THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015 SPORTS

Suarez back in training Lanka officials in sex bribe Park returns to the pool COLOMBO: Three male officials have been identified in the MADRID: Barcelona forward Luis Suarez has returned to training with his team mates, SEOUL: Olympic gold medallist Park Tae-hwan, serving an 18 month ban for sex bribe scandal that rocked Sri Lankan women’s cricket doping, will return to action in a public pool in Seoul on Monday after parents suggesting he will be able to play a part in Saturday’s King’s Cup final against Athletic but there are no grounds or evidence to justify criminal Bilbao after two weeks out with a hamstring problem. of local school children allowed him to join a class, local media reported. Park, proceedings against them, the country’s cricket board said The Uruguay international sustained the injury in the Champions League semi-final, who became South Korea’s first swimming gold medallist when he won the yesterday. second leg at Bayern Munich and missed Barca’s final two La Liga games, including the 1- 400 metre freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Games, was banned by world govern- Sri Lanka’s sports ministry last week revealed an investi- 0 win at Atletico Madrid when they secured a fifth title in seven years. ing body FINA in March after testing positive for testosterone before “All the available players from the first team trained,” Barca said on their website gation had found that members of the national women’s September’s Asian Games. Park’s ban means he isn’t allowed to train at facili- (www.fcbarcelona.es) on Wednesday. “Luis Suarez worked with them without yet being team had been forced to perform sexual favours for offi- ties operated by the government or the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) but given the medical all clear.” cials in order to earn or keep their places in the squad. he was granted permission on Wednesday to use the Olympic Swimming Pool Barca are chasing a treble of titles and after hosting Bilbao at the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said its has received the report in Seoul, Yonhap News reported. The pool is where his coach Roh Min-sang Nou Camp, when they will bid for a record-extending 27th domestic which mentions cases of sexual harassments in 2013 and operates. Yonhap, citing facility operators, said parents of other swimmers in cup crown, they take on Juventus in the Champions League final in 2014 and much of it was corroborated in another report the class gave the 25-year-old Park permission to join their Berlin on June 6. The Catalan giants are the only Spanish club to the board had separately commissioned. “...both reports children. Park, also a double world champion and one of have won the treble, achieving the feat under Pep Guardiola in have concluded that, there have been a few incidents of the country’s most popular athletes, made a tearful apolo- 2008-09. Suarez had a slow start at Barca after his ban for biting an sexual harassment which were committed by two male gy in March for the failed test attributed to an injection at opponent at the World Cup expired at the end of October but officials but that there was no evidence of any physical inti- a local clinic. Park said he should have taken more care to has been in impressive form since the turn of the year. macy and that, there were no grounds to justify criminal find out what the doctor was injecting him with. Last The 28-year-old has scored 24 goals in 41 appearances in proceedings,” the SLC said in a statement. Both the reports month, the unnamed doctor pleaded not guilty of failing all competitions this season and has also laid on 16 assists, also identified a third male official for “improper conduct” to disclose the substances contained in the injec- developing a fine understanding with fellow South which did not amount to sexual harassment, the statement tion, as well as violating the medical code and American forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar. —Reuters read.—Reuters causing Park bodily harm.—Reuters Royals stumble as Cardinals triumph

NEW YORK: Mark Teixeira homered and 16-0 with a 1.21 ERA in his last 20 starts drove in four runs, Adam Warren pitched against NL East teams. two-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Julio Teheran (4-2) gave up eight runs beat the Kansas City and 10 hits in 4 1-3 innings against the two- Royals 5-1 Tuesday night to send the AL time defending NL West champions, who champions to their first three-game skid have won four of five after getting swept in this season. a three-game series at San Francisco by a Warren (3-3) was perfect until Mike combined margin of 10-0. Moustakas beat out a hit to second base- man Stephen Drew on the outfield grass in ASTROS 4, ORIOLES right-center with one out in the fourth. The Scott Feldman outpitched Chris Tillman, only other hit he allowed was Paulo Chris Carter keyed a seventh-inning rally Orlando’s first major league homer in the and Houston beat Baltimore for its 10th win sixth. in 13 games. Luis Valbuena had two hits and Lifted after 6 1-3 innings, Warren struck two RBIs for the Astros, who scored all their out five without walking a batter in the best runs with two outs. of his 12 big league starts. Teixeira was the Feldman (4-4) gave up one run and four only Yankees’ starter without a hit during hits in six innings against his former team. their 14-1 rout of Kansas City on Monday, The right-hander was 5-6 in his lone season which stopped a six-game losing streak. He with the Orioles (2013) but is 4-0 with a 2.41 more than made up as New York won con- ERA lifetime against them in Baltimore. Luke secutive games for the first time since May Gregerson worked a perfect ninth for his 10-11. 13th save. Tillman (2-6) allowed two runs and five CARDINALS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4 hits over seven innings. He hasn’t won since Jaime Garcia won for the first time in April 18 and has dropped five straight deci- nearly a year, working six solid innings, and sions, tying a career high. Randal Grichuk homered to help St. Louis beat Arizona. PADRES 4, DODGERS 0 Grichuk and Jhonny Peralta had two RBIs Matt Kemp hit a three-run double down each for the Cardinals, who are a major the left-field line with two outs in the 10th league-best 30-16. Garcia (1-1) hadn’t won inning, and San Diego beat Los Angeles. since June 15 at home against the Kemp equaled his RBI total from his previ- Nationals. Rookie Yasmany Tomas had two ous 15 games with one big hit for the doubles and three RBIs for Arizona, but also Padres, who broke open a scoreless game made two big outs. He struck out against by batting around in the extra inning to win NEW YORK: Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez (left) greets Mark Teixeira after scoring on Teixeira’s first-inning, two-run home run in a baseball Matt Belisle with the bases loaded to end for just the second time in seven games. game against the Kansas City Royals. —AP the seventh and hit a ground ball for the Jedd Gyorko snapped an 0-for-13 skid final out with the tying runs in scoring posi- with a single leading off the 10th against turn a potential double play on pinch-hitter under . Players piled out of their dugout for a tion against Seth Maness, who earned his Joe Smith (1-2). After Yangervis Solarte and Jonathan Herrera’s grounder to second. wild celebration near second base after third save in four chances. Nick Ahmed Will Venable walked, Smith struck out Justin That extended the inning, and Russell RANGERS 4, INDIANS 3 Schumaker’s pinch hit ended the Reds’ homered for the Diamondbacks, who have Upton before Kemp put his drive into the lined a 1-0 pitch beyond center fielder Mitch Moreland hit a tiebreaking homer longest slump since they dropped 11 in a lost eight of their last nine against St. Louis. corner, clearing the bases. Derek Norris then Denard Span’s reach for his third hit of the in the eighth inning, and Texas beat row under manager Jack McKeon in 1998. scored Kemp with a single off Vinny game. That made a winner of Hector Cleveland for its seventh consecutive victo- Cincinnati had the second-longest losing GIANTS 6, BREWERS 3 Pestano. Rondon (3-0), who worked a scoreless ninth. ry. Prince Fielder also connected for a three- streak in the majors this season, trailing Madison Bumgarner won another game run shot as the Rangers (23-23) got back to Colorado’s 11-game slide from April 28 to in May and three San Francisco players TIGERS 1, ATHLETICS 0 TWINS 2, RED SOX 1 .500 for the first time since the sixth game May 13. Brooks Brown (0-2) walked Marlon homered in a 6-3 victory over Milwaukee. David Price outdueled Jesse Chavez to Mike Pelfrey was sharp for seven innings, of the season. Fielder is batting .583 (14 for Byrd opening the ninth. Kristopher Negron’s Bumgarner (6-2) gave up four hits and win for the first time in four starts, and Trevor Plouffe and Kurt Suzuki hit back-to- 24) with five homers and 15 RBIs in his last sacrificed, and Schumaker hit an opposite- three earned runs in six innings to improve Detroit bounced back from a shutout a day back RBI doubles in the first inning, and five games. Moreland’s fifth homer came on field liner that landed just inside the left- to 5-1 in his last six starts. He’s also 9-1 in earlier to beat Oakland. Minnesota held on to beat Boston. a 2-0 pitch from Nick Hagadone (0-1) with field foul line. Jay Bruce led the charge of May the last two seasons. Price (4-1) gave up five hits, struck out After rain delayed the game’s first pitch one out. Josh Hamilton, playing his second Reds players onto the field, and injured Matt Duffy, Hunter Pence and Brandon three and walked one in seven innings for a for 1 hour, 21 minutes, Minnesota jumped game of the season for Texas, was hitless in pitcher Johnny Cueto poured a bottle of Belt hit home runs and Santiago Casilla third straight winning decision, but his first on Clay Buchholz (2-6) for three doubles four at-bats and is 0 for 7 in his return to the water of Schumaker’s head. earned his 13th save for San Francisco, now victory since May 2 at Kansas City. and two runs in the first. Rangers. Aroldis Chapman (3-3), who had given 10-2 in its last 12 games. Former A’s outfielder Rajai Davis hit a sac- That was enough support for Pelfrey (4- up runs in each of his prior two appear- Milwaukee lost is fourth straight and is 1- rifice fly in the first against Chavez (1-5). 1), who retired the last seven batters he METS 5, PHILLIES 4 ances, escaped a two-on threat in the ninth 6 over the last seven. Matt Garza (2-7) strug- Slugger Miguel Cabrera returned to the faced and lowered his ERA to 2.77. Pelfrey Wilmer Flores singled home the winning by striking out Nolan Arenado. gled again, allowing eight hits and five Tigers lineup after sitting out Monday and allowed five hits and struck out four. run with two outs in the 10th inning for his earned runs in five innings. The right-han- extended his hitting streak to 13 games Glen Perkins got Hanley Ramirez to fly second huge hit in two days, giving New BLUE JAYS 10, WHITE SOX 9 der has lost his last four decisions, owns just with a ninth-inning single. out to right field with the bases loaded to York a victory over Philadelphia. Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer off one victory in his last eight starts and is 0-4 Plate umpire Jeff Kellogg took a ball in end the eighth. The All-Star left-hander The Mets pulled it out after Jacob David Robertson in the ninth inning, his sec- at Miller Park. the mask in the ninth but stayed in the stayed in and worked a perfect ninth for his deGrom and the bullpen blew a three-run ond home run of the game, lifting the game after being checked, and then a fan 17th save in as many chances. The Red Sox lead in the eighth, improving to 19-6 at Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White DODGERS 8, BRAVES 0 ran onto the field to cause another delay. have scored 14 runs in their last eight road home this season. They have won seven Sox 10-9 on Tuesday night. Clayton Kershaw combined with two games. consecutive series against the Phillies, beat- Donaldson also hit a solo homer in the relievers on a five-hitter and capped a six- CUBS 3, NATIONALS 2 ing their NL East rivals 19 times in the past first and went 4 for 4 with a walk and five run fourth inning with an RBI single, Adrian Addison Russell hit a game-ending RBI MARINERS 7, RAYS 6 24 meetings. runs for Toronto, which matched a season Gonzalez notched his 1,000th RBI with a double in the ninth inning, and Chicago Kyle Seager hit a grand slam in the Juan Lagares led off the 10th with a sin- high with its third straight win. two-run homer, and Los Angeles beat beat surging Washington. Chris Coghlan eighth inning and a game-winning home gle against Jeanmar Gomez (0-1) before Jose Bautista went 3 for 4 with five RBIs Atlanta. Kershaw (3-3) allowed four hits, started the winning rally with a one-out sin- run in the 10th to lift Seattle to a victory Elvis Araujo walked Lucas Duda. Daniel in his return to the lineup after missing two struck out 10 and walked none while lower- gle against Matt Grace (2-1). The Cubs then over Tampa Bay. Murphy grounded into a double play, but games with a sore right shoulder. With ing his ERA to 3.86. The reigning NL MVP caught a huge break when shortstop Ian The game-winner, Seager’s 10th home Michael Cuddyer walked and Flores lined a Toronto trailing 9-7, Josh Thole singled off and three-time Cy Young Award winner is Desmond threw wide to first while trying to run of the season, came off Brad Boxberger single over shortstop. Robertson (3-1) leading off the ninth and (2-2) after the Rays had rallied for three runs advanced on Jose Reyes’ double. Donaldson to tie the game in the ninth. REDS 2, ROCKIES 1 followed with a drive into the right-field Seager’s eighth-inning slam off Jake Skip Schumaker hit a game-winning bullpen and was mobbed at home plate. McGee had given the Mariners a 6-3 lead. double in the ninth inning, and Cincinnati Steve Delabar (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 innings Seager drove in six runs with three hits and ended a nine-game losing streak - the hitless innings. Robertson blew a save for extended his hitting streak to 12 games. longest in 17 years - with a victory over the second time in 11 chances, and Chicago Evan Longoria’s bases-loaded double off Colorado. lost for the eighth time in nine games.—AP the top of the wall, his third hit of the game, drove in two of the ninth-inning runs. The Rays’ fourth straight loss dropped them a MLB results/standings half-game behind the New York Yankees in the AL East. Fernando Rodney (2-2) got the Toronto 8, Seattle 2; Houston 10, Detroit 8; Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 2; Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2; Miami 5, win after giving up the three runs in the Baltimore 2; Boston 6, LA Angels 1; Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1; Washington 4, Philadelphia 1; Pittsburgh 9, NY Mets ninth. Joe Beimel pitched the 10th for his 1; Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 1; St. Louis 6, Kansas City 1; San Diego 11, LA Dodgers 3; Colorado 11, San first save. Francisco 2; Arizona 4, Chicago Cubs 3; Texas 5, NY Yankees 2. American League National League PIRATES 5, MARLINS 1 Eastern Division Eastern Division Jeff Locke worked into the sixth inning in W L PCT GB Washington 26 18 .591 - his first win in more than a month, and Tampa Bay 24 21 .533 - NY Mets 24 21 .533 2.5 Pittsburgh beat reeling Miami. Locke (3-2) NY Yankees 22 22 .500 1.5 Atlanta 22 21 .512 3.5 Boston 21 23 .477 2.5 Philadelphia 19 27 .413 8 struck out six and walked four in 5 2/3 Baltimore 19 22 .463 3 Miami 18 27 .400 8.5 shutout innings for his first victory this sea- Toronto 20 26 .435 4.5 Central Division son against a team other than last-place Central Division Milwaukee. Neil Walker hit a two-run homer Kansas City 28 15 .651 - St. Louis 28 16 .636 - Minnesota 25 18 .581 3 Chicago Cubs 24 19 .558 3.5 in Pittsburgh’s fifth straight win, and Josh Pittsburgh 21 22 .488 6.5 Harrison and Jung Ho Kang had two hits Detroit 26 19 .578 3 Cleveland 20 23 .465 8 Cincinnati 18 25 .419 9.5 apiece. Chicago White Sox 19 22 .463 8 Milwaukee 16 29 .356 12.5 Miami rookie Jose Urena (0-1) failed to Western Division Western Division make it out of the fifth inning in his first big Houston 29 16 .644 - LA Dodgers 26 17 .605 - league start, giving up five runs in 4 2/3 LA Angels 22 22 .500 6.5 San Francisco 25 20 .556 2 innings. Martin Prado’s RBI double produced Texas 21 23 .477 7.5 Arizona 21 22 .488 5 the only run for the Marlins. Christian Yelich Seattle 20 23 .465 8 San Diego 21 24 .467 6 MILWAUKEE: San Francisco Giants’ Matt Duffy hits a two-run home run during the fourth Oakland 16 30 .348 13.5 added two hits for Miami, which fell to 2-7 Colorado 17 25 .405 8.5 inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers. —AP