Scherzer Helps Dodgers Beat Mets for 9Th Consecutive Win Wade’S Pinch-Hit HR in 9Th Lifts Giants Past A’S 6-5
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ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021 SPORTS 15 Revolution top Cincinnati Sounders score twice in fi nal minutes to beat Crew COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 22, (AP): cinnati (3-8-8), which is winless in a an own goal. near post. Xavier Arreaga and Will Bruin scored franchise-record 10 straight matches, Sporting KC 0, Minnesota 0 Colorado (11-4-4) moved into third late goals about a minute apart to help though seven of those have been ties. place in the Western Conference and In St. Paul, Minn., Tim Melia tied his the Seattle Sounders beat the defending Orlando City 1, Fire 0 averaged a 3-0 loss in Utah on July 24 champion Columbus Crew 2-1. season high with seven saves and short- in the fi rst leg of the Rocky Mountain Arreaga redirected a shot by Raúl In Orlando, Fla., Mason Stajduhar handed Sporting Kansas City held on to Cup. Ruidíaz that trickled over the line in made a career-high fi ve saves for his tie Minnesota United. Albert Rusnak scored for Real Salt the 88th minute, and Bruin ripped a fi rst MLS shutout, Benji Michel scored Rémi Walter was shown a straight Lake (7-7-6). and Orlando City beat Chicago in the red card in the 21st for a dangerous right-footer past the outstretched hand FC Dallas 2, Dynamo 2 of goalkeeper Eloy Room in the 89th. rain. studs-up foul and Kansas City (11-4-6) Western Conference-leading Seattle Orlando City (9-4-7) is unbeaten in played a man down down the rest of the In Houston, Matias Vera scored in (12-3-6) has won three games in a row its last fi ve games. Chicago (5-11-5) is way. the 72nd minute and Houston tied FC and is unbeaten in four. winless in 19 straight road games since Melia has three shutouts in the last Dallas. Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his a 5-2 victory at Orlando City in Octo- four games. Tyler Miller had fi ve saves Ema Twumasi also scored for the fi rst goal of the season for Columbus ber 2019. for Minnesota (7-6-7). He has seven Dynamo (3-8-10). Houston’s team-re- in the 77th. shutouts this season. cord winless streak reached 14 match- Columbus (6-9-6) has lost six games Atlanta United 2, DC United 1 es, eight of them draw. in row, its longest skid in more than SOCCER Nkosi Burgess and Ricardo Pepi In Washington, Marcelino Moreno scored for Dallas (5-9-7). two decades and the longest losing had a goal and an assist, Josef Martínez streak by a defending champ in MLS scored his seventh goal of the season Montreal 1, Union 1 history. The 23-year-old Stajduhar has start- and Atlanta beat D.C. In Chester, Pa., Quinn Sullivan The Crew beat Seattle 3-0 in the ed each of the past fi ve games - the only Seattle Sounders’ Cristian Roldan, left, and Columbus Crew’s Darlington Brad Guzan made six saves for At- scored in the 87th to give Philadelphia 2020 MLS Cup fi nal. fi ve appearances of his MLS career - in Nagbe fi ght for a loose ball during the fi rst half of an MLS soccer match, on lanta (6-6-9). the tie with Montreal. Revolution 4, FC Cincinnati 1 the place of injured Pedro Gallese, who Aug. 21, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP) Yordy Reyna scored for D.C. United Philadelphia (8-5-8) is unbeaten returned to the Orlando City bench af- (8-10-3). in nine home matches. Djordje Mi- In Foxborough, Mass., Adam Buksa ter a three-week absence but did not see and Vancouver beat Los Angeles FC in In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Rodolfo Rapids 2, Real Salt Lake 1 hailovic scored for Montreal (7-7-7) scored twice, Tajon Buchanan and Em- action. its fi rst game at B.C. Place in 539 days. Pizarro scored two goals, Leandro late in the fi rst half. manuel Boateng each added a goal and Gallese, who suffered a leg injury In Commerce, Colo., Diego Rubio an assist and the MLS-leading New Brian White tied it in the 60th to help Gonzalez Pirez had two assists and In- and Philip Mayaka converted headers Austin FC 3, Timbers 1 in the closing minutes of a loss to New ter Miami beat Toronto FC. England beat FC Cincinnati. York City FC on July 25, is expected the Whitecaps (5-7-8) tie the franchise fi ve minutes apart in the second half in In Austin, Texas, Cecilio Domínguez Miami (6-9-4) extended its record New England (15-3-4) has won sev- to return to the starting lineup Friday record with an eight-game unbeaten Colorado’s victory over Real Salt Lake. converted a penalty kick in the 11th home winning streak to four, winning en of its last nine games, including the night against Inter Miami. streak. Mayaka scored the winner in the minute, Diego Fagundez added a goal last four in a row. The Revolution have Michel scored in the 51st minute. Diego Rossi scored on a penalty for by more than one goal at home for the 71st minute, getting his head on a per- and an assist and Austin FC beat Port- fi rst time in the franchise’s two-year 49 points after 22 games, tied for the LAFC (6-9-5) in fi rst-half stoppage fect cross from Braian Galvan. Five land. most at this stage of a season in MLS Whitecaps 2, LAFC 1 history. minutes earlier, Rubio stayed on the Sebastian Driussi also scored for history with 2019 Los Angeles FC. In Vancouver, British Columbia, time. Robbie Robinson also scored for Mi- ground and then put Jack Price’s corner Austin (5-11-1). Dairon Asprilla scored Brenner Souza da Silva for Cin- Ryan Gauld scored in the 89th minute Inter Miami 3, Toronto FC 1 ami. Nick Marsman lost his shutout on kick off the turf, slipping it inside the for Portland (7-10-3). Scherzer helps Dodgers beat Mets for 9th consecutive win Wade’s pinch-hit HR in 9th lifts Giants past A’s 6-5 LOS ANGELES, Aug 22, (AP): Trea Turner, Albert Pujols and Chris Taylor homered, and the Los An- geles Dodgers beat the slumping New York Mets Switzerland’s Noemi Ryhner, (right), tries to get the puck past Russia’s An- gelina Goncharenko during the second period of an IIHF women’s hockey 4-3. championships game in Calgary, Alberta, on Aug. 21. (AP) The surging Dodgers have won nine consecutive games, matching a season-best win streak. Six of Germany down Hungary 3-0 those wins have come against the Mets, who have dropped eight of nine overall. Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless Russia defeat Switzerland ninth for his 27th save. He hit Kevin Pil- lar to lead off the inning, then got Bran- don Nimmo to ground out and struck in women’s world hockey out Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso. Dodgers right-hander Max Scherzer CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 22, (AP): (11-4) struck out eight while pitching Valeria Pavlova and Viktoria Diggins-Smith shines, fi ve innings of one-run ball. Kulishova scored in 14-second span Alonso hit a two-run shot for New midway through the second period Mercury ‘rout’ Dream York, and Nimmo connected for a solo and Russia opened the women’s homer. Rich Hill (6-5) allowed three world hockey championship with a ATLANTA, Aug. 22, (AP): Sky- solo homers over fi ve innings. 3-1 victory over Switzerland. lar Diggins-Smith had 25 points Giants 6, Athletics 5 Pavlova tied it on a power play and seven assists, Diana Taurasi In Oakland, Calif., Pinch-hitter La- Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws to a New York Mets batter during the fi rst inning of a added 18 points and 10 rebounds baseball game in Los Angeles, on Aug. 21. (AP) with 9:11 left in the period, and and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Monte Wade Jr. connected for a two-run Kulishova put Russia ahead at even Atlanta Dream 84-69 for their fourth homer in the ninth inning, helping San Francisco rally for the win. Sox. strength with 8:57 to go. straight victory. The victory snapped a four-game los- Maria Batalova scored in the Brittney Griner had 13 points and Brandon Belt drew a one-out walk against Lou Trivino (5-5) and was re- ing streak for the Rangers, who entered Kuwaiti Al-Hashash becomes Gulf’s third period, and Valeria 12 rebounds. The Mercury had a with the majors’ few wins since the All- 47-24 rebounding edge. placed by Mike Yastrzemski. Wade fol- Merkusheva made 19 saves in the lowed with his 16th homer, a towering Star break at 7-25. Andy Ibáñez and fi rst woman FIBA ‘licensed referee’ Group A game. Alina Muller opened drive to right on a 1-1 pitch. Adolis Garcia each had two of Texas’ the scoring for Switzerland in the BASKETBALL Kris Bryant, Brandon Belt and Da- season-high seven doubles. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22, (KUNA): ball Federation Rasheed Al-Enzi, first period, then left the game in the rin Ruf also homered for San Francis- Muneera Al-Hashash was granted congratulated Al-Hashash on this Rays 8, White Sox 4 an official referring license by FIBA achievement which “reflects the second because of a leg injury. co, which trailed 5-2 after six innings.