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The Cardinals infers still need displays one more to give their program a new first: a berth in the regional finals. Before Liriano went off to pitch for the Dominican Republic, the Twins were considering him for the fifth spot in the rotation or a role in the bullpen. The Royals regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh with Shane Costa' s double scoring Fernando Cortez Matt Wright worked out of a ninth inning jam to earn a save. But that was it off Cook, who pitched into the eighth inning for the fifth time this season " His demeanor was a lot better " Hurdle said " For whatever reason, he was getting wound up and he was taking it out on the mound getting wound up, and it wasn' t helping the situation by any means.

Frank Thomas doubled and was replaced by pinch- runner Jason Smith, who scored on a single by Glaus . Murphy also leads AL rookies in total bases( 129) and multi- hit games( 20 . His scoring, rebounding, steals and shooting percentages have risen each season . Pujols came in as the all- time leader in interleague batting average at 355, but went 0 for 3 with a walk against Lee Game notes Lee threw 93 pitches The loss was Carpenter' s first since Aug 10 . Updated: December 6, 2007, 2: 23 PM ET Titans' DT believes he' ll be ready for this weekend Comment Email Print Share Associated Press NASHVILLE- Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth watched practice Wednesday, giving his sore right hamstring time to heal from his first game action after missing three straight weeks.

Backup Kyle Boller will get his third straight start against the Kansas City Chiefs in the annual Governor' s Cup game in St . It will no longer broadcast day games on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day . That four- run inning was plenty enough support for Belisle, who has beaten the Pirates for two of his three victories this season- he held them to one run in six innings of a 6- 1 victory on April 6 . Snyder is a muscular 6- foot- 3 and 230 pounds, Montero a solid 5- 11, 195 . Lieber pitched 7 1/ 3 scoreless relief innings in the series, three of them during a 10- 8, 12- inning win Monday in the Pirates' home opener " Without Lieber, we really would have had problems " manager Lou Piniella said " We were looking for innings[ Hill] was all over the place There was no use keeping him in there. Sixty of his 101 pitches were strikes, his most in more than a month " I think he was listening to the catcher " said Gardenhire, who pulled his hamstring during batting practice and didn' t want to use the dugout steps during the game " Maybe he saw the finger down[ for the sign] and he threw it.

The reason why wasn' t the five catches he had on 10 attempts, a mediocre total for a receiver . He was runner- up to teammate Randy Johnson in the 2001 and 2002 Cy Young Award voting Last season Schilling was 8- 9 with a 2 . So I think he' s going to do very well " Game notesThe Yankees expect to have World Baseball Classic players Bernie Williams, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter in the lineup Sunday against Cleveland Torre isn' t sure about Johnny Damon( sore shoulder . With Jason Michaels due up, pitching coach Ron Guidry visited Pettitte and gathered New York' s infielders . He threw to Alex Cintron at second, but Cintron never got a glove on the throw and it hit him in the stomach Pinch- runner Miguel Cairo scored to break the 4- all tie.

The Hornets made three of six free throws before ending their field goal drought on Mason' s alley- oop dunk off a feed from rookie Chris Paul with 5: 45 left Paul finished with 12 assists and nine points . McCown went 30- for- 40 for 313 yards and the two touchdowns, taking advantage of underneath passes that Detroit gave Oakland . It' s kind of day to day and try to get back into it so I can get better at pushing off on it " Culpepper played with the first team in practice and would start against Denver if McCown can' t go . Scioscia went onto the field and argued for a while before home plate umpire Marvin Hudson threw him out, too . Rockies 6, Dodgers 5DENVER( AP- Another night, another curtain call.

He went 4- for- 12 with eight RBIs in the series " He' s had my number that last two times I' ve thrown " Delcarmen said . And the Phillies have a few issues to sort out before they try to defend their world title General manager Ruben Amaro Jr . You' ve got to put them away when you' re ahead " Burnett said " I wasn' t as good as I expected to be " But the Blue Jays were still encouraged by his outing " It' s just good to have him out there " Toronto manager John Gibbons said " He' ll get better the more he' s out there " Buehrle overcame a shaky start and allowed just five hits and two runs, both coming on Alex Rios' two- run homer in the first " I knew I had to settle down . Sanchez, normally the Pirates second baseman, has been limited to designated hitter duties this spring after arthroscopic surgery last September He is hitting 371 after going 2- for- 4 . Spotted a four- run lead in the first inning against Livan Hernandez( 10- 7, Lee allowed six hits and struck out 10 in eight dominant innings without a walk to improve to 6- 0 at home. They' re talking them out, about air quality and about taking public safety personnel off the street if this continues in the backcountry " They' re going through a process that we appreciate.

Coming in, he had walked only three batters in five starts . Ponson' s legal problems have overshadowed his expansive waistline and ineffectiveness on the mound since signing a three- year$ 22 5 million contract in January 2004 . 45 million deal, but lost out to the Cubs in pursuit of their prime target, outfielder Alfonso Soriano . Putz, pitching with the flu, worked the 13th for his 19th save in as many chances, but the Cubs didn' t go quietly . While neither pitcher threw hard enough to earn the$ 1 million prize, Singh made$ 100, 000 from the contest and Patel made$ 2, 500, plus his trip to the United States.

New York manager Joe Girardi said Damon, who normally plays left, is not expected to get much playing time in center during the regular season " I am not anticipating it " Girardi said " I think it' s important he gets out there in spring training " Damon made a running catch on the warning track to retire Joey Votto during the second . We' re looking for a right fielder, specifically, and he may cost some money . He still gets to throw strikes- just from farther away " You have to tip your hat and say' Wow Wow " Hurdle said . The Spurs put this one away with an overpowering 8- minute stretch to start the second quarter . Maybe it' s the working man ethos, or the love of camouflage, or that they all like a cold Budweiser after a long day " The Kiln people and the Green Bay people click " Ginger says.

It' s within the league rules, and when people ask us to do it, we grant it, as well " When asked why the Patriots stopped the Jets if they had already given them permission, Mangini just shrugged " I don' t know " he said " Really, it just was what it was . Martinez, a three- time Cy Young Award winner, is the fifth active pitcher to record 2, 500 strikeouts Nolan Ryan tops the all- time list with 5, 714 Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . Bjorklund said it was an odd experience to be cheered on the road . He and his wife Annie have four children, two of whom are adopted . In 2005, he played with a bad back and landed on the disabled list for the first time in his career with a strained calf. Cleveland outscored Atlanta 23- 8 on fastbreak points, including a layup by James that cut the Hawks' lead to 82- 80 with 10: 25 left in the game James had two of his three steals in the fourth Each of Marshall' s four field goals was a 3- pointer.

Harrison revealed while reporting to training camp on Friday that he didn' t follow his coaches' orders on his 100- yard interception return touchdown against Arizona on Feb 1 that gave the Steelers a 17- 7 halftime lead . Arizona had lost 14 straight before Monday' s victory over Houston . Pettitte allowed three runs in 6 1- 3 innings and Adam Everett had three RBI to lead the Houston Astros to a 7- 3 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday . You can' t get caught up in the names on the back of the jerseys . Given a chance to close Tuesday, Gagne allowed a leadoff single to Russell Martin before getting Blake DeWitt to hit into a fielder' s choice and Mark Sweeney to fly out.