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2B – Daily News – Wednesday, March 10, 2010 MLB Spring Training Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Cleveland 4 0 1.000 Tampa Bay 6 1 .857 Toronto 5 1 .833 Boston 5 2 .714 Kansas City 3 2 .600 Detroit 4 3 .571 Minnesota 4 3 .571 Angels 2 2 .500 Seattle 3 4 .429 Chicago 2 3 .400 A's 2 3 .400 New York 3 5 .375 Texas 1 3 .250 Baltimore 1 6 .143 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GIANTS 6 1 .857 Colorado 6 2 .750 New York 6 3 .667 Atlanta 5 3 .625 Chicago 3 2 .600 Florida 4 3 .571 Houston 3 3 .500 Milwaukee 3 3 .500 Pittsburgh 3 4 .429 Philadelphia 2 3 .400 Arizona 2 5 .286 Cincinnati 1 3 .250 Dodgers 1 3 .250 Padres 1 4 .200 St. Louis 1 5 .167 Washington 0 7 .000 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the stand- ings; games against non-major league teams do not. ——— Tuesday's results Kansas City 11, Oakland (ss) 10 Oakland (ss) 8, Texas 8, tie San Francisco 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Arizona 10, Cincinnati 4 Boston 9, Florida 0 Cleveland 6, Seattle 4 Colorado 12, L.A. Dodgers 0 Detroit 9, Washington 4 Houston 5, N.Y. Mets 4 L.A. Angels 6, San Diego 5 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Minnesota 7, St. Louis 6 Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 12, N.Y.Yankees 7 Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 3 Today's Grapefruit League games Florida vs Houston, 10:05 a.m. N.Y. Mets vs Atlanta, 10:05 a.m. N.Y.Yankees vs Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Philadelphia vs Toronto, 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay vs Boston, 10:05 a.m. Washington vs St. Louis, 10:05 a.m. Baltimore vs Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Today's Cactus League games Chicago White Sox vs Oakland, 12:05 p.m. San Francisco vs Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m. Arizona vs L.A. Dodgers, 12:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs L.A. Angels, 12:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs San Diego, 12:05 p.m. San Diego (ss) vs Cleveland, 12:05 p.m. Seattle vs Texas, 12:05 p.m. Kansas City vs Colorado, 12:10 p.m. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 46 18 .719 — Phoenix 40 25 .615 6.5 L.A. Clippers 25 39 .391 21 KINGS 21 43 .328 25 WARRIORS 17 46 .270 28.5 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 44 21 .677 — San Antonio 36 25 .590 6 Memphis 33 31 .516 10.5 Houston 32 31 .508 11 New Orleans 32 32 .500 11.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 42 21 .667 — Utah 41 22 .651 1 Okla. City 38 24 .613 3.5 Portland 38 28 .576 5.5 Minnesota 14 50 .219 28.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 40 22 .645 — Toronto 32 29 .525 7.5 Philadelphia 23 40 .365 17.5 New York 22 41 .349 18.5 New Jersey 7 56 .111 33.5 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 45 20 .692 — Atlanta 40 23 .635 4 Miami 32 32 .500 12.5 Charlotte 31 31 .500 12.5 Washington 21 40 .344 22 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 50 15 .769 — Milwaukee 34 29 .540 15 Chicago 31 32 .492 18 Detroit 22 41 .349 27 Indiana 21 43 .328 28.5 ——— Tuesday's results Portland 88, Sacramento 81 Charlotte 83, Miami 78 Houston 96, Washington 88 Indiana 107, Philadelphia 96 Milwaukee 86, Boston 84 Orlando 113, L.A. Clippers 87 Utah 132, Chicago 108 Toronto at L.A. Lakers, late Today's games Toronto at Sacramento, 7 p.m., CSNCA Charlotte at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. New York at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. NCAA Tuesday's Top 25 result No. 12 Butler 70, Wright State 45 Today's Top 25 game No. 22 Georgetown vs. South Florida, 9 a.m. Conference Tournaments America East Conference Championship — Saturday Boston University at Vermont, 9 a.m. Atlantic Coast Conference At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. First Round — Thursday 1)Boston College vs. Virginia, 9 a.m. 2)Wake Forest vs. Miami, 11:30 a.m. 3)Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina, 4 p.m. 4)Clemson vs. N.C. State, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Friday 5)Duke vs Winner 1, 9 a.m. 6)Virginia Tech vs Winner 2, 11:30 a.m. 7)Maryland vs Winner 3, 4 p.m. 8)Florida State vs. Winner 4, 6:30 p.m. Semifinals — Saturday Winner 5 vs Winner 6, 10:30 a.m. Winner 7 vs Winner 8, 1 p.m. Championship — Sunday Semifinal winners, 10 a.m. Atlantic 10 Conference First Round — Tuesday Rhode Island 87, Saint Joseph's 76 Massachusetts 59, Charlotte 56 Dayton 70, George Washington 60 St. Bonaventure 83, Duquesne 71 Quarterfinals — Friday At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. 1)Temple vs St. Bonaventure, 9 a.m. 2)Saint Louis vs Rhode Island, 11:30 a.m. 3)Xavier vs Dayton, 3:30 p.m. 4)Richmond vs Massachusetts, 6 p.m. Semifinals — Saturday Winner 1 vs Winner 2, 10 a.m. Winner 3 vs Winner 4, 12:30 p.m. Championship — Sunday Semifinal winners, 10 a.m. Big East Conference At Madison Square Garden, New York First Round — Tuesday South Florida 58, DePaul 49 St. John's 73, Connecticut 51 Seton Hall 109, Providence 106 Cincinnati 69, Rutgers 68 Second Round — Wednesday 1)Georgetown vs South Florida, 9 a.m. 2)Marquette vs St. John's, 11:30 a.m. 3)Notre Dame vs Seton Hall, 4 p.m. 4)Louisville vs Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday 5)Syracuse vs Winner 1, 9 a.m. 6)Villanova vs Winner 2, 11:30 a.m. 7)Pittsburgh vs Winner 3, 4 p.m. 8)West Virginia vs Winner 4, 6:30 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 5 vs Winner 6, 4 p.m. Winner 7 vs Winner 8, 6:30 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. Big Sky Conference At The Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah Semifinals — Tuesday Montana 68, Northern Colorado 63 Weber State 69, Portland State 60 Championship — Wednesday Montana vs Weber State, 6 p.m. Big Ten Conference At Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis First Round — Thursday 1)Michigan vs Iowa, 11:30 a.m. 2)Northwestern vs Indiana, 2 p.m. 3)Minnesota vs Penn State, 4:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Friday 4)Ohio State vs Winner 1, 9 a.m. 5)Wisconsin vs Illinois, 11:30 a.m. 6)Purdue vs Winner 2, 3:30 p.m. 7)Michigan State vs Winner 3, 6 p.m. Semifinals — Saturday Winner 4 vs Winner 5, 10:40 a.m. Winner 6 vs Winner 7, 1 p.m. Championship — Sunday Semifinal winners, 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Conference At The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. First Round — Wednesday 1)Colorado vs Texas Tech, 9:30 a.m. 2)Missouri vs Nebraska, Noon 3)Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma, 4 p.m. 4)Texas vs Iowa State, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday 5)Kansas vs Winner 1, 9:30 a.m. 6)Texas A&M vs Winner 2, Noon 7)Kansas State vs Winner 3, 4 p.m. 8)Baylor vs Winner 4, 6:30 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 5 vs Winner 6, 4 p.m. Winner 7 vs Winner 8, 6:30 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. Big West Conference At Anaheim Convention Center Arena, Ana- heim First Round — Wednesday CalState Fullerton vs CalState Northridge, 6 p.m. Cal Poly vs UC Irvine, 8:30 p.m. Second Round — Thursday Long Beach State vs lowest seed, 6 p.m. UC Davis vs higher seed, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals — Friday UC Santa Barbara vs lowest seed, 6:30 p.m. Pacific vs higher seed, 9 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 5 p.m. Conference USA At BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. First Round — Wednesday 1)Houston vs East Carolina, 10 a.m. 2)Southern Mississippi vs Tulane, 12:30 p.m. 3)Tulsa vs Rice, 4 p.m. 4)SMU vs UCF, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday 5)Memphis vs Winner 1, 10 a.m. 6)UAB vs Winner 2, 12:30 p.m. 7)Marshall vs Winner 3, 4:30 p.m. 8)UTEP vs Winner 4, 7 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 5 vs Winner 6, 1 p.m. Winner 7 vs Winner 8, 3:30 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 8:30 a.m. Horizon League Championship — Tuesday Butler 70, Wright State 45 Mid-American Conference At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland Quarterfinals — Thursday 1)Central Michigan vs Western Michigan, 9 a.m. 2)Akron vs Eastern Michigan, 11:30 a.m. 3)Kent State vs Ohio, 4 p.m. 4)Miami (Ohio) vs Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 1 vs Winner 2, 4 p.m. Winner 3 vs Winner 4, 6:30 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. Mid-Eastern Athletic At Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Colise- um, Winston-Salem, N.C. First Round — Tuesday Bethune-Cookman 64, Florida A&M 53 North Carolina A&T 65, Howard 55 First Round — Wednesday 1)Maryland-Eastern Shore vs Coppin State, Noon Quarterfinals — Wednesday 2)Morgan State vs North Carolina A&T, 4 p.m. 3)Delaware St. vs Bethune-Cookman, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday 4)South Carolina State vs Winner 1, 3 p.m. 5)Norfolk State vs Hampton, 5 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 2 vs Winner 5, 3 p.m. Winner 3 vs Winner 4, 5 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 11 a.m. Mountain West Conference At The Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas First Round — Wednesday 1)Wyoming vs Air Force, 2 p.m. Quarterfinals —Thursday 2)New Mexico vs Winner 1, Noon 3)San Diego State vs Colorado State, 2:30 p.m. 4)BYU vs TCU, 6 p.m. 5)UNLV vs Utah, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 2 vs Winner 3, 6 p.m. Winner 4 vs Winner 5, 8:30 p.m. Championship —Saturday Semifinal winners, 4 p.m. Northeast Conference Championship — Wednesday Robert Morris at Quinnipiac, 4 p.m. Pacific-10 Conference At The Staples Center, Los Angeles First Round — Wednesday 1)Oregon vs Washington State, 8 p.m. Quarterfinals — Thursday 2)Arizona vs UCLA, Noon 3)California vs Winner 1, 2:30 p.m. 4)Washington vs Oregon State, 6 p.m. 5)Arizona State vs Stanford, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 2 vs Winner 3, 6 p.m. Winner 4 vs Winner 5, 8:30 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. Patriot League Championship — Friday Lafayette at Lehigh, 1:45 p.m. Southeastern Conference At the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn. First Round — Thursday 1)South Carolina vs Alabama, 10 a.m. 2)Tennessee vs LSU, 12:15 p.m. 3)Florida vs Auburn, 4:30 p.m. 4)Arkansas vs Georgia, 6:45 p.m. Quarterfinals —Friday 5)Kentucky vs Winner 1, 10 a.m. 6)Mississippi vs Winner 2, 12:15 p.m. 7)Mississippi State vs Winner 3, 4:30 p.m. 8)Vanderbilt vs Winner 4, 6:45 p.m. Semifinals — Saturday Winner 5 vs Winner 6, 10 a.m. Winner 7 vs Winner 8, 12:15 p.m. Championship — Sunday Semifinal winners, 10 a.m. Southland Conference At The Merrell Center, Katy, Texas First Round — Wednesday 1)Stephen F. Austin vs Texas-Arlington, 10 a.m. 2)Tex-Corp. Christi vs Tx-S. Antonio, 12:30 p.m. 3)Sam Houston State vs Nicholls State, 4 p.m. 4)Southeastern Louisiana vs Texas St., 6:30 p.m. Semifinals — Thursday Winner 1 vs Winner 2, 4 p.m. Winner 3 vs Winner 4, 6:30 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. Southwestern Athletic At Fair Park Arena, Birmingham Ala. First Round — Wednesday 1)Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs MVSU, 12:30 p.m. 2)Jackson State vs Grambling State, 6 p.m. First Round — Thursday 3)Alabama State vs Alabama A&M, 12:30 p.m. 4)Prairie View vs Texas Southern, 6 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 1 vs Winner 3, 12:30 p.m. Winner 2 vs Winner 4, 6 p.m. Championship — Saturday Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m. Summit League Championship — Tuesday Oakland, Mich. 76, IUPUI 64 Sun Belt Conference Championship — Tuesday North Texas 66, Troy 63 Western Athletic Conference At The Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nev. First Round — Thursday 1)Utah State vs Boise State, Noon 2)Louisiana Tech vs Fresno State, 2:30 p.m. 3)Nevada vs Idaho, 6 p.m. 4)N. Mexico St. vs San Jose St., 8:30 p.m. Semifinals — Friday Winner 1 vs Winner 2, 6 p.m. Winner 3 vs Winner 4, 9 p.m. Championship — Saturday 7 p.m. Automatic Berths Butler, Horizon League Cornell, Ivy League East Tenn. State, Atlantic Sun Conference Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference North Texas, Sun Belt Conference Northern Iowa, Missouri Valley Conference Oakland, Mich., Summit League Old Dominion, Colonial Athletic Association Saint Mary's, Calif., West Coast Conference Siena, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Winthrop, Big South Conference Wofford, Southern Conference NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA SHARKS 42 14 9 93 212 160 Phoenix 39 22 5 83 176 164 Kings 39 22 4 82 200 175 Dallas 29 24 12 70 184 206 Ducks 30 27 8 68 183 201 Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 43 17 5 91 217 161 Nashville 36 25 5 77 184 188 Detroit 31 23 12 74 177 182 St. Louis 30 26 9 69 177 182 Columbus 25 30 11 61 170 215 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 41 23 2 84 217 170 Colorado 37 23 6 80 196 176 Calgary 33 24 9 75 170 167 Minnesota 31 28 6 68 180 188 Edmonton 21 39 6 48 163 225 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 40 22 4 84 211 189 New Jersey 38 23 3 79 169 154 Philadelphia 35 26 4 74 198 175 N.Y. Rangers 29 28 9 67 170 179 N.Y. Islanders26 32 8 60 171 209 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Ottawa 37 25 5 79 185 190 Buffalo 35 20 9 79 174 161 Montreal 33 29 6 72 183 188 Boston 29 24 12 70 160 168 Toronto 21 33 12 54 172 223 Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 44 13 9 97 260 186 Atlanta 28 27 10 66 195 211 Tampa Bay 27 27 11 65 175 201 Florida 27 28 10 64 171 188 Carolina 27 31 7 61 182 200 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's results Calgary 4, Detroit 2 Florida 3, Minnesota 2, SO Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 3 Nashville 2, Atlanta 1 Ottawa 4, Edmonton 1 Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Toronto 4, Boston 3, OT Vancouver 6, Colorado 4 Columbus at Anaheim, late Today's games Carolina at Washington, 4 p.m. Dallas at Buffalo, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Vancouver at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Monday's late result Los Angeles 6, Columbus 0 DEALS National Basketball Association NBA—Suspended Indiana F Danny Granger and Phoenix F Channing Frye one game for their participation in an altercation during Sat- urday's game. Fined Indiana G Earl Watson $30,000 for instigating and adding to the escalation and Indiana C Roy Hibbert and Phoenix G-F Jason Richardson $25,000 for adding to the escalation of the same incident. L.A. CLIPPERS—Announced the team has severed ties with general manager Mike Dun- leavy. Named assistant general manager Neil Olshey general manager. WASHINGTON—Signed G Shaun Liv- ingston to a second 10-day contract. National Hockey League COLUMBUS—Recalled C Derek MacKen- zie and RW Maksim Mayorov from Syracuse (AHL). DETROIT—Reassigned C Evan McGrath to Syracuse (AHL). MINNESOTA—Recalled RW Petr Kalus from Houston (AHL). WASHINGTON—Signed RW Dmitry Kugry- shev to a three-year contract. Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE—Agreed to terms with SS Robert Andino, 1B Michael Aubrey, INF Josh Bell, RHP Brad Bergesen, LHP Alberto Castillo, RHP Brandon Erbe, INF Pedro Flori- mon, RHP David Hernandez, INF Rhyne Hughes, RHP Jim Johnson, RHP Luis Lebron, RHP Kam Mickolio, OF Lou Mon- tanez, LHP Troy Patton, LHP Wilfrido Perez, OF Felix Pie, RHP Dennis Sarfate, INF Bran- don Snyder, RHP Chorye Spoone, C Craig Tatum, RHP Chris Tillman and INF Justin Turner on one-year contracts. Renewed the contracts of RHP Jason Berken, OF Adam Jones, OF Nolan Reimold and C Matt Wieters. DETROIT—Assigned C John Murrian and C Eric Roof to their minor league camp. NEW YORK—Traded RHP Edwar Ramirez to Texas for cash considerations. TAMPA BAY—Agreed to terms with 3B Hank Blalock on a minor league contract. National League MILWAUKEE—Optioned RHP Alex Periard to Huntsville (SL). Returned RHP Eric Arnett and RHP Kyle Heckathorn to their minor league camp. NEW YORK—Assigned C Mike Nickeas, C Francisco Pena and C Kai Gronauer to their minor league camp. National Football League CHICAGO—Released RB Kevin Jones. CLEVELAND—Released QB Derek Ander- son. DENVER—Signed DL Jarvis Green. INDIANAPOLIS—Claimed DE J.D. Skolnit- sky off waivers from the Washington Red- skins. KANSAS CITY—Signed RB Thomas Jones. MIAMI—Re-signed NT Jason Ferguson. MINNESOTA—Signed K Rhys Lloyd. Agreed to terms with CB Benny Sapp. NEW ENGLAND—Re-signed CB Leigh Bodden to a four-year contract and OL Stephen Neal. NEW ORLEANS—Agreed to terms with DB Leigh Torrence on a one-year contract. N.Y. GIANTS—Signed QB Jim Sorgi to a one-year contract. PITTSBURGH—Re-signed S Ryan Clark and WR Antwaan Randle El. College FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON—Named interim men's basketball coach Greg Vetrone men's basketball coach. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE—Announced the contract of men's basketball coach Robert Lee will not be renewed. MICHIGAN STATE—Suspended G Chris Allen indefinitely from the men's basketball team for not meeting responsibilities to his teammates. Scoreboard Scoreboard A's split squad ties Rangers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — One pitch, one swing and Mark DeRosa showed the kind of threat he can be for San Francisco's offense. DeRosa lined a sharp single over shortstop Omar Vizquel's head in his debut at-bat after being limited fol- lowing October wrist surgery, and the Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Tuesday. ''He came out of the chute with a base hit,'' manager Bruce Bochy said. ''I know he had to be excited to be out there, even though it's spring training.'' Fred Lewis and Buster Posey hit consecutive homers in the eighth for San Francisco. Lewis' drive was a two-run shot. The game was delayed an hour by heavy rain in the desert — and Bochy nearly scratched DeRosa from the lineup because of the wet weather. DeRosa, the Giants' new No. 5 hitter, sent the first pitch he saw from John Danks into left-center. DeRosa also made good contact on a lineout to right in the fourth, when he slipped on his shoelace in the batter's box. DeRosa acknowledged afterward: ''I wore different shoes because I didn't want to mess up my good ones.'' One of general manager Brian Sabean's top priorities this winter was to add a big hitter to drive in runs from the middle of the lineup. The Giants hope DeRosa can be that guy, joining new cleanup man Aubrey Huff and slugger Pablo Sandoval in the third spot. DeRosa figures nearly two weeks of standing in the bat- ter's box and facing coaches served him well. He didn't face actual pitchers until a simulated game Sunday. ''I felt good. Spring training as a hitter you search for timing,'' DeRosa said. ''You don't want to be too hot or too cold.'' The 35-year-old DeRosa is coming off a big year during which he batted .250 with a career-best 23 homers to go along with 78 RBIs. DeRosa was traded from the Indians to the Cardinals on June 27 but was in the St. Louis lineup for three games before hurting his wrist against San Francisco. He spent a stint on the disabled list for an injury that was later diag- nosed as a partially torn tendon sheath. He's eager to get rolling with another new team. This game had plenty of other entertaining elements: Vizquel starting against his former team, only a few hours after the Giants were visited by former heavyweight cham- pion Muhammad Ali. And San Francisco infielder Juan Uribe received a warm welcome when he popped into the visitor's clubhouse during the rain delay to see his old team. Mark Kotsay had a pair of hits and drove in a run for Chicago. Lewis and Posey each hit their first homer of the spring. ''It took 'em eight innings and they figured out the wind,'' Bochy said. NOTES: First-pitch temperature was 50 degrees for the second straight day.... San Francisco closer Brian Wilson worked two innings for the first time. ... The Giants improved to 5-0 at Scottsdale Stadium. DeRosa looks good in first spring outing PHOENIX (AP) — Rich Harden breezed through the first two innings but never finished the third in his sec- ond outing with the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Harden gave up four runs on two hits in 2 2-3 innings. He struck out four, walked three and threw a wild pitch in the Rangers' 8-8 tie with a split-squad of Oakland Athletics. ''I felt really good early, the first couple of innings,'' Harden said. ''If I can repeat how I felt the first couple of innings, mechanically be consistent, then I can be consistent throwing strikes and hitting spots.'' After walking Ryan Sweeney, and a visit to the mound, Harden gave up Kevin Kouzmanoff's three-run home run that cleared the billboards in left field. He was taken out afterward. ''In the third inning, I just started getting a little quick and opened up a little early,'' Harden said. ''I was get- ting behind hitters and missing some spots. My arm felt good, just need to build up the arm strength and condi- tioning, and make some pitches.'' It was Harden's second start of the spring. He gave up an unearned run and one hit over two innings against the Royals on Thursday. Max Stassi, the A's 18-year-old catcher, also homered for the A's. He left the game in the ninth after getting hit in the right knee with a foul ball. ''It got half-skin and half-shin guard,'' said Stassi, who expects to report to minor-league camp Wednes- day. ''My knee just locked up and I couldn't move it. I had fun today though. A lot of good things happened and I got my feet wet.'' David Murphy hit a three-run dou- ble, Julio Borbon had two hits and drove in two runs and both Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler added two hits for the Rangers. Josh Hamilton, in his sec- ond game back, tripled in three at-bats and is 3 for 6 since returning from a bruised left shoulder. A's starter Trevor Cahill lasted two innings, allowing three runs on four hits. He walked one and struck out three. ''It got a little cold and I couldn't feel things at first,'' Cahill said. ''Pitch- ers don't like rain delays but it's good experience. You just don't expect to experience it here.'' Eric Patterson added two hits for the A's. NOTES: A's RHP Justin Duch- scherer threw a 33-pitch bullpen ses- sion as he continues to recover from a medical procedure that eased pain in his back. ... The game was delayed 45 minutes due to heavy rain. ... A's RHP Joey Devine threw a 30-pitch bullpen session but will be shut down for an extra day or two because of tendinitis in his arm. Rest of A's fall to Kansas City SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Rick Ankiel homered and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat an Oak- land Athletics split-squad 11-10 Tuesday. The Royals trailed 5-0 after two innings and 8-3 going into the sixth when Ankiel hit a three-run homer. Ankiel also singled home David DeJesus in the fourth. ''I think that's the biggest thing out in Ari- zona, it is light air and no lead is safe,'' Ankiel said. He said he did not think his home run to right-cen- ter was out. ''I didn't think I got extended enough on it, but fortunately I did,'' he said. Wind gusts of up to 33 mph played a factor offen- sively and defensively. ''It was a lot harder to play defense,'' Ankiel said. ''The wind was blowing pretty hard out there to the point it made your eyes water. I've heard before if you can play this (Ari- zona) outfield, you can play anywhere, so I guess it's a good starting point.'' Jack Cust hit a two-run homer to right in the first that bounced out of the sta- dium. ''The first one is always a little weird,'' Cust said. ''You usually don't know if it's out, but that one I hit right down the line and I knew it was out. You don't look at it the whole time, but you kind of see the tra- jectory. Sometimes you hit your best balls when it's windy when you don't need the help. It's kind of weird trotting around the bases again for the first time. It seems like it's kind of long.'' Cust also doubled in a run in the fifth and scored on a Landon Powell dou- ble. Corey Brown, who replaced Travis Buck in the lineup, had three hits, walked, drove in two runs and scored twice. Buck was a late scratch with dizziness. A's starter Vin Mazzaro was sharp, allowing one hit and facing the mini- mum number of batters in three innings. He gave up a leadoff single to Scott Podsednik, but picked him off. He walked Billy But- ler to leadoff the third, but Jose Guillen grounded into an inning ending double play. Robinson Tejeda, who is a candidate for a Royals rotation spot, gave up five runs on four hits, three walks and a wild pitch in two innings. ''I don't say it was too many walks.'' Tejeda said. ''This is nothing new for me. I've been walking peo- ple for my whole career. I'm not going to let this get on me. I'll just try to think positive and next time try not to walk anybody, be more consistent in the strike zone and try to make all my pitches and try to look good.'' Kyle Davies, another rotation candidate, replaced Tejeda and allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in three walks. ''I'm concerned. I'm not frustrated,'' Royals manager Trey Hillman said of his pitching. ''It's not a lot of fun watching major league pitchers or guys trying to make the club not command the fastball.'' Vance Wilson's wild blown infield single with two out in the ninth scored David Lough, who had a run-producing triple, with the winning run.