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Red Sox Halt Mets Winning Streak SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015 SPORTS Riner wins judo gold Scotland rout Italy 48-7 Marquez on British GP pole ASTANA: Teddy Riner of France won the gold medal in the over 100kg cate- EDINBURGH: Scotland wings Sean Lamont and Tim Visser each plundered LONDON: Defending world champion Marc Marquez rode his Honda to pole gory at the world judo championships in Astana on Saturday, defeating Ryu two tries as Vern Cotter’s side coasted to a record 48-7 win over Italy at position for today’s British MotoGP at Silverstone on Saturday as he continues his Shichinohe of Japan in the final. Murrayfield yesterday in their only warm up match on home soil before the quest to catch championship leaders Jorge Lorenzo of Spain and Italian Valentino In so doing, and at 26 years of age, he became the first judoka to win start of next month’s World Cup in England. Rossi. The 22-year-old Marquez, who also won the 2013 world title, picks up the eight world titles, seven of them coming in the over 100kg The rout surpassed both the points score and margin of victory 28th pole position of his career with a track record time while Lorenzo on a class. Riner is now unbeaten in 95 bouts, his last loss coming Scotland achieved in a 47-15 home win over Italy in a warm-up match prior Yamaha will start from second spot on the grid with fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa, in September 2010 when he dopped a points decision to to the 2003 World Cup. Flanker John Barclay, starting his first international on the second Honda, completing the front row. Japan’s Daiki Kamikawa in the final of the open-category for two years, and centre Mark Bennett also crossed the Italian try-line for Marquez smashed his record lap time from 2013 as he blazed around the leg- division at the world championships. The bronze medals the Scots, who followed up their 16-12 win against a shadow Italian side in endary circuit in 2min 0.234sec under clear skies that made for Turin last week with a highly impressive step-up in performance. perfect racing on softer option tyres. went to Adam Okruashvili of Georgia and to Iakiv Rossi was fourth fastest and leads the second row Khammo of Ukraine. The 43,831 crowd, a record for a World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield, saw the home side take control from the start, captain Greig alongside Spain’s Pol Espargaro on a Yamaha-Tech3 and Earlier Japan’s Ryunosuke Haga won the Laidlaw getting the scoreboard ticking with a fifth-minute penalty that fol- British teammate Bradley Smith. Lorenzo and Rossi top men’s under 100kg category, defeating Karl- lowed a series of scrum infringements by the visitors. the world standings on 211 points with Marquez on 159 Richard Frey of Germany in the final. Four minutes later, Scotland fly-half Finn Russell chipped a neat kick into heading into the 12th of 18 races that comprise the The bronze medals went to Belgium’s Toma the right corner and Lamont plucked the ball out of the air to score his 13th 2015 season. In Moto2 qualifying, British rider Sam Nikiforov and Dimitri Peters of Germany. In international try. Laidlaw’s conversion made it 10-0 with ten minutes gone Lowes also set a lap record as he raced his Speed Up the women’s competition, Yu Song of China and Scotland proceeded to dominate the first half. South African-born to pole position in the second category. Lowes, 24, won the women’s over 78kg category with a Willem Nel, making his first start at tighthead prop after qualifying for the Supersport world champion in 2013 was third fastest win over Japan’s Megumi Tachimoto in the final. Scotland on residential grounds, gave Matias Aguero, Italy’s loosehead, a in qualifying for the third time this season as he outraced The bronze medals went to Kanae Yamabe of torrid time in the scrums and Russell orchestrated the backs with impres- Spaniard Alex Rins and Frenchman Johann Zarco, both on Japan and Cuba’s Idalys Ortiz. —AFP sive precision. —AFP Kalex bikes. — AFP Red Sox halt Mets winning streak NEW YORK: Blake Swihart hit an inside-the-park home run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox stopped the New York Mets’ seven-game winning streak, holding on for a 6-4 victory Friday night. The Red Sox, visiting the Mets for the first time since 2001, scored three times in the 10th. Swihart led off with a drive that appeared to clear the center field wall and bounce back into play, but the ball was ruled in play. The NL East- leading Mets rallied in the bottom half when reliever Junichi Tazawa walked four straight bat- ters with two outs to force home a run. Craig Breslow replaced Tazawa and retired Yoenis Cespedes on a fly ball with the bases loaded for his first save. Tommy Layne (1-1) got the win. Carlos Torres (5-6) took the loss. MARLINS 4, NATIONALS 3 Martin Prado and Marcell Ozuna homered off Max Scherzer, and Miami beat Washington. The Nationals remained 6 1/2 games behind the Mets in the NL East. Scherzer (11-11) went seven innings, allowing four runs and six hits. He has lost three straight starts for the first time since May 2010. Adam Conley (2-1), in his fifth major league start, gave up three runs and six hits over five-plus innings. AJ Ramos pitched around a leadoff single in the ninth for his 23rd save. GIANTS 5, CARDINALS 4 Rookie Kelby Tomlinson lined a bases-loaded single up the middle with one out in the ninth against previously unbeaten Kevin Siegrist, and San Francisco snapped St. Louis’ five-game win- ning streak. Left fielder Brandon Moss grabbed another glove from the dugout and moved in to make a five-man infield, then Tomlinson found a hole against Siegrist (5-1). Marlon Byrd hit a grand slam off 15-game winner Michael Wacha in the third inning for the Giants, who kept pace 2 1/2 games behind NL West-leading Los Angeles. Javier Lopez (1-0) got Moss to line out to second in the ninth and Tomlinson quickly fired to first to double up Stephen Piscotty, who was off the bag. Byrd’s eighth career grand slam gave the Giants eight for the season, a franchise record. NEW YORK: Boston Red Sox’s Blake Swihart (23) slides past New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud to score on an inside-the-park home run during the 10th inning of a base- ball game. — AP DODGERS 4, CUBS 1 and Toronto won for the eighth time in 10 Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in his return eighth inning and the Pittsburgh bullpen con- save in as many opportunities.John Danks (6-12) Clayton Kershaw struck out a season high- games, beating Detroit. Ian Kinsler and Anthony to Atlanta and the New York Yankees shook off a tinued its hot streak in a win over Colorado. took the loss. tying 14 to win for the first time in three outings Gose homered for the slumping Tigers, who scoring slump. Tony Watson (3-1) earned the win with a and NL West-leading Los Angeles beat Chicago. have lost seven of eight. RA Dickey (9-10) The Yankees scored a total of seven runs in scoreless inning. Mark Melancon worked a per- BREWERS 5, REDS 0 Kershaw (11-6) allowed one run and three pitched 6 2/3 innings to win his sixth straight losing three of their last four games to fall 11/2 fect ninth for his major league-leading 42nd Taylor Jungmann pitched six strong innings hits in eight innings. He walked one in the decision for the AL East leaders. Roberto Osuna games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East. save. Pittsburgh relievers haven’t lost a decision and fellow rookie Domingo Santana homered to Dodgers’ first home game in two weeks. Kenley struck out the side in the ninth for his 16th save. Gregorius had four hits, including a three-run since June 25, strengthening their grip on the lead Milwaukee over Cincinnati. Jungmann (8-5) Jansen pitched the ninth to earn his 26th save in All three Blue Jays homers came off rookie Matt homer in the first inning and a two-run single in top NL wild-card spot. Scott Oberg (3-3) took limited the Reds to three hits and three walks 28 chances. Jason Hammel (7-6) gave up three Boyd (1-5), one of the three lefty pitchers the second. McCann, the former longtime the loss. while striking out five. Rookie Raisel Iglesias (3- runs and four hits in five-plus innings. acquired by Detroit in the July 30 trade that sent Braves catcher, homered in the eighth. 6) turned in a strong performance of his own by David Price to Toronto. Masahiro Tanaka (10-6) went seven innings. INDIANS 3, ANGELS 1 retiring 16 straight during one stretch. BLUE JAYS 5, TIGERS 3 Williams Perez (4-5) left in the second inning. Trevor Bauer, starting in place of an ill Danny Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki hit back- YANKEES 15, BRAVES 4 Braves outfielder Jonny Gomes, making his first Salazar, allowed one run in eight innings and PHILLIES 7, PADRES 1 to-back homers, Jose Bautista also connected Didi Gregorius drove in a career-high six runs, career appearance as a pitcher, gave up two Cleveland defeated the Los Angeles Angels.
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