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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Michael Barrantes scored a pair of second-half goals and Costa Rica defeated Cuba 3-0 Tuesday night in the opening round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Barrantes broke open a scoreless match with a left-footed goal from the top of the box that got past diving Cuban goalkeeper Odelin Molina in the 51st minute. He added another goal in the 77th minute after Jairo Arrietas scored in the 71st, extending Cubas winless streak to 12 straight Gold Cup matches. "The way we managed the ball, we were able to create some opportunities and we were able to score," Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto said. The 12-team tournament, which includes national teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean, is played every two years. Costa Rica and Cuba are in Group C with the U.S. mens national team and Belize, who play in the late game Tuesday at Jeld-Wen Field. Costa Rica is making its 10th Gold Cup appearance. The team reached the final in 2002, losing to the United States. Pintos Gold Cup roster was close to the squad he selected for World Cup qualifying. Costa Rica was coming off a 2-0 victory over Panama in its most recent World Cup qualifying match last month. Costa Ricas captain is Alvaro Saborio, who plays for Major League Soccers Real Salt Lake. The roster also included Rodney Wallace of the Portland Timbers. "The teams definitely happy with the three points," Wallace said. "We definitely have improvements on things, but overall, the most important thing is we got the result, we got the three points, and it gives us confidence for the next round, the next game." Cuba has appeared in six Gold Cup tournaments, but hasnt won since a 2-0 victory over Canada in 2003. "We got a little bit disorganized in the second half, which cost us the result," Cuba coach Walter Benitez said. Costa Rica had its first real chance in the 21st minute when Roy Miller found himself alone out in front of the net for a shot, but it sailed up and into the seats. 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SAN DIEGO -- Wil Myers and Drew Pomeranz of the San Diego Padres will be in their comfort zone for the All-Star Game before their home fans at Petco Park on Tuesday night.Well, for the most part.Because the National League is hosting in four straight years, the American League gets to wear white uniforms and bat last. And that means San Diegos players had to vacate their own clubhouse and move to the visitors locker room on the third-base side.Theyre totally OK with having to turn left instead of right when they come through the players entrance.Its been a crazy several weeks for Myers. He was named an All-Star ambassador, and then played his way into All-Star consideration by hitting 11 home runs in June. He was named to the NL team, and then named to the Home Run Derby.On Monday morning, he found out via Twitter that hell be the NLs designated hitter, batting fourth for manager Terry Collins club.Its going to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity me, just being in the Home Run Derby and starting in the All-Star Game, he said. So Im just going to soak up every minute of it. Im not going to take any of it for granted. Im going to enjoy every second of it and just enjoy it.Myers has 19 homers overall. His brother, Beau, was set to pitch to him in the Home Run Derby.The first baseman has a full household for a few days. Noah Syndergaard of the New York Mets was Myers Airbnb guest on Sunday night. Beau gets the couch, and Myers parents get the other bedroom.Myers, the 2013 AL Rookie of the Year while with Tampa Bay, is having a big season for the otherwise struggling Padres. One of the big factors is that hes comfortable at spacious PPetco Park, which has bedeviled other Padres sluggers since it opened in 2004.ddddddddddddI see the ball well here. Ive always seen the ball well here, even last year, said Myers, who was limited to just 60 games in 2015, his first season with San Diego. Everybody talks about it being a pitchers park. I think its a very fair ballpark. Ive never hit a ball that I thought was getting out, that did not get out. If you hit it right its going to fly.Like Myers, Pomeranz played himself into the All-Star picture by going 8-7 with a 2.47 ERA and 115 strikeouts.Its pretty awesome, said Pomeranz, known for his curveball. I think its best-case scenario for both of us being here at our home park. We kind of know the lay of the land. Its probably less overwhelming for us because being both of our first times, we know where to go, we know a lot of people, we know the clubhouse. Even though its on the other side, I think weve both been in the visiting clubhouse. Its really cool to be able to do it here.Myers and Pomeranz will be joined on the NL squad by reliever Fernando Rodney, who was traded from San Diego to Miami on June 30.Rodney pretends to shoot an arrow after securing each save, and Myers would be his sidekick, acting like he was tracking down where the arrow landed.He asked me, `Rodney, wheres the arrow landing, where its going? Rodney said. It goes a different way. I shoot it a different side of the ballpark. Weve got good communication.---Follow Bernie Wilson on Twitter at http://twitter.com/berniewilson ' ' '