MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.
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Honduras drew 0-0 in a fiery and physical final World Cup warm-up match that saw
Honduras defender Brayan Beckeles sent off at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday. The
weather was as wild as some of the action on the pitch in Miami Gardens, with
the game halted midway through the first half for 45 minutes due to a lightning
storm. England struggled to create scoring chances even with a man advantage,
and the pressure will grow for Ross Barkley to start in Brazil after the
20-year-old midfielder raised the tempo when he came on at half time. "If you
look at the chances we had the better, but were quite frustrated," captain
Steven Gerrard said. "The ref was poor, the game was interrupted, there was a
big one in the first half and they were doing stupid fouls. There was no rhythm.
Were frustrated but relieved at no injuries. "There were some horrific tackles
for a friendly. I got caught with a bad one." Beckeles, who had been booked for
a lunge on Danny Welbeck, was shown a second yellow card in the 66th minute
after catching Leighton Baines face with his elbow. "The lesson is we cant play
with 10, we need to be more careful," Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez said
through a translator. Honduras kicks off its World Cup campaign next Sunday
against France, a day after England opens against Italy. The hot and humid
conditions were exactly what England came to Miami for, but not the storm that
worsened during the opening 20 minutes. Before the disruption, Wayne Rooneys
free kick was spilled by Noel Valladares but no England player was primed to
exploit the goalkeepers shakiness. And, when Rooney set up Daniel Sturridge, the
striker struck wide on the turn. Warning messages flashed up on stadium big
screens urging fans to first leave their uncovered seats, and then for the
players to go off the pitch. "We were just about to slice through them and it
was a great relief for them when the rain came," England goalkeeper Joe Hart
said. When they returned, Emilio Izaguirre was fortunate not to be sent off for
tripping Sturridge and then kicking the striker as he was on the ground. The
defender was only booked by Ricardo Salazar. "I dont understand refs seeing
balls slammed into players chests," Gerrard said. "Its a clear red card."
England was more threatening after the break when Rooney and captain Gerrard
were replaced by the youthful legs of Barkley and Jack Wilshere. Barkley quickly
unleashed a shot from outside the penalty area, and later burst forward
unchallenged to feed Sturridge, who chipped wide. It was surprising that it took
until the 66th for a red card to be shown, but England could not exploit its man
advantage. Although Barkley was adding energy and pace with his runs, Sturridge
squandered another opening when he headed wide from Glen Johnsons cross. "It was
a real stop-start game, one of the most frustrating Ive been involved in for a
long time," England coach Roy Hodgson said. "We had a long stoppage, I thought
we dealt with it and in the second half it was attack vs. defence. "They got
their men behind the ball and we didnt take our chances. We attempted to make
them but this is a game I will soon forget. I will take the draw and that we got
away without injuries and that we have experience against Central American
opposition."
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reach.
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was also taken to three sets but emerged with a 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 win over
Tobias Kamke of Germany, while second-seeded David Ferrer joined Murray in
making an early exit after a 6-4, 7-5 loss to Daniel Brands of Germany.BALTIMORE
-- It was one of those rare days when everything went right for the Houston
Astros. Houston took an early lead and added to it late. The starting pitching
was solid. The bullpen was nearly perfect. The result was a 5-2 victory over the
Baltimore Orioles on Sunday that enabled the young Astros to avert a three-game
sweep. "Overall, a good team win," manager Bo Porter said. Jason Castro and
Marc Krauss homered to account for all of Houstons offence, and Jarred Cosart
(2-3) allowed two runs over six innings for the Astros, who had lost seven of
eight before ending Baltimores five-game winning streak. Castro hit a three-run
homer off Chris Tillman (3-2) in the first inning, and the Astros made the
advantage stand up. "When we can come out and score early, thats really when
were at our best," Castro said. "It kind of gives some of the young staff a
little bit of a breather from the beginning." It was 3-2 before Krauss connected
against T.J. McFarland with a runner on in the seventh. "Those are the runs we
have not been able to get," Porter said. "Those tack-on runs that give you an
extra cushion, make it a three-run lead instead of a one-run lead. That was a
huge home run." Houston is 11-11 when it hits a home run and 1-15 when it
doesnt. Although the Astros bullpen came in with a 6.21 ERA, Tony Sipp struck
out five in two perfect innings and Chad Qualls worked a hitless ninth for his
second save. "I have confidence no matter who they put in behind me that they
can get the job done," Cosart said. Jose Altuve had three hits for the Astros,
who improved to 6-12 against the Orioles -- including 2-10 at Camden Yards.
Everything seemed to fall into place for the team with the worst record in the
major leagues. "Weve played some good baseball the last two days," third baseman
Matt Dominguez said. "Pitched the ball well, got some timely hits. Hopefully
that can give us a jumpstart." Adam Jones drove in both Baltimore runs, giving
him 501 RBIs in 981 career games. Tillman gave up three runs, four hits and a
season-high five walks in fivee innings.
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settled down after issuing three walks and a home run in the first inning, but
needed 105 pitches to get 15 outs. "It was a struggle for me. Fastball command
wasnt there for me from the get-go," Tillman said. "It was a battle all day."
Before the game, the Orioles activated Chris Davis (strained left oblique) from
the 15-day disabled list and put catcher Matt Wieters on the DL with a strained
right elbow. Davis went 2 for 4 in his first game since April 25. "Felt good,"
Davis said. "Timing is a little off, little in-between. But it was definitely
good to be in there, moving around again." Houston took a 3-0 lead before
Tillman retired a batter. After Altuve and Dexter Fowler walked, Castro hit the
right-handers next pitch over the centre-field wall. Tillman has yielded seven
first-inning runs this season, his most in any inning. "He kept us in the
ballgame and threw some zeros up after that," manager Buck Showalter said. "But
it wasnt what hes capable of or what weve come to expect. Or more importantly,
what Chris has come to expect." Jones hit a two-run single to get Baltimore to
3-2 in the third. A double by Davis in the fifth put two runners in scoring
position, but Jones struck out before Nelson Cruz flied out. NOTES: The Orioles
were denied consecutive three-game sweeps for the first time since 2005. They
won three in a row at Tampa Bay before facing the Astros. ... The game drew
45,944 fans, the second sellout of the season at Camden Yards. ... Baltimores
Nick Markakis singled in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to 18
games, one short of his career high. ... Tillmans 399th and 400th career
strikeouts came against George Springer in the first and third. ... Houstons
Alex Presley snapped an 0-for-14 skid with a sixth-inning single. ... Bud Norris
takes the mound for Baltimore on Monday night in the opener of a three-game
series against Detroit. The Astros return home to face Texas. ... Since coming
to Houston from the Padres organization, Sipp has retired all 12 batters hes
faced with seven strikeouts.
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