Historic night for Stanton

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WEDNESDAY JULY 13 2016
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MLB STANDINGS, SCHEDULE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
W
L
Pct
Washington
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
54
47
47
42
31
36
41
41
48
58
.600
.534
.534
.467
.348
Central
W
L
Pct
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
53
46
46
38
32
35
42
43
49
57
.602
.523
.517
.437
.360
West
W
L
Pct
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Colorado
San Diego
Arizona
57
51
40
38
38
33
40
48
51
52
.633
.560
.455
.427
.422
GB WCGB
ALL-STAR GAME NOTEBOOK
L10
Str
Home
Away
—
—
—
6
161⁄2
6-4
6-4
6-4
7-3
4-6
W-3
W-3
L-3
W-1
W-1
27-15
24-19
26-20
21-23
13-34
27-21
23-22
21-21
21-25
18-24
GB WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
—
1
11⁄2
81⁄2
151⁄2
2-8
6-4
8-2
3-7
3-7
W-1
W-2
L-1
L-2
L-3
26-14
19-26
24-20
23-22
18-25
27-21
27-16
22-23
15-27
14-32
GB WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
8-2
7-3
3-7
5-5
2-8
W-4
W-3
L-1
L-3
L-4
29-17
30-18
20-22
20-25
15-32
28-16
21-22
20-26
18-26
23-20
—
6
6
12
221⁄2
—
7
71⁄2
141⁄2
211⁄2
—
61⁄2
16
181⁄2
19
TUESDAY
All-Star Game
At San Diego
AL vs. NL, late
—
—
7
91⁄2
10
WEDNESDAY
No games scheduled
MONDAY
No games scheduled
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East
W
L
Pct
Baltimore
Boston
Toronto
New York
Tampa Bay
51
49
51
44
34
36
38
40
44
54
.586
.563
.560
.500
.386
Central
W
L
Pct
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Chicago
Minnesota
52
46
45
45
32
36
43
43
43
56
.591
.517
.511
.511
.364
West
W
L
Pct
Texas
Houston
Seattle
Oakland
Los Angeles
54
48
45
38
37
36
41
44
51
52
.600
.539
.506
.427
.416
GB WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
—
—
—
51⁄2
151⁄2
4-6
7-3
8-2
5-5
1-9
W-2
W-4
W-1
W-2
L-6
33-14
30-20
27-20
23-18
18-28
18-22
19-18
24-20
21-26
16-26
GB WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
—
61⁄2
7
7
20
—
4
41⁄2
41⁄2
171⁄2
4-6
5-5
3-7
6-4
7-3
L-2
L-1
L-1
L-1
W-2
26-16
23-16
29-13
24-22
19-27
26-20
23-27
16-30
21-21
13-29
GB WCGB
L10
Str
Home
Away
3-7
6-4
5-5
3-7
5-5
L-2
W-1
W-1
L-1
L-2
29-15
28-19
22-20
17-26
16-26
25-21
20-22
23-24
21-25
21-26
—
2
2
71⁄2
171⁄2
—
51⁄2
81⁄2
151⁄2
161⁄2
TUESDAY
All-Star Game
At San Diego
AL vs. NL, late
—
2
5
12
13
WEDNESDAY
No games scheduled
MONDAY
No games scheduled
MIAMI MARLINS STATISTICS
THROUGH ALL-STAR BREAK
BATTERS
AVG OBA
Suzuki
Prado
Yelich
Realmuto
Ozuna
Dietrich
Bour
Gordon
Rojas
Hechavarria
Johnson
Gillespie
Stanton
Mathis
Kelly
Telis
Team
.335
.324
.317
.317
.307
.303
.268
.266
.257
.238
.236
.234
.233
.188
.111
.000
.273
AB
R
H
2B 3B HR RBI
PITCHERS
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
Flores
Ellington
Ramos
Fernandez
Phelps
Wittgren
Ogando
Morris
Barraclough
McGowan
Dunn
Conley
Breslow
Koehler
Rodney
Chen
Nicolino
Jackson
Clemens
Urena
Cosart
Narveson
Reyes
Ege
Hall
Team
0 0
1 1
0 0
11 4
4 4
3 1
0 0
0 0
4 2
1 2
1 1
6 5
0 2
6 7
0 1
5 3
2 5
0 1
1 0
1 1
0 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
47 41
0.00
0.79
2.25
2.52
2.54
2.73
3.00
3.06
3.25
3.31
3.55
3.62
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.83
5.57
5.91
6.30
7.52
7.98
8.64
9.00
12.00
12.00
4.04
1
10
38
17
42
20
3
24
40
27
15
18
15
18
6
17
12
8
2
16
3
6
1
5
2
88
1
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
18
0
17
12
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
88
0
0
27
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
.412 164 25 55
7
.373 327 38 106 20
.398 303 41 96 23
.349 284 34 90 16
.360 323 52 99 12
.396 231 25 70 14
.347 213 30 57 10
.289
94 13 25
3
.291 109 16 28
6
.272 294 32 70 10
.280 148 12 35
4
.260
47
5 11
3
.328 279 40 65 11
.222
69
6 13
2
.111
9
0
1
0
.000
2
0
0
0
.332 3058 371 836 143
1
2
2
0
5
3
0
2
0
5
0
2
1
0
0
0
23
BB
SO SB CS E
0 12 21 15 7 2 0
2 30 26 40 0 1 3
7 45 38 71 4 3 3
5 26 13 51 9 2 7
17 47 27 73 0 2 4
4 29 21 49 0 0 4
15 46 27 46 0 0 3
0
5
3 17 6 2 2
0
9
6 16 2 0 2
3 27 15 38 0 0 5
3 12
9 48 0 0 2
0
5
2 14 0 0 1
20 50 38 107 0 0 3
1
6
3 18 0 0 0
0
0
0
1 0 0 0
0
0
0
1 0 0 0
77 356 251 679 28 12 42
IP
H
R
ER HR
3.0
1
0
0
11.1
8
2
1
36.0 22
9
9
107.1 78 34 30
46.0 35 13 13
26.1 21
8
8
3.0
2
1
1
17.2 15
7
6
36.0 25 14 13
32.2 19 12 12
12.2 14
5
5
99.1 89 41 40
14.0 21
9
7
96.0 101 52 48
6.0
4
3
3
98.2 103 54 53
64.2 83 41 40
10.2 13
7
7
10.0 11
7
7
20.1 26 19 17
14.2 16 14 13
8.1 10
8
8
2.0
3
2
2
3.0
8
4
4
3.0
4
4
4
782.2 732 370 351
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Friday: Last day to sign for amateur draft
picks subject to deadline.
July 24: Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.
Aug. 1: Last day to trade a player without
securing waivers.
Sept. 1: Active rosters expand to 40 players.
November TBA: Deadline for teams to make
Sun 17
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during the performance.
They waved towels to
“cool him off” during timeouts and once Fernandez
even playfully held a
“shocked-face emoji” sign
in front of his face.
BY ANDRE C. FERNANDEZ
a1fernandez@miamiherald.com
SAN DIEGO
Giancarlo Stanton
always enjoys seeing his
family while on the West
Coast.
That wasn’t his primary
reason for visiting San
Diego this week.
“Taking the flight out
here just for this, I figured
it would have been a waste
if I didn’t bring this bad
boy home,” said Stanton as
he clutched his brand new
championship trophy.
Stanton, the first Marlin
to win an All-Star Home
Run Derby, accomplished
his mission Monday night
at Petco Park in historic
fashion, blasting a recordsetting 61 home runs in
only his second appearance.
Stanton’s final tally was
the highest in the 31-year
history of the event and
broke the previous record
for a single-event of 41 set
by Bobby Abreu in 2005.
The impact from the
show Stanton put on was
still being felt on the eve of
Tuesday’s All-Star Game,
which Stanton was not
chosen to play in after a
dismal start to this season.
Stanton joined Yoenis
Cespedes as the only
Home Run Derby champions who did not play in
that season’s All-Star
Game.
“I feel so excited for him
and I’m proud of him because he was struggling
[earlier this year] and for
him to win it, it’s beautiful
man,” said teammate Marcell Ozuna, who started in
his first All-Star Game
Tuesday. “He’s one of the
best home-run hitters in
the big leagues.”
By the end of the first
round, after he crushed 24
homers (a single-round
LENNY IGNELZI AP
The Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton holds the Home Run Derby
Trophy after beating Todd Frazier on Monday night.
record), and eliminated
2011 champion Robinson
Cano, Stanton was drawing reverence from the
likes of David Ortiz, who
is retiring after this season
and played in his final
All-Star Game Tuesday.
Stanton proceeded to hit
17 more in the second
round to edge Mark
Trumbo, who hit 14 and
leads the majors with 28
home runs this season.
Stanton capped the day
by hitting 20 more in the
final round to dethrone
defending champion Todd
Frazier of the White Sox,
who won it last year as a
member of the Reds.
“[Stanton] was hitting
the moonshots,” said Frazier, who hit 13 in the
matchup with Stanton and
42 overall, which surpassed
his winning total of 39 in
2015.
“I felt like I was a high
school hitter compared to
him, the way he was hitting
them that far.”
SELFIE TIME
There was even time for
Stanton to take a quick
“selfie” with his Marlins
teammates during a timeout.
“G said he wanted to do
something different when
we came out to give him
some water,” pitcher A.J.
Ramos said. “I don’t think
I had ever seen someone
take a selfie at home plate
before.”
Ramos and Jose Fernandez were among those
having fun with Stanton
MASSIVE STATS
Stanton’s 61 home runs
came on 120 swings and
totaled a distance of 5.1
miles.
One of them had an exit
speed of 120.4 mph, according to Statcast, making
it the tracking system’s
highest speed on record for
a home run. His longest
home run was 497 feet,
and he reached that distance twice, hitting five
homers 490 feet or more
and averaging 447 feet per
home run.
Stanton hit the eight
longest home runs of the
contest and 20 of the 21
longest, and his total represented 30 percent of the
203 home runs hit overall.
Stanton said the timed
format of four minutes per
round with unlimited
swings allowed definitely
helped.
OZUNA GRATEFUL
Ozuna became the first
Marlin to start an All-Star
Game as an outfielder
Tuesday night.
Ozuna, who hit seventh
in the National League
lineup, is the fourth Marlins player to start an AllStar Game, joining Gary
Sheffield (1993), Hanley
Ramirez (2008-2010) and
Stanton (2014).
Ozuna endured through
a difficult 2015 season that
included a demotion to the
minors.
“What happened to me
was an experience I won’t
forget and it served as
motivation to get to this
point now,” Ozuna said.
“This is going to be an
unforgettable experience.”
BB SO
0
3 1
1
5 11
1 21 45
7 31 154
2 14 56
3
5 28
0
1 2
4 10 13
1 25 60
5 13 30
2
5 12
9 40 94
1
4 7
8 49 75
1
3 5
17 22 79
8 16 30
2
6 7
5
8 6
2 10 12
0 15 8
3
2 6
0
1 0
1
2 2
1
3 3
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qualifying offers to their eligible former
players who became free agents, fifth day
after World Series.
November TBA: Deadline for free agents to
accept qualifying offers, 12th day after
World Series.
Dec. 1: Collective bargaining agreement
between MLB and players’ association
expires.
MARLINS | HOME RUN DERBY TICKET PROMOTION
Fans get break on home ticket prices
BY ANDRE C. FERNANDEZ
a1fernandez@miamiherald.com
SAN DIEGO
Giancarlo Stanton’s
Home Run Derby victory
broke records.
And in the process, Stanton saved Marlins fans
money on future tickets in
the process — albeit not as
much as some originally
thought.
Prior to the event, the
Marlins put out a promotional offer on their website that stated, “Each time
G launches a home run out
of Petco Park, we’ll knock
a percentage off future
Marlins tickets.”
Stanton hit a singleevent record 61 home runs
Monday night to become
the first Marlin to win the
event.
The Marlins posted on
their site Tuesday that they
will honor a discount offer
of 61 percent off tickets for
their game against the
Cardinals on July 29 at
Marlins Park. The link to
purchase those tickets
would be posted on the
team site beginning
Wednesday.
But fans who clicked on
the link for the original
promotion thought that the
discount would correlate to
the total amount of home
runs Stanton hit in the
Derby and apply to the
remaining home games.
The fine print said that
the discount would be a
maximum discount of 25
percent applicable to 33
remaining home games, all
of which were listed below
the info on the web page.
The site stated that fans
could buy tickets with such
a discount for those games
until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday
night by entering the coupon code HRDERBY.
“The link went live after
the Derby and when you
clicked, the proviso was
there,” Marlins president
David Samson said Tuesday. “It was like a contest.
It was always 25 percent
[maximum] for all games
but five.
“It was so historic that
we came up with the idea
to choose a game [July 29],
present the trophy in front
of the fans, and offer 61
percent discount on select
tickets.”
Stanton’s historic performance shattered the
previous-high of 41 home
runs set by Bobby Abreu in
2005.
“I’m happy because the
world now knows,” Samson said. “His ‘Q’ rating
went up 61 points in one
night.”
Miami Herald sportswriter Clark Spencer contributed to this report.
ROUNDUP
Manfred: HR spike not from PEDs
From Miami Herald Wire Services
With home runs up to a
level not seen since the
height of the Steroids Era,
baseball commissioner
Rob Manfred said he is
not worried performanceenhancing drugs are a
reason for the increase.
There was an average of
nearly 2.32 home runs per
game before the All-Star
break, up from 1.90 in the
first half of last year and
the most before the break
since 2.56 in 2000.
“The increase in the number of home runs takes
place against a very, very
different backdrop,”
Manfred told the Baseball
Writers’ Association of
America on Tuesday in San
Diego. “It takes place
against the backdrop where
Major League Baseball does
22,000 drug tests a year.”
Thirteen players have
been suspended this year
under the big-league drug
program, including NL
batting champion Dee
Gordon of the Marlins,
nearly double the seven
suspensions issued in all of
2015.
Offense started perking
up during the second half
of last season, and last
year’s home run average
ended at 2.02.
“If it was performanceenhancing drugs, you’d be
much more likely to see it
begin at the beginning of
the season, right, with the
offseason being a period of
temptation,” Manfred said.
“So we think it has to do
with the way pitchers pitch,
the way hitters are being
taught to play the game.
We’ve seen some unusual
developments in terms of
what you traditionally
thought of as home-run
hitters being moved up in
the lineup, just to get them
more at-bats.”
ELSEWHERE
A Red Sox: Boston closer
Craig Kimbrel had successful surgery on his left
knee to repair a medial
meniscus tear.
Kimbrel is expected to
be out three to six weeks.
The surgery was performed
by Dr. Peter Asnis at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to the Red
Sox, and Kimbrel should
make a full recovery.
Boston acquired Arizona
closer Brad Ziegler on
Saturday, hours after learning of Kimbrel’s diagnosis.
Kimbrel was injured during
batting practice before a
win Friday over Tampa
Bay.
A Angels: Los Angeles
slugger C.J. Cron is expected to be out for at least
six weeks after surgery on
his broken left hand. Cron
was hit by a pitch by the
Orioles’ Mike Wright on
Friday in Baltimore. The
first baseman and designated hitter was in his best
form of the season, batting
.356 with 24 RBI over his
previous 20 games.
A Rangers: Right-hander
Yu Darvish was able to
pitch without any hesitation Sunday night in his
second rehab start for
Double A Frisco, and his
next start could be for
Texas. Darvish, who went
back on the disabled list
with shoulder discomfort
after three starts for Texas,
threw 47 of 72 pitches for
strikes.
The ace from Japan
missed the 2015 season
after Tommy John surgery.
Darvish then made five
rehab starts before returning to the Rangers on May
28, going 2-0 with a 2.87
ERA in three starts before
the shoulder started bothering him.
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BRITISH OPEN
love to add to that tally,”
he said, “just as those guys
would love to add to their
one or two majors that they
have and just keep going.”
Message received.
McIlroy missed last
year’s British Open at St.
Andrews after tearing a
ligament in his left ankle
playing soccer with his
buddies, denying him a
chance to defend the title
he won in 2014.
“I guess it’s the start of a
new chapter for me in the
Open championship,” he
said. “I’m determined not
to miss any more, for the
foreseeable future anyway.”
He’s even more eager to
add another major title to
his trophy case.
Two years ago, McIlroy
followed up his victory at
Royal Liverpool by winning
again in the PGA Championship. He was the most
dominant golfer in the
game, the guy everyone
else was chasing as Tiger
Woods faded from view.
But golf is a fickle game,
and players such as Woods,
who remain on top for
years at a time, don’t come
along very often.
In 2015, Spieth surged to
the pinnacle by winning
the Masters and the U.S.
Open, and just missing out
on a playoff at St. Andrews.
Before the year was out,
Day had claimed his first
major title at the PGA
Championship, holding off
Spieth.
Then, at this year’s U.S.
Open, it was Johnson’s
turn to shine. After some
excruciating near-misses in
the biggest events, he finally claimed his first major
SCOREBOARD
GERMAN OPEN
BASKETBALL
WNBA
Eastern
W
L
Pct
GB
New York
Atlanta
Indiana
Washington
Chicago
Connecticut
Western
15
11
9
9
8
5
W
6
9
11
11
11
14
L
.714
.550
.450
.450
.421
.263
Pct
—
31⁄2
51⁄2
51⁄2
6
9
GB
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Dallas
Phoenix
Seattle
San Antonio
18
17
9
8
7
5
1
4
12
13
13
16
.947
—
.810
2
.429 10
.381 11
.350 111⁄2
.238 14
TUESDAY’S RESULT
Minnesota 81, San Antonio 57
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Atlanta at New York, 11 a.m.
Connecticut at Indiana, 12
Los Angeles at Chicago, 12:30
Washington at Phoenix, 3:30
MONDAY’S RESULTS
No games scheduled
TENNIS
ATP
HALL OF FAME
CHAMPIONSHIPS
At The International Tennis Hall of Fame
Newport, R.I.
Surface: Grass-Outdoor
First Round
Stefan Kozlov, Pembroke Pines, d. Benjamin
Becker, Germany, 6-1, 6-2.
John-Patrick Smith, Australia, d. Jordan
Thompson, Australia, 6-4, 6-4.
Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, d. Alex
Kuznetsov, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
Brian Baker, United States, d. Austin
Krajicek, United States, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
Adrian Mannarino (6), France, d. James
Duckworth, Australia, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-5),
7-6 (6-4).
Yuichi Sugita, Japan, d. Amir Weintraub,
Israel, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Frank Dancevic, Canada, d. Ryan Harrison,
United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Sam Groth, Australia, d. Michal Przysiezny,
Poland, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.
SKISTAR SWEDISH OPEN
At Bastad Tennis Stadiun, Bastad, Sweden
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
First Round
Fernando Verdasco (5), Spain, d. Henri
Laaksonen, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-2.
Calvin Hemery, France, d. Tristan Lamasine,
France, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Andrea Arnoboldi, Italy, d. Marco Trungelliti,
Argentina, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Albert Montanes, Spain, d. Elias Ymer,
Sweden, 6-4, 6-2.
Dustin Brown, Germany, d. Daniel Munoz-de
la Nava, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).
Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, d. Michael
Berrer, Germany, 7-5, 7-5.
Gastao Elias, Portugal, d. Christian Lindell,
Sweden, 6-1, 6-4.
Taro Daniel, Japan, d. Horacio Zeballos (7),
Argentina, 6-4, 6-2.
Carl Soderlund, Sweden, d. Fred Simonsson,
Sweden, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5).
At Rothenbaum Tennis Arena, Hamburg,
Germany
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
First Round
Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, d. Benoit Paire
(2), France, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.
Stephane Robert, France, d. Leonardo Mayer,
Argentina, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4.
Renzo Olivo, Argentina, d. Mikhail Youzhny,
Russia, 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-1.
Martin Klizan (7), Slovakia, d. Igor Sijsling,
Netherlands, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Philipp Kohlschreiber (1), Germany, d. Carlos
Berlocq, Argentina, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (8), Spain, d. Kenny
de Schepper, France, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).
Inigo Cervantes, Spain, d. Alexander Zverev
(4), Germany, 7-5, 7-6 (7-2).
Louis Wessels, Germany, d. Steven Diez,
Canada, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1.
Daniil Medvedev, Russia, d. Jan-Lennard
Struff, Germany, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
WTA
BRD BUCHAREST OPEN
At Arenele BNR Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
First Round
Monica Niculescu (5), Romania, d. Andreea
Mitu, Romania, 6-2, 6-4.
Laura Siegemund (4), Germany, d. Teliana
Pereira, Brazil, 6-2, 6-2.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, d. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.
Misa Eguchi, Japan, d. Maria-Teresa TorroFlor, Spain, 6-1, 6-2.
Danka Kovinic (6), Montenegro, d. Nadia
Podoroska, Argentina, 6-1, 6-0.
Sara Errani (2), Italy, d. Aleksandra Krunic,
Serbia, 6-3, 6-2.
Patricia Maria Tig, Romania, d. Ioana Minca,
Romania, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
Pauline Parmentier, France, d. Ysaline
Bonaventure, Belgium, 6-4, 6-2.
Francesca Schiavone, Italy, d. Elitsa Kostova,
Bulgaria, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3).
Isabella Shinikova, Bulgaria, d. Kateryna
Kozlova, Ukraine, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Polina Leykina, Russia, d. Xu Shilin, China,
1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (9-7).
Anastasija Sevastova (7), Latvia, d. ElenaGabriela Ruse, Romania, 6-3, 6-4.
Simona Halep (1), Romania, d. Barbora
Krejcikova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
GSTAAD
NASL
W D L GF GA PTS
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
2
2
2
5
5
3
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
6
4
3
2
5
3
to get in line with the other
sports that test more rigorously.
Ahh, the Olympics.
So far, it has been the
predominant story line in
the buildup to the golf’s
oldest major championship, with Spieth announcing Monday he would follow the lead of McIlroy,
Day and Johnson by not
playing in Rio next month
when the sport rejoins the
Summer Games for the
first time since 1904.
All of them cited concerns over the Zika virus as
the primary reason for
staying away. But, while
Spieth said Tuesday it was
“probably the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make
in my life,” McIlroy was
much more cavalier about
skipping the Olympics.
“I don’t think it was as
difficult a decision for me
as it was for him,” McIlroy
said. “I don’t feel like I’ve
let the game down at all. I
didn’t get into golf to try
and grow the game. I got
into golf to win championships and win major championships.”
That was clearly a shot at
golf’s Olympic boosters,
who have said it’s the best
way to spread the sport to
nontraditional areas, with
South America being at the
forefront this year.
But McIlroy made it
clear he’s not in that camp.
In fact, he made it sound
as if golf doesn’t belong in
the Olympics at all.
“I’m very happy with the
decision that I’ve made,
and I have no regrets about
it,” McIlroy said. “I’ll probably watch the Olympics,
but I’m not sure golf will
be one of the events I
watch.”
So, what will he watch?
“Probably,” he replied,
“the events like track and
field, swimming, diving —
the stuff that matters.”
Another zinger from a
player who has no intention of fading away.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Fort Lauderdate at Indy, 7:30
Jacksonville at New York, 7:30
Puerto Rico FC at Rayo OKC, 9
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Jacksonville at Miami FC, 8
Carolina at Fort Lauderdale, 7
Puerto Rico FC at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Indy at Minnesota United, 8
New York at Rayo OKC, 9
13. Mikel Landa, Spain, Sky, 3:14.
14. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana, same
time.
15. Stephen Cummings, Britain, Dimension
Data, 5:35.
16. Edward Theuns, Belgium, Trek-Segafredo, 9:39.
17. Jasper Stuyven, Belgium, Trek-Segafredo, same time.
18. Michael Valgren, Denmark, Tinkoff, same
time.
19. Tony Martin, Etixx-QuickStep, same
time.
20. Luke Rowe, Britain, Sky, same time.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Sent 1B Justin
Morneau to Birmingham (SL) for a rehab
assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS: Sent OF Michael
Brantley to Mahoning Valley (NYP) for a
rehab assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Traded RHP Matt
Tindall to Washington for cash.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Assigned 2B Cole
Figueroa outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Optioned RHP
Michael Blazek to Colorado Springs (PCL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Released RHP
Mike Broadway. Reinstated 2B Kelby
Tomlinson from the 15-day DL and optioned
him to Sacramento (PCL).
3:14 a.m.-8:15 a.m. — Paul Lawrie,
Scotland;Brandt Snedeker, United States;Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.
3:25 a.m.-8:26 a.m. — Padraig Harrington,
Ireland;Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa;Jamie
Donaldson, Wales.
3:36 a.m.-8:37 a.m. — Scott Piercy, United
States;Paul Dunne, Ireland;Jamie Lovemark,
United States.
3:47 a.m.-8:48 a.m. — Victor Dubuisson,
France;Jimmy Walker, United States;Scott
Hend, Australia.
4:03 a.m.-9:04 a.m. — Jordan Spieth,
United States;Justin Rose, England;Shane
Lowry, Ireland.
4:14 a.m.-9:15 a.m. — Ross Fisher, England;Steve Stricker, United States;Vijay
Singh, Fiji.
4:25 a.m.-9:26 a.m. — Danny Willet,
England;Rickie Fowler, United States;Jason
Day, Australia.
4:36 a.m.-9:37 a.m. — Rory McIlroy,
Northern Ireland, Hideki Matsuyama,
Japan;Bubba Watson, United States.
4:47 a.m.-9:48 a.m. — Gary Woodland,
United States;James Morrison, England;Soomin Lee, South Korea.
4:58 a.m.-9:59 a.m. — Smylie Kaufman,
United States;Chris Kirk, United States;George Coetzee, South Africa.
5:09 a.m.-10:10 a.m. — Billy Horschel,
United States;Matthew Fitzpatrick, England;Hideto Tanihara, Japan.
5:20 a.m.-10:21 a.m. — Matteo Manassero,
Italy;Shugo Imahira, Japan;Russell Henley,
United States.
5:31 a.m.-10:32 a.m. — Kodai Ichihara,
Japan;Robert Rock, England;William McGirt,
United States.
5:42 a.m.-10:43 a.m. — Brendan Steele,
United States;Richard Sterne, South Africa,
Matt Jones, Australia.
5:53 a.m.-10:54 a.m. — Patton Kizzire,
United States;Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium;Rod
Pampling, Australia.
6:04 a.m.-11:05 a.m. — Dave Coupland,
England;Nathan Holman, Australia;Phachara
Khongwatmai, Thailand.
6:15 a.m.-11:16 a.m. — Scott Fernandez,
Spain;Rikard Karlberg, Sweden;Haydn
Porteous, South Africa.
6:36 a.m.-1:35 a.m. — Greg Chalmers,
Australia;Kristoffer Broberg, Sweden;Clement Sordet, France.
6:47 a.m.-1:46 a.m. — David Howell,
England;Seung-yul Noh, South Korea;Tony
Finau, United States.
6:58 a.m.-1:57 a.m. — Jordan Niebrugge,
United States;Nick Cullen, Australia;Robert
Streb, United States.
7:09 a.m.-2:08 a.m. — Ben Curtis, United
States;a-Stefano Mazzoli, Italy;John Daly,
United States.
7:20 a.m.-2:19 a.m. — Francesco Molinari,
Italy;Kevin Kisner, United States;KT Kim,
South Korea.
7:31 a.m.-2:30 a.m. — Todd Hamilton,
United States;Justin Leonard, United
States;Mark Calcavecchia, United States.
7:42 a.m.-2:41 a.m. — Soren Kjeldsen,
Denmark;Lasse Jensen, Denmark;Bill Haas,
United States.
7:53 a.m.-2:52 a.m. — Paul Casey, England;Charl Schwartzel, South Africa;Kevin
Na, United States.
8:04 a.m.-3:03 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo,
Argentina;Joost Luiten, Netherlands;Charley
Hoffman, United States.
8:15 a.m.-3:14 a.m. — Graeme McDowell,
Northern Ireland;Matt Kuchar, United
States;Andrew Johnson, England.
8:26 a.m.-3:25 a.m. — Phil Mickelson,
United States, Lee Westwood, England;Ernie
Els, South Africa.
8:37 a.m.-3:36 a.m. — Satoshi Kodaira,
Japan;James Hahn, United States;Andy
Sullivan, England.
8:48 a.m.-3:47 a.m. — Ryan Moore, United
States;Bernd Wiesberger, Austria;Tommy
Fleetwood, England.
9:04 a.m.-4:03 a.m. — Dustin Johnson,
United States;Martin Kaymer, Germany;Russell Knox, Scotland.
9:15 a.m.-4:14 a.m. — Zach Johnson,
United States;Adam Scott, Australia;Henrik
Stenson, Sweden.
9:26 a.m.-4:25 a.m. — Chris Wood,
England;Yusaku Miyazato, Japan;Mark
O’Meara, United States.
9:37 a.m.-4:36 a.m. — Miguel Angel
Jimenez, Spain;Jason Dufner, United
States;Marc Warren, Scotland.
9:48 a.m.-4:47 a.m. — Anirban Lahiri,
India;Sergio Garcia, Spain;Keegan Bradley,
United States.
9:59 a.m.-4:58 a.m. — Webb Simpson,
United States;Yuta Ikeda, Japan;Thomas
Pieters, Belgium.
10:10 a.m.-5:09 a.m. — Rafa Cabrera-Bello,
Spain;J.B. Holmes, United States;Brandon
Stone, South Africa.
10:21 a.m.-5:20 a.m. — Marco Dawson,
United States;Matthew Southgate, England;Yosuke Tsukada, Japan.
10:32 a.m.-5:31 a.m. — Jack Senior,
England;James Heath, England;Brian Gay,
United States.
10:43 a.m.-5:42 a.m. — Jim Herman, United
States;Fabian Gomez, Argentina;Anthony
Wall, England.
10:54 a.m.-5:53 a.m. — Paul Howard,
England;Daniel Summerhays, United
States;Colt Knost, United States.
11:05 a.m.-6:04 a.m. — Oskar Arvidsson,
Sweden, Harold Varner III, United States;Tyrrell Hatton, England.
11:16 a.m.-6:15 a.m. — Ryan Evans,
England;Callum Shinkwin, England;Zander
Lombard, South Africa.
MLS
Eastern
W L T Pts GF GA
NewYorkCity FC
Philadelphia
Montreal
New York
Toronto FC
New England
D.C. United
Orlando City
Columbus
Chicago
Western
8
8
6
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
W
6
6
4
9
6
7
7
4
7
8
L
6
5
7
3
5
7
6
9
7
5
T
30
29
25
24
23
22
21
21
16
14
Pts
31
32
28
28
19
26
17
28
22
15
GF
34
26
25
25
19
33
20
29
28
21
GA
FC Dallas
11 5 4 37 31 24
Colorado
9 2 7 34 21 13
Real Salt Lake
8 5 5 29 29 28
Los Angeles
7 3 8 29 31 18
Sporting KC
8 8 4 28 24 23
Vancouver
7 8 4 25 29 33
Portland
6 6 7 25 28 29
San Jose
5 6 7 22 19 21
Houston
4 8 6 18 23 25
Seattle
5 10 2 17 14 21
NOTE: Three points for win, one point tie.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Toronto FC at Columbus, 7
Orlando City at New York, 7:30
Sporting Kansas City at Chicago, 8:30
FC Dallas at Seattle, 10:30
Montreal at Portland, 10:30
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 10:30
FRIDAY’S GAME
Houston at Los Angeles, 11
SATURDAY’S GAMES
D.C. United at Columbus, 7:30
Chicago at FC Dallas, 9
Sporting Kansas City at Colorado, 9
New England at Real Salt Lake, 10
Orlando City at Vancouver, 10
Toronto FC at San Jose, 10:30
CYCLING
At Revel, France
10th Stage
122.4 miles from Escaldes-Engordany in
Andorra to Revel, beginning with a Category
1 climb to Port d’Envalira and a Category 3
near the finish.
SOCCER
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Ringo of the Fab Four.
“Probably the first time
I’ve been compared to the
Beatles,” he said, managing only the hint of a
smile. “I’m happy where
my game is. I can’t worry
about other guys.
“If I focus on myself and
make sure that I’m playing
the best that I can, I’m
pretty confident that … I’m
going to win more times
than not.”
McIlroy has other things
on his mind as well.
He called on golf’s major
governing bodies to step up
their anti-doping efforts,
which he said are limited
to a handful of urine tests
each year.
“I could use HGH and
get away with it, so I think
blood testing is something
that needs to happen in
golf just to make sure that
it is a clean sport going
forward,” he said. “If golf
is in the Olympics and golf
wants to be seen as a mainstream sport as such, it has
TOUR DE FRANCE
At Roy Emerson Arena, Gstaad, Switzerland
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
First Round
Timea Bacsinszky (1), Switzerland, d. Sara
Sorribes Tormo, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.
Johanna Larsson (6), Sweden, d. Bethanie
Mattek-Sands, United States, 7-5, 6-2.
New York
Jacksonville
FC Edmonton
Indy
Rayo OKC
Minnesota United
Carolina
Miami FC
Puerto Rico FC
Fort Lauderdale
Tampa Bay
Ottawa
with a dazzling display at
Oakmont.
“The game is in a great
state,” said defending
British Open champion
Zach Johnson, one of only
two players outside the Fab
Four to win at the past
eight major championships. “Great, young talents carrying it and pushing it.
“I don’t know if there’s a
ceiling, but if there is, it
seems like it’s being
nudged a little bit higher
month after month, year
after year.”
Even though McIlroy
hasn’t been a serious contender at the majors since
his victory at Valhalla,
McIlroy sees no reason for
concern. He’s still only 27,
an enormous talent who
surely has some of his best
golf still in front of him.
He rolled his eyes when
someone mentioned a
reference in the British
media that he was on the
verge of becoming the
6
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
1. Michael Matthews, Australia, OricaBikeExchange, 4 hours, 22 minutes, 38
seconds.
2. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Tinkoff, same time.
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norway, Dimension Data, same time.
4. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC
Racing, same time.
5. Samuel Dumoulin, France, AG2R La
Mondiale, same time.
6. Daryl Impey, South Africa, Orica-BikeExchange, 2 seconds behind.
7. Luke Durbridge, Australia, Orica-BikeExchange, 1:10.
8. Damiano Caruso, Italy, BMC Racing, 3:01.
9. Gorka Izaguirre, Spain, Movistar, 3:10.
10. Tony Gallopin, France, Lotto Soudal,
same time.
11. Rui Costa, Portugal, Lampre-Merida,
same time.
12. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Direct Energie,
same time.
ALSO
25. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, same time.
29. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Etixx-QuickStep,
same time.
32. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar,
same time.
37. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha,
same time.
39. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar,
same time.
43. Adam Yates, Britain, Orica-BikeExchange, same time.
61. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La
Mondiale, same time.
64. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC
Racing, same time.
95. Lawson Craddock, United States,
Cannondale, same time.
99. Brent Bookwalter, United States, BMC
Racing, same time.
100. Alex Howes, United States, Cannondale, same time.
128. Peter Stetina, United States, TrekSegafredo, same time.
OVERALL STANDINGS
(After 10 stages)
1. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 49:08:20.
2. Adam Yates, Britain, Orica-BikeExchange,
:16.
3. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Etixx-QuickStep,
:19.
4. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, :23.
5. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, :37.
6. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, TrekSegafredo, :44.
7. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.
8. Sergio Henao, Colombia, Sky, same time.
9. Louis Meintjes, South Africa, LampreMerida, :55.
10. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar,
1:01.
11. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC
Racing, same time.
12. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic,
Tinkoff, 1:16.
13. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana, 1:23.
14. Richie Porte, Australia, BMC Racing,
2:10.
15. Warren Barguil, France, Giant-Alpecin,
2:51.
ALSO
49. Peter Stetina, United States, TrekSegafredo, 42:05.
70. Lawson Craddock, United States,
Cannondale, 1:02:36.
103. Alex Howes, United States, Cannondale, 1:26.55.
175. Brent Bookwalter, United States, BMC
Racing, 1:53:54.
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
W LT
Arizona
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Portland
11
7
6
1
30
70
70
12 0
Pct
PF
PA
.786
.500
.461
.077
938
745
595
527
695
803
593
786
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
W LT
Orlando
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Tampa Bay
12
11
5
1
20
30
80
12 0
Pct
PF
PA
.857
.786
.385
.077
789
860
670
441
652
666
652
718
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 3:30
Cleveland at Los Angeles, 10
Jacksonville at Portland, 10
MONDAY’S RESULT
Los Angeles 48, Tampa Bay 21
BASKETBALL
DETROIT PISTONS: Signed C Boban Marjanovic to a three-year contract.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS: Signed C/F
Marreese Speights and F Brice Johnson.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES: Signed G Andrew
Harrison and C Deyonta Davis to multiyear
contracts. Waived G Tony Wroten.
HOCKEY
ANAHEIM DUCKS: Agreed to terms with D
Korbinian Holzer on a one-year contract.
ARIZONA COYOTES: Signed RW Shane Doan
to a one-year contract.
CAROLINA HURRICANES: Agreed to terms
with C Victor Rask on a six-year contract.
DALLAS STARS: Signed D Jamie Oleksiak to a
one-year contract.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS: Named Ryane Clowe
assistant coach.
SOCCER
MLS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY: Signed M Emmanuel Appiah. Traded D Amadou Dia to
Montreal for F Cameron Porter.
COLLEGE
FLAGLER: Promoted men’s and women’s
assistant tennis coach Rodrigo Puebla to
women’s tennis coach.
BASEBALL
MLB HOME RUN DERBY
WINNERS
2016: Giancarlo Stanton, Miami (Petco Park)
2015: Todd Frazier, Cincinnati (Great
American Ball Park)
2014: Yoenis Cespedes, Oak. (Target Field)
2013: Yoenis Cespedes, Oak. (Citi Field)
2012: Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers (Kauffman Stadium)
2011: Robinson Cano, N.Y.Y. (Chase Field)
2010: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox (Angel
Stadium)
2009: Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers
(Busch Stadium)
2008: Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
(Yankee Stadium)
2007: Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles Angels
(AT&T Park)
2006: Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
(PNC Park)
2005: Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia Phillies
(Comerica Park)
2004: Miguel Tejada, Baltimore Orioles
(Minute Maid Park)
2003: Garret Anderson, Anaheim Angels
(U.S. Cellular Field)
2002: Jason Giambi, New York Yankees
(Miller Park)
2001: Luis Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks
(Safeco Field)
2000: Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs (Turner
Field)
1999: Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners
(Fenway Park)
1998: Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners
(Coors Field)
1997: Tino Martinez, New York Yankees
(Jacobs Field)
1996: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants
(Veterans Stadium)
1995: Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
(The Ballpark in Arlington)
1994: Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners
(Three Rivers Stadium)
1993: Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers
(Camden Yards)
1992: Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics
(Jack Murphy Stadium)
1991: Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles
(SkyDome)
1990: Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs
(Wrigley Field)
CFL
GOLF
EAST DIVISION
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
Hamilton
W
L
T Pts
PF PA
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
99
75
35
69
5
4
2
2
76
73
42
76
WEST DIVISION
B.C.
Calgary
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
W
L
T Pts
PF PA
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
62
80
76
64
53
4
3
2
2
0
46
68
81
82
69
WEDNESDAY’S GAME
Ottawa at Toronto, 7:30
THURSDAY’S GAME
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:30
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Optioned RHP Jason
Garcia to Bowie (EL).
BOSTON RED SOX: Assigned OF Ryan
LaMarre outright to Pawtucket (IL). Agreed
to terms with OF Juan Carlos Abreu on a
minor league contract.
BRITISH OPEN TEE TIMES
At Royal Troon Golf Club
Troon, Scotland
Purse: $7.74 million
Yardage: 7,190 yards;Par: 71
All Times EDT
(a-amateur)
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
1:35 a.m.-6:36 a.m. — Colin Montgomerie,
Scotland;Marc Leishman, Australia;Luke
Donald, England.
1:46 a.m.-6:47 a.m. — Steven Alker, New
Zealand;Marcus Fraser, Australia;Sanghee
Lee, South Korea.
1:57 a.m.-6:58 a.m. — Jeunghun Wang,
South Korea;Jon Rahm, Spain;Ryan Palmer,
United States.
2:08 a.m.-7:09 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Scotland;a-Scott Gregory, England;David Duval,
United States.
2:19 a.m.-7:20 a.m. — Richie Ramsay,
Scotland;Danny Lee, New Zealand;Harris
English, United States.
2:30 a.m.-7:31 a.m. — Alex Noren, Sweden;Steven Bowditch, Australia;Kevin Chappell,
United States.
2:41 a.m.-7:42 a.m. — Darren Clarke,
Northern Ireland;Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark;Jim Furyk, United States.
2:52 a.m.-7:53 a.m. — Justin Thomas,
United States;David Lingmerth, Sweden;Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand.
3:03 a.m.-8:04 a.m. — Branden Grace,
South Africa;Patrick Reed, United States;Byeong Hun An, South Korea.
OLYMPICS
U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team
Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre
Gabby Douglas, Tarzana, Calif./Buckeye
Gymnastics
Laurie Hernandez, Old Bridge, N.J./MG Elite
Madison Kocian, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gym.
Aly Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s
American Gymnastics
Replacement Athletes
Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest
Gymnastics
MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights
Gymnastics
Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams
Gymnastics
WEDNESDAY JULY 13 2016
MIAMI HERALD............................................................................................H1
7B
8B
H1 ...............................................................................................MIAMI
HERALD
WEDNESDAY JULY 13 2016