THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015 SPORTS

Montero out of World Cup Police to block Winger blow for Brumbies : wing Manuel Montero will miss the World Cup cycling race SYDNEY: ACT Brumbies winger Henry Speight has been banned for five weeks for after suffering a second knee ligament and cartilage injury in two years during dangerous play and will miss this weekend’s semi-final against the a Pumas practice session. Montero was training with Argentina in Rosario for AMSTERDAM: Dutch police will temporarily block the route Wellington Hurricanes, governing body SANZAR said yesterday. the second of two warm-up matches against the French Barbarians when he of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5 to draw attention Speight was shown a red card for slamming Juan de Jongh head-first into the sustained the injury on Tuesday. “Again, ruptured anterior cruciate (ligament) to their pay dispute with the Dutch government, unions rep- ground at a ruck in the 74th minute of the Canberra-based outfit’s stunning victory and outer meniscus. Very sad, especially because of this year,” Montero wrote resenting them said yesterday. The Tour de France, the over South Africa’s Stormers last weekend. The Wallabies winger had already been on his Twitter account (@manumontero91). Montero had previously damaged world’s most prestigious road cycling race, is starting in the found guilty of the offence by a judicial hearing but the Brumbies were given a a knee ligament in 2013 but recovered in time to score tries for the Pumas Dutch university town of Utrecht on Saturday, July 4, and will glimmer of hope that he might escape a ban when officials requested more infor- against Australia and South Africa in last year’s Rugby Championship. “There conclude as always in Paris after 21 days and 3,360 kilome- mation before handing down the punishment. aren’t words to describe my anger. But they say there’s a reason for everything. tres (2088 miles). “After taking all relevant facts into consideration, I found that the referee’s deci- Thinking of my comeback,” added the 23-year-old wing, nicknamed Panther. The ACP union said police will block the convoy of road sion to issue a red card was correct,” the judicial officer said in his decision. Montero is one of a growing squad of home-based players vehicles that runs ahead of the main body of racers on the sec- “The tackle caused De Jongh’s feet to lift and his head to make con- drafted as professionals by the Argentine (UAR) ond day of the race as it crosses the 800 metre-long Erasmus tact with the ground first. “It was not a legitimate clean out at a ruck to play in the franchise the country is introducing to Super Bridge across the Maas River in Rotterdam. They will maintain and the player was fortunate not to have been injured. Rugby next year. The Pumas, not yet at full strength, lost 28- the blockade until cyclists can be seen at a standstill because “An aggravating factor is the ongoing need for a deterrent 22 to the Barbarians last weekend. After this Saturday’s of the protest. Frontline patrol officers in the Netherlands have for dangerous play such as this which carries with it the real match, a 36-man squad including European-based Pumas been targeting high-profile sporting events in their dispute risk of serious injury.” Speight’s ban means he will also miss will travel to Australia to prepare for . with the country’s justice ministry. Last month, a first division Australia’s opening match of the Rugby Championship against The Pumas meet New Zealand in Christchurch on July 17, the soccer match was cancelled after police said they could not South Africa in Brisbane on July 18. Brumbies prop Scott Wallabies at home in Mendoza eight days later and South guarantee its security. The Tour de France will be the first inter- Sio said the team would undoubtedly miss the hulking Africa in Durban on Aug. 9. —Reuters national event they are targeting.—Reuters Fiji-born winger.—Reuters Cardinals edge Marlins, Padres roll

MIAMI: Right-handed pitcher Carlos Martinez majors, has totaled 31 runs while winning shook off a slow start and a fastball that hit three in a row for the first time since a six- him in the right shoulder to pitch seven game streak May 13-18. innings, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat Garrett Jones, Brett Gardner, Chase Headley the Miami Marlins 4-3 Tuesday. Martinez (8-3) and Alex Rodriguez homered for New York, trailed 3-0 after 1 1-3 innings before settling which had won 11 of 12 at home before giving down. He retired the final seven batters he up 34 runs while losing its last three. faced, including three after taking a 94-mph fastball in the shoulder while trying to bunt in MARINERS 7, ROYALS 0 the seventh. Rookie Mike Montgomery tossed a four-hit- Martinez struck out nine and allowed eight ter against the team that drafted him, and hits. He gave up a two-run homer in the first Dustin Ackley singled, doubled and homered inning to major league and RBI for his first three-hit game of the season as leader Giancarlo Stanton, a shot estimated at Seattle beat Kansas City. 484 feet. Montgomery (2-2) became the second That matched Stanton’s previous longest Mariners pitcher this season to toss a com- this year, and he now has 26 homers, including plete game, joining Felix Hernandez, and he the longest two in the majors in 2015. Justin became the 10th rookie in Seattle history to Heyward hit his eighth homer for the toss a complete game. Montgomery retired 17 Cardinals. straight batters at one point, striking out a career-high 10 and allowing only two base PADRES 3, GIANTS 2 runners after the second inning. Alexi Amarista singled in the go-ahead run Montgomery was originally drafted by the as the beat San Francisco in Royals, but was eventually traded to Tampa 11 innings. Brandon Maurer (5-0) pitched two Bay before landing in Seattle via trade before scoreless innings to earn the victory while the start of this season. He walked none and earned his 18th save. Derek escaped a bases loaded jam in the first inning Norris doubled against Hunter Strickland (0-1) before overpowering Kansas City the rest of with one out in the 11th and went to third on the way. Justin Upton’s single. Amarista’s grounder tipped off Strickland’s glove and out of the NATIONALS 3, BRAVES 1 reach of second baseman Joe Panik, allowing Stephen Strasburg pitched five shutout Norris to cross the plate. innings in his return from the disabled list and Madison Bumgarner retired the first 14 hit- Anthony Rendon equaled his career-high with ters he faced, 10 by strikeout. Brandon four hits as Washington defeated Atlanta. Crawford dove to catch Yangervis Solarte’s lin- Wilson Ramos added three hits for the er just before Yonder Alonso blooped a single Nationals, who have won four straight while into right to break up Bumgarner’s bid for a allowing a total of four runs. Strasburg (4-5), perfect game. Bumgarner allowed two runs on who missed 21 games with neck tightness, five hits over 7 1/3 innings. He walked one and was resilient in his return. He allowed baserun- MIAMI: St. Louis Cardinals right fielder (22) catches a ball hit by Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton as center fielder Jon Jay struck out a career-high 14. ners in four of five innings, but only one got as looks on during the eighth inning. —AP far as second base. CUBS 1, DODGERS 0 It was Strasburg’s first scoreless start this shot off C.J. Wilson, powering Houston Astros ing streak since May 14-16. Elvis Andrus drove gle runs in the third, fourth and fifth off Chris Denorfia hit a game-ending sacrifice season. The right-hander allowed four hits and to a rout of Los Angeles. in two runs and scored early on a passed ball Ubaldo Jimenez (6-3). fly in the 10th inning as Chicago beat Los a walk while striking out six. He was lifted after The AL West-leading Astros have homered against Phegley. Angeles for its fourth consecutive victory. throwing 94 pitches in a game that was in 10 straight games, their longest streak since Athletics starter Jesse Chavez (4-6) allowed TIGERS 7, INDIANS 3 The Cubs loaded the bases with no outs in delayed 2 hours and 12 minutes at the start by a 12-game stretch in 2007. They lead the five runs and eight hits over five innings. The David Price allowed one run in 6 2/3 the 10th on two singles and a walk. Dodgers rain. majors with 107 home runs and 31 multi- right-hander struck out three and walked two. innings as Detroit scored six times in the fifth manager Don Mattingly then replaced Joel homer games, improving their record to 29-2 to continue its dominance over Cleveland. Peralta (1-1) with Kenley Jansen and brought RAYS 4, BLUE JAYS 3 when they’ve hit more than one. ROCKIES 10, DIAMONBACKS 5 The Tigers are 9-2 against the Indians and the infield in. ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) - Tampa Bay’s Collin McHugh (8-3) pitched a season-high Nolan Arenado hit two home runs, includ- have won all five games at Progressive Field Los Angeles got one out when Addison Chris Archer won his sixth straight decision, eight innings, allowing two runs on nine hits ing a go-ahead three-run shot in Colorado’s this season. Detroit is 20-5 in Cleveland over Russell bounced into a fielder’s choice, with allowing three hits over eight innings in a vic- and striking out six. The right-hander escaped six-run fifth inning, as the Rockies rallied to the past three seasons. first baseman Adrian Gonzalez juggling the tory over Toronto. a bases-loaded jam in the first after a two-out beat Arizona. Price (7-2) scattered nine hits and struck ball before making a strong throw to the plate. Brandon Guyer and Joey Butler had RBI sin- intentional walk to AL home run leader Albert Wilin Rosario, D.J. LeMahieu and Brandon out seven. The left-hander is 9-1 in his last 11 But Denorfia followed with a line drive to gles for the Rays, with a wild pitch and passed Pujols. Barnes also homered to help Kyle Kendrick (3- starts against Cleveland, including a shutout center that brought in on the ball setting up both runs off knuckleballer R.A. Wilson (5-6) was charged with a season- 9) win at Coors Field for the first time in seven at Comerica Park on June 12. run, giving him no chance of making a play. Dickey (3-7). The Rays scored a third run off worst seven earned runs and eight hits over 3 home starts since signing with Colorado in the Miguel Cabrera was 2 for 5 and is hitting Jason Motte (5-1) pitched a scoreless inning the Toronto starter with help from centerfield- 1-3 innings in his shortest outing of 2015. offseason as a free agent. The game included a .619 (26 for 42) with five homers and 16 RBIs in for the win, finishing a three-hitter for Jason er Kevin Pillar ‘s throwing error and Asdrubal 38-minute weather delay because of lightning the season series. He’s 15 for 22 in five games Hammel and three relievers. Cabrera hit a solo homer off Steve Delabar for BREWERS 3, METS 2 and a brief downpour. in Cleveland. Ironically, Cabrera’s weak tapper a 4-2 lead in the eighth. Carlos Gomez scored the tiebreaking run in Kendrick withstood back to back home with the bases loaded in the fifth helped turn PHILLIES 11, YANKEES 6 Edwin Encarnacion’s solo homer off Brad the seventh inning when Michael runs in the second inning by Welington the game in Detroit’s favor. Danny Salazar (6-3) Rookie slugger Maikel Franco homered Boxberger, who earned his 19th save, trimmed Cuddyer misplayed a double off the wall, help- Castillo and Nick Ahmed and a solo shot by committed an error on the apparent inning- again and had five RBIs for the second straight Toronto’s deficit to one run in the ninth. ing Milwaukee beat injury-riddled New York. A.J. Pollock in the fifth to improve to 1-4 this ending double play grounder that broke a 1- night at Yankee Stadium, breaking a ninth- Archer (9-4) improved to 3-0 against Gomez had yet to reach third on Adam season at Coors Field. He allowed four runs on all tie. inning deadlock with a two-run double that Toronto this season, allowing two runs and Lind’s double down the left-field line off Sean eight hits in six innings. Chase Anderson (3-2) sent Philadelphia to a victory over New York. seven hits while striking out 25 over 22 Gilmartin when the ball took a high hop off gave up a season-high eight runs on eight hits WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 2 Franco lofted a three-run shot to the short innings in those games. He is 6-1 in 12 career the side wall on Cuddyer. The ball bounced in 4 2-3 innings, his shortest outing of the year. Jeff Samardzija struck out seven batters in porch in right field and Cameron Rupp hit his starts against the Blue Jays and held them hit- just over Cuddyer’s glove and trickled through seven innings for just his second win in nine first major league homer for the Phillies, who less Tuesday until Dioner Navarro homered his legs, allowing Gomez to score. ORIOLES 6, RED SOX 4 starts on the road this season, and the White handed lights-out reliever Dellin Betances his with one out in the fifth. New York lost its sixth straight, falling to David Lough hit a three-run homer in Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 Tuesday to first major league loss in 110 career appear- .500 (36-36) for the first time since it was 3-3 Baltimore’s four run second inning as the snap a seven-game losing streak away from ances. ASTROS 13, ANGELS 3 on April 12. Will Smith (3-0) pitched 1 1-3 Orioles beat Boston for their 12th win in 15 Chicago. Philadelphia, which began the night with Luis Valbuena homered twice and touted innings of scoreless relief before Francisco games. The Red Sox had a chance to tie it in Geovany Soto had two RBI singles and the worst record and fewest runs in the rookie Carlos Correa hit a mammoth three-run Rodriguez tossed a perfect ninth for his 14th the ninth after Dustin Pedroia’s two-out, run- Melky Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run on a save in 14 chances. The Mets placed starting scoring double. But David Ortiz lined out to two-out single seventh to give Samardzija (5- catcher Travis d’Arnaud on the disabled list third as Zach Britton earned his 20th save. 4) the victory, sending Twins starter Mike before the game with a left elbow injury. Lough, starting for the sixth time in seven Pelfrey (5-4) to his first loss in seven starts at games in place of injured center fielder Adam home this year. PIRATES 7, REDS 6 Jones, connected off Joe Kelly (2-5) after a sac- Jose Abreu had a career-high four hits for Andrew McCutchen and rifice fly by Ryan Flaherty. Baltimore made it 5- the White Sox, who stopped another dubious homered during a fourth-inning outburst as 1 in the fourth on an RBI single by Jimmy slide by topping three runs for the first time in Pittsburgh ended a three-game losing streak Paredes and 6-3 in the sixth on a run-scoring 10 games. That was their longest such run with a win over Cincinnati. double by Manny Machado. Boston scored sin- since 1976. —AP Cervelli hit a three-run homer off Cincinnati rookie starter Josh Smith and McCutchen fol- lowed with a two-run shot off reliever Pedro Villarreal (0-2). McCutchen and Josh Harrison MLB results/standings had two hits each for Pittsburgh. Rob Scahill (2-3) earned the win in relief of ineffective Philadelphia 11, NY Yankees 6; Washington 3, Atlanta 1; Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 6; Baltimore 6, Boston 4; Tampa starter Jeff Locke. Mark Melancon worked a Bay 4, Toronto 3; Detroit 7, Cleveland 3; St. Louis 4, Miami 3; Oakland 8, Texas 6; 1, LA Dodgers 0 perfect ninth to pick up his major league-lead- (10 innings); Milwaukee 3, NY Mets 2; Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 2; Colorado 10, Arizona 5; Houston 13, LA Angels 3; Seattle 7, Kansas City 0; San Diego 3, San Francisco 2 (11 innings). ing 24th save. Jay Bruce homered and drove in three runs American League National League for the Reds. Cincinnati left 12 men on base Eastern Division Eastern Division and went just 4 for 17 with runners in scoring W L PCT GB Washington 38 33 .535 - position. Smith struggled with his command Tampa Bay 41 32 .562 - NY Mets 36 36 .500 2.5 in his debut and Pittsburgh eventually took NY Yankees 38 33 .535 2 Atlanta 35 36 .493 3 Baltimore 37 33 .529 2.5 advantage. Miami 30 42 .417 8.5 Toronto 38 35 .521 3 Philadelphia 26 47 .356 13 Boston 31 41 .431 9.5 Central Division ATHLETICS 8, RANGERS 6 Central Division St. Louis 46 24 .657 - Josh Phegley homered and had a two-run Kansas City 40 28 .588 - double, and Ben Zobrist also went deep as Minnesota 38 33 .535 3.5 Pittsburgh 40 30 .571 6 Oakland beat Texas in a series opener. Detroit 37 34 .521 4.5 Chicago Cubs 39 30 .565 6.5 Phegley’s double chased rookie Chi Chi Cleveland 32 38 .457 9 Cincinnati 32 37 .464 13.5 Milwaukee 26 46 .361 21 Gonzalez (2-2) and tied the game at 5 in the Chicago White Sox 31 39 .443 10 Western Division sixth. Phegley scored on Marcus Semien’s RBI Western Division Houston 42 31 .575 - LA Dodgers 39 33 .542 - single to put the A’s ahead to stay. Texas 37 34 .521 4 San Francisco 38 34 .528 1 SAN FRANCISCO: Giants’ Angel Pagan (right) slides into second base before being tagged Oakland is 18-11 since being 16 games LA Angels 36 36 .500 5.5 Arizona 34 36 .486 4 out by San Diego Padres shortstop Clint Barmes (left) in the first inning of their baseball under .500 on May 22. Rougned Odor had a Seattle 33 39 .458 8.5 San Diego 35 38 .479 4.5 game. —AP two-run homer among his three hits for the Oakland 32 41 .438 10 Colorado 31 39 .443 7 Rangers, who have their first three-game los-