European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 44 stars and stripes june 2007 Steven Colorado Garrett Atkins watches the flight of his double off a pitch by Bostons Josh Beckett during the fifth inning of thursdays game at Fenway Atkins also hit a grand slam in the third Rockies Wallop red sox by Jimmy Golen the associated press Boston with a Lin drive grand slam Over Fenway Parks Green Garrett Atkins might have put his slump behind i know in a Good the Rockies third baseman said thursday night after going 3for5 to help Colorado beat the bos ton red sox Ive had two bad months of but weve got four months Kaz Matsui also had three hits for the Rockies As they sent Josh Beckett 91 to his first loss of the Jeff Francis 65 pitched five shutout allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out two to win for the fifth time in six Deci i cant try to raise my Francis said of facing an unbeaten Ive just got to try to do what i do and like we score a lot of if we can score them i can get into a Beckett has won just two of his last five a Span that included two weeks on the disabled list with torn skin on his right Middle he allowed season highs of six runs and 10 with a walk and a strikeout in five innings before leaving Down it was a fun Beckett said after Tak ing his first theres no Way i take All the if youre not striking everybody you need those eight Guys behind Bostons coupled with the Yankees 71 Victory Over the Arizona Diamond trimmed the red sox Lead in the Al East to 7vz just about half of the 14v2 games new York trailed by just two weeks the red sox have lost three of four and scored two or fewer runs in seven of their last nine Atkins was hitting at the end of but Hes batted in his last 15 games to raise his average to Atkins doubled and singled in addition to his grand for two All we did was throw him and six weeks into the we had some people throwing dirt on manager Clint hurdle he is going to figure it he is starting to Fig ure it he is going to be a big part for the Rockies outscored Boston 205 to take the three game series winning for the eighth time in 11 games and improving to 3333 for the season the first time they been at since losing on april they Are 601 in their last seven and have won a franchise record four straight series on the Francis gave up singles to Jason Varitek and Coco Crisp to Start the but Jorge Julio came on and retired the next three twins storm Back in ninth inning against braves the associated press Minneapolis Johan san Tana was frustrated yet again by Minnesota missing offence As Well As his removal after seven Strong after the ninth in he was Mike Redmond rib single capped a three run rally in the ninth inning against Atlanta closer Bob ruining Tim Hudson Strong Start and lifting the twins to a 32 Victory Over the braves on thursday we won the and All we were looking said san who gave up Brian Mccanns Solo Homer in the Matt Diazs rib double in the and left trailing Atlanta lost for the ninth time in the last 12 but it sure want Hudson weve got to theres no More Well get pm tomorrow Mccann its Al most the Allstar so weve got to Start playing a Little Hudson dominated for in yielding Only two hits and leaving Rafael Soriano to record the last two outs in the eighth when he Felt a knot in the Back of his but Minnesota hit a Bunch of bouncers to scrape together a wild rally in the ninth to hand Wickman 12 his third blown save this where they placed the Ball was pretty Wickman that their Luis Castillo stroked a Lead off single past third base and advanced on Joe makers groundnut to Michael Cuddyer drove him in with a triple that rolled All the Way Down the Loftfield and Justin mor Neau reached on a chopper to first Torii Hunter hit a grounder to third and Yusnel Escobar throw Home to get Cuddyer was High for an error that allowed the tying run to then red mond ripped a single to left to end it and Complete the three game his was the Only hardhat every once in a while you hit baseball Roundup one on the Redmond this was the first time in 28 games this season Minnesota won when trailing after eight but had Hudson who threw Only 84 pitches stayed in the game the rally might not have after allowing at least five runs in four of his last five Hud son struck out walked and got 14 ground Ball outs thanks to an especially effective unlike Hudson want upset that manager Bobby Cox went to the bullpen even though neither the Pitcher nor the manager suggested the injury was at All he was and the Way our bullpen been All it was definitely the right Hud son adding it was progressively getting harder to get my Arm Dennys Reyes 11 pitched the ninth for the Victory that the twins wished could have gone to who has received More than three runs in Only four his 14 starts this after walking Only once Over the first two games of the the braves Drew three of them against but he struck out nine and gave up Only five and despite throwing 108 pitches he expressed disappoint ment with manager Ron Garden hire for not letting him take the Mound for the of course the big Zero on the scoreboard for Minnesota when he came out didst make him that the Way it has theres nothing i can i just Hope that my teammates will be Able to score runs and put pres sure on the Santana Hunters double in the second was one of the two hits off Hud Trust we were Happy when he came Hunter Ann Minnesota Mike Redmond celebrates after hitting the Gam winning single off Atlanta closer Bob Wickman during the ninth inning of thurs Days game in the twins beat the braves Castillo chopped a Ball into the dirt in front of Home plate in the second for a single when Short Stop Edgar Renteria had no that the second time this year Hes had no hitter stuff and got the Mccann to night was just what he Hes a great Yankees diamondbacks 1 Alex Rodriguez drove in two Andy Pettitte 44 breezed for eight innings and Host new York won its ninth straight Rodriguez Drew a base loaded walk in the first doubled Home a run in the third and added two he has 21 Bis in his last nine games and 68 Bis Over arizonans Doug Davis 48 Al Lowed four runs and six hits in five innings with five Angels reds 7 at Cincin Vladimir Guerreros base loaded single in the seventh inning helped los Angeles move to the Best record the franchise has had through 67 games in its Bartolo Colon 62 got the Vic tory despite trailing when he left the game after the Gary Majewski 01 gave up three runs in the seventh without recording an Brewers tigers 5 at de Ben sheets became the Sec Ond Pitcher in Milwaukee brew ers history with career helping the Brewers win a Road series for the first time since late sheets 73 up three runs and eight hits in innings with seven his strike outs Are second Only to Teddy Higuera Chad Durbin 53 lasted in allowed eight hits and gave up two padres Devil rays 1 at Justin Germano won his fifth straight decision since coming up from the minor helping san Diego re main atop the no Germano 50 allowed three hits in six walked one and struck out the 24yearold Rookie right hander has a the padres scored an unearned run off Howell 11 in the then put the game out of reach with four runs in the indians marlins 2 at Jason Stanford carried a shutout into the seventh inning in his first major league Start since Stanford 10 allowed a run and six hits while striking out seven in six plus marlins starter do Treue Willis 76 Al Lowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings while striking out cubs mariners 4 Cesar in Turis hit a two run double in the eighth and Host Chicago denied Jeff Weaver his first Victory for wingless in six Deci Sions with a Era entering the gave up 10 hits in six Strong innings and was staked to a 43 Lead heading into the but reliever Brandon Morrow 31 allowed two runs in the recording Only one out Bob Howry 33 got the final four outs for the rangers pirates 0 at Pitts Kameron Loe 26 threw eight shutout innings and Gerald Jerry and Travis Metcalf homered for which snapped a three game losing Metcalf s first major league hit was a Home run to left to Lead off the sixth off pirates starter Tom Gorzelanny the shot on the 10 pitch came during the third baseman sixth at Bat in the i i
