ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021 SPORTS 15 Braves edge Marlins as Acuña needs season-ending surgery Dodgers tie franchise record with 8 HRs, blast D-Backs 22-1 MIAMI, July 11, (AP): Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will have season-ending surgery to repair a com- United States’ Darius Garland (25) and Nigeria’s Caleb Agada (3) chase the ball during an exhibition basketball game, on July 10, in Las Vegas. pletely torn ACL in his (AP) right knee after he was in- jured during Atlanta’s 5-4 Australia top Argentina win over the Miami Mar- lins. An MRI showed the severity of the injury and the Braves made the US fall to Nigeria 90-87 announcement shortly before mid- night that their three-time All-Star will be out until at least next year. in pre-Olympic opener Acuña landed awkwardly on his right leg after jumping on the warn- LAS VEGAS, July 11, (AP): This is Nigeria pulled off an international ing track in right fi eld to try to catch not how USA Basketball expected to shocker with a roster primarily filled a drive from Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the open its Olympic summer. of little-known NBA players that fi fth inning. The 23-year-old slammed Nigeria probably didn’t expect it, found a way to beat a group of All- into the outfi eld wall and crumbled on either. NBA, All-Star and max-contract per- the warning track, immediately grab- If there was any expectation of formers. bing his right knee while Chisholm invincibility for the Americans head- “I thought that the Nigerian team sprinted out an inside-the-park homer. ing into the Tokyo Olympics, it’s played very physically, did a great job The 23-year-old Acuña did not put already gone - after Nigeria shocked in that regard and knocked down a lot any weight on his right leg and had to be helped to a cart before being taken the U.S. 90-87. of 3s,” U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said. “Give them credit.” from the fi eld. Gabe Nnamdi, who goes by Gabe Dodgers 22, Diamondbacks 1 Vincent when playing for the Miami In Los Angeles, Justin Turner and Charles shines Heat, led Nigeria with 21 points. Mookie Betts hit grand slams, Albert Caleb Agada scored 17 points, Ike Pujols and AJ Pollock each homered Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, right, hits a grand slam as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Bryan Holaday, Nwamu added 13 and Nigeria out- twice and Los Angeles matched a fran- second from left, watch along with home plate umpire Tony Randazzo during the seventh inning of a baseball Mystics end scored the U.S. 60-30 from 3-point chise record by connecting eight times game, July 10, in Los Angeles. (AP) range. in all, routing Arizona. Kevin Durant, who had never Cody Bellinger and Zach McKinstry 4-game skid before played in a loss for USA also homered as the Dodgers matched Basketball in 39 senior international a Los Angeles mark for runs, last scor- CHICAGO, July 11, (AP): Tina games, had 17 points. Jayson Tatum ing 22 in 2001 at Colorado. This was B’desh beat Zimbabwe in one-off Test Charles had 32 points and 17 added 15, Damian Lillard had 14 and their highest-scoring game ever at HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 11, babweans had to bat through the Zimbabwe captain Brendan Tay- rebounds to continue her renais- Bam Adebayo 11. Dodger Stadium. (AP): Bangladesh beat Zimba- entire day with just seven wickets lor made 92 on the fourth day and sance season and the Washington The Dodgers won for just the sec- bwe by 220 runs in their one-off nightwatchman Donald Tiripano Mystics beat the Chicago Sky ond time in six games. The Dodgers Test in Harare on Sunday as the put up some fi ght on the last day 89-85 in overtime to snap a four- BASKETBALL improved to 8-1 against the Diamond- home team was all out for 256 CRICKET with 52. game losing streak. backs this season. in its second innings on the final Bangladesh fell to 132-6 in its Charles, the 2012 WNBA day and well short of its target of fi rst innings at the start of the Test Phillies 11, Red Sox 2 477 to win. in hand to save a draw but didn’t but 150 not out from Mahmudullah MVP, is having a career year in “Just goes to show that we have to In Boston, Jean Segura and Alec Bangladesh spinner Mehidy come close. batting at No. 8 turned the Bangla- her 11th season - her fi rst with the play better,” Tatum said. Mystics. The fi ve-time fi rst team Bohm homered, and Philadelphia Hasan Miraz claimed 4-66 in the Bangladesh wrapped it up be- desh innings around. Bangladesh The Americans had gone 39-0 in snapped Boston’s nine-game home Zimbabwe second innings for nine fore tea when Mehidy bowled last- eventually made 468 all out in that all-WNBA pick is averaging a their last three Olympic seasons - wickets in the match. man Richard Ngarava for his fourth fi rst innings and was in control from career-best and league-leading winning streak. including pre-Olympic exhibitions Segura opened the game with a Resuming on 140-3, the Zim- wicket. there. 25.8 points and 9.6 rebounds - on their way to gold medals and while shooting a career-high 36% drive over the Green Monster, and had been 54-2 in major exhibitions Bohm made it 3-0 with a two-run drive Oakland pitcher, worked both extra in- Twins 9, Tigers 4 homer, and Cleveland beat struggling from 3-point range. since NBA players began playing off Martín Pérez (7-5) in the second. nings as the A’s won for the third time In Minneapolis, Jorge Polanco hit a Kansas City. for USA Basketball in 1992. Plus, The Phillies then broke it open with in nine games. Hernández’s 15th homer capped a they’d beaten Nigeria by a com- go-ahead three-run homer in the sev- BASKETBALL eight runs in the eighth, earning their Pirates 6, Mets 2, 1st Game enth inning and Minnesota rallied from six-run fourth inning against Mike Mi- bined 127 points in their last two fourth win six games. nor (6-8). Mercado’s drive highlighted meetings, one at the 2012 London a four-run defi cit to beat Detroit. Segura fi nished with three hits and Mets 4, Pirates 2, 2nd Game Alex Kirilloff also homered for a four-run seventh that put the game Ariel Atkins added 14 points, Games, the other a warm-up for the three RBIs. Rhys Hoskins and Bryce In New York, Pete Alonso homered, away. 2016 Rio Games. Minnesota. Luis Arraez drove in two Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had Harper each hit a two-run double, and Jeff McNeil drove in two runs and insurance runs with an eighth-inning The Indians have beaten the Royals 12 and Theresa Plaisance added Nigeria lost to the U.S. at the 2012 Ronald Torreyes had three hits. Bailey New York beat Pittsburgh for a dou- single. eight straight times this season. The 10 points and eight rebounds Olympics by 83 points. Lost to the Falter (1-0) pitched two hitless innings bleheader split. Niko Goodrum and Zack Short hit Royals have dropped 15 of 18 to fall for Washington (8-10). Natasha Americans again four years later in an for his fi rst major league victory. Alonso gave the Mets a 3-1 lead back-to-back solo homers in the sec- a season-worst 17 games under .500. Cloud tied her career high with exhibition, that time by 44 points. Giants 10, Nationals 4 when he connected on a 1-1 fastball ond inning for Detroit. Reds 4, Brewers 3 11 assists. Cloud made a driving Not this time. from Max Kranick (1-1) with two outs “Nigeria’s come a long way with In San Francisco, Brandon Craw- White Sox 8, Orioles 3 In Milwaukee, Eugenio Suárez hit layup and then Charles stole a ford had three hits, including his 18th in the third inning. The Pirates won a leadoff home run in the ninth inning pass from Courtney Vandersloot their basketball,” USA Basketball the opener behind fi ve innings and a In Baltimore, Brian Goodwin had managing director Jerry Colangelo home run, and San Francisco routed four hits, including a solo homer, and against All-Star closer Josh Hader and before hitting a 3-pointer that Washington. tiebreaking homer by Tyler Anderson Cincinnati beat Milwaukee in a game made it 87-82 with 3:43 left in said. off Marcus Stroman. drove in three runs as Chicago beat Meanwhile, Patty Mills hit a Anthony DeSclafani (10-3) had six Baltimore for its fourth straight win. that included three ejections. overtime and the Mystics led the strikeouts and pitched three-hit ball All-Star Bryan Reynolds hit a two- Suárez hit a 2-0 pitch from Hader rest of the way. 3-pointer as time expired, giving run homer in the opener and an RBI Australia an 87-84 win over Argentina over six scoreless innings to win his (3-1) into the second deck of the right- Stefanie Dolson scored a sea- 10th for the Giants. Thairo Estrada single in the nightcap for the Pirates. BASEBALL fi eld bleachers for his 18th homer. son-high 20 points and Candace in a pre-Olympics exhibition.