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Washingtonsawtight ends Niles Paul (broken ankle) and Logan Paulsen (turf toe) lost for the sea- son. New York is trying to re- build its secondary, and has lost two safeties for 2015, with several others sidelined, some with major injuries. It got so bad that projected starter Bennett Jackson tore up a knee late in a win over Jacksonville; Jackson was only on the field because the Giants had run out of safeties. "Hopefully these inju- ries slow down," linebacker and defense leader Jon Beason said. "They have been coming fast and furi- ous for us the past couple of few weeks." And for Cleveland. At least the Browns haven't seen anyone sidelined for the regular season, but they've had an epidemic of soft tissue problems, which often stem from players not being fully fit when they enter workouts. Buffalo has had practice sessions and games without its top five running backs and top three receivers. The Bills also lost two players to long-term injuries. Trying to protect guys also becomes problem- atic, Bills coach Rex Ryan says, because it puts other players in situations they wouldn't normally be in. "I think sometimes when you start taking plays off of somebody else and you put more on to other people," Ryan said, "and we watch that all the time. But it's something that obviously we've been bit with." For years, suggestions from outside the NFL to cut back on the preseason have flooded the summer con- versation. Complaints range from fans having to pay reg- ular-season ticket prices for exhibition games to the lack of quality and excitement in such games to ... injuries. Remember how the folks in St. Louis felt when quarterback Sam Brad- ford went down last sum- mer with a knee injury. Go back through the years and you'll find dozens of other such examples, all the way back to Joe Na- math wrecking his knee in a 1971 preseason game. But team owners are re- luctant (to be kind; ada- mantly against might be more accurate) about re- ducing the number of exhi- bition games and the high profits they make from them. TV also likes the rat- ings the preseason games bring. And don't even ap- proach the coaches about cutting back more on prep time. "You have to get ready," Jets coach Todd Bowles said. "If there are fewer preseason games, you don't get to see young guys and you don't get to evaluate, and the older guys don't play themselves into shape. Some unfortunate things that go on but, we have to play the preseason games." Adds veteran linebacker James Harrison, whose Steelers lost star center Maurkice Pouncey to a se- vere ankle injury: "Football is about prep- aration, you've got to go out there and do it time and time again," Harrison said. "Sometimes people get hurt." And sometimes, thank- fully albeit rarely these days, they don't. Rams coach Jeff Fisher after Sunday night's loss to Tennessee that no players were in the training room. "That's good news," Fisher said, "going through a preseason game and hav- ing an empty training room." Wilner FROMPAGE1 fensive line coach Jethro Franklin. Oakland is the only team with former NFL players as head coach, offensive co- ordinator and defensive coordinator. Even general manager Reggie McKen- zie played 60 games at line- backer in the NFL. "They have been there and done it, so when they say it, it has a little more clout to it," defensive end Justin Tuck said. "Initially it gets guys excited, but at the end of the day it's about knowing football. And we have a staff here full of guys that know football." The Raiders don't need to look far to know that a coaching staff filled with star players doesn't nec- essarily translate to suc- cess on the field. Back in 2006, Oakland had eight former NFL players, in- cluding Hall of Famers Art Shell, Fred Biletnikoff, Wil- lie Brown and Jackie Slater on a staff that went 2-14. That's why a former player like Del Rio, who played for successful coaches like Jimmy John- son and Dennis Green who never played in the NFL, knows it takes much more than on-field experience to be a respected coach. "I don't put a lot of stock as a professional coach into that aspect of it," Del Rio said. "I am aware of it. Cer- tainly the guys that have had experience that we've been in that seat, been in those pads, understand what we're going through. I think there is a different perspective that you have. But there are a lot of ex- cellent coaches that never played the game, so I don't think it has a whole lot to do with whether you can coach or not." Raiders FROM PAGE 1 The 49ers will hold a short practice Tuesday be- fore flying to Denver, where they have joint workouts scheduled with the Bron- cos on Wednesday and Thursday before the teams play Saturday night. Nobody seemed sur- prised by Bowman's explo- sive performance Sunday night, especially after see- ing his athletic spin move on Day 1 of training camp back on Aug. 1 in which he blitzed and got past Mar- cus Martin. "Everyone here has seen how hard he's worked to get back and how hard he's been going in training camp to make sure he's been ready for this," quar- terback Colin Kaepernick said. "And to see him step out there and be his old self, to me, it's what we've seen all training camp." Bowman is still ad- justing to a bulky brace he must wear to keep the training staff happy. He insists his instincts are as strong as ever, in part because of his hard work in the meeting room even when he wasn't able to play. "You just want to stay in it. You don't want to seem like you got it all, you al- ways try to better yourself," he said. "That's what the greats do. They find ways to learn, different ways, not just as a player. That's what the year off gave me. I just wanted to show that I'm a student of the game, not just a player." Bowman FROM PAGE 1 By Carl Steward BayAreaNewsGroup Angel Pagan is scheduled to return to the Giants this week from the disabled list, which means Gregor Blanco very likely will return to his appointed role as the club's fourth outfielder. But there is a growing line of thinking that send- ing Blanco back to the bench may not be such a wise idea. The diminutive outfielder is having his best season as a major leaguer at age 31. He's hitting .292, but more importantly, his on-base percentage of .377 leads the team, and with Pagan hobbled much of the year with knee problems, Blanco has clearly become the better defensive option in center field. When he's been the lead- off man, Blanco has been even better — a .349 batting average with a .432 on-base, albeit in just 21 starts at the top of the order. But regard- less of where he's batted in the lineup, he has scored 15 more runs than Pagan de- spite 100 fewer plate ap- pearances. He has 12 stolen bases to Pagan's six. Blanco has once again been a savior for the Gi- ants in a season where all three projected starting out- fielders — Pagan, Hunter Pence and Nori Aoki — have missed significant time due to injury. He has been pressed into 68 starts and played all three outfield spots. "I hate to call him a fourth outfielder because he's been more than that," said manager Bruce Bochy. "We don't have the success we've had without Gregor, either this year or in the past. He's been so valuable to us every year he's been here because he's just so re- liable and versatile." In 2012, when Melky Ca- brera was suspended 50 games for PED use on Aug. 15. it was viewed as a cat- astrophic loss. But Blanco stepped in and not only helped the Giants sus- tain their playoff drive, he started every game in the postseason en route to a World Series title. Last year, when Pagan's back gave out in mid-September, Blanco played savior again, taking over as the starting center fielder and the leadoff man and contributed mightily to the team's third champion- ship in five years. What's more, Matt Cain doesn't have a perfect game without Blanco, who made a spectacular layout catch to preserve it during the 2012 season. In short, what he's doing this year is nothing new. He's just doing it even better than before. "This year definitely has a lot of similarity to 2012 and 2014," said Blanco. "So if it happened two times be- fore, why not again?" GIANTS Wh y Bl an co m ig ht b e SF 's most indispensable outfielder JEFFCHIU—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE The Oakland Raiders brought in 10men with 102years of playing experience, 15Pro Bowl appearances, five All-Pro selections and one Hall of Famer this offseason. That's just on the coaching staff. DAVID RICHARD — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Redskins tight end Niles Paul leaves the game in the first quarter a er an injury during an NFL preseason game in Cleveland. Scoreboard Football AMERICANCONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 2 0 01.000 36 30 Kansas City 2 0 01.000 48 32 San Diego 2 0 01.000 39 26 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 30 23 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 35 35 New England 1 1 0 .500 37 46 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 33 45 Miami 0 2 0 .000 40 58 SOUT H D IV IS ION W L T Pct PF PA Houston 1 1 0 .500 33 24 Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 35 43 Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 51 45 Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 21 59 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 1 0 01.000 23 10 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 47 67 Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 48 56 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 27 31 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco1 1 0 .500 33 29 Arizona 0 2 0 .000 38 56 Seattle 0 2 0 .000 33 36 St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 17 45 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 2 0 01.000 76 27 Washington 2 0 01.000 41 34 N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 32 35 Dallas 0 2 0 .000 13 40 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 2 0 01.000 56 54 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 53 54 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 16 26 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 51 56 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 3 0 01.000 60 31 Chicago 2 0 01.000 50 21 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 40 24 Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 41 35 Thursday's games Washington 21, Detroit 17 Buffalo 11, Cleveland 10 Friday's games N.Y. Jets 30, Atlanta 22 Kansas City 14, Seattle 13 Saturday's games Philadelphia 40, Baltimore 17 Carolina 31, Miami 30 New England 26, New Orleans 24 Chicago 23, Indianapolis 11 N.Y. Giants 22, Jacksonville 12 Minnesota 20, Oakland 12 Denver 14, Houston 10 San Diego 22, Arizona 19 Sunday's games Pittsburgh 24, Green Bay 19 San Francisco 23, Dallas 6 Tennessee 27, St. Louis 14 Monday's game Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 New England at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Tennessee at Kansas City, 5 p.m. Detroit at Jacksonville, 5 p.m. MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Los Angeles 67 56 .545 _ Giants 66 58 .532 11/2 Arizona 62 61 .504 5 San Diego 61 63 .492 61/2 Colorado 49 74 .398 18 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB St. Louis 78 45 .634 _ Pittsburgh 75 48 .610 3 Chicago 72 51 .585 6 Milwaukee 53 72 .424 26 Cincinnati 52 71 .423 26 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB New York 68 56 .548 _ Washington 62 61 .504 51/2 Atlanta 54 71 .432 141/2 Miami 50 75 .400 181/2 Philadelphia 50 75 .400 181/2 Sunday's games Arizona 4, Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 2, Miami 0 Washington 9, Milwaukee 5 Houston 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets 5, Colorado 1 St. Louis 10, San Diego 3 Pittsburgh 5, Giants 2 Monday's games Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Mets 16, Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 5, Colorado 3 Cincinnati 12, Detroit 5 Pittsburgh 5, Miami 2 St. Louis at Arizona, 7:10 p.m. Tuesday's games N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-6) at Philadel- phia (J.Williams 4-9), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (Shields 9-5) at Washington (Strasburg 7-6), 4:05 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 5-4) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 4-5), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 8-8) at Cincinnati (Jo.Lamb 0-1), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-7) at Cleveland (Tomlin 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 8-4) at Miami (B.Hand 3-3), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 5-4) at Arizona (Ray 3-9), 6:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 15-6) at Giants (M.Cain 2-3), 7:15 p.m. Wednesday's games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Giants, 7:15 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Houston 69 57 .548 _ Texas 64 59 .520 31/2 Los Angeles 63 61 .508 5 Seattle 57 67 .460 11 A's 54 71 .432 141/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Kansas City 76 48 .613 _ Minnesota 63 61 .508 13 Detroit 59 65 .476 17 Chicago 58 64 .475 17 Cleveland 58 66 .468 18 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB New York 69 55 .556 _ Toronto 69 55 .556 _ Baltimore 62 62 .500 7 Tampa Bay 62 62 .500 7 Boston 56 68 .452 13 Sunday's games Cleveland 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 Texas 4, Detroit 2 Kansas City 8, Boston 6 Minnesota 4, Baltimore 3, 12 innings Houston 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 10 innings Toronto 12, L.A. Angels 5 A's 8, Tampa Bay 2 Seattle 8, Chicago White Sox 6 Monday's games Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 1, Houston 0 Cincinnati 12, Detroit 5 Kansas City 8, Baltimore 3 Boston at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. A's at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Tuesday's games Houston (Keuchel 14-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-5), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-9) at Detroit (Simon 11-7), 4:08 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-7) at Cleveland (Tomlin 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (E.Santana 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Karns 7-5), 4:10 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 13-6) at Texas (D.Holland 1-1), 5:05 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-9) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 6-6), 5:10 p.m. Boston (Miley 10-9) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-10), 5:10 p.m. A's (Chavez 7-12) at Seattle (Montgom- ery 4-6), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday's games Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. A's at Seattle, 12:40 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Boston at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES At South Williamsport, Pa. All Times EDT United States Great Lakes, Bowling Green, Ky. Mid-Atlantic, Lewisberry, Pa. Midwest, Webb City, Mo. New England, Cranston, R.i. Northwest, Portland, Ore. Southeast, Taylors, S.C. Southwest, Pearland, Texas West, Bonita, Calif. International Asia-Pacific, Taipei, Taiwan Australia, Sydney; Canada, White Rock, B.c.; Caribbean, Santiago De Los Caballero, Dominican Republic; Eu ro pe & A fr ic a, K am pa la , U ga nda ; Japan, Tokyo; Latin America, Barquisimeto, Venezuela; Mexico, Mexicali Baja California Double Elimination Thursday, Aug. 20 All games ppd., rain Friday, Aug. 21 Kampala, Uganda 4, Santiago de los Caballero, Dominican Republic 1 Pearland, Texas 1, Portland, Ore. 0 Barquisimento, Venezuela 5, Sydney 2 Bonita, Calif. 14, Bowling Green, Ky. 2, 4 innings, mercy rule Mexicali Baja California, Mexico 1, White Rock, B.C. 0 Taylors, S.C. 7, Cranston, R.I. 1 Tokyo 7, Taipei, Taiwan 5 Lewisberry, Pa. 18, Webb City, Mo. 0, 4 innings, mercy rule Saturday, Aug. 22 Sydney 3, Santiago de los Caballero 0, Santiago eliminated Bowling Green 7, Portland 5, Portland eliminated Taipei 16, White Rock 4, 4 innings, mercy rule, White Rock eliminated Cranston 6, Webb City 3, Webb City eliminated Sunday, Aug. 23 Barquisimento 7, Kampala 0 Pearland 8, Bonita 4 Tokyo 3, Mexicali Baja California 1 Lewisberry 9, Taylors 8 Monday, Aug. 24 Santiago de los Caballero 7, Portland 3 Mexicali Baja California 14, Sydney 3, 4 innings, mercy rule, Sydney eliminated Bowling Green 4, Taylors 3, Taylors eliminated Taipei 5, Kampala 0, Kampala eliminated Game 20 — Bonita vs. Cranston, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 Consolation — White Rock vs. Webb City, 1 p.m. Game 21 — Mexicali Baja California vs. Taipei, 4 p.m. Game 22 — Bowling Green vs. Game 20 winner, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 Game 23 — Barquisimento vs. Tokyo, 4 p.m. Game 24 — Pearland vs. Lewisberry, 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 Game 25 — Game 21 winner vs. Game 23 loser, 4 p.m. Game 26 — Game 22 winner vs. Game 24 loser, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 International Championship Game 27 — Game 23 winner vs. Game 25 winner, 12:30 p.m. United States Championship Game 28 — Game 24 winner vs. Game 26 winner, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 At Lamade Stadium Third Place Game 27 loser vs. Game 28, 10 a.m. World Championship Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 12:30 p.m. Basketball WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 19 9 .679 — x-Phoenix 16 11 .593 21/2 Tulsa 13 14 .481 51/2 Sparks 10 17 .370 81/2 Seattle 7 20 .259 111/2 San Antonio 7 21 .250 12 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 18 8 .692 — Indiana 17 9 .654 1 Chicago 17 11 .607 2 Washington 15 11 .577 3 Connecticut 12 14 .462 6 Atlanta 10 16 .385 8 x-clinched playoff spot Sunday's games Chicago 66, Washington 64 Sparks 90, San Antonio 59 Phoenix 79, Minnesota 67 Indiana 80, New York 79 Atlanta 102, Connecticut 92 Monday's games No games scheduled Tuesday's games Connecticut at Atlanta, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday's games Sparks at Indiana, 4 p.m. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles 13 7 7 46 49 32 Vancouver 14 9 3 45 38 26 Kansas City 11 6 7 40 39 33 Portland 11 8 7 40 28 30 FC Dallas 11 8 5 38 33 30 Seattle 11 13 2 35 30 29 San Jose 10 10 5 35 31 29 Houston 8 9 8 32 32 32 Salt Lake 8 10 8 32 29 38 Colorado 6 9 9 27 21 25 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. United 13 9 5 44 35 31 New York 11 6 6 39 38 25 Columbus 10 8 8 38 43 43 Toronto FC 10 10 4 34 42 41 New England 9 9 7 34 34 36 Montreal 8 10 4 28 29 32 N.Y. City FC 7 12 7 28 37 44 Orlando City 7 12 7 28 32 46 Philadelphia 7 13 6 27 33 43 Chicago 6 13 5 23 27 35 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday's games Columbus 2, N.Y. City FC 2, tie San Jose 5, Kansas City 0 Friday's games Portland 2, Houston 2, tie Saturday's games Toronto FC 5, Orlando City 0 San Jose 2, D.C. United 0 Columbus 3, Kansas City 2 Philadelphia 1, Montreal 0 Colorado 1, Chicago 0 Salt Lake 2, Seattle 0 Vancouver 1, FC Dallas 0 Sunday's games Los Angeles 5, N.Y. City FC 1 Wednesday, Aug. 26 New York at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Houston at Colorado, 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Los Angeles at San Jose, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Columbus at N.Y. City FC, 1 p.m. Montreal at Toronto FC, 1 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at Orlando City, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Houston, 6 p.m. Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. Kansas City at Colorado, 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 Portland at Seattle, 2 p.m. D.C. United at New York, 4 p.m. Tennis WTA CONNECTICUT OPEN RESULTS A U.S. Open Series event Monday At The Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale New Haven, Conn. Purse: $710,000 (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 6-1, 6-0. Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Sara Errani (8), Italy, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, def. Olga Govo- rtsova, Belarus, 4-6, 6-3, 4-0, retired. Madison Keys, United States, def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 7-6 (4), 4-2, retired. Caroline Garcia, France, def. Timea Bacsinszky (6), Switzerland, 6-3, 6-1. Lucie Safarova (4), Czech Republic, def. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4. U.S. Open National Playoffs Winners earn wild card to U.S. Open qualifying tournament Championships WOMEN Jennifer Elie (4), United States, def. Julia Elbaba, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. ATP WORLD TOUR WINSTON- SALEM OPEN RESULTS A U.S. Open Series event Monday At The Wake Forest Tennis Center Winston-Salem, N.C. Purse: $616,210 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, 7-6 (1), 6-2. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Federico Delbo- nis, Argentina, 6-4, 6-3. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-2. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE Tuesday Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog New York -190/+175 at Philadelphia at Washington -160/+150 San Diego Pittsburgh -145/+135 at Miami at Atlanta -109/-101 Colorado Los Angeles -150/+140 at Cincinnati St. Louis -110/+100 at Arizona Chicago -125/+115 at San Francisco AMERICAN LEAGUE Houston -108/-102 at New York Los Angeles -115/+105 at Detroit at Tampa Bay -140/+130 Minnesota Toronto -130/+120 at Texas at Chicago -118/+108 Boston at Kansas City -137/+127 Baltimore at Seattle -124/+114 Oakland INTERLEAGUE at Cleveland -137/+127 Milwaukee NFL Preseason Friday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Carolina 1 (44) New England at Kansas City 5 (43) Tennessee at Jacksonville 2 (42) Detroit Saturday at Buffalo 21/2 (421/2) Pittsburgh at Ny Giants 11/2 (421/2) NY Jets at Miami 31/2 (44) Atlanta at Dallas 21/2 (42) Minnesota at Tampa Bay OFF OFF Cleveland at Baltimore 4 (431/2) Washington at Cincinnati OFF OFF Chicago at Green Bay 1 (491/2) Philadelphia at St. Louis 11/2 (421/2) Indianapolis Seattle 1 (42) at San Diego at Denver 5 (421/2) San Francisco Sunday at New Orleans 31/2 (44) Houston at Oakland 1 (40) Arizona Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles: Assigned OF David Lough outright to Norfolk (IL). Desig- nated OF Nolan Reimold for assignment. Placed SS J.J. Hardy on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jorge Rondon from Nor- folk. Reinstated 1B Steve Pearce from the 15-day DL. Cleveland Indians: Sent RHP Cody Anderson to Lake County (MWL) for a rehab assignment. Kansas City Royals: Sent OF Alex Gordon to Omaha (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Los Angeles Angels: Sent 3B Taylor Featherston and David Freese to Salt Lake (PCL) for rehab assignments. New York Yankees: Placed LHP CC Sa- bathia on the 15-day DL. Announced LHP Chris Capuano declined outright assign- ment, declared free agency and agreed to terms with on a one-year contract. Oakland Athletics: Placed RHP Kendall Graveman on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Max Muncy from Nashville (PCL). Fired third base coach Mike Gallego. Promoted Ron Washington to third base coach. Seattle Mariners: Sent LHP James Paxton to Tacoma (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Texas Rangers: Agreed to terms with OF Drew Stubbs and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL). Toronto Blue Jays: Optioned 1B Matt Hague to Buffalo (IL). Recalled C Josh Thole from Buffalo. National League Arizona Diamondbacks: Reinstated RHP Archie Bradley from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Reno (PCL). Released C Gerald Laird. Designated OF Danny Dorn for assignment. Optioned RHP Zack Godley to Mobile (SL). Selected the contract of RHP Jhoulys Chacin from Reno (PCL). Atlanta Braves: Designated RHP David Aardsma for assignment. Optioned OF Eury Perez to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHP Sugar Ray Marimon and C Christian Bethancourt from Gwinnett. Chicago Cubs: Placed OF Jorge Soler and RHP Jason Motte on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Tommy La Stella and LHP Zac Rosscup from Iowa (PCL). Los Angeles Dodgers: Optioned RHP Yimi Garcia to Oklahoma City (PCL). Miami Marlins: Sent RHP Andre Rienzo to the GCL Marlins for a rehab assign- ment. New York Mets: Optioned LHP Dario Al- varez to Las Vegas (PCL). Reinstated 3B David Wright from the 60-day DL. Sent LHP Steven Matz to Binghamton (EL) for a rehab assignment. Pittsburgh Pirates: Assigned RHP Josh Wall outright to Indianapolis (IL). St. Louis Cardinals: Optioned LHP Tyler Lyons to Memphis (PCL). Recalled 2B Greg Garcia from Memphis. San Francisco Giants: Sent OF Angel Pagan to the AZL Giants for a rehab assignment. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015 2 B