MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Denard (deh-NAHRD') Span tied a modern-erarecord with three triples and also had five RBIs to get Minnesotaback into first place in the AL Central with an 11-4 victory overDetroit. Span also had a single and a walk for the Twins, who moveda half-game ahead of the Tigers.
NEW YORK (AP) - Cliff Lee scattered eight hits and pitched histhird straight complete game to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-4victory over the New York Yankees. Lee beat the Yanks twice in lastyear's World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies, including Game 1at Yankee Stadium.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Detroit Tigers say reliever Joel Zumaya(zoo-MY'-uh) is done for the season due to a fractured right elbow.Zumaya was left writhing on the mound during Tuesday's game inMinneapolis after he threw a pitch and said later it felt "like myelbow exploded."
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - South Carolina is sitting on top of thecollege baseball world. Whit Merrifield's run-scoring single in the11th inning drove in the winning run in the Gamecocks' 2-1 win overUCLA to win the College World Series, winning two straight in thebest-of-three final.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - There won't be a third straightall-Williams women's final at Wimbledon. Five-time champion andsecond-seeded Venus Williams dropped a 6-2, 6-3 decision to82nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova (sveh-TAH'-nuh pih-RON'-kuh-vuh) butSerena Williams beat ninth-ranked Li Na (lee nah) of China 7-5, 6-3to earn a semifinals berth against Petra Kvitova (kih-VIT'-oh-vuh.
