TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 SPORTS

Coe curious about Gay Scott overtakes Woods Cooper out for months SHANGHAI: Athletics’ world governing body (IAAF) wants to know what BRISBANE: Quade Cooper is expected to be sidelined for four months “significant assistance” Tyson Gay has provided to the American anti-dop- LOS ANGELES: Australia’s Adam Scott has surpassed Tiger after scans yesterday showed he needs surgery on a shoulder injury he ing authorities who handed him a shorter one-year ban, its vice president Woods as the number one player on the official world golf rank- sustained in the Queensland Reds weekend Super Rugby loss to the Sebastian Coe said yesterday. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USA- ings, seizing the top spot despite not playing this past week. Melbourne Rebels. Cooper, who had been a likely contender at flyhalf for DA) announced a backdated one-year ban on Gay, the joint second fastest Scott, who spent the past 38 weeks as the second ranked Australia against France in a three-test series next month, is due to have man of all-time, earlier this month for testing positive for a banned anabol- player, has had chances to overtake Woods through high tourna- surgery Tuesday on his left shoulder. He will use the rehabilitation period ic steroid in 2013. The 31-year-old American could have been suspended ment finishes but has instead done so with both players out of to have another operation to remove loose cartilage in his hip. for two years for his first doping offence but received a shorter punish- action. Reds coach Richard Graham anticipated Cooper would recover and ment because of his “substantial assistance” in the investi- The updated rankings are released yesterday. Woods last rebound from the injury like he did following knee surgery in 2012. gation of his case, the USADA said. “Well, first of all the played in March and is out indefinitely following back surgery, “A player of Quade’s ability rarely has extended breaks from the game, IAAF has to look at this case. We haven’t had the oppor- making his fall from the top inevitable. so if there is a silver lining to this injury layoff it is that this will tunity to explore it properly,” Coe told Reuters TV yester- The 33-year-old Scott is just the second Australian to reach allow him time to refresh and repair his body,” Graham said. day. “We would need to know what ‘significant assistance’ the top ranking, following Greg Norman’s final reign which end- The 26-year-old Cooper has played 50 tests for Australia, meant. And it is for our anti-doping teams at our head- ed in 1998. “This is another outstanding achievement for Adam but has been in and out of the Wallabies starting lineup in quarters in Monaco and the anti-doping board to decide Scott,” Brian Thorburn, Chief Executive of the PGA of Australia, the last two seasons. He was expected to hold the starting if the sanction is appropriate.” The USADA said Gay, who is said in a statement. role at flyhalf against France despite Queensland’s losing run eligible to race again from June 23, provided assistance “The Australian golfing community is very proud of Adam in Super Rugby this season. Instead, he’ll likely to be “including being interviewed on several occasions by and we look forward to watching his progress throughout the sidelined until September and will miss the June USADA and providing all of the products he was year.” The 2013 Masters champion, Scott, ends Woods’ stretch of tests and the Rugby Championship against New 60 straight weeks at the top.—Reuters using at the time of his positive tests.” —Reuters Zealand, South Africa and Argentina.—AP

Braves rally past Cardinals

ST. LOUIS: Ryan Doumit scored off a pitched a perfect 10th for his first win wild pitch as the Atlanta Braves got with Colorado. LaTroy Hawkins blew two runs in the ninth inning to rally his first save of the season in the ninth past the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. as he surrendered a tying two-run Freddie Freeman started a ninth-inning homer to Everth Cabrera. rally with a leadoff single off St. Louis Corey Dickerson had a two-run closer Trevor Rosenthal (0-2). homer and Troy Tulowitzki added a With two outs, Freeman went to solo shot in the fifth to keep up his hot third on pinch-hitter Ryan Doumit’s hitting at Coors Field, where he’s bat- double to right. Rosenthal intentionally ting .571 in 18 games. The triple play in walked pinch hitter Evan Gattis to load the third was Colorado’s first since the bases and then walked Jordan Tulowitzki turned an unassisted one on Schafer to force in the tying run. Carlos April 29, 2007, against Atlanta. Martinez relieved Rosenthal and had a wild pitch while facing Ramiro Pena DIAMONDBACKS 5, DODGERS 3 that scored Doumit to make it 6-5. Cody Ross hit his first home run of Dan Carpenter (3-0) pitched 1 1-3 the year and Eric Chavez went deep for innings of scoreless relief for the win. the second consecutive day as Arizona Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless bot- won a home series for the first time this tom of the ninth for his 11th save in 13 season. After setting a team record for chances. The save was the 150th of runs Saturday night in an 18-5 rout, the Kimbrel’s career. Cardinals starter Jaime Diamondbacks broke a 3-all tie with Garcia pitched seven innings, allowing Chavez’s soaring, two-run shot off Dan four runs on five hits with five strike- Haren (5-2) in the fifth inning. outs in his first start since 2013 shoul- Ross, batting .163 entering the game der surgery. after coming back from major hip sur- gery, also doubled for Arizona, which GIANTS 4, MARLINS 1 has won two straight over the Dodgers Pablo Sandoval homered for the first after losing eight of the first nine meet- time in more than a month and Ryan ings this season. Chris Owings singled ANAHEIM: Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Cole Figueroa (35) tags out Los Angeles Angels’ Grant Green as he attempts to steal second base Vogelsong won for just the second three times and stole two bases for the during the eighth inning. —AP time in nine starts as San Francisco sal- Diamondbacks. vaged a split of the four-game series. The rookie is 9 for 11 against Haren. Buster Posey returned from a day off Hanley Ramirez and Adrian Gonzalez to hit a sacrifice fly, while Tyler Colvin homered for the Dodgers, who have and Brandon Hicks each hit RBI singles lost three of four. Josh Collmenter (2-2) Angels down Rays in a stretch of four straight base hits went 5 1-3 innings to get the win. with two outs in the first against Jacob Addison Reed threw a scoreless ninth Turner. Staked to an early lead, for his 12th save. ANAHEIM: Albert Pujols hit a pair of solo home four runs. , who drove in seven Dominguez hit his sixth and seventh homers of Vogelsong (2-2) struck out six in seven runs against , and Matt Shoemaker runs in the series, had an RBI single and scored the season off lefty John Danks (3-4). Both came innings as the Giants concluded a sea- PHILLIES 8, REDS 3 took a shutout into the seventh inning to lead four times. with Dexter Fowler on base. Backed by early run son-long stretch with 17 games in as Cody Asche, Jimmy Rollins, Wil the Los Angeles Angels over the Tampa Bay Rays Jesse Chavez (4-1) gave up solo homers to support, Brad Peacock (1-4) allowed two runs many days. San Francisco avoided its Nieves and Marlon Byrd all homered to 6-2 Sunday. Michael Bourn and Michael Brantley, accounting and five hits in 6 2-3 innings. The Astros scored first three-game home losing streak. power Philadelphia’s victory. Cliff Lee Pujols drove an 0-2 pitch over the center-field for both runs the right-hander allowed in five two runs or fewer in six of Peacock’s previous Turner (0-2) is still searching for his first (4-4) struck out three in 6 2-3 innings fence in the first inning. The three-time NL MVP innings. nine outings. road win, falling to 0-11 in 18 career for his first home victory of the season. increased the Angels’ advantage to 6-2 in the Cleveland has dropped four straight and six Chris Carter also homered for the Astros, who road starts. Cincinnati’s had a seventh with his 12th homer this season and the of eight. Justin Masterson (2-3) allowed seven have won four of five. The White Sox have lost career-high four hits, including two 504th of his career, tying Eddie Murray for 25th runs, seven hits and five walks in 4 1-3 innings. six of eight. Chicago played without rookie slug- place. ger Jose Abreu, who was placed on the 15-day CUBS 4, BREWERS 2 doubles, and an RBI. The Reds again Price became the 319th pitcher Pujols has MARINERS 6, TWINS 2 disabled list with ankle tendinitis. Travis Wood pitched two-hit ball for played without the injured Joey Votto, seven innings as Chicago got home homered off during the regular season. Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings who remained in Cincinnati during the Shoemaker (2-1) was charged with a run and and Robinson Cano had four hits in Seattle’s vic- INTERLEAGUE runs from Welington Castillo and Mike three-game series with a strained Olt. Wood (4-4) allowed two runs and two hits in six-plus innings. He struck out six, five tory over Minnesota. Hernandez (5-1) continued PIRATES 5, YANKEES 3 quad. Philadelphia’s offense came to days after earning his first major league win with his recent domination of the Twins, giving up Josh Harrison homered in the seventh inning struck out seven for the Cubs, who life for a second straight day. Despite a 4-3 victory at Philadelphia. two runs and seven hits while striking out five to make up for a baserunning blunder and made took two of three from the NL Central playing in hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Price (4-4) gave up six runs - five earned - and and walking one. In his past four starts against a diving catch in left field that helped preserve leaders to win a series for the second Park, the Phillies entered Sunday sec- 11 hits in 6 2-3 innings with seven and Minnesota, Hernandez has pitched 34 innings Pittsburgh’s first win in the Bronx since the 1960 time this season. The left-hander ond to last in the NL in home runs with no walks. Kevin Kiermaier hit his first big league and allowed three earned runs with 30 strike- World Series. walked three, all in the first inning. 27. homer for the Rays. outs. Mark Teixeira had a two-run single and Brett Hector Rondon earned his fifth save Michael Saunders tripled, doubled and drove Gardner added an RBI double as New York won in five chances after allowing a leadoff NATIONALS 6, METS 3 TIGERS 6, RED SOX 2 in two runs as Seattle snapped a four-game skid. the opener of the first single-admission twinbill double to Ryan Braun in the ninth for Wilson Ramos drove in four runs and Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer and Torii Ricky Nolasco (2-4) allowed three runs in five at Yankee Stadium since 2004. Milwaukee’s third hit. The Brewers, who Ian Desmond homered to help Jordan Hunter added a solo shot as the Detroit Tigers innings. Starling Marte hit a two-run homer for the began the day with the NL’s best Zimmermann earn his first win in three won their 11th straight road game to complete a Pirates in the second game after striking out four record, have scored 11 runs in five starts for Washington. Desmond’s solo three-game sweep of Boston. RANGERS 6, BLUE JAYS 2 times in the opener. Marte, though, left with left games. shot tied the score in the second It was the sixth consecutive win and 15th in Mitch Moreland hit a tiebreaking homer in hamstring tightness in the seventh. Neil Walker 18 games for the Tigers, who have the majors’ the seventh inning and Alex Rios had a two-run and Tony Sanchez homered for Pittsburgh in the Marco Estrada (3-2) gave up four inning and Ramos’ two-run double in runs and seven hits - five doubles and best record at 27-12. Ian Kinsler got four hits, triple as Texas avoided a three-game sweep with opener. the third put the Nationals ahead for and Miguel Cabrera had three hits and two RBIs a victory against Toronto. Former Yankees catcher Chris Stewart had two homers - in five innings. In nine good. The catcher drove in two more games this season, Estrada has served as Detroit dominated the first matchup between Making his second straight start at first base two RBIs in the second game. Fill-in closer Mark with a bases-loaded single in the fifth the teams since losing last season’s AL champi- with Prince Fielder sidelined by a neck strain, Melancon, who broke into the big leagues with up 12 home runs, second-most in the off starter Zack Wheeler (1-4), staking majors. onship series to the eventual World Series cham- Moreland hit a line drive just over the wall in New York, pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth Washington to a 5-1 lead. pion Red Sox. right field off R.A. Dickey (4-4) to break a 2-all tie. save. The Pirates had lost all eight games at Zimmermann (3-1) allowed three runs ROCKIES 8, PADRES 6 It was the first time the Red Sox were swept The Rangers had gone 23 innings without an Yankee Stadium in interleague play. They last and eight hits in six innings hours after at home by the Tigers since losing four games in extra-base hit when Rios drove one off the right- beat New York on the road in Game 5 of the Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer June 1983. Anibal Sanchez (1-2) came off the dis- center wall in the fourth. 1960 World Series. in the 10th inning as Colorado turned Washington put left-hander Gio Gonzalez on the 15-day disabled list with abled list and went five innings for the win. Jake Juan Francisco and Edwin Encarnacion home- Yangervis Solarte homered and singled for the third triple play in team history in Peavy (1-2) gave up five runs and 11 hits in six red for the Blue Jays, who had won a franchise- the Yankees, who had won four straight. Alfredo its win over San Diego. inflammation in his pitching shoulder. Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard and Rafael innings. record six straight in Texas, including a four- Aceves (0-2) took the loss. Gerrit Cole (4-3), who After Carlos Gonzalez singled earlier game sweep in their only visit last year. turned down the Yankees when they drafted Soriano shut out the Mets over the final in the inning, Morneau lined a 3-2 fast- ROYALS 8, ORIOLES 6 Aaron Poreda (2-0) got the win for the him in 2008 to go to UCLA, struck out eight in six ball from Dale Thayer (2-2) to straight- three innings. Washington’s bullpen Alex Gordon went 4 for 4 with a pair of three- Rangers, who snapped a four-game losing sharp innings to help the Pirates snap a three- away center. He was mobbed at home pitched 13 scoreless innings in the series run homers and a career-high six RBIs as Kansas streak. The Blue Jays made a season-high four game skid. by his teammates. as the Nationals took two of three. City beat Baltimore. Gordon connected off errors. In the opener, New York scored all its runs in It was the second walkoff homer for Soriano worked the ninth for his 10th Ubaldo Jimenez (2-5) with two outs in the fifth the first two innings off Charlie Morton (0-6). Colorado this season. Nick Masset (1-0) save. —AP inning. Gordon, who led the Royals with 20 ASTROS 8, WHITE SOX 2 Hiroki Kuroda (3-3) allowed three runs in six home runs last year, had gone 134 at-bats with- Matt Dominguez homered twice and had innings for his first win since April 12. David out one. four RBIs to lead Houston past Chicago. Robertson got four outs for his eighth save.—AP He homered again in his next at-bat, a three- run shot off left-hander Troy Patton in the sev- enth after Eric Hosmer walked and Billy Butler MLB results/standings doubled for his third hit. Adam Jones hit a three-run homer off Royals Oakland 13, Cleveland 3; NY Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 3; Washington 6, NY Mets 3; Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 3; Kansas City reliever Aaron Crow in the ninth. It was the first 8, Baltimore 6; Seattle 6, Minnesota 2; Houston 8, 2; Atlanta 6, St. Louis 5; Chicago Cubs 4, runs Crow allowed in 20 relief appearances and Milwaukee 2; Texas 6, Toronto 2; LA Angels 6, Tampa Bay 2; San Francisco 4, Miami 1; Colorado 8, San Diego 6 (10 17 innings. Innings); Arizona 5, LA Dodgers 3; Pittsburgh 5, NY Yankees 3; Detroit 6, Boston 2. Greg Holland got two outs for his 12th save. American League National League James Shields (6-3) picked up his fifth win in six Eastern Division Eastern Division starts, holding the Orioles to three runs over sev- W L PCT GB Atlanta 23 19 .548 - NY Yankees 23 20 .535 - en innings. Washington 23 20 .535 0.5 Baltimore 22 20 .524 0.5 Miami 23 22 .511 1.5 Toronto 23 22 .511 1 NY Mets 20 23 .465 3.5 ATHLETICS 13, INDIANS 3 Boston 20 23 .465 3 Philadelphia 19 22 .463 3.5 Yoenis Cespedes drove in a career-high five Tampa Bay 19 26 .422 5 Central Division runs and Brandon Moss had three RBIs as Central Division Milwaukee 27 17 .614 - Oakland completed a three-game sweep with a Detroit 27 12 .692 - St. Louis 23 21 .523 4 Kansas City 22 21 .512 7 Cincinnati 19 23 .452 7 win over slumping Cleveland. Minnesota 21 21 .500 7.5 Pittsburgh 18 25 .419 8.5 The Athletics, who have won nine of 10, Chicago White Sox 21 24 .467 9 Chicago Cubs 15 27 .357 11 outscored the Indians 30-6 in the series. Oakland Cleveland 19 25 .432 10.5 saved its best for the final game, pounding out Western Division Western Division Oakland 28 16 .636 - San Francisco 28 17 .622 - 12 hits and drawing nine walks. Cespedes’ two- Colorado 25 20 .556 3 run double was the key hit in a four-run fifth. He LA Angels 24 19 .558 3.5 ST. LOUIS: Cardinals’ Jaime Garcia tries to advance from second to third as Atlanta Seattle 21 22 .488 6.5 LA Dodgers 23 22 .511 5 also drove in two runs with another double in Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons fields Cardinals’ Kolten Wong’s double play Texas 21 23 .477 7 San Diego 21 24 .467 7 the eighth. ball in the fourth inning action. —AP Houston 16 28 .364 12 Arizona 18 28 .391 10.5 Moss was 3 for 3 with two walks and scored