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MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2019
Mariners on Blue Jays 7-0.
This was the Yusei Kikuchi the Mariners had been waiting to see over the past three months, the power left-hander who had looked so promising in the early going of his first season in the Majors.
The 28-year-old rookie from Japan fired a two-hit shutout in Sunday’s 7-0 victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, responding to rising questions and concerns after posting a 1-7 record and 7.50 ERA over his previous 14 starts.
It was the first complete game for Kikuchi this season, with his previous longest start being 7 2/3 innings in a 10-1 win over the Yankees on May 8. He threw 15 complete games in eight seasons in Japan, but none were under 100 pitches.
This gem needed just 96 pitches, and it was a remarkable turnaround after Kikuchi lasted just 3 1/3 innings on Tuesday in Detroit, allowing nine hits and five runs on 81 pitches.
After knocking off Life Pacific in the first match of the season on Saturday morning, the Lady Owls Volleyball team kept that momentum rolling, improving to 2-0 on the year with a convincing 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-14) win over Simpson.
The Red
Hawks fell to 0-4 on the year as they had no answer for Oregon Tech’s size as
the Owls notched their second straight win Saturday night at the SOU Volleyball
Invite at Lithia Motors Pavilion.
“Today was a good start to our
season,” said Head Coach Andrew Clifton. “We have a few things
to clean up before next week’s games, but I am happy with our overall effort. I
am also very proud of Melody Edwards. She brought solid blocking and
hitting to the court today. Her growth has been amazing to watch this last off
season.”
Edwards, the Owls’ 6-foot-3 sophomore middle,
went for 10 kills on just 16 swings for a .562 average. Camryn Johnson, the 6-foot
junior outside, totaled eight kills on just 13 swings. Ashley Ripplinger,
the 6-1 freshman middle, put down five more kills on seven attacks, lifting OIT
to a collective .346 average compared to Simpson’s .000.
The Oregon football team held its second preseason scrimmage Saturday in Autzen Stadium.
The Ducks practice included about 110 plays, head coach Mario Cristobal said, beginning with a full-contact period for the offense, defense and special teams that last about 50 minutes, followed by situational work at “thud” tempo for which a couple thousand season-ticket holders were on hand before the team’s 2019 uniforms were revealed.
The Ducks will be back in action Tuesday, and Cristobal said depth-chart decisions will be finalized in the coming days, with many of the guys held out Saturday — including Breeland, McCormick, Darrian Felixand George Moore — back as early as Tuesday.
Eastbank, Louisiana defeated Sprague Little League of Salem, 3-2, Saturday, putting the Oregon team out of contention for a championship.
The Oregon and Northwest champions from Salem will remain in Williamsport for at least a few days. Players will get to take part in festivities involving the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates being in town for Sunday’s third annual MLB Little League Classic at Bowman Field, a minor-league park.
There will be at least one more game, a Tuesday 11AM international exhibition game at Lamade Stadium against Emilia Romagna, the Europe and Africa Region champion from Bologna, Italy.
MLB Scores (from Sunday, August 18)
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Los Angeles Angels | 9 |
| W | Griffin Canning (5-6) |
| L | Dylan Cease (2-6) |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | Final |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 6 |
| W | Merrill Kelly (9-12) |
| L | Madison Bumgarner (8-8) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 |
| W | Anthony Swarzak (3-3) |
| L | Dustin May (1-2) |
| S | Mark Melancon (4) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 7 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 13 |
| W | Marcus Walden (8-2) |
| L | Paul Fry (1-5) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 |
| W | Jack Flaherty (7-6) |
| L | Alex Wood (1-2) |
| S | Carlos Martinez (14) |
| Miami Marlins | 6 | Final |
| Colorado Rockies | 7 | (10) |
| W | Carlos Estevez (2-2) |
| L | Jeff Brigham (2-2) |
| New York Mets | 11 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 |
| W | Jeurys Familia (4-1) |
| L | Kevin McCarthy (2-2) |
| Cleveland Indians | 8 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 4 |
| W | Mike Clevinger (8-2) |
| L | CC Sabathia (5-7) |
| Houston Astros | 4 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 |
| W | Zack Greinke (13-4) |
| L | Brett Anderson (10-9) |
| S | Roberto Osuna (27) |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 |
| W | Joey Lucchesi (8-7) |
| L | Jared Hughes (3-5) |
| S | Kirby Yates (35) |
| Chicago Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 |
| W | Jose Quintana (11-7) |
| L | Mitch Keller (1-2) |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 5 |
| W | Jose Alvarado (1-5) |
| L | Joe Jimenez (3-7) |
| Minnesota Twins | 6 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 3 |
| W | Sam Dyson (5-1) |
| L | Emmanuel Clase (0-2) |
| S | Taylor Rogers (19) |
| Seattle Mariners | 7 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 |
| W | Yusei Kikuchi (5-8) |
| L | Wilmer Font (3-3) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | Final |
| Washington Nationals | 16 |
| W | Erick Fedde (4-2) |
| L | Chase Anderson (5-3) |