Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Giants continue their set in Colorado against the Rockies, while the Blue Jays battle with the Yankees, and the Sky meet the Sparks.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The American League schedule for Wednesday has Kansas City at Oakland, the Angels at Baltimore, the White Sox at Detroit, Cleveland at Boston, Minnesota at Tampa Bay, Texas at Seattle, and Toronto at the Yankees. The Blue Jays are expected to send Shaun Marcum (10-4, 3.24 ERA) to the mound in that last contest, while the Yankees counter with Phil Hughes (12-4, 4.07 ERA). Righthander Marcum has won three straight starts, holding the Orioles, Tigers, and Indians to just four runs over his last 17 2-3 innings of work. Righthander Hughes took a no-decision against the Blue Jays back in his July 4 outing, surrendering five runs on six hits over six innings of work in that game.
Over in the National League on Wednesday it’ll be Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Milwaukee at the Cubs, the Mets at Atlanta, Philadelphia at Florida, Houston at St. Louis, Washington at Arizona, San Diego at the Dodgers, and San Francicso at Colorado. The Giants will go with Madison Bumgarner (4-3, 2.70 ERA) on Wednesday, while the Rockies hand the ball to Ubaldo Jimenez (16-2, 2.67 ERA). Lefthander Bumgarner faced the Rockies back on July 1, giving up four runs (three earned) on nine hits over seven innings of work in a loss. Righthander Jimenez got back into the win column last time out, holding the Pirates to just one run on four hits over his seven innings pitched.
Rounding out the Roundup . . .
Finally, there’s one game on the WNBA’s schedule for Wednesday, with Chicago at Los Angeles. The Sky (12-15 SU, 17-10 ATS) lost their third straight game last time out, falling 97-96 on the road to Phoenix; Sylvia Fowles poured in 35 points in that loss for Chicago, while Jia Perkins was good for 23 points. The Sparks (8-17 SU, 7-18 ATS) were beaten 88-79 on the road by New York last time out. Tina Thompson led the way with 18 points for the Sparks in that loss, and Tina Penicheiro picked up seven assists.
