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MINNEAPOLIS -- Yoenis Cespedes knew how to pace himself in this rain-delayed home run derby, drawn out further by a new format. The Oakland Athletics outfielder simply trusted his own strength. Cespedes became the first repeat winner of the All-Star skills contest in 15 years, powering his way past Cincinnatis Todd Frazier 9-1 in the final round Monday night. Ken Griffey Jr. took the title in 1998 and 1999. With a serious, determined look on his face the whole time, Cespedes finished with 28 homers. That was four fewer than last year, when he beat Washingtons Bryce Harper 9-8 in the final round. The 28-year-old Cuban even told Athletics teammate Josh Donaldson he was doing this wrong. "I knew he wasnt going to win because his mentality was to take the ball out of the stadium, and I told him that is not the way you win this competition," Cespedes said through an interpreter. He added: "Im somebody whos very conscious of the power that I have. So I dont need to put more of a swing or more of an effort in order to hit a home run. I just have to look for a good pitch and put a good swing on it, and it usually takes care of it." Cespedes saved his best for last, a 452-foot blast to the third deck above left field that officially measured as the longest of the night. As third base coach Mike Gallego again pitched to Cespedes, who went deep 32 times in last years derby at Citi Field in New York. Gallegos arm looked nearly out of gas by the final round, which started after 10:30 p.m. local time. "Maybe next year Ill put up a better showing at the end," Frazier said. "Now that I understand, maybe Ill do a couple of more push-ups." Cespedes topped Torontos Jose Bautista, and Frazier surprisingly beat Miamis Giancarlo Stanton in the semifinals. Bautista and Stanton each earned a bye to the semifinals under the new bracketed format, which gave each player seven outs and pitted the survivors from each side in the final round. Bautista went deep 10 times in the first round, keeping the fans in the second deck above left field on their toes, and Stanton hit six. That was all for him, though. After a long wait for his next turn, Stanton put up a zero in the semifinals and let Frazier advance with only one. Oh, but Stantons six were beauties. One landed in the third deck above left field, about a half-dozen rows shy of the very top of the ballpark. Another reached the second deck above the centre field batters eye, a place never touched by a ball during an actual game here. Bautista, the AL captain, has 11 home runs in 14 regular-season games here, the most by any visiting player. Thats only one less than Twins cornerstone Joe Mauer, who has played 284 career games at Target Field. Cespedes, who beat Donaldson in a tiebreaker after each finished with three in the first round, breezed by Baltimores Adam Jones in the second round. Frazier topped NL captain Troy Tulowitzki on the other side. Colorados Justin Morneau, the fan favourite after 10-plus years and four All-Star games for the host Twins, was eliminated in the first round. Morneau returned to his roots, and so did the event itself, considering the inaugural contest was held at the Metrodome before the 1985 All-Star game. Admission then was a mere $2, slightly less than the $200-and-up price tags on the derby these days. The original form was actually a 1960s-era television show, featuring sluggers like Harmon Killebrew of the Twins. Morneau is from New Westminster, B.C. Delayed 54 minutes by light rain on an unseasonably cool night -- even for Minnesota -- with a start-time temperature of 59 degrees, the contest began with a rainbow protruding from the clouds beyond left-centre field that framed this limestone-encased ballpark that opened in 2010. Frazier went first, and while he went deep twice, he didnt quite reach the rainbow. Neither did Twins second baseman Brian Dozier, the smallest of the participants who had the backing of the crowd with chants of his last name during his two-homer round. "Even my brother he said he got chills," said Dozier, one of seven first-time participants. His brother, Clay, was his pitcher. The loudest roars were for Morneau, the only left-hander in the event his year. His third derby appearance brought the fans to their feet with AC/DCs "Thunderstruck" blaring in the background, and he hit two in the first round before Frazier beat him in the three-swing tiebreaker. The only player shut out? Dodgers sparkplug Yasiel Puig. He was the first homerless participant since Robinson Cano two years ago in Kansas City. Harrison Barnes Jersey . - Frankie (The Answer) Edgar dominated B. 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The Owls know they will finish sixth in the Championship table and will host the third-placed team - either Middlesbrough or Brighton - on Friday, May 13, with the return leg taking place on Monday, May 16.Boro host Brighton at the Riverside at lunchtime on Saturday - live on Sky Sports - in a final-day shoot-out for the second automatic promotion place, after Burnley sealed their place in the Premier League with victory at home to QPR on Sunday. The other tie will be between Hull and Derby, although which way round they will finish in the table is yet to be decided. Derby will face Steve Bruces Hull in the Championship play-offs Hull are currently fourth and two points ahead of Derby and will hope to keep it that way as it would mean they have the second leg at the KC Stadium on Tuesday, May 17, with the first leg scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 14.The first match of the League 1 play-off semi-finals will be contested between the sixth-placed side and the third-placed team on May 14. Either Barnsley, Scunthorpe or Gillingham will host Burton, Walsall or Millwall and the return leg will be on Thursday, May 19. Phil Parkinsons Bradford could face Millwall Bradford are guaranteed to be involved in the other tie but could yet finish fourth or fifth and the Bantams opponents could be either Millwall or Walsall. 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Portsmouth will take on Plymouth Argyle for a shot at Wembley The other tie will definitely be between Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle on Thursday May 12 and 15 but with both teams level on 78 points going into the final game of the season on Saturday, their final positions in the table have yet to be decided.All three finals will be held at Wembley over the weekend of 28-30 May.Sky Bet Football League play-off schedule - all games live on Sky Sports:Championship - Match ALeg 1 (6 v 3): Friday, May 13 (7.45pm)Leg 2 (3 v 6): Monday, May 16 (7.45pm) Championship - Match BLeg 1 (5 v 4): Saturday, May 14 (12.30pm)Leg 2 (4 v 5): Tuesday, May 17 (7.45pm) League 1 - Match A*Leg 1 (6 v 3): Saturday, May 14 (5.30pm)Leg 2 (3 v 6): Thursday, May 19 (7.45pm) League 1 - Match B*Leg 1 (5 v 4): Sunday, May 15 (12.15pm)Leg 2 (4 v 5): Friday, May 20 (7.45pm) League 2 - Match ALeg 1 (6 v 5): Thursday, May 12 (7.45pm)Leg 2 (5 v 6): Sunday, May 15 (6pm) League 2 - Match BLeg 1 (7 v 4): Saturday, May 14 (7.30pm)Leg 2 (4 v 7): Wednesday, May 18 (7.45pm)Championship play-off finalSaturday, May 28 (5pm)League 1 play-off final Sunday, May 29 (3pm)League 2 play-off finalMonday, May 30 (3pm)*If Millwall finish third and Barnsley finish sixth, then the Match A and Match B dates will switch in Sky Bet League 1. 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