WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

STEELERS-REDSKINS

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Rex Grossman completed 19 of 26 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown to help the Washington Redskins beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-7 on Friday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Hoping to gain over early edge over an injured John Beck for the starting job, Grossman hit Santana Moss for an 8-yard score in the second quarter - although the drive came against Pittsburgh's second-string defense. Beck did not play. He sat out after tweaking his groin in practice last week. While the Redskins' starters played the entire first half, Pittsburgh's first-stringers were done for the game by the end of the first quarter. Backup Isaac Redman had a 22-yard touchdown run for the Steelers.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder hit back-to-back homers and Zack Greinke remained perfect at Miller Park to lift the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Braun and Fielder homered in the eighth after the Pirates had chased Greinke with two runs earlier in the inning. Milwaukee won its 10th straight at Miller Park against Pittsburgh and is a major league best 42-15 at home this year.
The 2009 AL Cy Young winner struck out nine and retired 11 straight at one point as Milwaukee maintained its four-game lead over St. Louis in the division race. Milwaukee built a 4-0 lead off Paul Maholm before the Pirates rallied, only to have Braun and Fielder answer right back.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Livan Hernandez pitched 6 2-3 strong innings and drove in two runs with a pair of singles, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 Friday
night. Hernandez (7-11) outpitched All-Star Cole Hamels to rebound from a rough outing at Colorado last Saturday. He gave up one unearned run and four hits. The streaking Phillies were coming off a franchise-best 9-1 road trip. The four-time NL East champions have a healthy lead in the division and lead the majors with a 77-41 record. Hamels lasted just five innings, his third-shortest outing this season. He allowed three runs, six hits and tied his season-high
with four walks. Hamels gave up two runs or less in 14 of his previous 15 starts.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a minor-league deal with Jack Cust. Cust, a left-handed hitting outfielder, was released by Seattle earlier this month after hitting .213 with three homers and 23 RBIs in 225 at-bats. He'll be assigned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Cust averaged 28 homers and 76 RBIs between 2007-09 for Oakland. He had a career-best 33 homers in 2008. Cust also led the AL in strikeouts in each of those three seasons. Cust is a career .242 hitter with 105 homers and 323 RBIs in 10 seasons with six teams.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Freddy Adu left Major League Soccer midway through the 2007 season.
Now, he's back ... and nearly in first place. The highly publicized 22-year-old midfielder, who had been linked to Chivas USA in his long-awaited return to the league, reversed field and decided to sign with the Philadelphia Union on Friday. The Union plucked Adu on a free transfer from Sports Lisboa e Benfica of the Portuguese First Division. His decision signifies an immediate reunion with Adu and Union manager Peter Nowak. Adu signed his professional contract with D.C. United at the age of 14 and spent three seasons with Nowak from 2004-06, including winning the MLS Cup in 2004. The Union (8-5-9) host FC Dallas (12-6-6) on Saturday night, and enter this match just one point behind the Columbus Crew (9-7-7) for first place in the Eastern Conference.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson says he wasn't about to take any lip from Kurt Busch. The two drivers confronted each other after last week's NASCAR Cup race at Pocono. They had slammed into each other on the final lap. Johnson is a five-time Cup champion, and he and Busch have had dustups in the past. Johnson said at a news conference at Watkins Glen International on Friday that he was angered by Busch's remarks as Johnson walked away following their argument in the pits. Johnson says he thought things were settled and then "the guy gets real tough" and starts "running his mouth." On Sunday, Johnson accused Busch of trying to run him down. Busch contends Johnson made the first move. Busch finished third
and Johnson fourth.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Washington 4 Philadelphia 2
Final Cincinnati 5 San Diego 3
Final Florida 2 San Francisco 1
Final Atlanta 10 Chi Cubs 4
Final Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 2
Final St. Louis 6 Colorado 1
Final Arizona 4 N-Y Mets 3
Final L.A. Dodgers 1 Houston 0, 10 Innings

Saturday's Games

Pittsburgh (Correia 12-10) at Milwaukee (Estrada 2-7), 4:10 p.m.
Washington (Lannan 8-7) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 4-7), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 3-4) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 7-10), 7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Stauffer 7-8) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 6-5), 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 10-9) at Florida (Vazquez 7-9), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 6-11) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 10-5), 7:15 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 6-9) at Arizona (D.Hudson 11-8), 8:10 p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 8-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-5), 10:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Detroit 5 Baltimore 4
Final Cleveland 3 Minnesota 2
Final Tampa Bay 5 N-Y Yankees 1
Final L.A. Angels 5 Toronto 1
Final Kansas City 5 Chi White Sox 1
Final Texas 9 Oakland 1
Final Boston 6 Seattle 4

Saturday's Games

L.A. Angels (Weaver 14-5) at Toronto (R.Romero 10-9), 1:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 10-7) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 2-4), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (C.Lewis 10-8) at Oakland (Cahill 9-10), 4:10 p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 11-7) at Baltimore (Guthrie 5-15), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 8-10) at Cleveland (Tomlin 11-5), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Hochevar 8-8) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 5-5), 7:10 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 9-4) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-10), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON

Final Detroit 34 Cincinnati 3
Final Miami 28 Atlanta 23
Final Washington 16 Pittsburgh 7
Final New Orleans 24 San Francisco 3
Final Tampa Bay 25 Kansas City 0