This Day In Sports 1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to Numbers Game break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. C4 Antelope Valley Press, Saturday, August 17, 2019 Morning rush Matsuyama blisters Medinah with 63 Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON wind that bounded right into Desert Christian volleyball sweeps Associated Press SURGING the water. He took his penalty Boron in scrimmage MEDINAH, Ill. — Hideki Hideki dropped, chipped to 8 feet and LANCASTER — The Desert Christian girls saved par, got up-and-down on Matsuyama has never missed Matsuyama, of volleyball team won a scrimmage on Thursday the next hole and then finished the Tour Championship since Japan, hits his night against Boron at Desert Christian High with two more good putts, one School. his first full year on the PGA second shot for birdie and another for par. The Knights won in straight sets 21-17, 28-17, Tour. He played Friday like he on the fifth “Any time you make a par af- 26-22, as the two teams played 20-minute sets in doesn’t want the streak to end. hole during the the scrimmage. Outside the top 30 in the ter hitting the ball in the water second round it’s good,” he said. “It gave me Madi Schweitzer had seven aces on 21 at- FedEx Cup for the first time at of the BMW the BMW Championship, Mat- some nice momentum to close tempts for the Knights. Championship at suyama made five birdie putts out the round.” Medinah Country Quigley scores 26, Sky beat Sparks 91-81 from 15 feet or longer and broke Lucas Glover (69) and Rory CHICAGO — Allie Quigley scored 26 points the course record at Medinah Club on Friday in Sabbatini (68) were among the to help the Chicago Sky beat Los Angeles 91-81 to with a 9-under 63 for a one-shot Medinah, Ill. group at 9-under 135, both sud- Associated Press pull into a tie for fourth place with the Sparks on lead going into the weekend. denly in range of the top 30. Friday night. He started his second round Matsuyama was at 12-under Lake. He was as high as No. 2 Woods won the Tour Cham- Courtney Vandersloot added 17 points and with a 30-foot birdie putt. He 132, one shot ahead of Patrick in the world just two years ago pionship last year, capping a re- nine assists, Astou Ndour and Diamond DeSh- ended the round with a 30-foot Cantlay (67) and Tony Finau after the U.S. Open. markable return from four back ields had 11 points each, and Stefanie Dolson birdie putt. (66). Justin Thomas made six But he has gone two years surgeries with his first victory scored 10 for the Sky (15-10). The explanation for what birdies to offset three bogeys in without winning, and Friday in five years. It was an extraor- Vandersloot scored six points while Chicago his round of 69, leaving him two was the first time he has led af- dinary afternoon considering closed the game on an 11-2 run after Candace went right wasn’t that long. shots behind. where he had been, a moment Parker’s basket pulled the Sparks (15-10) within “I did make a lot of long ter any round since his most re- 80-79 with 2:56 left. putts today, and that was the Cantlay, Finau and Thomas cent victory at Firestone in the topped in Georgia some six The Sky led by as many as 17 in the first half. difference,” Matsuyama said are all assured of being among Bridgestone Invitational. months later when he won the through his interpreter. the top 30 who advance to the “It’s been a long time since Masters. That was a big difference for Tour Championship next week, I’ve been in contention,” Mat- But after he pulled out at Tiger Woods, too. He made only where everyone in the field will suyama said. “Hopefully, I can Liberty National last week cit- two putts longer than 6 feet, have a shot at winning the Fe- play well. I’ve been struggling ing a mild oblique strain, he Planner made a pair of bogeys from the dEx Cup and the $15 million for a while this year. Hopefully, slipped 10 spots to No. 38. And bunkers late in the round and prize. that can turn around and I’ll while it was a mild surprise had to settle for another 71. Matsuyama won four times have a good weekend.” when he showed up at Medinah, COMING UP IN THE VALLEY Woods, who needs a top 10 to on the Japan Golf Tour as a Cantlay has gone 36 holes at he’s going the wrong direction in JETHAWKS (Major League Baseball) advance to the Tour Champion- rookie after he graduated col- Medinah with only one bogey, the FedEx Cup. ■ Today at Modesto, 7:05 p.m. ship, was tied for 49th. lege, and then won the Memori- and key to his round was avoid He isn’t ruling out a return ■ Sunday at Modesto, 6:05 p.m. “I left quite a few shots out al in 2014 and narrowly got into one late. His tee shot on the 320- to the Tour Championship to de- ■ Tuesday at Inland Empire, 7:05 p.m. there,” Woods said. the FedEx Cup finale at East yard 15th caught enough of the fend his title. COMING UP IN SOCAL ANGELS (Major League Baseball) NFL MLB SPORTS ODDS AUTO RACING GOLF Major League Baseball ■ Today vs. Chicago WS, 6:07 p.m., FSW NFL Preseason Glance American League Glance NASCAR Monster Energy PGA — BMW Champion- West Division National League AMERICAN CONFERENCE Today ■ Sunday vs. Chicago WS, 1:07 p.m., FSW W L Pct GB Cup Bass Pro Shops NRA ship Par Scores West FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Friday W L T Pct PF PA Houston 78 44 .639 _ Night Race Lineup ■ Monday at Texas, 5:05 p.m., FSW Chicago -138 at PITTSBUR. +128 After Friday qualifying; race Saturday At Medinah Country Club (No. 3) Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 38 17 Oakland 69 52 .570 8½ at CINCINNATI -105 St. Louis -105 Medinah, Ill. Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 47 29 Texas 60 62 .492 18 At Bristol Motor Speedway San Diego -107 at PHILADEL. -103 Bristol, Tenn. Purse: $9.25 million DODGERS (Major League Baseball) Denver 1 1 0 .500 28 32 Angels 60 64 .484 19 at WASHINGTON OFF Milwaukee OFF Lap length: 0.53 miles Yardage: 7,613: Par 72 ■ Today at Atlanta, 4:20 p.m., SportsNetLA L.A. Chargers 0 1 0 .000 13 17 Seattle 50 73 .407 28½ LA Dodgers -150 at ATLANTA +140 Second Round East East Division at ARIZONA OFF San Francisco OFF (Car number in parentheses) ■ Sunday at Atlanta, 10:20 a.m., SportsNetLA/TBS 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 129.230 Hideki Matsuyama .................69-63—132 -12 W L T Pct PF PA W L Pct GB at COLORADO -242 Miami +222 Patrick Cantlay.........................66-67—133 -11 ■ Tuesday vs. Toronto, 7:10 p.m., SportsNetLA Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 51 30 New York 82 42 .661 _ American League mph. 2. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 129.004. Tony Finau ................................67-66—133 -11 New England 1 0 0 1.000 31 3 Tampa Bay 71 52 .577 10½ at NEW YORK -152 Cleveland +142 Justin Thomas.........................65-69—134 -10 Miami 1 1 0 .500 48 43 Boston 65 59 .524 17 at TORONTO OFF Seattle OFF 3. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 128.995. at OAKLAND OFF Houston OFF 4. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 128.813. Adam Hadwin .........................67-68—135 -9 ON TV TODAY N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 44 41 Toronto 52 73 .416 30½ at TAMPA BAY -285 Detroit +255 5. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 128.770. Lucas Glover ............................66-69—135 -9 South Baltimore 39 83 .320 42 at BOSTON -305 Baltimore +275 6. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 128.580. Chez Reavie .............................67-68—135 -9 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL W L T Pct PF PA Central Division Minnesota -160 at TEXAS +150 7. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 128.460. Rory Sabbatini .........................67-68—135 -9 ■ World Series: Idaho Falls, Idaho (Northwest) vs. Shrewsbury, Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 27 10 W L Pct GB at LA ANGELS OFF Chicago OFF 8. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 128.434. Corey Conners ........................69-66—135 -9 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 10 53 Minnesota 74 48 .607 _ Mass. (Northeast), Shelby, N.C., 10 a.m., ESPNU Interleague 9. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 128.391. Xander Schauffele ..................67-68—135 -9 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 16 24 Cleveland 73 50 .593 1½ NY Mets -195 at KANS.CITY +180 10. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 128.236. Kevin Tway ...............................69-67—136 -8 ■ World Series: Randolph Co., N.C. (Mid-Atlantic) vs. Central Houston 0 1 0 .000 26 28 Chicago 55 66 .455 18½ NFL 11. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 128.125. Tommy Fleetwood .................70-66—136 -8 North Kansas City 44 78 .361 30 Today Plains (Fargo, N.D.), Shelby, N.C., 1 p.m., ESPNU 12. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 128.082. Kevin Kisner .............................68-68—136 -8 W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 37 82 .311 35½ FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 13. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 127.946.