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Atlanta United blank LAFC 1-0 Montero, Ruidiaz each score Tatis homers twice in return as twice, Sounders top Timbers PORTLAND, Ore., Aug 16, United beat Los Angeles FC 1-0. Padres pummel Diamondbacks (AP): Raul Ruidiaz scored the go- Martínez, on a breakaway, ran ahead goal directly off a free kick onto a low cross Ezequiel Barco and the Seattle Sounders went on and put away a one-touch finish to beat the rival from the center of the area in the 6-2 in a Cascadia Cup match. 47th minute. Brad Guzan had Ruidiaz and Fredy Montero three saves for his fourth shut- each scored twice to help the out of the season for Atlanta Sounders (10-3-6) move into sec- (4-6-9). ond in the Western Conference LAFC (6-8-5) has lost three in behind Sporting Kansas City. a row and is winless in six games. Seattle has conceded just 16 goals Fire 1, Crew 0 this season, fewest in the league. Jimmy Medranda and Nicolas In Chicago, Luka Stojanovic Benezet also scored. Sebastian scored for the third time in the Blanco and George Fochive last two games and the Chicago scored for Portland (7-9-2). Fire beat the Columbus Crew 1-0. The game marked the return of Brian Gutierrez had his shot in the Cascadia Cup, the three-way the area deflected but it went competition between the directly to Stojanovic, who turned Sounders, Timbers and and scored in the 77th minute. Vancouver Whitecaps. The sup- Stojanovic had his first multi- porter-created award, decided on goal game in MLS in a 2-1 vic- points from head-to-head match- tory over the New York Red ups, was suspended last season Bulls last week. because the coronavirus prevent- ed capacity crowds from attend- ing matches. SOCCER Atlanta United 1, LAFC 0 In Atlanta, Josef Martínez Chicago (5-9-5) has won back- scored his third goal in his last to-back games and is unbeaten in three appearances and Atlanta its last four. The Crew (6-7-6) have lost four games in a row, conceding 12 goals over that span. Columbus allowed just 21 goals all last sea- son. Nashville 5, DC United 2 In Nashville, Tenn., C.J. Sapong and Alex Muyl each scored two goals and Nashville San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. connects for a , his second of the baseball game, against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fi fth in- beat D.C. United 5-2. ning, on Aug 15, in Phoenix. (AP) After Frédéric Brillant headed home a corner kick by Julian Gressel to open the scoring for Odor, Cortes help Yankees beat White Sox D.C. United in the third minute, Sapong answered in the 14th and gave Nashville (7-2-10) the lead PHOENIX, Aug. 16, (AP): professional career and batting for good when his header, off a leadoff, Tatis posted his fi fth mul- Fernando Tatis Jr. homer- tihomer game this season and No. MLB Results/Standings perfectly placed cross by Hany ed twice and drove in four Mukhtar, made it 2-1 in the 31st 8 for his career. runs in his return from the Jake Cronenworth’s two-run homer minute. in the fi fth lifted San Diego to a 4-1 lead. injured list, and the San WASHINGTON, Aug 16, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Sunday. Mukhtar added a goal in the Reiss Knehr (1-0) got the win. Timbers forward Yimmi Chara, 37th before Ola Kamara scored to Diego Padres beat the Ari- Zac Gallen (1-7) started for the Dia- Cleveland 11 Detroit 0 Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh 1 right, attempts to score, being Boston 6 Baltimore 2 Atlanta 6 Washington 5 pull D.C. United (8-8-3) to 3-2 zona Diamondbacks 8-2. mondbacks and surrendered four runs St Louis 7 Kansas City 2 Miami 4 1 blocked by Sounders keeper Ste- over fi ve innings. fan Cleveland as the Portland Tim- just before halftime. Kamara has The 22-year-old Tatis had four Texas 7 Oakland 4 Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 4 scored in each of the last seven Yankees 5, White Sox 3 Minnesota 5 Tampa Bay 4 San Francisco 5 Colorado 2 bers face the Seattle Sounders in hits, helping the Padres snap a NY Yankees 5 Chic. W. Sox 3 San Diego 8 Arizona 2 an MLS match at games and has eight goals over four-game losing streak. Playing In Chicago, Rougned Odor hit a two- LA Angels 3 Houston 1 LA Dodgers 14 NY Mets 4 on Aug 15. (AP) that span. right fi eld for the fi rst time in his run homer and Nestor Cortes pitched six Toronto 8 Seattle 3 solid innings, leading the Yankees to the American League National League victory. also hit a two-run hom- East Division East Division er in the ninth for New York, which went W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Eason effi cient, Ehlinger shines late Tampa Bay 71 47 .602 _ Atlanta 62 56 .525 _ 5-1 in the season series against Chicago. Boston 69 51 .575 3 Philadelphia 61 57 .517 1 Cortes (1-1) allowed one run and New York 65 52 .556 5-1/2 New York 59 58 .504 2-1/2 seven hits in his fi rst win since Aug. 6, Toronto 63 54 .538 7-1/2 Miami 51 67 .432 11 2019, versus Baltimore. Baltimore 38 78 .328 32 Washington 50 68 .424 12 Colts edge Panthers in preseason game got two outs for his fourth save. Central Division Central Division Andrew Vaughn hit his 14th homer W L Pct GB W L Pct GB INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 16, (AP): Chicago 68 50 .576 _ Milwaukee 72 47 .605 _ was effi cient in place for the AL Central-leading White Sox, Cleveland 57 59 .491 10 Cincinnati 64 55 .538 8 who have dropped four of fi ve. Lucas Detroit 58 62 .483 11 St Louis 61 56 .521 10 of the injured , and Former Jets & Robert Morris Giolito (9-9) lasted just four innings. Minnesota 52 66 .441 16 Chicago 52 68 .433 20-1/2 rookie delivered in Indians 11, Tigers 0 Kansas City 49 67 .422 18 Pittsburgh 42 76 .356 29-1/2 the fi nal quarter for the Indianapolis West Division West Division Colts. coach Joe Walton dead at 85 In Detroit, Indians starter Triston Mc- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Kenzie retired the fi rst 23 Detroit batters Houston 70 47 .598 _ San Francisco76 42 .644 _ Ehlinger, a sixth-round pick out NEW YORK, Aug 16, (AP): Joe going to Washington as the run- Oakland 68 50 .576 2-1/2 Los Angeles 72 46 .610 4 of Texas, began his NFL debut with in order before Harold Castro lined a Walton, the former New York ning backs coach. single to right with two out in the eighth Seattle 63 56 .529 8 San Diego 67 53 .558 10 an . But he regrouped Jets coach who built Robert Mor- Walton became Washington’s Los Angeles 59 60 .496 12 Colorado 52 66 .441 24 inning. Texas 42 76 .356 28-1/2 Arizona 38 81 .319 38-1/2 and drove the Colts to a tying touch- ris University’s football program offensive coordinator in 1978 The 24-year-old right-hander stunned down capped by his 2-point conver- from the ground up, has died. He and moved to the Jets in the same the Comerica Park crowd of 25,684 sion run. Ehlinger then scrambled 11 was 85. role in 1981. He replaced Walt hoping to see ’s 500th to increase the Braves’ lead to 3-0 in from their division rivals heading into a and 9 yards to set up Eddy Pineiro’s Robert Morris announced in an Michaels as the Jets’ head coach homer. Instead, they gave McKenzie (2- the third. It was his 24th of the season, three-game series against the New York 30-yard fi eld goal in the fi nal sec- obituary posted on its website that in 1983 and had one of the more 5) a standing ovation after Castro’s hit a total that includes two from Saturday Mets. Wood (10-3) allowed two runs in onds, and the Colts beat the Carolina Walton died successful coaching runs for the and another after he fi nished the inning and another Friday for four of Atlanta’s 6 2/3 innings. Jake McGee pitched the Panthers 21-18 in a preseason game. Sunday. No franchise with the two playoff with his 11th . 11 homers in the three-game set. The ninth for his 25th save. Eason played the fi rst half and fi n- cause of death runs, but he was fi red after a 4-12 Detroit’s Drew Hutchison (0-1) al- Braves have won a franchise-best eight Blue Jays 8, Mariners 3 was provided. season in 1989. lowed six runs while only getting fi ve straight games in Washington and 10 of ished 15 of 21 for 183 yards with a outs in his fi rst major league game since 12 overall. They pulled a game ahead of In Seattle, Teoscar Hernández, Ran- lost as the Colts got a look Walton, “Joe Walton poured his heart a native of into this franchise for nine sea- a fi ve-game stretch in the Philadelphia for the NL East lead. dal Grichuk, Corey Dickerson and Mar- at their backup options Beaver Falls, sons,” the Jets said in a statement. rotation in August 2018. cus Semien homered, powering Toronto while Wentz recovers from foot sur- Reds 7, Phillies 4 to the win. Pennsylvania “Joining us as an offensive coor- Red Sox 6, Orioles 2 In Philadelphia, Jonathan India Hernández and Grichuk each hit their gery. Ehlinger handled the second - the home- dinator before taking over as the half, completing 10 of 15 passes for In Boston, Eduardo Rodriguez homered and scored three times, leading 20th homer as part of Toronto’s three- town of Pro head coach, Joe fi elded some of pitched six effective innings, J.D. Mar- Cincinnati to the victory. run second inning against rookie Logan 155 yards and the one pick. Football Hall the franchise’s most productive tinez hit a three-run homer and the India drove Aaron Nola’s third pitch Panthers starting QB Sam Dar- Gilbert (5-4), and the Blue Jays escaped of Famer Joe Walton offenses and helped the teams to Red Sox sent the Orioles to their 11th deep to left-center for his 15th homer. Seattle without losing more ground in nold didn’t play, either, and the Namath - four playoff appearances during straight loss. The rookie also singled and scored on the American League wild-card race. game was dominated by defensive coached the his tenure. Shogo Akiyama’s two-run in Angels 3, Astros 1 reserves. Former Colts practice Jets for seven years and went 53- “He was a good man who cared the third and singled and scored again squad player P.J. Walker started 57-1 while leading New York to for his players and loved the game BASEBALL on Tyler Naquin’s bases-loaded walk in In Anaheim, Calif., Reid Detmers for Carolina, going 10 of 21 for 161 the playoffs twice. of football.” the fi fth. pitched six innings of three-hit ball to earn his fi rst major league victory, and yards and a touchdown. A former NFL tight end for Walton closed out his NFL Marlins 4, Cubs 1 Boston has won four of fi ve games the Angels avoided a three-game sweep. Ehlinger entered in the second Washington and the Giants, Wal- coaching career in Pittsburgh, In Miami, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jesús ton caught 178 passes for 2,628 where he served as the Steelers’ after losing 10 of 12 and falling out of David Fletcher and Jo Adell drove in half with the Colts trailing 15-10. fi rst place in the AL East. The Orioles Aguilar homered, and the Marlins hand- runs with grounders to back Detmers (1- Kenny Robinson provided a hum- yards and 28 touchdowns in seven offensive coordinator for two ed the Cubs their 11th straight loss. 2), who struck out six and gave up one seasons. He retired from playing years. have been outscored 104-34 during their bling introduction by intercepting second-longest skid this season. They The game was tied at 1 before run while outdueling Lance McCullers Ehlinger’s fourth pass. after the 1963 season and joined Among the Wal- had a 14-game losing streak in May. Chisholm connected against Alec Mills Jr. Phil Gosselin homered in the eighth But after the Panthers widened the Giants as a scout two years lat- ton worked with during his NFL Baltimore’s Cedric Mullins went 0 (5-5) in the sixth inning. Chisholm also and scored two runs for Los Angeles. their lead to 18-10, Ehlinger con- er. Walton was promoted to wide career were Joe Theismann, Fran for 5, halting his 20-game hitting streak. singled and scored on Aguilar’s 22nd Michael Brantley homered and Mc- nected with Tarik Black for 47 receivers coach in 1969, a role he Tarkenton, Norm Snead, Ken homer in the seventh. Cullers (9-4) yielded two runs while would serve for fi ve years before O’Brien and Richard Todd. Dodgers 14, Mets 4 Miami right-hander Elieser Hernandez yards, then hit for pitching into the sixth inning, but the AL In New York, hit a pair permitted one run and four hits in 5 1/3 West-leading Astros’ four-game win- a 25-yard gain to set up Benny of two-run homers and Max Scherzer innings. (1-2) got two outs ning streak ended. LeMay’s 1-yard TD run. Ehlinger worked out of some trouble over six for the win, and Dylan Floro worked the Brewers 2, Pirates 1 scrambled up the middle for the ty- solid innings, leading Los Angeles to ninth for his fi fth save. Chicago matched ing conversion. sweep of a three-game series in New its longest slide of the season. It also In Pittsburgh, Willy Adames scored York. dropped 11 straight from June 25 to July 6. twice and Christian Yelich had two hits, Muncy homered in the second off Giants 5, Rockies 2 helping Milwaukee to the road win. FOOTBALL Carlos Carrasco and in the sixth off Adames scored in the fi rst and third as Yennsy Diaz. In between, he fl ew out to In San Francisco, Tommy La Stella Milwaukee never trailed. The NL Cen- the warning track in center in the fourth had three hits and two RBIs for San tral-leading Brewers took two of three in against Jake Reed. The two-homer game Francisco, and pitched the series against the last-place Pirates. On the next drive, Ehlinger was the second of the season for Muncy, into the seventh inning to win his fi fth Brent Suter (12-5) struck out two in scrambled to keep the Colts moving. who went deep twice against the Colo- straight decision. the fifth to earn the win. Josh Hader An 11-yard run on third down got rado Rockies on July 17. It was the sev- The Giants (76-42) took three of four pitched a perfect ninth for his 23rd the Colts to the Panthers 17 at the enth multi-homer game of his career. save. 2-minute warning. Pineiro’s decid- Carrasco (0-1) gave up six runs on six Twins 5, Rays 4 ing kick with 7 seconds remaining hits and one walk with three over two innings. In Minneapolis, Jorge Polanco hit a capped a 16-play drive. game-ending sacrifi ce fl y in the ninth in- The Panthers dominated much of Cardinals 7, Royals 2 ning to lift Minnesota to the win. the fi rst half. Rookie Chuba Hub- In Kansas City, Mo., Nolan Arenado Max Kepler led off the ninth with bard was seemingly swallowed up homered for the third straight game, and a line drive against Matt Wisler (3-5) by the pile on a third-and-1 inside St. Louis completed an in-state sweep of that sliced away from left fi elder Aus- Kansas City. tin Meadows toward the foul line. Ke- rush, but inexplicably emerged on wide receiver (1) makes a catch in front the other side and sped ahead for In the second inning, Arenado and pler reached second, and when the ball of corner back Jr. (25) during the fi rst half of Tyler O’Neill hit back-to-back homers skipped under Meadows’ glove for an a 59-yard gain. Two plays later, an NFL exhibition football game in Indianapolis, on Aug. 15. (AP) error, he took an extra base. Walker hit rookie for the second time in three games. The two-run shot for Arenado was No. 25 Rangers 7, Athletics 4 on a 7-yard TD pass to give the Pan- Haynes had three quarterback hits in Hubbard, a fourth-round pick on the year, and O’Neill’s shot was his thers a 15-3 lead. the opening quarter. out of Oklahoma State, had gained 20th. J.A. Happ (7-6) tossed 5 2/3 score- In Arlington, Texas, Rookie DJ Peters Carolina’s converted When the Colts drove into Pan- 6 yards on fi ve carries before his less innings for St. Louis. He allowed connected on a pair of two-run homers fi eld goals from 29, 28 and 41 yards thers territory on the next posses- breakaway rush. Walker completed fi ve hits, struck out two and walked two. for Texas, and Kolby Allard was solid in while the Colts’ Rodrigo Blanken- sion, sacked Eason for a 26-yard pass to rookie his fi rst win in two months. Braves 6, Nationals 5 Major league rookie home run leader ship made a 34-yarder in the fi rst a 13-yard loss on a fourth-and-1 roll- on the drive before scrambling to In Washington, Dansby Swanson starting pitcher Adolis García hit his 26th for the last- half. Carolina’s second kick was out. That set up Slye for the 41-yard throw for the touchdown. The Colts homered for the third straight game, and Nestor Cortes throws against the place Rangers, who took the deciding set up by recover- kick. Slye tried one from 63 yards on responded 74 seconds later as Jordan the Braves beat the Nationals to sweep during the fi rst game of the series against the A’s, who ing his own strip-sack at the Colts’ the fi nal play of the half but missed Wilkins scored on a 3-yard run with the series. inning of a baseball game in Chi- dropped into a tie for the AL wild card 14 near the end of the fi rst quarter. wide left. 42 seconds left in the half. Swanson hit a two-run drive to center cago, on Aug. 15. (AP) lead with Boston.