pirates dealt freddie sanchez before the game and after the game they dealt their second baseman freddied the majors as a double play combination. 31-year-old sanchez the '06 national league batting champ hitting about .300 this year with six home runs as the pirates prayed for a pitching prospected. >> astros and cubs. mike hampton struggled on the mound against the cubs who came in half game out of first in the n.l. central. alfonso soriano heating up at the right time. 19th home run of the year. cubs had 5-0 lead after one. they add two in the second. aramis ramirez against hampton, his ninth of the year. cubs went on the -- to a 12-0 win. huge victory. put hem in a tie with st. louis. later hampton, nine earned runs allowed if four innings pitched. that's nose since 2003. chicago 10-3 since the all-star break. soriano 15 r.b.i.s in his last 11 games. >> still to come, all our top stories including why plaxico burress thought it was a good idea to testify today in front of a jury. >> espnews brought to you by: >> espnews brought to you by: dleer go climb a tree. or discover things you

after the game the pirates told their second baseman freddy sanchez to stay in san francisco. tigers, justin berliner had himself quite the game against the rangers. 12th victory of the year. granderson not too bad either. led off with a homer. tiger win, 13-5. sixth inning, taking matt garza for a ride. 3-0. that's all the offense chamberlain needed. he was lights out. gave up three hits in eight scoreless inings of work. they have now won 11 of their last 13. plaxico burress spent three hours in front of a grand jury investigating weapons charges against him. you may recall he shot himself in the thigh in a manhattan nightclub in november. michael phelps in the world swimming championships in rome. got back on track by setting a new world mark in the 200 meter butterfly. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> is kelly clarkson a copy cat? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we brought you hair-raising world record attempts before, but this one is ridiculous. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good mo

pirates leading 2-0, one on, two out for freddy sanchez. that drops in for a double, one run scores. pirates end up winning 3-0. the cubs been shutout for the second time in three dames. the lost 7 of 9 overall. lilly suffering his first career loss, first to pittsburgh. the pirates, they've won 5 of 7 overall. >> nba free agency news, carlos boozer of the jazz decides not to opt out of the last year of his contract. he will stay in salt lake city. he was joined by center oak fewer, oak fewer decided to stay with the jazz. >> allen iverson is out there, looking for a new team. came to the pistons in a highly touted november trade that didn't work out. detroit swept by the cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. jason kidd will decide between at least the knicks, the mavs and possibly the blazers. we'll discuss more on that in a moment. turkoglu also testing the free agency market, averaged 175, and 5 a game for orlando last year. bulls guard ben gordon likely to attract a lot of attention, 24 game in chicago's seven-game loss to the c

freddy sanchez. now there's ronny cedeno out there sort of a journeyman. 3-1 to zimmerman. he turns on one go but gets jammed and that -- and that ball is falling into left and run down by the former nat lastings milledge. three balls in the air by the nats. milledge will bat after mccutchen. ♪ ♪ (tucci) count on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t what is it to lead? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million investment in kids. it's how we've always done business. and will for a very long time to come. pnc. leading the way.  >> bob: from our vantage po high above pnc park, one of the most dramatic moves from allegheny river. who knows what to expect? ryan doumit was supposed to be out for the season but on a hitting streak and he's always hit washington pitching very well. the big question is who is going to provide protection for who in this young pittsburgh lineup that john lannan faces to

freddie sanchez won a batting championship.jack wilson very steady at short. >> rob: he made the most amazing play yesterday off the catcher's glove. two high hops, and on the second high hop about knee high, he picked it up and threw out the base runner. he is amazing in the field. >> bob: we thought we'd see logan kensing tonight. we will shortly, if the nats can get a couple more base runners, and get down far enough in the batting order for them to hit. tyler clippard, 2-1 to harris. willie looks at a strike. 81 miles an hour. livan has so many different speeds on his change-up and his fastball. i mean change-ups anywhere from high 60s or 70s to low 80s. willie hits it pretty well to center, but right there is angel pagan and the nats are gone in the 6th stranding their 5th runner tonight in a 5-2 game with the mets on top. cash flow isn't just an important thing to small business. it's everything. that's why pnc is introducing your new cfo, cash flow options designed to effectively improve your cash flow. cfo helps every d

this year nate mcleod, and now jack wilson, and freddy sanchez.o of their outfielders, you have to wonder if you're a pirates fan why would you support them if they continue to show they are that he not going to keep their young players. to their credit they did try to resign wilson and sanchez and both of them didn't want to have an extension, but why would they sign when they trade all the players out. manageable contract for the next three years. >> olivo, that one skips, i believe now this is the 15th consecutive losing season for pittsburgh. >> going back to '92, '93. jimmy leland was there. >> yeah. the orioles obviously a long losing streak as well. but, there is some light at end of the tunnel. for pittsburgh, the light keeps going out. a throw will have to be made to get the out, olivo is retired, albers gets the strikeout. visit orioles.com to register for the summer camp for boys anr o's will be there. it begins on august 10. e campers areing to get chance to play at orioles park later this season. for details, go to orioles.com. line a

pittsburgh traded infielder freddy sanchez to the giants for a minor league pitcher. pirates have parted ways with eight of the nine players to take the field against the braves on opening day last season. only catcher ryan don't remains on the roster. >> taking on the pirates, bottom 10. no score. randy win facing matt kast. the base hit up the first baseline. very well dez scores, the giants win it. it was wins only hit in five at-bats, but he made it count. it was his 7th career walkoff hit. the giants complete the three-game sweep. the pirates finish with a 1-7 road trip. >> the indians are going to finish out the year without that man. cliff lee traded to the philli phillies. bottom 3. angels up 7-1. howie kendrick crushing that game. his sixth of the year. that's just a career high for him. in his 7-2 games since his return from a three-week demotion, kendrick batting .383 with 14 r.b.i. john lack knee improves to 5-1, and is now rocking a 1.47era over his last four starts. despite the fact that they've been without torii hunter or vlad guerrero since the first

freddie sanchez is a guy who is definitely getting some interest. a lot of people like him.e's a good defender. he's an all-star.ern't he's a .300 hitter.arms jgot problem is he has an option that kicks in if he gets to 600 plate appearances for $8 million. that's a little bit high for some people's taste, but i still think there is a chance they could move him. they're also trying the move adam laroche and jack wilson, but much less interest in those guys. >> wow, it's sad. i tell you, such a great wall park, but the team is being dismantled once again. jerry crasnick, always a pleasure. thanks. >> thanks, linda. >> after 24 days in prison, donte stallworth is a free man. we'll give you the details on we'll give you the details on the top of the show. you do get a hint of drinkability right away. does my pen have write-ability? come on people, we gotta focus. we're not leaving until we've met our budget. we need ideas. we could cut back on marketing. we could eliminate bonuses. how about we stop buying bud light for every meeting? [ sfx: glass crashing, man screaming ] it's

after the game the pirates told their second baseman freddy sanchez to stay in san francisco.ime all-star traded to the giants for a pitching prospect. tigers, quite a game. struck out 13 and league leading 12th victory of the year. not too bad. led the game off with a homer. second inning hit another. tigers over the rangers 13-5. rays hosting the yanks, sixth inning. took matt gars sa for a ride. put up the yanks 3-0. that's all the offense joba needed. yanks won 6-2. now won 11 of their last 13. >>> football note, or off the field football note. former giant wide receiver plaxico burress spent three hours in front of a grand jury investigating weapons charge against him. he faces up to 3 1/2 years in prison. >>> good news for michael phelps at the championships in rome. a day after the loss in the 200 meter freestyle got back on track setting a new world mark in the 200 meter butterfly. to go along with his 14 olympic gold medals. >>> and 200 athletes from 15 countries are taking part in this year's dwarf world games in belfast. nine different events including running, swim

jack wilson freddie sanchez departing yesterday. and now a wild pitch. second and third.ach. macdougal tried to overthrow a little bit. talked about that a lot. you cannot what they call hump up and muscle the ball. got to be fluid and mechanical. >> bob: there's no doubt he's got a good, hard running sinking fast ball. but what does he have to go with it? >> rob: the question. he tried to throw a breaking ball. usually down in the third. that one didn't pull it down. let go of it a little early. brewers aren't. >> bob: brewers aren't going to gainey ground on the cubs today. they have really hit the houston pitching staff hard down there at wrigley field. here it's the eighth. two on, nobody out and a 2-1 to cameron. he fouls one back. and frank catalanotto on deck for the second time today. the pitcher's spot is next. congress dong, dong, that is what you think when you see trevor hoffman. cameron's going to get a one run on a deep fly ball to nyjer morgan, up against the wall. it's 6-3 and the other runner goes to third. mike cameron's bat came alive last night. and he

. >> bob: freddie gonzalez will make the double switch here, maybe with the right fielder and pointo. the nats finally get to him and here comes mr. brian sanchezybe other people are content to sit around and wait. wait for something to happen. for business to pick up. but for you, it's time to kick it in gear. time to get going. time to get tough. take control. you're not gonna run and hide. because backing down's not your style. grab your bag. it's on. ( ding )  . >> is there rain? what time is it going to start raining today? know that ain't going to happen. we have only been sitting an hour half waiting for rain delay. >> we almost made it. >> bob: scott olson knows how the weather works down here in south florida. he lives here. and right over toward the water is where his place is. a little bit inland, renyel pointo, finally, the nats get to him. he had frustrated the nats. rob dibble was wondering how scott olson how he was feeling after throwing real well monday my, debbi tay taylor. >> debbi: he said he feels great and steve mccatty says that everything is on track. >> bob: that's the best news of all, coming from that. >>

one on, two out for freddy sanchez. that will drop into left center. one run scores, pirates end up winning it 3-0. cubs shut out for the second time in three games. they've lost 7 of 9 overall, ted lilly, his first career loss versus pittsburgh, 3-1 against them. pirates now have won 5 of 7 overall. >> meantime, the d-backs trying to snap a five-game losing streak. dan haren on the mark. check him out, against jerry hairston. hairston swinging. brandon phillips, same deal. haren in control. top of the fifth, haren, look here. deep left center, and gone. first row of the stands. hey, he's a pitcher, he cleared the fence. >> that's the important thing. >> haren, seven innings pitched, struck out ininto, he has given up two earned runs or less in seven straight starts. mark reynolds, 26 rbi in june, the most he has had in a single month in a season. >> making a funny. joe maddon and the rays, visiting the blue jays. first pitch of the game, gone. b.j. upton, seventh home run of the season for him, rays lead 1-0. top three, game tied at one, carl crawford