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GUADALAJARA, Mexico—Catriona Matthew shot her second straight 4-under 68 on
Saturday to take a three-stroke lead after the third round of the Lorena Ochoa
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42-year-old Scot who won the 2009 Womens British Open for the last of her three
LPGA Tour titles, had an 11-under 205 total at Guadalajara Country Club. “I
think Im putting the ball better this year, being more consistent,” Matthew
said. “I havent made the mistakes that I have made in the last couple of years.
More bad shots the last years. This year in general Ive been more consistent and
pitching the ball better, so makes it easier when youre on the fairway.” She
played the first 52 holes without a bogey before dropping a stroke on No. 17.
“Ive hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens and it makes it quite easy,”
Matthew said. “I havent missed a lot of greens, and dont have the pressure to
get up and down then, so hopefully I can keep it up for another day.” Norways
Suzann Pettersen (71) was second, and defending champion I.K. Kim (70) was
another stroke back along with Anna Nordqvist (73). “Im delighted to be in the
lead,” Matthew said. “I would rather be three shots in the lead rather than
three behind. I.K., Suzann and Anna all back there, all capable of coming up
from behind, so Im going to have to go out there tomorrow and shoot something in
the 60s, I think.” Last year, Kim closed with a 64 to beat Pettersen by three
strokes. “Is this a course where you can shoot a low round and come from behind,
I.K.?” Pettersen joked with Kim, who also was in the interview room. “Yeah, it
is. It is. I witnessed it last year so, no, I mean, obviously if you get going,
try to take advantage of so many par 5s. There are tough holes coming up, and
with the greens firm, you never know what its going to be, but you have to put a
good number together tomorrow.” Hall of Famer Juli Inkster, tied for the lead
after the first two rounds in the 36-player event, was 5 under after a 75. The
51-year-old Inkster is trying to become the oldest winner in LPGA Tour history.
Michelle Wie, the 2009 winner, was tied for 12th at 1 under after a 71.
Top-ranked Yani Tseng was 26th at 3 over after a 74. Tseng is coming off
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Taihu Ladies in China. The Taiwanese star has seven LPGA Tour wins this season,
including major victories in the LPGA Championship and Womens British Open, and
four other worldwide wins. She tied for 18th in 2008 in the inaugural event in
Guadalajara, tied for eighth in 2009 and was 27th last year. The tee on the
par-5 18th hole were moved up 40 yards Saturday, cutting the hole from 521 yards
to 481. “I think its good they moved it up,” Pettersen said. “I dont think youve
seen a lot of birdies there today. I dont think youve seen a lot of eagles, so I
dont think it really makes an overall difference on how the hole is played, but
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dropped by 60.PHOENIX—Arizona has designated infielder Ryan Roberts for
assignment, ending the Diamondbacks portion of the career of a popular player
known to fans as “Tat Man” for his multitude of tattoos. The team activated
shortstop John McDonald from the disabled list on Tuesday to take Roberts spot
on the roster. McDonald had been sidelined since early June with a back injury.
Teams can claim Roberts on waivers, but in the meantime the Diamondbacks have 10
days to work out a trade. Roberts said he was told that the trade was imminent,
that the talks with another team were “on the 1-yard line.” Roberts was the
teams regular third baseman in its surprising run to the NL West title a year
ago, batting .249 with 19 home runs and 65 RBIs. But his playing time diminished
this season and the team recently called up third baseman Ryan Wheeler from
Triple-A Reno. Roberts is hitting .250 with six home runs and 34 RBIs. In the
clubhouse after the move was announced, Roberts thanked the Diamondbacks and the
fans. “Thats going to be the No. 1 thing tthats going to be tough for me,”
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teammates. Ill definitely miss the fans that supported me when things were good
and when things were bad. Thats going to be the thing that hits home the most.
Four years here, building friendships knowing everybody from (team president)
Derrick Hall down to the batboys.” Roberts said his time with the Diamondbacks
moulded him into a major league player. “It gave me the chance to be the player
that I am right now,” he said. Manager Kirk Gibson remembered when Roberts,
frustrated by being sent to the minors for the umpteenth time, talked about
quitting the game. Gibson said he talked him out of it. “Hes always played hard,
to the last game hes played for us,” Gibson said. “I have the utmost respect for
him and the way he plays. I just would hope that I was just a part of what
helped him shape the way he plays. Maybe when he has a great accomplishment
someday that I can smile and know that I had an influence in a positive
direction.” ’ ’ ’
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