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Tehama Tracker Thursday’s results MLB Athletics Toronto Matsui: 4-5, 2 RBI Pennington: 2-3, 2RBI, 3 walks Today’s games Little League Red Bluff Nevada 2 p.m. MLB Giants Florida SF — (Cain 9-8) FLA — (Nolasco 8-8) Texas Athletics TEX — (C.Wilson 10-5) OAK — (McCarthy 5-5) NFL Preseason 49ers New Orleans 5 p.m. On the tube AUTO RACING • 9 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. • 11 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Zippo 200, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. • 1 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, ‘‘Happy Hour Series,’’ final prac- tice for Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. BOXING •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Junior mid- dleweights, Antwone Smith (20-2-1 ) vs. Kermit Cintron (32-4-1), at St. Charles, Mo. GOLF • 10 a.m., TNT — PGA of America, PGA Championship, second round, at Johns Creek, Ga. • Noon, TGC — USGA, U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, round of 16 and round of 8 matches, at Barrington, R.I. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL •8 a.m., ESPN — Playoffs, Mid- Atlantic Regional Semifinal, teams TBD, at Bristol, Conn. • Noon, ESPN — Playoffs, Mid- Atlantic Regional Semifinal, teams TBD, at Bristol, Conn. •5 p.m., ESPN — Playoffs, South- east Regional Final, teams TBD, at Warner Robins, Ga. •8 p.m., ESPN2 — Playoffs, West Regional Semifinal, teams TBD, at San Bernardino, Calif. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL •4 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Tampa Bay at N.Y.Yankees or Wash- ington at Philadelphia NFL FOOTBALL •5 p.m., FOX — Preseason, Tampa Bay at Kansas City TENNIS •9 a.m., ESPN2 — ATP World Tour, Rogers Cup, quarterfinals, at Montre- al •4 p.m., ESPN2 — WTA, Rogers Cup, quarterfinal, at Toronto Fish count Passed through RB Diversion Dam Aug. 10: 95 salmon, 0 steelhead Aug. 9: 82 salmon, 0 steelhead Aug. 8: 62 salmon, 0 steelhead Season: 1,470 salmon, 0 steelhead In the block Red Bluff football coach John Miller What did you learn during your first season as head coach? “I think I learned perse- verance to overcome all the obstacles that are stuck in front of you whether their internal or external obsta- cles. I mean we faced a lot of obstacles early on in the sea- son and I think it made me a better coach to try to over- come those obstacles that are stuck in front of me. It was an eye-opener for me. I had grandiose ideas of stepping in to something and changing — personally — and it was difficult. It was difficult because there were things that hap- pen that that I don’t think you would ever expect would happen as a coach. When your starting quar- terback goes down in presea- son and then some of the other stuff that happened to me like our locker room get- ting broken into the day of a football game and losing helmets. I mean how do you pre- pare for that as a new coach? I don't think anybody knew how to prepare for that.” TORONTO (AP) — After a rot- ten start to their road trip, Hideki Matsui and the Athletics are heading home on a high. Matsui had four hits, Conor Jack- son drove in three runs and Oakland beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 on Thursday. Swept in a three-game series at last-place Seattle to open their cross- continental journey, Oakland recov- ered by taking two of three in Tampa Bay and two of three from the Blue Jays. ‘‘We came into two places that are tough to play against two good teams that swing the bat,’’ Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. ‘‘To take two out of three in both these places with what we had been doing on the road is a nice pick-me-up and a nice confidence rebuild after a tough series in Seattle.’’ The Athletics are 22-40 on the road this season, and have won just 11 of their past 42 away from home. ‘‘We had a tough series in Seattle but I think everybody took a good look at themselves,’’ Matsui said through a translator. ‘‘Since we came to the East Coast, these were some tough opponents, but we made sure that we did the preparation that we needed to do and then executed on the field.’’ Oakland failed to hit a home run for the first time in nine games but still finished with its most runs since scoring 13 against Tampa Bay on July 27. Oakland’s season high is 14 runs, set May 17 against the Angels. Matsui had a 15-game hitting streak snapped Tuesday and was hit- less in 10 at bats before hitting an MCTphoto Steve Stricker motions to the gallery following his final putt of his record breaking round. JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — Steve Stricker stood a mere 10 feet away from the lowest round ever in a major, a captivating moment at any other championship. Not this one. Not with U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy, the favorite at this PGA, trying to blast a 7-iron through a tree root. He injured his wrist so badly that he thought of quitting, yet somehow managed an even-par 70 despite not being able to hang onto the club with both hands. And not with Tiger Woods look- ing like a 14-time major champion for five holes, only to finish 14 shots out of the lead after stumbling through the sand and posting a 77, his second-worst score ever in a major. Already a memorable year in the majors, it looks like the PGA Cham- pionship wants a piece of the action. On a sweat-stained Thursday at Atlanta Athletic Club, Stricker became the 11th player in PGA Championship history to shoot 63. He opened with three straight birdies and kept right on going until he stood on the cusp of history with- out even knowing it. Only after his birdie putt for 62 slid by the cup did his caddie, Jimmy Johnson, tell him that it was for the record in a major. ‘‘It never really registered,’’ Stricker said. ‘‘I was just trying to make a birdie and finish 8 under, and I really was concentrating on the putt, but never thought about the his- tory part of it.’’ He never thought he could be atop the leaderboard, either. After three days of practice on the 7,467- yard course — the longest par 70 ever at a major — Stricker didn’t have a good feeling about his chances. His money would have been on his Wisconsin neighbor, Jerry Kelly, and he wasn’t too far off. Kelly had a career-best 65 in the PGA Championship and was two shots behind. Completing the Amer- ican foursome atop the leaderboard was former PGA champion Shaun Micheel at 66, and Scott Verplank with a 67, perhaps the biggest sur- prise of the day because Verplank has been battling a wrist injury. For the longest time, it looked as though he would have company in physical therapy. The 22-year-old McIlroy showed his age, if not his fearless style, by taking a shot out of the left rough on the third hole, even though his ball sat squarely behind a 2-inch wide tree root. He let the club fly from his hands on contact, but it was too late. The ball only went about 20 7:05 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Steve Stricker 33-30—63 Jerry Kelly -7 33-32—65 -5 Shaun Micheel 32-34—66 -4 Scott Verplank 31-36—67 -3 Brendon de Jonge 34-34—68 -2 Matteo Manassero 33-35—68 -2 Davis Love III 34-34—68 -2 John Senden 33-35—68 -2 Bill Haas 35-33—68 Brandt Jobe -2 34-34—68 -2 Anders Hansen 35-33—68 -2 Simon Dyson 35-33—68 -2 yards behind more trees, and McIl- roy immediately began shaking his right hand. Before long, he noticed swelling by the wrist, and a throb- bing that stretched all the day up to his shoulder. ‘‘It was dangerous,’’ McIlroy conceded. ‘‘In hindsight, it would have been better to chip out side- ways. I still made 5. Yeah, it was a shot that I felt like, if I took it on and pulled it off, it could have saved me a shot.’’ It nearly cost him the rest of the week. McIlroy put an ice compress on his wrist, then summoned a physical therapist. He thought about with- drawing, but pressed on, flinching and flexing his wrist and making just enough putts for a remarkable round of 70. He was scheduled for tests Thursday night, but felt confident about playing the second round if he could be assured he couldn’t do any- thing to make it worse. The only injury to Woods was to his psyche. He was 3 under through five holes, including a 5-wood from pine straw over a mound and under a tree that set up birdie on the par-5 12th hole. But after a 4-iron into the water on the par-3 15th, he came undone. Woods made three double bogeys over the next 10 holes, and wound up in a dozen bunkers. One last bogey gave him his second- highest score in a major, behind the 81 he shot at Muirfield in the 2002 British Open when it was wet and windy. This day was simply steamy, which described Woods’ mood after a round that got away. ‘‘I’m not down,’’ he said. ‘‘I’m really angry right now. There’s a lot of words I could use beyond that.’’ He attributed the shocking turn- See PGA, page 2B Matsui has 4 hits as Athletics beat Blue Jays ‘‘The run that he’s on is remarkable. I don’t know that I’ve been around a run like that, a consistent run. He never ceases to amaze you.’’ — Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin on Hideski Matsui RBI single in the third. He grounded out in the fourth but singled again in the sixth, seventh and ninth to finish 4 for 6. Matsui, who was hitting .209 at the All Star break, has raised his average to .268. ‘‘The run that he’s on is remark- able,’’ Melvin said. ‘‘I don’t know that I’ve been around a run like that, a consistent run. He never ceases to amaze you.’’ It was something of an adventur- ous day on the bases for Matsui, who was hit on the lower left leg by a pitch Wednesday and played despite minor swelling. Trotting home from second on Jackson’s triple in the third, he was nearly caught by Josh Willingham, who crossed the plate just a few feet behind. ‘‘I didn’t know if Hideki was going to pass the baton to him,’’ Melvin said. Willingham, who said he was gaining on Matsui despite ‘‘jog- ging,’’ made sure his teammate knew he was closing fast. ‘‘He was right behind me yelling at me ’Run, Matsui, run!’’’ Matsui said. The Japanese slugger was nearly thrown out at second after lining an RBI single to right in the sixth, but shortstop Yunel Escobar didn’t see him coming and fired the relay to the plate, allowing Matsui to take sec- ond. ‘‘I was trying to trick them,’’ he joked. ‘‘Apparently I was just mak- ing a fool out of myself. I actually even laughed at myself afterward.’’ Oakland right-hander Guillermo Moscoso (5-6) allowed two runs, one earned, in six innings to earn the win. He walked two and struck out six. ‘‘I felt pretty good, I was making my pitches,’’ Moscoso said. ‘‘I was working the slider today. That was the key, to get ahead in the count with the first two pitches and I was able to do whatever I wanted.’’ Fautino De Los Santos and Brian Fuentes each worked one inning before Craig Breslow finished for the A’s. J.P. Arencibia hit his 19th home run for Toronto, a solo drive to cen- ter in the seventh, but it wasn’t enough for the Blue Jays. Oakland chased Toronto starter Brad Mills with a six-run third. Cliff Pennington hit a two-run double, Matsui followed with an RBI single and, after Willingham was hit by a pitch, Jackson hit a two-run triple and scored on a wild pitch. Mills (1-2) allowed six runs and five hits in three innings, his shortest career start. The left-hander walked two and struck out five. ‘‘It’s not the first time I’ve had a bad inning and it won’t be the last,’’ Mills said. It’s not the end of the world but I feel bad that I wasn’t able to help the team get off to a good start.’’ Moscoso was perfect through the first three innings before walking Escobar to begin the fourth. One out later, Jose Bautista walked to put runners at first and second for Adam Lind, who grounded to shortstop. Trying for the double play, Penning- ton’s relay to second base sailed into right field for an error, allowing Escobar to score and sending Bautista to third. Bautista came home one batter later on Edwin Encarnacion’s infield single. The Athletics padded their lead with a four-run sixth against reliever Luis Perez. Sizemore reached on a throwing error by third baseman Brett Lawrie, Pennington walked and Matsui hit an RBI single. Will- ingham walked to load the bases and Jackson hit a sacrifice fly. After David DeJesus struck out looking, Kurt Suzuki walked to load the bases again before Ryan Sweeney hit an infield single, with a second run scoring on Perez’s throwing error. NOTES: Oakland 2B Adam Rosales went 0 for 4 with a walk, extending his career-long hitless streak to 0 for 24. ... Oakland has won four of its past five series. ... Athletics OF Coco Crisp (right calf) missed his fourth straight game and is expected to sit out the upcoming three-game series against Texas. ... Oakland RHP Michael Wuertz (right thumb) will not resume throwing until Aug.15 and is unlikely to return before the end of the month.Wuertz was placed on the 15-day DL July 30. 10 3 Sports 1B Friday August 12, 2011 Stricker ties record with 63 LEADERBOARD PGA Championship At Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course, Johns Creek, Ga. Yardage: 7,463 Par: 70 (35-35) ESPN2 CSNB CSNC From U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service