ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 SPORTS 15 MLB Results/Standings Indians extend Orioles’ road woes WASHINGTON, June 15, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Monday. Boston 2 Toronto 1 Cleveland 4 Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 5 Chic. Wht. Sox 2 Detroit 10 Kansas City 3 Oakland 8 LA Angels 5 Seattle 4 Minnesota 3 Washington 3 Pittsburgh 2 NY Mets 5 2 Colorado 3 San Diego 2 St Louis 4 Miami 2 Cincinnati 10 Milwaukee 2 San Francisco 5 Arizona 2 LA Dodgers 3 Philadelphia 1 American League East Division W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 43 24 .642 _ Boston 40 27 .597 3 Toronto 33 31 .516 8-1/2 New York 33 32 .508 9 Baltimore 22 43 .338 20 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 41 25 .621 _ Cleveland 35 28 .556 4-1/2 Kansas City 30 35 .462 10-1/2 Detroit 27 39 .409 14 Minnesota 26 40 .394 15 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 41 27 .603 _ Houston 37 28 .569 2-1/2 Los Angeles 33 33 .500 7 Seattle 33 35 .485 8 Texas 25 41 .379 15 National League East Division W L Pct GB New York 33 25 .569 _ Philadelphia 32 32 .500 4 Atlanta 30 33 .476 5-1/2 Washington 28 35 .444 7-1/2 Miami 29 37 .439 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 38 28 .576 _ Milwaukee 38 28 .576 _ Cincinnati 33 31 .516 4 St Louis 33 33 .500 5 Pittsburgh 23 42 .354 14-1/2 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 41 25 .621 _ Los Angeles 40 26 .606 1 San Diego 38 30 .559 4 Colorado 26 41 .388 15-1/2 San Francisco Giants’ Austin Slater, (right), hits an RBI-single in front of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly during the eighth inning of a game in San Francisco, on Arizona 20 47 .299 21-1/2 June 14. (AP)

Bulldogs secure final spot Giants send Diamondbacks to 20th road loss in row CLEVELAND, June 15, (AP): Virginia staves off elimination José Ramírez picked up a pair Huske claims spot of RBIs - made possible by Bal- timore blunders in the field - and to reach CWS for the 6th time the Cleveland Indians extended Need for speed: Ledecky wins COLUMBIA, S.C., June 15, (AP): Virginia and wonderful. They’re all unique in their own way. the Orioles’ road losing streak to Mississippi State won Game 3s in their super But this one, I tell you, the route that this team 16 games with a 4-3 victory. regionals and became the last two teams to has taken speaks to the character and the resil- clinch spots in the College World Series. iency and the type of young men we have in Ramírez drove in a run off 400 but slower than expected The Cavaliers staved off elimination for the this program.” (0-6) in the first inning when Baltimore left sixth time in eight NCAA Tournament games, The CWS starts Saturday with No. 9 national fielder DJ Stewart slipped in the wet grass OMAHA, Neb., June 15, (AP): Katie Ledecky beating Dallas Baptist 5-2 in Columbia, South seed Stanford (38-15) playing North Carolina going after a routine fly. Ramirez added an touched the wall far ahead of everyone else at Carolina. The Bulldogs won 11-7 over Notre State (35-18), followed by No. 4 Vanderbilt RBI in the sixth after Orioles sec- the U.S. swimming trials. Dame, breaking the game open with a six-run (45-15) against No. 5 Arizona (45-16). No surprise there. ond baseman Stevie Wilkerson dropped But she was taken aback by the time. It second inning in Starkville, Mississippi. Sunday games match No. 3 Tennessee (50- his foul pop, giving him another try. Virginia’s fi fth trip to the CWS in Omaha, 16) against Virginia (35-25) and No. 2 Texas wasn’t as fast as expected, raising the stakes for Indians rookie reliever Nick Sandlin (1-0) an expected showdown in Tokyo with the Aus- Nebraska, was hard-earned. The Cavs lost their (47-15) against No. 7 Mississippi State (45-16). picked up his first career win by striking out opening games in regionals and super region- Virginia played from behind until the sev- sie Terminator. three of the five batters he faced. Emmanuel Ledecky earned a trip to her third Olympics als, and they bounced back each time with a enth inning Monday. That’s when freshman Clase worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 10th . team that had no players with previous experi- Kyle Teel hit a two-out grand slam to center with a never-in-doubt victory in the women’s ence in the national tournament. fi eld off Patriots closer Peyton Sherlin. Giants 5, Diamondbacks 2 400-meter freestyle. “I’ll tell you what this team has accom- “When I hit the ball, I didn’t think it was out. In San Francisco, Brandon Crawford hom- She was a good fi ve body lengths ahead of plished and the opportunity they have now is I thought I hit a deep fl yout,” Teel said. “So ered and drove in three runs as San Francisco runner-up Paige Madden, touching the wall in just incredibly special,” Virginia coach Brian very grateful for it to go over the fence.” sent Arizona to its 20th straight road loss. 4 minutes, 1.27 seconds. O’Connor said. “This is our fi fth trip, and I’ve Sherlin had fooled Teel with a breaking pitch The Diamondbacks moved closer to the But the winning time was far off Ledecky’s got to tell you, they’re all joyous. They’re all earlier in the at-bat, with Teel going almost to dubious major league record for consecutive world record of 3:56.46, which she set almost his knees as he swung. He didn’t fool him when road defeats held by the 1963 , fi ve years ago at the Rio Olympics. he threw the same pitch on 2-2 count. Teel’s who dropped 22 in a row away from the Polo Another time on everyone’s mind: Ariarne helmet nearly fl ew off as he turned on the ball. Grounds. Titmus won the 400 free at the Australian trials Anderson & Smith “Kyle Teel is fearless,” O’Connor said, “and Arizona has lost 11 straight overall, its sec- on Sunday with the second-fastest performance to win games at this elite level of baseball, you ond double-digit losing streak this season after in history - 3:56.90. picked for 3rd Oly not only have to have skill, you can’t be afraid. a 13-game skid from May 17-29. Ledecky wasn’t even close to Titmus’ per- formance. You will crumble at times when pressure’s on Rays 5, White Sox 2 Katie Ledecky reacts at the medal ceremo- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June if you’re afraid. He’s not afraid. He’s got 100 ny after winning the Women’s 400 Free- “Very much a blur,” Ledecky said. “I thought In Chicago, Austin Meadows, Brandon Lowe I could go a little faster than that, so I’m a little 15, (AP): Matt Anderson and David percent belief in his ability.” and Randy Arozarena homered and Tampa Bay style during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Smithv have been picked for their third Swim Trials on June 14, in Omaha, Neb. surprised. But I’ll take it for now.” beat Chicago for its fourth straight win. (AP) Titmus, a 20-year-old known as “The Termi- straight Olympic appearance for the Tampa Bay improved to 43-24, 1 1/2 games U.S. men’s volleyball team. BASEBALL nator,” has made it clear that she’s not intimi- ahead of the White Sox for the best record in dated by Ledecky’s longtime dominance in the Anderson and Smith are part of the the majors. The Rays have won seven of eight. 12-person team for the Olympics this Virginia, like fellow ACC member and CWS distance events. Tampa Bay starter Tyler Glasnow left after Titmus told reporters Down Under that the summer in Tokyo announced by coach entry North Carolina State, is playing its best four innings with right elbow inflammation. John Speraw on Monday. baseball after struggling early. The Cavs were 24-year-old from the nation’s capital is “not go- The 6-foot-8 right-hander allowed two runs on ing to have it all her own way. I can’t control They were part of the team that lost in 11-14 and 4-12 in ACC play on April 1. They three hits. J.P. Feyereisen (3-2) got the win and the quarterfi nals in London in 2012 and are 24-11 since and have won 13 of their last what she does, (but) if I do the best I can and Pete Fairbanks pitched a perfect ninth for his put myself in the position to win a gold medal, won the bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro 17. third save. in 2016. They went into the NCAA Tournament as a it’s going to be a tough race.” No. 3 regional seed in Columbia, South Caro- Rockies 3, Padres 2 lina. They lost to South Carolina in their opener In Denver, Austin Gomber continued his SWIMMING VOLLEYBALL before winning four straight, including two in dominance at hitter-friendly Coors Field with a row over Old Dominion for the regional title. eight shutout innings, and Colorado held on to Six other players from that medal- Virginia stayed in Columbia for the super re- beat scuffling San Diego. While Ledecky is a familiar face on the winning team are back this season, gional against Dallas Baptist and lost the fi rst American team - she’s won fi ve gold medals with setters Micah Christenson and game. The Cavs then won two straight to ad- BASEBALL and one silver at the last two Summer Games Kawika Shoji; middle blocker Max vance to the CWS for the fi rst time since they - the second night of the trials also signaled a Holt; outside hitters Thomas Jae- won the national championship in 2015. changing of the guard. schke and Taylor Sander; and libero Mississippi State faced four in the Gomber (6-5) improved to 3-1 at home, Two Olympic rookies locked up their Erik Shoji set to participate in a sec- decisive second inning of its game, scoring on where he hasn’t allowed an earned run in 23 spots for Tokyo: teenager Torri Huske cap- ond Olympics. a fi elder’s choice, sacrifi ce fl y and single before 1/3 innings. Gomber held the Padres to three tured the women’s 100 butterfly, while Mi- There will be four Olympic newcom- Logan Tanner hit a three-run homer for a 7-1 hits and didn’t walk a batter. chael Andrew held on to win the men’s 100 ers on the team in opposite Kyle Ensing, lead. The Bulldogs added four runs over the Mets 5, Cubs 2 breaststroke. outside hitters T.J. DeFalco and Garrett next three innings before the Irish’s Niko Ka- Huske was under world-record pace at the In New York, David Peterson pitched one- Cleveland Indians starting Jean turn but faded just a bit on the return leg. Still, Muagututia, and middle blocker Mitch vadas homered for the sixth time in six tourna- hit ball over six innings for his first win in two Carlos Mejia delivers in the first inning of Stahl. ment games to make it 11-7 in the seventh. she touched fi rst in 55.66 seconds, breaking the months, and New York beat Chicago at home a baseball game against the Baltimore Ori- national mark of 55.78 that she set the previous “We had some really diffi cult deci- Landon Sims allowed only two singles the for the first time in exactly four years. oles, on June 14, in Cleveland. (AP) sions to make,” Speraw said. “Team rest of the way, and now the Bulldogs are off to night in the semifi nals. Dominic Smith homered for the Mets, who The 18-year-old from Arlington, Virginia, USA over the last four or fi ve years has its third straight CWS. stopped Chicago’s five-game winning streak in two-run homer for the Reds. Votto went 2 for 4, become deeper.” “Our best baseball is ahead of us,” Tanner came up short of the world record (55.48) set the opener of a four-game series between NL scored twice and drove in three runs. fi ve years ago by Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom at Speraw is head coach for his second said, “and we’re going to get to Omaha and go division leaders. New York snapped a seven- after it. Cardinals 4, Marlins 2 the Rio Games. Olympics after serving as an assistant in game skid at against the Cubs that In St. Louis, Tyler O’Neill doubled home the “I don’t even know what to do,” Huske said. 2008 and 2012. “The culture around here is to win and to go began on May 31, 2018. as far as you can.” tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and scuf- “I’ve been thinking about this a lot. I feel like it Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1 fling St. Louis beat Miami to halt a three-game hasn’t really sunk in. It’s really crazy.” In Boston, Rafael Devers hit a line drive off slide. An even younger swimmer, 16-year-old the Green Monster in the bottom of the ninth Adam Wainwright tossed six effective innings Claire Curzan of Cary, North Carolina, took the inning after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered to and had two hits and an RBI expected second spot on the Olympic team at tie it in the top half, and Boston beat Toronto. as the Cardinals won for only the third time in 14 56.43. Matt Barnes (3-1) was two strikes away from games. Dylan Floro (2-4), the fifth Miami pitcher, finishing off a combined three-hit shutout when gave up O’Neill’s go-ahead double. road trip. Guerrero homered 451 feet onto Lansdowne Tigers 10, Royals 3 Athletics 8, Angels 5 Street to tie the game. It was his major league- In Kansas City,, Mo., Detroit starter Mat- leading 22nd of the season. In Oakland, Calif., Sean Murphy hit a two- thew Boyd and reliever Alex Lange both exited run homer, Mitch Moreland had a two-run sin- Nationals 3, Pirates 2 with injuries and the Tigers still ended a three- gle and Oakland held off Los Angeles. game losing streak, beating Kansas City. In Washington, homered Sean Manaea (6-2) overcame an early home again to snap a seventh-inning tie and drove in , and Niko two runs as Washington beat Pittsburgh. Goodrum homered for Detroit. run and won his third straight to help the AL Jon Lester pitched 5 1/3 solid innings to help got three hits and drove in two runs, with his West leaders improve to 41-27. the Nationals win for the third time in four RBI single keying a four-run first inning. Juan Lagares hit his first homer of the season for the Angels, who had won six straight and games. Dodgers 3, Phillies 1 Schwarber’s homer was his fourth in three eight of nine. David Fletcher and José Iglesias In Los Angeles, Will Smith hit a two-run had four hits apiece. days. The Nationals moved him to the leadoff homer, Chris Taylor added a solo shot and Los spot Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader. Angeles beat Philadelphia despite getting just Mariners 4, Twins 3 Kyle Finnegan (3-2) struck out two in a hit- three hits and four baserunners. In Seattle, barely cleared the less inning. Brad Hand pitched a scoreless ninth Pinch-hitter Albert Pujols’ single in the seventh wall with his first home run since being traded for his 12th save in 14 tries. inning was the only other hit for the defending to Seattle, lifting the Mariners over Minnesota. Reds 10, Brewers 2 World Series champions, but they hung on for Bauers’ third homer of the season was a tie- In Milwaukee, Vladimir Gutiérrez and three their sixth victory in seven games with eight con- breaking solo drive in the eighth inning off re- relievers combined on a four-hitter with 12 secutive scoreless innings from seven pitchers. liever Hansel Robles (2-3). Notre Dame infielder Jack Brannigan (9) moves toward the ball as Mississippi State’s Scott , and Cincinnati beat Milwaukee for Bryce Harper drove in a run in the first for JT Chargois and Paul Sewald (3-2) com- Dubrule, (bottom), safely steals third base at an NCAA college baseball super regional its fourth straight win. the Phillies, whose four-game winning streak bined for three scoreless innings of relief. Drew game, on June 14, in Starkville, Miss. (AP) Joey Votto and Aristides Aquino each hit a ended in the opener of a six-game California Steckenrider pitched the ninth for his first save.