THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 SPORTS

Formula E pushed back Kim bent on Evian double Powell, Simpson settle case EVIAN: Kim Hyo-Joo was a raw 19-year-old when she won the Evian LONDON: Next month’s Beijing opener of the Formula E electric motor racing champi- KINGSTON: Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson have settled a legal Championship last year - and she admits it took a trip back home to case with a nutrition company that sold the supplement Epiphany D1 which contained the onship has been pushed back a week to October 24 after a request by local authorities in South Korea before the enormity of becoming a major champion sunk banned substance oxilofrine, their management company said on Tuesday. China. Formula E, whose first season ended in London last in. “It was only when I got back to the airport and there were a lot of Two years after testing positive for the stimulant, Powell and Simpson have reached an June, said in a statement that Beijing authorities had photographers and media people waiting for me that I realised what I out-of-court settlement with Dynamic Life Nutrition LLC, according to a news made the request due to other events taking place in had done,” said Kim, who uses an interpreter but has an ever improving release. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. Efforts to contact the the Olympic Park from Oct 16-18. command of English. It was a record opening round of 61 that set the supplement company for independent confirmation were unsuccessful. “While it is regrettable that the date of the opening teenager on the road to victory, but she modestly admits that luck The Jamaican pair tested positive for oxilofrine in June 2013 and got race has had to be delayed by one week, we played a part. “I kept hitting putts and thought they were going to 18-month bans which were later reduced on appeal to six months by understand the logistical difficulties in staging miss, but then they went in,” she said. “It was great.” Kim, who collected conflicting events,” said Formula E chief executive the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). her second LPGA title at the Founders Cup in March, sets out in the first Powell and Simpson, both Olympic relay champions, sued the com- Alejandro Agag. It is not the first time the series round with top American, Stacy Lewis, and world No.1 Park In-Bee. pany for US$8 million after independent laboratory tests has had to tweak the schedule at short notice. Park has already won two majors this season - the LPGA revealed that there were “ingredients in the product Last year’s Malaysian round in Putrajaya was Championship and the Women’s British Open - and she needs the (Epiphany D1) that were not listed on the label”. postponed after the country’s Prime Minister Evian title to complete a career Grand Slam of all five majors. Despite the settlement, Powell, 32, remains disap- was unable to attend on the original date. This year, the Championship had a qualifying event in Europe and pointed by what he says is the damage done to his repu- The 10 round calendar still has a slot to be confirmed, Franck Roboud, the Chairman of the Evian Championship, revealed tation by the positive test. “There is no way to really at an unspecified venue, on March 19 between that the qualification process would be extended to the USA and explain the kind of damage a ban has on an athlete’s races in Buenos Aires and Long South Korea. There is also going to be a greater emphasis on youth, reputation,” said the former world record holder in Beach, California, while no date and that is reflected this year with invitations having been handed out the 100 metres. “There’s no doubt that we’re going has been set for the season- to a number of amateurs, including Mathilda Cappeliez, Agathe Laisné to continue the fight to repair it and regain the trust ender in London. —Reuters and Céline Boutier from France. —AFP of my fans and fans of the sport.” —Reuters Mets, Cubs and Pirates advance

WASHINGTON: Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a tiebreaking, pinch-hit Davis, like Rodriguez, is enjoying a resurgent season. The ters he faced, striking out the last four. AJ Ramos got the final four GIANTS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 2 homer in the eighth inning off Jonathan Papelbon, and the Orioles’ slugger led the majors with 53 home runs in 2013, but hit outs for his 24th save in 30 opportunities. Ramos entered in the Tim Hudson pitched six effective innings in his return to the resilient New York Mets rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the just 26 last year and drew a drug suspension down the stretch. eighth and struck out Jason Rogers with two runners on to end the rotation and hit his first homer in two seasons for San Francisco. Washington Nationals 8-7 Tuesday night after Matt Harvey strug- inning and preserve a two-run lead. Brewers starter Taylor Jungmann Hudson (7-8) was sharp while subbing for Ryan Vogelsong, who gled on the mound. BLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 1 (9-6) lasted just 3 2-3 innings, allowing six runs and seven hits. pitched in relief the night before. Hudson allowed a run and four The Mets’ second straight comeback win over Washington singled in the go-ahead run off Alexi Ogando hits in his first start since July 26. extended their lead in the NL East to six games. New York will to trigger a four-run 10th inning that lifted AL East-leading TIGERS 8, RAYS 7 He hit a solo homer in San Francisco’s five-run third inning off seek to complete a sweep on Wednesday. Toronto to a 5-1 victory over Boston. Rajai Davis’ sacrifice fly gave the Tigers the win in a game that Chase Anderson (6-6) and later added a single. Gregor Blanco Perhaps making one of his final starts of the regular season, With the win, Toronto increased its lead in the East to 1 1-2 was tied four times, the last at 7-7. James McCann led off the 13th and Joe Panik also homered in the third for the Giants, who won Harvey gave up a career high-tying seven runs on eight hits in 5 games over the New York Yankees, who lost 2-1 to Baltimore. The with an infield single, and Andrew Bellatti (0-1) couldn’t pick up for the third time in 11 games as they try to make up ground on 1-3 innings and left with New York trailing 7-1. Blue Jays won for the 13th time in 17 games. Jefry Marte’s bunt attempt, putting runners on first and second. the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. Jarrod Saltalamacchia The Mets erased the deficit with a six-run seventh inning Travis Shaw homered for Boston, which had its four-game Andrew Romine laid down a successful bunt putting runners at homered for the Diamondbacks. fueled by six walks and a wild pitch. The big blow was a three- winning streak stopped. Josh Donaldson led off the 10th with a second and third. run double by Yoenis Cespedes, who one inning earlier commit- triple against Ogando (2-1), a towering fly ball that appeared to Davis hit a fly ball to shallow left-center, but McCann broke for ATHLETICS 4, ASTROS 0 ted an error in center field that allowed three runs to score. hit the top corner of the Green Monster and bounced back. the plate and Grady Sizemore’s throw home was weak and offline. Sonny Gray outpitched close friend Scott Kazmir, and the Nieuwenhuis gave New York its first lead with a drive to right After a review upheld the call of the ball not crossing the red Kyle Ryan (2-3) picked up the win. Athletics spoiled the former Oakland lefty’s return to the off Papelbon (3-2). It was Nieuwenhuis’ fourth ; the oth- line at the top for a homer, the crew reviewed and confirmed J.D. Martinez put the Tigers up 7-6 with an eighth-inning homer. Coliseum. Mark Canha hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning er three came in one game against Arizona on July 12. Donaldson was safe at third. In the ninth, Tigers closer Bruce Rondon loaded the bases with two after Billy Burns’ earlier solo shot to back Gray (13-7). The All-Star Addison Reed (3-2) worked the seventh and Jeurys Familia Tulowitzki singled past third baseman Pablo Sandoval. Chris walks and a single. Evan Longoria lifted a routine fly ball to deep right-hander ended a four-start winless stretch and got the best got three outs for his 38th save. With two runners on, Familia got Colabello followed with an RBI single, Ogando balked in the next left. Davis dropped the ball, allowing Kiermaier to score the tying of mentor Kazmir, traded by the A’s to his hometown Astros on Yunel Escobar to ground into a game-ending double play. run and Kevin Pillar had a sacrifice fly. run. The teams combined to use 29 position players and 16 pitch- July 23. Kazmir had been back to the Bay Area with Houston but CUBS 8, CARDINALS 5 didn’t pitch against his old team during that trip in early August. Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo homered and combined for He faced A’s for the first time since Aug. 18, 2013, with the seven RBIs and earned its fifth straight win, beating St. Indians. Louis 8-5 in the middle game of a three-game series. Gray allowed five hits, struck out four and walked two in sev- The Cardinals have the best record in the majors at 87-51, but en innings. Kazmir (7-10) lost his second consecutive decision. have dropped five of six. Their lead over Pittsburgh in the NL He was tagged for four runs and seven hits in six innings. Central slipped to 4 1/2 games. The Cubs are 6 1/2 back and are second in the NL wild card race behind the Pirates. DODGERS 6, ANGELS 4 St. Louis was down 8-0 before pinch-hitter Randal Grichuk Clayton Kershaw gave up four hits and two runs over seven sparked a five-run seventh with a two-run homer estimated at innings to win his eighth consecutive decision, and Justin 451 feet in the seventh. Jason Hammel (8-6) allowed three runs Ruggiano hit a leadoff homer for the Dodgers in their 13th victo- in six-plus innings for Chicago, which has won five in a row. ry in 15 games. Michael Wacha (15-5) gave up six runs in four innings, his short- Corey Seager had a run-scoring double during the Dodgers’ est outing of the season and on 10 days’ rest. four-run sixth inning in their eighth consecutive win over their Freeway Series rivals. PIRATES 7, REDS 3 Ruggiano and Seager had two hits apiece as the Dodgers (80- Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer and left-hander 58) moved to a season-best 22 games over .500 and maintained Francisco Liriano pitched six shutout innings as he finally beat their healthy 8 1-2 game lead over San Francisco in the NL West. Cincinnati on his 11th try, leading Pittsburgh to a victory. Kole Calhoun hit a leadoff homer for the Angels (69-69), who The Pirates are 5-10 this season against the Reds, who have dropped back to .500 with their 12th loss in 18 games. Rookie dominated their Ohio River rivalry over the last two years. Andrew Heaney (6-3) couldn’t match Kershaw, yielding six hits McCutchen connected in the third inning off rookie Raisel and five runs. Iglesias (3-7), who lasted only three innings. Liriano (10-7) came Kershaw (13-6) is unbeaten since June 27 after striking out into the game 0-5 in 10 regular season starts against Cincinnati, eight and allowing one earned run. The reigning NL MVP is 8-0 in the only team he had faced but hadn’t beaten during his career. his last 11 starts with a 0.93 ERA and 112 strikeouts. The left-hander allowed three hits, struck out 10 and didn’t allow Reigning AL MVP Mike Trout flied out, struck out and walked a runner beyond second base. against the Dodgers’ dominant left-hander. Trout is 0 for 16 with He also doubled and scored the Pirates’ first run off Iglesias, eight strikeouts in his last four games against the Dodgers overall. who had his streak of seven consecutive quality starts snapped. It was the longest such streak by a rookie in the PADRES 2, ROCKIES 1 majors this season. Brett Wallace’s fielder’s choice grounder drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth for San Diego. Corey Spangenberg ROYALS 4, TWINS 2 doubled to lead off the ninth against Boone Logan (0-3) and Eric Hosmer hit a three-run double, Kendrys Morales drove in advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by pinch-hitter Clint another run and Kansas City hung tough through eight more Barmes. innings for a victory over Minnesota that snapped a four-game Wallace followed with a ground ball to shortstop Jose Reyes, skid. CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez (right) turns the double play to throw out who threw home but Spangenberg beat the throw. The win Edinson Volquez (13-7) settled down after a shaky start to last Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jung Ho Kang at first as Andrew McCutchen (22) comes up short at second in the snapped a four-game losing streak for the Padres. seven innings, allowing six hits and two runs - consecutive RBI eighth inning. —AP Colorado’s Nolan Arenado tied the game in the ninth with a hits by the Twins’ Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer. two-out, solo home run to left off Craig Kimbrel (2-2). The blown Volquez had been hammered for at least six earned runs in PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 0 ers, 10 for Detroit, matching the franchise record set in 1998. save is Kimbrel’s third of the year. San Diego pitchers had retired three of his past five starts. Kyle Gibson (9-10) also recovered Rookie Aaron Nola pitched seven innings and Odubel Herrera 16 straight before Arenado’s league-leading 37th home run. from a brutal start to last eight innings, but the Twins’ offense hit a three-run homer to lead Philadelphia over Atlanta. WHITE SOX 7, INDIANS 4 was unable to bail him out. The young right-hander allowed his Nola (6-2) rebounded from the worst start of his career, allow- Rob Brantly smacked a three-run homer for his first American RANGERS 9, MARINERS 6 first six batters to reach, and Hosmer and Morales staked Kansas ing six hits with a career-high seven strikeouts and one walk, to League hit, and rookie Carlos Rodon allowed one run through sev- Cole Hamels shook off a line drive that hit him in the left City to an early 4-0 lead. help Philadelphia snap a five-game losing streak. The right-hander en innings to lead Chicago. shoulder, and Texas hit four home runs. Hamels pitched seven gave up six runs and nine hits in four innings of a 9-4 loss at the Jose Abreu went 3 for 4 - including his 26th homer and a dou- innings to help the Rangers move within one game of first-place ORIOLES 2, YANKEES 1 New York Mets last Wednesday. ble - to drive in two runs and help the White Sox win for the fifth Houston in the AL West. Mitch Moreland, Shin-Soo Choo and Chris Davis led off the ninth inning with his major league- Cesar Hernandez had two hits and Brian Bogusevic had an RBI time in six games. Trayce Thompson also had two RBIs. Rougned Odor connected off Mariners starter Taijuan Walker, leading 41st home run and Baltimore beat New York for just their for Philadelphia. A day after snapping their 12-game losing streak Rodon (7-6) scattered five hits, struck out eight and walked one who lasted three innings. Joey Gallo went deep in the eighth. fourth win in 19 games. and 13-game road skid, Atlanta managed just seven hits against in his sixth straight quality start. He is 3-2 in that span while yield- With two runners aboard in the third, Jesus Sucre lined a 1-0 The Yankees began the day a half-game behind AL East-lead- three Phillies pitchers while losing its 20th game in the last 22. ing eight earned runs in his last 41 innings. pitch straight back to the pitcher’s mound. Hamels (3-1) man- ing Toronto. They failed to take advantage of Masahiro Tanaka’s Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer off White Sox reliever aged to deflect the ball with his glove before it slammed into his 10-strikeout performance and Alex Rodriguez’s 30th homer - A- MARLINS 6, BREWERS 4 Nate Jones in the eighth and pinch-hitter Jose Ramirez added a shoulder, causing the left-hander to stumble and fall to the Rod has reached the mark in 15 seasons, tying Hank Aaron’s JT Realmuto hit two home runs, including an inside-the-parker, solo shot off Zach Duke in the ninth. Mike Aviles had three hits and ground. He remained in the game and got out of the jam with record. to help lead Miami over Milwaukee. Justin Bour drove in two runs. drove in the Indians’ other run. Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco just one run allowed on a fielder’s choice by Kyle Seager. Davis homered for the sixth time in seven games, lofting an Dee Gordon recorded his 49th multihit game with two knocks and (12-10) lasted 2 2-3 innings, allowing four runs, four hits and three Hamels, acquired from Philadelphia in late July, gave up four opposite-field drive into the seats in left. He was the first batter also stole two bases, giving him 50 on the season. walks in his first start since Aug. 21. He was on the disabled list with runs and eight hits. Shawn Tolleson earned his 31st save. Walker Chasen Shreve (6-2) faced after Tanaka pitched eight innings. Kyle Barraclough (2-0) picked up the win after retiring all five bat- right shoulder inflammation. (10-8) yielded six runs, five earned, and six hits. —AP

MLB results/standings

Baltimore 2, NY Yankees 1; NY Mets 8, Washington 7; Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 0; Detroit 8, Tampa Bay 7 (13 innings); Toronto 5, Boston 1 (10 innings); Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 3; Miami 6, Milwaukee 4; Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 4; Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2; 8, St. Louis 5; San Francisco 6, Arizona 2; Oakland 4, Houston 0; LA Dodgers 6, LA Angels 4; San Diego 2, Colorado 1; Texas 9, Seattle 6. American League National League Eastern Division Eastern Division W L PCT GB NY Mets 77 61 .558 - Toronto 79 59 .572 - Washington 71 67 .514 6 NY Yankees 77 60 .562 1.5 Miami 58 81 .417 19.5 Tampa Bay 67 71 .486 12 Atlanta 55 84 .396 22.5 Baltimore 66 72 .478 13 Philadelphia 54 85 .388 23.5 Boston 65 73 .471 14 Central Division Central Division St. Louis 87 51 .630 - Kansas City 83 55 .601 - Pittsburgh 82 55 .599 4.5 Minnesota 71 67 .514 12 Cleveland 67 70 .489 15.5 Chicago Cubs 80 57 .584 6.5 Chicago White Sox 66 71 .482 16.5 Milwaukee 61 77 .442 26 Detroit 64 74 .464 19 Cincinnati 57 80 .416 29.5

Western Division Western Division Houston 75 64 .540 - LA Dodgers 80 58 .580 - Texas 73 64 .533 1 San Francisco 72 67 .518 8.5 LA Angels 69 69 .500 5.5 Arizona 66 73 .475 14.5 San Diego 66 73 .475 14.5 Seattle 66 73 .475 9 WASHINGTON: Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann throws during the fourth inning of a Oakland 60 79 .432 15 Colorado 57 81 .413 23 game against the New York Mets. —AP