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Newspaper Page TextSPORTS Tuesday, October 17, 2017 East Oregonian Page 3B College Football Ducks forgo passing game in blowout loss to Cardinal By STEVE MIMS The Register-Guard STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Oregon had its full roster of wide receivers against Stanford with Charles Nelson and Dillon Mitchell returning from injury. But neither one of those two were able to add to their receiving numbers Saturday night with Oregon rarely attempting a pass and struggling to complete those few opportunities during its second game without injured quarterback Justin Herbert. True freshman Braxton Burmeister got his second straight start, and Taylor Alie relieved him late in the third quarter before Burmeister returned to ﬁ nish off Oregon’s 49-7 Pac-12 loss. Burmeister ﬁ nished 3 for 8 for 23 yards with two interceptions, and the two quarterbacks combined to go 5 for 13 for 33 yards. “If I saw that in practice, he wouldn’t be playing in the game,” Oregon coach Willie Taggart said when asked if Burmeister looked better in practice while beating out Alie for the starting spot. “He had a good week of practice and came out and did not Oregon quar- terback Braxton Burmeis- ter (11) scram- bles away from pressure by Stan- ford’s Mike Ty- ler (33) during the ﬁ rst quarter of Sat- urday’s game in Stan- ford, Calif. AP Photo/D. Ross Cam- eron have the game he wanted to.” Oregon’s top four receivers on the season — Nelson, Johnny Johnson III, Mitchell and Jacob Breeland — did not catch a pass. Nelson’s ﬁ ve-yard run marked the only touch in the game from that foursome. “There were times in this game those guys were open, and we just have to get the ball to them,” Taggart said. “We have to get the ball to our playmakers.” Brenden Schooler was the only Oregon wide receiver with a catch as he ﬁ nished with two for 15 yards. Three of Oregon’s ﬁ ve completions went to running backs — Kani Benoit had two for 10 yards and Royce Freeman had one for eight yards. “I was open a few times, but the quarterback had some pressure,” Nelson said. “That is part of football.” Burmeister’s ﬁ rst pass was incomplete and his second was intercepted. Burmeister’s third pass was his ﬁ rst completion, but his fourth was intercepted to ﬁ nish the ﬁ rst half 1 for 4 with two interceptions. “He had two turnovers and he was shook a bit on the sideline,” Taggart said. “We felt going in we could run the football and play to our strengths, but when you turn the ball over like that it’s tough against a good football team.” Oregon ran on 43 of 56 plays during the game while totaling 276 yards on the ground. After Burmeister threw his second interception of the ﬁ rst half, Oregon ran the ball on its ﬁ nal 17 plays over three drives before halftime. The ﬁ rst of those drives featured some effective runs negated by penalties. On second-and-1, Tony Brooks-James ran for two yards, but Johnson was ﬂ agged for an illegal block. Burmeister ran for 22 yards on a second-and-14 when Jake Pisarcik was called for holding on a drive that ended when Stanford blocked a punt for a touchdown. The next drive featured eight runs that covered 46 yards to give Oregon third-and-1 at the Stanford 38-yard line. Freeman was stuffed for a 1-yard loss and then got no gain on fourth-and-2 to give the ball back to the Cardinal. Freshman Deommodore Lenoir got an interception in the end zone to give Oregon the ball at its own 20-yard line late in the ﬁ rst half. After Brooks-James ran for 12 yards, Oregon took a timeout and gave the ball back to Brooks-James for a ﬁ ve-yard run. Oregon took another timeout with ﬁ ve seconds left in the half and again gave the ball to Brooks-James for six yards. Oregon ran on its ﬁ rst seven plays of the second half to make it 24 consec- utive running plays before Burmeister threw an incom- plete pass. He followed with a seven-yard completion to Brenden Schooler for his ﬁ rst connection of the game to a wide receiver with 5:45 left in the third quarter. BEAVERS: Team goes into bye week with time to prepare for No. 23 Stanford Continued from 1B were made. You look at the total yards, and you see the direction we’re headed,” he said. “We can run the ball, be physical and play as a team. It’s not lip service ... this team is getting better and will continue to do better. “Whether I’m in this posi- tion or not, those boys have come together and they’re determined. I felt they fought hard. They showed a different side of Beaver football than I’ve seen since I’ve been here and I couldn’t be more happier for them. To see the right kind of emotion after a game like that, times are changing.” It was just nice to see this group of players, after the week they went through, regroup and compete for 60 minutes — even if it didn’t result in a win. Running back Ryan Nall — the former Central Catholic High star — was terriﬁ c for the Beavers, gaining 172 yards on 24 carries and scoring three touchdowns. Quarterback Darell Garretson was steady and made some pinpoint throws, completing 20 of 37 passes for 289 yards. Eight different players made receptions, with Timmy Hernandez leading the way with seven grabs for 65 yards. OSU’s special teams were good. Jordan Choukair had ﬁ eld goals of 32, 37, 20 and 31 yards. Unfortunately, he missed a 52-yard attempt with 10 seconds left that AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez Oregon State running back Artavis Pierce (21) signals a ﬁ rst down after a carry during the ﬁ rst half of Satur- day’s game against Colorado in Corvallis. would’ve tied the contest. “The score didn’t show how we played,” Nall said. “We’re playing good ball right now.” “No doubt, our team came together,” Garretson added. “We had guys who stepped up and played very well. There was deﬁ nitely a lot of energy. That’s what coach Hall brings to the table.” The Beavers had trouble containing Phillip Lindsay and Montez. Lindsay ﬁ nished with 185 yards rushing on 28 carries, highlighted by a 74-yard touchdown run with 8:34 left in the ﬁ rst quarter. He also had a 9-yard scoring run in the third quarter. Montez, a sophomore, scrambled out of trouble several times, passing for 168 yards and two TDs. Take away Lindsay’s long scoring run and the OSU defense only gave up 107 yards in the ﬁ rst half. “For the defense, I think we hurt ourselves more than inﬂ icting pain,” said Oregon State linebacker Manase Hungalu, who had a team- high 11 tackles. “It was just little things. Players have to be able to make plays. They hit our weaknesses and it was a poor performance.” Hungalu was asked if the Beavers were thinking of Andersen, who departed OSU with a 7-23 record, during the game. “Not today,” he replied. “Not at all.” The Beavers have a bye next weekend and will prepare for a Thursday night game on Oct. 26 against No. 23 Stanford at Reser. “I don’t like bye weeks, but with our situation it will beneﬁ t us,” Hungalu said. ALCS: Gray pitches Game 4 for Yankees, McCullers Jr. goes for Houston Continued from 1B Houston scored on a bases-loaded walk in the ninth before postseason star Jose Altuve grounded into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded. Sonny Gray starts Game 4 for New York in the best-of- seven series on 11 days’ rest Wednesday against Lance McCullers Jr. Frazier got the Yankees rolling, taking an awkward hack at a low, outside fastball and slicing it into the seats. “That was unorthodox, but I’ll take a hundred like that,” Frazier said. “The wind was going a little crazy.” Judge used his height and long left arm to make a leaping catch with his left shoulder slamming into the right-ﬁ eld wall against Yuri Gurriel starting the fourth. “He’ll go through a wall for you,” Frazier said. Being a rookie, he politely waited outside the dugout for all the veterans to descend the steps after the third out — as he always does — then capped a ﬁ ve-run bottom half with a laser of a line drive that just cleared the left-ﬁ eld wall. Then in the ﬁ fth, he sprinted into short right for a diving backhand catch on Cameron Maybin in the ﬁ fth. On the ﬁ rst chilly night of the autumn with a game-time temperature of 57, Sabathia relied on the sharp, slow slider that has helped revive the former ﬂ ame-thrower’s career. Pitching with caution to Houston’s dangerous lineup, he walked four, struck out ﬁ ve and pitched shutout ball for the ﬁ rst time in 21 career postseason starts. During the regular season, he was 9-0 in 10 starts following Yankees’ losses. “Smoke and mirrors,” Sabathia said. Adam Warren followed with two hitless innings. Houston has just 15 hits over the ﬁ rst three games and is batting .169 in the matchup. Morton was chased after 3 2/3 innings and allowed seven runs and six hits — including three inﬁ eld singles, a bloop single to center, a double that Maybin allowed to fall in left and Frazier’s homer. Frazier, a New Jersey native who grew up a Yankees fan, entered 7 for 18 against Morton with two home runs. With Frank Sinatra’s version of “Fly Me to the Moon” as his walk-up music, Frazier hit not-quite a moonshot in the second inning, driving a pitch just 18 1/2 inches above the dirt 365 feet with pretty much just his left arm. That gave the Yankees their ﬁ rst lead of the series. He remembers sitting in the seats at old Yankee Stadium watching Jim Leyritz’s 15th-inning home beat Seattle in the 1995 playoffs. “It’s such a cool feeling,” Frazier said. “Goosebumps.” Starting eight right-handed batters against Sabathia, Houston loaded the bases with two outs in the third on a pair of two-out walks around Alex Bregman’s single. But Carlos Correa popped out on a fastball in on his ﬁ sts. “I know he likes to get his hands extended,” Sabathia said. Judge made a leaping catch with his left shoulder slamming into the right- ﬁ eld wall against Gurriel starting the fourth, prompting Sabathia to raise both arms and point to him with his glove. “I don’t know what got hurt worse, the wall or him,” plate umpire Gary Ceder- strom was heard to say by one of Fox’s microphones. New York broke open the game in the bottom half. Chase Headley hit a run-scoring inﬁ eld single — ending an 0-for-28 slide by New York designated hitters in the postseason. Brett Gardner was hit on a leg by a pitch, loading the bases, and Harris came in and threw a wild pitch that allowed Frazier to come home from third. “Judge did what Judge has done 50-plus times, which is hit the ball out of the ballpark when he gets a pitch to hit,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. ALTUVE’S WEB GEM Altuve made a diving backhand stop on Didi Gregorius’ third-inning grounder, and the All-Star second baseman threw to ﬁ rst baseman Marwin Gonzalez, who did a split to catch the ball. Umpire Chris Guccione ruled Gregorius safe, which would have given the Yankees two on with one out, but the call was overturned on a video review. Altuve also made a ﬁ ne shufﬂ e pass to Harris covering ﬁ rst for the ﬁ nal out of the fourth after Gregorius’ hard grounder off Gonzalez’s glove. EASTERN OREGON marketplace Place classified ads online at www.eastoregonmarketplace.com or call 1-800-962-2819 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours, leave a voicemail and we’ll confirm your ad the next business day. Email us at classifieds@ east oregonian.com or fax: 541-278-2680 East Oregonian Deadline is 3 p.m. the day before publication 211 S.E. Byers Ave. 333 E. 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