BOSTON (AP) - Jacoby Ellsbury got the winning hit
for the second night in a row, homering with two outs in the ninth
inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 walkoff win over fading
Cleveland. The Indians fell to the .500 mark after dropping their
10th in 13 games.
CHICAGO (AP) - Derek Jeter had five of the New York Yankees'
season-high 23 hits in their 18-7 laugher over the Chicago White
Sox last night. Robinson Cano homered and drove in four
while Curtis Granderson had five RBIs for the Yanks, who remain a
game back of Boston in the AL East.
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers continue to be torrid at
Miller Park. Powered by Casey McGehee's three home
runs, the Brewers ran their NL Central lead to 3-1/2 games over St.
Louis with a 10-5 win, their eighth win in nine games at Miller
Park.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants regained a
one-game lead over Arizona atop the NL West after stopping their
five-game losing streak with an 8-1 win over the D-Backs. Ryan
Vogelsong improved to 9-1 by holding Arizona to one run on five
hits while striking out seven in his six innings of work.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Tiger Woods is listed as a 20-1 longshot by
one British betting shop as he makes his first competitive golf
appearance in three months today at the Bridgestone Invitational.
Woods has won a record seven tournaments in his pro career at
Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, where the Bridgestone is
being played.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former NFL defensive star Bubba Smith, who
found a successful second career as an actor, has died in Los
Angeles at age 66.
Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter says Smith was
found dead yesterday at his Baldwin Hills home. Winter says he
didn't know the circumstances or cause of death.
Police spokesman Richard French says the death does not appear
to be suspicious.
Smith spent five seasons with the Baltimore Colts and two
seasons each with Oakland and Houston. He played college ball at
Michigan State.
As an actor he played such characters as a police officer in the
"Police Academy" series.
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