Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Padres 13, Pirates 2
PITTSBURGH — Kyle Blanks hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as San Diego sent Pittsburgh to its ninth straight loss. The Pirates were in first place July 26 but have lost 11 of 12. Last in the NL in runs and home runs, the Padres have 28 runs and five homers in the first two games of the series.
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2
BALTIMORE — Adam Jones hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning after Brandon Morrow was perfect through five, and Baltimore rallied. Chris Tillman pitched seven strong innings to earn his first win since May 11. Called up from Triple-A Norfolk before the game for his third stint with the Orioles, the right-hander helped them secure their third win in 11 games. Morrow breezed through the first five innings, striking out five and allowing only three balls out of the infield.
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Cubs 11, Reds 4
CHICAGO — Carlos Zambrano homered and pitched six solid innings for Chicago, which has won seven straight games for the first time since Aug. 23-29, 2008. Starlin Castro drove in four runs for the Cubs, his most since he drove in six in his major-league debut May 5, 2010.
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
NEWTON, Iowa — Ricky Stenhouse was probably never so happy to be wrecked.
The Nationwide series driver earned victory Saturday night despite his car blowing an engine exiting the final corner; he spun across the line after a push from Carl Edwards, who finished second at Iowa Speedway.
It appeared that Edwards could not slow in time to avoid hitting Stenhouse, his Roush Fenway Racing teammate, and the two spun together across the line, with Stenhouse barely in front to win the U.S. Cellular 250.
"The motor was kind of messing up on us there a little bit, we'll have to look at that in the shop," Stenhouse, who swept this year's two Iowa races, told ESPN.
INDYCAR: Driver Justin Wilson broke a bone in his back when he crashed during qualifying at the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio.
Wilson spun and hit a bump between Turns 1 and 2. He was awake and alert when taken to MedCentral Mansfield hospital.
Simon Pagenaud will replace Wilson today in the No. 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing entry.
Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing earned the pole with a lap of 119.405 mph. Part-time St. Petersburg resident and England native Martin Plowman starts 26th in his IndyCar debut.
SPRINT CUP: Sporting News reported that Juan Montoya agreed to return to Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2012, with the deal to be signed within weeks.
TRUCKS: Rain halted the Good Sam 125 after 17 laps at Pocono Raceway. The race is scheduled to resume today before the track's Sprint Cup event.
NHRA: Antron Brown earned the top qualifying spot in Top Fuel at the Northwest Nationals in Seattle with a run of 3.809 seconds at 321.58 mph. Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also led their classes.
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
White Sox 6, Twins 1
MINNEAPOLIS — Zach Stewart pitched six sharp innings in his Chicago debut, Paul Konerko drove in two runs and Brent Lillibridge added a late two-run homer as the White Sox secured the first series win against their division rivals since 2009 and first in Minnesota since 2007. Stewart was called up from Triple-A Charlotte hours before his fourth career start.
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
BOSTON — The Red Sox don't understand why they've dominated CC Sabathia. They just want it to continue.
Jacoby Ellsbury had a three-run homer and a career-high six RBIs, and former Ray Carl Crawford had four hits to lead Boston to a 10-4 victory over the Yankees ace on Saturday, snapping New York's eight-game winning streak and leaving the teams tied for first — again — in the AL East.
"To get wins against guys like that, you try not to think about it too much," said Crawford, who has hit safely in six straight plate appearances. "You try to just take it."
The Red Sox improved to 9-2 against New York, clinching at least a tie for the season series. Sabathia fell to 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA against Boston. He is 16-2 with a 2.11 ERA against everyone else.
"Believe me, it's not like we go, 'We're going to lunch up on him,' " Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "He's really good. He's had his way with a lot of teams, and we give him a good battle. I'm sure we'll see him a bunch more times."
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Tigers 4, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Verlander pitched seven innings despite some balky defense, and Detroit helped its ace to his 16th win, tied for the major-league lead. The AL Cy Young Award contender won his fifth straight start and improved to 13-2 against Kansas City. Jose Valverde converted his 32nd straight save to start the season, matching the club mark set by Willie Hernandez in 1984.
By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Day of rest
The Bucs will take today off before returning for two practices Monday. This week, the team will turn its attention to Friday's preseason opener at Kansas City.
Number of the day
26 Bucs sacks last season.
Number of the day 2
16 Sacks for rookie Da'Quan Bowers, left, last season at Clemson.
Next public practice
When: 2:30 to 4:35 p.m. Tuesday
Where: One Buc Place, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, just east of Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Admission: Free
Et cetera: Schedule is weather permitting and subject to change. Go to buccaneers.com for updates.
Practice and games schedule
Public practice
Aug. 14: 2:30 to 4:35 p.m.
Preseason
Friday: at Kansas City, 8, Ch. 13
Aug. 18: Patriots, 7:30, Ch. 10 *
Aug. 27: Dolphins, 7:30, Ch. 10 *
Sept. 1: at Redskins, 7:30, Ch. 10
Regular season
Sept. 11: Lions, 1, Ch. 13 *
Sept. 18: at Vikings, 1, Ch. 13
Sept. 25: Falcons, 4:15, Ch. 13 *
Oct. 3: Colts, 8:30, ESPN, Ch. 28 *
Oct. 9: at 49ers, 4, Ch. 13
Oct. 16: Saints, 4:15, Ch. 13 *
Oct. 23: Bears (London), 1, Ch. 13
Nov. 6: at Saints, 1, Ch. 13
Nov. 13: Texans, 1, Ch. 10 *
Nov. 20: at Packers, 1, Ch. 13
Nov. 27: at Titans, 1, Ch. 13
Dec. 4: Panthers, 1, Ch. 13 *
Dec. 11: at Jaguars, 1, Ch. 13
Dec. 17: Cowboys, 8:20, NFL Network, TBD *
Dec. 24: at Panthers, 1, Ch. 13
Jan. 1: at Falcons, 1, Ch. 13
* Broadcast subject to NFL blackout rules
Not just yet
When it was suggested by a reporter to Raheem Morris that his team should conduct the popular Oklahoma drill Saturday night, the Bucs coach said he's resisting the temptation to engage in the rather physical exercise at this point.
"I did the Oklahoma (drill) last year," Morris said. "I took it out and traded it for the one-on-one pass rush. I'm going to give (the free agents) a couple more days in pads."
Morris was referring to the fact that NFL free agents who recently signed began practicing only Friday, the day after the collective bargaining agreement was actually ratified.
High praise
Among the players having an impressive training camp is second-year WR Mike Williams, who has shown himself to be sure-handed and a precise route runner.
Morris continues to rave about Williams' performance thus far.
"He's a great route runner (with) big time hands; not afraid of traffic; not afraid of the competition," Morris said.
"The better the competition, the higher the level he wants to play at. He has a knack for knowing what (QB Josh Freeman) wants to do with the ball. Those guys have done a wonderful job."
Stephen F. Holder, Times staff writer
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
LONG POND, Pa. — Joey Logano heard the rumors.
Carl Edwards, the biggest free agent in NASCAR, was being pursued to sign a lucrative deal at Joe Gibbs Racing. And if Edwards signed, he'd poach Logano's ride in the No. 20 Toyota and the coveted Home Depot sponsorship.
Logano couldn't do anything about the negotiations. All he could do was drive.
Edwards stayed with Roush Fenway Racing, and Logano appears secure in his car.
Pushed by the public contract talks, Logano responded with his best finishes of the season and kept rolling at Pocono Raceway, turning a lap of 172.055 mph Saturday to win his second pole of the year. The 21-year-old driver became the youngest pole winner at Pocono. It was his third career pole in Sprint Cup.
Logano said he never talked to owner Joe Gibbs or team president J.D. Gibbs about his future at JGR, one of the top organizations in NASCAR.
"As far as I knew they, were just rumors," Logano said. "What am I really going to ask him?
Logano was once the hottest prospect in the sport, but has had mostly mixed reviews in his still-blossoming career. He opened this season 23rd in the Daytona 500 and an engine failure the next week at Phoenix dropped Logano to 29th in the points standings. He rallied for top-six finishes in three of four races entering last week's race at Indianapolis. He finished 25th and is 19th in points.
"There's been a lot of rumors around our team lately, but, at the same time, I don't know if everyone realizes how good we've been lately," Logano said.
Kasey Kahne joins him on the front row for today's Good Sam 500. Brad Keselowski, driving with a broken left foot, starts 13th.
Logano hopes the momentum from the past month can carry into today and help him earn a needed victory — his lone win as a rookie in 2009 at New Hampshire.
As for his status, he said he couldn't escape the speculation because the Edwards story was splashed on every racing website, newspaper and highlight show ticker.
"How do you not think about it because it's right there in front of you," he said.
But now his future is clear and when today's race starts, the only thing in front of him will be open air.
Times staff
Saturday, August 6, 2011
ATLANTA — Midfielder Keith Savage had his first two goals of the season and goalkeeper Evan Newton had a shutout in his NASL debut as FC Tampa Bay routed Atlanta 4-0 Saturday night.
Tampa Bay (7-6-6) tied a season high for goals and set a club record for victory margin. The second-year club owns three three-goal victories, including one this season. With 27 points, Tampa Bay moved up to third in the eight-team league.
Forward Mike Ambersley, Tampa Bay's top scorer, got his ninth goal of the season in the 33rd minute, five minutes after Savage's first goal. Ambersley earned assists on both of Savage's goals. Matt Clare capped the scoring in the 82nd minute.
Newton, substituting for former Countryside High and USF standout Jeff Attinella, had only one previous appearance, in an exhibition win July 14 over English team Bolton.
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
NBA
Laker forward punches opponent
Lakers forward Matt Barnes punched an opponent during a Pro-Am game Thursday in San Francisco, TV station KGO reported Saturday.
Barnes told Los Angeles' CBS affiliate on Friday that he did not throw a punch, saying the incident got "blown out of proportion" and describing it as more of a "pushing altercation." But Saturday, he said something else to ESPN.com.
"He elbowed me and pushed me, so he got one," said Barnes, who wasn't ejected and hit the winning shot. "People just think they can talk any way or do anything to me. You can't. You can't do that because you know people are men out here. So if you think you're going to come out here and punk someone, that … ain't happening."
Barnes said he wasn't the instigator and was just protecting himself.
"That's part of the game. It's physical," he said. "People come out here and think they can beat and push on me. There's only so much I'm going to take. I'm a grown man first. So if you think you're going to come out here and rough me up and cheap shot, I'm not having that."
Thursday in New York, the Timberwolves' Michael Beasley pushed a heckler in the face with an open palm during a streetball game organized by the Thunder's Kevin Durant.
Hockey
Neighboring county talks Islanders arena
The Islanders still might get a new arena on Long Island; just in a different county. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy said he welcomes the idea of the team moving to the eastern end of the island as long as it's good for the New York team and the community. Voters in neighboring Nassau County rejected a plan Monday to borrow $400 million for a new arena.
Tennis
Stepanek ends run of young American
Radek Stepanek beat Donald Young 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington. Young, 22, an American, had won four consecutive matches for the first time and reached his first ATP semifinal. Stepanek faces the winner of the late match between Gael Monfils and Tampa resident John Isner.
Mercury Insurance Open: Agnieszka Radwanska beat Andrea Petkovic 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 to reach the final in Carlsbad, Calif. She faces the winner of the Vera Zvonareva -Ana Ivanovic match.
Little League
New Tampa moves to 2-0 at tourney
Clayton Coringrato's grand slam helped lead New Tampa to a 14-1 victory over Virginia at the Southeast Regionals in Warner Robins, Ga. New Tampa is 2-0 in its pool. It plays its last pool game vs. South Carolina on Monday.
Et cetera
Track: Former Florida State star Walter Dix won the 200 meters at the Diamond League meet in London, the final major meet before this month's world championships. Dix finished in 20.16 seconds, .27 faster than Jamaica's Warren Weir.
Swimming: Missy Franklin won the 100-meter free at the U.S. meet in Stanford, Calif. Franklin, 16, won three golds at the recent world meet and the 100 back earlier this meet. … Brendan Hansen, who ended a three-year retirement in December, won the 200 breaststroke. He won the 100 breast Tuesday.
Horses: Tizway beat Flat Out by 3 lengths to win the Whitney Invitational Handicap at Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Turbulent Descent beat Pomeroys Pistol by 3¾ lengths to win the Test Stakes. … George Brennan became the second driver to win the race for colts (with Broad Bahn) and fillies (Bold and Fresh) at the Hambletonian in East Rutherford, N.J.
Mixed Martial Arts: Rashad Evans delivered a crushing knee to Tito Ortiz's chest, then ended the fight in Round 2 with a series of blows to the head to shake off a 14-month layoff and win the main event of UFC 133 in Philadelphia.
John C. Cotey, Times staff writer, Times wires
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Rays vs. A's
When/where: 1:40 today; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Starting pitchers:
RAYS
LH David Price (9-10, 3.77)
A'S
RH Trevor Cahill (9-10, 3.91)
Promotion: Raymond's back-to-school kit for first 10,000 kids 14 and under.
Watch for …
Price check: Price has lost three straight and has only one win in his past six starts, the result of allowing more homers and getting little run support. He is 1-1, 3.66 in three starts vs. the A's, including a July 26 loss.
Downhill Cahill: After a 6-0, 1.72 start, Cahill is 3-10, 5.12 over his past 16 games, and 1-5, 6.13 with a .310 opponents average in his past seven, though the win was over the Rays on July 27. Overall he's 2-1, 5.00 in three starts vs. them.
Key matchups
Rays vs. Cahill
Johnny Damon 0-for-6
Matt Joyce 0-for-6
Evan Longoria 3-for-7, HR
A's vs. Price
David DeJesus 1-for-7
Conor Jackson 2-for-3
Cliff Pennington 4-for-5
On deck
Monday: Royals, 7:10 p.m., Sun Sports. Rays — Jeremy Hellickson (10-7, 3.15); Royals — Luke Hochevar (8-8, 4.95)
Tuesday: Royals, 7:10 p.m., Sun Sports. Rays — James Shields (10-9, 2.95); Royals — Jeff Francis (4-11, 4.88)
Longo drummer boy
Evan Longoria, an aspiring drummer, got a private lesson afternoon from Goo Goo Dolls drummer Mike Malinin, left.
And DJ, too
He departed from his walkup music, Tantric's Down and Out, for one at-bat, using Skillet's Awake and Alive, but popped out.
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CUS-word of the week
ESPN's Jayson Stark took lack of run support to a new high, or low, with the introduction of the Criminally Unsupported Start, in which a pitcher works at least six innings and his team scores one or no runs while he's in. No surprise, the Rays have a lot: 28. More telling is what their pitchers' records would be if they won all their CUS:
Pitcher No. W-L Adj.
Price 9 9-10 18-2
Shields 6 10-9 15-5
Davis 5 8-7 14-3
Niemann 3 6-4 8-3
Hellickson 4 10-7 13-3
Cobb 1 3-1 4-1
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
CANTON, Ohio — Prime Time has come to Canton — with an extra touch of gold. And a black do-rag.
Deion Sanders entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday sporting a pair of gold shoes to go with the gold jacket emblematic of the company he became a part of. At the end of his acceptance speech, he placed a do-rag on his bust.
"This game taught me how to be a man," the former Florida State star said. "This game taught me if I get knocked down, I got to get my butt back up. It taught me … how to get up, how to live in pain. Taught me so much about people, timing, focus, dedication, submitting oneself, sacrificing.
"If your dream ain't bigger than you, there's a problem with your dream."
Marshall Faulk, Shannon Sharpe, Richard Dent, Chris Hanburger, Les Richter and Ed Sabol also were enshrined before 13,300 at Fawcett Stadium, much lower than the usual turnout because of the cancelation of the annual preseason game due to the lockout.
Not that Sanders, 43, needs a big audience.
The cornerback and kick returner ran off a list of people who influenced him as smoothly as he ran past opponents, whether running back kicks or interceptions or even catching passes when he played receiver or dashing around the bases when he played in the major leagues.
The Fort Myers native spoke of promising his mother she could stop working in a hospital when he became a success and of how he created the Prime Time image at FSU then turned it into a persona.
"What separates us is that (Hall of Famers) expect to be great," he said. "I expect to be great. I expect to do what had to be done. I expect to make change."
Just as Sharpe expected to change his life when he arrived at I-AA Savanna State with two grocery bags filled with his belongings. All he heard there, he said, was how he was destined to fail.
"When people told me I'd never make it, I listened to the one person who said I could: me," Sharpe said.
Sharpe went from a seventh-round pick to the most prolific tight end of his time. He patted his bust on the head before saying, "All these years later, it makes me proud when people call me a self-made man."
Sharpe also made a pitch to get his brother Sterling, who played seven seasons with the Packers, elected. Sterling, who introduced his younger brother, wept as Shannon praised him.
"I am the only player who has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and am the second-best player in my family," Shannon said.
Faulk fought tears as he spoke.
"Boy this is pretty special," he said. "I am a football fan just like all of you. I have always … had an abiding passion and love and respect for this game of football even when I was a kid selling popcorn in the Superdome because I couldn't afford a ticket.
"It's tough going from the projects to the penthouse."
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
NEW YORK — The league's new drug-testing program will include tests for human growth hormone at least once a year and maybe much more frequently, the league said in response to a New York Times report.
The paper had reported that the league would test exactly once a year, which drew a stream of Twitter posts from league spokesman Greg Aiello, who denied the report about the frequency and criticized the paper.
One post from Aiello on Friday said the report was "an embarrassment to the NY Times." The paper ran an updated story on its website Saturday.
League officials also said that some plan details remain under negotiation with the NFL Players Association. Starting this year there will be tests on game days.
Newton wows Panthers fans, coach
Cam Newton put on a show for more than 15,000 Panthers fans who braved threatening weather to get a glimpse of the rookie quarterback at the team's fan fest at Bank of America Stadium.
The No. 1 overall pick looked comfortable in his new stadium, making short work of a two-minute drill by throwing two long touchdowns. It capped an impressive first week for Newton, who led Auburn to a national title and won the Heisman Trophy last year.
Earlier in camp, coach Ron Rivera was asked his impressions of Newton and responded, "Wow!"
Fans seemed to have the same reaction Saturday, giving Newton a hero's welcome.
CARDINALS: Safety Adrian Wilson hurt his bicep and right elbow in practice and the team fears he might have torn a muscle, the Arizona Republic reported.
DOLPHINS: Former Seahawks offensive tackle Ray Willis signed after missing last season with a knee injury.
EAGLES: With the team steadfast on not renegotiating his contract and the date that he would lose a year toward free agency set in stone, wide receiver DeSean Jackson decided to end his holdout, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. He will report to training camp at Lehigh University by Monday, the paper said.
49ERS: Former Bills safety Donte Whitner signed and participated in his first practice. His three-year deal is reportedly worth $11.75 million with $4 million guaranteed.
GIANTS: First-round draft pick Prince Amukamara, on the field just one day after signing, is out indefinitely with a fractured bone in his left foot. The cornerback from Nebraska fractured the fifth metatarsal. Also, veteran defensive end Dave Tollefson re-signed.
JAGUARS: Quarterback David Garrard, who has had previous back issues, is out of practice indefinitely with a sore back.
JETS: Veteran receiver Derrick Mason announced he's signing with the team, reuniting with coach Rex Ryan. The Titans and his former team, the Ravens, also pursued Mason, 37, who knows Ryan from their days together with the Ravens when the coach was the defensive coordinator.
PACKERS: Weather cut short the team's family night, with practice lasting less than 20 minutes before 43,048 at Lambeau Field.
RAIDERS: Restricted free agent running back Michael Bush re-signed a one-year tender worth about $2.6 million.
RAMS: Offensive lineman Adam Goldberg, the team's player representative during the lockout, returned to practice a day after agreeing to a contract.
REDSKINS: Tight end Chris Cooley (knee) missed practice but said it was precautionary. Also, former Steelers linebacker Keyaron Fox signed, ESPN's 980-AM radio in D.C. reported.
ELI MANNING GESTURE: The PeeWee Football League in Smithville, Miss., a town heavily damaged in an April 27 tornado, will play with cleats donated by Giants and former Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning. The school and recreational facilities in Smithville are badly damaged.
Times wires
Saturday, August 6, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he expects to hear soon from Major League Baseball about the ramifications of his team's bench-clearing brawl with the Phillies on Friday night.
RH reliever Ramon Ramirez and C Eli Whiteside were both ejected for San Francisco along with Philadelphia CF Shane Victorino.
"My guess is Monday," Bochy said Saturday. "They'll look at the video, and we'll get word on what they think they need to do."
Tempers flared in the sixth when Ramirez hit Victorino in the lower back with a pitch, moments after the Phillies' Jimmy Rollins stole second with a six-run lead. Victorino walked toward the mound, and Whiteside stepped in front of him and began jumping. Placido Polanco raced in from second base and was tackled by Whiteside.
Bochy defended Whiteside's actions to reporters.
"If you know (Whiteside), you know he's not a fighter," Bochy said. "But he's going to protect his pitcher. He saw a player coming in from the side and went at his feet. It wasn't like they were throwing punches or anything."
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel did not talk before the game, his custom for day games. Ramirez also declined to talk.
Giants 1B and former Ray Aubrey Huff told reporters he was kneed in the head while in the middle of the scrum. Rollins shoved San Francisco bench coach Ron Wotus as they exchanged words.
Victorino pushed plate umpire Mike Muchlinski trying to get back into the fray then was held back by Wotus and Phillies hitting coach Greg Gross.
A day after, both sides appeared to come out of the incident injury free.
"Nobody got hurt on either side, which is good news," Bochy said. "It was more pushing and shoving than anything else. I thought overall it was very clean."
A-ROD SWINGING: Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez resumed taking batting practice, hitting several home runs among 43 swings in his first session since having right knee surgery on July 14. He also took about 30 swings off the tee and 66 swings from soft toss on the main field at the team's minor-league complex in Tampa.
SURGERY FOR PITCHER: Rockies rookie RHP Juan Nicasio had neck surgery to stabilize a fracture a day after he was struck in the head by a line drive. The team said in a statement that Nicasio was resting comfortably at a Denver hospital after surgery on the C-1 vertebrae.
ANGELS: RHP Jered Weaver dropped his appeal of a six-game suspension (for throwing a pitch over a batter's head) and will miss an upcoming series against the Yankees.
ASTROS: LHP J.A. Happ, who has a 6.26 ERA this season, was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. RHP Jeff Fulchino and LHP Wesley Wright were recalled from Oklahoma City.
BRAVES: RHP Jair Jurrjens, who has allowed 16 earned runs in 23 innings over his past four starts, went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right knee. LHP Mike Minor was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.
PADRES: OF Chris Denorfia went on the DL with a strained right hamstring. OF Blake Tekotte was recalled less than 48 hours after being optioned to Double-A San Antonio.
PIRATES: RHP Brad Lincoln, a first-round pick in 2006, was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to join a tired bullpen.
RANGERS: 3B Adrian Beltre cut short a workout when he aggravated the strained left hamstring that landed him on the DL list two weeks ago. He will miss another three weeks.
REDS: 2B Brandon Phillips sprained his right ankle in a collision with CF Drew Stubbs and is day to day.
RED SOX: SS Jed Lowrie, out since June 16 with a left shoulder strain, is expected to be activated from the DL on Monday.
ROYALS: CF Melky Cabrera left the game against the Tigers in the fourth with a sore left ankle.
Times wires
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Mets 11, Braves 7
NEW YORK — Justin Turner homered twice and the Mets ended a five-game skid. Atlanta's Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 27 games and Freddie Freeman his to 20.
Times wires
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Rockies 15, Nationals 7
DENVER — Former Ray Ty Wigginton and Chris Iannetta homered in a five-run fourth inning for the Rockies. Carlos Gonzalez had two singles, two runs and an RBI in his return from the disabled list.
Times wires
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Mariners 5, Angels 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blake Beavan pitched in and out of trouble through eight innings, and Trayvon Robinson hit his first major-league homer in his second game up from Triple A for the Mariners. Former Angels postseason star Adam Kennedy hit a two-run double for Seattle, 6-3 since a franchise-record 17-game skid. The victory was its third in the past 20 games at Angel Stadium. Beavan, a rookie, has pitched into the seventh in all six of his big-league starts.
Times wires
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Dodgers 5, D'backs 3
PHOENIX — Nathan Eovaldi pitched five solid innings in his major-league debut for the Dodgers. They broke a tie at 2 in the sixth. Andre Ethier singled and moved up when shortstop Willie Bloomquist mishandled Juan Rivera's grounder in the hole. Aaron Miles and Rod Barajas then hit RBI singles.
Times wires
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Indians 7, Rangers 5
ARLINGTON, Texas — Michael Brantley hit a go-ahead double and Jason Kipnis homered in the Indians' four-run ninth. Rangers closer Neftali Feliz blew his sixth save in 28 chances. Kosuke Fukudome led off the ninth with a double off the glove of rightfielder Nelson Cruz. After a sacrifice, Lonnie Chisenhall's single to right on a 1-and-2 pitch tied it.
