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Sports The Battalion age 3 • Monday, August 2, 2004 Texas two-step stros squeeze past Reds with 7-5 win CINCINATTI (AP) - Astros yiHianager Phil Garner figured this was the perfect time for a suicide squeeze. He was absolutely right. Adam Everett’s eighth-inning ■ Iqueeze bunt drove in the go- ■^.Jhead run, Roy Oswalt beat lj: ' ; the Cincinnati Reds again, and ■ouston came from behind to J |M®in 7-5 Sunday. I Morgan Ensberg had three tors cm Bis for the Astros, including I ■ sacrifice lly in the eighth that gancrMit their deficit to 5-4. After 285 Jeff Kent scored the tying run 271 n John Riedling’s bases-loaded B/alk to Craig Biggio, Everett epitsfl lid down a terrific bunt just ealthrci eyond the reach of reliever putiesB odd Van Poppel for a base hit hiclesK iat allowed Jeff Bagwell to hairfJcore from third, i said I “We had Baggie at third, so g 0 »jJ re had a guy on that knows what ) clioittl ie ' s doing. (Jose) Vizcaino and jUjliggio do, too. It takes good I Execution all around, and that’s .tljSdiat we got.” said Garner, who tTI mproved to 9-8 since taking over lor fired manager .limy Williams 11 fter the All-Star break. I Oswalt had his worst out- ng ever against Cincinnati, but le settled down in the middle nnings to give his teammates a ihance to come back. Mike Simons • THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Fire away! - Astros starting pitcher Roy Oswalt delivers a pitch against the Reds in the first inning. The Astros won 7-5 and Oswalt improved to 11-8. “We had a meeting, and the coaches pointed out that we haven’t come from behind late in the game for a while,” Oswalt said. “1 knew that if 1 could change the pace and get some quick strikeouts to get them off the field, they would be energized.” Ensberg added an RBI double in the ninth to make it 7-5, send ing slumping Cincinnati to its 10th loss in 11 games. Jacob Cruz hit a two-run homer for the Reds, and Wily Mo Pena had a two-run double. Riedling (4-3) gave up three hits, two walks and three runs in two-thirds of an inning. He was ejected by plate umpire Andy Fletcher as he walked off the field after being relieved. Athletics divison lead grows with 4-1 win ARLINGTON (AP) - Mark Redman became accustomed to pitching in the heat last season for the Florida Marlins. He used that experience to his advantage for the Oakland Athletics. On a muggy afternoon when temperatures soared into the upper 90s, Redman pitched seven solid innings, Eric Chavez homered and the A’s increased their AL West lead over slumping Texas with a 4-1 victory over the Rangers on Sunday. Redman (8-8) gave up one run and six hits, struck out four and didn’t issue a walk in send ing Texas to its seventh loss in nine games. “When you train in it, you get used to it,” Redman said. “But when you play in a perfect climate like we do (in Oakland), it’s tough. Last year, I pitched in Philadelphia in 104-degree heat, so when you’re used to it, it’s easier.” Redman, who had lost five of his six previous decisions, is 2- 0 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts against Texas this season. The key to Redman’s outing was his control, A’s manager Ken Macha said. “It all comes down to the starter getting you into the sev- Linda Kaye • THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A step short - Athletics firstbaseman Scott Hatteberg catches a throw to make an out against the Rangers Michael Young. The Athletics won 4-1. enth,” Macha said. “That was huge. He gave us seven good innings with no walks.” Mark Kotsay homered and Adam Melhuse drove in two runs for the A’s, who won three out of four in the series to take a 1 1/2-game lead over the Rangers. The A’s have won eight of their last nine to improve from 4 1/2 games behind the Rangers on July 23. Oakland had gone 1-7-1 in its previous nine road series, and the A’s felt it was important to close out the four-gamer against the Rangers with a victory. “We’ve struggled on the road, that’s no secret,” Kotsay said. “Now we’re facing New York, another quality ballclub.-We’ve got our work cut out for us.” :d in less ty to sfii read ie an :osts.’ nent ei ■raisers ires. :opai they hose u They® an wait eir hoi svents* offc ated studem Singh wins Buick Open GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) - A mas sive gallery roared when John Daly was introduced at the Buick Open’s first tee, and just politely clapped for Vijay Singh in a preview of what was to come over the next four hours. As they walked down the first fairway, Singh patted Daly on the back and both chuckled as fans hooted and hollered best wishes toward Daly. Singh seemed to get a kick out of the rock-star like reception for Daly, and he later said it motivated him to win the tournament. Singh outlasted Daly with a 5-under 67 Sunday to win the Buick Open at 23- under 265 for his fourth victory of the year and 19th of his career. Daly, vying for multiple wins in one year for the first time, finished a stroke back after shoot ing a 66 and bogeying the 18th hole. Tiger Woods started the day three strokes behind Singh, and only pulled one stroke closer despite shooting a 66. He finished at 21 under, tied with Carlos Franco (67) for third. SPORTS IN BRIEF Federer beats Roddick TORONTO (AP) - Roger Federer won his third straight title Sunday, beating Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the $2.5 million Tennis Masters Canada. The top-ranked Federer, who won his eighth event of the year, extended his win ning streak to 23 matches and raised his career record against the No. 2-ranked Roddick to 7-1. Roddick defeated Federer in the semifi nals of this event last year and went on to win the tournament. Since then, Roddick is 0-3 against Federer, including a four-set loss in the Wimbledon final. "I'd like to congratulate Roger,” Roddick said. “You’re certainly becoming very annoying.” Federer was the more solid of the two before a sun-drenched sellout crowd of 12,000 spectators at Rexall Centre. Roddick often went to the net, attempting to dictate the match, but was often thwart ed by solid returns or passing shots. Federer’s 23-match win streak is the longest on the men’s tour since Pete Sampras won 24 straight five years ago. Dawson grabs medal Texas A&M junior archer Amber Dawson finished in second place at the National Target Championships last weekend. Dawson shot her career best over the last two days of competition, but was nar rowly defeated by Jamie Van Natta by a score of 2,772-2,770 for the national title. Another Aggie, Mary Zorn, finished in fourth place with a score of 2,755. 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