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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Acapsule look at Braves-Giants playoff series NL Divisional Series A look at the best-of-five National League division series between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants: Schedule: Game 1, Thursday, at San Francisco (6:37 p.m.); Game 2, Friday, at San Francisco (6:37 p.m.); Game 3, Sunday, at Atlanta (TBA); x-Game 4, Monday, Oct. 11, at Atlanta (TBA); x-Game 5, Wednes- day, Oct. 13, at San Francis- co (TBA). (All games on TBS).x-if necessary. Season Series: Braves won 4-3. Projected Lineups Braves: 3B Omar Infante (.321, 8 HRs, 47 RBIs, 7 SBs), RF Jason Heyward (.277, 18, 72, 11 SBs, .393 on-base percent- age), 1B Derrek Lee (.260, 19, 80 with Cubs and Braves), C Brian McCann (.269, 21, 77), LF Melky Cabrera (.255, 4, 42) or Matt Diaz (.250, 7, 31), SS Alex Gonzalez (.250, 23, 88 with Blue Jays and Braves), 2B Brooks Conrad (.250, 8, 33), CF Rick Ankiel (.232, 6, 24 with Royals and Braves). Giants: CF Andres Tor- res (.268, 16, 63, 26 SBs), 2B Freddy Sanchez (.292, 7, 47), 1B Aubrey Huff (.290, 26, 86), C Buster Posey (.305, 18, 67 after being called up from minors May 29), LF Pat Burrell (.266, 18, 51, signed to minor league deal May 29 after release by Tampa Bay and called up from Triple-A on June 4), SS Juan Uribe (.248, 24, 85), RF Jose Guillen (.266, 3, 15 after acquired from Royals on Aug. 13), 3B Pablo San- doval (.268, 13, 63). Projected Rotations Braves: RH Derek Lowe (16-12, 4.00 ERA, including 5-0 with 1.17 ERA in last 5 starts); RH Tommy Hanson (10-11, 3.33), RH Tim Hudson (17- 9, 2.83). Giants: RH Tim Lince- cum (16-10, 3.43, 231 Ks), RH Matt Cain (13-11, 3.14, 177 Ks), LH Jonathan Sanchez (13-9, 3.07, 205 Ks, career-high 193 1-3 innings), LH Madison Bumgarner (7-6, 3.00, 86 Ks in 18 starts as rookie). Relievers GIANTS (Continued from page 1B) after missing only 11 games. Nobody expected him back. Giants pitchers struck out a majors-leading 1,331 bat- ters, and All-Star closer Brian Wilson led the big leagues with 48 saves. Ace Tim Lincecum overcame a career-worst five-start skid in August only to pitch well down the stretch. He will go Game 1 on Thursday. Balance and depth — and its staple starting pitching — is what got the Giants this far. ‘‘Sabes did a great job,’’ new Arizona Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers said. ‘‘Look at some of the guys he cherry picked, people who had been given up on. Huff, Torres, (Juan) Uribe, Burrell. He pieced it together really well. It seems like a different guy does it every night. It’s different than Giant teams of the past — Matt Williams, Barry Bonds. This year it’s kind of a cast of characters and they all find a way to contribute.’’ Sabean points to how the team came together in a dif- ficult stretch that could have turned into a downward spi- ral. The Giants had a seven- game losing streak in late June and early July. San Francisco handled Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez on July 3 at Coors Field to end the skid, but still dropped three of four to Colorado. After that, the Giants swept a four- game series at Milwaukee and took two of three in Washington to go into the All-Star break on a strong note. The Giants won four of their first five series after the break, splitting a four-game set with Florida. Braves: LH Billy Wagn- er (7-2, 1.43, 37/44 saves), LH Jonny Venters (4-4, 1.95 ERA, best among major league rookies with at least 50 appearances), RH Peter Moylan (6-2, 2.97 in team- high 85 games), RH Craig Kimbrel (4-0, 0.44, 40 strikeouts in 20 2-3 innings, finished regular season with 16 1-3 consecutive scoreless innings), LH Mike Dunn (2- 0, 1.89, 27 Ks, 17 BBs, 19 innings), RH Takashi Saito (2-3, 2.83, 1 save), RH Kyle Farnsworth (0-2, 5.40). Giants: RH Brian Wil- son (3-3, 1.81, 93 Ks, major league-best 48/53 saves), RH Ramon Ramirez (1-0, 0.67, 15 Ks, 1 save), LH Javier Lopez (4-2, 2.34, 38 Ks), LH Jeremy Affeldt (4- 3, 4.14, 44 Ks, 4 saves), RH Santiago Casilla (7-2, 1.95, 56 Ks, 2 saves), LH Barry Zito (9-14, 4.15, 150 Ks), RH Sergio Romo (5-3 2.18, 70 Ks). Matchups: Atlanta's 9- 14 April included two losses in three games at San Fran- cisco. The Braves' rotation back then looked much dif- ferent than it does now: Kris Medlen, the loser in the opening game, sustained a season-ending elbow injury in August. Kenshin Kawakami, the loser in the final game, lost his spot in the rotation. Atlanta's 7-2 win in the series came from Lowe, who gave up one run in six innings. ... The Braves were playing much better in August, when they took three of four from the Giants in Atlanta. Lowe beat Jonathan Sanchez in the final game of the series as Sanchez went 4 innings, yielding 4 runs and 5 hits. Lowe was 2-0 with a 2.38 in his 2 starts against the Giants. ... Hudson threw 8 scoreless innings and Troy Glaus hit a two-run single to beat Cain 3-0. ... Wagner blew a save in the Braves' only home loss. ... Hudson is 5-4 with a 3.56 ERA in 13 career starts against San Francisco. ... Huff was 2 for 23 (.087) with 4 RBIs against the Braves this year. Posey went 1 for 11 (.091), Freddy Sanchez was 2 for 17 (.118) and Uribe was 4 for 23 (.174). On the plus side for the Giants, Torres batted .353 (6 for 17) against Atlanta pitching with two stolen bases and ‘‘If you check our record on the road going back to that trip and going forward, they’re road warriors,’’ Sabean said. ‘‘They’re able to go on the road and win and have gotten used to play- ing close games and low- scoring games. That’s empowering because those games themselves are a lot like playoff games. Anything or everything can hinge on not making a play or not making a pitch or guys get- ting a base hit.’’ Later, San Francisco was aided by San Diego’s 10- game losing streak from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5. Neukom, in his signature suspenders and bow tie, was a sounding board the whole way for Sabean as the Giants’ brass made deci- sions, such as the one to sign Burrell following his release by Tampa Bay and then call him up after a short stint in the minors. Burrell hit 18 home runs for the Giants and his presence in the heart of the order helped make up for Pablo Sandoval’s down year. Neukom has been a fix- ture behind the cage during batting practice, chatting up Bochy and players. Huff, another new face this season, patted the owner on the shoulder one day last week and Ross came by to shake hands and say hello. Neukom credits Sabean and his staff for thinking out- side the box on several acquisitions. Take Guillen, long considered a distraction and clubhouse problem in his other stops around the league. He has fit in nicely with San Francisco. ‘‘You could say he was aggressive, you could say he was nimble, you could say he was never satisfied, never complacent,’’ Neukom said Sandoval was 9 for 27 (.333) with a homer and 4 RBIs. ... Lincecum was 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 2 starts against the Braves this sea- son, striking out 17 in 13 1- 3 innings. He also gave up 3 homers. Jonathan Sanchez was 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA in 2 starts vs. Atlanta. He walked five and struck out 10 in 8 1-3 innings. ... Barry Bonds and the Giants beat the Braves in a 2002 divi- sion series en route to the NL pennant, winning the decisive fifth game in Atlanta. Big Picture Braves: Atlanta (91-71) returns to the postseason after a four-year drought with its first appearance as the wild card. The Braves gave retiring manager Bobby Cox one final trip to the playoffs thanks to an 8-7 win over Philadelphia and a San Diego loss in San Fran- cisco on the last day of the regular season. ... Atlanta had to endure a nine-game losing streak in April and the losses of two starting third basemen — Chipper Jones and Martin Prado — to season-ending injuries. Each was the team's No. 3 hitter. Prado was the NL All-Star starter at second base before moving to third. ... Heyward played through a thumb injury and enjoyed a consistent season as a rookie. He was voted an All-Star starter, though the injury kept him out, and he reached base safely in 35 of the team's last 36 games. His .393 on-base percentage is the sixth-highest in histo- ry for any player who was 20 at the start of the season. ... Hanson pitched much better in his first full season than his record showed. He is the only pitcher in Atlanta history to have a losing record in at least 30 starts with an ERA of 3.50 or bet- ter. ... The Braves had base- ball's best home record at 56-25, matching the fran- chise record for home wins set in 1998 and 1999. But the Braves were 35-46 on the road, and that's where they open the playoffs. ... Atlanta led the majors with 25 victories in its final at- bat. The Braves also had 45 comeback wins. Giants: San Francisco (92-70) needed to win only once in a season-ending, of his GM. ‘‘It’s a 24-hour-a- day, seven-days-a-week radar system, constantly watching other players, look- ing at statistics, looking at our team. The sun never sets on the process of trying to put together the best possible roster we can.’’ It’s taken the veterans like Burrell, Uribe and Rowand — all of whom have won World Series rings elsewhere — to provide guidance to some of the younger players in the clubhouse who hadn’t previously been through a pennant race. ‘‘We don’t have a star but we have a team,’’ Sandoval said. three-game series with visit- ing San Diego to clinch the NL West title, but it took until the final, dramatic day in Game 162. Now, the Giants are back in the play- offs for the first time since 2003 with a roster that looks much different from open- ing day — and minus the superstar they had last time around in Bonds. ... Look- ing to improve a punchless lineup, general manager Brian Sabean brought in Burrell and Guillen during the season, giving both sec- ond chances. Cody Ross was acquired from Florida to provide some more pop and depth in the outfield. Left-handed hitting infielder Mike Fontenot came over from the Cubs and has received playing time in some key games in place of Freddy Sanchez. There were two new bullpen addi- tions at the trade deadline, too: Ramirez and Lopez. ... Posey was called up in late May and initially plugged in at first base just to get his bat in the lineup. He went back to his regular position after catcher Bengie Molina was traded to Texas, and Posey has blossomed into an invaluable star. He's deliv- ered clutch hits and done an excellent job handling a tal- ented pitching staff, making him a leading contender for NL Rookie of the Year. ... While manager Bruce Bochy has had a reputation for sticking with veterans in the past, this year he benched CF Aaron Rowand — and his $12 million salary — in favor of the unproven Torres. The gam- ble worked, and Torres has been a catalyst as a leadoff man and effective base stealer. He also made quite a return in September. Torres underwent an emergency appendectomy Sept. 12 in San Diego and played for San Francisco again Sept. 24 — missing all of 11 NCAA Thursday’s Top 25 game No.7 Nebraska at Kansas State, 4:30 p.m. Friday’s Top 25 game No.22 Oklahoma St.at La-Lafayette, 6 p.m. Saturday’s Top 25 games No.1 Alabama at No.19 S.Carolina, 12:30 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State vs. Indiana, 9 a.m. No. 3 Oregon at Washington State, 2 p.m. No. 4 Boise State vs.Toledo, 5 p.m. No. 5 TCU vs.Wyoming, 12:30 p.m. No. 8 Auburn at Kentucky, 4:30 p.m. No. 9 Arizona Oregon State, 4 p.m. No. 10 Utah at Iowa State, 5 p.m. No.11 Arkansas vs.Texas A&M at Arlington, Texas, 12:30 p.m. No.12 LSU at No. 14 Florida, 4:30 p.m. No.13 Miami vs.No.23 Florida State, 5 p.m. No. 16 Stanford vs. Southern Cal, 5 p.m. No.17 Mich.St.at No.18 Michigan, 12:30 p.m. No. 20 Wisconsin vs.Minnesota, 9 a.m. No.21 Nevada vs.San Jose State, 7:30 p.m. No. 24 Missouri vs. Colorado, 4 p.m. No.25 Air Force vs.Colorado State, 11 a.m. games. ... Lincecum endured an alarming five- start losing streak in August, but found a way to get back on track. The two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner returned to top form in September. ... Sandoval's disappointing season was a surprise. He admits he tried too hard and has been telling himself to relax more at the plate. Will B ochy stick with the "Kung Fu Panda" if he continues to struggle? Watch For — Lights Out in the Late Innings. Both teams boast deep and stingy bullpens anchored by hard-throwing closers. Cox has turned often to his most-trusted relievers. Moylan ranked second in the NL with 85 appearances. Venters was tied for sixth with 79, but he was ineffective in the eighth inning against the Phillies on Sunday after also strug- gling when asked to pitch more than one inning Satur- day. Wagner says he feels strong after his 71 games tied for 16th in the league. Venters, Kimbrel and Dunn are rookies. Meanwhile, the Giants' bullpen went its final six games and 24 innings without giving up an earned run. — Banged-up Braves. Season-ending injuries to Prado and Jones have left Atlanta without its best tablesetter and a proven bopper in the middle of the lineup. Conrad, normally a bat off the bench, struggled defensively at third base and was shifted to second for the regular-season finale. The loss of Medlen hurt the staff, and RHP Jair Jurrjens hasn't pitched since Sept. 14 because of an injured right knee. Saito was on a roll as the setup man before a shoulder injury sidelined him from Sept. 17 to Oct. 2. FOOTBALL Eastern Athletic — South League Overall WL W L Lassen 0 0 Paradise 0 0 Las Plumas 0 0 Oroville 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 5 0 5 SPARTANS 00 0 5 ————————————————— Friday’s games Lassen at Red Bluff, 7:30 p.m. Chico at Oroville, 7:30 p.m. Las Plumas at Paradise, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 results West Valley 28, Red Bluff 6 Corning 39, Oroville 21 Gridley 43, Las Plumas 19 Lassen 20, Pleasant Valley 17 Paradise 42, Chico 21 When he returned Saturday, he was shaky against the Phillies. Do the depleted Braves have enough to last in October? — K-Zone. Giants pitchers led the majors with 1,331 strikeouts to establish a San Francisco single-season record, top- ping last year's total of 1,302. That takes pressure off a subpar defense that lacks athleticism. Even when they find themselves in major jams, several Giants pitchers have the ability to overpower hitters and escape unscathed. All the power arms on this staff make San Francisco a post- season threat. MLB Divisional Playoffs Best-of-5 Wednesday’s games Texas (Lee 12-9) at Tampa Bay (Price 19-6), 10:37 a.m Series tied 0-0 Cincinnati (Volquez 4-3) at Philadelphia (Halladay 21-10), 2:07 p.m. Series tied 0-0 New York (Sabathia 21-7) at Minnesota (Liriano 14-10), 5:37 p.m. Series tied 0-0 Thursday’s games Atlanta (Lowe 16-12) at San Fran.(Lincecum 16-10),6:37 p.m. Series tied 0-0 Texas (Wilson 15-8) at Tampa Bay (Shields 13-15), 11:37 a.m. New York (Hughes 18-8 or Pettitte 11-3) at Minnesota (Pavano 17-11), 3:07 p.m. Friday’s games Atlanta (Hanson 10-11) at San Francisco (Cain 13-11),6:37 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 17-10) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 13-13), 3:07 p.m. Saturday’s games Tampa Bay (Garza 15-10) at Texas (Lewis 12-13), 2:07 p.m. Minnesota (Duensing 10-3) at N.Y.(Pettitte 11-3 or Hughes 18-8), 5:37 p.m MLB Potential Free Agents NEW YORK (AP) — The 189 players potentially eligible for free agency (c-club option; p-player option;m-mutual option; d- conditional option): AMERICAN LEAGUE FOOTBALL NFL AFC West WL T Pct PF PA Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 68 38 Chargers 2 2 0 .500 113 71 Denver RAIDERS 13 0 .250 76 107 East WL T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 106 61 New England 3 1 0 .750 131 96 Miami Buffalo South WL T Pct PF PA Houston 3 1 0 .750 108 102 Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 71 111 Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 117 92 Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 98 68 North WL T Pct PF PA NASCAR 1. Jimmie Johnson 5,503 2.Denny Hamlin 3.Kevin Harvick 4. Carl Edwards 5. Jeff Gordon 6.Kurt Busch 7.Kyle Busch 8. Greg Biffle 9. Jeff Burton 10.Tony Stewart 11. Matt Kenseth 12. Clint Bowyer Sprint Cup Points Leaders 5,495 5,473 5,450 5,445 5,433 5,423 5,418 5,402 5,376 5,354 5,251 Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 61 55 Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 86 50 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 79 78 Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 68 77 NFC West WL T Pct PF PA Arizona 2 2 0 .500 58 118 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 77 52 Seattle 2 2 0 .500 75 77 49ERS 04 0 .000 52 103 East WL T Pct PF PA Washington 2 2 0 .500 73 79 Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 95 79 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 55 85 Dallas South Atlanta TENNIS ATP Money Leaders 1. Rafael Nadal 2.Roger Federer 3.Novak Djokovic 4. Andy Murray 5. Robin Soderling 6.Tomas Berdych 7.Fernando Verdasco 8. Andy Roddick 9. Mikhail Youzhny 10.David Ferrer 1. Serena Williams 2. Kim Clijsters 3.Venus Williams $7,410,168 $4,077,635 $2,533,422 $2,350,507 $2,209,563 $1,889,216 $1,607,734 $1,580,738 $1,517,348 $1,433,167 WTAMoney Leaders $4,266,011 4. Caroline Wozniacki 5.Vera Zvonareva 8. Jelena Jankovic 9. Justine Henin 10. Aravane Rezai $3,585,060 $2,614,782 $2,465,988 $2,356,891 6.Francesca Schiavone $2,182,184 7. Sam Stosur $1,773,183 $1,703,776 $1,401,960 $1,232,771 1 2 0 .333 54 53 WL T Pct PF PA 3 1 0 .750 93 60 New Orleans 3 1 0 .750 79 72 Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 50 59 Carolina 0 4 0 .000 46 87 North WL T Pct PF PA Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 66 51 Green Bay 3 1 0 .750 106 73 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 43 38 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 82 106 ————————————————— Monday’s result New England 41, Miami 14 Sunday’s games San Diego at Oakland, 1:15 p.m. Philadelphia at San Francisco,5:20 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit, 10 a.m. Denver at Baltimore, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Houston, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Washington, 10 a.m. Chicago at Carolina, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. Tennessee at Dallas, 1:15 p.m. Monday, Oct.11 game Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m. FOOTBALL California — North (8-man) League Overall WL W L Dunsmuir 2 0 Hayfork 2 0 Butte Valley 1 1 Big Valley 1 1 5 0 4 0 3 1 3 2 WARRIORS 01 2 1 Happy Camp 0 1 Lib.Christian 0 1 1 3 1 3 ————————————————— Friday’s games Hayfork at Dunsmuir, 7 p.m. Herlong at Big Valley, 7 p.m. Liberty Christian at Happy Camp, 6 p.m. Saturday’s game Butte Valley at Mercy, Noon Oct. 1 results Dunsmuir 69, Mercy 34 Happy Camp 58, Elk Creek 12 Hayfork 54, Butte Valley 34 Oct. 2 result Big Valley 44, Liberty Christian 20 2 2 0 .500 66 92 0 4 0 .000 61 125 2 2 0 .500 87 85 Northern Athletic League Overall WL W L Central Valley 0 0 0 0 Anderson 0 0 CARDINALS 00 4 1 West Valley 0 0 Yreka 4 1 3 2 3 2 2 3 ————————————————— Friday’s games West Valley at Corning, 7:30 p.m. Anderson at Sutter, 7:30 p.m. Central Valley at Yreka, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 results Corning 39, Oroville 21 Central Valley 27, Enterprise 22 West Valley 28, Red Bluff 6 Winters 17, Anderson 7 OAKLAND (6) — c-Eric Chavez, 3b; c- Coco Crisp, of; Justin Duchscherer, rhp; c- Mark Ellis, 2b; Akinori Iwamura, inf; Ben Sheets, rhp. BALTIMORE (7) — c-Mark Hendrickson, lhp; Cesar Izturis, ss; Julio Lugo, 2b;Kevin Millwood, rhp; Corey Pattterson, of; Koji Uehara;Ty Wigginton, 1b. BOSTON (7) — pd-Adrian Beltre, 3b; c-Bill Hall, 2b;Felipe Lopez, 3b;Mike Lowell, 1b; Victor Martinez, c;c-David Ortiz, dh;Jason Varitek, c. CHICAGO (10) — c-Ramon Castro, c; Freddy Garcia, rhp;Andruw Jones, of;Paul Konerko, 1b;Mark Kotsay, dh;A.J.Pierzyn- ski, c; J.J. Putz, rhp;Manny Ramirez; of; c- Matt Thornton, lhp; Omar Vizquel, inf. DETROIT (7) — Jeremy Bonderman, rhp; Johnny Damon, of;Brandon Inge, 3b;Ger- ald Laird, c;c-Magglio Ordonez, of;c-Jhon- ny Peralta, 3b; Bobby Seay, lhp. KANSAS CITY (1) — Bruce Chen, lhp. LOS ANGELES (2) — Hideki Matsui, dh; Scot Shields, rhp. MINNESOTA (11) — Jesse Crain, rhp; Randy Flores, lhp;Brian Fuentes, lhp;Matt Guerrier, rhp; Orlando Hudson, 2b; c- Jason Kubel, of; Ron Mahay, lhp; Carl Pavano, rhp; c-Nick Punto, 3b, Jon Rauch, rhp; Jim Thome, dh. NEW YORK (10) — m-Lance Berkman, of; Derek Jeter, ss; md-Nick Johnson, dh; Austin Kearns, of; Chad Moeller, c; Andy Pettitte, lhp; Mariano Rivera, rhp; Marcus Thames, dh; Javier Vazquez, rhp. vc-Kerry Wood, rhp. SEATTLE (5) — Josh Bard, c; m-Erik Bedard, lhp; m-Russell Branyan, 1b; Chris Woodward, ss; Jamey Wright, rhp. TAMPA BAY (11) — Rocco Baldelli, dh; Grant Balfour, rhp; Joaquin Benoit, rhp; Randy Choate, lhp;Carl Crawford, of;Brad Hawpe, of; Gabe Kapler, of; Carlos Pena, 1b; Chad Qualls, rhp; Rafael Soriano, rhp; Dan Wheeler, rhp. TEXAS (9) — Jorge Cantu, inf;Frank Fran- cisco, rhp; m-Vladimir Guerrero, dh; Crist- ian Guzman, inf; m-Rich Harden, rhp; Cliff Lee, lhp; Bengie Molina, c; vc-Darren Oliv- er, lhp; Matt Treanor, c. TORONTO (6) — John Buck, c; Scott Downs, lhp; Jason Frasor, rhp; c-Kevin Gregg, rhp;c-Jose Molina, c;Lyle Overbay, 1b. NATIONAL LEAGUE SAN FRANCISCO (6) — Pat Burrell, of; Jose Guillen, of;Aubrey Huff, 1b;Guillermo Mota, rhp; cd-Edgar Renteria, ss; Juan Uribe, ss. FOOTBALL Mountain Valley League Overall WL W L Maxwell 1 0 Biggs 1 0 Chester 0 1 4 1 1 4 3 2 BULLDOGS 01 2 3 ————————————————— Friday’s games Los Molinos at Biggs, 7:30 p.m. Maxwell at Chester, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 results Maxwell 51, Los Molinos 0 Biggs 7, Chester 6 ARIZONA (6) — Kris Benson, rhp; Mike Hampton; lhp; Aaron Heilman, rhp; m- Adam LaRoche, 1b; Rodrigo Lopez, rhp; Brandon Webb, rhp. ATLANTA (7) — m-Rick Ankiel, of; dc-Kyle Farnsworth, rhp; Troy Glaus, 1b; c-Alex Gonzalez, ss; Eric Hinske, of; c-Omar Infante, inf; Derrek Lee, 1b. CHICAGO (2) — Xavier Nady, of-1b; p- Aramis Ramirez, 3b. CINCINNATI (10) — c-Bronson Arroyo, rhp; Willie Bloomquist, of; md-Orlando Cabrera, ss; Miguel Cairo, 3b; Jim Edmonds, of; dc-Aaron Harang, rhp; Ramon Hernandez, c; Mike Lincoln, rhp; Arthur Rhodes, lhp; Russ Springer, rhp. COLORADO (7) — Joe Beimel, lhp;Jorge De La Rosa, lhp; dc-Octavio Dotel, rhp; c- Jeff Francis, lhp; Jason Giambi, 1b; Melvin Mora, 3b; dc-Miguel Olivo, c; Jay Payton, of. FLORIDA (4) — Wel Helms, 3b; Will Ohman, lhp; Jorge Sosa, rhp; Chad Tracy, 3b. HOUSTON (2) — Geoff Blum, inf; Brian Moehler, rhp. LOS ANGELES (10) — m-Brad Ausmus, c; Rod Barajas, c; Jay Gibbons, of; Reed Johnson, c; Hiroki Kuroda, rhp; Ted Lilly, lhp; Vicente Padilla, rhp; dc-Scott Podsed- nik, of; Jeff Weaver, rhp. MILWAUKEE (6) — David Bush, rhp;Chris Capuano, lhp; Craig Counsell, ss; Doug Davis, lhp; dm-Trevor Hoffman, rhp; dc- Gregg Zaun, c. NEW YORK (6) — Henry Blanco, c; Elmer Dessens, rhp; Kelvim Escobar, rhp; Pedro Feliciano, lhp; c-Jose Reyes, ss;Fernando Tatis, inf-of. PHILADELPHIA (6) — Jose Contreras, rhp;Chad Durbin, rhp;Jamie Moyer, lhp; c- J.C. Romero, lhp; Mike Sweeney, 1b; Jayson Werth, of. PITTSBURGH (1) — Chan Ho Park, rhp. ST. LOUIS (10) — Pedro Feliz, 3b; Jason LaRue, c; Mike MacDougal, rhp; Aaron Miles, 2b; Brad Penny, rhp; c-Albert Pujols, 1b; Dennys Reyes, lhp; Jeff Suppan, rhp; Jake Westbrook, rhp; Randy Winn, of. SAN DIEGO (8) — Kevin Correia, rhp; David Eckstein, 2b; md-Jon Garland, rhp; Jerry Hairston Jr., ss; Matt Stairs, of; Miguel Tejada, ss-3b; md-Yorvit Torrealba, c; c-Chris Young, rhp. WASHINGTON (6) — Miguel Batista, rhp; Adam Dunn, 1b; Willie Harris, of; Livan Hernandez, rhp; Adam Kennedy, 2b; c- Kevin Mench, of.