Twins complete four-game sweep of A's after All-Star break
Minnesota rallies to defeat Oakland 6-4 as Doug Mientkiewicz belts a three-run homer and Torii Hunter adds a two-run shot. Kenny Rogers outduels Ted Lilly in a long lefty duel, helping the Twins trim Kansas City’s AL Central lead and set up a stretch with Seattle and Kansas City.
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Doug Mientkiewicz
Hunter
Oakland Athletics
Kansas City
Minnesota
Royals
Ron Gardenhire
Kenny Rogers
Ted Lilly
Oakland
Padres Neutralize Johnson in Return at Petco Park
Randy Johnson returned from knee surgery to start for Arizona but labored through six innings, giving up two runs while allowing six hits and a tying homer to Lou Merloni as San Diego Padres beat the Diamondbacks 3-2. Merloni led off the third with a homer, and Shea Hillenbrand’s error helped Florida?. actually Padres take lead in fourth. Dodgers, Reds, Braves, Astros, Cubs, Phillies also noted with homers and wins across the league.
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Frank Thomas
Esteban Loaiza
Tony Graffanino
Magglio Ordonez
Paul Konerko
Arizona
Diamondbacks
San Diego Padres
Johnson
Lou Merloni
Cy Young
Merloni
Padres
Shea Hillenbrand
Cincinnati
Jeff Bagwell
Danny Graves
Bagwell
Houston
Astros
Reds
Giants rally past Rockies behind Castillo grand slam
Alberto Castillo hit a first homer in two years a grand slam to spark the San Francisco Giants to an 8-4 win over the Colorado Rockies completing a four game sweep. Rookie Jesse Foppert struck out 10 over six plus innings as Rich Aurilia added four hits. Rockies starter Denny Neagle left with elbow inflammation after allowing the slam.
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RBI
Alfonso Soriano
Indians
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Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia
Brett Myers
Bobby Abreu
Pat Burrell
Brad Wilkerson
Myers
Jose Mesa
Montreal
SAN Francisco
Alberto Castillo
Castillo
San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies
Giants
Jesse Foppert
Rich Aurilia
Rockies
Coors Field
Denny Neagle
Neagle
Clint Hurdle
Benito Santiago
Yorvit Torrealba
U S advances to Fed Cup semifinal against Belgium
The United States won 5-0 over Italy in the quarterfinals as top players like Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Seles, Davenport and Capriati sat out. Chanda Rubin and Meghann Shaughnessy showed depth, losing only one set in singles, setting up a November semifinal versus Belgium and a potential clash of the world’s top four players.
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United States
Belgium
Corrado Barazzutti
Williams
America
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Venus Williams
Italy
Monica Seles
Lindsay Davenport
Jennifer Capriati
Chanda Rubin
Meghann Shaughnessy
U.S
Armstrong tightens grip as rivals close in Tour duel
Armstrong clings to overall lead with Vinokourov cutting his margin to 18 seconds and Ullrich 15 behind. In a brutal Pyrenees stage Vinokourov attacked while Armstrong and Ullrich finished 11th and 12th behind winner Simoni. Armstrong vows to attack if feeling fit on the big Luz Ardiden climb.
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France
Lance Armstrong
Pyrenees
Armstrong
Alexandre Vinokourov
Vinokourov
Jan Ullrich
Paris
Luz- Ardiden
Ullrich
Nantes
Miguel Indurain
Col de Peyresourde
Gilberto Simoni
Italy
Simoni
Saint-Girons
Loudenvielle- le Louron
Austin
Texas
Germany
Latrape Pass
Saint- Girons
French Pyrenees
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