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♦ WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2004
Outside
the
‘Home’
VILLARD-DE-LANS, France
(AP) - Lance Armstrong retook the
overall lead in the Tour de France
on Tuesday, outsprinting his top
two challengers to win the first
stage in the Alps and close in on a
record sixth straight title.
Armstrong moved past Ivan
Basso and 1997 Tour champion
Jan Ullrich to claim his second
stage victory in the 2004 Tour and
the 18th of his illustrious career.
ltm' George refects offer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Eddie
George, Tennessee's all-time lead
ing rusher, rejected the Titans' lat
est contract offer and asked the
team to release him quickly so he
can seek a job with a new team.
George and Lamont Smith, his
agent, considered the Titans' offer
over the weekend, but the propos
al had not changed significantly
from what the team initially offered
in March.
A Titans spokesman said the
team would not comment.
George is under contract
through 2006 and was due to
make $4.25 million this season.
The Titans asked him in February
to rework his contract and paid him
a $1 million roster bonus in March.
But the salary cap-strapped
Titans, whose woes are only
expected to worsen in 2005, need
to dear space to sign their 13 draft
picks before training camp starts
July 31.
%gtabue to stay uitl'oß
NEW YORK (AP) - Paul
Tagliabue will remain as NFL com
missioner through the end of the
2007 season.
Tagliabue has officially agreed
to the new deal, announced last
March, to extend his current con
tract that would have expired after
next season, league officials said.
Tagliabue will be 67 when the
contract expires - he would have
retired at 65 had he stuck to his
current deal. The new one is
expected to pay him around $8 mil
lion a year, putting him on a level
with NBA commissioner David
Stem as the highest paid chief
executives in professional sports.
The deal has been approved
unanimously by the NFL's 32 own
ers.
Pates add Aurla to fenfleU
SEATTLE (AP) - The San
Diego Padres added some infield
depth, getting Rich Aurilia from the
Seattle Mariners for a player to be
named or cash.
Signed as a free agent in
January, Aurilia slumped this sea
son. He hit just .241 with four home
runs and 28 RBIs in his first year in
the AL. He was designated for
assignment July 10, giving the
Mariners 10 days to decide what to
do with him.
Aurilia, 32, hit 37 home runs with
97 RBIs in 2001 for San Francisco
while batting in front of Barry
Bonds.
Mets trade Garcia to Ortobs
NEW YORK (AP) - Hoping to
bolster their bullpen, the New York
Mets traded outfielder Karim
Garcia to the Baltimore Orioles for
reliever Mike DeJean.
DeJean was 0-5 with a 6.13
ERA in 37 games for the Orioles.
After a poor start, he compiled a
4.05 ERA in June and July.
Garcia, 28, hit .234 with seven
home runs and 22 RBIs in 62
games with the Mets this year. He
made 44 starts in right field.
Reds'Larson goes on DL
CINCINNATI (AP) - Brandon
Larson went on the 15-day dis
abled list with a strained hamstring,
the third time that the Cincinnati
Reds’ star-crossed third baseman
has been hurt this season.
Larson pulled his left hamstring
while running out a grounder on
Saturday night, adding to his lega
cy of getting hurt. The former first
round draft pick also has been dis
abled this season by turf toe and a
tom thigh muscle.
Larson is hitting .212 with three
homers. He has missed 41 games
while on the disabled list.
Jurtor ratoasod from care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was released
from the hospital - one day after
being burned on the face and legs
in a crash during a warmup for an
American Le Mans Series race.
The NASCAR star, son of the
late Dale Earnhardt, was flown to
the University of Califomia-Davis
Medical Center on Sunday after
the car he was driving crashed and
turned into a fireball at the Infineon
Raceway in Sonoma.
Earnhardt was treated for sec
ond-degree bums on the insides of
both legs and on his chin, accord
ing to a statement from the hospi
tal. The bums covered about 6 per
cent of his body.
Steve Crisp, a spokesman for
Dale Earnhardt Inc., said he will
compete in this weekend's Nextel
Cup race at New Hampshire
International Speedway. Second in
the Cup standings behind Jimmie
Johnson, he was supposed to be
enjoying a weekend off from his
regular series for a rare chance to
race without pressure.
Raseball
National League At A Glance
W L Pet GB
Atlanta 49 43 .533 -
Philadelphia 48 44 .522 1
Florida 46 46 .500 3
New York 46 46 .500 3
Montreal 33 59 .359 16
Central Division
W L Pet GB
St. Louis 58 34 .630 -
Chicago 49 43 .533 9
Cincinnati 49 44 .527 91/2,
Milwaukee 47 44 .516 101/2
Houston 45 47 .489 13
Pittsburgh 42 48 .467 15
West Division
W L Pet GB
Los Angeles 53 38 .582 -
San Francisco 52 42 .553 21/2
San Diego 50 42 .543 31/2
Colorado 38 54 .413 151/2
Arizona 31 63 .330 231/2
Today's Games
Cincinnati (P.Wilson 9-2) at Chicago Cubs
(Clement 7-9), 2:20 p.m.
Florida (A.J.Bumett 1-4) at Philadelphia
(Millwood 7-5), 7:05 p.m.
Montreal (Patterson 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Seo
4-6), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Benson 7-7) at Atlanta (Byrd 2-
2), 7:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Santos 9-3) at St. Louis
(W.Williams 6-6), 8:10 p.m.
Houston (Pettitte 5-3) at Arizona (Webb 3-
10), 9:35 p.m.
Colorado (Estes 94) at Los Angeles (Ishii
11-4), 10:10 p.m.
San Diego (Peavy 6-3) at San Francisco
(Rueter 5-7), 10:15 p.m.
American League At A Glance
W L Pet GB
New York 57 34 .626 -
Boston 50 41 .549 7
Tampa Bay 45 47 .489 121/2
Baltimore 40 50 .444 161/2
Toronto 40 52 .435 171/2
Central Division
W L Pet GB
Chicago 48 41 .539 -
Minnesota 49 43 .533 1/2
Cleveland 45 47 .489 41/2
Detroit 44 48 .478 51/2
Kansas City 34 56 .378 141/2
West Division
W L Pet GB
Texas 52 38 .578 -
Oakland 50 41 .549 21/2
I Ik
HH.J Joe Sersey
First Baptist’s P.J. Hartman, left, reaches first on an error
in the fourth during the team’s Perry Recreation
Department softball tournament game against Grace
Church Tuesday at Creekwood Park. He scored to add to
First Baptist’s nine-run fourth inning.
FIRST
From page 1B
With the win, First
Baptist will play the winner
of the New Life/Methodist
game, Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
The winner of that game
will play the winner of the
St. Patrick/Kathleen
matchup, also on Thursday
at 7:30 p.m., and also at
Creekwood’s Field 2.
For First Baptist, it was a
nine-run fourth inning that
spelled doom for Grace.
First Baptist sent 15 bat
ters to the plate that inning,
but the highlight of the scor
ing spree was Mitch
Hambrick’s three-run home
run.
He hit the ball the
required 300 feet. It rico
cheted off of the left field
foul pole and over the fence.
“Overall, we all batted
.500,” Hambrick said. (In
fact it averaged out to .522.)
“We played good defense
and managed to keep it
together, and we had that
big inning.”
First Baptist scored in
every inning but the first.
They amassed 24 hits in six
innings. They also had six
extra base hits.
Grace took the lead 2-0 in
the bottom of the first, but
First Baptist tied the game
2-2 in their half of the sec
ond.
First Baptist added four
Anaheim 49 43 .533 4
Seattle 35 56 .385 171/2
Today's Games
Baltimore (Bedard 3-4) at Boston
(P.Martinez 10-3), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (May 7-9) at Detroit (Maroth 6-
7), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Hentgen 2-8) at N.Y. Yankees
(Vazquez 196), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Buehrie 93) at
Cleveland (C.Lee 191), 7:05 p.m.
Anaheim (Escobar 5-6) at Texas (Drese 5-5),
8:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Halama 5-3) at Minnesota
(Radke 5-6), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Zito 5-7) at Seattle (Blackley 1-2),
10:05 p.m.
Monday's Major League Linescores
Minnesota 000 000 300-3 7 0
Detroit 000 010 000-1 5 0
Mulholland, Romero (7), JRincon (8),
Nathan (9) and LeCroy, HBlanco (9)
JJohnson, JWalker (9), Levine (9) and
DiFelice, Inge (9). W-Mulholland 2-3.
L-JJohnson 7-8. Sv-Nathan (25).
New York 000 230 020-7 8 0
Tampa Bay 500 003 01 x-9131
Graman, Sturtze (1), Heredia (6), Padilla (6),
Quantrill (8) and Posadaßßell, LCarter (5),
Colome (7), DBaez (8) and THall.
W-LCarter 92. L-Sturtze 92. Sv-DBaez
(19). HR-New York, Siena (11).
Baltimore 000 300 310-7 12 0
Kansas City 110000 011-4101
Ponson, Grimsley (7), BRyan (8), Julio (9)
and JvLopezßriAnderson, Seanez (6),
Sullivan (7), Huisman (8) and Buck.
W-Ponson 4-12. L-BriAnderson 1-9.
HRs-Baltimore, Tejada (16). Kansas City,
Harvey (11), Buck (1).
Chicago 214 120 020-1217 0
Texas 001003 002- 6 8 2
Schoeneweis, MJackson (6), Cotts (6),
Politte (8), Adkins (9) and SAlomar Benoit,
Dickey (3), Brocail (7), BShouse (8),
Almanzar (9) and Barajas, Ardoin (9).
W-Schoeneweis 6-7. L-Benoit 95.
HRs-Chicago, CaLee (13), CEverett (1).
Texas, Teixeira (22), Blalock (24), Matthews
(6).
Toronto 000 400 010-5 12 0
Oakland 002 000 001-3 91
Towers, Ugtenberg (8), Frasor (9) and Zaun
Saarioos, Duchscherer (4), RRincon (8),
Bradford (8), Mecir (9) and DMiller.
W-Towers 4-3. L-Saarloos 1-1. Sv-Frasor
runs in the top of the third
to go up 6-2, but Grace bat
ted around in the bottom of
the third, scoring five runs
to take its last lead of the
game 7-6.
It was First Baptist’s out
burst in the fourth that gave
them a 15-7 lead that Grace
couldn’t overcome although
it managed to come close
with five runs in the bottom
of the fourth to pull within
three, 15-12.
First Baptist didn’t let up.
They outscored Grace 5-2 in
the last two innings to guar
antee the victory.
“We had one bad inning,”
said Grace head coach
Dennis Stubbs. “We had
guys out there who had been
hurt and hadn’t played in
awhile, and it showed.”
SCOREBOARD
Perry Recreation Department
softball tournament
FIRST BAPTIST 20,
GRACE 14
FB 024 923 - 20 24 4
GC 205 502 - 14 14 6
WP: Scott Kinnas. LP: Dennis
Stubbs. Leading hitters: (FB)
Mitch Hamrick 4-5 2B HR 3 RBI,
Phil Lambert 4-5 2 28, Bill Hill 2-
5, Ricky Crum 3-4 4 runs, P.J.
Hartman 3-5, Steven Lamb 3-5
2B 3B 5 RBI, Scott Kinnas 2-3,
Ashley Lightner 3-4; (GC) Todd
Garrett 2-4 3 runs, Steve Rogers
2-4 2 RBI, Frank White 2-4.
SPORTS
(10) HRs-Toronto, VWeks (10), CDelgado
(11) Oakland, Durazo (12).
Cleveland 202 000 001 3-8 12 0
Anaheim 000100112 0-5102
(10 innings)
Tadano, Betancourt (7), Wickman (8), Riske
(9), Miller (10) and VMartinez Sete, ROrtez
(5) Donnelly (9), Percival (10) and BMolina,
Paul (8), JMolina (10). W-Riske 5-2.
L-Perdval 2-2. Sv-Miller (1).
HFIs-Cleveland, THafner 2 (14), Blake (16).
Boston 000100 030 00-4 9 2
Seattle 000001 012 04-8 101
(11 innings)
Arroyo, Embree (8), Timlin (8), Foulke (9),
Leskanic (11) and Varitek Villone, Sherrill
(7) Putz (8), JMateo (9), MMyets (11) and
Olivo. W-MMyers 4-1. L-Leskanic 1-5.
HRs-Boston, Varitek (11). Seattle, BBoone
(12) Olivo (8), EMartinez (7).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 011 000 400-6 11 0
Pittsburgh 200000 000-2 6 2
Biddle, Tucker (6), Horgan (6), Ayala (7),
CCordero (9) and Schneider Fogg, Grabow
(6) WRoberts (7), Gonzalez (8), Vogelsong
(9) and Kendall. W-Horgan 3-0. L-Grabow
94. HR-Pittsburgh, CWilson (18).
Philadelphia 100 000 109-2 6 0
Atlanta 020110 OOx-4 91
PAbbott, Madson (5), RHemandez (8) and
Lieberthal Hampton, Smoltz (8) and
JEstrada, Edd Perez (8). W-Hampton 5-8.
L-PAbbott 94. Sv-Smoltz (18).
HR-Philadelphia, Thome (31).
Florida 000 020 202-6 13 1
New York 301 010 000-5 9 2
Willis, JManzanillo (8), Benitez (9) and
Willingham, Treanor (7), Redmond (9)
Erickson, Moreno (7), JoFranco (7), Wheeler
(8) Stanton (8), Looper (9) and VWilson.
W-vJManzanillo 2-2. L-Looper 2-2.
Sv-Benitez (31). HR-New York, Spencer
(4).
Milwaukee 010 000 111-4 11 0
Cincinnati 402 010 01x-8 12 0
Hendrickson, Kinney (4), Wise (6), JBennett
(8) and GBennettHarang, PNorton (7),
RWagner (7), GWhite (8) and Laßue.
W-Harang 6-2. L-Hendrickson 0-2.
HRs-Milwaukee, Jenkins (14). Cincinnati,
WPena (13), Laßue (10).
St Louis 000 210 0295 6 1
Chicago 000 030 010-412 2
Braves return to first
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA - The Atlanta
Braves have finally made it
back to a familiar position.
Winners of 12 straight divi
sion titles, the Braves gained
sole possession of first place
in the NL East for the first
time all season with a 4-2 vic
tory over the Philadelphia
Phillies on Monday night.
Mike Hampton pitched
seven strong innings, and the
Atlanta defense made several
spectacular plays, including
shortstop Rafael Furcal's
leaping catch of David Bell's
liner to end the game. Bell
slung away his bat in frustra
tion, nearly hitting home
plate umpire Tim Timmons.
The Braves won for the
16th time in 20 games,
breaking a tie with the
Phillies for the top spot.
"They smell blood every
time they take the field," said
Philadelphia manager Larry
Bowa, his team falling out of
the division lead for the first
time since June 27. They
don't win by accident."
Despite their impressive
pedigree, it's a little surpris
ing to find the Braves in this
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Carpenter, Isringhausen (9) and Matheny
Zambrano, Remlinger (8), Hawkins (9) and
Barrett. W-Carpenter 194. L-Zambrano 9
5. Sv-lsnnghausen (23). HRs-St. Louis,
Renteria (8). Rolen (20), Edmonds (22). ,
Chicago, Alou (21).
Los Angeles 010 004 020-7 11 2
Houston 030003009562
WAlvarez, Carrara (6), Mata (8). Gagne (9)
and LoDuca Duckworth, Harville (5),
Weathers (6), DMiceli (8) and RChavez.
W-Carrara 2-0. L-DMiceli 35. Sv-Gagne
(26). HRs-Los Angeles, Beltre (24), Bradley
(10), ShGreen (12). Houston, Ensberg (4).
San Diego 314013 001-13 182
Colorado 020 003 010-6 121
IValdez, Wrtasick (6), Unebrink (8). Neal (9)
and Ojeda Stark, DriskiN (4), Simpson (6),
Dohmann (8), Chacon (9) and CJohnson.
W-IValdez 95. L-Stark 95. HRs-San
Diego, Long (2). Colorado, LWalker (5),
Bumitz 2 (21).
San Francisco 040 001 100-6 80
Arizona 000100 009-1 101
Tomko, Eyre (8), FRodriguez (8) and
Pierzynski Sparks, Choate (7), Koplove (8)
and Brito. W-Tomko 55. L-Sparks 35.
HR-Arizona, LGonzalez (16).
National League leaders
BATTING-Bonds, San Francisco, .371;
Overbay, Milwaukee, .345; Helton,
Colorado, .339; Casey, Cincinnati, .338;
Rolen, St. Louis, .335; JWilson.
RUNS-Pujols, St. Louis, 79; BAbreu,
Philadelphia, 74; Bonds, San Francisco, 72;
Helton, Colorado, 70; JDrew, Atlanta, 69;
Clayton, Colorado, 65; Loretta.
RBI-Rolen, St. Louis, 86; Castilla, Colorado,
75; Thome, Philadelphia, 68; Pujols, St.
Louis, 65; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 65;
Cabrera, Florida, 64; Bumitz, Colorado, 64.
HfTS-J Wilson, Pittsburgh, 123; Loretta, San
Diego, 120; Overbay, Milwaukee, 119;
Pierre, Florida, 113; Biggio, Houston, 113;
Izturis, Los Angeles, 109.
DOUBLES-Overbay, Milwaukee, 37;
DeLee, Chicago, 30; Loretta, San Diego, 30;
Castilla, Colorado, 30; Matsui, New York, 29;
JEstrada, Atlanta, 29; Helton, Colorado, 28.
TRIPLES-J Wilson, Pittsburgh, 7; Pierre,
Florida, 7; DRoberts, Los Angeles, 6; 9 are
tied with 5.
HOME RUNS-Thome, Philadelphia, 31;
Dunn, Cincinnati, 26; Pujols, St. Louis, 24;
Beltre, Los Angeles, 24; Bonds, San
Francisco, 24; JDrew, Atlanta, 22; Edmonds,
St. Louis, 22; SFinley, Arizona, 22.
STOLEN BASES-Podsednik, Milwaukee,
position. After all, they went
through a major salary purge
during the offseason, losing
Gary Sheffield, Greg Maddux
and Vinny Castilla.
The Phillies and World
Series champion Florida
Marlins were supposed to be
the new powers in the East,
but it appears that first in
this division still goes
through a familiar place -
Atlanta.
"The goal is to be in first
when the whole season is
completed," manager Bobby
Cox said. 'Well try to Stay
there."
Adam Laßoche, Andruw
Jones, Charles Thomas and
Chipper Jones drove in runs
for the Braves, while
Hampton, (5-8) got through
another rocky start to win for
the fourth time in five starts.
Jimmy Rollins led off the
game with a double and
scored on Bobby Abreu's
groundout.
Hampton has given up 19
runs in the first - more than
any other inning - but he
quickly settled down. The
Phillies managed only one
hit the next five innings, a
stretch of domination that
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36; DRoberts, Los Angeles, 31; Pierre,
Florida, 22; BAbreu. Philadelphia, 21; Froel,
Cincinnati, 18; Rollins, Philadelphia, 16.
PITCHING (10 Dedaionsj-Schmidt, San
Francisco, 12-2, .857, 2.35; Milton,
Philadelphia, 11-2, .846, 4.62; PWilson,
Cincinnati, 92, .818, 3.59; TJones,
Cincinnati, 92, .800, 3.88; Clemens,
Houston, 115.
STRIKEOUTS-RJohnson. Arizona, 154;
Schmidt, San Francisco, 142; BSheets,
Milwaukee, 141; Clement, Chicago. 128;
Clemens, Houston, 126; OlPerez,
Pittsburgh, 122; Oswalt, Houston, 119.
SAVES-Graves, Cincinnati, 34; Benitez,
Florida, 31; Koto, Milwaukee, 28; Gagne,
Los Angeles. 26; Mesa, Pittsburgh, 25.
American League leaders
BATTTNG-I Rodriguez, Detroit, .361; Mora,
Baltimore, .345; MRamirez, Boston, .342;
VGuerrero, Anaheim, .338; MYoung, Texas,
.332; ASanchez, Detroit, .325; CGuillen,
Detroit, .324.
RUNS-VGuerrero, Anaheim, 76; Lawton,
Cleveland, 74; Damon, Boston, 74; MYoung,
Texas, 69; CGuillen, Detroit, 67; Crawford,
Tampa Bay, 66; ARodriguez, New York, 66.
RBI-DOrtiz, Boston, 83; VGuerrero,
Anaheim, 80; Tejada, Baltimore, 78;
MRamirez, Boston, 77.
HfTS-MYoung, Texas, 132; ISuzuki, Seattle,
126; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 123; IRodriguez,
Detroit, 119; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 118;
ASoriano, Texas, 113.
DOUBLES-DOrtiz. Boston, 33; THafner,
Cleveland, 30; BRoberts, Baltimore, 28;
Belliard, Cleveland, 28; MRamirez, Boston,
28; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 26; VMartinez,
Cleveland, 25.
TRIPLES-Crawford, Tampa Bay, 14;
Figgins, Anaheim, 13; CGuillen, Detroit, 9;
MYoung, Texas, 6; JoCniz, Tampa Bay, 6;
Infante, Detroit, 5; Lofton, New Yoik, 5.
HOME RUNS-MRamirez, Boston, 26;
DOftiz, Boston, 25.
STOLEN BASES-Crawford, Tampa Bay,
39; BRoberts, Baltimore, 23; Figgins,
Anaheim, 21; ISuzuki, Seattle, 21;
ASanchez, Detroit, 18; ARodriguez, New
Yoik, 18; Lawton, Cleveland, 16.
PITCHING (10 Declsions)-ClLee,
Cleveland, 191, .909, 3.81; Mulder,
Oakland, 192, .867, 321; Rogers, Texas,
12-3, .800, 4.34; PMarlinez, Boston, 193,
.769, 3.64.
STRIKEOUTS-Santana, Minnesota, 145;
Schilling, Boston, 125; PMartinez, Boston,
120; FGarcia, Chicago, 111; Buehrie,
Chicago, 101; Zambrano, Tampa Bay, 100;
Mulder, Oakland, 100; JVazquez, New York,
100.
vos closer John Smolt
reacts after the Braves' 4-
2 win against the
Philadelphia Phillies
Monday in Atlanta.
ended with Jim Thome's
monstrous homer over the
center-field fence leading off
the seventh.
The Phillies threatened to
get back in the game when
Jason Michaels walked and
Bell followed with a single,
putting runners at first and
second with one out.
But Mike Lieberthal hit
into an inning-ending double
play.
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