MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 SPORTS

Valencia keeper Alves injured Pakistan chief proposes Bolger wins Irish 1000 Guineas MADRID: Valencia’s joy at securing a berth in Champions League qualify- home matches in India THE CURRAGH: Veteran Irish trainer Jim Bolger won only his second ever Irish 1000 ing for next season has been tempered by a serious knee injury to their NEW DELHI: The south Asian neighbors may not share the Guineas when Pleascach came through a stewards enquiry to hold on to the victory at Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Alves that will require surgery. Alves had to best of relations but Pakistan would like to play their home The Curragh yesterday. come off in the second half of Saturday’s 3-2 La Liga win at Almeria and matches in India, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Pleascach-Gaelic for explosive-under Bolger’s son-in-law Kevin Manning held off the Valencia said on their website yesterday (www.valenciacf.com) tests had Shahayar Khan said. late charge of 5/4 favorite Found to prevail with 33/1 outsider Devonshire third. revealed damage to the external cruciate ligament and meniscus in his Top test playing nations have shunned Pakistan since Pleascach-following in the celebrated footsteps of Fisceal Beo from Bolger’s yard in right knee. With an operation required the club did not say how long the the 2009 attack on the visiting Sri Lankan players in Lahore 2007 — denied Found’s trainer Aidan O’Brien an Irish Guineas and jockey Ryan keeper might be sidelined, but Spanish media reported he with the PCB instead playing the majority of their home Moore a cleansweep of the English and Irish mile classics. There followed some would be out for around six months. matches in the United Arab Emirates. The PCB have man- nervy moments as the stewards enquire whether the 11/2 winner had If that is the case Alves will not return to action until aged to coax Zimbabwe into touring Pakistan this month interfered with the favorite in the final furlong but found in Manning’s November and therefore miss qualifying matches for for a brief limited over series which is currently underway favor. “I could see out of the corner of my eye that Ryan was a long way Europe’s elite club competition. but accept others are unlikely to follow. “We would like to away from me and although she shifted left when she caught sight of “We are happy and pleased with the victory but sad for make India our home,” Khan told the Hindustan Times the rail for some reason, I wasn’t that worried,” Manning told At The Diego Alves,” executive president Amadeo Salvo said after newspaper. “India will be more cost-effective,” he said, Races. Valencia secured fourth place behind champions Barcelona, adding Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have also offered to host “She’s won that well but I’d have no question with her over a mile and second-placed Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid who fin- home matches. India cancelled bilateral cricket series with a half.” Bolger described the 3/4 length victory by the filly, who he bred ished third. its neighbour after Pakistani militants killed 166 people in himself and races in his wife Jackie’s colors, as being “very satisfying”. Valencia are now close to making a lucrative return Mumbai in 2008 but hosted Pakistan in 2012-13 for a short “You never really know until it’s all over with the stewards, but to the group stage of the Champions League follow- limited over series. Khan visited India earlier this month we did have half a length in hand,” said the 73-year-old ing their takeover late last year by Singapore billion- and said the neighbours are likely to play a full series in the Irishman, who also sent out two pacemakers to give his star a aire Peter Lim.—Reuters United Arab Emirates in December.—Reuters lead.—AFP Astros tame Tigers, Indians win

DETROIT: Lance McCullers got Ian Kinsler to The Royals improved to 28-14, the best ground into a play in the fifth inning, record in the majors. The game was stopped and the Houston right-hander went on to earn as Kansas City came to bat in the sixth, and his first career victory Saturday, leading the was called after a wait of 70 minutes. Astros over the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Volquez (4-3) gave up four hits and walked Detroit led 2-1 in the fifth and had runners three. He gave up a run in the second, snap- on first and second when Kinsler a ping a streak of 27 consecutive shutout grounder to third. Jonathan Villar stepped on innings by the Royals’ rotation. the bag and threw to second, where Jose Gordon homered in the second inning off Altuve relayed the ball to first. John Lackey (2-3). Gordon is 7 for 14 with two It was Houston’s first triple play since 2004, home runs in his career against the right-han- and the Astros followed that up by scoring der. two runs in the sixth to go ahead. McCullers (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits with six MARLINS 1, ORIOLES 0 strikeouts over six innings in his second career Martin Prado hit a two-out, bases-loaded start. The Houston bullpen did not allow a single in the 13th inning, and Miami won for baserunner. Luke Gregerson pitched the ninth the first time in Dan Jennings’ six games as for his 11th save in 12 chances. Kyle Lobstein manager. The Marlins broke an eight-game (3-5) gave up three runs in 5 2-3 innings. losing streak and improved to 1-8 on their homestand. Five Miami relievers combined to INDIANS 2, REDS 1 pitch the final seven innings while allowing After Reds manager Bryan Price was eject- only two baserunners. Carter Capps (1-0) ed before the first pitch, Corey Kluber threw struck out six in three innings. eight effective innings and led Cleveland over Orioles reliever Brian Matusz left the game Cincinnati for its fifth straight win. The Reds in the 12th after the umpire crew chief lost their season-high seventh in a row. Price inspected the left-hander’s right forearm. The was tossed by umpire Jim Reynolds after the issue was raised by Jennings, and Orioles man- exchange of lineup cards. They got into a ager Buck Showalter didn’t argue. Prado lined lengthy argument that carried on as the a 1-1 pitch from T.J. McFarland (0-1) into right- Indians took the field - the dispute likely center field and was mobbed by his team- stemmed from Friday night, when several mates, while a grinning Jennings traded hugs Reds were upset with plate umpire Manny with his coaching staff. Gonzalez’s strike zone. Kluber (2-5) worked around constant trou- DODGERS 2, PADRES 0 ble, but recorded his third strong start in a Mike Bolsinger retired his final 23 batters row. He allowed nine hits, struck out seven after giving up a leadoff single in the first and didn’t walk a batter. Cody Allen pitched inning and Joc Pederson homered, leading Los the ninth for his ninth save. Angeles to a victory over punchless San Diego. Tony Cingrani (0-1) walked Roberto Perez Bolsinger (3-0), who got a double play in to start the eighth. Following a force play, the first to erase the Padres’ only baserunner, Jason Kipnis lined a double to left-center that struck out eight and walked none through DETROIT: Houston Astros’ Lance McCullers pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the second inning of a baseball game. —AP scored Michael Bourn. eight innings. Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in three attempts since win in the first game for the Giants and Tampa Bay. Graveman (2-2), recalled from Twins closer Glen Perkins pitched a score- RANGERS 15, YANKEES 4 opening the season on the disabled list. Santiago Casilla got the final out for his 12th Triple-A Nashville to make the start, struck out less ninth for his major league-leading 16th Shin-Soo Choo hit a go-ahead single and a San Diego left fielder Justin Upton was save. six and walked two to help the A’s win for just save in 16 chances. Perkins struck out Tyler three-run homer in a 10-run third inning that ejected by plate umpire Clint Fagan in the the third time in 17 games. Flowers looking to end the game, leaving run- chased CC Sabathia from his shortest start in eighth, one batter after he was called out on RED SOX 8, ANGELS 3 Oakland broke through for four runs in the ners at first and second. six years, and Texas routed reeling New York, strikes. Ian Kennedy (2-4) lost his third straight Mike Napoli hit two homers and drove in sixth. Xavier Cedeno replaced Rays starter Sale was roughed up early but pitched which has lost nine of its last 10 games. start. three runs, Steven Wright pitched six-plus sol- Nathan Karns (3-2) with two outs and gave up eight innings. He gave up four runs, three Shoo and Prince Fielder each had two hits id innings and Boston snapped a three-game Eric Sogard’s RBI single. After Mark Canha earned, and five hits. He struck out 10 and in the third. Fielder finished with three RBIs ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 3 losing streak with a win over Los Angeles. walked to load the bases, three runs scored on allowed one walk. and hit his third homer in a two games. Daniel Descalso homered and drove in Xander Bogaerts had a two-run single and Fuld’s single that also included two Tampa Bay The Rangers, who rode a seven-run third three runs and Colorado ended San Francisco’s Mookie Betts two RBI singles for Boston, which errors. BRAVES 3, BREWERS 2 Friday to a 10-9 win, won their fourth straight eight-game winning streak, taking the second had a shuffled batting order with Dustin Fuld was credited with two RBIs on his hit Jace Peterson’s single to left field drove in and sent the Yankees to their fifth loss in a row. game of a rain-soaked doubleheader. Pedroia leading off and David Ortiz batting that was misplayed by center fielder Kevin Alberto Callaspo from third base, lifting Garrett Jones, a right fielder and first base- Descalso had a run-scoring groundout in cleanup, moving from his customary third Kiermaier for the first error. Catcher Rene Atlanta to a win over Milwaukee in 11 innings. man, relieved for the Yankees. In the first pitch- the fourth and added a two-run homer in the spot. Rivera got the second error after dropping Peterson hit the first pitch from Brandon ing appearance of his eight-season big league sixth off spot starter Yusmeiro Petit (1-1). Kole Calhoun had a two-run double and Kiermaier’s throw that allowed the third run to Kintzler (0-1) toward the gap in left-center career, he worked around a walk and a hit bat- Descalso’s homer off a 79 mph changeup Mike Trout, an RBI single for the Angels, who score. field. Left fielder Ryan Braun and center fielder ter to get the final two outs of the ninth. put Colorado ahead 4-2, marking the first time lost for only the fourth time in 11 games. Carlo Gomez didn’t bother to field the ball as Nick Martinez (4-0), who pitched just 3 the Giants trailed by more than a run since Wright (2-1) allowed two runs and four hits, MARINERS 3, BLUE JAYS 2 Callaspo scored and Braves players raced out miles from Yankee Stadium for Fordham, got May 9. San Francisco, which won the opener striking two and walking just one. CJ Wilson Kyle Seager homered, James Paxton earned of the dugout to swarm Peterson near second the win. Sabathia (2-6) allowed six runs and 10-8 behind Brandon Crawford’s three RBIs, (2-3) threw a season-high 119 pitches over six his first road win of the season and Seattle base. seven hits in 2 1-3 innings. was seeking its first nine-game streak since innings, giving up four runs on seven hits, fan- beat Toronto. Paxton (3-2) won his third With one out in the 11th, Kintzler walked winning 10 in a row in May 2004. ning six and walking three. straight start, allowing two runs and four hits Callaspo. Andrelton Simmons’ sharply hit ROYALS 3, CARDINALS 2 David Hale (1-0), acquired from Atlanta in in six innings. It was his first road win since last grounder hit third-base umpire Chad Fairchild Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer, Edinson the offseason but plagued by a left oblique PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 1 Sept. 2 at Oakland. He’d gone 0-3 with a 5.30 and bounced into left field. Runners advanced Volquez pitched six solid innings and the strain in spring training, allowed three runs - Cole Hamels pitched eight sharp innings, ERA in his previous six outings away from to second and third on pinch-hitter Eric Young Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals two earned - over 6-plus innings in his Rockies Ryan Howard homered and Philadelphia home. Tom Wilhelmsen pitched the seventh, Jr.’s grounder to Kintzler. 3-2 Saturday night in a game called in the debut. John Axford pitched the ninth for his roughed up Stephen Strasburg to end Carson Smith worked the eighth and Luis Avilan (2-0) pitched the last 1 1/3 sixth inning because of rain. sixth save. Chris Heston (4-3) picked up the Washington’s six-game winning streak. Fernando Rodney finished for his 12th save. innings for Atlanta, including getting a dou- Hamels (5-3) won his fourth straight start, The slumping Blue Jays lost for the 11th ble-play with runners at first and third to end and has compiled a 1.53 ERA over that stretch. time in 14 games and fell to 2-10 in one-run the 10th. He gave up one run and five hits, striking out decisions. They’ve lost sixth straight one-run five and walking one. games. Mark Buehrle (5-4) gave up three runs CUBS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 6 Strasburg (3-5) was chased after 3 2-3 and five hits in 7 1-3 innings. Anthony Rizzo matched his career high innings. He allowed six runs and seven hits - with six RBIs and Chicago beat Arizona, ending over his last three starts, he has been tagged TWINS 4, WHITE SOX 3 the Diamondbacks’ five-game winning streak. for 15 earned runs in 12 innings. Torii Hunter homered, Trevor May pitched Rizzo doubled in three runs in the Cubs’ Howard finished with three hits and Maikel seven strong innings and Minnesota defeated four-run fifth inning, then broke a 6-6 tie Franco had two hits, including a homer, for Chicago. May (3-3) allowed three runs and six with a three-run homer into the Chase Field Philadelphia, which had lost two straight. hits. He struck out nine and didn’t allow a swimming pool area off Enrique Burgos (0-2) Hamels, who had a shutout going until giv- walk. Hunter and Eduardo Nunez tagged in the ninth. Jason Motte (2-1) pitched two- ing up Ian Desmond’s RBI double in the White Sox starter Chris Sale (3-2) for solo home thirds of an inning to get the win. Pedro eighth, hadn’t won four consecutive starts runs in the second inning. It was Hunter’s sev- Strop pitched a perfect ninth for his first since a five-game run in May 2012. He also enth of the season and Nunez’s first. save of the season. —AP snapped his six-game winless streak against the Nationals. MLB results/standings PIRATES 8, METS 2 AJ Burnett threw seven effective innings to Texas 15, NY Yankees 4; Seattle 3, Toronto 2; Philadelphia 8, Washington 1; Pittsburgh 8, NY Mets 2; Houston 3, win his fourth straight start and Pittsburgh Detroit 2; Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 2 (11 Innings); Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3; Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1; San handed New York ace Matt Harvey the worst Francisco 10, Colorado 8; Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 0; Miami 1, Baltimore 0 (13 innings); Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2 (6 loss of his career. The anticipated showdown innings); Boston 8, LA Angels 3; Colorado 5, San Francisco 3; LA Dodgers 2, San Diego 0; 9, between two of the top pitchers in the Arizona 6. National League never materialized. Burnett American League National League (4-1) allowed one run while striking out a sea- Eastern Division Eastern Division son-high 10 without a walk. W L PCT GB Washington 25 18 .581 - Tampa Bay 24 20 .545 - Andrew McCutchen and Pedro Alvarez NY Mets 24 20 .545 1.5 Iman Al-Shamma NY Yankees 22 21 .512 1.5 Atlanta 21 21 .500 3.5 homered and each drove in two runs for the Baltimore 19 21 .475 3 Pirates. Harvey (5-2) lasted only four innings, Philadelphia 19 26 .422 7 Boston 20 23 .465 3.5 Miami 17 27 .386 8.5 the shortest outing of his career. He gave up a Toronto 19 26 .422 5.5 Kuwait increase medals haul Central Division career-worst seven runs on six hits and also Central Division St. Louis 27 16 .628 - KUWAIT: Kuwait National Shooting team latest wins collected one gold, two silver threw two wild pitches, matching the number Kansas City 28 14 .667 - members participating in Heydar Aliyev and four bronze medals. Detroit 26 18 .591 3 Chicago Cubs 24 18 .571 2.5 he had all of the 2013 season. New York has Pittsburgh 20 22 .476 6.5 International Grand Prix, in Gabala, Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations dropped four of its last five. Daniel Murphy Minnesota 24 18 .571 4 Chicago White Sox 19 21 .475 8 Cincinnati 18 24 .429 8.5 Azerbaijan were able to increase their Secretary General said he dedicates the had two hits, and Ruben Tejada homered for Milwaukee 16 28 .364 11.5 medals haul when Abdallah Al-Rashi won wins to HH the Amir, HH the Crown Prince Cleveland 19 23 .452 9 the Mets. Western Division Western Division the silver medal of the men’s skeet, while and HH the Prime Minister, as well as Houston 28 16 .636 - LA Dodgers 26 16 .619 - Zaid Al-Mutairi won the bronze of the same Information Minister, State Minister for ATHLETICS 5, RAYS 0 LA Angels 22 21 .512 5.5 San Francisco 25 19 .568 2 event. Meanwhile Iman Al-Shamma won Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al- Kendall Graveman gave up three hits over Seattle 20 22 .476 7 Arizona 20 22 .476 6 the women’s skeet silver medal in the final Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah as well as the six innings in his return from the minors, Sam Texas 20 23 .465 7.5 San Diego 20 24 .455 7 event of the tournament. Kuwait with this Kuwait people. Fuld drove in two runs and Oakland beat Oakland 15 30 .333 13.5 Colorado 16 25 .390 9.5