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2B – Daily News – Friday, June 18, 2010 Fukudome’s single in 9th lifts Cubs past A’s 3-2 CHICAGO (AP) — Despite being benched by Cubs manager Lou Piniella, Kosuke Fukudome hasn’t sulked, pouted, thrown a fit or demanded a trade. ‘‘Would I change my situation by getting angry? I don’t think so,’’ Fukudome said. ‘‘I’m just going to keep working for my opportunities. And when I get an opportunity, I just need to do my job.’’ He did just that Thursday, sin- gling as a pinch-hitter to start the tying rally in the eighth inning and then driving home the win- ning run in the ninth as Chicago defeated the Oakland Athletics 3- 2. With one out in the eighth and the Cubs trailing 2-1, Fukudome singled off Michael Wuertz. Mar- lon Byrd singled and Derrek Lee walked before Nady tied it with a sacrifice fly off closer Andrew Bailey. After Cubs closer Carlos Mar- mol (2-1) escaped a first-and- third, one-out situation in the top of the ninth, Jerry Blevins (2-1) opened the bottom of the inning by walking Geovany Soto. Starlin Castro sacrificed, pinch-hitter Koyie Hill was inten- tionally walked and Ryan Theriot walked to load the bases. On the next pitch, Fukudome singled through a drawn-in infield to give the Cubs their first series victory since late May and their first win- ning streak of any length since they took three in a row from May 22-25. ‘‘I didn’t do the job, simple as that,’’ said Blevins after the A’s lost their fifth in six games to fall two games under .500, matching their low-water mark this season. ‘‘It’s heartbreaking when your team fights to come back ... and then you basically lose a game yourself. It’s embarrassing.’’ The A’s had been 28-0 when leading after seven innings, but their inability to hold the lead this time deprived Dallas Braden of Scoreboard WORLD CUP First Round 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, Top 2 advance GROUP A GP W D L GF-GA Pts Uruguay 2 1 1 0 3-0 4 Mexico France 2 1 1 0 3-1 4 2 0 1 1 0-2 1 South Africa 2 0 1 1 1-4 1 Previous fixtures South Africa 1, Mexico 1 Uruguay 0, France 0 Uruguay 3, South Africa 0 Thursday’s result Mexico 2, France 0 Tuesday’s matches Mexico vs.Uruguay, 7 a.m. France vs. South Africa, 7 a.m. GROUP B GP W D L GF-GA Pts Argentina 2 2 0 0 5-1 6 South Korea 2 1 0 1 3-4 3 Greece 2 1 0 1 2-3 3 Nigeria 2 0 0 2 1-3 0 Previous fixtures South Korea 2, Greece 0 Argentina 1, Nigeria 0 Thursday’s results Argentina 4, South Korea 1 Greece 2, Nigeria 1. Tuesday’s matches Nigeria vs. South Korea, 11:30 a.m. Greece vs.Argentina, 11:30 a.m. GROUP C GP W D L GF-GA Pts Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1-0 3 England 1 0 1 0 1-1 1 United States10 1 0 1-1 1 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 Previous fixtures England 1, United States 1 Slovenia 1, Algeria 0 Today’s matches United States vs. Slovenia, 7 a.m. England vs. Algeria, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday’s matches Slovenia vs. England, 7 a.m. United States vs. Algeria, 7 a.m. GROUP D GP W D L GF-GA Pts Germany 1 1 0 0 4-0 3 Ghana Serbia 1 1 0 0 1-0 3 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 Australia 1 0 0 1 0-4 0 Previous fixtures Ghana 1, Serbia 0 Germany 4, Australia 0 Today’s match Germany vs. Serbia, 4:30 a.m. Saturday’s match Australia vs. Ghana, 7 a.m. Wednesday’s matches Ghana vs. Germany, 11:30 a.m. Australia vs. Serbia, 11:30 a.m. GROUP E Netherlands 1 1 0 0 2-0 3 Japan GP W D L GF-GA Pts 1 1 0 0 1-0 3 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0-2 0 Previous fixtures Netherlands 2, Denmark 0 Japan 1, Cameroon 0 Saturday’s matches Netherlands vs. Japan, 4:30 a.m. Denmark vs. Cameroon, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 24 Denmark vs. Japan, 11:30 a.m. Cameroon vs. Netherlands, 11:30 a.m. GROUP F Italy GP W D L GF-GA Pts 1 0 1 0 1-1 1 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1-1 1 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 1-1 1 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 1-1 1 Previous fixtures Italy 1, Paraguay 1 New Zealand 1, Slovakia 1 Sunday’s matches Paraguay vs. Slovakia, 4:30 a.m. Italy vs.New Zealand, 7 a.m. West Division Texas Chile Brazil Thursday, June 24 Slovakia vs. Italy, 7 a.m. Paraguay vs.New Zealand, 7 a.m. GROUP G GP W D L GF-GA Pts 1 1 0 0 2-1 3 Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 0-0 1 Portugal 1 0 1 0 0-0 1 North Korea 1 0 0 1 1-2 0 Previous fixtures Ivory Coast 0, Portugal 0 Brazil 2, North Korea 1 Sunday’s match Brazil vs. Ivory Coast, 11:30 a.m. Monday’s match North Korea vs.Portugal, 4:30 a.m. Friday, June 25 Portugal vs.Brazil, 7 a.m. North Korea vs. Ivory Coast, 7 a.m. GROUP H GP W D L GF-GA Pts 1 1 0 0 1-0 3 Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1-0 3 Honduras 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 Spain 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 Previous fixtures Chile 1, Honduras 0 Switzerland 1, Spain 0 Monday’s matches Switzerland vs. Chile, 7 a.m. Spain vs. Honduras, 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 25 Chile vs. Spain, 11:30 a.m. Switzerland vs. Honduras, 11:30 a.m. MLB American League WL Pct GB Angels 37 32 .536 2.5 A’s 38 28 .576 — 33 35 .485 6 Seattle 25 41 .379 13 East Division WL Pct GB New York 41 25 .621 — Tampa Bay 41 25 .621 — Boston 40 28 .588 2 Toronto 36 31 .537 5.5 Baltimore 18 48 .273 23 Central Division Minnesota 38 28 .576 — Detroit WL Pct GB 36 29 .554 1.5 Chicago 31 34 .477 6.5 Kansas City 29 38 .433 9.5 Cleveland 25 40 .385 12.5 West Division National League WL Pct GB Dodgers 38 28 .576 — Padres 38 28 .576 — GIANTS 37 28 .569 .5 Colorado 34 32 .515 4 Arizona 26 41 .388 12.5 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 39 28 .582 — New York 38 28 .576 .5 Philadelphia 34 30 .531 3.5 Florida 31 35 .470 7.5 Washington 31 36 .463 8 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 37 30 .552 — St. Louis 36 30 .545 .5 Chicago 30 36 .455 6.5 Milwaukee 28 38 .424 8.5 Houston 26 41 .388 11 Pittsburgh 23 43 .348 13.5 Interleague Wednesday’s late result Houston 4, Kansas City 2 Thursday’s results Chicago Cubs 3, Oakland 2 Atlanta 3, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 8, Arizona 5 Chicago White Sox 5, Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 7, L.A. Dodgers 1 Colorado 5, Minnesota 1 Detroit 8, Washington 3 Kansas City 5, Houston 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 7, N.Y.Yankees 1 Texas 6, Florida 4 Today’s games San Francisco (Zito 7-2) at Toronto (Morrow 4-5), 4:07 p.m. Oakland (Mazzaro 2-1) at St. Louis (Carpenter 7-1), 5:15 p.m. L.A. Angels (Kazmir 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Silva 8-1), 11:20 a.m. Arizona (Willis 1-0) at Detroit (Galarraga 2-1), 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Undecided) at Washington (Strasburg 2-0), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (Carmona 5-5) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 4-4), 4:05 p.m. Minnesota (Blackburn 6-3) at Philadelphia (Blanton 1-5), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Takahashi 5-2) at N.Y.Yankees (Vazquez 6-5), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Monasterios 3-1) at Boston (Doubront 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 7-4) at Florida (N.Robertson 4-5), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (Bannister 6-4) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 8-5), 4:35 p.m. Texas (Feldman 4-6) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 3-9), 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee (M.Parra 1-4) at Colorado (Hammel 4-3), 6:10 p.m. Baltimore (Matusz 2-7) at San Diego (LeBlanc 4-4), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 6-1) at Seattle (Cl.Lee 4-3), 7:10 p.m. DEALS Major League Baseball American League LOS ANGELES—Activated C Jeff Mathis from the 15-day DL.Placed 2B Maicer Izturis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 16. TORONTO—Agreed to terms with OF Dalton Pompey. National League LOS ANGELES—Placed SS Rafael Furcal on the bereavement list. Called up SS Chin- lung Hu from Albuquerque (PCL). NEW YORK—Agreed to terms with RHP Akeel Morris and RHP Steve Winnick. PHILADELPHIA—Placed LHP Antonio Bas- tardo on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Scott Mathieson from Lehigh Valley (IL). 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