Royals Acquire Betancourt To Boost Infield Depth
Seattle trades Yuniesky Betancourt to Kansas City for cash and two minor leaguers Dan Cortes and Derrick Saito. Betancourt, hitting .260 with 2 homers 22 RBIs in 63 games, had rehab assignment after a hamstring strain and joins Northwest Arkansas. Cortes and Saito will report to West Tenn and Clinton respectively. Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik cites opportunity to add pitching prospects. Betancourt, a Cuba native, has career .279 with 27 homers and 202 RBIs in 588 games and signed a three year extension in 2007. He has drawn 10 walks in 224 at-bats this season and was benched twice earlier for defensive lapses. Cortes is 6-2 with a 3.12 ERA over his last 11 games after opening the year 0-4 with Northwest Arkansas. Saito is 2-6 with one save and a 4.26 ERA for Burlington.
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Ottawa A splits with Manhattan in doubleheader
Ottawa A snaps a three game skid with a 15 8 win over Manhattan in the second game of a doubleheader. Dalton Laird and Cade Bell set the tone with hustle and a bunt single as Adam Fritts Evan Mietchen and Jake Huddleston contributed. Huddleston left with a minor shoulder issue and is day to day. Ottawa A will travel to Wellsville for a doubleheader Friday with results posted in Monday's Herald.
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Red Sox edge Royals on Pedroia RBI double in eighth
Boston defeats Kansas City 1-0 as Jon Lester outduels Brock Bannister. Dustin Pedroia doubled home the run in the eighth, Mark Kotsay started the rally with a center single, and Aaron Bates pinch ran after Nick Green's sacrifice. Bates moved to third on a wild pitch.
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Ottawa University adds Parro to men's soccer roster
Ottawa University announces the signing of Eric Parro from Allen Texas to a letter of intent for 2009 2010. Parro a midfielder defender trained with F C Atlas in Guadalajara Mexico and played for Andromeda Soccer Club 91 in Classic League Division I Texas. Coach Bob Casper notes Parro is a versatile wing player with a strong club background and bright four year future with the Braves.
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Memorial service for Steve McNair cautions against judging
At Mount Zion Baptist Church in Nashville a memorial service remembered Steve McNair. Pastor Bishop Joseph W Walker III urged restraint amid public scrutiny of the slain quarterback’s life, noting he was imperfect yet beloved by God. Sahel Kazemi killed him before dying by suicide.
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West Franklin Falcons edge Lyndon in dramatic 9 8 opener
West Franklin split a doubleheader with Lyndon, winning 9 8 in a late rally before a 12 3 nightcap victory. Starter Storm Jackson earned the second game win as coach Ian Evans praised bullpen hero Tyler Nitcher who struck out the side in the ninth. The team heads to Eudora for a 10 a.m. twin bill in today’s schedule.
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U S Open leaders shift as Choi falters at Saucon Valley
Na Yeon Choi slips from the lead at the U S Women's Open as Lorena Ochoa Cristie Kerr and Jean Reynolds surge atop the after two rounds at Saucon Valley Country Club. Teen Alexis Thompson, 14, shoots 73 to stay in contention for her first cut, while Choi posts a 74 to a two round total of even par 142.
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