be time to consider changing the venue for the Sprint All-Star Race. With the current format of four 20-lap segments and a 10 -lap shootout, a shorter track such as Bristol Motor Speedway or Richmond International Raceway might allow more drivers to
support averages in the NL at 3.02 but didn't help himself Wednesday by giving up five runs to Cleveland in five innings of a 10 -4 loss. "You have to go out there and execute pitches," Hamels said. "I wasn't able to do that early on." Hamels
will try to build on his first win in five outings. He struck out a season-high 10 and gave up two runs over six innings in a 10 -6 victory over San Francisco on Tuesday. In his previous start, he allowed three runs over six innings to Tampa Bay but Toronto
Quincy Pondexter made a baseline cut for a layup off Darrell Arthur 's pass, then hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a 10 -0 burst. Jerryd Bayless ' two-handed, fast-break dunk off a steal got the Grizzlies within 62-56 with 3:43 left in
straight time. And maybe they got under his skin a bit, too. Lohse (1-5) called baseball a ''stupid game'' and bemoaned a '' 10 -hopper up the middle'' by Yadier Molina that drove in the Cardinals' first run. He exchanged words with St. Louis third
drove in three runs for the Rockies, who beat the Giants for the second straight time after snapping a 10 -game losing streak to them with a 10 -9 win one night earlier. Lincecum (3-3) committed a costly throwing error that led to a three-run
in his major league debut Tuesday, throwing five scoreless innings before giving up four runs and leaving after the sixth of a 10 -4 win over the New York Mets. The left-hander is the latest rookie to get the ball for St. Louis. Shelby Miller is 5-2
strong starts, but his next outing didn't go well. The left-hander allowed a season-high seven runs over five innings of a 10 -1 loss to Atlanta on Monday. "He didn't make the pitches he needed to make,'' manager Kirk Gibson said. Miley, though
green in two almost all day, I need to go for it.'' Nordqvist had a run of five birdies starting on the third hole and added a 10 -foot eagle putt on the par-5 13th hole. Nordqvist, who did have one bogey, holed a par-saving bunker shot from some
start in eight tries, Gee (2-5, 6.13) is just hoping to get on track. The right-hander's woes continued Tuesday in a 10 -4 loss at St. Louis, surrendering six runs, nine hits and three walks over four innings. "I don't know what's going