PHOENIX (AP) - Dan Haren is part of the Los Angeles Angels'starting rotation after being acquired from Arizona for left-handerJoe Saunders and right-hander Rafael Rodriguez, a minor leaguepitcher and player to be named. Haren is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA in 21starts and is tied for second among National Leaguers with 141strikeouts. Saunders was 6-and-10 with a 4.62 ERA in 20 starts forthe Angels.
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez continues to sit on 599 home runsafter going 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the New York Yankees' 12-6drubbing of Kansas City yesterday. A-Rod had to leave the game inthe eighth after getting hit near his left wrist by a pitch withthe bases loaded in the eighth. Rodriguez said after the game thathe was fine, and he expects to be in the lineup when the Yanks facethe Indians in Cleveland today.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Outfielder Andre Dawson, manager WhiteyHerzog and umpire Doug Harvey gave their acceptance speeches duringtheir induction ceremony at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Dawsonmentioned steroid use in baseball during his speech, calling it "astain on the game, a stain gradually being removed." BroadcasterJon Miller received the Ford C. Frick Award, and sports writer BillMadden was honored with the Taylor G. Spink Award.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jamie McMurray held off Kevin Harvick to winthe Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday.McMurray is the third person to win both the Brickyard and Daytona500 in the same year. Greg Biffle finished third, followed by ClintBowyer and Tony Stewart. Pole-sitter Juan Pablo Montoya led for 53of 160 laps but crashed on lap 145 after losing his lead toMcMurray five laps earlier.
UNDATED (AP) - Bernhard Langer closed with a 1-over-par 72 andheld off a charging Corey Pavin (PAY'-vihn) to win the SeniorBritish Open by one stroke. Carl Pettersson shot a 3-under 67 inthe final round of the Canadian Open to claim his fourth PGA Tourvictory, besting third-round leader Dean Wilson by one shot. AndJiyai Shin birdied the 18th hole to win the Evian Masters by asingle shot over third-round leader Morgan Pressel.
