Kevin Gregg exhibits completed the unravels four- hitter with a perfect ninth for his second save in as many nights, and his ninth in 10 chances. Jones, however, was cut down at the plate trying to score the go- ahead run. 10 at Conseco Fieldhouse, the same night Artest completed the two- game benching he got from Carlisle for requesting time off because of a busy schedule that included promoting a soon- to- be released rap album " You see a team that you beat by 30- someodd points with Jermaine O' Neal and Stephen Jackson, and now you see a bunch of guys you don' t know " Brand said " You get full of yourself after winning four in a row, and we took them a little bit too lightly. San Francisco also said tackle Joe Staley is day to day with a bruised right thigh and safety Reggie Smith has a strained right groin that will be re- evaluated in two weeks Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.

He' ll be here " closer Eric Gagne said " They want to win They know Adrian Beltre is the reason we win . Colon, making his second start since missing two months with right shoulder inflammation, allowed the four runs and a season- high nine hits in 5 2/ 3 innings . He brings his own strengths " Still, it will be impossible to avoid the inevitable comparisons . One out later, Sowers had Giambi in a full count but gave up the slugger' s homer . The Jags will target the perimeter while the Titans attack MLB Mike Peterson inside. Encarnacion followed one out later with a bloop single to right field. Sexson hit an RBI single in his first at- bat with the Yankees, and Mussina( 12- 6) pitched six effective innings to tie Cleveland' s Cliff Lee and fellow All- Star Joe Saunders of the Los Angeles Angels for most wins in the AL " We looked good today.

Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS- As the powerful Texas Rangers continued to whiff at the soft- throwing Brian Duensing, Minnesota Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson asked the rookie left- hander if he was turning into a strikeout pitcher " There' s no chance that' s happening " Duensing said " It was one of those nights . A sellout crowd of 52, 500 is expected at Edmonton' s Commonwealth Stadium . They managed only single runners in three of the six innings Moyer worked The left- hander struck out three and walked two. They came at the right time, because Jered Weaver didn' t have his best stuff . Stults, a rookie left- hander, made his second major league start and sixth appearance overall in place of Derek Lowe, who will be the Dodgers' Game 1 playoff starter. By that time, much of the crowd of 16, 170 at Toyota Center had cleared The rest were heading for the exits. Packers focused on defensive front: The Packers called after midnight and talked Rams defensive tackle Ryan Pickett into coming in for a visit Sunday The Packers could lose Grady Jackson in free agency