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Jordan Staal Hurricanes Jersey . - Their gold-and-white sunglasses flipped upside down on the brims of their caps, Joshua
Houston, Marquis Jackson and Darion Radcliff filed into the interview room at
the Little League World Series brimming with confidence. Houston pitched
five-hit ball over five innings and drove in three runs, his defence rescued him
with two double plays, and the Great Lakes champions beat Pearland, Texas, 6-1
on Tuesday night in an elimination game. Another victory for the all-black
Chicago squad from Jackie Robinson West Little League means theyll play again.
"Im confident," Houston said. Chicago jumped to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the
first on a run-scoring single to right field by Jackson, a throwing error, and
Houstons RBI groundout. "That was huge," Chicago manager Darold Butler said. "I
think it relaxes the team. It just makes things a lot easier when teams have to
chase us." Houston doubled home two more runs in the fourth and held Texas at
bay until the sixth, when Jackson came on in relief and struck out the side. "Im
excited for the kids, for the city of Chicago, for the state of Illinois,"
Butler said. "Were sleeping in. Just keep everything relaxed. Them still being
in a bubble, its not overwhelming for them." Chicago will play the loser of
Wednesday nights game between hard-hitting Las Vegas and hard-throwing Mone
Davis and her Philadelphia teammates, and the Chicago players plan to be there.
Las Vegas routed Chicago 13-2 in four innings on Sunday. Pearlands season didnt
end the way manager Don Smith had envisioned. He was happy for his kids,
nonetheless. "I told the boys to look around and take it all in," Smith said.
"Theres nothing to be ashamed of. It ended a little sooner than we wanted. They
have no idea what theyve done — fourth in the United States." Pearlands lone run
came on Joshua Gabinos double in the third inning. Walter Maeker III, pitching
for the first time in a month, was the loser despite a game effort. Chicago star
Pierce Jones, who leads the Little League World Series with four home runs,
injured a leg on a hard-hit ball to right field early in the game, but Butler
said he was OK. MEXICO 11, VENEZUELA 1 Juan Garza pitched a four-hitter and
struck out six to lead Mexico past Venezuela in five innings. Garza also hit a a
solo homer to lead off the bottom of the first inning. Second baseman Ruy
Martinez, who stands 4-foot-8, had three hits and three RBIs for Mexico, while
Daniel Quiroz also had three hits with two RBIs. "Hes not a surprise," Mexico
manager Hector Arrieta said of Martinez. "Hes a great hitter who brings a lot of
energy to the team." Mexico advanced to a matchup Wednesday against the winner
of the South Korea-Japan game on Wednesday. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 12, CANADA 9
Sam Slaughter homered twice and drove in six runs to help Nashville, Tennessee,
beat Canada 12-9 in a consolation game. The catcher hit three-run homers in the
first and fifth innings, while third baseman Blake Money also had a solid
performance, going 2 for 3 with two RBIs. He hit a solo home run following
Slaughters homer in the fifth. Canada made it close, scoring five runs in the
sixth inning before its comeback attempt came up short. Both teams Little League
World Series runs came to an end as they were eliminated from contention last
Saturday.
Jay McClement Jersey . Today, their baseball playing sons were reportedly traded for each other. According to the Los Angeles
Times, the Chicago Cubs dealt minor league outfield Trevor Gretzky to the Angels
for catcher Matt Scioscia.
Sebastian Aho Jersey . Hamels threw seven sharp innings to earn his 100th career victory, Domonic Brown had a career-best
five RBIs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-1 on
Saturday night to end a four-game losing streak.BARCELONA, Spain - Osasuna and
Valladolid were relegated on the final day of the Spanish league season on
Sunday and will join the already doomed Real Betis in the second division next
season. Osasunas 2-1 win at home over Betis was overshadowed by a railing
collapse that left dozens of fans injured, and counted for little when Granada
won 1-0 at Valladolid, Getafe beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 and Almeria drew 0-0 with
visiting Athletic Bilbao. Play was delayed for more than half an hour at
Osasunas Sadar Stadium when a railing collapsed following Oriol Rieras
12th-minute goal, sending fans tumbling forward. The club said that a total of
68 people were hurt and that one man suffered a broken leg. The other three
matches with relegation implications were then delayed an extra 35 minutes
during halftime to synchronize their estimated finishing times. Before the games
to determine relegation were over, the party in the Spanish capital had already
begun with Atletico Madrid celebrating its league title with thousands of fans.
Osasuna hasnt played in the second division since 2000. Valladolid has spent the
last two seasons in the top flight. "In football, when you think you have
wrapped it up, you are put in your place," Riera said. "We reacted, but it was
too late. We ask our fans for forgiveness and tell them we will do our best to
come back up." Osasuna and Valladolid entered the final round in the drop zone,
both needing to win their matches and hope the other three teams in danger
slipped up. Osasuna did its part by beating Betis from Rieras opener and Carlos
Acunas goal in the 14th right after play was restarted. Betis Francisco Chica
pulled one back with a long strike in the 70th. But Valladolid self-destructed
in a direct matchup with Granada, one of the trio of teams along with Getafe and
Almeria still in danger. Valladolid disappointed its fans at Jose Zorilla
Stadium with a paltry performance that reached its low point when defender
Stefan Mitrovic scored an own goal in the 44th minutte by knocking in Francisco
"Piti" Medinas cross.
Cam Ward Hurricanes Jersey. "We shouldnt have arrived to this week in this situation," Granada coach Lucas Alcaraz said. "We
were facing a do-or-die match and my boys were able to handle it." Despite
assuring their teams stayed up for another year, both Alcaraz and Rayo coach
Paco Jemez said that they would most likely not be continuing with their teams
next season. Getafe won at crosstown rival Rayo thanks to Ciprian Maricas brace.
The Romanian striker scored from long range in the 43rd and then added a second
from the penalty spot in stoppage time after Roberto Trashorras had levelled in
the 67th. Almeria needed goalkeeper Esteban Suarez to save Guillermo Fernandezs
point-blank try in injury time to ensure a point against Bilbao. Earlier, Europa
League champion Sevilla routed Elche 3-1 at home to round off an excellent
campaign that saw the team finish fifth. Midfielder Vicente Iborra scored twice
in the 16th and 72nd with Jairo Samperio netting in the 61st for Sevilla. Yiadom
Boayke scored Elches consolation goal moments before the final whistle. Giovani
Dos Santos scored one goal and set up another to help Villarreal win 2-1 at Real
Sociedad, overtaking its rival to finish the season in sixth place. Dos Santos
raced into the box before cutting back to put the ball on his left foot and curl
in the 26th-minute opener. The Mexico forward set up Ikechukwu Uche on the break
in the 69th before Carlos Vela pulled one back in stoppage time. Villarreal,
which spent last season in the second division, rose above seventh-place
Sociedad on head-to-head goal difference. Both teams had already clinched Europa
League berths. Atletico won the league title for the first time in 18 years on
Saturday after it drew 1-1 at Barcelona. Barcelona needed to win to defend its
title but finished second, level on points with Real Madrid. Bilbao had already
sealed its fourth-place finish, completing the top four teams heading to the
Champions League.
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