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Lamb
has rough day in Ranger catching debut
ARLINGTON
(AP) — Mike Lamb didn’t have much fun in his first major
league start as a catcher.
He
had a passed ball, failed to block three wild pitches by starter
Dave Burba, allowed two steals and failed to come up with a throw
Thursday during the Texas Rangers’ 11-9 win over the Toronto
Blue Jays.
Attempting
to become a utility player after 135 games as a third baseman last
season, Lamb was catching because Bill Haselman was rested and Ivan
Rodriguez is on the disabled list because of a back injury. Haselman
entered as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning and moved behind the
plate.
Cowboys
add Wright, Knorr, Hawthorne to roster
IRVING
(AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have announced the re-signings of
three players — backup quarterback Anthony Wright, cornerback
Duane Hawthorne and punter Micah Knorr.
Hawthorne
was a restricted free agent, and Wright and Knorr were exclusive
rights free agents.
The
6-foot-1, 207-pound Wright appeared in four games for the Cowboys
last season, completing 48 of 98 passes for 529 yards, five touchdowns
and five interceptions.
The
5-10, 175-pound Hawthorne made 65 tackles and intercepted two passes
for Dallas last year.
In
late February, the Cowboys made minimum tender offers to all three.
As exclusive rights free agents, Wright and Knorr had no choice
but to sign Dallas’ offer, which varied depending upon the
players’ years in the NFL. Hawthorne could have signed with
another club.
Burnett,
Millar assist in Marlins’ win against Astros
MIAMI
(AP) — A.J. Burnett struck out nine in seven innings and Kevin
Millar hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh to help the
Florida Marlins beat the Houston Astros 5-4 Thursday.
Millar
hit his second homer with the score 3-all and two outs against Shane
Reynolds (2-3).
Burnett
(3-2) allowed three runs and five hits. Braden Looper allowed one
run in 1 2-3 innings, and Vladimir Nunez retired Richard Hidalgo
with the tying run at second for his second save in three chances,
completing a six-hitter.
Florida
scored an unearned run in the eighth. Eric Owens singled and was
forced at second on a grounder by Luis Castillo, who stole second
and continued to third when the throw by catcher Brad Ausmus was
errant.
Castillo
then scored on Preston Wilson’s groundout.
Red
Wings take a 3-2 lead over Vancouver in playoffs
DETROIT
(AP) — What a difference several days can make.
Sergei
Fedorov scored two of Detroit’s four first-period goals and
assisted on another as the Red Wings beat Vancouver 4-0 Thursday
to take a 3-2 lead, after losing the first two games of the best-of-seven
series.
Game
6 is Saturday in Vancouver.
The
last time the Red Wings played in Joe Louis Arena, on Friday, they
were booed, cheered sarcastically and even offered suggestions via
chants from their red-clad rabid fans when the Canucks took a 2-0
lead in the first-round series.
All
that changed quickly in Game 5.
Just
4:02 into the game, Fedorov put Detroit ahead 1-0 with a slap shot
between the circles, after Brendan Shanahan’s shot rebounded
off Dan Cloutier.
Then
the Red Wings chased Cloutier and seemed to take the life out of
the Canucks with two goals in a 1:57 span later in the period.
Detroit’s
Dominik Hasek, who made 25 saves, played his third straight solid
game.
While
the Canucks were failing to score on their third power-play opportunity,
Fedorov carried the puck through the center of the ice then passed
it to Mathieu Dandenault, who beat Cloutier for a shorthanded goal
from the right circle.
Boyd
Devereaux’s goal off another rebound gave Detroit a 3-0 lead
and sent Cloutier to the bench after stopping just six of nine shots.
He was replaced by Peter Skudra.
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