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FREE PRESS SSSPORTSPORTS Page 10 Colby Free Press Friday, August 11, 2006 Royals total 10 extra-base hits against Red Sox KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — streak since 2004. Andrew Sisco (1-2) got the win two at-bats and extended his career- tied the AL record by Boston began the day a season- with one inning of relief. Ambiorix best hitting streak to 25 games, sec- allowing 10 extra-base hits, and the high three games behind New York Burgos got his 18th save in 28 ond only to Chase Utley’s 35-gamer rallied for three in the AL East. chances. in the majors this year. He is hitting runs in the eighth inning to beat the Schilling (14-5) led 4-2 going Wily Mo Pena a three- .402 during the streak. 5-4 Thursday night into the eighth but failed to become homer in the seventh for a 4-2 Bos- Mark Grudzielanek made a high- for a surprising three-game sweep. the majors’ first 15-game winner. ton lead. doubled light reel play on ’s soft Schilling gave up nine doubles and Mark Teahen leading off, singled fly into right-center in the fifth. and a , matching the mark hit consecutive doubles to make it and Pena hit a 429-foot home run off Stretching with his back to the in- set by Washington’s Dale Gear in 4-3. Emil Brown walked and Sand- Runelvys Hernandez’s 0-2 pitch. field, Grudzielanek got the ball in 1901 and equaled by Cleveland’s ers tied it with his . , in his first at-bat his glove, but then it popped out into in 1969. ’s infield , the since missing four games with an the air. Reggie Sanders doubled three only hit by the Royals that did not ankle injury, homered leading off While doing a hard bellyflop onto times as the Royals, with the worst go for extra bases, pushed across the the third for a 1-0 lead for the Red the turf, the record in the majors, sent the Red go-ahead run and finished Sox. grabbed it with his bare hand and Sox to their first five-game losing Schilling. singled his first held on. Chiefs find and sign a healthy quarterback RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) — The Chiefs suddenly found them- Croyle has been practicing only in Smoker spent the past two sea- The Kansas City Chiefs, riddled by selves in the market for a backup running drills while he works his sons with the Philadelphia Eagles nagging injuries in the offensive quarterback for Saturday’s exhibi- way back from a shoulder injury, and the St. Louis Rams, who chose backfield, agreed to terms of a two- tion opener against the Houston which would have left only starter him in the sixth round of the 2004 year contract with former Michigan Texans after Damon Huard Trent Green and Canadian Football NFL draft. State quarterback Jeff Smoker. sprained a foot earlier this week. League star Casey Printers avail- Terms of the deal, announced Third-round draft pick Brodie able to take snaps. Thursday, were not disclosed.

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