Let's call it a day: New York's Russell Martin heads for home after hitting a walk-off solo home run to give the Yankees a 2-1 victory over the A's on Friday. APDoolittle gave up a home run to Russell Martin an inning after teammate Brandon Moss connected to tie it in the ninth on Friday night, and the Oakland Athletics dropped a game back for the top AL wild-card spot with a 2-1 series-opening loss to the New York Yankees."It's really frustrating," Doolittle said. "(Jarrod Parker) did such an unbelievable job going toe-to-toe with Sabathia. Moss hits the pinch-hit home run to tie the game up. Our guys scrapping the whole night and then to lose it like that, it's really, really tough."Their third loss in four games on a difficult road trip that began in Detroit and ends in Texas next week sent the A's into the second wild-card spot, behind Baltimore. Winners of six in a row, the Yankees remained a game ahead of the Orioles in the AL East.Moss, a pinch hitter, crushed a towering home run to right field with one out in the ninth off Rafael Soriano to spoil a dominant three-hit outing for CC Sabathia to tie it 1-1, stunning the boisterous crowd of 40,759 into silence.Parker was in line for a loss despite matching Sabathia for eight innings. He gave up six hits and struck out seven in his first start at Yankee Stadium.Sabathia held the A's to three hits over eight innings and struck out 11."I'll tell you what, it was a well-played game," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "We played great and so did they. Both starters were terrific. It's too bad."Curtis Granderson had a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning off Parker and Ichiro Suzuki continued his torrid pace with two more hits — one getting caught in Parker's jersey.The Yankees lost four straight one-run games in Oakland in mid-July that began a summer swoon in which they blew a 10-game division lead. Martin's second walk-off homer this season gave the Yankees their 11th win in 15 games."You can feel that playoff weather coming," Martin said. "I like it. I enjoy it."David Robertson (2-7) pitched a perfect 10th for the victory. Doolittle (1-1) pitched the ninth, too.Any questions about Parker being nervous in his first start in the Bronx were dismissed right away with an eight-pitch inning. He didn't give up a hit until he lost Ichiro's bouncer back to the mound with one out in the third inning in his jersey. Parker grimaced in frustration as he failed to pull the ball out of his green and gold top.The hit was Ichiro's 10th in his last 13 at-bats. He also had a hit in the sixth but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.Sabathia's performance had become one of the biggest question marks in the Yankees rotation the past several weeks. The big lefty was 0-3 in his last four starts and he gave up leads in each outing. After two stints on the disabled list, his velocity was down but he insisted he was OK. Manager Joe Girardi said Sabathia was struggling with the command of his sinker and changeup.He quickly put that to rest by striking out the side in the first with three breaking pitches.After a walk to Gomes with one out in the first, Sabathia retired 14 in a row before Stephen Drew singled leading off the sixth.Orioles 4, Red Sox 2In Boston, Matt Wieters drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez pitched 6? solid innings and the Orioles defeated the hosts.Jon Lester (9-13) lost for the first time in his 21 career starts against Baltimore. He had been 14-0, the longest winning streak against the Orioles franchise for a pitcher at the start of his career since at least 1901. It had been the longest current winning streak by an active pitcher against any team.Rays 12, Blue Jays 1In St. Petersburg, Florida, James Shields pitched seven shutout innings and Tampa Bay's suddenly potent offense scored runs in bunches to help the Rays continue an uphill battle to remain in playoff contention.Royals 6, Indians 3In Kansas City, Luis Mendoza pitched into the seventh in his first start since a bout of flu, leading the Royals to the victory.Cleveland has lost 40 of 52 games since July 26 when it was 50-49.Angels 6, White Sox 2In Anaheim, Ervin Santana struck out 11 while pitching seven innings of two-hit ball and Los Angeles gained ground in the playoff race.Mariners 6, Rangers 3In Seattle, Miguel Olivo hit a two-run homer in the eighth to help the Mariners stop a four-game slide.Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma (7-5) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. Tom Wilhelmsen worked the ninth for his 28th save in 32 chances.Twins at Tigers — ppd.
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Martin's heroics lift Yankees
NEW YORK — Sean Doolittle had a pretty long list of people he felt he let down.Let's call it a day: New York's Russell Martin heads for home after hitting a walk-off solo home run to give the Yankees a 2-1 victory over the A's on Friday. APDoolittle gave up a home run to Russell Martin an inning after teammate Brandon Moss connected to tie it in the ninth on Friday night, and the Oakland Athletics dropped a game back for the top AL wild-card spot with a 2-1 series-opening loss to the New York Yankees."It's really frustrating," Doolittle said. "(Jarrod Parker) did such an unbelievable job going toe-to-toe with Sabathia. Moss hits the pinch-hit home run to tie the game up. Our guys scrapping the whole night and then to lose it like that, it's really, really tough."Their third loss in four games on a difficult road trip that began in Detroit and ends in Texas next week sent the A's into the second wild-card spot, behind Baltimore. Winners of six in a row, the Yankees remained a game ahead of the Orioles in the AL East.Moss, a pinch hitter, crushed a towering home run to right field with one out in the ninth off Rafael Soriano to spoil a dominant three-hit outing for CC Sabathia to tie it 1-1, stunning the boisterous crowd of 40,759 into silence.Parker was in line for a loss despite matching Sabathia for eight innings. He gave up six hits and struck out seven in his first start at Yankee Stadium.Sabathia held the A's to three hits over eight innings and struck out 11."I'll tell you what, it was a well-played game," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "We played great and so did they. Both starters were terrific. It's too bad."Curtis Granderson had a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning off Parker and Ichiro Suzuki continued his torrid pace with two more hits — one getting caught in Parker's jersey.The Yankees lost four straight one-run games in Oakland in mid-July that began a summer swoon in which they blew a 10-game division lead. Martin's second walk-off homer this season gave the Yankees their 11th win in 15 games."You can feel that playoff weather coming," Martin said. "I like it. I enjoy it."David Robertson (2-7) pitched a perfect 10th for the victory. Doolittle (1-1) pitched the ninth, too.Any questions about Parker being nervous in his first start in the Bronx were dismissed right away with an eight-pitch inning. He didn't give up a hit until he lost Ichiro's bouncer back to the mound with one out in the third inning in his jersey. Parker grimaced in frustration as he failed to pull the ball out of his green and gold top.The hit was Ichiro's 10th in his last 13 at-bats. He also had a hit in the sixth but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.Sabathia's performance had become one of the biggest question marks in the Yankees rotation the past several weeks. The big lefty was 0-3 in his last four starts and he gave up leads in each outing. After two stints on the disabled list, his velocity was down but he insisted he was OK. Manager Joe Girardi said Sabathia was struggling with the command of his sinker and changeup.He quickly put that to rest by striking out the side in the first with three breaking pitches.After a walk to Gomes with one out in the first, Sabathia retired 14 in a row before Stephen Drew singled leading off the sixth.Orioles 4, Red Sox 2In Boston, Matt Wieters drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez pitched 6? solid innings and the Orioles defeated the hosts.Jon Lester (9-13) lost for the first time in his 21 career starts against Baltimore. He had been 14-0, the longest winning streak against the Orioles franchise for a pitcher at the start of his career since at least 1901. It had been the longest current winning streak by an active pitcher against any team.Rays 12, Blue Jays 1In St. Petersburg, Florida, James Shields pitched seven shutout innings and Tampa Bay's suddenly potent offense scored runs in bunches to help the Rays continue an uphill battle to remain in playoff contention.Royals 6, Indians 3In Kansas City, Luis Mendoza pitched into the seventh in his first start since a bout of flu, leading the Royals to the victory.Cleveland has lost 40 of 52 games since July 26 when it was 50-49.Angels 6, White Sox 2In Anaheim, Ervin Santana struck out 11 while pitching seven innings of two-hit ball and Los Angeles gained ground in the playoff race.Mariners 6, Rangers 3In Seattle, Miguel Olivo hit a two-run homer in the eighth to help the Mariners stop a four-game slide.Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma (7-5) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. Tom Wilhelmsen worked the ninth for his 28th save in 32 chances.Twins at Tigers — ppd.
Let's call it a day: New York's Russell Martin heads for home after hitting a walk-off solo home run to give the Yankees a 2-1 victory over the A's on Friday. APDoolittle gave up a home run to Russell Martin an inning after teammate Brandon Moss connected to tie it in the ninth on Friday night, and the Oakland Athletics dropped a game back for the top AL wild-card spot with a 2-1 series-opening loss to the New York Yankees."It's really frustrating," Doolittle said. "(Jarrod Parker) did such an unbelievable job going toe-to-toe with Sabathia. Moss hits the pinch-hit home run to tie the game up. Our guys scrapping the whole night and then to lose it like that, it's really, really tough."Their third loss in four games on a difficult road trip that began in Detroit and ends in Texas next week sent the A's into the second wild-card spot, behind Baltimore. Winners of six in a row, the Yankees remained a game ahead of the Orioles in the AL East.Moss, a pinch hitter, crushed a towering home run to right field with one out in the ninth off Rafael Soriano to spoil a dominant three-hit outing for CC Sabathia to tie it 1-1, stunning the boisterous crowd of 40,759 into silence.Parker was in line for a loss despite matching Sabathia for eight innings. He gave up six hits and struck out seven in his first start at Yankee Stadium.Sabathia held the A's to three hits over eight innings and struck out 11."I'll tell you what, it was a well-played game," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "We played great and so did they. Both starters were terrific. It's too bad."Curtis Granderson had a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning off Parker and Ichiro Suzuki continued his torrid pace with two more hits — one getting caught in Parker's jersey.The Yankees lost four straight one-run games in Oakland in mid-July that began a summer swoon in which they blew a 10-game division lead. Martin's second walk-off homer this season gave the Yankees their 11th win in 15 games."You can feel that playoff weather coming," Martin said. "I like it. I enjoy it."David Robertson (2-7) pitched a perfect 10th for the victory. Doolittle (1-1) pitched the ninth, too.Any questions about Parker being nervous in his first start in the Bronx were dismissed right away with an eight-pitch inning. He didn't give up a hit until he lost Ichiro's bouncer back to the mound with one out in the third inning in his jersey. Parker grimaced in frustration as he failed to pull the ball out of his green and gold top.The hit was Ichiro's 10th in his last 13 at-bats. He also had a hit in the sixth but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.Sabathia's performance had become one of the biggest question marks in the Yankees rotation the past several weeks. The big lefty was 0-3 in his last four starts and he gave up leads in each outing. After two stints on the disabled list, his velocity was down but he insisted he was OK. Manager Joe Girardi said Sabathia was struggling with the command of his sinker and changeup.He quickly put that to rest by striking out the side in the first with three breaking pitches.After a walk to Gomes with one out in the first, Sabathia retired 14 in a row before Stephen Drew singled leading off the sixth.Orioles 4, Red Sox 2In Boston, Matt Wieters drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez pitched 6? solid innings and the Orioles defeated the hosts.Jon Lester (9-13) lost for the first time in his 21 career starts against Baltimore. He had been 14-0, the longest winning streak against the Orioles franchise for a pitcher at the start of his career since at least 1901. It had been the longest current winning streak by an active pitcher against any team.Rays 12, Blue Jays 1In St. Petersburg, Florida, James Shields pitched seven shutout innings and Tampa Bay's suddenly potent offense scored runs in bunches to help the Rays continue an uphill battle to remain in playoff contention.Royals 6, Indians 3In Kansas City, Luis Mendoza pitched into the seventh in his first start since a bout of flu, leading the Royals to the victory.Cleveland has lost 40 of 52 games since July 26 when it was 50-49.Angels 6, White Sox 2In Anaheim, Ervin Santana struck out 11 while pitching seven innings of two-hit ball and Los Angeles gained ground in the playoff race.Mariners 6, Rangers 3In Seattle, Miguel Olivo hit a two-run homer in the eighth to help the Mariners stop a four-game slide.Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma (7-5) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. Tom Wilhelmsen worked the ninth for his 28th save in 32 chances.Twins at Tigers — ppd.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Heat overcome Celtics despite Rondo heroics
MIAMI — The biggest postseason comeback in Miami Heat franchise history wasn't enough.
Close quarters: Boston's Kevin Garnett (left) and Miami's Udonis Haslem compete during the Heat's 115-111 win on Wednesday. APThe Heat needed more — and got it, digging deep to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.LeBron James scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 23 and the Heat rallied from 15 down to beat the Boston Celtics 115-111 in overtime on Wednesday night.Mario Chalmers scored 22 for the Heat, who won despite an unbelievable night by Rajon Rondo. The Celtics guard played all 53 minutes and scored 44 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed eight rebounds. The Heat expected Boston's best — and the Celtics didn't disappoint."This group had resolve," Wade said of the Celtics. "They came out and played a great game. It was physical early. They brought the game to us. That can't happen. We used our crowd and the energy to get back into the game and we had to play better."Paul Pierce scored 21 points, Kevin Garnett added 18 and Ray Allen 13 for Boston.Rondo finished 16 of 24 from the floor, 10 of 12 from the foul line and made both his 3-point tries."He was absolutely phenomenal," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "Put us, put the whole team at times on his shoulders. . . . We had a lot of opportunities to win the game."Allen's 3-pointer with 34.3 seconds left tied the game at 99-99. James missed two shots, first a layup — he got the rebound of his own miss — and then a jumper on the final possession of regulation, and to overtime they went."We had to do it the tough way," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Game 3 is Friday in Boston.The Heat had come back to win from 14 points down in playoff games twice before, first in Game 6 of the 2006 NBA Finals — their title clincher — and again last season against Philadelphia.And this one was slipping away, more than once. James missed two free throws 21 seconds into overtime, and Miami looked in trouble. But the Heat held on, in a game where they took 47 free throws — 24 by James — to Boston's 29.The scoring dossier in overtime began like this: Rondo scored, Heat tied it, Rondo scored, Heat tied it, Rondo scored, Heat tied it.When Rondo missed a layup — he thought he was fouled, and the Celtics agreed — with 1:33 left, Miami took advantage, with Udonis Haslem getting a dunk to put the Heat up 105-103. And after a turnover on the next Boston possession, Wade drove the lane, hit the deck and watched as his layup bounced on the rim and dropped through.Garnett stood over Wade and glared, to no avail. Wade hit the free throw, and Miami was up 110-105 with 59.7 seconds left.On a night where the Heat missed 16 free throws — including at least four by James in crucial situations — they would survive."Now we're going home," Boston's Mickael Pietrus said. "Our jersey is going to be white. They got two. Fine, good for them. But we're going home now and you know what that means."NEW YORK — New owner, and now a new star player. The future suddenly looks bright for the New Orleans Hornets.Meanwhile, it was yet another loss — in a historic season full of them — for Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats.The Hornets, recently sold by the NBA to Saints owner Tom Benson, won the NBA's draft lottery Wednesday and the No. 1 pick overall — which they almost certainly will use to pick Kentucky star Anthony Davis.At least that's what the consensus college player of the year is expecting. Moments after the Hornets won the lottery, Davis said he was looking forward to playing professionally in the place where he led the Wildcats to a national championship in April.The good news for the Hornets comes after a difficult season in which they traded All-Star Chris Paul and a couple of years in limbo where they couldn't do much to upgrade the roster while the league was looking for a buyer.
Close quarters: Boston's Kevin Garnett (left) and Miami's Udonis Haslem compete during the Heat's 115-111 win on Wednesday. APThe Heat needed more — and got it, digging deep to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.LeBron James scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 23 and the Heat rallied from 15 down to beat the Boston Celtics 115-111 in overtime on Wednesday night.Mario Chalmers scored 22 for the Heat, who won despite an unbelievable night by Rajon Rondo. The Celtics guard played all 53 minutes and scored 44 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed eight rebounds. The Heat expected Boston's best — and the Celtics didn't disappoint."This group had resolve," Wade said of the Celtics. "They came out and played a great game. It was physical early. They brought the game to us. That can't happen. We used our crowd and the energy to get back into the game and we had to play better."Paul Pierce scored 21 points, Kevin Garnett added 18 and Ray Allen 13 for Boston.Rondo finished 16 of 24 from the floor, 10 of 12 from the foul line and made both his 3-point tries."He was absolutely phenomenal," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "Put us, put the whole team at times on his shoulders. . . . We had a lot of opportunities to win the game."Allen's 3-pointer with 34.3 seconds left tied the game at 99-99. James missed two shots, first a layup — he got the rebound of his own miss — and then a jumper on the final possession of regulation, and to overtime they went."We had to do it the tough way," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Game 3 is Friday in Boston.The Heat had come back to win from 14 points down in playoff games twice before, first in Game 6 of the 2006 NBA Finals — their title clincher — and again last season against Philadelphia.And this one was slipping away, more than once. James missed two free throws 21 seconds into overtime, and Miami looked in trouble. But the Heat held on, in a game where they took 47 free throws — 24 by James — to Boston's 29.The scoring dossier in overtime began like this: Rondo scored, Heat tied it, Rondo scored, Heat tied it, Rondo scored, Heat tied it.When Rondo missed a layup — he thought he was fouled, and the Celtics agreed — with 1:33 left, Miami took advantage, with Udonis Haslem getting a dunk to put the Heat up 105-103. And after a turnover on the next Boston possession, Wade drove the lane, hit the deck and watched as his layup bounced on the rim and dropped through.Garnett stood over Wade and glared, to no avail. Wade hit the free throw, and Miami was up 110-105 with 59.7 seconds left.On a night where the Heat missed 16 free throws — including at least four by James in crucial situations — they would survive."Now we're going home," Boston's Mickael Pietrus said. "Our jersey is going to be white. They got two. Fine, good for them. But we're going home now and you know what that means."NEW YORK — New owner, and now a new star player. The future suddenly looks bright for the New Orleans Hornets.Meanwhile, it was yet another loss — in a historic season full of them — for Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats.The Hornets, recently sold by the NBA to Saints owner Tom Benson, won the NBA's draft lottery Wednesday and the No. 1 pick overall — which they almost certainly will use to pick Kentucky star Anthony Davis.At least that's what the consensus college player of the year is expecting. Moments after the Hornets won the lottery, Davis said he was looking forward to playing professionally in the place where he led the Wildcats to a national championship in April.The good news for the Hornets comes after a difficult season in which they traded All-Star Chris Paul and a couple of years in limbo where they couldn't do much to upgrade the roster while the league was looking for a buyer.
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