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Weekend Golf — The Open Championship, Sat, 4 a.m., Sun, 3 a.m., ESPN Tour de France — Sat, 5:30 a.m.; Sun, 4:30 a.m., VERSUS MLB — Athletics at Royals, Sat, 4 p.m.; Sun, 11 a.m., CSNC MLB — Mets at Giants, Sat, 6 p.m.; Sun, 1 p.m., CSNB MLB — Rays at Yankees, Sat, 1 p.m., FOX; Sun, 10 a.m., TBS MLB — White Sox at Twins, Sat, 4 p.m., Sun, 11 a.m., WGN Sports 1B Weekend July 17-18, 2010 Giants win, Zito strikes out 10 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Zito struck out 10 in eight dominant innings of two-hit ball and the San Francisco Giants beat New York 1-0 Friday night, shutting out the slumping Mets for the second consecutive game. All-Star closer Brian Wilson com- pleted the three-hitter for San Francis- co, which has won four straight and nine of 11. Aubrey Huff had three hits and scored the only run on a fielder’s choice grounder. Zito (8-4) matched his season high for strikeouts and allowed only one runner past first base while winning for the first time in more than a month. The left-hander faced just three batters more than the minimum before Wilson earned his 24th save. Despite the return of cleanup batter Carlos Beltran, the Mets haven’t scored in two games since the All-Star break. Both times, they faced a Cy Young Award winner. David Wright singled with two outs in the ninth before Wilson struck out Beltran on a 97 mph fastball. Jonathon Niese was the hard-luck loser for New York, shut out for the third time in the last four games. The Mets have scored nine runs in their last seven, going 2-5 during that stretch. Zito hadn’t made it out of the sixth inning in his previous four starts but was in control while keeping New York’s offense quiet. His performance, coming on the heels of Tim Lince- cum’s six-hit gem Thursday night, ended a streak of three straight no-deci- sions for the Giants’ lefty and gave him his first win since Zito beat his former team, Oakland, on June 12. Zito faced the minimum through 6 2-3 innings, allowing only Ruben Teja- da’s leadoff single in the fourth. Tejada was thrown out by rookie catcher Buster Posey trying to steal second. Zito struck out every Mets batter except Beltran and Jeff Francoeur, and had at least one strikeout in each of the first seven innings. Fierce wind makes for brutal day at St. Andrews ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Around the loop at the far end of St. Andrews, shots at the mercy of a vicious wind were flying in every direction as Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and so many others struggled to survive in the British Open. Just as daunting was one thing that didn’t move — the name of Louis Oosthuizen atop the leaderboard. It stayed there over the final 11 hours on a Friday when the mood of the Old Course turned foul. Oosthuizen finished his 5-under 67 just as the flags starting whipping and the grandstands creaked from gusts that topped 40 mph, forcing a round to be halted for the first time in 12 years at the British Open. ‘‘She was naked yesterday,’’ Tom Watson said, ‘‘but she put on her boxing gloves today and just hit us with all she had.’’ The next battle is catching Oosthuizen (WUHST’-hy- zen). The 27-year-old South African, who had made only one cut in his previous eight majors, was at 12-under 132 and had a five-shot lead, the largest after 36 holes in this major since Bobby Clampett at Royal Troon in 1982. Equally surprising was the guy right behind him — Mark Calcavecchia, who turned 50 a month ago and shot 67 in the morning when players only had to cope with a light wind and short spells of rain. A pair of Englishmen, Lee Westwood (71) and Paul Casey (69), were at 6-under 138. At least an exasperating day ended with a heartwarming moment. Watson, the 60-year-old who came within an 8- foot putt of winning last year at Turnberry, played his final Open round at St. Andrews, the only Scottish links where he didn’t win the claret jug. The five-time champion leaned over to kiss the Swilcan Bridge, then posed atop the stone arch just as Arnold Palmer did in 1995 and Jack Nicklaus did in 2000 and 2005. And just like Nicklaus five years ago, Watson finished with a birdie. His wedge across the Valley of Sin stopped an inch from the hole. ‘‘I pulled it just an inch,’’ Watson said after his 75 to fin- MCT photo Barry Zito pitches during the Giants' 1-0 win Friday night. Beltran’s two-out double in the sev- enth was the only other hit Zito allowed. The Giants didn’t give him much support offensively, scoring their lone run when Huff walked, went to third on Posey’s double and scored on Pat Bur- rell’s grounder. Athletics capitalize on Kansas City miscues KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With the help one of the wackiest evenings in Coco Crisp’s career, the Oakland Athletics won at night, something they rarely do, and beat Zack Greinke — something they’d never done. By the time the A’s put away a 5-1 victory over Greinke and the Kansas City Royals on Friday night, Crisp was wondering if he had made baseball history. He probably hadn’t. But it was a zany 1 for 5 for the seven-year veteran. ‘‘I could have took the 1 for 5,’’ he said. ‘‘But I was actually like 1 for 7.’’ In Oakland’s three-run third inning, Crisp hit a comebacker to Greinke that could have been a double play. But shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt dropped Greinke’s throw to second, and every- body was safe. Then in the ninth, Crisp grounded to second baseman Mike Aviles, who made the toss to second to start what might have been another double play. But umpires called a balk on Joakim Soria, making the runner safe at second and sending Crisp back to the plate, where he grounded out. By far the strangest play, however, came in the first inning when Crisp lashed a liner down the right-field line that first base umpire Larry Vanover ruled foul. Manager Bob Geren came out to argue, the umpires huddled, and the call was reversed. Crisp first went to first base and stood there, then hustled to second when he realized he’d been credited with a double. ‘‘He looked like a Nin- tendo player when he hit the bag and then broke left,’’ winning pitcher Gio Gonza- lez said with a laugh. ‘‘That’s something you see in a Nintendo game.’’ Said Crisp, ‘‘First time it ever happened to me, so I don’t know exactly what is supposed to happen. I don’t think anybody did.’’ Was it the first time he’d been awarded a double on an umpire’s reversed call? ‘‘For me? Probably,’’ he said. ‘‘I’m not sure if that has happened in baseball. I actually got put out like six times today.’’ Crisp later scored on Jack Cust’s sacrifice fly, giv- ing the A’s the early lead in what turned out to be their 11th win in 31 night games. Kevin Kouzmanoff had a two-run single for the Ath- letics. Gonzalez (8-6) gave up an RBI single to Jason Kendall in the first inning but then threw six shutout frames. Relievers Craig Breslow and Michael Wuertz each pitched a scoreless inning. With the help of Betan- court’s fielding error, the A’s scored three unearned runs in the third to take a 5-1 lead. After Cliff Pennington walked and was safe when Betancourt dropped Greinke’s throw to second on Crisp’s grounder, Greinke loaded the bases when he bounced a pitch in the dirt for ball four to Kurt Suzuki. With two outs, Kouzmanoff rifled a two- run single up the middle and Mark Ellis followed with an RBI single. Red Bluff 9-10 district champs ish at 4-over 148. The cut will not be made until Saturday, but it was unlikely to go further than 2-over par. Oosthuizen made seven birdies in his round of 67, finish- ing with a 15-foot birdie putt. Far more compelling were the players trying to make par as the wind raged off St. Andrews Bay. No one suffered quite like McIlroy. One day after his record-tying 63, the 21-year-old from Northern Ireland was blown away by shots into the rough and putts that he could not control in the wind. He wound up with an 80 and staggered off the course 11 shots out of the lead. ‘‘I think all the guys were finding it tough this afternoon, and I just let it get away from me a little bit,’’ McIlroy said. ‘‘I actually did well to par the last three holes, if I’m totally honest. It could have been an 82 or an 83. I’m here for the weekend, so it’s not all bad, but definitely a complete con- trast to what it was like yesterday.’’ How tough? Of the last 75 players who completed the round, none broke par. Thirty players had to return Saturday morning to finish the second round, including British Amateur champi- on Jin Jeong, who was at 5-under par. John Daly shot a 76 and would not stop to speak to reporters. Scoreboard MLB American League Thursday’s late result Los Angeles 8, Seattle 3 Friday’s results Oakland 5, Kansas City 1 Cleveland 8 Detroit 2 Los Angeles 3, Seattle 2 Minnesota 7, Chicago 4 New York 5, Tampa Bay 4 Texas 8, Boston 4 Toronto 4, Baltimore 2 Saturday’s games Oakland (Cahill 9-3) at Kansas City (Chen 5-3),4:10 p.m.,CSNC Detroit (Verlander 11-5) at Cleveland (Carmona 8-7), 10:05 a.m., 1st game Tampa Bay (Niemann 7-2) at New York (A.J.Burnett 7-7), 1:10 p.m., FOX Detroit (Porcello 4-7) at Cleveland (Talbot 8-8), 4:05 p.m., 2nd game Toronto (Morrow 5-6) at Baltimore (Guthrie 3-10), 4:05 p.m. Chicago (Buehrle 8-7) at Minnesota (Pavano 10-6), 4:10 p.m., WGN Texas (Cl.Lee 8-4) at Boston (Lackey 9-5), 4:10 p.m., MLBN Seattle (Rowland-Smith 1-9) at Los Angeles (J.Saunders 6-9), 6:05 p.m. Sunday’s games Oakland at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m.,CSNC Detroit at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay at New York, 10:05 a.m., TBS Texas at Boston, 10:35 a.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m., WGN Seattle at Los Angeles, 12:35 p.m. National League Thursday’s late result San Francisco 2, New York 0 Friday’s results San Francisco 1, New York 0 Chicago 4, Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 3, Colorado 2 Houston 5, Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 9, Atlanta 3 San Diego 12, Arizona 1 St. Louis 8, Los Angeles 4 Washington 4, Florida 0 Saturday’s games New York (Pelfrey 10-4) at San Francisco (Cain 6-8),6:05 p.m.,CSNB Philadelphia (Hamels 7-7) at Chicago (R.Wells 4-7), 10:05 a.m. Los Angeles (Kuroda 7-7) at St. Louis (Wainwright 13-5), 1:10 p.m. Houston (Norris 2-6) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 1-7), 4:05 p.m. Courtesy photo Red Bluff Little League’s 9-and 10-year-old baseball All-Stars team celebrates their District 1 championship.The team includes: Andre Avilla,Tristen Hobart, Ian Hoskins, Mario Martinez, Conner Mckenzie,Casey Moore,Justin Nichols,Kolbey Potter,Ian Skjegstad,Drew Stacy, Nolan Stacy,Tanner Tweedt and Colton Youngblood. Colorado (De La Rosa 3-1) at Cincinnati (Volquez 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Narveson 7-6) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 9-4), 4:10 p.m. Washington (L.Hernandez 6-5) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 9-3), 4:10 p.m. Arizona (R.Lopez 5-7) at San Diego (Richard 6-4), 5:35 p.m. GOLF The Open Championship Second Round Leaderboard (30 golfers still to complete round) SCORE THRU 1. Louis Oosthuizen -12 F 2. Mark Calcavecchia -7 F 3.Paul Casey 3.Lee Westwood 3. Steven Tiley 6.Tom Lehman 6. Ricky Barnes 6.Peter Hanson -6 F -6 F -6 10 -5 F -5 F -5 F 6. Miguel Angel Jimenez -5 F 6. Graeme McDowell 6. Retief Goosen 6. Sean O’Hair WNBA Friday’s results Chicago 80, Los Angeles 68 Indiana 89, Atlanta 70 Tulsa 75, San Antonio 70 Saturday’s games Seattle at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. Atlanta at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Tulsa at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Sunday’s games Los Angeles at San Antonio, Noon Chicago at Washington, 1 p.m. Indiana at New York, 1 p.m. MLS Saturday’s games Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 12:30 p.m. New York at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Kansas City at Colorado, 6 p.m. Sunday’s games Los Angeles at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m. CYCLING Tour de France Overall Standings after 12 stages 1. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 58 hours, 42 minutes, 01 seconds. 2. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, 31 sec- onds behind. 3.Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euska- di, 2:45. 4. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 2:58. 5. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, 3:31. 6. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Team RadioShack, 4:06. -5 F -5 F -5 F Sunday’s games New York at San Francisco,1:05 p.m.,CSNB Colorado at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Washington at Florida, 10:10 a.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Arizona at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 5:05 p.m., ESPN