European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 stars and s tripes july 2007 Beckett has an easy time notching 12 the associated press Josh Beckett could Start next week if san Kelvim Escobar wont be although he looks like an Beckett matched the major league Lead with his 12th getting a first inning grand slam from Coco Crisp and a Ca ree High five hits from Mike Lowell on thursday night to Lead the Boston red sox to a 154 Victory Over Tampa Bay at Fenway it was the Devil rays Lith consecutive one of Bostons major league leading six Beckett 122 would be rested and a Strong candidate to be Detroit manager Jim Ley lands Choice to Start tuesday night against the National theres some other Guys As deserving As i ill be Happy if he chooses Beckett its a whole new experience for its a very exciting Escobar 103 also won but it was too late to boost his Allstar Creden the right hander had already lost out on his second Chance to make it before he struck out eight and allowed a run and three hits Over seven innings in the los an Geles Angels 52 Victory at outside of a couple of he pitched a terrific ballgame and shut Down a lineup that has been scoring a lot of Angels manager Mike Scioscia Hes an no doubt about 40 in six starts since the begin Ning of was left off the initial Al Ros Ter released he had another Chance to make the but red sox re Liever Hideki Okajima beat out Escobar and three others in internet voting that ended thursday to determine the final Escobar plans to spend the Allstar break in Cancun with his and said that he wont go to san Francisco now if asked to be a Las minute injury replace i have they Call me to in not they will have to find somebody he no i made a Good but in not Beckett made his Case to striking out nine and allowing three runs in six in the red sox Are in Detroit this but manager Terry Francona Charles Manny Ramirez gestures toward the Boston dugout after hitting a double against Tampa Bay in the third inning thursday night at Fenway Boston beat the Devil rays said he wont lobby Leyland to make Beck Ett his he Doest need my said Franco who managed in the Allstar game in a year after Boston won the world Seim aware of How things and i dont want to be a pain in the the red sox led 60 after one 90 after two and 132 after the 15 runs and 21 hits were season Howell 13 allowed six six hits and two retiring just two of the 10 batters he faced before being chased in the first the Devil rays were swept for the third straight a fourth this weekend in Kansas City would pull them within one of the franchise record of 15 straight losses set in tigers indians 3 at Gary Carlos Guillen and Placido Polanco hit homers off turning a matchup of Allstar pitchers into a like Justin Verlander 103 gave up a Home run in the first but then settled he gave up three runs two earned and six hits while striking out seven and walking none Over seven in Sabathia 123 gave up a season High seven runs in a season Low four Al lowing 10 hits and one walk with three Yankees twins 6 at new hide i Matsui hit a tie breaking two run Homer off Pat Neshek 31 in the eighth inning and Mariano Rivera got out of a Jam in the ninth for his 424th tying John Franco for third on the career Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera also homered for new which played with out Alex Rodriguez for the first time this Rodriguez sat out with a strained left Kyle Farnsworth 11 pitched a perfect eighth before Rivera allowed Joe makers rib groundnut in the he struck out Michael Cuddyer with a runner on second for his Lith save in 13 White sox orioles 6 Takahito Ign Chi fell a single shy of the and Jer Maine Dye hit a three run Homer off Brian Burres 43 in Host Chicago highest Cor ing game of the the White sox have won eight of try ing to turn around a brutal they began the night games behind in the Al John Danks 56 lasted 6lh Al lowing five runs and seven hits while strik ing out three and walking he left after Corey Patterson hit a two run athletics mariners 2 Nick Swisher and Bobby Crosby homered to help Host Oakland win for the fourth time in six Chad Gaudin 83 allowed eight hits in innings and Alan Embree pitched the ninth for his ninth Jose Guillen had three hits and drove in a run against his former team As the Mari ners dropped to 13 under new manager John who took Over from Mike Hargrove on Miguel Batista 87 lost for the first time in a Span of eight he allowed three runs and six hits in innings with three walks and five closes on Bonds As slump ends the associated press Bronson Arroyo kept Barry Bonds four Home runs shy of Hank Aarons and Arroyo moved within 752 the Cincinnati right hander Al Lowed three runs and seven hits in innings and went deep for the third time in his career in a 63 Victory Over the san fran Cisco giants on thursday ill be surprised with every Home run i if i hit any Arroyo still at 751 had a single in three a bats off Arroyo it was Arroyo i dont think i want to see him up there five or six times a but under the circumstances having a really not being in a super pressure situation it was the crowd of gave Rookie reliever Jon Coutlangus a stand ing ovation after he got Bonds on a called third strike to end the eighth i want thinking cout Ian Gus i appreciated the i was trying not to smile and show too much Arroyo hit his third Homer off Matt Morris 75 in the second in a Solo snot with two outs that helped end the longest pitching slump of his the right hander haunt won since May going 07 in his last 10 you take your chances said who gave up six runs in six you dont want to be too Hes not the Best hitter on that but he was Able to catch one that was right there for Ken Griffey doubled Home two runs and Josh Hamilton also homered for the who took two of three for their first win Ning series in nearly a David Weathers pitched the ninth for his 16th pirates Brewers 3 Adam Laroche homered twice and Tom Gorzelanny 94 allowed three runs and five hits Over seven innings for Host Laroche hit a two run Homer in the a Solo Homer in the seventh and doubled ahead of Xavier Nadys rib single in the Laroche is 16for32 with five five homers and 11 Bis in his last eight marlins padres 2 Byung Hyun Kim 44 and four relievers combined on a three hit Ter As the right hander earned his first Victory since May 28 and vis iting Florida earned a split of the fou game series with the no West Jeremy Hermida homered and doubled and Matt Treanor had a two run Kim allowed two runs and three hits in 6va Jake Peavy 93 gave up three runs and five hits in seven innings for san cubs nationals 2 Mike Fontenot broke out of an ofor16 skid with three including the tie breaking single in the top of the and Daryle Ward added two hits and two Bis for which has won 11 of 13 and has a major league est 2110 record since june cardinals diamondbacks 2 Adam Wainwright 77 carried a five hit shutout into the eighth and Juan Encarnacion hit a three run Homer for which turned four inning ending double including one to end the game with the bases loaded As Jason Isringhausen earned his 17th mets astros 2 John Maine 104 struck out a career High nine in innings to win his fourth straight Ramon Cas filling in for suspended catch or Paul to had a two run double for the visiting braves dodgers 6 Chipper Jones homered from each Side of the plate and Jeff Francoeur also homered for visiting which split the fou game series and stayed three games behind firs place new York in the no Jones homered in the sixth to break a 66 tie and then added another leading off the Jones homers from both sides came exactly seven years to the Day of his last such two Homer against the Montreal he has accomplished the lefty righty feat six times in his Ca Brad who entered the game with a major league est Era and was trying to be come the first dodger to reach 111 since Doug Rau in gave up six runs and nine hits Over four