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BASEBALL NHL ROUNDUP

Giants go 0-3 in Bumgarner starts

Rockies win off single that snapped an
0-for-18 streak in which he
at AT&T Park scalded plenty of outs. He
against ace lefty almost got denied again by
Story’s diving attempt up
the middle, but the short-
By Andrew Baggarly
stop couldn’t hold onto the
Bay Area News Group
ball.
Hunter Pence replaced
SAN FRANCISCO >> The San Belt with a fielder’s choice,
Francisco Giants do not took third on Gillaspie’s sin-
have to win every time gle and scored on Eduardo JOHN MCDONNELL — WASHINGTON POST
Madison Bumgarner takes Nuñez’s sacrifice fly. Capitals right wing Tom Wilson, center, celebrates his
the mound. It’s not as if he The replay crew was an- game-winning goal that helped Washington take Game
is propping up a makeshift other rally killer. It ap- 1of their playoff series against the Maple Leafs on
rotation all by himself. MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
peared that Nuñez reached Thursday night in Washington, D.C.
They did not even need to begin the fifth inning

Bumgarner to be a stopper
Thursday night against the
Colorado Rockies. They had
just taken their first series
of the season, winning two
of three against the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
But when you don’t ask
your ace to be a stopper, you
ask him to help you build
momentum. And the Giants
got thrown in reverse in a
3-1 loss at AT&T Park.
They are 0-3 in Bumgar-
ner’s starts — the first time
that has happened to start
a season since he was an
overgrown 21-year-old in
2011.
And their ninth-inning
rallies continue to provide
no more than a tease. They
loaded the bases on infield
hits from Joe Panik and
Hunter Pence off Rock-
ies closer Greg Holland,
followed by a disciplined
walk from Conor Gillaspie.
But Eduardo Nuñez sharply
grounded into a double play
for a team that continues
to look for its first success-
ful ninth-inning comeback
since May of 2015. They
were 0-62 when trailing af-
ter eight innings last sea-
son.
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Colorado’s D.J. LeMahieu steals third base past the tag
from Giants third baseman Conor Gillaspie during the first
inning on Thursday.
Bumgarner met the mini-
mum standards of a quality
start, giving up three runs
in six innings, but the night
didn’t come close to his own
personal standards. He paid
for a mistake pitch that
Trevor Story pounded for
a two-run home run in the
fourth inning. The Rock-
ies added a run when they
strung together three sin-
gles in the sixth.
The bigger issue was a
Giants lineup that lacked
Buster Posey (concussion
list) and Brandon Crawford,
who had traveled to Los An-
geles late Wednesday night
because of a family emer-
gency.
They managed just one
hit through the first six in-
nings, and a foot injury to
Rockies opening day starter
Jonathan Gray might have
worked against them. It
brought left-handed long
man Chris Rusin out of the
bullpen in the fourth in-
ning to face a lineup with
five left-handed batters.
Not even Bumgarner’s
bat could resuscitate the
Giants. He popped up and
grounded out. Then again,
they also lost the opener in
Arizona when he hit a pair
of home runs.
Story put the Rockies on
the board in the fourth in-
ning. The shortstop might
have been the hottest player
in the major leagues as a
rookie at the start of last
season, when he hit seven
home runs in the first six
games, but he entered
Thursday with a .129 aver-
age. His shot off Bumgarner
was his first of the season.
Bumgarner struck out
eight in six innings, issued
just one walk, and came
within inches of holding
the Rockies to just the two
runs. But Mark Reynolds’
foul fly was just a step be-
yond third baseman Conor
Gillaspie’s diving attempt,
and Reynolds followed with
an RBI single up the mid-
dle.
The Giants snapped the
shutout in the seventh af-
ter Brandon Belt hit a lead-
when third baseman No-
lan Arenado made a wide
throw that pulled Reynolds
off first base. But umpire
Mike Everitt called Nuñez
out, and after a 2-minute
review, the replay official
determined that video evi-
dence was inconclusive.
R ight-ha nder Neil
Ramirez threw two of the
bullpen’s three scoreless
innings to give the Giants
a chance to rally, and they
did. They just couldn’t com-
plete it.
• Three days after getting
hit by a fastball to the hel-
met, Posey’s condition and
progress were encouraging
to Giants manager Bruce
Bochy.
Bochy said Posey be-
gan exercising, and elevat-
ing his heart rate has not
brought on any concussion
symptoms. The manager
was more optimistic than
ever, but not wholly con-
vinced, that Posey would
be activated from the 7-day
concussion list when eligi-
ble on Tuesday.
“He did cardio and some
lifting today and he’s doing
good,” Bochy said. “We’ll
ramp it up a little bit here.”
Wilson scores in
OT, Caps survive
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON >> Toronto
native Tom Wilson scored
his first NHL playoff goal
5:15 into overtime and the
Washington Capitals sur-
vived a scare to beat the
Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thurs-
day night in Game 1 of
their first-round series.
The top-seeded Cap-
itals came back from a
two-goal deficit to take
the early lead in the se-
ries and at least momen-
tarily stop the panic about
a slip-up. Justin Williams
scored twice in regulation,
and Washington showed it
could handle the adversity
of falling behind.
Braden Holtby was up
to the task in goal, stop-
ping 35 of the 37 shots he
faced. Toronto counterpart
Frederik Andersen was ar-
guably the best player on
the ice with 41 saves be-
fore being beaten by Wil-
son with an absurd shot on
the winner.
Mitch Marner and Jake
Gardiner scored in the first
period for Toronto, back
in the playoffs for the first
time since 2013.
Game 2 is Saturday
night in Washington.
PREDATORS1,BLACKHAWKS
0 >>Pekka Rinne made 29
saves, Viktor Arvidsson
scored in the first period
and Nashville beat Chi-
cago in Game 1.
Rinne’s second career
postseason shutout sent
Nashville to just its second
playoff win in Chicago in
seven tries. The Predators
did not have a 1-0 victory
during the regular season.
Corey Crawford had 19
saves for Chicago.
Game 2 is Saturday
night at the United Center.
DUCKS 3, FLAMES 2 >> Jakob
Silfverberg scored the tie-
breaking power-play goal
late in the second period,
and captain Ryan Getzlaf
had a goal and an assist
in Anaheim’s victory over
Calgary.

Anderson, Almora lead Cubs over Dodgers Johnson

The Associated Press
CHICAGO >> Brett Anderson
beat his former team with
five solid innings, cen-
ter fielder Albert Almora
Jr. made two outstanding
catches against the ivy and
the Chicago Cubs beat the
Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 on
Thursday.
Anderson (1-0) won in his
Wrigley Field debut for the
Cubs. The lefty lowered his
ERA to 0.84 through two
starts with his new club.
TWINS 11, TIGERS 5 >> Max Ke-
pler, Miguel Sano and Rob-
North state fishing report
By Western Outdoor News
Top picks
FEATHER RIVER >> Striper
fishing was very good for
both bank anglers and
boaters over the weekend,
but another water release
from Oroville Dam the mid-
dle of this week is expected
to blow the river out. Pile
worms, sardines and blood
worms have worked best,
although some fish also are
being caught on minnows.
Boaters have been fishing
out of the Boyd’s Pump and
Yuba City boat launches.
Bank anglers are focusing
on Shanghai Bend, Beercan
Beach and Mosquito Beach.
Some keeper-size sturgeon
also are being caught.
SACRAMENTO RIVER, RED
BLUFF TO COLUSA >> Striper
fishing has been slow be-
cause of high water, but
some fish are being caught
on baits, especially pile
worms and blood worms,
as well as cut sardines.
SACRAMENTO RIVER, VE-
RONA TO COLUSA >> The wa-
ter remains high for strip-
ers but is dropping. Ex-
pect conditions to improve
as the week goes on. Pile
worms and sardines are
working best. The water is
too dirty for live minnows.
Some sturgeon are being
caught near Knights Land-
ing.
COLLINS LAKE >> Weekly
trout plants weighing 1,800
pounds continue. Trout bite
stayed solid despite heavy
winds on Friday and Satur-
day. Crappie and bass bite
also have been worthwhile.
Lake is full and spilling.
BERKELEY >> T he long-
awaited live bait season
has begun and halibut are
coming up in good numbers
from the Central Bay (espe-
cially Berkeley Flats) and
South Bay (especially Al-
ting schools to sign off
can sometimes be a bit
of hassle, but all that re-
bie Grossman homered for in the opening series. run shot in a five-run first FROM PAGE 1 ally needs to occur is for
Minnesota, and the Twins YANKEES 3, RAYS 2 >> Aaron inning and Chicago beat an administrator to sign
took advantage of an un- Hicks homered twice, in- slumping Cleveland. together on short notice. a “denial letter” that re-
characteristically wild out- cluding a go-ahead, two- BREWERS 5, REDS 1 >> Ryan “Instead of announcing leases the school from li-
ing by Jordan Zimmer- run drive in the seventh Braun and Eric Thames it ahead of time and then ability and puts the Cali-
mann. inning, and the Yankees homered, Jimmy Nel- waiting a whole year, we fornia B.A.S.S. Nation in
RANGERS 8, ANGELS 3 >> Yu moved above .500 for the son turned in his second decided to just get one charge of the club.
Darvish pitched seven first time this season. straight strong start and done to see if we could “We had one school
scoreless innings and Car- ORIOLES 2, BLUE JAYS 1 >> Ori-
Milwaukee snapped Cin- encourage youngsters to down here, Cosumnes
los Gomez hit a leadoff oles closer Zach Britton es- cinnati’s four-game win- fish in Bassmaster tour- Oaks, where the princi-
homer in Texas’ victory over caped a nervy ninth inning ning streak. naments,” Weldon said. pal wouldn’t give me the
Los Angeles. and Baltimore handed the METS 9, MARLINS 8 (16) >> Tra- “It should be the first of time of day,” Landy said.
RED SOX 4, PIRATES 3 >> Xan- Toronto its sixth straight vis d’Arnaud led off the 16th many — we plan on doing “Then he left and a lady
der Bogaerts’ RBI single loss. inning with a home run, a good number of them took over, and I talked to
capped a three-run rally WHITE SOX 10, INDIANS 4 >> giving him a career-high out there.” her and she said ‘Oh yeah,
in the eighth inning, lift- Tim Anderson homered on four hits, and the New York High school bass fish- we’ve got a hunting club,
ing Boston past Pittsburgh the game’s first pitch, Matt Mets beat Miami for their ing has yet to grab much these are rural kids.’ She
in a makeup from a rainout Davidson added a three- fifth straight win. of a foothold here in signed off right away.”
Butte and Glenn counties, The Bass Federation,
but it has in other parts which is affiliated with
of the north state. It’s not the country’s other major
a sanctioned sport at any tournament organization
ameda Rock Wall and Oys- wick Dam releases are just and Indian Beach. high school and even dif- (Fishing League World-
ter Point). Happy Hooker under 10,000 cfs. The sec- SMITH RIVER >> The Smith fers from most club ac- wide), runs a similar pro-
and California Dawn were tion between Keswick Dam remains open for steelhead tivities (band, choir, etc.) gram that would offer ad-
in the thick of it. Even with and Highway 44 bridge fishing through the end of in that it doesn’t request ditional opportunities for
the rough weather outside originally scheduled to April. Although conditions funding or the use of fa- high school anglers.
the Golden Gate, Berke- close at the end of March continue to be good, with cilities from the schools. To contact Landy about
ley Charter Boats and Em- will remain open through plenty of water and a nice A few schools in the registering for the West-
eryville Sportfishing sent April. Trout fishing was green color, fishing has Sacramento area have ern Open or forming a lo-
boats out and enjoyed see- very good from Keswick been slow. A few bright formed their own clubs. cal club, call (916) 233-
ing some salmon hit the Dam to Red Bluff over the fish as well as spawned- In other places, such as 7797 or send an email to
deck. weekend, with roe and Puff- out steelhead headed back the Marysville-Yuba City lincolnlandy@yahoo.com.
balls, as well as beads and to the ocean have been area, a single club draws •••
Others yarn balls all working well. caught. members from through- The Paradise Bass
LAKE ALMANOR >> More snow Boat pressure has been DAVIS LAKE >> Lake is 111 per- out Yuba and Sutter Club held its April tour-
is due this week, but anglers heavy. cent of capacity and spill- counties. nament at Lake Shasta
have been picking up rain- BULLARDS BAR >> Lake is ing. There is open water The Western Open will last weekend, with seven
bows and browns on trolled up to 88 percent of capac- at Coots and Catfish Cove, be run by the California teams turning out to fish
lures and flies when they ity. The red-hot bass bite but you need snowshoes or B.A.S.S. Nation, which is in murky water with tem-
get on the lake. has waned but big fish are snowmobile to get there. the state-level grassroots peratures in the mid-50s.
BAUM LAKE >> Trout fishing possible. The spawning fe- FRENCHMAN LAKE >> Lake is arm of the organization. Each team managed to
remains fair to good for fly males have gone shallow free of ice and the road is Under normal conditions, catch a five-fish limit.
fishermen on midges, bae- and some have moved into clear only across the dam. participants would need Ron McQuary and
tis, woolly buggers and the willows. The roads around the lake to be members of an es- son Brian took top hon-
leeches. LAKE OROVILLE >> Lake con- are not accessible. tablished high school ors with a 12.97-pound
LEWISTON LAKE >> Trout fish- tinues to drop and bass PYRAMID LAKE >> Big fish club, but tournament di- bag. They used Keitech
ing is slow for bait anglers, bite remains tough as fish were caught in bigger num- rector Mike Landy said swimbaits (pro blue red)
but fly fishermen are doing have to continually read- bers last weekend, includ- there’s room for excep- and spinnerbaits (white
well on leeches, woolly bug- just. Floating debris is a ing a pair of 19-pound cut- tions. with either white or silver
gers and midges. real hazard. throats. The most produc- If two local students blades).
PIT RIVER >> Areas 4 and 5 THERMALITO AFTERBAY >> tive spot, by far, was Pelican want to compete and The McQuary team
are fishable for trout, but Water is extremely muddy. Point. Shoreline anglers use have access to a boat and narrowly edged out Rich
section 3 is high. Trout bite is nonexistent. midges, woolly buggers and an adult captain with Cole and Kevin Hunter,
SHASTA LAKE >> The lake is Bass anglers find the wa- jigs to get action. standard liability insur- who boxed 12.82 pounds.
now only 11 feet from the ter is dirty and visibility is FORT BRAGG >> With winds ance, they can get in. Their top offerings were
top, with water temperature poor. up over 50 knots, the wa- “The rules aren’t first a Norman Deep Tiny N
now 55 to 57 degrees. Bass LAKE BERRYESSA >> T he ters off of Fort Bragg were — the kids are first,” said crankbait in the baby
are being caught on crank- first day of a derby saw a not friendly, and although Landy, a Sacramento res- bass color and Yamamoto
baits, jula grubs, drop-shot36-pound limit for five bass a few whale watch trips ident who’s also the Cal- Senkos (pearl with black
rigs and swimbaits. Troll- brought to the scales, which were run, there was very ifornia B.A.S.S. Nation flake).
ers are doing well on trout was anchored by a monster little party boat fishing ac- youth director. “There are Frank Martinez
in the main lake and Dry that tipped the scales at tivity. A few private boat- certain rules we have to boated the biggest fish, a
Creek areas. 13.89 pounds. There were ers ventured out for short follow, like the insurance 5.58-pounder. Hunter had
TRINITY LAKE >> Bass fish- four teams out of 24 that periods and did hook up thing, but we’ll do ev- one that registered 4.92.
ing remains slow, but trout brought over 20 pounds to with salmon, proving that erything we can to work Of the 35 fish weighed,
fishing is fair at the mouths
the scales. Trout fishing re- the fish are there. Noyo with them.” 32 were spotted bass and
of Swift Creek and Stuart mains slow. Jetty again saved the day This is the third year three were smallmouths
Fork. The lake is about 15 BLACK BUTTE LAKE >> The (or week) with decent fish- that high school competi- for a total of 75.30 pounds.
feet below the full mark, lake remains about half ing for perch, rockfish, ca- tion has been conducted The club’s next meeting
but water is being slowly full and a little murky. A bezon and kelp greenling. in the state. The Western will take place at 7 p.m.
released in anticipation of few were bass caught but Open will be the third of May 3 at Cozy Diner in
winter runoff soon. action is generally slow. The weekly fishing four events on the 2017 Paradise. The next tour-
WHISKEYTOWN LAKE >> Troll- CLEAR LAKE >> Bass fishing is report, compiled by schedule, with the fi- nament will be May 6 at
ers are finding improved pretty good on jigs, Kitech Western Outdoor News, nale set for Clear Lake in Lake Oroville.
action on rainbows off the lures, LV500’s and jerk baits highlights the best angling June.
Powerhouse area, while with lots of fish to around 5 opportunities in the north If even a couple of lo- John Johnson’s outdoors
bass and crappie are being pounds caught. Crappie and state. A longer version, cal students show interest column appears each
caught off brushy areas. bluegill fishing remains hot with many more lakes and in forming a club, Landy Friday. He can be reached
SACRAMENTO RIVER, RED- on minnows and jigs, espe- rivers, can be seen online will help it become a re- at ditchparrot19@yahoo.
DING TO RED BLUFF >> Kes- cially off Brown’s Landing at chicoer.com/sports. ality. He said that get- com.