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2B – Daily News – Thursday, June 3, 2010 Umpire’s call blows 3rd perfect game FINALS DETROIT (AP) — Armando Galarraga squeezed the ball in his mitt, stepped on first base with his right foot and was ready to celebrate the first per- fect game in Detroit Tigers’ history. What happened next will be the talk of baseball for the rest of this season and likely a lot longer. Umpire Jim Joyce emphatically called Cleveland’s Jason Donald safe and a chorus of groans and boos echoed in Comerica Park. Then Joyce emphatically said he was wrong. ‘‘It was the biggest call of my career, and I kicked the (stuff) out of it,’’ Joyce said, looking and sounding distraught as he paced in the umpires’ locker room. ‘‘I just cost that kid a perfect game.’’ ‘‘I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw FRENCH (Continued from page 1B) my best today,’’ Williams said, then added: ‘‘But she played really well.’’ About an hour after that loss, Williams went back on court to team with her older sister Venus and reach the women’s doubles final by beating Liezel Huber and Anabel Medina Garrigues 2- 6, 6-2, 6-4. That victory means Serena Williams will top the WTA rankings in sin- gles and doubles as of next week. The younger Williams isn’t accustomed to getting pushed around on a court, but that’s exactly what Stosur managed to do, command- ing points with deep ground- strokes lathered with spin. ‘‘I didn’t want to let her try and dictate the points early on, so I tried to do that straight back to her,’’ said Stosur, who recently the replay,’’ he said after the Tigers’ 3-0 win. It’s rare for an umpire to acknowl- edge a mistake and, in a sport that still relies on the human eye more than any other sport, it’s certain to prompt a push for Major League Baseball to use increased replays. As it stands, baseball replays can only be used for question- able home runs. There’s no appealing a judgment call, either by replay or protest. Galarraga was trying for the third perfect game in the majors this year, including Roy Halladay’s gem last Sat- urday night. On a play teams work on early and often in spring training, Galarraga and first baseman Miguel Cabrera did their jobs on what should’ve been the final out. Donald hit a grounder in the hole switched to the same sort of synthetic racket strings Nadal uses. ‘‘You can’t give her much.’’ Remarkably, starting from the match’s sixth game, Stosur claimed 17 points in a row — including three games at love — to win the opening set and move ahead in the second. Official statis- tics aren’t kept on those sorts of things, but it’s hard to imagine Williams going through a drought quite like that, particularly on such an important stage. ‘‘Knew it wasn’t over,’’ Stosur said. ‘‘Serena can turn things around very quickly.’’ At 5-3 in the second set, Stosur served for the match. She was two points away at 30-all, but put a running fore- hand into the net, then stum- bled and fell to the rust-col- ored clay on the next point, allowing Williams to make an easy putaway for the ser- vice break. ‘‘I didn’t know if I was going to get another between first and second, Cabrera field- ed it and threw to first, where Galarraga caught the ball at least a step ahead of Donald, replays showed. ‘‘I feel sad,’’ Galarraga said. ‘‘I just watched the replay 20 times and there’s no way you can call him safe. I wish I could talk to the guy that took a perfect game away from me. Tigers manager Jim Leyland imme- diately charged out of the dugout to argue the call to no avail. The next bat- ter grounded out, and Leyland and many of his players angrily let Joyce know how they felt. ‘‘I know I played in a perfect game,’’ Detroit shortstop Ramon Santiago said. ‘‘In my mind, on June 2, Armando Galarraga threw a no-hitter. I’m going to get a ball signed by him.’’ MLB declined comment on the call. chance,’’ said Stosur, who has 22 doubles titles and two in singles. She entered the day 1-3 against Williams, including a loss on a hard court in Syd- ney, Australia, in 2009, when Stosur let four match points slip away. There’s no shame in that against Williams, though: She’s made a habit of great escapes, saving match points en route to three of her Grand Slam championships. This time, Williams let Stosur get out of trouble. Ahead 5-4 in the third set, Williams earned a match point with Stosur serving at 30-40. Williams cracked a forehand passing shot that barely landed long. ‘‘I don’t have anything to regret on that point,’’ Williams said. But she’d never come that close to victory again. Even though Williams was play- ing in her 30th major quar- terfinal, and Stosur in her second, it was the underdog who was calmer down the stretch. Stosur hit a forehand win- ner, then an ace at 116 mph, to get to 5-5. Three games later, Williams made a pair of groundstroke errors to provide an opening, and Sto- sur barged through. The Australian smacked back-to-back passing win- ners — first a forehand, then a backhand at a tough angle — to break for a 7-6 lead. Once again, she had the chance to serve out the victo- ry. This time, she did it, clos- ing with three straight ser- vice winners. When Williams’ final backhand return sailed long, Stosur raised her arms, then propped those signature sun- glasses atop her hat. After shaking hands at the net, Stosur sat in her green sideline bench and covered her face with her hands, soaking in the moment, while Williams hastily packed her bags. MLB West Division Texas A’s WL Pct GB 28 24 .538 — 28 26 .519 1 Angels 27 28 .491 2.5 Seattle 20 31 .392 7.5 East Division WL Pct GB Tampa Bay 36 18 .667 — New York 33 20 .623 2.5 Boston 31 23 .574 5 Toronto 31 24 .564 5.5 Baltimore 15 38 .283 20.5 Central Division Minnesota 31 21 .596 — Detroit WL Pct GB 27 25 .519 4 Chicago 22 30 .423 9 Kansas City 22 32 .407 10 Cleveland 19 32 .373 11.5 ——— Wednesday’s results Boston 6, Oakland 4 Detroit 3, Cleveland 0 Los Angeles 7, Kansas City 2 New York 9, Baltimore 1 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3 Texas 9, Chicago 5 Minnesota at Seattle, late Today’s games Oakland (Bre.Anderson 2-1) at Boston (Wakefield 1-3), 10:35 a.m. Baltimore (Millwood 0-5) at New York (Sabathia 4-3), 10:05 a.m. Cleveland (D.Huff 2-6) at Detroit (Porcello 4-5), 10:05 a.m. Los Angeles (Jer.Weaver 4-2) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-6), 11:10 a.m. Texas (C.Lewis 4-3) at Chicago (F.Garcia 4-3), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 5-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-4), 7:10 p.m. Tuesday’s late result Seattle 7, Minnesota 1 National League West Division WL Pct GB Padres 32 21 .604 — Dodgers 31 22 .585 1 Colorado 28 24 .538 3.5 GIANTS 27 24 .529 4 Arizona 20 34 .370 12.5 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 31 22 .585 — Philadelphia 28 24 .538 2.5 Florida 27 27 .500 4.5 New York 27 27 .500 4.5 Washington 26 28 .481 5.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 31 23 .574 — St. Louis 31 23 .574 — Chicago 24 29 .453 6.5 Milwaukee 22 31 .415 8.5 Pittsburgh 22 31 .415 8.5 Houston 19 34 .358 11.5 ——— Wednesday’s results Colorado at San Francisco, late Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1 Houston 5, Washington 1 Los Angeles 1, Arizona 0, 14 innings Milwaukee 7, Florida 4 San Diego 5, New York 1, 11 innings St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 1 Chicago at Pittsburgh, ppd., rain Thursday’s games Washington (J.Martin 0-1) at Houston (Moehler 0-2), 11:05 a.m. Milwaukee (Capuano 0-0) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 5-2), 4:10 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 2-1) at Los Angeles (Kuroda 5-3), 7:10 p.m. Tuesday’s late results Colorado 2, San Francisco 1, 11 innings Los Angeles 1, Arizona 0, 10 innings New York 4, San Diego 2 North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB OUTLAWS 82 .800 — Calgary 6 4 .600 2 Victoria 6 4 .600 2 Edmonton 4 7 .364 4.5 St. George 2 6 .250 5 South Division Yuma Tucson WL Pct. GB 8 3 .727 — Orange Co. 6 3 .667 1 Maui 3 5 .375 3.5 4 7 .364 4 Tijuana 2 8 .200 5.5 ——— Wednesday’s results St. George at Chico, late Orange County 6, Calgary 2 Maui at Edmonton, late Tijuana at Yuma, late Victoria at Tucson, late Today’s games St. George at Chico, 7:08 p.m. Maui at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Orange County at Calgary, 6:05 p.m. Tijuana at Yuma, 6:30 p.m. Victoria at Tucson, 7 p.m. NBAFINALS Boston vs. L.A. Lakers Today: at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m., ABC Sunday: at L.A. Lakers, 5 p.m. Tuesday: at Boston, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 10: at Boston, 6 p.m. x-Sunday, June 13: at Boston, 5 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 15: at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, June 17: at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m. x-if needed STANELY CUP Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 Game 1:Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5 Game 2:Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 Game 3 — Wednesday’s result Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3, OT Friday: at Phildelphia, 5 p.m. x-Sunday: at Chicago, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 9: at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. x-Friday, June 11: at Chicago, 5 p.m. Scoreboard MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 9 0 2 29 18 2 Salt Lake 6 3 1 19 21 11 QUAKES 53 1 16 13 10 Colorado 5 3 1 16 10 7 Houston 5 6 1 16 17 15 FC Dallas 2 2 6 12 11 11 Seattle 3 5 3 12 9 14 Chivas USA 3 7 1 10 13 17 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 6 1 2 20 14 8 New York 6 5 0 18 13 16 Toronto FC 5 4 1 16 15 14 New England 3 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. ——— Wednesday’s results Columbus at San Jose, late New York 2, Houston 1 FRENCH OPEN Wednesday, at Stade Roland Garros, Paris Purse: $21.1 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Men Singles Quarterfinals Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def.Nicolas Almagro (19), Spain, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-4. Jurgen Melzer (22), Austria, def. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6- 4. Women Singles Quarterfinals (Continued from page 1B) son. Perkins, an excellent defender, will look forward to an easier cover after hav- ing to defend and be defended by Dwight Howard in the last round. Edge: Even. Power Forward— Pau Gasol vs. Kevin Garnett. The matchup that could swing the series. Garnett easily had the better of it two years, but Gasol is much tougher than he was then and is having a terrific postseason. Still a top defender, Garnett scored at least 18 points in every game against Cleveland in the second round, then managed more than 10 only once against Orlando. Edge: Lakers. Small Forward— Ron Artest vs. Paul Pierce. Artest will drive the Lakers' fans and coaches nuts with some bad shots, but all will be forgiven if he can do what Los Angeles couldn't do two years ago: defend Pierce. Pierce's offensive game is back on track after he had to sacrifice scoring while defending LeBron James in the East semifi- nals, so Artest will have to be at his best. Edge: Celtics. Shotting Guard — Kobe Bryant vs. Ray Allen. Bryant comes off a magnif- icent series against Phoenix in the West finals, averag- ing 33.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8.3 assists while making 52.1 percent of his shots. He wants this one badly after the Celtics held him in check in their victory two years ago. Allen, still one of the NBA's best shooters, scored 24 points on 10-of- 15 shooting in Boston's regular-season victory over Los Angeles but was limit- ed to seven and shot just 2 for 10 in its loss. Edge: Lakers. Point Guard — Derek Fisher vs. Rajon Rondo. Rondo has been one of the best players in this postsea- son, but he's taken a lot of bumps along the way and wasn't as spectacular in the conference finals as he was against Cleveland in the previous round. Still, his athleticism makes this the one matchup that should definitely favor Boston. Fisher still can be counted on to hit a big shot some- where along the way, as he did in Game 4 of last year's finals. Edge: Celtics. Reserves — Lamar Odom, Shannon Brown, Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic and Luke Walton vs. Glen Davis, Rasheed Wallace, Tony Allen, Nate Robinson and Michael Finley. A lot depends on the health of the Celtics, who watched Davis and Wallace get banged up in the previous round. If the Celtics are healthy, they are deeper. Tony Allen will get plenty of chances to defend Bryant. Edge: Celtics. Coach — Phil Jackson vs. Doc Rivers. After the Celtics delayed him two years ago, Jackson won his NBA-best 10th champi- onship last June. Rivers carefully monitored his aging stars' minutes late in the season, even as it cost the Celtics wins. The most intriguing part of the coaching matchup this year could be the rumor mill: There's talk that neither will be back with his team next season. Edge: Even. Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-4. Sam Stosur (7), Australia, def. Serena Williams (1), United States, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6. Women Doubles Semifinals Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Katari- na Srebotnik (12), Slovenia, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (2), Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Serena and Venus Williams (1), United States, def. Liezel Huber, United States, and Anabel Medina Garrigues (3), Spain, 2-6, 6- 2, 6-4. Mixed Doubles 2 8 0 6 7 20 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Semifinals Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, and Julian Knowle, Austria, def. Vania King, United States, and Christopher Kas, Germany, 6-4, 6-4. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Nenad Zimonjic (6), Serbia, def. 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Major League Soccer SEATTLE—Signed M Michael Seamon. National Football League ST.LOUIS—Named La’Roi Glover director of player programs. Declined to sign S Osh- iomogho Atogwe, making him an unrestricted free agent. College NCAA—Suspended Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell three games for inap- propriate conduct a Big East tournament semifinal game against St. John’s. METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFER- ENCE—Approved the contract extension of commissioner Richard J. Ensor through June 30, 2013.Named Fairfield president Rev. Jef- frey von Arx and Saint Peter’s president Dr. Eugene Cornacchia chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Council of Presidents through June 2012 and Niagara athletic direc- tor Ed McLaughlin and Rider associate ath- letic director/senior woman administrator Karin Torchia chair and vice chair, respective- ly, of the Committee on Athletic Administration for the 2010-11 academic year. 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