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SPORTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Hermiston to the majors Graduate Ramsay has been an MLB scout for 33 years By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler watches after Milwaukee Brewers’ Orlando Arcia hits a two-run home run during the seventh inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series game Monday in Los Angeles. Brewers, bullpen blank Dodgers By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — Jhoulys Chacin combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 on Mon- day to take a 2-1 lead in the NL Championship Series. Los Angeles loaded the bases against Jeremy Jeffress in the ninth inning, but the struggling closer shut the door. He struck out Yasmani Grandal and pinch-hit- ter Brian Dozier to complete Milwaukee’s third shutout in six playoff games this year. Game 4 in the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, with left-hander Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles against Gio Gonzalez. Ryan Braun had an early RBI double off rookie Walker Bue- hler, who struck out eight in seven innings. Travis Shaw tri- pled and scored on a wild pitch in the sixth. Arcia connected for his third postseason homer in the seventh. Chacin scattered three hits over 5 1/3 innings before giv- ing way to Corey Knebel, who worked 1 2/3 perfect innings and struck out his last four batters. With a runner on second and Milwaukee nursing a 2-0 lead, Knebel got Manny Machado to ground out before whiffing Cody Bellinger to end the sixth. The right-hander then fanned Yasiel Puig, Grandal and Enrique Her- nandez in the seventh. NLCS: Game 3 Milwaukee Los Angeles 4 0 Milwaukee leads 2-1 Game 4: Milwaukee Brewers at L.A. Dodgers, Today, 6:05 p.m. TV: FS1 Pirates score second win over Vikings By BRETT KANE East Oregonian The defending state cham- pion Riverside Pirates are headed back to the playoffs after besting Umatilla for the second time this season, winning 2-1. The Pirates rode the momen- tum from two back-to-back 13-1 wins against Four Rivers and Irrigon to defeat the Vikings in Umatilla on Saturday afternoon. The first half showcased Riv- erside’s offensive abilities. The ball spent much of the time near Umatilla’s net, which kept Vikings keeper Roberto Lugo on his toes. Umatilla was able to keep the fifth-ranked Pirates off the scoreboard for nearly 30 minutes before Chavez Fran- cisco delivered the first River- side goal with 11 minutes left in the half. Less than a minute later, forward Cristian Rea scored another goal after sending the ball above Lugo’s head, rico- cheting off the frame and into the net. The Pirates wrapped up the first half with a 2-0 lead. The second half featured aggressive play on both sides. At one point, Vikings forward Jefri Coria charged toward the goal, Soccer Staff photo by Brett Kane Umatilla’s Jose Alaniz (No. 10) and Cristian Alaniz (No. 5) cor- ner a Riverside player at Umatilla High School on Saturday. and as Pirates keeper Ricardo Ramos went to block the ball he caught Coria’s cleat in his hand instead of the ball. Ramos was assisted off the field by River- side assistant coach Jose Due- nas. Jose Torres then took his place in the goal. The last time Umatilla played the Pirates, they were shut out 4-0. But Umatilla scored its lone goal when Umatilla midfielder Luis Castro-Ortega passed to defender Emmanuel Arredondo, who fired a close-range shot into the net for the Vikings’ first and only goal. Duenas, who filled in for Riverside head coach Francisco Velazquez while he’s to attend a family funeral, said he was proud of his team’s efforts, espe- cially with four starting play- ers out for the game — defender Kevin Ruelas, midfielders Uly- ses Lopez, Gerardo Lopez and forward Erick Zavala. “I reminded them that this Riverside Umatilla 2 1 isn’t gonna be easy,” Duenas said. “This is something they’d have to fight for. Umatilla defended their house and played hard, but we pulled it through. I like tight games like this. Both teams were pushed to their best. It’s the same environment as playoffs.” Riverside (8-2-1, 4-0) is on a six-game win streak and has three league matches left before the playoffs. They’ll host Four Rivers on Friday. Meanwhile, Umatilla (5-5-1, 3-2) will travel to Irrigon on Tuesday. “This game showed that we can improve in the follow- ing weeks to make it to state,” Ortega said. “Riverside is a good team. We both have really young cores. We just need to work on finishing and following through with our goals.” Scott Ramsay was more than impressed with Kennison Field on Friday night. “It’s so different,” said Ramsay, a for- mer all-state defensive back for Herm- iston. “We played on grass and dirt, and there was a big hump in the middle of the field. There was a cinder track around the field, and there was a baseball field in the north- west corner. The football field was in the outfield of the baseball field. This is really nice.” The 1979 Hermiston High School graduate and former Bulldogs cap- Scott tain was one of the hon- Ramsay orary captains during the Homecoming celebration Friday, along with 1969 graduate Charley Grabeel. When he was asked to return to his hometown, Ramsay said he didn’t have to think twice. “When somebody asks you do some- thing, then somebody probably wants you here,” he said. “I try not to let any- one down.” Ramsay, 57, was a defensive back, quarterback and running back during his football days at Hermiston. On the base- ball field, he was an all-state outfielder his junior year, and an all-state pitcher his senior year. After high school, Ramsay played football and baseball at the University of Idaho for one year. When Idaho dropped baseball, he transferred to Whitworth University, where he continued to play baseball. He pitched for the Pirates until an injury his junior year cut his baseball career short. While his playing days were over, his life in baseball was just beginning. In 1984, he was hired as a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Other than the one year he coached at Blue Mountain Com- munity College (1990-91), Ramsay has been involved in Major League Baseball. “It’s been 33 years of this,” he said. “It’s all I know anymore.” Ramsay, who lives north of Spokane, is in his fifth year as a scout with the Wash- ington Nationals. His area covers Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyo- ming. He also covers all of Canada. He also has worked for the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chi- cago White Sox and Detroit Tigers. “When scouts jump, it’s usually a pro- motional jump,” Ramsay said. Among the players Ramsay has signed are Jimmy Rollins, Johnny Estrada and Brandon Duckworth. “They are All-Star guys,” he said. Ramsay spends a good deal of time in the Northwest, and has scouted play- ers from the Tri-Cities to Pendleton, and everywhere in between. “I was in Hermiston two years ago when they played West Linn, and I got to see the new field at the middle school,” he said. “I haven’t spent a lot of time here recently, their program has been down a little. I am in the Tri-Cities every year, and Pendleton has had some good kids. I’ve been in Stanfield and watched the Grogan boys (Quin and Dylan). I’m always around.” The Nationals missed out on South- ridge High School’s Mason Martin nearly two years ago. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. “He’s a good kid,” Ramsay said. “That’s still a sore subject.” And, scouting the Northwest means he gets to come home every now and again. “Hermiston is a small community with a typical small-town atmosphere,” he said. “You know everybody. I have always been kind of a country boy. Still am.” Sports shorts Miller retiring after 3 decades at NBC Sports (AP) — Johnny Miller is retir- ing as the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports after three decades of giving viewers his unfiltered views. Miller says he will sign off on Feb. 3 at the Phoenix Open. He chose the event because he played some of his best golf in Arizona and earned the nickname “Desert Fox.” He started with NBC at the Bob Hope Desert Classic in 1990 and has done 21 majors and 14 Ryder Cups. THIS DATE IN SPORTS Hall of Famer Robertson retires from calling WSU sports PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson is stepping away from the microphone. Robertson issued a statement through Washington State on Mon- day announcing his retirement, effec- tive immediately. He served as the lead broadcaster for Washington State football from 1964-2011 — except for three years between 1969 and 1971 — before moving into an ana- lyst role for the past seven seasons. “I’ve been with the Cougars a lot of years, more than half a century, calling basketball, football for the fans around the Northwest and else- where around the country and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. It’s been great to be with you Cougars at your meetings and get-togethers, and I hope we can do it again and I’m sure we will,” Robertson said. 1897 — Michigan beats Ohio State 34-0 at Ann Arbor, the first meeting in what will become a sto- ried rivalry. 1932 — After a 0-0 tie earlier in the season, the Green Bay Packers defeat the Chicago Bears 2-0. 1968 — Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos give black power salutes during the medal ceremony of the 200-meter race and are later banned for life from all Olympic competition by the IOC. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
