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B2 SPORTS East Oregonian Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Hodgen Distributing hammers Hockinson in tourney By BRETT KANE East Oregonian Tyler Browning is not afraid to take chances. The Pendleton High School senior broke a three-inning scoreless tie on the way to Hodgen Distribut- ing’s 10-0 shutout Saturday against the visiting Ham- mertime Legion baseball team of Hockinson, Wash. The Pendleton victory came on the second day of the Ashlee Hodgen Memo- rial Tournament at Bob White Field. It was the team’s fi rst win of the weekend-long contest. Browning’s run came at the bottom of the third inning when he advanced two bases on one wild pitch, putting himself at third — the per- fect spot for Curtis Simons to drive him in on a sacrifi ce fl y during the next at-bat. “I knew I just had to take those risks,” said Brown- ing, who is fresh off a season with the Bucks’ JV team. “(Hammertime’s) catch- ers are strong players. They were making it hard for us to put up some runs.” Browning led Pend- leton, going 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs. He singled on a 1-0 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019 PREVIEW pitch in the bottom of the third before scoring Hodgen Distributing’s fi rst run of the game. From there, Pendleton was unstoppable. While Hammertime couldn’t make it home for the duration of the game, Hodgen Distribut- ing scored three runs in the bottom of the fi fth, and six more in the sixth to call the game early. “It was all about our pitch selection,” coach Wes Arm- strong said. “We just had to wait for those good pitches and drive them in. It’s one of those things we’ve been con- stantly working on as a team this season.” Pendleton came to life in the bottom of the fi fth when Kyle Field led off with a dou- ble. Tucker Zander drove him in with a single two at-bats later, and Simons and Ty Beers would also post RBI singles before the inning’s end. Field and Beers teamed up on the mound to keep Hammertime scoreless. Field started the game and surren- dered just one hit over four innings. He struck out four. Beers threw two innings of relief and got three more strikeouts. “Ty pitched for us here and there during the varsity season,” Armstrong said, “but we’re defi nitely going to make him a priority this summer.” Jordan DeGreer fi n- ished the game with a two- RBI double in the bottom of the sixth. The hit capped off a six-run inning that gave Pendleton its 10-run advantage. “We learned what (Ham- mertime’s) pitchers could throw early on,” Browning said. “That helped us get the bats on the ball.” Beers went 2-for-4 and scored a run and had two RBIs. Jaeger Sterlund pitched 4⅓ innings for Hockinson, and notched two strikeouts, but allowed four runs on fi ve hits and one walk. “Hats off to them,” Arm- strong said of Hammertime. “They never quit and they played hard.” Meridian (Idaho) handed Pendleton a 15-1 fi ve-in- ning loss Sunday morning. Tanner Sweek went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, col- lecting two of his team’s three hits. Pendleton fi nished the tournament with a 12-8 loss to Baker. Sweek went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Warriors hang on to stay alive, win Game 5 of NBA Finals AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File United States women’s head coach Jill Ellis has criticized FIFA for scheduling two other fi nals, for the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Copa America, on the same day as the Women’s World Cup championship game. U.S. and Thailand are last to kick off the World Cup By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press REIMS, France — Thailand can dream. It just might not do any good against the U.S. national team. Thailand kicks off the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday with a daunt- ing challenge against the defending champion United States. The top-ranked Americans are seeking their fourth overall World Cup title, and coach Thai- land coach Nuengruethai Sathongwien said the team is not backing down. “I think if the dream comes true, we can make history to upset one of the best teams in the world,” Sathongwien said. “And it means Thailand can play with the best teams in the world.” The Thais are ranked No. 34 in the world but in its 2015 World Cup debut the team fi nished third in its group with a fi rst win on the sport’s biggest stage, a 3-2 victory over GROUP F United States Thailand (0-0) (0-0) Today, noon, at Stade Au- guste Delaune, Reims, France TV: FOX Ivory Coast. Games against top opponents give Thailand an opportunity to see how the team is progressing, with a goal of growing the game back home. “We are here in the 24-team fi nal, that is our success, and to play one of the best teams in the world, that is also a success,” Sathongwien said. For the United States, success will be another star above its crest. The Americans charged through Canada four years ago to the fi nal, beating Japan 5-2 to raise the tro- phy. Carli Lloyd scored three goals in title game’s fi rst 16 minutes. AP Photo/Frank Gunn Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) drives past Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) on Monday during Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto. By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer TORONTO — Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Klay Thompson added 26 and they led a season-saving surge that gave the Golden State Warriors a 106-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Splash Brothers combined for three straight 3-pointers in the closing minutes after Toronto had taken a six-point lead with under 3½ minutes remain- ing in front of a raucous, red- shirted crowd. The Warriors lost Kevin Durant barely a quarter after getting him back but got the win, cutting Toronto’s lead to 3-2 and sending the series Slugger David Ortiz shot at Dominican Republic bar Dozens of fans crowded the hospital in Santo SANTO DOMINGO, Domingo where he was Dominican Republic — being treated, causing a Doctors removed David traffi c jam. In the U.S., fans Ortiz’s gallbladder and part prayed for his recovery and of his intestine after the for- wished him well, with New mer Boston Red Sox slug- England Patriots star Julian ger affectionately Edelman assuring known as Big Papi him on Instagram: was ambushed by a “Papi, all of New gunman at a bar in England has your his native Domin- back.” ican Republic, a The Red Sox spokesman said offered “all avail- Monday. able resources” to Leo López said Ortiz help him recover that the athlete’s and sent an aircraft liver was also damaged and to bring him back to Boston. that he was in stable condi- “He’s on the Mount tion in intensive care. Rushmore of Boston Ortiz, 43, is one of the sports,” said Eddie Romero, most beloved fi gures in the team’s assistant general sports history in the Domin- manager. ican Republic and Boston, a Ortiz was at the Dial fearsome power hitter with Bar and Lounge in Santo a ready smile. He led the Domingo on Sunday night Red Sox to three World when a gunman approached Series championships, was from behind and shot him a 10-time All-Star and hit at close range in the torso, authorities said. 541 home runs. Associated Press NBA FINALS Warriors Raptors 106 105 Game 6: Thursday, 6 p.m., at Oakland. TV: ABC Toronto leads series 3-2 back to Oracle Arena for Game 6 on Thursday. Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points for the Raptors but couldn’t get the fi nal shot, having to give the ball up. The two-time defend- ing champion Warriors were minutes away from their title reign ending, having lost Durant and a 14-point lead during an emotionally exhausting game. They had controlled Leonard for three quarters, but he scored 10 straight Toronto points in the fourth and the Raptors were close to their fi rst champi- onship and a celebration that would have stretched coast to coast in Canada. But even after every- thing the Warriors had lost, they still had two of the best perimeter shooters in the world on the fl oor. Thomp- son hit a 3, and Curry fol- lowed with one to tie it at 103. Golden State got it back to Thompson and the Rap- tors lost sight of him just long enough for the tiebreaking shot with 57 seconds to go. Toronto cut it to one when Kyle Lowry was credited with a basket and the Rap- tors got a fi nal chance when DeMarcus Cousins was called for an illegal screen. Leonard had the ball but the Warriors forced him to pass and it ended up in the corner to Lowry, who was way off as the buzzer sounded. Cousins had 14 points for the Warriors and Dray- mond Green fi nished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Golden State is the only team to lose a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals, when Cleveland came back to win in 2016. Now the Warriors have a chance to pull off the feat themselves, but it became more diffi cult after Durant limped off in the second quarter after he had missed the previous nine games with a strained right calf. SCOREBOARD NBA FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Toronto 3, 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 105, Golden State 92 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. NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7) St. Louis 3, Boston 3 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 5, St. Louis 1 Wednesday, June 12: St. Louis at Bos- ton, 5 p.m. MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE All Times PDT East W Atlanta 37 Philadelphia 37 New York 32 Washington 31 Miami 23 Central W L 29 29 33 35 41 L Pct .561 .561 .492 .470 .359 Pct GB — — 4½ 6 13 GB Milwaukee 38 28 .576 — Chicago 37 28 .569 ½ St. Louis 32 32 .500 5 Pittsburgh 30 35 .462 7½ Cincinnati 29 35 .453 8 West W L Pct GB Los Angeles 45 21 .682 — Colorado 34 31 .523 10½ Arizona 35 32 .522 10½ San Diego 33 33 .500 12 San Francisco 26 38 .406 18 ——— Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 3 Arizona 8, Toronto 2 Atlanta 7, Miami 6, 12 innings N.Y. Mets 6, Colorado 1 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 2 L.A. Dodgers 1, San Francisco 0 Washington 5, San Diego 2 Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 1 Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, ppd. Arizona 13, Philadelphia 8 St. Louis 4, Miami 1 Atlanta 13, Pittsburgh 7 Washington 12, Chicago White Sox 1 Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 5-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 3-5), 10:05 a.m., 1st game Arizona (Duplantier 1-0) at Philadelphia (Arrieta 5-5), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Vargas 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Paxton 3-2), 4:05 p.m., 2nd game Cincinnati (Castillo 6-1) at Cleveland (Bauer 4-6), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Hudson 4-3) at Miami (Hernan- dez 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Archer 3-5) at Atlanta (Fol- tynewicz 1-5), 4:20 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 0-1) at Houston (Pea- cock 5-3), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Corbin 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Banuelos 3-4), 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Quintana 4-5) at Colorado (Lambert 1-0), 5:40 p.m. San Diego (Paddack 4-4) at San Fran- cisco (Beede 0-2), 6:45 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-2) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-6), 7:07 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m. Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 4:20 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 5:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 6:45 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE All Times PDT East W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 41 24 .631 — New York 40 24 .625 ½ Boston 34 33 .507 8 Toronto 23 42 .354 18 Baltimore 20 45 .308 21 Central W L Pct GB Minnesota 43 21 .672 — Cleveland 33 32 .508 10½ Chicago 31 34 .477 12½ Detroit 24 38 .387 18 Kansas City 20 45 .308 23½ West W L Pct GB Houston 45 22 .672 — Texas 35 30 .538 9 Oakland 33 34 .493 12 Los Angeles 31 35 .470 13½ Seattle 28 41 .406 18 ——— Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay 6, Boston 1 Arizona 8, Toronto 2 Minnesota 12, Detroit 2 N.Y. Yankees 7, Cleveland 6, 10 innings Houston 4, Baltimore 0 Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 2 Oakland 9, Texas 8 Seattle 9, L.A. Angels 3 Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, ppd. Tampa Bay 6, Oakland 2 Texas 4, Boston 3, 11 innings Washington 12, Chicago White Sox 1 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 5-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 3-5), 10:05 a.m., 1st game N.Y. Mets (Vargas 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Paxton 3-2), 4:05 p.m., 2nd game Toronto (Thornton 1-4) at Baltimore (Means 5-4), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Castillo 6-1) at Cleveland (Bauer 4-6), 4:10 p.m. Oakland (Fiers 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Stanek 0-1), 4:10 p.m. Texas (Jurado 3-2) at Boston (Hernandez 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 0-1) at Houston (Pea- cock 5-3), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (Leake 5-6) at Minnesota (Perez 7-2), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Corbin 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Banuelos 3-4), 5:10 p.m. Detroit (Turnbull 3-5) at Kansas City (Junis 4-6), 5:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-2) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-6), 7:07 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Oakland at Tampa Bay, 9:10 a.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m. Texas at Boston, 1:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m.