dailydaily newsnews sports The Goodland Daily News / Monday, May 20, 2002 7 Rockies, Braves Earning a place at state Avs down one game DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red with their history and the guys they Wings refuse to stick out their chests have. with pride or make cocky comments. ‘‘This is hockey at its finest. Just to They know they’re good, but they be out there and competing with the trade two games respect Colorado more than any other world-class players that we are, it’s team in the NHL and they don’t expect great.” the Avalanche to be shaken because of Brett Hull said the last word to de- a loss in the Western Conference finals. scribe the Red Wings would be “This is an unbelievable team we’re “cocky.” Rockies pitcher hits homer playing, and we know it,” said Darren “That word doesn’t scratch any word DENVER AP) - Denny Stark isn’t was quick and efficient, quick and ef- McCarty, who scored three third-pe- that even resembles how we feel,” Hull making manager Clint Hurdle’s job ficient. He just kept making pitches.” riod goals in Detroit’s 5-3 win Satur- said. “We have so much respect for any easier. Stark was in the running for the fifth day. “I’ve got so much respect for them them.” Stark made his second strong start spot in Colorado’s rotation, but he was for Colorado and added a two-run sent down to Colorado Springs after homer for his first career hit as the going 0-1 with an 8.64 ERA in spring baseball scoreboard Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 training. Saturday. He has made the most of his oppor- By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Stark (2-0), who came to Colorado tunity this time. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division East Division W L Pct GB in an off-season deal that sent Jeff Stark allowed one run on four hits W L Pct GB Boston 29 11 .725 — Cirillo to Seattle, was called up from and struck out five in seven innings New York 24 20 .545 — New York 29 15 .659 2 Triple-A Colorado Springs on Monday against the Braves. He pitched six Florida 23 21 .523 1 Baltimore 19 23 .452 11 to fill in for injured starter Shawn scoreless innings in his Rockies debut, Atlanta 23 22 .511 1 1/2 Toronto 16 25 .390 13 1/2 Montreal 21 23 .477 3 Tampa Bay 14 28 .333 16 Chacon. a 7-3 victory over the Marlins on Mon- Philadelphia 18 26 .409 6 Central Division Stark has pitched well in his first two day. Central Division W L Pct GB starts with the Rockies, but Chacon’s “Obviously it’s the first time in the W L Pct GB Minnesota 25 20 .556 — strained chest muscle is getting better organization. I wanted to impress some Cincinnati 26 17 .605 — Chicago 24 20 .545 1/2 St. Louis 22 21 .512 4 Cleveland 20 23 .465 4 and he’s scheduled to come off the dis- people and maybe I was just pressing Houston 21 22 .488 5 Kansas City 16 26 .381 7 1/2 abled list Friday. a little too hard,” Stark said about his Pittsburgh 20 22 .476 5 1/2 Detroit 14 27 .341 9 “We’ve got a very pleasant situation rough spring. “Now I’ve been throw- Chicago 14 27 .341 11 West Division which we’re going to have to deal with ing on a regular basis and I think that’s Milwaukee 14 30 .318 12 1/2 W L Pct GB West Division Seattle 29 14 .674 — eventually,” said Hurdle, who is 10-2 helped a little bit too.” W L Pct GB Anaheim 24 17 .585 4 at home since taking over for Buddy Colorado got good production from Arizona 28 16 .636 — Oakland 19 24 .442 10 Bell on April 26. “The kid’s pitched the bottom of its lineup to win for the San Francisco 27 16 .628 1/2 Texas 19 24 .442 10 lights out, there’s no doubt about it. He eighth time in 12 games. Los Angeles 25 19 .568 3 San Diego 22 22 .500 6 Saturday’s Games Colorado 20 24 .455 8 Boston 4, Seattle 1 Toronto 6, Oakland 3 Tiebreaking homer wins game Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 6, Minnesota 2 Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 3 Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2, 1st game DENVER (AP) — Even when he’s home run,” Atlanta manager Bobby Colorado 7, Atlanta 3 Cleveland 4, Kansas City 1, 2nd game San Francisco 10, Florida 5 Detroit 8, Texas 7 struggling, Julio Franco tries to keep Cox said. “He didn’t have an RBI, but Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4 things basic. he got one today and he used it.” Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1 Chicago White Sox 10, Anaheim 4 “Why complicate a game that is so Franco led off the eighth by driving N.Y. Mets 5, San Diego 2 Sunday’s Games simple,” Franco said. “When the a 3-2 pitch from reliever Chris Arizona 5, Philadelphia 4 Boston 3, Seattle 2 Montreal 3, Los Angeles 1 Toronto 11, Oakland 0 time comes to look fastball, look Nichting (0 -1) into the Colorado bull- Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0 fastball and no further.” pen in right-center to break a 1-all tie. Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee 4, 11 innings Kansas City 5, Cleveland 4 Franco looked fastball and got it, “It was a bad pitch at a bad time of Alisha McKee competed in the shot put, earning fourth place at the St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 1 Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 0 hitting a tiebreaking homer in the the game,” Nichting said. “I tried to get regional track meet Friday in Chapman. See story Page 8. Atlanta 2, Colorado 1 Detroit 2, Texas 1 Photo by Doug Stephens/The Goodland Daily News Florida 4, San Francisco 2 Anaheim 6, Chicago White Sox 1 eighth inning for his first RBI of the it in on him a couple times, but that one Los Angeles 10, Montreal 1 Today’s Games season, leading the Atlanta Braves to went away.” Philadelphia 4, Arizona 3 Cleveland (Colon 5-3) at Detroit, 5:05 p.m. a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rock- Mike Remlinger (2 -0) got two outs San Diego 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Chicago White Sox (Ritchie 3-4) at Boston (Lowe ies on Sunday. for the win. John Smoltz got four outs Pittsburgh 5, Houston 3 6-1), 5:05 p.m. “I have been around this game long for his 13th save in 14 chances. Atlanta Broadcaster put on dialysis Today’s Game Toronto (Lyon 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Haynes 3-4) at St. Louis (W.Williams Kansas City (Stein 0-1) at Anaheim (Appier 4- enough to know the less complicated broke a scoreless tie with an unearned ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals intended to treat the entire affected area 0-0), 6:10 p.m. 1), 8:05 p.m. you make this game the better,” Franco run in the seventh. broadcaster Jack Buck has been placed in one procedure, Joe Buck said. After- Tuesday’s Games Tuesday’s Games said. Gary Sheffield singled to left and Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs 3:05 p.m., 1st game Cleveland (Nagy 0-0) at Detroit, 5:05 p.m. on dialysis after his kidneys failed fol- ward, his father’s kidneys shut down. Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs 6:05 p.m., 2nd game Chicago White Sox (Wright 4-4) at Boston (Oliver Franco, who entered the game in a shortstop Juan Uribe booted Chipper lowing his latest operation, his son Joe “They’re still waiting for them to Atlanta at Montreal, 5:05 p.m. 4-2), 5:05 p.m. double switch in the seventh inning, Jones’ potential double play grounder Buck said Sunday. respond,” Joe Buck told the St. Louis N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. Toronto (Prokopec 2-5) at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. started the day with a .183 average and to put runners on second and third with Jack Buck had an operation Thurs- Post-Dispatch. “They say it’s typical Florida at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m. Texas (Valdes 3-4) at Minnesota (Milton 5-3), 6:05 one extra-base hit in 71 at-bats. no outs. Andruw Jones followed with Los Angeles at Milwaukee, 6:05 p.m. p.m. day aimed at ending a series of infec- after this kind of operation. They ex- Houston at St. Louis, 6:10 p.m. Baltimore (Lopez 5-0) at Oakland (Zito 4-2), 8:05 “The brilliant manager makes the a sacrifice fly. tions that have been recurring for sev- pect them to come back in the next few San Diego (Tankersley 0-0) at Colorado p.m. move to put him in so the pitcher The Rockies tied the game in the bot- eral months. It was his fifth operation days. But any time you talk about the (Jennings 4-2), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Kennedy 2-3) at Seattle (Moyer 3-1), doesn’t have to hit there and we get a tom half, but couldn’t keep it. in 5 1/2 months. The procedure was kidneys, that’s a major organ.” San Francisco at Arizona, 7:35 p.m. 8:05 p.m. Northwest Kansas Technical College - 38th Commencement 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2002, Max Jones Fieldhouse, Goodland, KS Congratulations to our 303 graduates! AUTO BODY REPAIR Lavelle Burns David Weber Tyler Cary Philip Fralick MEDICAL ASSISTANT D. J. 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