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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, June 1, 2010 GIANTS Continued from page 1B Giants rookie sensation Buster Posey, called up Saturday and was 6 for 9 with four RBIs in his first two games of 2010, was 0 for 3. Notes: Jimenez threw 80 strikes. ... A moment of silence was held before the top of the seventh, then former major leaguer Ben Broussard sang God Bless America in the mid- dle of the inning. ... Lince- cum intentionally walked more than one batter in the same game for the first time in his career. ... San Francisco’s ace joins 37 others to make their first 100 starts with the Giants. Lincecum’s .714 winning percentage heading into Monday’s outing ranked LAKERS Continued from page 1B Bynum said. ‘‘You never want to let something like that sit. I know it means a great deal (historically), but I’m more concerned about my own history.’’ The Lakers stayed off the court at their training complex Monday, watch- ing film and absorbing coach Phil Jackson’s first volley of instruction. Artest’s preparation does- n’t include much educa- tion on the history of this matchup — only a refresh- er tutorial on the offensive habits of Paul Pierce and the Celtics’ forwards. ‘‘I’m not a student,’’ Artest said. ‘‘I just love the game. I’m not really familiar with the rivalry. I’m sure there’s a lot of history, but I can’t really tell you any details about it.’’ Artest replaced Trevor Ariza on the Lakers’ roster last summer, filling the role as their defensive stopper — yet Ariza also was absent from the 2008 finals with an injury. Los him second among that group behind Sal Maglie at 60-19 (.759). ... As planned, the Giants placed INF Ryan Rohlinger on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left ham- string that he hurt Sunday against Arizona. Matt Downs was recalled from Triple-A Fresno. ... Rock- ies closer Huston Street will throw batting practice Tuesday at Triple-A Col- orado Springs, a session pushed back a day based on availability of the field. Street is on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. ... New University of San Francis- co women’s basketball coach and icon Jennifer Azzi will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Wednesday night. ... The Giants sold out for the seventh time (42,465). Angeles subsequently was carved up by Pierce, who averaged 21.8 points, 6.3 assists and 4.5 rebounds against his hometown team while earning the series MVP award. Although Artest says it takes an entire team to shut down Boston’s array of offensive talent, Jack- son is grateful to have a clear-cut matchup for Artest, who performed well against NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City in the first round. ‘‘It’s a huge difference for us,’’ Jackson said. ‘‘That’s a matchup that was difficult for us in the (2008) series.’’ The Lakers have milked their size advan- tage relentlessly during the season, starting two 7- footers and controlling the paint against nearly every opponent. Bynum’s injuries have limited Los Angeles’ advantages recently, with the big man missing the last 13 games of the regular season with an Achilles’ tendon injury before torn cartilage in his right knee was discovered during the first round, A’S Continued from page 1B series and fifth out of seven during their ongoing 10- game trip. ‘‘We’re a deadly team when we hit the ball well, pitch well and field well, and that’s what we are doing right now,’’ said Kevin Kouzmanoff Detroit has lost five of six. ‘‘We just aren’t doing much offensively,’’ said Tigers manager Jim Ley- land. ‘‘We had the one pret- ty good game yesterday where we blew it open a lit- tle late, but no, we aren’t doing much. That’s an understatement.’’ Justin Verlander (5-4) took his second straight loss, giving up three runs on limiting him during the rest of Los Angeles’ run through the Western Con- ference. ‘‘We’re going to need me doing better than I am, that’s for sure,’’ said Bynum, who’s averaging 9.1 points and 7.7 rebounds while starting all 16 playoff games and playing just over 24 min- utes per game. ‘‘Going in, I’m aware of that. It’ll def- initely be fun. It’ll be a defensive battle this series.’’ Bynum decided against immediate surgery on his meniscus, even though his knee seems to be getting worse. He had a signifi- cant amount of fluid drained from his knee Monday after initially resisting the procedure, and he hopes he’ll move better for the last few games of the season. ‘‘I expect that he’s going to come out and give us some good min- utes,’’ Jackson said. ‘‘They may not be heavy minutes, but he’s got some effective things that he can do against the Celtics.’’ Jackson’s quiet confi- six hits and a walk in seven innings. He struck out eight. Verlander appeared out of rhythm when the game finally began, allowing hits to the first three batters. Rajai Davis led off with a single and scored on Daric Barton’s double. Barton took third on Ryan Sweeney’s single and scored when Kurt Suzuki grounded into a double play. ‘‘After a long wait like that, you are always afraid your team will come out sluggish, so I was even more pleased to see us get that quick start,’’ Geren said. ‘‘You don’t want to wait against Verlander, because he gets stronger as the game goes on.’’ Verlander, though, didn’t want to blame the delay for the way he began the game. He has struggled with the first inning all season, allow- dence extends to the play- ers who already experi- enced the pain of a finals loss two years ago. Bryant and Pau Gasol had just teamed up that season, while most of his roster had never been that far into the playoffs, with their unique pressures and rhythm-disrupting respon- sibilities. ‘‘I thought that we were really green when we came into the playoffs in 2008,’’ Jackson said. ‘‘We lost Drew. We were young in a lot of other spots. This team is more mature now, and experienced.’’ The Celtics also have changed slightly, but their starting lineup is the same as it was two years ago. The 2008 Lakers started Vladimir Radmanovic — dispatched to Charlotte in a trade netting backup guard Shannon Brown — and Lamar Odom, now their sixth man, who’s coming off a superb con- ference finals against Phoenix. ‘‘We’re a different ball- club,’’ Bryant said. ‘‘That series really taught us what it takes to win, the energy it takes.’’ ing a .370 batting average. ‘‘I was all over the place and made a couple bad pitches and they hit them,’’ he said. ‘‘It was tough, because I went through my pre-game routine and then had to shut it down for a couple hours, which I’ve never had to do before. But that shouldn’t have any bearing on the game.’’ Detroit nearly got on the board in the fourth, but Gabe Gross threw Brennan Boesch out at the plate to end the inning. Kouzmanoff made it 3-0 with an seventh-inning RBI single after taking two curveballs that Verlander obviously thought should have been strike three. Ver- lander and Leyland argued with home-plate umpire Laz Diaz after the play and again after the inning. Neither was ejected, and HENIN Continued from page 1B 08. So she, like the 22nd- seeded Henin, knows what it’s like to try to return to form after a layoff. ‘‘I guess having that ill- ness and being away from the game maybe scared me a little to think, ’OK, I’ve got to go out there and play and really try and achieve what I’ve wanted to,’’ the 26-year-old Sto- sur said. On Monday, she was outplayed in the first set, then steadied herself, dri- ving deep shots through the chilly, windy condi- tions and compiling a 20-8 edge in winners over the last two sets. Midway through the second, Henin fell, then chucked her racket. ‘‘To see that probably did give me that little bit of extra lift,’’ Stosur said, ‘‘and (made me) realize I had her rattled.’’ Still, Henin looked to be in good shape when she went ahead 4-3 in the final set. The Belgian wouldn’t Verlander downplayed the situation after the game. ‘‘I think it was pretty obvious that I thought they were strikes, and he thought they were balls,’’ Verlander said. ‘‘That’s the game of baseball. I’m obviously the kind of guy who gets fired up out there, and it was a big situation.’’ Kouzmanoff’s single broke a 0-for-14 slump. ‘‘That felt good — I had- n’t had one in a while,’’ he said. ‘‘I really liked that it came in a big situation, where we really needed that insurance run.’’ Austin Jackson pulled the Tigers within 3-1 with a two-out, pinch-hit single in the seventh, but Oakland added a fourth run in the eighth when Sweeney beat out a possible double-play grounder, allowing Davis to score. win another game — and even harder to believe, she was mainly responsible for her undoing. ‘‘My nerves were sim- ply not strong enough today,’’ said Henin, play- ing for a fifth consecutive day because of disruptive weather. At 4-all, Henin’s pair of missed backhands and a double-fault led to a break. On the first point of the following game, with Stosur way out of posi- tion, Henin put a back- hand into the net. Then she missed two more backhands to set up match point. Seconds later, Henin was walking to the net, extending her right arm to shake hands and offer congratulations to her opponent. It had been awhile since she had to do that at the French Open. ‘‘Disappointing. I mean, (it’s) never easy to lose, and especially in this kind of situation,’’ Henin said. ‘‘I just wanted so much that the adventure could keep going.’’ US World Cup team arrives in South Africa JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. World Cup team arrived in Johannesburg on Monday following a 17-hour flight and was greeted by the same visible security pres- ence that was on hand for the arrival for other countries. Armed special task-force members, dressed in dark blue uniforms, surrounded the South African Airways plane at the O.R. Tambo air- port as the players emerged on a cool, overcast afternoon. After leading his team off the plane, coach Bob Bradley immediately picked out the opening game against Eng- land on June 12 as a chance to make an impression on the tournament. ‘‘There has been a lot of attention on our first game with England,’’ Bradley said. ‘‘It’s a great opportunity for ‘I think the weather here is great for football. It’s going to mean that the games are played at a good tempo. We have enough time between now and June 12 to acclimatize so I think, on that end, it’s going to be a great World Cup’ Coach Bob Bradley us. ‘‘But we certainly know that Slovenia and Algeria are excellent teams. It will be a tough group and we are look- ing forward to it. Plainclothes security offi- cials, wearing earpieces and sunglasses, also patrolled the arrivals facility — set aside for World Cup teams — where the Americans cleared immigration. The U.S. should be famil- iar with its surroundings after it made an impressive show- ing in the Confederations Cup in South Africa last year. Bradley’s team reached the final and played in Rusten- burg, Pretoria and Johannes- burg at the same venues it visits in the group stages. ‘‘We’re very fortunate that we have had experience here,’’ Bradley said on the airport tarmac. ‘‘The people here in South Africa have always treated us so well so in that regard, it’s a comfort- able feeling to be back for the World Cup. ‘‘We are very excited... The travel went really well and the team is looking to get started with our work here.’’ Dressed in blue-and-red team tracksuits, the U.S. players then boarded a bus for the 25-minute drive up to their base at the Irene Coun- try Lodge, a luxurious, rural- style hotel in a village between Johannesburg and the capital city Pretoria. The lodge is billed as ‘‘a haven of peace and tranquili- ty in the hub of South Africa’s economic heart- land.’’ The group was greeted by dancing and singing staff Scoreboard MLB American League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB Tampa Bay 34 18 .654 — New York 31 20 .6082 1/2 Toronto 31 22 .5853 1/2 Boston 29 23 .558 5 Baltimore 15 36 .29418 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB Minnesota 30 20 .600 — Detroit 26 24 .520 4 Chicago 22 28 .440 8 Kansas City21 31 .404 10 Cleveland 18 31 .36711 1/2 West Division Oakland 28 24 .538 — Texas WL Pct GB 26 24 .520 1 Los Angeles26 27 .4912 1/2 Seattle 19 30 .3887 1/2 ——— Sunday’s Games N.Y.Yankees 7, Cleveland 3 Detroit 10, Oakland 2 Toronto 6, Baltimore 1 Boston 8, Kansas City 1 Chicago White Sox 8, Tampa Bay 5 L.A. Angels 9, Seattle 7 Minnesota 6, Texas 3 Monday’s Games N.Y.Yankees 11, Cleveland 2 Oakland 4, Detroit 1 L.A. Angels 7, Kansas City 1 Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota at Seattle, late Tuesday’s Games Baltimore (Matusz 2-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Vazquez 3-5), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (Westbrook 2-3) at Detroit (Bonderman 2-2), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Niemann 5-0) at Toronto (Tal- let 1-1), 4:07 p.m. Oakland (G.Gonzalez 5-3) at Boston (Lackey 5-3), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Pineiro 3-5) at Kansas City (Bannister 4-3), 5:10 p.m. Texas (Harden 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 3-5), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Blackburn 6-1) at Seattle (J.Vargas 3-2), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y.Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Oakland at Boston, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Texas at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. National League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 29 22 .569 — Philadelphia28 22 .560 1/2 New York 26 25 .510 3 Florida 26 26 .5003 1/2 Washington 26 26 .5003 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 30 22 .577 — St. Louis 30 22 .577 — Chicago 24 28 .462 6 Milwaukee 21 30 .4128 1/2 Pittsburgh 21 31 .404 9 Houston 17 34 .33312 1/2 West Division WL Pct GB San Diego 30 20 .600 — Los Angeles28 22 .560 2 San Francisco 27 23 .540 3 Colorado 27 24 .5293 1/2 Arizona 20 31 .39210 1/2 ——— Sunday’s Games Houston 2, Cincinnati 0, 10 innings Florida 1, Philadelphia 0 Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Mets 10, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 9, Chicago Cubs 1 L.A. Dodgers 4, Colorado 3 San Francisco 6, Arizona 5, 10 innings San Diego 3, Washington 2, 11 innings Monday’s Games Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 3 Florida 13, Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Washington 14, Houston 4 Colorado 4, San Francisco 0 St. Louis 12, Cincinnati 4 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, late N.Y. Mets at San Diego, late Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Lilly 1-4) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 1-1), 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Bush 1-5) at Florida (Nolasco 4-4), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 5-3) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 5-1), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Stammen 1-2) at Houston (Myers 3-3), 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 5-1) at St. Louis (Wal- ters 1-0), 5:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 7-1) at San Diego (LeBlanc 2-3), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Haren 5-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Ely 3-2), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Hammel 2-3) at San Francisco (Zito 6-2), 7:15 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at Atlanta, 10:05 a.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 12:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 3:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Florida, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Houston, 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. NBA By The Associated Press NBA FINALS Boston vs. L.A. Lakers Thursday, June 3: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 6: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 8: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 10: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 6 p.m. x-Sunday, June 13: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 5 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 15: Boston at L.A. Lak- ers, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, June 17: Boston at L.A. Lak- ers, 6 p.m. NHL By The Associated Press STANLEY CUP FINALS Chicago 1, Philadelphia 0 Saturday, May 29: Chicago 6, Philadel- phia 5 Monday, May 31: Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2 Wednesday, June 2: Chicago at Philadel- phia, 5 p.m. Friday, June 4: Chicago at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, June 6: Philadelphia at Chica- go, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 9: Chicago at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chica- go, 5 p.m. MLS At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 6 1 2 20 14 8 Toronto FC 5 4 1 16 15 14 New York 5 5 0 15 11 15 New England3 6 2 11 13 17 Chicago 2 3 4 10 12 13 Kansas City 2 5 2 8 9 13 Philadelphia 2 5 1 7 10 17 D.C. 2 8 0 6 7 20 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Los Angeles 9 0 2 29 18 2 Real Salt Lake 6 3 1 19 2111 San Jose 5 3 1 16 13 10 Colorado 5 3 1 16 10 7 Houston 5 5 1 16 16 13 FC Dallas 2 2 6 12 11 11 Seattle 3 5 3 12 9 14 Chivas USA 3 7 1 10 13 17 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Thursday’s Games Chicago 1, FC Dallas 1, tie Saturday’s Games Los Angeles 2, Columbus 0 D.C. United 3, Chivas USA 2 New England 3, New York 2 Philadelphia 3, Houston 2 Colorado 1, Seattle FC 0 Real Salt Lake 4, Kansas City 1 Toronto FC 3, San Jose 1 Wednesday, June 2 Houston at New York, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 5 Columbus at Colorado, 11 a.m. Houston at Los Angeles, noon Kansas City at Toronto FC, 1 p.m. Real Salt Lake at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m. Chivas USA at New York, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. New England at Seattle FC, 7:30 p.m. WNBA By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Atlanta 6 0 1.000— Connecticut 3 2 .6002 1/2 Washington 4 3 .5712 1/2 New York 2 2 .500 3 Indiana 2 3 .4003 1/2 Chicago 2 4 .333 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Seattle 5 1 .833 — Phoenix 2 2 .500 2 San Antonio 2 3 .4002 1/2 Tulsa Los Angeles 1 4 .2003 1/2 Minnesota 1 5 .167 4 2 3 .4002 1/2 ——— Saturday’s Games Chicago 73, Minnesota 58 Tulsa 79, Indiana 74 Sunday’s Games Seattle 84, San Antonio 56 Washington 69, Connecticut 65 Atlanta 101, Los Angeles 82 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 9:30 p.m. MOVES By The Associated Press BASEBALL National League CHICAGO CUBS—Selected the con- tract of RHP Andrew Cashner from Iowa (PCL). Placed LHP John Grabow on the 15-day DL. Transferred RHP Angel Guzman to the 60-day DL. COLORADO ROCKIES—Purchased the contract of INF Jonathan Herrera from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned OF Dexter Fowler to Colorado Springs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Activated RHP Brad Lidge from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Nelson Figueroa for assignment. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed INF Ryan Rohlinger on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Matt Downs from Fresno (PCL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Recalled OF Allen Craig from Memphis (PCL). Optioned LHP Evan MacLane to Mem- phis. FOOTBALL Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Added LB Giancarlo Rapanaro to the roster. HOCKEY National Hockey League VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed D Yann Sauve, D Lee Sweatt and D Chris Tanev. members on its arrival at the hotel. Police then led sniffer dogs through the rooms in a final security sweep before the players were allowed in. A colorful vuvuzela — the plastic trumpet which is set to be a constant feature at the World Cup — was left in each player’s room as a welcome gift. The hotel is where the U.S. will begin to get used to the cool, early winter conditions ahead of a final warmup match against Australia on Saturday. ‘‘I think the weather here is great for football,’’ Bradley said. ‘‘It’s going to mean that the games are played at a good tempo. We have enough time between now and June 12 to acclimatize so I think, on that end, it’s going to be a great World Cup.’’