导出博客文章USA Luge had a breakout season last winter, winning a team-record 18 medals on
the World Cup circuit.Of those, only three came in Europe.Winning on familiar
tracks in the U.S. and Canada was an important and considerable step forward for
the program -- and now the Americans are hoping some of that success can be
enjoyed more frequently on the other side of the Atlantic. The first chance at
that comes Saturday, when the World Cup season opens in Winterberg, Germany.Our
team had a lot of success in North America last year, U.S. mens veteran Chris
Mazdzer said. We almost had a lot of success in Europe. We had a lot of
fourth-place finishes. We were really close to medaling a lot of times ... and
the goal is to take those fourth places and try to climb one or two spots on the
ladder.Mazdzer had two of those three World Cup medals from European stops last
season, including a silver in Winterberg in the circuits finale. That marked the
third straight year of USA Luge leaving Winterberg with a medal, after Tucker
West took bronze in the 2014-15 season and the Americans took silver in the team
relay in 2013-14.Traditionally, German tracks havent been particularly kind to
the Americans. Theyre hoping the trend of success in Winterberg continues this
weekend.Were crossing our fingers for nice weather, said Erin Hamlin, the former
womens world champion and the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist at the Sochi Games.
But other than that, its keeping things rolling in the same direction theyve
been going, getting equipment dialed in and staying healthy. And for me,
enjoying it and getting the season started.Winterberg is the lone stop on this
European trip, before the circuit comes back to the tracks the Americans know
best.After this weekend, the next three World Cups are in Lake Placid, New York;
Whistler, British Columbia; and Park City, Utah. On the two American tracks last
season, the U.S. won 11 medals.So some early success could lead to plenty of
momentum, as sliders start really ramping up for the 2018 Olympics in South
Korea.Everyone starting right now is thinking Olympics, how to get there and how
to be the best for that time, Mazdzer said. So even though, yes, theres World
Cups every week, I think a lot of people are on an Olympic mindset. A lot of
important decisions are going to be made in the next year and a half, and were
going to have to push each other to be the best possible.That being said, the
U.S. might not be at its best this weekend health-wise, particularly on the
womens side.Emily Sweeney has been dealing with a wrist issue that is impeding
the way she starts races -- and the start is critical in luge, though she still
won some preseason races despite the injury. Summer Britcher, who was fifth and
one spot behind Hamlin in the overall womens World Cup points standings last
season, has been slowed by a shoulder problem.I dont know about Summer, but for
myself, Im not expecting a huge number, Sweeney said. Id be happy with something
less than what I would be expecting if I was healthy. For now, its more about
just getting into that race atmosphere and feeling like the season is finally
here.---This story has been corrected to show that the World Cup season opens in
Winterberg, not Altenberg, Germany.
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They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive
display.HOUSTON -- Chris Young has had a tough start to the season, with a
sub-.200 batting average and was 0 for 5 entering Fridays game. Turns out that
his slump was nothing a trip home and belly full of moms barbecue couldnt cure.
Young connected on a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Oakland
Athletics to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. "Moms cooking
definitely has something to do with it for sure," said Young, who grew up in
Houston and spent an off day Thursday with his family. "Barbecue, just good old
Texas southern barbeque. It always does the trick for me." Young is hitting just
.189 this season. But hes a career .418 hitter at Minute Maid Park with seven
home runs and 27 RBIs in 19 games in his hometown. Manager Bob Melvin, who also
saw Young thrive in Houston when he played for him in Arizona, wasnt surprised
by his performance on Friday. "Hes got quite a track record here in this
ballpark," Melvin said. "It seems like every time he comes here whether hes not
swinging all that well or he is he ends up doing some big things here." The As
trailed 5-3 before closer Jose Veras (0-3) walked two of the first three batters
of the inning to set the table for Young. He turned on a curveball to put
Oakland up 6-5. "I didnt make the pitch that I was supposed to make, and then I
paid for it," Veras said. "You fall behind, fall behind, and then youve got to
pay one day." Young stood at the plate for a couple of seconds admiring the
towering shot before heading to first base. He raised both arms and pointed to
the section where about 50 friends and relatives were sitting before heading
into the dugout after reaching home plate. "Its nice to have the whole family in
the stands," he said. "Its one of the places where you feel a lot of love, a lot
of support. Houstons always treated me well, I like coming home so its partly
that and partly the yard plays pretty good for my swing." Seth Smith had a solo
pinch-hit homer for Oakland in the sixth inning. Pat Neshek (1-0) pitched a
scoreless eighth for the win and Grant Balfour walked two in the ninth before
getting his 10th save. He has converted 28 straight save opportunities since
last season. J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer and Matt Dominguez also homered
in a five-run fifth inning for the Astros, who fell to 0-7 against Oakland this
season. The Athletics were up by two before Dominguez got Houstons big fifth
inning going with his first-pitch home run off Tommy Milone. Jose Altuve tied it
with an RBI single before Martinez homered for the second straight game to give
the Astros a 5-2 lead. Houston starter Erik Bedard yielded four hits and two
runs in five innings. He gave up both runs in the first inning before settling
down. Milone became the fourth straight Oakland starter to last seven innings.
He gave up eight hits and five runs with six strikeouts. By scoring five runs,
the Astros ended a streak of Oakland allowing three or fewer runs in six
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his hitting streak against the Astros to 15 games with a single. An RBI single
by Yoenis Cespedes put Oakland up 1-0. Bedard then plunked Josh Donaldson before
retiring Derek Norris for the first out. Luke Montz then grounded into a force
out and Young scored to make it 2-0. Houston couldnt do much against Milone
early and he retired 14 of the first 16 batters he faced. He struck out the
first two batters of the fifth inning before Dominguez launched his fifth homer
of the season to the back of the Crawford Boxes to cut the lead to 2-1. It was
the first of five consecutive hits for the Astros. Ronny Cedeno and Robbie
Grossman hit back-to-back singles before Jose Altuve snapped an 0 for 18 slump
with an RBI single to tie it at 2-all. Second baseman Eric Sogard almost ended
the inning on Cedenos hit, but the ball dropped just out of his reach after he
sprinted and slid to try and snag it in shallow centre field. Martinez gave the
Astros a 5-2 lead with his three-run shot. It was Martinezs second consecutive
game with a home run after he hit a two-run shot in Houstons win over the Royals
on Wednesday. Milone finally escaped the inning when Carlos Corporan grounded
out. "Really I never even thought about getting anybody up at that point he had
been pitching so well and it happened so quickly," Melvin said of the fifth
inning. "But its a little unlike him because he usually can stem the tide and
keep from having the big inning like that. It just wasnt the case tonight." Paul
Clemens replaced Bedard for the sixth inning and Smith greeted him with a
pinch-hit homer to get Oakland within 5-3. It was the sixth pinch-hit homer of
Smiths career and the second by Oakland this season. Young had a single in the
seventh inning and that and his homer were Oaklands only hits after Smiths
homer. Young also had a three-run homer in his last appearance at Minute Maid
Park to help the As to a 9-3 win on April 7. NOTES: Los Angeles Clippers centre
DeAndre Jordan, who is from Houston, threw out the first pitch. ... The series
continues on Saturday when Oaklands A.J. Griffin faces Lucas Harrell. ...
Oakland SS Jed Lowrie was out of the lineup for a second straight game after
being hit by a pitch on his right foot on Tuesday night. Melvin said he was
feeling better Friday and that the injury wasnt something that would put him on
the disabled list. ... Houston OF Justin Maxwell, on the disabled list with a
broken bone in his left hand, took about 20 swings in batting practice on Friday
and is schedule to go to extended spring training in Florida on Wednesday to
take live at-bats. ... Houston minor league OF Jonathan Singleton will finish
his 50 game suspension for a drug of abuse and report to Class A Quad Cities on
Monday.
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