Piniella said deduces he lost recalls track of how many homers the Reds hit " I know the one Dunn hit counted for two " he cracked. That rout made Arroyo only the sixth pitcher in major league history to allow 10 earned runs in an inning or less " This park hasn' t been very kind to Bronson " Reds manager Dusty Baker said " They jumped him right away " Arroyo, who had gone 19- 9 since that defeat, wasn' t much better this time around, allowing seven runs, six earned, on eight hits in 3 2/ 3 innings. Padres SS Luis Rodriguez, on the DL since spraining his left ankle on May 13, began a rehab assignment at Single- A Lake Elsinore on Saturday night. Shea Hillenbrand homered in the 11th inning to give the Blue Jays a 3- 2 win over Chicago on Saturday. Last week a Yankees official told ESPN The Magazine' s Buster Olney that the club will definitely take a look at Clemens " It' s a natural conversation " the official told Olney. It' s fun to watch, but not when you' re behind the other bench " The Wings won 11 games in March and are steamrolling toward the playoffs while trying to put some distance between themselves and second- seeded Dallas.

Freshour clinched the victory with two free throws with 23 seconds left in overtime to make it 80- 73 . He' ll spent the next three weeks in a facility that holds more than 2, 200 inmates in all and has few of the customary provisions for a jailed professional athlete " We don' t have the luxury or space for a high- profile criminal " said Lynda Coker, Chief Deputy Sheriff of Cobb County " He' s going to do the same thing every other inmate does . Capuano fell to 4- 2 against the Cardinals overall and 3- 1 in St . He' ll continue to build his arm strength " Everything' s where it' s supposed to be right now after what he' s gone through " Dodgers trainer Stan Conte plans to visit Schmidt at the pitcher' s home in Scottsdale, Ariz, during the first week of February- shortly before pitchers and catchers report to spring training " I want to make his transition from rehab into spring training as smooth as possible " Conte said . Brewers manager Ned Yost seemed OK with Hart' s aggressive play " They made a great play to throw him out " Yost said. Kent said he applied a motto to his career that his police officer father taught him: If you' re going to do a job, do it right " More than likely I would' ve been a cop when I grew up, hence the mustache " he said, drawing laughter " Yet when we were kids, we fantasize about being an athlete I wanted to be a baseball player. I guess it' s like a 15- day period after I drain my knee that I' m at 100 percent " the blog says " There' s no pain, it' s just stiffness " Arenas spoke Saturday about tailing off in what was his first set of back- to- back games since hurting his knee in April " That' s where I thought he wasn' t his explosive self " Jordan said " That' s the only game " Arenas made his first three shots against Orlando, then went 2- for- 12 the rest of the way.

The Wizards turned nine turnovers by Cleveland in the third into 13 points and Mike James scored eight straight points in the final 2: 40 as Washington opened a 71- 68 lead, stunning Cavs fans who had been in a festive mood from the opening tip . It' s the sixth consecutive game he' ll miss after struggling through the first four " This is one I wish I could have been in " Culpepper said Thursday " Unfortunately my knee isn' t as good as my spirit and my soul want to be " Speaking to reporters for the first time in more than a month, Culpepper said his knee is improving . I thought they were tougher than us in the second half " Sophomore guard Courtney Ward' s 3- pointer with 9 4 seconds remaining trimmed the Cavaliers' lead to 66- 63 . The Mariners won their third consecutive series over Texas, the first time that' s happened since 2002- 03 . 2 points per game and led all players in free throws attempted and made during the competition. 387 over his last nine games with three homers and 10 RBIs, homered to deep left field to give Arizona a 4- 1 lead in the seventh inning, Looper' s last.

Carrasco( 5- 1) got the last out of the eighth and Bobby Jenks picked up his 28th save with a scoreless ninth . Here are the rest of the best and worst players of Week 14, according to the Football Outsiders DYAR( Defense- adjusted Yards Above Replacement) statistics Bill Barnwell is an analyst for FootballOutsiders . If Ladell' s not 100 percent, I think I would feature Shaun Alexander- and then Rock Cartwright would be a bigger factor as well " Portis, whose 995 yards includes 121 in the Week 4 victory over Dallas, would have to get much better in a hurry . Ryan has said that he would be able to walk across the parking lot to the Round Rock stadium and be involved . The Blue Jays tacked on another run when Rod Barajas sent an 0- 2 pitch to left for his fifth homer and second in two days. An MRI revealed Brocail has a torn hamstring that will likely keep him out at least a month He has been on the DL since Monday.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press . The Falcons are seeking a veteran wide receiver to fill the No . At the NFL combine and in private workouts for scouts around the league, Colclough turned in impressive numbers and rose up league draft boards . He said his fine had been reduced from$ 5, 000 to$ 3, 500 " We just want to get this put aside and put to rest and go on with the season " Estrada said . The right- hander also had a testy exchange with Martin while the Dodgers' All- Star was batting in the fifth " I kind of stuck my elbow out. Kinsler said he made the decision to sprint home on his own " I got a little too overaggressive " Kinsler said " I was trying to make something happen " The Rangers knocked Backe out of the game in the seventh. Sometimes it may not sit well, but those are the things that we need and if those things are delivered, I' m sure we' ll have a good season " Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Matchups The super sub' s 23- point performance sparked Denver to a 111- 94 rout of the Houston Rockets on Sunday night that both clarified and cluttered the wild Western Conference playoff race " That' s all he' s got to do is come into the game and the energy is there " said Allen Iverson, who scored 33 points " It hypes us up . Now in his fifth pro season, Grossman has been inconsistent as Chicago' s starter, but he did get the team to the Super Bowl last season . Tait, a 10- year NFL veteran who spent the past five years with Chicago, is expected to retire . Jets, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle Away: Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Buffalo, Miami, Baltimore, Arizona, St . Updated: September 24, 2009, 6: 36 PM ET Hasselbeck, Tatupu not likely to play Comment Email Print Share Associated Press RENTON, Wash- Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, linebacker Lofa Tatupu and fullback Justin Griffith all were spectators and did not participate in practice. Still, he kept Arizona scoreless in innings 2- 5, before reliever Jesus Colome gave up three in the sixth, including RBI doubles by Byrnes and Chris Young. Taveras can make$ 150, 000 in performance bonuses$ 50, 000 each for 500, 550 and 600 plate appearances.

Aaron Harang( 15- 4) gave up three hits and three sacrifice flies- two by Albert Pujols- in seven innings . Marlins starter Andrew Miller- who came over from Detroit in the offseason trade that sent slugging third baseman Miguel Cabrera and left- hander Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers- allowed six runs in 3 1- 3 innings After he departed, Florida' s bullpen went to work . It' s Headley' s first full year in the majors, and at the end of last season, he played in the playoff game that San Diego lost to Colorado . I think more it' s mentally that' s what' s most important " Favre has established a reputation for playing through pain, as evidenced by his streak . She plays big " The Commodores beat Kansas State 63- 60 in a second- round NCAA game in 2005. The suit filed by Jennifer Bueno seeks damages for battery, assault and negligence.

Twins 3B Nick Punto was initially charged with an error when a ball hit by Youkilis squirted under his glove in the hole between shortstop and third base . He was left off New York' s postseason roster after hitting 125 in 21 games for the Yankees They acquired him from the Cubs . Yabu entered the game in the eighth with runners on first and second and got Kouzmanoff to hit the first pitch for the Giants' first triple play since June 14, 1999 " I was thinking groundball and double play, then we turned the triple play " Yabu said " Unbelievable I had never seen one We usually see triple plays where they catch a line drive . Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Arizona has scored three runs in Dan Haren' s four starts combined# 8226& nbsp; The Diamondbacks have won eight of their last 11 vs . This was Griffey' s first home game with the Mariners since Sept. Associated PressANAHEIM, Calif- The Colorado Rockies shouldn' t have been too upset after losing for only the second time in 19 games. The rainout gives Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley another day to recover from a sore calf.

Chase Utley extended his hitting streak to a career- best 18 games with a leadoff triple in the eighth off Steve Kline( 2- 2 . The other players agreeing to minor- league deals were right- handers Jesus Colome and Anastacio Martinez; left- handers Luis Martinez and Arnie Munoz; outfielders George Lombard and Abraham Nunez; and infielders Melvin Dorta, Jose Macias and Jorge Toca Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press . Updated: February 2, 2008, 1: 43 AM ET Santana agrees to$ 137 . Santana matched a career high by giving up 10 hits, though he never was in serious trouble until the sixth, when he needed 38 pitches to get out of the inning " Allergies have been bothering me, but it' s no excuse " Santana said " My eyes, my nose, I battled through and we were able to win . Opponents had been averaging less than 86 points against the Pistons in the playoffs, but the Spurs had everything clicking so well that they reached that number with 5: 44 left " I' m really pleased with the way they reacted to the win. The 10- year veteran completed 148 of 244 passes for 1, 878 yards, with 11 touchdown passes and one interception, and an efficiency rating of 98 0. Maroney, the team' s first- round choice in the 2006 draft, has been anything but durable in his brief career, suffering through a series of injuries that have limited him to 30 games and 15 starts in three years.

Porchia Green scored on two driving layups in the final 26 seconds as Ball State won its first Mid- American Conference title and the school' s first trip to the NCAA tournament with a 55- 51 victory over MAC power and top- seeded Bowling Green on Sunday " It' s overwhelming " Green said " It' s exciting . Loewen made his major league debut in May and was 6- 6 with a 5 37 ERA . He underwent surgery on his right labrum in September, but expects to return in May . Pirates LHP Zach Duke is scheduled to start Saturday at Chicago, meaning Pittsburgh will throw three lefties against the Cubs . Ruiz put the Phillies up 1- 0 with his second- inning RBI single. The defense said that analysis is based on " junk science " Williams and five men and two children arrived at the Mountain View Chalet in Union Township around 10 p m. It took me a couple of at- bats but I finally got it " Mills pitched two perfect innings before a walk to Mark DeRosa, Chris Iannetta' s single and Curtis Granderson' s grounder gave the United States a run " Obviously, the thing that hurt me was the walk " the left- hander said " When I don' t throw strikes, it gets back to haunt you, no matter who you' re playing, whether its United States or not " The right- handed Clement, who hasn' t pitched in the majors since rotator cuff surgery in September 2006 while with Boston, would have had three perfect innings had it not been for first baseman Kevin Millar' s two- out error in the sixth " Both of them did a good job for us against a tough team " Toronto manager Cito Gaston said( Mills) is a tough kid out there He has the right makeup for it.

Oden, the top pick in the 2007 draft, sat out last season after microfracture surgery on his right knee He missed six games early this season with a foot injury . It was one of our better efforts of the year " Fred Jones scored 18 points for the Pacers, while Jackson' s four straight 3- pointers put Indiana up by 33 points in the third, practically guaranteeing the end of a six- game losing streak against the Kings . No charges were filed, but Goodell turned down Thurman' s request to reinstate him for 2007 The Titans might not want Jones back . And now, you know, now they got Tom going down, so, you know, New York' s excited " He later added " They want us to be as bitter and mad and miserable and they are And, unfortunately, it' s not going to happen . Detroit went ahead 2- 0 on Craig Monroe' s two- run homer in the second inning, one pitch after Carlos Guillen walked. It also decided the game between NL division leaders and gave the Mets a five- game winning streak.