Aiken Warriors seeking

tournament donations

The Aiken Warriors' 13U and 15U basketball teams, qualifiers for the National AAU basketball tournament in Hampton, Va., request donations for the upcoming event. The Warriors also guide young men with sessions such as gang intervention, tutoring, and counseling. Please make any donations and/or contributions to Aiken Warriors at 80 Weyanoke Ct., Aiken, SC 29803. For more information, contact Curtis Jenkins at 295-2376.

Aiken High School swim team holding signups Sunday

Signups for the 2009 Aiken High School swim team will be held tomorrow from 3-5 p.m. at the Fermata Club. This will be a time to meet the coaches and receive all necessary paperwork including physical forms. Orders for suits and other team gear will be taken on this day as well. Conditioning will begin Monday. Contact Amy Hardy at 648-6575 or Cindy Abshire at 648-0179 with questions.

South Aiken Swim Team holding signups Thursday

Signups for the 2009 South Aiken High School swim team will be held Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Fermata Club. This will be the time to receive all necessary paperwork including physical forms. Orders for suits and other team gear will be taken on this day as well. If you plan to swim but cannot attend this meeting, contact Mary Ann Kasraii at 642-3986 or Debbie Charlton at 648-4137.

Kenny Thomas announces specialty baseball camps

USC Aiken baseball coach Kenny Thomas will be holding his specialty camps July 13-15 and Aug. 3-5 at Citizens Park CP2 from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The camp is for athletes ages 9-15. For more information or to register, visit www.kennythomasbaseball.com or call (803) 221-2605.

Aiken Heat to hold

baseball tryouts today

The 13-and-under Aiken Heat will hold open tryouts for the new baseball season today at Stewart Field at Citizens Park from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Contact coach Jamie at (513) 602-4427 for more information.

Palmetto Kiwanis Club

to hold charity golf tourney

The Palmetto Kiwanis Club will hold a charity golf tournament on Saturday, July 25 at the Aiken Golf Club. The four-person captain's choice will begin at 9 a.m. The cost of the tournament is $50 and includes cart, green fees and lunch. For more information, call John Boyette at (803) 645-0362.

10U Palmetto Xtreme to hold open tryouts Saturday

The Palmetto Xtreme will have an open tryout Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Howard Baseball Field, located on the MVRA Baseball Complex. Contact Josh Fields at (803) 507-2768 for more information.

GA-SC Bulls to hold

ProXtreme camp

The GA-SC Bulls 2009 ProXtreme Soccer Camp will be for ages 5-17 and will be held in North Augusta at the Hammond's Ferry Soccer Complex July 26-29. The sessions will feature professional soccer players from MLS, WPS, and USL soccer teams, including former South Aiken High School standout Mike Gustavson. Check-in for Sunday's session will begin at 2 p.m. - which will follow with the actual session from 3-6 p.m. Sessions from Monday-Wednesday will be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration fee for camp is $150. The second player in the household will receives a $15 discount. A military discount is also available. The first 100 players to register for the camp will be entered into a raffle for an autographed WPS Boston Breakers jersey. All campers need to bring their own water bottle, light snack and lunch. For more information, visit www.ga-scbulls.com.

Tour de France

Saturday

At Saint-Girons, France

Eighth Stage

109.7-mile high mountain stage from La Vella, Andorra to Saint-Girons

1. Luis Leon Sanchez, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 4 hours, 31 minutes, 50 seconds.

2. Sandy Casar, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.

3. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time.

4. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia, AG2R-La Mondiale, 3 seconds behind.

5. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 1:54 behind.

6. Christophe Riblon, France, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time.

7. Peter Velits, Slovakia, Team Milram, same time.

8. Sebastien Minard, France, Cofidis, same time.

9. Jeremy Roy, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.

10. Thomas Voeckler, France, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, same time.

11. Alexandre Botcharov, Russia, Team Katusha, same time

12. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Quick Step, same time.

13. Christian Knees, Germany, Team Milram, same time.

14. Kurt-Asle Arvesen, Norway, Team Saxo Bank, same time.

15. Grischa Niermann, Germany, Rabobank, same time.

16. Pierre Rolland, France, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, same time.

17. Brice Feillu, France, Agritubel, same time.

18. Juan Antonio Flecha, Spain, Rabobank, same time.

19. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, same time.

20. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, same time.

Also

28. Rinaldo Nocentini, Italy, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time.

31. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, same time.

32. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia-HTC, same time.

33. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time.

38. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, same time.

65. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 8:12.

138. Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 23:02.

152. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time.

Overall Standings

(After eight stages)

1. Rinaldo Nocentini, Italy, AG2R-La Mondiale, 30:18:16.

2. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, :06.

3. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, :08.

4. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, :39.

5. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, :46.

6. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, :54.

7. Tony Martin, Germany, Team Columbia-High Road, 1:00.

8. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:24.

9. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 1:49.

10. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, 1:54.

11. Luis Leon Sanchez, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 2:16.

12. Maxime Montfort, Belgium, Team Columbia-High Road, 2:21.

13. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 2:25.

14. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 2:40.

15. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia, AG2R-La Mondiale, 2:45.

16. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Cervelo Test Team, 2:52.

17. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 3:02.

18. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 3:07.

19. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia-HTC, 3:16.

20. Christophe Riblon, France, AG2R-La Mondiale, 3:20.

Also

29. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia-HTC, 5:25.

44. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 11:36.

165. Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:02:09.

168. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:05:19.

Dollar General 300

Friday

At Chicagoland Speedway

Joliet, Ill.

Lap length: 1.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (3) Joey Logano, Toyota, 200 laps, 146.9 rating, 195 points, $82,270.

2. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 129.8, 175, $60,275.

3. (2) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 200, 119.5, 170, $53,550.

4. (12) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 200, 103.6, 160, $47,318.

5. (10) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 108.2, 155, $33,625.

6. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 114.7, 155, $35,525.

7. (17) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, 106, 151, $28,675.

8. (13) David Reutimann, Toyota, 200, 100.7, 142, $27,625.

9. (15) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 200, 93.7, 143, $37,603.

10. (9) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 200, 96.2, 134, $33,193.

11. (16) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 86.8, 130, $25,925.

12. (8) Trevor Bayne, Toyota, 199, 87, 127, $31,093.

13. (25) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 199, 79.8, 124, $30,943.

14. (11) Paul Menard, Ford, 198, 87.6, 121, $23,565.

15. (26) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 198, 72, 118, $29,598.

16. (21) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 198, 76.5, 115, $29,613.

17. (18) Michael Annett, Toyota, 198, 75.7, 112, $29,478.

18. (14) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 197, 81.7, 109, $28,818.

19. (35) Jason Keller, Ford, 197, 71, 106, $28,608.

20. (30) Scott Lagasse Jr., Toyota, 197, 72.1, 103, $29,548.

21. (22) John Wes Townley, Ford, 197, 56.5, 100, $28,288.

22. (4) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 197, 93.9, 102, $22,460.

23. (34) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 196, 68.1, 94, $28,443.

24. (24) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 196, 64.4, 91, $27,933.

25. (39) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 196, 54.1, 88, $27,948.

26. (29) Shelby Howard, Chevrolet, 196, 62.7, 85, $27,688.

27. (37) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 196, 47.9, 82, $27,578.

28. (41) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 195, 47.8, 79, $27,458.

29. (23) Danny O'Quinn Jr., Chevrolet, 194, 51.7, 76, $27,308.

30. (27) Dennis Setzer, Dodge, 194, 48.6, 73, $27,498.

31. (38) Eric McClure, Ford, 194, 44.3, 70, $27,063.

32. (40) Matthew Carter, Ford, 189, 36.7, 67, $26,953.

33. (42) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 185, 33.5, 64, $26,843.

34. (5) David Ragan, Ford, 107, 45.6, 61, $20,715.

35. (43) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, steering, 92, 47, 58, $20,155.

36. (36) Derrike Cope, Dodge, ignition, 24, 41.6, 55, $20,045.

37. (31) Casey Atwood, Chevrolet, overheating, 19, 37.6, 52, $26,398.

38. (33) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, engine, 19, 42.7, 49, $19,870.

39. (32) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, rear end, 15, 32.5, 46, $19,740.

40. (7) Kelly Bires, Toyota, transmission, 8, 36.9, 43, $26,098.

41. (19) Terry Cook, Chevrolet, vibration, 6, 31.9, 40, $19,520.

42. (20) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, vibration, 2, 31.4, 37, $19,340.

43. (28) Mark Green, Chevrolet, ignition, 1, 29.8, 34, $19,212.

Race Statistics

Winner's Average Speed: 147.340 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 10 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 2.619 seconds.

Caution Flags: 2 for 11 laps.

Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-17; J.Logano 18-51; B.Vickers 52; R.Newman 53-57; J.Logano 58-93; K.Busch 94-151; B.Vickers 152; G.Biffle 153; M.Bliss 154; K.Busch 155-174; J.Logano 175-200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Logano, 3 times for 96 laps; K.Busch, 2 times for 78 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 17 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 5 laps; B.Vickers, 2 times for 2 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Bliss, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 10 in Points: 1. K.Busch, 2,931. 2. C.Edwards, 2,739. 3. Bra.Keselowski, 2,597. 4. J.Leffler, 2,527. 5. J.Logano, 2,395. 6. J.Allgaier, 2,140. 7. M.Bliss, 2,129. 8. B.Gaughan, 2,080. 9. S.Wallace, 2,065. 10. J.Keller, 2,013.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula

A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

U.S. Women's Open

Saturday

At Saucon Valley Country Club, Old Course

Bethlehem, Pa.

Purse: $3.25 million

Yardage: 6,740; Par: 71

Third Round

(a-amateur)

Cristie Kerr 69-70-72--211

Eun Hee Ji 71-72-70--213

Teresa Lu 76-69-70--215

Jean Reynolds 69-72-74--215

Candie Kung 71-77-68--216

Hee Young Park 70-74-72--216

In-Kyung Kim 72-72-72--216

Kyeong Bae 75-73-69--217

Suzann Pettersen 74-71-72--217

Brittany Lincicome 72-72-73--217

Morgan Pressel 74-75-69--218

Sun Ju Ahn 75-71-72--218

Sun Young Yoo 72-74-72--218

Song-Hee Kim 74-69-75--218

Giulia Sergas 75-67-76--218

Na Yeon Choi 68-74-76--218

Anna Grzebien 73-77-69--219

Ai Miyazato 74-74-71--219

a-Jennifer Song 72-74-73--219

Nicole Castrale 74-71-74--219

Meaghan Francella 73-72-74--219

Paula Creamer 72-68-79--219

Maria Jose Uribe 75-76-69--220

Akiko Fukushima 76-72-72--220

Louise Friberg 75-72-73--220

Laura Davies 72-75-73--220

Momoko Ueda 72-77-72--221

Lorena Ochoa 69-79-73--221

Hee-Kyung Seo 75-73-73--221

Karrie Webb 75-72-74--221

Ji Young Oh 76-71-74--221

Jimin Kang 76-71-74--221

Amy Yang 75-71-75--221

Anna Nordqvist 71-75-75--221

Lindsey Wright 74-70-77--221

Brittany Lang 75-74-73--222

a-Azahara Munoz 72-76-74--222

Hye Jung Choi 72-75-75--222

Young Kim 71-75-76--222

Kristy McPherson 71-74-77--222

a-Alexis Thompson 71-73-78--222

Juli Inkster 78-73-72--223

Misun Cho 76-74-73--223

a-Alison Lee 75-72-76--223

Jiyai Shin 72-75-76--223

Inbee Park 75-71-77--223

Sandra Gal 75-71-77--223

Maria Hernandez 74-72-77--223

Becky Morgan 75-76-73--224

Amanda Blumenherst 75-76-73--224

a-Jessica Korda 72-77-75--224

Shanshan Feng 74-74-76--224

Yuri Fudoh 73-71-80--224

He Yong Choi 77-74-74--225

a-Allie White 74-73-78--225

Meena Lee 72-79-75--226

Michele Redman 77-73-76--226

Ji Hee Lee 77-72-77--226

Stacy Prammanasudh 73-75-78--226

Karen Stupples 73-75-78--226

Cindy Lacrosse 76-75-76--227

Mika Miyazato 75-76-76--227

Stacy Lewis 78-73-76--227

a-Candace Schepperle 73-78-76--227

Allison Fouch 75-75-77--227

Christina Kim 72-76-79--227

Haeji Kang 73-78-77--228

Carolina Llano 73-77-78--228

Jennie Lee 75-76-78--229

Karine Icher 76-74-79--229

Mina Harigae 77-72-80--229

Lisa Ferrero 77-74-84--235

John Deere Classic

Saturday

At TPC Deere Run

Silvis, Ill.

Purse: $4.3 million

Yardage: 7,268; Par: 71

Second Round

Darron Stiles 64-65--129

Steve Stricker 71-61--132

Tim Petrovic 66-67--133

Jerry Kelly 69-64--133

Ryan Palmer 70-64--134

Brandt Snedeker 67-67--134

Scott Verplank 70-64--134

Lee Janzen 64-70--134

Scott McCarron 68-66--134

Greg Owen 67-67--134

Kirk Triplett 67-67--134

J.J. Henry 65-69--134

Jason Day 66-68--134

Frank Lickliter II 69-66--135

Matt Bettencourt 65-70--135

Richard S. Johnson 67-68--135

Chad Campbell 68-67--135

Dean Wilson 65-70--135

Chris Stroud 67-68--135

Jimmy Walker 71-64--135

Peter Lonard 67-69--136

Ken Duke 71-65--136

Kenny Perry 68-68--136

Spencer Levin 67-69--136

Matt Jones 68-68--136

Heath Slocum 69-67--136

Charley Hoffman 71-65--136

Todd Hamilton 68-68--136

Tommy Gainey 69-67--136

Webb Simpson 68-69--137

Jason Bohn 67-70--137

Brian Davis 67-70--137

Garrett Willis 69-68--137

Mathias Gronberg 67-70--137

Mark Brooks 69-68--137

Johnson Wagner 70-67--137

Pat Perez 69-68--137

Mark Calcavecchia 68-69--137

Kyle Stanley 71-66--137

Zach Johnson 69-68--137

D.J. Trahan 71-66--137

Cameron Beckman 71-66--137

Aaron Baddeley 68-69--137

Daniel Chopra 67-70--137

Kevin Streelman 70-67--137

Jason Dufner 71-66--137

Bryce Molder 69-69--138

Marc Leishman 68-70--138

Ted Purdy 68-70--138

George McNeill 67-71--138

Robert Garrigus 68-70--138

Matthew Borchert 66-72--138

David Mathis 69-69--138

Jay Williamson 70-68--138

Ryan Moore 71-67--138

Chris Riley 71-67--138

Bart Bryant 69-69--138

Carl Pettersson 70-68--138

Davis Love III 70-68--138

Charles Howell III 69-69--138

Steve Elkington 69-69--138

Brett Quigley 69-69--138

Roland Thatcher 70-68--138

Jack Newman 71-67--138

Casey Wittenberg 72-66--138

Made cut, but did not qualify

for weekend play

Bo Van Pelt 69-70--139

Scott Piercy 72-67--139

Michael Bradley 72-67--139

Derek Fathauer 72-67--139

John Senden 70-69--139

Bob Estes 70-69--139

Dicky Pride 66-73--139

Rich Beem 70-69--139

Matt Kuchar 71-68--139

Steve Marino 71-68--139

Harrison Frazar 71-68--139

Charles Warren 72-67--139

Eric Axley 73-66--139

Lucas Glover 69-70--139

Andrew Ruthkoski 68-71--139

Failed To Qualify

Ricky Barnes 69-71--140

Joe Ogilvie 71-69--140

Kevin Sutherland 69-71--140

Marc Turnesa 70-70--140

Bob Tway 68-72--140

Jeff Quinney 68-72--140

David Berganio, Jr. 68-72--140

Vaughn Taylor 71-69--140

Bill Lunde 72-68--140

Tom Lehman 72-68--140

Greg Chalmers 72-68--140

Danny Lee 70-70--140

Kris Blanks 70-70--140

Jeff Klauk 68-73--141

Cliff Kresge 67-74--141

Briny Baird 68-73--141

Stephen Leaney 72-69--141

Brian Bateman 72-69--141

Leif Olson 74-67--141

Mike Van Sickle 70-71--141

Brian Vranesh 70-71--141

Mark Hensby 72-69--141

David Duval 75-66--141

Jason Gore 75-66--141

Scott Sterling 73-68--141

Charlie Wi 73-69--142

Tag Ridings 73-69--142

Troy Matteson 74-68--142

Glen Day 72-70--142

Guy Boros 71-71--142

David Toms 71-71--142

Patrick Sheehan 68-74--142

Gary Woodland 72-70--142

Brad Adamonis 71-71--142

Bob Heintz 71-71--142

Bill Haas 75-67--142

Jeff Maggert 72-70--142

Matt Weibring 73-69--142

J.L. Lewis 67-76--143

Chez Reavie 74-69--143

Scott Gutschewski 73-70--143

Kevin Stadler 72-72--144

Nathan Green 70-74--144

Woody Austin 73-71--144

Troy Kelly 75-69--144

Peter Tomasulo 70-74--144

James Driscoll 75-69--144

Brendon de Jonge 76-68--144

Wil Collins 72-72--144

Zack Sucher 73-71--144

Philip Francis 73-71--144

Jonathan Kaye 76-69--145

Steve Allan 70-75--145

Colt Knost 71-74--145

Joel Kribel 74-71--145

Brady Schnell 70-75--145

J.P. Hayes 74-71--145

Mark Wilson 75-70--145

Rick Price 77-68--145

D.A. Points 71-75--146

Brandt Jobe 73-73--146

Arjun Atwal 73-74--147

Joe Durant 76-71--147

Notah Begay III 73-75--148

Shaun Micheel 75-73--148

Brad Faxon 77-71--148

Tyler Aldridge 73-76--149

Robert Gamez 74-75--149

Nicholas Thompson 74-75--149

Brendon Todd 77-72--149

Kent Jones 76-74--150

Aaron Krueger 75-78--153

Paul Stankowski WD

James Oh WD

Aron Price WD

Friday's late game

Braves 4, Rockies 1

Atlanta Colorado

ab r h bi ab r h bi

McLoth cf 5 0 0 0 Fowler cf 4 0 1 0

Prado 1b 4 1 2 0 Barmes 2b 4 0 0 0

C.Jones 3b 4 1 1 0 Helton 1b 4 1 1 1

McCnn c 5 1 1 0 Hawpe rf 4 0 1 0

GAndrs lf 4 0 2 2 Tlwtzk ss 4 0 1 0

M.Diaz rf 3 1 0 0 Stewart 3b 3 0 0 0

Conrad 2b 4 0 1 0 Iannett c 4 0 2 0

DHrndz ss 4 0 1 2 CGnzlz lf 3 0 0 0

D.Lowe p 1 0 1 0 Jimenz p 2 0 0 0

GBlanc ph 1 0 0 0 Emree p 0 0 0 0

Acosta p 0 0 0 0 Daley p 0 0 0 0

OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0 Rincon p 0 0 0 0

RSorin p 0 0 0 0 S.Smith ph 1 0 1 0

Fogg p 0 0 0 0

Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 33 1 7 1

Atlanta 200 000 020 -- 4

Colorado 000 001 000 -- 1

E--Jimenez (2). DP--Atlanta 1, Colorado 1. LOB--Atlanta 9, Colorado 6. 2B--McCann (18), G.Anderson (14), Di.Hernandez (3), S.Smith (7). HR--Helton (10). SB--Fowler (19). S--D.Lowe.

IP H R ER BB SO

Atlanta

D.Lowe W,8-7 6 4 1 1 1 5

Acosta H,1 1 1-3 3 0 0 0 1

O'Flaherty H,9 2-3 0 0 0 0 2

R.Soriano S,11-12 1 0 0 0 0 2

Colorado

Jimenez L,6-9 6 6 2 2 1 8

Embree 2-3 1 0 0 0 0

Daley 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Rincon 1 2 2 2 2 2

Fogg 1 0 0 0 1 0

NL Standings

East Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 47 38 .553 --

Florida 45 43 .511 3.5

Atlanta 42 44 .488 5.5

New York 41 45 .477 6.5

Washington 26 60 .302 21.5

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 48 41 .539 --

Milwaukee 45 42 .517 2

Chicago 42 42 .500 3.5

Houston 43 44 .494 4

Cincinnati 42 44 .488 4.5

Pittsburgh 38 49 .437 9

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 55 32 .632 --

San Francisco 48 38 .558 6.5

Colorado 46 40 .535 8.5

Arizona 37 50 .425 18

San Diego 35 51 .407 19.5

Friday's Games

St. Louis 8, Chicago Cubs 3

Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2

Cincinnati 3, N.Y. Mets 0

L.A. Dodgers 12, Milwaukee 8, 10 innings

Houston 6, Washington 5

Atlanta 4, Colorado 1

Arizona 8, Florida 0

San Francisco 8, San Diego 0

Saturday's Games

Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 2

Milwaukee 6, L.A. Dodgers 3

Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 7

Washington 13, Houston 2

N.Y. Mets 4, Cincinnati 0

Atlanta at Colorado, late

Florida at Arizona, late

San Diego at San Francisco, late

Today's Games

St. Louis (Lohse 4-4) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 4-4), 1:05 p.m., 1st game

Cincinnati (Harang 5-8) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 6-4), 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (V.Vasquez 1-2) at Philadelphia (Happ 5-0), 1:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 6-5) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-6), 2:05 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 3-3) at Houston (Moehler 5-5), 2:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Medlen 2-3) at Colorado (Hammel 5-4), 3:10 p.m.

San Diego (Correia 5-7) at San Francisco (Zito 5-8), 4:05 p.m.

Florida (Jo.Johnson 7-2) at Arizona (D.Davis 4-8), 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 9-5) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 4-3), 8:05 p.m., 2nd game

Monday's Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday's Games

All-Star Game at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.

AL Standings

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 52 34 .605 --

New York 51 36 .586 1.5

Tampa Bay 48 40 .545 5

Toronto 44 44 .500 9

Baltimore 38 48 .442 14

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 47 39 .547 --

Chicago 45 42 .517 2.5

Minnesota 44 44 .500 4

Kansas City 37 49 .430 10

Cleveland 35 53 .398 13

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 48 37 .565 --

Texas 48 37 .565 --

Seattle 44 42 .512 4.5

Oakland 36 49 .424 12

Friday's Games

Detroit 5, Cleveland 1

Toronto 2, Baltimore 0

Boston 1, Kansas City 0

Tampa Bay 6, Oakland 0

Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 4

L.A. Angels 10, N.Y. Yankees 6

Texas 6, Seattle 4

Saturday's Games

L.A. Angels 14, N.Y. Yankees 8

Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 2

Cleveland 5, Detroit 4

Toronto at Baltimore, late

Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota 7

Kansas City at Boston, late

Texas at Seattle, late

Today's Games

Cleveland (Ohka 0-2) at Detroit (Verlander 9-4), 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Chen 0-3) at Boston (Beckett 10-3), 1:35 p.m.

Toronto (Rzepczynski 0-0) at Baltimore (Bergesen 5-3), 1:35 p.m.

Oakland (Bre.Anderson 5-7) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 6-6), 1:38 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 9-2) at Minnesota (S.Baker 6-7), 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-5) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 3-4), 3:35 p.m.

Texas (Nippert 0-0) at Seattle (Bedard 5-2), 4:10 p.m.

Monday's Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday's Games

All-Star Game at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Traded INF Jack Hannahan to Seattle for RHP Justin Souza and assigned Souza to Midland (Texas). Activated LHP Dallas Braden from the bereavement list. Optioned RHP Jeff Gray to Sacramento (PCL).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES--Optioned RHP Tommy Hanson to Myrtle Beach (Carolina). Called up RHP Luis Valdez from Gwinnett (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS--Placed C Geovany Soto on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Sam Fuld from Iowa (PCL).

COLORADO ROCKIES--Placed LHP Alan Embree on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Matt Belisle from Colorado Springs (PCL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Agreed to terms with C Dylan Child and RHP Dovydas Neverauskas.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Recalled RHP P.J. Walters from Memphis (PCL). Optioned INF Brian Barden to Memphis.

SAN DIEGO PADRES--Recalled RHP Tim Stauffer from Triple-A Portland (PCL). Outrighted INF Craig Stansberry to Portland.

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