WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pirates couldn't overcome an electric
major league debut for Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg, who
struck out 14 Bucs in a 5-2 win for D.C. Strasburg's fastballs hit
the 100 miles-per-hour and the Pirates couldn't keep up with his
nasty curves. He struck out the last seven batters he faced. All
nine Pirates in the starting lineup fanned at least once.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pirates have optioned first baseman Jeff
Clement to Triple-A Indianapolis and designated left-hander Jack
Taschner for assignment. Pirates manager John Russell said the team
will announce more moves today to fill the roster spots.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates have selected hard-throwing
right-hander Stetson Allie of St. Edward High School in Lakewood,
Ohio, with their second-round pick in the baseball draft. Allie's
fastball has been clocked in the high 90's - just like the Bucs'
first-round pick, Texas high school pitcher Jameson Taillon.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Francisco hit a two-run single with two
outs in the eighth inning to help the Phillies rally for a 10-8
victory over the Florida Marlins. Brad Lidge pitched out of a
bases-loaded jam in the ninth for his third save in three tries.
Ryan Howard and Shane Victorino homered for the struggling
Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Flyers are in the familiar position of
facing elimination tonight in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Philadelphia trails the series against the Blackhawks 3 games to 2.
The team has hinted that Michael Leighton will be back in goal to
start tonight's matchup after being pulled in Game 5.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A video is making the rounds online that
appears to show a little boy drinking from a beer bottle at a
Phillies game. The five-second snippet captures the tot swigging in
the stands at Sunday's Phillies-Padres game. It's not clear whether
the bottle is full or empty in the video. Neither Philadelphia
police nor the city's child-welfare agency are investigating.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Developers are downsizing plans for an
entertainment facility planned for Philadelphia's sports complex
area following the demolition of the Spectrum. Comcast-Spectacor
and a Baltimore-based developer have cut back the plans for a
massive 300,000 square-foot entertainment facility dubbed "Philly
Live!" to just 40,000 square feet.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Bryant Irwin is transferring from St.
Joseph's to Furman College in South Carolina after two seasons in
Philadelphia. Irwin averaged more than four points and two rebounds
over 61 games. He won the Gatorade State Player of the Year award
in his senior year at Bridgeport High School in West Virginia.


AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Boston 3, Cleveland 2
N.Y. Yankees 12, Baltimore 7
Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 0
Texas 7, Seattle 1
Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Minnesota 7, Kansas City 3
Oakland 10, L.A. Angels 1
Wednesday's Games
Boston (Buchholz 8-3) at Cleveland (Masterson 1-5), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 5-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 0-1), 7:05
p.m.
Toronto (Marcum 5-2) at Tampa Bay (Price 8-2), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (Snell 0-4) at Texas (C.Wilson 4-3), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 4-5) at Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 5-3), 8:10
p.m.
Kansas City (Davies 4-4) at Minnesota (Pavano 5-6), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 4-6) at Oakland (Braden 4-5), 10:05
p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 10, Florida 8
Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2
N.Y. Mets 2, San Diego 1, 11 innings
San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 0
Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Houston 4, Colorado 3
Atlanta 7, Arizona 5
L.A. Dodgers 1, St. Louis 0
Wednesday's Games
Florida (Jo.Johnson 6-2) at Philadelphia (Halladay 8-3), 7:05
p.m.
Pittsburgh (Lincoln 0-0) at Washington (Lannan 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
San Diego (Latos 5-4) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 4-2), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 4-4) at Cincinnati (Harang 4-5), 7:10
p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 1-4) at Milwaukee (Wolf 4-5), 8:10 p.m.
Houston (F.Paulino 1-7) at Colorado (Cook 2-3), 8:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Kawakami 0-8) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-3), 9:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 8-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3), 10:10
p.m.

NBA FINALS
L.A. Lakers 2, Boston 1
Thursday, June 3: L.A. Lakers 102, Boston 89
Sunday, June 6: Boston 103, L.A. Lakers 94
Tuesday, June 8: L.A. Lakers 91, Boston 84
Thursday, June 10: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 13: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m.
x-Tuesday, June 15: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
x-Thursday, June 17: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.

STANLEY CUP FINALS
Chicago 3, Philadelphia 2
Saturday, May 29: Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5
Monday, May 31: Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1
Wednesday, June 2: Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3, OT
Friday, June 4: Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3
Sunday, June 6: Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4
Wednesday, June 9: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.