Transactions



BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed LHP Adam Loewen on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Alberto Castillo from Norfolk (IL).

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with C Tim Federowicz and assigned him to Lowell (NYP).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated 1B Paul Konerko from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Pablo Ozuna for assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with 2B Jemile Weeks on a minor league contract and OF Tyreace House.

TEXAS RANGERS—Placed RHP Eric Hurley on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Matt Harrison from Oklahoma (PCL).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with RHP Julian Tavarez on a one-year contract.

CHICAGO CUBS—Acquired RHP Rich Harden and RHP Chad Gaudin from Oakland for RHP Sean Gallagher, OF Matt Murton, OF Eric Patterson, and C Josh Donaldson.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Placed C Matt Treanor on the 15-day DL. Recalled C John Baker from Albuquerque (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Signed RHP Seth Lintz.

NEW YORK METS—Placed OF Ryan Church on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B/OF Nick Evans from Binghamton (EL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Purchased the contract of OF Chip Ambres from Portland (PCL). Recalled INF Brian Myrow and LHP Joe Thatcher from Portland. Placed RHP Brett Tomko on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 1.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Recalled INF Eugenio Velez from Fresno (PCL). Optioned OF Brian Horwitz to Fresno.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed OF Elijah Dukes on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 6. Recalled OF Kory Casto from Columbus (IL).

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOS—Released OF Brandon McConnell.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Released LHP Julian Williams.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Released INF Andrew Bennett.

Atlantic League

LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed OF Richard Hidalgo. Can-Am League

OTTAWA RAPIDZ—Released INF Felix Escalona.

Golden League

CHICO OUTLAWS—Agreed to terms with OF Gary Enos. Released RHP Berek Fasting and INF Kevin McCarthy.

RENO SILVER SOX—Released LHP Giorgio Fuda.

Northern League

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Released RHP Billy Philips, RHP Matt Brinkman and LHP Kai Tuomi.

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Released C Cameron McGuire and RHP Chris Saenz.

United League

HARLINGEN WHITEWINGS—Released RHP Chris Street, LHP Brandon Kling, OF Branden Bergstrom, and INF Terry Roblez. Signed RHP Clint Smith, LHP Bryan Herrera, RHP Justin Staatz, INF Trey Hendricks, and resigned C/INF Carl Johnson.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G D.J. Augustin and F Alexis Ajinca.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed F Joe Alexander to a multiyear contract.

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed F-C Jason Thompson.

American Basketball Association

ABA—Granted an expansion team to Anchorage, Alaska to begin play in the 2008-09 season. Announced the team will be known as the Alaska Dream.

FRESNO LEGENDS—Named Eric Yates director of player personnel.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Named Jeffrey Miller director of strategic security, effective Aug. 18.

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed WR Steve Johnson.

Arena Football League

GEORGIA FORCE—Released DB William Fields, OL Steve Franklin, WR Vernon Huger and WR Kendall Newson from practice squad.

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Signed WR Nick Body to the practice squad.

SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Signed OL Sean Estrada to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed C Brendan Morrison to a one-year contract.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed G Jaroslav Halak to a two-year contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Signed D Joe Callahan to a one-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with D Paul Mara. Named Mike Barnett director of U.S. amateur scouting and senior adviser to the president and general manager.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed D Jason Smith to a two-year contract.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed Grant Fuhr, goaltending coach, to a contract extension. Named Gord Pell amateur scout and Robert Nordmark European scout.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed LW Adam Henrich and D T.J. Kemp.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Re-signed RW Evgeny Artyukhin to a multiyear contract. Signed RW Mark Recchi to a one-year contract and RW Brandon Bochenski to a two-year contract.

American Hockey League

PEORIA RIVERMEN—Named Davis Payne coach.

SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Signed D Dan Smith.

MOTORSPORTS

NASCAR—Penalized the Dale Earnhardt Inc. team 150 points for bringing an illegal car to Daytona. Suspended Kevin Manion, Dale Earnhardt Inc. crew chief, and Gary Putnam, Dale Earnhardt Inc. car chief, for the next six races and placed them on probation until the end of the year and fined Manion $100,000.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

LOS ANGELES GALAXY—Agreed to terms with D Eduardo Dominguez.

COLLEGE

ALBANY, N.Y.—Named Jill Serafino women’s assistant soccer coach and Matt Chmura assistant director of athletic media relations.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS—Named Jerry Mack wide receivers coach and Jordan Malone assistant defensive coach.

FLAGLER—Named Santiago Cavanagh women’s golf coach and Breanne Mooi women’s assistant soccer coach.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC—Named John McCormack baseball coach.

LIPSCOMB—Named Dr. Lin Garner interim athletic director.

MONTEVALLO—Named Marvis Hodges women’s assistant basketball coach.

OHIO STATE—Named Brandon Miller men’s assistant basketball coach and Jess Book assistant swimming coach.

PENN STATE—Named Mark Sherburne associate athletic director for administration.

ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN—Announced the resignation of Billy Lee, men’s basketball coach.

SAINT MICHAEL’S—Named Brian Bova golf coach in addition to his duties as men’s assistant ice hockey coach.

SAMFORD—Named Ryan Mayberry men’s and women’s assistant golf coach.

SEATTLE PACIFIC—Named Erin O’Connell interim athletic director.

SOUTH CAROLINA—Named Chad Holbrook associate head baseball coach/recruiting coordinator.

SW MINNESOTA ST.—Named Cory Sauter quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator and Andy Carr running game coordinator.

TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI—Named Aaron Ames director of athletic media relations.

TREVECCA NAZARENE—Named Jonathan Burton baseball coach.

WAGNER—Named Joe Todd linebackers coach.

WILLIAMS—Named Mike Maker men’s basketball coach.

WINGATE—Named Brian Good men’s basketball coach.



Golf



Rising Star Open



Tee times

Thursday, July 10

at Texarkana Golf Ranch

No. 1

8:00—Todd Young, Sherman, Tx.; Josh Brown, Tucson, Az.; David Viviano, Lafayette, La.

8:10—Chris Myers, Southlake, Tx.; Bryan Buie, Irving, Tx.; Brad Golden, Oklahoma City.

8:20—Andrew Dahl, Salinas, Ca.; Casey Devoll, Arlington, Tx.; Tom Bryant, Natchez, Ms.

8:30—Chris Massoletti, Chico, Ca.; Reino Deetiefs, Fort Worth, Tx.; Brian Mills, Burleson, Tx.

8:40—Logan Richter, San Antonio; Jerrett Hamilton, Richardson, Tx.; David Berner, Carrollton, Tx.

8:50—Chris Stokes, Roswell, N.M.; Clint Wellhausen, Wickenburg, Az.; Lance Littleton, San Antonio.

9:00—Nicholas Mihifeld, Springfield, Mo.; Karl Broesche, Houston; Scott Free, West Monroe, La.

9:10—Casey Broadus, Marshall, Tx.; Mike McCaffrey, Sulphur Springs, Tx.; Brandon Payne, Hattiesburg, Ms.

9:20—Thomas Kearney (AM), Donegal, Ireland; Sean Burch (AM), Edinburg, Tx.; Chris Chewning (AM), Texarkana.

12:30—Jesse Schulte, Hutchinson, Ks.; Justin Bates, Allen, Tx.; Derek Busby, Ruston, La.

12:40—Seth Murphy, Athens, Tx.; Casey Yates, Fouke, Ark.; David Jenkins, Overland Park, Ks.

12:50—Brian Kortan, Albuquerque, N.M.; Brett Callas, Houston; Brad Gibson, Denton, Tx.

1:00—John Elizondo, San Antonio; Casey Harbour, Lake Quivira, Ks.; Jonathan May, Wichita, Ks.

1:10—Joel Myrick, Hattiesburg, Ms.; John Arnette, Jacksonville, Fl.; Brooks West, Sherwood, Ms.

1:20—Scott Ferguson, Houston; Brandon Melville, Edmond, Ok.; Jeff Warden, Prairie Grove, Ar.

1:30—Mitch Hendon, Burleson, Tx.; Chase Wood, Tyler, Tx.; Bryan Baker, Tyler, Tx.

1:40—Sam Proal, Pueblo West, Co.; Robert Friedman, Dallas; Denver Green (AM), Bossier City, La.

1:50—Erik Manning (AM), Marshall, Tx.; Cory Tucker (AM), Bossier City, La.; Mark Pillen (AM), Richmond, Tx.

No. 10

8:00—Cole Howard, Burleson, Tx.; Dillon Gooch, Salado, Tx.; Kevin Newman, Montgomery, Tx.

8:10—A.J. Vesey, Sugar Land, Tx.; Michael Smith, Lafayette, La.; Bryce Benson, Arlington, Tx.

8:20—Jeremy Jeansonne, Keithville, La.; Brooks Davis, Benton, La.; Bryce Benson, Arlington, Tx.

8:30—Mikel Martinson, Lubbock, Tx.; Erik Hsu, Brookhaven, Ms.; Brett Lederer, Long Beach, Ca.

8:40—Chris Green, Bentonville, Ar.; Lyle Middleton, Conway, Ar.; John Warburton, Little Rock.

8:50—Jason Faller, Dallas; Ted Soule, Austin, Tx.; Trey Wilkins, Sugar Land, Tx.

9:00—Ross Menard, Maurice, La.; Chad Meacham, Houston; Stephen Hollingsworth, Natchez, Ms.

9:10—Brendan O’Connell, Augusta, Ga.; Jonathan Krummel, Tulsa, Ok.; Kelly Greenleaf, Broken Arrow, Ok.

9:20—Joseph Epperson (AM), Plano, Tx.; Ricky Meeks (AM), Mt. Vernon, Tx.; John Lucas (AM), Corpus Christi, Tx.

12:30—Shaun Melville, Lubbock, Tx.; Robert Gwin, Houston; Ryan Baca, Richmond, Tx.

12:40—Ben McCaslin, Austin, Tx.; Michael Brice, Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.; Patrick Sullivan, Maumelle, Ar.

12:50—Kerry Lott, Dardanelle, Ar.; Nick Beach, Fayetteville, Ar.; Michael Amaud, Beaumont, Tx.

1:00—Michael Pruitt, Lubbock, Tx.; Brice Garnett, Gallatin, Mo.; Connie Pierce, Oklahoma City.

1:10—Aaron Shipley, Dallas; David Petry, San Antonio; Jeff Ward, Belton, Tx.

1:20—Jon Whittaker, Springdale, Ar.; Brian Rowell, Lafayette, La.; Thomas Ostasik, Tulsa, Ok.

1:30—Kevin Dillen, Paris, Tx.; Mike Standly, League City, Tx.; Wade W. White, Paris.

1:40—Dawie Van der Walt, Beaumont, Tx.; Martin Flores, Mansfield, Tx.; Ryan Blagg, Mansfield, Tx.



Baseball



ML standings



AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Tampa Bay 55 34 .618 —

Boston 54 39 .581 3

New York 48 42 .533 7 1/2

Baltimore 44 44 .500 10 1/2

Toronto 43 47 .478 12 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 51 37 .580 —

Minnesota 50 40 .556 2

Detroit 45 44 .506 6 1/2

Kansas City 40 50 .444 12

Cleveland 37 52 .416 14 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 54 35 .607 —

Oakland 48 41 .539 6

Texas 46 44 .511 8 1/2

Seattle 35 54 .393 19

Monday’s Games

Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings

Boston 1, Minnesota 0

L.A. Angels 9, Texas 6

Oakland 4, Seattle 3

Tuesday’s Games

Boston 6, Minnesota 5

N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 0

Detroit 9, Cleveland 2

Toronto 7, Baltimore 6

L.A. Angels at Texas, (n)

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, (n)

Seattle at Oakland, (n)

Today’s Games

Minnesota (Hernandez 9-5) at Boston (Beckett 8-5), 12:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Jackson 5-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Ponson 5-1), 12:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Byrd 3-10) at Detroit (Bonine 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Olson 6-3) at Toronto (Burnett 8-8), 6:07 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 8-8) at Texas (Ballard 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 7-7) at Kansas City (Bannister 7-8), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Batista 4-10) at Oakland (Blanton 5-11), 9:05 p.m.



NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 48 43 .527 —

Florida 46 43 .517 1

New York 46 44 .511 1 1/2

Atlanta 42 48 .467 5 1/2

Washington 34 57 .374 14

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 54 36 .600 —

St. Louis 51 40 .560 3 1/2

Milwaukee 49 40 .551 4 1/2

Cincinnati 43 48 .473 11 1/2

Pittsburgh 41 47 .466 12

Houston 41 49 .456 13

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 45 45 .500 —

Los Angeles 44 45 .494 1/2

San Francisco 39 51 .433 6

Colorado 38 52 .422 7

San Diego 35 55 .389 10

Monday’s Games

Pittsburgh 10, Houston 7

N.Y. Mets 10, Philadelphia 9

Colorado 4, Milwaukee 3

Florida 3, San Diego 1

L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 0

Tuesday’s Games

St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 0

N.Y. Mets 7, San Francisco 0

Arizona 2, Washington 0

Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 3

Houston at Pittsburgh, (n)

Colorado at Milwaukee, (n)

Florida at San Diego, (n)

Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, (n)

Today’s Games

Florida (Olsen 4-4) at San Diego (Baek 2-4), 2:35 p.m.

Houston (Moehler 4-4) at Pittsburgh (Van Benschoten 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Mulder 0-0) at Philadelphia (Happ 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Sanchez 8-4) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 7-7), 6:10 p.m.

Arizona (Owings 6-7) at Washington (Lannan 4-9), 6:10 p.m.

Colorado (Rusch 1-3) at Milwaukee (Sheets 10-2), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cueto 7-8) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 9-3), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (T.Hudson 9-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 6-8), 9:10 p.m.



Boxscores



AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rangers 3, Angels 2

LOS ANGELES TEXAS

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Figgins 3b 4 0 0 0 Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 0

Mth Jr. rf 4 0 0 0 MiYong ss 4 1 2 0

EAybar ss 4 0 0 0 Hmlton rf 2 0 1 2

Grrero dh 4 0 2 0 Brdley dh 3 0 0 0

Hunter cf 2 1 0 0 MByrd cf 3 0 0 0

Kndrck 2b 4 1 2 0 BBogs lf 3 0 1 0

GAndsn lf 3 0 1 2 Sltlmch c 3 0 0 0

Quinlan 1b 3 0 0 0 CDavis 1b 3 1 1 1

JRivra ph 1 0 0 0 Duran 3b 3 0 0 0

Mathis c 3 0 1 0

Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 28 3 6 3

Los Angeles 000 020 000 — 2

Texas 100 011 00x — 3

E—MiYoung (6). DP—Los Angeles 1, Texas 2. LOB—Los Angeles 6, Texas 2. 2B—Kendrick (18), Kinsler (31). 3B—MiYoung (2). HR—CDavis (5). CS—Figgins (6). SF—Hamilton.

IP H R ER BB SO

Los Angeles

Saunders L,12-5 8 6 3 3 0 5

Texas

Harrison W,1-0 7 5 2 2 1 1

Guardado 1 0 0 0 0 0

CWilson S,22 1 1 0 0 2 0

T—2:15. A—18,788 (48,911).



Red Sox 6, Twins 5

MINNESOTA BOSTON

ab r h bi ab r h bi

CaGmz cf 4 0 0 0 Ellsbry cf 4 2 2 0

Kubel ph 1 0 0 0 Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0

ACslla 2b 3 0 0 0 JDrew rf 4 0 1 2

Mauer c 4 1 1 0 Crisp cf 0 0 0 0

Mrneau 1b 3 0 2 0 MRmrz dh 4 1 1 2

Monroe dh 4 1 0 0 Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0

DYong lf 4 1 2 1 Yukilis 1b 4 2 3 0

BHarrs 3b 4 2 2 2 Moss lf 3 0 1 2

Punto ss 4 0 2 1 Lugo ss 4 0 1 0

Span rf 3 0 2 1 Cash c 2 0 0 0

Casey ph 0 0 0 0

JBaily ph 1 0 0 0

Varitek c 0 0 0 0

Totals 34 5 11 5 Totals 34 6 11 6

Minnesota 000 300 110 — 5

Boston 100 000 14x — 6

E—Lowell (6). DP—Boston 2. LOB—Minnesota 6, Boston 5. 2B—BHarris (14), Punto (7), Ellsbury (10), JDrew (17), Youkilis (24). 3B—BHarris (2), Youkilis (4). HR—MRamirez (17). SB—Moss (1). CS—CaGomez (9), Punto (2). S—Span. SF—Moss.

IP H R ER BB SO

Minnesota

Blackburn 6 2-3 6 2 2 0 2

DReyes 1-3 1 1 1 0 1

Guerrier L,4-4 1 4 3 3 0 2

Boston

Lester 7 1-3 9 5 5 3 6

Aardsma W,3-2 2-3 1 0 0 0 0

Papelbon S,27 1 1 0 0 0 1

DReyes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP—Guerrier. PB—Cash. T—2:51. A—37,925 (37,400).



Blue Jays 7, Orioles 6

BALTIMORE TORONTO

ab r h bi ab r h bi

BRbrts 2b 3 1 0 0 Inglett 2b 5 1 2 0

Mrkkis rf 4 0 2 2 Scutaro ss 4 1 0 0

Huff dh 3 1 1 2 Rios rf 4 2 1 3

Millar 1b 4 0 0 0 VWells cf 4 1 2 2

Scott lf 4 0 0 0 Stairs dh 3 0 1 0

Mora 3b 4 1 1 0 Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0

RHrndz c 3 1 0 0 Brajas c 4 1 2 1

AJones cf 4 1 1 1 Ovrbay 1b 3 0 0 0

Fahey ss 2 1 1 0 ALind lf 4 1 1 0

Payton ph 1 0 0 0 Wlkrsn lf 0 0 0 0

Bynum ss 0 0 0 0

Totals 32 6 6 5 Totals 34 7 9 6

Baltimore 102 100 200 — 6

Toronto 100 100 401 — 7

Two outs when winning run scored.

E—RHernandez (8), Bynum (4), Rolen (4). DP—Baltimore 2. LOB—Baltimore 4, Toronto 9. 2B—AJones (17), Fahey (5). 3B—Rios (3). HR—Huff (18). SB—BRoberts (25), Rios (22), Rolen (5). S—Fahey. SF—Huff.

IP H R ER BB SO

Baltimore

DCabrera 6 1-3 6 4 4 4 3

Sarfate 1-3 2 2 2 1 0

ACastillo 0 1 0 0 0 0

Bradford 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

JJohnson L,2-3 1 2-3 0 1 0 2 2

Toronto

McGowan 4 4 4 2 1 2

Tallet 2 0 0 0 0 0

Frasor 1-3 1 2 2 1 1

Downs 1 2-3 1 0 0 1 1

BJRyan W,2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0

ACastillo pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP—by ACastillo (Rolen). WP—McGowan. T—3:03. A—23,276 (49,539).



Tigers 9, Indians 2

CLEVELAND DETROIT

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Szmore cf 3 0 0 0 Grndrs cf 5 1 2 2

JCrroll 2b 4 0 0 0 Planco 2b 5 1 1 0

Blake 3b 4 1 1 0 Thmes lf 3 2 2 3

Peralta ss 4 1 1 2 Joyce rf 1 0 0 0

Choo rf 3 0 0 0 MiCabr 1b 4 2 4 3

Shppch c 3 0 0 0 Shffield dh 4 0 0 0

Dllucci dh 3 0 0 0 IRodrz c 4 1 1 1

Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 Rnteria ss 4 1 1 0

FGtrrz lf 3 0 0 0 CThms rf 4 0 0 0

Raburn 3b 4 1 2 0

Totals 30 2 2 2 Totals 38 9 13 9

Cleveland 200 000 000 — 2

Detroit 004 021 20x — 9

E—Peralta (7), Raburn (7). LOB—Cleveland 2, Detroit 5. 2B—Blake (21), Thames (7), Raburn (8). HR—Peralta (14), Thames (17), MiCabrera 2 (15), IRodriguez (4). SB—Sizemore (21).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cleveland

Sowers L,0-5 5 2-3 10 7 6 0 1

Slocum 1 1-3 3 2 2 0 1

Kobayashi 1 0 0 0 0 0

Detroit

Verlander W,6-9 7 2 2 2 1 7

ALopez 2 0 0 0 0 3

T—2:27. A—40,443 (41,070).



Yankees 5, Rays 0

TAMPA BAY NEW YORK

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Iwmra 2b 4 0 0 0 MlCbra cf 4 1 1 1

Crwfrd lf 4 0 0 0 Jeter ss 4 1 2 2

Upton cf 4 0 2 0 BAbreu rf 4 1 2 1

CPena 1b 4 0 1 0 ARdrgz 3b 4 0 0 0

Lngoria 3b 3 0 0 0 Posada dh 3 0 2 0

Nvarro c 3 0 1 0 Btemit 1b 4 0 0 0

WAybr dh 3 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 1 2 1

Gomes rf 3 0 0 0 JMolna c 3 1 2 0

Gross rf 0 0 0 0 Grdner lf 2 0 0 0

Zobrist ss 3 0 0 0

Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals 32 5 11 5

Tampa Bay 000 000 000 — 0

New York 002 000 03x — 5

E—Kazmir (2). DP—Tampa Bay 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 4, New York 6. 2B—Upton (20), Jeter (17), BAbreu (20), Posada (13), JMolina (14). HR—MlCabrera (8). SB—Upton (27). S—Gardner.

IP H R ER BB SO

Tampa Bay

Kazmir L,7-4 5 5 2 2 1 9

Balfour 1 1 0 0 0 2

Glover 1 3 3 3 0 0

Hammel 1 2 0 0 0 0

New York

Pettitte W,10-6 8 4 0 0 0 5

ERamirez 1 0 0 0 0 1

Glover pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. HBP—by Hammel (Posada). T—2:46. A—53,089 (56,936).



NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cardinals 2, Phillies 0

ST. LOUIS PHILA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

AKndy 2b 4 0 1 0 Rollins ss 4 0 0 0

Ldwick rf 4 1 1 1 Vctrino cf 4 0 0 0

Pujols 1b 3 0 0 0 Utley 2b 4 0 1 0

Glaus 3b 4 0 0 0 Howard 1b 3 0 1 0

Ankiel cf 3 1 1 1 Burrell lf 3 0 2 0

YMolna c 3 0 0 0 Werth rf 4 0 1 0

CDuncn lf 3 0 1 0 Feliz 3b 2 0 1 0

McCllln p 0 0 0 0 Ruiz c 2 0 0 0

Frnklin p 0 0 0 0 Dobbs ph 0 0 0 0

Pineiro p 2 0 0 0 Coste c 1 0 0 0

Villone p 0 0 0 0 Hamels p 2 0 0 0

Schmkr lf 0 0 0 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0

Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 Brntlett ph 1 0 0 0

Lidge p 0 0 0 0

Totals 29 2 5 2 Totals 30 0 6 0

St. Louis 000 011 000 — 2

Philadelphia 000 000 000 — 0

E—Pujols (2). DP—St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 2. LOB—St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 6. 2B—AKennedy (11), Burrell (21). HR—Ludwick (18), Ankiel (19). SB—Izturis (7). S—Schumaker.

IP H R ER BB SO

St. Louis

Pineiro W,3-4 6 1-3 5 0 0 3 3

Villone 2-3 0 0 0 0 0

McClellan 1 0 0 0 0 1

Franklin S,12 1 1 0 0 0 0

Philadelphia

Hamels L,9-6 7 3 2 2 0 8

Madson 1 1 0 0 0 0

Lidge 1 1 0 0 1 0

Balk—Madson. T—2:21. A—41,519 (43,647).



Brewers 7, Rockies 3

COLORADO MILWAUKEE

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Tveras cf 3 0 1 0 Weeks 2b 5 3 3 0

Barmes 3b 3 0 0 0 Hardy ss 4 1 1 0

Grilli p 0 0 0 0 Braun lf 3 1 1 3

Bowers p 0 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 3 1 0 1

Hlliday lf 4 1 1 0 Hart rf 3 0 0 1

Atkins 1b 2 2 2 0 BHall 3b 4 0 1 2

Splbrgh rf 2 0 1 0 MCmrn cf 3 0 1 0

Pdsdnk pr 0 0 0 0 Kendall c 4 0 0 0

Herges p 0 0 0 0 Sbathia p 2 0 0 0

Kshnsk 1b 1 0 0 0 Riske p 0 0 0 0

Trralba c 4 0 1 2 Dillon ph 1 1 1 0

Nix 2b 4 0 0 0 Gagne p 0 0 0 0

Qntnlla ss 3 0 0 0 Kapler ph 1 0 0 0

Rdman p 2 0 0 0 Shouse p 0 0 0 0

Hawpe rf 2 0 0 0

Totals 30 3 6 2 Totals 33 7 8 7

Colorado 000 102 000 — 3

Milwaukee 301 000 30x — 7

E—Barmes (5), Hardy (6). DP—Milwaukee 3. LOB—Colorado 6, Milwaukee 6. 2B—Taveras (11), Torrealba (16), Weeks (14), MCameron (11). HR—Braun (22). S—Barmes.

IP H R ER BB SO

Colorado

Redman L,2-4 5 5 4 4 1 0

Herges 1 2-3 2 3 3 2 2

Grilli 1-3 1 0 0 0 0

Bowers 1 0 0 0 1 1

Milwaukee

Sabathia W,1-0 6 5 3 2 5 5

Riske 1 0 0 0 0 1

Gagne 1 1 0 0 0 0

Shouse 1 0 0 0 0 0

WP—Herges. Balk—Herges. T—2:54. A—42,533 (41,900).



Cubs 7, Reds 3

CINCINNATI CHICAGO

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Hairstn ss 4 0 0 1 Theriot ss 4 1 1 0

Bruce cf 4 0 0 0 Fkdme rf 2 0 0 0

Grf Jr. rf 2 1 0 0 DLee 1b 2 1 0 0

BPhllps 2b 4 0 0 0 ArRmz 3b 3 1 2 1

Dunn lf 3 0 0 0 Soto c 3 1 1 3

Kppngr 3b 4 1 2 0 Edmnd cf 3 0 0 0

Votto 1b 3 0 1 0 DeRosa lf 3 1 0 0

Bako c 3 1 1 1 Fntenot 2b 3 2 2 2

Harang p 2 0 0 0 Dmpstr p 2 0 1 0

Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Cotts p 0 0 0 0

APhllps ph 1 0 0 0 Mrmol p 0 0 0 0

Mjwski p 0 0 0 0 Ward ph 1 0 0 0

Vlentin ph 1 0 1 1 Howry p 0 0 0 0

Totals 31 3 5 3 Totals 26 7 7 6

Cincinnati 000 100 002 — 3

Chicago 011 221 00x — 7

DP—Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1. LOB—Cincinnati 8, Chicago 5. 2B—Valentin (6), Fontenot (11). 3B—ArRamirez (1). HR—Soto (16), Fontenot (6). SB—DLee (5). CS—Fukudome (4). SF—ArRamirez, Soto.

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Harang L,3-11 4 1-3 5 6 6 7 6

Affeldt 1 2-3 1 1 0 1 2

Majewski 2 1 0 0 0 1

Chicago

Dmpstr W,10-3 7 2 1 1 4 5

Cotts 1-3 0 0 0 2 1

Marmol 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

Howry 1 3 2 2 0 1

HBP—by Dempster (Bruce). WP—Affeldt. PB—Bako. T—2:46. A—41,360 (41,160).



Mets 7, Giants 0

SAN FRAN NEW YORK

ab r h bi ab r h bi

FLewis lf 4 0 0 0 JReyes ss 5 1 2 0

Drham 2b 4 0 0 0 EnChvz rf 4 1 1 0

Winn rf 4 0 0 0 DWrght 3b 3 1 1 0

BMolna c 3 0 0 0 Beltran cf 4 1 3 4

Rwand cf 4 0 1 0 Easley 2b 4 0 1 1

Bowker 1b 3 0 1 0 Schnws p 0 0 0 0

Aurilia 3b 3 0 1 0 JoSmth p 0 0 0 0

Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0 Dlgado 1b 3 1 2 1

Correia p 0 0 0 0 Tatis lf 4 1 2 1

Lnccm p 2 0 0 0 Schndr c 4 0 0 0

Tschnr p 0 0 0 0 Pelfrey p 2 0 1 0

JCstillo ss 1 0 0 0 AReyes 2b 2 1 1 0

Totals 31 0 3 0 Totals 35 7 14 7

San Francisco 000 000 000 — 0

New York 300 001 21x — 7

E—Easley (6). DP—San Francisco 2. LOB—San Francisco 5, New York 6. HR—Beltran (14), Delgado (16), Tatis (3). CS—JReyes (10).

IP H R ER BB SO

San Francisco

Lincecum L,10-2 6 9 4 4 2 4

Taschner 2-3 3 2 2 0 1

Correia 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 1

New York

Pelfrey W,7-6 7 3 0 0 0 5

Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 1

JoSmith 1 0 0 0 0 0

HBP—by Pelfrey (BMolina). T—2:38. A—48,887 (57,365).



Diamondbacks 2, Nationals 0

ARIZONA WASHINGTON

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Young cf 3 0 1 1 FLopez 2b 4 0 0 0

SDrew ss 3 0 0 0 Blliard 3b 4 0 1 0

OHudsn 2b 4 0 0 0 CGzmn ss 3 0 0 0

CJkson 1b 3 0 0 0 Kearns rf 4 0 2 0

Rynlds 3b 3 1 1 0 DmYng 1b 3 0 2 0

Upton rf 4 0 1 0 Flores c 4 0 0 0

Hmck c 4 0 1 0 WPena lf 4 0 0 0

CBurke lf 3 1 0 0 Brndna cf 4 0 0 0

Webb p 2 0 0 0 OdPrez p 0 0 0 0

Bonifacio ph 1 0 0 0 Shell p 1 0 0 0

Qualls p 0 0 0 0 Casto ph 1 0 1 0

TPena p 0 0 0 0 SRivra p 0 0 0 0

Lyon p 0 0 0 0 WHarrs ph 1 0 0 0

Hnrhan p 0 0 0 0

Totals 30 2 4 1 Totals 33 0 6 0

Arizona 001 001 000 — 2

Washington 000 000 000 — 0

E—Reynolds (16), CGuzman (9), Bernadina (1). DP—Arizona 1, Washington 1. LOB—Arizona 6, Washington 8. 2B—Upton (12), Casto (3). CS—CJackson (2).

IP H R ER BB SO

Arizona

Webb W,13-4 6 6 0 0 2 6

Qualls 1 0 0 0 0 0

TPena 1 0 0 0 0 2

Lyon S,19 1 0 0 0 0 0

Washington

OdPerez L,2-6 2 2-3 1 1 0 1 2

Shell 2 1-3 1 0 0 4 2

SRivera 2 2 1 0 0 2

Hanrahan 2 0 0 0 0 1

Balk—OdPerez 2. T—2:39. A—26,820 (41,888).



Leaders



AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Kinsler, Texas, .338; Mauer, Minnesota, .324; HMatsui, New York, .323; Bradley, Texas, .319; Damon, New York, .319; ARodriguez, New York, .318; Dejesus, Kansas City, .316.

RUNS—Kinsler, Texas, 80; Pedroia, Boston, 62; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 62; ISuzuki, Seattle, 61; JDrew, Boston, 61; Ellsbury, Boston, 58; BRoberts, Baltimore, 58; MiYoung, Texas, 58.

RBI—Hamilton, Texas, 85; Morneau, Minnesota, 65; JGuillen, Kansas City, 64; Quentin, Chicago, 61; DaMurphy, Texas, 58; Huff, Baltimore, 56; BAbreu, New York, 56; MRamirez, Boston, 56.

HITS—Kinsler, Texas, 125; Pedroia, Boston, 118; ISuzuki, Seattle, 113; Morneau, Minnesota, 108; Hamilton, Texas, 108; JoLopez, Seattle, 106; MiYoung, Texas, 105.

DOUBLES—BRoberts, Baltimore, 32; Kinsler, Texas, 30; JGuillen, Kansas City, 28; Pedroia, Boston, 26; Crosby, Oakland, 26; Huff, Baltimore, 26; Ibanez, Seattle, 25.

TRIPLES—BRoberts, Baltimore, 7; Granderson, Detroit, 5; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 5.

HOME RUNS—Sizemore, Cleveland, 22; Quentin, Chicago, 19; Hamilton, Texas, 19; Dye, Chicago, 19; Huff, Baltimore, 18; Giambi, New York, 18; ARodriguez, New York, 18.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 35; ISuzuki, Seattle, 34; Upton, Tampa Bay, 27; BRoberts, Baltimore, 25; Kinsler, Texas, 23; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 23; Rios, Toronto, 22.

PITCHING (10 Decisions)—Matsuzaka, Boston, 9-1, .900, 2.84; CLee, Cleveland, 11-2, .846, 2.43; Wang, New York, 8-2, .800, 4.07; Sonnanstine, Tampa Bay, 10-3, .769, 4.31; ESantana, Los Angeles, 10-3, .769, 3.53; Saunders, Los Angeles, 12-4, .750, 3.04; GFloyd, Chicago, 10-4, .714, 3.22.

STRIKEOUTS—Sabathia, Cleveland, 123; JVazquez, Chicago, 114; Halladay, Toronto, 113; ESantana, Los Angeles, 112; Burnett, Toronto, 111; Beckett, Boston, 105; CLee, Cleveland, 99.

SAVES—FRodriguez, Los Angeles, 35; Papelbon, Boston, 27; Sherrill, Baltimore, 27; Nathan, Minnesota, 25; Soria, Kansas City, 23; MRivera, New York, 23; CWilson, Texas, 21.



NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—CJones, Atlanta, .384; Berkman, Houston, .348; Pujols, St. Louis, .346; Holliday, Colorado, .345; Nady, Pittsburgh, .323; Theriot, Chicago, .312; CGuzman, Washington, .311.

RUNS—HRamirez, Florida, 76; Berkman, Houston, 74; JReyes, New York, 67; Utley, Philadelphia, 66; Beltran, New York, 64; Bay, Pittsburgh, 62; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 61.

RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 78; DWright, New York, 70; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 70; Berkman, Houston, 70; CaLee, Houston, 70; Utley, Philadelphia, 68; Teixeira, Atlanta, 66.

HITS—CGuzman, Washington, 119; JReyes, New York, 113; Berkman, Houston, 111; DLee, Chicago, 110; CJones, Atlanta, 108; HRamirez, Florida, 107; Atkins, Colorado, 107.

DOUBLES—McLouth, Pittsburgh, 29; Berkman, Houston, 29; Rowand, San Francisco, 26; McCann, Atlanta, 25; Hart, Milwaukee, 25; CGuzman, Washington, 25; CaLee, Houston, 25.

TRIPLES—JReyes, New York, 10; FLewis, San Francisco, 8; SDrew, Arizona, 5; CJackson, Arizona, 5; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 5.

HOME RUNS—Utley, Philadelphia, 25; Howard, Philadelphia, 24; Uggla, Florida, 23; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 22; Dunn, Cincinnati, 22; Burrell, Philadelphia, 22; Berkman, Houston, 22.

STOLEN BASES—Taveras, Colorado, 38; Pierre, Los Angeles, 35; JReyes, New York, 32; Bourn, Houston, 31; HRamirez, Florida, 22; Rollins, Philadelphia, 22; Victorino, Philadelphia, 21.

PITCHING (10 Decisions)—Lincecum, San Francisco, 10-2, .833, 2.66; Lohse, St. Louis, 10-2, .833, 3.61; Sheets, Milwaukee, 10-2, .833, 2.77; Parra, Milwaukee, 8-2, .800, 3.65; Volquez, Cincinnati, 11-3, .786, 2.36; Webb, Arizona, 13-4, .765, 3.27; Zambrano, Chicago, 9-3, .750, 2.96; Dempster, Chicago, 9-3, .750, 3.24.

STRIKEOUTS—Lincecum, San Francisco, 126; Hamels, Philadelphia, 118; Volquez, Cincinnati, 116; Cain, San Francisco, 112; JSanchez, San Francisco, 109; JSantana, New York, 109; Billingsley, Los Angeles, 107.

SAVES—BWilson, San Francisco, 24; Valverde, Houston, 22; KWood, Chicago, 22; BWagner, New York, 20; Lidge, Philadelphia, 19; Lyon, Arizona, 19; FCordero, Cincinnati, 18.

Cycling



Tour de France



Tuesday

At Cholet, France

Fourth Stage

An 18.2-mile individual time trial around Cholet

1. Stefan Schumacher, Germany, Gerolsteiner, 35 minutes, 44 seconds.

2. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 18 seconds behind.

3. David Millar, Britain, Garmin Chipotle, same time.

4. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, :27.

5. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team CSC Saxo Bank, :33.

6. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, :34.

7. Jens Voigt, Germany, Team CSC Saxo Bank, :35.

8. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, :37.

9. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, :41.

10. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, :47.

11. Thomas Lovkvist, Sweden, Team Columbia, same time.

12. Ivan Gutierrez, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, :50.

13. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Cofidis, 1:08.

14. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 1:10.

15. Stijn Devolder, Belgium, Quick Step, 1:18.



Overall Standings

(After four stages)

1. Stefan Schumacher, Germany, Gerolsteiner, 14 hours, 4 minutes, 41 seconds.

2. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, :12 behind.

3. David Millar, Britain, Garmin Chipotle, same time.

4. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, :21.

5. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team CSC Saxo Bank, :33.

6. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, :37.

7. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, :41.

8. Thomas Lovkvist, Sweden, Team Columbia, :47.

9. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, :58.

10. Ivan Gutierrez, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 1:01.

11. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 1:12.

12. Jens Voigt, Germany, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 1:13.

13. Stijn Devolder, Belgium, Quick Step, 1:18.

14. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 1:22.

15. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, Cofidis, 1:24.

16. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre, 1:26.

17. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 1:27.

18. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 1:29.

19. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 1:31.

20. Sebastian Lang, Germany, Gerolsteiner, 1:40.

Also

57. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 3:51.

84. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 5:23.