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2B Daily News – Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Indians 1, Athletics 0 Milone's gem wasted; A's blanked CLEVELAND (AP) — Athletics left-hander Tommy Milone provided a textbook example of a hardluck loss Tuesday night. Milone went seven strong innings and didn't allow an earned run, but took the loss as the Cleveland Indians turned two errors and a sacrifice fly into a 1-0 victory over Oakland. Milone (3-4) scattered five hits without issuing a walk and struck out five, yet still had his career-long losing streak extended to four games. During that fourstart stretch, he has allowed eight earned runs in 27 1-3 innings for a 2.63 ERA, but the Athletics have only scored five times. ''You just have to deal with situations like this as a pitcher because you can't control them,'' said Milone, who was 3-0 with a 3.86 ERA in his first three starts. ''Obviously, we want to win and I want to win, but my goal is to keep the team in every game that I'm out there. That's all I'm trying to do.'' Cleveland scored the lone run of the contest in the fifth when Carlos Santana reached base on a doubleerror and scored on Yan Gomes' sacrifice fly. Santana led off with a sharp, one-hop grounder to first baseman Brandon Moss, who misplayed it for the initial error. The ball ricocheted directly to second baseman Eric Sogard, but he threw it wildly past Milone, who was covering first, for the second miscue. Two batters later, Gomes brought Santana home with a drive to the warning track in center field. It marked the second time this season that Milone has lost a game without permitting an earned run. ''We came up short tonight, but it definitely wasn't Milone's fault,'' Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. ''He was terrific. It's disappointing we couldn't get him a run or two to get him a win, but he pitched great.'' Melvin absolved Milone of blame for getting into trouble in the fifth. ''On that play, as a first baseman, when a ball is hit to your right, you're instincts tell you to go for it,'' he said. ''Now, Brandon also has got to know his limitations, but that's a play you're going to try and make. Then, Sogey tries to make a throw to Milone and that didn't turn out too good.'' The Athletics — playing without injured outfielders Josh Reddick, Coco Crisp, and Chris Young — failed to get a runner past first base against Indians starter Zach McAllister or relievers Rich Hill and Chris Perez. Crisp (strained left hamstring) and Young (strained left quad) are on the 15-day disabled list, while Reddick could join them because of a sore right wrist. Reddick, who has the third-worst batting average in the American League at .152, received a cortisone shot before the game after an MRI revealed inflammation in the joint. ''The last few days have been pretty rough and I've been having a lot of trouble,'' he said. ''I don't want to be a guy rotting on the bench, taking up a roster spot and not helping this AP photo Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes singles off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Chris Perez in the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday in Cleveland. team. We'll sit out here, maybe (the next series in) Seattle, or even take a trip to the disabled list.'' McAllister (3-3) tossed 7 2-3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk. The right-hander struck out four in leading Cleveland to its eighth win in its last nine games. Hill retired the only batter he faced, while Perez worked the ninth to earn his fourth save in five chances. Perez was touched up for a one-out single by Oakland center fielder Yoenis Ces- pedes, but the Cuban speedster was thrown out trying to steal second by Indians catcher Gomes. ''It was a laser,'' Perez said. ''It was right on the bag, right on the money.'' One pitch later, Perez struck out Brandon Moss with a full count to end the game. ''If I didn't want (Cespedes) to go, I'd have put a red light on him,'' Melvin said, defending the gamble. ''You've got to try it. It's 1.5 (seconds) to the plate, and even though the pitch was high and wide, which helped Gomes with the throw, Cespedes had to take that chance.'' Leadoff hitter John Jaso had two of the six hits for short-handed Oakland, which fell to 2-3 on its season-long, 10-game road trip. Oakland dropped to 6-12 after a 12-4 start. The Athletics are 13-3 against AL West Division foes, but 5-13 against everyone else. NOTES: OF Michael Bourn (lacerated right index finger) played his first rehab game at Triple-A Columbus, going 1-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base Tuesday. ... OF Michael Brantley, who started 28 of the first 29 games, wasn't in the lineup against Milone. Drew Stubbs batted leadoff for the third time this season and Mike Aviles started in left field. Brantley entered the game defensively in the ninth. ... Francona said a scan of RHP Vinnie Pestano's sore elbow came back clean. Pestano was placed on the disabled list Monday, retroactive to May 1. ... OF Ezequiel Carrera, designated for assignment Sunday, cleared waivers and was sent outright to Columbus. ... Athletics RHP Jarrod Parker (sore neck) will throw Wednesday and a decision will then be made on whether he makes his next start. He was pulled after allowing four home runs in five innings Monday because of the injury. ... LHP Brett Anderson (sprained right ankle) will join the team in Cleveland and throw a bullpen session Wednesday. ... RHP A.J. Griffin (3-2) takes on RHP Justin Masterson (4-2) in the third game of the series Wednesday. Knicks use huge run to beat Pacers 105-79, even series NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points, 16 during a 30-2 New York onslaught in the second half, the Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 105-79 on Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at one game. Iman Shumpert added 15 points, including a sensational follow dunk in the first half, and Raymond Felton scored 14 as the Knicks turned a close game into a blowout over the final 15 minutes. Paul George scored 20 points for the Pacers, who had a two-point lead and momentum when coach Frank Vogel called timeout with a little more than 3 minutes left in the third quarter. By the time the Pacers got on the board in the final period, the Knicks had opened a 26-point advantage. Game 3 is Saturday at Indianapolis. David West scored 13 points for the Pacers, who committed 21 turnovers that led to 32 points, negating their height advantage that loomed so large in their Game 1 victory. SHARE (Continued from page 1B) team, the Spartans exploded for seven runs on six hits to take a commanding 8-2 lead that eventually led to a 8-5 victory. The big blow was a two-run triple off the bat of catcher Ryan Gamboa. Scoring runs in the inning were Will MacDonald, Eric Schreter, Lane Pritchard, Gam- MLB boa, Jack Murphy, Joe Bosetti, and Owen Swarthout. The winning pitcher was Schreter, who pitched six strong innings and allowed only two runs. Pritchard and MacDonald pitched the seventh. MacDonald, Schreter, Gamboa, Ryan Fisher, and Deonte Antolin each had two hits in the game and Murphy had one. MLB American League Daily News photo by Andre Byik Red Bluff High senior softball players Bryce Etzler, front left, Haley Harris and Emily Larzabal stand with family members Tuesday on the Spartans' senior night at Red Bluff High School. ROLL (Continued from page 1B) in the playoffs with Paradise and finish off the season on the road at 4 p.m. today against Pleasant Valley (29-3, 10-1 Eastern Athletic League) "They're one of the better teams in the section, so it'll be a nice tune-up for us getting ready for our first-round playoff game Tuesday," Howell said. The Spartans' Tayler Zazueta went 3-for-3 batting on the day and got things started for Red Bluff with a two-out single up the middle that that scored Alyssa Hethcoat and Bailey Akins in the first inning. Samantha Jones went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and she gave the Spartans a 30 lead in the second with a triple to center that brought Harris across the plate. With two outs and the bases loaded for the Spartans in the third, a misstep fielding a routine fly ball by the Tigers' (4-28, 0-12 EAL) outfield allowed three more to score. Brittany Clatty took advantage of a wild pitch and scored from the third in the inning and Jones' RBI single to center again scored Harris to give the Spartans an 8-1 advantage heading to the fourth. The error was indicative of the Tigers' season this year, Oroville coach Ray Fowler said. "The routine stuff, we just forget how to play softball," he said. Harris, Madalynn Hoskins and Hethcoat notched RBIs in the fourth to give the Spartans a 12-2 sports@redbluffdailynews.c lead. Hethcoat hit a two-RBI om. Follow him on Twitter: single to left in the frame. @TehamaSports For all of Oroville's woes this year, its hitting MLS percentage has been up, Fowler said. WESTERN CONFERENCE And in the fifth inning W L T Pts GF GA 9 the Tigers scored four runs FC Dallas 6 1 2 20 15 11 Portland 3 1 5 14 14 off four hits to avoid an Galaxy 4 2 2 14 12 5 9 early finish because of a Salt Lake 4 4 2 14 9 Colorado 3 4 3 12 8 9 Chivas USA 3 4 2 11 12 15 10-run rule. QUAKES 2 3 5 11 10 13 Larzabal went 1 for 2 Vancouver 2 4 3 9 9 13 1 3 3 6 5 7 and hit her 3-run homer in Seattle the fifth to give the Spar- EASTERN CONFERENCE tans a 15-6 lead. W L T Pts GF GA 5 4 2 17 16 After Hailee Nicholls, New York 5 3 2 17 14 13 Kansas City 8 who relieved Akins in the Houston 5 2 2 17 13 9 Montreal 5 1 2 17 11 7 fifth, made quick work of Columbus 3 3 3 12 12 8 the Tigers' side in the Philadelphia 3 3 3 12 12 14 2 3 3 9 4 6 sixth, the game was called N. England 1 4 4 7 10 13 Toronto FC after Oroville couldn't Chicago 2 5 1 7 6 14 D.C. 1 6 1 4 4 13 field nine players. Three Tigers left early NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. to attend an honorary cer- —————————————————— Today's games emony in Chico. Toronto FC at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. ——— Houston at D.C. United, 4 p.m. Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 5272151, ext. 111 or at Montreal at New York, 4:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at New England, 5 p.m. Seattle FC at Sporting Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Portland at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. National League West Division W L Pct GB Texas 20 13 .606 — A's 18 16 .529 2.5 Seattle 15 19 .441 5.5 Angels 11 21 .344 8.5 Houston 9 24 .273 11 East Division W L Pct GB Boston 21 12 .636 — Baltimore 20 13 .606 1 New York 18 13 .581 2 Tampa Bay 14 18 .438 6.5 Toronto 13 21 .382 8.5 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 19 11 .633 — Kansas City 17 12 .586 1.5 Cleveland 16 14 .533 3 Minnesota 14 15 .483 4.5 Chicago 13 18 .419 6.5 —————————————————— Tuesday's results Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3 Cleveland 1, Oakland 0 Pittsburgh 4, Seattle 1 Detroit at Washington, ppd., rain N.Y. Mets 1, Chicago White Sox 0, 10 innings Minnesota 6, Boston 1 Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 4 Houston 7, L.A. Angels 6 Milwaukee 6, Texas 3 Colorado 2, N.Y. Yankees 0 Today's Games Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-2) at Pittsburgh (A.Burnett 3-2), 9:35 a.m. Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 3-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 5-1), 4:05 p.m. Kansas City (Mendoza 0-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-1), 4:05 p.m. Oakland (Griffin 3-2) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-2), 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Peavy 3-1) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 0-3), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (P.Hernandez 1-0) at Boston (Webster 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Toronto (Romero 0-1) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 5-0), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-5) at Houston (B.Norris 3-3), 5:10 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 2-2) at Milwaukee (Lohse 1-3), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 1-1) at Colorado (Nicasio 3-0), 5:40 p.m. Thursday's Games Oakland at Cleveland, 9:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Houston, 8:10 p.m. West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 19 13 .594 — GIANTS 19 13 .594 — Arizona 17 15 .531 2 San Diego 14 18 .438 5 Dodgers 13 18 .419 5.5 East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 19 13 .594 — Washington 17 15 .531 2 Philadelphia15 18 .455 4.5 New York 13 16 .448 4.5 Miami 10 23 .303 9.5 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 20 12 .625 — Pittsburgh 18 14 .563 2 Cincinnati 19 15 .559 2 Milwaukee 15 16 .484 4.5 Chicago 13 20 .394 7.5 —————————————————— Tuesday's Results Pittsburgh 4, Seattle 1 Detroit at Washington, ppd., rain Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 1, Chicago White Sox 0, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis 1 Milwaukee 6, Texas 3 Colorado 2, N.Y. Yankees 0 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, late Miami at San Diego, late Philadelphia at San Francisco, late Today's Games Atlanta (Minor 3-2) at Cincinnati (Leake 21), 9:35 a.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-2) at Pittsburgh (A.Burnett 3-2), 9:35 a.m. St. Louis (Westbrook 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 1-2), 11:20 a.m. Miami (Nolasco 2-3) at San Diego (Marquis 3-2), 12:40 p.m. Philadelphia (Pettibone 2-0) at San Francisco (Zito 3-1), 12:45 p.m. Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 3-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 5-1), 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Peavy 3-1) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 0-3), 4:10 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 2-2) at Milwaukee (Lohse 1-3), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 1-1) at Colorado (Nicasio 3-0), 5:40 p.m. Arizona (Miley 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-2), 7:10 p.m. Thursday's Games N.Y. Yankees at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.