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Last Update on July 20, 2008 1:00 AM
Fogg, Votto lead Reds to 7-2 victory over Mets CINCINNATI Right-hander Josh Fogg extended his midseason resurgence by getting New York to hit into three double plays to help lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 victory last night over the Mets. Joey Votto drove in three runs. He had a run-scoring single off Oliver Perez, then broke the game open with a two-run triple in the seventh. Right fielder Fernando Tatis dived but couldn't come up with the diving liner, allowing Votto to get his first career triple. Ken Griffey Jr. also had a run-scoring double off Perez, who gave up three runs in six innings. After winning 10 in a row and moving into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the NL East, the Mets have dropped two in a row. In this one, their clutch hitting and their bullpen let them down.
Reds put Burton on DL, bring back Coffey CINCINNATI Reds pitcher Jared Burton went on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a strained muscle in his right side. The Reds called up right-hander Todd Coffey to take Burton's spot in the bullpen. The right-handed Burton has developed into one of Cincinnati's most dependable setup relievers. He was 4-1 with a 2.23 earned run average in 43 games. Burton pulled a muscle in his side on a pitch July 6th, and has been bothered by it since then. The Reds gave him a few days off before the All-Star break, and he felt much better when he returned. Manager Dusty Baker says Burton was bothered by the injury when he threw Friday night. Burton says going on the disabled list makes more sense than trying to gut it out for the last two months.
Larkin leaves open possibility of Reds return CINCINNATI Barry Larkin left open the possibility of returning to the Cincinnati Reds in some capacity -- shortly before his induction yesterday with three others into the team's Hall of Fame. The former Reds shortstop is a special assistant to Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden. He served as captain during his 19-year career with the Reds, which included a World Series championship in 1990. Larkin has hoped for a chance to work with the Reds' front office since he retired as a player after the 2004 season. His contract with Washington is up at the end of the year. Former outfielder Cesar Geronimo, pitcher Joey Jay and team executive Garry Herrmann also were inducted into the team's Hall of Fame. They were honored on the field before a game against the New York Mets.
Choo helps Cleveland snap 10-game road skid SEATTLE One-time Seattle prospect Shin-Soo Choo homered and doubled in his first two at-bats to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Mariners 9-6 yesterday afternoon. Cleveland snapped a 10-game road losing streak with the win. The Indians last road win came June 21st against the Dodgers when CC Sabathia was still Cleveland's ace. Choo led the way yesterday with his fourth homer, three RBIs and added another double in the eighth. The Indians scored six times in the third inning behind five doubles to take a 9-1 lead and sent Seattle starter Miguel Batista packing after recording just six outs. The eight-run advantage was a lead that even Jeremy Sowers couldn't squander, as the young lefty won for the first time this year.
Give Hamm a hand, he's going to Beijing COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Paul Hamm is going to the Olympics again, thanks to a performance that ended any doubt about whether his broken hand has healed and made it easy for the gymnastics selection committee to give its OK. Eight weeks after breaking his hand, Hamm needed to show competitive readiness yesterday at the last intrasquad meet before the U.S. team leaves for China. The Ohio State graduate did that during a two-hour meet at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. After a short meeting, the men's selection committee confirmed the defending Olympic champion would be on the team.
Paterno, Flutie, ex-Buckeye Rex Kern head enshrinement class SOUTH BEND, Ind. Former Notre Dame defensive tackle Chris Zorich says he still can't believe he's in the College Football Hall of Fame. The 1990 Lombardi Award winner as the nation's top college lineman joined Mount Union quarterback Jim Ballard, Ohio State quarterback Rex Kern and 17 other college football greats in being enshrined yesterday in the South Bend, Indiana, hall. Some of the others are Penn State coach Joe Paterno, 1984 Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie and 1989 Heisman runner-up Anthony Thompson. Zorich, who at 39 is the youngest member of the class, says he finds it hard to believe he's being honored along with those names. And John Randle, who played two years at Texas A&I in 1988-89 and had 34 sacks in 20 games, says he also never dreamed of making it to the Hall.
Scott Dixon on schedule for another title LEXINGTON, Ohio Scott Dixon has qualified to start sixth in today's Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Dixon heads into the race with a series-leading four wins and the IndyCar Series points lead. That's a step up from last year, when the New Zealander left Mid-Ohio with three straight victories, but still trailed eventual champion Dario Franchitti by 24 points. Dixon eventually caught and passed Franchitti, only to see him win the title when Dixon ran out of fuel while leading half a lap from the end of the season-finale at Chicagoland Speedway. Dixon acknowledges that disappointment is never far from his mind as he chases his second series championship and first since 2003, even with Franchitti now racing in NASCAR.
Shaun White wins skateboard vert on Dew Tour CLEVELAND Olympic gold medalist Shaun White won the skateboard vert event, and Paul Rodriguez won the skateboard park event yesterday at the Dew Tour's Right Guard Open in Cleveland. White took the lead in his second run, showing finesse and amplitude with a combination of 540's and 720's. Many of White's competitors fell during their runs while attempting to unseat him. White earned a score of 92.00, while Rodriguez earned an average score of 90.75. The athletes focused on executing tricks on the rails during the second part of the finals, a 7-minute jam session. Rodriguez landed a technical kickflip backside tailslide down the rail. The four-day competition is the second of five stops of the AST Dew Tour that features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross.
Sandlot ball going the way of wooden bats OMAHA, Neb. Sandlot baseball was a slice of American life enjoyed for decades by boys from coast to coast, but now appears on the verge of extinction. Many men over 40 remember those summer days when they headed to the park or vacant lot and played ball all day. Nowadays, most neighborhood ball fields sit empty on summer afternoons. Don Weiskopf, a 79-year-old former player in the Cleveland Indians' organization, advocates a revival of sandlot ball on his Web site, Baseball Play America. He says youngsters learn the game best in an unstructured setting. Baseball coaches and sociologists say the reasons for the sandlot's demise go back to the changing family structure, video games, parents' fear of crime, and the proliferation of so-called "select" teams for more-talented kids.
Ortiz hits 3rd homer in rehab stint against Toledo PAWTUCKET, R.I. Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz homered for the third straight game during a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket last night against Toledo. Ortiz has been sidelined since May 30th because of a partially torn tendon sheath in his wrist. He couldn't help Pawtucket beat Toledo, as the Mud Hens won 13-5. Ortiz was 1-for-4 with the homer. Toledo right-hander Chris Lambert got Ortiz to lunge at a breaking pitch in the first inning and Boston's All-Star designated hitter fouled out weakly to first baseman Derek Wathan. Ortiz crushed a 3-1 fastball off the elevated billboard that's located just to the right of the right-center field videoboard in the third. He is expected to return to the Red Sox for the home series with the Yankees on July 25th. |
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