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before half time. “We had no intentions of sitting back, but it was (North
Korea) that forced us back from the midway point of the first half,” said
Canadian coach Andrew Olivieri. Canada finished the tournament with a 1-2
record, good for third in Group C. It opened with a 6-0 over Argentina before
losing 2-1 to Norway. The North Koreans finished on top of the group with a 3-0
record and will face the United States in the quarter-finals. On Monday, the
U.S. was defeated 3-0 by defending champion Germany. After taking a 1-0 lead on
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the 54th minute when Lotzen scored again, pouncing on a rebound off a shot by
Silvana Chojnowski. Melanie Leupolz scored from close range just two minutes
later to give Germany a commanding 3-0 lead. “We just made a couple of mistakes
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Swanson said. “One of our goals was to advance, weve done that, and were focused
on the next game.” China beat Ghana 1-0 in Group Ds other game. China and the
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thanks to superior goal difference. Zhao Xindi scored the only goal in the 35th
minute for China, which went into its final group game with an eight-goal
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Chelsea did not disclose the cause of death, but club historian Rick Glanvill
said he had been suffering from dementia. OAKLAND, Calif. —Bartolo Colon only
used his changeup twice, in the first inning and on the last pitch he threw. The
way his fastball was dancing around the strike zone, the Oakland Athletics
right-hander really didnt need his offspeed stuff. Its been that way most of his
career and the 39-year-old Colon sees no reason to change now that hes enjoying
a renaissance with the As. Colon pitched eight strong innings for his third
consecutive win at home, Yoenis Cespedes homered and drove in three runs and
Oakland beat the Cleveland Indians 8-5 on Saturday night. “What you see is what
you get out of him,” As manager Bob Melvin said. “He makes you make the
adjustment. Hes got great movement on his fastball, hes on the corners on both
sides. Weve seen quite a bit of that this year.” Colon (10-9) struck out three
and scattered five hits while beating his former club for the sixth time in 10
starts. The burly right-hander didnt give up a hit until the fourth and allowed
only two runners past first base. In doing so, Colon became the third-oldest
pitcher in Oakland history to reach double digits in wins after turning 35. Don
Sutton (1985) and Tom Candiotti (1998) are the others. “I didnt know that. I had
no idea about it,” Colon said. “Im happy about it. At the same time I want the
team to continue to play like we are.” Its the ninth time this season Colon has
not walked a batter and the 18th time in 24 starts with Oakland that hes walked
one or fewer. The 10 wins are also the most for Colon since he had a career-best
21 with the Angels in 2005. “(He) did a real good job,” said Cleveland right
fielder Shin-soo Choo, who singled off Colon in the fourth. “You know hes going
to throw that two-seamer and you still cant hit it.” Cespedes homered and drove
in three runs, Josh Donaldson had two hits and an RBI while Coco Crisp added
two-run triple for Oakland, which won its third straight after entering the
night one-half game behind Baltimore for the second wild-card spot in the
American League. On a night when the As celebrated the 10th anniversary of their
20-game winning streak, Cespedes managed to steal a bit of the spotlight. He hit
a two-run home run against Indians starter Corey Kluber (0-2) in the third and
added an RBI single off reliever Cody Allen in the seventh. It was the second
home run in three games for the As slugger after he went 54 at-bats without an
extra base hit. Cespedes finished 2 for 4 and is batting an AL-best .377 (46 for
122) since the All-Star break. “He gets frustrated, he gets mad but he never
presses,” Melvin said of Cespedes. “Shoot, when we signed him if we knew hed
have the numbers he has right now, boy we would have taken it in a heartbeat.”
That was all the support Colon needed to win for the fourth time in five starts.
He gave up Carlos Santanas 13th home run with two out in the seventh but was
otherwise stellar. Grant Balfour recorded one out for his 11th saave after
Oaklands bullpen nearly let it get away in the ninth. Wes Welker Jersey. . Evan Scribner replaced
Colon and gave up Choos two-run home run. Brent Lillibridge later hit a
pinch-hit two-run shot off Jerry Blevins to cut the As lead to 8-5. Jason Donald
followed with a pinch-hit single before Balfour replaced Blevins and struck out
Ezequiel Carrera to end it. Cleveland committed two errors while losing for the
fourth time in five games on its road trip. The Indians have dropped the first
two games in this series after losing the final two games in Anaheim. “When you
walk guys and make errors its going to be costly,” Cleveland manager Manny Acta
said. “Defence has been our strength all year so Im not going to complain about
that. Its only thing weve done well all year.” Colon didnt allow a hit until
giving up a one-out double to Cabrera in the fourth. Choo followed with a single
to move Cabrera to third, but Colon got out of it by getting Santana to ground
into a double play. The As scored their first run off Kluber without getting a
hit. Cliff Pennington reached on a throwing error by Indians shortstop Cabrera,
was sacrificed to second, stole third and scored on Donaldsons groundout.
Josh Reddick followed with a double to left centre to drive in Crisp to make it
2-0. After a visit to the mound by pitching coach Ruben Niebla, Cespedes lined a
1-1 pitch from Kluber onto the top of the scoreboard above the fence in left
field. Oakland added a run in the sixth on George Kottaras RBI single then
scored another in the seventh when Cespedes singled in Jemile Weeks. Crisps
two-run triple in the eighth off Chris Seddon made it 8-1. Kluber struck out two
and walked three in five innings. He remains winless in four career starts. “He
has good stuff and you have to be patient,” Acta said. “Were not going to make
any knee-jerk reactions. We brought him up to look at him and thats what were
doing.” NOTES: Indians leadoff hitter Jason Kipnis is 6 for 55 since July 27.
... The As honoured their 2002 team in a pregame ceremony celebrating the
franchises AL-record 20-game winning streak that season. Several ex-players
attended, as did former manager Art Howe. The winning streak was the subject of
the Brad Pitt movie “Moneyball.” ... Oakland manager Bob Melvin is encouraged
about the progress made by pitcher Brett Anderson after he threw a 40-pitch
bullpen session Saturday and believes Anderson will the team before the season
ends. “Well find a way to get him in there at some point,” Melvin said. “Hes
that good.” ... 3B Brandon Inge is hitting off a tee and is flexing his right
shoulder with little to no discomfort. Hes eligible to come off the 15-day DL on
Aug. 27. ... RHP Jarrod Parker (7-7), who pitches the series finale for Oakland,
is still looking for his first win in August. ... RHP Justin Masterson (9-10) is
seeking his third consecutive win for the Indians. ’ ’ ’
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