B4 MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 SPORTS LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER | KENTUCKY.COM National League Torre supports NL releases home run derby roster Short hops Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp has asked ■ EAST DIVISION Padres right-hander Kip Wells, signed Clemens for Hall Carlos Beltran, Carlos Gonzalez and Giancarlo to a minor-league contract May 7, got his first W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Stanton to join him on the NL side for the All- win in nearly three years Sunday. Wells allowed Washington 45 32 .584 — 5-5 W-1 20-14 25-18 Joe Torre said pitcher Roger Clemens be- Star home run derby. Kemp made the invitations six hits, walked two and struck out two in seven New York 43 36 .544 3 6-4 W-4 23-17 20-19 longs in the Hall of Fame even though the seven- Sunday. Kemp is on the disabled list because of innings for a 2-0 win against the Rockies. Wells’ Atlanta 41 37 .526 4½ 5-5 L-1 18-20 23-17 time Cy Young Award winner has been connected a strained left hamstring. He is unlikely to play last win came Sept. 20, 2009, when he beat the Miami 38 40 .487 7½ 5-5 W-4 22-22 16-18 to performance-enhancing drugs. in the All-Star game, but is the NL captain for Marlins 8-1 as a member of the Reds. Torre “I can’t make other people look at him. I can Philadelphia 36 45 .444 11 3-7 L-5 17-24 19-21 the derby and wants to take part. AL captain ■ The Braves signed oft-injured pitcher ‘Proud’ to just tell you the way I feel,” the former Yankees CENTRAL DIVISION Robinson Cano will announce his derby squad Ben Sheets to a minor-league contract after coach Clemens manager said before taking part in Old-Timers’ Monday. Day at the new Yankee Stadium on Sunday. he passed a physical Sunday. The 33-year-old Cincinnati 43 35 .551 — 5-5 L-1 23-16 20-19 Sheets last pitched in 2010 with Oakland. Pittsburgh 42 36 .538 1 6-4 L-1 23-13 19-23 “I was proud to have him play for me. He Yankees trade for reliever Qualls always gave you everything he had and I always ■ Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter went 1-for- St. Louis 41 38 .519 2½ 6-4 W-1 18-18 23-20 The Yankees acquired reliever Chad Qualls Milwaukee 36 42 .462 7 5-5 W-2 20-19 16-23 respected that.” 5 Sunday, dropping his batting average below Clemens played six seasons in New York for from the Phillies on Sunday for a player to be .300 for the first time since April 8. Houston 32 47 .405 11½ 4-6 L-4 23-19 9-28 named or cash. Qualls was 1-1 with a 4.60 ERA Chicago 29 49 .372 14 5-5 W-3 19-20 10-29 Torre, helping the Yankees win two World Series ■ Mariners lefty Jason Vargas has given up championships in 1999 and 2000. But the 354- in a team-high 35 appearances for the Phillies, 22 homers this year, matching a career high. It WEST DIVISION game winner was linked to performance-enhanc- who designated the right-hander for assignment took him 201 innings last year, 117 this season. Wednesday. “He’s kind of a guy that can get up San Francisco 45 35 .563 — 7-3 W-1 26-16 19-19 ing drugs in 2007, when he was mentioned in the ■ Trevor Plouffe of the Twins has hit 13 of Mitchell Report. Clemens vehemently disavowed to 95 mph, somewhat of a power guy, a sinker Los Angeles 43 36 .544 1½ 1-9 L-7 24-15 19-21 his 18 home runs since June 1. any link to steroids and human growth hormone guy,” Yankees Manager Joe Girardi said. “Very Arizona 39 39 .500 5 6-4 L-2 20-17 19-22 Qualls at a nationally televised hearing in 2008. He was tough on right-handers.” Yankees relievers David ■ The Dodgers withdrew their offer for Colorado 30 48 .385 14 4-6 L-2 18-25 12-23 New Yankee Astros slugger Carlos Lee. San Diego 30 50 .375 15 6-4 W-2 16-24 14-26 recently acquitted on all six counts that he lied Robertson and Cory Wade have struggled in has 4.60 ERA to Congress during that 2008 session. their last few outings. HERALD-LEADER WIRE SERVICES Sunday’s games Miami 5, Philadelphia 2 Washington 8, Atlanta 4 Milwaukee 2, Arizona 1 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4 Chicago Cubs 3, Houston 0 San Diego 2, Colorado 0 San Francisco 4, Cincinnati 3 N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers (n) Monday’s games NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh .......000 400 000—4 12 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA TWINS 10, ROYALS 8 Houston (Lyles 2-4) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 7-3), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis ........012 020 00x—5 9 1 G.Gonzalez W, 11-3 5 5 4 4 4 4 114 3.01 Blackley W, 2-2 7 7 1 1 0 3 93 2.79 2/ Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 5-7) at Atlanta (Hanson 9-4), 7:10 p.m. GIANTS 4, REDS 3 E—S.Robinson (2). DP—Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis Stammen H, 7 2 1 0 0 0 3 26 1.41 Balfour H, 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 3.43 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 7. 2B—Sutton 1/ A.Gordon lf 4 0 1 0 2 0 .273 Miami (Zambrano 4-6) at Milwaukee (Greinke 9-2), 8:10 p.m. S.Burnett H, 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 22 1.52 Blevins H, 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.48 Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg. (3), Holliday (19). 3B—Presley (2). HR—McKenry A.Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 2 1 .310 Colorado (Outman 0-3) at St. Louis (Lohse 7-2), 8:15 p.m. Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.83 R.Cook S, 7-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.54 Cozart ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .245 (6), Craig (11), Y.Molina (13). CS—Tabata (9). S— Butler dh 4 1 1 0 1 2 .297 San Diego (Richard 5-8) at Arizona (Cahill 6-6), 9:40 p.m. Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Stubbs cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Barmes, Westbrook. Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Francoeur rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Cincinnati (Bailey 5-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 4-7), 10:10 p.m. T.Hudson L, 6-4 6 8 6 5 2 4 87 3.87 Darvish L, 10-5 7 5 3 3 3 11 105 3.59 B.Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Y.Betancourt 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Bruce rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .257 2 Varvaro 2 0 0 0 1 3 32 4.35 R.Ross 2 1 0 0 0 0 23 1.03 Hosmer 1b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .233 Tuesday’s games Bedard L, 4-9 4 /3 8 5 5 2 5 100 4.57 1/ Ludwick lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .237 1 Venters 3 1 2 2 1 1 18 4.40 Umpires—Home, Manny Gonzalez; First, Greg B.Pena c 4 2 2 2 0 1 .267 Miami at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at Washington, 6:35 p.m. Resop 1 /3 0 0 0 0 1 14 3.63 2/ Gibson; Second, Gerry Davis; Third, Phil Cuzzi. Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 J.Cruz 1 0 0 0 1 2 18 2.63 C.Martinez 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 4.35 Bourgeois cf 3 1 0 1 0 1 .240 Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Frazier 3b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .268 Watson 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 3.81 Umpires—Home, Tim McClelland; First, Brian T—3:01. A—45,741 (48,194). Dyson ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Cairo 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .148 Runge; Second, Ted Barrett; Third, Marvin Hud- S.Perez ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .360 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA INDIANS 6, ORIOLES 2 Hanigan c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 son. Falu 2b 5 0 3 4 0 2 .321 Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .185 Westbrook W, 7-6 6 9 4 4 1 6 105 3.91 Totals 38 8 13 7 6 8 2/ T—3:02. A—18,796 (49,586). Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Ondrusek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Rzepczynski H, 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 5.86 American League Choo rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .287 Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg.