Orlando Hernandez has pitched like an ace all season. If the New York Mets can get Carlos Delgado going, too, they might wind up pulling away from the rest of the NL East again. Hernandez tossed seven sharp innings and Delgado finally came through with a big hit, sending New York to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Tim Wakefield’s wakeup call came several years ago. To keep pitching he needed to work on more than just his baffling knuckleball. His body needed attention, too. And that’s why at age 41, he’s having one of his best seasons. He allowed just three hits over seven scoreless innings Saturday, joining teammate Josh Beckett as the only 16-game winners in the majors, and leading the surging Boston Red Sox…
Damon Huard, who has spent his career backing up some of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, is finally No. 1. Coach Herm Edwards said Saturday the 11-year veteran will start for the Kansas City Chiefs. Huard hadn’t started a game since 2000 but went 5-3 last season after Trent Green was injured in the season opener.
Green Day went wire-to-wire to win the $724,770 Yonkers Trot on Saturday night. Green Day, with driver Catello Manzi, covered the one mile in 1 minute, 56 seconds and returned $14, $5.70 and $3.40. Up Front Larry was second and returned $6.80 and $4.10 and Adrian Chip finished third and returned $2.10.
Bai and Bai won the $125,000 Solana Beach Handicap for fillies and mares Saturday at Del Mar, holding off Spenditallbaby under jockey Aaron Gryder for a 1 1/2 -length victory. Fourth on the backstretch, the 4-year-old filly trained by Craig Dollase caught early leader Star Voyager approaching the sixteenth pole and pulled away for the win, covering one mile on turf in 1:34.28.
When Street Sense hit the top of the stretch in the $1 million Travers Stakes, it looked like the race was over. It was just beginning. Instead of pulling away from his less-than accomplished rivals, Street Sense found himself hooked up in a stretchlong duel with Grasshopper before prevailing by a half-length on a hot and steamy Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.
James Posey and the Celtics have agreed to terms of a deal that will bring the former Miami Heat forward to Boston. “He was a free agent,” team spokesman Jeff Twiss said Sunday. “He was available to be signed and he decided to sign with us.” Twiss did not disclose details of the agreement with the 30-year-old, who also played for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Ken Griffey Jr. was never happier to give a bat away. Griffey drove in four runs and hit career homer No. 591, then put the bat aside as a remembrance of the Cincinnati Reds’ fifth straight victory, 11-7 over the Florida Marlins on Saturday night. Once the game ended, the bat was in Davey Concepcion’s hands.
Orlando Hernandez has pitched like an ace all season. If the New York Mets can get Carlos Delgado going, too, they might wind up pulling away from the rest of the NL East again. Hernandez tossed seven sharp innings and Delgado finally came through with a big hit, sending New York to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Tim Wakefield’s wakeup call came several years ago. To keep pitching he needed to work on more than just his baffling knuckleball. His body needed attention, too. And that’s why at age 41, he’s having one of his best seasons. He allowed just three hits over seven scoreless innings Saturday, joining teammate Josh Beckett as the only 16-game winners in the majors, and leading the surging Boston Red Sox…
