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SPORTS Friday 18 May 2018
Gaviria sprints to victory in Stage 5 of Tour of California

ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) — The crash was on the left to change wheels and
The riders began toppling side. I only listened into my chase back, then narrowly
over a few miles from the radio," Gaviria said. "The dodged the pile-up on the
finish line, the crash clutter- other guys from the team, run-in to the finish. Marcel
ing up the left side of the they did a really good job, Kittel also had a puncture
road into Elk Grove with and we are happy be- that took the big sprinter
broken bikes and bodies. cause it was a really nice out of the running.
Fortunately for Fernando victory today." The Quick-Step Floors team
Gaviria, he was on the right Earlier in the day, American of Gaviria managed to re-
side of the road. rider Kendall Ryan won the main intact, and they pro-
The Colombian sprinter bunch sprint in Elk Grove to duced a textbook lead-out
dodged all the trouble take the first of the three for him. Max Richeze deliv-
during a chaotic finish to stages of the women's ered Gaviria to the front,
the fifth stage of the Tour race. Emma White was and he took control a little Fernando Gaviria, center, winner of the fifth stage of the Tour of
of California, then held off second and Annette Ed- further from the line than California cycling race, poses with second-place finisher Caleb
hard-charging Caleb Ewan mondson was third. normal but still had the legs Ewan, left, and third-place Peter Sagan, Thursday, May 17, 2018,
and world champion Pe- The men's race was rela- to hold off Ewan and Sa- in Elk Grove, Calif.
ter Sagan at the finish line tively boring most of the gan at the finish.
Thursday to pick up his sec- day, the breakaway never "It was a pretty straightfor- climbs before the summit ers will try to attack and win
ond victory of this year's getting far enough ahead ward stage," Ewan said. "I finish. the race there."
race. to cause much concern. punctured, then we had to He'll try to protect a 23-sec- The women will also tackle
Ewan earned his second But things picked up in the use some guys early to get onds advantage over Egan the big climbs of Lake Ta-
podium and Sagan wound run-in to the finish, begin- me back to the bunch, but Bernal and 37 seconds on hoe, and it will be Ryan in
up third, while American ning with some crosswinds they got me into a good Dan Martinez. the yellow jersey after she
rider Tejay van Garderen and then some mechani- position to do the sprint." "It will be a hard breakaway perfectly timed sprint Thurs-
finished safely in the field to cal issues that caused trou- Van Garderen's goal was to get into. That already will day. The California native
maintain his overall leaded ble for some top sprinters. to avoid trouble and con- make the race hard," van has been searching for a
heading into Friday's deci- Ewan punctured with serve energy for the sixth Garderen predicted. "Then big result all season, and
sive summit stage. about six miles to go and stage, a long slog from the final climb heading up she delivered it in a crucial
"I didn't see (the chaos) be- had to chase back. British Folsom to Lake Tahoe that into Tahoe, I expect Bernal race for her Team Tibco-Sil-
cause I went to the right. star Mark Cavendish had includes six categorized and a lot of the other climb- icon Valley Bank squad.q

Turner, Maeda help Dodgers beat Miami 7-0 to end 6-game skid

double for the Dodgers' first ting Maeda pitch the ninth and has an ERA of 9.00 in
hit in the third inning. He but wanted to give Jansen 22 games. "I'm hoping a
added a two-run double in work. change of scenery will ben-
the fourth and also singled Matt Kemp had two dou- efit me and get me back
to finish 6 for 13 in the series bles and a single for the on track," Tazawa said in a
(.462). Dodgers to hike his aver- statement released by the
"We had felt like we were age to .318. Yasiel Puig hit Marlins. "I do feel fine, and
close to breaking out and his third home run of the that is the frustrating part
having a good day," Turn- season, all in the past four about all of this."
er said. "Hopefully this can games. RHP Tyler Cloyd was op-
stick, and we can put to- Kemp said Turner was con- tioned to Triple-A New Or-
gether a run." tagious. leans after pitching five
Maeda (3-3) allowed two "We got one of our best hit- shutout innings of mop-up
hits and no walks in his lon- ters back and he had a big relief to lower his ERA to
gest outing of the season. day, and I think that kind of 10.80.
He said he took the mound relaxed everybody," Kemp STRUGGLING YOUNGSTER
mindful of the losing streak. said. "To see him battle, it's Marlins rookie Lewis Brinson
"But obviously we're a really kind of a domino effect." went 0 for 3 to drop his av-
Los Angeles Dodgers' Justin Turner hits a double scoring Yasiel
Puig, Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor during the third inning of a good team," the Japanese Caleb Smith (2-5) threw 60 erage to .168. He was the
baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, May 17, right-hander said through a pitches before he gave up most highly touted pros-
2018, in Miami. translator. "I'm not worried a hit. But he walked the pect acquired during their
about that." bases loaded in the third, busy offseason.
By STEVEN WINE cellar themselves in the NL Maeda retired the final and Turner cleared them "You just stick behind these
MIAMI (AP) — For one af- West. Rap music blared in 17 batters he faced while with a double. guys," manager Don Mat-
ternoon, finally, the Dodg- the postgame clubhouse, throwing 96 pitches. "You miss Justin because tingly said. "There's a rea-
ers were better than last. a contrast to the somber "He was mixing pitches you know what he can do," son we acquired Lewis,
Justin Turner tied a career atmosphere of late. well," Miami's Miguel Ro- Roberts said. "And once and you know that talent is
high with five RBIs and Ken- "I thought the radio in the jas said. "He was working you see him in the box and there."
ta Maeda pitched eight clubhouse was out the last quick, throwing a lot of slid- see it play out, it makes you NOISY TURNOUT
innings Thursday to help six days," manager Dave ers, and we couldn't figure realize how valuable he is." The crowd of 13,820, the
Los Angeles beat the Mar- Roberts joked. "But we fixed it out." ROSTER MOVES largest of the six-game
lins 7-0 and end a streak of it. So we have music. The Kenley Jansen gave up After the game, the Mar- homestand, included thou-
six consecutive losses, all worm has turned." two hits in the ninth but lins designated RHP Junichi sands of school youngsters
against last-place teams. Turner, who broke his left struck out three to com- Tazawa for assignment. taking part in a pregame
With the win, the defend- wrist in spring training and plete the Dodgers' sixth Tazawa, who will make $7 weather education pro-
ing National League cham- made his season debut shutout of the year. Roberts million this year, gave up gram. They began depart-
pions climbed out of the Tuesday, hit a three-run said he thought about let- three runs in one inning ing in the third inning.q