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Home Run Derby. Before the talk could turn seri- ous, the players' union squashed it. And now? "I probably won't do it," he said. "Not after that de- bacle last year. I didn't even ask to do it. I got thrown in the conversation, and then you're just listening to ev- eryone run their mouth off. So forget that." Bumgarner's trips to the plate have a way of gener- ating buzz. In an interleague game at Oakland last season, when the Giants had a des- ignated hitter and Bumgar- ner on the mound, Man- ager Bruce Bochy decided he would rather see his left-handed pitcher grab a bat instead of his limited bench choices. It was the first time since 1976 (Ken Brett, Chicago White Sox) that a major league man- ager intentionally gave up the DH to let his starting pitcher take a turn in the lineup. (He probably won't hit for himself in Kansas City, though.) There have been some talented hitting pitchers in baseball history. But it's hard to find one who matches Bumgarner's power at the plate with his dominance on the mound. Babe Ruth comes to mind… "That's what we were calling him," said Buster Posey, after Bumgarner hit his two home runs at Arizona. "We were calling him the Great Bambino in the dugout." "I mean, for us in the dugout, we're just shaking our heads because it's not supposed to be that easy," Posey said. "He makes it look easy, but there's a method to his madness. He works at it. He takes it extremely seriously and the results are proof of that." With his two homers on opening day, Bumgarner tied and passed the San Francisco Giants' franchise record for career home runs by a pitcher. Bumgar- ner has hit 16 of them — all but two since 2014, when he became a legitimate threat at the plate. Ah, yes. That's the part his legend tends to ob- scure. Just three years ago, Bumgarner wasn't a very good hitter at all. He might have won his North Carolina high school state title with a walk-off home run, but he did not arrive in the major leagues ready to be com- petitive at the plate. It's something he has worked hard to refine. "I've seen it a long time ago: our at-bats some- times can be the differ- ence in the game," said Bumgarner, after finish- ing up a round of (you guessed it) batting prac- tice. "Maybe not a lot of times, but hell, even if it's just once a year, you've seen the season come down to one game. "You don't have to put that much work into it to get better at it. We take batting practice anyway. Why not take it serious?" From 2009-13, Bumgar- ner hit .138 with two home runs in 224 at-bats. He was downright terrible in 2013, hitting .107 with no extra- base hits and 30 strikeouts in 56 at-bats. But over the last three seasons, plus three games in 2017, Bumgarner has a .229 average and a .449 slugging percentage. The Mets' Noah Syndergaard (.355) is a distant second with the next best slugging percentage by a pitcher over that span. The Cubs' Jake Arrieta (.314) ranks next. Bumgarner's slugging percentage since 2014 is even higher than that of Brandon Crawford (.431), who won a Silver Slugger award in 2015. Bumgar- ner won his own pair of Silver Sluggers before Ar- rieta interrupted his reign last year, but he's already off to a great start on seiz- ing the award once again. Bumgarner wants to do more than hit home runs, though. "I mean, I like hitting home runs," Bumgar- ner said. "Obviously, any- body does, but I'm try- ing at least to hit it hard. I'm trying to catch it out front. But some days, I don't know if you watched me in the cage today, but I hit a lot to center and to right-center. I did that be- cause I wanted to see the pitch a little deeper for a day or two. That helps get you back on track. That's really it. You take however you're feeling and use BP to practice and adjust what- ever you feel you need to adjust to." Bumgarner said that it took him a few years to re- alize that consistent me- chanics in the batter's box are just as important as consistent mechanics on the mound. "I think it's more ap- proach than anything," he said. "Before 2014, it seems I would do something dif- ferent every time: have a different approach, have a different stance. Whatever the case may be. Then I figured out an approach I liked and wanted to stick with. It works pretty good for me. "Pride gets in the way a lot of times. You hit two home runs on opening day, and you get to think- ing you'll hit home runs ev- ery time." Giants FROMPAGE1 to. That's all we want to do. Because we don't know what's going to happen down the line. This team we have now, we want to focus on winning now." Center Rodney Hudson was pressed a few times on his personal thoughts on the relocation, but repeat- edly said he didn't truly know how he felt. "It's something differ- ent," Hudson allowed. "Ob- viously I've never been on a team that moved. Per- sonally, I try not to dig too much into stuff that I can't control." Carr penned a heartfelt tweet the day relocation was approved and largely stuck to that same mes- sage, focusing heavily on his mixed emotions. But when the Raiders do play out at least this season at the Coliseum, Carr is hope- ful the fiery atmosphere doesn't change. "I wouldn't expect it would," Carr said. "Out of 1,000 people, you're go- ing to get one or two that have something to say. And that's with everything. It doesn't matter if you throw four touchdowns or three picks, you're going to get it both ways. I expect that, but if something happens, it'll be the 1 percent. Hope- fully ya'll don't focus on that kind of stuff because there's the 99 percent that are loyal, faithful fans that are going to ride with us wherever we're at." • Carr said he's 100 per- cent recovered from his broken right fibula that he suffered Dec. 24 and was a full participant during the team's first day of work- outs. "I feel great," Carr said. "I've been running, jump- ing, throwing, cutting, ev- erything, so I'm ready to rock. I'm ready to do abso- lutely everything." The next thing on Carr's agenda is an extension of his rookie contract, which expires after this season. Carr said the talks between general manager Reggie McKenzie and agent Tim Younger have been pro- ductive. "They've been talking about this for months, building it and how they wanted to do," Carr said. "Reggie sat down and talked to me. It's not like some divide or anything. We're a family. So we're just trying to figure that all out. We'll let the draft happen. Reggie said he wanted to do it after the draft. They've been talk- ing a little bit to build it. I'll let them handle it and hopefully it just gets done before training camp. Be- cause once training camp starts, I won't even an- swer my phone if it has to do with that." • On the possibility of the Raiders working out a deal to lure running back Marshawn Lynch out of re- tirement, all three players said they'd love to add to him to the roster if it works out. "He's one heck of a foot- ball player and I hope to play with him," Carr said. Added Mack, "Mar- shawn is one of the best running backs I've ever played against in my short career so far. You talk about a player, a hell of a player. It would be a great, great, great treat to have him on this side, on the dark side." • The Raiders an- nounced that restricted free agent defensive line- man Denico Autry re- signed Monday along with wide receiver Seth Roberts, tight end Gabe Holmes and guard Denver Kirkland, all of whom were exclusive rights free agents. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 "As someone who ex- pects to score, you don't want to give too much credit to (the Oilers)," Pav- elski said. "There's always a way you can be a little better. A little execution at times. A little (more) des- perate. When you get your look, you've got to make it count." Pavelski has one goal in his last 14 games since March 16 in the regular season. Burns has two in his last 26 games. Marleau, who played center for the first two games of the se- ries, has one in his past 10. "You've just to work for those bounces, stay pos- itive," Burns said, "and pray to the hockey gods, I guess." If those three aren't pro- ducing, it's incumbent on others to make a difference. So far this series, it's been a grind. "This time of year you have to be prepared and you have to be comfortable playing in 1-0, 2-1 games," Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said. "The teams that win and the teams that go on runs, are." It hasn't helped that the Sharkshavefallenbehindin all three games, continuing a problem that cropped up inmid-March.Theonlytime theSharksheldaleadinthe series was when Karlsson scored in overtime for the Sharks in their 3-2 win in Game 1. Pavelski gave credit to Oilers goalie Cam Talbot, whohasa.964savepercent- age through three games. But Pavelski also said the Sharkscoulddomoretodis- rupt Talbot's timing. "He gives that team a little confidence, but we haven'ttestedhimenough," Pavelski said of Talbot. "I think he's a goalie that we can get to if we can get an extra look or two, and get one early. "I don't know why we can't get to him. We've got to score first in one of these games, too. It's much eas- ier playing with the lead." Sharks FROM PAGE 1 COLLEGEBASEBALL California at Stanford:5:30 p.m., PAC12BA. MLB Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays or Chicago White Sox vs. New York Yankees: 4 p.m., MLB. San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals: 5p.m., NBCS-BA. Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics: 7p.m., NBCS-CA. BASKETBALL NBDL Playoffs: 4p.m., ESPNU. NBDL Playoffs: 6:30p.m., ESPNU. HOCKEY IIHF U-18World Champi- onship, United States vs. Sweden, Round Robin: 6:30 a.m., NHL. NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, Pitts- burgh Penguins at Colum- bus Blue Jackets: 4:30p.m., NBCSN. Stanley Cup Playoffs, Edmon- ton Oilers at San Jose Sharks: 7p.m., NBCSN. SOCCER UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich vs. R. Madrid, Quarterfinal, Leg 2: 11:30a.m., FS1. TENNIS ATP, Monte Carlo Masters, Early Round: 2a.m., TENNIS. On the air Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Colorado 9 5 .643 _ Arizona 8 5 .615 1/2 Los Angeles 7 6 .538 11/2 Giants 5 9 .357 4 San Diego 5 9 .357 4 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cincinnati 8 5 .615 _ Milwaukee 8 6 .571 1/2 Pittsburgh 6 7 .462 2 Chicago 6 7 .462 2 St. Louis 4 9 .308 4 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Miami 7 5 .583 _ Washington 7 5 .583 _ New York 7 6 .538 1/2 Atlanta 6 6 .500 1 Philadelphia 4 8 .333 3 Sunday's games Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 2 Atlanta 9, San Diego 2 Washington 6, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 1 Colorado 4, Giants 3 Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 N.Y. Yankees 9, St. Louis 3 Monday's games St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1 Atlanta 5, San Diego 4 Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 3 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Miami at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Tuesday's games Baltimore (Jimenez 0-0) at Cincinnati (Garrett 2-0), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Eflin 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Scherzer 1-1) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 0-1), 4:35 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Anderson 1-0), 5:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Kuhl 1-0) at St. Louis (Leake 1-1), 5:15 p.m. Giants (Cain 1-0) at Kansas City (Ham- mel 0-1), 5:15 p.m. Arizona (Miller 1-1) at San Diego (Cosart 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Freeland 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 0-2), 7:10 p.m. Miami (Chen 1-0) at Seattle (Gallardo 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Rockies 4, Giants 3 (Sunday's Box) Colorado San Fran AB R H B AB R H B Blckmon cf 4 1 1 1 Span cf 4 1 1 0 LMahieu 2b 4 1 2 1 Belt 1b 4 1 2 0 C.Gnzal rf 4 1 1 0 Pence rf 3 0 0 1 Arendo 3b 4 0 2 2 Crwford ss4 1 1 1 Mar.Ryn 1b 4 0 1 0 Hundley c 3 0 1 1 Story ss 4 0 0 0 E.Nunz 3b 4 0 0 0 Tapia lf 4 0 0 0 Panik 2b 3 0 1 0 Wolters c 4 1 1 0 C.Mrrro lf 3 0 0 0 Snztela p 2 0 0 0 Smrdzja p 2 0 0 0 Dunn p 0 0 0 0 Okert p 0 0 0 0 Ottvino p 0 0 0 0 Strckln p 0 0 0 0 G.Hllnd p 0 0 0 0 A.Hill ph 1 0 1 0 Mlancon p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 8 4 31 3 7 3 Colorado 310 000 000 — 4 San Fran 300 000 000 — 3 DP: Colorado 1; LOB: Colorado 4, San Francisco 3; 2B: C.Gonzalez (4), Arenado 2 (5), Span (4), Belt (3), Hundley (4); 3B: Crawford (1); HR: Blackmon (3); SF: Pence (1), Hundley (1); S: Senzatela (3). IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Senzatela W,2-07 7 3 3 0 3 Dunn 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 Ottavino 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Holland S,7-7 1 0 0 0 0 1 San Francisco Samdzija L,0-37 8 4 4 0 8 Okert 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Strickland 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Melancon 1 0 0 0 0 2 Senzatela pitched to 1 batter in the 8th T: 2:46; A: 41,455 (41,915). AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Houston 9 4 .692 _ Los Angeles 6 8 .429 31/2 A's 5 7 .417 31/2 Seattle 5 8 .385 4 Texas 4 8 .333 41/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 8 4 .667 _ Minnesota 7 6 .538 11/2 Kansas City 6 6 .500 2 Chicago 6 6 .500 2 Cleveland 6 7 .462 21/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 8 3 .727 _ New York 9 4 .692 _ Boston 8 5 .615 1 Tampa Bay 6 8 .429 31/2 Toronto 2 10 .167 61/2 Sunday's games Baltimore 11, Toronto 4 Detroit 4, Cleveland 1 Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5 Kansas City 1, L.A. Angels 0 Houston at A's, ppd. Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 1, 10 innings Seattle 8, Texas 7 N.Y. Yankees 9, St. Louis 3 Monday's games Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 4 Cleveland 3, Minnesota 1 Houston 3, L.A. Angels 0 Texas at A's (n) Miami at Seattle (n) Tuesday's games Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 1-0), 4:05 p.m. Boston at Toronto (Stroman 1-1), 4:07 p.m. Baltimore (Jimenez 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-2), 4:10 p.m. Detroit (Fulmer 1-0) at Tampa Bay (An- driese 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 0-2) at Minnesota (Hughes 2-0), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Nolasco 0-2) at Houston (Musgrove 1-0), 5:10 p.m. Giants (Cain 1-0) at Kansas City (Ham- mel 0-1), 5:15 p.m. Texas (Darvish 1-1) at A's (Triggs 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Chen 1-0) at Seattle (Gallardo 0-1), 7:10 p.m. NBA daily (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 15 Cleveland 109, Indiana 108 Milwaukee 97, Toronto 83, Milwaukee lead series 1-0 San Antonio 111, Memphis 82, San Anto- nio lead series 1-0 Utah 97, L.A. Clippers 95, Utah lead series 1-0 Sunday, April 16 Washington 114, Atlanta 107, Washing- ton lead series 1-0 Golden State 121, Portland 109, Golden State lead series 1-0 Chicago 106, Boston 102, Chicago lead series 1-0 Houston 118, Oklahoma City 87, Houston lead series 1-0 Monday, April 17 Cleveland 117, Indiana 111, Cleveland lead series 2-0 Memphis at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18: Chicago at Boston, 5 p.m. Friday, April 21: Boston at Chicago, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 23: Boston at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 26: Chicago at Boston, TBA x-Friday, April 28: Boston at Chicago, TBA x-Sunday, April 30: Chicago at Boston, TBA Sunday, April 16: Chicago 106, Boston 102 Tuesday, April 18: Chicago at Boston, 5 p .m . Chicago 106, Boston 102, Chicago lead series 1-0 Houston 118, Oklahoma City 87, Houston lead series 1-0 Monday, April 17 Indiana at Cleveland, (n.) Memphis at San Antonio, (n.) Tuesday, April 18 Milwaukee at Toronto, 4 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 5 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 5 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20 Cleveland at Indiana, 4 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 Boston at Chicago, 4 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22 Toronto at Milwaukee, noon Washington at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 5 p.m. Golden State at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Warriors 121, Trail Blazers 109 (Sunday's Box) TRAIL BLAZERS (109) Harkless 5-13 0-0 11, Vonleh 1-5 0-0 2, Lillard 12-26 7-7 34, Turner 3-7 4-4 12, McCollum 16-28 5-6 41, Aminu 0-5 0-0 0, Leonard 0-0 0-0 0, Napier 1-1 1-2 3, Crabbe 1-5 0-2 3, Connaughton 1-3 1-1 3. Totals 40-93 18-22 109. WARRIORS (121) Durant 12-20 6-7 32, Green 6-10 4-7 19, Pachulia 2-4 0-0 4, Curry 9-19 8-8 29, Thompson 6-16 2-2 15, McAdoo 0-0 0-0 0, West 0-1 0-0 0, McGee 3-4 0-0 6, Livingston 1-1 0-0 2, Iguodala 0-1 2-2 2, Clark 4-5 2-2 12, McCaw 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-81 24-28 121. Portland 27 29 32 21 — 109 Golden State 31 25 32 33 — 121 3-Point Goals: Portland 11-30 (McCollum 4-6, Lillard 3-9, Turner 2-3, Crabbe 1-3, Harkless 1-6, Aminu 0-1, Connaugh- ton 0-2), Golden State 11-27 (Green 3-4, Curry 3-8, Clark 2-2, Durant 2-6, Thompson 1-6, Iguodala 0-1); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Portland 38 (Turner 10), Golden State 45 (Green 12); Assists: Portland 15 (Turner, Vonleh 4), Golden State 26 (Green 9); Total fouls: Portland 25, Golden State 24; Technicals: Golden State defensive three second, Golden State team; A: 19,596 (19,596). Hockey FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Wednesday, April 12 N.Y. Rangers 2, Montreal 0 Boston 2, Ottawa 1 Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 1 St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1, OT San Jose 3, Edmonton 2, OT Thursday, April 13 Washington 3, Toronto 2, OT Nashville 1, Chicago 0 Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 Friday, April 14 Montreal 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 1 St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1 Edmonton 2, San Jose 0 Saturday, April 15 Ottawa 4, Boston 3, OT, series tied 1-1 Toronto 4, Washington 3, 2OT, series tied 1-1 Nashville 5, Chicago 0, Nashville lead series 2-0 An ahe im 3 , C al ga ry 2 , A na he im l ead series 2-0 Sunday, April 16 St. Louis 3, Minnesota 1, St. Louis lead series 3-0 Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 4, OT, Pittsburgh lead series 3-0 Montreal 3, New York 1, Montreal lead series 2-1 Edmonton 1, San Jose 0, Edmonton lead series 2-1 Monday, April 17 Ottawa at Boston, (n.) Washington at Toronto, (n.) Chicago at Nashville, (n.) Anaheim at Calgary, (n.) Tuesday, April 18 Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 Washington at Toronto, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20 N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 4 p.m. x-Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 5 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 Toronto at Washington, 4 p.m. Boston at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. x-Calgary at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Oilers 1, Sharks 0 (Sunday's Box) Edmonton 0 0 1 — 1 San Jose 0 0 0 — 0 First Period: None. Second Period: None. Third Period: 1, Edmonton, Kassian 2, 10:45. Shots on Goal: Edmonton 6-12-4=22. San Jose 13-4-6=23. Goalies: Edmonton, Talbot 2-0-1 (23 shots-23 saves). San Jose, Jones 1-2-0 (22-21). A: 17,562 (17,562); T: 2:16. Referees: Brad Meier, Kevin Pollock; Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Bryan Pancich. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T PtsGF GA Portland 4 2 1 13 16 9 Kansas City 3 0 3 12 6 2 FC Dallas 3 0 2 11 7 3 Houston 3 2 1 10 13 11 San Jose 2 2 2 8 8 8 Salt Lake 2 3 2 8 8 9 Vancouver 2 3 1 7 8 11 Galaxy 2 4 0 6 8 10 Seattle 1 2 3 6 8 8 Mi nn . U td . 1 4 2 5 12 2 4 Colorado 1 3 1 4 5 8 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T PtsGF GA Columbus 4 2 1 13 11 8 Orlando City 4 1 0 12 6 4 Chicago 3 1 2 11 9 7 N.Y. City FC 3 2 1 10 10 5 New York 3 3 1 10 7 9 Atlanta Utd. 2 2 2 8 14 7 New England 2 3 1 7 9 9 D.C. United 2 3 1 7 4 10 Toronto FC 1 1 4 7 7 6 Montreal 1 2 3 6 7 9 Philadelphia 0 4 2 2 5 11 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday's games N.Y. City FC 2, Philadelphia 0 Vancouver 2, Seattle 1 FC Dallas 1, San Jose 1, tie Saturday's games Montreal 2, Atlanta Utd. 1 Orlando City 2, Galaxy 1 Chicago 3, New England 0 New York 2, D.C. United 0 Columbus 2, Toronto FC 1 Minn. Utd. 2, Houston 2, tie Salt Lake 2, Colorado 1 Kansas City 1, Portland 0 Wednesday, April 19 San Jose at New England, 4:30 p.m. Tennis ATP WORLD TOUR MONTE- CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS Monday At The Monte-Carlo Country Club Monaco Purse: $4.54 million (Masters 1000) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Si ng les First Round Pablo Cuevas (16), Uruguay, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 6-0. Roberto Bautista Agut (12), Spain, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Alexander Zverev (14), Germany, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-1, 6-2. Kyle Edmund, Britain, def. Dan Evans, Britain, 7-5, 6-1. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Guill- ermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Pablo Carreno Busta (13), Spain, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 7-6 (0), 6-7 (4), 6-3. Tomas Berdych (9), Czech Republic, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (15), Spain, def. Renzo Olivo, Argentina, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles First Round Florin Mergea, Romania, and Aisam- ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, and Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-4, 6-4. Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki, Ser- bia, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, and Gilles Simon, France, 7-5, 6-3. Tommy Haas, Germany, and Treat Huey, Philippines, def. Julien Benneteau and Lucas Pouille, France, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8. Benoit Paire and Edouard Roger- Vasselin, France, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, and Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia, 6-4, 1-6, 10-3. Golf RBC HERITAGE Sunday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head, S.C. Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,099; Par 71 Final Wesley Bryan.................. 69-67-68-67—271 Luke Donald .................... 65-67-72-68—272 Patrick Cantlay............... 70-66-70-67—273 William McGirt ...............68-68-68-69—273 Ollie Schniederjans .......68-68-69-68—273 Graham DeLaet ...............65-67-69-73—274 Brian Gay..........................68-70-69-67—274 LPGA TOUR - LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP PAR Saturday At Ko Olina Golf Club Kapolei, Hawaii Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,397; Par 72 Final Cristie Kerr................71-69-62-66—268 -20 Lydia Ko .....................73-69-65-64—271 -17 In Gee Chun............... 70-69-65-67—271 -17 Su-Yeon Jang..............67-67-65-72—271 -17 Alena Sharp............... 67-69-66-70—272 -16 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Sunday At TPC Sugarloaf Duluth, Ga. Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 7,179; Par 72 Final Stephen Ames ......................67-68-66—201 Bernhard Langer.................. 67-73-65—205 David Frost............................66-72-68—206 Fred Funk...............................72-68-66—206 Brandt Jobe...........................68-68-70—206 Woody Austin .......................69-70-68—207 Odds PREGAME.COM LINE Major League Baseball Tuesday NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog Washington -159/+149 at Atlanta at New York -151/+141 Philadelphia at Chicago -170/+158 Milwaukee at St. Louis -122/+112 Pittsburgh Arizona -113/+103 at San Diego at Los Angeles -162/+152 Colorado AMERICAN LEAGUE at New York -163/+153 Chicago at Toronto -146/+136 Boston Detroit -106/-104 at Tampa Bay at Houston off Los Angeles Cleveland -114/+104 at Minnesota Texas -115/+105 at Oakland INTERLEAGUE Baltimore -145/+135 at Cincinnati at Kansas City -123/+113 San Francisco at Seattle -114/+104 Miami NBA Tuesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Toronto 71/2 (193) Milwaukee at Boston 7 (2051/2) Chicago at La Clippers 81/2 (1951/2) Utah Wednesday at Washington 5 (2101/2) Atlanta at Houston 71/2 (224) Oklahoma City at Golden State 15 (2201/2) Portland NHL Tuesday Favorite Line Underdog at NY Rangers -105/-105 Montreal at Columbus -109/-101 Pittsburgh at San Jose -118/+108 Edmonton Transactions BASEBALL American League Boston Red Sox: Placed LHP Eduardo Rodriguez on paternity leave. Recalled RHP Ben Taylor from Pawtucket (IL). Chicago White Sox: Reinstated OF Melky Cabrera from paternity leave. Optioned OF Willy Garcia to Charlotte (IL). Los Angeles Angels: Acquired RHP Parker Bridwell from Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations or a player to named and optioned him to Mobile (SL). Transferred RHP Huston Street to the 60-day DL. New York Yankees: Traded RHP Johnny Barbato to Pittsburgh for a player to be named or cash. Oakland Athletics: Placed RHP Kendall Graveman on the 10-day DL. Recalled C Bruce Maxwell from Nashville (PCL). Seattle Mariners: Sent RHP Steve Cishek to Arkansas (TL) for a rehab assign- ment. Texas Rangers: Recalled RHP Keone Kela from Round Rock (PCL). Placed RHP Sam Dyson on the 10-day DL. National League Chicago Cubs: Activated RHP Carl Edwards Jr. off of the bereavement list. Placed INF Tommy La Stella on the bereavement list. Pittsburgh Pirates: Optioned RHP Johnny Barbato to Indianapolis (IL). San Diego Padres: Sent RHP Carter Capps to El Paso (PCL) for a rehab as- signment. FOOTBALL National Football League Carolina Panthers: Signed DT Kawann Short to a five-year contact. Cleveland Browns: Signed RB George Atkinson and DB Marcus Burley. Houston Texans: Signed WR Andre Johnson to a one-day contract. Indianapolis Colts: Announced WR Quan Bray and TE Erik Swoope signed their tenders. Jacksonville Jaguars: Signed FB Tommy Bohanon and WR Larry Pinkard. Oakland Raiders: Re-signed DL Denico Autry. Announced TE Gabe Holmes, G | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 2 B