Rays rally past Royals for three-game sweep
Tampa Bay overcame a 3-0 deficit as Gabe Gross drew a bases loaded walk in the eighth to force in the tiebreaking run in a 4-3 win at Kansas City. The Rays improved to 51-41, 23-9 since June 10, with strong bullpen work and late scoring, while the Royals dropped to 37-66.
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Kansas City
Tampa Bay Rays
Gabe Gross
Rays
Royals
Gross
Joe Maddon
Hochevar
Alberto Callaspo
Matt Garza
David DeJesus
Garza
Jason Bartlett
Tampa Bay
Br. Upton
Longoria
Trey Hillman
Watson opens with Open bid but loses in playoff
At 59, Tom Watson falls just short as Stewart Cink edges him in a dramatic playoff for the Open title. Watson, attempting to become golf’s oldest major winner, bogeys the 18th and 17th in the final stretch, while Cink pars to clinch the championship.
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Watson
Julius Boros
Cink
Tom
Contador Leads Tour After Verbier Alpine Stage
Alberto Contador strengthened his hold on the Tour de France with a dominant Verbier stage victory. Armstrong, back from illness, trails by 1 minute 37 seconds and pledges team unity while Contador asserts he is the rightful leader and will expect teammates to back him.
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Verbier
Switzerland
Alberto Contador
Lance Armstrong
Pontarlier
France
Pyrenees
Contador
Armstrong
Texan
Astana
Andreas Kloeden
Pineiro Drives Cardinals Past Diamondbacks 2-1 Victory
Joel Pineiro shaded seven innings and hit a two run double to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the Arizona Diamondbacks 2 1. Pineiro earned his third win in five decisions after a season best outing this year with three strikeouts and five hits. Ryan Franklin notched his 22nd save in 28 chances as Petit struggled though six innings, tying his best strikeout total this season.
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ST. Louis
Joel Pineiro
St. Louis Cardinals
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pineiro
Arizona
Yusmeiro Petit
Albert Pujols
Yadier Molina
Tony la Russa
Juan Gutierrez
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Carl Crawford
Jamey Wright
Evan Longoria
Carlos Pena
Crawford
Ben Zobrist
John Bale
Roman Colon
Grant Balfour
Yuniesky Betancourt
Howell
Luke Hochevar
Neil Oxman
Dink
Tommy
Andreas
Winston
CouroNs
Morton Buildings, Inc
Quality Matters
Mortonbuildings.com
Calthee
Hogelin Electric
Ottawa
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