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C4 TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012 SPORTS LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER | KENTUCKY.COM The 36-year old Ortiz said he’ll have an National League Lincecum’s first-inning injection in the next day or so and hopes to EAST DIVISION return in September. He will become a free struggles continue agent at the end of the season. W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Tim Lincecum couldn’t find his rhythm or “We’ll see how it goes the next couple of Washington 77 50 .606 — 5-5 L-4 36-24 41-26 the strike zone in the first inning late Sunday weeks,” he said. “If I feel good I can go out and Atlanta 73 55 .570 4½ 4-6 W-2 36-29 37-26 Philadelphia 61 67 .477 16½ 7-3 W-4 31-35 30-32 night. That’s become a troubling trend for the play. ... Oh man, no question (I want that).” New York 59 69 .461 18½ 3-7 W-2 30-35 29-34 San Francisco pitcher, with the results all too Ortiz, who at times this season has Miami 58 71 .450 20 5-5 W-1 29-31 29-40 predictable. Lincecum fell behind in the count to expressed disappointment of not having a mul- six of the first seven batters he faced and gave tiyear deal, said he’d like to come back in 2013. CENTRAL DIVISION up two runs in the opening frame, which has “For years I always keep telling everyone I Cincinnati 77 52 .597 — 5-5 L-1 42-24 35-28 statistically been his worst inning this season. want to be part of this organization,” he said. St. Louis 71 57 .555 5½ 7-3 W-2 40-26 31-31 That he pitched well afterward seemed Ortiz, who suffered the injury in mid-July, Pittsburgh 68 60 .531 8½ 3-7 L-2 38-26 30-34 almost immaterial following the Giants’ second returned for Friday’s win over Kansas City, get- Milwaukee 59 67 .468 16½ 7-3 W-1 38-28 21-39 straight defeat at home. ting two hits and two RBI, but has not played Chicago 49 77 .389 26½ 3-7 W-1 32-29 17-48 “He was fighting himself quite a bit,” San since due to discomfort. He’s hitting .318 with Houston 40 88 .313 36½ 1-9 L-2 27-35 13-53 Francisco Manager Bruce Bochy said following a 23 homers and 60 RBI. WEST DIVISION 7-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. “I don’t know if he was over-amped that first inning, but he just had Short hops San Francisco 71 57 .555 — 7-3 L-2 37-28 34-29 trouble getting the ball where he wanted. He got ■ The Yankees reacquired outfielder Steve Los Angeles 69 59 .539 2 4-6 L-1 35-29 34-30 settled in a little bit but it was a little late.” Arizona 64 64 .500 7 5-5 L-3 33-31 31-33 Pearce in a trade with Houston, giving them San Diego 59 70 .457 12½ 7-3 W-7 31-32 28-38 Lincecum (7-14) needed 32 pitches to get another right-handed bat on the bench for Colorado 51 75 .405 19 6-4 L-1 26-39 25-36 out of the first inning en route to his career- the stretch drive. New York sent cash to the Monday’s games worst 14th loss of the season. The two-time NL last-place Astros for Pearce, who began the St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (n) Cy Young Award winner, who walked two and season in New York’s farm system before he L.A. Dodgers at Colorado (n) Cincinnati at Arizona (n) struck out four, also gave up a solo home run was traded to Baltimore on June 2. Pearce was Atlanta at San Diego (n) Tuesday’s games to Juan Francisco in the fourth before being cut by the Orioles on July 21 and claimed off N.Y. Mets (C.Young 3-7) at Philadelphia (Worley 6-9), 7:05 p.m. pulled for a pinch-hitter in the fifth. waivers by Houston a week later. St. Louis (Westbrook 13-9) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 11-6), 7:05 p.m. Those have been Lincecum’s worst innings Pearce, who can also play first base, batted Washington (Strasburg 15-5) at Miami (Nolasco 9-12), 7:10 p.m. this season. He’s given up 25 runs in the first .254 with eight RBI and five extra-base hits in DAVID DUPREY | ASSOCIATED PRESS Milwaukee (Gallardo 13-8) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 4-10), 8:05 p.m. San Francisco (M.Cain 13-5) at Houston (B.Norris 5-11), 8:05 p.m. and 24 in the fourth. Both of his walks came 63 at-bats for the Astros. Newly acquired Bills quarterback Tarvaris Jackson L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 11-9) at Colorado (Chatwood 3-3), 8:40 p.m. within the first four batters of the game. ■ The Cubs acquired catcher Anthony (7) talked with quarterbacks coach David Lee, right, Cincinnati (Cueto 16-6) at Arizona (Miley 14-8), 9:40 p.m. “My rhythm was just off in the first inning,” Recker from the A’s in exchange for catcher Atlanta (Medlen 5-1) at San Diego (Werner 1-0), 10:05 p.m. Lincecum said. “I was just getting behind on and first baseman Blake Lalli. Recker was a during practice in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Monday. Wednesday’s games batters, 2-0 on pretty much everybody, and L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 3:40 p.m. member of Oakland’s opening day roster but NFL Atlanta at San Diego, 6:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. wasn’t really attacking the zone, which led to was sent to Triple-A Sacramento after hitting St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m. those runs.” .129 in 31 at-bats over 13 games. Recker has Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 8:05 p.m. hit .146 in 18 big league games overall. Ortiz goes back on disabled list ■ Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis American League David Ortiz doesn’t want his season — and joined Angels rookie outfielder Mike Trout as Bills cut possibly his Red Sox career — to end on the the only players in the majors with at least 10 EAST DIVISION disabled list. Boston placed Ortiz back on the homers, 60 RBI and 25 steals. W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away 15-day disabled list Monday due to lingering ■ A’s Manager Bob Melvin said infielder New York 74 54 .578 — 4-6 L-1 39-25 35-29 problems with a strained right Achilles, but the Brandon Inge, out since Aug. 12, won’t be Young after Baltimore 70 57 .551 3½ 6-4 W-3 35-29 35-28 DH said he hopes to play again this season. activated just yet, though the veteran appears Tampa Bay 70 57 .551 3½ 7-3 L-2 35-30 35-27 Speaking to reporters in Boston’s dugout recovered from a sprained right shoulder. “He’ll Boston 62 67 .481 12½ 4-6 W-2 32-38 30-29 about 45 minutes before the club’s game say he can play, we’re going to wait a while Toronto 57 70 .449 16½ 2-8 W-1 31-30 26-40 against Kansas City, Ortiz expressed his desire and make sure,” Melvin said. trading for CENTRAL DIVISION to return this season — and beyond. HERALD-LEADER WIRE SERVICES Chicago 71 56 .559 — 6-4 L-1 38-26 33-30 Detroit 69 58 .543 2 7-3 W-2 39-26 30-32 Kansas City 56 71 .441 15 5-5 L-2 26-33 30-38 NATIONAL LEAGUE Hechavarria 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .205 RED SOX 5, ROYALS 1 new backup Cleveland 55 73 .430 16½ 1-9 L-2 31-32 24-41 Totals 45 8 12 8 1 13 Minnesota 52 76 .406 19½ 2-8 L-1 24-38 28-38 CARDINALS 4, PIRATES 3 New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Jeter ss 5 2 1 1 1 0 .322 J.Dyson cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .269 Associated Press WEST DIVISION St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Swisher dh 6 1 1 2 0 3 .276 A.Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Vince Young was too inconsistent to win the Jay cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Cano 2b 4 2 2 2 1 0 .310 A.Gordon lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Buffalo Bills backup job, so now the team’s giving Texas 75 52 .591 — 7-3 L-1 41-24 34-28 M.Carpenter 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 Teixeira 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 Butler dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .304 Holliday lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .311 Oakland 70 57 .551 5 8-2 W-3 39-27 31-30 J.Nix 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .246 S.Perez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Tarvaris Jackson a shot to prove himself.