With birdies on the
first two holes, Dalen
Yamauchi was the one
who looked like a four-
time champion play-
ing on familiar turf.
After that, the former
Waiakea and UH-Hilo
golfer was practically
home free at the Manoa
Cup.
Yamauchi punched
his first ticket to the
round of 16 at the
state amateur match
play
championship
Wednesday, putting
away former champion
Brandon Kop 5 and 4
at Oahu Country Club.
Yamauchi has needed
only 26 holes to dispose
of his two opponents in
match play.
“I think the key is I’m
not making mistakes,
and when I do they are
not that bad,” Yamauchi
said of his fourth try at
the event. “It helps to
have momentum when
you’re playing such
a good player on his
course.”
Yamauchi will face
Andrew
Chin
on
Thursday
morning.
Punahou product Chin,
who tied for second
at the 2015 HHSSA
championships, kept
UH-Hilo from laying
claim to a quarter of the
field when he outlasted
Nick Matsushima in
a match that went 20
holes.
Matsushima,
who
along with Yamauchi
recently
exhaust-
ed his eligibility with
the Vulcans, staged
a furious rally on the
back nine to make up
a four-shot deficit.
Matsushima tied the
match with a bird-
ie on No. 17, but after
each made par on
consecutive holes, Chin
came up with a birdie.
“Andrew made a
good putt on the last
hole,” Yamauchi said.
Former
Vulcans
Isaac Jaffurs and Chris
Shimomura also will
try to reach the quar-
terfinals Thursday.
Jaffurs
ousted
Waiakea junior Shon
Katahira 4 and 3, fir-
ing two eagles on
par-5 holes as he tries
to repeat his run from
a year ago. In 2014,
Jaffurs reached the
final before falling to
Kamehameha-Hawaii
graduate Nainoa Calip,
who has since turned
pro.
Shimomura regained
his lead on No. 16 and
went on to beat Kyle
Suppa 1-up.
Yamauchi
hasn’t
played past the 14th
hole since Monday’s
qualifying, when he
shot a 71. He thought
he might be destined
for a longer match
Wednesday when Kop
birdied the fifth hole
to cut his lead to one
shot, but Yamauchi
made par after par as
Kop, who last won the
event in 1998, began to
stumble.
“I played about aver-
age,” Yamauchi said.
WIN FOR HAYASHI
Hilo’s Kevin Hayashi
and Oahu’s Kevin
Carll carded a 6-under
64 on Monday at the
Kaanapali Classic Pro
Pro on Monday on
Maui.
The duo finished at
14-under 127 in the bet-
ter-ball format. Among
the twosomes tied for
fourth at 8-under were
Calip and UH-Hilo
alum Corey Kozuma.
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WEST HAWAII TODAY | THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015
SPORTS
Span infield hit in 11th lifts Nationals over Yankees
NEWYORK —Denard
Span had a run-scoring
infield hit with two outs
in the 11th inning, and
the Washington Nationals
snapped the New York
Yankees’ seven-game win-
ning streak with a 5-4 vic-
tory Wednesday.
After the game, Yankees
manager Joe Girardi said
closer Andrew Miller will
go on the disabled list
because of a strained fore-
armmuscle, an injury that
pushes setup man Dellin
Betances into a ninth-in-
ning role.
Michael Taylor hit a
tying, two-run homer
in the eighth against
22-year-old
rookie
Jacob Lindgren, helping
Washington win for just
the third time in 12 games.
Tyler Moore led off
the 11th with a single
off Chris Capuano (0-4)
and advanced on Jose
Lobaton’s sacrifice and
Danny Espinosa’s tapper
back to the mound. Span
then hit a high chopper up
the middle. Second base-
man Stephen Drew field-
ed the ball as he crossed
past second base but Span
beat the one-hop throw
for his third hit.
CARDINALS 4,
ROCKIES 2
DENVER — Carlos Martinez
pitched efficiently into the
seventh inning for a fifth straight
start and Randal Grichuk hit a
solo homer, helping St. Louis beat
Colorado to avoid a series sweep.
Martinez (7-2) had a shutout
until Ben Paulsen’s two-run
homer in the seventh. He gave
up eight hits in 6 1-3 innings
and tied a career-high with two
singles at the plate. Martinez
also scored a run to help the
Cardinals salvage the final game
of what’s been a rough series.
St. Louis was outscored 15-6
in the opening two games and
had slugger Matt Holliday
go on the disabled list with a
strained right quadriceps.
Chad Bettis (2-1) allowed three
runs in five innings as the Rockies
finished a 5-5 homestand.
GIANTS 8, METS 5
NEWYORK — Brandon Belt
hit one of San Francisco’s three
homers off a struggling Matt
Harvey, and the Giants scored
five times in the sixth inning
in a victory over New York.
Buster Posey had three RBIs,
including a two-run double off
Harvey that tied the score in
the sixth. Belt followed with
a two-run shot, and Justin
Maxwell added a long homer
later in the inning that gave
San Francisco a 7-4 lead.
Joe Panik had three hits for
the Giants, including a two-run
homer in the first on an 0-2 pitch.
ROYALS 7, TWINS 2
MINNEAPOLIS — Alex
Gordon hit a three-run homer,
Edinson Volquez struck out six
batters over seven innings and
Kansas City beat Minnesota to
finish the first series sweep this
season of the Twins at home.
The Twins scored 11 runs
while stumbling to a 1-5 record
on this home-stand, which
handed the division lead back
to Kansas City. The Twins hadn’t
been swept since the opening
series of the season at Detroit.
Their frustration was evident in
the eighth, when Torii Hunter was
ejected by home plate umpire
Mark Ripperger for arguing a
called third strike. Hunter had to
be restrained briefly, before yank-
ing off his elbow pad, shin guard
and batting gloves and throwing
them toward the batter’s box.
For good measure, Hunter
ripped off his jersey and threw
that over the first-base line,
before retreating to the dugout.
RAYS 4, ANGELS 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —
Evan Longoria homered and
Erasmo Ramirez got help
from four relievers in pitching
Tampa Bay past Los Angeles.
Longoria, who started at third
base after being out of the lineup
the past three games due to a
sore left wrist, put the Rays up
3-2 with a solo homer in the third
off Jered Weaver (4-6). It was just
his second home run in his last
28 games, and sixth this season.
Ramirez (5-2) gave up two runs
and five hits over five innings in
winning for the fifth time in six
starts. Steve Geltz, Kevin Jepsen,
Brad Boxberger and Jake McGee,
who pitched the ninth for his
first save, held the Angels to two
hits over the final four innings.
WHITE SOX 4, ASTROS 1
CHICAGO — Geovany Soto
hit a tiebreaking home run in
the seventh inning, leading Jose
Quintana and Chicago over
Houston and handing the Astros
their seventh straight loss.
George Springer went 5 for 5
for the ALWest-leading Astros.
Jose Abreu and Adam LaRoche
also homered for Chicago.
Quintana and Astros rookie Vin-
cent Velasquez combined for the
third pitchers’ duel of the series.
Quintana (3-6) earned his first
win since May 13, allowing one
run and six hits in seven innings.
REDS 5, PHILLIES 2
CINCINNATI — Ivan De Jesus
Jr. homered for the second time
in three games, and Cincin-
nati Reds swept Philadelphia
Wednesday after losing shortstop
Zack Cozart to a knee injury.
Cozart twisted his right ankle
and knee as he tried to beat out
a grounder in the first inning.
He crumpled to the ground,
rolled on his back and grabbed
the knee, wincing in pain. He
didn’t put any weight on the
right leg as he was helped off
the field and taken for an exam.
The Phillies fell to 7-23 away
from Citizens Bank Park, their
worst road record after 30
games since 1941. They have lost
seven straight on the road — their
worst such slump in two years
— and have been swept three
times in their last five series.
BLUE JAYS 7, MARLINS 2
TORONTO — Justin Smoak hit
one of four Blue Jays homers,
Scott Copeland won in his
first major league start and
Toronto beat Miami to extend
its winning streak to eight.
Josh Donaldson, Russell Martin
and Jose Reyes also connected
for the Blue Jays (31-30), who
moved above .500 for the first
time since May 19 (16-15).
Toronto is on its longest winning
run since a nine-game streak
from May 20-28 last year.
Copeland (1-0), a 27-year-
old right-hander who made
his big league debut in relief
on May 2, started in place of
Aaron Sanchez, who was skipped
because of general soreness.
Copeland allowed one run and
six hits in seven innings, struck
out four and walked none.
Smoak and Martin hit consec-
utive homers in the fourth off
Tom Koehler (4-4), who allowed
six runs and eight hits in 6 2-3
innings and lost for the first time
since May 6 at Washington.
CUBS 12, TIGERS 3
DETROIT — Chris Coghlan
and Miguel Montero each
hit a three-run homer, and
Chicago pounded Detroit.
Jake Arrieta (6-4) shut out the
Tigers until Yoenis Cespedes
hit a three-run shot of his own
in the sixth. The Cubs led 6-0
before that, and Chicago added
six more runs in the seventh.
Shane Greene (4-6) allowed
five runs and seven hits in three
innings, another poor outing for
the right-hander who looked so
sharp at the beginning of the
season. Greene allowed one
earned run over his first three
starts for the Tigers. Since then,
he’s posted an 8.60 ERA.
Arrieta gave up three runs
and eight hits in six innings. He
struck out eight and walked one.
PIRATES 2, BREWERS 0
PITTSBURGH — Charlie Morton
scattered three hits in 7 1-3
innings to remain unbeaten in
his return from hip surgery as
Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee.
Morton (4-0) struck out six
and walked three to win his
fourth straight start since
coming off the disabled list last
month. He didn’t allow a hit until
Aramis Ramirez led off the fifth
with a single up the middle.
Pedro Alvarez hit his 10th
homer of the season. Jordy
Mercer and Jung Ho Kang
added three hits apiece for the
Pirates. Mark Melancon worked
a perfect ninth for his 19th save.
Kyle Lohse (3-7) dropped his
third consecutive decision while
falling to 0-3 against Pittsburgh
this season. He gave up an RBI
single to Starling Marte in the
first and a 438-foot homer to
Alvarez leading off the second.
Milwaukee right fielder
Ryan Braun went 0 for 2
before leaving in the top of
the sixth with dizziness.
BRAVES 4, PADRES 1
ATLANTA — Rookie Williams Pe-
rez allowed only four hits in seven
innings, Kelly Johnson returned
from the disabled list with three
hits and Atlanta beat San Diego.
Johnson had an RBI single
in the second inning in his
return after missing 24 games
with a strained right oblique.
Cameron Maybin drove in a run
with two of Atlanta’s 14 hits.
The only run allowed by Perez
(2-0) was unearned. Making
his fifth start, he matched his
longest outing start while striking
out five and walking two. He has
allowed no more than one earned
run in four of his five starts.
Cory Spangenberg had three
hits, including two dou-
bles. His fifth-inning double
drove in the Padres’ run.
Jim Johnson pitched a perfect
ninth inning for his third save.
Closer Jason Grilli was rested
after pitching two straight days.
Tyson Ross (3-6) took the loss.
ORIOLES 5, RED SOX 2
BALTIMORE — Adam Jones
drove in a run and played excep-
tional defense behind left-hander
Wei-Yin Chen, who earned his
second win of the season in the
Baltimore’s victory over Boston.
J.J. Hardy had two RBIs for
the Orioles, who will attempt
to complete a three-game
sweep on Thursday night.
Jones, a four-time Gold Glove
winner, threw out a runner from
center field and made two fine
catches. He also put Baltimore up
3-1 in the third with an RBI single.
Chen (2-4) allowed two runs
and seven hits in five-plus innings.
Darren O’Day struck out four
during two perfect innings
to earn his second save.
Rick Porcello (4-6) gave
up five runs and 10 hits over
5 1/3 innings in losing his
fourth straight start.
MARINERS 9, INDIANS 3
CLEVELAND — Kyle Seager,
batting cleanup in place of
ailing Nelson Cruz, hit a grand
slam and drove in five runs to
lead Seattle past Cleveland.
Cruz, who leads the American
League with 18 home runs,
missed the game because of
back spasms. Seager helped
Seattle win for the second
straight day at Progressive
Field after a 2-9 homestand.
Seager hit his second career
grand slam, connecting in the
third inning against Trevor
Bauer (5-3). Seager added an
RBI double in the seventh.
Taijuan Walker (3-6) al-
lowed one run in six innings
and beat the Indians for the
second time in two weeks.
Cleveland lost its third straight
and fell to 11-18 at home.
MLB
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Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper,
right, celebrates with center fielder Denard Span
after their 5-4, 11-inning victory over the New
York Yankees on Wednesday
.
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Former champ no
match for Yamauchi
at Manoa Cup
BY MATT GERHART
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
