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SPORTS
ALTUS TIMES • 5
IHPRSDAY, Ainu 29. 2010
Rays continue hot streak with 10-3 victory over Oakland
Brian
Carlos Pena homered Wednesday in four games
Mets defeat Dodgers 7-3, winning streak to seven
(AP) David
MIAMI
Lookin At Lucky’ is early Kentucky Derby favorite
Sports Briefs
eil hitter will be used in the All-Star
game every year, and rosters will be
expanded again to 34 under changes
made by baseball’s special committee
for on-field matters
A pitcher who starts on the final
Sunday before the All-Star break will
be ineligible to pitch in the All Star
game and will be replaced on the ros
ter. Major League Baseball said
Cano(notes) homered, and New
York took control early
Nick Swisher had his second
straight three-hit game for the
Yankees, who built a 6-0 lead in the
Ecksteini notes) hit a three-run double
and the San Diego Padres rallied
from a four-run deficit to beat the
Florida Marlins
Adrian Gonzalez) walked three
times and singled home the go-ahead
run in the fifth, when San Diego
scored five times Yorvit Torrealba hit
his first homer and scored twice.
night, helping Tampa Bay beat the
Oakland Athletics 10 3 for the Rays'
13th win in 15 games
Shields (3-0) allowed a first-
inning home run, then limited the A's
to five hits and an unearned run over
the next six innings He walked one
and matched his career high for
strikeouts as the Al East leaders fin
ished a sweep o‘ a two game series
Longoria and Pena led off the
sixth with consecutive homers off
reliever Brad Kilby(notes) and each
had two RBIs They also drove in
runs off starter Dallas Braden(notes)
(3-1) during Tampa Bay's six-run
fifth inning
The Rays improved the best
record in the major leagues to 16-5,
setting a franchise record for victo
ries in April
Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0
sweep of 2010
Diamondbacks 12. Rockies II.
10 Innings
DENVER (AP)—Kelly Johnson
homered to lead off the 10th inning
and the Arizona Diamondhacks, after
blowing a six-run lead and then
falling behind by five, rallied past the
Colorado Rockies
Padres 6, Marlins 4
batters
Making his second start of the
season, Blue Jays left hander Brett
Cecil(notes) (I I) allowed one run
and five hits in six innings He
walked one and struck out three
Angels 4, Indians 3
ANAHEIM, Cahl (AP) Howie
Kendrick’s(notes) bunt single with
two outs in the ninth inning drove in
the winning run, and the Los
Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland
Indians 4-3 Wednesday
Tom Hunter(notes) hit a tying,
three-run homer in the sixth, then
legged out a double leading off the
ninth against Joe Smith (0 I)
Fuentes(notes) (1-I) got the win
with a scoreless ninth, retiring
Asdrubal Cabrera(notes) on a flyball
and Grady Sizemore on a groundout
with runners at the corners
Tigers 11, Twins 6
Jonathan Papelbon worked the
ninth for his seventh save:
Lester (1-2) allowed just one hit,
a leadoff double by Vernon
Wells(notes) in the second, and fol
DAVIE. FLA.(AP) Miami
Dolphins general manager Jeff
Ireland has apologized to former
Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant
for asking whether his mother was
ever a prostitute
The apology came after Yahoo!
Sports reported that Ireland posed the
question during a pre-draft interview
with Bryant
league starts and Adam Dunn(notes)
homered, leading the Washington
Nationals over the Chicago Cubs.
Adam Kennedy) also homered for
the Nationals (12-10), who hadn't
been two games over 500 this late in
a season since they were 81-79 on
Sept 30, 2005— their inaugural year
in Washington
Atilano (2-0), who worked six
quality innings in his debut against
the Dodgers last week, allowed two
runs on six hits-all singles-and
three walks
Phillies 7,Glants 6,11 innings
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-
Wilson Valdez doubled home the go-
ahead run in the 11th inning, Jayson
Werth's three-run double with two
outs in the ninth rallied Philadelphia
( Cardinals 6. Braves 0
SI LOUIS (AP) Rookie Jaime
Garcia(notes) worked seven scoreless
innings and David Freese(notes) had
two hits and two RBIs to help St
Louis hand Atlanta its eighth straight
loss.
Albert Pujols and Colby Rasmus
each had two hits and an RBI for the
Cardinals, who have won four in a
row and can sweep the Braves for the
first time since 1993 in the finale of a
four game set Thursday. The Braves
have scored only 13 runs during their
worst slump since losing 10 in a row
in June 2006.
Reds 6,Astros 4
HOUSTON (AP)- Rookie Mike
Leake pitched seven sharp innings
and the Cincinnati Reds scored three
runs on a blunder by right fielder
Hunter Pence
Nationals 3, Cubs 2
CHICAGO (AP)—Rookie Luis after Tim Lincecum left the game.
Atilano pitched six strong innings to and the Phillies beat the San
win for the second time in two major Francisco Giants to avoid their first
Hamilton’s(notes) two-run homer to second on a groundout Alter
keyed a five-run first and Rich reliever Dusty Hughes(notes)
Harden pitched six innings despite walked Casey Kotchman(notes),
so important," Baffert said before the Florida Derby winner Ice Box, trained
draw by two-time Derby winner Nick Zito.
The No I post Is probably a better fit and Gotham winner Awesome Act
for the front running style of Sidney’s Devil May (are is one of four hors
Candy than Lookin At Lucky, who es in the field trained by Todd Pletcher,
comes from off the pace under Garrett who is 0 for 24 in the Derby His best
Gomez horse, Eskendereya, was forced out
Owned by weight loss maven Jenny with a leg injury last weekend.
mother of a University of appropriate perspective."
Pennsylvania football player found Thomas was a defensive end from
dead earlier this week says he com- Allentown who had recently been
mitted suicide. voted a co-captain of the Quakers.
Katherine Brearley says her son The popular 21-year-old junior was
Owen Diomas was very determined found dead Monday at his off-cam-
but that his intensity spiraled out of pus apartment in Philadelphia He
I " aid Thomas "put huge had apparently hanged himself
expectations on himself and Baseball
wouldn't let other people give him an NEW YORK (AP) - The designai-
morc control problems. Johnson hit a fly ball to left
Harden (1-1) allowed three runs Brandon League (3-1), the sec
and four hits after lasting less than ond of four Seattle pitchers, retired
five innings due to wildness in three all four batters he laced David
of his first four starts. This time he Aardsma(notes) got the last three
Di IROI I (AP)- Brennan hit two batters and walked five, giv- outs for his league leading eighth
lowed that by retiring 14 straight Boesch(notes) hit a go-ahead double ing him 23 walks in his five starts save in nine chances
shortly after a disputed play that got The White Sox were unable to Yankees 8, Orioles 3
Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire capitalize until Carlos Quentin BALTIMORE (AP)-CC
ejected, and the Detroit ligers ral- ended a 2 for 37 slide with a three- Sabathia(notes) allowed three runs
bed for six runs in the sixth inning to run homer off Harden in the sixth in 7 2-3 innings, Robinson
beat the Minnesota Twins 11-6 that reduced the deficit to 5-3.
Wednesday night Jake Peavy (0-2) took the loss
The Tw ins took an early 6-1 lead. Mariners 6, Royals 5
and still led by a run in the sixth KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—
With one out and a runner on first, Milton Bradley(notes) scored the
Johnny Damon(notes) hit a deep tiebreaking run on Rob third inning against Jeremy
drive and center fielder Denard Johnson’s(notes) sacrifice fly in the Guthrie (notes) (0-3).
Span notes) appeared to make a run- eighth inning Sabathia (3-1) gave up 11 hits,
ning catch Ichiro Suzuki had three hits, struck out five and walked two The
Span, however, lost the ball after scored a run and drove in a run for left-hander came within four outs of
taking two steps Alter a lengthy dis the Mariners Suzuki, who has a .377 becoming the first Yankee since
cussion, the umpires ruled Span had batting average against the Royals, David Wells in 1998 to pitch three
TORONTO (AP) Jon ninth against Joe Smith (0 1) n’t held the ball long enough for an had his major league-leading 11th straight complete games
1 ester(notes) struck out 11 in seven Hideki Matsui was intentionally out, and Gardenhire was tossed for multihit game of the season. He has In 15 career appearances against
innings and the Boston Red Sox beat walked and reliever Rafael Perez got arguing the call al 4-game hitting streak at Baltimore. Sabathia is 10 I with a
the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 Kendry Morales!notes) to ground Detroit look advantage of the Kauffman Stadium, including a 2.62 ERA He had pitched
Wednesday night to complete a into a double play, moving Hunter to t wo base error, with Boesch and record eight consecutive multihit innings at Camden Yards without
three game sweep third After an intentional walk to Brandon Inge(notes) later hitting games by an opponent allowing a home run before Nick
I Darnell Me Donald( notes) scored Juan Rivera( notes), Kendrick sur- two-run de publes Bradley doubled to leadoff the Markakis connected in the seventh
one run and drove in another to help prised reliever Chris Perez(notes) Rangers 6, White Sox 5 eighth against Brad
the Red Sox win their sixth straight and everyone else with a push bunt ARLINGTON, Texas(AP) Josh Thompson!notes) (0-1) and moved
Dublin’s No. 17 spot Baffert’s other
starter, the speedy Conveyance, also is
12-1.
At 30-1, Arkansas Derby winner
Line of David drew the No 5 post,
which, along with the rail, has produced
the most Derby winners Posts 4, 8 and
10 have had 10 Derby winners, but
Craig Sidney's Candy swept the The filly has the lowest odds of none since Giacomo in 2005
California preps on synthetic surfaces Pletcher's four horses: Super Saver is The draw reverted to a traditional
but has never raced on dirt before 15-1 with Borel riding, Mission draw for the first time since 1997, after
Talamo may he forced to expend a Impazible is 20-1, and Discreetly Mine a two-tier, made-for-TV process was
lot of the colt's early speed to get good is 30-1. used the last 12 years
position in a field featuring several hors- “I came out pretty good in all cases." Under the old method, Baffert would
es with the same intentions. Only two Pletcher said "The only negative is the have had first choice of post positions
winners have come from No 20, the II because she'll he in the gate fora Instead, officials pulled horses’ entry
last Big Brown in 2008. longtime" blanks simultaneously with a numbered
"Not the best of draws At least in a 20-horse field, the first 14 hors- pill to determine the starting positions
you re on the outside and can see what’s es are loaded >n the main starting gate The field from the rail out is: Lookin
going on," trainer John Sadler said while the other six go in an auxiliary At Lucky. 3-1. Ice Box. 10.1: Noble’s
Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike gate parked next to it, with a space of Promise, 12-1: Super Saver, 15-1, Line
Battaglia made three horses the 10-1 about 9 feet in between, of David, 30-1; Stately Victor, 30-15
third choice Four horses are listed at 50-1: Dean’s American Lion, 30-1: Dean’s Kitten.
I ev it May Care will break from the Kitten, Make Music for Me, Backtalk (a 50-1; Make Music for Me, 50 1: Paddy
No II post in trying to become the son of 2004 Derby winner Smarty O'Prado. 20-1: Devil May Care, 10-1;
fourth filly to win the Derby The last Jones) and Homeboykris, co-owned by Conveyance, 12-1: Jackson Bend, 15-1:
one Elgin Belles, finished second two Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Mission Impazible, 20.1: Discreetly
years ago, hut broke down after cross Torre Mine. 30-1: Awesome Act, 10-1
ing the finish line and had to he eutha Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time Dublin, 12-1; Backtalk. 50-1
nized Derby winner, will saddle Dublin, listed Homeboykris, 50-1; and Sidney s
The other co-third choices are at 12-1 No winner has ever come from Candy. 5-1
LOI JISVILI E.Ky.(AP) So much tweeted from California
for being Kentucky Derby favorites: By compromising the two favorites,
( ne Is stuck on the rail and the other the Derby becomes a wide-open race a
ended upon the far outside of a 20- year after 50 1 shot Mine That Bird
horse field pulled off a last-to-first stunner under a
I ookin At Lucky is looking like any- rail-hugging ride by Calvin Borel
thing but. The entire field will have to over-
"I heard about a redraw," joked Bob come a dismal forecast that calls for a
Baffert, who trains the 3-year-old colt, 60 percent chance of ram Saturday, with
listed at 3.1 odds during Wednesday’s accumulations of up to 2 inches,
post position draw "Is he still the Last year’s 2-year-old champion,
favorite? We got that going for us. We Lookin At Lucky got banged up while
just have to hope our horse runs huge" winning his season debut in the Rebel
He’ll need to All the traffic charging Stakes, but rallied to finish third in the
into the first turn tends to jam the inside Santa Anita Derby after being squeezed
unless a horse has early speed to get along the rail and losing all momentum
away quickly. "I just don’t remember a horse of this
ADVERTISEMENT caliber being in the one hole since I’ve
"There’s no use in crying about it," come here," said Baffert, a three-time
co-owner Mike Pegram said. "It's better Derby winner "I’d rather be outside,
to have a good trip than a good post less things going on. You can get caught
position." down there and hit the brakes "
Sidney's Candy, the 5-1 second Twelve Derby winners have come
choice for Saturday's I mile race,didn't from the No I spot Ferdinand was the
fare any better at the opposite end of the last in 1986 He got pinched along the
starting gate No. 20 and will be tak inside in the calvary charge to the first
ing the widest trip around Churchill turn and dropped to last in the 16 -horse
Downs field before rallying to win by 2 lengths
Still, jockey Joe Talamo wasn’t under Hall of Earner Bill Shoemaker
deterred. "About a third of the field is lost in
"Glad to be on the outside'!" he the first turn, that's why post position is
to the right of the mound
Angels closer
ST. PETER SBUR Fla (AP)- game in Toronto.
James Shields str k ev 12 in seven Toronto, which has lost nine of
innings and Evan Longoriaand 12, was shut out for the second time
NEW YORK (AP) John Maine night doubleheader Tuesday, the
returned from an odd injury to pitch Mets quickly shook off the bed head
into the seventh inning, and the New and got to John Ely( (!) I), who was
York Mets beat the Los Angeles brought up to make his big league
Dodgers 7 3 Wednesday to complete debut
their best homestand in more than 20 Maine (1-1) struck out nine The
years. right-hander left his previous start
Angel Pagan had a two-run triple, after 3 2-3 innings with pain in his
helping the Mets beat the Dodgers for nonthrowing elbow
the third time in less than 24 hours Pirates 6, Brewers 5, 14 innings
and extend their winning streak to MILWAUKEE (AP) Ryan
seven. Doumit got the best of Trevor
The Mets finished a 9 I homes- Hoffman again and Garrett
land, their best since going 91 from Jones’(notes) two-out, run scoring
Sept 12 22, 1988 Recovered from a double in the 14th rallied the
4-8 start. New York heads into a Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee
weekend series at the NL champion Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies atop the East Doumit homered off the all time
Dodgers general manager Ned saves leader for the second straight
Colletti criticized his team's execu- day to start the ninth, tying it at 4
non before the game but Los Angeles Hoffman has blown four of seven
lost its fourth in a row save chances this season he failed
After sweeping Dodgers in a twi- only four times all of last year
Bryant's background received
extensive scrutiny from NET teams
before the draft He was taken by the
Dallas Cowboys with the 24th pick in
the first round last Thursday
"My mom is not a prostitute."
Bryant told Yahoo’ Sports. "I got mad
- really mad but Ididn show it
( College Football
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