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Tracker Wednesday's results Tehama SOFTBALL Red Bluff Shasta 12 9 Red Bluff led Shasta 9-0 in the middle of the fourth inning, but the Wolves came back with 10 runs in the bottom of the inning. Sports Molly Rubidoux homered twice in the inning to lead the Shasta comeback. Red Bluff had built up their lead behind Haley Harris and Bryce Etzler. Harris doubled three times and drove in two runs. She also scored three times. Etzler drove in four runs, including a two- run homer in the top of the fourth inning. Krista Rodriguez doubled and drove in a run. MLB Toronto Athletics Weeks: 2-5 Inge: 2-4 Giants L.A. Dodgers PLAYOFFS NBA New York Miami Miami wins series 4-1 L.A. Clippers Memphis 106 94 LATE 2 5 OAKLAND (AP) — On a day Oakland struggled to generate much offense, the Athletics were thrilled to learn after the game that cleanup hitter Yoenis Cespedes has only a strained muscle on the top of his left hand and no broken bone. ''I am very happy to know it is not a significant injury,'' said the Cuban slugger, who might try to hit before Thursday's series opener with the Detroit Tigers to determine his avail- ability. Brandon Morrow (4-1) struck out a season-high 10 in six innings and won his fourth straight start, outpitching for- mer college teammate Tyson Ross in Toronto's 5-2 win Wednesday. He was backed by three home runs, including Adam Lind's two-run drive in the fourth to put his team on the board. It was a matchup of former college stars from nearby California who pitched together in 2006. Morrow went a career-best 23 2-3 innings without allowing a run before Jonny Gomes hit an RBI single in the fifth for Oakland's first run. Josh Reddick singled in a run in the seventh. J.P. Arencibia homered leading off LATE L.A. Clippers lead series 3-1 Today's games TRACK & FIELD 10 a.m. MTVL Championships at U-Prep SOFTBALL Enterprise Red Bluff Yreka Corning 4 p.m. the seventh, this time coming through with a key hit in a close game. Manag- er John Farrell lifted him for pinch-hit- ter Omar Vizquel with the go-ahead run on third in the ninth inning of Tues- day night's 7-3 loss — so delivering this time had to be a nice boost. Edwin Encarnacion started the eighth with his 10th homer, ending an 0-for-21 funk and helping Toronto snap a three-game skid on the heels of a four-game winning streak. Colby Rasmus had an RBI single in the sixth that chased Ross (1-3). Oakland didn't do much against 5 p.m. MLB Detroit Athletics DET — Scherzer, 1-3 OAK— Colon, 3-2 PLAYOFFS Chicago NBA Philadelphia 4 p.m. NBATV Philadelphia leads series 3-2 Atlanta Boston Boston leads series 3-2 L.A. Lakers Denver 5 p.m. TNT 7:05 p.m. CSNC Morrow, but received good news about Cespedes. He was scratched about an hour before Tuesday's game after injuring the hand in batting practice. ''That's great more so for peace of mind for the entire team,'' Brandon Inge said. ''You don't want to lose a bat like that.'' Five of Morrow's Ks came on called third strikes and he owns a sparkling 0.67 ERA during the four- start winning streak, allowing two earned runs over 27 2-3 innings. He wasn't happy with four walks — half of his eight coming into this start. He had walked only one batter over his previous three outings. ''I wasn't as sharp as I have been. I 1B Thursday May 10, 2012 Morrow, Blue Jays beat A's Rodriguez Frantz, moving on GOLF A pair of Tehama County golfers qualified for the NSCIF Masters Tournament with strong performances, Tuesday. At the Division II-III championships at Grizzly Ranch in Portola, Mercy's Steven Rodriguez fired a 75 to lead the field. He'll be joined at Lake Shastina next week for Masters by Red Bluff's Daniel Frantz. Division I Championships held at The Golf Club at Tierra Oaks to qualify as an individual. Pleasant Valley won the D-I championship. Red Bluff finished fifth. Frantz shot a 77 at the Friday's baseball playoffs #6 Shasta Wolves #3 Red Bluff Spartans MCT photo Brandon Inge catches a pop fly during Wednesday's game. walked too many guys and it hurt me in the fifth. I didn't have a good slider today and that probably affected things. My stuff was still good,'' he said. ''It's always fun to come here. I always have family and friends who show up. I got a few texts from my coaches at Cal and then there are friends who show up unannounced.'' The A's couldn't pull off the late- game rally this time. Oakland took the opener of the quick two-game series on Inge's game-ending grand slam against Francisco Cordero, who was demoted from his closer job before Wednes- day's game. Handed the ninth-inning duties by Farrell, Casey Janssen fin- ished with a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save in two tries this year. Farrell also dropped Lind to the eighth hole in the batting order to try to generate some offense. Lind — who came in hitless in seven at-bats, with just two hits in his past 29 at-bats and mired in a 5-for-37 funk overall — singled in the second and put his team ahead with a two-run drive into the right-field bleachers. ''Adam responded well to the move in the lineup,'' Farrell said. ''It was just nice to score some runs.'' Ross was done after 5 2-3 innings, tagged for three runs and five hits. He struck out three and walked three as Oakland's three-game winning streak ended. ''I was a little shaky in the first but found that rhythm and settled in a little bit,'' Ross said. A's catcher Kurt Suzuki had a scheduled day off, but the timing was good considering he got hit in the left hand and then also the thumb Tuesday 7:30 p.m. TNT L.A. Lakers lead series 3-2 On the tube COLLEGE SOFTBALL •5 p.m., ESPN — Southeastern Con- ference, quarterfinal, Mississippi St. vs. Alabama, at Tuscaloosa, Ala. GOLF • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS, first round, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. HOCKEY •6 a.m., NBCSN — IIHF World Cham- pionships, pool play, United States vs. Belarus, at Helsinki MLB •4 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees or Cleve- land at Boston •7 p.m., CSNC—Detroit at Oakland NBA •4 p.m., NBATV — Playoffs, first round, game 6, Chicago at Philadelphia •5 p.m., TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 6, Atlanta at Boston • 7:30 p.m.. TNT — Playoffs, first round, game 6, L.A. Lakers at Denver 49ers convene this weekend for their first NFL mini- camp, where they'll spend three days running and grunting, as well as dodging the heavy equipment required for that major con- struction project. What the rookies won't do is catch passes from quarterback Alex Smith, who most assuredly would like to participate. night. ''It's a little sore, but when aren't you sore?'' Suzuki said. NOTES: The A's dropped to 5-2 in May. ... Oakland's Jemile Weeks and Cliff Pennington pulled off a double steal in the first. ... A's opening day starter Brandon McCarthy, skipped in the rotation because of a sore right shoulder, is set to throw a bullpen session Thursday to determine if he can start Saturday vs. Detroit as he hopes. ''We'll take it step by step,'' pitching coach Curt Young said. ... Toronto returns for a four-game set here Aug. 2-5.That will give Blue Jays INF and former Giants SS Omar Vizquel more time to catch up with pals from San Francisco. He is retiring at the end of the season and relishing each road trip these days. ... A's manager Bob Melvin on facing Detroit: ''They're loaded. They're one of the elite teams in the American League.''... Someone chanted ''Barry Zito!'' in the eighth inning. The $126 million Giants LHP won the 2002 AL Cy Young Award while with the A's. Alex Smith still out to prove himself to 49ers (MCT) —The newest to wait until next week when the veterans take the practice field. Meanwhile, he's doing what he always does. He's doing his part to prove, once again, that he Instead, Smith will have D-I Boys Baseball Bracket Friday (games at higher seeds) May 15 May 19 1. Foothill (26-2) 8. Paradise (5-15) 5. Chico (15-10-1) 4. West Valley (14-10) Follow us on Twitter: @TehamaSports 3. Red Bluff (21-7) 6. Shasta 7. Enterprise (16-14) 2. Pleasant Valley (22-7) can be a successful NFL quarterback. Never mind San Francis- co's 13-3 record last season, which proves he already has passed that test on most objective grade sheets. Never mind that he came within a play or two of reaching the Super Bowl, or that he got that close after taking down Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. this offseason addressing one area in particular, according to our friends at Comcast SportsNet. He's concentrating on his mechanics, on his drop, his setup and his delivery. The goal is to make straighter, Smith has spent part of See SMITH, page 2B D-II Boys Baseball Bracket Friday (games at higher seeds) May 15 May 19 1. Sutter (19-2) 8. Corning (9-12) 5. Wheatland (12-12) 4. Winters (14-9-1) 3. Lassen (16-6) 6. Central Valley (10-13-2) 7. Orland (10-17) 2. Yreka (19-9) Shasta: 14-13 Red Bluff: 21-7 4 p.m. at Red Bluff D-I 1st Round The Spartans had a dra- matic 5-4 walk-off win over Shasta on April 18 to cap a 17-game win streak... after that game Red Bluff lost 4 of their next 5 and finished 3-5 down the stretch... Red Bluff also beat Oroville 11-3 on March 10 at the Oroville tournament... rematch of last year's 1st round, which saw a sixth-seeded Shasta come to Red Bluff and win 4-2 on its way to reaching the championship game... Robby Lasby has led the Spartans offensively with a .358 average and 27 RBIs... Jared Poore and Sam Geve- den have each batted .400 since being called up from junior varsity... Taylor Figgs, Tyler Reed and Lasby have given the Spartans a solid rotation... Shasta is led by K.C. Toombs who has 17 RBIs and a .393 average... Justin McMurtrey and Car- son Parks are the Wolves top pitchers... Red Bluff finished 2nd in the EAL-South, Shas- ta was 4th in the North #8 Corning Cardinals #1 Sutter Huskies Corning: 9-12 Sutter: 19-2 4 p.m. at Sutter D-II 1st Round The Cardinals won their last game of the season to snap a 6-game losing streak... Sutter is riding a 16- game winning streak... the Huskies losses this year have come to Pleasant Valley and Winters... teams last met at the 2010 Oroville tourna- ment and tied 9-9... Corning was tied for third in the NAL, while Sutter won the Butte View... Corning is led by Cole MacLachlan, who has a .344 batting average and a 2.61 ERA... Tony Ramirez has driven in 12 runs... Sutter has some big bats in Nathan Ahlers (.500, 28 RBI) and Caleb Parker (.479, 4 HR, 24 RBI)... pitcher Brad Bonnenfant has struck out 54 in 39 innings of work... Corning lost to top seed PV last year as part of the D-I playoffs... Sutter was also last year's top seed in D- II, but lost to Central Valley in the championship.