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BBA-INDIANS-MARINERS
Bauer holds Mariners in check to give Tribe sixth win in row
SEATTLE (AP) — Trevor Bauer pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and Rajah Davis homered to lead the Cleveland Indians to their sixth straight victory with a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.
Bauer (4-2) gave up one run while scattering five hits. He walked one and struck out 10 to earn his first victory since May 10. Bryan Shaw got the final two outs in the eighth and Cody Allen worked the ninth to pick up his 12th save in 13 opportunities.
It’s the longest win streak for the Indians since Aug. 25-31 and extended their lead over Kansas City in the AL Central to 2 1/2 games.
James Paxton (0-2) took the loss for the Mariners, who have dropped four straight. He allowed all three runs — just one earned — on five hits. He walked one and struck out 10 in six innings.
INDIANS-MARINERS TUESDAY
Miley vs. Anderson as series vs. Indians continues
SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners’ series against the Cleveland Indians continues this evening.
Wade Miley will get the start for Seattle. He gave up 12 hits and 9 runs last Thursday to San Diego but didn’t get the decision with the Mariners rallying for a 16-13 win. Miley has had just two career starts against the Indians — going 0-1 with an 8.22 ERA.
The Indians will start Cody Anderson. Anderson had his best outing — and only win — of the season on May 23. He lasted seven innings, allowing five hits, one run, no walks, and nine strikeouts in a 5-1 win over the White Sox.
SEAHAWKS-LYNCH RETIREMENT
Marshawn Lynch tells 60 Minutes Sports ‘I’m retired’
SEATTLE (AP) — Marshawn Lynch is putting to rest any lingering speculation about a possible return to the NFL in an interview with “60 Minutes Sports.”
In the interview that is to air Tuesday, Lynch says, “I’m retired. Is that good enough? Which camera do you want me to look into? This one? I’m done. I’m not playing football anymore.”
There’s been speculation throughout the offseason that Lynch was having second thoughts about his decision to retire, which he announced in a post on social media during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. The Seahawks placed Lynch on the reserve/retired list in May, meaning the team would retain his rights if Lynch decided to return.
The move by Seattle was a procedural step, but it was necessary to make Lynch’s retirement official.
CLIMBING-OLYMPIC DREAMS
Looking up: Climbing sets sights on 2020 Olympics
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Climbing is on the precipice of becoming an Olympic sport, raising the profile of a recreational activity that is seeing a surge in young participants.
The ascent to potential Olympic inclusion got a boost on June 1 after the International Olympic Committee executive board gave its approval to include climbing along with four other sports: baseball-softball, surfing, karate and skateboarding. The IOC will decide in August whether to add the sports to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japanese organizers initially proposed the new sports in September and looked at climbing as a competition that could appeal to teens and young adult, an age where there is already increasing interest.
There were roughly 35 million climbers worldwide in 2015, according to the International Federation of Sport Climbing, up 40 percent from two years earlier. As of last fall, about half of the total was younger than 25.
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.
