8A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2005
MLB
Royals close August play in another slump
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher D.J. Carrasco delivers a pitch to Minnesota Twins' Michael Ryan in the first inning yesterday, in Kansas City, Mo. The Twins defeated the Royals 3-1 in 10 innings.The Royals had the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
Juan Rincon (6-4) worked out of a bases loaded jam in the ninth and pitched two scoreless innings. Joe Nathan got three outs for his 33rd save in 36 chances, completing a five-hitter.
Minnesota, struggling to stay in contention in the AL wildcard race, had lost four of five coming in.
coming in. The Twins are 13-6 in extra-inning games, the most extra-inning wins in the major leagues.
leagues. Kansas City has lost four straight after winning four of five following a 19-game losing streak. The Royals are 4-20 in August.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Punto hit a two-run double in the 10th inning, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals 3-1 Monday night.
August.
After Aaron Guiel's leadoff single in the ninth, Kansas City loaded the bases with two outs,
but Angel Berroa hit an inning-ending grounder.
night.
Shawn Camp (1-4) walked Jason Bartlett and Michael Ryan with one out in the 10th and Punto, in a 2-for-17 slide, doubled to gap in left-center.
Scott Baker, just promoted from Triple-A Rochester, held the Royals to one run and four hits in seven innings.
He struck out five, walked
D. J. Carrasco, 0-3 in five starts since July 24, allowed one run and six hits in five innings.
turned behind him and Lew Ford doubled and scored on Michael Cuddyer's two-out single in the fourth. It was the first time in seven games that the Twins had scored before the seventh inning.
Emil Brown's two-out RBI double tied the score in the bottom half following Terrence Long's infield single.
Kansas City's starting lineup was without Mike Sweeney, who has lower back problems; David Dejesus, who injured his right shoulder Sunday making a diving catch; and designated hitter Matt Stairs, who missed his fourth consecutive start with a strained left hamstring.
Stairs pinch hit in the 10th and hit a game-ending groundout.
Forward
one and had two double plays turned behind him.
RHP Runlevys Hernandez, on the Royals' disabled list, had a MRI exam Monday of his sore shoulder and is to be evaluated Wednesday by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles.
Notes:
Twins rookie DH Terry Tiffee stole his first career base in the second inning.
second binging.
♦ Mike MacDougal struck out two in a perfect ninth. He has not allowed an earned run in 20 of his past 23 appearances.
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effort in workouts and time on
the field does little to tire a girl
with a goal.
"All I can do is what I can control," she said. "I train as hard as I can and work as hard as I can. Individually, it's good to be recognized but if I was on the worst team in the nation then nobody would know me. It's a team thing and I'm just a part of it, just like everybody else."
After working with Smith throughout her entire collegiate career, Kansas soccer coach Mark Francis has come to know his star forward and what to expect from her.
praising "She is extremely competitive. Whether it be in practice, an exhibition game, or a NCAA
"She's hard on herself, but that's one of the things that makes her good. She's never really satisfied so she's continually pushing herself to get better.
tournament game, she always brings the same every day," Francis said.
He also admitted that Smith can be a challenge to coach, but not because of her lack of anything. He said sometimes they don't see eye to eye when he compliments her. That sometimes he has to convince her that she is doing a good job because she is so tough and demanding of herself.
"I've learned so much from coach that I feel like I am sometimes a coach on the field. I just understand it," she said. "Sometimes I say too much and coach doesn't like it, but we usually work it out."
I put in. In three months it's going to be over for me. But I still come out here every day because I want to be the best I have ever been," she said.
Francis said he thought the team could return to the NCAA tournament and Smith could help lead them there, and that statistically she was looking at having her best season.
As her senior season gets up and running after last weekend's opening games against Michigan and Wisconsin, Smith faces a new set of expectations brought on by others, but mainly those she puts on herself.
"I'm looking at my senior year right now and every minute
Smith is not measuring her final season in terms of championships or all-conference accolades.
Success to her is more than that
Success to his finish:
"It doesn't have to be [a championship]. It has to be having the best teammates on the field and enjoying every moment, every win. I have with them," Smith said.
"I won't have these teammates again. I just want to leave here with my teammates knowing that I gave everything I have and me knowing that they gave everything that they have."
- Edited by Ty Beaver
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