SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 SPORTS

Warner warning on pink Reyes banned under MLB Van Gaal admits ball for day-night tests domestic violence policy future uncertain

SYDNEY: Australia vice-captain David Warner has voiced concerns about the pink DENVER: Jose Reyes now knows when he can return. His role MANCHESTER: Louis van Gaal claims it was unrealistic to expect ball used for day-night Tests, a report said yesterday, amid a stand-off with South - and perhaps his future - with the remain as Manchester United to win the Premier League and admits his job security is Africa over a proposed fixture. Cricket Australia want day-night Tests against South murky as ever, especially given the emergence of rookie uncertain heading into the final game of the season. United can still qualify Africa and Pakistan in their 2016-17 home season but have admitted Trevor Story. for the Champions League with a top four finish, but only if fourth placed that player concerns about the experimental format mean the Reyes was suspended through May 31 on Friday, the sec- Manchester City fail to collect a point at Swansea and van Gaal’s fifth placed Proteas’ match has not been locked in. Aggressive opening bats- ond player penalized under ’s new team beat Bournemouth at Old Trafford today. Defeat at West Ham in mid- man Warner reportedly told The Australian newspaper that players domestic violence policy. Reyes agreed to the punishment week took the chase for fourth place out of United’s hands and left them fac- want the pink ball improved. “The concept is fantastic and it is a and won’t appeal, the commissioner’s office said. The penalty ing the prospect of a season out of Europe’s top tier competition. great spectacle, but for those of us who play it, the most important stemmed from an alleged altercation with his wife at a Hawaii But, frustrated by United’s long injury list, van Gaal feels their thing is getting the ball right,” he said from India where he is playing resort last October. In Reyes’ absence, Story has taken his job to next week’s FA Cup Final against Crystal Palace and for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. “It’s always going to be an issue and become one of baseball’s big surprises this season. Story involvement in the battle for a European berth should be because it is not a red ball. You can’t shine it up like you do a red ranks among the big league leaders with 11 homers and 28 enough to keep him in his job for the third and final year of ball and Test cricket has always been about using the red ball RBIs and is batting .275. his contract. “We can win the FA Cup,” said van Gaal. “How properly when you’re in the field. “Looking after it to get swing is “I don’t worry myself too much in the future or what’s many are still in the race? “It’s not so many, so of course if a key and we can’t do that with a pink ball because it will not going to happen when Jose comes back,” Story said. “Take it we don’t qualify ourselves, then we haven’t reached our shine up.” Warner, who played in the inaugural day-night Test day by day and things will work out.” The Rockies are still for- aim. “That is true because our aim was to qualify, but we against New Zealand in Adelaide last year, said batsmen and mulating a plan with Reyes - whether he will head to Arizona are in the final of the FA Cup and we are in the race fielders struggled to see the pink ball at times. AFP— for extended or maybe on a minor league in the last match - mathematically, we can qualify rehab assignment.—AP ourselves still. —AP

NEW YORK: ’s Adam Eaton doubles to center field to drive in two runs against the as Yankees Austin Romine watches during the third inning of a baseball game Friday. — AP Sale pitches 6-hitter as White Sox trash Yankees

NEW YORK: Chris Sale became the major Rendon drew a leadoff walk. Harper fol- BLUE JAYS 5, RANGERS 0 Padres debut after being called up from from a hamstring injury as Oakland ended leagues’ first eight-game winner, working lowed by working the count full against RA Dickey tossed eight innings and -A El Paso. Friedrich (0-1) lost his 11th a five-game skid. Valencia sat for two quickly and efficiently in a six-hitter that led Kyle Barraclough (2-1), then hitting his Edwin Encarnacion and straight decision, a streak that dates to games this week after reinjuring the left the Chicago White Sox over the New York 11th . a two- homered to lift Toronto past . Dickey 2012. It was his first start in the majors hamstring that had landed him on the dis- Yankees 7-1 Friday night. run homer in the Nationals sixth that (2-4), a knuckleballer who broke into the since July 2014. abled list. He had two of Oakland’s four hit a two-run homer in the made it 2-all. Pinch hitter Chris Heisey majors with Texas in 2001, struck out six and homers in this one. Rich Hill (5-3) pitched third inning off Luis Severino (0-6), who left added a solo homer in the eighth. Blake walked one while allowing only three sin- CUBS 9, PIRATES 4 six innings to win for the fourth time in his one pitch later with soreness on the back of Treinen (3-1) pitched two innings and gles. Chad Girodo finished the three-hitter. Addison Russell, and Kris last five starts. Khris Davis and Valencia his right elbow and was sent to a hospital Jonathan Papelbon got the final two outs Rangers starter Martin Perez (1-3) gave up Bryant homered to lead Jason Hammel and homered off Rays starter Jake Odorizzi (0- for an MRI. Sale (8-0), the first White Sox for his 10th save. two runs, one earned in 6 1/3 innings in the Chicago over Pittsburgh. The Cubs stopped 2) in the first inning, driving in all four runs to win his opening eight starts since loss. Matt Bush made his major league their first losing streak of the season -a in a 42-pitch inning. Davis’ three-run Jon Garland in 2005, retired 15 consecutive ROYALS 5, BRAVES 1 debut with a perfect ninth for the Rangers, two-game skid, both in a doubleheader homer was his eighth of the season. batters from the fourth through the eighth Edinson Volquez pitched seven effective seven months after getting released from a sweep by San Diego on Wednesday. innings. He struck out six and walked none. innings and Alcides Escobar had two hits, 3 1/2-year prison sentence for a drunken- Chicago leads the majors with a 26-8 PHILLIES 3, REDS 2 scored a run and drove in a run as Kansas driving accident that seriously injured a record. Russell and Ross connected for Jeremy Hellickson struck out nine in sev- ASTROS 7, RED SOX 6 City beat Atlanta to open a six-game man. It was 12 years after he was the No. 1 three-run shots and Bryant hit a two-run en innings and drove in the go-ahead run homered off former drive. That was plenty for Hammel (5-0), on a suicide squeeze to help Philadelphia University of Connecticut teammate Matt who struck out a season-best eight over 6 beat Cincinnati. Hellickson (3-2) allowed Barnes and drove in four runs as Houston MLB Results/Standings 2/3 innings, giving up one and two unearned runs and four hits. David ended Boston’s five-game winning streak. eight hits. Francisco Liriano (3-2) surren- Hernandez worked the eighth and Jeanmar Springer’s two-run drive over the Green 9, Pittsburgh 4; Chicago White Sox 7, NY Yankees 1; Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2; Baltimore 1, dered all three Cubs homers in 4 2/3 Gomez finished for his 14th save in 15 Monster against Barnes (2-2) broke a 5-all Detroit 0; Washington 5, Miami 3; Houston 7, Boston 6; Cleveland 7, Minnesota 6; Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 3; innings. Andrew McCutchen had three hits, chances. Reds starter Brandon Finnegan (1- tie in the sixth inning. Jackie Bradley Jr got Toronto 5, Texas 0; Milwaukee 1, San Diego 0; Kansas City 5, Atlanta 1; Colorado 5, NY Mets 2; San Francisco 3, including a two-run homer in the ninth as 2) gave up three runs and four hits in four three hits for the Red Sox and extended the Arizona 1; LA Angels 7, Seattle 6; LA Dodgers 8, St. Louis 4. the Pirates fell eight games behind the innings. Phillies rookie hit his longest hitting streak in the majors this sea- Cubs in the NL Central. first career triple in the fourth, tying it at 2. son to 19 games. Scott Feldman (2-2) won in Eastern Division Eastern Division relief. He gave up Travis Shaw’s homer to W L PCT GB Washington 22 13 .629 - ORIOLES 1, TIGERS 0 DODGERS 8, CARDINALS 4 straightaway center to start the sixth. Luke Baltimore 22 12 .647 - NY Mets 21 14 .600 1 Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of Ross Stripling earned his first victory in Gregerson struck out two in the ninth while Boston 22 14 .611 1 Philadelphia 21 15 .583 1.5 five-hit ball and Adam Jones broke up a his seventh major league start by beating Toronto 19 18 .514 4.5 Miami 18 16 .529 3.5 picking up his eighth save. Tampa Bay 15 18 .455 6.5 scoreless duel with a sixth-inning homer his former college roommate and Yasiel Atlanta 8 26 .235 13.5 off Justin Verlander as Baltimore beat skid- Puig homered as the NY Yankees 14 20 .412 8 Central Division ROCKIES 5, METS 2 Central Division Chicago Cubs 26 8 .765 - ding Detroit. Tillman (5-1) struck out seven defeated the St Louis Cardinals. Stripling (1- Hard-throwing righty picked up Chicago White Sox 24 12 .667 - Pittsburgh 18 16 .529 8 and walked two to win his fourth straight 2) allowed four runs and eight hits in five- Cleveland 17 15 .531 5 his first major league victory and base hit, St. Louis 19 17 .528 8 start and provide Baltimore with its second plus innings, struck out two and walked Kansas City 17 18 .486 6.5 Milwaukee 15 21 .417 12 helping Colorado snap an 11-game skid to Detroit 15 20 .429 8.5 six-game winning streak of the season. three. He had two wild pitches, including Cincinnati 14 21 .400 12.5 New York. Gray (1-1) went seven stellar Minnesota 8 26 .235 15 Darren O’Day worked the eighth and Zach one that led to a run in the sixth. Stripling innings and struck out eight in his 14th Western Division Western Division Britton got three straight outs for his 10th squared off against Michael Wacha (2-4), his career start. Jake McGee pitched a perfect Seattle 21 14 .600 - LA Dodgers 19 17 .528 - save. Verlander (2-4) went the distance, former teammate at Texas A&M. Wacha (2- San Francisco 20 18 .526 - ninth to earn his 10th save. Rookie short- Texas 20 16 .556 1.5 allowing four hits, striking out eight and 4) gave up six runs - two earned - and eight Oakland 15 21 .417 6.5 Colorado 17 18 .486 1.5 stop Trevor Story had two doubles, includ- Houston 15 22 .405 7 Arizona 17 21 .447 3 walking two in eight innings. hits in four innings, struck out two and ing one that brought in the go-ahead run in LA Angels 14 21 .400 7 San Diego 16 21 .432 3.5 walked three. Kenley Jansen retired two the fifth, on a day when the Rockies found INDIANS 7, TWINS 6 batters in the ninth to earn his 12th save. out that veteran shortstop Jose Reyes will Marlon Byrd’s two-run in the be suspended through May 31. The penalty homestand. The champion overall pick by his hometown San Diego eighth inning helped send Minnesota to its ANGELS 7, MARINERS 6 stemmed from an alleged altercation with Royals had dropped 12 of their previous 16 Padres, when he was still a shortstop. eighth straight loss. Eduardo Nunez hit a CJ Cron homered in the eighth inning his wife at a Hawaii resort last October. Matt games, while the Braves, who have the leadoff home run in the eighth to break a and hit a two-run bloop single with the Harvey (3-5) struggled in his first start at worst record in the National League, lost BREWERS 1, PADRES 0 4-all tie, but Cleveland rallied for three runs bases loaded in the ninth to lead the Los , allowing five runs and a season- for the 17th time in 25 games. Volquez (4- Junior Guerra pitched six innings of in the eighth off Trevor May (0-2). Cody Angeles Angels to a comeback win against high 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings. 3) picked up his first victory since April 21, two-hit ball to help Milwaukee beat San Allen allowed a run in the ninth, but the . The Angels snapped a snapping a three-game winless streak. Diego. Making his third career major stranded two runners to record his ninth six-game losing streak despite being down NATIONALS 5, MARLINS 3 Erick Aybar’s sacrifice fly in the seventh league start, Guerra (2-0) shut down one of save. Byrd also had a sacrifice fly in the four runs after six innings and trailing 6-3 Bryce Harper hit a tiebreaking, two-run scored Jeff Francoeur, who led off the the National League’s lighter-hitting teams. sixth, while Yan Gomes and Jason Kipnis going into the eighth. Joe Smith (1-2) got homer in the seventh inning, sending inning with a single, for the only run The right-hander struck out four and homered for Cleveland. Zach McAllister (2- out of a bases-loaded jam to pitch a score- Washington over Miami. Harper, playing Volquez allowed. Julio Teheran (0-4) is win- walked two before three relievers finished 1) struck out two with the bases loaded in less eighth and earn the win, and Fernando while he appeals a one-game suspension less in eight starts this season, the longest the three-hitter. The Brewers scored on the eighth for the win. Salas came on in the ninth for his first save. for his behavior following an ejection on winless streak of his career, despite a 1.48 Chris Carter’s sacrifice fly in the first, snap- The Angels loaded the bases with one out Monday, walked his first two times up and ERA in his past five starts. Teheran held the ping a 23-inning scoreless streak by Padres ATHLETICS 6, RAYS 3 against Seattle closer Steve Cishek (2-2) in singled in the fifth. It was 2-all in the Royals to two runs, one unearned, and four pitching. Christian Friedrich allowed four Danny Valencia hit his first two home the ninth, and Cron’s short fly dropped in Washington seventh when Anthony hits over seven innings. hits and walked six in six innings in his runs of the season in his first game back behind shortstop to score two runs. — AP