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Texas extends CWS stay, knocks out Volunteers with 8-4 victory Clark, Mississippi State rally for CWS win over Virginia

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 23, (AP): MLB Results/Standings Kellum Clark’s eighth-inning homer ended Griff McGarry’s bid for a no- hitter, and Logan Tanner went deep WASHINGTON, June 23, (AP): Re- three batters later to lead Mississippi sults and standings from the MLB State past Virginia 6-5 at the College games on Tuesday. World Series. Cincinnati 10 Minnesota 7 Toronto 2 Miami 1 The sudden turnaround gave the Pittsburgh 6 Chic. White Sox 3 Bulldogs (47-16) control of their Houston 3 Baltimore 1 Detroit 8 St Louis 2 bracket and left them one win away Kansas City 6 NY Yankees 5 from reaching the best-of-three fi nals Chicago Cubs 7 Cleveland 1 next week. Oakland 13 Texas 6 Boston 9 Tampa Bay (11 inn) 5 McGarry, who was trying for the San Francisco 5 LA Angels 0 fi rst CWS no-hitter since 1960, walked Seattle 2 Colorado 1 Scotty Dubrule leading off the eighth Atlanta 3 NY Mets 0 Washington 3 Philadelphia 2 before Clark drove a 93-mph fastball Milwaukee 5 Arizona 0 into the right-fi eld bullpen. San Diego 3 LA Dodgers 2 Clark’s fourth homer of the season American League East Division ended a 22-inning shutout streak for W L Pct GB Virginia (36-26) along with McGar- Boston 44 29 .603 _ Tampa Bay 43 31 .581 1-1/2 ry’s night - and marked the start of the New York 38 34 .528 5-1/2 Bulldogs’ offensive push. Toronto 36 35 .507 7 Zach Messinger came on and sur- Baltimore 23 50 .315 21 Central Division rendered a pinch-hit single to Josh W L Pct GB Hatcher before Rowdey Jordan dou- Chicago 43 30 .589 _ Cleveland 40 31 .563 2 bled to the wall in left-center. Kansas City 33 38 .465 9 Hatcher, who hadn’t been in a game Detroit 31 42 .425 12 since May 27, inexplicably stopped at Minnesota 31 42 .425 12 West Division third when he could have scored eas- W L Pct GB ily. Jordan was forced to stop halfway Houston 45 28 .616 _ Oakland 45 30 .600 1 to third, put his arms up in frustration, Seattle 39 36 .520 7 and then was able to make it back to Los Angeles 36 37 .493 9 second base. Texas 26 47 .356 19 National League Hatcher’s baserunning error didn’t East Division matter. Stephen Schoch (4-2) relieved, W L Pct GB and Allen sent his second pitch into New York 37 31 .544 _ Atlanta 35 37 .486 4 nearly the same spot in the right-fi eld Philadelphia 34 36 .486 4 bullpen for a 5-4 lead. Washington 34 36 .486 4 Boston Red Sox’s J.D. Martinez connects for a two-run double off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough during the third inning of a baseball game, Dubrule added an RBI single off Miami 31 41 .431 8 on June 22, in St. Petersburg, Florida. (AP) Central Division Nate Savino for an insurance run that W L Pct GB stood up after Virginia’s Chris Newell Chicago 41 33 .554 _ Milwaukee 41 33 .554 _ homered in the bottom half. Cincinnati 36 36 .500 4 Cade Smith (3-0) pitched an inning St Louis 36 37 .493 4-1/2 for the win and Landon Sims got four Pittsburgh 26 45 .366 13-1/2 West Division Miffed Scherzer stares down outs for his 12th save. W L Pct GB McGarry, who was relegated to the San Francisco 47 26 .644 _ Los Angeles 44 29 .603 3 bullpen amid struggles with his con- San Diego 44 32 .579 4-1/2 trol and returned to the rotation for the Colorado 30 44 .405 17-1/2 NCAA Tournament, took a no-hitter Arizona 21 54 .280 27 into the seventh inning in his super- Girardi as Nats edge Phillies regional start against Dallas Baptist. Sun snap skid The senior right-hander again had good command of his fastball, work- Rays fall to Red Sox, Astros extend win streak ing both sides of the plate and up in the Charles, Mystics strike zone, and he effectively mixed in his curve and changeup. He walked PHILADELPHIA, June A three-run homer by pinch-hitter end Storm’s run Yasmani Grandal in the top of the sev- two, hit a batter and struck out eight in 23, (AP): Max Scherzer enth put the White Sox ahead 3-2 after his 98-pitch outing. EVERETT, Washington, June 23, threw his glove and hat to they were held scoreless on two hits (AP): Tina Charles had 34 points, the grass, then stared down through six innings. BASEBALL 16 rebounds and fi ve assists, and the But the Pirates answered in the bot- short-handed Washington Mystics Phillies manager Joe Gi- tom half against rookie reliever Garrett made 16 3-pointers in an 87-83 victory rardi after getting checked Crochet (2-4), who was charged with Until Newell’s homer, fi ve MSU re- over the Seattle Storm. for a third time by um- four runs without getting an out. lievers had held the Cavaliers scoreless Charles rebounded a miss by Bre- Tigers 8, Cardinals 2 after Christian MacLeod allowed four anna Stewart and got it to Leilani pires for sticky stuff as the In Detroit, Jonathan Schoop and runs in 1-1/3 innings in his shortest Mitchell, who made two free throws Washington Nationals beat Jake Rogers each drove in three runs, outing in 22 career starts. with 4.3 seconds left for a four-point Philadelphia 3-2. leading Detroit over St. Louis. Meanwhile, freshman Tanner Witt advantage. After a timeout, Seattle was Scherzer (6-4) looked sharp in Schoop homered and Rogers hit a pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout relief, two-run double in Detroit’s six-run off on a 3-pointer at the buzzer. his return to the rotation after miss- Silas Ardoin hit a tie-breaking, two- Charles, who fi nished two points fourth inning. run single, and Texas eliminated Ten- shy of tying a career high, became ing a start due to a groin injury, Tigers starter Tarik Skubal allowed nessee from the College World Series the fi rst player in WNBA history with striking out eight in fi ve innings. two runs on four hits and four walks in 30-plus points and 15-plus rebounds Girardi apparently didn’t like what 4 2/3 innings. Kyle Funkhouser (1-0) with an 8-4 victory. in back-to-back games. Charles also he saw. was credited with the win after 1 1/3 The No. 2 national seed Longhorns passed Lisa Leslie for eighth on the In the fourth, Scherzer threw high scoreless innings of relief. (48-16) picked up their fi rst win in league’s career scoring list. and inside to Alec Bohm, sending him Athletics 13, Rangers 6 Omaha since 2014 while No. 3 Ten- sprawling to the ground before strik- In Arlington, Texas, Matt Chapman nessee (50-18) went two-and-out in its ing him out. Prior to the next batter, and Ramon Laureano hit two-run home fi rst appearance since 2005. BASKETBALL Girardi asked the umpires to check runs in the first two innings and Cole Witt (5-0) allowed only three sin- Scherzer. Irvin earned his second straight win as gles, walked none and struck out two Mitchell fi nished with 19 points Scherzer already had been checked Oakland raced to an early nine-run lead in his longest outing of the season. and seven assists for Washington (7- by second-base umpire Alfonso in a win over Texas. He pitched three 1-2-3 innings and no Laureano, Mark Canha and former 6), which won its third straight. Ariel Marquez after the first and third inning. Tennessee runners made it past fi rst So, when he was approached for a third Rangers All-Star Elvis Andrus had Atkins and Theresa Plaisance each base after the fourth inning. added 10 points. Washington only time, this time at Girardi’s request, three hits apiece. had eight healthy players because of Scherzer threw his glove and hat to the Irvin (5-7) cruised through four Peyton Manning – the Tennessee a wave of injuries. They were missing ground, unbuckled his belt and scoreless innings on 40 pitches before sports star whose “Omaha!” yell at the Natasha Cloud and Myisha Hines-Al- appeared ready to take his pants off. allowing four runs on four hits and a line of scrimmage remains his calling len - the latest two to get injured last Yan Gomes had a pair of RBI sin- Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer pitches during the fi rst inning of a base- hit batter in the fifth. card fi ve years after he retired from week. gles for the Nationals, who have won ball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, on June 22, in Philadelphia. (AP) Giants 5, Angels 0 football – watched from the stands in three straight and eight of nine. In Anaheim, California, Anthony They still had Charles though, who Cubs 7, Indians 1 including three this year. He held the his orange polo and white ballcap. has had a stellar fi rst season with Scherzer allowed two hits and two DeSclafani allowed three hits in seven The Volunteers gave him something runs, one of them unearned. In Chicago, Kyle Hendricks domi- Dodgers to four hits while striking out sharp innings, Wilmer Flores homered Washington. She had 17 points and nated over six scoreless innings to win five and walking three. to cheer when Jordan Beck’s two-run fi ve rebounds in the fi rst half to help Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins hit during a four-run first and San single put them ahead in the second home runs for Philadelphia, which has his eighth straight start, Kris Bryant Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for Francisco defeated Los Angeles. Washington build a 43-36 lead. She homered and Chicago avoided a two- his 22nd save. inning. The lead was short-lived. Eric added 12 points in the third quarter, lost five of seven. DeSclafani (8-2) struck out nine in Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (5-4) game sweep by beating Cleveland. Astros 3, Orioles 1 winning his fourth straight start. The Kennedy’s three-run homer off the making all fi ve of her shots. Willson In Baltimore, Zack Greinke took a back wall of the right-fi eld bullpen put Jewell Loyd led Seattle (12-3) with lasted just three innings in his worst right-hander did not permit a hit after start of the season. The right-hander Contreras and four-hitter into the eighth inning, the second inning and retired 18 of the Texas up 3-2 in the bottom half. 23 points and nine assists. Stewart Patrick Wisdom Myles Straw homered and drove in two had 17 points and eight rebounds and allowed three runs on six hits with four last 19 batters he faced. Ardoin’s single into right center strikeouts and a walk. also went deep, runs, and Houston defeated Baltimore Mariners 2, Rockies 1 broke a 4-4 tie in Texas’ three-run Mercedes Russell and Candice Dupree and the Cubs for its ninth straight win. each scored 10 for the Storm, who Red Sox 9, Rays 5, 11 Innings In Seattle, Shed Long Jr. hit a solo fourth, and the Longhorns were up 8-4 In St. Petersburg, Florida, Wander won for only the homer with one out in the eighth inning when Kennedy scored on a wild pitch had their fi ve-game winning streak third time in snapped. Franco hit a three-run homer and dou- BASEBALL that lifted Seattle past Colorado, the in the sixth. bled in his big league debut for Tampa nine games. Mariners’ fifth straight victory. Dupree moved into fourth on the Hendricks Sean Hunley (7-5), who relieved WNBA career scoring list, passing Bay, which lost its seventh straight in Long drove a 1-1 pitch from Tennessee starter Blade Tidwell in falling to Boston. (10-4) scattered Greinke (8-2) allowed one run and Colorado’s Tyler Kinley (1-2) to Cappie Pondexter, and Loyd reached four hits and five hits with four strikeouts and a the fourth, took the loss after allowing 3,000 career points. The 20-year-old Franco, considered straightaway center field. the best prospect in the minor leagues, struck out five walk over 7 1/3 innings. Brooks Raley Brewers 5, Diamondbacks 0 three runs in two-thirds of an inning. Sun 80, Wings 70 without a walk. Greinke got two strikeouts in the eighth and Both teams argued balls and strikes In Uncasville, Conn., Brionna Jones connected in the fifth off Eduardo In Phoenix, Burly slugger Daniel Rodriguez. He doubled in the seventh He also tied Ryan Pressly finished for his 11th save Vogelbach hobbled home on one leg from their dugouts, and Tennessee had a career-high 26 points, DeWanna Cleveland’s Aaron Civale for the in 12 tries. Bonner scored 14 of her 25 points in and finished 2 for 4 with a walk. when Arizona’s defense fell asleep, volunteer assistant Ross Kivett was Darwinzon Hernandez (2-2) earned major league lead in wins. Right-hander Jorge López (2-9) gave and the Diamondbacks dropped back ejected when Hunley walked Douglas the third quarter, and the Connecticut Blue Jays 2, Marlins 1 up two runs and five hits over 6 1/3 Sun beat the Dallas Wings 80-70 to the win. Pete Fairbanks (1-3) took the into a rut with a loss to Milwaukee. Hodo III on four pitches in the bottom loss. In Miami, Cavan Biggio and innings but was outdone by Greinke. A day after ending a 17-game losing of the fourth. snap a three-game losing streak. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled on con- Pirates 6, White Sox 3 Connecticut (9-5) won for the fi rst Hunter Renfroe homered for the AL streak, the Diamondbacks were behind Kivett pounded his fi st on the rail East-leading Red Sox. secutive pitches to break a ninth-inning In Pittsburgh, Pinch-hitter Erik from the start. Kolten Wong led off time this season without Jonquel tie, and Toronto beat Miami. of the fi rst-base dugout, causing the Jones, who is playing for Bosnia and Royals 6, Yankees 5 Gonzalez’s two-run single highlighted with a home run and that was plenty papers in his binder to go fl ying, and In New York, Gerrit Cole’s strike- The hits came with one out against a four-run rally in the seventh inning as for Freddy Peralta and the Brewers Herzegovina in the FIBA European Yimi García (3-6), who entered the third-base umpire Mike Morris jogged Championships. outs and spin rate dropped as he Pittsburgh beat skidding Chicago. bullpen in a combined two-hitter. pitched for the first time since MLB’S game after Sandy Alcantara stymied in to throw out Kivett. Bonner also had 13 rebounds and the Blue Jays while throwing only 86 six assists. Kaila Charles recorded her crackdown on sticky substances, and Ryan O’Hearn and Kansas City rallied pitches in eight innings. fi rst double-double with 12 points and MLB RBIs leader Vladimir Guerrero a career-high 12 rebounds, and Jas- for four runs in the eighth inning. Cole allowed two runs and three hits Jr. singled home the Blue Jays’ first mine Thomas scored 11 for the Sun. in seven innings, showing his usual run in the sixth. velocity but without his explosive Reds 10, Twins 7 strikeout pitches. In Minneapolis, Tyler Naquin went Luke Voit homered and tripled in his 4 for 4 with a three-run home run that return from the injured list and DJ broke a ninth-inning tie after the LeMahieu hit a two-run homer for the Cincinnati bullpen lost a five-run lead, Yankees. and the Reds stopped a five-game los- Braves 3, Mets 0 ing streak. In New York, Charlie Morton struck Amir Garrett got his fourth save in out 11 in seven innings of one-hit ball six attempts with a scoreless ninth. for his 100th major league win, and Max Kepler hit a two-run homer, Atlanta recorded its second straight Trevor Larnach added a solo shot and shutout against New York. Alex Kirilloff had the tying two-run Dansby Swanson hit a three-run double off Tejay Antone (2-0), but the homer in the third for the Braves, who right-hander in his first game back have won two of three in the four-game from the injured list recovered to series. record the last two outs of the inning. The Mets managed only two hits — Padres 3, Dodgers 2 an infield single by pinch-hitting pitch- In San Diego, Jake Cronenworth and Connecticut Sun guard Natisha er Jerad Eickhoff in the fifth and a rookie Kim Ha-seong homered off Hiedeman commits the foul on Dal- two-out double by James McCann in Clayton Kershaw, Blake Snell pitched las Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale the ninth. five scoreless innings and San Diego during a WNBA basketball game, Morton (7-3) became the 19th active won its third straight over Los Angeles. on June 22, at Mohegan Sun Arena pitcher to reach 100 wins and the 630th Snell (3-3) got his first victory in Texas infi elder Mitchell Daly (19) forces out Tennessee’s Jordan Beck (27) to end the game during an NCAA college in Uncasville, Conn. (AP) to do so in big league history. four career starts against the Dodgers, baseball game in the College World Series, on June 22, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (AP)