ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 SPORTS 15 MLB Results/Standings Indians extend Orioles’ road woes WASHINGTON, June 15, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Monday. Boston 2 Toronto 1 Cleveland 4 Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 5 Chic. Wht. Sox 2 Detroit 10 Kansas City 3 Oakland 8 LA Angels 5 Seattle 4 Minnesota 3 Washington 3 Pittsburgh 2 NY Mets 5 Chicago Cubs 2 Colorado 3 San Diego 2 St Louis 4 Miami 2 Cincinnati 10 Milwaukee 2 San Francisco 5 Arizona 2 LA Dodgers 3 Philadelphia 1 American League East Division W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 43 24 .642 _ Boston 40 27 .597 3 Toronto 33 31 .516 8-1/2 New York 33 32 .508 9 Baltimore 22 43 .338 20 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 41 25 .621 _ Cleveland 35 28 .556 4-1/2 Kansas City 30 35 .462 10-1/2 Detroit 27 39 .409 14 Minnesota 26 40 .394 15 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 41 27 .603 _ Houston 37 28 .569 2-1/2 Los Angeles 33 33 .500 7 Seattle 33 35 .485 8 Texas 25 41 .379 15 National League East Division W L Pct GB New York 33 25 .569 _ Philadelphia 32 32 .500 4 Atlanta 30 33 .476 5-1/2 Washington 28 35 .444 7-1/2 Miami 29 37 .439 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 38 28 .576 _ Milwaukee 38 28 .576 _ Cincinnati 33 31 .516 4 St Louis 33 33 .500 5 Pittsburgh 23 42 .354 14-1/2 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 41 25 .621 _ Los Angeles 40 26 .606 1 San Diego 38 30 .559 4 Colorado 26 41 .388 15-1/2 San Francisco Giants’ Austin Slater, (right), hits an RBI-single in front of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, on Arizona 20 47 .299 21-1/2 June 14. (AP) Bulldogs secure final spot Giants send Diamondbacks to 20th road loss in row CLEVELAND, June 15, (AP): Virginia staves off elimination José Ramírez picked up a pair Huske claims spot of RBIs - made possible by Bal- timore blunders in the field - and to reach CWS for the 6th time the Cleveland Indians extended Need for speed: Ledecky wins COLUMBIA, S.C., June 15, (AP): Virginia and wonderful. They’re all unique in their own way. the Orioles’ road losing streak to Mississippi State won Game 3s in their super But this one, I tell you, the route that this team 16 games with a 4-3 victory. regionals and became the last two teams to has taken speaks to the character and the resil- clinch spots in the College World Series. iency and the type of young men we have in Ramírez drove in a run off Dean Kremer 400 but slower than expected The Cavaliers staved off elimination for the this program.” (0-6) in the first inning when Baltimore left sixth time in eight NCAA Tournament games, The CWS starts Saturday with No. 9 national fielder DJ Stewart slipped in the wet grass OMAHA, Neb., June 15, (AP): Katie Ledecky beating Dallas Baptist 5-2 in Columbia, South seed Stanford (38-15) playing North Carolina going after a routine fly. Ramirez added an touched the wall far ahead of everyone else at Carolina. The Bulldogs won 11-7 over Notre State (35-18), followed by No. 4 Vanderbilt RBI double in the sixth after Orioles sec- the U.S. swimming trials. Dame, breaking the game open with a six-run (45-15) against No. 5 Arizona (45-16). No surprise there. ond baseman Stevie Wilkerson dropped But she was taken aback by the time. It second inning in Starkville, Mississippi. Sunday games match No. 3 Tennessee (50- his foul pop, giving him another try. Virginia’s fi fth trip to the CWS in Omaha, 16) against Virginia (35-25) and No. 2 Texas wasn’t as fast as expected, raising the stakes for Indians rookie reliever Nick Sandlin (1-0) an expected showdown in Tokyo with the Aus- Nebraska, was hard-earned. The Cavs lost their (47-15) against No. 7 Mississippi State (45-16). picked up his first career win by striking out opening games in regionals and super region- Virginia played from behind until the sev- sie Terminator. three of the five batters he faced. Emmanuel Ledecky earned a trip to her third Olympics als, and they bounced back each time with a enth inning Monday. That’s when freshman Clase worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 10th save. team that had no players with previous experi- Kyle Teel hit a two-out grand slam to center with a never-in-doubt victory in the women’s ence in the national tournament. fi eld off Patriots closer Peyton Sherlin. Giants 5, Diamondbacks 2 400-meter freestyle. “I’ll tell you what this team has accom- “When I hit the ball, I didn’t think it was out. In San Francisco, Brandon Crawford hom- She was a good fi ve body lengths ahead of plished and the opportunity they have now is I thought I hit a deep fl yout,” Teel said. “So ered and drove in three runs as San Francisco runner-up Paige Madden, touching the wall in just incredibly special,” Virginia coach Brian very grateful for it to go over the fence.” sent Arizona to its 20th straight road loss. 4 minutes, 1.27 seconds. O’Connor said. “This is our fi fth trip, and I’ve Sherlin had fooled Teel with a breaking pitch The Diamondbacks moved closer to the But the winning time was far off Ledecky’s got to tell you, they’re all joyous. They’re all earlier in the at-bat, with Teel going almost to dubious major league record for consecutive world record of 3:56.46, which she set almost his knees as he swung. He didn’t fool him when road defeats held by the 1963 New York Mets, fi ve years ago at the Rio Olympics. he threw the same pitch on 2-2 count. Teel’s who dropped 22 in a row away from the Polo Another time on everyone’s mind: Ariarne helmet nearly fl ew off as he turned on the ball. Grounds. Titmus won the 400 free at the Australian trials Anderson & Smith “Kyle Teel is fearless,” O’Connor said, “and Arizona has lost 11 straight overall, its sec- on Sunday with the second-fastest performance to win games at this elite level of baseball, you ond double-digit losing streak this season after in history - 3:56.90. picked for 3rd Oly not only have to have skill, you can’t be afraid. a 13-game skid from May 17-29. Ledecky wasn’t even close to Titmus’ per- formance. You will crumble at times when pressure’s on Rays 5, White Sox 2 Katie Ledecky reacts at the medal ceremo- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June if you’re afraid. He’s not afraid. He’s got 100 ny after winning the Women’s 400 Free- “Very much a blur,” Ledecky said. “I thought In Chicago, Austin Meadows, Brandon Lowe I could go a little faster than that, so I’m a little 15, (AP): Matt Anderson and David percent belief in his ability.” and Randy Arozarena homered and Tampa Bay style during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Smithv have been picked for their third Swim Trials on June 14, in Omaha, Neb. surprised. But I’ll take it for now.” beat Chicago for its fourth straight win. (AP) Titmus, a 20-year-old known as “The Termi- straight Olympic appearance for the Tampa Bay improved to 43-24, 1 1/2 games U.S. men’s volleyball team. BASEBALL nator,” has made it clear that she’s not intimi- ahead of the White Sox for the best record in dated by Ledecky’s longtime dominance in the Anderson and Smith are part of the the majors. The Rays have won seven of eight. 12-person team for the Olympics this Virginia, like fellow ACC member and CWS distance events. Tampa Bay starter Tyler Glasnow left after Titmus told reporters Down Under that the summer in Tokyo announced by coach entry North Carolina State, is playing its best four innings with right elbow inflammation. John Speraw on Monday. baseball after struggling early. The Cavs were 24-year-old from the nation’s capital is “not go- The 6-foot-8 right-hander allowed two runs on ing to have it all her own way. I can’t control They were part of the team that lost in 11-14 and 4-12 in ACC play on April 1. They three hits. J.P. Feyereisen (3-2) got the win and the quarterfi nals in London in 2012 and are 24-11 since and have won 13 of their last what she does, (but) if I do the best I can and Pete Fairbanks pitched a perfect ninth for his put myself in the position to win a gold medal, won the bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro 17. third save. in 2016. They went into the NCAA Tournament as a it’s going to be a tough race.” No. 3 regional seed in Columbia, South Caro- Rockies 3, Padres 2 lina. They lost to South Carolina in their opener In Denver, Austin Gomber continued his SWIMMING VOLLEYBALL before winning four straight, including two in dominance at hitter-friendly Coors Field with a row over Old Dominion for the regional title.