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BIG DIAMOND QUICK RESULTS RACE SUMMARY - JULY 15, 2011

The Station House 358-Modified Feature Finish (25 laps): MIKE GULAR, Keith Hoffman, Jeff Strunk, Rick Laubach, Billy Pauch Jr., Kevin Albert Jr., Glenn Strunk, John Willman, Gary Hager, Danny Hieber, Meme DeSantis, Andy Burkhart, Colt Harris, Michael Weinert, Chris Esposito, Nathan Klinger, Brett Gilmore, Craig Von Dohren, Blaine Bracelin Jr., Scott Miller, Dan Hineline, Brian Houseknecht, Dan Nicholas, Ray Swinehart, Sammy Piazza.

*Gular earns Anthracite Assault Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour guaranteed starting position for July 26, minimum $300 cash value

U.S.S. Achey Sportsman Feature Finish (20 laps): RAY WOODALL JR., Jared Umbenhauer, Brad Brightbill, Stephen Hughes, Corey Renninger, Mike Mammana, Daryl Dissinger, Shawn Fitzpatrick, Frank Yankowski, Doug Hendricks, Tim Fitzpatrick, Kaitie McCardle, Steve Searock IV, Wayne Witmer, Charlie Webber, Shawn Horning, Jeremy Hertzog, Mike Lisowski, Christopher Hertzog, Warren Floyd Jr., Craig Whitmoyer, Kyle Gardner, Kevin Beach Jr., Nick DeSantis, Billy Moyer Jr.

Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunner (12 laps): ELVIN BRENNAN III, Kevin Olenick, Jeremy Becker, Ryan Olenick, Jim Kost, Marc Berzowski, Ed Kuperavage, Kirby Schlappich, Jordan Quinn, Joey Brennan, Jared Siegfried, Shon Elk, Ron Bowers, Jon Schlauch, T.J. Fitzpatrick, Glenn Rowan, Don Murphy.

HOUSTON (AP) - Jeff Karstens pitched a five-hitter and Andrew McCutchen tripled and drove in two runs as the surging Pittsburgh Pirates opened the second half of the season with a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros last night. Karstens needed just 83 pitches to become the first Pirate to win five straight decisions in a season since Matt Capps in 2006.

NEW YORK (AP) - John Mayberry Jr. singled and doubled with the bases loaded to drive in five runs, Vance Worley pitched well enough and the Philadelphia Phillies got off to a strong start
after the All-Star break by beating the New York Mets 7-2 last night. Raul Ibanez contributed a home run and a diving catch in left field for the NL East leaders, who own the best record in the
majors.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Phillies have put All-Star third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list. Polanco has not played since July 4th because of inflammation in his lower back. He is 0 for 15 this month and missed Tuesday's All-Star game.

UNDATED (AP) - Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison has apologized for using an anti-gay slur to refer to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an interview with "Men's Journal." He also says his critical statements about teammates were taken out of context.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Former Eagles running back Reno Mahe (MAY'-hee) is facing a criminal theft charge in Utah. Police say Mahe and four others stole more than $15,000 in gasoline from a construction company. The Deseret News reports the 31-year-old was booked into a Salt Lake County jail on Thursday and released pending another hearing. Mahe has said he thought it was OK to take the gas and not illegal.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games
Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit 2
Cleveland 6, Baltimore 5
Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 1
Tampa Bay 9, Boston 6
Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1
Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 3
Texas 4, Seattle 0

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 13-4) at Toronto (R.Romero 7-8), 1:07 p.m.
Boston (Lackey 6-8) at Tampa Bay (Shields 8-7), 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 5-7) at Detroit (Scherzer 10-4), 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Weaver 11-4) at Oakland (Cahill 8-7), 4:10 p.m., 1st game
Cleveland (C.Carrasco 8-6) at Baltimore (Simon 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Francis 3-10) at Minnesota (Pavano 6-6), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 4-8) at Oakland (Harden 1-1), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game
Texas (C.Wilson 9-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-7), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Chicago Cubs 2, Florida 1
Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Mets 2
Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 5
Atlanta 11, Washington 1
Pittsburgh 4, Houston 0
Colorado 4, Milwaukee 0
L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 4
San Francisco 6, San Diego 1

Saturday's Games

Florida (Vazquez 5-8) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 6-4), 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 11-4) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-7), 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-9) at Houston (Norris 5-6), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 4-7) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 7-7), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 5-6) at Atlanta (Hanson 10-4), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 6-10) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 9-3), 8:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Greinke 7-3) at Colorado (Chacin 8-7), 8:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 3-1) at San Diego (Luebke 2-3), 8:35 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Matches

Colorado at Seattle FC, 4 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.