 8-5) at N.Y. Mets
(Wheeler 3-7), 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Kuhl 3-6) at Colorado (Mar-
quez 7-4), 5:10 p.m.
Washington (Roark 7-6) at Arizona (Banda
0-0), 5:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Teheran 7-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Hill
6-4), 6:10 p.m.
MiLB
Northwest League
North Division
W
L
Pct.
GB
Vancouver
19 17 .528
—
Tri-City
18 18 .500
1
Everett
15 21 .417
4
Spokane
14 22 .389
5
South Division
W
L
Pct.
GB
Hillsboro
22 14
.611
—
Eugene
21 15 .583
1
Boise
19 17 .528
3
Salem-Keizer
16 20 .444
6
———
Friday’s Games
Salem-Keizer 12, Vancouver 6
Everett 10, Boise 4
Hillsboro 15, Spokane 0
Eugene 4, Tri-City 2
Saturday’s Games
Spokane at Hillsboro, 5:03 p.m.
Vancouver at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m.
Boise at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Eugene at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.
Soccer
CONCACAF Gold Gup
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday
At Glendale, Ariz.
Quarterfinal Three
Mexico 1, Honduras 0
Quarterfinal Four
Jamaica 2, Canada 1
SEMIFINALS
Saturday
At Arlington, Tex.
Costa Rica vs. United States, 7 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
NY City FC
10 6 4 34 38 26
Atl. United FC 10 7 3 33 40 27
New York
9 8 2 29 25 26
Orlando City
8 8 5 29 22 30
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 KC
8 4 8 32 24 14
FC Dallas
8 3 7 31 30 18
Houston
8 7 5 29 34 29
Portland
7 8 6 27 35 35
Seattle
7 7 6 27 29 31
Vancouver
8 7 3 27 25 27
San Jose
7 8 5 26 23 31
Real Salt Lake 7 12 2 23 27 41
Los Angeles
6 9 4 22 28 33
Minn. United 5 11 4 19 25 42
Colorado
6 11 1 19 19 27
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point
for tie.
———
Friday’s Game
Atlanta United FC 1, Orlando City 0
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
Washington
12
9 .571
Connecticut
12
9 .571
New York
10
9 .526
Atlanta
9 11 .450
Indiana
8 13 .381
Chicago
8 13 .381
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct
Minnesota
16
2 .889
Los Angeles
14
6 .700
Phoenix
11
9 .550
Dallas
10 12 .455
Seattle
9 11 .450
San Antonio
3 18 .143
———
Thursday’s Games
Chicago 82, Los Angeles 80
GB
—
—
1
2½
4
4
GB
—
3
6
8
8
14½
San Antonio 85, Indiana 61
Saturday
WNBA All-Star Game, East vs. West,
12:30 p.m. (ABC)
Cycling
Tour de France
Friday
19th Stage
At Salon-De-Provence, France
A 138.3-mile ride from Embrun to Salon-
de-Provence:
1. Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norway, Dimen-
sion Data, 5 hours, 6 minutes, 9 seconds.
2. Nikias Arndt, Germany, Team Sunweb,
:05 behind.
3. Jens Keukeleire, Belgium, Orica-Scott, :17.
4. Daniele Bennati, Italy, Movistar Team,
same time.
5. Thomas De Gendt, Belgium, Lotto
Soudal, same time.
6. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Direct Ener-
gie, same time.
7. Elie Gesbert, France, Team Fortu-
neo-Oscaro, same time.
8. Jan Bakelants, Belgium, AG2R La
Mondiale, same time.
9. Michael Albasini, Switzerland, Ori-
ca-Scott, :19 .
10. Pierre Luc Perichon, France, Team
Fortuneo-Oscaro, 1:32.
11. Lilian Calmejane, France, Direct
Energie, 1:37.
12. Ben Swift, Britain, UAE Team Emir-
ates, same time.
13. Gianluca Brambilla, Italy, Quick-Step
Floors, same time.
14. Julien Simon, France, Cofidis, Solu-
tions Credits, same time.
15. Romain Hardy, France, Team Fortu-
neo-Oscaro, same time.
16. Rudy Molard, France, FDJ, same time.
17. Robert Kiserlovski, Croatia, Katu-
sha-Alpecin, same time.
18. Tony Gallopin, France, Lotto Soudal,
same time.
19. Romain Sicard, France, Direct Energie,
same time.
20. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Trek-Se-
gafredo, same time.
Also
44. Andrew Talansky, United States,
Cannondale-Drapac, 12:27.
51. Nate Brown, United States, Cannon-
dale Drapac, same time.
57. Taylor Phinney, United States, Cannon-
dale Drapac, same time.
Overall Standings
(After 19 stages)
1. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 83:25:55.
2. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La
Mondiale, :23 behind.
3. Rigoberto Uran, Colombia, Cannondale
Drapac, :29.
4. Mikel Landa, Spain, Sky, 1:36.
5. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana, 1:55.
6. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Quick-Step
Floors, 2:56.
7. Simon Yates, Britain, Orica-Scott, 4:46.
8. Louis Meintjes, South Africa, UAE
Team Emirates, 6:52.
9. Warren Barguil, France, Sunweb, 8:22.
10. Alberto Contador, Spain, Trek-Sega-
fredo, 8:34.
11. Damiano Caruso, Italy, BMC Racing,
13:41.
12. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar,
13:52.
13. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Sky, 23:11.
14. Alexis Vuillermoz, France, AG2R La
Mondiale, 23:33.
15. Emanuel Buchmann, Germany,
Bora-Hansgrohe, 31:01.
16. Brice Feillu, France, Fortuneo-Oscaro,
35:06.
17. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Trek-Se-
gafredo, 36:13.
18. Carlos Betancur, Colombia, Movistar,
36:25.
19. Serge Pauwels, Belgium, Dimension
Data, 37:31.
20. Tiesj Benoot, Belgium, Lotto Soudal,
40:49.
Also
42. Nate Brown, United States, Cannon-
dale Drapac, 1:54:33.
48. Andrew Talansky, United States,
Cannondale Drapac, 2:01:13.
163. Taylor Phinney, United States, Can-
nondale Drapac, 4:17:15.
Golf
PGA Tour
British Open
Friday
At Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Southport, England
Purse: $10.25 million
Yardage: 7,156; Par: 70
Second Round
Jordan Spieth
Matt Kuchar
Ian Poulter
Brooks Koepka
Richie Ramsay
Austin Connelly
Rory McIlroy
Gary Woodland
Richard Bland
Jamie Lovemark
Joost Luiten
Charley Hoffman
Rafa Cabrera Bello
Bubba Watson
Kent Bulle
Alex Noren
Russell Henley
Hideki Matsuyama
Chan Kim
Ernie Els
Zach Johnson
Kevin Kisner
Sung Kang
Ross Fisher
Sergio Garcia
Rickie Fowler
Thorbjorn Olesen
Haotong Li
Laurie Canter
Soren Kjeldsen
65-69—134
65-71—136
67-70—137
65-72—137
68-70—138
67-72—139
71-68—139
70-69—139
67-72—139
71-69—140
68-72—140
67-73—140
67-73—140
68-72—140
68-72—140
68-72—140
70-70—140
68-72—140
72-68—140
68-73—141
75-66—141
70-71—141
68-73—141
70-72—142
73-69—142
71-71—142
70-72—142
69-73—142
70-72—142
71-71—142
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Steve Stricker
Henrik Stenson
Yi Keun Chang
Andrew Johnston
Paul Casey
Adam Scott
Dustin Johnson
Jon Rahm
Kevin Na
Chris Wood
Thongchai Jaidee
J.B. Holmes
Tony Finau
16 players at 144
69-73—142
70-72—142
69-73—142
71-71—142
69-74—143
66-77—143
69-74—143
71-72—143
69-74—143
68-75—143
71-72—143
70-73—143
71-72—143
70-73—143
LPGA Tour
Marathon Classic
Friday
At Highland Meadows Golf Club
Sylvania, Ohio
Purse: $1.6 million
Yardage: 6,476; Par: 71
Second Round
Gerina Piller
63-68—131
Nelly Korda
68-64—132
Lexi Thompson
67-65—132
In-Kyung Kim
65-67—132
Peiyun Chien
64-68—132
Aditi Ashok
65-68—133
Brittany Lincicome
67-67—134
Chella Choi
67-67—134
Laura Diaz
67-67—134
Sung Hyun Park
64-70—134
Eun-Hee Ji
69-67—136
Prima Thammaraks
68-68—136
Megan Khang
68-68—136
Amy Yang
68-68—136
Alison Lee
67-69—136
Sandra Changkija
66-70—136
Kelly W Shon
65-71—136
Marina Alex
70-67—137
Brittany Lang
69-68—137
Mo Martin
69-68—137
Jane Park
69-68—137
Emily K. Pedersen
69-68—137
Hyo Joo Kim
68-69—137
Mirim Lee
68-69—137
Thidapa Suwannapura
67-70—137
Angel Yin
66-71—137
11 players at 138
Motorsports
NASCAR
Monster Energy Cup
July 23 — Brickyard 400, Indianapolis
(Qualifying Saturday)
———
Points Leaders
Through July 16
1. Martin Truex Jr., 758.
2. Kyle Larson, 720.
3. Kyle Busch, 650.
4. Kevin Harvick, 639.
5. Denny Hamlin, 589.
6. Chase Elliott, 587.
7. Jamie McMurray, 572.
8. Brad Keselowski, 564.
9. Jimmie Johnson, 552.
10. Clint Bowyer, 526.