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PHILADELPHIA —Hunter Pence let the lead slip away with one big bobble out in
right. Nate Washington Jersey . He atoned for his
error an inning later with one big homer to left. Pence redeemed himself for a
ninth-inning misplay by hitting his second home run of the game, a solo shot in
the 10th that lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros 4-3
Tuesday. Pence connected off former Philadelphia closer Brett Myers (0-1) with
one out to give the Phillies their first three-game winning streak of the
season. He was mobbed at the plate in celebration by his easily forgiving
teammates while his fielding gaffe was filed to the blooper reel. Pences error
in right field while trying to make a throw home allowed Houston to tie it with
two outs in the ninth. “I felt horrible that it happened,” Pence said. “The team
really picked me up.” The NL East champions ended a dubious drought with Pences
ninth homer of the season. This was the longest stretch of games (37) into a
season without a three-game win streak for the Phillies since 1971, when they
needed 51 games. “Ive never had a hitter like Hunter,” manager Charlie Manuel
said, “but hes a good one.” Chad Qualls failed to hold a 3-1 lead in the ninth
and kept Cliff Lee winless in five starts this season. Lee allowed one run and
struck out 10 over eight strong innings. Jake Diekman tossed 1 1-3 scoreless
innings to win his major league debut. Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon was
shut down for a day after pitching in back-to-back games. That opened the door
for a Houston rally against a scuffling bullpen. Carlos Lee hit an RBI single
off Qualls to cut it to 3-2. Pinch runner Brian Bogusevic kept the rally going
when he stole second. J.D Martinez hit a liner to right and got the hold sign at
third. Pence let the ball slip out of his hand as he was preparing to throw and
Bogusevic sprinted home for the tying run. “I was charging it hard and I really
cant tell you how it came out of my hand,” Pence said. “I was trying to fire it
as hard as I could.” Jason Castro then doubled to chase Qualls and put runners
on second and third. Qualls was booed off the mound for the blown save and
wasting Lees fantastic effort. Diekman struck out Marwin Gonzalez to end the
inning and was rewarded with the victory. Brian Schneider also homered for the
Phillies, who won for the fourth time in five games and swept the two-game
series. Astros manager Brad Mills gambled bringing in Myers for the 10th in a
tie game. “Coming into a tie ballgame on the road, I was prepared but, it just
baffled me a little bit,” Myers said. “I can just go out there and do my job.
Thats all I can do when called upon.” Mills said Myers was warmed up and wanted
to pitch. It was hard to believe the game came down to a closer the way Lee
pitched. Lee walked only one and allowed one run in his second start since
straining his left oblique. The Phillies had lost all four of Lees starts,
including two one-run defeats. Lee was clearly a tough-luck loser. He entered
with a 1.68 ERA since June 1 of last season. Schneiders two-run shot in the
second and Pences solo homer in the sixth were nearly enough to get Lee back in
the win column. The lefty was never in any serious trouble and showed no signs
of being slowed down by the injury that put him on the 15-day disabled list. Lee
threw 10 scoreless innings on April 18 in a 1-0 loss to the Giants in 11
innings, but landed on the DL a few days later. Matt Downs hit a solo homer off
Lee in the seventh. Citizens Bank Park was pounded all morning by rain and the
tarp was on the field until just before the first pitch. The stadium was maybe
half full for Lees first pitch and there were thousands of empty seats scattered
across the park all game. Still, the Phillies announced a crowd of 43,781 for
their 222nd straight sellout. Houstons Jordan Lyles, recalled from Triple-A
Oklahoma City, was betrayed by his defence in the second inning. After a runner
reached on a throwing error, Schneider pulled his first homer of the season into
the right field seats for a 2-0 lead. Manuel was ejected by plate umpire Bob
Davidson in the eighth. Manuel and Davidson argued nose to nose and exchanged
profanities to the delight of the crowd chanting “Charlie! Charlie!” Manuel
thought a ball had been foul tipped. “I dont even want to talk about that,”
Manuel said. NOTES: Tennis great Billie Jean King threw out the first pitch. ...
Lee collided with umpire Hunter Wendelstedt in the first while trying to make a
play on a base hit. Both were briefly down. ... Lyles made the start for
Kyle Weiland, who had arthroscopic surgery for an infection in his right
shoulder. The Astros optioned RHP David Carpenter to Oklahoma City to make room
for Lyles. Kendall Wright Jersey . Italys Alessandra
Sensini has won the silver and Britains Bryony Shaw scored bronze. The
29-year-old Chinese sailor with a silver medal from Athens stunned rivals with
three straight wins followed by two third places in the 10-race opening series,
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. —Ricky Santoss stay with the Toronto Argonauts was a short one. Jake Locker Jersey . It will be the second
time that the 25-year-old will serve as team captain in his international
career, also doing the honours on the 2010 World Championships team. The
Indianapolis native, acquired by the Blue Jackets on Feb. Rob Bironas Jersey . An internet video showed
Valverde putting his glove, with the ball in it, to his mouth before delivering
a 1-2 pitch to Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco.LONDON—Two members of the Force
India team have decided to leave Bahrain, one of whom who was in a team vehicle
that was briefly delayed by a firebomb a day earlier. The firebomb exploded on
Wednesday night in Bahrains capital Manama, causing a Force India van with four
team members to be delayed in traffic on its way from the Bahrain Grand Prix
circuit back to its hotel. No one in the vehicle was hurt and none of the four
passengers were Formula One drivers, Force India spokesman Will Hings told The
Associated Press by telephone from Manama on Thursday. “We were not the target.
We just happened upon an incident that was ahead of us, a disruption in the
road,” Hings said. “Nobody was hurt from our team. We were not targeted directly
by Molotov cocktails.” Hings said the four team members were back at the track
on Thursday, but later told the AP that one of them was leaving the country and
heading back to Europe. Hings said another member of the team who was not in the
delayed vehicle was also leaving. “I wont be giving any details of their
positions or names … they were just people working for the team,” Hings said.
“I cant give you any more information other than that theyre returning home out
of their free choice.” Demonstrators in Bahrain have increasingly used firebombs
against security forces during the near daily clashes. But Hings declined to
comment on whether the team was worried about safety. “Weve always taken our
direction from the FIA. Im sure theyre continuing to monitor the situation in
Bahrain,” Hings said. “We take our guidance from them.” The Bahrain
International Circuit said the incident involving the Force India vehicle was
caused by “illegal protesters acting violently towards police.” “During this
incident a Molotov cocktail landed in the vicinity of their vehicle,” the BIC
said in a statement. “After approximately two minutes, the route was cleared and
the vehicle carried on its journey.” The government said on Thursday “a number
of rioters and vandals” were arrested. The Bahrain GP was cancelled last year
due to anti-government protests that left nearly 50 dead. But last week, F1 boss
Bernie Ecclestone declared the Gulf kingdom safe and decided to go ahead with
this weeks race. “The BIC would like to reiterate its confidence in the relevant
Bahrain authorities in their aability to deal with such isolated incidents and
can confirm that all the usual precautions are being taken around the track to
ensure the level of security is maintained,” the circuit said. Matt Hasselbeck Jersey. Most drivers
sidestepped questions on the security issue on Thursday, saying they were simply
following the advice of the teams and the FIA that it would be safe to race in
Bahrain. But Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel said concerns about driver security
following the Force India incident were overblown. “Outside of the paddock,
maybe there is a risk, but I think there is a risk everywhere we go,” Vettel
said. “When we go to Brazil, its not really the place you want to be as well,
and it depends on the area, too. Its not a big problem and Ill be happy once we
start testing on Friday because then we can worry about the stuff that really
matters—tire temperatures and cars. I dont think its that bad. I think its a
lot of hype.” Force Indias German driver Niko Hulkenberg, though, criticized the
violence of the protesters. “Its obviously not right that that sort of stuff
happens,” he said. “Were here to race, the Formula One business is entertainment
and these sort of things shouldnt really be happening to us. Its difficult to
say whether its right or not. I dont really know from my position as a Formula
One driver, but it shouldnt really be happening should it? Its not good that we
have to worry about it, but thats the way it is now and I hope its going to be
calm for the rest of the week.” On Wednesday, security forces fired stun
grenades at anti-government protesters who swarmed into a cultural exhibition
for the race, setting off street battles and sending visitors fleeing for cover.
The demonstration was the most direct attempt by Shiite-led protesters to bring
their demands for an end to the near monopoly on power by the island nations
Sunni monarchy into events linked to Sundays race. Race organizers have insisted
it will be safe, and blamed extremist groups using “scare-mongering tactics” for
raising doubts about the race. But protesters argue that the race gives greater
international legitimacy to the monarchy and its crackdowns, which rights
activists claim have included waves of arrests in the past week. On the track,
teams will be practicing on Friday and Saturday before qualifying later
Saturday. The race is scheduled for Sunday. ’ ’ ’
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