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2B – Daily News – Friday, April 8, 2011 Cahill earns first win of season as A’s beat Blue Jays A’s 2 Toronto 1 TORONTO (AP) — After spending most of spring training working on his curveball, Trevor Cahill’s extra effort is start- ing to pay off. Cahill pitched eight strong innings for his first win of the season, Conor Jackson singled home the go-ahead run and the Oak- land Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday. ‘‘(Cahill) was outstand- ing,’’ Oakland manager Bob Geren said. ‘‘He had the strikeouts going, he had the good curveball going. He started developing that pitch at the end of last year and took it into spring training and kept working on it and working on it. ‘‘I couldn’t be happier with how that pitch has pro- gressed,’’ Geren said. ‘‘Trevor has taken to it and it just adds something to his arsenal that’s going to help him.’’ Known mostly for his sinker, Cahill spent hours in the spring working on his curve with A’s pitching coach Ron Romanick, and got good use out of it against the Blue Jays. ‘‘I used it a lot first pitch and then if I was behind I threw it in there for a differ- ent look,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s helped me out a lot since two years ago when I was basically just fastball- changeup.’’ Brian Fuentes closed out the game for his first save as the Athletics avoided a three-game sweep. Fuentes MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Colorado 3 0 0 9 8 2 Galaxy 2 1 1 7 4 5 Salt Lake 2 0 0 6 5 1 Vancouver 1 1 2 5 8 7 QUAKES 11 1 4 4 3 Seattle 0 2 2 2 3 5 Chivas USA 0 2 1 1 3 5 Portland 0 2 1 1 2 6 FC Dallas 0 2 1 1 1 5 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA N. England 1 0 3 6 5 4 Philadelphia 2 1 0 6 2 1 New York 1 0 2 5 2 1 Chicago 1 0 1 4 4 3 Kansas City 1 1 1 4 8 8 Toronto FC 1 1 1 4 5 5 Columbus 1 1 1 4 3 3 D.C. 1 2 0 3 5 7 Houston 0 1 2 2 2 3 ————————————————— Today’s game Colorado at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. Wednesday’s result Vancouver 1, New England 1, tie gave up a two-out single to Adam Lind before getting Aaron Hill to fly out. Oakland trailed 1-0 going into the eighth when Andy LaRoche led off with a double and advanced to third on Cliff Pennington’s sacrifice. Blue Jays starter Romero was angry at himself for not trying to get what looked to be an easy out at third on the bunt, settling for the safe play at first. ‘‘The one thing you’re thinking as a pitcher is get an out in that situation,’’ Romero said. ‘‘It’s not a force play. I don’t know. I think I just didn’t make the play the way I should have and kind of kicked myself in the head for that one.’’ Jason Frasor (1-1) replaced Romero and fanned Coco Crisp, but strike three was a wild pitch that bounced away from J.P. Arencibia, allowing LaRoche to score and Crisp to move to first. ‘‘(Frasor) had a pretty nasty breaking ball,’’ Geren said. ‘‘If you can get a good hitter like Coco to be fooled that much it’s got to be a tough pitch to block, too.’’ Crisp stole second and MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 3 3 .500 3 A’s Seattle 2 4 .333 4 East Division WL Pct GB Baltimore 5 1 .833 — New York 4 2 .667 1 Toronto 4 2 .667 1 Boston 0 6 .000 5 Tampa Bay 0 6 .000 5 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 4 2 .667 — Cleveland 4 2 .667 — Kansas City 4 2 .667 — Detroit 2 4 .333 2 Minnesota 2 4 .333 2 ————————————————— Thursday’s results Oakland 2,Toronto 1 Baltimore 9, Detroit 5 Chicago 5, Tampa Bay 1 Cleveland 1, Boston 0 New York 4, Minnesota 3 Today’s games Oakland (Anderson 0-0) at Minnesota (Pavano 0-1), 1:10 p.m. New York (P.Hughes 0-1) at Boston (Lackey 0-1), 11:05 a.m. Kansas City (Davies 0-0) at Detroit (Scherzer 1-0), 12:05 p.m. Texas (Lewis 1-0) at Baltimore (Britton 1-0), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Shields 0-1) at Chicago (Danks 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Toronto (Drabek 1-0) at Los Angeles (E.Santana 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (C.Carrasco 0-1) at Seattle (Vargas 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Saturday’s games Oakland at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m. New York at Boston, 10:10 a.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 1:10 p.m. Texas at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Toronto at Los Angeles, 6:05 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 6:10 p.m. 6 0 1.000— 24 .333 4 third before scoring on Jack- son’s go-ahead single. Shawn Camp replaced Frasor after Josh Willing- ham was hit by a pitch. Camp got Kevin Kouz- manoff to ground into a fielder’s choice to end the inning. Cahill (1-0) came in 0-2 with an 8.04 ERA in three starts against Toronto, but kept the Blue Jays in check. He allowed one run and three hits, walked none with seven strikeouts. Cahill and Romero kept it scoreless through the first five innings, and the quick pace kept both pitchers sharp. ‘‘I could tell from the get- go that (Romero) was going to have a good game and he did,’’ Cahill said. ‘‘His stuff was nasty. I felt like I sat down and got right back up. I think you get into a rhythm.’’ Hill singled to start the second, stole second base and went to third on a grounder, but was stranded when Travis Snider struck out. Oakland’s Daric Barton MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB Colorado 4 1 .800 — Padres 3 2 .600 1 Dodgers 3 3 .500 1.5 Arizona 2 3 .400 2 GIANTS 24 .333 2.5 East Division WL Pct GB Philadelphia 5 1 .833 — Florida 3 3 .500 2 New York 3 3 .500 2 Atlanta 3 4 .429 2.5 Washington 2 4 .333 3 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 5 1 .833 — Pittsburgh 4 3 .571 1.5 Chicago 3 3 .500 2 Milwaukee 3 4 .429 2.5 St. Louis 2 4 .333 3 Houston 1 5 .167 4 ————————————————— Thursday’s results Colorado 7, Pittsburgh 1 Houston 3, Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 2 Philadelphia 11, N.Y. Mets 0 Washington 5, Florida 3, 11 innings Today’s games St. Louis (Westbrook 0-1) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 0-1),1:35 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 0-1) at New York (Dickey 1-0), 1:10 p.m. Colorado (De La Rosa 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 0-0) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 0-1), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 1-0) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 1-0), 4:35 p.m. Chicago (Zambrano 0-0) at Milwaukee (Wolf 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati (T.Wood 1-0) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Los Angeles (Lilly 0-1) at San Diego (Richard 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Saturday’s games St. Louis at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 10:10 a.m. Colorado at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Florida at Houston, 4:05 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m. Washington at New York, 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 5:10 p.m. Los Angeles at San Diego, 5:35 p.m. hit a one-out double in the sixth and went to third on a grounder but Willingham was caught looking for the third out. Toronto broke through in the bottom of the sixth when Arencibia led off with a double and scored on a two- out single to right by Jayson Nix. A stolen base put Nix in scoring position, but Jack- son made a sliding catch on Lind’s sinking liner to end the threat. Romero allowed one run and four hits in 7 1-3 innings. He walked two and struck out five. Oakland infielder Mark Ellis was held out of the starting lineup because of an inner-ear problem and dizzi- ness, but came on as a defensive replacement in the eighth. It was the 1,000th game of his career. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL Pct GB y-Lakers 55 23 .705 — Phoenix 38 40 .487 17 WARRIORS 35 44 .443 20.5 Clippers 31 48 .392 24.5 Sacramento23 55 .295 32 Southwest Division WL Pct GB z-San Antonio60 19 .759 — x-Dallas 53 25 .679 6.5 x-N. Orleans 45 33 .577 14.5 Memphis 44 34 .564 15.5 Houston 41 38 .519 19 Northwest Division WL Pct GB y-Okla. City 52 26 .667 — x-Denver 48 30 .615 4 x-Portland 45 33 .577 7 Utah 37 41 .474 15 Minnesota 17 62 .215 35.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB y-Boston 54 24 .692 — x-New York 40 38 .513 14 x-Philadelphia 40 39 .506 14.5 New Jersey 24 54 .308 30 Toronto 21 57 .269 33 Southeast Division WL Pct GB y-Miami 54 24 .692 — x-Orlando 50 29 .633 4.5 x-Atlanta 44 34 .564 10 Charlotte 32 46 .410 22 Washington 21 57 .269 33 Central Division WL Pct GB y-Chicago 58 20 .744 — x-Indiana 36 43 .456 22.5 Milwaukee 32 46 .410 26 Detroit 27 51 .346 31 Cleveland 17 61 .218 41 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference ————————————————— Thursday’s results Chicago 97, Boston 81 Portland at Utah, late Today’s games Sacramento at Memphis, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana, 4 p.m. New York at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Phoenix at New Orleans, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s late result Golden State 95, L.A. Lakers 87 TT (Continued from page 1B) The Warriors sent three two-person teams to play in the 3rd Annual Los Molinos Champion Christian 2-per- son scramble tournament. Mercy’s Steven Rodri- ugez and Wyatt Froome were the third lowest team shooting a 70. Rodriguez and Froome claimed the closest to the pin prizes with 5’5” and 2.5” respectively. Playing in their first golf- ing competition were Jordan Stasinowsky and Teresa Yu, who had 101 gross and Jar- rett Gash and Michael Wang shot a 97 gross. On March 17 Mercy played West VAlley and Anderson and took second place at Tucker Oaks. Froome led Mercy with a NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-SHARKS 47 24 9 103 242 208 x-Kings 46 28 6 98 217 193 Phoenix 42 25 13 97 226 220 Ducks 45 30 5 95 234 233 Dallas 41 28 11 93 221 226 Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-Detroit 46 24 10 102 255 234 Nashville 43 26 11 97 215 191 Chicago 43 28 9 95 251 219 St. Louis 37 33 11 85 238 234 Columbus 34 33 13 81 210 249 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA z-Vancouver 52 19 9 113 254 183 Calgary 41 29 11 93 248 234 Minnesota 37 34 8 82 198 224 Colorado 29 43 8 66 221 282 Edmonton 25 44 11 61 189 262 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-Philadelphia 46 23 11 103 249 215 x-Pittsburgh 47 25 8 102 229 194 N.Y.Rangers 43 33 5 91 228 196 New Jersey 37 38 5 79 169 202 N.Y.Islanders 30 38 12 72 222 253 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-Boston 45 24 11 101 241 191 x-Montreal 43 30 8 94 212 208 Buffalo 41 29 10 92 236 222 Toronto 37 33 11 85 217 247 Ottawa 32 39 10 74 191 247 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-Washington 48 22 11 107 224 196 x-Tampa Bay 44 25 11 99 237 236 Carolina 39 30 11 89 228 232 Atlanta 34 34 12 80 220 258 Florida 29 39 12 70 192 225 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference ————————————————— Thursday’s results Atlanta 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Dallas 4, Colorado 2 Ottawa 3, Montreal 2, OT Minnesota at Vancouver, late Today’s games San Jose at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m., VS Florida at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 5 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s late results Anaheim 6, San Jose 2 Calgary 6, Edmonton 1 Los Angeles 3, Phoenix 2, SO 41 followed by Rodriguez at 43 to claim the low two indi- viduals. On March 28 in their first Tri-Cities League match Mercy shot a 506 finishing behind Redding Christian’s 399. MASTERS At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Purse: TBA Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36) TV: Noon, ESPN First Round Leaders (a-amateur) Rory McIlroy 32-33— 65 -7 Alvaro Quiros 33-32— 65 -7 Yong-Eun Yang 32-35— 67 -5 K.J. 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