Scoreboard
4B / Friday, June 4, 2010 / The Sanford Herald
MLB Standings Tampa Bay New York Boston Toronto Baltimore
W 36 34 31 31 15
L 18 20 24 24 39
Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City Cleveland
W 31 28 22 22 19
L 22 25 30 33 33
Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle
W 28 29 28 21
L 24 26 28 31
Atlanta Philadelphia Florida New York Washington
W 31 28 27 27 26
L 22 24 27 27 29
Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Pittsburgh Houston
W 31 31 24 22 22 20
L 23 23 29 31 31 34
San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado Arizona
W 32 31 28 28 20
L 21 22 24 25 34
Sports Review
AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB .667 — — .630 2 — 1 .564 5 ⁄2 31⁄2 1 .564 5 ⁄2 31⁄2 .278 21 19 Central Division Pct GB WCGB .585 — — .528 3 51⁄2 .423 81⁄2 11 .400 10 121⁄2 .365 111⁄2 14 West Division Pct GB WCGB .538 — — 1 .527 ⁄2 51⁄2 .500 2 7 .404 7 12 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB .585 — — 1 .538 2 ⁄2 21⁄2 1 .500 4 ⁄2 41⁄2 1 .500 4 ⁄2 41⁄2 .473 6 6 Central Division Pct GB WCGB 1 .574 — ⁄2 1 .574 — ⁄2 1 .453 6 ⁄2 7 1 .415 8 ⁄2 9 .415 81⁄2 9 .370 11 111⁄2 West Division Pct GB WCGB .604 — — .585 1 — 1 .538 3 ⁄2 21⁄2 .528 4 3 .370 121⁄2 111⁄2
AMERICAN LEAGUE Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 1 Detroit 3, Cleveland 0 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3 Boston 6, Oakland 4 L.A. Angels 7, Kansas City 2 Texas 9, Chicago White Sox 5 Seattle 2, Minnesota 1, 10 innings Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 6, Baltimore 3 Detroit 12, Cleveland 6 Oakland 9, Boston 8 L.A. Angels 5, Kansas City 4 Texas at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Boston (Buchholz 7-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 0-0), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 6-2) at Toronto (Cecil 5-2), 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (W.Davis 5-4) at Texas (C.Wilson 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 0-5) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 4-4), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 2-4) at Kansas City (Chen 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (S.Baker 5-4) at Oakland (Braden 4-5), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 3-6) at Seattle (Snell 0-3), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 4:10 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. ———
BASKETBALL L10 4-6 8-2 7-3 6-4 1-9
Str W-2 W-5 L-1 L-2 L-8
Home 15-12 19-7 18-14 15-13 9-14
Away 21-6 15-13 13-10 16-11 6-25
L10 5-5 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-7
Str L-2 W-2 L-2 L-2 L-2
Home 18-9 17-10 11-15 10-17 8-14
Away 13-13 11-15 11-15 12-16 11-19
L10 4-6 6-4 7-3 5-5
Str W-2 W-1 W-2 W-2
Home 18-9 18-9 16-13 14-14
Away 10-15 11-17 12-15 7-17
L10 8-2 2-8 5-5 6-4 3-7
Str W-8 L-4 L-1 L-1 L-3
Home 19-6 13-10 16-15 19-9 14-10
Away 12-16 15-14 11-12 8-18 12-19
L10 6-4 6-4 5-5 6-4 4-6 5-5
Str L-1 W-1 L-3 W-1 W-2 W-3
Home 19-11 17-9 14-13 8-16 13-12 12-19
Away 12-12 14-14 10-16 14-15 9-19 8-15
L10 7-3 6-4 6-4 7-3 0-10
Str W-1 W-4 W-1 L-1 L-10
Home 18-12 18-8 19-11 15-9 11-12
Away 14-9 13-14 9-13 13-16 9-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1 L.A. Dodgers 1, Arizona 0, 14 innings San Diego 5, N.Y. Mets 1, 11 innings Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, ppd., rain Milwaukee 7, Florida 4 Houston 5, Washington 1 St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 4, Colorado 1 Thursday’s Games Houston 6, Washington 4 Milwaukee at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Cincinnati (Harang 4-5) at Washington (L.Hernandez 4-3), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Latos 5-3) at Philadelphia (Halladay 7-3), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (J.Sanchez 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Duke 3-5), 7:05 p.m. Florida (Ani.Sanchez 5-2) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 1-3) at Houston (F.Paulino 0-7), 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Wolf 4-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 7-3), 8:15 p.m. Colorado (Cook 2-3) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-3), 9:40 p.m. Atlanta (Kawakami 0-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Florida at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Florida at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 1:35 p.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Houston, 2:05 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.
NBA Playoff Glance NBA FINALS Boston vs. L.A. Lakers Thursday, June 3: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Sunday, June 6: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 8: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 9 p.m. Thursday, June 10: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 9 p.m. x-Sunday, June 13: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 15: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, June 17: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
HOCKEY NHL Playoff Glance STANLEY CUP FINALS Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, May 29: Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5 Monday, May 31: Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 Wednesday, June 2: Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3, OT Friday, June 4: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 6: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 9: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
TENNIS French Open Results By The Associated Press Thursday At Stade Roland Garros Paris Purse: $21.1 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Women Semifinals Francesca Schiavone (17), Italy, def. Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, 7-6 (3), retired. Sam Stosur (7), Australia, def. Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, 6-1, 6-2.
BASEBALL AL Boxscores Angels 5, Royals 4 Los Angeles Kansas City ab r h bi ab r h bi EAyar ss 3 1 2 0 Pdsdnk lf 5 1 2 0 HKndrc 2b 5 0 0 1 Kendall c 3 0 0 1 BAreu rf 5 0 1 0 DeJess rf 4 0 2 1 TrHntr cf 4 2 2 2 BButler 1b 4 0 0 0 HMatsu dh 3 0 3 0 JGuilln dh 3 1 0 0 Napoli c 4 0 0 1 Callasp 3b 4 0 0 0 MRyan 1b 3 1 1 0 Maier cf 3 0 0 0 Quinlan 1b 2 0 0 0 Blmqst ph 1 1 1 2 Frndsn 3b 4 1 2 1 YBtncr ss 4 0 1 0 Willits lf 4 0 1 0 Getz 2b 2 1 1 0 Aviles ph 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 12 5 Totals 33 4 7 4 Los Angeles 010 021 001 Kansas City 000 000 022
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E—E.Aybar (8), Getz (2). DP—Los Angeles 1, Kansas City 1. LOB—Los Angeles 11, Kansas City 6. 2B—E.Aybar (12), Tor.Hunter (16), M.Ryan (3), Willits (2), Y.Betancourt (11). HR—Tor.Hunter (9), Bloomquist (2). SB—E.Aybar 2 (9), H.Kendrick (6), Podsednik (17). CS—Willits (1). SF—Napoli. IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Jer.Weaver W,5-2 7 4 0 0 1 9 Jepsen 1-3 2 2 2 1 0 Rodney H,6 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 Fuentes S,7-10 1 1 2 2 2 2 Kansas City Greinke L,1-7 6 10 4 4 3 6 Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 1 2 Tejeda 1 0 0 0 1 2 Bl.Wood 1 2 1 1 0 1 WP—Jepsen. Umpires—Home, Mike Estabrook; First, Brian Runge; Second, Mike Winters; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt. T—3:10. A—13,621 (37,840). Athletics 9, Red Sox 8
Sports on TV Friday, June 4
AUTO RACING 3:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500, at Long Pond, Pa. 9:30 p.m. ESPN — World Series, game 6, Arizona-Tennessee winner vs. Georgia-Washington winner, at Oklahoma City GOLF 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, The Memorial, second round, at Dublin, Ohio
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the slightest of smiles. And with that smile, the three most decorated players in the field punched their Open tickets. A winner on the LPGA Tour in 2006 and with more than $1 million in career earnings, Kim had to sweat it out before she earned the third and final berth from the sectional into next month’s Open, where she finished tied for 14th in 2007. “It felt very uncomfortable,” said the 25-year-old from Seoul, South Korea, of the anxious wait, the smile returning to her face as she clutched the sealed envelope with the invitation to the Open inside. The sectional’s medalist, Teresa Lu, of Chinese Taipei, didn’t need to hang around long after her rounds on Trace’s 6,500-yard Lake Course, which hosted a sectional last year that awarded six berths into the 2009 Open. With rounds of 69 and 70, Lu’s 5-under 139 sealed her entry into the Open well before the rest of the field finished. Lu, 25, is a five-year member of the LPGA Tour
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 8 p.m. WGN — Chicago Cubs at Houston NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, finals, game 4, Chicago at Philadelphia SOCCER 11:55 a.m. ESPN2 — France vs. China TENNIS 11 a.m. NBC — French Open, men’s semifinals, at Paris (same-day tape)
with more than $1 million in career earnings. Perhaps the most accomplished player of the entire 56-player field didn’t have to suffer through much trepidation either, though she’s likely racked up the most frequent flyer miles. France’s Gwladys Nocera finished her day with rounds of 74 and 68 for a 2-under 142, matching the low round of the day on her second 36 holes to finish second and earn a trip to Oakmont. Nocera, 35, a two-time Player of the Year on the Ladies European Tour who is playing her first full season on the LPGA Tour this season, played in Slovakia last week and is scheduled to play at the LPGA Tour’s stop in Springfield, Ill., next week. “It’s more relief than anything,” said the threetime Solheim Cup member of qualifying for her fourth U.S. Open. “I came all the way here for two days and two rounds of golf, so I’m pretty happy.” Nocera, who has finished first, second, third and fourth on the LET’s Order of Merit money list since turning professional at age 27 in 2002, has won 11 times around the world, including 10 times on the LET.
But she’s always missed the cut at the Open. That hasn’t soured her on America’s national championship, though. “It’s always good to play in the Open,” said Nocera, who was furiously texting on her cell phone after taking the USGAemblazoned envelope. “I didn’t want to miss it.” Duke golfer Courtney Ellenbogen was the first alternate after finishing 77-68 for a 145. Charleston, S.C.’s Katie Rose Higgins, 18, was the second alternate after scores of 72-76-148. Cary’s Katherine Perry (78-77), who at 17 was the sectional’s medalist at 3-under in 2009, finished tied for 20th at 11 over. Maggie Simons (81-80), who won the North Carolina Women’s Amateur at Trace in 2007, was 38th at 17 over. And Ashleigh Albrecht (80-75), who a day before her high school graduation in California won a playoff for the sixth and final berth in 2009, was tied for 20th at 11 over as well. Tiffany Priest, the director of women’s golf and member services for the Carolinas Golf Association, said she is “99 percent sure” that Trace will host another Open sectional in 2011.
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Some may say baseball is too slow of a game. If that’s the case, change in baseball is practically glacial. But that’s only part of the story today. Because in the aftermath — even the immediate aftermath — of the Missed Call Seen ’Round The World, we have witnessed the only human element that should ever be lauded in not only baseball, but in any sport. Joyce couldn’t have handled the situation better. He immediately took a look at the replay and made a beeline for the Tigers clubhouse. He sought out Galarraga, apologized for the call, and was so distressed that the pitcher ended the impromptu and unlikely (especially in baseball history) meeting by consoling Joyce. Galarraga has no doubt become a fan favorite in the last few hours. First, he didn’t argue the play when everyone else did. Second, he
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hands, and the umpire gave the pitcher a pat on the shoulder. “I didn’t want this to be my 15 minutes of fame. I would have liked my 15 minutes to be a great call in the World Series. Hopefully, my 15 minutes are over now,” Joyce said. Bad calls are part of the mix in sports, witness the many mistakes last October in baseball’s postseason. But something about this
Oakland Boston ab r h bi ab r h bi RDavis cf 5 0 1 0 Scutaro ss 5 1 1 3 Barton 1b 5 0 1 0 Pedroia 2b 4 0 2 0 RSwny rf 1 0 0 0 VMrtnz c 4 1 2 0 EPtrsn lf 4 1 2 0 Youkils 1b 5 0 3 0 KSuzuk c 5 2 2 3 Beltre 3b 5 0 1 1 Cust dh 5 3 3 1 Lowell dh 3 0 0 0 Kzmnff 3b 4 1 1 1 D.Ortiz ph-dh 1 1 0 0 Gross lf-rf 4 1 2 1 DMcDn cf 3 0 1 0 M.Ellis 2b 3 1 2 2 J.Drew ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Pnngtn ss 2 0 0 0 Hall rf-cf 5 4 4 2 Hermid lf 5 1 3 2 Totals 38 9 14 8 Totals 42 8 18 8 Oakland Boston
010 401 120 110 102 111
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E—Beltre (8). LOB—Oakland 5, Boston 11. 2B—E.Patterson (5), Gross (5), M.Ellis (5), Pedroia 2 (19), Youkilis 2 (13), J.Drew (13), Hall (2), Hermida (7). HR—K.Suzuki 2 (7), Cust (1), Kouzmanoff (5), Scutaro (3), Hall (5), Hermida (5). SB—E.Patterson 2 (5), Hall (3). CS—R.Davis (3), Gross (1). S—Pennington. SF—Scutaro. IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Bre.Anderson 2 5 2 2 0 1 Mazzaro W,1-0 3 1-3 9 3 3 1 1 Ziegler H,10 1 1-3 1 1 1 1 1 Blevins H,5 1-3 2 1 1 1 1 A.Bailey S,12-14 2 1 1 1 0 1 Boston Wakefield L,1-4 6 8 6 6 0 4 R.Ramirez 1-3 1 1 1 1 0 Okajima 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 Delcarmen 2-3 3 2 2 0 0 Atchison 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 0 Blevins pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. Umpires—Home, Doug Eddings; First, Dana DeMuth; Second, Kerwin Danley; Third, C.B. Bucknor. T—3:17. A—37,386 (37,402). Tigers 12, Indians 6 Cleveland Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi Crowe cf 5 0 1 0 AJcksn cf 6 2 4 0 Choo rf 5 0 2 2 Raburn lf 3 1 1 1 Hafner dh 4 0 0 1 Kelly lf 0 1 0 0 Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 Ordonz rf 5 2 3 5 Peralta 3b 5 0 0 0 MiCarr 1b 2 2 1 2 Branyn 1b 4 1 1 0 Boesch dh 4 2 3 0 LaPort lf 3 1 0 0 CGuilln 2b 5 0 2 2 Valuen 2b 4 1 2 0 Santiag 2b 0 0 0 0 Marson c 3 1 0 1 Inge 3b 5 0 2 1 Donald ss 4 2 1 1 Laird c 3 1 0 0 Everett ss 5 1 1 0 Totals 38 6 7 5 Totals 38 12 17 11 Cleveland Detroit
001 500 000 023 011 50x
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E—C.Guillen 2 (3), Inge (3), Everett (1). DP—Cleveland 1. LOB—Cleveland 8, Detroit 10. 2B—Choo 2 (10), Valbuena (4), A.Jackson 3 (17), Ordonez (10), C.Guillen 2 (8). 3B—Ordonez (1), Boesch (3). HR—Ordonez (8), Mi.Cabrera (16). S—Raburn. SF—Mi.Cabrera. IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland D.Huff 3 6 5 5 2 0 J.Lewis 2 4 1 1 0 3 Ambriz L,0-1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Sipp 2-3 3 5 5 2 2 R.Perez 1 1-3 2 0 0 0 1 Detroit Porcello 5 1-3 7 6 3 1 2 Thomas W,2-0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 Zumaya H,7 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bonine 2-3 0 0 0 1 1 Coke 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Valverde 1 0 0 0 0 2 D.Huff pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. HBP—by D.Huff (Laird), by Porcello (Branyan). WP—Sipp 2. Balk—Porcello. Umpires—Home, Jim Joyce; First, Jim Wolf; Second, Derryl Cousins; Third, Marvin Hudson. T—3:17. A—28,169 (41,255). Yankees 6, Orioles 3 Baltimore New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Lugo 2b 4 0 0 0 Jeter ss 4 1 1 0 MTejad 3b 4 0 0 0 Swisher rf 4 1 1 0 Markks rf 3 0 0 0 Teixeir 1b 4 1 2 0 Wggntn dh 3 1 1 0 ARdrgz 3b 5 1 2 2 Scott lf 4 1 1 2 Cano 2b 3 1 1 1 Atkins 1b 3 0 0 0 Posada dh 4 0 1 0 AdJons cf 4 1 1 1 Grndrs cf 4 0 2 1 Tatum c 3 0 0 0 Cervelli c 3 0 0 0 CIzturs ss 3 0 0 0 Gardnr lf 4 1 2 1 Totals 31 3 3 3 Totals 35 6 12 5
Baltimore New York
001 000 200 203 001 00x
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E—Ad.Jones (3), Sabathia (1). DP—Baltimore 1. LOB—Baltimore 4, New York 10. 2B—Teixeira (10), Cano (17). HR—Scott (10), Ad.Jones (6), A.Rodriguez (8), Gardner (3). SB—Jeter (6), Gardner (19). IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore Millwood L,0-6 5 2-3 10 6 6 4 5 Berken 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1 Ohman 1 1 0 0 1 1 New York Sabathia W,5-3 7 3 3 3 1 7 Chamberlain H,12 1 0 0 0 0 0 M.Rivera S,12-13 1 0 0 0 1 2 HBP—by M.Rivera (Wigginton). WP—Millwood. Balk—Millwood. Umpires—Home, Mike DiMuro; First, Tim Welke; Second, Jim Reynolds; Third, Bill Welke. T—3:01. A—44,927 (50,287).
NL Boxscore Astros 6, Nationals 4 Washington Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi CGzmn ss-rf 5 0 1 1 Bourn cf 4 1 1 0 Morgan cf 5 0 1 0 Kppngr 2b 5 1 1 0 Zmrmn 3b 2 2 2 0 Brkmn 1b 5 2 2 1 A.Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 Ca.Lee lf 5 1 2 3 Wlngh lf 4 0 2 1 Pence rf 4 0 1 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 P.Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0 Nieves c 0 0 0 0 Manzell ss 4 0 0 0 Berndn rf 3 0 1 1 Cash c 3 1 2 1 Storen p 0 0 0 0 Moehlr p 2 0 1 0 Dsmnd ss 1 0 0 0 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 AKndy 2b 4 0 0 0 Daigle p 0 0 0 0 Maldnd c 3 0 2 0 Michals ph 1 0 0 0 Morse ph 1 1 1 0 Fulchin p 0 0 0 0 Capps p 0 0 0 0 Lyon p 0 0 0 0 JMartn p 2 0 1 0 Lndstr p 0 0 0 0 WHarrs rf-lf 2 1 1 1 Sullivn ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 12 4 Totals 38 6 11 5 Washington Houston
000 101 002 111 000 003
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Two outs when winning run scored. E—C.Guzman 3 (5). DP—Washington 1, Houston 3. LOB—Washington 7, Houston 8. 2B—Zimmerman (14), Bourn (11), P.Feliz (8). 3B—W.Harris (1). HR—Berkman (6), Ca.Lee (7), Cash (1). SB—C.Guzman (2), Bernadina (3). IP H R ER BB SO Washington J.Martin 5 2-3 8 3 2 1 4 Storen 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 0 Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 0 Capps L,0-3 BS,3-20 2-3 2 3 0 0 0 Houston Moehler 5 1-3 5 2 2 1 3 Byrdak H,2 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Daigle H,2 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 Fulchino H,2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Lyon H,8 1 1 0 0 0 1 Lindstrom W,2-1 BS,3-14 1 3 2 2 0 1 HBP—by Lyon (Zimmerman). Umpires—Home, Paul Emmel; First, Bill Hohn; Second, Gary Darling; Third, Bruce Dreckman. T—3:01. A—21,814 (40,976).
GOLF Memorial Tournament Scores By The Associated Press Thursday At Muirfield Village GC Dublin, Ohio Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,366; Par 72 (36-36) First Round a-denotes amateur Justin Rose 31-34 Rickie Fowler 31-34 Geoff Ogilvy 33-32 Michael Letzig 32-35 Andres Romero 35-32 Phil Mickelson 33-34 Rory Sabbatini 34-33 Jason Day 33-34 Steve Marino 33-35 Sean O’Hair 35-33 Jim Furyk 33-35 Spencer Levin 33-35 J.B. Holmes 35-33 Fredrik Jacobson 35-33 Jeff Overton 35-34 K.J. Choi 37-32
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turned the page in his postgame comments, saying that everybody makes mistakes. And Tigers manager Jim Leyland, after initial criticism on the field that was unheard by fans, quickly cooled down and offered a route for a smooth transition in his own postgame comments, praising both his pitcher and the umpire. (How often do you hear managers laud umpires? And after missed calls? That may have been the most historic happening of anything Wednesday night). But the most touching moment came before Thursday’s day game, when Leyland sent Galarraga out to home plate to hand the lineup card to Joyce, who after a few seconds wiped tears from his eyes. And then Galarraga patted the ump on the back, like a parent would for a heartbroken child. These moments have been baseball’s true human elements. A man admitting he was wrong on the call of his life, then going out to face the world again. Another man accepting an apology on the biggest night of his
career with pure grace and understanding. And another doing something to bring the two together again in a moment that can only help heal the situation. If only Bud Selig could reveal a human element within the commissioner’s office by looking into not just his heart, but the hearts of the men most affected by one ground ball and the millions of fans’ hearts who still love this game despite its many flaws, and overturn the call. Armando Galarraga didn’t only pitch a perfect game, he was extra perfect, retiring 28 in order. He may never get the historical recognition he deserves, but the actions and words that came forth as a result of imperfection cannot be left to wither away: A bad night for baseball brought out the best in sports. And in man. Baseball indeed can be a perfect game.
one — the chance to right a wrong, the heartfelt emotions of everyone involved — reached way past the lines. “I’ve got to say we’ll never see it again in our lifetime,” New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Galarraga, who was barely known outside Detroit before this week, and Joyce, whose career had flourished in relative obscurity, became hot topics on Twitter. At least one anti-Joyce Facebook page popped up and firejimjoyce.com was launched. Wikipedia blocked editing to the umpire’s page.
Joyce, a longtime ump with a solid reputation, declined comment on MLB’s statement after Thursday’s game, saying he hadn’t read it. “There’s no doubt he feels bad and terrible,” Galarraga said after Detroit beat Cleveland 12-6 on Thursday. “I have a lot of respect for the man. It takes a lot to say you’re sorry and to say in interviews he made a mistake.” “I’m sad, but I know that I pitched a perfect game. The first 28-out perfect game,” he said.
Alex Podlogar is The Herald’s sports editor. Reach him at alexp@sanfordherald. com and at (919) 718-1222.