08022018 SPORTS

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018

Thomas wins gold in high jump at CAC

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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igh jumper Donald Thomas won the Bahamas’ fourth gold medal of the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Thomas was one of four competitors to clear the 2.28m mark and went throughout the competition without a knockdown until his attempts at 2.30m and 2.33m.

Jamal Wilson finished fifth with a clearance of 2.24m.

The Bahamas now has a total of seven medals, including four gold, two silvers and a bronze.

In swimming, Joanna Evans won three gold and two silver while Albury Higgs added another bronze. The Bahamas is now 10th in the medal standings.

DONALD Thomas (at left raising the national flag) in action above at the CAC Games in Colombia.

Angel Rivera-Cuencas led USVI with 15 points and nine rebounds while Jamaal Samuel finished with 14 and Amir Nesbitt finished with 13.

The Bahamas led 17-16 at the end of the first quarter and took a 39-32 lead into the half. USVI won the third quarter 19-15 but still trailed 54-51 heading into the fourth. In the first matchup against Mexico, the Bahamas lost 65-83 in their opening game of the tournament.

In women’s tennis, the Bahamas will face Guatemala in today’s bronze-medal match for the Nation’s Cup after yesterday’s loss in the semi-finals.

Simone Pratt was up first and lost in straight sets to Colombia’s Maria Osorio. Kerrie Cartwright lost in three sets to Maria Herazo.

Cartwright won the first set 6-2, but lost 6-4 in the second set and 6-2 in the third set.

Colombia will advance to face Mexico in today’s gold-medal match.

Alonzo Russell finished sixth in the final of the 400 metres in 46.18 seconds.

Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic won gold in 44.59, Yoandys Prado of Cuba was second in 45.38 and Nery Brenes of Costa Rica was third in 45.61.

Athletics was one of three disciplines contested by Team Bahamas in yesterday’s competition.

The men’s basketball team is now slated for a rematch with Mexico in today’s fifth-place game.

Last night, the Bahamas finally got the better over a familiar foe with a five-point win over the US Virgin Islands.

Mark St Fort led three players in double figures with a team-high 18 points, Kentwan Smith posted a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds and Shavanno Cooper scored 15.

Michael Bain Jr finished with nine points, seven assists and three blocked shots while Tavario Miller added six points and six rebounds.

Tahnaj Thomas on Indians’ Top 30 Prospects list

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE Cleveland Indians were busy at Major League Baseball’s trade deadline and the transactions within the farm system allowed Tahnaj Thomas to enter the organisation’s Top 30 Prospects list.

Thomas was listed as the Indians’ 30th ranked prospect on the latest release of its rankings after the Indians traded highly touted shortstop prospect Willi Castro to the Detroit Tigers for outfielder Leonys Martin and pitcher Kyle Dowdy.

Thomas is currently assigned to the AZL Indians 1 in the Arizona

Rookie League. In his last appearance, Thomas - the 6’4” right-hander - pitched two hitless innings and delivered three strikeouts in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the AZL Rangers.

He has started three games this season for the Indians and pitched five innings, allowed one hit with six strikeouts and an 0.80 WHIP. His scooting grades include Fastball: 60, Curveball: 55, Changeup: 55, Control: 45 and Overall: 45. His scouting report suggests the 19-yearold projects as a starting pitcher with his progression through the minor leagues.

“A Grand Bahama native, Thomas signed with

the Indians in December 2016.

Though he was a shortstop at the time, the Indians were more interested in Thomas for his potential as a pitcher and moved him to the mound full time shortly thereafter.

He quickly blossomed in the new role, showing one of the higher ceilings among Indians pitching prospects.

Thomas pitches with a 92-95 mph fastball and knows how to use his height to create downhill plane to the plate.

Evaluators expect him to add even more velocity as he grows into his athletic and projectable frame.

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TAHNAJ THOMAS, of the Bahamas, in action.

Nesbitt, Page 3

AMATEUR GOLFERS TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT IN CAYMAN

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE 62nd Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships continued at the North Sound Golf Club in the Cayman Islands and several Bahamian golfers lowered their scores from the opening rounds.

Team Bahamas includes nine golfers - Richard Gibson Jr, Pablo Nahmias, Oren Butler, Peter McIntosh, Paul Tsavoussis and Nolan Johnson comprise the men’s team with Taneka Sandiford, Haylie Turnquest and Ashley Michel are on the women’s side.

On the men’s side, Tsavoussis moved up several spots after he lowered his score seven strokes from day one. He shot a blistering 71 in round two, tied for second on the leaderboard on the day.

After improving from his opening round 78 Tsavoussis is now tied for 12th in the field with a score of 149 (+7). Nahmias is tied for 33th and shot a 75 on day two to improve on his day one 82 for a total score of 157 (+15).

Both Butler and Gibson are tied at No.36. Butler shot rounds of 81 and 77

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MAKERS WANTED BAHAMAS BOWL ELK Grove Village, using its business slogan – Makers Wanted – has been announced as the title sponsor of the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl, to be played December 21 here in New Providence.

The Makers Wanted tagline serves as a callto-action for Elk Grove Village’s thriving community and the thousands of businesses that are based there.

“Elk Grove Village is home to the largest industrial park in the United States, spurred by our village’s commitment to being beyond business-friendly,” said Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson.

“Our relationship with the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl and ESPN Events is a perfect opportunity to use college football to share our message with the entire country.

“We were impressed by how the bowl game has been developed in the Bahamas over the past four years, and we share in the excitement that this event brings to their community.”

This is the first time a non-tourist municipality has ever sponsored a bowl game, and the sponsorship highlights the innovative thinking found in Elk Grove Village.

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Nesbitt will become first local player signed by McPhee-McCuin and Rebels

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN national team standout Valerie Nesbitt will become the first local player signed by Yolett McPhee-McCuin in her tenure as the head coach of the Ole Miss women’s basketball programme.

Nesbitt, a sophomore at Chipola College, committed to join the Rebels for the Fall 2019 campaign.

As a freshman, Nesbitt was awarded a postseason accolade following her first season of collegiate basketball. She was named a Panhandle Conference first team selection as a freshman in the NJCAA ranks.

The 5’6” point guard averaged 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 46 per cent from the floor in 26 contests.

She also totalled a teamleading 50 steals on the season. She finished with 18 points and five assists as the Lady Indians finished their season with a 69-65 loss to No.2 Gulf Cast State.

Chipola finished the season 14-13.

It was her second 18-point performance of the year following a 96-48 win Over Arkansas Baptist in December. She set a season high with 19 points in just her second game of

BAHAMIAN national team standout Valerie Nesbitt (in action above) will become the first local player signed by Yolett McPhee-McCuin in her tenure as the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme. the season, a 72-69 loss to Florida Southwestern.

She dished a season high eight assists in an 87-51 win over Hillsborough Community College in November.

Last summer, Nesbitt made her senior national team debut at the FIBA

Women’s Centrobasket 2017 in the St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

The Bahamas opened the tournament with a closely contested hard-fought loss to Mexico and went on to also drop decisions

against Jamaica, the USVI and Puerto Rico before they won the finale against Guatemala.

McPhee-McCuin was named the Rebels head coach in April.

“I am extremely humbled and grateful for the

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while Gibson produced a 76 and 82 for a total score of 158 (+16). McIntosh shot rounds of 78 and 84 for a score 162 (+20) and is tied for 40th while Nolan Johnson shot 88 and 76 for a score of 164 (+22) at No.42 overall.

Junior golfing standouts Turnquest and Michel continue to perform well at the senior level.

Turnquest is currently tied for 10th place after she shot a 77 on day two, following an opening day 78 and a total score of 155 (+13).

Michel is tied for 12th place with a total score of 158 (+16). She followed her

round of 83 with an eightstroke improvement with yesterday’s 75.

Taneka Sandiford is ranked 17th with a score of 166 (+24).

The CAGC is the region’s premier event, played both as an individual stroke play event and as a country team competition with the Hoerman Cup for the Men’s and the George Teale Trophy for the Ladies and also The Arthur Ziadie Trophy (Men and Ladies combined scores).

In the race for the Teale Trophy, the Bahamian trio is ranked No.4 among the seven teams in the field. The men’s team is tied for No.6 in the standings among the eight teams vying for the Hoerman Cup.

With unparalleled transportation options for manufacturers and a town that is truly committed to supporting its industrial park tenants, Elk Grove Village has become a destination for businesses from across the United States.

“We are excited to have Elk Grove Village as the title sponsor of the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl,” said Richard Giannini, executive director of the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. “It is a unique sponsorship that allows Elk Grove Village and its thriving business community to take the Makers Wanted message

to a national audience on ESPN. We thank Mayor Craig Johnson for his innovative vision, and we look forward to another great bowl game this year.”

The fifth-annual bowl game in Thomas A Robinson National Stadium will feature teams from Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference and will be broadcast nationally in the United States on ESPN. For more information on the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl, visit MakersWantedBahamasBowl.com. The game is one of 14 postseason bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN.

opportunity to be the women’s basketball coach at the University of Mississippi,” McPhee-McCuin said at her appointment in April. “Once I stepped on campus, there was no doubt in my mind that Ole Miss had the potential to be a

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He also has a feel for an above-average curveball, thrown in the upper 70s, as well as a changeup that should improve as he gains more gain experience,” the report said.

“Thomas is already adept at throwing strikes with his fastball and breaking ball, a quality that sets him apart from other teenage hurlers, and his athleticism and clean arm action bode well for future gains in his control and command.

He’ll need considerable time to refine his craft in the minor leagues, but the final product could be that of an impact starting pitcher at the highest level.”

To be eligible for a list, a player must have rookie

force to be reckoned with -- not only in the SEC, but nationally as well. I’d like to thank Chancellor Vitter and Ross for their complete vote of confidence in me, and I look forward to getting started.”

The Rebels ended last season with a 12-19 record and a second round loss in the SEC Tournament.

The daughter of legendary Bahamian coach Gladstone “Moon” McPhee and educator Daisy McPhee, she became the ninth head coach in Rebels history.

McPhee-McCuin will be publicly introduced during a press conference at Ole Miss on Friday.

She completed an historic tenure with the Jacksonville Dolphins where the programme accomplished several new feats.

In her final game at JU, the Dolphins saw their season come to an end in the opening round of the WNIT when they were eliminated with a firstround loss to the University of Central Florida Knights.

It was the second consecutive season the Jaguars came up just short in a bid for the NCAA Tournament but earned a berth to the WNIT. McPhee-McCuin also signed a Bahamian player – Shalonda Neely - to join the programme while at Jacksonville.

eligibility. To qualify for rookie status, a player must not have exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the major leagues, or accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a major league club or clubs during the 25-player limit period.

Players are graded on a 20-80 scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average.

In Thomas’ contract, which encompasses a scholarship programme, the Indians would pay for Thomas’ tuition whenever he decides to go to school while he is playing or even if he chooses to go to college and then come back to play.

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THE SCOREBOARD shows the score after Tuesday night’s game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nationals set team scoring record, rout Reyes, Mets 25-4 WASHINGTON (AP) — In the highest-scoring game in franchise history, Daniel Murphy hit two early home runs and the Washington Nationals kept pouring it on against emergency reliever Jose Reyes and the New York Mets in a 25-4 rout Tuesday night.

Trea Turner, who apologized before the game to his teammates for homophobic and racially insensitive tweets he sent several years ago, had four of Washington’s 26 hits. Pitcher Tanner Roark (5-12) hit a three-run double during a seven-run first inning.

The Nationals set the team scoring mark dating to their days as the Montreal Expos in 1969. It was the Mets’ most-lopsided loss in their 57-season history, worse than a 26-7 pounding

by Philadelphia in 1985.

Reyes made the first pitching appearance of his career, and the 35-yearold infielder got tagged for home runs by Matt Adams and Mark Reynolds in a six-run eighth. Throwing a fastball in the mid-80s mph and a curve in the upper 40s, Reyes gave up five hits and walked two.

Reyes also plunked Ryan Zimmerman with a soft toss. After getting hit in the leg, Zimmerman playfully faked a charge toward the mound, drawing a laugh from Reyes, who wore one of ace Jacob deGrom’s gloves on the mound.

The game got so out of hand, Mets television announcers Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling and Gary Cohen took turns reading verbatim from the team’s media guide in the late innings — the SNY network played the theme from “Masterpiece Theatre” in the background.

PIRATES 5, CUBS 4 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit his team-leading 19th home run, Francisco Cervelli added his 10th of the season and Pittsburgh finished off a frantic trade deadline day with a victory.

Hours after trading for Texas closer Keone Kela and Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer to give their postseason hopes a jolt, the Pirates won for the 16th time in 20 games by getting to Jon Lester (12-4) in the middle innings and holding on late.

Polanco’s solo homer in the eighth gave Pittsburgh a two-run cushion.

The Pirates needed it after closer Felipe Vazquez gave up a single to pinch-hitter David Bote leading off the top of the ninth and Addison Russell followed with a shot to the gap in rightcenter that scored Bote.

Russell sped to third on the play and was initially ruled safe, but the call was overturned upon

review. Vazquez retired the next two batters to pick up his 24th save in 28 opportunities.

Jameson Taillon (8-8) allowed three runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings of work, his lone mistake an offspeed pitch to Javy Baez in the fourth that Baez turned into a three-run homer that tied the game.

PHILLIES 3, RED SOX 1 BOSTON (AP) — Jake Arrieta struck out seven in seven strong innings and Philadelphia snapped a four-game slide.

The Phillies earned a split in a two-game visit to Boston despite leaving 13 on base and going 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

Arrieta (9-6) allowed only one run and six hits to finish July 4-0 in six starts.

Tommy Hunter pitched a perfect eighth and Seranthony Dominguez closed it out for his 11th save, although he did make it interesting by walking J.D. Martinez and hitting Xander Bogaerts with a pitch to open the ninth.

Drew Pomeranz (1-5) threw five innings and held the Phillies to two runs and three hits, but hurt himself with four walks and two hit batters.

TIGERS 2, REDS 1 DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Boyd allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings, and Niko Goodrum homered in the fourth to lift Detroit.

Homer Bailey (1-8) retired his first 11 batters before Goodrum went deep for his 10th home run of the year. The Tigers never gave up the lead. Boyd struck out seven and walked one before being lifted after 105 pitches.

Shane Greene allowed a run in the ninth but held on for his 22nd save in 25 chances.

Boyd (6-9) won his second straight start after going seven in a row without a victory.

ROCKIES 6, CARDINALS 3 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charlie Blackmon and Carlos Gonzalez each went deep, Jon Gray pitched into the eighth inning and Colorado beat St. Louis.

Gray (9-7) struck out five over 7 1/3 innings, helping Colorado finish the month 17-6.

Gray allowed three runs, two earned, with four hits and two walks. Wade Davis got his 31st save in 35 opportunities with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

Chasen Shreve, making his first appearance for St. Louis since coming over in a July 28 trade with the Yankees, gave up a double to Gerardo Parra.

Jack Flaherty (4-6) pitched 5 1/3 innings.

RAYS 10, ANGELS 6 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After making a series of trades just before the non-waiver trade deadline, Tampa Bay broke through with a seven-run inning and beat Los Angeles despite Mike Trout’s 30th home run.

Trout’s homer, which came off Ryan Yarbrough in the seventh inning, made him the second major leaguer to hit 30 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season three times before the age of 26. The only other player to do it was Willie Mays.

Yarbrough (10-5) became the first rookie to win 10 games this season despite giving up six runs on nine hits in five innings. He took over in the second inning after Rays starter Ryne Stanek pitched the first.

Carlos Gomez had two of the Tampa Bay’s six hits in a

seven-run fourth inning off Angels starter Tyler Skaggs (8-7). That inning left the Rays with a 10-1 lead.

ROYALS 4, WHITE SOX 2 CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, helping Danny Duffy and Kansas City beat Chicago.

Brett Phillips also hit a two-run shot for last-place Kansas City, which had dropped four of five. Duffy (7-9) pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, rebounding nicely from a rocky start against Detroit.

Matt Davidson hit a tworun shot in the seventh for his eighth homer against the Royals this season.

But Tim Hill got one out, Jason Hammel worked a rocky eighth and Wily Peralta finished for his sixth save.

O’Hearn bounced to first in his first at-bat in the second. He came up again with one out and a runner on first in the fifth, and drove a 1-0 pitch from James Shields (4-13) over the wall in right.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, RANGERS 0 PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Godley matched a career high with 10 strikeouts, leading Arizona past Texas to move back atop the NL West.

Arizona (60-49) overtook the Dodgers (59-49) for first place when Los Angeles fell 1-0 to Milwaukee. That came hours after the Diamondbacks added relievers Brad Ziegler and Jake Diekman via trades just ahead of the non-waiver deadline. Diekman was acquired from the Rangers and was driven from one clubhouse to another by Arizona’s bullpen cart.

Godley (12-6) allowed two hits. He struck out the leadoff batter in each of his seven innings.

Nick Ahmed hit a tworun double as part of a three-run fourth inning to give Godley more than enough support.

Rangers starter Bartolo Colon (5-10) was knocked around for five runs and seven hits in five innings.

Colon was bidding for career win No. 246, which would have given him the most career wins for a pitcher from Latin America, but came up short in his fifth attempt at the record.

BREWERS 1, DODGERS 0 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wade Miley remained undefeated at Dodger Stadium, delivering seven scoreless innings in Milwaukee’s win over Los Angeles.

In seven starts in Los Angeles, Miley is now 4-0 with a 2.06 ERA. The lefthander got some help from center fielder Lorenzo Cain, who appeared to rob the Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger of a game-tying home run with a leaping catch at the wall to end the seventh inning.

Cain also drove in Milwaukee’s only run with a two-out double in the third.

Miley (2-1) exposed Los Angeles’ weakness, giving up only singles by Yasiel Puig in the second and Austin Barnes in the fifth.

He struck out five, walked one and only allowed one runner to reach second base.

The Brewers improved to 5-1 during their eightgame California swing and have won eight of 11 since a seven-game skid.

ASTROS 5, MARINERS 2 SEATTLE (AP) — Evan Gattis hit a two-run home run to put Houston ahead, Josh Reddick capped it with a two-run shot in the ninth inning, and the Astros snapped a five-game losing streak.

Gattis’ 21st home run of the season came in the sixth off Seattle starter Mike Leake and snapped a 1-1 tie. Leake (8-7) left a breaking ball in the middle of the plate and Gattis clubbed it over the left field fence to put the Astros in front.

Reddick greeted new Seattle reliever Zach Duke with a shot to deep rightcenter field in the ninth.

It was the first home run allowed this season by Duke, who was acquired in a trade with Minnesota.

Charlie Morton (12-2) gave up two runs and six hits while striking out eight in six innings. Hector Rondon pitched the ninth for his 10th save.

Leake allowed eight hits and struck out four. He allowed three earned runs or more for just the fourth time in his past 13 starts.

ATHLETICS 6, BLUE JAYS 2 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis homered among his three hits and Matt Olson had two RBIs to lead Oakland.

Mark Canha doubled twice and stole home and Marcus Semien added two hits. Bob Melvin celebrated his 600th win as manager of the A’s — tied for third-most in franchise history behind Connie Mack (3,582) and Tony LaRussa (798).

Oakland moved within one game of Seattle for the second wild card. The A’s are 29-10 since June 16, the best record in baseball.

Justin Smoak homered for Toronto, which has lost six of eight.

BRAVES 11, MARLINS 6 ATLANTA (AP) — Kolby Allard, supported by a 19-hit attack that included three home runs, won his major league debut.

Kurt Suzuki hit a threerun double in Atlanta’s five-run fourth. Ronald Acuna Jr. drove in two runs with three hits, including a leadoff homer in the first.

Nick Markakis added a two-run homer and Johan Camargo also homered.

Allard (1-0), a 2015 firstround draft pick, allowed five runs, four earned, on nine hits and two walks in five-plus innings. Luke Jackson pitched three perfect innings with four strikeouts.

Dan Straily (4-5) allowed eight runs, five earned, on 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings.

YANKEES 6, ORIOLES 3 NEW YORK (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka pitched six scoreless innings to extend his unbeaten streak to 13 starts, Miguel Andujar hit a three-run homer and New York beat Baltimore after the veteran-shedding Orioles dealt away three more players.

Coming off a three-hit shutout of Tampa Bay, Tanaka found his command after a 31-pitch first inning and limited the Orioles to a pair of singles and a double.

Tanaka (9-2) struck out eight and walked two, lowering his ERA to 2.00 over his last five starts. He is 7-0 in 13 starts since an April 17 loss against Miami.

Baltimore (32-75), coming off its first threegame winning streak since mid-May, traded infielder Jonathan Schoop to Milwaukee before the game for infielder Jonathan Villar and a pair of prospects, and dealt pitchers Kevin Gausman and Darren O’Day to Atlanta for four prospects and $2.5 million in international signing bonus allotment.

Yefry Ramirez (1-4), coming off his first big league win, allowed all six runs and lasted five innings.

Aroldis Chapman struck out the side for the second straight game and got his 29th save in 30 chances, his 21st in a row.

INDIANS 6, TWINS 2 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Ramirez and Edwin Encarnacion combined to drive in five runs and Trevor Bauer earned his 10th win.

One day after hitting a pair of homers against the Twins, Ramirez’s bat stayed hot at Target Field.

He drove in a run with a double in the third inning and added an RBI single in the fifth as part of a threehit night.

Bauer (10-6) went 6 1/3 innings for Cleveland and gave up two runs on four hits. It was the first time all season Bauer issued more walks (4) than strikeouts (3). The Twins started Ehire Adrianza at second base after trading Brian Dozier earlier in the day to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dozier had spent seven seasons in Minnesota. Adrianza was hitless in two at-bats before being pinch hit for in the ninth.

GIANTS 3, PADRES 2 (10 INNINGS) SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brandon Crawford singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th inning and San Francisco got seven strong innings from rookie right-hander Dereck Rodriguez to give San Diego its seventh straight loss.

Andrew McCutchen homered for the Giants, who swept the two-game series and won their third straight game.

Evan Longoria tripled leading off the 10th against Phil Maton (0-2) and scored on Crawford’s single to right. Tony Watson (4-4) pitched a perfect ninth for the win, and Will Smith pitched the 10th for his sixth save.

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US Open champ Sloane Stephens loses to Petkovic at the Citi Open

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — US Open champion Sloane Stephens continued her tendency for all-or-nothing showings at tournaments, losing 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the Citi Open to 91stranked Andrea Petkovic yesterday.

Stephens was seeded No. 2 at the hard-court event, which she won in 2015 for her first WTA title. It’s a tuneup for the year’s last major, the US Open, where she will begin the defence of her first Grand Slam title later this month.

“Hopefully,” Stephens said, “some things connect in the next couple of weeks.”

Her best results this season were a runner-up finish at the French Open and a title at the Miami Open. But take away those tournaments, and the American is 10-11 in 2018,

including first-round exits at Wimbledon last month and the Australian Open in January.

Against Petkovic, Stephens put only 59 per cent of her first serves in play and was broken four times.

“I didn’t serve great, but that’s not what lost me the match,” Stephens said. “She just played better than me.”

Stephens’ loss leaves the Citi Open women’s draw without either of its top two seeds; No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki withdrew Tuesday because of a leg injury.

In men’s action, 13thseeded Frances Tiafoe picked up his first victory at his hometown ATP tournament, beating 120th-ranked Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-2, 6-4 with the help of 10 aces.

Tiafoe, a 20-year-old who grew up in nearby Hyatsville, Maryland, called his performance “nice, quick, efficient.”

He showed up to his postmatch news conference

WASHINGTON (AP) — French tennis player Benoit Paire’s racketbreaking tantrum at the Citi Open cost him $16,500 in fines levied by the ATP — more than twice his prize money at the tournament.

A tour spokesman said yesterday that Paire was docked for unsportsmanlike conduct, audible obscenity and a lack of best efforts.

Paire repeatedly spiked and threw rackets late in his 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 first-round loss to Marcos Baghdatis on Tuesday night.

By the end, Paire didn’t even try to put balls in play and was booed off the court by spectators.

First-round losers at the hard-court tournament receive $7,130.

ANDREA Petkovic returns the ball against Sloane Stephens during the Citi Open tennis tournament yesterday in Washington.

(AP Photos/Nick Wass)

SLOANE STEPHENS, of the US, returns the ball against Andrea Petkovic, of Germany, during the Citi Open tennis tournament yesterday.

PAIRE FINED $16,500 FOR RACKET TANTRUM

wearing a red T-shirt with the words, “Rep your city,” after needing just 75 minutes to win in front of a crowd that included his parents, brother and “couple aunts, couple uncles.”

Tiafoe entered the day 0-2 at the Citi Open. He was scheduled to play doubles

later yesterday alongside another local player, Denis Kudla of Arlington, Virginia, who also won in singles, eliminating No. 12 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-2, 6-3.

Another seeded player lost when No. 14 Jeremy Chardy of France was

beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Marius Copil of Romania.

No. 15 Mischa Zverev of Germany moved into the third round by defeating Tim Smyczek of the US 6-2, 7-6 (7).

Zverev’s next match could be against his younger brother, No. 1 seed and

defending champion Alexander. It would be their first main-draw meeting on the ATP tour.

Alexander Zverev was scheduled to resume his match against Malek Jaziri later yesterday; it was suspended because of rain Tuesday night after Zverev took the first set 6-2.

No. 5 seed Nick Kyrgios withdrew because of an injured left hip that he said he hurt “after a sudden movement” during last week’s tournament in Atlanta.

Kyrgios said he didn’t want to risk aggravating the injury ahead of bigger tournaments than the Citi Open, such as next week’s Toronto Masters and the US Open.

3-TIME MAJOR CHAMP WAWRINKA ELIMINATED IN THE 1ST ROUND

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Stan Wawrinka’s surgically repaired left knee is just fine. What’s missing now for the three-time major champion as he goes through a rough season is the self-belief that comes with success.

Wawrinka’s latest quick exit came Tuesday night at the Citi Open, a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) loss against 234thranked qualifier Donald Young of the US in the first round of the hard-court tournament.

“I was missing a lot. Not feeling the way I wanted.

I’m looking for confidence, for sure,” said Wawrinka, who has been ranked No. 3 but is merely 198th at the moment on account of a 6-11 record in 2018 after two knee operations last year. “It’s tough to not win a lot of matches. Then you start to think too much on the court.”

This was Wawrinka’s first match since bowing out of Wimbledon in the second round in early July; his ranking is so low that he needed a wild-card entry just to get into qualifying for his next event, in Toronto.

The only other time Wawrinka entered the US

Open tuneup in Washington, in 2010, he also lost his opener.

Right now, his issue is the doubt can creep up at key points in a match.

“I feel I’m really close but, at the same time, really far. The positive right now is that physically, I’m feeling good. Tennis-wise, I’m practicing well. I can put (in) a lot of work on the court,” said Wawrinka, who has won the US Open, Australian Open and French Open once apiece.

“I know and I’m sure I will get where I want to be.

It’s just tough. It’s a long process and you have to accept (it).”

He and Young, who came into the day with just a 2-10 record this year, were supposed to play Monday night. But because of rain delays and a lengthy match before theirs, they only made it onto the court to warm up at 1 am, and then a downpour arrived, so the contest was postponed.

Wawrinka got broken in the first game Tuesday by dumping a forehand into the net; that turned out to be the match’s only break.

Wawrinka then was two points from losing at 5-3 in the second-set tiebreaker.

But a series of miscues by Young, including a doublefault at 5-4, sent them to a

third set. This time, Young held on.

“Fought a lot of nerves there, but I’m happy the end result was a ‘W,’” Young said.

“Closing matches is kind of like a skill you get from winning and I haven’t done that — but I was able to do that.”

No. 1 seed and defending champion Alexander Zverev took the first set against Malek Jaziri 6-2 in the main stadium’s final match when play was suspended for the night after 1am because of rain.

In earlier action, local product Denis Kudla — who is staying at his parents’ home in nearby Arlington, Virginia, this week — collected his first victory in seven attempts at the Citi Open, coming back to beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-4.

“This is always a place that I’ve wanted to win and I’ve always struggled here. My record was pretty awful coming into today,” said Kudla, who had been 0-4 in main-draw matches and 0-2 in qualifying at the tournament.

Marcos Baghdatis, the 2010 runner-up, advanced with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Benoit Paire, who drew boos from spectators after a racket-breaking tantrum.

STAN WAWRINKA, of Switzerland, returns to Donald Young, of the United States, during the first round of the Citi Open tennis tournament on Tuesday in Washington.

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

ENGLAND captain Joe Root is run out after a throw from India captain Virat Kohli on day one of the First Test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham, yesterday.

(Nick Potts/PA via AP)

Moment of magic from Kohli stops England in its tracks BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — A moment of magic from Virat Kohli stopped England in its tracks and helped give India the upper hand on the opening day of the first cricket test at Edgbaston on Wednesday.

The home team was in command after winning the toss in its 1,000th test match, but captain Kohli swooped on the ball with the score on 216-3, running out opposite number Joe Root for 80 with a direct-hit throw on the turn from midwicket after Jonny Bairstow had called for an ambitious two.

Root’s dismissal sparked a collapse as England lost six wickets for 67 runs to end the day on 285-9.

Behind Root as he walked back to the pavilion, Kohli celebrated by blowing a kiss, mouthing some fruity advice and putting his finger to his lips.

He also produced a ‘bat-drop’ mime to mock a similar gesture last month from the England captain, after he had helped clinch the one-day series in Leeds with a second successive hundred for the hosts.

Bairstow, who had shared a stand of 104 for the fourth wicket with

Root, chopped a ball from Umesh Yadav on to his stumps for 70 before Jos Buttler was trapped lbw by spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for nought.

Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid and Stuart Broad then also fell cheaply, leaving Sam Curran 24 not out at stumps alongside James Anderson (0).

Curran was given a lucky let-off when he was dropped by the diving wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik off Shami’s penultimate ball of the day.

Ashwin was the chief destroyer for India, taking 4-60, while fast bowler Mohammed Shami chipped in with 2-64 on a wicket of even pace and true bounce that was good for batting.

India’s powerful top-order will now be expected to pile on the runs when they bat.

Root was extremely disappointed to fall 20 runs short of his 14th test century, but he achieved a notable milestone, displacing Alastair Cook as England’s quickest to 6,000 runs in this format.

Only Cook (13) fell in the first session of the day, his front-foot defense defeated by a perfect offbreak from Ashwin as he was clean bowled in the

seventh over. Keaton Jennings survived on nine when Ajinkya Rahane dived in front of Kohli in the slips, but could not hold the edge.

The return of Shami for his second spell did for Jennings (42) and ended a 72-run second-wicket stand with Root in curious circumstances.

The opener pushed the ball down into his crease and then on to his foot before it trickled back on to the base of the stumps.

Dawid Malan then fell lbw to Shami for eight to leave England on 112-3.

“It is an opportunity missed,” Jennings said of England’s batting display.

“It was a mixed-bag day.

Hopefully we can come out tomorrow and land the ball in the right area.

“Unfortunately, that’s cricket,” he added of Root’s run out.

“It was a little bit sombre (in the dressing room after).”

India caused a surprise at the start by picking only one spin bowler.

“You can’t say that we will miss an extra spinner,” said Ashwin. “We have to play with what we have got, believe in the team selection and work harder, without thinking of what you are missing.”

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Serena Williams loses in most lopsided defeat of career

By JANIE MCCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Serena Williams walked off the court offering waves to a supportive Bay Area crowd that certainly didn’t expect to see the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s early exit.

In the most lopsided defeat of her career, Williams’ disappointing night ended in less than an hour as she lost her opening match of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on Tuesday night to Johanna Konta, 6-1, 6-0.

When the 52-minute match ended on Williams’ forehand into the net, she quickly grabbed her gear and headed off the court.

She had never won only one game — she won her serve for the initial game Tuesday then not another.

She got two games at the 2014 WTA finals in Singapore, falling 6-0, 6-2 to Simona Halep.

“I know I can play a zillion times better so that kind of helps out, too. I

have so many things on my mind I don’t have time to be shocked about a loss that clearly wasn’t at my best right now,” Williams said.

“When I was out there, was fighting.

“That’s the only thing I can say, I wasn’t just like giving it away and I was moving a lot better. So I’m just trying to take the positives out of it.”

While Williams was encouraged by her court coverage, she hardly looked like herself on a cool summer evening. She double-faulted and landed drop shots in the net. Williams missed returns and sprayed her groundstrokes long and wide.

Konta, who captured her first WTA title two years ago at Stanford, got on a roll with a quick first set and didn’t take a chance in letting Williams get back in it.

Konta closed the first game of the second with consecutive aces under 100 mph.

“I think she played well in the second set,” Williams

SERENA WILLIAMS, of the United States, returns the ball to Johanna Konta, from Britain, during the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic tennis tournament on Tuesday. Konta won 6-1, 6-0.

(AP Photo/Tony Avelar) since her straight-set Wimbledon loss to Angelique Kerber.

Williams shrugged in disbelief when things went well, and when they didn’t.

She gestured with her hand when the ball hit the lowest part of the net.

Williams had moments of brilliant shot-making to win long rallies, then would put a drop shot into the net

said. “I wasn’t sharp at all in the first set and I think she got confident and clearly ran away with it.”

The sixth-seeded Williams is a three-time champion in the Bay Area.

This marked the fifth tournament for the 36-yearold Williams since giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia, last September.

It’s her first tournament

and sigh in disappointment.

The good shots were to be celebrated.

She pumped her left arm and yelled “yes!” after winning the first point of the second game in the second. Williams then outlasted Konta for a long third point but was unable to hold serve. “It’s difficult, I guess. It’s not I guess, for sure,” she said of trying

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to find that consistency again. Williams, wearing a long-sleeved red dress and headband and cheered by the pro-Williams crowd, lost her second service game in the initial set and Konta then held for 3-1 as Williams made unforced errors with her timing not quite consistently there on the serve and ground game.

In the sixth game of the first set, Konta hit a 101 mph ace for ad then Williams got it back to deuce before Konta held for 5-1.

Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, returned to the Bay Area event for what is the former Stanford WTA stop that moved to San Jose State University for the first time.

Following her loss in the Wimbledon final to Angelique Kerber, Williams said she had proven to herself that she could still compete to win Grand Slams.

Her next Grand Slam title would tie her with Margaret Court for the most with 24. She already has the most major trophies in the professional era.

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