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DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE DemocratandChronicle.com THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007 3 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HEADLINES Francis tames Phillies as Rockies keep rolling Ji rabis, who wore a Red Sox T-shirt for four straight years, finished third. St. Louis Cardinals Jocketty out: Walt Jocketty is out after 13 seasons as general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, one year after the team won the World Series for the first time since 1982. Team president Mark Lamping said Jocketty's departure with a year remaining on his contract was a mutual decision and that he'd be paid.

Team CEO Bill DeWitt Jr. said Jocketty and the Cardinals had "cordially and respectfully parted ways." "We were in agreement our arrangement had likely run its course," DeWitt said. New York Mets Glavine ponders future: Tom Glavine is likely to decline his $13 million option with the New York Mets by Friday's deadline, giving the pitcher time to think about his future. Glavine's contract said he must make a decision on the option by the fifth day after the Mets concluded their season. "Tom and I have been having discussions since Sunday.

As he has indicated on prior occasions, he's going to take time with his wife and his family and consider all of his options and then make his decision," Glavine's agent, Gregg Clifton, said Wednesday. "It is doubtful he'll be able to conclude that process prior to Friday." The Associated Press in the fifth when Aaron Rowand and Pat Burrell hit consecutive homers. The left-hander gave up four hits and struck out eight. Once the 17-game winner departed, three relievers pitched three hit-less innings, with Manny Corpas closing for a save. With the two highest-scoring teams in the league playing in two of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in the majors, this series figured to see plenty of runs.

Instead, the clubs combined for six runs and 10 hits in the opener. Many hitters expected the late-afternoon shadows to be a problem, and they certainly struggled. Francis used a mix of off-speed pitches to keep a potent lineup off balance and improve to 9-0 in day games this season. "I'm always aware of my success or nonsuccess I have against teams," said Francis, who had a 15.12 ERA against the Phils this season. "Today, my execution was better." Game 2 is this afternoon with rookies Kyle Kendrick and Franklin Morales taking the mound.

Kendrick (10-4) made the jump from Double-A to bail out Philly's depleted staff in June. Morales (3-2) made eight starts for Colorado, which lost three starters to season-ending injuries, a ROB MAADDI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA Bandbox or not, this was no day for hitters. Jeff Francis held the league's highest-scoring team in check and the Colorado Rockies took advantage of one shaky inning by Cole Hamels to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 1 of their National League playoff series Wednesday. "Who would've thought a good old-fashioned National League game would break out in this ballpark?" Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. Making just the second postseason appearance in their 15-year history, the Rockies played like October regulars.

Colorado posted its second playoff victory, the other coming in 1995, and won for the 15th time in 16 games. Matt Holliday, his chin still cut up from the face-first slide that won Monday's wild-card tiebreaker over San Diego, hit a solo home run. "Anytime you expect a slug-fest, you get a pitching duel," Holliday said. Francis pitched six effective innings and stayed out of big trouble, mostly by shutting down the Phillies' top hitters. Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins combined to go 0-for-ll with eight strikeouts.

Utley, a .332 hitter, struck out ilT Yankees Clemens on pace: Roger Clemens, who had several starts pushed back because of an injured hamstring, said Wednesday that he's set to pitch for the New York Yankees in Game 3 against the Cleveland Indians. Clemens had no problems during a 69-pitch simulated game on Tuesday in Tampa, a final tuneup before what will be his 34th postseason start. "I feel fine, I really do," the 45-year-old said. "Everything is right on schedule for me, and I'm excited to be here. I still have to go out there and get it done in a game, and that's something completely different, but I feel good." The right-hander will get in two bullpen sessions today and Friday, and as long as he doesn't have any setbacks, Clemens will be on the mound when the series shifts to Yankee Stadium with Game 3 Sunday night.

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For Cleveland's Eric Wedge, it will be game No. 1. But don't expect the Indians or their manager to be rattled. "Yeah, it a bigger stage and more emphasis is going to be put on it," Cleveland closer Joe Bo-rowski said. "It's tough to say right now how it's going to affect, us, but being around this team all year, I can't see it being like this big, oh-my-goodness kind of feeling.

I've never seen this team feel like there was a situation where it couldn't achieve or 19-7), 6:37 p.m. Friday New York (Pettitte 15-9) at Cleveland (Carmona 19-8). 5:07 p.m. Sunday Cleveland (Westbrook 6-9) at New York (Clemens 6-6), 6:37 p.m. National League Arizona vs.

Chicago Wednesday Chicago at Arizona Today Chicago (Lilly 15-8) at Arizona (Davis 13-12), 10:07 mm, ft fc ruLl3 TOM WITHERS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND The New York Yankees have bat boys with more playoff experience than most of the Cleveland Indians. The big boys from the Bronx have enough World Series rings to fill up a jewelry store's display case. They've owned Octobers, winning 26 championships as the most successful franchise in professional sports. They've earned their pinstripes in the postseason. So clearly they have a huge advantage in the first round of these American League playoffs against the Cleveland Indians, a team loaded with young players who have never made a cleat mark on fall baseball's frightening stage.

Derek Jeter, though, has seen his share of fresh-faced playoff teams thrive. "We lost to Anaheim one year, and I don't think they had any experience and went on to win the championship," New York's All-Star shortstop said Wednesday. "We lost to the Florida Marlins, and they didn't have any ex couldn't succeed. "I don't see it being a huge deal." While the Yankees, who were eliminated in four games last year by Detroit in the opening round and haven't won it all since 2000 (sorry, George), have been here more often, they know nothing is guaranteed once the games begin. Mostly because they went 6-0 against the Indians this season, the wild-card-winning Yankees are favored to take care of Cleveland, making its playoff return after a six-year hiatus.

"They smoked us pretty good at home," said DH Travis Hafner, who sat out the three-game series at Jacobs Field in August with an injured hamstring. "But we feel like we're playing our best baseball of the year now and we've got our pitching lined up, so we feel pretty good about that." C.C. Sabathia will start Game 1 for the Indians against New York's Chien-Ming Wang, a matchup of 19-game winners who each have a chance to set the tone for their teams. p.m. Saturday Arizona (Hernandez 11-11) at Chicago (Hill 11-8), 6:07 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Colorado Wednesday Colorado 4, Philadelphia 2 Colorado leads series 1-0 Today Colorado at Philadelphia (Kendrick 10-4), 3:07 p.m. Saturday Philadelphia (Lohse 9-12 or Moyer 14-12) at Colorado, 9:37 p.m. av 11 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 10am-1pm AT THE ALL-NEW PATRICK PLAYOFF SCHEDULE American League Boston vs. Los Angeles Wednesday Boston 4, Los Angeles 0, Boston leads 1-0 Friday Los Angeles (Escobar 16-7) at Boston (Matsuzaka p.m.

Sunday Boston (Schilling 9-8) at Los Angeles (Weaver 13-7), 3:07 p.m. Cleveland vs. New York Today New York (Wang 19-7) at Cleveland (Sabathia mm 1 mmmmmmm) 4 'f..