WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Shane Victorino's RBI single with two outs
in the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the
Cincinnati Reds 3-2 last night. Jayson Werth hit a solo homer for
the NL East-leading Phillies, who are 5-1 since losing 14 of 18.
Ryan Madson tossed two scoreless innings to earn the win. Both
teams play each other again tonight.

LEHIGH VALLEY (AP) - The Phillies All-Star Left Fielder Raul
Ibanez is scheduled to make another rehab start with Triple-A
Lehigh Valley tonight. He took last night off. Ibanez, out with a
groin injury since the middle of June, could rejoin the Phillies as
early as Friday.

HOUSTON (AP) - Wandy Rodriguez pitched a five-hitter and tied a
career high by striking out 11, leading the Houston Astros over the
Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 last night. Rodriguez threw his second
career complete game, having shut out the New York Mets two years
ago. This leaves the Pirates without a road series victory since
May 18-21. The Pirates are off.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - The U.S. Women's Open national golf
championship kicks off today in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It's
taking place on the long, narrow fairways of Saucon Valley County
Club, which will play more than 6,700 yards to a par 71.
The 156-player field includes 28 amateurs and players from 22
countries.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Wednesday's Games
Baltimore 5, Seattle 3
Detroit 3, Kansas City 1
Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 9
Boston 5, Oakland 4
N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 3
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland 1
Texas 8, L.A. Angels 1
Thursday's Games
Toronto (Halladay 10-2) at Tampa Bay (Price 2-3), 12:08 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Aceves 5-1) at Minnesota (Liriano 4-8), 1:10 p.m.
Cleveland (D.Huff 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Richard 3-2), 2:05
p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 4-3) at Boston (Penny 6-3), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (Tom.Hunter 1-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-3), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Houston 5, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Colorado 10, Washington 4
Arizona 6, San Diego 2
Florida 7, San Francisco 0
Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2
N.Y. Mets 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 4
Thursday's Games
St. Louis (Pineiro 6-9) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 3-8), 2:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Owings 6-8) at Philadelphia (Moyer 7-6), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 3-3) at N.Y. Mets (Li.Hernandez 5-4), 7:10
p.m.
Washington (Lannan 6-5) at Houston (R.Ortiz 3-4), 8:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Hanson 4-0) at Colorado (Cook 8-3), 8:40 p.m.
Florida (A.Miller 3-4) at Arizona (Y.Petit 0-3), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Geer 1-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 9-2), 10:15
p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Game
Phoenix 90, Chicago 70
Thursday's Games
Los Angeles at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Seattle, 9 p.m.