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Saturday, June 15, 2019
Narváez homers in Mariners’ 9-2 win over A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)
— Omar Narváez hit a two-
run homer, J.P. Crawford
drove in three runs after
coming off the injured list
earlier in the day, and the
Seattle Mariners beat the
Oakland Athletics 9-2 on
Friday night.
Narváez finished with
three hits and scored three
times. Mallex Smith also
homered for Seattle, and
Kyle Seager added a sacri-
fice fly to tie Raúl Ibañez for
sixth place in franchise his-
tory with 612 RBIs.
Mariners
left-hander
Marco Gonzales (7-6)
allowed one earned run and
seven hits in seven innings.
He struck out three and
walked two to beat the A’s
for the second time this
season.
Matt Chapman tripled
and made another dazzling
defensive play for Oakland.
Jurickson Profar added two
hits.
The Mariners were swept
by the A’s in a three-game
series at the Coliseum in late
May and trailed 1-0 early
Friday.
Crawford’s bases-loaded
double in the fourth put Seat-
tle ahead for good and came
one batter after shortstop
Marcus Semien dropped a
throw while trying to cover
second base. Seager’s sacri-
fice fly made it 4-1.
Narváez singled in the
fourth and fifth, and then hit
his career-best 10th homer
off Wei-Chung Wang in the
seventh.
Smith went deep in the
eighth.
A’s starter Chris Bas-
sitt (3-3) allowed four runs,
three earned, and five hits
in 5 2/3 innings in his first
appearance against Seattle
since 2016.
Chapman,
Oakland’s
Gold Glove third baseman,
AP Photo/Tony Avelar
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, center, is
helped up after being injured during the second half of
Game 6 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Toronto
Raptors on Thursday in Oakland, Calif.
Klay Thompson
suffers torn left ACL
By JANIE MCCAULEY
Associated Press
AP Photo/Ben Margot
Seattle Mariners’ Omar Narvaez, left, celebrates with Domingo Santana after hitting a two-
run home run off Oakland Athletics’ Wei-Chung Wang during the seventh inning of a base-
ball game on Friday in Oakland, Calif.
made a sliding backhanded
catch in left field to rob Dan-
iel Vogelbach of a hit in the
first inning.
ROSTER SHUFFLE
The Mariners optioned
infielder Shed Long to Tri-
ple-A Tacoma. Right-hander
Matt Festa was called up.
TRAINERS ROOM
Mariners: RHP Félix
Hernández pulled him-
self out of his first minor
league rehab start because
of fatigue. Hernandez exited
after throwing 31 pitches for
Triple-A Tacoma. The Mar-
iners said Hernandez came
out of the game when he
wore down, not with pain.
... Crawford had been out
with a left ankle sprain.
... RHP Brandon Brennan
was placed on the IL with a
strained right shoulder.
Athletics: OF Stephen
Piscotty will be out until at
least next week after under-
going surgery to remove a
melanoma from his right
ear. The 28-year-old Pis-
cotty had surgery Thurs-
day after the melanoma on
the outer lobe of his ear was
discovered during a routine
spot check on May 28.
UP NEXT
Oakland
right-hander
Frankie Montas (8-2, 2.84
ERA) starts against Seattle
and is 4-0 over his last five
starts. The Mariners plan to
go with an opener, although
manager Scott Servais has
not determined who it will
be. Lefty Wade LeBlanc is
expected to take over after
the opener.
Raptors’ title sees Canada set viewing, spending records
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
LAS VEGAS — The
final numbers are in, and
the NBA Finals were a
smashing success for Can-
ada all the way around.
The NBA said Fri-
day that 56% percent of
the Canadian population
watched at least some part
of the NBA Finals, with an
average viewership of about
8 million for the Toronto
Raptors’ title-winning vic-
tory over the Golden State
Warriors in Game 6.
The league also said the
total combined U.S. and
Canadian audience for the
finals was up 11 percent
over the combined viewer-
ship of the 2018 title series
between Golden State and
Cleveland.
Thursday’s game was the
most-watched NBA game
in Canadian television his-
tory, a record that was top-
pled several times during
this postseason because
of the Raptors’ popular-
ity. Viewership for each of
the six finals games rank
among the 10 most-watched
television programs in Can-
ada so far this year.
“Everybody who sup-
ported us during the sea-
son, all the fans in Toronto,
everyone in Canada — this
is for you,” Raptors for-
OAKLAND,
Calif.
— Klay Thompson sus-
tained a torn ACL in his
left knee during Game 6
of the NBA Finals, more
heartbreaking injury news
for the Golden State War-
riors after Kevin Durant
ruptured his right Achilles
tendon and had surgery.
Thompson injured the
knee late in the third quar-
ter of Golden State’s 114-
110 loss to the Raptors on
Thursday night as Toronto
won Canada’s first NBA
title. Durant had surgery
a day earlier after he was
injured during Game 5,
when he returned from
more than a month out
with a strained right calf.
“It’s just tough in terms
of a guy like Klay that left
it all out there,” Stephen
Curry said after the game.
“He was playing amazing
tonight. And to see a freak
play like that where he
lands awkwardly. I don’t
know the diagnosis yet,
but you think about the
person and the guy and
how much he loves to play
the game and that’s the
only thoughts you have.
It’s really not about what
it means in terms of play-
ing basketball. It’s just I’m
more concerned about him
as an individual.”
Thompson was fouled
by Danny Green on a
drive to the basket with
2:22 remaining in the
third quarter. He was
helped to the locker room
area, then came back out
to shoot the free throws.
He checked out three sec-
onds later, finishing with
30 points, and left the
arena on crutches.
SPORTS BRIEFS
Pendleton’s
Newsom to play
in All-Star Game
AP Photo/Christopher Katsarov
Toronto Raptors supporters celebrate in the streets after the Raptors defeated the Golden State
Warriors during Game 6 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship in Toronto on Thursday.
ward Serge Ibaka said after
Toronto’s first NBA cham-
pionship. “This is for Can-
ada, baby. You should be
proud.”
And not only were Cana-
dians watching, but they
were buying.
The NBA said that online
sales through the league’s
official portals smashed
records for the day follow-
ing the end of a champion-
ship series, up more than
80% from the previous
mark (set when Cleveland
beat Golden State in 2016)
and were more than 100%
over sales on the day fol-
lowing the Warriors’ sweep
of the Cavaliers last season.
The Raptors are plan-
ning a parade in Toronto on
Monday, one that will likely
take more than two hours.
“This means so much
to our city and to many in
Canada, and we are looking
forward to showing every-
one the Larry O’Brien Tro-
phy on Monday,” Raptors
president Masai Ujiri said.
“Bringing the NBA cham-
pionship to Toronto is the
realization of a goal for
our team and for our play-
ers, and we are thrilled to
be able to celebrate together
with our fans.”
The newly crowned
NBA champions, who
won the title in Oakland,
California, on Thursday
night, are expected back in
Toronto on Saturday. They
were planning to spend Fri-
day night celebrating in
Las Vegas.
Pendle-
ton senior
T y l e r
N e w -
som was
Newsom
selected
to play in
OACA Summer All-Star
Game today in Portland.
Newsom will play for
the State team in the State
vs. Metro game for the
5A and 6A schools. Game
time is 6:15 p.m. at Wil-
sonville High School.
Players for the game
were
nominated
by
coaches
around
the
state based on the play-
ers’ overall ability, and
all-league and all-state
selections.
Newsom, the Inter-
mountain
Conference
Player of the Year for the
second consecutive sea-
son, led the Bucks with
25.5 points, 7.4 rebounds,
2.84 steals and three
assists per game.
The Bucks (17-7)
advanced to the Class 5A
tournament in Corvallis,
but went 0-2.
2A Special
District 7 baseball
Pilot Rock’s Logan
Weinke and Ben Combs,
and
Weston-McEwen’s
Tanner Sater all earned
first-team
recognition
from the league coaches.
Weinke was a first-team
infielder, while Combes
and Sater were honored as
outfielders.
Grant Union’s Doug
Sharp was named Coach
of the Year, while Pros-
pectors Jacob Vaughn
and Tristan Morris shared
Player of the Year honors.
Named to the second
team were Caden Thornton
(pitcher), Cade Monkers
(utility) and Quinton Orr
(outfield) of Pilot Rock,
Kannon Wilkins (infield)
of Heppner, and Blane Peal
(infielder) of W-M.
Honorable
men-
tion selections were Tel
Thacker (pitcher) and
Wyatt Stillman (catcher)
of Pilot Rock, Tyler Car-
ter (first base) and Hayden
Hyatt (utility) of Hep-
pner,
Brad
Samples
(catcher) of Stanfield, and
Dylan Cain (outfield) and
Chance McDowell (out-
field) of W-M.
SCOREBOARD
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Tampa Bay
42
27
New York
41
27
Boston
37
34
Toronto
25
44
Baltimore
21
48
Central
W
L
Minnesota
46
22
Cleveland
35
33
Chicago
34
34
Detroit
25
41
Kansas City
22
47
West
W
L
Houston
47
23
Texas
37
32
Oakland
35
35
Los Angeles
34
36
Seattle
30
43
———
Friday’s Games
Boston 13, Baltimore 2
Cleveland 13, Detroit 4
Tampa Bay 9, L.A. Angels 4
Pct
.609
.603
.521
.362
.304
Pct
.676
.515
.500
.379
.319
Pct
.671
.536
.500
.486
.411
GB
—
½
6
17
21
GB
—
11
12
20
24½
GB
—
9½
12
13
18½
Texas 7, Cincinnati 1
Minnesota 2, Kansas City 0
Chicago White Sox 10, N.Y. Yankees 2
Houston 15, Toronto 2
Seattle 9, Oakland 2
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Angels (Suarez 1-1) at Tampa Bay
(Morton 8-0), 10:10 a.m.
Boston (Sale 2-7) at Baltimore (Bundy
3-7), 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (Richard 0-2) at Houston (Valdez
2-2), 1:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Bieber 5-2) at Detroit (TBD),
3:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Sparkman 1-2) at Minnesota
(Odorizzi 9-2), 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (TBD) at Chicago White Sox
(Lopez 4-6), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Minor 5-4) at Cincinnati (Roark
4-5), 4:10 p.m.
Seattle (LeBlanc 3-2) at Oakland (Montas
8-2), 6:07 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Boston at Baltimore, 10:05 a.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 10:10 a.m.
L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m.
Texas at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox,
11:10 a.m.
Toronto at Houston, 11:10 a.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 1:07 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
Atlanta
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Miami
Central
Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
West
Los Angeles
Colorado
Arizona
San Diego
San Francisco
———
W
41
38
33
32
24
W
39
38
35
31
30
W
46
36
37
33
28
L
29
31
36
37
43
L
29
30
33
38
37
L
23
32
34
36
38
Pct
.586
.551
.478
.464
.358
Pct
.574
.559
.515
.449
.448
Pct
.667
.529
.521
.478
.424
GB
—
2½
7½
8½
15½
GB
—
1
4
8½
8½
GB
—
9½
10
13
16½
Friday’s Games
St. Louis 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 1st game, 10
innings
Washington 7, Arizona 3
Pittsburgh 11, Miami 0
St. Louis 9, N.Y. Mets 5, 2nd game
Texas 7, Cincinnati 1
Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 8
Saturday’s Games
Arizona (Clarke 1-2) at Washington
(Strasburg 7-3), 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Nelson 0-1) at San Francisco
(Bumgarner 3-6), 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Agrazal 0-0) at Miami (Lopez
4-5), 3:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Wacha 4-2) at N.Y. Mets (Syn-
dergaard 4-4), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Minor 5-4) at Cincinnati (Roark
4-5), 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Nola 6-1) at Atlanta (New-
comb 1-0), 4:20 p.m.
San Diego (Lauer 5-5) at Colorado (Mar-
quez 6-3), 5:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Darvish 2-3) at L.A. Dodg-
ers (Buehler 7-1), 6:10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Pittsburgh at Miami, 10:10 a.m.
St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.
Texas at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 10:20 a.m.
Arizona at Washington, 10:35 a.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 12:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 4:05 p.m.
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.