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2B – Daily News – Friday, August 6, 2010 49ERS Continued from page 1B Raye broke that string by returning in 2010 for his sec- ond year calling the plays. ‘‘That’s definitely paying off,’’ Morgan said. ‘‘We’ve come to the point with some stuff we don’t even need to go over. Last year, we’d talk about it, then we’d have to walk through it, and then rep it. Now we all know what we’re talking about, so we can just do it.’’ Head coach Mike Singletary already has mentioned multiple times since camp began that he is pleased with the progress of his offense. Much of that has to do with the way Smith is collaborating with his familiar wide- outs and connecting with deep threats Ted Ginn and Brandon Jones. The 49ers traded for Ginn during the offseason and are looking for a breakout this season from Jones after giving him a $16.6 million deal in free agency last year. Jones broke a bone in his shoulder early in training camp last year and finished the season with just one reception. Raye has had no problem working Ginn and Jones into his playbook this summer. ‘‘We’re excited about both of them,’’ Raye said. ‘‘(Ginn) has come into this training camp and he’s been outstanding. If he continues to improve the way he is, we will be very pleased. Brandon’s situation has changed from this time a year ago because the people in the lines are different. But he’s working hard, having a good camp, and hopefully that will spill over into his play.’’ Smith, coming off his best season, also has Pro Bowlers around him in running back Frank Gore and tight end Vernon Davis. Gore had 52 receptions last season, and Davis led the 49ers with 78 receptions for 965 yards while tying the NFL record for touchdown receptions by a tight end with 13. San Francisco has finished 26th or worse in the NFL rankings for total offense five of the past six seasons. The 49ers ranked 27th last year. ‘‘It’s not only Crabtree, it’s also Vernon, Frank and myself and others,’’ Morgan said. ‘‘There are so many weapons in our offense that everything is just going to open up. We’re just in attack mode this year. You’re going to have to stop one of us, so you’re going to have to pick your poison.’’ Notes: The 49ers said LB Scott McKillop underwent an MRI exam on his injured left knee and that he has a torn patellar tendon and torn anterior cruciate ligament. McKillop was hurt in Wednesday afternoon’s practice. WATSON Continued from page 1B pion Phil Mickelson and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell. ‘‘I was impressed about Tiger Woods having seven wins here,’’ Watson said about seeing the South Course for the first time earlier in the week. ‘‘But with Tiger’s wedge game, and his putter is phenomenal, I can see where he could win.’’ That was hard to imagine on a muggy, breezy afternoon in northern Ohio. ‘‘Just because I like the golf course doesn’t mean I’m going to play well on it,’’ Woods said, who hit only five fairways and took 32 putts. ‘‘You still have to execute, and I didn’t do that. I did not execute the shots that I wanted to execute, didn’t shape the ball the way I wanted to shape it, and certainly did GIANTS Continued from page 1B walks. He struck out three. ‘‘A huge lift,’’ Atlanta’s Chipper Jones said of the home runs as well as the pitching. ‘‘JJ came out of the gate and wasn’t sharp, but he battled through it. He got out of the first two innings with only one run in each and gave us a chance, then turned it over to our bullpen,’’ Jones said. Billy Wagner picked up his 26th save in 31 attempts with a scoreless ninth. Lincecum, who had RAIDERS Continued from page 1B the Steelers’ stadium and the emotional return home, coupled with the victory, seemed to enhance Gradkowski’s stock. He compiled a 91.4 rating in his four starts but missed the final three games due to a knee injury. He hurt himself again this off- season when he tore a pectoral muscle while lifting weights. The injury required surgery that forced Gradkowski to miss all the team’s OTAs and minicamps. That’s one of the reasons the Raiders traded for Campbell. The team also severed ties with Rus- sell after three disappointing sea- sons. Asked Thursday what hurt worse, the torn pectoral muscle or being informed Campbell was the starter on the eve of training camp, Gradkowski chuckled. ‘‘Well I think definitely ... def- not putt well.’’ Two drives into the trees. Two shots to get out of a bunker. Putts that really didn’t scare the hole. When he rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole, he turned in two directions and bowed to the gallery. The course wasn’t much of a problem for so many others. McDowell finished with four straight birdies for a 66. Mickelson was trying to keep his momentum with a par toward the end of his round when he hit a flop shot that dropped in for birdie on the sixth, and then he added two birdies on his last three holes for a 66. Adam Scott, who played bogey-free, and Kenny Perry also were at 66. The group at 67 included Jeff Overton, who finished second last week at the Greenbrier when Stuart Apple- by closed with a 59. 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Deadline for Advertising Space Reservations: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 MLB American League At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB New York 67 40 .626 — Tampa Bay 67 41 .620 1/2 Boston 62 47 .569 6 Toronto 56 52 .51911 1/2 Baltimore 35 73 .32432 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 62 46 .574 — Minnesota 61 48 .5601 1/2 Detroit 53 55 .491 9 Kansas City 46 62 .426 16 Cleveland 46 63 .42216 1/2 West Division Texas WL Pct GB 62 45 .579 — Oakland 54 53 .505 8 Los Angeles54 56 .4919 1/2 Seattle 40 68 .37022 1/2 ——— Wednesday’s Games N.Y.Yankees 5, Toronto 1 Oakland 4, Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit 1 Baltimore 9, L.A. Angels 7 Cleveland 9, Boston 1 Minnesota 2, Tampa Bay 1, 13 innings Texas 11, Seattle 6 Thursday’s Games Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 6 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 4, 11 innings Baltimore 5, L.A. Angels 4 Boston 6, Cleveland 2 Texas at Seattle, late Friday’s Games Boston (C.Buchholz 11-5) at N.Y.Yankees (Vazquez 9-7), 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Danks 11-8) at Balti- more (Bergesen 3-9), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 10-7) at Detroit (Verlander 12-6), 4:05 p.m. Minnesota (Liriano 10-7) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 2-0), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 11-5) at Toronto (Cecil 8-5), 4:07 p.m. Texas (Cl.Lee 9-5) at Oakland (Braden 6- 7), 7:05 p.m. D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY (530) 527-2151 advertise@redbluffdailynews.com Kansas City (Greinke 7-10) at Seattle (French 0-2), 7:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay at Toronto, 10:07 a.m. Boston at N.Y.Yankees, 1:10 p.m. Texas at Oakland, 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games L.A. Angels at Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 10:07 a.m. Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m. Texas at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. Boston at N.Y.Yankees, 5:05 p.m. National League won six of his seven previ- ous starts against Atlanta, gave up six hits and three runs in 6 1-3 innings, walking three and striking out seven. The NL East-leading Braves, who have won three of four, own the best home record in the majors at 37-14. The Giants took a 2-0 lead on Aubrey Huff’s RBI groundout in the first and Andres Torres’ run- scoring double that drove in Pablo Sandoval, who had doubled, in the sec- ond. Jurrgens gave up four hits in the first two innings. The Braves tied it in the second when Gonzalez hit a 1-2 pitch into the left field seats following a walk to Rick Ankiel. Hinske hit a 2-1 pitch over the right-center field fence for his ninth homer of the season. The Giants, who entered the game with major league-best 15-5 record since the All-Star break, lost their second straight. NOTES: Gonzalez, who was traded to Atlanta on July 14, had 17 home runs and 50 RBIs with Toronto. ... Five of San Francisco’s first six hits were doubles. ... The start of the Giants-Braves game on Friday night was pushed back 15 minutes to initely the pec,’’ he said. ‘‘Those (other) situations, I can’t control, so no need to worry about them. At least now I’m back and I can compete and do my thing and let things fall into place.’’ Through the first week of training camp Gradkowski has worked almost exclusively with the second-team offense while Campbell has taken the majority of reps with the starters. Oakland also has Kyle Boller and journeyman Charlie Frye on the roster, though not even Camp- bell has asserted himself as vocal- ly as Gradkowski. During a 7-on-7 goal line drill Thursday, Gradkowski stepped to the line of scrimmage to scan the defense and noticed defensive back Stanford Routt lingering on the field when he should have been on the sideline. ‘‘Hey Stan, you in or out?’’ Gradkowski barked. ‘‘Get off.’’ That leadership and his will- ingness to accept a backup role Twenty-five players from the 81-man field broke par. Watson is playing only his second World Golf Champi- onship, having qualified in June by winning the Travelers Championship for his first PGA Tour victory. He sobbed on the 18th green that day in paying tribute to his father, who is battling throat cancer, and Watson is coming off a two-week vacation that includ- ed time at his lake house with his family. ‘‘It’s tough to make shots around this golf course,’’ Wat- son said. ‘‘I knew it was going to be tough, but today, I just putted really well, hit good iron shots and made it look a little bit easy. But we’re not done yet.’’ It’s an impressive cast right behind him. Mickelson, long fascinated by distance, decided at the urg- ing of swing coach Butch Har- 7:50 p.m. due to the cere- mony for the retirement of Tom Glavine’s No. 47. ... Giants C Buster Posey left Wednesday’s game in the seventh inning after taking a foul ball off his right shoulder, but was back in the lineup Thursday night. Posey was the NL player of the month for July, after hitting .417 with seven home runs and 24 RBIs. ... The Braves placed RHP Kris Medlen on the 15-day DL and recalled RHP Cristhian Martinez from Triple-A Gwinnett. ...The Giants activated RHP Todd Wellemeyer from the 15-day DL and designated RHP Denny Bautista for assignment. without complaining has made Gradkowski a hit with the coach- ing staff. ‘‘Bruce is a pro, (he) is not about what Bruce wants,’’ Cable said. ‘‘Everyone wants to be a starter, but he’s about the team and he’ll have himself ready to go, and his approach is fine. He understands this game at this level. He’s just a play away from being the starter again.’’ Notes: WR Jonathon Holland was carted off the field with an undisclosed injury during the morning practice. Holland went down and appeared to be clutch- ing his left ankle after running a pass route. ... Defensive tackle Richard Seymour was given the morning off. ... WRs Louis Mur- phy (foot), Darrius Heyward-Bey (general soreness) and Jacoby Ford (quad) also did not practice. ... Eight NFL referees attended Thursday’s practice and will con- tinue to work with the team for the next few days. mon to shorten the shaft in his driver to 44 inches. Whether he lost distance was of little importance, for Lefty was thrilled to see the ball go straighter. This is his sixth tournament with a chance to go to No. 1 in the world. Mickelson could replace Woods at No. 1 by fin- ishing as low as fourth — Woods would have to finish out of the top 44, which looks pos- sible. Of all the birdies Mickelson made down the stretch, it was the flop shot that gave him the biggest boost. ‘‘It was a good one,’’ Mick- elson said. ‘‘There were some at Augusta that I kind of remember a little more fondly than Thursday here in Akron, but that was a good one. I thought with the greens being soft, I had a decent lie, and it wasn’t a difficult one to get up- and-down. But I certainly was fortunate for it to go in.’’ While Mickelson went for the shorter driver, McDowell put a longer driver in play and figures he picked up 15 yards. But it was the shortest stick in his bag — the putter — that carried him at the end. He holed birdie putts of 12 feet on the 15th and 16th, made a 15- foot putt from the fringe on the 17th and finished with one last birdie from 10 feet. ‘‘It’s probably the best golf I’ve played since Pebble Beach,’’ McDowell said. All the attention that comes with winning a U.S. Open for his first major has been diffi- cult, so this week was a nice reprieve. He is back in America with the world’s best player. And at Firestone, ‘‘Tiger Woods’ show is in town, so we’ll have him in the lime- light.’’ For Woods, it was an unwel- come spotlight. Scoreboard At A Glance By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 62 46 .574 — Philadelphia60 48 .556 2 New York 54 54 .500 8 Florida 53 55 .491 9 Washington 48 60 .444 14 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 61 48 .560 — St. Louis 60 48 .556 1/2 Milwaukee 50 59 .459 11 Houston 47 60 .439 13 Chicago 47 61 .43513 1/2 Pittsburgh 38 70 .35222 1/2 West Division WL Pct GB San Diego 62 44 .585 — San Francisco 62 47 .5691 1/2 Colorado 56 52 .519 7 Los Angeles56 52 .519 7 Arizona 40 68 .370 23 ——— Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 4 Chicago Cubs 15, Milwaukee 3 Colorado 6, San Francisco 1 Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 7, Florida 2 St. Louis 8, Houston 4 Washington 7, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 9, San Diego 0 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 1 Philadelphia 5, Florida 4, 10 innings Atlanta 3, San Francisco 2 Washington at Arizona, late San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, late Friday’s Games Cincinnati (Arroyo 11-6) at Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 6-5), 11:20 a.m. Colorado (Hammel 7-6) at Pittsburgh (Duke 5-10), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 15-6) at Florida (Nolasco 12-7), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-5) at Philadelphia (Blanton 4-6), 4:35 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 8-6) at Atlanta (Han- son 8-8), 4:50 p.m. Houston (W.Rodriguez 9-11) at Milwaukee (Bush 5-9), 5:10 p.m. San Diego (Garland 10-7) at Arizona (D.Hudson 1-0), 6:40 p.m. Washington (Lannan 2-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6), 7:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 10:05 a.m. Colorado at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Florida, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 5:10 p.m. Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games St. Louis at Florida, 10:10 a.m. Colorado at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. San Diego at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m. MOVES Thursday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Houston minor leaguers RHP Daniel Meszaros, SS Marcos Cabral and C Jonathan Fixler;N.Y.Mets minor league LHP Zachary Dotson, Oakland minor league OF Zachary Hurley and free agent minor league P Luis Mercedes 50 games after testing pos- itive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Pre- vention and Treatment Program. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Suspend- ed Cleveland third base coach Steve Smith two games and fined Smith, Cleveland RHP Jensen Lewis, Boston RHP Josh Beckett, Boston OF Mike Cameron, Boston OF Jaco- by Ellsbury, Boston 2B Dustin Pedroia and Boston 1B Kevin Youkilis undisclosed amounts for their parts in an on-field incident during Tuesday’s game. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed RHP David Hernandez on the 15-day DL. Select- ed the contract of RHP Armando Gabino from Norfolk (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS — Claimed IF Wes Hodges off waivers from Colorado and optioned him to Columbus (IL). Acquired C Juan Apodaca and IF Argenis Reyes from Boston for cash considerations. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated OF/DH Jose Guillen for assignment. Select- ed the contract of RHP Philip Humber from Omaha (PCL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed C John Buck on the 15-day DL.Selected the contract of C J.P. Arencibia from Las Vegas (PCL). National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Kris Medlen on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cristhian Martinez from Gwinnett (IL). COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed RHP Aaron Cook on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Chris Nelson from Colorado Springs (PCL). FLORIDA MARLINS — Signed 3B Chad Tracy. Optioned OF Bryan Petersen and C Brad Davis to New Orleans (PCL). Activated C Brett Hayes from the 15-day DL. HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with INF/OF Delino DeShields Jr. and assigned him to Kissimmee (GCL). NEW YORK METS — Promoted RHP Jenr- ry Mejia from St. Lucie (FSL) to Binghamton (EL). and OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Bing- hamton to Buffalo (IL). SF GIANTS—Activated RHP Todd Welle- meyer from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Denny Bautista for assignment. National Football League DENVER BRONCOS — Placed WR Kenny McKinley and S Josh Barrett on injured reserve. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Claimed LB Ali Highsmith off waivers from the Arizona Car- dinals. Announced that WR Bryan Walters has been waived-injured. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DT Quinn Pitcock. Released WR Mike Hass.