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2B – Daily News – Monday, September 20, 2010 RAIDERS Continued from page 1B ineffective Jason Campbell after halftime and led Oak- land to three scoring drives and a 16-14 victory over the St. Louis Rams in the home opener on Sunday. ‘‘They called my number and I just said I’m just going to do my thing, go out and have fun,’’ Gradkowski said. ‘‘We did that the second half. ... It was exciting to get a win. We’re just looking forward to moving on.’’ The question is whether it will be with Campbell or Gradkowski at quarterback. Coach Tom Cable said he hadn’t made any decisions about that just yet. But the fact that he made the switch just six quarters into the season after waiting a half-season to bench JaMarcus Russell showed how desperate Cable and the coaching staff was for a spark. ‘‘If things aren’t working out the way they want, obvi- ously they’re going to make moves and try to get that going,’’ cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha said. ‘‘But that was definitely a big move, because they were trying to say we need to get some- thing started.’’ Gradkowski threw a 4- yard touchdown pass to Louis Murphy, Darren McFadden ran for 145 yards on a career-high 30 carries and Sebastian Janikowski kicked three field goals to give Oakland (1-1) its first win in a home opener since 2004. Sam Bradford threw two touchdown passes to Mark Clayton but was unable to get the offense moving for much of the second half as the Rams (0-2) lost for the 27th time in 28 games. ‘‘In this football league, you have to play a full game,’’ Bradford said. ‘‘You can’t come out and play a half and expect to win. I felt like as an offense, we played good in the first half. You’d like to have more points than seven, but we got into a rhythm and I think every- thing was rolling smooth. Then we came out very flat in the second half.’’ Gradkowski breathed life into Oakland’s inept offense a year ago, leading the team to victories over Cincinnati and Pittsburgh before being sidelined by a knee injury. Gradkowski never got the chance to win the job this season as Oakland trad- ed for Campbell and made him the starter. Gradkowski tore a pectoral muscle in the offseason and injured his groin early in training camp. Campbell struggled in a 38-13 season-opening loss at Tennessee and was pulled at halftime of this game. Guillen hits grand slam in Giants’win SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jose Guillen stood in front of his locker and grinned. ‘‘I guess I’m officially a Giant now,’’ he said. ‘‘I finally did some- thing when it counted.’’ He sure did! Guillen hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, Barry Zito won for the first time in two months and the San Francisco Giants regained first place in the NL West with a 9-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. After a loss Saturday to fall behind San Diego in the West, the Giants moved a 1/2-game up on the Padres, who lost to St. Louis 4-1. ‘‘Nothing comes easy from this point on,’’ Guillen said. ‘‘You have to be smart, go hard and do whatever it takes to win games.’’ Zito (9-13) pitched six solid innings to end a career-worst nine- game losing streak and record a vic- tory for the first time since July 16. He gave up two runs and three hits, walking one and striking out three. ‘‘The last couple of starts the team lost but personally I felt better than I have previously,’’ Zito said. ‘‘I was building off those. After the four-spot it’s up to me and not take anything for granted.’’ Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer for the Brewers, who were officially eliminated from the NL Central divi- sion race. Braun also robbed Cody Ross of a home run in the first inning, reaching over the fence to pull back his drive. ‘‘It was right down the line,’’ Braun said. ‘‘I didn’t think I had a chance at it. I was pretty excited to come back with it. It was well over the fence.’’ Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer in the seventh and Guillen added a two-run single in the fifth. ‘‘The main thing was finding my consistency,’’ Guillen said. ‘‘The last few days I’ve been able to find it. Everything is clicking at the right time.’’ Guillen’s first-inning grand slam off Chris Narveson (11-8) was the fifth of his career and first since June 2008. ‘‘Braun was one of the best catch- es I’ve seen,’’ Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ‘‘That could have been disheartening. You appreciate the catch but I was disappointed because that was a run. That’s not a great way to start a game after two tough losses and we’ve been having trouble scor- ing runs. Guillen gave us a lift right away.’’ Ross led off the game with a drive to left that Braun caught above the wall. Freddy Sanchez then singled, Aubrey Huff flew out, Buster Posey doubled and Burrell walked ahead of Guillen. Zito, meanwhile, breezed through 5 2-3 innings, retiring 16 of 18 before giving up Corey Hart’s single and Braun’s 23rd home run of the season. ‘‘It seems like his arm angle was a little bit different,’’ Braun said. ‘‘He had more movement on all his pitch- es and late life on everything. He’s throwing the ball better than his record would indicate.’’ Ellis homers as A’s top Twins 6-2 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mark Ellis had three hits, including a two-run homer, and 30-year-old rookie Bobby Cramer won his second consecutive start, help- ing the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 6- 2 on Sunday. The AL Central-leading Twins lost reigning AL MVP Joe Mauer to a balky left knee late in the game. It wasn’t immediately clear how Mauer was hurt; he was replaced defensively by Jose Morales in the sev- enth inning. Scoreboard MLB American League By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB New York 90 59 .604 — Tampa Bay 89 59 .601 1/2 Boston 83 66 .557 7 Toronto 75 74 .503 15 Baltimore 59 90 .396 31 Central Division WL Pct GB Minnesota 89 60 .597 — Chicago 79 69 .5349 1/2 Detroit 74 74 .50014 1/2 Cleveland 62 87 .416 27 Kansas City61 87 .41227 1/2 West Division Texas WL Pct GB 83 65 .561 — Oakland 74 74 .500 9 Los Angeles73 76 .49010 1/2 Seattle 57 92 .38326 1/2 Sunday’s Games Baltimore 4, N.Y.Yankees 3, 11 innings Boston 6, Toronto 0 L.A. Angels 6, Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 6, Cleveland 4 Hot Air Balloon Festival October 23-24, 2010 Rolling Hills Casino Sponsorship Opportunities Festival Sponsor: $2,500 • Six tickets to the VIP Pilot and Sponsor Welcome Event at Rolling Hills • TWO Hot Air Balloon rides for two persons in two balloons on Saturday morning, (weather permitting).* • Stage presence (banner and emcee recognition) at the VIP Pilot & Sponsor Welcome event • Combo Banner on first balloon launched Saturday & Sunday (weather permitting) • Logo included on all print promotional materials (posters, flyers, newspaper ads, magazine, etc). 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(weather permitting) • Two Ribs, Rods and Rides Sponsor T-Shirts * Sponsorship must be received on or before OCT 1 to appear on Posters and Print Advertising Friends of the Festival Vendors who achieve sponsorship status through accepted offer of in-kind contributions Same benefits package as Balloon Sponsorship Submit to: Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce,100 Main Street, Red Bluff CA 96080 Or to Chamber Balloon Sponsor Team Volunteer Representative Sponsor Name: Business Address: (Note: This is the name that will appear on the banner.) Contact:________________________________________________________ Phone: I am interested in being a (check one) ___ Festival Sponsor ____Balloon Sponsor ____Friends of the Festival* *Proposed item/value for trade Sponsorship is not final until confirmed by the Chamber and Sponsorship fee is received. Contact information: Sponsorships: Dave Gowan, Chamber CEO: (530) 527-6220 dave@redbluffchamber.com Greg Stevens, Sponsorship Committee: (530) 527-2151 x105 gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com Festival Events at RH Casino, Balloons and Balloonists: Email: Scott Chandler: schandler@rollinghillscasino.com Marcy Stevens, Sponsorship Captain: (530) 200-0820 marcystevens@sbcglobal.net Minimum contribution value: $1,000 Oakland 6, Minnesota 2 Seattle 2, Texas 1 Detroit at Chicago White Sox, late Monday’s Games Kansas City (Greinke 9-12) at Detroit (Porcello 9-11), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 14-8) at N.Y.Yankees (Nova 1-0), 4:05 p.m. Baltimore (Matusz 8-12) at Boston (Mat- suzaka 9-5), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-4) at Minnesota (Duensing 9-2), 3:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 10-13) at Oak- land (G.Gonzalez 14-9), 7:05 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 12-11), 7:05 p.m. National League East Division WL Pct GB Philadelphia89 61 .593 — Atlanta 86 64 .573 3 New York 74 76 .493 15 Florida 73 75 .493 15 Washington 62 87 .41626 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 84 66 .560 — St. Louis 77 71 .520 6 Houston 72 77 .48311 1/2 Milwaukee 69 79 .466 14 Chicago 68 81 .45615 1/2 Pittsburgh 51 98 .34232 1/2 West Division WL Pct GB San Francisco 84 66 .560 — San Diego 83 66 .557 1/2 Colorado 82 67 .5501 1/2 Los Angeles73 77 .487 11 Arizona 59 91 .393 25 Sunday’s Games Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Chicago Cubs 13, Florida 3 Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 3 Philadelphia 7, Washington 6 Houston 4, Cincinnati 3 St. Louis 4, San Diego 1 San Francisco 9, Milwaukee 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 6, 11 innings Monday’s Games St. Louis (C.Carpenter 15-7) at Florida (Volstad 9-9), 12:10 p.m. Atlanta (Jurrjens 7-6) at Philadelphia (Hamels 11-10), 4:05 p.m. Houston (Norris 8-8) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 10-11), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3) at Milwaukee (Capuano 3-4), 5:10 p.m. NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Miami WL T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 29 20 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 37 24 New England1 1 0 .500 52 52 Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 17 49 South WL T Pct PF PA Houston 2 0 0 1.000 64 51 Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 62 48 Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 37 55 Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 49 32 North WL T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 34 20 Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 39 48 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 20 24 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 28 33 West WL T Pct PF PA Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 37 28 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 52 34 Denver 1 1 0 .500 48 38 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 29 52 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East WL T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 55 59 Washington 1 1 0 .500 40 37 N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 45 66 Dallas South 0 2 0 .000 27 40 WL T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 2 0 0 1.000 37 21 New Orleans1 0 0 1.000 14 9 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 50 22 Carolina 0 2 0 .000 25 51 North WL T Pct PF PA Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 46 34 Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 61 27 Detroit 0 2 0 .000 46 54 Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 19 28 West WL T Pct PF PA Seattle 1 1 0 .500 45 37 Arizona 1 1 0 .500 24 54 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 631 St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 27 33 ——— Sunday’s Games Chicago 27, Dallas 20 Atlanta 41, Arizona 7 Green Bay 34, Buffalo 7 Philadelphia 35, Detroit 32 Pittsburgh 19, Tennessee 11 Cincinnati 15, Baltimore 10 Kansas City 16, Cleveland 14 Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 7 Miami 14, Minnesota 10 Denver 31, Seattle 14 Oakland 16, St. Louis 14 San Diego 38, Jacksonville 13 N.Y. Jets 28, New England 14 Houston 30, Washington 27, OT N.Y. Giants 14, Indianapolis 38 Monday’s Game New Orleans at San Francisco, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26 Dallas at Houston, 10 a.m. Buffalo at New England, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Carolina, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Washington at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 1:15 p.m. Oakland at Arizona, 1:15 p.m. Indianapolis at Denver, 1:15 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 5:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27 Green Bay at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 13 7 5 44 33 27 New York 12 8 5 41 32 27 Toronto FC 8 10 7 31 24 28 Kansas City 8 9 6 30 24 24 Chicago 6 9 8 26 28 31 Philadelphia 6 12 6 24 27 39 New England7 14 3 24 24 41 D.C. 5 17 3 18 17 39 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Los Angeles15 5 5 50 38 19 Real Salt Lake 13 4 8 47 3816 FC Dallas 10 2 12 42 31 19 Colorado 10 7 7 37 32 24 San Jose 10 7 6 36 25 23 Seattle 10 9 6 36 30 29 Chivas USA 7 13 4 25 25 31 Houston 6 13 5 23 29 40 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Cramer (2-0) was working on a three-hitter before Michael Cuddyer and Jim Thome went deep in the sixth. The left-hander departed after Thome’s two- out drive, but Brad Ziegler, Michael Wuertz and Craig Breslow combined for 3 1-3 innings of one-hit ball. Ellis and Akinori Iwamura each scored twice and drove in a pair of runs against Francisco Liriano (14-8), who lost for the first time since July 9 at Detroit. The lefty is 8-1 with a 2.84 ERA in his last 12 starts.