OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) β Brandon Moss hit a grand slam and the Oakland Athletics gave Jeff Samardzija (suh-MAHR’-juh) more run support y than he’s had all season in a 13-1 rout of the Houston Astros. Jed Lowrie had three hits and drove in a run for the A’s, who have the best record in baseball at 63-38.
TORONTO (AP) β Marcus Stroman and two relievers combined on a one-hitter, Juan Francisco drove in four runs and came within a double of the cycle and the Blue Jays blanked the Red Sox 8-0. Stroman’s no-hit bid ended when Shane Victorino blooped a single to center to lead off the seventh.
HOUSTON (AP) β Former baseball star Chuck Knoblauch (NAHB’-lahk) has been charged with misdemeanor assault after authorities in Houston say he hit and pushed his ex-wife. Knoblauch was released on $10,000 bond. His first court date is set for July 30. The four-time All-Star previously served a year of probation after being convicted of hitting his previous wife in 2010.
LOS ANGELES (AP) β Blake Griffin has withdrawn from playing for the U.S. national basketball team this summer. The Los Angeles Clippers star was one of 19 players selected to the roster from which the World Cup team will be chosen, but says he’d prefer to concentrate on the upcoming NBA season.
MONTREAL (AP) β Tim Petrovic (peh-TROH’-vihk) and Michael Putnam shared the first-round lead in the Canadian Open after firing 6-under 64 at rain-softened Royal Montreal. The 47-year-old Petrovic was the last player to get in the field, grabbing a spot when Benjamin Alvarado withdrew Tuesday.
