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The Associated Press LOS ANGELES ESPN has hired Landon Donovan to offer commentary on the U.S. soccer team he was cut from just before the World Cup. The all-time American leader in goals and assists, the 32-year-old Donovan was dropped last month in a highly debated move by coach Jurgen Klinsmann. He made his debut during ESPN's two-hour World Cup preview show Wednesday. On Klinsmann's com- ments that the U.S. isn't ready to win a World Cup, Donovan said on air: "This will come as a surprise to nobody, but I disagree with Jurgen." Donovan will work out of the company's Los An- geles studios, with a par- ticular focus on his former team. He will provide anal- ysis before and after the Americans' group-stage matches and during half- time. Donovan will also appear on shows such as "SportsCenter." "Adding Landon to our ESPN roster just before the World Cup is a coup be- cause he knows the United States team better than anyone having played such a huge role in its success, especially at this event," said Jed Drake, ESPN's ex- ecutive producer for World Cup coverage. "Landon is also one of this country's biggest sports stars and we believe that he will help at- tract even more fans to our monthlong coverage." Donovan played in the last three World Cups, scor- ing a U.S.-record five goals. His thrilling stoppage-time goal against Algeria sent the Americans to the sec- ond round four years ago. Former teammate Jozy Altidore said in Sao Paulo he wasn't too surprised by the move. "He's a smart guy. He knows the game very well," Altidore said. "It was al- ways going to happen — right? — him to be a com- mentator." Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya agreed that "I don't see any problem with it." "I feel like people are probably going to want to tune in on that, yeah," he added. WORLD CUP SOCCER ESPN hires Donovan as analyst By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A trial will be held next month to de- termine whether Donald Sterling, who opposes his estranged wife's planned sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, was properly re- moved as an administra- tor for the family trust that owns the team. An attorney for Shelly Sterling went to probate court Wednesday to re- quest a trial to confirm that as sole trustee she can proceed with the $2 billion sale to former Mi- crosoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The development is the latest in a legal tug-of-war that has ensued following the NBA's decision to ban Sterling for life after racist remarks he made emerged in a recording in April. Sterling is fighting the de- cision and suing the league for $1 billion. The league has con- tended that Sterling's com- ments were bad for busi- ness and damaged both the Clippers and the larger NBA. The trial, which was granted exceptionally quickly, will begin July 7 and last four days. The deadline for the sale is July 15, which is also the date the NBA Board of Gover- nors is scheduled to vote on whether it will approve the sale. Donald Sterling's law- yer, Bobby Samini, left the courthouse without comment after a clerk an- nounced the trial schedule. Neither Sterling was pres- ent. "I just want to resolve this as quickly as possible," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told The Associated Press in Miami on Wednes- day, when he appeared at an NBA Cares event. The crux of the case will center on the question of whether Donald Sterling, 80, is mentally compe- tent to be a co-trustee of The Sterling Family Trust, which gives him the au- thority to determine the team's future. According to the trust's terms, he can be ruled "mentally in- capacitated" after being evaluated by two doctors, Shelly Sterling's lawyer Pierce O'Donnell said. CLIPPERS Trial to settle Sterling issue He opposes his estranged wife's planned sale of team DAVIDKOHL—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto hits a two-run double off Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu during the third inning Wednesday in Cincinnati. The Associated Press CINCINNATI Johnny Cueto matched his career high with 12 strikeouts in six in- nings, and Joey Votto and Jay Bruce — the missing core of Cincinnati's bat- ting order much of the sea- son — each drove in runs, leading the Reds to a 5-0 victory over the Los Ange- les Dodgers on Wednesday night. Cueto (6-5) followed his shortest start of the season with one of his most dom- inating. He gave up three singles and didn't walk a batter, leaving after his 112th pitch. Cueto lasted only five innings during an 8-0 loss to Philadelphia on Friday night. Jonathan Broxton es- caped a bases-loaded, one- out threat in the seventh by getting Hanley Ramirez to ground into a double play. Votto doubled home a pair of runs off Hyun-Jin Ryu (7-3), who had won his last four starts. PHILLIES3,PADRES0 Reid Brignac hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Philadelphia past San Diego, giving the Phillies consecutive victories for the first time since a three- game streak May 17-20. BREWERS 3, METS 1 Jona- than Lucroy had three hits and Wily Peralta pitched into the seventh inning to send Milwaukee past slumping New York. ROCKIES 8, BRAVES 2 Ty- ler Matzek pitched two-hit ball for the first seven in- nings of his major league debut before faltering in the eighth, and Colorado beat Atlanta. PIRATES4,CUBS2 Andrew McCutchen homered and reached base four times and Pittsburgh beat Chi- cago at soggy PNC Park. AmericanLeague TWINS 7, BLUE JAYS 2 Josh Willingham hit a two-run home run, and Minnesota's Phil Hughes struck out a season-high nine to win in Toronto for the first time in almost three years. ROYALS 4, INDIANS 1 Yor- dano Ventura dominated Cleveland for seven stingy innings, and Kansas City scored all of its runs on sacrifice flies. ORIOLES 6, RED SOX 0 Wei- Yin Chen allowed four hits over seven innings, Chris Davis homered and Balti- more beat struggling Bos- ton at soggy Camden Yards. WHITESOX8,TIGERS2 Jose Abreu hit an early homer off Justin Verlander, then singled to start a seven- run burst in the sixth in- ning that sent John Danks and Chicago over Detroit. Interleague RAYS6,CARDINALS3 Des- mond Jennings had a two- run single in a four-run fourth inning and Tampa Bay snapped a club-record 31-inning scoring drought in a victory over St. Louis. ASTROS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1 Chris Carter homered twice, Dallas Keuchel pitched eight strong in- nings and Houston beat Arizona. RANGERS 6, MARLINS 0 Yu Darvish pitched his first complete game in the ma- jors, Shin-Soo Choo broke a long hitless streak with a three-run double and Texas denied Miami's bid for a record interleague winning streak. Cueto strikes out 12 in Reds' victory Votto, Bruce drive in runs for Cincinnati against Dodgers BASEBALL ROUNDUP Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB San Francisco 42 23 .646 _ Los Angeles 35 32 .522 8 Colorado 30 35 .462 12 San Diego 28 37 .431 14 Arizona 29 39 .426 14 ½ CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Milwaukee 39 27 .591 _ St. Louis 34 32 .515 5 Cincinnati 30 34 .469 8 Pittsburgh 30 34 .469 8 Chicago 26 36 .419 11 EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 34 29 .540 _ Atlanta 34 30 .531 ½ Miami 34 31 .523 1 New York 29 36 .446 6 Philadelphia 27 36 .429 7 Tuesday'sgames Arizona 4, Houston 1 Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 5, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Milwaukee 2 St. Louis 1, Tampa Bay 0 Miami 8, Texas 5 Atlanta 13, Colorado 10 Washington 2, San Francisco 1 Wednesday'sgames Philadelphia 3, San Diego 0 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, (n) Cincinnati 5, L.A. Dodgers 0 Milwaukee 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Tampa Bay 6, St. Louis 3 Texas 6, Miami 0 Houston 5, Arizona 1 Colorado 8, Atlanta 2 Washington at San Francisco, (n) Thursday'sgames L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 8-2) at Cincinnati (Simon 8-3), 9:35 a.m. San Diego (Stults 2-7) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 1-6), 10:05 a.m. Atlanta (E.Santana 5-2) at Colorado (Chacin 0-4), 12:10 p.m. Washington (Treinen 0-2) at San Fran- cisco (Hudson 6-2), 12:45 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 2-5) at Pitts- burgh (Volquez 3-5), 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 7-2) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-3), 4:10 p.m. Arizona (Miley 3-6) at Houston (Feldman 3-4), 5:10 p.m. Friday'sgames Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. AMERICANLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB Oakland 39 26 .600 _ Los Angeles 36 28 .563 2 ½ Seattle 34 30 .531 4 ½ Texas 32 34 .485 7 ½ Houston 30 37 .448 10 CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 33 27 .550 _ Kansas City 33 32 .508 2 ½ Cleveland 33 33 .500 3 Chicago 32 33 .492 3 ½ Minnesota 31 33 .484 4 EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 39 28 .582 _ Baltimore 32 31 .508 5 New York 32 31 .508 5 Boston 29 35 .453 8 ½ Tampa Bay 25 42 .373 14 Tuesday'sgames Arizona 4, Houston 1 Boston 1, Baltimore 0 Minnesota 4, Toronto 0 St. Louis 1, Tampa Bay 0 Miami 8, Texas 5 Kansas City 9, Cleveland 5 Detroit at Chicago, ppd., rain L.A. Angels 2, Oakland 1, 14 innings N.Y. Yankees 3, Seattle 2 Wednesday'sgames Minnesota 7, Toronto 2 Kansas City 4, Cleveland 1 Boston at Baltimore, (n) Tampa Bay 6, St. Louis 3 Texas 6, Miami 0 Houston 5, Arizona 1 Detroit at Chicago White Sox, (n) Oakland at L.A. Angels, (n) N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, (n) Thursday'sgames Toronto (Buehrle 10-2) at Baltimore (Gausman 1-1), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 4-2) at Boston (Lester 6-7), 4:10 p.m. Arizona (Miley 3-6) at Houston (Feldman 3-4), 5:10 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 7-2) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 5-0), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Whitley 1-0) at Seattle (Elias 5-4), 7:10 p.m. Friday'sgames Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Basketball NBAPLAYOFFS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) SanAntonio2,Miami1 Thursday, June 5: San Antonio 110, Miami 95 Sunday, June 8: Miami 98, San Antonio 96 Tuesday, June 10: San Antonio 111, Miami 92 Thursday, June 12: San Antonio at Miami, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 15: Miami at San Antonio, 5 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 17: San Antonio at Miami, 6 p.m. x-Friday, June 20: Miami at San Antonio, 6 p.m. WNBA WESTERNCONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 8 1 .889 — Phoenix 6 2 .750 1½ San Antonio 4 5 .444 4 Sparks 3 4 .429 4 Seattle 4 7 .364 5 Tulsa 2 5 .286 5 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 5 3 .625 — Chicago 5 4 .556 ½ Indiana 5 4 .556 ½ Washington 4 5 .444 1½ Connecticut 3 6 .333 2½ New York 3 6 .333 2½ Tuesday'sgames Tulsa 72, New York 57 Phoenix 81, Washington 66 Seattle 80, Chicago 76 Wednesday'sgames Indiana 76, Seattle 68 Thursday'sgames Phoenix at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Friday'sgames Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Connecticut at New York, 4:30 p.m. Seattle at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Sparks at Tulsa, 5 p.m. Hockey NHLPLAYOFFS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) LosAngeles3,N.Y.Rangers1 Wednesday, June 11: NY Rangers 2, Los Angeles 1 Friday, June 13: NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 5 p.m. x-Monday, June 16: Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 18: NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 5 p.m. Kings1,N.Y.Rangers2 LosAngeles 0 1 0 — 1 N.Y.Rangers 1 1 0 — 2 FirstPeriod: 1, N.Y. Rangers, Pouliot 5 (J.Moore, Brassard), 7:25;Penalties: Mitchell, LA (high-sticking), 5:23, Zuc- carello, NYR (delay of game), 11:39. SecondPeriod: 2, N.Y. Rangers, St. Louis 8 (Kreider, Stepan), 6:27. 3, Los Angeles, Brown 6, 8:46;Penalties: Mitchell, LA (hooking), 2:14, Doughty, LA (roughing), 4:07, Pouliot, NYR (roughing), 4:07, Tof- foli, LA (slashing), 6:44, D.Moore, NYR (cross-checking), 15:32. ThirdPeriod: None;Penalties: None. ShotsonGoal: Los Angeles 11-15-15=41. N.Y. Rangers 7-11-1=19. Goalies: Los Angeles, Quick 15-10-0 (19 shots-17 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 13-10-0 (41-40). A: 18,006 (18,006);T: 2:37. Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Wes Mc- Cauley;Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik. Tennis ATPWORLDTOURAEGON CHAMPIONSHIPSRESULTS Wednesday At The Queen's Club London Purse: $1.1 million (WT250) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles SecondRound Feliciano Lopez (10), Spain, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 6-3, 6-4. Kenny de Schepper, France, def. Ernests Gulbis (6), Latvia, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 6-1, 6-2. Radek Stepanek (15), Czech Republic, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-4, 6-4. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Dmitry Tursunov (12), Russia, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Vasek Pospisil (11), Canada, 6-4, 6-4. Alexandr Dolgopolov (8), Ukraine, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7). Stan Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 3-2, retired. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, def. Nicolas Mahut (13), France, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (5). Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5), France, def. David Goffin, Belgium, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Baseball NCAACOLLEGEWORLDSERIES GLANCE AtTDAmeritradeParkOmaha Omaha,Neb. DoubleElimination x-ifnecessary Saturday,June14 Game 1 _ UC Irvine (40-23) vs. Texas (43-19), noon Game 2 _ Louisville (50-15) vs. Vander- bilt (46-19), 5 p.m. Sunday,June15 Game 3 _ Texas Tech (45-19) vs. TCU (47-16), noon Game 4 _ Virginia (49-14) vs. Mississippi (46-19), 5 p.m. Soccer WORLDCUP FirstRound GROUPA W L T GF GA Pts Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thursday,June12 Brazil vs. Croatia, 1 p.m. Friday,June13 Mexico vs. Cameroon, 9 a.m. Tuesday,June17 Brazil vs. Mexico, noon Wednesday,June18 Croatia vs. Cameroon, 3 p.m. Monday,June23 Brazil vs. Cameroon, 1 p.m. Croatia vs. Mexico, 1 p.m. GROUPB W L T GF GA Pts Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 Friday,June13 Spain vs. Netherlands, noon Chile vs. Australia, 3 p.m. Wednesday,June18 Spain vs. Chile, noon Netherlands vs. Australia, 9 a.m. Monday,June23 Spain vs. Australia, 9 a.m. Netherlands vs. Chile, 9 a.m. GROUPC W L T GF GA Pts Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saturday,June14 Colombia vs. Greece, 9 a.m. Ivory Coast vs. Japan, 6 p.m. Thursday,June19 Colombia vs. Ivory Coast, 9 a.m. Greece vs. Japan, 3 p.m. Tuesday,June24 Colombia vs. Japan, 1 p.m. Greece vs. Ivory Coast, 1 p.m. GROUPD W L T GF GA Pts Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saturday,June14 Uruguay vs. Costa Rica, noon England vs. Italy, 3 p.m. Thursday,June19 Uruguay vs. England, noon Friday,June20 Costa Rica vs. Italy, 9 a.m. Tuesday,June24 Uruguay vs. Italy, 9 a.m. Costa Rica vs. England, 9 a.m. GROUPE W L T GF GA Pts Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sunday,June15 Switzerland vs. Ecuador, 9 a.m. France vs. Honduras, noon Friday,June20 Switzerland vs. France, noon Ecuador vs. Honduras, 3 p.m. Wednesday,June25 Switzerland vs. Honduras, 1 p.m. Ecuador vs. France, 1 p.m. GROUPF W L T GF GA Pts Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bosnia-Herz. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sunday,June15 Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, 3 p.m. Monday,June16 Iran vs. Nigeria, noon Saturday,June21 Argentina vs. Iran, 9 a.m. Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Nigeria, 9 a.m. Wednesday,June25 Argentina vs. Nigeria, 9 a.m. Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran, 9 a.m. GROUPG W L T GF GA Pts Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monday,June16 Germany vs. Portugal, 9 a.m. Ghana vs. United States, 3 p.m. Saturday,June21 Germany vs. Ghana, noon Sunday,June22 Portugal vs. United States, 3 p.m. Thursday,June26 Germany vs. United States, 9 a.m. Portugal vs. Ghana, 9 a.m. GROUPH W L T GF GA Pts Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tuesday,June17 Belgium vs. Algeria, 9 a.m. Russia vs. South Korea, 3 p.m. Sunday,June22 Belgium vs. Russia, 9 a.m. Algeria vs. South Korea, noon Thursday,June26 Belgium vs. South Korea, 1 p.m. Algeria vs. Russia, 1 p.m. MAJORLEAGUESOCCER WESTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 10 3 2 32 32 23 Salt Lake 6 2 7 25 25 21 Colorado 6 5 4 22 21 18 FC Dallas 6 7 3 21 26 26 Vancouver 5 2 6 21 25 20 Portland 4 4 7 19 26 25 Los Angeles 4 3 5 17 16 11 San Jose 4 5 4 16 15 14 Chivas USA 2 7 5 11 14 26 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. 7 4 4 25 22 16 New England 7 5 2 23 21 18 Kansas City 6 5 4 22 21 14 Toronto FC 6 4 1 19 15 13 New York 4 5 6 18 22 22 Columbus 4 5 6 18 18 18 Houston 5 9 2 17 16 29 Philadelphia 3 7 6 15 22 27 Chicago 2 4 8 14 22 25 Montreal 2 7 4 10 13 26 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday'sgames D.C. United 4, Montreal 2 FC Dallas at Portland, (n) Wednesday,June25 Montreal at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE MajorLeagueBaseball NATIONALLEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog Los Angeles -140/+130 at Cincinnati at Philadelphia -115/+105 San Diego Atlanta -125/+115 at Colorado at San Fran. -140/+130 Washington at Pittsburgh -115/+105 Chicago Milwaukee -110/+100 at New York AMERICANLEAGUE Toronto -115/+105 at Baltimore at Boston -165/+155 Cleveland Detroit -115/+105 at Chicago at Seattle -115/+105 New York INTERLEAGUE Arizona -115/+105 at Houston NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog at Miami 5 (197½) San Antonio NHL TOMORROW Favorite Line Underdog at Los Angeles -170/+150 N.Y. Rangers Soccer WorldCup Brazil TODAY AtSaoPaulo Favorite Line Underdog Brazil -1400/+800 Croatia Over2½;+105 Under2½;-125 TOMORROW AtNatal Mexico -190/+150 Cameroon Over2;-105 Under2;-115 AtSalvador Spain -330/+260 Netherlands Over2;-115 Under2;-105 AtCuiaba Chile -750/+450 Australia Over2½;+110 Under2½;-130 Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague BostonRedSox: Signed OF Andres Torres to a minor league contract and assigned him to Lowell (EL). ChicagoWhiteSox: Agreed to terms with RHP Spencer Adams, LHP Jace Fry, C Brett Austin, RHP Zach Thompson, OF Louie Lechich, SS Jake Peter, SS John Ziznewski, LHP Brian Clark, SS Eddy Alvarez and 2B Jake Jarvis on minor league contracts. ClevelandIndians: Agreed to terms with RHP Jordan Carter, 2B Drake Roberts and LHP David Speer on minor league contracts. HoustonAstros: Signed 1B A.J. Reed to a a minor league contract. Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Thompson, RHP Vince Wheeland, LHP Zach Davis, INF Mott Hyde, RHP Brandon McNitt and RHP Keegan Yuhl on minor league contracts. KansasCityRoyals: Agreed to terms with RHPs Todd Eaton, Corey Ray and Evan Beal, LHPs Eric Stout, Ian Tompkins, Timothy Hill, Cole Way, Foster Griffin, Eric Skoglund, Emilio Ogando and Brennan Henry, Sss Corey Toups, Mike Hill and Dawon Burt, Ofs Logan Moon and Robert Pehl, 1B Joshua Banu- elos and Ryan O'hearn, and Cs Chase Valot and Kyle Pollock on minor league contracts. LosAngelesAngels: Placed LHP Tyler Skaggs on the 15-day Dl, retroactive to Friday. Recalled LHP Hector Santiago from Salt Lake (PCL). MinnesotaTwins: Optioned C Josmil Pinto to Rochester (IL). NewYorkYankees: Reinstated RHP Shawn Kelley from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Matt Daley to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). Acquired LHP David Huff from the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations. Designated LHP Wade LeBlanc for assignment. SeattleMariners: Optioned RHP Taijuan Walker to Tacoma (PCL). Traded C Manny Pina to Detroit for a player to be named. Activated 1B-OF Logan Morrison from the 15-day DL. Placed 1B Justin Smoak placed on 15-day Dl, retroactive to June 10. TampaBayRays: Optioned C Ali Solis to Durham (IL). Reinstated C Ryan Hanigan from the 15-day DL. TexasRangers: Placed RHP Tanner Scheppers on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Ben Rowen from Round Rock (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Ortiz to a minor-league contract. TorontoBlueJays: Optioned OF Kevin Pillar to Buffalo (IL). Recalled RHP Bobby Korecky from Buffalo. THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 3 B