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Saturday NASCAR — US Cellular 250, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 MLB — Dodgers at Giants, 1 p.m., FOX 30 MLB — Cubs at Rockies, 5 p.m., WGN Golf — Women’s British Open, 7 a.m., ESPN PGA — Greenbrier Classic, noon, CBS 12 Sports 1B Weekend July 31 - Aug. 1 Giants hold off late Dodgers rally for win SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aubrey Huff hit a go-ahead two- run double in the third inning and added a solo homer and the San Francisco Giants held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Friday night. Tim Lincecum (11-4) scattered seven hits and two runs over seven innings to win for the first time since July 15 and pull the Giants within 2 1/2 games of first-place San Diego in the NL West. The Dodgers, seeing their play- off hopes dimming, were report- edly talking with the Chicago Cubs about the possibility of acquiring left-hander Ted Lilly to bolster their pitching staff. If a deal is made, it would be the second by Los Angeles this week after the team traded for leadoff hitter Scott Podsednik. The Giants, who blew a seven- run lead before holding on to beat Florida on Thursday, nearly let a four-run advantage get away against the Dodgers. Los Angeles scored three times in the ninth inning when the Giants used four relievers, includ- ing left-handed starter Jonathan Sanchez. Podsednik had an RBI triple and scored on a wild pitch, and Matt Kemp singled to drive in Rafael Furcal and make it 6-5 before Chris Ray got Casey Blake to ground out to end the game. It’s Ray’s second save this sea- son, his first with San Francisco. Huff, who passed the 1,500-hit mark earlier this week, singled and scored on Pat Burrell’s line drive double down the third base line in the sixth when the Giants chased Dodgers starter Carlos Monasterios (3-3). The San Francisco left fielder later made a running catch on Jamey Carroll’s deep fly ball, bringing the sellout crowd at AT&T Park to its feet. They rose again when Huff hit his team- leading 20th homer off reliever Jeff Weaver with two outs in the seventh. Huff wasn’t the only one get- ting love from the San Francisco fans. Juan Uribe’s solo home run in the second inning brought chants of ‘‘Ooo-Ree-Bay’’ that quickly turned into ‘‘Beat LA, Beat LA.’’ It was Uribe’s third homer in seven games. The Dodgers, who fell 4 1/2 games behind the Giants in the NL wild card race, lost their third straight and are 5-10 since the All- Star game. Earlier in the day Dodgers manager Joe Torre talked about the possibility of adding another player before the trade deadline. Indications are that it likely will be Lilly, who was a 23rd-round draft A’s fall to streaking White Sox pick of Los Angeles in 1996. While Lilly would fill a hole on the Dodgers’ pitching staff, he won’t be able to do much to help an ailing offense that had pro- duced just 14 runs in eight games before Friday. It didn’t help facing reigning two-time NL Cy Young winner Lincecum, who also gave the Giants a lift after battling control problems early. He hit Blake with pitches twice, allowed an RBI sin- gle to Russell Martin in the second and gave up a home run to Furcal leading off the third. Lincecum settled down after that and retired nine of the final 11 batters he faced. Langer shoots 68, takes lead SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — Bernhard Langer waited much of Friday morning for the soupy fog on the Sammamish Plateau to finally lift. He spent the evening waiting for someone to make a charge up the leaderboard. In between, Langer put himself in position for a sec- ond consecutive major championship. Langer overcame a shaky front nine with an eagle and birdie on the inward half to take the lead at 3 under in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open as many of the other contenders simply tried to stay close entering the weekend. After a fog delay of more than two hours brought play to a halt just before 8 a.m., Langer shot a 2-under 68 making a number of key putts on the back nine when his round easily could have slipped away. ‘‘You never quite know. It’s the type of golf course that any hole can get to you,’’ said Langer, coming off a victory last week in the Senior British Open at Carnoustie. ‘‘You just got to be careful and hit good shots.’’ Langer was careful, not to mention a little fortunate with the putter Friday. He’s the only player with two rounds in the 60s on the par-70 layout at Sahalee Coun- try Club, and will take a two-shot lead into the third round. MCT photo Chicago White Sox fans cheer as Oakland Athletics outfielder Coco Crisp retrieves a ball that went for a double by the White Sox's Dayan Viciedo in the fourth inning Friday. CHICAGO (AP) — When Lucas Harrell woke up in the morning, he was preparing to make a start for Triple-A Charlotte. He ended the day with his first major league vic- tory. Harrell pitched six strong innings in his major league debut, Dayan Viciedo had three hits, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 Friday night to get their 12th straight win at home. Harrell’s morning started with a call from White Sox director of player development Buddy Bell informing him of the news. ‘‘When I got the call,’’ Harrell said, ‘‘I thought it was joke from (Charlotte teammate) Brent Morel or somebody else on the team. When he said, no this is Buddy Bell, I was like, this is real, I defi- nitely got excited and called my parents right away.’’ Harrell, who is from Springfield, Mo., already had his parents driving to Louisville for his minor league start. He quickly told them to change directions and ‘‘drive north on I-55.’’ Gordon Beckham also had two hits and drove in two runs for the AL Central-leading White Sox, who are 19-1 at home since June 9. With the win, Chicago moved to a season-high 14 games over .500. The day was set up for Harrell when the White Sox acquired right- hander Edwin Jackson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Friday night’s sched- uled starter Daniel Hudson and prospect David Holmberg. Chicago then purchased the contract of the 24-year-old Harrell, who was 9-9 with a 4.24 ERA for Charlotte. After losing two out of three games to at Oakland last weekend, the White Sox have won five in a row and have their longest home- winning streak since they a 13- game stretch July 1-Aug. 5, 1989. Harrell (1-0) got out of a bases- loaded jam in the second inning and then coasted behind a strong offense for his first victory. He allowed one run on four hits and pitched around five walks with one strikeout. After the game, Harrell was optioned back to Charlotte. Kurt Suzuki had two hits for Oakland who have lost three of its last four after going 9-2 in its previ- See A'S, page 2B If successful this week, Langer would be the first player on the Champions Tour to win consecutive majors since Tom Watson in 2003 in the Senior British Open and Tradition. But Watson didn’t win those titles in back-to-back weeks with eight time zones in between. ‘‘This is a big enough event to pick yourself up and get motivated and get moving,’’ Langer said. ‘‘I don’t have a lot of problems with that.’’ While Langer managed to tame the ball-hawking tree limbs of Sahalee, others were far less successful. Only four players finished the second round under par, with another four sitting at even. First-round leader Bruce Vaughan gave back all of his 66 from Thursday before he made the turn. He shot 82. Little known J.R. Roth had a 66, the best round of the day. He curled in a 25-foot bender on the 18th to finish at 1 under for the tournament. John Cook (68) and Tommy Armour III (68) also were 1 under. ‘‘I think the way USGA sets up the golf course it really is good for me, because I’m just one of those guys that grinds it out,’’ said Roth, playing in his first USGA event in 35 years. Hometown favorite Fred Couples and Watson led the group at even par. Constantly trying to stretch out his always stiff back, Couples sent a wave of roars echoing between the cedars and firs of Sahalee when he See LANGER, page 2B Chaz Schilens sits out 49ers sign top picks Davis, Iupati practice with sore foot NAPA (AP) — The Oakland Raiders offense never really recovered after starting receiver Chaz Schilens went down with a broken left foot in training camp a year ago. That’s why it was mildly concerning when Schilens had to sit out practice Friday because of soreness in that same foot. Coach Tom Cable said there’s no further damage to the foot but that it will have to be managed throughout camp. ‘‘It’s sore,’’ Cable said. ‘‘We’re going to have to work with him to find out what his workload is, what he can and can’t do. We’re going to have to deal with it, probably from here on out, just what it is. That’s a little bit of a work in progress to find out, how much can he do each day.’’ Schilens came out of practice Thursday night because of the sore foot and sat out Friday as well. He had X-rays on the foot to show that there was no new damage. He hopes to be back on the practice field Saturday, although he likely will be limited to one practice a day for the time being. ‘‘It’s not that great, but we can manage it,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s something I can manage.’’ See FOOT, page 2B SANTA CLARA (AP) — Antho- ny Davis and Mike Iupati have been practically joined at their rather large hips since becoming San Fran- cisco 49ers this spring, and that con- tinued Friday on the day rookies were required to report to team head- quarters. Both first-round draft picks signed five-year contracts a few hours apart, ensuring the highly touted offensive linemen will be in uniform for Sunday’s first training camp practice. Davis was the No. 11 overall pick in this year’s draft and Iupati was selected by the 49ers six picks later. With their stalls next to each other in the team’s locker room, there hasn’t been much to separate the two burly youngsters who are expected to immediately challenge for starting spots. ‘‘We’ve kind of had that bonding, that brotherly bonding, just that we wanted to be on time and try to get a starting spot,’’ said Iupati, the last of the team’s eight draft picks to sign. The 49ers signed each of their final four draft picks Friday before the team’s 11 a.m. meeting for rook- ies. Second-round pick Taylor Mays and third-round selection NaVorro Bowman both signed four-year deals. The headliners Friday were Davis and Iupati, whom the 49ers were eager to get into camp early so they can begin their quest to bolster an offen- sive line that has been one of San Francisco’s weak- est areas in recent seasons. Davis will compete at right tackle and Iupati will get his starting shot at left guard. Last year, San Francisco’s first-round pick, receiv- er Michael Crabtree, didn’t sign with the team until Oct. 6 and missed five games. But he became an immediate starter and was the 49ers’ top wideout by the end of the season. Davis signed a deal worth a reported $26.5 million with almost $16 million guaranteed. Iupati’s deal could be worth as much as $18.25 million with $10.8 million guaranteed. ‘‘That was the biggest priority,’’ Davis said. ‘‘That’s why I wanted to get done first, so I could get in and hit the ground running. It’s done and out of the way, and now we can do what I’m here for.’’ While Davis and Iupati were brought in to help the offense, Mays and Bowman will make their mark on defense for a team tabbed by many as the NFC West favorite this season. Mays and Bowman each were selected to several All-American teams last year. Mays will challenge for playing time at safety and Bow- man is expected to compete at line- backer and contribute on special teams. Along with the rest of San Fran- cisco’s rookies, both hard-hitting defenders are eager to put on the pads. ‘‘That’s football, and I feel that’s a strong part of my game,’’ Mays said. ‘‘It’s always good to get the pads on because you get to show a little more than you do when you just have helmets on. That’s kind of what separates some guys from other guys, and I think that will be what happens when we get the pads on.’’ Said Bowman: ‘‘Like a lot of people say, we’re only going to go as far as the rookie class will take it. We have to be on point and ready to go.’’