Lefty's Slow Start Ends With Pebble Win
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Phil Mickelson gets his season on track Sunday by closing with a 6-under 66 to tie the tournament record at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and win by five shots for the 30th victory of his career.
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Jim Leyland thought starter Zach Miner was falling behind too early, which could have spelled disaster for the rookie. So the Detroit Tigers manager made an early trip to the mound to give the right-hander some encouragement.
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Danny Ellis posted the lowest score but had to be content with a share of the lead on eight-under-par with six other players after the first round of the $4 million Las Vegas Championship on Thursday.
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When Yadier Molina's bloop single glanced off Cory Sullivan's glove in the sixth inning, the center fielder leapt to his feet in frustration. Left-hander Jeff Francis, who had been working on a perfect game to that point, let out a sigh and a slight smile.
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Befuddled by a sweeping curve, Ryan Spilborghs found that it only got worse, because he was no match for the fastball that came next. He was frozen not by the 48-degree weather, but the guile and finesse of Hideki Okajima.
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There was no doubt for whom the heavy metal bells were tolling &#151; Trevor Hoffman and his 500 career saves. Hoffman became the first big leaguer to reach that plateau when he saved the San Diego Padres' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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PEBBLE BEACH, California  - American Steve Lowery clinched his first PGA Tour title in eight years by edging out 2004 champion Vijay Singh in a playoff for the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday.
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Fresh off a career-low 60 last week in Phoenix that led to his first victory of the year, Phil Mickelson broke the course record at Spyglass Hill -- the toughest course in the rotation -- with a 10-under-par 62 that gave him a three-shot lead yesterday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.
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Erik Bedard slowed down one of the most potent batting orders in the majors, beating the Chicago White Sox with a fastball humming in the mid-90s, a sharp curve and a tantalizing changeup.
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By DOUG FERGUSON  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.  - John Mallinger was on the wrong course at the right time, starting so early that he dodged the worst of the wind along the ocean holes on his way to a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead Thursday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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After a course record on Thursday, the six-time tour winner manages just two birdies. Jonathan Byrd&#39;s second-straight round of 66 is good for a share of the lead.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ichiro Suzuki got one hit and plenty of help in knocking Oakland out of first place. Suzuki&#39;s fifth-inning single gave him 255 hits, two shy of George Sisler&#39;s 84-year-old major league record
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Phil Mickelson became the first wire-to-wire winner over 72 holes in the history of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday.
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Mike Piazza drove in two runs with a pair of bloop singles, and Mike Thompson earned his first victory in more than two months as the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Wednesday.
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Steve Flesch shot a 1-over-par 73 yesterday and beat Michael Allen by two shots to win the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship at Verona, N.Y., the lefthander's second PGA Tour victory in two months.
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Ichiro Suzuki had two hits to move within three of tying the single-season record, and the Seattle Mariners pounded Tim Hudson in a 7-2 victory over the host Oakland Athletics last night.
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Kelvim Escobar put aside the past and got a rare win against the Chicago White Sox.