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NHL playoffs, Game 3 » Oilers 1, Sharks 0

Sputtering offense follows Sharks home


Three goals in 3 games: Defensive blunder seals
Scoring must come soon 2nd straight shutout loss
Zack Kassian? Again? By Curtis Pashelka THE
Zack Kassian. Again. cpashelka@bayareanewsgroup.com
NUMBER
It’s hard to believe that the
Sharks are going to let Kassian SAN JOSE — The Sharks’
6
beat them in this series. He was offense was stymied one more Consecutive
the Edmonton Oilers’ 10th- time by the Edmonton Oilers on scoreless
MARK PURDY
leading scorer in the regular Sunday in Game 3 of their first periods for the
COLUMNIST
season. But right now, he has round playoff series. Sharks since
both of the Oilers’ game-win- It wasn’t unreasonable, then, scoring the
ning goals in the victories that to expect that one costly error winning goal in
give them a 2-1 series lead would be their undoing. OT in Game 1.
against the Sharks. Defenseman David Schlem-
That included Sunday ko’s pass from beneath his own
INSIDE
night’s 1-0 decision. Sharks goal line was intercepted by
defenseman David Schlemko Zack Kassian, who took a stride Sharks
made an ill-advised pass at- and beat Martin Jones for the ramp up the
tempt from behind the net in winning goal as the Sharks lost physicality
the third period, an attempt 1-0 to the Oilers at SAP Center. for Game 3.
that wound up being knocked Kassian’s goal, his second PAGE 6
JIM GENSHEIMER/STAFF
down by Kassian — who imme- straight game-winner, came at
Sharks defenseman David Schlemko (5) falls to the ice as Edmonton
See Purdy on Page 6 players celebrate the lone goal of Sunday’s Game 3 at SAP Center. See Sharks on Page 6

GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 3 TUESDAY THURSDAY *SATURDAY *MON., APRIL 24


Sharks 3, Oilers 2, Oilers 1, Sharks 0, at San Jose, 7 p.m., at Edmonton, 7:30 at San Jose, TBD, at Edmonton, TBD,
Oilers 2, OT Sharks 0 Oilers lead series 2-1 NBCCA, NBCSN p.m., NBCCA NBCCA NBCCA * if necessary

NBA playoffs, Game 1 » Warriors 121, Trail Blazers 109

Green puts
BLOCK PARTY Warriors pull
upset-minded away, paced
Trail Blazers by Green-led
in their place defensive unit
OAKLAND — Blazers star By Anthony Slater
Damian Lillard was sprawled aslater@bayareanewsgroup.com
out on the court as Draymond
Green just stood there. Oracle OAKLAND — Danger time
Arena was collectively los- for the Warriors in these play-
ing its mind as the should-be offs could come at the start of
Defensive Player of the Year the second and fourth quarters,
tauntingly stared at Lillard. when coach Steve Kerr typically
Less than six minutes re- sends Steph Curry and Kevin
mained Sunday, the Warriors Durant to the bench together.
were surging But in the postseason opener
and Lillard — an entertaining 121-109 Game
went for a tom- 1 win over the Blazers in Oracle
ahawk dunk on Sunday afternoon — the
to swing the Warriors used it as separation
momentum. time, led by Draymond Green
But Green and a pack of veteran, moti-
MARCUS emerged from vated defenders that turned an
THOMPSON II the weak side 88-88 tie into a runaway fourth-
COLUMNIST and stuffed the quarter win.
Oakland native CJ McCollum and Damian
at the rim. Then, like Maximus Lillard roasted the Warriors
from the movie “Gladiator,” defense for the game’s first
he let the fervor of the crowd 36 minutes, combining for 62
wash over him. points in three quarters and
It was the moment that needing only minor contribu-
summarized the 121-109 Game 1 tions from Portland’s others to
win by the Warriors in the first remain competitive longer than
round of the Western Confer- expected.
ence playoffs. “The offense was there — we
It was also another snap- had 88 points at the end of the
shot in a defensive collage of a third quarter,” Green said. “But
season. Green has put together the problem was they had 88
the defensive version of Rus- points. So we knew we had to
sell Westbrook’s season — a get stops.”
campaign replete with enough Which happens to be the spe-
dominance and moments to ciality of this current version of
convert nonbelievers. the Warriors’ second unit, con-
Green is already an all- cocted at midseason. After test-
time great defender. He is the ing Durant out with the group in
Bill Russell of the Millennial November, Kerr flipped Green
generation. He has the spirit of into it, joining Klay Thompson,
Ben Wallace and Dennis Rod- Andre Iguodala, David West
man crammed into Anthony and, on this day, Ian Clark.
Mason’s body. “Coach Kerr said to me the
Rarely do you see a player defensive intensity of this lineup
take over an entire game, fuel could change the game for us,”
an entire team, with defense. Green said, recalling a Decem-
It is unusual for a player to
See Warriors on Page 5
See Thompson on Page 5

GREEN DAY PLAYOFF SCHEDULE


Draymond Green’s Game 1 GOLDEN STATE VS. PORTLAND
statistics: GAME 1: Warriors 121, Trail
POINTS 19 Blazers 109, Warriors lead series
1-0
3-POINTERS 3
WEDNESDAY: at Warriors, 7:30
REBOUNDS 12 p.m., NBCBA, TNT
ASSISTS 9 SATURDAY: at Portland, 7:30
BLOCKS 5 p.m., NBCBA, ESPN
STEALS 3 MON., APRIL 24: at Portland,
7:30 p.m., NBCBA, TNT
INSIDE *WEDS., APRIL 26: at Warriors,
Kawakami: Warriors absorb TBD
Blazers’ biggest blows. PAGE 3 *FRI., APRIL 28: at Portland,
TBD
Kevin Durant (32 points) shows *SUN., APRIL 30: at Warriors,
he’s ready for the playoffs. PAGE 5 NHAT V. MEYER/STAFF
TBD
The Warriors' Draymond Green (23) blocks the Trail Blazers' Noah Vonleh, one of Green’s five blocked shots. * if necessary
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NBA playoffs NHL playoffs


Roundup Roundup

Thomas grieves, Penguins seeking sweep


but plays in loss after Guentzel’s hat trick
Washington 114, Atlanta 107 Blues 3, Wild 1 for Montreal and Carey
Celtics’ star showered ATLANTA — Prince 6-11 0-0 14, Millsap 5-8 Rookie’s 3rd goal wins Minnesota
St. Louis
0
1
1 0—1
1 1—3
Price stopped 20 shots.
with cheers day after 9-11 19, Howard 2-6 3-4 7, Schroder 8-16 6-6 25,
Hardaway Jr. 2-11 3-5 7, Bazemore 4-10 2-4 12, it in OT; Canadiens FIRST PERIOD
Radulov, who got the over-
time winner in Game 2 on
sister dies in accident Ilyasova 3-6 3-3 9, Muscala 2-5 4-4 8, Calderon
1-3 0-0 2, Dunleavy 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 34-78 32- take 2-1 advantage Scoring — 1, St. Louis, Parayko 1 (Berglund,
Perron), 3:25.
Friday night after Tomas
39 107. SECOND PERIOD
WASHINGTON — Porter 3-6 3-3 10, Morris Scoring — 2, Minnesota, Coyle 1 (Suter, Plekanec tied it with 18 sec-
Parise), 12:59. 3, St. Louis, Schwartz 2 (Steen,
8-19 3-3 21, Gortat 7-11 0-0 14, Wall 12-24 6-6
32, Beal 9-21 2-3 22, Oubre 4-8 2-2 11, Smith 0-1 Tarasenko), 15:19 (pp). onds left in regulation, has
Associated Press Associated Press THIRD PERIOD two goals and three assists
0-0 0, Jennings 0-2 0-0 0, Bogdanovic 2-8 0-0 4,
Scoring — 4, St. Louis, Steen 1 (Berglund,
Satoransky 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-100 16-17 114.
Sobotka), 18:49. in the past two games.
Atlanta 29 19 28 31 — 107
Isaiah Thomas took the Washington 25 20 38 31 — 114
With help from Sidney Shots on Goal — Minnesota 9-13-19—41.
St. Louis 15-8-8—31.
Blues 3, Wild 1: Jaden
floor to a deafening cheer Three Point Goals — Atlanta 7-25 (Schro- Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Power-play opportunities — Minnesota 0 Schwartz scored the go-
for the Boston Celtics’ play- der 3-5, Prince 2-4, Bazemore 2-5, Ilyasova 0-1, the defending champion of 4; St. Louis 1 of 3.
Goalies — Minnesota, Dubnyk 0-2-1 (30
ahead goal in the second
Muscala 0-1, Millsap 0-1, Dunleavy 0-1, Calderon DAVID J. PHILLIP/ASSOCIATED PRESS
off opener against the Chi- 0-1, Hardaway Jr. 0-6), Washington 8-28 (Wall Pittsburgh Penguins are shots-28 saves). St. Louis, Allen 3-0-0 (41-40). period and Jake Allen made
cago Bulls on Sunday night, 2-4, Morris 2-6, Beal 2-11, Porter 1-2, Oubre 1- Houston’s James Harden on the verge of sweeping A — 19,334. 40 saves to lead St. Louis
3, Jennings 0-1, Bogdanovic 0-1). Fouled Out
just a day after his sister — None. Rebounds — Atlanta 48 (Howard 14), (13) reacts after a turnover their opening playoff series to victory over Minnesota
was killed in a car accident. Washington 42 (Gortat 10). Assists — Atlanta by Oklahoma City. against Columbus. Canadiens 3, Rangers 1 for a 3-0 lead in their first-
18 (Schroder 9), Washington 28 (Wall 14). Total
It was part of an emotional fouls — Atlanta 22, Washington 25. Technicals
Crosby played keep- Montreal 0 1 2—3 round playoff series. Colton
N.Y. Rangers 0 0 1—1
night for All-Star point — Gortat. A — 20,356. turnovers. away with three Blue Jack- FIRST PERIOD
Parayko also scored for the
guard who had 33 points, six Wizards 114-Hawks 107: ets players behind the net Scoring — None. Blues and Alexander Steen
assists and five rebounds in Chicago 106, Boston 102 John Wall scored a playoff before passing the puck to a SECOND PERIOD
added an empty-netter for
Scoring — 1, Montreal, Lehkonen 1 (Galla-
a 106-102 Game 1 loss to the CHICAGO — Mirotic 1-9 2-2 4, Lopez 6-10 2-2 career-high 32 points and perfectly positioned Guent- gher, Plekanec), 17:37 (pp). St. Louis, which will try to
14, Rondo 6-15 0-0 12, Wade 4-12 2-2 11, Butler THIRD PERIOD
Bulls. 9-19 9-12 30, Zipser 1-4 4-4 6, Felicio 2-3 0-0 4, Markieff Morris added 21 zel in front during overtime Scoring — 2, Montreal, Weber 1 (Gal- sweep the series Wednes-
The Celtics held a pre- Portis 8-10 0-0 19, Grant 2-9 1-1 6. Totals 39-91 in his NBA playoff debut as on Sunday night. The 22- chenyuk, Radulov), 7:42 (pp). 3, Montreal, day night in St. Louis.
20-23 106. Radulov 2 (Danault), 15:35. 4, N.Y. Rangers,
game moment of silence for BOSTON — Crowder 4-12 0-0 9, Johnson 2-8 Washington beat Atlanta in year-old rookie capped his Skjei 1 (Zibanejad, Klein), 17:04. Charlie Coyle scored for
Chyna Thomas, who died 1-3 5, Horford 8-13 2-2 19, Thomas 10-18 10-12 Game 1. Wall scored 15 points hat trick by slipping it past Shots on Goal — Montreal 10-12-7—29. Minnesota, which got 28
33, Bradley 5-13 0-0 14, Brown 2-2 0-0 5, Green N.Y. Rangers 6-6-9—21.
early Saturday in a one-car 0-2 1-2 1, Jerebko 0-0 0-0 0, Zeller 0-1 0-0 0, in the third quarter and fin- Sergei Bobrovsky at 13:10 Power-play opportunities — Montreal 2 saves from Devan Dubnyk.
interstate accident in their Olynyk 3-8 0-0 7, Smart 3-9 0-0 9. Totals 37-86 ished with 14 assists in the of the extra period for a 5- of 3; N.Y. Rangers 0 of 3.
Goalies — Montreal, Price 2-1-0 (21 shots-
Blackhawks-Predators;
14-19 102.
home state of Washington. best playoff performance of 4 win and a 3-0 advantage 20 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 1-1-1 (29- The Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago 23 25 26 32 — 106
She was 22. Thomas was Boston 28 18 28 28 — 102 his young career. Morris, in for Pittsburgh in the play- 26). A — 18,006. know one thing with an
informed of her death fol- Three Point Goals — Chicago 8-25 (Portis his first taste of the postsea- off series. absolute certainty: They
lowing the team’s practice 3-4, Butler 3-5, Wade 1-2, Grant 1-4, Zipser 0-2,
son after 448 regular-sea- The Penguins will try Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 4 must play better. Scoring
Rondo 0-3, Mirotic 0-5), Boston 14-38 (Bradley
Saturday afternoon. It was 4-10, Smart 3-7, Thomas 3-7, Brown 1-1, Horford son games, caught fire early to finish off Columbus on Pittsburgh 1 2 1 1—5 their first goal against Pe-
1-2, Olynyk 1-4, Crowder 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Green Columbus 3 0 1 0—4
unclear if he’d play Sun- 0-1). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Chi-
in the second half to push Tuesday night. The loss FIRST PERIOD
kka Rinne this postseason
day, and before the game cago 53 (Lopez 11), Boston 36 (Crowder 8). As- Washington ahead, and the was deflating for the Blue Scoring — 1, Columbus, Atkinson 1 (Dubin- would be a good start. In-
sists — Chicago 22 (Rondo, Wade 6), Boston 27
TNT’s cameras captured (Horford 8). Total fouls — Chicago 18, Boston
Wizards held on. Jackets, who scored 11 sky, Foligno), 0:11. 2, Pittsburgh, Guentzel 2
(Crosby, Hainsey), 3:17. 3, Columbus, Atkinson
stead, the Western Confer-
teammate Avery Bradley 20. Technicals — Thomas. A — 18,624. Other games: LeBron seconds into the game and 2, 5:02. 4, Columbus, Werenski 1 (Foligno, Gag- ence’s top seed trails the
comforting Thomas on the James and Kawhi Leon- jumped out to a 3-1 lead af- ner), 6:10 (pp). Nashville Predators 0-2
bench. But Thomas led the Houston 118, ard will take center stage ter the first period only to
SECOND PERIOD
and looks nothing like the
Scoring — 5, Pittsburgh, Rust 2 (Dumoulin,
team out of the tunnel when Oklahoma City 87 Monday after all the series let the Penguins climb back Malkin), 5:21. 6, Pittsburgh, Rust 3 (Kessel, team favored to reach the
Malkin), 13:25.
Boston took the floor for OKLAHOMA CITY — Gibson 2-4 1-2 5, Adams openers are in the books. in, as veteran goalie Marc- THIRD PERIOD Stanley Cup Final.
3-6 0-2 6, Westbrook 6-23 7-8 22, Roberson 7-10
warm-ups. He looked to- 0-0 18, Oladipo 1-12 4-4 6, McDermott 1-2 0-0 3, The best two-way players Andre Fleury regained the Scoring — 7, Pittsburgh, Guentzel 3 (Mal- Maple Leafs-Capitals:
kin, Kessel), 11:48 (pp). 8, Columbus, Dubinsky
ward the rafters just before Grant 5-9 0-1 10, Sabonis 0-2 4-4 4, Kanter 3-7 in the league are looking to form that had frustrated 1 (Bjorkstrand, Johnson), 15:11. As NHL playoff hockey
2-2 8, Cole 0-2 0-0 0, Christon 2-2 0-0 5, Abrines
the tipoff. 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-81 18-23 87. give their respective teams Columbus in the two previ- OVERTIME returns to Toronto for
Scoring — 9, Pittsburgh, Guentzel 4 (Cros-
On his shoes were written HOUSTON — Ariza 2-4 0-0 4, Anderson 1-6
2-2 4, Capela 7-9 0-1 14, Beverley 8-13 1-2 21,
2-0 series leads. The Cavs ous games. by), -1:-50. the first time since 2013,
several messages, including Harden 13-28 8-11 37, T.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Har- barely dodged the upsets Fleury, forced into ac- Shots on Goal — Pittsburgh 11-19-10- a local boy whose fam-
7—47. Columbus 14-8-8-7—37.
“Chyna,” “RIP Lil Sis” and rell 0-0 1-2 1, Hilario 7-8 1-1 15, Brown 1-3 0-0 3,
L.Williams 3-11 5-7 11, Gordon 3-8 0-0 8. Totals
that opened two other play- tion for the injured Matt Power-play opportunities — Pittsburgh 1 ily couldn’t afford to at-
“I love you.” Condolences 45-91 18-26 118. off series, escaping with a Murray, had 33 saves in an- of 3; Columbus 1 of 2. tend many games when
Goalies — Pittsburgh, Fleury 3-0-0 (37
have poured in from around Oklahoma City 29 25 20 13 — 87 109-108 victory. San Anto- other wild and hard-hitting shots-33 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 0-2-1
he was younger will be in
Houston 27 32 30 29 — 118
the league, from NBA Com- Three Point Goals — Oklahoma City 9-29
nio, the only higher seed matchup between the Met- (47-42). A — 19,092. the building. Ditching the
missioner Adam Silver and (Roberson 4-6, Westbrook 3-11, McDermott 1- that won easily Saturday, ropolitan Division rivals. Maple Leafs jerseys of his
various players and friends. 1, Christon 1-1, Cole 0-1, Sabonis 0-1, Abrines
0-2, Oladipo 0-6), Houston 10-33 (Beverley 4-6,
goes for a 2-0 lead against The biggest save might goal and an assist to lead youth, Tom Wilson will try
Golden State’s Kevin Du- Harden 3-11, Gordon 2-5, Brown 1-2, T.Williams Memphis. It wasn’t easy have been a shot by Bran- Montreal over New York, to beat his hometown team
rant talked about Thomas 0-1, Ariza 0-1, L.Williams 0-3, Anderson 0-4). for the favorites Saturday. don Dubinsky that Fleury giving the Canadiens a 2- as his Washington Capitals
Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Oklahoma
after the Warriors’ Game City 41 (Westbrook 11), Houston 56 (Anderson Third-seeded Toronto was took off his mask seven 1 lead in the first-round attempt to rebound from a
12). Assists — Oklahoma City 19 (Westbrook 7),
1 victory over Portland. Houston 21 (Harden 9). Total fouls — Oklahoma
blown out 97-83 by Milwau- minutes into the overtime. playoff series. Artturi Le- double-overtime loss that
“We’re all praying for him, City 19, Houston 19. A — 18,055. kee, while the No. 4 Los An- Canadiens 3, Rangers 1: hkonen and Shea Weber evened the first-round se-
the NBA family’s behind geles Clippers were edged Alexander Radulov had a scored power-play goals ries at a game apiece.
him,” Durant said. of their first-round playoff 97-95 by Utah.
Rockets 118, Thunder 87: series. The best-of-seven Jazz: Utah center Rudy
James Harden scored 37 Western Conference series Gobert has been diagnosed
points to outshine Russell continues Wednesday night with a left knee hyperex-
Westbrook and Houston in Houston. Westbrook had tension and bone contusion
pulled away in the third 22 points, 11 rebounds and after his collision 17 sec-
quarter and coasted past seven assists, but made just onds into the Jazz’s playoff
Oklahoma City in Game 1 six of 23 shots and had nine opener.

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father George III’s only was abandoned at halftime Cycling
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“I was national team soccer player ships in Hong Kong.
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Warriors have no trouble taking Blazers’ best shot


OAKLAND — Damian guy, too. and I think that, if anything, But until then, who through the playoffs. unit to start the second and
Lillard and C.J. McCollum On it show that the prospects needs a back court duel? On Sunday, they had to fourth quarters.
vs. Stephen Curry and Klay Sunday, are good. I think that we “No, they can go for a deal with a red-hot scoring n And they can let
Thompson, first duo to 75, after found ways to score. We combined 75 points, they’re duo, right from the start, Curry and Thompson work
or 100, or 120 ... game on! McCol- just have to score for four amazing players,” Thomp- and Curry and Thomp- themselves into this series,
Two-on-two basketball, lum and quarters. So, no, not de- son said of McCollum and son knew that they could and into the playoffs, and
barking back and forth, TIM KAWAKAMI Lillard’s moralizing at all.” Lillard. “But at the end of survive it. if Portland gets monster
trick shots and 30-foot whirl- Another way to look at it: the day it’s a team game “They’re going to try to games from both Lillard
COLUMNIST
fliers, may the best and wind 48 What happens when Curry and I’d rather win the game force the issue and you’ve and McCollum and still
bounciest back court win. combined and Thompson win this than go into a back court just got to stay solid,” doesn’t have enough to win,
The Portland Trail Blaz- points in the first half — on battle for a game or two? battle. Curry said of the Trail then all the better.
ers desperately wanted it their way to 75 combined in And you know they will. “That means nothing if Blazer tandem. “But it “We won and I don’t
in Game 1 on Sunday, and the game — the Warriors’ On Sunday, Lillard and you don’t win.” doesn’t affect how we play care if we won by 2 or 12,”
tried everything within All-Star back court took McCollum combined for 54 Curry scored his 29 on the other end. We know Thompson said. “I’m happy
their power to push and it in, took the long view, shot attempts, and basically points on 19 shots and how we execute what our we got the ‘W,’ and it’s
prod and tempt the “Splash ramped up the defense, were a two-man gang that Thompson started drowsily bread and butter is at the good we didn’t blow them
Brothers” into that rat-a- and chipped in their usual kept the game tied through and ended up with 15 points other end of the floor and out because we won’t relax.
tat shootout — and nobody stuff in an eventual 121-109 three quarters. on 16 shots — which means we’ve got to rely on that We respect them and have
else in the league dares to victory at Oracle Arena Then the Warriors took they combined to take 29 and not get into that one- to come out with the same
try this. to open up the Warriors’ control of the game when fewer shots than the Port- on-one battle at all.” fire on Wednesday.”
Maybe a year or two playoff run. they finally started stop- land back court. It’s part of the long It doesn’t seem entirely
ago, Curry and Thompson One way to look at it: ping McCollum and Lillard There is just as much game, and the Warriors likely that McCollum and
would’ve taken the bait The Trail Blazers took their in the fourth quarter, hap- pressure on McCollum can absolutely play it, Lillard will be this good
and maybe a year or two best shot, landed it early pily took the 1-0 lead in this and Lillard as there was on which is what Kerr did on again in Game 2; and it
ago the Warriors would’ve and directly on the War- series ... and still have so Curry and Thompson in the Sunday. seems extremely probable
needed them to. riors’ starry tandem ... and much more to expect from Warriors’ pre-Steve Kerr Here’s what the War- that Curry and Thompson
But not this calm and the Warriors still won and Curry and Thompson (and playoff runs in 2013 and riors got accomplished: will be livelier and more
secure edition of the War- never really seemed in deep Durant and Andre Iguodala 2014, and those were fun n They got Durant productive in the next one
riors, not with Draymond jeopardy. and a few others). Warriors teams. wholly into the flow after and the one after that.
Green generating 100 “I wouldn’t call it demor- Maybe in a future game, But they were not his three-game post-injury And then watch out.
megawatts of defensive alizing,” Portland coach in a much later round of championship-level teams, tuneup to close the regular
energy and JaVale McGee Terry Stotts said. “Cer- these playoffs, the War- and Curry and Thompson season. Contact Tim Kawakami
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Giants update Rockies 4, Giants 3 A’s

Early-season woes
Rockies 4, Giants 3
Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Blackmon cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .232
LeMahieu 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .280
Gonzalez rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .192
Arenado 3b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .327

showing no letup
Reynolds 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306
Story ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .114
Tapia lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Wolters c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .269
Senzatela p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Dunn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Ottavino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Holland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Totals 34 4 8 4 0 11
San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg Samardzija finds
Span cf
Belt 1b
4
4
1
1
1 0 0 1 .237
2 0 0 1 .216 rhythm too late;
Pence rf
Crawford ss
3
4
0
1
0 1 0 0 .296
1 1 0 1 .298
Kansas City awaits
Hundley c 3 0 1 1 0 2 .259
Nunez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Panik 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302
Marrero lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 By Daniel Brown
Samardzija p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Okert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —- danbrown@bayareanewsgroup.com
Strickland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Hill ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .150
Melancon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
SAN FRANCISCO —
Totals 31 3 7 3 0 6 After a dreary loss to cap
Colorado 310 000 000— 4 80 a dismal week, the Giants
BEN MARGOT/ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Francisco 300 000 000— 3 70 headed toward a reminder
singled for Strickland in the 8th.
LOB: Colorado 4, San Francisco 3; 2B:
of happier days. A’s players play catch as a groundskeeper walks on a tarp
Gonzalez (4), Arenado 2 (5), Span (4), They open a series in covering the infield before Sunday’s game was rained out.
Belt (3), Hundley (4); 3B: Crawford (1);
HR: Blackmon (3), off Samardzija; RBIs:
Kansas City on Tuesday,
Blackmon (9), LeMahieu (3), Arenado 2
(8), Pence (7), Crawford (8), Hundley (3);
SF: Pence, Hundley; S: Senzatela; Run-
ners left in scoring position: Colorado
2 (Tapia 2), San Francisco 2 (Crawford,
Marrero); RISP: Colorado 2 for 9, San
returning to the site of
their 2014 World Series
glory. The champagne
hurricane of that night was
Semien placed
on disabled list
Francisco 1 for 6; Runners moved up:
Reynolds, Blackmon, Pence, Panik; GIDP: a far cry from the gray and
Marrero. persistent drizzle that fell
DP: Colorado 1.
Colorado IP H R ER BB SONP ERA
upon a 4-3 loss to the Colo-
Senzatela (W 2-0)7 7 3 3 0 3 94 2.37 rado Rockies on Sunday.
Dunn (H 4) 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 11 0.00 “It’ll be fun to go back A’S VS. TEXAS
Ottavino (H 6) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.42
there and relive the mo- MRI exam reveals Monday: A’s Andrew Triggs
Holland (S 7-7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.00
San Francisco IP H R ER BBSONP ERA ments from a couple of durable SS has bone (2-0, 0.00) vs. Rangers’ A.J.
years ago,” Giants first Griffin (1-0, 6.75), 7:05 p.m.
Samardzija (L 0-3) 7 8 4 4 0 8110 6.16
Okert 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 contusion on wrist NBCCA
Strickland 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0.00
baseman Brandon Belt
Melancon 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 4.91 said. “At the same time, Tuesday: A’s Jesse Hahn
Senzatela pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. we definitely have job to (0-1, 3.75) vs. Rangers’Yu
Inherited runners-scored: Dunn 1-0,
Ottavino 1-0. do. We definitely have to By Martin Gallegos Darvish (1-1, 2.33), 7:05 p.m.,
Umpires: Home, Bruce Dreckman. First,
Jordan Baker. Second, Mike Everitt.
turn this around.” Correspondent NBCCA
STEPHEN LAM/GETTY IMAGES
Third, Bill Welke. The Giants (5-9) en- Wednesday: A’s Kendall
T: 2:46; A: 41,455 (41,915). dured a rough week for Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez fires to first base OAKLAND — A’s man- Graveman (2-0, 2.00) vs.
reasons that extended after one-handing a grounder during Sunday’s loss. ager Bob Melvin calls short- Rangers’ Martin Perez (1-1,
STATISTICS beyond the scoreboard. stop Marcus Semien one 2.20) 12:35 p.m. MLBN
Buster Posey sustained TUESDAY’S GAME at the end of the game,’’ of the toughest guys on the
BATTERS AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SOAVG
Posey.............21 4 7 2 1 2 5 4 .333 a concussion on Monday; Giants (Matt Cain, 1-0) Manager Bruce Bochy roster, but a lingering wrist
Nunez ............48 5 15 2 0 4 3 3 .313 Jarrett Parker suffered a at Kansas City (Jason said. “The (Rockies) have issue was too much for the pain just didn’t go away,
Panik..............43 7 13 4 0 3 5 5 .302
Crawford .......47 8 14 3 2 8 3 8 .298 broken right clavicle Sat- Hammel, 0-1), 5:15 p.m. a tough bullpen. That bull- Semien to play through. and that’s when I started
Pence.............54 7 16 2 1 7 5 12 .296
Hundley .........27 4 7 3 0 3 0 7 .259
urday. NBCBA pen is throwing as well as The A’s placed Semien getting treatment. If it
Span ..............38 4 9 3 0 1 3 4 .237 Beyond even that, there any team in baseball.” on the 10-day disabled list wasn’t bothering me throw-
Belt ................51 9 11 2 3 7 9 12 .216
Gillaspie.........14 1 3 0 0 2 1 2 .214 was a pervasive sadness Samardzija rebounded n Jarrett Parker, who on Sunday after an MRI ing so much as it did on Fri-
Marrero .........26 1 4 0 1 4 1 7 .154 in the wake of two deaths to strike out eight over sustained a broken right exam revealed a bone con- day night, I would probably
Hill .................20 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 .150
Parker............21 1 3 0 0 2 2 10 .143 within the Giants’ fam- seven innings, but he clavicle Saturday while tusion in his right wrist. still be playing.”
Hernandez .....27 1 2 1 0 4 2 8 .074 ily: Mirian Cepeda (wife wobbled one last time crashing into the left-field The move was made before Infielder Chad Pinder
Federowicz ......2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Team batting average .237 of Orlando, the Hall of — LeMahieu’s run-scor- wall to make a catch, un- the csheduled series finale was recalled from Triple-A
PITCHERSW-L IPSV H R ER BB SO ERA Famer) and Jennifer Pip- ing single in the second derwent surgery Sunday. against the Houston Astros Nashville to take Semien’s
Gearrin ......0-0 4 0 2 0 0 3 4 0.00
Strickland ..0-0 5.2 0 2 0 0 2 7 0.00
pin (sister-in-law of Bran- — and the Giants never The Giants announced was postponed because of spot on the roster. Pinder
Okert .........0-0 .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 don Crawford). recovered. About the only that Dr. Ken Akizuki per- rain. was batting .324 with an
Bumgarner 0-2 21 0 18 8 8 3 24 3.43 remaining drama was
Cueto .........3-0 19 0 17 8 8 6 18 3.79
“There’s a lot going on formed the procedure at Semien, who has both- RBI through nine games
Ramirez .....0-0 6.2 0 6 3 3 1 11 4.05 right now,” Belt acknowl- whether the teams could San Francisco Surgery ered by the wrist injury with Nashville, playing sec-
Moore ........1-2 19 0 21 12 9 5 13 4.26
Cain ...........1-0 9.1 0 11 5 5 6 9 4.82 edged. “There are some avoid a rainout. Center. The outfielder is in spring training, said ond base and shortstop. He
Melancon...0-1 3.2 2 6 2 2 1 3 4.91 things that we’ll never In talking about his expected to be sidelined the pain coming from the made his major league debut
Law ............0-0 5.1 0 6 3 3 2 4 5.06
Kontos .......0-1 4.2 0 4 3 3 3 3 5.79 forget, but you try to do outing, Samardzija might for 8-10 weeks. scaphoid bone, near the with the A’s last season and
Samardzija 0-3 17 0 21 13 13 6 19 6.16 the best you can and move as well have been refer- The Giants put Parker base of his thumb, actually batted .235 in 22 games.
Blach..........0-0 4 0 3 3 3 2 1 6.75
Team ERA 4.22 on.” ring to the Giants’ season on the 10-day disabled list helped him have a better n Sunday’s weather
With a cold rain fall- to date: “It doesn’t matter before Sunday’s game approach at the plate. He postponement was the A’s
GIANTS SCHEDULE ing Sunday, and umbrel- how it goes early. ... You and recalled reliever Ste- was batting .171 through the first at the Coliseum since
Tuesday at K.C. 5:15p las speckling the crowd, have to put it behind you ven Okert from Triple-A first 11 games. 2014. The game will be made
the game had an odd vibe and move on.” Sacramento. Okert joins “I think it actually made up Sept. 9 as a traditional
Wednes at K.C. 5:15p from the start. Charlie The Giants went 3-4 Ty Blach as the second me a better hitter lately doubleheader.
Friday at Colorado 5:40p Blackmon led off the game on this homestand, total- left-hander in the Giants by learning how to use my Jharel Cotton will get the
with a home run against ing only seven runs in the bullpen. bottom hand a little more,” start on Monday when the
A’s update Jeff Samardzija, driving four losses. The lineup n In a swap of minor Semien said. “Most of my A’s host the Texas Rangers
one through the gray mist could get a boost Tuesday leaguers, the Giants traded hits this year have been the for the first of a three-game
STATISTICS and over the center-field with the expected return pitcher Clayton Blackburn other way. Adrenaline just series. Despite Sunday’s
BATTERS AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SOAVG
fence. of Posey, who is in line to to the Texas Rangers for took over in those games, postponement, Melvin said
Decker .............4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .750 D.J. LeMahieu followed serve as the designated infielder Frandy De La but you don’t want to let he will not skip anyone’s spot
K.Davis...........47 11 16 2 6 8 3 12 .340 with a single, Carlos Gon- hitter. Rosa and cash consider- something like that keep in the starting rotation.
Alonso............30 5 9 2 1 7 5 6 .300
Rosales ..........14 1 4 1 0 1 1 4 .286 zalez a double and Nolan “It’s definitely going to ations. getting worse.” “Everybody gets an extra
Lowrie............43 5 12 3 1 4 6 8 .279
Vogt...............36 4 9 3 1 2 1 5 .250
Arenado another double. change a lot for us,’’ Belt De La Rosa, 21, is a Semien could not recall day of rest,” Melvin said.
Plouffe ...........39 4 8 0 2 4 4 14 .205 Just like that, the Rockies said. “I can definitely say switch-hitting second when the wrist pain be- n Khris Davis is the sev-
Phegley..........10 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 .200
R.Davis...........41 4 8 3 1 6 3 10 .195
led 3-0. It was four batters with a lot of confidence baseman and shortstop gan in spring training, but enth A’s player to hit six
Joyce..............32 2 6 1 1 5 3 6 .188 into the game. that it will give us more and will report to Class A he got to a point where he or more home runs in the
Semien...........35 5 6 2 0 1 10 11 .171 “I’m not going to make confidence when he’s back Augusta. Over four sea- needed treatment — the first 12 games of the season,
Healy .............47 4 8 2 2 3 2 15 .170
Canha ............19 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 .105 any excuses,” Samardzija in there.” sons in the minors, he is first red flag for the A’s and the first one since Eric
Team batting average .234
PITCHERSW-L IPSV H R ER BB SO ERA
said, when asked of the The Giants needed career .253 hitter with 8 medical staff. Chavez had six in 2006. Da-
Triggs ........2-0 11.2 0 8 1 0 4 4 0.00 weather affected his another big hit Sunday. home runs, 122 RBI and Once the pain began to vis hit his sixth home run of
Graveman ..2-0 18 0 13 4 4 5 12 2.00 warm-up. Hundley led off the seventh 44 stolen bases over 996 affect his ability to throw the year in the fifth inning of
Madson......0-1 4 0 7 1 1 1 4 2.25
Casilla........0-1 5 1 0 2 2 3 6 3.60 The Giants countered with a double, but the in- at-bats. during Friday’s loss to Saturday’s loss to Houston.
Hahn ..........0-1 12 0 13 5 5 3 10 3.75
Cotton........1-1 11.1 0 10 5 5 5 10 3.97
with a three-run first ning quickly fizzled. Aaron n Since the ballpark Houston, the A’s decided to n Semien’s the seventh
Coulombe ..0-0 4.1 0 7 2 2 2 2 4.15 inning of their own, as Hill led off the eighth with opened in 2002, the Giants shut him down. A’s player currently on the
Montas.......0-0 6.1 0 7 3 3 2 3 4.26
Doolittle.....0-0 3.1 1 4 2 2 1 7 5.40
Hunter Pence, Crawford a pinch-hit single but ad- have had just five games “It was taking me longer disable list. It hasn’t been
Dull ............0-1 5 0 4 6 3 2 7 5.40 and Nick Hundley drove vanced no further. rained out. The last one to get loose in the cage,” the start the club was hop-
Manaea......0-1 16.1 0 8 12 10 9 20 5.51 in a run apiece against “We had some pretty was more than 10 years Semien said. “Usually it ing for after using the dis-
Hendriks ....0-0 3.2 0 6 4 4 1 4 9.82
Alcantara ...0-1 4 0 4 10 8 3 2 18.00 Rockies rookie Antonio good at-bats there, but it ago: April 12, 2006 against takes a couple of swings to abled list a record 27 times
Team ERA 4.20
Senzatela. comes down to executing the Houston Astros. get the kinks out. One day last season.
C4 BAY AREA NEWS GROUP 001 MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017

Baseball
Standings Around the majors AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday’s games
AMERICAN LEAGUE SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS The
Houston at A’s, ppd.
Baltimore 11, Toronto 4
Detroit 4, Cleveland 1
WEST DIVISION Mariners 8, Rangers 7: Nationals’ Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 STR. Home Away Nelson Cruz singled in the Bryce Kansas City 1, L.A. Angels 0
Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 1 (10)
Houston 8 4 .667 — — 6-4 W-4 4-3 4-1 tiebreaking run to cap a two- Harper Seattle 8, Texas 7
Los Angeles 6 7 .462 2½ 1½ 4-6 L-5 4-2 2-5
A’s 5 7 .417 3 2 4-6 L-3 2-4 3-3 run, ninth-inning rally, and flips his N.Y. Yankees 9, St. Louis 3
Seattle 5 8 .385 3½ 2½ 5-5 W-3 4-2 1-6 Monday’s games
Texas 4 8 .333 4 3 4-6 L-3 2-4 2-4
Seattle overcame a 6-1 deficit bat after Texas (Griffin 1-0) at A’s (Cotton 1-1),
to complete a three-game 7:05 p.m.
CENTRAL DIVISION blasting Tampa Bay (Snell 0-1) at Boston (Wright
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 STR. Home Away sweep. a walk-off 0-1), 8:05 a.m.
Chicago White Sox (Holland 1-1) at N.Y.
Detroit 8 4 .667 — — 7-3 W-1 5-2 3-2
Diamndbacks 3, Dodgers three-run Yankees (Montgomery 0-0), 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota 7 5 .583 1 — 5-5 L-1 4-2 3-3
Chicago 6 5 .545 1½ ½ 6-4 W-1 2-3 4-2 1: Taijuan Walker pitched five home Cleveland (Salazar 0-1) at Minnesota
Kansas City 6 6 .500 2 1 6-4 W-4 4-2 2-4 (Gibson 0-1), 5:10 p.m.
Cleveland 5 7 .417 3 2 3-7 L-1 2-4 3-3 solid innings and Arizona beat run in L.A. Angels (Chavez 1-1) at Houston
EAST DIVISION Los Angeles. the ninth (Morton 0-1), 5:10 p.m.
Miami (Koehler 0-0) at Seattle (Miranda
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 STR. Home Away inning 0-1), 7:10 p.m.
Braves 9, Padres 2: Bartolo Tuesday’s games
Baltimore 8 3 .727 — — 7-3 W-1 4-1 4-2 against
New York 8 4 .667 ½ — 7-3 W-7 6-0 2-4 Colon allowed only a hit in Texas at A’s, 7:05 p.m.
Boston 7 5 .583 1½ — 5-5 W-2 6-2 1-3 the Chicago WS at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay 6 7 .462 3 1½ 4-6 L-2 5-2 1-5 seven innings and Atlanta beat Boston at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.
Phillies. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
Toronto 2 10 .167 6½ 5 2-8 L-1 1-5 1-5 San Diego. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Cleveland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.
White Sox 3, Twins 1: Avisail MITCHELL
L.A. Angels at Houston, 5:10 p.m.
LAYTON/
WEST DIVISION Garcia had four hits, including GETTY IMAGES Giants at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m.
Miami at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 STR. Home Away a two-run homer in the 10th, NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado 9 5 .643 — — 6-4 W-2 3-3 6-2 leading the Chicago past Orioles 11, Blue Jays 4: Trey homer and Sunday’s games
Arizona 8 5 .615 ½ — 6-4 W-1 6-1 2-4
Los Angeles 7 6 .538 1½ ½ 5-5 L-1 5-2 2-4 Minnesota. Mancini hit two home runs and Milwaukee beat Cincinnati Colorado 4, Giants 3
Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 2
San Diego 5 8 .385 3½ 2½ 4-6 L-3 2-1 3-7 Baltimore beat Toronto. n Brandon Finnegan became Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 2
Giants 5 9 .357 4 3 4-6 L-2 3-4 2-5 Nationals 6, Phillies 4: Bryce Atlanta 9, San Diego 2
n Orioles closer Zach Britton the fourth Reds starting
CENTRAL DIVISION Harper hit a game-ending, Washington 6, Philadelphia 4
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 STR. Home Away three-run home run with has been placed on the 10-day pitcher to go on the disabled Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
8
7
5
6
.615
.538

1

½
6-4
6-4
L-1
W-1
3-4
2-5
5-1
5-1 two outs in the ninth to beat disabled list with a strained left list and is expected to miss N.Y. Yankees 9, St. Louis 3
forearm. at least a month because of a Monday’s games
Pittsburgh 6 6 .500 1½ 1 6-4 W-3 3-3 3-3 Philadelphia. Pittsburgh (Nova 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn
Chicago 6 6 .500 1½ 1 5-5 L-3 2-4 4-2
Marlins 4, Mets 2: Rookie strained left shoulder. 0-1), 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis 3 9 .250 4½ 4 2-8 L-3 2-4 1-5 Royals 1, Angels 0: Alcides San Diego (Weaver 0-1) at Atlanta (Gar-
EAST DIVISION
Escobar hit an RBI single in the J.T. Riddle hit a two-run homer Red Sox 7, Rays 5: Mitch cia 0-1), 4:35 p.m.
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 STR. Home Away Milwaukee (Anderson 1-0) at Chicago
ninth and Kansas City edged with two outs in the ninth and Moreland hit a go-ahead, Cubs (Lackey 1-1), 5:05 p.m.
Miami 7 5 .583 — — 7-3 W-3 4-2 3-3
Washington 7 5 .583 — — 5-5 W-1 6-3 1-2 Los Angeles for its fourth Miami beat New York. two-run single in the seventh, Arizona (Ray 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Mc-
Carthy 2-0), 7:10 p.m.
New York
Atlanta
7
5
6
6
.538 ½
.455 1½
½

5-5
5-5
L-3
W-4
3-3
3-0
4-3
2-6 straight win. Yankees 9, Cardinals 3: helping Boston rally past Miami (Koehler 0-0) at Seattle (Miranda
Philadelphia 4 8 .333 3 3 3-7 L-1 2-4 2-4 Greg Bird busted hit a long Tampa Bay. 0-1), 7:10 p.m.
Pirates 6, Cubs 1 Adam Tuesday’s games
home run, and Michael Pineda n Tampa Bay pitcher Jake Giants at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m.
Frazier homered and Baltimore at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
WE’VE GOT CONTACT Pittsburgh scored six runs in pitched New York past St. Odorizzi has been put on the Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m.
Red Sox star Mookie Betts hasn’t struck out this the final two innings to beat Louis for its seventh straight 10-day disabled because of a Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.
season. At 119 plate appearances, it’s the longest Chicago for a three-game victory. strained left hamstring. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.
string of contact since 2004, when the Marlins’Juan sweep. Brewers 4, Reds 1: Ryan — ASSOCIATED PRESS Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Miami at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.
Pierre went 147 times in a row without fanning. Braun hit a go-ahead, two-run

Tigers 4, Indians 1 Orioles 11, Blue Jays 4 Red Sox 7, Rays 5 White Sox 3, Twins 1 Mariners 8, Rangers 7 Royals 1, Angels 0 On this date
Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg Tampa BayAB R H BI BB SO Avg Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg Angels AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .222 Gentry lf-cf 5 1 2 3 0 1 .118 Souza Jr; rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .304 L.Garcia ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .227 Gomez cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .149
Y.Escobar 3b3 0 0 0 1 1 .302
Castlnos 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Jones cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .273 Kiermaier cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .229 Andrus ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .319 APRIL 17
Saladino 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Revere lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .220 Kim lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Longoria dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Mazara rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .340
Machado 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .175 Abreu 1b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .186 Napoli 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .156 Trout cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 1951: In his first major league
1-Jones prcf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Miller 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .205
A.Garcia rf 5 1 4 2 0 1 .465 Odor 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .208 game, Mickey Mantle went 1-for-4
Martinez dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .195 Trumbo rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 .205 Weks Jr; 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .176 Pujols dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 .200
in the New York Yankees’ 5-0 vic-
Upton lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .242 Davis dh 4 1 1 0 1 0 .317 a-Morisn 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325 Davidson 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .370 Lucroy c 4 2 1 1 0 0 .229 Calhoun rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 tory over the Boston Red Sox.
Collins rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .355 Castillo c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Dickerson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Garcia lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Choo dh 3 1 2 5 1 1 .263 1953: Mickey Mantle cleared the
Cron 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .304
Avila c 2 1 2 2 2 0 .700 Mancini 1b 5 2 3 4 0 0 .364 Robertsn 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .174 a-Asche lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .080 1-DShildsdh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 bleachers at Griffith Stadium with
Schoop 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .289 Gallo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .205 Espinosa 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .200 a 565-foot home run off Chuck
Romine cf-1b4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sucre c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Sanchez dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Penigton ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286
Iglesias ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .256 Hardy ss 5 2 3 1 0 0 .257 b-Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Profar lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .211 Stobbs. The shot came in the
Smith c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 36 7 9 7 5 6 fifth inning of a 7-3 win over the
Totals 30 4 7 3 6 8 1-Flhrty ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beckham ss 4 1 2 1 0 2 .194 C.Perez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .077
May cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Senators.
Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg Totals 43 11 15 10 2 6 Totals 33 5 7 4 3 14 Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg Totals 28 0 2 0 2 11 1964: The New York Mets lost their
Santana 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg Totals 38 3 10 3 0 8 Heredia lf 4 3 3 1 0 0 .364
Kansas CityAB R H BI BB SO Avg first game at Shea Stadium, fall-
Lindor ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .362 Pillar cf 5 1 2 2 0 2 .283 Pedroia 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg b-Fremn ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 ing 4-3 to the Pirates. Pittsburgh’s
Carrera rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Haniger rf 3 1 1 4 2 1 .294 Gordon lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .188
Brantley lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .270 Benntndi cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .277 Dozier 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Willie Stargell hit the first homer
Encrncn dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .205 Bautista dh 4 0 0 0 1 2 .136 Betts rf 4 2 3 1 1 0 .306 Cano 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Cain cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .350 at Shea.
Kepler dh 4 0 2 0 1 1 .302
Ramirez 2b 2 0 1 1 1 1 .349 Morales 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Ramirez dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .281 Cruz dh 5 0 2 2 0 1 .229 Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .196 1969: Bill Stoneman of Montreal
Sano 3b 5 0 0 0 0 4 .250 Seager 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the
Guyer rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .158 a-Smoak 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1-Selsky dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 S.Perez dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289
Tulwitzki ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 Mauer 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Motter ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .292 Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th
a-Chsnhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 Morland 1b 3 0 2 3 1 0 .356 1-Mondsi dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 game of the Expos’ existence.
Diaz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Barney 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 Bogaerts ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .375 Grossman rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .310 Valencia 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .174
Cuthbert 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 1976: Mike Schmidt of the Phila-
Jackson cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .222 Martin c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .097 Sandoval 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .143 Santana rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182
delphia Phillies hit four consecu-
Saltlmcha c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Young lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .289 Castro c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .222 a-J.Dysn ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 a-Mstkas ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 tive home runs and a single in an
Gomes c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067
Pearce lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .156 Vazquez c 4 0 3 1 0 0 .667 Martin cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .119 Orlando rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .128 18-16, 10-inning victory over the
Totals 31 1 8 1 2 8 Polanco ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302
Coghlan 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Totals 37 7 17 7 3 3 Totals 35 8 12 8 4 8 Cubs in Wrigley Field. He drove in
Rosario lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .154 Escobar ss 4 0 3 1 0 1 .244
Detroit 020 000 020—4 7 0 Goins 2b-ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 eight runs.
Cleveland 000 001 000—1 8 0 Tampa Bay 300 110 000—5 7 0 Buxton cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .093 Texas 033 000 001—7 9 1 Colon 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2001: Barry Bonds became the
Totals 36 4 12 4 2 9 Seattle 103 001 102—8 12 0
Boston 200 200 21x—7 17 0 Totals 36 1 7 1 4 12 Butera c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 17th major leaguer to hit 500 home
a-flied out for Guyer in the 9th; runs. Bonds’ two-run, eighth-
Baltimore 000 015 050—11 15 0 One out when winning run scored; Totals 31 1 6 1 3 11
1-ran for Cabrera in the 8th. a-walked for Weeks Jr; in the 8th; inning drive off Terry Adams went
Toronto 000 000 112—4 12 3 Chicago 000 000 010 2—3 10 0 a-singled for Ruiz in the 9th;
LOB: Detroit 5, Cleveland 6; 2B: b-struck out for Sucre in the 9th; into San Francisco Bay to lead
1-ran for Ramirez in the 7th. Minnesota 000 010 000 0—1 7 0 b-pinch hit for Heredia in the 9th; Angels 000 000 000—0 2 0
Castellanos (4), Iglesias (5), a-tripled for Morales in the 8th; the Giants over the Los Angeles
1-ran for Choo in the 8th.
Ramirez (3); HR: Avila (2), off 1-ran for Hardy in the 9th. LOB: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 9; Kansas City 000 000 001—1 6 0 Dodgers 3-2.
a-lined out for Garcia in the 8th. E: Hamels (2); LOB: Texas 8,
Carrasco; RBIs: Cabrera (6), Avila E: Happ (1), Tulowitzki (2), 2B: Benintendi 2 (3), Betts (2), 2008: Troy Tulowitzki’s RBI double
Bogaerts (1), Vazquez (3); 3B: LOB: Chicago 9, Minnesota 9; 2B: Seattle 7; 2B: Odor (2), Choo (1), One out when winning run scored;
2 (5), Ramirez (13); SB: Iglesias (1), Coghlan (1); LOB: Baltimore 8, with two outs in the 22nd inning
Miller (2); HR: Dickerson (3), L.Garcia (4), Sanchez (2); HR: Seager (3), Valencia (2); HR: Choo a-walked for Cuthbert in the 9th;
Brantley (2), Encarnacion (1); CS: Toronto 8; 2B: Trumbo (2), Hardy 2 scored Willy Taveras and the Col-
off Pomeranz, Beckham (1), off (1), off Iwakuma, Mazara (4), off
Romine 2 (2); SF: Ramirez; Run- (2), Pillar (2), Goins (1); 3B: Smoak A.Garcia (2), off Pressly, Dozier 1-ran for S.Perez in the 9th. orado Rockies beat the San Diego
Pomeranz, Sandoval (3), off Cobb; Diaz, Haniger (4), off Hamels, He-
ners left in scoring position: De- (1); HR: Mancini (3), off Tepera, (2), off Shields; RBIs: A.Garcia 2 Padres 2-1 in the longest game in
RBIs: Miller 2 (6), Dickerson (6), redia (1), off Barnette; RBIs: Maz- LOB: Angels 3, Kansas City 8; 2B:
troit 3 (Kinsler, Martinez, Collins), Mancini (4), off Dermody, Gentry the majors in nearly 15 years, a
(10), Davidson (10), Dozier (3); SF: ara (13), Lucroy (4), Choo 5 (7), Cron (0); RBIs: A.Escobar (1); SB:
Cleveland 4 (Encarnacion, Guyer, (1), off Dermody, Machado (2), Beckham (1), Betts (2), Moreland 6-hour, 16-minute marathon.
Davidson; S: Saladino; Runners Heredia (1), Haniger 4 (11), Cruz 2
Diaz, Jackson); RISP: Detroit 1 off Dermody, Pillar (1), off Nuno; 3 (5), Sandoval 2 (9), Vazquez (3); Mondesi (4); Runners left in scor- 2008: Chipper Jones, Mark
left in scoring position: Chicago (7), Valencia (3); SB: DeShields (2),
for 7, Cleveland 0 for 5; Runners RBIs: Gentry 3 (3), Machado 2 (7), SB: Kiermaier (3); Runners left ing position: Angels 1 (Espinosa), Teixeira and Brian McCann hit
Martin (3), J.Dyson (4);
moved up: Upton; GIDP: Castella- Mancini 4 (9), Hardy (5), Pillar 2 in scoring position: Tampa Bay 2 5 (L.Garcia, Smith 3, Asche), Min- consecutive home runs in a span
Texas IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Kansas City 3 (Gordon, Cuthbert
nos, Upton, Brantley, Diaz, Gomes; (2), Tulowitzki (10), Coghlan (1); (Dickerson, Robertson), Boston nesota 2 (Buxton 2); RISP: Chicago of 12 pitches in the fifth inning
DP: Detroit 3 (Kinsler, Iglesias, SF: Gentry, Coghlan; Runners left 3 (Benintendi, Sandoval, Selsky); Hamels 5 6 4 3 2 2 96 3.50 2); RISP: Angels 0 for 1, Kansas off Florida’s Ricky Nolasco in
1 for 10, Minnesota 0 for 1; GIDP:
Cabrera), (Castellanos, Kinsler, in scoring position: Baltimore RISP: Tampa Bay 1 for 6, Boston 5 Barnette 1 1⁄3 3 2 2 0 3 32 5.06 City 1 for 7; GIDP: Revere; DP: Kan- Atlanta’s 8-0 win.
4 (Trumbo, Davis 2, Castillo), for 13; Runners moved up: Pedroia Dozier; DP: Chicago 1 (Davidson,
Cabrera), (Castellanos, Kinsler, Claudio 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 sas City 1 (A.Escobar, Hosmer). 2009: Jason Kubel completed the
Cabrera), Cleveland 2 (Lindor, Toronto 3 (Pillar 2, Pearce); RISP: 2, Bogaerts, FIDP: Pedroia; GIDP: Saladino, Abreu). ninth cycle in Twins history with a
Jeffress 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.00 Angels IP HR ER BBSONP ERA
Ramirez, Santana), (Lindor, Baltimore 2 for 8, Toronto 2 for 7; Longoria, Bogaerts 2; Chicago IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Bush 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 3.86 go-ahead grand slam in the eighth
Santana). Baltimore IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Tampa Bay IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Skaggs 7 4 0 0 2 9103 5.19 inning that helped Minnesota to
Shields 6 5 1 1 3 5 97 1.62 S.Dyson 1⁄3 3 2 2 2 0 2227.00
Detroit IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Bundy 6 5 0 0 1 6 99 1.86 Cobb 511 4 4 1 0 93 4.50 Alvarez 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 2.25 an 11-9 victory over the Angels.
Swarzak 1 1 0 0 1 1 19 0.00 Seattle IP HR ER BBSONP ERA
Boyd 6 7 1 1 2 3100 3.77 Crichton 1 2⁄3 5 2 2 0 24910.80 Farquhar 1 1⁄3 2 2 2 1 2 34 3.86 2010: Ubaldo Jimenez pitched the
Kahnle 1 1 0 0 0 2 17 1.93 Iwakuma 3 7 6 6 0 2 52 5.40 Parker 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 4.50
A.Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 3.00 Wilson 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 8 9.00 Cedeno 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 11 3.86 first no-hitter in the Colorado
Marshall 2 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 24 0.00 Bedrosian 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Rockies’ 18-year history, dominat-
J.Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 0.00 Nuno 1 2 2 2 0 1 25 7.71 Pruitt 1 3 1 1 1 1 1815.88 Jones 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 4.26
Pazos 2⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 17 3.38 Kansas City IP HR ER BBSONP ERA ing the Atlanta Braves in a 4-0
Rodrigz 1 1 0 0 0 1 18 4.50 Toronto IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Boston IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 0.00 victory. Jimenez (3-0) walked six
Zych 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
Cleveland IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Happ 4 1⁄3 4 1 1 0 3 68 4.50 Pomeranz 4 1⁄3 5 5 5 210103 5.23 Minnesota IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Kennedy 8 2 0 0 210111 2.37 — all in the first five innings.
Rzpczynski 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00
Carco 6 2⁄3 4 2 2 5 5102 2.33 Biagini 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 8 0.96 Kelly 2 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 28 2.25 Santiago 7 6 0 0 0 6 95 1.47 Altavilla 1⁄3 0 0 0 2 1 13 5.06 Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.60 2010: Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice
Shaw 1 3 2 2 0 1 20 6.00 Tepera 1⁄3 3 4 4 1 0 26 8.44 Barnes 2⁄3 1 0 0 1 2 20 0.00 Diaz 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 6.35 Parker pitched to 2 batters in fly in the 20th inning and the
Belisle 1 1 1 1 0 1 21 3.38
McAllister 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 20 2.70 Leone 1 2⁄3 1 1 1 0 2 21 3.00 Scott 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 New York Mets beat the St. Louis
Kintzler 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00 Pazos pitched to 1 batter in the the 9th Cardinals 2-1 in the longest game
Winner: Boyd, 2-1; Loser: Carras- Dermody 1⁄3 4 5 5 1016135.00 Kimbrel 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 1.50 7th
Pressly 1 3 2 2 0 1 14 5.79 Winner: Herrera, 1-0; Loser: in the majors in two years. Jeff
co, 1-1; Save: Rodriguez, 5-6 Loup 1 2⁄3 2 0 0 0 1 21 1.93 Winner: Kelly, 2-0; Loser: Farqu- Winner: Diaz, 1-1; Loser: Dyson 0-3
Parker, 0-1 Francoeur also had a sacrifice fly
Inherited runners-scored: Shaw Winner: Bundy, 2-1; Loser: Happ har, 0-1; Save: Kimbrel, 5-5 Winner: Jones, 1-0;Loser: Pressly Inherited runners-scored: Zych for New York in the 19th inning,
1-0, McAllister 1-1; HBP: Carrasco 0-3 Inherited runners-scored: 0-2; Save: Robertson, 3-3 1-0, Rzepczynski 2-0, Altavilla 1-0; Inherited runners-scored: Bed- snapping a scoreless tie, but
(Iglesias); WP: Carrasco, McAl- Inherited runners-scored: Wilson Cedeno 3-2, Kelly 1-0, Scott 2-0; HBP: Santiago (Saladino), Belisle HBP: Iwakuma (Lucroy), Hamels rosian 2-1; WP: Skaggs, Parker; Yadier Molina singled in Albert
lister; Umpires: Home, Dana 1-0, Leone 1-1; WP: Tepera, Leone; WP: Pomeranz; PB: Vazquez (1); (Martin); WP: Altavilla; Umpires: Umpires: Home, Chris Conroy, Pujols with two out in the bottom
(Abreu); Umpires: Home, Kerwin
DeMuth, First, Mark Wegner. Umpires: Home, Brian Knight, Umpires: Home, Ted Barrett, First, Home, Mark Carlson, First, CB half. St. Louis left the bases
Danley, First, Todd Tichenor. First, Jerry Meals. Second, Ron
Second, Clint Fagan. Third, Chris First, Lance Barrett. Second, Nic Angel Hernandez. Second, Lance Bucknor. Second, Manny Gonza- loaded in the 10th, 12th and 14th
Guccione; T: 3:15; A: 17,739 Lentz. Third, Jim Reynolds; T: 3:30; Barksdale. Third, John Tumpane; Second, Adam Hamari. Third, Bill lez. Third, Fieldin Culbreth; T: 3:39; Kulpa. Third, Ed Hickox; T: 2:37; A: and stranded 22 runners, includ-
(35,051). A: 38,188 (49,282). T: 3:46; A: 36,209 (37,499). Miller; T: 3:15; A: 19,511 (39,021). A: 19,678 (47,476). 27,950 (37,903). ing 14 in extra innings.

Brewers 4, Reds 2 Marlins 4, Mets 2 Nationals 6, Phillies 4 Pirates 6, Cubs 1 Braves 9, Padres 2 Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 1 Yankees 9, Cardinals 3
Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg PhiladelphiaAB R H BI BB SO Avg Pittsburgh AB R H BI BB SO Avg San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg Arizona AB R H BI BB SO Avg St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Franklin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Grandrsn cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Hernndz 2b 4 2 3 1 1 0 .346 Mercer ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 .195 Margot cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Pollock cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .196 Fowler cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .143
d-Santna ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Walker 2b 1 0 1 0 3 0 .239 Nava rf-lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .500 Marte cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Jankowski lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .121 Owings ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .356 Diaz ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Feliz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Cespedes lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Franco 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .174 McCutchn rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Myers 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .365 Gldshmdt 1b4 0 2 1 0 1 .277 Carpenter 1b3 0 1 0 1 0 .222
Thames 1b 4 2 1 1 1 2 .368 Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .271 Joseph 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Frese 1b-3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .344 Solarte 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lamb 3b 2 0 0 1 2 1 .318 Piscotty rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258
Braun lf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .244 Duda 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Rupp c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .167 Cervelli c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Schimpf 3b 2 2 1 1 2 0 .152 Tomas lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .300 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .174
Shaw 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .217 d’Arnaud c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .323 Altherr cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Harisn 3b-2b2 1 0 0 0 0 .270 Renfroe rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Drury 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Molina c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .229
Perez rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Reyes ss-3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .087 Stassi lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Gosselin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Sanchez c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Peralta rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .178 a-Fryer ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Pina c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .462 Flores 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .188 b-Herra ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 b-Jaso 1b 0 2 0 0 2 0 .000 Aybar ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .147 Iannetta c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .250 Gyorko 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .250
Niewnhus cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .048 1-Lagarescf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Galvis ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .190 Frazier lf 4 1 3 3 0 0 .343 Cahill p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Grichuk lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .182
Walker p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .167
Arcia ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Harvey p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Eickhoff p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taillon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Srdins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Garcia 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .333
a-Ahmed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Wi.Perlta p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 b-Conforto 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Saunders rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .225 c-Bell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 Totals 29 2 3 1 3 8 Totals 35 3 8 3 3 8
Hazelbaker lf1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-Vilr ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 c-Cabrerass 1 0 1 2 0 0 .286 Totals 34 4 8 3 4 5 1-Hanson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Totals 33 3 9 3 4 7
Totals 32 2 5 2 5 9 WashingtonAB R H BI BB SO Avg d-Kuhl ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Inciarte cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .250 Gardner lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .220
Totals 32 4 5 4 4 10 Dodgers AB R H BI BB SO Avg
Miami AB R H BI BB SO Avg Eaton cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .326 Totals 30 6 6 5 6 4 Swanson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Hicks cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .318
Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg Toles lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235
Gordon 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .333 Rendon 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .205 Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg Freeman 1b 2 2 0 0 2 1 .341 Castro 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .333
Hamilton cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Seager ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .306
Realmuto c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .395 Harper rf 5 2 3 5 0 0 .333 Schwarbr lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .244 Markakis rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .293 Ellsbury dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .310
Alcantara 2b3 0 0 0 1 1 .083 Turner 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .372
Yelich cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .231 Murphy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .396 Bryant 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Phillips 2b 4 2 3 3 0 1 .333 Headley 3b 2 2 2 0 2 0 .410
Votto 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .208 Gonzalz 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238
Stanton rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 Lind 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .385 Rizzo 1b-2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277 Garcia 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Kozma ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duvall lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Grandal c 2 1 1 0 2 1 .242
Bour 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 a-Zimrmn1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Zobrist rf-lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .184 Flowers c 3 0 2 2 0 1 .407 Judge rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .250
Suarez 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .364 Pederson cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .219
Ozuna lf 4 0 3 1 0 1 .404 Werth lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1-Recker c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 Bird 1b 3 2 3 2 1 0 .138
Schebler rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 Puig rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .326
Dietrich 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Wieters c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Hywrd cf-rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Peterson lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .211 Romine c 3 1 2 2 1 0 .368
Cozart ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .432 Contreras c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Utley 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .050
Phelps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Difo ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208 c-Cmrgo ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Toreyes ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250
Barnhart c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Lester p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
d-Suzuki ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Gonzalz p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Colon p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Totals 31 9 13 9 7 5
a-Lrnzen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Heisey lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 a-La Stla ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Stripling p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rojas ss-3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .367 a-Bonfaco lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Adleman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 11 6 2 5 Almora cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 b-VnSlke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 St. Louis 010 000 101—3 8 0
Straily p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 32 9 10 8 4 8 New York 030 010 05x—9 13 1
b-Gennett ph1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Baez 2b-1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .226 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 9
a-Moore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 6 Philadelphia 100 000 021—4 8 1 a-doubled for Molina in the 9th.
Riddle ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 .182 Totals 33 1 7 1 3 7 San Diego 010 000 010—2 3 0
Washington 102 000 003—6 11 1 Arizona 002 000 100—3 9 0
Totals 34 4 11 4 2 7 Atlanta 000 022 23x—9 10 0 E: Torreyes (1); LOB: St. Louis 8,
Milwaukee 003 000 100—4 5 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 033—6 6 1 Dodgers 000 100 000—1 5 0
Cincinnati 000 200 000—2 5 2 Two outs when winning run New York 6; 2B: Fryer (2), Bird
Chicago 000 000 100—1 7 2 a-popped out for Colon in the 7th;
New York 000 000 002—2 5 1 scored a-grounded out for Walker in (2), Romine (2), Torreyes (2);
b-struck out for Diaz in the 8th;
a-grounded out for Romano in the Miami 100 001 002—4 11 1 a-grounded out for Lind in the a-doubled for Lester in the 7th; the 6th; b-lined out for Avilan in 3B: Judge (1); HR: Molina (1), off
c-singled for Krol in the 8th; 1-ran
3rd; b-flied out for Adleman in the 8th; b-grounded out for Neshek b-walked for Gosselin in the 8th; the 7th. Pineda, Bird (1), off Wainwright,
Two outs when winning run for Flowers in the 7th. Hicks (3), off Wainwright; RBIs:
7th; c-grounded out for Knebel in the 9th. c-walked for Taillon in the 8th; d- LOB: Arizona 7, Dodgers 6; 2B:
scored LOB: San Diego 3, Atlanta 3; 2B: Molina (6), Grichuk (7), Garcia (1),
in the 9th; d-grounded out for E: Franco (1), Werth (1); LOB: walked for Rivero in the 9th; 1-ran Puig (3); HR: Iannetta (1), off
Franklin in the 9th. a-struck out for Barraclough Markakis (4), Flowers (1); HR: Hicks 2 (8), Judge (8), Bird 2 (2),
Philadelphia 8, Washington 7; for Bell in the 8th. Hill; RBIs: Goldschmidt (6), Lamb
in the 7th; b-grounded out for Schimpf (3), off Colon, Inciarte Romine 2 (4), Torreyes 2 (10); CS:
E: Alcantara 2 (2); LOB: Milwaukee 2B: Rupp (2), Altherr (1), Eaton E: Mercer (2), Russell (2), Heyward (11), Iannetta (2), Puig (11); CS:
Smoker in the 8th; c-singled for (4), off Diaz; RBIs: Schimpf (6), In- Hicks (2), Ellsbury (1); SF: Hicks;
7, Cincinnati 5; 2B: Pina (5); HR: (5), Rendon (2), Murphy (7); HR: (1); LOB: Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 8; Lamb (1); Runners left in scoring
Robles in the 9th; d-struck out for ciarte (7), Markakis (7), Phillips 3 Runners left in scoring position:
Braun (4), off Romano, Shaw (2), Hernandez (3), off Gonzalez, 2B: Frazier (2), Baez (2), La Stella
Phelps in the 9th; 1-ran for Flores (6), Flowers 2 (4), Camargo (1); SB: position: Arizona 3 (Drury 2, St. Louis 4 (Diaz 2, Adams 2), New
off Romano, Thames (6), off Adle- Harper (3), off Eickhoff, Harper (1); 3B: McCutchen (1); HR: Frazier
in the 9th. Phillips (4); Runners left in scoring Peralta), Dodgers 3 (Pederson York 3 (Judge 2, Torreyes); RISP:
man, Suarez (3), off Wi.Peralta; (4), off Benoit; RBIs: Hernandez (1), off Grimm; RBIs: Mercer (4),
E: Harvey (1), Stanton (1); LOB: position: San Diego 1 (Margot), 2, Utley); RISP: Arizona 2 for 8, St. Louis 1 for 8, New York 4 for
RBIs: Thames (11), Braun 2 (8), (8), Joseph (5), Galvis (7), Rendon McCutchen (7), Frazier 3 (4), La
New York 8, Miami 6; 2B: Ozuna Atlanta 1 (Colon); RISP: San Diego Dodgers 0 for 2; Runners moved 7; Runners moved up: Grichuk,
Shaw (8), Suarez 2 (10); SB: (4), Harper 5 (13); SB: Hernandez Stella (1); SB: Harrison (2); CS:
(1), Rojas (2); HR: Riddle (1), off (1); CS: Hernandez (1); S: Eickhoff; 0 for 3, Atlanta 4 for 9; Runners up: Drury, Owings; GIDP: Drury, Gardner, LIDP: Castro; GIDP: Diaz,
Arcia (1); CS: Hamilton (1); S: Mercer (1), Harrison (1); Runners
Reed; RBIs: Cabrera 2 (9), Yelich Runners left in scoring position: moved up: Swanson, Markakis; Ahmed, Puig; DP: Arizona 1 Judge, Torreyes; DP: St. Louis 4
Wi.Peralta; Runners left in scoring left in scoring position: Pittsburgh
(8), Ozuna (18), Riddle 2 (2); Run- Philadelphia 4 (Nava, Franco 2, GIDP: Renfroe, Swanson, Bonifa- (Drury, Goldschmidt), Dodgers 2 (Garcia, Diaz, Carpenter), (Molina,
position: Milwaukee 5 (Franklin 4 (Freese, Cervelli 2, Harrison),
ners left in scoring position: New Galvis), Washington 4 (Murphy, Chicago 5 (Bryant, Rizzo 2, cio; DP: San Diego 2 (Cahill, Aybar, (Seager, Gonzalez), (Seager, Utley, Diaz), (Diaz, Garcia, Carpenter),
2, Perez, Wi.Peralta 2); RISP: York 2 (Bruce, Duda), Miami 3 Myers), (Solarte, Aybar, Myers), (Carpenter), New York 1 (Pineda,
Lind, Werth, Gonzalez); RISP: Zobrist, Russell); RISP: Pittsburgh Gonzalez).
Milwaukee 0 for 7, Cincinnati 0 for (Yelich, Bour, Dietrich); RISP: New Atlanta 1 (Swanson, Phillips, Castro, Bird).
1; GIDP: Duvall; DP: Milwaukee 1 Philadelphia 1 for 10, Washing- 2 for 8, Chicago 1 for 8; Arizona IP HR ER BBSONP ERA
York 1 for 4, Miami 2 for 8; Run- ton 2 for 11; Runners moved up: Freeman). St. Louis IP HR ER BBSONP ERA
(Shaw, Franklin, Thames). Pittsburgh IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Walker 5 4 1 1 1 7 87 3.94
ners moved up: Yelich 2, Stanton. Stassi, Herrera, Murphy, Harper. San Diego IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Wainwright 4 2⁄310 4 4 2 4 98 7.24
Milwaukee IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Taillon 7 7 1 0 3 6108 0.90 Bradley 2 2⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 39 0.00
New York IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Philadelphia IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Cahill 5 2⁄3 4 4 4 3 8 85 4.76 Bowman 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 23 0.00
Wi.Peralta 6 3 2 2 3 1 79 2.65 Rivero 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 1.12 De La Rosa 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.38
Harvey 6 7 2 1 2 5 92 2.45 Eickhoff 6 8 3 3 1 5 94 2.75 Diaz 1 1⁄3 2 2 2 0 0 22 4.76 Siegrist 1 0 0 0 2 0 1410.38
Barnes 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 0.00 LeBlanc 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.70 Rodney 1 0 0 0 1 1 1210.13
Smoker 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 2.84 Rodriguez 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 9.95 Lee 0 2 3 3 1 0 16 5.06 Socolovich 0 3 5 5 2 0 24 9.00
Knebel 1 1 0 0 0 2 19 0.00 Chicago IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Dodgers IP HR ER BBSONP ERA
Robles 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 3.38 Neshek 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00 Bethancourt 1 2 0 0 0 0 1320.25 Cecil 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 9.00
Feliz 1 0 0 0 0 2 19 1.93 Lester 7 3 0 0 2 3103 1.00 Hill 3 5 2 2 2 2 54 3.38
Reed 2⁄3 3 2 2 0 1 10 3.52 Benoit 2⁄3 2 3 3 1 0 24 4.76 Atlanta IP HR ER BBSONP ERA New York IP HR ER BBSONP ERA
Uehara 0 2 3 2 2 0 17 3.18 Stripling 2 1⁄3 3 0 0 1 3 49 1.04
Cincinnati IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Miami IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Washington IP HR ER BBSONP ERA Colon 7 1 1 1 1 6 85 4.24
Rondon 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.69 Pineda 7 6 2 2 1 6 96 3.44
Romano 3 3 3 2 4 2 82 6.00 Straily 5 1⁄3 0 0 0 5 5 93 4.61 Romo 1 1 1 1 1 0 14 4.15
Gonzalez 7 1⁄3 5 3 2 3 2105 1.33 Grimm 1 1 3 3 2 1 27 9.53 Krol 1 1 1 0 2 2 26 5.79 Betances 1 1 0 0 1 1 16 1.69
Adleman 4 2 1 1 0 5 57 2.25 Garcia 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0.00 Glover 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 2 13 3.18 Collmenter 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 6.00 Avilan 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
Uehara pitched to 4 batters in Mitchell 1 1 1 1 1 1 25 2.08
Wood 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 18 5.40 Barraclough 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.29 Treinen 2⁄3 2 1 1 1 1 30 5.06 Lee pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. Baez 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 17 0.00
the 8th Socolovich pitched to 5 batters
Wa.Peralta 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 9 1.69 Ziegler 1 2 0 0 0 1 19 1.29 Kelley 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.75 Winner: Colon, 1-1; Loser: Cahill, Dayton 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00 in the 8th
Winner: Taillon, 1-0; Loser:
Winner: Peralta, 3-0; Loser: Phelps 1 3 2 1 0 2 33 5.62 Winner: Kelley 2-0; Loser: Benoit, Uehara, 0-1 0-2 Winner: Walker, 2-1; Loser: Hill, Winner: Pineda, 2-1; Loser: Wain-
Romano, 0-1; Save: Feliz, 4-4 Winner: Phelps, 2-1; Loser: Reed, 0-1 Inherited runners-scored: Rondon Inherited runners-scored: Diaz 1-1; Save: Rodney, 4-4 wright, 0-3
HBP: Romano (Nieuwenhuis), 0-1 Inherited runners-scored: Glover 3-2; HBP: Lester (Harrison), 1-0, Bethancourt 1-1; WP: Cahill Inherited runners-scored: De La Inherited runners-scored: Bow-
Wi.Peralta (Votto); Umpires: Inherited runners-scored: Garcia 1-1, Kelley 3-0; WP: Glover; Um- Grimm (Harrison); WP: Grimm; 3, Diaz; PB: Recker (1); Umpires: Rosa 1-0, Romo 3-0, Avilan 1-0; man 2-0, Cecil 1-1; WP: Mitchell;
Home, Adrian Johnson, First, Gabe 2-0; Umpires: Home, Tripp Gibson, pires: Home, Greg Gibson, First, Umpires: Home, Joe West, First, Home, Paul Nauert, First, Sam Umpires: Home, Jeff Nelson, First, PB: Molina (2); Umpires: Home,
Morales. Second, Gary Ceder- First, Brian Gorman. Second, D.J. Jerry Layne. Second, Dan Bellino. Hunter Wendelstedt. Second, Holbrook. Second, Marvin Hud- Laz Diaz. Second, Doug Eddings. Jeff Kellogg, First, Tim Timmons.
strom. Third, Eric Cooper; T: 2:56; Reyburn. Third, Mike DiMuro; T: Third, Mike Estabrook; T: 3:11; A: Andy Fletcher. Third, Alan Porter; son. Third, Dan Iassogna; T: 2:46; Third, Cory Blaser; T: 3:22; A: Second, James Hoye. Third, Will
A: 12,625 (42,319). 2:58; A: 20,028 (36,742). 29,774 (41,418). T: 3:02; A: 39,422 (41,072). A: 37,147 (41,500). 39,822 (56,000). Little; T: 3:17; A: 31,706 (49,642).
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Thompson season mode. The War-
riors feed off Green’s fire.
Warriors notebook

Durant puts doubts to rest


And he is fully lit for the
Continued from Page 1
postseason.
Which leads to State-
leave an arena gasping in ment 2: He can be fully lit
awe because of his play on and yet under control.
that end of the court. What was noticeably
It wasn’t a fancy drib- absent, in all the yelling All-Star scores 32,
ble drive from Stephen and celebrating and ban- many at key moments,
Curry that brought the ter, was engagement with
house down on top of Port- the referees.
adds 10 rebounds
land. It wasn’t a barrage of The sting is still pres-
threes by Klay Thompson ent from when he cost the
that left viewers’ jaws on Warriors a championship By Carl Steward
the ground. It wasn’t a by being suspended for csteward@bayareanewsgroup.com
thunderous dunk by Kevin Game 5 of the 2016 NBA
Durant that punctuated Finals due to an accumu- OAKLAND — If there
the game-winning surge. lation of flagrant fouls. were any lingering doubts
Curry and Durant were He was close to getting Kevin Durant might not be
on the bench suspended quite mentally and physi-
when the
Warriors
“Draymond was during the
regular
cally ready for the NBA
playoffs after a three-game
took control amazing. ... He season for his tune-up, he answered them
for good. played a game technical foul Sunday in his first playoff
It was count. game as a Warrior.
Green who that I’m not sure “Really,” While Durant wasn’t on
put Portland he said, “It’s the floor when the War-
in its place. anybody else a waste of riors went on a 15-2 run to
It was Green in the league energy. In break open a tight game in
who changed the end, the the fourth quarter and may
the tide of is capable of, call is going have taken a back seat to
the game, honestly. Who to be the call. Draymond Green in terms
preventing I’m better of highlight-reel plays, you
the playoff- else can do what off directing don’t score a team-high 32
opening loss
that would Draymond just that energy
towards (the
points and add 10 rebounds
quietly.
have brought did tonight? He’s opponent). Durant was all the War-
doomsday to I’m not going riors could have expected
the Warriors’ so unique and to let them him to be, and he saved
doorstep. so important get to me and some of his best for last, hit-
Green get caught up ting four of five shots once
was one as- to us. He was in that.” the Warriors did secure a
sist shy of a Statement lead over a stubborn Port-
triple-double, phenomenal.” 3: Green is the land team and driving home
but his stat — Steve Kerr, team’s best some of the final nails of a
line was still Warriors coach center. So 121-109 Game 1 victory.
special: 19 even though “I thought he attacked
points, 12 Andrew at really important times of
rebounds, nine assists, five Bogut is gone, and Zaza the game where we needed
blocks and three steals. Pachulia looks terrible some aggression when we
“Draymond was amaz- sometimes, or JaVale Mc- were settling for jump shots
NHAT V. MEYER/STAFF
ing,” coach Steve Kerr Gee might be hit or miss, or much of the game,” said
said. “He made some David West might look too coach Steve Kerr. “When Kevin Durant dunks for two of his 32 points in Sunday’s series-opening win over Portland.
tremendous defensive slow at times, they are all he started to attack, I think
plays. He made threes. just set-up men. They are that made a huge impact “We like to move the ball, “But I think their abil- “My role isn’t just to get
He rebounded the ball. He biding time for the key com- on the game. He played 36 we like to not have a lot of ity to score this year with post-up touches,” he said.
had nine assists. I mean, ponent to the plan hatched minutes and had a great off-the-ball movement, and Durant has taken a load off “My role is to rebound, block
he played a game that I’m in the Hamptons. game. He looks like he’s we don’t like to hold it,” Du- of some of the other guys,” shots and run the floor.
not sure anybody else in Green is the Warriors’ back to me.” rant said. “But if you’ve got Stotts said. “This team will That sequence showed you
the league is capable of, center. He is the rim It was the 40th time Du- that in your back pocket, make its mark in the play- what it was — me getting
honestly. Who else can do protector. He is the post- rant has scored at least 30 that’s always good to go to. offs, and certainly with Du- a block, running the floor,
what Draymond just did defender. He is the last points in a playoff game, It’s hard to get free looks in rant it’s a different dimen- getting a rebound and pass-
tonight? He’s so unique line of defense. And he is and it was his 14th career the playoffs all game. So to sion than last year.” ing it to Curry. That’s what
and so important to us. He exceptionally good at it. 30/10 playoff game. He sort of mix it up a little bit n The Warriors not it’s all about.”
was phenomenal.” That was especially added a couple of assists was definitely good for us. only needed their stars but There has been much
This was a statement obvious in the third and a block and just gener- Whenever coach calls my key supporting players to conjecture that the 7-foot
game, and take your pick quarter when a turnover ally seemed to be in the flow number, I just try to be ag- subdue the Trail Blazers, McGee might not be as ef-
which statement he was led to a 2-on-1 break for of the game. gressive. He tells me to put and JaVale McGee and Ian fective in the postseason as
making. Portland. Lillard dribbled Durant agreed on that my head down and try to Clark represented the lat- he was in the regular sea-
Statement 1: It is in- out toward the 3-point line count. score, I have to listen to the ter in a major way off the son because teams would
deed playoff time. Green’s as big man Noah Vonleh “As far as my rhythm, coach.” bench. be more prepared for his
energy and intensity trailed down the middle. it felt good,” he said. “The The Blazers became the Clark, who was notori- lob plays and also possibly
illustrated that this is what Green jumped out on game ratchets up when first postseason students ously lethal against Port- expose him defensively. But
he’s been waiting for. He Lillard, taking away the you get into the playoffs, of what Durant’s addition land during the regular that certainly wasn’t the
was amped. He was talk- pull-up 3-pointer that so it definitely felt good out means to the Warriors’ season, scored a playoff ca- case in the playoff opener.
ing trash, screaming and was sure to go in. But he there. I didn’t worry about ability to confront and es- reer-high 12 points and was “The good thing about
flexing. He was eagerly opened up the lane for me not playing 20 games cape a tough challenge. on the court when the War- coach Kerr is he tells you
switching onto the Blaz- Vonleh. Lillard made the in the regular season. I just They managed to keep pace riors made their decisive what minutes you’re going
ers’ guards, Lillard and pass, and Vonleh went up tried to go out there and be for three quarters with 15-2 run. to get and when you’re go-
C.J. McCollum, who was for the dunk. me. Physically, I felt great. I brilliant offensive perfor- McGee, meanwhile, was ing to go in, so you’re pre-
torching the Warriors’ But Green recovered. felt the flow of the game. I mances by Damian Lillard a force at both ends of the pared when it comes,” Mc-
guards, and protecting the He met Vonleh at the rim knocked down some tough and C.J. McCollum, but floor in just under 10 min- Gee said. “That makes a big
rim with audacity. and blocked his dunk. He shots, so it felt great. I’m Golden State simply had utes. He blocked two shots, difference.”
The Warriors’ regular let out a yell from the gut glad we got a tough W.” too much in the end. When altered a few more, hit n Portland was missing
season was marked by the as he punched the air, The Warriors definitely the Warriors finally broke three of four shots and had injured center Jusuf Nurkic,
appearance of boredom and Oracle turned into a learned the value of Durant things open a bit, and Du- one very huge third quar- whose status for the rest of
at times. Their defense madhouse. when they need a bucket rant started making shots, ter assist after blocking a the series remains uncer-
looked to be in regular Are you not enter- and maybe just need him to Portland couldn’t answer. Lillard shot at one end of tain. The burly 22-year-old
season mode Sunday as tained? go get one. The All-Star for- Asked if he thought the the floor, then racing to the has missed the past couple
Lillard and McCollum lit ward admitted Kerr called Warriors were a better other end to snare a loose of weeks after suffering a
them up for 62 points in Contact Marcus Thompson on him to just take it upon team than last year by add- ball and firing it to Stephen nondisplaced fracture in his
three quarters. II at mthomps2@ himself to score on a few ing Durant, Blazers coach Curry for a wide-open cor- right leg.
But Green almost bayareanewsgroup.com. occasions during critical Terry Stotts said they will ner 3-pointer. “To be determined,”
singlehandedly yanked the Follow him at twitter. stretches, and he just did ultimately be judged by the McGee was particularly Stotts said of Nurkic’s sta-
Warriors out of regular com/ThompsonScribe. his thing. end result. proud of that sequence. tus.

Warriors Iguodala immediately


pushed the rebound up-
Warriors 121,
Trail Blazers 109
court and found Clark in the FG FT REB
Continued from Page 1 PORTLANDMin M-A M-A O-T A PF TP
corner, who canned the 3 as Harkless 35 5-13 0-0 2-3 1 5 11
the Oracle crowd roared. Vonleh 23 1-5 0-0 1-5 4 4 2
Lillard 39 12-26 7-7 2-5 3 2 34
ber conversation. The Blazers called timeout McCollum 41 16-28 5-6 3-8 1 4 41
In its trial period — and to stem momentum. But it Turner 36 3-7 4-4 1-10 4 4 12
Aminu 23 0-5 0-0 0-3 0 3 0
still at times — it’s had ex- didn’t. Crabbe 22 1-5 0-2 0-2 1 2 3
tended scoring struggles. A Out of the break, Green Napier
Leonard
10 1-1 1-2 0-0 0 0 3
7 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 0
team so used to having two of swatted away a McCollum Connaughton4 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 3
the greatest scorers in NBA layup — the third of his Totals 240 40-93 18-22 11-38 15 25 109
FG FT REB
history suddenly is without five blocks — which turned WARRIORSMin M-A M-A O-T A PF TP
either. But in Green, West, into a Thompson jumper. Durant 36 12-20 6-7 1-10 2 2 32
Iguodala and Thompson, The next possession, Lil- Green 37 6-10 4-7 1-12 9 4 19
Pachulia 12 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 3 4
they combine four of the lard drove into a crowd and Curry 36 9-19 8-8 1-5 4 5 29
league’s smartest, sturdiest, Green ripped away his third Thompson 35 6-16 2-2 2-3 2 1 15
Iguodala 33 0-1 2-2 0-2 4 3 2
focused defenders. In that steal, leading to two Clark Livingston 15 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 2
West 13 0-1 0-0 0-3 2 1 0
fourth quarter moment on free throws. The Warriors Clark 12 4-5 2-2 1-2 0 2 12
Sunday afternoon, that’s just led by 11. Then on the next McGee 10 3-4 0-0 3-5 1 1 6
McCaw 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
what the Warriors needed. possession, to cap the de- McAdoo 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
The quarter started with fensive dominance, Iguo- Totals 240 43-81 24-28 9-45 26 24 121
Portland..................27 29 32 21— 109
a Green 3 that put them dala, West and Thompson WARRIORS .............31 25 32 33— 121
up three. Then Thompson jumped Portland’s pick- FG% — Portland .430, WARRIORS .531. FT%
— Portland .818, WARRIORS .857. Three-Point
— who had a rough, disen- and-roll attempts, forcing a goals — Portland 11-30, .367 (McCollum 4-6,
gaged Game 1 on both ends late-clock Lillard layup at- Lillard 3-9, Turner 2-3, Crabbe 1-3, Harkless
1-6, Aminu 0-1, Connaughton 0-2), WARRIORS
RAY CHAVEZ/STAFF
the first three quarters tempt that was blocked by 11-27, .407 (Green 3-4, Curry 3-8, Clark 2-2,
— draped McCollum as The Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) knocks the ball away from the Blazers' Noah Vonleh. Green, ending in an always Durant 2-6, Thompson 1-6, Iguodala 0-1).
Team Rebounds — Portland 8, WARRIORS 8.
he came off a screen and, demoralizing shot clock vio- Blocked Shots — Portland 3 (Harkless, Lillard,
combined with a pressuring Aminu missed from the cor- and he delivered. In the first 30 feet from the hoop with 10 lation turnover. McCollum), WARRIORS 10 (Green 5, McGee 2,
Curry, Durant, Thompson). Turnovers — Port-
West, forced a turnover, the ner. Then Crabbe bricked half, Clark had a 3, steal seconds on the shot clock. In all, that group served land 14 (McCollum 4, Lillard 3, Aminu 2, Leon-
ard 2, Vonleh 2, Turner), WARRIORS 16 (Curry
first of six fourth quarter a contested mid-ranger. and lefty floater sequence. As McCollum turned up a 15-5 run in the first six 5, Durant 3, Iguodala 2, Pachulia 2, Thompson
Blazers giveaways. The Blazers went empty In that separation point in the corner, he was met by minutes of the fourth quarter, 2, Green, West). Steals — Portland 8 (Harkless
2, Lillard 2, Crabbe, McCollum, Napier, Turner),
“David was huge. He was the first two minutes of the the fourth, he followed a la- a doubling West, who cut delivering Durant and Curry WARRIORS 7 (Green 3, Clark, Curry, Iguodala,
huge on those ball screens,” quarter as the Warrior of- yup with a corner 3 to bump off the drive as Thompson a double-digit cushion upon Thompson). Technical Fouls — Portland None,
WARRIORS Defensive three second, 2:11 third;
Green said of West. “Da- fense crawled up four. the Warriors up seven at recovered, jumped and return. The two stars closed team, 2:11 third. A — 19,596
mian couldn’t get downhill And that’s where Ian the 8:59 mark, five of his 12 turned a McCollum jumper strong. Curry finished with
anymore. CJ couldn’t get Clark worked into it. Easily points in 11 minutes. into an emergency pass to 29 points and Durant nailed
downhill anymore. Then we the worst defender of the The defensive play that the limited Aminu, who was a pair of jumpers to close out coach Terry Stotts said.
were able to get a grip (on group, Clark’s a microwave set up Clark’s 3 was perfect. forced to try a dribble-move an efficient 32-point night on “It’s a credit to their de-
the game).” scorer when hot. Clark has Thompson started it off by against the likely Defensive 12-of-20 shooting. fense and we’ve got to be
Portland’s offense, so po- killed the Blazers all season hounding McCollum off the Player of the Year. Aminu But this game’s deciding able to handle that a little
tent earlier, was throttled — now 23-of-30 shooting ball, not allowing the Blazers angled left at Green, who stretch was without them. bit better.”
by the cranked-up pressure. overall in five games — so to get it to him for 14 seconds. muscled Aminu away and “If you have six turn-
Allen Crabbe followed the instead of going with the de- It blew up Portland’s design forced a no-chance runner overs and shoot 30 percent Follow Anthony Slater on
McCollum turnover with a fensive-minded Patrick Mc- and forced a desperate hand- that airballed into the hands in the (fourth) quarter, it’s Twitter at twitter.com/
missed 3. Then Al-Farouq Caw, Kerr dialed up Clark, off feed from Noah Vonleh of Iguodala. going to be rough,” Blazers anthonyVslater
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Sharks notes

Haley out, but San Jose quickly gets physical


ski said winning a few more
DeBoer’s team responds battles for pucks along the
to Oilers’ hard-hitting walls in the offensive zone,
both at even strength and
ways in first two games on the power play, would go
a long way.
“For whatever reason, it
By Curtis Pashelka was lacking in a few areas
and Paul Gackle and just lost too many bat-
Staff writers tles,” Pavelski said of Fri-
day’s game. “On a nightly
SAN JOSE — Sharks basis, it’s one or two extra
coach Pete DeBoer opted battles that can turn a game.
not to dress forward Mi- Whether its on a power play
cheal Haley for Game 3 of or 5-on-5, we can be little
his team’s opening-round better there.”
playoff series against the n Couture was back to
Edmonton Oilers. Turns wearing only a visor for
out the Sharks already had Game 3 for the first time
a plan in place to ramp up since he was struck in the
the physicality. mouth by a deflected puck
The Sharks were cred- on March 25 in a game in
ited with a somewhat unbe- Nashville.
lievable 32 hits in the first For the first two games
period of Sunday’s game at of the series, Couture wore
SAP Center. That’s com- a full facial cage and said
pared to just 21 for all of he was still getting used to
Game 2 in Edmonton. wearing the extra protec-
Hit statistics are always tion for the first time since
subjective, but there was he was in junior hockey.
little question the Sharks With Joe Thornton back
wanted to lay the body on in the Sharks’ lineup, Cou-
the Oilers more Sunday ture centered the second
than they did Friday. line with Patrick Marleau
JIM GENSHEIMER/STAFF
Sharks winger Timo and Joel Ward. Couture
Meier was credited with six San Jose center Chris Tierney (50) checks Oilers center David Desharnais as the Sharks get physical in the second period. was centering the top line
hits in the first 20 minutes. with Pavelski and Melker
“We have physicality. would consider physical- the defenseman’s head with But instead of adding shying away from contact. Karlsson for the first two
You can’t tell me Timo Mei- ity.” an open ice shot, and ran muscle to go blow for blow Besides Meier, Tierney and games of the series.
er’s not physical,” DeBoer The Sharks needed a over center Logan Couture with the Oilers, DeBoer Sorensen were credited n Also with Thorn-
said Sunday morning. “It’s response to counter the — who is playing with wires elected to send out a faster, with a combined three hits ton back, Mikkel Boed-
how you define physicality. Oilers’ hard-hitting ways in and plastic in his mouth more skilled fourth line with in the first period. ker was scratched from
If you’re defining physical- the first two games, which to hold his teeth together Chris Tierney, Marcus So- Through two games, Jan- Sunday’s game. Boedker
ity by dropping the gloves included 41 hits in Game 2. — along the boards in the rensen and Meier, hoping nik Hansen and Paul Martin had averaged 15:12 of ice
and fighting someone — no On Friday, Oilers for- second. to exploit a potential mis- had led the Sharks with six time through the first two
we don’t have that. But we ward Zack Kassian rocked Haley averaged over two match at the bottom of the hits each, and Meier had games in Edmonton and
have plenty of physicality Brendan Dillon in the first hits per game in 58 games lineup. five. had a combined two shots
in our lineup for what I period, catching a piece of this season. Still, those three weren’t Sharks captain Joe Pavel- on goal.

Sharks history, with the last time


coming in 2000.
Oilers 1, Sharks 0
Edmonton 0 0 1—1
San Jose 0 0 0—0
“It was a one-goal game,
Continued from Page 1 FIRST PERIOD
a one-shot game,” Sharks Scoring — None.
Penalties — Pouliot, EDM, (roughing),
coach Pete DeBoer said, 16:43; Ward, SJ, (tripping), 17:55.
the 10:45 mark of the third “and this time of year, you’ve SECOND PERIOD
Scoring — None.
period and was just the fifth got to find a way to get on Penalties — Caggiula, EDM, (boarding),
the Oilers have scored in the the right side of that.” 6:00.
THIRD PERIOD
series. With the Sharks shut With Joe Thornton back Scoring — 1, Edmonton, Kassian 2, 10:45.
out in consecutive games, in the lineup, the Sharks Penalties — None.
Shots on Goal — Edmonton 6-12-4—22. San
though, it’s been enough to were relentless in the first Jose 13-4-6—23.
give the Oilers a two-games- period, ramping up the Power-play opportunities — Edmonton 0
of 1; San Jose 0 of 2.
to-one series lead. Game 4 is physicality and and out- Goalies — Edmonton, Talbot 2-0-1 (23
on Tuesday. shooting the Oilers 13-6. shots-23 saves). San Jose, Jones 1-2-0 (22-21).
A — 17,562.
“There’s been parts of The Oilers, though, re-
our game that’s been re- grouped in the second period
ally good,” Sharks captain when they outshot the Sharks the Sharks’ ineffective power
Joe Pavelski said. “It was a 12-4 and slowly gained some play also made the trip back
good game by us. They find momentum. They limited the to the South Bay.
the one, they played a good Sharks to just one shot in the After going 1 for 12 with
game as well. You’ve just final 11 minutes of the second the man advantage in the
got to find a way for those and killed a boarding penalty first two games, the Sharks
one-goal games.” to Drake Caggiula with little were held without a shot in
After the goal, Schlemko difficulty. 3:12 of power play time.
was sprawled out on the ice, “We figured we needed Thornton returned to
face down, knowing it could to be better in the second,” play on the top power play
be a costly error in such a Pavelski said, “and they unit, but the Sharks’ prob-
tight-checking game. ramped their game up a lit- lems persisted as they were
“Just going back to get tle bit and we didn’t match unable to set up in the Oil-
the puck and tried to bypass it for a stretch.” ers’ zone for any significant
a couple of guys,” Schlemko Two weeks after suffer- amount of time.
said. “I don’t know if it hit ing a left knee injury, Thorn- The Sharks’ first power
his skate or leg. It’s a tough ton made a dramatic return play in the period was cut
bounce and you know, it’s a for the Sharks’ first home short as Ward, 72 seconds
ARIC CRABB/STAFF
game of mistakes and that playoff game since June after Benoit Pouliot was
one ends up in the net.” 12 of last year when Sid- Sharks forward Logan Couture is checked by Edmonton’s Milan Lucic in the first period. called for roughing at the
Two days after manag- ney Crosby and Pittsburgh 16:43 mark, was given a
ing just 16 shots in a 2-0 Penguins were awarded the games of the playoff series ing, Mikkel Boedker was a he’s a vocal leader. He’s tripping penalty.
loss, the Sharks were shut Stanley Cup. with the Oilers. healthy scratch. Logan Cou- a guy that, it’s incredible “We need to be better,”
out again by Oilers goalie Thornton’s return came Thornton took part in the ture, who had been centering what he plays through. The Couture said of the power
Cam Talbot, who made 23 exactly two weeks after he Sharks’ pregame warmup, the Sharks’ top line with Pav- heart that guy has is pretty play units. “It’s simple to
saves. Martin Jones had 21 was hurt April 2 against something he had not done elski and Karlsson, centered unbelievable.” say, it’s easy to say, but
saves in his second straight Vancouver in a collision before games 1 and 2 in Ed- the second line with Patrick “I felt fine. I felt great,” we’ve got to be better.”.
solid performance, but the with center Michael Cha- monton and began the game Marleau and Joel Ward. Thornton said after Sunday’s
Sharks were shut out in put. Thornton missed the on a line with Pavelski and “It was great having loss. “Feel healthy, and ready Follow Curtis Pashelka on
consecutive playoff games last three games of the reg- Melker Karlsson. Jumbo back,” Couture said. to go for Game 4 now.” Twitter at twitter.com/
for the second time in their ular season and the first two With Thornton return- “He’s an emotional leader, While Thornton returned, CurtisPashelka.

Purdy failed to get a puck past


Edmonton goalie Cam
point in this series. He went
spotless Sunday.
... well, we have covered
that.
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but has not needed to be The league’s best defense- play? Still struggling, just
spectacular. man during the regular as it did during the regu-
diately shot past Sharks’ “It was a one-goal game, season is finding it hard lar season, going 0-for-2
goalie Martin Jones for the a one-shot game,” said to get his booming shots on Sunday with all sorts
game’s only score. Sharks’ coach Pete DeBoer from the point through to of frustrating elements
“Tough bounce and it after Sunday’s loss. “This the net because the Oilers — although DeBoer didn’t
ended up in the net,” said time of year, that’s what are crowding him and after blame that for the loss.
Schlemko. you get. And you’ve got to getting eight shots on goal “At the end of the day,
“I saw he was looking get on the right side of that in Game 1 has recorded just we had enough looks 5-on-
for a long pass,” Kassian ... Last year on our playoff two and three in the last 5,” DeBoer said. “I don’t
said of Schlemko’s choice. run, we found our way to be two games, respectively. think it was a special teams
“And I just tried to get in the team that was getting DeBoer noted that the kind of game.”
the way.” those goals at the end.” Sharks have done a fairly Where was Joe Thorn-
Oh, he is definitely in the “That’s playoff hockey,” good job of containing Oil- ton? Back in the lineup,
way. If this keeps happen- said Schlemko. “One shot, ers’ star Connor McDavid thank goodness. His line
JIM GENSHEIMER/STAFF
ing, he will block any path one bounce, one break. and that the Oilers are do- with Joe Pavelski and
the Sharks have toward That’s the way it goes.” Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) returned after recuperating ing the same with Burns. Melker Karlsson was
repeating their inspiring All of that is true. Yet from a sprained knee. “If they’re going to con- probably the most effec-
run to the Stanley Cup final the fact still remains that centrate on shutting down tive at producing chances
one year ago. we are seeing a Sharks’ up with 23 shots on Sunday here because he is play- him, somebody else has to throughout the night but
But in truth, Kassian is offensive drought of his- to the Oilers’ 22 shots ing with a broken mouth. get the job done ... just like could not convert any of
not defeating the Sharks toric playoff proportions. — but the chances were He threw off his full cage them,” DeBoer said. them. Thornton thinks
any more than any other They’ve scored three goals often not quality ones. And mask Sunday and seemed Where is Mikkel Boed- that winning faceoffs and
single Oiler. This is more in the first three games a few times, even with a little more effective. But ker? Not even dressed, keeping the puck in the
about the Sharks collec- against Edmonton. That’s good looks, the net was you can’t count on him to actually. It was also a bad offensive zone will help
tively not doing enough to the second-worst start in missed entirely. The Oilers be fully effective until he night for the Sharks’ two solve the offensive prob-
defeat the collective Oilers. any Sharks’ postseason are playing hard and solid can at least eat a sandwich biggest free agent sign- lem because it will create
Kassian isn’t the real series since 2000 when defense. But being shut out without wincing. But what ings from last offseason. more chances.
problem. The Sharks’ de- they scored only two goals twice in a row is not some- about the other playoff Boedker, who was sup- “We’ve still got a level to
fense isn’t the real problem. in the first three games thing that should happen to scorers that Shark fans posed to bring dynamic get to,” Thornton said.
The real problem is that of a second-round series this Sharks’ team. have known and loved over swiftness to the team, was
the beloved Los Tiburones against the Dallas Stars. So what gives? Where the years? scratched. Schlemko, who Contact Mark
can’t find a goal to save Every other Shark are the goals? Where are Where is Patrick Mar- was supposed to provide Purdy at mpurdy@
their lives or anyone else’s. playoff team since then the players who are sup- leau? He’s playing decent steady defense and puck bayareanewsgroup.com.
Sunday was the second has done better. Until this posed to get the goals? defense like the rest of the movement, made a shaky Follow him on Twitter at
straight time they have team. The Sharks wound Logan Couture gets a break Sharks but is still without a choice on one play and twitter.com/MercPurdy.
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THE LINE HOCKEY NBA SOCCER GOLF


Baseball NHL playoffs Playoffs Major League Soccer RBC Heritage Lucas Glover (21), $35,193
Martin Kaymer, $35,193
72-68-71-69 — 280
68-69-74-69 — 280
-4
-4
National League At Harbour Town Golf Links Patton Kizzire (21), $35,193 72-66-70-72 — 280 -4
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Western W L TPts GF GA
Favorite Line Underdog Line Hilton Head, S.C. Chad Campbell (21), $35,193 69-69-69-73 — 280 -4
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Portland.....................4 2 1 13 16 9 Rafael Campos, $35,193 68-70-70-72 — 280 -4
ST. LOUIS -130 Pittsburgh +120 Purse: $6.5 million
WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE Sporting Kansas City.3 0 3 12 6 2 Jason Bohn (15), $26,650 67-72-70-72 — 281 -3
ATLANTA -151 San Diego +141 Yardage: 7,099; Par 71
Nashville 2, Chicago 0 San Antonio 1, Memphis 0 FC Dallas....................3 0 2 11 7 3 Final Danny Lee (15), $26,650 66-72-73-70 — 281 -3
CHICAGO -180 Milwaukee +165 Houston .....................3 2 1 10 13 11
LOS ANGELES -158 Arizona +148 Game 1: Nashville 1, Chicago 0 Game 1: San Antonio 111, Memphis Wesley Bryan (500), $1,170,000 69-67-68-67 — 271 -13 Kevin Na (15), $26,650 70-69-73-69 — 281 -3
Game 2: Nashville 5, Chicago0 82 Earthquakes............2 2 2 8 8 8 Luke Donald (300), $702,000 65-67-72-68 — 272 -12 Hideto Tanihara, $26,650 67-70-72-72 — 281 -3
American League
Monday: at Nashville, 6:30 p.m. Monday: at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake............2 3 2 8 8 9 Patrick Cantlay (145), $338,000 70-66-70-67 — 273 -11 Johnson Wagner (15), $26,650 70-69-70-72 — 281 -3
A’S -135 Texas +125
Thursday: at Nashville, TBA Vancouver .................2 3 1 7 8 11 William McGirt (145), $338,000 68-68-68-69 — 273 -11
BOSTON -145 Tampa Bay +135 Thursday: at Memphis, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles ...............2 4 0 6 8 10
NEW YORK -145 Chicago +135 x-Saturday: at Chicago, TBA Saturday: at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Seattle .......................1 2 3 6 8 8
Ollie Schniederjans (145), $338,000 68-68-69-68 — 273 -11 PGA Tour Champions-Mitsubishi
Cleveland -145 MINNESOTA +135 x-Monday, April 24: at Nashville, x-Tuesday, April 25: at San Antonio, Graham DeLaet (92), $217,750 65-67-69-73 — 274 -10
HOUSTON -131 Los Angeles +121 TBA TBD
Minnesota United ......1 4 2 5 12 24 Brian Gay (92), $217,750 68-70-69-67 — 274 -10 Electric
Interleague x-Wednesday, April 26: at Chi- Eastern W L TPts GF GA J.J. Spaun (92), $217,750 67-72-66-69 — 274 -10
x-Thursday, April 27: at Memphis, At TPC Sugarloaf
SEATTLE -125 Miami +115 cago, TBA Columbus...................4 2 1 13 11 8 Bud Cauley (78), $182,000 63-72-71-69 — 275 -9
TBD Duluth, Ga.
St. Louis 3, Minnesota 0 Orlando City ..............4 1 0 12 6 4 Brian Harman (78), $182,000 71-70-66-68 — 275 -9
x-Saturday, April 29: at San Anto- Sung Kang (54), $114,045 69-69-70-68 — 276 -8 Purse: $1.8 million
NBA Game 1: St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1, OT nio, TBD Chicago......................3 1 2 11 9 7
Russell Knox (54), $114,045 70-66-72-68 — 276 -8 Yardage: 7,179; Par 72
Game 2: St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1 New York City FC ......3 2 1 10 10 5
Houston 1, Oklahoma City 0 Matt Kuchar (54), $114,045 68-71-73-64 — 276 -8 Final
Favorite Line O/U Underdog Game 3: St. Louis 3, Minnesota 1 New York ...................3 3 1 10 7 9
Game 1: Houston 118, Oklahoma Sam Saunders (54), $114,045 65-70-74-67 — 276 -8 Stephen Ames, $270,000 67-68-66—201 -15
CLEVELAND 7½ (210) Indiana Wednesday: at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta United FC ......2 2 2 8 14 7
City 87 Brandt Snedeker (54), $114,045 69-68-71-68 — 276 -8 Bernhard Langer, $158,400 67-73-65—205 -11
SAN ANTONIO 11 (188½) Memphis x-Saturday: at Minnesota, TBA New England .............2 3 1 7 9 9
Wednesday: at Houston, 5 p.m. Jason Dufner (54), $114,045 68-67-65-76 — 276 -8 David Frost, $108,000 66-72-68—206 -10
Tuesday x-Monday, April 24: at St. Louis, D.C. United ................2 3 1 7 4 10
Friday: at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. Branden Grace (54), $114,045 68-71-69-68 — 276 -8 Fred Funk, $108,000 72-68-66—206 -10
TORONTO 7½ (193) Milwaukee TBA Toronto FC.................1 1 4 7 7 6
Sunday: at Oklahoma City, 12:30 Kevin Kisner (54), $114,045 72-64-66-74 — 276 -8 Brandt Jobe, $108,000 68-68-70—206 -10
BOSTON OFF (OFF) Chicago x-Wednesday, April 26: at Min- Montreal....................1 2 3 6 7 9
p.m. Ryan Palmer (54), $114,045 68-73-67-68 — 276 -8 Woody Austin, $68,400 69-70-68—207 -9
LA CLIPPERS 8 (195½) Utah Philadelphia...............0 4 2 2 5 11
nesota, TBA x-Tuesday, April 25: at Houston, Ian Poulter (54), $114,045 66-68-69-73 — 276 -8 Kevin Sutherland, $68,400 67-69-71—207 -9
Wednesday Colorado ....................1 3 1 4 5 8
Anaheim 2, Calgary 0 TBD Webb Simpson (54), $114,045 66-68-68-74 — 276 -8 Jay Don Blake, $49,500 68-70-70—208 -8
WARRIORS OFF (OFF) Portland NOTE: Three points for victory, one point
Game 1: Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 x-Thursday, April 27: at Oklahoma Adam Hadwin (38), $65,000 71-66-71-69 — 277 -7 Mark Brooks, $49,500 69-70-69—208 -8
WASHINGTON 5½ (211½) Atlanta for tie.
Game 2: Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 Billy Hurley III (38), $65,000 69-71-66-71 — 277 -7 Miguel Angel Jimenez, $49,500 69-68-71—208 -8
HOUSTON OFF (OFF) Okla. City City, TBD Wednesday’s game
Monday: at Calgary, 7 p.m. Francesco Molinari (38), $65,000 67-71-70-69 — 277 -7 Kenny Perry, $49,500 72-64-72—208 -8
Updated odds available at Pregame. x-Saturday, April 29: at Houston, Earthquakes at New England, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: at Calgary, 7 p.m. Nick Taylor (38), $65,000 69-66-70-72 — 277 -7 Roger Chapman, $33,600 70-69-70—209 -7
com TBD Friday’s game
x-Friday: at Anaheim, TBA Chicago at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m. Blayne Barber (33), $50,050 71-68-69-70 — 278 -6 John Daly, $33,600 73-65-71—209 -7
Utah 1, L.A. Clippers 0 Lee Janzen, $33,600 69-69-71—209 -7
x-Sunday, April 23: at Calgary, Saturday’s games Russell Henley (33), $50,050 66-73-71-68 — 278 -6
Game 1: Utah 97, L.A. Clippers 95 Rod Pampling (33), $50,050 69-72-69-68 — 278 -6 Billy Mayfair, $33,600 70-68-71—209 -7
TBA
TRANSACTIONS x-Tuesday, April 25: at Anaheim,
Tuesday: at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Earthquakes at Houston, 1 p.m.
Montreal at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Tyrrell Hatton, $44,200 69-68-68-74 — 279 -5 Jeff Sluman, $33,600 73-68-68—209 -7
Friday: at Utah, 7 p.m. Graeme McDowell (28), $44,200 72-68-69-70 — 279 -5 Duffy Waldorf, $33,600 73-68-68—209 -7
TBA Vancouver at Portland, 1 p.m.
BASEBALL Sunday: at Utah, 6 p.m. Cameron Smith (28), $44,200 67-70-71-71 — 279 -5 Billy Andrade, $24,615 70-66-74—210 -6
EASTERN CONFERENCE Columbus at New York, 4:30 p.m.
American League x-Tuesday, April 25: at L.A. Clip- Zac Blair (21), $35,193 70-70-70-70 — 280 -4 Jeff Maggert, $24,615 67-74-69—210 -6
Montreal 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 D.C. United at New England, 4:30 p.m.
A’S — Placed SS Marcus Semien on pers, TBD Derek Fathauer (21), $35,193 72-67-70-71 — 280 -4 Scott McCarron, $24,615 70-68-72—210 -6
Game 1: New York 2, Montreal 0 Sporting Kansas City at FC Dallas, 5 p.m.
the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 15. x-Friday, April 28: at Utah, TBD
Game 2: Montreal 4, New York 3, OT Atlanta United FC at Real Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Recalled INF Chad Pinder from Nashville x-Sunday, April 30: at L.A. Clippers,
(PCL).
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed LHP
Game 3: Montreal 3, New York 1
Tuesday: at New York, 4 p.m.
TBD MOTOR SPORTS
Zach Britton on the 10-day DL. Recalled Thursday: at Montreal, 4 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
BASEBALL
RHP Stefan Crichton from Norfolk (IL). x-Saturday: at New York, TBA Chicago 1, Boston 0 F1 Gulf Air Bahrain 5. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull
Racing Tag Heuer, 57, 1:34:32.720; 6.
Did Not Finish
Game 1: Chicago 106, Boston 102 Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned OF x-Monday, April 24: at Montreal,
Tuesday: at Boston, 5 p.m. California League Grand Prix Felipe Massa, Brazil, Williams Mercedes, Honda, 54, engine; Marcus Ericsson,
Willy Garcia to Charlotte (IL). TBA 57, 1:34:47.700; 7. Sergio Perez, Mexico,
TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned RHP Friday: at Chicago, 4 p.m. At Bahrain Sweden, Sauber Ferrari, 50, gearbox;
Boston 1, Ottawa 1 North Division W L Pct. GB Force India Mercedes, 57, 1:34.55.980; 8.
Clayton Blackburn to Round Rock (PCL). Sunday: at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. International Circuit Carlos Sainz Jr., Spain, Toro Rosso, 12,
Game 1: Boston 2, Ottawa 1 Romain Grosjean, France, Haas Ferrari,
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed RHP Jake x-Wednesday, April 26: at Boston, San Jose (Giants) ..........6 4 .600 — collsion; Lance Stroll, Canada, Williams
Game 2: Ottawa 4, Boston 3 Sakhir, Bahrain 57, 1:35:08.239; 9. Nico Hulkenberg, Ger-
Odorizzi on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP TBD Stockton (A’s)................6 4 .600 — Mercedes, 12, collsion; Max Verstappen,
Monday: at Boston, 4 p.m. Lap length: 3.36 miles many, Renault, 57, 1:35:13.562; 10. Este-
Chase Whitley from Durham (IL). x-Friday, April 28: at Chicago, TBD Modesto (Mariners) .........6 4 .600 — Netherlands, Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer,
Wednesday: at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Visalia (Diamondbacks) ...6 4 .600 — 1. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Fer- ban Ocon, France, Force India Mercedes,
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Friday: at Ottawa, TBA x-Sunday, April 30: at Boston, TBD rari, 57 laps, 1:33.53.374, 122.39 mph; 2. 57, 1:35:29.085; 11. Pascal Wehrlein, Ger- 11, brakes; Kevin Magnussen, Denmark,
Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day DL. Re- Washington 1, Atlanta 0 South Division W L Pct. GB Haas Ferrari, 8, retirement.
x-Sunday, April 23: at Boston, Lewis Hamilton, Britain, Mercedes, 57, many, Sauber Ferrari, 56, 1:34:04.802;
called LHP Matt Dermody from Buffalo Game 1: Washington 114, Atlanta R. Cucamonga (Dodgers) .6 4 .600 — 1:34:00.034; 3. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, 12. Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Toro Rosso, 56, Did Not Start
TBA
(IL). 107 Inland Empire (Angels) ....4 6 .400 2 Mercedes, 57, 1:34:13.771; 4. Kimi Raik- Stoffel Vandoorne, Belgium, McLaren
x-Wednesday, April 26: at Ot- 1:34, 05.383; 13. Jolyon Palmer, Britain,
National League Wednesday: at Washington, 4 p.m. Lancaster (Rockies)..........3 7 .300 3
tawa, TBA konen, Finland, Ferrari, 57, 1:34:15.849; Renault, 56, 1:34:12.636. Honda.
GIANTS — Placed OF Jarrett Parker Lake Elsinore (Padres) .....3 7 .300 3
Washington 1, Toronto 1 Saturday: at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m.
on the 10-day DL. Recalled LHP Steven Sunday’s games
Okert from Sacramento (PCL). Traded Game 1: Washington 3, Toronto 2, Monday, April 24: at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
No games scheduled
RHP Clayton Blackburn to Texas for INF OT x-Wednesday, April 26: at Washing-
ton, TBD
Monday’s games GOLDEN GATE FIELDS RESULTS
Frandy De La Rosa and cash consider- Game 2: Toronto 4, Washington 3, Visalia at San Jose, 7 p.m.
ations. 2OT x-Friday, April 28: at Atlanta, TBD Sunday SIXTH. 6 Furlongs. Fillies 3 Year Old Mdn Clmg $12,500. Purse
Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 p.m.
CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned OF Jes- Monday: at Toronto, 4p.m. x-Sunday, April 30: at Washington, R. Cucamonga at Lancaster, 6:35 p.m. Horse Jockey LenOdds Win Plc Shw $9,000.
se Winker to Louisville (IL). Place Bran- Wednesday: at Toronto, 4p.m. TBD Lake Elsinore at Inland Empire, 7:05 p.m. FIRST. 6 Furlongs. 3 Year Old & Up Clmg $12,500. Purse $15,000. I’m Passing Ya Now A Cedillo 21/4 .40 2.80 2.20 2.10
don Finnegan on the 10-day DL. Recalled Friday: at Washington, TBA Milwaukee 1, Toronto 0 Tribal Dude J Hernandez hd .90 3.80 2.40 2.10 Cup of Kaffy F Duran 13/4 3.50 3.60 2.60
RHPs Tim Adleman and Sal Romano from x-Sunday, April 23: at Toronto, Game 1: Milwaukee 97, Toronto 83 He’s a Tiger F Alvarado 11/2 5.70 4.00 2.60 Silver Apples J Hernandez 33/4 8.10 2.80
Louisville.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Rein-
TBA
x-Tuesday, April 25: at Washing-
Tuesday: at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Thursday: at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
TENNIS Atta’Boy Woody C Martinez 33/4 2.90
Time: 1:10.75 Also ran (in order): The Sandman, Pete’s Slew.
2.10 Time: 1:11.93 Also ran (in order): Art of Gold, Shayna Punims,
Southern Jazz, Jazz Night. $1 Exacta (6-5) paid $5.50. $1 Trifec-
stated LHP Rich Hill from the 10-day DL. ton, TBA Saturday: at Milwaukee, noon Void Claim: Tribal Dude (Vet). $1 Exacta (3-1) paid $8.50. $1 ta (6-5-3) paid $14.60. $1 Superfecta (6-5-3-7) paid $83.90. $1
Optioned OF Trayce Thompson to Okla- Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 0 x-Monday, April 24: at Toronto, 4 ATP Fayez Sarofim Trifecta (3-1-2) paid $24.10. Pick3 (5-3-6) paid $15.00. $2 Daily Double (3-6) paid $16.60.
homa City (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated
Game 1: Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 1 p.m. U.S. Men’s Clay Court SECOND. 6 Furlongs. 3 Year Old & Up Clmg $40,000. Purse $25,000. SEVENTH. 5 1/2 Furlongs. 3 Year Old & Up Clmg $5,000. Purse
Game 2: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 1 x-Thursday, April 27: at Milwaukee, Mal Verde J Couton 1/2 4.40 10.80 4.80 2.40
RHP Trevor Cahill from the 10-day DL. Game 3: Pittsburgh 5, Columbus TBD
Championship Administer J Hernandez hd 3.50 4.80 2.40
$9,500.
Optioned RHP Kevin Quackenbush to El Rideo C Herrera 3/4 3.90 9.80 6.80 4.20
4, OT x-Saturday, April 29: at Toronto, Houston Top Pirana F Alvarado 31/4 1.30 2.10
Paso (PCL). Jury C Martinez 11/2 6.20 7.20 5.00
Tuesday: at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. TBD Championship Time: 1:10.73 Also ran (in order): Cartoonist, Mr. Jay D. $1
HOCKEY Ted Oliver P Terrero 11/4 4.60 4.20
x-Thursday: at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Cleveland 1, Indiana 0 Steve Johnson (4), United States, def. Exacta (3-1) paid $18.80. $1 Trifecta (3-1-5) paid $38.70. $2
National Hockey League Time: 1:04.09 Also ran (in order): Prince Charmant, My Son
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled G x-Sunday: at Columbus, TBA Game 1: Cleveland 109, Indiana 108 Thomaz Bellucci (8), Brazil, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 Daily Double (3-3) paid $21.00.
x-Tuesday, April 25: at Pitts- John, And Then Some, This Dance Is Mine. 1 CLAIMED; Rideo by
Magnus Hellberg from Hartford (AHL). Monday: at Cleveland, 4 p.m. (5). THIRD. 6 Furlongs. 3 Year Old & Up Starter Allowance. Purse
burgh, TBA Lawnman II, Inc. TR: William Delia. $1 Exacta (3-5) paid $38.00.
Thursday: at Indiana, 4 p.m. $10,500. $1 Trifecta (3-5-1) paid $128.70. $1 Superfecta (3-5-1-7) paid
Sunday: at Indiana, 10 a.m. ATP Monte-Carlo Rolex Synnin H Herrera 21/4 4.70 11.40 3.40 2.10
$453.90. $1 Pick3 (3-6-3) paid $56.20. $2 Daily Double (6-3)
BOXING Scoring leaders
TBD
x-Tuesday, April 25: at Cleveland,
Masters
Midnight Rambler J Hernandez 11/4
Kronwall W Antongeorgi 21/2 1.90
.80 2.40 2.10
2.20
paid $16.20.
GP G A PTS x-Thursday, April 27: at Indiana, Time: 1:10.39 Also ran (in order): Jason XL, King’s to You. EIGHTH. 6 Furlongs. F&M 3 Year Old & Up Clmg $12,500. Purse
Schedule Evgeni Malkin, PIT 3 2 4 6 TBD
Monaco Scratched: Preacher’s Bluff (Vet). $1 Exacta (3-2) paid $13.80. $12,000.
First Round $1 Trifectaa (3-2-1) paid $23.10. $1 Superfecta (3-2-1-4) paid Tizfit C Martinez 13/4 3.10 8.20 4.20 3.80
Jake Guentzel, PIT 3 4 1 5 x-Saturday, April 29: at Cleveland,
Thursday David Goffin (10), Belgium, def. Steve $75.60. $1 Pick3 (3-3-3) paid $62.40. $2 Daily Double (3-3) paid Spanish Doll A Gomez 11/4 3.80 4.20 3.80
Alexander Radulov, MON 3 2 3 5 TBD Darcis, Belgium, 6-2, 6-1; Gilles Simon,
At Turning Stone Resort Casino, Ve- $50.40. Prophetinparadise A Cedillo nk 6.10 4.20
Sidney Crosby, PIT 3 1 4 5 France, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 6-2,
rona, N.Y. (ESPN), Michael Perez vs. Time: 1:11.01 Also ran (in order): Our Clementine, Vaazzee,
Ryan Getzlaf, ANH 2 2 2 4 FOURTH. 5 Furlongs. 3 Year Old & Up Mdn Clmg $5,000. Purse
Marcelino Lopez, 10, super lightweights;
Ryan Johansen, NSH 2 1 3 4
Development League 6-2; Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Florian
$7,000. Hallie Jae, Tough Penny. 2 CLAIMED: Tough Penny by Stewball
Rashidi Ellis vs. John Karl Sosa, 10, for Mayer, Germany, 6-3, 6-2.
Ellis’ IBF North American welterweight 10 tied with 3 pts. CONFERENCE FINALS Little Mustard B Boulanger 1/2 .60 3.20 2.20 2.10 Stable. TR: Valeria Rhoden. Our Clementine by Sharon Ross. TR:
Call Code Red P Terrero 23/4 5.70 3.60 2.80 Larry Ross. $1 Exacta (1-6) paid $20.30. $1 Trifecta (1-6-2) paid
title. (Best-of-3; x-if necessary) ATP Grand Prix Hassan II Diablo Way J Crispin 3/4 13.80 4.80 $139.80. $1 Superfecta (1-6-2-4) paid $292.40. $2 Daily Double
Saturday AHL playoffs EASTERN CONFERENCE
Time: :59.26 Also ran (in order): V F Beestrong, Plai Kaew, (3-1) paid $52.40. $1 Pick3 (6-3-1) paid $44.20.
At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. Raptors 1, Maine 0 Marrakech, Morocco
(SHO), Andre Berto vs. Shawn Porter, Gunny. 1 CLAIMED: Plai Kaew by Nelson Martinez & Leobardo
DIVISION SEMIFINALS Game 1: Raptors 109, Maine 84 Championship NINTH. 1 Mile. F&M 3 Year Old & Up Mdn Clmg $5,000. Purse
12, welterweights. Rivera. TR: Leobardo Rivera. $1 Exacta (5-2) paid $5.40. $1 Tri-
(Best-of-5; x-if necessary) Wednesday: Maine at Raptors, 4 Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Philipp $7,000.
At StubHub Center, Carson, Calif. fecta (5-2-3) paid $31.40. $1 Superfecta (5-2-3-1) paid $110.00.
WESTERN CONFERENCE p.m. Kohlschreiber (3), Germany, 5-7, 7-6 $2 Daily Double (3-5) paid $24.20. $1 Pick3 (3-3-5) paid $74.70. Last Minute H Herrera 21/4 6.60 15.20 7.60 4.40
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Gilberto Ramirez vs. Max Bursak, 12, OFF TURF
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Bienne Melanie Rose W Antongeorgi ns 2.00 4.00 2.60
by Scott herbertson. TR: Ari Herbertson. $1 Exacta (1-6) paid
Santos, 12, for Magdaleno’s WBO junior Friday, April 28: San Jose at Stock- Warrens Goldnugget J Couton hd 2.10 2.40
featherweight title. ton, 4 p.m. Grande Valley 108 Biel, Switzerland Time: 1:41.39 Also ran (in order): Exactamente, French Tart, $29.50. $1 Trifecta (1-6-7) paid $158.20. $1 Superfecta (1-6-7-3)
April 23 x-Sunday, April 30: San Jose at Game 2: Rio Grande Valley 118, Championship Dame Street. $1 Exacta (3-40 paid $26.00. $1 Trifecta (3-4-2) paid $347.70. $1 SuperHighFive (1-6-7-3-2) paid $1,584.20. $1
At Osaka, Japan, Kazuto Ioka vs. Stockton, 1 p.m. Oklahoma City 105 Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Repub- paid $60.40. $1 Superfecta (3-4-2-5) paid $145.50. $1 Pick3 (3- Pick3 (3-1-1) paid $221.70. $1 Pick4 (6-3-1-1) paid $449.50. $2
Noknoi Sitthiprasert, 12, for Ioka’s WBA x-Tuesday, May 2: Stockton at Wednesday: Rio Grande Valley at lic, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6-4, 5-3) paid $58.60. $1 Pick4 (3-3-5-3) paid $453.50. $.50 Pick5 (3- Daily Double (1-1) paid $76.40. $.20 Pick6 (5-3-6-3-1-1) 6 paid
flyweight title. San Jose, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. 7-6 (6). 3-3-5-3) paid $384.35. $2 Daily Double (5-3) paid $16.60. $808.30. $.20 Pick6 Jackpot CARRYOVER $69,381.00.

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ber in advertise-
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17930
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that they are able to comply with this require-
ment. No bids will be accepted from anyone
ing. One day serv-
ice, quality work- 408-268-7283 Licensed www.cslb.ca.gov
or
manship EST. 1972!
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FICTITIOUS BUSI-
NESS owner(s):
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room and other associated improvements. The
remediation and demolition includes two
ance of the purchase price for the realty is to
be paid to within twenty (20) days after the
DAD & SON’S HAULING 408-278-7400
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Garages,Yards
Paint, Tile Install.
Free Est. Lic.#769480
Place CT, San Jose,
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If hardcopies of documents are desired, please
call the administration office and ask for Me-
ty shall be again offered for sale under the
terms and conditions of this order of sale. The BIG/SM JOBS Hoarders clean outs
408-687-2280
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lissa Borgesi, (650) 691-1200. United States may bid as a creditor against its #878392 REMOVALS!
95121 is hereby regis- SJ
SJMN/SMCT#5935769; Apr. 17,24,2017 judgment without any tender of cash. TREE SERVICE
408-292-6798 ùHAULINGù
tered by the following April 3, 10, 17, 24 2017
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NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS The government reserves the right to reject
HOME REMODEL TRIM & TREE REMOVAL
Anna V. Ramos Ravenswood Wide Area Network & Internet ∂ KITCHEN & BATHS
3844 Muir Place CT, Access Services
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lines if established, all laws, ordinances, and
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and zoning ordinances), affecting the prem-
Fencing REMOVAL OF SHEDS ∂ PAINTING, TILES
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∂ DOORS, WINDOWS
LIC. # 449716
vidual
Business commenced with
services to people proposal to provide Wide Area Network Serv-
developmental ices of at least 1Gbps to replace the existing lit
disabilities, will ac- dark fiber service, whose contract expires in
ises, and easements and restrictions of record,
if any. The property is offered for sale “where REPAIR/REPLACE DECKS & JACUZZIS
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Anna V. Ramos
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March 29, April 3, 10, Drive, Sunnyvale. Bids original response to the RFP that meet the re-
17 2017 are due on 18 May quirements described herein via e-mail or mail ment or for the rescission of the sale based on
failure of the property to comply with any ex-
SMALL JOBS OK
2017 at 900 Lafayette no later than 4:00pm PDT on Thursday, April 27,
Street, Suite 700, San- 2017 to the address below: pressed or implied representation. Â Lic. # 519337 Â
ta Clara, CA. Contrac- Ravenswood City School District
tors must meet Feder- ATTN: Ruth Woods
al HUD procurement 2120 Euclid Avenue
The sale of the realty shall be subjected to
confirmation by the United States District
408-591-1111
guidelines. Bid docu- East Palo Alto, CA 94303-1702 Court for the Northern District of California.
On confirmation of the sale, the recorder of
ments may be ob- This Request for Proposals does not commit
tained online at https: Ravenswood City School District to award a deeds San Mateo County, California shall Garden and
//www.dropbox.com/ contract or pay any costs incurred in the prep- cause transfer of the properties to be reflected Landscape
sh/r3d77937erzq5sr/A aration of a proposal responsive to this re- upon that county’s register of title; and the
ABKCTlgmUMQIvxXob quest. RCSD reserves the right to accept all or sale is made without right of redemption. Design
IwertKa?dl=0 part of any RFP response or to cancel in part or
SJMN#5937849 Additional information can be found at http:// CONSTRUCTION
in its entirety this Request for Proposals. RCSD www.irssales.gov, email Hallie.Lipscomb@irs.
Apr.17,18,19,2017 further reserves the right to accept the RFP re- & DESIGN
gov, or contact Hallie Lipscomb, Property Ap- Driveways, patios,
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS sponse that it considers to be in the best inter- praisal and Liquidation Specialist at (916) 974- walls, flagstones,
est of RCSD. 5260 for more information regarding this sale. pavers & tile,
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trust- Interested companies may download the RFP SMCT#5936376; Apr.17,24,May 1,8,2017 irrigation, turf &
ees for the San Mateo-Foster City School Dis- from the District’s website at www.ravenswoo plants, retaining
trict (SMFCSD), Foster City, CA (San Mateo dschools.org/rfps. Questions should be direct- walls, ponds,
County), on behalf of the SMFCSD and partici- ed to Ruth Woods in writing at NOTICE TO BIDDERS decks and arbors
pating Bay Area School Nutrition Collaborative rfp@ravenswoodschools.org. amslandscape.com
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sequoia Union Lic.#663385
(BASNC) member districts, will receive Re- SMCT#5933138; April 10,17,2017 BBB A+ Rating
quest for Proposal (RFP) No. CNS-18-01 for the High School District (“District”) will receive
sealed bids for the Quad Improvement project 408-244-0940
procurement of the following: FORMAL BID FOR SAN MATEO UNION HIGH
SCHOOL DISTRICT: LOT ASPHALT PROJECT at Woodside High School 199 Churchill Ave.
Food and Nutrition Products, Paper Supplies Woodside Ca, 94062 prepared by Weston Miles
and Delivery Services Scope of Work Architects ("Architect"). Turn clutter
for BASNC Member Districts
This is a state funded project Yes No X into cash.
1. Grading and repairs to base of parking lot
(Bidders are advised that state funded proj-
Sealed proposals must be delivered no later 2. Approx. 430 lineal feet of redwood header
ects are subject to certain additional condi- Advertise it in
than 1:00 PM Pacific Time on Monday, May 8, board Mercury News
2017 to: San Mateo-Foster City School District, 3. Approx. 480 sq feet of 3 inch asphalt tions, with respect to prequalification of MEP
Attn.: Andrew Soliz, 1170 Chess Drive, Foster overlay subcontractors, DVBE requirements, and pre- Classified.
City, CA, 94404. 4. Approx. 420 lineal feet of asphalt berm vailing wages monitoring through the State
(2 act as a wheel stop) Department of Industrial Relations.
Companies interested in proposing should re- 5. Re-stripe parking lines
quest appropriate documents from Andrew 1. Time of Opening: Bids will be opened on
Soliz at the address listed above, email at Guideline Requirements May 10, 2017. Bid documents must be sealed,
asoliz@smfcsd.net, or posted online to view or and marked with the project name and bid ti-
download at www.smfcsd.net by selecting 1. Only qualified individuals apply tle. All Bids must be received at the Construc-
“Nutrition and School Meals; News & FAQs.” 2. Prevailing Wages tion Department located on the 480 James Ave-
For assistance accessing documents contact 3. DIR number nue, Redwood City, CA BEFORE 2:00:00 PM.
Mr. Soliz at (650) 312-1968. The SMFCSD is not 4. Certificate of Insurance that includes at Bids which are submitted on or after 2:00:00
responsible for proposals sent via U.S. Mail, least 2 million per aggregate, 2 million per PM or facsimile bid transmissions will not be
common carrier, or any other delivery service. occurrence, 1 million in automotive, and 1 accepted.
All proposals are due in the District’s Child Nu- million in workers compensation.
Umbrella/Excess liability may be used to 2. Contractors Requirements:
trition Services (CNS) Office by the posted or
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Monday Q&A: Cindy Zhang of Pinterest

VISION QUEST
Software engineer Cindy Zhang was a fan of Pinterest before joining its ranks
in 2015. Now she is helping others find inspiration through visual searches.

DAN HONDA/STAFF PHOTOS

“I feel like Pinterest is not a search engine where you type in something and you get an answer. It’s more, ‘I’m curious and I don’t know what I’m
going to get as results.’ I think Pinterest Lens really helps with that,” says Cindy Zhang, a 23-year-old software engineer with Pinterest.

Because Pinterest is so visual, it’s a tool that really helps you

‘ discover your personal style rather than share stuff about yourself.
By Queenie Wong
qwong@bayareanewsgroup.com

SAN FRANCISCO —
Searching for ideas on how to
arrange photos in her college

about the company’s visual
search efforts. This interview
has been edited for clarity and
length.

Q How would you describe


your job as a software
dorm room, Cindy Zhang engineer at Pinterest?
turned to Pinterest for some
inspiration as a freshman.
Now, the 23-year-old
A I work on the search
product team, and we’re
responsible for all the user-fac-
software engineer, who joined ing aspects of search. We work
Pinterest in 2015, is helping 150 on Android, iOS and web. The
million monthly active users on most recent project I worked
the social bookmarking site tap on was Pinterest Lens and
into their creative side. before that I worked on search
Zhang works on the tech recommendations, which are
firm’s search product team, recommendations you get from
which consists of 30 percent your search results that kind
female engineers. She built
the Android version of a new
Five facts of pivot you to search for other
things as well.
ABOUT CINDY ZHANG
feature the company is testing
called Lens, allowing users to
discover more ideas by snap-
1. I went to eight elementary schools because I moved around frequently
as a child.
Q Pinterest Lens basically
allows you to snap a
photo and then you get a list
ping a photo of an object in real 2. When I’m not coding, I’m probably doing something musical. I’ve of recommended pins. How is
life. had experience playing classical violin in high school and singing in an the beta testing of the product
“I think as an engineer a cappella group in college. Now I’m writing songs for and singing in my going so far?
it’s really important to have
inspiration to keep you going
and work on a product that you
band, which performs jazz-inspired pop and contemporary R&B.
3. I’ve lived in three states after immigrating here from China: Iowa, A It’s going very well. We’ve
got a lot of people posting
what photos they’ve snapped
Tennessee and California.
really love,” she said. on Twitter and recipes they’ve
Zhang, who is also a singer 4. Along with Chinese, other foreign languages I speak include Japanese found from Pinterest Lens.
in Mino the band, sat down and Korean, which I studied in high school.
with this newspaper to chat 5. My favorite food apart from my mom’s food is Korean food. See Zhang on Page 10

Global tech
Understanding risks,
Startups flock to Japan port city rewards in investing
hubs developing around the workers from the rest of the
Fukuoka leveraging world — Seattle, Tel Aviv, Bar- country for decades. This an- A lineup of the five-year re- the Dec. 31
status as strategic zone celona, Sydney — but Watabe’s cient port, hemmed in by moun- turns of the major investment Morningstar
Umeebe is in aging Japan, far tains and as close to Shanghai categories illustrates some tru- compilations,
with business incentives from Tokyo, in the western port as it is to Tokyo, is bucking that isms of investment theory. that ranked
of Fukuoka. trend, drawing entrepreneurs We can start with one of the five-
“It’s not a bad idea to build like Watabe from Japan and the most basic fundamentals of year results
By Yoshiaki Nohara your business after thinking abroad. modern portfolio theory, which STEVE BUTLER of various
Bloomberg News first about what kind of envi- Soichiro Takashima, elected holds that it isn’t stock picking RETIREMENT PLANNER
sectors. The
ronment you want to be in,” the youngest mayor in the city’s that determines success, but winner, with
TOKYO — From the fifth- said Watabe, 30, who moved to history in 2010, is leveraging its rather success is predicated on an annualized
floor office of his internet the city in late 2013 from Tokyo status as a national strategic asset categories that happen to 18.9 percent return, was health
startup, Kazz Watabe can see to develop smartphone apps special zone, cutting red tape be in the right place at the right care. The loser was precious
the sea bass jump in the bay and software that helps anglers and introducing incentives like time. Or in the case of some metals, at minus-14.5 percent
as he works on his fishing web- find fish and share pictures of Japan’s first “startup visa,” hapless laggards such as pre- per year.
site to the sound of jazz and the their catch. which gives giving entrepre- cious metals, success is based This average five-year loss
waves washing on the beach Fukuoka is the fastest-grow- neurs a six-month exemption on avoiding being in the wrong was despite the fact that pre-
below. ing major city in Japan outside from the investment and hir- place at the wrong time. cious metals gained 50 percent
It’s a scene that could be of the capital, which has been The AAII Journal prepared
from any of the seaside startup steadily draining talent and See Fukuoka on Page 10 an index of returns, based on See Butler on Page 10
C10 BAY AREA NEWS GROUP 001 MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017

CINDY ZHANG
Zhang Age: 23
Continued from Page 9 Birthplace: China
Position: Android engineer
on search product at
We’ve also gotten a lot of
Pinterest
people who take selfies
of themselves to get their Previous jobs: Engineering
celebrity look-alikes. We intern at HP, Android intern
discovered that people re- at Yahoo, computer science
ally like the suggestions we and engineering tutor for
give from Pinterest Lens. Introduction to Computer
If you took a picture of an Science classes at UC San
avocado and got pictures of Diego
more avocados, they didn’t Education: UC San Diego
find that very helpful. They Residence: Northern
wanted more context like California
avocado recipes. We’ve
gotten a lot of people really
excited about (Lens) on
Twitter and social media. minded and doesn’t differ-

Q If you’re searching
online, normally you
would just type it into a
entiate between engineer
and female engineer. I have
a lot of responsibility and
search bar instead of tak- ownership over projects
ing a photo. How do you that have a big impact on
change consumer behav- the product.
ior?

A I think a lot of Pinners


find a lot of ideas when
Q
Where do you think
visual search will be
headed next? Do you see
they’re on their computer. Pinterest going beyond
We wanted them to get photos? Will we one day be
ideas in the real world. I searching through videos
DAN HONDA/STAFF
feel like Pinterest is not a or even virtual reality for
search engine where you In her spare time, Pinterest software engineer Cindy Zhang sings in Mino the band, which performs jazz-inspired pop and pins?
type in something and you
get an answer. It’s more,
contemporary rhythm and blues. “I feel like most of the music inspiration I get is through listening to music,” Zhang says.
A
I think right now we’re
really trying to show
‘I’m curious and I don’t
know what I’m going to get
as results.’ I think Pinterest
auto flash setting for you.
Then we also have back- A I definitely do. Even
when I’m working, I get
end detection where we will distracted sometimes. If I
Q
cian?
Do you use Pinterest
differently as a musi-
tech companies are strug- you that object in a bigger
gling to get more women in context and give you more
this field? ideas of actions to take.
Lens really helps with that.
Here’s a type of furniture
I really like, I don’t know
detect whether an image
is blurry or dark and then
basically show a (notifica-
see something I’m inter-
ested in, then I’ll just click A The band I have right
now tries to promote
on the pin and go to related ourselves in a way that’s
A If we introduced cod- For example, if you take a
ing and these concepts picture of a clock. We’re
at an early age, we wouldn’t trying to show you how
what it’s called, but I’m tion) telling you we can’t pins. I’m kind of stuck in visually appealing. So I necessarily relate engi- to style that clock in your
curious about it, so let me see in the dark or ask you a hole where I keep on use Pinterest a lot for flyer neering to being a male- house and other homes
take a picture of it and get to stay still. looking for things. Because ideas and for cover art dominated field. I was lucky with the same clock and
some ideas. We have image detec- Pinterest is so visual, it’s album ideas. I feel like most because my mom is also an what they look like. We’re

Q Sometimes people
take photos at a weird
angle, or it’s blurry. How
tion that will tell you our
results aren’t going to be
great because you’re mov-
a tool that really helps you
discover your personal
of the music inspiration I
get is through listening to
style rather than share stuff music.
engineer, so she definitely
taught me how to code at
just trying to give you some
suggestions on where to
an early age. It was always take action for that par-
is Pinterest tackling that
problem?
ing around too much or
your image is too dark.
about yourself. I discovered
that I really like minimal Q In 2016, only 20 per- a possibility for me. I kind
cent of Pinterest engi- of learned how to code
ticular object. Definitely, in
the future, I think there are

A We have some tools to


address it on the front
end and the back end. In
Q How would you define style with clothing and
your own personal
style? Do you still use Pin-
neers were women, and it
home decorations. I’ve defi- also fell short of its hiring
nitely gotten a lot of ideas
through using Neopets. I a lot of opportunities for
would make a webpage for visual search at Pinterest.
goals for women engineers. my pets using HTML.
the app, if you are in a dark terest frequently now that on how to decorate my As a woman engineer at At Pinterest, I feel that Contact Queenie Wong
setting, we will turn on the you work there? house through Pinterest. Pinterest, why do you think everyone is very open- at 408-920-2706.

Butler Given enough Fukuoka starts among Japan’s 21


biggest cities and the sec-
15,000 people, the most
among Japan’s municipali-
who is starting two hospi-
tal-related businesses with
time, the “invis- ond-highest rate of ven- ties except for towns evacu- money he made investing
Continued from Page 9 Continued from Page 9
ible hand” of tures closing, according to
the Fukuoka Asian Urban
ated due to the Fukushima
nuclear disaster.
in stocks.
“I used to think I could
in 2016 alone and has economic forces ing requirements of a busi- Research Center. Nine out Fukuoka, whose samu- only start a business in
gained an additional 10 ness visa. of 10 jobs are in services, rai warriors held off Kublai Tokyo, but now I’m think-
percent in the first quar-
rewards investors “We want to give it a try compared with 71 percent Khan’s invading Mongol ing maybe I can do it in Fu-
ter of this year. who can stomach before anyone else,” said nationwide. army in the 13th century, kuoka,” he said. “There’s
And health care? For Takashima, now 42. “Oth- Boston-based financial was picked as a national no return where there’s no
2016 alone, it was the only more risk. … If ers will come and see how services company State strategic special zone for risk. Pick your fight and bet
category that had lost
money, and that one-year
that condition we do it.
“That’s the fastest way
Street opened an opera-
tional center with about 130
jobs and business creation.
Kitakyushu was selected
big.”
Across the road from the
loss was 9 percent. In the didn’t exist, to change Japan.” people from some 20 coun- for elderly care. vast, striped labyrinth of the
first quarter of 2017, it has The parallel with Se- tries in Fukuoka after the “When young people Canal City shopping mall
gained back 10 percent, so
nobody would attle isn’t just geographic. 2011 tsunami and nuclear do something, they have is an old galleried building
it is essentially even with have an incentive Takashima visited the U.S. disaster in eastern Japan. to start with niche, small containing The Company,
where it was at the start West-Coast city in 2011 and “Keeping us only in To- things,” said Kozo Yama- an incubator where almost
of 2016. to take risks. said he was inspired to cre- kyo came with a number of moto, 68, minister of regu- 200 workers from some 80
A $1,000 investment in ate an Asian equivalent in risks,” said Richard Fog- latory reforms and regional firms share facilities. One
health care, compounding in the “status quo bias” Japan. arty, head of State Street revitalization. “Fukuoka of them is venture capital-
at 19 percent per year, driven by the expectation Key to Fukuoka’s ambi- Global Services in Japan. is outperforming in that ist Shota Morozumi, who
would have grown to that what happened in tion to become an Asian He said the biggest factor sense.” runs F Ventures.
$2,386 in five years. The the past will extend into gateway is its location. At in choosing Fukuoka was Fukuoka faces a race
same $1,000 invested in the future. Plus, selling the airport, in the heart of the large pool of college against time to make the Startup call
precious metals would out and taking a loss is the city, planes queue up to graduates. new economic model sus- “Fukuoka was calling
have dropped to $470 in a definitive act. We are fly to destinations like Hong The inflows have helped tainable. The pool of youth for startups, but I saw a
the same five-year period programmed to be more Kong, Singapore and Tai- support Fukuoka’s real-es- from surrounding areas contradiction in terms of
— a loss of almost half disappointed and upset by wan. More than 800 million tate market while other cit- is dwindling and the city’s funding,” said the 29-year-
the money. The case of a loss triggered by some- people live within a three- ies are hollowing out. The population is forecast to old, who used to work for a
precious metals illustrates thing we actually do as hour flight of Fukuoka. office vacancy rate in Fu- peak around 2035 at about VC firm in Tokyo. He said
another truism: a loss of opposed to an equivalent kuoka has fallen to 4.3 per- 1.6 million. startups need investment,
50 percent requires a 100 loss (on paper) as a result ‘Hard to beat’ cent, from about 15 percent While Takashima suc- not loans, which discourage
percent gain just to get of doing nothing. Scrolling signs in Japa- in 2009, according to Miki cessfully lobbied the cen- risk-taking. “I’m from Fu-
back to where you started. The worst case, of nese, English, Korean and Shoji Co. Fukuoka REIT, tral government to cut kuoka and wanted to make
Two other winners course, is the investor Chinese guide visitors in listed in 2005 as the first corporate income tax for it work for Fukuoka.”
were the financial and who finally throws in the the subway, which takes region-specific real estate Fukuoka startups, he’s A kilometer away across
technology sectors, each towel somewhere toward less than 10 minutes to investment trust, has more aware that Japan’s demo- the Naka River, where of-
generating 16 percent the bottom and, as the reach the main railway sta- than doubled its assets un- graphic clock means that fice workers gather in the
average annual five-year saying goes, “sells down to tion downtown from the der management to about government revenue will evenings to slurp the city’s
returns. Not far behind, the sleeping point.” This airport. 173 billion yen. inevitably decline as the famous ramen and spicy
however, were boring means that by bailing out “It’s pretty hard to beat workforce shrinks. fish eggs among the res-
large-cap stocks spread entirely, they finally are this location,” said Nori- Built-in advantages “Using money as an taurants and karaoke bars
over all industries, at 13.4 able to get some sleep. taka Ochiai, chief executive “Real estate is a very lo- incentive is outdated, not on Nakasu island, is the
percent. Balanced funds For those who find this officer of the Fukuoka unit cal business and being here cool and has no future,” Tsutaya bookshop. Inside,
with a mix of stocks and subject matter anxiety- of LINE, the South Korean- gives us greater advantage Takashima said. “Tax rev- entrepreneurs and venture
bonds (typically one-third provoking, it may be owned company that runs in the speed, quality and enue will fall. It’s more capitalists meet at the gov-
bonds/two-thirds stocks) instructive to consider Japan’s top smartphone quantity of information,” important to encourage a ernment-backed Startup
came in at 7.6 percent, the 10-year numbers — a messaging app, in his office said Takafumi Fujita, a business friendly environ- Cafe, which imparts free
which is a very consistent period that included the next to the station. manager at Fukuoka Re- ment with deregulation.” advice about everything
long-term average. worst market crash in LINE Fukuoka has alty Co., the asset manager The backbone of Fu- from hiring to tax.
It can be tempting to more than 70 years. In added more than 600 jobs of Fukuoka REIT. “Popula- kuoka’s push to diversify Among those to take ad-
get excited about sector this longer time frame, since opening in Novem- tion growth energizes the the new-technology sec- vantage of the service were
funds — a term that de- almost all of the categories ber 2013. Women make city.” tor is Kyushu University, Yasmine Djoudi, 29, and
scribes funds focused on a generated about the same up half its workers and 30 Ringed by mountains one of the most famous in Thomas Pouplin, 28, the
single industry category, average annual return per percent of management and 200 kilometers across the country and one of 13 city’s first recipients of the
with no pretense of diver- year — about 7 percent. roles. About half its engi- the Korea Strait from chosen to be a gateway for startup visa.
sification. Any reduction The balanced fund neers are foreigners. “We South Korea’s Busan port more overseas students. They visited Fukuoka
in diversification increases (about 50-50 stocks and welcome anyone who has — a three-hour trip on Last year, Kyushu had over as graduate exchange
risk. bonds) actually outper- skills, fits our culture and the “Beetle” jet-propelled 2,000 foreign students students in 2014 from
Given enough time, the formed the large-cap is interested in us,” said hydrofoil — Fukuoka’s de- with major research areas Bordeaux, France, and
“invisible hand” of eco- stock fund and all of the Ochiai, 42. velopment has been forged in medical sciences, engi- launched online job-match-
nomic forces rewards in- industry-specific sector Koji Lin, a 35-year-old as much by geography as neering and information ing company Ikkai Inc. in
vestors who can stomach funds (except health care). Taiwanese engineer at planning. technology. the city in 2016.
more risk. The increased The lesson here is that LINE, chose Fukuoka over The bowl of hills created A member of the uni- “We really fell in love
return over more con- if you’re satisfied with a Tokyo in search of a better a compact, commercial hub versity’s startup club is with the city,” Djoudi said.
servative investments is reasonably consistent 7.5 quality of life and because at the mouth of the snaking Kazutaka Okuda, a 22- “It really made sense to
called the “risk premium.” percent average rate of it’s a short flight to his Naka River, with a broad year-old medical student start the company here.”
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