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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 SPORTS Emotion, tears as Marlins pay tribute to Fernandez MIAMI: players wearing want to honor that, and what we’ve No. 16 jerseys in honor of Jose learned from him and that joy that he Fernandez paid a tearful tribute to their played with.” fallen team-mate on Monday, a day after Marlins president David Samson said the star was killed in a boating Fernandez, a Cuban refugee who accident. A night of wrenching emotion became a US citizen and achieved his saw several of the Cuban-born player’s dream of starring for a team in Miami, team-mates choke back tears as they had been a role model beyond . gathered on the pitcher’s mound at “This was a loss not just in the base- Marlins Park ahead of their game against ball world, but a loss in the community,” the . Samson said. “Jose Fernandez represent- Many players touched a large “16” ed the possibility of freedom and the which had been painted on the mound possibility of what America can mean to in tribute to the 24-year-old pitching the Cuban people.” ace, before hanging their heads in a moment of silence. TOXICOLOGY TESTS Tributes followed throughout the Fans created a makeshift memorial game, eventually won 7-3 by the for the pitcher at the Florida baseball Marlins, with Dee Gordon breaking stadium, leaving flowers and handwrit- down in sobs after hitting his first home ten notes in his honor. of the , before being The tributes come a day after embraced by team-mates. Fernandez’s body was found, along with Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria said earli- two deceased boating companions, in er Monday that the club would perma- an overturned vessel off Miami Beach. nently retire Fernandez’s “16” jersey The Marlins canceled Sunday’s game number. “Nobody’s going to wear it. I against the as his team- can tell you that now, nobody will wear mates absorbed the shock of his loss. that number again,” Loria told the Sun- Authorities said Fernandez and the Sentinel newspaper. other two victims were killed when the MIAMI: Miami Marlins players hats are left on the pitching mound to honor the late Jose Fernandez after the game Marlins said the 32-foot (10-meter) vessel crashed into a against the New York Mets at Marlins Park on Monday in Miami, Florida. —AFP shattered organization were “not trying jetty. The Coast Guard discovered the to do anything other than just get overturned boat around 3:30 am (0730 spokesman Darren Caprara said, adding 16-8 record with a 2.86 earned run aver- leagues and was Rookie through the day.” GMT) on Sunday. that it can “take several days or can take age. The hard-throwing right-hander set of the Year in 2013. Fernandez’s final “We’re just handling it the best we Officials said Fernandez was killed as up to several months,” for the accident a club record with 253 this start last Tuesday was one of the best of can, whatever way that is, for each guy,” a result of the impact. A Coast Guard investigation to be completed. season, and his 12.49 strikeouts per nine the two-time All-Star’s career. said Mattingly shortly before Monday’s spokesman told AFP on Monday the The investigation is being led by the innings led the majors. He came to the He tossed a season-high eight game. “We have a love for Jose, the way other two victims have been identified Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation United States from Cuba at age 15, after innings and struck out 12 in a 1-0 he played, his passion for the game, and as Emilio Macias, 27, and Eduardo Rivero, Commission. Fernandez was enjoying three failed attempts. shutout win over the Washington his energy for it. And I think our guys 25. “We are awaiting toxicology results,” his best major league season, posting a At 20, he broke into the major Nationals. —AFP Gordon hits emotional HR as mourning Marlins beat Mets

MIAMI: Dee Gordon and the Miami Marlins wore their emotions on the sleeves of their No. 16 jer- seys. Jose Fernandez would have loved it. Gordon homered leading off the first inning for the Marlins, who totaled 14 hits and mixed cheers with the tears of the past two days by beating the New York Mets 7-3 on Monday night in their first game since Fernandez died in a boating accident. Adam Conley pitched three scoreless innings subbing for Fernandez, who had been scheduled to make his final start of the year. Justin Bour went 3 for 3 and Gordon had four hits, including one that will go down in Marlins lore. Paying tribute to their charismatic ace, the left-handed-hitting Gordon stepped to the plate as a righty leading off the first. After one pitch, Gordon switched to his customary left side - and pulled a 2-0 delivery into the upper deck for his first homer of the season. New York’s Bartolo Colon (14-8) allowed a season-high sev- en runs in 2 1/3 innings. Mike Dunn (5-1) pitched a perfect fourth for the win. New York still leads the NL wild-card race with five games to go.

INDIANS 7, TIGERS 4 Cleveland clinched the AL Central title, over- BENONI: ’s David Warner hits a four during the (ODI) coming an injury to ace right-hander Corey match between Australia and Ireland Monday, at Willowmoore cricket ground Kluber in a victory over Detroit. Kluber left after in Benoni, South Africa. —AFP four innings with right groin tightness, joining Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar in a group of talented Cleveland dealing with injuries. Khawaja and Smith But even those concerns were secondary when the Indians poured onto the field to celebrate peerless in Ireland rout their first division title since 2007. Buck Farmer (0-1) allowed four runs in five innings for the Tigers, who fell two games behind Baltimore for BENONI: Usman Khawaja and captain “It was difficult to come back from that.” the second AL wild card. Andrew Miller (10-1) Steve Smith shared an unbeaten 126-run Leg-spinner Adam Zampa was Australia’s HOUSTON: Robinson Cano #22 of the hits a in the eleventh inning won in relief, and Cody Allen pitched the ninth partnership as Australia romped to a nine- most successful bowler, taking three for as Jason Castro #15 of the watches it leave the park at Minute Maid for his 30th in 33 chances. wicket win in a one-day international 37. He made good use of his variations, Park on Monday in Houston, Texas. —AFP against Ireland at Willowmoore Park yester- taking two wickets with googlies and one MARINERS 4, ASTROS 3, 11 INNINGS YANKEES 7, BLUE JAYS 5 REDS 15, CARDINALS 2 day. Khawaja made 82 and Smith with a flipper. Robinson Cano his second homer of the hit a tying homer in the and Adam Duvall hit two of an unbeaten 59 as Australia chased down a Zampa apart, a largely inexperienced game with two outs in the 11th inning, lifting ninth inning and Aaron Hicks added a win- Cincinnati’s four homers in a rout of St. Louis. Reds modest target of 199 with 19.5 overs to Australian bowling attack looked in need of Seattle over Houston. Houston scored two runs ning blast as New York avoided a four-game starter Tim Adleman (3-4) retired the first 10 spare. It was a second heavy defeat in a row more work ahead of the series against in the ninth, but then Cano sent a slider from sweep.Leading 3-2 heading to the ninth, Cardinals he faced and went a career-long seven for Ireland, who lost by 206 runs against South Africa. They sent down 13 wides, Luke Gregerson (4-3) into the second deck in Blue Jays John Gibbons called on innings. It was his first win since Aug. 19. Jaime South Africa at the same venue on Sunday, costing a total of 19 runs. right field to win.The victory moves Seattle two Jason Grilli (7 6) to close it out because Garcia (10-13) lasted just one inning in the short- but set the scene for what Smith expects to “It was a pretty good performance in games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild Roberto Osuna was unavailable after pitch- est outing of his career. be a tough five-match one-day series the end,” said Smith. “We need to work on card and drops Houston, which has lost four of ing the previous two days. Teixeira tied it between South Africa and Australia, start- the way we started with the ball but we five, to 3 1/2 games back in the race Drew Storen 3-all with a one-out drive into the second WHITE SOX 7, RAYS 1 ing at Centurion on Friday. came back nicely to bowl them out. We (4-3) pitched a perfect 10th for the win. Nick deck drive in right. Didi Gregorius singled James Shields pitched six effective innings for Ireland let slip a promising start, collaps- gave them too many freebies and we Vincent allowed consecutive singles to Jose and Hicks followed with a two-run homer. his first win in two months, and ing from 121 for two in the 24th over to can’t afford to do that against South Altuve and before retiring the next Tommy Layne wrapped up his first save by Carlos Sanchez each hit a two-run homer and 198 all out. The solid foundation laid by Africa.” David Warner got Australia off to a two batters for his third save. getting Troy Tulowitzki to foul out. Adam Chicago beat Tampa Bay. Shields (6-18) allowed William Porterfield (24), Paul Stirling (30) rapid start, dominating a 73-run first wicket Warren (4-2) got the win behind two per- one run and seven hits, using six strikeouts to help and John Anderson (39) was destroyed stand with fellow left-hander Khawaja. CUBS 12, PIRATES 2 fect innings. wriggle out of several jams and help Chicago win when they lost three wickets for two runs Warner hit 48 off 30 balls, with five fours Javier Baez hit a and drove in a its third straight. Tampa Bay’s Drew Smyly (7-12) in the space of seven balls. and two sixes, before pushing back a slow- career-high six runs while major league ERA BREWERS 8, RANGERS 3 allowed three runs and seven hits over five innings Anderson was leg before wicket to er ball from Tim Murtagh to be and leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six scoreless Jonathan Villar had two home runs and a in losing for the first time since July 18 at Colorado. Scott Boland before new cap Daniel bowled. Murtagh was the only Ireland innings, helping Chicago win its 100th game of career-high five RBIs, and Matt Garza beat his Worrall claimed his first international bowler able to impose a measure of control the season. Baez helped the NL Central-champi- former team. The loss dropped AL West-champi- ANGELS 2, ATHLETICS 1 wicket when he had Gary Wilson caught over the batsmen, taking one for 21 in six on Cubs reach digits in victories for the on Texas a half-game behind Boston in the race Yunel Escobar scored when Ryan Dull (5-5) behind. overs. Khawaja was dropped twice, on first time since 1935. Hendricks (16-8) dropped for the league’s best record. The Cleveland bobbled ’ weak grounder back to the Worrall appealed unsuccessfully for leg eight and 73, both times in the deep by his ERA to 1.99 by scattering seven hits, striking Indians pulled within a half-game of the mound in the eighth inning, and Los Angeles beat before wicket when his next ball struck Peter Chase off Barry McCarthy, but played out five and walking none. He has not allowed Rangers.Garza (6-8) allowed three runs and six Oakland for its fifth victory in six games. Mike Sean Terry on the pad. But a careless Terry a stylish 77-ball innings, hitting eight fours more than three runs in 22 consecutive starts. hits in six innings. Rangers starter Martin Perez Trout hit his 29th homer for the Angels. JC Ramirez did not get back into his crease and the and two sixes. Smith, returning to action The Pirates entered the day 4 1/2 games out of (10-11) was looking to set a career high for wins (2-1) got the win in relief and got ball deflected to Smith, whose throw from after being rested during a recent one-day the second NL wild card with seven games to in a season. his sixth save. — AP slip ran out the new batsman. “We lost our series in Sri Lanka, started slowly but fin- play. Rookie Chad Kuhl (5-4) was rocked for five way there,” said Ireland captain Porterfield. ished with 59 off 73 balls. —AFP runs and eight hits in three innings. MLB results/standings

DIAMONDBACKS 14, NATIONALS 4 Arizona 14, Washington 4; 12, Pittsburgh 2; NY Yankees 7, Toronto 5; Cleveland 7, Detroit 4; Miami 7, De Villiers out of All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos left NY Mets 3; Milwaukee 8, Texas 3; Seattle 4, Houston 3 (11 innings); 7, Tampa Bay 1; Cincinnati 15, Washington’s loss to Arizona with a right knee St. Louis 2; LA Angels 2, Oakland 1. injury that could be a major blow to the NL East National League champions. Ramos landed awkwardly on his Australia series Eastern Division Eastern Division right leg after jumping to catch a relay throw in W L PCT GB Washington 91 65 .583 - the sixth inning. He immediately called for med- Boston 92 64 .590 - NY Mets 83 74 .529 8.5 JOHANNESBURG: South African captain Mohammed Moosajee said: “AB has not ical attention and clutched at the same knee he Toronto 86 70 .551 6 Miami 78 78 .500 13 and star batsman AB de Villiers failed a fit- recovered, which makes surgery the only injured badly during the 2012 season, when he Baltimore 85 71 .545 7 Philadelphia 70 86 .449 21 ness Test yesterday and will undergo elbow long-term solution. We have tried the con- tore his ACL and medial collateral ligament. NY Yankees 80 76 .513 12 Atlanta 63 92 .406 27.5 surgery which will force him to miss home servative management of rest, physio, Nationals manager said Ramos Tampa Bay 65 91 .417 27 Central Division Central Division and away series against Australia. rehab and cortisone infiltration into the would have an MRI on Tuesday to determine the Chicago Cubs 100 56 .641 - Cleveland 91 65 .583 - extent of the damage. Washington was already St. Louis 81 75 .519 19 Cricket South Africa announced on elbow, but that has not yielded the results Detroit 83 73 .532 8 Pittsburgh 77 79 .494 23 Tuesday that a left elbow impingement that we would have liked. He will have sur- without reigning NL MVP due to a Kansas City 79 77 .506 12 injury had failed to respond to rehabilita- gery to the elbow early next week.” thumb injury, slugging second baseman Daniel Chicago White Sox 75 81 .481 16 Milwaukee 71 86 .452 29.5 tion and treatment, ruling De Villiers out of De Villiers, 32, has already missed a Test Murphy (strained glute) and 15-game winner Minnesota 56 100 .359 35 Cincinnati 66 90 .423 34 a five-match one-day series against series against New Zealand last month and Stephen Strasburg (elbow). This loss left the Western Division Western Division Australia, starting in Centurion on Friday, as last Sunday’s one-day international against Nationals one game ahead of the Dodgers for Texas 92 65 .586 - LA Dodgers 90 66 .577 - well as a three-match Test tour of Australia Ireland. Faf du Plessis will captain the side home-field advantage in the series. Tanner Roark Seattle 83 73 .532 8.5 San Francisco 82 74 .526 8 in November. It is hoped he will be fit for a in the one-day series against Australia and (15-10) allowed five runs in four innings. Zack Houston 82 75 .522 10 Colorado 73 83 .468 17 home series against Sri Lanka, starting on will almost certainly lead the side in the Godley (5-4) got the win behind three scoreless LA Angels 70 87 .446 22 San Diego 66 90 .423 24 Oakland 67 89 .429 24.5 Arizona 65 91 .417 25 December 26. Proteas team manager, Dr Test matches in Australia.—AFP innings in relief.