Falcons host Corvallis tonight in league final
Win or lose, the Kelowna Falcons will be playing at home for the final time tonight, taking on the Corvallis, Ore., Knights in the opener of their best-ofthree series to decide the West Coast League championship.
The first pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. at Elks Stadium.
The Falcons prevailed in the first round of the WCL playoffs, advancing with a 7-6 road win over the Bellingham, Wash., Bells on Sunday night in the third-and-deciding game of their North Division final.
Corvallis knocked off the Portland Pickles in two straight games to come out of the South Division.
Corvallis (36-18) had a better regular-season record than Kelowna (28-26) to earn home-field advantage in the WCL’s championship series.
Game 2 and, if necessary, Game 3 will take place in Oregon later this week.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in a career-high three runs, Brad Keller threw seven innings and Kansas City beat Toronto to spoil Sean Reid-Foley’s major league debut.
Reid-Foley (0-1) was removed after allowing three runs in five innings. He is only the second player in MLB history to be born in Guam.
O’Hearn, a rookie who entered batting .130 with three RBIs, homered off Reid-Foley with Brett Phillips aboard in the second.
Whit Merrifield had three hits as the Royals got their second victory in 11 games.
Keller (5-5) yielded one run and four hits. Wily Peralta closed for his seventh save.
Devon Travis homered early for the Blue Jays.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Jed Lowrie drove in four runs to back Sean Manaea and the Oakland Athletics held off a late Seattle rally to beat the Mariners 7-6 on Monday night in a matchup of AL West contenders.
Jean Segura and Nelson Cruz hit consecutive RBI singles with two outs in the eighth, and the Mariners nearly pulled off a comeback.
Seattle loaded the bases with none out in the ninth on three walks — getting one run off a wild pitch, then Mitch Haniger’s two-run single. Cruz struck out swinging to end it, with Blake Treinen getting his 31st save.