WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Phillies are the NL's wild card leaders
after a 9-3 win over San Francisco last night. Roy Oswalt pitched
seven sharp innings, while Placido Polanco had four hits. The
Phillies took a one-game lead over San Francisco in the NL
wild-card race. The two-time NL champions remain 2 1/2 games behind
Atlanta in the East.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies All-Star second baseman Chase Utley
has been activated from the disabled list, less than seven weeks
after he had thumb surgery. Utley was 0 for 5 in his return last
night. To make room for Utley, Greg Dobbs was designated for
assignment. Dobbs was hitting .191 with four homers and 14 RBIs in
76 games.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Phillies manager Charlie Manuel says All-Star
first baseman Ryan Howard is "getting close" to returning. Howard
has been sidelined with a left ankle strain.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Florida's Ricky Nolasco pitched six shutout
innings and the Marlins snapped a four-game losing streak with a
6-0 win over the Pirates last night. Jose Tabata and Pedro Alvarez
each had two hits for Pittsburgh, which has lost eight of nine and
was shut out for the 13th time this season.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Brian Westbrook was greeted by loud
applause from 49ers fans attending the team's open practice
yesterday as he trotted onto the field for the first workout with
his new team. Westbrook signed a one-year deal with the 49ers on
Monday. The former Philadelphia Eagles star took part in individual
drills and did some light running.

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) - Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger says there
is no timetable to start skating following minor surgery on his
right knee earlier this month. Pronger didn't say if he would be
ready during training camp or by the start of the season in
October. Pronger says he's in "no hurry" to return and wants to
make sure the leg is 100 percent before hitting the ice.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State's offensive line has some
familiar names in new places, plus plenty of question marks. Stefen
Wisniewski, though, figures to provide a calming influence for
coach Joe Paterno's front five. The third-year starter has shifted
from center, where he took first-team conference honors last
season, back to right guard, where he was a second-teamer in 2008.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 2
Seattle 4, Baltimore 0
Boston 6, L.A. Angels 0
Tampa Bay 10, Texas 1
Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 6, 10 innings
Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Oakland 6, Toronto 2
Wednesday's Games
Texas (D.Holland 2-1) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 10-11), 1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Rzepczynski 1-1) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 10-8), 3:35
p.m.
Detroit (Bonderman 6-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Moseley 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Pauley 1-4) at Baltimore (Guthrie 7-11), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-10) at Boston (Lackey 10-7), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 8-9) at Minnesota (Liriano 11-7), 8:10
p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 11-10) at Kansas City (Chen 7-6), 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday's Games
Florida 6, Pittsburgh 0
Philadelphia 9, San Francisco 3
Atlanta 10, Washington 2
Houston 4, N.Y. Mets 3
San Diego 1, Chicago Cubs 0
Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 2
Cincinnati 6, Arizona 2
Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 9-9) at St. Louis (Wainwright 17-6), 2:15
p.m.
San Diego (Richard 10-5) at Chicago Cubs (Coleman 0-0), 2:20
p.m.
Florida (Jo.Johnson 10-5) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 1-9), 7:05
p.m.
San Francisco (M.Cain 9-9) at Philadelphia (Blanton 4-6), 7:05
p.m.
Washington (L.Hernandez 8-8) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 14-5), 7:10
p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 8-5) at Houston (Myers 8-7), 8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Volquez 3-1) at Arizona (R.Lopez 5-11), 9:40 p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 8-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 8-11), 10:10 p.m.

WNBA
Tuesday's Games
Chicago 84, Atlanta 79
Connecticut 90, Tulsa 62
New York 78, Indiana 57
Washington 76, San Antonio 66
Seattle 68, Minnesota 64
Phoenix 90, Los Angeles 84
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled

MLS
Wednesday's Game
New England at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.