USA TODAY · TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER29, 2009 · 5C

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NL wild-card standings Nationals 2, Mets 1 National New York...... 000 001000 —1 prep star to MLB? WLPct. GB Washington ...... 100001 00x—2 League Colorado 88 68 .564 — New York ab rhbi bb so avg Atlanta 86 70 .551 2 Pagan lf 2000 20.298 By Paul White Last vs. Castillo 2b 4010 00.311 East WLPct. GB Strk 10 Div. HomeAway San Francisco 83 73 .532 5 Wright 3b 4010 01.305 USA TODAY Beltran cf 3110 10.330 Philadelphia (3) 90 66 .577 —L-1 4-643-26 42-3348-33 Francoeur rf 4000 02.277 Atlanta 86 70 .551 4W-7 8-241-25 40-3546-35 Tatis 1b 4021 00.274 Amajor step could be im- Santos c400000.252 minent in the sometimes Florida8374.529 7½ L-25-5 38-2943-38 40-36 A. Hernandez ss 3020 00.258 New York 67 90 .427 23½ L-14-6 28-4238-40 29-50 Pirates 11, Dodgers 1 Murphy ph 1000 00.264 tenuous relationship be- Valdez ss 0000 00.266 tween Major League Base- Washington53103 .340 37 W-13-7 19-4731- 48 22-55 Los Angeles ...... 000 000 001—1 Figueroa p300001.158 Last vs. Pittsburgh ...... 050 20202x —11 Green p000000.000 ball and Japan’s professional Central WLPct. GB Strk 10 Div. HomeAway Los Angeles ab rhbi bb so avg Feliciano p000000.000 Pierre lf-cf 4000 00.306 Parnell p000000.125 leagues. x-St. Louis 90 66 .577 —L-1 5-545-29 46-3244-34 Sullivan ph 1000 00.250 Hudson 2b 4110 01.286 Left-handed Yusei Chicago8174.523 8½ L-16-4 46-3044-30 37-44 Ethier rf 2000 11.274 Totals 33 17134 Hu ss 0001 00.000 uBatting —2B: Wright (36); Tatis (19). Kikuchi, the likely first pick Milwaukee7779.494 13 L-16-4 39-3740-41 37-38 Kemp cf 3000 00.301 S: Pagan; Castillo. RBI: Tatis (45). Team in Japan’s amateur draft Cincinnati 74 82 .474 16 L-17-3 42-3236-39 38-43 McDonald p000000.000 LOB: 10. DeWitt ph 1000 01.191 u Fielding —E:Wright (17); A. Her- next month, is getting plen- Houston7383.468 17 W-23-7 31-4744-37 29-46 Loney 1b 3010 01.287 nandez (11). DP: 1. Loretta 3b 3010 01.232 ty of attention from major Pittsburgh 59 96 .381 30½ W-23-7 21-4940-41 19-55 Ausmus c200001.295 Washington ab rhbi bb so avg league scouts in anticipation Last vs. Ellis c100000.000 Maxwell cf 4120 00.236 West WLPct. GB Strk 10 Div. HomeAway Castro ss-lf 3010 00.290 Desmond ss 3020 00.291 of a decision that could Kuroda p000000.143 Zimmerman 3b 2001 11.287 come this week whether y-Los Angeles (1) 93 64 .592 —L-2 5-544-23 48-3045-34 Mientkicz ph 1000 00.214 Dunn 1b 3000 11.272 Haeger p000000.000 MacDougal p000000.000 he’ll break precedent and Colorado 88 68 .564 5W-1 6-432-37 48-3040-38 Willingham lf 3000 11.265 Mota p000000.333 Kyodo News Service, via AP San Francisco 83 73 .532 10 W-14-6 33-33 49-2934-44 Repko rf 1000 01.000 Dukes pr-rf 0000 00.251 skip Japanese pro ball to Totals 28 14117 Morse rf-1b 4131 01.306 San Diego7285.459 21½ L-26-4 30-3739-37 33-48 Bard c400000.229 sign with an MLB organiza- Top pitcher: Yusei Kikuchi, the likely first pick in Japan’s uBatting —3B: Hudson (5). S: Kuroda. Gonzalez 2b 2000 10.264 tion out of high school. amateur draft, said he wants to play pro ball in the USA. Arizona 68 88 .436 25 W-24-6 30-3936-45 32-43 SF: Hu. RBI: Hu (1). Team LOB: 3. Detwiler p200002.059 Magic numbers in parentheses; x-clinched division; y-clinched playoff berth u Baserunning —CS: Loretta (1). Padilla ph 1000 00.091 Kikuchi, 6-foot-1 with a u Fielding —E:Loretta (1). DP: 1. Bergmann p000000.000 mid-90s fastball, has said dai Chukyo, the national Dave DeFreitas told Kyodo. Pittsburgh ab rhbi bb so avg Harris lf 0000 00.233 A. McCutchen cf 4330 10.286 Totals 28 27246 several times since starring high school champions, in So far, no Japanese high Monday’s results An. LaRoche 3b 5456 00.259 uBatting —2B: Maxwell (4). 3B: Des- in Japan’s national high his only inning Monday at school players have by- Jones 1b 5122 00.305 mond (1). HR: Morse (3). S: Desmond. Doumit c401112.245 SF: Zimmerman. RBI: Zimmerman school tournament this Japan’s National Sports Fes- passed their domestic draft Pittsburgh 11, Los Angeles 1Houston 8, Philadelphia 2 Milledge lf 4110 00.279 (102); Morse (10). GIDP: Bard. Team summer that he wants to tival. Scouts from the 12 to come to MLB. By staying, Washington 2, New York 1 Atlanta 4, Florida 0 Moss rf 5000 00.240 LOB: 8. Young 2b 4111 12.261 play professionally in the Japanese teams and eight they lock themselves into Cruz ss 4120 00.237 Pitchingiphrerbbsoera Duke p400102.207 New York USA and is strongly consid- major league teams attend- nine seasons before they’re Today’s probable , lines Veal p000000.000 Figueroa L,2-8 6622 354.70 Totals 39 11 15 11 36 Green Z 100 004.75 ering making the move now. ed, according to Kyodo. eligible for free agency. They Career uBatting —2B: An. LaRoche 2 (26); Feliciano z 000 003.09 Hiroshi Sasaki, his coach Japanese news service re- can leave only if their Japa- vs. 2009 season opp.2008-09 vs. opp.Last 3 starts Young (16). HR: An. LaRoche 2 (12); Parnell 1000 115.34 at Hanamaki Higashi High ports have identified scouts nese team allows them to Jones (21). RBI: An. LaRoche 6 (61); Washington PitchersW-L IP ERAW-L W-LIPERA W-LIPERA Detwiler W,1-6 6711 135.35 School, told Japan’s Kyodo from the Los Angeles Dodg- enter the in Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET (Line: Phi., 14:5; Total runs: 91⁄2) Jones 2 (44); Doumit (34); Young (39); Bergmann H,9 2000 214.73 Duke (5). GIDP: Jones. Team LOB: 8. Hou.-Lopez (R) 0-0 10Z 8.44 ——————— MacDougal S,17 1000 003.78 News Service that “(Kiku- ers, , Seattle which MLB teams can bid Phi.-Happ (L) 11-4 158z 2.79 ————1-1 14Z 4.30 u Baserunning —SB: Jones (10). New York at Washington, 7:05 ET (Line: Was., 6:5; Total runs: 9) u Fielding —E:Jones (1); Cruz (1). DP: WP: Detwiler (2). IBB: Dunn (by Figue- chi) says he is about 50-50” Mariners, , for the right to negotiate N.Y.-Pelfrey (R) 10-12 177z 5.08 3-5 2-4 46z 3.11 0-2 19 7.11 1. roa); Gonzalez (by Figueroa); Beltran and that a decision could , Chicago with them. Was.-Martin (R) 5-4 65 4.71 1-1 1-1 9z 6.75 2-0 13z 6.08 Pitchingiphrerbbsoera (by Bergmann). Batters faced; pitches- Florida at Atlanta, 7:10 ET (Line: No line) strikes: Figueroa 27; 104-62; Green 3; come this week. Cubs, New York Giants, De- MLB spokesman Pat Los Angeles Fla.-VandenHurk (R) 2-2 52Z 4.44 2-0 1-0 16 2.25 0-0 16 3.38 Kuroda L,8-7 4872 233.68 10-7; Feliciano 1; 4-3; Parnell 3; 12-7; Amateurs must declare troit Tigers, Courtney said its agreement Atl.-Hudson (R) 2-1 30z 3.56 8-2 2-1 14z 3.77 1-1 18 4.50 Haeger Z 100 013.32 Detwiler 29; 99-64; Bergmann 8; 30-15; St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 ET (Line: St.L., 61⁄2:5; Total runs: 81⁄2) Mota 1z 322 003.53 MacDougal 3; 11-8. for Japan’s Oct. 29 draft by and with Japanese clubs “does StL.-Pineiro (R) 15-11 203 3.24 3-1 2-1 31 3.19 1-2 19z 2.79 McDonald 2322 124.06 uUmpires —HP: Runge; 1B: Drake; 2B: Oct. 15. If Kikuchi wants to watching Kikuchi in tourna- not preclude the signing of Cin.-Bailey (R) 6-5 100z 5.02 0-3 0-2 11 7.36 1-1 18z 2.45 Pittsburgh Danley; 3B: Bell. Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8:05 ET (Line: Chi., 13:5; Total runs: —) Duke W,11-15 8Z 411 163.94 uGame data —T: 2:32. Att: 18,600. sign with a major league or- ments. amateur players.” Pit.-Hart (R) 4-8 77 5.38 0-1 0-1 57.20 0-3 15z 8.22 Veal z 000 015.40 Chi.-Dempster (R) 10-8 186 3.68 5-7 2-0 22z 5.24 1-0 23 1.17 ganization, he must per- Major league clubs have The Milwaukee at Colorado, 8:40 ET (Line: Col., 9:5; Total runs: 91⁄2) HBP: Milledge (by Haeger). Batters Astros 8, Phillies 2 suade all 12 Japanese teams little to say about Kikuchi, signed pitcher Junichi Taza- Mil.-Narveson (L) 2-0 37Z 3.82 ————1-0 13Z 2.63 faced; pitches-strikes: Kuroda 22; 75- Col.-Marquis (R) 15-12 206 3.98 5-8 0-2 10Z 8.44 0-2 16z 7.71 50; Haeger 4; 19-13; Mota 7; 26-18; Mc- Houston...... 000 102500 —8 not to draft him, otherwise though Seattle general man- wa last winter before he Los Angeles at San Diego, 10:05 ET (Line: No line) Donald 10; 39-23; Duke 30; 103-74; Philadelphia...... 100001 000 —2 he would face a three-year ager Jack Zduriencik says, played professionally in Ja- L.A.-Billingsley (R) 12-10 190z 4.07 8-3 4-2 46Z 3.09 0-1 16 5.63 Veal 1; 3-3. Houstonabrhbibbsoavg S.D.-Ramos (L) 0-1 5z 1.69 ——————— uUmpires —HP: Johnson; 1B: Ceder- Bourn cf 5120 01.290 ban from Japan’s major “Oh, we’re certainly aware pan. But he had played four Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 ET (Line: S.F., 7:5; Total runs: 8) strom; 2B: Culbreth; 3B: O’Nora. Tejada ss 5341 00.313 leagues should he ever of him.” seasons in an industrial Ari.-Davis (L) 8-13 191z 4.09 5-7 2-3 50z 4.47 1-1 16z 7.16 uGame data —T: 2:38. Att: 16,696. Berkman 1b 1100 30.268 S.F.-J. Sanchez (L) 7-12 152z 4.25 3-6 3-3 43 4.81 1-1 14 6.43 Boone ph-1b 1000 00.000 choose to return to his “A pitcher as good as he league after finishing high Lines by Danny Sheridan Lee lf 5222 01.301 Brocail p000000.000 homeland. is, if he wants to go to the school. His departure led to Pence rf 4121 11.285 The 18-year-old struck major leagues, it’s our job to Japan’s leagues putting in Results, upcoming games Keppinger 3b 5032 00.262 Braves 4, Marlins 0 Matsui 2b 4012 01.252 out the side against Chukyo- see him,” Cleveland scout place the three-year ban. SundayWednesday Thursday Towles c501001.108 Florida ...... 000 000 000 —0 Bazardo p200001.000 N.Y. 4, Fla. 0Pit. at Chi., 2:05 St.L. at Cin., 12:35 Atlanta...... 201000 01x—4 Gervacio p000000.000 Atl. 6, Was. 3 (10) N.Y. at Was., 4:35 Mil. at Col., 3:10 Florida ab rhbi bb so avg Maysonet ph 1000 00.290 Pit. 6, L.A. 5Hou. at Phi., 7:05 Ari. at S.F., 3:45 Byrdak p100000.000 Steroids disguised as supplements Coghlan lf 4020 00.315 Hou. 3, Cin. 2Fla. at Atl., 7:10 Hou. at Phi., 7:05 Maybin cf 2000 11.229 Michaels ph-lf 1000 00.236 Totals 40 8158 46 Phi. 6, Mil. 5St.L. at Cin., 7:10 Was. at Atl., 7:10 Ramirez ss 3000 11.346 school athletes have access whose area of concentration Col. 4, St.L. 3Pit. at Chi., 8:05 Pit. at Chi., 8:05 Cantu 3b 4000 01.286 uBatting —2B: Lee (33); Pence (26). Senate to delve Gload 1b 4000 00.266 RBI: Tejada (82); Lee 2 (101); Pence (71); to them.” is food and drug law. S.F. 5, Chi. 1Mil. at Col., 8:40 Uggla 2b 4010 01.239 Keppinger 2 (29); Matsui 2 (44). Team Ari. 7, S.D. 4L.A. at S.D., 10:05 Baker c402000.270 LOB: 10. into the matter The subcommittee is fo- Kingham said last week’s Ari. At S.F., 10:15 Carroll rf 3000 00.264 u Baserunning —SB: Bourn (60). CS: cusing on products that con- raid of supplement dealer Sanchez p200000.000 Berkman (4). Pinto p000000.000 u Fielding —E:Matsui (6). DP: 2. By A.J. Perez tain steroids or steroid pre- Bodybuilding.com is a Hermida ph 1000 01.259 Meyer p000000.000 Philadelphiaabrhbibbsoavg USA TODAY cursors that are marketed as prime example. notes Calero p000000.000 Rollins ss 3110 10.247 supplements, which make Over the last two years, Totals 31 05025 Victorino cf 4120 00.294 Utley 2b 2001 01.289 When federal authorities up a fraction of the $24 bil- 23 of 31 supplements pur- Arizona: RH reliever Juan nosed as patellar tendinitis. Di- uBatting —2B: Uggla (25). S: Maybin. Howard 1b 3000 12.275 Felice has been on the disabled GIDP: Cantu. Team LOB: 7. Werth rf 2010 20.266 raided BALCO six years ago, lion food supplement indus- chased by FDA investigators Gutierrez, who recorded saves Atlantaabrhbibbsoavg Ibanez lf 4000 00.274 investigators found the San try in the USA. The hearing from Bodybuilding.com Saturday and Sunday, has con- list since Sept.15 with what McLouth cf 2101 30.261 Feliz 3b 4000 00.265 verted his first seven save op- was diagnosed as a strained Prado 2b 4100 10.303 Bako c200001.224 Francisco Bay Area firm had was called by subcommittee contained anabolic steroids, right shoulder. The injury has C. Jones 3b 2111 21.273 Cairo ph 1000 00.219 portunities since taking over for McCann c200120.284 Hoover c000000.667 supplied performance-en- chairman Sen. Arlen Spec- according to a search war- injured RH closer Chad Qualls been slow to respond to treat- Anderson lf 3011 00.271 Dobbs ph 1000 00.259 hancing drugs to a select ter, D-Pa., a fan of the Phila- rant unsealed when the on Aug.31. Gutierrez has eight ment, so DiFelice scheduled an Gorecki pr-lf 0100 00.208 Hamels p200001.150 appointment with Los Angeles Escobar ss 2000 11.300 Walker p000000.000 roster of elite athletes. delphia Phillies, a team that company’s headquarters in saves in nine chances this sea- LaRoche 1b 3010 10.285 Condrey p000000.000 The Senate Judiciary Sub- went without reliever J.C. Boise was searched on son. ... IF Augie Ojeda tied specialist Lewis Yo cum. Diaz rf 3000 13.315 Romero p000000.000 Jurrjens p200002.125 Francisco ph 1000 00.259 committee on Crime and Romero for 50 games this Thursday. career highs with three hits and New York: The Mets will Moylan p000000.000 Lidge p000000.000 two doubles Sunday, when he tinker with one of their home Totals 29 24145 Drugs will explore the avail- season after he tested posi- Amanda Cheslock, Infante ph 1000 00.293 also drove in three runs. Ojeda uniforms next season, New Soriano p000000.000 uBatting —2B: Victorino (39). 3B: Vic- ability of banned substances tive for a banned substance spokeswoman for Bodybuil- has reached career highs in at- Totals 24 434117 torino (12). SF: Utley. RBI: Utley (92). York’s Daily News reported. uBatting —HR: C. Jones (18). S: Esco- GIDP: Ibanez; Dobbs. Team LOB: 6. —including those devel- linked to a testosterone- ding.com, said the website bats (251), doubles (17), triples While pinstripes will remain, bar; Jurrjens. SF: Anderson. RBI: u Baserunning —SB: Rollins (31); oped for BALCO — at health boosting supplement. does not manufacture the (three) and walks (30) this sea- the background color will McLouth (68); C. Jones (70); McCann Howard (8). food stores in a hearing this Tygart said legislation products and is cooperating son, and his 99 games are the change to an off-white from a (92); Anderson (60). Team LOB: 10. Pitchingiphrerbbsoera second most in his career, trail- u Baserunning —SB: McLouth (19). brighter shade. The revised look Houston afternoon. may be needed to close with the investigation. u Fielding —E:Escobar (13). DP: 1. ing his 105 last year. will be more consistent with Bazardo W,1-2 5Z 222 448.23 “There are certain ster- loopholes that allowprod- “We’re glad the Congress Pitchingiphrerbbsoera the team’s 1960s-era uniforms. Gervacio H,6 z 000 002.04 oids and other drugs being ucts to the market with- is looking into this, because Atlanta: RH reliever Peter Florida Byrdak 2100 013.07 Moylan tied the franchise’s sin- Sanchez L,3-8 5233 844.10 Brocail 1100 002.70 masqueraded as dietary out approval by the Food anything we can do to sep- Philadelphia: LH reliever Pinto 1000 023.41 Philadelphia gle-season record Sunday when Scott Eyre has a possible bone Hamels L,10-10 6Z 966 354.25 supplements,” said U.S. An- and Drug Administration. arate the legal, safe and Meyer 1111 013.02 he made his 84th appearance. chip in his left elbow, and while Calero 1000 301.86 Walker 0222 103.34 ti-Doping Agency CEO Tra- Richard Kingham, a healthy dietary supplement Atlanta Condrey z 100 013.10 RH reliever Chris Reitsma set he said he thought he could Jurrjens 7500 132.61 Romero 1200 002.70 vis Tygart, one of four ex- Washington-based lawyer industry from the seedy, fly- the mark in 2004. Moylan, who Lidge 1100 007.38 pitch through the pain, there W,14-10 perts called to testify. who is also scheduled to by-night and unsafe world made 80 appearances in 2007, were restrictions. According to Moylan H,25 1000 112.66 T.Walker pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. is the first pitcher in franchise Soriano 1000 012.97 “We’re seeing the migration testify, said consumers can of illegal steroids is worth- manager Charlie Manuel, Eyre IBB: Berkman (by Hamels). HBP: Matsui history to have two 80-plus- wasn’t able to enter a game if he Meyer pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IBB: (by Lidge); Utley (by Byrdak). Balks: Ba- from clandestine labs, be protected if the FDA and while,” said Daniel Fabri- zardo. Batters faced; pitches-strikes: game seasons. warmed up once and wasn’t LaRoche (by Calero). Batters faced; where designer steroids the Drug Enforcement Ad- cant, interim executive di- pitches-strikes: Sanchez 25; 91-42; Pin- Bazardo 23; 76-45; Gervacio 1; 6-3; Byr- Chicago: RHP Carlos Zam- used. to 3; 11-7; Meyer 4; 16-12; Calero 6; dak 8; 30-19; Brocail 4; 16-12; Hamels were being produced for the ministration are given the rector and CEO of the brano is considering retirement 21-7; Jurrjens 28; 92-55; Moylan 3; 30; 103-68; Walker 3; 11-5; Condrey 2; elite-level athlete to these resources to enforce the National Nutritional Foods Pittsburgh: 1B Garrett 14-7; Soriano 3; 11-7. 11-7; Romero 5; 21-13; Lidge 5; 14-9. after next year. “This is the only Jones, who was not promoted uUmpires —HP: West; 1B: Rapuano; uUmpires —HP: Tschida; 1B: Carlson; being distributed, to the laws on the books now. Association. Fabricant will season I haven’t won 16 or 18 2B: Schrieber; 3B: Nauert. 2B: Nelson; 3B: Davidson. from Class AAA Indianapolis un- uGame data —T: 2:37. Att: 25,046. uGame data —T: 3:00. Att: 45,146. mainstream, where high “This is a law enforce- testify in front of the sub- or 14 games,” Zambrano told til June 30, hit his 21st home school and junior high ment issue,” said Kingham, committee. the Chicago Tribune. “If that run of the season. Since June 30, Streaks happens again next season, two four major leaguers had hit seasons in a row, I’ll quit. Believe more homers, entering Mon- Inside the major leagues me, I’ll quit. I just have to put day: Cubs 1B Derrek Lee (24), Through Monday’s games streak... 2, Ariz., Sept. 26 to Sept. 27. this behind me.” Zambrano, 28, LA-NL, Sept. 19 to Sept. 20. Milwaukee 1B Tigers reunion: said Johnson, who leads the Marlins with a has a five-year, $91.5 million (24), Arizona 3B Mark Reynolds National League Pitt., Sept. 27 to Sept. 28. contract that expires after the Batting Longest current road-win the reunion of the Tigers’ 1984 15-5 record, was replaced about two hours (23) and Philadelphia 1B Ryan Longest current batting streak...10, Atl., Sept. 10 to Sept. 27. championship team is special because the before his Sunday start against the New 2012 season. He’s 9-6 with a Howard (23). streak....15, Tejada, Hou., Sept. 11 to Longest current losing streak..... 2, 3.69 ERA this year. Sept. 28. Fla., Sept. 27 to Sept. 28. whole squad will never be together again. York Mets. Johnson can get two more starts St. Louis: 3B Troy Glaus has Longest batting streak, season....30, LA-NL, Sept. 27 to Sept. 28. The Hall of Fame manager easily drew the despite his illness. He would be able to Cincinnati: RH closer 17 at-bats this season, the result Zimmerman, Was., Apr. 8 to May 12. S.D., Sept. 26 to Sept. 27. loudest cheers at when he come back Sunday vs. the Philadelphia Phil- Francisco Cordero, who has of a slow recovery from January Longest current home-loss streak.. 39 saves in 43 opportunities Pitching was introduced with his former players and lies in the final game of the regular season. shoulder surgery, although he Longest current winning streak.... 3, NY-NL, Sept. 21 to Sept. 23. this season, is trying to become had back issues and has a 6, Wolf, LA-N, Aug. 11 to Sept. 20. Longest current road-loss streak.. staff as they stood on a wet field Monday the first Reds reliever to lead strained left side muscle. Man- Longest current losing streak..... 8, 3, Pitt., Sept. 14 to Sept. 16. before Detroit’s scheduled game against the Beckett’s bad back: Boston Red Sox the league in saves since Jeff Lidge, Phi., Apr. 18 to Sept. 23. Longest winning streak, sea- ager Tony La Russa said Glaus Longest winning streak, sea- son....11, Col., June 4 to June 14. Minnesota Twins was postponed by rain. pitcher Josh Beckett was scratched from Shaw did it with 42 in 1997. San could resurface in the team’s fi- son....11, Carpenter, St.L, July 5 to Longest home-win streak, sea- Anderson and MVP Monday’s start because of back spasms. Diego RH closer Heath Bell is nal road series, which begins to- Sept. 7. son...13, LA-NL, Apr. 13 to May 6. atop the NL with 40 saves. night in Cincinnati. Longest losing streak, season..... 9, Longest road-win streak, sea- addressed the crowd. The team did not say when Beckett is ex- Harang, Cin., May 30 to Aug. 3. son...10, Atl., Sept. 10 to Sept. 27 Trammell praised Anderson for putting pected to pitch. He is 16-6 and has thrown Colorado: The Rockies went San Diego: LHP Cesar Ra- Team (current). the team together. Then, Anderson thanked acareer-high 207z innings this season. 2-for-27 (.074) with runners in mos, a Los Angeles native, will Longest losing streak, season..... 9, scoring position in their three- Longest current winning streak.... Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and general man- make his first major league start 7, Atl., Sept. 21 to Sept. 28. Hou., Sept. 13 to Sept. 22. game series vs. St. Louis and are today against the Dodgers, the Longest current home-win Pitt., Aug. 28 to Sept. 5. ager for welcoming Hamstring bothers Manny: Los An- 5-for-43 (.116) in such situa- team he grew up rooting for. “I back the 1984 team which began 35-5 and geles Dodgers outfielder tions in their past five games. probably went to 100 games at NL leaders (through Monday) closed with a five-game World Series vic- was out of the lineup Monday because of a Florida: 1B Nick Johnson Dodger Stadium,” Ramos said. Batting On-base + slugging Slugging pct. tory against the . sore left hamstring. It’s the same problem joined the Marlins on Monday “We used to get those cheap $6 Based on 3.1 plate appearances for each Pujols, St.L ...... 1.115 Pujols, StL ...... 670 that forced Casey Blake to after missing two games be- tickets in the outfield. I must game a player’s team has played. Fielder, Mil. ....1.002 Fielder, Mil ...... 596 Lee, ChiN ...... 975 Lee, Chi ...... 585 cause of the flu. Even though he have skipped school eight or GABRHAvg Marlin returns: Florida Marlins pitcher return early to Los Angeles to be treated by nine times for opening day.” Ramirez, Fla 148 567 100196 .346 Votto, Cin...... 966 Howard, Phil .....566 Josh Johnson is set to start tonight against ateam doctor. said he had improved, he was Pujols, StL 154 545 121 179 .328 Ramirez, Fla...... 960 Reynolds, Ari. ...558 A.Gnzalez, S.D. .956 Votto, Cin ...... 557 still feeling symptoms and was San Francisco: LHP Ran- Sandoval, SF 147 551 72 179 .325 the Atlanta Braves after being scratched not sure how soon he would be Helton, Col 146 522 72 168 .322 Walks On-base pct. from his last appearance because of the flu. From staff and wire reports dy Johnson, a free agent after Votto, Cin 125 449 79 143 .318 Dunn, Wash ...... 112 Pujols, StL ...... 446 able to play. the season, said he was unde- Braun, Mil 152 607 108 192 .316 Pujols, StL ...... 112 N.Johnson, Fla .420 Coghlan, Fla 123 482 76 152 .315 A.Gnzalez, SD ...110 Helton, Col ...... 413 Houston: RHP Roy Oswalt, cided about his future. “I’ll play Tejada, Hou 152 611 79 191.313 Fielder, Mil ...... 102 Ramirez, Fla ...... 412 Monday’s games shut down for the season since the year out and then evaluate Castillo, NY 138 470 76 146 .311 Berkman, Hou ....96 Votto, Cin ...... 410 where I’m at health-wise and Lopez, Ari.-Mil 146 583 85 181 .310 C. Jones, Atl ...... 96 Fielder, Mil ...... 406 Sept.16 with a bulging disk in Home runs Runs batted in interest-wise and go from Pitching Astros 8, Yorman Bazardo pitched 52⁄3 effective innings against the team that cut his back, planned to travel with Pujols, StL ...... 47 Fielder, Mil ...... 137 the club this week to Philadel- there,” said Johnson, 46, who Reynolds, Ari...... 44 Howard, Phil .....137 Victories PHILLIES 2 him in , preventing Philadelphia from reducing its magic num- missed two months with a 1 phia and New York. “I’m just go- Fielder, Mil ...... 43 Pujols, StL ...... 132 Wnwrght, StL .19-8 Lincecum, SF .....254 ber. The Phillies, who had an 8 ⁄2-game lead with 13 remaining, are four strained left shoulder. “Right Howard, Phil ...... 43 Lee, Chi ...... 109 Carpenter, StL 16-4 Vazquez, Atl ...... 229 ing to make the trip mostly for ahead of Atlanta in the NL East with six left. Philadelphia, which has lost five now I don’t know if I can throw A. Gonzalez, SD ..40 Braun, Mil ...... 107 DeLaRosa, Col .16-9 Haren, Ari...... 216 of seven, has a magic number of three for its third consecutive division title. support,” he said. “I’ve just Dunn, Wash ...... 38 Ramirez, Fla ...... 105 J. Johnson, Fla 15-5 Gallardo, Mil .....204 been doing some back exer- 70, 80 pitches. I don’t know if Lee, Chi ...... 35 Ethier, LA ...... 104 Lowe, Atl ...... 15-9 Wnwright, StL .204 Miguel Tejada had four hits and Jeff Keppinger had three hits and two RBI my arm will tolerate that. One Werth, Phil ...... 34 Hits Vazquez, Atl ....15-9 W.Rdrigz, Hou .190 for Houston, which is 5-0 against Philadelphia this season. cises. The last few days I’ve Ibanez, Phil ...... 33 Ramirez, Fla ...... 196 Pineiro, StL ....15-11 De La Rosa, Col .189 been feeling a lot better. I am thing I know, I’ll have an offsea- Doubles Braun, Mil ...... 192 Marquis, Col .15-12 Jimenez, Col ...... 188 PIRATES 11, Andy LaRoche homered twice, doubled twice and singled, driving in six even walking straight.” son to strengthen up my arm Tejada, Hou ...... 45 Tejada, Hou ...... 191 ERA Innings Dodgers 1 runs, as last-place Pittsburgh prevented Los Angeles from clinching the NL again.” Pujols, StL ...... 43 Lopez, Ari.-Mil .181 Carpenter, StL .2.30 Wnwright, StL .227 Los Angeles: IF Ronnie Sandoval, SF ...... 43 Pujols, StL ...... 179 Lincecum, SF ....2.47 Haren, Ari...... 223z West. Zach Duke pitched scoreless ball into the ninth inning for the Pirates. Washington: LH reliever Cantu, Fla ...... 41 Sandoval, SF ...... 179 Wnwright, StL 2.58 Lincecum, SF .218z LaRoche set a career high for hits while going 5-for-5 and scored four runs. Belliard was given Monday off Ethier, LA ...... 41 Stolen bases Jurrjens, Atl ...... 2.61 Vazquez, Atl ...213z after he tweaked his groin in the Sean Burnett will be used Ramirez, Fla ...... 41 Bourn, Hou ...... 60 Happ, Phil ...... 2.79 Cain, SF ...... 212Z NATIONALS 2, Mike Morse homered for the third consecutive game and Ross Detwiler ninth inning Sunday. He was ex- sparingly for the rest of the sea- Rollins, Phil ...... 41 Morgan, Wash ....42 Vazquez, Atl .....2.83 Games Mets 1 earned his first career win for Washington. Morse broke a 1-1 tie when he led son because of a sore thumb Triples Kemp, LA ...... 34 Cain, SF ...... 2.88 Feliciano, NY ...... 85 pected to miss a few days. Drew, Ari...... 12 Rollins, Phil ...... 31 Kershaw, LA .....2.89 Moylan, Atl ...... 85 off the sixth with his third homer this season. from a comebacker he took off Saves Milwaukee: 3B Casey his left hand Aug.23 against Victorino, Phil .....12 Fowler, Col ...... 27 Quality starts BRAVES 4, Jair Jurrjens pitched seven innings, Chipper Jones homered and Atlanta Bourn, Hou ...... 11 Pierre, LA ...... 27 Bell, SD ...... 40 Lincecum, S.F...... 25 McGehee and RH reliever Milwaukee. Interim manager Pagan, NY ...... 10 Ramirez, Fla ...... 26 Cordero, Cin ...... 39 Haren, Ari...... 24 Marlins 0 won its seventh in a row and 15th of 17. The Braves closed to within two Mark DiFelice were scheduled Jim Riggleman had been using Runs Wright, NY ...... 26 Franklin, StL ...... 38 Jurrjens, Atl...... 24 games of idle Colorado in the NL wild-card race with six remaining. Florida’s Pujols, StL ...... 121 Phillips, Cin ...... 25 Wilson, SF ...... 37 Wnwright, St.L ...24 to get second opinions from Burnett as a lefty specialist, but third loss in four games all but finished off the Marlins, who dropped 51⁄2 Utley, Phil ...... 111 Taveras, Cin ...... 25 Broxton, LA ...... 36 Wolf, LA-N ...... 24 specialists Monday to determine he said he’d try to stay away Braun, Mil ...... 108 Total bases Hoffman, Mil ...... 36 Holds games behind the Rockies and can do no better than tie for the wild card. Rodriguez, NY .....34 whether surgeries would be re- from the reliever the last week Zmmrmn, Was 105 Pujols, StL ...... 365 Affeldt, S.F...... 33 Jurrjens (14-1 0) won his fourth in a row and has gone at least seven innings Ramirez, Fla ...... 100 Fielder, Mil ...... 339 Street, Col ...... 34 quired. McGehee has played of the season. Marmol, ChiN .....27 in seven consecutive starts, allowing eight earned runs in 502⁄3 innings. Fielder, Mil ...... 99 Howard, Phil .....339 Comp. games Gregerson, S.D. ...26 most of the season with an ail- Howard, Phil ...... 99 Braun, Mil ...... 328 Cain, SF ...... 4 Madson, Phi...... 26 *HOME team in caps ing right knee, originally diag- From The Sports Xchange Victorino, Phil .....99 Ramirez, Fla ...... 311 Lincecum, SF ...... 4

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