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apparent.
Boston, the USOC’s
original choice to bid for
the 2024 Games, backed
out earlier this year, when
concerns about costs the
city might incur eroded
public support. A hand-
ful of European cities
declined to bid for the
2022 Winter Olympics,
citing similar concerns.
And recent hosts like
London found that the
budget for putting on the
Olympics outstripped ini-
tial projections by as much
as three or four times.
In announcing the bid,
Garcetti said that Los
Angeles would face few
of the financial challenges
that have troubled other
hosts, citing the city’s his-
tory of hosting successful-
ly twice before, in 1932
and 1984, and the infra-
structure that is already
in place.
“It is important to stress
that we are not chang-
ing the face of our city to
fit the Olympic Games,”
Garcetti said. “We have
a vision of our city that
the Olympics can benefit
from, not vice versa.
“So the issues of legacy
should be at the heart of
deciding whether or not to
bid for the games,” he said.
Scott Blackmun, the
chief executive of the
USOC, also stressed how
well Los Angeles’ bid fit
with the International
Olympic
Committee’s
Agenda 2020, which
stresses sustainable devel-
opment and as little build-
ing as necessary for the
host cities.
“The Olympic move-
ment is clearly at a turn-
ing point,” he said. “We
believe in the vision of
L.A. We believe this city
can produce a new kind of
games.”
Garcetti had said that
if Los Angeles was cho-
sen as the host, he would
sign the contract with the
IOC, guaranteeing the
city would cover any cost
overruns. But the City
Council did not release all
control to the bid com-
mittee LA24. Wary of the
potential for runaway
costs, the council mem-
bers authorized the mayor
to sign an agreement with
the USOC that will keep
them involved in decision
making until the summer
of 2017, when the IOC
selects a host.
Los Angeles has exist-
ing stadiums, which the
bid committee plans to
use to keep costs down if
the city is chosen to host
the games for a third time.
In a draft bid released last
week, LA24 projected a
surplus and a budget of
$4.1 billion. But that fig-
ure did not include more
than $1 billion that the
committee hoped private
partners would contrib-
ute to major construction
projects, like building an
Olympic Village and refur-
bishing the Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum.
Casey Wasserman, one
of the chairmen of the
bid committee, said that
85 percent of the venues
that would be used for the
games already existed or
would be built irrespective
of the Olympics. “L.A. was
built to host the Olympic
Games,” he said. “As a
global sports destination,
we can put on an exciting
games with substantially
reduced costs and risks.”
OLYMPICS:
Los Angeles has existing stadiums, which the bid committee plans to use to keep costs down
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MLB
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES —
Zack
Greinke
beat
Madison Bumgarner in a
premier pitching match-
up, and the first-place
Dodgers beat the sec-
ond-place Giants 2-1 on
Tuesday.
The Dodgers increased
their division lead to 5
1/2 games after taking
the series opener 5-4 in
14 innings in a game that
ended at 12:39 a.m. PST
Tuesday. They have won
seven of their last eight.
Greinke (15-3) allowed
one run and five hits in
7 1-3 innings. He struck
out five and walked one
while improving to 7-0 in
seven starts against the
Giants since joining the
Dodgers in 2012.
Kenley Jansen pitched
the ninth for his 28th
save in 30 chances.
Bumgarner (16-7) gave
up two runs and eight
hits in seven innings,
struck out eight and
walked one.
YANKEES 3, RED SOX 1
BOSTON — Brett Gardner
homered and Stephen Drew
hit a two-run double as the
New York Yankees pieced
together just enough offense
to overcame Rick Porcello’s
career-high 13 strikeouts
and beat the Boston Red
Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Porcello (6-12) scattered five
hits over eight innings and the
only earned run he allowed was
Gardner’s solo homer in the
eighth. However, the Red Sox
gave him little support at the
plate, stranding seven runners.
Michael Pineda (10-8) pitched
six strong innings for the
Yankees, scattering four hits
and striking out seven and
Andrew Miller picked up his
29th save as New York evened
the series at one game apiece.
MARLINS 7, BRAVES 1
ATLANTA — Justin Nicoli-
no pitched seven scoreless
innings, Justin Bour hit a
three-run homer, and Miami
beat hapless Atlanta again.
Nicolino (3-2) shut down the
Braves with help from a pair
of double plays. Atlanta lost
for the 14th time in 15 games,
including the last seven in
a row, but at least avoided
its second straight shutout
when A.J. Pierzynski drove in
a run with a two-out single in
the eighth off Erik Cordier.
RAYS 11, ORIOLES 2
BALTIMORE — J.P. Arenci-
bia homered and drove in six
runs to back an impressive
pitching performance by
Drew Smyly, and Tampa Bay
cruised past Baltimore.
Brandon Guyer had four
hits for the Rays, who scored
four runs in both the fourth
and fifth innings to send the
Orioles to their 12th loss in 13
games. Tampa Bay has won
three in a row to get back to
.500 and stay in the hunt for
the final AL wild card spot.
BLUE JAYS 5, INDIANS
3, 10 INNINGS
TORONTO — Ryan Goins
hit a two-run homer in the
bottom of the 10th inning and
Toronto snapped Cleveland’s
six-game winning streak.
Yan Gomes hit two home
runs and Michael Brantley
also connected but it wasn’t
enough for the Indians.
Toronto’s Edwin Encar-
nacion went 0 for 2 with
a walk and a sacrifice fly,
ending his career-high
hitting streak at 26 games.
Dioner Navarro singled off
Bryan Shaw (3-3) to begin
the 10th and was replaced by
pinch-runner Ezequeiel Carrera.
One out later, Goins drilled the
game-winning homer into the
right field bullpen, his fifth.
PHILLIES 14, METS 8
NEW YORK — Darin Ruf hom-
ered and had a career-high six
RBIs, helping Philadelphia em-
phatically end its 10-game los-
ing streak to the New York Mets.
Leadoff batter Darnell Swee-
ney drove in three runs for the
last-place Phillies, who won for
the second time in 15 meetings
with the NL East leaders this
season. Andres Blanco hit a
two-run double and scored
twice in an eight-run sixth,
Philadelphia’s biggest inning of
the year. The Phillies scored the
eight runs on only three hits.
BREWERS 7, PIRATES 4
MILWAUKEE — Jimmy
Nelson pitched seven domi-
nant innings and Milwaukee
hit Pittsburgh ace Gerrit
Cole for five early runs.
Nelson (11-10) gave up
four hits, didn’t walk a
batter and struck out six.
The Brewers had four
consecutive hits in the first
off Cole (15-8). Ryan Braun
drove in a run with a single
and Adam Lind drove in two
with a double as Milwaukee
grabbed a 3-0 lead before Cole
retired a batter. Jean Segura
drove in another run in the
inning on a two-out infield hit.
CUBS 5, REDS 4
CHICAGO — Kyle Schwar-
ber hit a go-ahead two-run
home run in the seventh
inning, and Kris Bryant had
three hits to lead Chicago.
Schwarber sent a deep
drive into the left-center field
bleachers on a 3-2 pitch from
Burke Badenhop (1-4). The
blast scored Dexter Fowler, who
had singled with two outs.
TWINS 8, WHITE SOX 6
MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel
Sano’s towering home run tied
the game for Minnesota in the
seventh inning, and two Chicago
errors aided the go-ahead
rally in the eighth to help the
Twins beat the White Sox.
Eduardo Escobar’s leadoff
double, his third hit, started the
trouble for Zach Duke (3-5),
who threw away a sacrifice
bunt attempt by Kurt Suzuki
for one run. Third baseman
Tyler Saladino let a grounder
go through his legs, and the
Twins scored twice more on
a single and a sacrifice fly..
TIGERS 6, ROYALS 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jus-
tin Verlander threw his fifth
consecutive quality start, and
Ian Kinsler homered and drove
in three runs to help Detroit
snap a four-game losing streak.
The Tigers had lost nine
of 10 to drop into last
place in the AL Central.
Verlander (3-6) limited the
Royals to seven hits and four
runs, two unearned, over 6
2-3 innings. He has a 0.76
ERA in his past five starts and
the Tigers’ lone two victories
since Aug. 19, including a
one-hit shutout of the Angels
in his previous outing.
MARINERS 7, ASTROS 5
HOUSTON — Logan Morrison’s
tiebreaking two-run pinch-hit
homer in the eighth inning
lifted Seattle past Houston.
The game was tied 5-5 when
Morrison hit the third pinch-hit
homer of his career, sending
a pitch from Pat Neshek (3-4)
into the seats in right field.
Franklin Gutierrez hit a solo
homer in the second and Mark
Trumbo, who homered twice on
Monday, added a two-run shot
off the train beyond Houston’s
left-center field wall to give
Seattle a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
CARDINALS 8,
NATIONALS 5
ST. LOUIS — Brandon Moss
hit a three-run walk-off
home run with two outs in
the ninth to lift St. Louis.
The NL Central-leading
Cardinals have won nine of 10
and lead the division by six
games. They’ve won nine in a
row over Washington, coming
from behind the last two nights.
DIAMONDBACKS 6,
ROCKIES 4, 1ST GAME
DIAMONDBACKS 5,
ROCKIES 3, 2ND GAME
DENVER — A.J. Pollock hit
a tiebreaking two-run homer,
Paul Goldschmidt also homered
to help Arizona complte a
doulbeheader sweep.
Phil Gosselin homered and
drove in four runs to lead Arizo-
na to a win in the first game. It
was the second time this sea-
son the Diamondbacks swept a
doubleheader from Colorado.
Rockies third baseman
Nolan Arenado homered in
both games to take the NL
lead with 32. He had three
RBIs on the day and now
leads the league with 98.
Trailing 3-1 in the night-
cap, Arizona rallied against
reliever Scott Oberg (3-4).
Oberg hit Gosselin, walked
Chris Owings and gave up a
tying two-run double to Aaron
Hill. Pollock followed with a
two-run homer — his 15th.
Rubby De La Rosa (12-6)
allowed three runs on six hits
in six innings. Josh Coll-
menter worked the last two
innings for his first save.
Arizona led most of the
first game. Gosselin, who was
acquired in a June 20 trade with
Atlanta, doubled home a run in
the third, and then broke it open
with a three-run shot off Miguel
Castro (0-1) in the seventh.
RANGERS 8, PADRES 6
SAN DIEGO — Elvis Andrus
singled in the go-ahead run and
then stole home to cap a four-
run seventh inning, and Prince
Fielder hit a two-run homer
and Texas held off San Diego.
The seventh inning started
with reliever Marc Rzepczynski
(0-1) getting the first two outs
before the Rangers broke a 4-all
tie on Andrus’ bases-loaded
single off Sean Kelley. Two
more runs scored on catcher
Derek Norris’ error on the play.
Andrus capped off the inning
with a straight steal of home.
Matt Kemp homered and
drove in four runs for San Diego,
and has a major-league best 38
RBIs since the All-Star break.
Ross Ohlendorf (2-0)
pitched a scoreless inning.
ANGELS 6, ATHLETICS 2
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kole
Calhoun had three hits,
including his 21st home run of
the season, to back a strong
start by Matt Shoemaker,
and Los Angeles snapped a
four-game losing streak.
David Freese singled and
scored in his return to the
Angels’ lineup after missing
more than a month with a
fractured right index finger.
Carlos Perez added two hits
while Mike Trout also singled
and scored for the Angels.
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