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.”
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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.
Ironically, Zorn was upended by her moth
er Nancy Zorn, who finished in third place
with a score of 2,760.
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