SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 SPORTS

Croatia’s Modric to Red flags disrupt Federer beaten by miss Spain match Le Mans warm-up teenager Zverev LYON: Key midfielder Luka Modric is highly likely to miss Croatia’s final Euro LE MANS: Andre Lotterer fired a warning to his Le Mans 24 BONN: Roger Federer’s bid to win a ninth Halle Open title was ended in the 2016 group D match against holders Spain in Bordeaux on Tuesday with a groin Hour rivals with the German easily clocking the fastest time in semi-final yesterday by teenage German Alexander Zverev, who defeated the injury, team doctor Boris Nemec said. Modric limped off in the second half of a warm-up yesterday curtailed by more spills and thrills. The 17-time Grand Slam champion 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3. Reigning champion Federer, on Croatia’s volatile 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic in a match race, which will be flagged off by Hollywood superstar Brad the comeback trail after back problems, was looking to reach the final of his marred by crowd trouble as Croatian flans threw flares on to the Pitt later yesterday, will start with Switzerland’s Neel Jani, traditional pre-Wimbledon tune-up in Germany for an unprecedented 11th pitch and clashed with each other in St Etienne on Friday. behind the wheel of a Porsche 919 Hybrid, on pole position time, but found the big-serving 19-year-old home favourite too formidable. “Modric’s groin is strained and swollen,” Nemec told Croatian alongside Timo Bernhard, also in a Porsche. Also in Bernhard’s The Swiss world number three had not lost to a teenager for media yesterday. “He will train at less than full intensity in team is former Formula One driver Mark Webber, second last nearly 10 years since the young Andy Murray beat him in the next few days and is very unlikely to be available for year, and Brendon Hartley. The Audi R18 driver Lotterer, who Cincinnati in 2006, which gives an indication of Zverev’s the Spain match,” he said. Defender Vedran Corluka, who starts the marathon race on the third row, was quickest ahead considerable potential. World number 38 Zverev, who needed stitches after a clash of heads during Croatia’s of Kamui Kobayashi of Japan (Toyota) and another German, had lost to Federer in their only previous meeting in opening 1-0 win over Turkey, is also doubtful after the Marc Lieb (Porsche). The session, just hours before the 84th May, dropped just four points on serve in the 39- injury recurred against the Czechs and forced him to edition of the day-night extravaganza begins, was first minute opening set, blasting 14 winners as he took the wear a water polo cap in the second half. Several stopped when Paul-Loup Chatin put his Ligier-Nissan into the tiebreak 7-4. Federer earned a break of serve at 5-5 with a other players, including striker Mario Mandzukic gravel. And the 45-minute warm-up was ended seven min- beautiful dropshot in the second set to restore parity but and winger Ivan Perisic, who scored Croatia’s first utes from time when David Cheng (Alpine) span and slammed Zverev, the son of a former Russian player with the same name, responded strongly to dethrone the reigning Halle cham- against the Czechs, are expected to shake off minor at high speed into the safety barriers. Cheng-supported this pion. Zverev will meet the winner of the other semi between knocks in time for the match with Spain. — Reuters week by actor Jackie Chan-was unhurt. —AFP Austrian Dominic Thiem and German Florian Mayer. — Reuters

MLB results/standings

Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 0; Arizona 10, Philadelphia 2; Toronto 13, Baltimore 3; Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2; Miami 5, Colorado 1; San Francisco 5, Tampa Bay 1; Seattle 8, Boston 4.

American League Eastern Division W L PCT GB Baltimore 38 28 .576 - Boston 37 29 .561 1 Toronto 39 31 .557 1 NY Yankees 33 34 .493 5.5 Tampa Bay 31 34 .477 6.5 Central Division Cleveland 36 30 .545 - Kansas City 36 31 .537 0.5 Detroit 34 33 .507 2.5 Chicago White Sox 33 34 .493 3.5 Minnesota 20 47 .299 16.5 Western Division Texas 43 25 .632 - Seattle 36 31 .537 6.5 Houston 32 36 .471 11 LA Angels 29 38 .433 13.5 Oakland 28 39 .418 14.5 National League Eastern Division Washington 43 25 .632 - NY Mets 36 30 .545 6 Miami 35 32 .522 7.5 Philadelphia 30 38 .441 13 Atlanta 21 46 .313 21.5 Central Division Chicago Cubs 45 20 .692 - St. Louis 35 31 .530 10.5 Pittsburgh 33 34 .493 13 Milwaukee 31 37 .456 15.5 Cincinnati 27 41 .397 19.5 Western Division San Francisco 42 26 .618 - LA Dodgers 36 33 .522 6.5 Colorado 32 34 .485 9 Arizona 30 39 .435 12.5 San Diego 27 42 .391 15.5 MINNEAPOLIS: New York Yankees’ Didi Gregorius grounds into an RBI fielder’s choice off pitcher Pat Dean, scoringAlex Rodriguez, in the third inning of a game Friday, in Minneapolis. — AP Tanaka pitches 8 innings as Yankees beat Twins

MINNEAPOLIS: Masahiro Tanaka pitched eight GIANTS 5, RAYS 1 seven innings, allowing four runs on nine hits. save. Michael Wacha (2-7) lost a career-high sev- Houston’s Carlos Correa homered to tie it at 2 in strong innings and Carlos Beltran hit a two-run Jeff Samardzija threw a four-hitter and San Steve Cishek came in to end a threat in the ninth enth straight decision. the eighth. J.J. Hoover (1-1) allowed one hit in homer to help New York beat Minnesota 8-2 in Francisco won its sixth consecutive game by and picked up his 16th save. The Mariners two scoreless innings for the win, and Tony on Friday night. Tanaka beating Tampa Bay Pride Night before the roughed up former teammate Roenis Elias (0-1) DIAMONDBACKS 10, PHILLIES 2 Cingrani finished for his eighth save. allowed one run and seven hits, recovering nice- biggest regular-season crowd at Tropicana Field early in his first start for Boston. Peter O’Brien and Yasmany Tomas each hit ly from his rough outing last Saturday when he in a decade. The announced attendance of two of Arizona’s team-record six home runs to ATHLETICS 3, ANGELS 2 gave up five runs at home against Detroit. He is 40,135 was the first regular-season turnout over CUBS 6, PIRATES 0 lead the Diamondbacks past Philadelphia. Paul Billy Burns singled with two outs in the bot- 3-1 with a 1.32 ERA in seven road starts - the sec- 40,000 at the Rays’ ballpark since opening day in Jake Arrieta pitched two-hit ball over six Goldschmidt and Wellington Castillo also went tom of the ninth to lift Oakland past Los Angeles. ond-lowest road ERA in the AL and third-lowest 2006 against Baltimore (40,199). Tampa Bay innings, Matt Szczur homered and Albert deep for Arizona in the first game of a 10 game The Angels successfully challenged what would in the majors. Tanaka (4-2) has gone at least six entered averaging 16,037 in home attendance Almora Jr. had three hits as Chicago beat trip. Goldschmidt also singled and doubled have been a game-ending double play in the top innings with one earned run or less in five this season, second-lowest in the majors. The Pittsburgh. Arrieta (11-1) struck out 11 and while extending his hitting streak to 11 games. of the ninth. A ball hit to right fielder Jake straight road starts since May 5. He had all the Rays dedicated this year’s event to the victims of walked three to help the Cubs start the weekend O’Brien, who drove in four runs, has homered Smolinski was ruled a catch and with pinch-run- run support he needed by the time he tossed his Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando. Samardzija series on a strong note after dropping two of for all three of his hits this season. He was ner Todd Cunningham standing on second, it first pitch. Beltran connected against Pat Dean (8-4), who was 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA in his previous three at Washington. Arrieta won his second called up from Triple-A Reno on June 10 and is looked like an easy double play. Replays clearly (1-3) in the first, and Rob Refsnyder and Didi three starts, retired 22 of 23 before Brad Miller straight start since his streak of 20 regular-sea- 3 for 20. Every starter had a hit for the showed the ball bouncing into Smolinski’s glove Gregorius each drove in a run in the inning to homered with two outs in the ninth. Brandon son winning decisions ended. The only hits he Diamondbacks, who finished with 16. Robbie and the play was reversed. Johnny Giavotella fol- give Tanaka an early 4-0 cushion. Crawford and Gregor Blanco had two RBIs apiece allowed were back-to-back singles by Jordy Ray (4-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in six lowed with a sacrifice fly that tied it at 2. Marcus and Brandon Belt homered for the NL West-lead- Mercer and Chris Stewart in the third. Szczur hit innings with seven and one walk. Semien drew a two-out walk from Fernando BLUE JAYS 13, ORIOLES 3 ing Giants, a season-high 16 games over .500. a two-run homer in the first inning on Francisco Adam Morgan (1-6) was the loser. Salas (3-3) and Smolinski singled him to third to Canadian Michael Saunders set career highs Chris Archer (4-9) took the loss. Liriano’s second pitch of the game. Almora had set up Burns’ first career walk-off RBI. Ryan with three homers and eight RBIs to lift Toronto an RBI double during a three-run sixth that BRAVES 5, METS 1 Madson (3-2) gave up the lead in the ninth and past Baltimore for their fourth straight victory. MARLINS 5, ROCKIES 1 broke it open and drove in another with a single John Gant, the rookie righty with the weird got the victory. Saunders connected with two on against Mike Adam Conley and four relievers combined on in the seventh. He raised his average to .429 in windup, earned his first big league win by beat- Wright (3-4) in the first inning, added another a one-hitter as Miami snapped Colorado’s four- nine games since he was called up from the ing the team that traded him away last summer, INDIANS 3, WHITE SOX 2 three-run drive off Wright in the fourth and went game winning streak. Struggling Marlins slugger minors. The Pirates fell below .500 at 33-34 with pitching Atlanta past New York. Gant (1-1) threw Carlos Santana hit a leadoff homer in the deep against Ubaldo Jimenez with a man on in Giancarlo Stanton had a two-out, two-run single their eighth loss in nine games. They were shut two-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings, helping the Braves ninth inning to lift Cleveland past Chicago. the sixth. Batting in the eighth against T.J. in the seventh for his first multiple-RBI game out for the first time in a regular-season game post their first three-game winning streak since Santana drove an 0-2 pitch from Nate Jones (2-2) McFarland and with the chance to tie the major since May 6. He also had a single and a walk in since they lost to St. Louis on September 28. mid-April. They started the day tied with over the wall in center for his 14th homer, stop- league record of four homers in a game, four plate appearances, raising his average to Liriano is 4-7. Minnesota for the worst record in baseball. Gant ping Cleveland’s three-game losing streak. Jason Saunders bounced into a bases-loaded double .200. Christian Yelich put Miami ahead to stay gave up one run, struck out five and walked two Kipnis’ RBI double in the eighth inning put the AL play. That did little to ruin Saunders’ finest game with a two-run homer. Japan’s Ichiro Suzuki had RANGERS 1, CARDINALS 0 in his second start in the majors. The Mets might Central-leading Indians in front, but Avisail Garcia in the big leagues. He raised his home run total a pinch-hit single for his 2,980th career hit. Nick Rougned Odor homered and Cole Hamels have been thrown off by his mechanics - he lifts tied it for the White Sox with a one-out double in for the season to 15, second-most in his career Wittgren (2-1) was the winner, and Jon Gray (4-3) pitched 7 2/3 innings in Texas’ victory over St. his left leg as if he’s going to begin his motion, the ninth against closer Cody Allen (2-3). behind the 19 he hit for Seattle in 2012. In eight took the loss. Louis. Hamels (7-1) allowed three hits while but puts it down, comes to a full stop and then games against Baltimore this season, Saunders is striking out six and walking three. He lowered goes into a normal delivery. Atlanta’s Freddie DODGERS 3, BREWERS 2, 10 INNINGS 18 for 33 with five home runs and 12 RBIs. Josh MARINERS 8, RED SOX 4 his road ERA to 1.64 this season and turned in Freeman kept up his extra-base hit spree with an Justin Turner homered twice and delivered Donaldson and Justin Smoak also homered for Franklin Gutierrez homered in his first two at- his fourth consecutive quality start. Hamels scat- RBI double and also singled twice. Hunter the game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, the surging Blue Jays. They have won seven of bats and drove in a career-high six runs in tered five baserunners and allowed only one to Cervenka protected a 4-1 lead in the seventh, lifting Los Angeles over Milwaukee. Turner hit a eight to move within a game of first-place Seattle’s victory over Boston. Robinson Cano reach second. Odor homered on the first pitch relieving with the bases loaded and two outs solo homer in the first and another in the eighth Baltimore in the AL East. Aaron Sanchez (7-1) added a pair of RBIs, including his 19th homer he saw in the fifth, hitting it 433 feet to straight- and fanning pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores. Matt that tied it at 2. He won it with a bases-loaded pitched six innings for his second win over the with a leadoff shot in the seventh, to help away center. It was Odor’s third homer in three Harvey (4-9) was the loser. single off Jeremy Jeffress (1-2) with one out in Orioles in a week. Seattle win its second straight following a four- games and the 19th for the Rangers in their last the 10th to score Will Venable from third. With game losing streak. Hisashi Iwakuma (6-5) went eight games. Sam Dyson picked up his 12th ROYALS 10, TIGERS 3 Venable on third, the Brewers intentionally Salvador Perez homered to end Michael walked Chase Utley and Corey Seager to get to Fulmer’s long scoreless innings streak and Turner, who fouled back three consecutive 96 Yordano Ventura kept Detroit’s big bats off bal- mph fastballs before lining a single over leaping Brazil joins Monza on the F1 endangered list ance as Kansas City routed the Tigers. Ventura (6- third baseman Aaron Hill and into left field. 4) scattered six hits while striking out five with- Pedro Baez (1-2) pitched a scoreless top of the BAKU: The Brazilian Grand Prix at Sao Paulo’s shackle pit and paddock facilities but some new deal and the current contract expiring out a walk, ultimately outlasting Fulmer (7-2) in 10th for the win. Interlagos circuit could be axed after this sea- of the changes sought by Ecclestone have after this September’s race. what began as an entertaining pitching duel son due to the country’s economic crisis, not happened due to financial reasons. Ecclestone said he hoped Italy stayed on between two bright young starters. Fulmer NATIONALS 7, PADRES 5 Formula One’s commercial supremo Bernie Brazil, whose race is Formula One’s only the calendar, possibly with a race at Imola- pushed his streak to a Detroit rookie-record 33 Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer and Ecclestone said yesterday. South American round, is going through its the circuit where Senna died in 1994. “We’ve 1/3 innings before Perez went deep in the sixth. Daniel Murphy homered and drove in three runs “I think the chances are that it won’t hap- worst recession since the 1930s and a politi- spoken to them, obviously,” he said of that He left after walking the next two batters, allow- to help Washington beat San Diego. Joe Ross (6- pen next year,” the 85-year-old Briton, whose cal crisis that last month led to the suspen- circuit near Bologna. ing five hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings. Perez 4) pitched at Petco Park for the first time and was wife is Brazilian, told reporters in oil-rich sion of President Dilma Rousseff. “We need to rely a little bit on the national drove in two more in the seventh, Kendrys starting for the second time against the Padres, Azerbaijan where the sport is making its Ecclestone said talks continued with sporting authority in the country to support Morales hit a three-run shot in the eighth, and who selected him 25th overall in the June 2011 debut this weekend. neighbouring Argentina, a Buenos Aires race it. If it doesn’t happen in Monza and they Eric Hosmer added three RBIs. draft. The Padres shipped Ross and shortstop Brazil, home of champions Emerson that was dropped in 1998 due to the coun- want to support Imola, we’d be happy to be Trea Turner to the Nationals in an 11-player, Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and the late Ayrton try’s financial difficulties. in Imola.” Ecclestone could not say what the REDS 4, ASTROS 2, 11 INNINGS three-team trade in December 2014 that netted Senna, has had an unbroken run on the cal- “We are talking to them all the time. We chances were of that happening, but said Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking RBI double them Wil Myers from Tampa Bay. Ross allowed endar since 1973 with the race held in Rio de can have a race there but where they are sug- Imola was doing a lot of work to upgrade the in the 11th inning as Cincinnati held on to beat three runs and six hits in six innings, struck out Janeiro in 1978 and from 1981 to 1989. gesting is not where we want to be. We want facilities there and would be good enough if Houston. Adam Duvall started the 11th with a six and walked two. His older brother, Tyson, was Rio’s Jacarapagua circuit has been demol- to be in the main part (of Buenos Aires),” he given the go-ahead. single off Pat Neshek (2-1). He scored when the San Diego’s opening day starter but hasn’t ished with the area redeveloped for this said. The future of Italy, home to the sport’s Asked whether Monza had a deadline, he double by Suarez landed in the corner of left pitched since due to right shoulder inflamma- year’s Olympic Games. Interlagos organisers oldest and most successful team Ferrari, replied: “They know when it is. We have to field, and the throw home rolled out of reach of tion. Zimmerman’s homer to left capped a four- have carried out improvements to the ram- remained uncertain with Monza yet to sign a put them on the calendar or not.” — Reuters catcher Jason Castro. The Reds added a run on run third and gave the Nationals a 5-1 lead Ramon Cabrera’s sacrifice bunt with one out. against Christian Friedrich (3-2). —AP