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SPORTS Friday 19 July 2019

In this May 18, 2015 file photo home plate umpire Mike DiMuro is
seen during the second inning of an interleague baseball game
between the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers in Detroit.
Associated Press
Mike DiMuro retires,

Chad Whitson becomes Toronto FC midfielder Richie Laryea (22) takes a rough tackle from New York Red Bulls

fulltime MLB ump defender Kemar Lawrence during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, July 17,
2019, in Toronto.
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike the firm style of U.S. umpires Martínez scores twice, Atlanta United
DiMuro, among two father- caused criticism. He eject-
son duos to work home ed Chunichi’s Yasuaki Tai- beats Houston 5-0
plate in a major league no- ho from a game that June,
hitter, is retiring after two and the Dragons slugger hit By The Associated Press
decades as an umpire. DiMuro on the chest. DiMu- ATLANTA (AP) — Josef Martínez scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season and
He is being replaced on the ro met with league officials Atlanta United beat the 10-man Houston Dynamo 5-0 on Wednesday night.
big league staff by Chad and then quit. In the time Atlanta (10-8-3) snapped a three-game winless run. Houston (8-9-3) has just one win
Whitson, the commission- before video review, DiMu- on the road this season.
er’s office said Thursday. ro had an embarrassing Atlanta scored two minutes apart to take a 2-0 lead in the 29th minute. Darlington
The 51-year-old DiMuro moment at Yankee Stadi- Nagbe scored his first goal for Atlanta by redirecting Julian Gressel’s cross at the
made his major league um on June 26, 2012, when penalty spot. Brandon Vázquez added his second goal of the year by heading in
debut at second base in he was fooled by New York a deflected pass.
Boston’s game at Kansas left fielder Dewayne Wise, Martínez made it 3-0 in the 60th, netting a goal in his sixth straight game. He added
City on July 31, 1997, and who flipped into the stands another in the 79th.
became a full-time mem- while trying to Jack Hanna- Gressel capped the scoring in the 88th.
ber of the big league staff han’s foul drive and came Houston played a man down nearly the entire match after Alberth Elis was given a
in 1999. Bothered by back up with his glove closed. second yellow card for contact with a referee.
problems in recent years, DiMuro called Hannahan REVOLUTION 4, WHITECAPS 0
he has not worked since he out, not realizing Wise did FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Diego Fagundez, Carles Gil and Teal Bunbury scored
was at second for Miami’s not catch the ball as he during a late eight-minute stretch in New England’s victory over Vancouver.
game at Washington on went over the low wall with New England (7-8-6) extended its undefeated streak to nine matches — the club’s
July 8 last year. two outs and a runner on longest stretch without a defeat since the start of the 2015 season. Vancouver (4-
DiMuro called balls and third in the seventh inning 10-8) fell for the fourth consecutive game.
strikes for the perfect game of a game the Yankees Gustavo Bou highlighted the first half with a one-touch finish of a corner kick in his
for Philadelphia’s Roy Hal- won 6-4. MLS debut. Fagundez made it 2-0 in the 82nd minute by heading home Cristian
laday against Florida on “I went out on the ball and Penilla’s cross for his first goal of the season. It moved him into a tie for second on
May 29, 2010. DiMuro’s saw the ball into his glove New England’s career goals list. Gil scored four minutes, and Bunbury completed
father, Lou, was an Ameri- in the stands. He disap- the rout with his seventh goal in eight games.
can League umpire from peared into the stands and TORONTO FC 3, RED BULLS 1
1963-82 and worked the I believed that the ball was TORONTO (AP) — Jozy Altidore, Alejandro Pozuelo and Ashtone Morgan scored to
plate for a no-hitter by Bal- in his glove,” DiMuro said. help Toronto FC beat New York.
timore’s Jim Palmer against “In hindsight, I should have Altidore opened the scoring in the sixth minute, back-heeling Tsubasa Endoh’s
Oakland on Aug, 13, 1969. asked him to show me the cross low off the goalpost. He has seven goals in 11 games this season. Pozuelo
Mike DiMuro worked the Di- ball since he fell into the made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 26th minute after Kemar Lawrence brought
vision Series in 2000, ‘10 and stands and out of my line of down Richie Laryea.
‘13, and he was at third vision.” DiMuro’s twin broth- Tom Barlow scored for New York in the 63rd minute, and Morgan capped the scor-
base for the 2005 All-Star er, Ray, was an AL substi- ing in the 72nd with his second goal in 123 regular-season games. Toronto (8-8-5) is
Game at Detroit. The only tute umpire from 1996-99. 3-1-1 in its last five. New York dropped to 9-8-4.
other father-son duo to Mike DiMuro and Marvin CREW 2, FIRE 2, TIE
work the plate for no-hitters Hudson in 2004 founded BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Romario Williams scored on a header in the 90th minute,
was Harry and Hunter Wen- the Blue For Kids charitable shortly after entering as a second-half substitute, and Columbus tied Chicago.
delstedt. In addition, Brian organization, now part of Columbus (5-14-3) snapped a five-game losing streak, but has just one win in its last
and grandfather Ed Runge Umps Care. 16 matches.
were behind the plate for The 37-year-old Whitson Djordje Mihailovic opened the scoring for Chicago (5-9-8) in the 28th minute, set-
no-hitters. He became the worked big league spring tling a pass with his chest and one-touching it past goalkeeper Joe Bendik. C.J.
first American umpire in the training starting in 2012, Sapong gave Chicago a 2-1 lead in the 63rd when a deflected pass fell to his feet
Japanese major leagues made his debut on May 15, for a close-range shot between the legs of Bendik. Gyasi Zardes tied it at 1 in the
when he officiated in the 2014, and has worked 399 47th for Columbus with a redirection of Luis Argudo’s pass along the 6-yard box.q
Central League in 1997, but regular-season games.q