SPORTS
Friday, June 7, 2019
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Straw’s 3B in 14th lifts Astros over pesky Mariners 8-7
By TERRY BLOUNT
Associated Press
SEATTLE — It took
more than five hours,
but the Houston Astros
finally put away the
pesky Seattle Mariners.
Rookie Myles Straw
led off the 14th inning
with a triple and scored
on Yuli Gurriel’s sacri-
fice fly, and the Astros
outlasted the Mariners
8-7 Thursday night in the
longest game of the sea-
son by innings for either
team.
Seattle staged tying
rallies in the ninth and
10th innings and loaded
the bases in the bottom of
the 14th thanks to three
walks by Chris Devenski
(1-0), but the right-hander
got Shed Long to fly out
to end it.
“All’s well that ends
well,” Astros manager AJ
Hinch said.
Houston led 5-1 after
6½ innings but Seattle
chipped away, tying it at
6 in the ninth on Edwin
Encarnacion’s
single
against closer Roberto
Osuna, his first blown
save of the season. That
prevented Justin Ver-
lander from becoming
the first 10-game winner
in the AL.
“That was not a game
that was expected, given
how it started,” Hinch
said. “And even halfway
through nine innings, it
felt like we were com-
pletely in control of it.
Then it was like a game
that was never going to
end. Quite a game.”
Verlander was pulled
with one out in the sixth
after giving up three sin-
gles. He was charged
with three runs on five
hits.
“From the get-go
today it was a little bit
touch and go for me,”
Verlander said. “I wasn’t
my best today and we
made the pull. I wasn’t
surprised. In some of
these games like this one,
it comes down to pure
will, who wants it most.”
Josh Reddick’s sacri-
fice fly as a pinch-hitter in
the 10th gave the Astros
to a 7-6 lead before Omar
Narváez tied it with
his ninth homer of the
season.
Matt
Festa
(0-1)
allowed Straw’s triple
— a ball that was played
poorly by right fielder
Domingo Santana — and
one walk in the 14th for
the Mariners.
Seattle
outfielder
Mitch Haniger left in the
seventh with what the
team called a “mid-body”
contusion.
The Astros took three
of four in the series and
are 9-0-1 in their last 10
series.
Austin Adams started
as an opener for Seattle
and couldn’t get through
the first inning. He gave
up three runs, three hits
and two walks, includ-
ing a two-run homer
to Robinson Chirinos,
before being replaced by
Tommy Milone.
Chirinos has hom-
ered in four consecutive
games, tying Cliff John-
son’s club record from
1975 for longest streak.
Alex Bregman’s 18th
homer gave Houston took
a 4-1 lead in the fifth.
Rookie Jack Mayfield
hit his first career homer
in the seventh inning to
make it 5-1.
The Mariners ral-
lied for three runs in the
seventh inning on five
singles. After Houston
added a run in the eighth,
the Mariners scored
again in the bottom of
the inning before Osuna
entered.
“It’s kind of hard to be
focused the whole game,”
Narváez said. “But we
did a good job swing-
ing the bats. Remember,
we were facing a pretty
good team. They don’t
strike out much and put
the ball in the play almost
every time.”
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Houston Astros closing pitcher Chris Devenski (47) shares congratulations with catcher Robinson Chirinos after the Astros
defeated the Seattle Mariners8-7 in 14 innings in a baseball game Thursday in Seattle.
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Mariners’ Omar Narvaez celebrates his home run against the Houston Astros during the 10th inning of a baseball
game Thursday in Seattle.
NHL: Blues beat Bruins 2-1, lead Stanley Cup 3-2
SCOREBOARD
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shield on his helmet, but
was unable to provide
more than an emotional
boost.
Chara followed Rask
onto the ice for the pre-
game skate, and he got a
lengthy cheer for his intro-
duction. The Bruins played
a video of his highlights
during an early whistle,
and he went out of the way
to deliver the game’s first
hit, just 15 seconds in, on
Brayden Schenn.
When things went bad
later, the crowd tried to
spur the team on with
chants of “Chara!”
But the 42-year-old
defenseman’s toughness
could only carry so far.
O’Reilly scored in the
opening minute of the sec-
ond period, backhanding
in a rebound for his third
goal in his last five peri-
ods. It was still 1-0 midway
through the third when the
referees disregarded a leg
sweep by Tyler Bozak that
knocked Noel Acciari out
of the game.
Perron followed with a
shot that banked off Rask’s
pad and into the net. The
fans responded with a vul-
gar chant and a shower
of rally towels; the public
address announcer eventu-
ally asked them to stop.
Boston
did
seem
inspired — or at least des-
perate — and cut the defi-
cit to one goal on a delayed
penalty with about 6 1/2
minutes left. Torey Krug
took a high stick to the
face at the blue line but
he played on, straightened
his helmet and dished the
puck to DeBrusk for a one-
timer past Binnington.
Boston pulled Rask
with a little more than a
minute left and earned
several
chances,
but
couldn’t get the puck past
Binnington.
Notes:
Binnington’s
nine playoff road wins is
the most by a rookie in
NHL history. Ron Hex-
tall won eight in 1987.
... Derek Sanderson and
Bobby Orr, the connec-
tion that gave the Bruins
the game-winning goal
against the Blues in the
1970 clincher, were the
pregame banner wavers.
... Actors Michael J. Fox,
Woody Harrelson and
John Krasinski were in the
crowd. ... Blues D Vince
Dunn was in the lineup
after missing almost three
weeks after taking a puck
to the face. ... Boston D
Matt Grzelcyk missed his
third straight game. ... The
Blues improved to 9-3 on
the road in the playoffs.
UP NEXT
The series returns to
St. Louis, where the teams
split Games 3 and 4. The
Blues are 6-6 at home so far
in the postseason.
FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Toronto 2, Golden State 1
Thursday, May 30: Toronto 118, Golden
State 109
Sunday, June 2: Golden State 109,
Toronto 104
Wednesday, June 5: Toronto 123, Golden
State 109
Friday, June 7: Toronto at Golden State,
6 p.m.
Monday, June 10: Golden State at
Toronto, 6 p.m.
x-Thursday, June 13: Toronto at Golden
State, 6 p.m.
x-Sunday, June 16: Golden State at
Toronto, 5 p.m.
ALL TIMES PDT
STANLEY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
St. Louis 3, Boston 2
Monday, May 27: Boston 4, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, May 29: St. Louis 3, Bos-
ton 2, OT
Saturday, June 1: Boston 7, St. Louis 2
Monday, June 3: St. Louis 4, Boston 2
Thursday, June 6: St. Louis 2, Boston 1
Sunday, June 9: Boston at St. Louis,
5 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 12: St. Louis at Bos-
ton, 5 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Bucks: Coach and 4 players going to Les Schwab Bowl
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Portland area 6A schools.
“We are going to spread
it out and have fun,” coach
Davis said. “Go out and be
athletes and showcase some
athletes who are going to
the next level. The North is
a pretty strong 6A contin-
gent. We will see what the
big schools have.”
The South will feature
a few 6A players, but there
is some exceptional talent
at the 5A level, including
quarterback Nate Overholt
from Wilsonville, who was
the Oregon Gatorade Player
of the Year.
“It’s exciting to know I
will be playing with a guy
of that caliber,” said Wil-
lard, a first team all-state
center. “I’m excited to see
how I stack up.”
At 6-foot, 265 pounds,
Willard was happy to see
he will share the line with
the likes of Jahi Richardson
(6-3, 310) of South Eugene,
Madden Salisbury (6-3,
295) of Sheldom, Andre
Beal (6-5, 285) of North
Salem, Richard Estrella
(6-4, 310) of Churchill and
Jacob Ferenczi (6-5, 285) of
North Bend.
“I’m not used to being
undersized, but in this
game, I will be,” Willard
said. “I’m just trying to put
myself in the best position I
can to compete with them.”
Pendleton: Ryan Stahl to pitch for All-Star Series
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competition, making them
the most-represented team.
Central
recently
defeated
Pendleton
11-4 in the 5A state
championships.
“I’m sad that we didn’t
make it all the way,” Stahl
said of Pendleton’s cham-
pionship defeat, “but I’m
glad we made it as far as
we did.”
Although Stahl is the
only Buck on the roster,
he’ll be playing along-
side some familiar faces.
Tigard’s CJ Rivers and
Wilsonville’s Nolan The-
biay were both teammates
with Stahl on the North-
west Elite Oregon Senior
Scout team last fall.
“I
knew
Gabe
(Umbarger) and Matt
(Demianew) on my fall ball
team, but that was because
I had already played with
them before,” Stahl said.
“That was it. I didn’t know
anyone else. It was cool to
see the team bond we cre-
ated together. It’ll be fun
to go down and play with
some really good athletes.”
Also on the North team
is Grant Schoen of Clack-
amas, who signed to play
with Pepperdine Univer-
sity, and West Linn pitcher
and Xavier University
commit Jonathon Kelly.
The South lineup fea-
tures University of Ore-
gon commit Decker Sted-
man of Thurston and
future Oregon State Bea-
vers player Ryan Brown
of South Salem. Both will
take to the infield for the
All-Star series.
Stahl recently signed a
letter of intent to pitch for
Mount Hood Community
College in Gresham.
Pendleton coach TJ
Haguewood was selected
to coach during the series,
but will not be able to
attend due to scheduling
conflicts.
“I’m proud of Ryan,”
Haguewood said. “He’s
dedicated a lot to the art
of pitching. It’ll be fun for
him to play with the best of
the best in the state.”
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
New York
39
22
.639
—
Tampa Bay
37
23
.617
1½
Boston
33
29
.532
6½
Toronto
23
39
.371
16½
Baltimore
19
43
.306
20½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Minnesota
41
20
.672
—
Cleveland
31
31
.500
10½
Chicago
29
32
.475
12
Detroit
23
36
.390
17
Kansas City
19
43
.306
22½
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Houston
43
21
.672
—
Texas
32
28
.533
9
Oakland
30
31
.492
11½
Los Angeles
30
32
.484
12
Seattle
26
40
.394
18
———
Wednesday’s Games
Washington 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Toronto 11, N.Y. Yankees 7
Cleveland 9, Minnesota 7
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 0
Texas 2, Baltimore 1, 12 innings
Boston 8, Kansas City 0
L.A. Angels 10, Oakland 9
Seattle 14, Houston 1
Thursday’s Games
Tampa Bay 6, Detroit 1
Boston 7, Kansas City 5
Houston 8, Seattle 7, 14 innings
N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 2
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Texas 4, Baltimore 3
Oakland at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Arizona (Kelly 5-6) at Toronto (Stroman
3-7), 4:07 p.m.
Minnesota (Gibson 6-2) at Detroit (Boyd
5-4), 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (German 9-1) at Cleveland
(TBD), 4:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (TBD) at Boston (Porcello
4-5), 4:10 p.m.
Oakland (Anderson 6-4) at Texas (Lynn
7-4), 5:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Ynoa 0-2) at Houston (Cole
5-5), 5:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Nova 3-5) at Kansas
City (Bailey 4-6), 5:15 p.m.
Seattle (Gonzales 5-6) at L.A. Angels
(Heaney 0-0), 7:07 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 10:05 a.m., 1st
game
Oakland at Texas, 11:05 a.m., 1st game
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City,
11:15 a.m.
Arizona at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Houston, 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Boston, 3:10 p.m., 2nd
game
Oakland at Texas, 6:05 p.m., 2nd game
Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m.
ALL TIMES PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
Philadelphia
35 27 .565
—
Atlanta
33 29 .532
2
New York
30 32 .484
5
Washington
28 33 .459
6½
Miami
23 37 .383
11
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
34 27 .557
—
Milwaukee
35 28 .556
—
St. Louis
31 29
.517
2½
Pittsburgh
30 31 .492
4
Cincinnati
28 33 .459
6
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Los Angeles
43 20 .683
—
Colorado
32 29 .525
10
San Diego
31 31 .500 11½
Arizona
31 32 .492
12
San Francisco 25 36
.410
17
———
Wednesday’s Games
Cincinnati at St. Louis, ppd.
Washington 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 11 innings
Philadelphia 7, San Diego 5
Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 4
N.Y. Mets 7, San Francisco 0
Miami 8, Milwaukee 3
Chicago Cubs 9, Colorado 8
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 7, San Francisco 3
Pittsburgh 6, Atlanta 1
St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 1
Milwaukee 5, Miami 1
Colorado 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Washington at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
St. Louis (Mikolas 4-5) at Chicago Cubs
(Hamels 4-2), 11:20 a.m.
Cincinnati (Mahle 2-5) at Philadelphia
(Eflin 5-5), 4:05 p.m.
Arizona (Kelly 5-6) at Toronto (Stroman
3-7), 4:07 p.m.
Atlanta (Soroka 6-1) at Miami (Urena
4-6), 4:10 p.m.
Colorado (TBD) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-4),
4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Kingham 1-1) at Milwaukee
(Woodruff 7-1), 5:10 p.m.
Washington (Fedde 1-0) at San Diego
(Margevicius 2-6), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-0) at San Fran-
cisco (TBD), 7:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Arizona at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 1:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.
Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 4:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 4:15 p.m.
Washington at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.