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SPORTS Thursday, August 8, 2019 East Oregonian A9 Rodeo: Broussard has $5,000 lead Continued from Page A8 AP Photo/Ted S. Warren In this multiple exposure, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws to a San Di- ego Padres batter during the third inning of a baseball game on Wednesday in Seattle. Mariners: Anthony Bass pitched 4 solid innings after Kikuchi’s 5 Continued from Page A8 his delivery and keeping his pitches from having the late movement needed. “My rhythm and timing was off from where I was try- ing to throw. I tried to make sure everything was set first and then go home with it,” Kikuchi said through an interpreter. Seattle had just one vic- tory in the previous six starts by Kikuchi, but speed was the deciding factor in the eighth. Smith led off the inning with a sinking liner that Myers couldn’t control on a diving atte mpt. Smith advanced to second when the ball slipped from Myers’ hand on the throw and was credited with a double. Myers also missed a diving attempt on a liner from Tom Murphy in the second inning that went for a triple and led to Seattle’s first run. “I think he has the capac- ity to make those plays, but just didn’t come up with them today,” San Diego manager Andy Green said. “They were plays that hurt us in the end, but he’s giving everything he’s got to try and make that play.” J.P. Crawford bunted and catcher Austin Hedges appeared to throw out Smith at third base, only to have the call overturned on replay to put runners at the corners with no outs. Andres Munoz (0-1) struck out Domingo Santana before Vogelbach hit a slow chopper to Tatis. The shortstop had no play at home plate to get Smith and instead tried to turn a double play. Vogelbach shuffled down the line and beat the relay throw, allowing the go-ahead run to score. Anthony Bass pitched the ninth for his second save and capped four solid innings from Seattle’s bullpen. Matt Magill (3-0) pitched the eighth to get the win. San Diego starter Joey Lucchesi allowed two runs and five hits pitching into the sixth. Launch angle Tatis hit his 21st homer of the season leading off the game, a shot into the second deck of left field. Kyle Seager hit a solo home run that gave Seat- tle a 2-1 lead. The lead held until the sixth when Fran- cisco Mejia golfed a solo shot off Seattle reliever Brandon Brennan to draw the Padres even at 2. It was Mejia’s fifth long ball of the season. Haniger’s recovery Seattle OF Mitch Han- iger continues to ramp up his baseball activity in the hope of going out on a rehab assignment next week when the Mariners go on the road. Haniger estimated he’s about 85 percent in his recovery from a ruptured testicle suf- fered in early June. Hani- ger said hitting and throw- ing haven’t been a problem, but running at full speed has been his limitation so far. The Mariners are hop- ing with a few more days of full pregame activity he’ll be cleared to start playing and eventually returning to the club. “It’s been good to just get going and start cranking things up,” Haniger said. “It’s a lot better this time. I think everything is fully healed and now it’s just about building up and getting going.” Up next Padres: San Diego returns home to open a four- game series with Colorado. Eric Lauer (6-8) will start the opener. Lauer picked up his first win since early June in his last start, allowing two runs in a victory over the Dodgers. Mariners: After an off day the Mariners open a three-game series against Tampa Bay, with Marco Gonzales (12-9) getting the start in the opener. Mingo: 15 total sacks in 3 seasons at LSU Continued from Page A8 teams. Because of inju- ries, Mingo ended up play- ing both outside linebacker positions and a bit of defen- sive end last year. When coaches suggested moving Mingo to defensive end permanently, there was no hesitation. “It’s about time. Seri- ously, I guess one of the things that kind of, not plagued in my career, but I would say helped me in my career, is that I’m able to do a lot of stuff and coaches recognize that kind of stuff. They see a need that I can help fill,” Mingo said. “It’s a blessing and a curse, but I’m glad that I get to go back and do what got me here.” At LSU, Mingo played mostly on the defensive line and was disruptive. He had 15 total sacks over three seasons. He stood out his sophomore season in 2011, when he had 46 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and eight sacks. Getting that kind of pro- duction now seems unrea- sonable after years of mostly playing linebacker. But the preseason will be important as Mingo, Martin and Cassius Marsh, among others, try to prove the pass rush concerns can be han- dled internally. “We’ve got some fast guys. We’ve got some guys that are strong and pow- erful. I think being able to put that together and com- plement each other is going to be a good year for us,” Mingo said. NOTES: QB Russell Wilson will not play against Denver, a departure from previous years when the starting quarterback would get at least one series in the opener. Carroll said the focus for this game will be getting a look at the young guys. Geno Smith will start at quarter- back and be followed by Pax- ton Lynch. N.Y. Yankees (German 14-2) at Toronto (Pannone 2-4), 4:07 p.m. Kansas City (TBD) at Detroit (Boyd 6-8), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Peters 2-0) at Boston (Sale 5-11), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (Clevinger 6-2) at Minnesota (Gibson 11-4), 5:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m. Houston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Texas at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Washington 5, San Francisco 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, St. Louis 1 San Diego 9, Seattle 4 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 2 Atlanta 11, Minnesota 7 Houston 14, Colorado 3 Chicago Cubs 10, Oakland 1 L.A. Dodgers 2, St. Louis 1 Washington 4, San Francisco 1 Seattle 3, San Diego 2 Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Thursday’s Games Atlanta (Keuchel 3-4) at Miami (Hernan- dez 1-4), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hamels 6-3) at Cincinnati (Wood 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Nola 10-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 6-7), 6:45 p.m. Colorado (Gray 10-7) at San Diego (Lauer 6-8), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Atlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Texas at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. sive Skies. “I have seen him before and he’s a bucker,” Brous- sard said. “He’s one you want to draw every time.” Broussard, who is buck- ing for his first trip to the NFR, has about a $5,000 lead over the man in 15th place. “I need to keep riding good and win a little here,” he said. “Heck, a big pay- check would be nice. Every penny counts.” Brossard’s rodeo career got off to a slow start. He got hurt his rookie year and had to have elbow surgery and missed eight months. Once that healed, he broke his wrist and was out a few more months. “Praise the Lord, this has been my year, so far,” he said. “This is the furthest I have ever been in trying to make the NFR.” Tie-down roping The little black calf never stood a chance against Matt Shiozawa. The Idaho cowboy made quick work of the calf, turn- ing in a time of 7.5 second to post the hot run of the night. “This rodeo is a roller coaster,” Shiozawa said. “I didn’t perform very well ear- lier today (in the first round), but to come back and win a go-round is still good.” Shiozawa is 30th in the standings, but just $16,000 out of 15th place. He is look- ing for his 12 trip to the NFR. “We are still in the third quarter,” he said. “There are a lot of big rodeos still com- ing up. It just takes a few good hits to get back in the mix.” Rhen Richard and Clint Robinson each had 8.1-sec- ond runs to finish tied for second on the night. Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Tanner Aus of Granite Falls, Minn., hangs on to Up Ur Alley during the bareback riding event on the opening night of the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston. They save the best for last, and Wednesday night, it was the bulls who left the arena with their heads held high. Of the nine men who paid their fee to ride, not one posted a score. Walls Walla’s Derek Kol- baba was the last man up, but Chicago Gangster only allowed Kolbaba about 4 sec- ond before he tossed him to the ground. clinched by just 0.1 seconds, and a local cowboy was able to take home the honors. Stanfield’s own Travis Taruscio turned in a 4.5-sec- ond time to earn first place, beating out Benton, Arkan- sas cowboy Jason Thomas (4.6) and Cody Cabral of Hilo, Hawaii (4.8). “I drew a really good steer,” Taruscio said. “I should have made a better run, but hopefully, my time holds up through the rest of the week.” Wednesday’s competition was full of hits and misses — the night opened with Bel- grade, Montana’s Josh Clark receiving a 10-second pen- alty for breaking the barrier. Four other riders, including two from Touchet, Washing- ton, received no time for fail- ing to bring down their steer. But Taruscio beat the odds and tackled his steer just a hair faster than his closest competition, even if the run wasn’t perfect in his own eyes. “I was able to get a really good start,” he said, “but I would have liked to have gone a little faster.” Although three more days of steer wrestling still lies ahead, Taruscio can bask in the glory of taking home first place, a $100 cash prize, and a bottle of Chute Eight whis- key in front of his local fans. “It feels great,” Tarus- cio said. “I have a bunch of friends and family down here. It feels good to do this well in front of them.” Taruscio has been in the rodeo game for 19 years, and he said that Wednesday was one of his best showings at Farm-City so far. “This is definitely one of the better shows in the Northwest,” he said. “It has a nice set up, a nice arena, and a great crowd.” Steer wrestling Saddle bronc riding Wednesday night’s steer wrestling victory was Juntura cowboy Martin Joyce held the lead for the Team roping It was a tough night for the ropers, with three teams recording scores. Billy Bob Brown and Evan Arnold combined for a run of 4.5 seconds to win the go-round. The duo, which has been roping together since May, had a no time on their first run, but were happy with their second. “We have struggled, but it’s there,” Brown said. The team split the $500 bonus for the event. “We are very thankful for that,” Arnold said. Bull riding majority of Wednesday’s saddle bronc round with his 79.5 score. But Allen Boore, who rode near the end of the night’s bill, beat him out at 80.5 to win the top spot. The Axtell, Utah cowboy also surpassed former world champion Taos Muncy, who turned in a 79-point ride. “You gotta be confident in yourself,” Boore said. “You have to know when it’s time to go out there and do your job. The chips will fall into place.” Like many rodeo cow- boys, Boore’s schedule never rests. After Wednesday’s vic- tory, he hit the road to Boise, where he’ll fly out to Minne- sota for his next saddle bronc performance. “It was a slow winter for me,” Boore said, “but this summer’s been good. I’ve got a little making up to do.” Barrel racing Brittney Barnett’s barrel race at Farm-City was one of many firsts. It was her first time at the Hermiston rodeo, her first Farm-City on her horse Paint, and it saw her take home first prize. The Joilet, Montana, cow- girl crossed the finish line at 17.01 seconds to claim the top spot, edging out six other racers who all clocked in within 17 seconds. “I think it’s awesome,” Barnett said of Farm-City. “When I looked at the map (of Hermiston), I thought there was nothing here, but it’s a cool little town.” While many cowgirls travel with a team to help with the day-to-day, Barnett flies solo. She hitches up a big trailer full of four horses and treks across the country, from rodeo to rodeo. “It’s so busy,” she said with a wide grin. “I’m excited. I’ve had a great year so far. I’m in the bubble to make the National Finals Rodeo (in Las Vegas). This helps a lot.” SCOREBOARD BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L Pct GB New York 75 39 .658 — Tampa Bay 66 50 .569 10 Boston 60 56 .517 16 Toronto 47 70 .402 29½ Baltimore 38 76 .333 37 Central W L Pct GB Minnesota 70 44 .614 — Cleveland 68 46 .596 2 Chicago 51 62 .451 18½ Kansas City 41 74 .357 29½ Detroit 33 78 .297 35½ West W L Pct GB Houston 75 40 .652 — Oakland 65 50 .565 10 Texas 58 56 .509 16½ Los Angeles 56 59 .487 19 Seattle 48 68 .414 27½ ——— Tuesday’s Games Texas at Cleveland, ppd. Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 3, 1st game N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 4 Detroit 10, Chicago White Sox 6, 2nd game Cincinnati 8, L.A. Angels 4 Kansas City 6, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 6, 10 innings Oakland 11, Chicago Cubs 4 Houston 11, Colorado 6 Atlanta 12, Minnesota 7 San Diego 9, Seattle 4 Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit 1 Cleveland 2, Texas 0, 1st game Atlanta 11, Minnesota 7 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3 Houston 14, Colorado 3 Chicago Cubs 10, Oakland 1 Cleveland 5, Texas 1, 2nd game Seattle 3, San Diego 2 N.Y. Yankees 14, Baltimore 2 Kansas City at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Atlanta 68 48 Washington 61 53 Philadelphia 59 54 New York 59 56 Miami 42 71 Central W L Chicago 62 52 Milwaukee 60 56 St. Louis 58 55 Cincinnati 54 58 Pittsburgh 48 66 West W L Los Angeles 77 40 Arizona 57 57 San Francisco 56 59 San Diego 52 61 Colorado 52 62 ——— Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 8, L.A. Angels 4 N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 0 Oakland 11, Chicago Cubs 4 Houston 11, Colorado 6 Atlanta 12, Minnesota 7 Arizona 8, Philadelphia 4 Pct .586 .535 .522 .513 .372 Pct .544 .517 .513 .482 .421 Pct .658 .500 .487 .460 .456 GB — 6 7½ 8½ 24½ GB — 3 3½ 7 14 GB — 18½ 20 23 23½ SOCCER MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER EASTERN Philadelphia Atlanta New York D.C. United New York City FC Montreal New England Toronto FC Orlando City Chicago Columbus W 12 12 11 9 9 10 9 9 8 6 7 L 7 9 9 7 4 12 9 10 11 10 14 T 6 3 4 9 8 3 6 5 5 9 4 Pts 42 39 37 36 35 33 33 32 29 27 25 GF GA 46 37 41 29 41 34 32 31 37 27 34 44 34 41 38 40 32 33 35 35 25 37 Cincinnati 5 17 2 17 23 55 WESTERN W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles FC 16 3 4 52 61 23 Minnesota United 11 7 5 38 39 30 San Jose 11 7 5 38 40 34 Seattle 11 7 5 38 35 31 LA Galaxy 12 10 1 37 30 34 Real Salt Lake 10 9 4 34 33 31 FC Dallas 9 9 6 33 31 28 Portland 9 9 4 31 35 33 Houston 9 11 3 30 32 36 Sporting Kansas City 7 9 7 28 36 41 Vancouver 5 11 9 24 25 42 Colorado 6 12 5 23 39 48 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Saturday, August 3 Atlanta 3, LA Galaxy 0 New York 2, Toronto FC 0 Los Angeles FC 2, New England 0 Orlando City 2, FC Dallas 0 Vancouver 2, Cincinnati 1 Chicago 1, Houston 0 Colorado 6, Montreal 3 Columbus 1, San Jose 1, tie Real Salt Lake 3, New York City FC 1 Sunday, August 4 Minnesota United 1, Portland 0 Philadelphia 5, D.C. United 1 Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle 2 Thursday, August 8 Houston at New York City FC, 4 p.m. Saturday, August 10 New England at Seattle, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Orlando City at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota United at FC Dallas, 5 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Sporting Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Montreal at Chicago, 6 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Portland, 8 p.m. Sunday, August 11 New York City FC at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. LA Galaxy at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m. New York at Los Angeles FC, 7 p.m. West FOOTBALL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 Miami 0 0 0 .000 New England 0 0 0 .000 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 South W L T Pct Houston 0 0 0 .000 Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 North W L T Pct Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 West W L T Pct Denver 1 0 0 1.000 Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 Oakland 0 0 0 .000 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Dallas 0 0 0 .000 N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 Washington 0 0 0 .000 South W L T Pct Carolina 0 0 0 .000 New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Chicago 0 0 0 .000 Detroit 0 0 0 .000 Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 PF PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PF PA 14 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 PF 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L.A. Rams 0 0 0 .000 0 0 San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 ——— Thursday’s Games Indianapolis at Buffalo, 4 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 4 p.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. Tennessee at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. New England at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Green Bay, 5 p.m. Carolina at Chicago, 5 p.m. Denver at Seattle, 7 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Arizona, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Saturday’s Games L.A. Rams at Oakland, 5 p.m. Cincinnati at Kansas City, 5 p.m. Dallas at San Francisco, 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 4 p.m. Green Bay at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Oakland at Arizona, 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 Buffalo at Carolina, 4 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 Cleveland at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. New England at Tennessee, 4 p.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Houston, 5 p.m. Dallas vs L.A. Rams at Honolulu, Hawaii, 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 New Orleans at L.A. Chargers, 1 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 San Francisco at Denver, 5 p.m.
