TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 , 2013 SPORTS Red Sox tame Tigers BOSTON: With one swing, David Ortiz tied the given moment, a swing of the bat he can game and helped the Boston Red Sox send the always take you deep.” AL championship series to Detroit tied one Koji Uehara retired the Tigers in order in the game apiece. top of ninth, then Rick Porcello came on for the Ortiz’s grand slam erased an eighth-inning bottom half. He gave up a leadoff infield single deficit and ended Detroit’s unprecedented run that left Gomes at second when shortstop Jose of pitching dominance, then Jonny Gomes Iglesias threw the ball into the Boston dugout. scampered around the bases with the game- Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a foul popup but winning run in the ninth to give Boston a 6-5 stayed at-bat when it glanced off first baseman victory over the Tigers on Sunday night. Prince Fielder’s glove when he got tangled up “We need it, man. We need start some with a fan. Gomes moved to third on a wild momentum going on,” Ortiz said. “The whole pitch, and then Saltalamacchia hit one regular season, you haven’t seen a team shut- through the drawn-in infield to drive in the ting us down for 14, 15 straight innings like game-winner. they have the past couple of days. If you look “It’s playoff baseball,” Tigers manager Jim at the way they’ve been pitching, (it’s) unbe- Leyland said. “Looked like we had one in hand lievable. It’s up to us make an adjustment.” One and we let one get away, there’s no question night after Anibal Sanchez and four relievers about that. But there have been two great came within two outs of the first combined games.” postseason no-hitter in baseball history, Max Boston’s comeback came a few hours after Scherzer struck out 13 and held Boston hitless Tom Brady threw a touchdown pass with 5 for 5 2-3 innings. But the Red Sox loaded the seconds left to complete the New England bases against three relievers in the eighth and Patriots’ comeback over the New Orleans then closer Joaquin Benoit came in to face Saints. The score was greeted with cheers by Ortiz. Red Sox fans waiting for the baseball game to The Red Sox designated hitter lined the first start. Game 3 of the ALCS is in Detroit today, pitch into the glove of the Red Sox bullpen when Justin Verlander faces Boston’s John catcher, sending right-fielder Torii Hunter Lackey. head-first over the chest-high wall after it. Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila homered off Hunter came out only after his teammates had Clay Buchholz as Detroit scored four in the waved for the Detroit medical staff to come sixth inning to open a 5-0 lead. The Red Sox out and help him. got one in the bottom half but were four outs “I jumped up. I thought I had a beat on it,” from falling behind 0-2 in the series when Ortiz said Hunter, who came up in the Minnesota tied it. Twins organization with Ortiz and remains “The guy’s an actor at work,” said Red Sox friends with the Red Sox slugger. “Next thing, I outfielder Shane Victorino, who had Boston’s know I’m falling over the fence.” first hit off Scherzer on a single with two outs The fans waited until the trainers verified in the sixth. “It’s fun to watch. It’s great to see. ABU DHABI: AB de Villiers (centre-back) of South Africa bats as Pakistanís cricket team fields during their first Test at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket that Hunter was OK to start chanting, “Papi!” He’s always upbeat and always positive. He Stadium in Abu Dhabi. —AFP and call Ortiz out of the dugout for a curtain always likes to go up and swin g the bat. That’s call. It was the first career postseason grand what he always wants to do.” slam for a star of the 2004 playoff run that end- It was an unprecedented third consecutive ed in Boston’s first World Series title in 86 years. playoff game in which a Tigers starter took a Pakistan hit back “That’s what he does. He’s an amazing hit- no-hit bid into the sixth inning. That had never ter,” said Scherzer, who took a no-hitter and a been done even twice in a row before this 5-0 lead into the sixth inning but could only year’s Detroit staff, which boasts the AL ERA watch as the Detroit relievers blew it. “He’s an leader, the major league leader in wins and the amazing postseason hitter. He’s clutch. Any 2011 AL Cy Young winner and MVP.—AP after Amla’s ton ABU DHABI: A Pakistan attack had South Africa Philander’s wicket. ing his first Test since February this year, looked in difficulties with Hashim Amla’s fighting hun- Pakistani pacemen Mohammad Irfan (2-42) rusty before he edged a sharp incoming delivery dred proving useful on the opening day of the and Junaid Khan (1-52) had generated lively from Khan for wicket-keeper Adnan Akmal to first Test in Abu Dhabi yesterday. pace, with Irfan taking two early wickets in the take a smart low catch. South Africa were strug- The 30-year-old right-hander made an first session. gling at 66-3 at lunch. unbeaten 118 for his 20th Test hundred to help Irfan, the tallest ever player at seven feet one De Villiers helped Amla take South Africa past South Africa, who won the toss and batted, foil a inch (2.1 metres), lifted one to Alviro Petersen the 100-mark before he fell, run out for 19. He spin-cum-pace Pakistan attack, helping his team (three), whose fended push was well caught by defended a slower one from Babar and as the reach 245-8 at close at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Shan Masood at short-leg, and then had Graeme ball rolled to first slip, Younis Khan threw the ball Number ten Dale Steyn was unbeaten on 13. Smith for 15 in his fourth over. to Akmal who saw the batsman out of his crease The prolific batsman from Durban added 61 for Smith, who is playing his first international and dislodged the stumps. the fourth wicket with AB de Villiers (19), and match since an ankle injury earlier this year, hit Pakistan chose two pacemen and as many another valuable 95 for the fifth with Jean-Paul Irfan for two well-timed boundaries but the spinners, with 34-year old Babar and opener Duminy (57) to stop Pakistani bowlers from run- lanky paceman had the last laugh, dismissing Shan Masood making their debuts. ning away after they had wrecked the top-order. the South African skipper caught behind. South Africa entered the match with three Amla has so far hit 13 boundaries during his Pakistan successfully took a review after frontline pacemen and Peterson as only spinner. 250-ball knock. Currently the number one bats- Australian umpire Rod Tucker initially turned The second and final Test will be played in Dubai man in Test rankings, Amla reached a hundred down a confident appeal. Kallis, who is also play- from October 23.—AFP with a single off spinner Zulfiqar Babar, taking 201 balls. Just when it looked as though Amla and Duminy would see off the day, left-armer SCOREBOARD Babar (3-89) struck twice, dismissing Duminy and Faf du Plessis in the space of six runs to ABU DHABI: Scorboard at close on the opening day of the first Test between Pakistan and South bring Pakistan back in the game. Africa at Sheikh Zayed Stadium yesterday: Duminy, who had not played a Test since rup- South Africa 1st Innings D. Steyn not out 13 turing his Achilles tendon on the tour of A. Petersen c Masood b Irfan 3 Extras: (1b, 4lb, 1nb) 6 Australia in November last year, hit six fours and G. Smith c Akmal b Irfan 15 TOTAL: (for 8 wickets, 90 overs) 245 a six before sweeping Babar straight into the Hashim Amla not out 118 Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Petersen), 2-19 (Smith), 3- hands of a deep fine-leg fielder. J. Kallis c Akmal b Khan 5 43 (Kallis), 4-104 (de Villiers), 5-199 (Duminy), Du Plessis edged Babar to slips on one, A.B. de Villiers run out 19 6-205 (du Plessis), 7-217 (Peterson), 8-222 thrilling the roughly 2,000 fans celebrating J.P. Duminy c Shafiq b Babar 57 (Philander). the Eid holiday. Pakistan had looked to Saeed F. du Plessis c Shafiq b Babar 1 Bowling: Irfan 16.2-3-42-2 (1nb), Khan 18.4-2- Ajmal for the breakthrough, but the off-spin- R. Petersen b Babar 5 52-1, Babar 27-3-89-3, Ajmal 28-6-57-1. ner looked off colour on his 36th birthday, BOSTON: Red Sox’s David Ortiz lifts Koji Uehara after Game 2 of the American V. Philander lbw b Ajmal 3 conceding 57 runs and managing only Vernon League baseball championship series against the Detroit Tigers.—AP and World doping agency probing Jamaica test lete NEW YORK: The world’s anti-doping authority is opened a door to cheating, particularly because told that JADCO wasn’t able to test beforehand ing things that are not totally in keeping with the The main obstacle he cited to out-of-compe- launching an “extraordinary” audit of Jamaica’s other agencies involved refuse to give a com- we possibly could have readjusted our aim a lit- truth,” he said in a phone interview.