SPORTS
A6 — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE
Blazers lose final
summer game
By AARON FENTRESS
oregonlive.com
Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune
Players from the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox emerge from a corn fi eld before the “Field of Dreams”
game on Aug. 12 in Dyersville, Iowa.
Bringing big screen dreams to life
■ The ‘Field of Dreams’ baseball game was a fitting tribute to a beloved film
On Aug. 12, among the
corn stalks in the heart
of Iowa, we saw the New
York Yankees and the
Chicago White Sox play
a game in honor of the
32nd anniversary of the
motion picture that warmed
the hearts of baseball fans for
decades — “Field of Dreams,”
starring James Earl Jones,
Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta and
Amy Madigan.
Recreating movie moments
in real life — isn’t that just
a gut punch right into our
nostalgic feelings?
regular season game in the
past 16 years.
To top it off, White Sox
shortstop Tim Anderson
launched a pitch from the
Yankees’ Zack Britton into
the corn. Fireworks exploded
as Anderson rounded third to
be mobbed by his teammates
at home to end the fi rst game
at the Field of Dreams.
Simply poetic.
Watching the game left
my heart feeling full. This
game shows the potential for
incorporating popular fi lms
into real-life sporting events,
COREY
KIRK
Everything about the day
felt like magic. Tickets were
available to a select crowd
— nearly $400 for bleacher
seats — and every seat was
fi lled in Dyersville, Iowa. The
old school uniforms were
perfect. And 5.9 million view-
ers tuned in via Fox Sports,
making it the most watched
if it’s done right.
I know the numbers sup-
port a repeat of the Field of
Dreams game.
I am all for it.
I recognize that playing a
baseball game in Iowa is a
lot easier than, say, honoring
“The Sandlot,” or having the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers per-
form the pregame routine of
the T.C. Williams Titans from
“Remember the Titans.”
But I’m still excited for the
next two teams to emerge
from the Iowa corn and take
the fi eld.
Yankees overtake Red Sox with sweep
By JAKE SEINER
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK — It took the
New York Yankees just over
six weeks to erase a 10 1/2-
game gap between them and
the Boston Red Sox.
With roughly six more
weeks left in the regular
season, the longtime rivals
are practically in a dead heat
— although it sure feels like
the Yankees are getting a
running start going into the
home stretch.
Luis Gil posted his third
straight scoreless start to be-
gin his career, Luke Voit and
Giancarlo Stanton homered,
and New York beat Boston
2-0 Tuesday night to sweep
a doubleheader and move
percentage points ahead of
the Red Sox for an AL wild-
card spot.
In the opener, Jonathan
Loaisiga stranded the bases
loaded in Boston’s fi nal at-bat
for a gutsy two-inning save
after New York capitalized
on a wild outing by Red Sox
and I think they know what
relievers for a 5-3 victory.
they’re capable of,” Yankees
The Yankees have won
manager Aaron Boone said.
fi ve straight and 12 of 15 to
narrowly overtake Boston for
second in the AL East — New
York is 68-52 and the Red Sox
69-53, a difference of .001 per-
centage points. The Yankees
were 10 1/2 games behind
fi rst-place Boston on July 5
but have gone 26-11 since.
“It’s going to be a tough
road ahead still, but the
group is a confi dent group,
The Portland Trail Blazers concluded their NBA
Summer League schedule on Tuesday, Aug. 17 with a
95-92 loss to Houston at the Thomas & Mack Center in
Las Vegas.
It was the Blazers’ third consecutive loss after getting
out to a 2-0 start.
Despite the losing streak, Blazers coach Roy Rogers
said he liked how the team progressed in Las Vegas.
“Obviously, we wanted to have a better record but
sometimes you can’t measure progress with your re-
cord,” Rogers said. “I thought we got better every game.”
The Blazers were once again led by veterans with
NBA experience. Guard Antonio Blakeney led the team
with 23 points. Michael Beasley scored 14 and Em-
manuel Mudiay scored 14.
CJ Elleby, who played last season with the Blazers,
had 13 points with 10 rebounds but shot just 4 of 13
from the fi eld.
Rookie Greg Brown III stole the show with several
spectacularly athletic plays including a dunk in the
second quarter in which he put the ball between his
legs while in the air before slamming the ball through
the basket.
OSU to require masks
at home football games
By NICK DASCHEL
oregonlive.com
CORVALLIS — Spectators ages 5 and up attend-
ing Oregon State football events at Reser Stadium will
be required to wear masks, regardless of vaccination
status, through at least the end of September.
Benton County’s board of commissioners issued the
order Tuesday, Aug. 17 because of a surging number of
positive COVID-19 infections. The county is mandating
masks at any outdoor event where six feet of distance
cannot be maintained. The order stipulates that specta-
tors must wear the mask even while seated.
Oregon State plays home football games on Sept. 11
against Hawaii and Sept. 18 against Idaho. It isn’t clear
if there will be a mask mandate for Saturday’s public
scrimmage, as it’s possible the small number of fans at-
tending might be able to maintain six feet of distance.
The mandate also applies to crowded outdoor events
such as high school football games in Benton County.
Alyssa Rash, Benton County public information
offi cer, said at this time there are no requirements re-
garding stadium capacity limits, or vaccination require-
ments.
STILL 1
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A’s pitcher Bassitt hurt by line drive IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
By JAY COHEN
AP Baseball Writer
Oakland Athletics right-
hander Chris Bassitt was
carted off the fi eld Tuesday
night, Aug. 17 after he was
struck on the side of the head
by a line drive during the
second inning of a 9-0 loss to
the Chicago White Sox.
With two on and no outs,
Bassitt threw an 89.5 mph cut
fastball that Brian Good-
win drove right back up the
middle. Bassitt went down on
the mound right after he was
hit, holding his head, and his
teammates quickly waved to
the dugout for assistance.
As players on each side
looked on, Bassitt was at-
tended to by an Oakland
trainer and other personnel
before he was helped into the
back of a cart while holding
a towel to his face. A’s center
fi elder Starling Marte had his
hands on his head as Bassitt
was driven by him.
“Bass is conscious. He was
the entire time,” manager Bob
Melvin said. “We don’t think
the eye is a problem at this
point. It felt like it was below
it. He’s got some cuts. They
had to do some stitches. He’s
in a scan and we’ll know more
about potential fractures or
whatever tomorrow, or later
tonight.”
Melvin took no questions
during his postgame Zoom ses-
sion with the media, and the
A’s made no players available.
The 32-year-old Bassitt, who
broke into the majors with the
White Sox in 2014, is in the
midst of a breakout season for
Oakland. He was 12-3 with a
3.06 ERA in 24 starts heading
into the game, leading the AL
in victories.
Burch Smith replaced Bas-
sitt on the mound.
White Sox infi elder Jake
Lamb, who played with Bas-
sitt last year in Oakland, said
it was hard to concentrate
after the play.
“It’s a lot more than baseball
at that point,” Lamb said. “It’s
a friend, it’s an old teammate.
Any time you get hit in the
head like that, it’s a very scary
situation.”
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