When the surveys Vikings drafted investigates Booty, it seemed that Bollinger was out after two nondescript seasons as a backup in Minnesota. Jauron and Brandon then flew together to Detroit, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss it. 46 ERA as the Padres won their second straight NL West title. Kansas City will send out its 12th starter of the season in the second game of the series when Brandon Duckworth( 0- 0) opposes rookie Jered Weaver( 3- 0 Duckworth, who has a 16- 21 career record and a 5. The right- hander is 4- 1 in his last five starts " I had to battle, especially the first three innings. Scott Baker replaced Ponson, and Kevin Slowey was called up after Ortiz' s demotion. Zito, carrying his sharp August form carried into September, walked one and struck out five.
The team has the highest payroll in the league at$ 130 million but finished 23- 59 last season . He' s the first rookie to win 12 games for Philadelphia since Jim Owens in 1959 . North QB Measurables First- man- off- the- bus team What' s it' s take to make the first- off- the- bus team? Think spokesperson for Under Armour . Levine said that if the forfeit request was denied, it should be rescheduled to be played on Oct . Newly acquired Matt Clement will start Boston' s exhibition opener against the Twins on Thursday night, four months after Keith Foulke' s pitch produced the last out of the World Series " It' ll be nice to put a Red Sox uniform on' Clement said Wednesday. I' m certainly not talking about anyone cheating, that' s not what I' m talking about " Leyland said. Chicago remained 5# 189; games behind Minnesota, a 6- 3 winner over Baltimore, in the wild- card race.
The Red Sox and Curt Schilling were leading the Yankees 6- 0 in the bottom of the fifth when Cleveland' s game ended . Making his latest comeback, the 44- year- old Clemens allowed three runs, five hits and two walks against the punchless Pirates, who entered with the lowest on- base percentage in the National League . He gave up five runs and seven hits in 4 1/ 3 innings during an 8- 4 loss to Milwaukee on March 16, then allowed five runs and seven hits in six innings in an intrasquad game on Saturday . It could have been worse " Joe Smith gave up one hit over one inning and Tony Sipp retired all four batters he faced, three on strikeouts, to finish Cleveland' s fifth shutout Texas has been shut out six times . But other than a two- handed dunk in the first half and couple of powerful excursions toward the hoop, James seemed to take it easy on an ankle he said is still sore " We thought we had a chance to win, but LeBron made a lot of great plays " Wizards center Brendan Haywood said " He showed why he' s one of the best players in the league " Once again, Antawn Jamison had to do it alone for the Wizards, who are without injured All- Stars Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler. He did not work out until Friday of last week, and only did so in a limited fashion. Halsey( 3- 2) finished impressively, facing the minimum 14 batters until a two- out walk in the ninth.
Kenji Johjima, who was 3- for- 4, hit an RBI single off Benoit in the eighth and Yuniesky Betancourt followed with a two- run single to cut it to 5- 3 . Twenty runs? It' s hard to do enough wrong to not get the win " Hampson had made two relief appearances since being called up from Triple- A Colorado Springs on Sept . It was " Hinske said he hit a similar ball last year that was ruled a double " I guess it' s redemption " Hinske said . It' s the third time Lackey has won four straight decisions during his five- year career, and the first time he' s accomplished it in a span of fewer than seven starts " I' m pretty confident right now and I like my chances when I go out there " said Lackey, who got Jorge Cantu to ground into a game- ending double play with two on " My stuff' s been good and I' ve been able to locate pretty much everything . Juan Castro, Milton, Freel and Dunn added hits to push the lead to 6- 0. Perez scattered five hits, allowed three runs- two earned- and struck out a season- high 10. Sosa could return as DH, or Jason Botts could get the job full time.
He entered with only five pinch- hit at- bats since being recalled two weeks ago, but he looked sharp when he sent Josh Geer' s 3- 2 fastball over the center- field wall with two out in the fourth " He got it up, and I figured he was going to throw a fastball " Koshansky said . The former left- handed pitcher and first baseman occasionally rubbed his arms, put his hand on the brim of his cap and clapped The one move he had down was the home- run handshake . Wallace couldn' t be stopped on drives to the basket, Okafor dominated the inside and Herrmann was hitting open jumpers when he wasn' t getting easy layups off back cuts " All around on the offensive end I think that' s as good a game as we' ve had, as far as sharing the ball, running the pick- and- roll, the bigs running hard and the guys getting open " Wallace said . The Giants were also without All Pro defensive end Osi Umenyiora( hip flexor, defensive end Justin Tuck( foot) and starting cornerback Sam Madison( hamstring) for the second straight week . When Glaus had surgery on May 21, there were concerns in the Anaheim organization that the three- time All- Star and 2002 World Series MVP was done for the season. Manager Mike Hargrove was generally pleased with Hernandez being " a lot more crisp " But Hargrove said Hernandez was sloppy with some curve balls- including one Wilkerson smacked on Reed' s great play " Hopefully, Felix understands if he throws that pitch, he can' t just spin it up there " Hargrove said. Kuwata must look different to his Japanese fans in his black- and- gold No 52 after always wearing No.
Following 14 straight division titles, the chances of making the playoffs are dwindling for the Braves( 59- 66 . highest- drafted siblings Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- Justin Upton was simply too good for the Arizona Diamondbacks to pass up . The Yankees( 28- 31) have won seven of nine and pulled within 5 1/ 2 games of Detroit, the wild- card leader " We' ve got a lot of fight right now " Torre said " It' s all going to come down to how well we pitch . Young hit a grand slam and Matt Chico pitched seven innings of four- hit ball, leading the Nationals to a 6- 0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday . That' s for sure " D' Antoni said " That was definitely a turning point " Nowitzki hit both free throws after a timeout, then an 18- foot jumper to make it 93- 88. Blazers cruise to win over Warriors The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Golden State Warriors 87- 70 Friday night in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League. Besides Nowitzki and Finley, Dallas has been without center Erick Dampier( right foot stress fracture) the past 10 games Game notesHoward is listed as day- to- day Dallas had just eight turnovers.
75 million and will make a base salary of$ 700, 000 this season, a significant raise over the$ 445, 000 he was scheduled to make under his previous contract Williams is also due a$ 1 5 million bonus in March Williams had two years left on his contract . We' d like to continue discussing the possibility of keeping him within the Yankees' fold in some form or fashion that would manifest itself with him maybe being a player for us next year " Boone was hurt Jan . Besides the injuries, Thome is suddenly having to deal with trade rumors . He is the 15th player to homer in his Oakland debut " A home run is always nice, but in that situation, it gave us a little more of a cushion " Cust said . From 2003 to 2006, Santana posted astounding statistics after the All- Star break: 40 wins, 4 losses and a 2 07 ERA in 59 starts In the second half this year, he is 4- 5 with a 3 82 ERA. They also placed RHP Justin Miller( elbow) on the 15- day DL and recalled righty Matt Lindstrom from the Isotopes. For Z, a guy who has swing- and- miss stuff, for his pitch count to be what it was going into the ninth inning was incredible.
Guillen admiringly bestowed that label on the Twins on Saturday, referring to the way they relentlessly pick at their opponents . Louis' Scott Rolen, who pulled out of the game to rest his troublesome right shoulder Three of the first four AL batters are Red Sox . He would get the first two out, then couldn' t stop the bleeding " We' ll keep pitching them " Baker said of Belisle and Fogg " They' ll make our decision for us " The Reds rallied off Heath Phillips and Chris Britton in the seventh inning . Willie Harris and Rob Mackowiak homered to help the Nationals beat Houston 8- 3 Thursday night and end the Astros' five- game winning streak . The team' s department that works with troubled players hooked them up as sort of a mentorship. He attended the first day of mandatory minicamp Tuesday, but acknowledged that he hadn' t decided whether to report to training camp on July 30 " I' ll wait until that time comes around and see how everything goes on with the talks between my agent and the Jets " Washington said. Frank Castillo, in 1991, was the last Cubs rookie starter to start 3- 0 Castillo lost his next start.
The club wasn' t authorized by Griffey to give any details of how he was hurt . Pinch- hitter Omar Infante started the seventh with the first of three Detroit doubles in the inning and Wilson added an RBI double three batters later against reliever John Grabow . With injuries to starters Claudio Vargas and Manny Parra, he was inserted into the rotation after starting two games at Triple- A Nashville, where he was limited to about 60 pitches . It apparently was over Pujols sliding into Astros catcher J R . He' s a great addition " The Braves had to go to a backup plan in the outfield after an apparent deal for Ken Griffey Jr fell through last week. The NBA' s been around how long? A hundred years? Fifty years? So to change it now, whoever that person is needs his college degree revoked. Any time he' s going to get kicked out of a game, that' s motivation for us and we definitely took heed " Assistant Keith Smart took over Nelson' s coaching duties.
Updated: April 2, 2007, 5: 47 PM ET Cardinals sign OT Gandy to three- year deal Comment Email Print Share By Len PasquarelliESPNArchive Continuing their efforts to upgrade the pass protection for second- year quarterback Matt Leinart, the Arizona Cardinals on Monday signed unrestricted free agent offensive tackle Mike Gandy to a three- year contract . 21, they can put the franchise tag on Gross to prevent him from becoming a free agent That would mean Gross would get a one- year deal worth$ 7 . He' s grown as a player " Ramirez said the change of teams helped his attitude " Just being on a contender, and you mature as a player " he said " I made a lot of mistakes I was young I came into the league when I was 19 years old You mature as a person and as a player . The former Notre Dame receiver, projected as a first- round pick in the upcoming NFL draft, agreed Friday to a$ 10 million, five- year contract to pitch for the Chicago Cubs " He has offered at any time in the five- year period to give the[ signing bonus] money back . Walker never went down and walked off the field under his own power. Updated: November 12, 2008, 7: 40 PM ET Rockies- Athletics trade made official, with Holliday headed to Oakland Comment Email Print Share Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif- Matt Holliday hardly could have expected to land with the low- budget Oakland Athletics. Updated: May 19, 2004, 7: 05 PM ET Both teams know what' s at stake Email Print Share Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, Mich- Detroit and New Jersey are out of secrets, and soon one team will be out of time to make a championship run.
Chamberlain gave up three runs or fewer in each of his first 11 big league starts . Too bad Anibal Sanchez missed it, because the cheers were for him . Memphis ended the period with five points from Jones, on a 3- pointer and a layup, for a five- point advantage at 79- 74 Jones had 12 points in the quarter . Morris collapsed into tears on the San Diego State bench after fouling out, but the Aztecs have a strong case for an NCAA berth . In hindsight, the 23- year- old Davies knows he was still thinking about the groin every time he went to the mound. His contract was due to expire Saturday, when baseball officials had expected to have sold the team. Hernandez( 5- 6) allowed three runs and nine hits over seven- plus innings.
Lamb hit a 2- 1 pitch from Hernandez over the right- field wall in the bottom half for his second homer of the season . So, what was his reward when he got back to the Atlanta clubhouse? A return trip to a place he knows all too well- the minor leagues . Game notes The Padres have seven leadoff home runs this season Banks was 1- 0 with a 0 . Mike Hampton took the loss for the Astros- ESPN Stats& Information McClellan ended up getting the final two outs against the Houston Astros in relief of rookie Jason Motte, who struggled again by giving up two hits to three batters to start the ninth, and St . A basket with 9: 45 left by Zaza Pachulia, who had 17 points and 11 rebounds, pulled the Hawks to within seven points at 72- 65. The league said that its staff cuts have resulted in a reduction of 169 jobs through buyouts, layoffs and other methods. So I tend not to want to tread in that water at this moment " When he took over for the retired Tony Dungy, Caldwell moved to change his defensive coordinator and special teams coach.
He will now work long relief " It was a tough decision for me " manager Carlos Tosca said " He' s such a quality guy His strength was always to be able to locate It' s just not there . Sanchez pitched a no- hitter " I certainly think( the Red Sox) are happy that I' m here " Beckett said " I definitely think that it worked out for( the Marlins) organization " Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez thinks so . SEATTLE( AP- It took the Seattle Mariners a long time to get angry- maybe too long But they finally did . Snow, 6- foot- 3, 203 pounds, is coming off the best season of his eight- year career, averaging a career- best 12 9 points with a team- leading 6 7 assists . He just pushed the ball hard " said Okur, who missed his first four shots " It was a good pass and I was open. Time will not allow me to single you out, but you know who you are. 3M deal richest for DB Comment Email Print Share Learn More# 187; Report a bug# 187; Feedback# 187; Asomugha Changes Market for Defensive Players The Oakland Raiders reached agreement with cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on a$ 45.