DETROIT (AP) β Anibal (AH’-nih-bahl) Sanchez’s no-hit bid was broken up when former Detroit teammate Ezequiel (eh-ZEE’-kwihl) Carrera lined a single to left with one out in the eighth inning, and the Tigers held on to beat Toronto 8-6 last night. Sanchez was trying to become the sixth pitcher to throw no-hitters in the AL and NL. Sanchez pitched a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins in 2006.
NEW YORK (AP) β Brain McCann hit a three-run homer in the 12th inning, rallying the New York Yankees for a second time and giving them a dramatic 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Mark Teixeira (teh-SHEHR’-uh) hit a tying three-run homer in the eighth against Kevin Jepsen, then had an RBI single in the 12th for the AL East-leading Yanks.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)β Josh Hamilton had a double in three at-bats for Texas as the Rangers lost to the L.A. Angels 8-2. It was Hamilton’s first game against L.A. since the abrupt April 27th trade that sent the former five-time All-Star back to Texas after two injury-plagued seasons in Los Angeles.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. (AP) β Jhonattan Vegas shot a 5-under 65 to tie Scott Langley for the 36-hole lead at the Greenbrier Classic at 9-under par. But it’s really anybody’s tournament as 23 golfers start the weekend within three shots of the lead, including seven at 8 under.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)β The third place game of the Women’s World Cup is today in Edmonton where Germany plays England. On Sunday in Vancouver, the U.S. hopes to turn the tables on Japan when Team USA plays in the title game in a rematch of the championship four years ago won by the Japanese on penalty kicks.
