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RHP Gil explains Meche( 1- observes 4) of the Royals is scheduled to face Cleveland' s LHP Aaron Laffey( 0- 1) on Sunday. It' s a matter of bearing down and really working " Marquis( 1- 0, acquired from the Chicago Cubs in the offseason, looked to be in midseason form. Anthony, who had nine points at halftime, took over the game in the third quarter, scoring 26 straight points for the Nuggets at one point. Fans filled parking garages, skyscraper windows, balconies and even climbed trees to get the best view of the team they love- and possibly find shelter from the sporadic flurries and temperatures that hovered in the mid- 20s " It' s never too cold to watch the Steelers " said Annette Mowery, 47, who drove from the Pittsburgh suburb of Mars with her children, Lexie, 12 and Lucas, 10 " We didn' t have a good day, we had a great day.

Bell' s status will be monitored once the team returns to practice Wednesday . Williams had started all 32 games he has played in during his career before going down in Week 4 of the 2007 season . Manager Grady Little tried to be upbeat about the condition of his leadoff man " We certainly feel like he' ll be ready to play before the series is over " Little said Tuesday " Whether he' s ready to play tomorrow, we' re not sure right now . Mixing in some expletives, the big right- hander told Reed " If you called that a strike, that never would have happened " Penny was tossed, and had to be pulled away by first base coach Mariano Duncan and bench coach Dave Jauss The entire sequence lasted about 15 minutes . Rogers jawed at a cameraman for Dallas- Fort Worth television station WFAA as he was booked into the county jail. He waved his cap while walking out to right field when fans chanted his name the next inning " There were a lot of people that were upset, not just Milton " Macha said of Swisher getting hit. 51 ERA and four saves in 34 appearances this season, when he was back in the setup role before missing the final three months because of a sore right elbow.

The shot ended Beckett' s hopes of a third consecutive shutout and a record- tying fourth of his career; only Christy Mathewson has done that . Gas prices have gone down sharply since then, his agent, Scott Boras, joked Wednesday " I believe that was a prognostication that was of a 24- hour period " Boras said " Manny' s stock career was short- lived " Ramirez is 36, and the length of the contract could become as issue . I have to be in control of that situation there, but I felt good " Zambrano said " I mean I was trying not to make a mistake Harang was good today . With Arizona down 6- 4 in the eighth, Reynolds hit a 3- 2 delivery from Frank Francisco an estimated 433 feet into the left field seats to tie the game " He can put a team on his back and deliver some big blows " Arizona manager A J Hinch said of Reynolds . Ortiz homered into the Marlins bullpen to lead off the fourth, then came up again with the bases loaded and two outs and singled up to make it 8- 1. Broncos fans won' t want to hear this, but they are closer to losing their grip on second place in the AFC West to Oakland than they are to dethroning the San Diego Chargers for the top dog in this division Scouts Inc.

Keri Pryor scored 18 points for Duquesne( 6- 2, which was held to 29 1 percent shooting( 16- of- 55 . He initially objected to moving to left field from second base after joining Washington this season " He' s an exciting player " Nationals manager Frank Robinson said . After David Eckstein hit an RBI double in the sixth, Beltran threw out Eckstein at the plate on Preston Wilson' s sharp single to center . Shut down by Roy Halladay' s complete game five- hitter on Tuesday, the Angels have managed just two runs and 10 hits in the first two games of the series " You feel bad as a hitter sometimes because our pitchers have done their job " Matthews said " We' ve run into some good pitching and we haven' t gotten it done " Scioscia said he' ll try to give his hitters a break by skipping batting practice before Thursday' s series finale " We haven' t been able to string together many hits " Scioscia said " When you' re not swinging the bats, a lot of stuff looks flat and there' s a lot of pressure on the pitchers " Angels rookie Dustin Moseley( 4- 2) lost for the first time as a starter . 62 ERA in starts under the sun " When you' re facing the best lineup in the league, especially at home with that short porch in left, I feel we' re going to score runs, too " Bannister said " You go in there just ready to battle.

It' s the longest string of one- run games since Atlanta played seven straight in 2005, according to Elias Sports Bureau " We want to win series and we want to win close ballgames " manager Dusty Baker said " The guys are feeling really good about themselves right now " The Diamondbacks aren' t Arizona led the Dodgers by 4# 189; games on Aug . The 1993 Phillies started 43- 17 after going 70- 92 in 1992 and the 2001 Twins began 39- 21 after going 69- 93 in 2000# 8226; Adam Loewen made the first start of his major league career on Saturday when he drew Randy Johnson as his mound opponent . Still, Orlando' s hopes for locking up home- court advantage in the East took a major hit " We don' t change expectations at all " Lee said " We can' t say that we' re losing because Jameer is out . Last month, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge stemming from the December raid as part of a deal with prosecutors that kept him from serving more time in jail . Updated: June 4, 2009, 4: 54 PM ET Henderson, Del Rio talk it out Comment Email Print Share Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla- Two- time Pro Bowl defensive tackle John Henderson wants to make it clear: He' s not faking an injury, he' s committed to the Jacksonville Jaguars and eager to return to form. Then they fired third- base coach Rich Donnelly and bench coach Rich Dauer.

2 million deal Email Print Share Associated Press NEW YORK- General manager Omar Minaya and the New York Mets wanted Julio Franco so badly they gave a 47- year- old backup a two- year contract " There are guys that are special as far as longevity' Minaya said " The only way we were going to be able to get him here was for two years' The Mets agreed to a$ 2 . 4 jersey every day since receiving it as a gift for Christmas in 2003 . Matsui is a seven- time All- Star and a three- time Golde Glove winner in Japan, hitting . In the fifth, Crawford drew the only walk Perez issued, stole second, took third on catcher Buck' s throwing error and made it 4- 1 on Harris' single . I was prepared to not pitch again and I was pleasantly surprised when I was able to come off the blood thinners after a year and be able to pitch again " Dempster saluted his friend and former teammate Rusch, whom he planned to meet after the game " I think it is really remarkable. Lind' s leadoff homered in the sixth gave Toronto a 3- 2 lead, and Jose Bautista chased Porcello with an infield single.

He scored 13 points, giving him 19, 209 career points, which moved him past Eddie Johnson for 35th on the NBA' s career list . Until someone with greater power than me can tell you, I can only say I' m not sure " Leftwich initially hurt his left ankle Oct 1 at Washington . Stenson' s hands were bound with plastic handcuffs and his feet were tied together with shoelaces, sources told the newspaper . Cubs starter Angel Guzman( 0- 6) gave up a lead off double to Furcal in the fifth and walked Kenny Lofton . It hit the top[ of my glove " Cuddyer said, not blaming the conditions " They hit a lot of balls out of the park, but I wouldn' t say all of them were wind- aided " And even though the White Sox have struggled the last two weeks to come through with big hits when there are runners in scoring position, Cuddyer doesn' t see a big problem for Chicago " They can swing it They' ve got guys with track records who can swing it. But the NBA pointed out Monday that there was no violation on the play, citing a rule that allows a player to go into the backcourt to receive an inbound pass during the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or any overtime period.

The deal is expected to be officially completed in the next few days . He was the first NFL quarterback to rush for 1, 000 yards in a season; he also never threw for more than 3, 000 yards or 20 touchdowns in any season, and his career completion percentage is below 55 " His best chance to have success would be a Wildcat formation . I think the record that he' s chasing has something to do with it, too " Girardi said " Would he like to probably put it behind him tomorrow? Yes . Jim Johnson gave up a two- run shot to Longoria in the eighth, the first homer he' s allowed since July 29, 2006 . Pierzynski had four hits and Carlos Quentin three, but the White Sox stranded 13 runners on and didn' t score after the fifth inning to lose four straight to Kansas City for the first time since 2003. They change pretty quickly " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

The win marked the first time Milwaukee( 15- 14) has been above 500 since starting the season 2- 1 The Bucks entered averaging 114 2 points during their five- game winning streak . Information from ESPN' s Chris Mortensen, ESPN' s Pat Yasinskas and The Associated Press was used in this report . Twins 3, Braves 2 MINNEAPOLIS- Johan Santana was frustrated yet again by Minnesota' s missing offense as well as his removal after seven strong innings After the ninth inning, he was smiling . I wanted to be out there for the last out " Soto got things started when he gave the Cubs a 1- 0 lead in the second with his fifth homer .