76, reveals has already interprets clinched a spot in the Nationals rotation and has been impressive all spring until the Braves lit him up " I made some poor pitches and didn' t throw my off- speed as much as I wanted to " Chico said " I got in a rhythm with my fastball and got hurt with it " The Nationals had some good news when catcher Brian Schneider played for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury last week " I felt very good " Schneider said " I didn' t feel it at all. La Russa moved Scott Rolen, who has struggled since returning from shoulder surgery, down one notch to sixth. Some of the top items included a Black Forest bear chair that sold for$ 15, 525 and a six- piece oak poker table and chairs that went for$ 6, 900. 500, yet only four games back in the AL West " Hey, I' ve had some good games now " the slugger said " But against a great team, and with us still in the race, yeah, it' s big " To which Putz added " Awesome. PETERSBURG, Fla( AP- Carl Crawford' s sore right wrist had been a big reason for him playing 42 games without hitting a home run.
Game notes The Twins sent LHP Carmen Cali outright to Triple- A Rochester and reassigned RHP Kevin Mulvey to minor league camp Cali went 1- 0 with a 0 . 5 million, one- year contract on Friday " We feel that Felipe fits our club well " general manager Josh Byrnes said " He is a switch hitter with an ability to impact the game with power, speed and defense " By adding Lopez, the Diamondbacks fill a hole left when three- time Gold Glove second baseman Orlando Hudson became a free agent . Bedard struck out eight in his first start at Safeco since be beat Detroit on July 4 . He tried to rush back and was playing in summer league games a few months later . In a game like this, Karl said " the biggest thing is to keep your bladder under control " Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. The Titans were minus starting linebacker Stephen Tulloch, who had missed practice Friday because of an undisclosed injury.
Chad Tracy, who played third base as a rookie last season, is a leading candidate to take Hillenbrand' s place at first . But Pierzynski, crossed up on the play, dropped the ball and someone in the Boston dugout alerted Arroyo, who scampered to first to reach on the passed ball . Ben Francisco hit a three- run homer off the right- hander and Grady Sizemore a solo shot against reliever Cla Meredith, his ninth homer in 16 games, as Cleveland took two of three in the interleague series " I' ve been telling people that nobody here is going to hit . Blackburn allowed one run in seven innings and Joe Mauer hit a tiebreaking, two- run homer in the seventh to lift the Twins to a 4- 1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night . He chalked that up as a cost of doing business, saying simply " The risk- reward needs to be done " I am paid around here and my job is to try and look for more value than is there, if it' s there, than we see on the face of it.
According to a baseball source, the Dodgers " are considering a handful of directions " One of those is a package proposal the Dodgers have discussed about Hudson and Dunn, who are represented by the same agency Hudson, 31, batted . Felipe Lopez singled off Bill Bray( 2- 2) for his third hit with one out in the 10th, Pujols walked and Mike Lincoln hit Ryan Ludwick with a 1- 2 pitch before Glaus hit a towering drive to medium center, scoring Lopez easily . San Francisco was coming off a three- game sweep of San Diego and was within two games of the Rockies for third place in the NL West, but couldn' t get much going after getting to Francis for two runs in the first . The Indians made three roster moves after Friday' s win, putting RHP Joe Smith( rotator cuff) on the 15- day disabled list, optioning OF Trevor Crowe to Triple- A Columbus and designating INF Tony Graffanino for assignment . Updated: February 23, 2007, 7: 15 AM ET DJ made all the plays.
Hill Hill felt ill after arriving at the US Airways Center for Wednesday morning' s shootaround . A first positive test will lead to mandatory additional testing, a second offense will draw a 25- game suspension, and a third offense will get 80 games " Amphetamines have been part of the game for a long, long time " DuPuy said " To, after half a century, deal with this issue, get it as part of the agreement, is a major step forward " Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press . 31, the final day of his old deal, Epstein walked away from the team' s$ 4 . It was part of an eventful day for Kearns, who threw out Miguel Montero at the plate in the fifth, then was caught in a rundown between third and home on a fielder' s choice in the sixth " I thought I' d steal a run " Kearns said " and ended up looking like an idiot " Game notes Arizona SS Stephen Drew( flu) sat out and was replaced by Callaspo, who went 3- for- 5 . He was forced on Humberto Quintero' s grounder, but Quintero scored on Pence' s two- out double off the right- field wall Pence then scored on Kaz Matsui' s single to center. 15, and his career- high is 56 at Toronto on March 20, 2005. His lawyer, Michael Caffery has twice met with prosecutors but declined to exchange information when his request for a precondition was denied.
It' ll be very important, especially with the playoffs coming up . Cashman would not go into details about the meeting, which took place before New York beat Seattle 7- 4 for its season- high fourth straight win " We hope that by the time we get off the road trip we' re going to see a different guy " Torre said . After 73 pitches, he left to a mix of cheers and boos " He did well " Steinbrenner said . Longoria also made an outstanding diving stop and strong throw on Nady' s two- out grounder to third base with two on in the sixth The Rays pushed across two runs in the sixth . One out later, Matthews- starting in right field for the injured Vladimir Guerrero- lined an 0- 1 pitch off the center- field fence and clapped his hands emphatically as he reached second base " I' m definitely not trying to show up anyone, because I' m not like that. Braves fans mocked Rollins by chanting " 2- 0- 8 " during his final at- bat.
6 points, third- highest on the team behind Amare Stoudemire and Shaquille O' Neal, in 28 games since joining the Suns . Angels outfielder Darin Erstad( bone bruise in right ankle) made his first rehab appearance as the DH at Class- A Rancho Cucamonga on Friday night He was 0- for- 3 with walk and a run scored . Johnson and Cust each homered twice and the A' s routed the Kansas City Royals 17- 3 . Astros reliever Stephen Randolph sprained his right knee while trying to field Lowe' s sacrifice bunt in the sixth and was helped off the field . 463) with two homers, three triples, six doubles and 12 RBIs in his 10- game hitting streak.
Darren Rovell, who covers sports business for ESPN, can be reached at Darren rovellespn3 . They tied for the MLB lead in that category last season with 14( Tigers# 8226& nbsp; The Cardinals have won five straight at home and eight of 11 overall . Charlotte guard Brevin Knight didn' t play Monday night because of the flu Jared Jeffries matched a career high in points with 15 Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . The Suns improved to 6- 0 when Barbosa has started this season Bell sat out the game with back spasms . In their final preseason game, the Bulls also lost forward Tyrus Thomas in the third quarter with a right foot injury and rookie forward Joakim Noah went down in the fourth quarter with what looked to be a right ankle injury Neither player returned to the game. NFC West blog ESPN' s Mike Sando writes about all things NFC West in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation The deal was announced by the team Monday night.
The bird, nicknamed " Ozzy " by fans, was blinded in its right eye and died six days later . Graves followed and retired the first two batters on six pitches Then the inning went bad . Walker came up with the bases loaded but flied out to center field to end the inning . He allowed four hits, walked one and struck out two before giving way to the Braves bullpen . RHP Phil Hughes is slated to start Wednesday night for the Yankees. Gomes became the 24th player in franchise history to hit three home runs in a game and Ryan Hanigan added a solo shot to give Arroyo plenty of breathing room.
MEMPHIS, Tenn( AP- Andre Iguodala heated up in a hurry, and the Memphis Grizzlies couldn' t stop him when it mattered most . Dirk Nowitzki added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks, who were coming off their most lopsided defeat of the season, a 128- 100 loss to Phoenix on Friday . For his career, Dayne has rushed for 2, 337 yards and 17 touchdowns on 638 carries He also has 21 catches for 151 yards and no touchdowns Dayne has appeared in 72 games, 14 as a starter Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN To check out Len' s chat archive, click here . Gore visited his mother in Miami just before the season started when her condition worsened " I think he felt if he didn' t get a chance to see her before the season, he may not see her again " Nolan said . This season, the 25- year- old Gamble has two interceptions and a team- leading 17 passes defended. I mean, strict liability is strict liability " Fox Sports has reported that the Williamses, who both made the Pro Bowl last season and anchor the Vikings' stout run defense, are facing four- game suspensions for failing a drug test.
Jeter went 0- for- 5 and Giambi was 0- for- 3, extending his hitless streak to 21 at- bats and dropping his average to 221 . The left- hander struck out eight without a walk, working in an intermittent wind- whipped mix of snow and rain " It didn' t bother me, but I definitely wouldn' t want to be a hitter today " Lee said " I just tried to throw a strike and hopefully they' d try to hit a home run . He said the shortstop in getting some at- bats as a designated hitter . Bay then hit his seventh homer " It was a terrible call, he missed it " Teixeira said " Umpires miss calls . I' m not going to pull the plug on anything " The Giants discussed shutting down starter and Cy Young Award candidate Tim Lincecum, but the hard- throwing right- hander didn' t want to end his spectacular season on a frustrating loss at the hands of the Rockies on Tuesday night. I have worked with Mayor Nickels and the City Council and hoped that the teams would stay in Key Arena because I have been concerned about the long- term viability of the Seattle Center " Schultz said city and state officials should realize now that the Sonics really may leave Seattle " If the city didn' t believe we' d potentially move the team, we obviously have a group now that does have an out " Schultz said " But that' s not what[ the new owners] want to do " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. Their struggles began with a 129- 103 loss to Toronto on Jan.