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Show DAILY HEI AID 12004 thursday, September 13 Star of the day The Jay in Baseball j nrii mm strong in . win over Cards Bemie Wilson SAN DIEGO TOs was vintage Boomer. Stoked to be pitching against baseball's best team, David WeDs threw seven strong innings and even drove m two runs to lead the San Diego Padres to a 105 win against the St Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. "To go out there against this ""ni Ilia: baflchib and pitch like I did was great because IVe been waiting for them," said the SAN DIEGO 10 lefty, who labored through the ST. LOUIS 5 first inning in his hometown's heat but finished strong. WeDs (10-7- ) was backed by home runs by Phil Nevin and Ryan Klesko off Matt Morris, who was knocked out before he could get an out in the third inning. This was the kind of game the Padres envisioned Wells thriving in when they signed him away from the New York Yankees on Dec. 31. WeDs' turn in the rotation didn't come up in last week's series in St. Louis, when the Cardinals embarrassed the Padres in a three-gam-e sweep, outscoring them 20--7 and hitting 10 homers to San Diego's one. , When WeDs got his chance, he held the Cardinals to two runs on three hits and striking out six while walking none. "1 was fired up," WeDs said. "I was ready for this baDchib. They're so powerful and explosive, and that's the team that I want to face. I want to be the guy on the mound and see what they've got." . m NL STANDINGS EAST W I Pd Atlanta 81 57 587 Florida 72 62 .537 GB - H 7 Phbtipta 70 69 .504 New York 60 78 .435 Montreal, 59 80 .424 22 St Lip 11 Home W-- 9 6--4 W2 21 35-3- 3635 34-3-4 5 28-4- 3 8 2642 2 " 0 9 9 0 W-- Away 40-2- 1--2 9--1 9$ 10-- 8 , 1 CENTRAL W Stlotds L Pet GB - 93 46 .669 , Houston 76 63 .547 Chicago 74 62 544 Cincinnati 63 75 .457 29 17 48-2- 3 10-- 0 2 39-3- U 2 38-3-0 8 3 3 29. 63 Milwaukee 60 77 .438 75 .457 Horn Away t l-- 8-- 17 Pittsburgh St L10 5-- GB 110 k ! 11 45-2-3 0 5 2942 7 i 3042 1 2640 8-- Away htr WEST I W Pd -; LosAngete 79 58 577;- San Francisco 77 64 .546 4 74 65 53 6 , San Diego Home i 40-2- 5 W-- 1 1 4 W-- W-- 5 . St 6--4 . Colorado 60 78 .435 19 5 1 Arizona 42 96 304 37 3--7 5 ' 39-3- M 35-3-3 11-- 7 l T 38-2- 9 2842 6 2U9 , NY MpK IDhkhi 10-11 at FkviHa (Vakip; am Houston (CHemandez at Pittsb. (Ol.Perez 94), 3:05 pjn, Gm1 Houston (Redding 4-at Pittsburgh (Fogg ), 5:05 p.m, Gm2 Milwaukee (D.Davts 10-15:10 p.m. at Cincinnati (Oaussen ), at Atlanta (Ru.Ortiz 535 p.m. Philadelphia (Lidle ), San Diego (Germano at Colorado (Jennings p.m. 8:1 0 p.m. Arizona (EdGonzalez f8) at Los Angeles (Lima 1 75 RESULTS Houston 5, Cincinnati 2 San Diego 10, St Louis 5 Gtnl pm, FkxklaatChiCubs,320pm,Grn2 Houston at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. FMacapria4,Atiarta1,Gm2 Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.ra florirfeilW.MetsO KWwaukeeatQndria1i,5:10pja NSwauVee at Pittsburg rah Montreal at Atlanta, 535 pm SDietpatCcorado,7fl5pm . San Frarcisco at Arizona, 8:05 p.m. St Louis at Los Angeles, 8:10 pm AL STANDINGS EAST W New York - 86 Pd L 52 .623 83 54 Boston .606 GB L1 -2 St Home Toronto 59 58 ,. 77 .434 64 48-- 2 9--1 W-- 3 49-2- 34-3-2 JM? 34-3- ? 81 26 417 j 38-3-1 Clemens (16-won his fourth straight start, allowing four hits in seven innings. He gave up his only run-ithe first on Sean Casey's RBI sacrifice fly, and Cincinnati managed only three singles over Clemens' next six innings. The Rocket finished with six strikeouts and two walks. Chad Quails, Mike Gallo and Russ Springer pitched in the eighth, with DAnge-l- o Jimenez hitting an RBI single off Springer, and Brad Lidge got three outs for his 21st save in 24 ' chances. ' 4) 5. Braves 3, 1st game; Phillies 4, Braves 1, 2nd game: At Atlanta, six Philadelphia pitchers com- Minnesota;. 79 60 568 -'7- Chicago 70 68 .507 8 Cleveland 68 .489 J) JL 73 .463 Detroit 63 Kansas City 49 88 W-- go-ahe- ad Pd L GB Oakland 81 57 387 Anaheim 79 59 572 tea. , Seattle 2 75.63 543. 6 51 86 372 29 Freelct JCasboSb Casey 1b Dim I DJmnz2b Reams rf FLopezse IRonun c JoAvdop RedNng p PNortnp 3 2 39-3- 0 1 RWgnp MMrwsp JaCruzph Poppet p 0 0 t 0 0 Gmup 1 LarWnph Tan 1 2 t 1 i00 1t-t- " 3040 '. W-- 1 7 9, rasI (0). 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Stanton 1 I In Drtiam 110 0 112 4 prtetod k) 4 butters Bores (Nady). by 2:41. 3477(42.445). BaVefc(5)., L0B-- GB .546 537 rjtego (9-1- 1 a f ak r kH W 64 rkH 0 3 0 FurcaJss 1 0 0 MGHes2b 0 1 0 NGreen2b 1 1 0 JOrew rt 1 1 3 CJones3b 0 0 0 JEstdac 1 2 0 AJonescf 1 2 0 Lroche 1b 0 0 1 Mrreropb 0 1 1 Ttmaslf 1 0 0 0 Deflosaph 0 0 0 JSWrhtp 0 0 0 0 Altnscap 1 0 0 DWIseph 0 0 0 0 Rltsma p TMartnp Grybskp Colon p 511 5 Totals If GlnymeK MW--y 1 (Fnaan. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 4 Tatab 6eoL,44 Pd San Morris 1 12. 0 Oenani 0 0 Pfenaef 0 0 LCsDJk)2b 0 0 0 LDucac 0 1 0 Cbreral 0 0 0 Lowes 3b 0 0 0 Conns 1b (30) NATIONAL LEAGUE Florida 0 0 0 StMonp ' WILD CARD RACE ' San Frandsco77 0 0 ROM Seop Onset RESULTS FRIDAY'S GAMES . Tampa Bay at Yankees, ppd, rain Minnesota at Detoit 5:05 pm Tampa BayatYarieeppd, rain N.Y. Yankees at BaWmore, 535 pm Toronto at Texas, &05pjn Mnsote9,BarbTnoreO Kansas (to at Detoit ppd, rah Tampa Bay at Karcas City, 6:10 pm Bostn at Seattle, &05pm JnagaVmSm1ea&l TcQrto1.Anaharn0 i (fcatOaHaisiarapm ChBcw at Anaheim &05pm 9welandi1Sfat5e!,ate Boston at Oakland, late t 5 10 : ATLANTA ss Rollins 10 32101210 . PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 3 PHBJt 0 MARLINS 3, METS 0 Vnttnl if WDgdoai Royd I Pt822t1b Wright 3b Crntroncf JPhHptc pjn,Gm1 Gm 2 W 1 0 0 0 6 5. m GB 0 r kH pm 11 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 Totals SL Louts Stone 112 1110 .0 9--9 1:05 8.135 1110 2 10 1' 3 0 (40), BGfles (24), Klesko (28), 0eda (3). HB Taouchi (3), MAnderson (7), Nevsi (23), Klesko DWets. SF LanWord, (7). Can I B Alfonzo finished with two RBIs, Marquis Grissom had three doubles and the Giants had 16 hits to win for the fourth time in five games. Howard Haren v4 ft ft ft by Gaao (Casey), by -3445 (40,950). 3:01. ml, 1005 am,Gm1 ), 10 St Louis 1, Burroughs (14). OP LOB SI Louts 3, San Otego 6. MomsL.15-- (21), SB 1 19-5- 5 1110 002 000 030 034 000 30 SaaHetjo I. B ITS 33 10 0 Nevmib 0 Klesko It 0 Paytonct 1 KGreenas 0 PAnuqz2b 0 Ojedsc 0 DWeasp 0 Hansen pb 0 Stone p 1 Lnbrnkp 0 Ashbyp 1 SLLoaai E 511 4 2 5 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 Tab BGHesrf 1 0 0 0 0 2 rf Cedeno 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 Luna 2b 0.0 1 ak r kH 2 Brrghsab 0 Rbnson cf 0 Nadyt first-plac- lead. 2B CtomsnsW.16-- 4 Away WEDNESDAY . 1 Graves 2 '..M. 11 4 12 RSndrsIf Rorsp Mabiyrf 13 Aarrby 9-- .19-5- St. 13 110 Boston OrVakelidd 79 59 572 0 10 0 0 0 SMI PESO KGreene. 1. Gallo TfjwitoOly Anaheim LnkMr Denver, Edgar do Alfonzo homered and Deivi Cruz hit double in San a two-ru- n Francisco's four-ru- n eighth inning, and San Francisco beat Colorado to move within one percentage point of the NL wild-car- d Packaa 5 CARDINALS rkH 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2840,10-1- LI 7 (3if5(Bu13atTexas(CYfw1-1),6fl5p- Pd 1 1 17 32 tat 6 H ) at Yankees (Mussina 9 Tampa Bay (Brazeten Tampa Bay (Bel 6-- at N.Y. Yankees (Hafcey l (3-5- Unebrtr at Detoit (IJohnson W half-gam- 'Caip 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bragg ph ak f k H 0 Hg 0 Udgep 0 4 0 0 1 OPanrorf 0 0 0 Tmatcf 0 0 2 t Bgwetlb 3 4 0 0 0 Briuim cf 0 1 0 JKflnt 2b 3 4 0 1 0 Lamb 3d 4 0 0 0 Bmflellai 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 Omens p 0 0 0 0 Quanp 0 0 0 Gallop 0 0 0 0 Sfxowp 0 0 0 0 CBeHmpJi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 2 Tata S Bagvwl Fuel (30). TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Terrmel Sledge homered for the Expos, who won twice in the three-game-s series and dropped the e Cubs a behind Houston in the NL wildcard race. Chicago has lost six of nine. Downs ) struck out four and walked one in his first complete game. He retired 15 straight after giving up a single to Moises Alou in the second. He walked Derrek Lee in the seventh, but got Nomar Garciaparra to hit into his of the second double-pla- y night to end the inning. I Marlins 3, Mets 0: At Miami, Josh Beckett pitched eight innings and blanked the New York Mets for his second start in a row, and the Florida Marlins matched a franchise record with their ninth consecutive victory. The Mets have lost 11 straight, including six since last week to Florida, and haven't had a lead in 58 innings. New York is on its longest losing streak since dropping 12 in a row from 2002. . Aug. 11 saves against New York this season. I Giants 5, Rockies 3: At Pujols 1b Rolen 3b HOUSTON - ICC (GreHce the flight of his homer during the Padres' 10--5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in San Diego on Wednesday. San Diego's Ryan Klesko follows ak (13), Lamb (1 3). (24), Bertunan (27), Lamb (12). WEST W 7-- Press KtNELZIAssociated LENNY Touchier Rnterlass McKay c 100 000 010 900 000 001 0 ,36-3- W-- 1 3 out-pitc- Ana-heim- 13 Away ' -3 14 J58 , 29 Home - (3-3- bined on a three-hitte- r and, the Phillies beat Atlanta to complete a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, Jim Thome hit a three-ru- n homer in the eighth inning to lead the Phillies. Philadelphia outhit the Braves 21-- 7 in the two games. I Expos 6, Cubs (h At Chicago, Scott Downs outpitched Greg Maddux with a five-h- it shutout the first of "' PADRES 10, his career. ST. L0UB r kH ARUNGTON, Texas Freddy Garcia wasn't at full strength in his first start in over two weeks. He was good enough, though, to lead the Chicago White Sox to their fifth win in six games. ' Garcia pitched five solid Carlos Lee hit and innings t a tiebreaking RBI single . in Chicago's four-ru- n sixth, leading the White Sox to a win over the Texas Rangers on 1 Wednesday night. Garcia (11-1allowed one run and three hits in his first start since Aug. 22, when he developed tightness in his right forearm. He struck out eight and walked two, improving to 3 for Chicago since he was acquired from Seattle on June 27. Garcia must rebuild his arm strength, so he didn't have his best fastball. That forced him to depend more on his other pitches, and the formula was successful. Ben Davis homered and Anaheim began the TimO Perez hit a two-ru-n night 1 12 games behind double for the White Sox, Oakland, the AL West who remained 8 12 games leader. The Angels e Minhaven't led the division behind nesota in the AL Central. outright since June 7. ; The Angels got a runner Shingo Takatsu got four outs for his 17th save in 18 to third base in the fifth when Troy Glaus drew a chances. leadoff walk, stole second Kevin Mench homered as Texas lost for the and took third on a wild eighth time in 10 games. pitch But Bengie Molina stranded him with a With the game tied at 1, Willie Harris and Aaron groundout. allowed Escobar Rowand opened the sixth with singles off John Was-di- n a run and five hits in (24). Lee drove in eight innings and set a Harris from second with career high with 12 an RBI single to put the strikeouts. The former Blue Jays White Sox in front. right-handAfter Paul Konerko flied has fanned 21 batters over 13 3 in out, Carl Everett's hard grounder got through the nings in his two starts against Toronto. legs of first baseman Justin Speier pitched a Mark Teixeira for an error as Rowand scored perfect ninth for fourth save in seven attemnts. from third to make it j The only run against EsPerez's double just inside the first-bas- e bag drove in cobar came on a pair of unconventional doubles two more to chase Was-di- n and give Chicago a 1 in the first inning. Orlando Hudson's.hit advantage. deflected off the glove of Wasdin gave up five second baseman runs and seven hits, struck out three and didKennedy and into short n't issue a walk. He right field as Kennedy tried to make a diving pitched well enough to stop in the hole. Carlos keep the Rangers in' the Delgado's hit came on a game before the four-ru- n routine f)y to right that sixth Guerrero lost in the twiMench's 20th homer in the seventh off Neal Cotts light with two outs. Anaheim third baseman pulled the Rangers within Chone Figgins combined lead in with first baseman Darin Texas took a douErstad on a rare the third on Alfonso Sorible play in the third. ano's RBI triple. Wasdin retired 13 straight After Vernon Wells before Davis' solo homer grounded out to Figgins behind the bag, Erstad in the fifth tied it at 1. threw a perfect strike The ball barely cleared back to Figgins and Hudthe railing in the right-fiel- d son was tagged out trycorner. . Texas batters struck out ing to advance two bases. 15 times as the Rangers missed another chance to WHITE SOX 5, RANGERS 2 gain ground in the AL West. CHICAGO TEXAS ab r h M r kH I Twins 9, Orioles 0: Johan 0 MYongss 0 0 0 WHarrs2b 4 Santana pitched seven in4 2 0 eialockab Rwandcf 10 0 4 2 0 11 CaLeelt ASmno2b nings of five-h- it ball for 0 0 Knerkolb 4 0 0 0 TnHralb his 10th straight victory, CEvrttdh 0 10 Muccilf 3 0 6 0 0 EYonglf 0 0 0 and Matt LeCroy homered Brchrddb Wentrnss 4 0 0 0 BJordndh ai o second to cap a seven-ru- n 4 0 2 Nixcf TPerezrt ooo ' rf 3 Mench BDavisc inning that carried the 4 0 Crete 3b 0 Fiialasc ooo Minnesota Twins past the 0 0 0 AFoxph 35 5 8 8 Totals 2 S 2 Totats Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. 000 014 000 8 Chicago Texas 2 001 000 100 Santana (17-6- ) struck out nine and walked none be(23), Teixeira (10). LOB Chicago 4. Texas 7 1). 3B ASoriano (4). fore leaving with a (1), (6), Mench (20). lead. He's unbeaten in 11 Btatock (2), ASoriano (16), DeHuccI (9).CS 11 starts since July and BOavr(l). R ER BB SO has a 1.38 ERA since the TOarcSw,11-1All-StS break. . Cotts IK Atkins Miguel Tejada and 5-- 2 stretch 9-- 2344 a"5. first-mnin- CeeIATI David Segui both had two ' hits for the Orioles, who failed to get a runner past second base. alErik Bedard lowed seven runs one and six hits in earned two innings. I Blue Jays 1, Angels 0: At Anaheim, Calif., Justin Miller allowed two hits h over eight innings to Kelvim Escobar and lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Anaheim Angels. Miller retired his ) first 11 batters before Vladimir Guerrero lined a single to right with two 's outs in the fourth. other hit was a one-ou- t single in the eighth by Adam Kennedy. Miller, who struck out three and walked one, in his longest outing of the season. This was Miller's first start against the Angels since May 24 at Toronto, when he hit three batters and gave up three consecutive home runs in a ' PRESS (6-1- t7 on the career list, and the Houston Astros hit four g home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5--2 Wednesday and tie a team record with their 12th straight win. Jen Bagwell, Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio and Mike Lamb homered in the first off Jose Acevedo ). Houston is on its longest winning streak since taking 12 in a row 1999 and, from Sept. has won 20 of 23 since Aug. 15, the best record in the major leagues over that OP Ondnnab 35-3- 7 St 110 GB Pot ' HOUSTON Roger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Flank for 11th W I r TH ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTRAL W THE ASSOCIATED Cincinnati 15-- 3 W--1 5 !4 . 9 9 23 tat Away W-- 3 mmMJW&'J-XTampa Bay w again, ASTROS 5. REDS 2 FMactelphia5,AtiarHa31Gm1 MorilrealftChcagoCubsO Sari Francisco 5, Colorado 3 Arizona at LA, late White Sox top Rangers FRIDAY'S GAMES Florida at ChiCubs, 1230 , Clemens 10-2- 2 , TODAY'S GAMES WEDNESDAY AMERICAN LEAGUE I Phillies M 36-3- W-- 1 7 32 NATIONAL LEAGUE Astros beat ASSOCIATED PRESS THE , , San Diego starter David Wells held St Louis to three hits and two runs while striking out six in seven innings of work. Wells also drove in a pair of runs in the Padres' 10-- 5 win over the Cardinals. .100 NO 800 000 BOB 80S SO OP 1. LOB Anaheim 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:42. A1 9,358 . Toronto (26), COetrjado 1 (2), Glaus (2). S r 8 4 1 KEsmbarLHO Dtimssy taMWar, (45,030). 4. Anahalni 2. SB toss (20). CS AKemedy (5). JMWarW.3-Speier 1 B R R ER BB 2 0 0 0 0 1 S 0 0 t 12 8 S 1 0 KEacobar. 0 110 BO 0 T 2:12 A 36,505 t |