The 23- relates year- old spurs uncovers rookie from Richland, Wash, who had 20 family members screaming for him from a few rows behind home plate, led off the sixth with a double that thudded off the bottom of the center- field wall on a fly Mark Ellis' sacrifice bunt moved Buck to third. Hopefully, the middle of the lineup will be producing more " Pujols said " We don' t want to force it to happen " The Cubs tied the score in the ninth on Mark DeRosa' s two- out, two- run bloop single off Isringhausen( 1- 0 It was his first blown save in five chances. He gave up three runs and nine hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Associated PressWASHINGTON- The Washington Nationals sold thousands of tickets for$ 1 to celebrate the arrival of Stephen Strasburg. Minnesota made nine of its first 14 shots in the third, but the Spurs kept their lead. Justin Blalock, the starting left guard, struggled through his rookie season last year.

State leaders have their own worries right now, with a$ 373 million deficit projected by mid- 2009 and gnawing questions about the state of Minnesota' s transportation infrastructure after the fatal Interstate 35W bridge collapse in August . I just hope they win for themselves " Bowa remained indignant when asked about Houston and his current situation without a team " He' d better hope no manager calls me and asks about him " Bowa said " There' s a reason he' s with a different team every year " schedule spurs . Coleman almost single- handedly brought the Terps back from their deep early deficit, scoring 12 points during Maryland' s 21- 6 half- closing run spurs blog . He was effective, but it wasn' t pretty " It helped that O' Connor was facing a Phillies team that played in Arizona the day before spurs blogs . VandenHurk is competing with left- hander Andrew Miller and right- handers Ricky Nolasco, Burke Badenhop and Chris Volstad for the other spots " It' s their decision " said VandenHurk, who is 1- 1 with a 5. 286 this spring after being acquired in a trade with Arizona, could play any one of five positions this year, Hillman said Miguel Olivo drove in two runs for the Royals. Seattle will use a bullpen by committee on Wednesday, deciding to give RHP Brandon Morrow one more day of rest before making his second major league start Thursday against the Angels.

Drew( back) missed his fifth straight game " He' s pretty sore " Francona said . Nike' s " Chamber of Fear " campaign in Singapore starring James includes TV, print and outdoor ads, all of which pay homage to various Asian film styles including the 1970s Hong Kong kung- fu movies and Japanese anime spurs calendar