D4 EAST


xAtlanta Phila.


Florida


W L PCT GB L10 STR 73 51 .589 — 7-3 W-1 70 54 .565


62 61 .504 101/2 53 72 .424 201/2 4-6 L-2


EZ SU NATIONAL LEAGUE


3 6-4 L-1 5-5 L-1


New York 62 62 .500 11 5-5 L-1 Wash.


CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR xCincinnati 72 52 .581 — 8-2 W-1 St. Louis Milw.


68 54 .557


Houston Chicago


3 5-5 W-3 Pittsburgh 41 84 .328 311/2 TODAY’SNLGAMES


CUBS AT NATIONALS, 7:05 W-L


Zambrano (R) Lannan (L)


4-6 5-5


CARDINALS AT PIRATES, 7:05 Wainwright (R) Maholm (L)


17-7 7-12


ASTROS AT PHILLIES, 7:05 Norris (R) Hamels (L)


6-7 7-10


MARLINS ATMETS, 7:10 Johnson (R) Dickey (R)


Bush (R)


11-5 8-5


DODGERS AT BREWERS, 8:10 Lilly (L)


7-8 6-10


DODGERS AT BREWERS, 8:10 Kuroda (R) Bush (R)


8-11 6-10


BRAVES AT ROCKIES, 8:40 Lowe (R)


De La Rosa (L)


11-11 4-4


5-11 11-5


Sanchez (L)


4-1 9-8


ERA TEAM 4.97 5.13


2.06 5.23 17-9 4.92 10-15 9-10 3.51 13-12


2.27 14-11 2.41


10-8


3.23 10-12 4.63


3.48 12-12 4.63


9-15 9-15


4.32 11-15 4.74


6-6


DIAMONDBACKS AT PADRES, 10:05 Lopez (R) Richard (L)


4.94


REDS AT GIANTS, 10:15 Wood (L)


2.51 3.47


9-16 3.69 14-11 8-1 16-9 4-8 10-8


REDSOX6, MARINERS3


Marco Scutaro’s second


two-run single gave Boston the lead for good and John Lackey pitched eight strong innings to lead the Red Sox to a victory over Seattle on a windy, drizzly


night. With leadoff hitter Jacoby


Ellsbury sidelined for most of the season due to rib injuries, Scutaro hasmoved fromninth


to the top of the order. “He was always a tough out


and never gave away at-bats,” Lackey said. “For sure, he’s a guy that’s really stepped up for us.” SEATTLE


59 65 .476 13 6-4 L-1 55 69 .444 17 6-4 W-2 52 74 .413 21 4-6 W-1 2-8 L-1


WEST W L PCT GB L10 STR


San Diego 74 49 .602 — 7-3 W-1 xSan Fran. 69 56 .552 xColorado 63 60 .512 L.A.


6 4-6 L-2 11 4-6 W-1


Arizona x-Late game Around the horn PERSONNELDEPT. AB R H BI BB SO AVG


I.Suzuki rf ...............3 1 1 0 1 1 .311 Figgins 2b ...............4 1 3 0 0 0 .252 Branyan dh..............4 0 0 0 0 3 .237 F.Gutierrez cf..........4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Kotchman 1b...........4 0 2 2 0 1 .224 A.Moore c................4 0 1 0 0 2 .204 Langerhans lf..........3 1 0 0 1 1 .211 Tuiasosopo 3b.........4 0 0 0 0 2 .169 Woodward ss..........4 0 0 0 0 2 .143


TOTALS BOSTON


34 3 7 2 2 12 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Scutaro ss...............4 1 2 4 0 0 .276 J.Drewrf .................4 0 2 1 0 0 .261 V.Martinez c ...........3 0 0 1 0 1 .281 D.Ortiz dh................4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 A.Beltre 3b..............4 1 2 0 0 0 .325 Lowell 1b.................4 0 1 0 0 3 .229 Lowrie 2b................4 2 1 0 0 0 .299 Nava lf.....................2 1 1 0 1 0 .277 D.McDonald pr-lf ....1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 Kalish cf ..................3 0 0 0 0 2 .239


TOTALS 33 6 10 6 1 7 —


SEATTLE.............001 002 000 — 3 7 1 BOSTON..............000 030 30X — 6 10 2


E: Langerhans (1), Lackey (3), Lowrie (5). LOB:Seattle 6,Boston 6.


SEATTLE NLSCORES


Cubs 8, at Nationals 1 Astros 3, at Phillies 2 Cardinals 10, at Pirates 2 Braves at Rockies, Late Reds at Giants, Late


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Fister ....................6.1 6 5 2 1 6 3.87 White....................0.2 3 1 1 0 0 5.58 Olson .......................1 1 0 0 0 1 5.87


BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Lackey......................8 6 3 2 2 10 4.51 Papelbon..................1 1 0 0 0 2 3.02


WP: Lackey (12-7); LP: Fister (4-9); S: Papel- bon(31). Inheritedrunners-scored:White2-2. IBB: off Lackey (I.Suzuki). T: 2:21. A: 37,133 (37,402).


TODAY’SALGAMES


ORIOLES AT WHITE SOX, 8:10 W-L


Guthrie (R) Floyd (R)


Rzepczynski (L)


7-12 8-10


YANKEES AT BLUE JAYS, 7:05 Moseley (R)


3-2 1-1


ROYALS AT TIGERS, 7:05 Davies (R) Porcello (R)


6-7 5-11


ATHLETICS AT INDIANS, 7:05 Gonzalez (L) Carmona (R)


10-8 11-11


MARINERS AT RED SOX, 7:10 Pauley (R) Beckett (R)


2-4 3-3


TWINS AT RANGERS, 8:05 Pavano (R) Lewis (R)


15-8 9-10


RAYS AT ANGELS, 10:05 Davis (R)


Santana (R) 9-9 13-8


ERA TEAM 3.97


4.76 4.76


3-2 2-2


5.14 13-11 5.76


3.39 13-12 4.14 11-14


3.70 6.67


3.52 3.37


3-4 8-6


16-9 9-15


4.45 10-11 3.93


16-9 7-13 9-16 3.97 11-14


BLUEJAYS3, YANKEES2


Jose Bautista hit a two-run


homer, then added a tiebreak- ing solo drive in the eighth inning for his 40th of the season, and Toronto beat New


York. It was the sixth multihomer


game of the season for Bautis- ta, who leads the majors in home runs. NEWYORK


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Gardner lf .............. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .280 Swisher rf ............. 3 1 1 0 1 2 .292 Teixeira 1b ............ 4 0 1 0 0 2 .256 Cano 2b.................. 2 1 1 1 2 1 .326 Posada dh.............. 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 Granderson cf........ 3 0 0 0 0 3 .244 E.Nunez ss ............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Jeter ph................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R.Pena 3b .............. 3 0 2 0 0 1 .215 Cervelli c................ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239


TOTALS TORONTO


30 2 6 2 3 15 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


F.Lewis lf............... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Y.Escobar ss.......... 3 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Jo.McDonald ss..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 J.Bautista rf.......... 3 2 2 3 1 0 .258 V.Wells cf.............. 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Lind dh................... 4 0 0 0 0 3 .233 A.Hill 2b ................ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Overbay 1b............ 2 0 1 0 1 1 .254 Encarnacion 3b...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 J.Molina c.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267


TOTALS 30 3 7 3 3 7 —


NEWYORK.........100 001 000 — 2 6 0 TORONTO...........002 000 01X — 3 7 1


E: J.Bautista (6). LOB:NewYork 5, Toronto 6. 2B: Teixeira (30), Cano (35), Posada (17), Y.Escobar (6). HR: J.Bautista (39), off Nova; J.Bautista (40), off D.Robertson.


ALSCORES


at Red Sox 6, Mariners 3 at Tigers 12, Royals 3 Yankees 3, at Blue Jays 2 at Rangers 4, Twins 0 Rays at Angels, Late


NEWYORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Nova.....................5.1 6 2 2 1 3 2.16 Logan ...................0.2 0 0 0 1 1 2.64 Chamberlain............1 0 0 0 0 0 4.72 D.Robertson............1 1 1 1 1 3 3.74


TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Morrow ...................6 4 2 2 2 12 4.39 Camp.......................1 1 0 0 0 1 2.86 S.Downs..................1 1 0 0 0 1 2.32 Gregg ......................1 0 0 0 1 1 3.28


WP:S.Downs (5-5); LP: D.Robertson (2-4); S: Gregg (28).


NLLEADERS


ThroughSunday’sGames BATTING


Votto, Cin ............... .323 Prado, Atl ............... .318 Polanco, Phl ............ .318 Pujols, StL .............. .316 Gonzalez, Col .......... .315 Byrd, Chi ................. .307 Zimmerman, Was .. .301 Holliday, StL ........... .301


HOME RUNS


Pujols, StL ................. 32 Dunn, Was ................. 31 Votto, Cin .................. 29 Uggla, Fla .................. 28 Reynolds, Ari ............. 27 Gonzalez, Col ............. 25 Fielder, Mil ................ 25 Gonzalez, SD ............. 25


RBI


Pujols, StL ................. 89 Votto, Cin .................. 86 Howard, Phl ............... 82 McGehee, Mil ............ 82 Wright, NY ................ 81


STOLEN BASES


Bourn, Hou ................ 40 Morgan, Was ............. 31 Pagan, NY .................. 30 Reyes, NY .................. 28 A. McCutchen, Pit ..... 26


SLUGGING PCT.


Votto, Cin ............... .592 Pujols, StL .............. .592 Gonzalez, Col .......... .557 Dunn, Was .............. .550 Zimmerman, Was .. .540 Hart, Mil ................. .538 Rolen, Cin ............... .525 Huff, SF .................. .523 Howard, Phl ............ .523


ON-BASE PCT.


Votto, Cin ............... .422 Pujols, StL .............. .411 Fielder, Mil ............. .405 Werth, Phl .............. .392 Gonzalez, SD .......... .389 Willingham, Was ... .389


RUNS


Phillips, Cin ............... 87 Votto, Cin .................. 86 Weeks, Mil ................ 84 Pujols, StL ................. 84 Uggla, Fla .................. 83 Prado, Atl .................. 82


HITS


Phillips, Cin ............. 147 Prado, Atl ................ 147 Pujols, StL ............... 143 Braun, Mil ................ 142 Byrd, Chi .................. 141 Gonzalez, Col ........... 141


ALLEADERS Through Sunday’s Games


BATTING


Hamilton, Tex ......... .357 Cabrera, Det ........... .341 Mauer, Min ............. .330 Cano, NY ................. .325 Beltre, Bos .............. .323 DeJesus, KC ............ .318


HOME RUNS


Bautista, Tor ............. 38 Konerko, Chi .............. 31 Cabrera, Det .............. 31 Hamilton, Tex ............ 28 Ortiz, Bos .................. 27 Teixeira, NY ............... 27 Cano, NY .................... 25 Quentin, Chi .............. 24 Pena, TB .................... 24 Scott, Bal ................... 24


RBI


Cabrera, Det ............ 102 Rodriguez, NY ........... 97 Bautista, Tor ............. 92 Guerrero, Tex ............ 91 Teixeira, NY ............... 89 Young, Min ................ 88 Hamilton, Tex ............ 88


STOLEN BASES


Pierre, Chi .................. 49 Crawford, TB ............. 41 Davis, Oak ................. 36 Gardner, NY ............... 35 Upton, TB .................. 35


SLUGGING PCT.


Cabrera, Det ........... .645 Hamilton, Tex ......... .630 Bautista, Tor .......... .586 Konerko, Chi ........... .581 Scott, Bal ................ .580 Cano, NY ................. .566


ON-BASE PCT.


Cabrera, Det ........... .435 Youkilis, Bos ........... .411 Hamilton, Tex ......... .409 Mauer, Min ............. .408 Konerko, Chi ........... .390 Barton, Oak ............ .389 Cano, NY ................. .387 Choo, Cle ................. .385 DeJesus, KC ............ .384 Gardner, NY ............ .382


RUNS


Teixeira, NY ............... 92 Crawford, TB ............. 89 Jeter, NY ................... 88 Cabrera, Det .............. 87 Hamilton, Tex ............ 86 Cano, NY .................... 84 Young, Tex ................. 82


HITS


Hamilton, Tex .......... 168 Suzuki, Sea .............. 160 Cano, NY .................. 155 Beltre, Bos ............... 151 Cabrera, Det ............ 149


Logan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.


Inherited runners-scored: Logan 1-0, Cham- berlain 1-0. HBP: by Morrow (Granderson). WP: Morrow.


T: 2:41. A: 29,198 (49,539).


Blue Jays: SS Yunel Escobar andManager CitoGaston were ejected fromMonday’s game against the Yankees. Giants:Designated IFMatt Downs for assignment and placed right-handed reliever GuillermoMota on the 15- day disabled list. Pirates:RHPRoss Ohlendorfwas lifted after throwing only eight pitches in his start against the Cardinals, apparently because of a shoulder problem. Rangers: ActivatedRHP RichHarden and CMatt Treanor fromthe 15-dayDL beforeMonday night’s game againstMinnesota. Tigers:Boston has claimed the36-year-oldOF Johnny Damon onwaivers fromthe Tigers, andDamonwas decidingMondaywhether to go.Once a fan favorite at Fenway Park, he’s been booed there ever since he defected to the rival Yankees. Damon had a little time to make up hismind—teams have48 hours towork out a deal. Twins: Left-handed reliever RonMahay is out for the rest of the seasonwith a torn right rotator cuff. AnMRI examrevealed no significant damage onRHP Kevin Slowey,who is out with amildmuscle strain in his right triceps.


TIGERS12,ROYALS3 Ryan Raburn drove in three


runs and scored twice to help Detroit continue a strong homestand with a rout of Kan-


sas City. Jhonny Peralta and Bran-


don Inge also drove in three runs for the Tigers, who are 4-0 since returning home and have outscored its opponents, 31-6.


KANSAS CITY AB R H BI BB SO AVG G.Blanco cf ............ 4 2 2 1 0 0 .275 Kendall c................ 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 B.Pena ph-c ........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Ka'aihue dh ........... 4 0 1 1 0 1 .159 B.Butler 1b............ 4 0 2 1 0 1 .310 Betemit 3b ............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .340 Aviles 3b ............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Gordon lf ............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Ja.Miller lf............. 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Maier rf ................. 4 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Y.Betancourt ss .... 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Getz 2b.................. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230


TOTALS DETROIT


36 3 11 3 0 3 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


A.Jackson cf .......... 2 2 0 0 3 0 .307 Rhymes 2b ............ 4 2 2 0 0 0 .320 Damon dh.............. 4 2 2 1 1 1 .272 Mi.Cabrera 1b........ 3 2 1 1 2 1 .341 Kelly 1b ................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Raburn lf ............... 4 2 3 3 1 1 .243 Jh.Peralta ss ......... 2 1 2 3 2 0 .239 Santiago ph-ss...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Inge 3b................... 3 1 1 3 1 1 .262 C.Wells rf .............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Boesch ph-rf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Laird c.................... 5 0 1 1 0 0 .198


TOTALS 33 12 12 12 10 6 —


KANSAS CITY.....100 010 001 — 3 11 2 DETROIT.............200 127 00X — 12 12 0


E: Maier 2 (5). LOB: Kansas City 8, Detroit 9. 2B: G.Blanco (3), B.Butler (36), Rhymes (5), Raburn (17), Jh.Peralta (25), Inge (25).


KANSAS CITY IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Chen.....................4.1 5 5 5 5 2 4.88 J.Chavez..................1 6 7 7 3 0 7.15 G.Holland .............2.2 1 0 0 2 4 5.59


DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Bonderman .............6 8 2 2 0 3 5.27 B.Thomas................1 0 0 0 0 0 4.47 Schlereth ................1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 Bonine.....................1 3 1 1 0 0 3.92


WP: Bonderman (7-9); LP: Chen (8-7).


Inherited runners-scored: J.Chavez 2-2, G.Holland 1-1. IBB: off Chen (Mi.Cabrera), off J.Chavez (Jh.Peralta, Mi.Cabrera). WP: J.Chavez, Bonderman.


T: 2:50. A: 30,552 (41,255). MASTERFULDELIVERY


ASTROS3, PHILLIES2


Brett Myers threw seven


sharp innings against his for- mer team, Carlos Lee hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth and Houston took ad- vantage of a controversial call


to beat Philadelphia. The wild card-leading Phil-


lies lost for just thesixthtimein their last30home games. HOUSTON


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Bourn cf ..................4 2 3 0 0 0 .252 Ang.Sanchez ss ......3 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Pence rf...................3 0 0 1 0 2 .283 Ca.Lee lf ..................4 0 2 2 0 0 .247 Bourgeois pr ...........0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Byrdak p..................0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyon p......................0 0 0 0 0 0 --- C.Johnson 3b ..........4 0 0 0 0 2 .330 Wallace 1b ..............4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Quintero c ...............4 0 2 0 0 1 .224 A.Hernandez 2b......4 0 1 0 0 2 .211 Myers p...................2 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Michaels ph-lf.........2 1 1 0 0 1 .254


TOTALS PHILA.


34 3 10 3 0 11 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


LM OTERO/ASSOCIATED PRESS RichHarden pitches 62/3 innings of no-hit ball as the Rangers fall just two


outs shy of a combined no-hitter during their 4-0 win overMinnesota. QUOTABLE


“My only concern the way things are going right now . . . [the team is going to] upgrade it to a 50-day


DL.” Alex Rodriguez on the Yankees,who are 12-0 without the injured slugger in the lineup


STAROFTHEDAY Marco Scutaro, Red Sox Notched two two-run singles in 6-3 over the Seattle.


CARDINALS10, PIRATES2


St. Louis moved to within a


game of the NL wild-card lead by beating Pittsburgh. Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer for the Cardinals. ST. LOUIS


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Schumaker 2b ....... 4 1 1 0 1 0 .262 Winn ph-rf............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Jay cf ..................... 5 1 2 1 1 0 .363 Pujols 1b................ 5 2 3 3 0 1 .319 Bry.Anderson ph-c ....................... 1 0 1 1 0 0 .375 Holliday lf.............. 6 2 2 1 0 1 .301 F.Lopez ss ............. 2 1 0 0 2 0 .246 M.Boggs p ............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miles ph................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Y.Molina c-1b ........ 5 0 3 2 0 0 .261 P.Feliz 3b............... 4 2 1 0 1 0 .232 Craig rf-2b ............. 3 1 1 0 2 0 .197 Lohse p.................. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 B.Ryan ss .............. 2 0 0 1 0 0 .227


TOTALS 42 10 14 9 7 3 — PITTSBURGH AB R H BI BB SO AVG


A.McCutchen cf..... 5 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Tabata lf................ 4 0 3 0 0 0 .306 N.Walker 2b .......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 .293 J.Thomas p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Jones 1b............. 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Alvarez 3b ............. 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241 Doumit c-rf............ 3 0 1 0 1 1 .247 Milledge rf............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 .271 An.LaRoche ph ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Delw.Young 2b...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Cedeno ss .............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 .245 Ohlendorf p ........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Gallagher p............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Snyder c................. 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222


TOTALS 35 2 8 2 2 7 —


ST. LOUIS...........400 030 102 — 10 14 0 PITTSBURGH......000 002 000 — 2 8 0


LOB: St. Louis 12, Pittsburgh 8. 2B: Pujols (28), Holliday (34), Y.Molina (14), Craig (3), Doumit (21), Delw.Young (11). 3B: N.Walker (2). HR: Pujols (33), off Gallagher; G.Jones (18), off Lohse.


ST. LOUIS IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Lohse....................5.1 6 2 2 2 4 6.47 M.Boggs...............1.2 1 0 0 0 0 3.74 T.Miller ...................1 0 0 0 0 1 4.03 MacDougal..............1 1 0 0 0 2 4.66


PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Ohlendorf................0 1 2 2 1 0 4.07 Gallagher .............4.1 6 5 5 2 1 5.48 Park......................1.2 2 0 0 2 0 7.04 Ledezma..................1 2 1 1 0 0 8.18 J.Thomas ................2 3 2 2 2 2 6.75


WP: Lohse (2-5); LP: Ohlendorf (1-11). Ohlendorf pitched to 2 batters in the 1st.


Inherited runners-scored: M.Boggs 1-0, Gal- lagher 2-2, Park 2-2. IBB: off Park (Craig). WP: Park.


T: 3:08. A: 12,393 (38,362).


RANGERS4,TWINS0 Joe Mauer’s clean single to


center field with one out in the ninth inning broke up the no-


hit bid of four Texas pitchers. The Rangers beat Minneso-


ta in the sixth no-hitter this season broken up in the ninth


inning. Starter Rich Harden was


activated from the disabled list earlier in the day and he went 62/3


innings before being


lifted after throwing 111 pitch- es. Matt Harrison got the final out of the seventh. Darren O’Day pitched the eighth and Neftali Feliz got one in the ninth before Mauer singled. MINNESOTA


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Span cf .................. 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 O.Hudson 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Mauer c ................. 3 0 1 0 1 1 .330 Kubel rf.................. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .260 Cuddyer 1b ............ 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274 Thome dh .............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Delm.Young lf ....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Valencia 3b............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .322 Hardy ss ................ 2 0 0 0 1 1 .260


TOTALS TEXAS


26 0 1 0 6 9 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Andrus ss .............. 4 1 2 0 0 1 .280 M.Young 3b........... 4 0 2 1 0 1 .290 Hamilton lf ............ 3 1 1 1 0 1 .357 Guerrero dh........... 4 1 1 0 0 1 .299 Dav.Murphy rf....... 3 0 1 2 0 0 .274 Treanor c ............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Moreland 1b .......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293 A.Blanco 2b ........... 3 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Borbon cf............... 3 1 1 0 0 0 .267


TOTALS 30 4 10 4 0 5 —


MINNESOTA ......000 000 000 — 0 1 1 TEXAS ................200 010 01X — 4 10 0


E: Hardy (6). LOB: Minnesota 5, Texas 3. 3B: Dav.Murphy (2).


MINNESOTA TEXAS IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Blackburn................7 8 3 3 0 5 6.49 Guerrier...................1 2 1 1 0 0 3.30


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Harden .................6.2 0 0 0 5 6 5.00 Harrison...............0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3.80 O'Day ......................1 0 0 0 0 2 1.44 N.Feliz.....................1 1 0 0 1 1 3.50


WP: Harden (5-4); LP: Blackburn (7-8).


Inherited runners-scored: Harrison 1-0. WP: N.Feliz. T: 2:40. A: 22,757 (49,170).


Rollins ss ................5 1 2 0 0 0 .252 Victorino cf .............4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Utley 2b...................4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 Howard 1b ..............4 0 0 0 0 3 .289 Werth rf..................4 0 2 0 0 2 .301 Ibanez lf ..................4 0 1 0 0 2 .263 C.Ruiz c ...................2 1 1 1 2 0 .297 B.Francisco pr .........0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 W.Valdez 3b............4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Blanton p ................2 0 1 0 0 1 .130 Do.Brown ph...........1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Madson p ................0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lidge p.....................0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Polanco ph ..............1 0 0 0 0 0 .317


TOTALS


TODAY'S GAME TO WATCH


Cubs at Nationals 7 p.m., MASN, WGN


Washington left-hander John Lannan puts his three-game winning streak on the line against Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs.


35 2 10 2 2 9 —


HOUSTON...........100 000 020 — 3 10 1 PHILA..................002 000 000 — 2 10 0


E: Ca.Lee (6). LOB: Houston 6, Philadelphia 8. 2B:Ca.Lee(23),Werth(42).HR:C.Ruiz(6),off Myers.


HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Myers ......................7 9 2 2 1 9 3.08 Byrdak .....................1 1 0 0 0 0 3.69 Lyon.........................1 0 0 0 1 0 3.45


PHILA. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Blanton....................7 6 1 1 0 9 5.32 Madson....................1 3 2 2 0 1 3.58 Lidge........................1 1 0 0 0 1 3.99


WP: Myers (9-7); LP: Madson (4-2); S: Lyon (7).


IBB: offMyers (C.Ruiz). T: 2:37.A: 44,081 (43,651).


TWINS4,ANGELS0 Late Sunday


Scott Baker pitched seven


shutout innings, Michael Cud- dyer had a bases-loaded dou- ble,andMinnesota took two of three from Los Angeles. The Twins went 7-2 on their nine- game homestand to increase their lead in the AL Central to five games. The Angels, who have lost five of seven, are 7-19 in their last 26 road games, and have not won con- secutive games away from An- gel Stadium since June 18-19. L.A.


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


B.Abreu lf .............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 .264 H.Kendrick 2b........ 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Callaspo 3b............ 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Tor.Hunter rf......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 H.Matsui dh .......... 4 0 2 0 0 1 .258 E.Aybar ss ............. 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Napoli 1b ............... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 J.Mathis c.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Willits ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Bourjos cf .............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 .164


TOTALS MINNESOTA


32 0 6 0 3 7 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Repko cf-rf ............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 O.Hudson 2b.......... 3 1 2 0 1 0 .286 Mauer c ................. 1 1 0 0 3 0 .330 Kubel rf.................. 3 1 1 0 1 0 .263 Span cf .................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Cuddyer 1b ............ 4 0 1 3 0 2 .276 Thome dh .............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 Delm.Young lf ....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Valencia 3b............ 3 1 1 1 0 0 .328 A.Casilla ss............ 3 0 1 0 0 0 .283


TOTALS 29 4 7 4 5 5 —


L.A. .....................000 000 000 — 0 6 0 MINNESOTA ......000 040 00X — 4 7 0


LOB: Los Angeles 8, Minnesota 6. 2B: H.Mat- sui (18), Cuddyer (30), Thome (15). 3B: O.Hudson (4). HR: Valencia (2), off Jer.Weaver.


L.A. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Jer.Weaver .............6 6 4 4 4 3 3.21 S.Shields.................1 0 0 0 0 0 5.75 Walden....................1 1 0 0 1 2 0.00


MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA


S.Baker ...................7 5 0 0 2 4 4.63 Crain........................1 1 0 0 1 2 2.70 Capps ......................1 0 0 0 0 1 2.25


WP: S.Baker (11-9); LP: Jer.Weaver (11-9). T: 2:48. A: 40,385 (39,504).


NATIONALS STATISTICS


ThroughSunday’sGame Batters


Zimmerman .301 24 70 60 82 3 Desmond Gonzalez Rodriguez Morse


Avg HR RBI BB SO SB .276 9 50 20 78 14


Bernadina Willingham Morgan Dunn


Kennedy Nieves Harris


Maxwell Mench Totals


.276 0 4 5 18 0 .274 2 34 10 50 2 .272 9 23 7 34 0 .270 8 36 21 61 11 .268 16 56 67 85 8 .265 0 20 29 69 31 .262 31 78 56 156 0 .262 3 24 29 37 12 .203 2 15 6 24 0 .180 6 22 22 45 3 .105 2 4 16 23 4 .091 0 0 0 3 0 .255 115 480 371 914 93


MLBATTENDANCE REPORT


ThroughSunday AMERICAN LEAGUE


................................... AVERAGE DATES Baltimore................... Boston ....................... Chicago White Sox .... Cleveland ................... Detroit ....................... Kansas City................ L.A. Angels ................ Minnesota ................. N.Y. Yankees ............. Oakland...................... Seattle....................... Tampa Bay................. Texas ......................... Toronto...................... AL Totals ...................


21,069 37,638 26,901 17,828 30,834 20,717 39,963 39,742 46,429 17,890 27,076 22,781 29,759 20,537 28,566


NATIONAL LEAGUE


................................ AVERAGE DATES Arizona ................... Atlanta ................... Chicago Cubs .......... Cincinnati................ Colorado.................. Florida..................... Houston.................. L.A. Dodgers ........... Milwaukee.............. N.Y. Mets................ Philadelphia............ Pittsburgh .............. San Diego................ San Francisco ......... St. Louis.................. Washington............ NL Totals ................ MLB Totals .............


24,805 30,407 38,453 25,585 35,855 17,979 28,288 44,796 34,676 33,706 45,032 20,417 25,668 37,449 40,977 24,134 31,814 30,296


Forearm problems appear related to Strasburg’s change-up strasburg from D1 Althoughforearminjuries fre-


going oninthere.” Rizzo did not elaborate on


what the original MRI exam showed.Manager JimRiggleman describedit as “less encouraging” thanthe initialdiagnosis givenin Philadelphia by a Phillies team physician,who, according toRig- gleman, told the Nationals: “He’s fine. He’ll be pitching in five days.” The arthrogram MRI had not


been scheduled as of early Mon- day evening, but the teamhoped to line it up for Thursday. Team orthopedist Wiemi Douoguih, who administered the original MRI exam, will also administer the enhanced one, andRizzo said therearenoplansforStrasburgto be seenby any otherdoctors. “For us to do it in 72 hours, it


givesus a chance for . . . the swell- ingtogodownsowecangetareal goodpicture of it,”Rizzo said. According to a team source,


right-hander Jordan Zimmer- mann, who has been finishing a rehabilitation assignment in the minor leagues following elbow ligament-replacement surgery 12 months ago, will be called up to assume Strasburg’s spot in the rotation, beginning Thursday night at Nationals Park against the St.LouisCardinals. Rizzo used “elbow” and “fore-


JONATHAN NEWTON/THE WASHINGTON POST


Arm injuries, minor and major, are common among young pitchers, particular those who throw as hard as Stephen Strasburg does.


arm” interchangeably when dis- cussing Strasburg’s injury, which for now the team is calling a strain of the “flexormass,” which includes a muscle and a tendon that connects to the elbow. Asked if Strasburg could be


shut down for the season, given the fact only about four weeks would remainwhen he is eligible to return from the disabled list, Rigglemansaid, “It’s just tooearly to tell. We’ve got at least 15 days before we would even have to make thatdecision.” Strasburg, whom the Nation-


als signed to a record-breaking $15.1 million contract after mak- ing him the No. 1 overall pick of the 2009 draft, was at Nationals


Park on Monday, but remained out of sight of reporters and was notmade available to address the media. Asked to describe Stras- burg’s mind-set, Rizzo said, “To say he’s a little anxious, a little emotional,wouldbe fair to say.” Strasburg was in the midst of


one of his finest outings of the season Saturday night in Phila- delphia, when he suddenly gri- macedinpainandbeganshaking his right arm following a 1-1 change-uptoPhillies right fielder Domonic Brown, on Strasburg’s 56th pitch of the night. Although he lobbiedto remaininthe game, Riggleman and pitching coach Steve McCatty immediately yankedhim.


quently portend elbowproblems, Strasburg has experienced simi- lar episodes — a sharp pain or tightness that passes quickly — whilepitching atSanDiegoState. The episodes always occurred on a change-up, and Strasburg was always able to continuepitching. Strasburg has told Nationals


officialshe feels fine,andhe came to the stadiumMonday expecting to throw lightly before the game — a notion the team quickly nixed. “He feels good enough to pitch,”Rizzo said. Nationals lefty John Lannan


experiencedasimilar forearmep- isode inMay andavoideda tripto the disabled list — although he missed one start and eventually fell into poor mechanical habits because of the forearm problem, resulting in a demotion to the minor leagues. Rizzo acknowl- edged the injuries to Strasburg andLannanwere similar. “My arm after that wasn’t the


same,” Lannan said. “I tried to pitch through it, and it wasn’t working. So they gave me the cortisone shot. . . . It felt better. It wasjust that Ipickedupsomebad habits because I was trying to guard against it. You’re going to try to throw where you’re not putting asmuchpressure onit.” As with Strasburg, Lannan’s episode occurredona change-up,


which requires extra pressure on the grip while throwing with the same arm speed and force of a fastball. It is a pitch Strasburg threwinfrequently incollege, but that he worked on extensively beginning in the Arizona Fall League last October, and that nowhas become a critical part of his repertoire. “It puts pressure on the ten-


donthat runsdownandconnects to your elbow,” Lannan said. “I can feel it. It’s tight. You put a lot ofpressureonit, especially[with] Strasburg throwing a 92-mile- per-hour change-up.” Arm injuries, minor and ma-


jor, are common among young pitchers, particular those who throw as hard as Strasburg does, and despite the extreme caution with which the organization has treated Strasburg’s workload, within the span of four weeks he has had problems with both his shoulder andelbowareas. “The workload we put on


them, you hold your breathwhen they’repitching,”Rigglemansaid. “Stephen is going through a cou- ple things right now.Hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be extremely serious.Regardless, there’s a cou- ple of redflags.” sheinind@washpost.comand kilgore@washpost.com


59 63 59 62 65 60 58 58 62 66 62 61 65 65 57 66


988 1855


60 62 64 65 59 62 65 62 60 58 63 61 61 65


867


63 62 .504 12 4-6 L-1 49 76 .392 26 3-7 L-1


KLMNO EAST


New York xT.B.


Boston Toronto


76 48 .613


W L PCT GB L10 STR 77 48 .616 — 6-4 L-1 1/2


72 54 .571 51/2 65 59 .524 111/2


CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR Minn.


7-3 W-2 6-4 W-3 5-5 W-1


Baltimore 44 81 .352 33 4-6 L-1


Chicago Detroit K.C.


72 53 .576 — 7-3 L-1 67 57 .540 41/2


3-7 L-1 Cleveland 50 74 .403 211/2


62 63 .496 10 7-3 W-4 53 72 .424 19 6-4 L-1 3-7 L-3


TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010 AMERICAN LEAGUE


WEST Texas xL.A.


Oakland Seattle


x-Late game


W L PCT GB L10 STR 70 54 .565 — 4-6 W-2 62 63 .496 81/2 61 62 .496 81/2 49 76 .392 211/2


4-6 L-1 4-6 L-2 5-5 L-3


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