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MLB
Royals pitcher, No.1 pick finally wins
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eight years after he was baseball's overall No. 1 draft pick — eight long years — Bryan Bullington finally has a major league win.
The soft-spoken right-hander who wondered more than once during long bus rides through the minors if he should find something else to do shut out the defending world champion New York Yankees on two hits through eight innings Sunday afternoon.
Joakim Soria pitched a perfect ninth, the Kansas City Royals beat the Yankees 1-0, and Bullington felt like, finally, he had arrived.
"Yeah, today it feels like it," he said. "I'm 29. Creeping up on 30. I've been kind of pladding along, been down the last couple of years. It feels really good today, that's for sure."
Bullington (1-2) walked one and struck out five to outpitch A.J. Burnett (9-10), who yielded only four hits and one run in eight innings.
"It's a long time coming," said
Bullington, who was drafted by Pittsburgh in 2002 but also spent time with Cleveland and Toronto before signing on as a minor league free agent with Kansas City last November.
"I had a few brief (major league) stints," Bullington said, "but this is the first time I myself believe I belong here and can
belong here and can pitch at this level."
Alex Rodriguez, who homered in his final three at bats Saturday night, gave Bullington a scare leading off the second. His drive to deep center drove Gregor Blanco almost to the wall, but A-Rod went down quietly the rest of the way.
One day after everyone in the New York lineup got at least one hit in an 8-3 victory, the Yankees, facing a pitcher they'd never seen, were shut out for the sixth time.
"The first time through, I thought we hit some balls hard", Girardi said. "Then after that maybe he wasn't in the middle of the plate. He used his
"This is the first time I myself believe I belong here and can pitch at this level."
"When it left the bat, you could tell he hit it pretty well," Bullington said. "But there was enough wind coming in that Gregor was able to get back on it."
It gave Joe Girardi a start, too.
It gave Joe Giardi a start, too.
"I thought it was gone when he hit it," said the Yankees manager.
BRYAN BULLINGTON Royals pitcher
slider effectively.
He used his changeup. He threw some 3-2 off speed pitches."
The Royals' only run off Burnett was earned,but helped along by a Yankee error.
W ill i e
Bloomquist singled in the first,
stole second and
went to third on a throwing error by catcher Francisco Cervelli before Billy Butler's RBI single.
Burnett walked three and struck out six in one of his best outings.
"I was having fun out there today pretty much" he said. "I gave up the one early. Me and Cervelli got on a
good pace. It was a fun game to be part of. Bryan kept us off balance and pitched a heckuva game. That's basically the story."
Robinson Cano grounded a single into right field with one out in the fifth to become the first Yankees baserunner, and was erased on a 3-6-1 double play. Brett Gardner singled with one out in the sixth but was thrown out trying to steal.
The only other baserunner Bullington allowed was Marcus Thames, who walked with one out in the eighth while batting for designated hitter Lance Berkman. Berkman stumbled going across the bag in the fifth inning and left with a sprained right ankle.
Soria pitched a perfect ninth and extended his club record with his 26th consecutive save. He has 33 saves in 35 chances.
Bullington was making his 20th major league appearance and seventh career start.
"It itens him a long time," said Royals manager Ned Yost. "He was touted as a high prospect a couple of times in different organizations, but sometimes you find a late bloomer."
NFL
Colts backups struggle in first preseason game
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INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Peyton Manning made things look easy Sunday. Sixteen plays, 10 points, take a breather.
Everyone else found out how tough the NFL really can be when you're not the four-time league MVP — even if it is only the preseason.
Running back Michael Robinson fumbled on the 49ers first play, David Carr was sacked three times and the San Francisco receivers struggled to hold onto Alex Smith's passes.
"I think he didn't play as well
Fortunately for San Francisco, Manning's backup, Curtis Painter, played even worse. The 49ers took advantage of Painter's three interceptions and a botched handoff late in the first half, scoring 34 straight points to rally for a 37-17 victory at Indy.
as he liked to, but he needed some help, too," Colts coach Jim Caldwell said of Painter. "The things that are hidden, dropped passes, the things you need to extend drives, you need guys to do their jobs and we certainly didn't play as well as we wanted."
The game did rekindle some old memories, though.
Manning was in midseason form, going 8 of 10 for 91 yards and leading the Colts to scores on their first two drives just minutes after accepting the MVP trophy.
Smith, who finally emerged last season as the quarterback the 49ers expected, was 3 of 9 for 37 yards and managed only two first downs.
Six Colts starters including Pro Bowlers Dallas Clark, Dwight Freeney, Bob Sanders and Jeff Saturday — did not play on Sunday.
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