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East Oregonian
Friday, June 14, 2019
Nelson Cruz homers, has 3
RBIs as Twins rout M’s 10-5
OMAHA, Neb. (AP)
— Oregon State catcher
Adley Rutschman has won
the Golden Spikes Award
as the nation’s outstanding
college baseball player.
The No. 1 overall draft
pick by the Baltimore Ori-
oles was the Pac-12 player
of the year after batting .411
with 17 home runs and 58
RBIs and an NCAA-lead-
ing .575 on-base percent-
By PAT BORZI
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS
—
Nelson Cruz homered and
had three RBIs and util-
ity infielder Ehire Adri-
anza’s hustle keyed a
six-run sixth and the Min-
nesota Twins topped the
Seattle Mariners 10-5 on
Thursday.
Cruz, who played for
the Mariners from 2015-18
before joining Minnesota
as a free agent, homered
in the third and added a
two-run single in the sixth
when Adrianza helped key
the rally.
Max Kepler led off with
a walk. Adrianza then sin-
gled Kepler to third. Mar-
iners right-hander Bran-
don Brennan, on in relief,
threw wildly past first try-
ing to pick off Adrianza.
Kepler scored and
Adrianza took second on
the throwing error. Adri-
anza advanced on Bren-
nan’s wild pitch and
scored on a ground ball
by Jason Castro with the
infield in, sliding headfirst
to beat second baseman
Dee Gordon’s throw. Cruz
and Kepler each drove in
two runs with singles later
in the inning.
Four of the six runs in
the inning were charged to
Brennan (2-6), who faced
ard a technical free throw
with 0.9 seconds left
to seal it. Leonard, the
NBA Finals MVP for
a second time, then got
behind Andre Iguodala
for a layup as the buzzer
sounded, but it went to
review and the basket was
called off before Leon-
ard’s two free throws.
That only delayed the cel-
ebration for a moment.
When it actually ended,
the typically stoic Leon-
ard could let it all out. A
Canadian team — and
we’re not talking hockey
here — stood on top of
one of the traditional
major sports leagues for
the first time since the
Toronto Blue Jays won the
1993 World Series.
Serge Ibaka pulled his
head up through the hoop
by the Golden State bench
as the crowd chanted
“Warriors!
Warriors!”
after a sensational send-
off at Oracle Arena.
Curry walked away
slowly, hands on his head
on a night Splash Brother
Klay Thompson suffered
a left knee injury and
departed with 30 points.
Fred VanVleet res-
cued the Raptors down
the stretch with his daz-
zling shooting from deep
to score 22 points with
five 3s off the bench,
while Leonard wound
up with 22 points. Kyle
Lowry scored the game’s
first eight points and fin-
ished with 26 in all to go
with 10 assists and seven
rebounds.
The Raptors pulled off
a third straight win on
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AP Photo/Craig Lassig
Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz hits a solo home run off a pitch by Seattle
Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi during the third inning of a baseball game on Tuesday in
Minneapolis.
seven batters in the three-
game series without retir-
ing any of them. Seattle
lost for the 24th time in 33
games and is 16-41 since
its 13-2 start.
Cruz gave the Twins
a 1-0 lead with his fifth
home run in seven games,
a line drive into the lower
seats in left. That was
the only run allowed in
five innings by Mariners
starter Yusei Kikuchi, a
Japanese left-hander who
lost his previous three
starts.
Twins starter Michael
Pineda, facing the team
that signed him out of the
Dominican Republic in
2005, limited Seattle to
two hits in 5⅔ innings and
left the game with two on
and a 1-0 lead.
Seattle’s Daniel Vogel-
bach, coming off a career-
high four-hit game on
Wednesday,
singled
against Twins reliever
Ryan Harper to tie it, the
run charged to Pineda.
Harper (2-0), a 30-year-
old rookie who pitched
into the seventh, was the
beneficiary of the Twins’
rally.
C.J. Cron hit his 15th
homer for the Twins, who
lead the majors with 132.
Jorge Polanco’s single in
the sixth-inning rally gave
him a career-high 14-game
hitting streak, the longest
active streak in the majors.
Golden State’s home floor
that said goodbye to NBA
basketball after 47 sea-
sons. And the Raptors did
it with the very kind of
depth that helped define
Golden State’s transfor-
mation into a dynasty the
past five seasons.
This time, the Warriors
were wounded.
Golden State already
was down two-time reign-
ing NBA Finals MVP
Kevin Durant, who had
surgery Wednesday for
a ruptured right Achil-
les tendon. Then, the
Warriors lost Thomp-
son — and they couldn’t
overcome just one more
heartbreaking injury.
This thrilling back-
and-forth game featured
18 lead changes, nine ties
and neither team going
ahead by more than nine
points.
Curry scored 21 points
but shot just 6 for 17
and went 3 of 11 on 3s.
Iguodala added 22 for his
biggest game this postsea-
son as the Warriors did
everything until the very
last moment to leave a
lasting legacy at Oracle.
Thompson
provided
his own dramatic mem-
ory. He injured his knee
when fouled by Danny
Green on a drive at the
2:22 mark of the third,
was helped off the court
and walked partially
down a tunnel toward
the locker room, then —
shockingly — re-emerged
to shoot his free throws
before going out again at
2:19. He didn’t return and
left the arena on crutches.
In their best Bay Area
version of Jurassic Park
— Toronto’s jam-packed
gathering spot to cheer the
Raptors — hundreds of
red-clad fans stayed long
after the game ended to
watch the Larry O’Brien
trophy ceremony. They
waved the Maple Leaf
and sang “O Canada”
just as they did here after
winning previously this
series.
Lowry’s hot start was
almost fitting. It was the
Toronto guard who got
shoved on the sideline
in Game 3 by Warriors
minority owner Mark
Stevens, now banned by
the league and team for a
year.
The Raptors, in their
24th season of existence,
rallied from two games
down to beat the Bucks
in the Eastern Conference
finals then took down the
mighty Warriors on their
home floor to deny Golden
State a three-peat.
Raptors coach Nick
Nurse knew minimizing
turnovers would be key,
along with knocking down
more 3-pointers after
going 8 for 32 on 3s in a
106-105 Game 5 defeat
as the Warriors staved off
elimination Monday in
Toronto. The Raptors hit
5 of their first 6 from long
range and finished 13 of
33 and converted 23 of 29
free throws.
Curry and these War-
riors never, ever count
themselves out. Yet down
3-1 in their fifth straight
NBA Finals, they didn’t
have the health it took
to win the past two titles
and three of the past four
against LeBron James and
the Cleveland Cavaliers.
TIP-INS
Raptors:
Leonard
scored 732 points this
postseason and on Thurs-
day passed Allen Iverson
(723) for fourth place and
Hakeem Olajuwon (725)
for third on the NBA’s sin-
gle-postseason
scoring
list. James is second with
748 accomplished last
year behind Michael Jor-
dan’s 759 points in 1992.
... Toronto 9-16 all-time
at Oracle Arena but 4-0
overall this season.
Warriors: Thompson
374 career postseason 3s
passed James (370) for
third place on the NBA’s
all-time playoff list, trail-
ing only Curry (470)
and Ray Allen (385). ...
Thompson notched his
second 30-point perfor-
mance this postseason,
13th of his career and
fourth in a finals game
despite not playing the
entire fourth quarter.
FOR OAKLAND
A gold rally towel read
FOR OAK on one line and
LAND on the next with
the K and D lined up in
white — a clever way to
also pay tribute to Durant
with his initials “KD.”
Coach Steve Kerr nar-
rated a pregame tribute to
Oracle’s legacy on the big
screen.
In the 2,070th game at
Oracle, the Warriors sold
out their 343rd consecu-
tive game and said fare-
well at last to the place
they called home for 47
years. Now, Golden State
will move its games,
practices and day-to-day
operations to new Chase
Center in San Francisco
beginning next season.
Dawgs: Moss graduated from Eastern Oregon University
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time as a Mountaineer.
“I had a real connection
with the team there. It
was special.”
As for Rodriguez, his
career transition is less a
step down, and more of a
step up. This fall, he will
take on the assistant prin-
cipal position at Armand
Larive Middle School.
“It’s always been my
career goal to move into
administration,” Rodri-
guez said. “I just didn’t
think it would happen
so soon. I planned on
age. Last year, he was
the College World Series
Most Outstanding Player
for the national champion
Beavers.
Rutschman is the first
Oregon State player and
ninth from the Pac-12 to
win the award. Califor-
nia’s Andrew Vaughn won
last year, making this the
first time the Pac-12 has
had back-to-back winners.
Dust Devils: Manager
Mike McCoy returns
Champions: Raptors capture first NBA title
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Oregon State’s Adley
Rutschman wins Golden
Spikes Award
coaching for a few more
years, but it was an oppor-
tunity I couldn’t pass up.
While it was hard to let
go of basketball, it’s good
for me and my kids. I’ll
get to spend more time
with them.”
Rodriguez
had
coached basketball in one
capacity or another for
the past 12 years. Seven
of those were spent at
HHS — three as the head
coach.
The Bulldogs were
34-39 under Rodriguez,
including a 8-14 record
last season — their first
in Washington’s Mid-Co-
lumbia Conference.
“It was by far one of
my most rewarding sea-
sons,” Rodriguez said.
“So many aspects go
into that — going into
a new league, compet-
ing in a new conference,
and having a lot of young,
dedicated players work
hard. We didn’t finish
where we wanted to, but
the program set a good
stage for moving for-
ward in the MCC. I know
that Maloree will con-
tinue that. From a tacti-
cal standpoint, she knows
basketball in and out.
The program is in good
hands.”
Usher will recommend
Moss for the position at
the next regular school
board meeting on Mon-
day, July 8.
“I have really high
expectations of the girls,”
Moss said. “I’m so lucky.
I have an awesome team,
and that’s a big part of
why I feel so honored.
They’ve welcomed me
with open arms. I’m
really hoping we can get
one of those playoff posi-
tions, if not more.”
chemistry, who we are on
the field and how we click, is
really plus-plus right now.”
McCoy also is in his sec-
ond year with the club, but
he is better prepared this
time around. His assign-
ment to the Dust Devils
came late last spring.
“It was my first year
managing last year, so I feel
way more comfortable this
year, and more prepared,”
McCoy said. “More but-
toned up with my sched-
uling. Last year, I faked it
until I made it, to make them
comfortable.”
With a good amount
of rookies on the current
26-man roster, having a few
veterans around will help
the transition, according to
McCoy.
“We have a lot of new
guys, and I just want to see
them develop and grow as
players and learn to be pro-
fessionals,” McCoy said.
“Experience the ups and
downs of a full season.
Hopefully those veteran
players can lead the way for
those young guys.”
Among those returning
for Tri-City are outfielders
Tre Carter and Tyler Ben-
son, infielder Luke Becker,
catcher Alison Quintero,
and pitchers Dom DiSaba-
tino and Wen-Hua Sung.
After
hosting
the
AquaSox for three games,
the Dust Devils will play
four more games at home
against the Hillsboro Hops
before heading out on their
first road trip June 21 at the
Eugene Emeralds.
All home games start at
7:15 p.m., and tickets can be
purchased at the gate.
SCOREBOARD
NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Omaha, Neb.
All Times PDT
(Double Elimination; x-if necessary)
Saturday, June 15
Game 1 — Michigan (45-20) vs. Texas
Tech (44-18), 11 a.m.
Game 2 — Florida State (41-21) vs. Arkan-
sas (46-18), 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 16
Game 3 — Louisville (49-16) vs. Vander-
bilt (54-11), 11 a.m.
Game 4 — Mississippi State (51-13) vs.
Auburn (38-26), 4:30 p.m.
Monday, June 17
Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2
loser, 11 a.m.
Game 6 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2
winner, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18
Game 7 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4
loser, 11 a.m.
Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4
winner, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19
Game 9 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6
loser, 4 p.m.
Thursday, June 20
Game 10 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8
loser, 5 p.m.
Friday, June 21
Game 11 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9
winner, 11 a.m.
Game 12 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10
winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 22
x-Game 13 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9
winner, 11 a.m.
x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game
10 winner, 4 p.m.
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday, June 24: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 26: Pairings TBD,
4 p.m.
NBA
FINALS
All Times PDT
FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Toronto 4, Golden State 2
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 106,
Toronto 105
Thursday, June 13: Toronto 114, Golden
State 110
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
New York
41
25
.621
Tampa Bay
41
27
.603
Boston
36
34
.514
Toronto
25
43
.368
Baltimore
21
47
.309
Central
W
L
Pct
Minnesota
45
22
.672
Cleveland
34
33
.507
Chicago
32
34
.485
Detroit
25
39
.391
Kansas City
21
46
.313
West
W
L
Pct
Houston
46
23
.667
Texas
36
32
.529
Oakland
35
34
.507
Los Angeles
34
35
.493
Seattle
29
43
.403
———
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota 10, Seattle 5
Toronto 12, Baltimore 3
Boston 7, Texas 6
L.A. Angels 5, Tampa Bay 3
Friday’s Games
Boston (Rodriguez 6-4) at Baltimore
(Cashner 6-2), 4:05 p.m.
GB
—
1
7
17
21
GB
—
11
12½
18½
24
GB
—
9½
11
12
18½
Cleveland (Plutko 2-1) at Detroit (Carpen-
ter 1-3), 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Heaney 0-1) at Tampa Bay
(Snell 4-5), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (TBD) at Cincinnati (Mahle 2-6),
4:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Keller 3-8) at Minnesota
(Gibson 6-3), 5:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-3) at Chicago
White Sox (Giolito 9-1), 5:10 p.m.
Toronto (Sanchez 3-7) at Houston (Cole
5-5), 5:10 p.m.
Seattle (Gonzales 6-6) at Oakland (Bas-
sitt 3-2), 6:37 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m.
Boston at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m.
Toronto at Houston, 1:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 3:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox,
4:10 p.m.
Texas at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 6:07 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
Atlanta
40 29 .580
—
Philadelphia
38 30 .559
1½
New York
33 34 .493
6
Washington
31 37 .456
8½
Miami
24 42 .364 14½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Milwaukee
39 29 .574
—
Chicago
38 29 .567
½
St. Louis
33 33 .500
5
Cincinnati
30 36 .455
8
Pittsburgh
30 38 .441
9
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Los Angeles
45 23 .662
—
Arizona
37 33 .529
9
Colorado
35 32 .522
9½
San Diego
33 35 .485
12
San Francisco 28 38 .424
16
———
Thursday’s Games
St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, ppd.
Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 5
Arizona 5, Washington 0
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 4, St. Louis 4, innings, susp.
Arizona (Ray 5-3) at Washington (Scher-
zer 4-5), 4:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Brault 2-1) at Miami (Richards
3-6), 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Ponce de Leon 0-0) at N.Y. Mets
(Matz 5-4), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (TBD) at Cincinnati (Mahle 2-6),
4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Pivetta 4-1) at Atlanta
(Fried 7-3), 4:20 p.m.
San Diego (Quantrill 1-2) at Colorado
(Hoffman 1-3), 5:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 7-4) at L.A.
Dodgers (Hill 3-1), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Davies 7-0) at San Francisco
(Pomeranz 1-6), 7:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Arizona at Washington, 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Miami, 3:10 p.m.
St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.
Texas at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:20 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 5:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 6:10 p.m.