THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 SPORTS Jets eliminating paper season tickets

EAST RUTHERFORD: The New York Jets are doing points increase significantly, right through the home thing out of the ordinary - and their loyalty is reward- games has come to define their lives.” away with paper tickets for season ticket holders and season finale. Program participants will manage their ed.” The Jets’ long-term plan is to expand the program With no appearances in a Super Bowl since 1969, offering those fans a rewards plan for showing up reg- accounts (tickets, points and rewards) through a sepa- beyond game day to include other events and tie-ins the loyalty of those ticket holders can’t be questioned. ularly and behaving properly. rate portal. Program participation is free. with sponsors. Should a season ticket holder relinquish his seat or The high-end rewards include Super Bowl tickets The program is not based on spending money for Extra points will not be accumulated for attending seats for a game, the fan attending can join the and a trip to a road game on the team plane. Other food or souvenirs, but on showing up, sharing what preseason games, which traditionally do not attract rewards program and set up a separate account, NFL clubs, such as the Broncos and Chiefs, already Rabinowitz calls a “sense of community” and comport- full houses and often are attended by fans who are not Rabinowitz said. have gone to paperless access control systems. But as ing oneself properly at games. There will be bonus season ticket holders. Rabinowitz said the Jets dis- Season ticket holders still can forward and resell Seth Rabinowitz, the Jets’ vice president of marketing points for fans’ involvement with the team’s local cussed that issue, but for 2014 there will be no sepa- their tickets online. As for those attractive rewards and fan engagement said Tuesday: “Certainly we are broadcast partners, too. rate segment of the program directed at the exhibi- such as the Super Bowl trip or attending an away the first to do this much.” While they don’t reward spending habits, the Jets tions. Jets season tickets are nearly sold out each sea- game with the team or sitting in the owner’s suite, That begins with a simpler way to enter MetLife will provide point bonuses at the beginning of the son. Longtime fans - the Jets have a few who have had they will be part of a rewards auction site. Other prizes Stadium. Season ticket holders will use wallet-sized year for seat locations: 1,000 points for the higher-lev- season tickets dating to the AFL’s Titans, and many with a set value, such as an autograph session, will be smart cards that are loaded for 2014. No more paper el; 4,000 points for PSL holders; and 5,000 points for more from their years at Shea Stadium - will be recog- available through a rewards marketplace simply by that can get torn, wet or chewed up by the dog. The club seat holders. nized in the program. They will receive extra bonus redeeming bonus points. program also will provide incentives for the season “We want to get better at tailoring what we give points for their loyalty, and the team plans to honor “We are saying that we want you there and will ticket holders to keep coming, with bonus points them,” Rabinowitz said. “They don’t accept one size fits them at a game this season. reward you for coming, for cheering your lungs out,” accumulating throughout a season. Once a fan has all, nor should they. The message is to come to the “They wear it like a badge of honor,” Rabinowitz Rabinowitz said. “Hopefully, these rewards are like been to seven of the 10 home games, the rewards games and be a good fan - they don’t have to do any- said of those fans. “In many cases, attending these pennies from heaven.” — AP Orioles win 4-2 to maintain AL East lead Cubs beat Padres to snap five-game losing streak

ANAHEIM: Miguel Gonzalez took a two-hit was ejected in the seventh after hitting Justin shutout into the eighth inning, Jonathan Turner with a pitch after Jamey Wright Schoop homered, and J.J. Hardy hit two RBI plunked Pirates star Andrew McCutchen. doubles to lead Baltimore past the Los Beckett allowed four runs in 3 2-3 innings, Angeles Angels. Gonzalez (5-5) allowed two three coming on solo home runs by Walker, runs and three hits in 7 2-3 innings, including Davis and Polanco. a two-run homer in the eighth by All-Star MVP Mike Trout. Cubs 6, Padres 0 Tommy Hunter retired Albert Pujols on a Anthony Rizzo hit two home runs, and grounder for the final out of the eighth, and Kyle Hendricks pitched seven innings in his Zach Britton pitched a perfect ninth for his return from the minor leagues, as the 18th save in 21 chances. Gonzalez was Chicago Cubs beat San Diego to snap a five- recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, where he was game losing streak. Rizzo staked Hendricks to optioned on July 11. a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Four innings lat- Angels left-hander Hector Santiago er, rookie Arismendy Alcantara and Rizzo hit matched zeroes with Gonzalez through five back-to-back homers off Blaine Boyer for a 5- innings, allowing just two hits before rookie 0 lead. Rizzo became the first National Mike Morin (2-3) took over in the sixth. League player to reach 25 homers this sea- son, his career high. Emilio Bonifacio, Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3 Wellington Castillo and Justin Ruggiano had J.A. Happ pitched six shutout innings for two hits apiece for the Cubs. Recalled from his first victory in three starts, Dioner Navarro Triple-A Iowa earlier Tuesday, Hendricks (1-0) and Jose Reyes homered, and the Toronto made short work of an anemic Padres lineup Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on that entered the game with a total of 29 Tuesday night. home runs and 103 RBIs. In his second start of Reyes and Navarro both connected in the the season, he allowed five hits and threw sixth inning as the Blue Jays rebounded from only 83 pitches. Eric Stults (3-12) took his Monday’s 14-1 defeat to snap Boston’s five- ninth loss in 10 decisions. game winning streak. Reyes and Melky Cabrera both had three hits and two RBIs. Indians 8, Twins 2 Cabrera has 14 multi-hit games in his past 30. Carlos Santana homered among his sea- David Ortiz hit a solo homer in the eighth, son high-tying four hits and Danny Salazar his third homer in two games and the 36th at won in his first start in more than two months Rogers Centre, matching Alex Rodriguez for as Cleveland topped Minnesota. the most by a visiting player. Happ (8-5) Cleveland won for the fourth time in six allowed seven hits in six innings to win for games since the All-Star break. Minnesota the first time since June 26. Brett Cecil got has lost four of five. the final out for his fourth save in five Salazar (2-4) gave up one run and six hits chances. in five innings. Indians closer Cody Allen Jake Peavy (1-9) lost for the ninth time in struck out pinch-hitter with a 15 starts and hasn’t won since beating runner on third in a tworun game in the Toronto on April 25. He allowed five runs and eighth inning before Cleveland scored four eight hits in 6 1-3 innings. times in the ninth. Twins rookie starter Yohan OAKLAND: L.J. Hoes #0 of the Houston Astros hits a home run against the Oakland Athletics during the twelfth inning at O.co Coliseum on Pino (1-3) allowed four runs and seven hits in Tuesday in Oakland, California. The Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-2 in 12 innings. — AFP Marlins 6, Braves 5 6 1-3 innings. Minnesota’s Brian Dozier had Rays 7, Cardinals 2 lead. Brooks Brown (0-1) gave up LaRoche’s The Giants (56-44) improved to 8-2 in Jacob Turner allowed two runs in his bid three hits, including his career-high 19th Jake Odorizzi allowed two runs over 5 2-3 13th homer. Craig Stammen (1-4) pitched a extra-inning games and 6-0 on the road. The for a permanent return to Miami’s rotation home run in the seventh inning. innings, and Yunel Escobar highlighted a five- scoreless inning to get the win. Rafael Soriano Phillies (43-57) fell to 6-7. and the Marlins knocked Mike Minor out of run fifth inning with a two-run double to lead earned his 23rd save. the game early in their win over Atlanta. Brewers 4, Reds 3 Tampa Bay over St. Louis. Mets 3, Mariners 1 Donovan Solano had a career-high four Jonathan Lucroy homered leading off the It was the Rays’ season-high sixth straight Diamondbacks 5, Tigers 4 Jacob deGrom allowed five hits and a run hits and reached on a walk as Miami took its bottom of the ninth inning to give Milwaukee win. They have outscored the opposition 36- Aaron Hill drove in three runs and made a in seven impressive innings, Lucas Duda hit a second straight win over Atlanta. Christian a win over Cincinnati. 11 during the run. added a solo game-ending diving stop, Miguel Montero hit mammoth home run, and the New York Mets Yelich had two hits and scored three runs. It was Lucroy’s second homer of the game homer in the ninth for Tampa Bay. a two-run single in the eighth inning, and topped Seattle to break a three-game losing St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright, making his Arizona rallied for a win over Detroit. streak. DeGrom (4-5) walked one and struck first appearance since starting for the NL in Trailing 3-2 in the eighth, Detroit went out seven to improve to 4-1 with a 1.59 ERA the All-Star game, gave up six runs, four ahead on Torii Hunter’s two-run single up the over his last six starts. earned, in 4 2-3 innings. Wainwright (12-5) middle off Brad Ziegler. Eury De la Rosa (2-0) Travis d’Arnaud drove in a run with a triple was trying to become the first 13-game win- got the final two outs in the inning, and off Erasmo Ramirez (1-5), who was recalled ner in the NL. He walked four and hit a batter Arizona rallied when Phil Coke (1-2) walked from Triple-A Tacoma for the start, and scored in his second-shortest outing of the season. two in the bottom half after being hit by a line on Ruben Tejada’s soft single in the second Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday hit solo drive. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases on inning.Duda hit his 15th home run, a 446-foot home runs for the Cardinals. a two-out walk, and Montero singled up the drive off the second deck scoreboard in right middle off Ian Krol. field in the eighth. Jeurys Familia worked an Yankees 2, Rangers 1, 14 Innings David Peralta tied a team record with two easy eighth, and Jenrry Mejia earned up the Chase Headley hit a game-winning single triples. Addison Reed worked around a walk save - his 12th in 14 chances.Endy Chavez led in the 14th inning of his Yankees debut to in the ninth for his 24th save. off the bottom of the first with a single then give New York a victory over Texas. deGrom retired the next 11 batters. Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig’s franchise Giants 9, Phillies 6, 14 Innings record for doubles, and the Yankees won an Brandon Crawford hit a bases-clearing Astros 3, Athletics 2, 12 Innings unlikely pitching duel after both rookie double to break a 14th-inning stalemate, and L.J. Hoes homered with one out in the top starters entered with a 5.10 ERA. earned his first career save as of the 12th, and Houston beat Oakland for its J.P. Arencibia snapped a scoreless tie with a San Francisco beat Philadelphia. first win in four tries at the Coliseum this year. leadoff homer in the 13th against New York Crawford snapped a 2-for-22 skid with his The Astros also earned their first three- reliever , but the Yankees respond- two-out hit off the wall in left-center field and game winning streak against the A’s in fran- ed with Brett Gardner’s leadoff double and finished with four RBIs. Buster Posey, who chise history. Hoes connected off Fernando Jacoby Ellsbury’s tying single off closer doubled and scored in the 14th, sent the Abad (2-4). The -leading A’s (61-38) Joakim Soria in the bottom half. game into extras with a solo homer in the missed several chances to move a season- Brian Roberts doubled with one out in the ninth off Jonathan Papelbon, who blew his high 25 games over .500. 14th off Nick Tepesch (3-6), who threw 99 third save. George Kontos (3-0) earned the Pinch-hitter John Jaso hit a two-out single pitches over 4 1-3 innings during Sunday’s win for the second straight night. Lincecum, in the 11th and Jed Lowrie drew a walk from CHICAGO: Nori Aoki #23 of the Kansas City Royals bats in the 6th inning against the start in Toronto. Headley looped a single to San Francisco’s ninth pitcher, got the final two Jose Veras, who was replaced by Darin Downs Chicago White Sox US Cellular Field on Tuesday in Chicago, Illinois. — AFP left-center to score Roberts. outs for the save. Jeff Manship (1-2) surren- (2-1). Chad Qualls finished for his 11th save in Headley was acquired from San Diego in a dered four runs and lost. 13 opportunities. — AP trade before the game. Jeff Francis (1-1) Turner (3-6), making his first start since and 11th of the season. It was his second worked a scoreless inning to win his Yankees June 11, gave up four hits in five innings. He career walkoff homer, both against the Reds. debut in a game that took 4 hours, 51 min- MLB results/standings loaded the bases but allowed only one run in His first was last season off closer Aroldis utes. the first inning. The other run he gave up Chapman and this one was off Sam LeCure. came on ’s third-inning homer. Francisco Rodriguez (4-3) pitched the Nationals 7, Rockies 4 Pittsburgh 12, LA Dodgers 7; Toronto 7, Boston 3; Miami 6, Atlanta 5; Chicago Cubs 6, San Steve Cishek pitched around Chris ninth to earn the victory. Cincinnati, 0-5 since Adam LaRoche hit a tiebreaking home run Diego 0; Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 1; Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 3; Cleveland 8, Johnson’s leadoff single in the ninth to earn the All-Star break, brought in LeCure (1-2) to in the seventh, Anthony Rendon had three Minnesota 2; Tampa Bay 7, St. Louis 2. his 23rd save. Minor (3-6) was rocked in his pitch the ninth. His outing lasted just three hits, and Washington rallied to beat Colorado. American League National League shortest start of the season, giving up six pitches as Lucroy hit a 1-1 offering inside the It was the Nationals fourth straight win, and Eastern Division Eastern Division runs on 10 hits and two walks in three-plus left field foul pole. they increased their NL East lead to two W L PCT GB innings. He allowed six runs for the second games over Atlanta. Washington 55 43 .561 - Baltimore 55 44 .556 - straight start. Royals 7, White Sox 1 Ian Desmond followed Monday’s 5-for-5 Atlanta 54 46 .540 2 NY Yankees 51 48 .515 4 Mike Moustakas homered twice, Bruce performance with hits in his first two at-bats Miami 47 52 .475 8.5 Toronto 52 49 .515 4 Pirates 12, Dodgers 7 Chen pitched five effective innings, and for Washington. He was hit by a pitch in the NY Mets 47 53 .470 9 Tampa Bay 48 53 .475 8 Gregory Polanco got out of a slump with a Kansas City snapped a four-game losing sixth to reach base safely in eight consecutive Philadelphia 43 57 .430 13 Boston 47 53 .470 8.5 solo home run and a tiebreaking two-run sin- streak by beating the Chicago White Sox. plate appearances. The streak ended when he Central Division Central Division gle, lifting Pittsburgh over the Los Angeles Moustakas, who has 12 homers this sea- struck out in the seventh. Milwaukee 56 45 .554 - Detroit 55 42 .567 - Dodgers. Neil Walker went 2 for 4 with his son, went 3 for 5 with three RBIs. The Royals Nolan Arenado and Corey Dickerson St. Louis 54 46 .540 1.5 Cleveland 51 49 .510 5.5 15th homer and three RBIs. Ike Davis had entered the game with a major league-worst homered for the Rockies, who have lost seven Pittsburgh 53 47 .530 2.5 three hits, including his sixth home run. 55 homers and had managed a total of six Kansas City 49 50 .495 7 straight and remain tied with Texas for the Cincinnati 51 49 .510 4.5 Chicago White Sox 48 53 .475 9 Vance Worley (3-1) overcame shaky defense runs during the skid. Chen (2-2) allowed one worst record in the majors. Before the game Minnesota 45 54 .455 11 Chicago Cubs 41 57 .418 13.5 behind him to win for the first time in nearly run and five hits in five innings. the Rockies placed shortstop Troy Tulowitzki Western Division Western Division a month. Adrian Gonzalez smacked his 15th Adam Dunn went 2 for 4 with a solo on the disabled list with a left hip flexor strain Oakland 61 38 .616 - San Francisco 56 44 .560 - homer and finished with three RBIs for the homer for the White Sox, who had won three and recalled left-hander Yohan Flande, who LA Angels 59 40 .596 2 LA Dodgers 56 46 .549 1 Dodgers. Paul Maholm (1-5) took the loss of four. Chicago starter Scott Carroll (4-6) started the game. Seattle 53 47 .530 8.5 Arizona 44 57 .436 12.5 after replacing ineffective starter Josh allowed five runs and 11 hits in five-plus Flande started well before faltering in the Houston 42 58 .420 19.5 San Diego 43 56 .434 12.5 Beckett, who struggled in his return from a innings. The Royals broke the game open sixth. He allowed four runs and five hits and Texas 40 60 .400 21.5 Colorado 40 60 .400 16 hip injury. Pittsburgh reliever Justin Wilson with a four-run sixth inning. walked two in 5 1-3 innings. He left with a 4-2