SPORTS 8-11-25
College Football:
Oregon State and Oregon held first scrimmages of Fall camp Saturday.
Hear about practice updates and more on the Ducks Insider Daily Podcast at KBND dot com.
MLB:
The Mariners won their seventh game in a row. Seattle completed a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 6-3 home win. Cal Raleigh hit his 45th home run of the season, tying him with Johnny Bench for most by a catcher in a season. The Mariners will begin a road series against the Orioles on Tuesday.
The Giants were shutout at their home ballpark. San Francisco lost to the Washington Nationals 8-0 at Oracle Park. The Giants were limited to three hits and never had a runner in scoring position. Justin Verlander recorded his 3,500th career strikeout in the setback. They host the San Diego Padres tonight.
NFL:
Seattle’s rookies made their mark in the opener against the Raiders. Quarterback Jalen Milroe rushed for 56 yards and threw for 102, including a 29-yard touchdown pass. Running back George Holani added 67 rushing yards, highlighted by a 23-yard burst. On defense, rookie safety Nehemiah Pritchett grabbed an interception in the first half The Seattle Seahawks are set to play their next preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers Saturday.
San Francisco’s rookies showed some bright spots during the preseason game with Denver Saturday.
MLS Roundup
The Timbers and Sounders both returned to MLS regular season play this weekend. On Saturday, Portland lost to FC Dallas 2-0 on the road. Maxime Crépeau failed to make a save in the setback. Then, on Sunday, the Seattle picked up a 4-0 road win over the LA Galaxy. Danny Musovski found the back of the net twice in the victory and Snyder Brunell scored the first goal of his career.
LOCAL:
The Bend Elks season has come to an end. The Elks lost to the Knights 10 – 4 at Goss Stadium in Corvallis.
The Klamath Falls Falcons will play Bitterroot Montana for the Class-A Northwest Legion Title this morning at 10. K-Falls witll need to sweep Montana two games to claim the Regional title.
