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AssociatedPress DETROIT Ivan Rodriguez hit .500 in June and starts today with a .377 average, easily the best in the major leagues. He was voted to the All-Star game for the 11th time and is the man most responsible for the transformation of the Detroit Tigers from a record-setting loser to a team in the middle of the pack in the AL Central. very happy and pleased with the he said. playing great baseball. We just have to keep The Detroit Tigers showed a lot of faith in Rodriguez when they gave him a $40 million, four-year contract in February.

The star catcher has been worth every penny. played with Vladimir Guerrero and Sammy teammate Rondell White said. seen Bernie Williams get as hot as anybody, but what Pudge is doing is Many thought the same of decision to sign with the Tigers this offseason after being the MVP of the NL Championship Series and helping the Florida Marlins win the World Series last season. Detroit lost an AL-record 119 games last year one short of the modern-day record set by the 1962 New York Mets and had a winning record since 1993. But Rodriguez focused on the positive things about the once- proud franchise, which has produced numerous Hall of Famers and won four World Series in nine appearances since 1901.

Granted, the Tigers offered the 32-year-old catcher more money than any other team was prepared to. But performance thus far has justified the confidence. During spring training, Lance Parrish, bullpen coach and an eight-time All-Star catcher, said Rodriguez was arguably the best player ever to play behind the plate. Could he make a stronger argument now? Parrish said. probably not going to hit as many home runs as Johnny Bench or Carlton he said.

Pudge is probably better than the best ever seen defensively. And obviously, he can do some things at the After the misery of last season, Detroit now has a chance in every game thanks in no small part to bat, 10-time Gold Glove arm and fiery leadership. are doing pretty he said. Entering game against the New York Yankees, the Tigers had 37 wins. They had 43 all of last season.

Manager Alan Trammell said Rodriguez, the AL player of the month for June, deserves a lot of credit. an elite player who continues to amaze even he said. And the fans. Attendance at Comerica Park is up 32.4 percent over last year after three straight years of declines. The team has already sold more tickets, including advance sales, than it did all of last season when it drew just 17,103 fans per game.

People that are not going to games are talking about the Tigers. And not making jokes. guy has been great for the Trammell said. He is the first Tiger to be voted into the All-Star Game since Trammell in 1988, and he was first AL player of the month since Cecil Fielder in 1990. www.tennessean.com THE TENNESSEAN Tuesday, July 6, 2004 5C CYANMAGYELBLK TennesseanBroadsheet Master TennesseanBroadsheet Master 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 TennesseanBroadsheet Master TennesseanBroadsheet Master 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5C SCOREBOARD Compiled by Bryce Clements CYCLING MOTOR SPORTS TRANSACTIONS THE LATEST LINE PRO SOCCER TODAY IN SPORTS LOCAL GOLF PRO GOLF PRO BASKETBALL 1214 Demonbreun Nashville 248-1911 Associated Press NEW YORK For Curt Schilling, starting next All- Star game would be a bonus a $50,000 bonus.

The Boston Red Sox pitcher would receive that amount if American League manager Joe Torre selects him to start against the National League in Houston on July 13, according to a survey of contracts by The Associated Press. I could split it with Torre said yesterday with a playful smirk. Mark Mulder, 11-2 with a 2.95 ERA, remains the most likely AL starter, with Roger Clemens the probable starter for the NL. Schilling, 11-4 with a 3.08 ERA, already is a winner at the bank for making the AL All-Star team. Under the contract he personally negotiated last November when he was traded from Arizona to Boston, Schilling receives a $100,000 bonus for his selection to the AL squad.

The deal calls for the six-time All-Star to receive an additional $50,000 if he starts the game. sorry you told me Torre, the New York Yankees manager, told a reporter yesterday. never like to know a Schilling, who receives a $12 million salary this year, has many incentive clauses in his deal, including one that would raise his 2005 salary from $12.5 million to $14.5 million if the Red Sox win the World Series. Boston, which was off yesterday, is 43-37, eight games behind the Yankees in the AL East. Cincinnati first baseman Sean Casey, who will miss the All-Star game because of a strained right calf, had a vested interest in his selection.

contract calls for the $8.5 million 2006 option to become guaranteed if he becomes an All-Star twice from 2002-05. If he is an All-Star next year, that would trigger the clause. In all, 43 players earned $2.05 million in bonuses. Six players will receive $100,000 each: San Barry Bonds, Vladimir Guerrero, the Alex Rodriguez, Ivan Rodriguez, C.C. Sabathia and Schilling.

Among the original picks for last game, 47 players received $2.25 million in bonuses. It pays to play in All-Star game 43 all-stars will receive combined bonuses worth $2 million All-Star Bonuses $100,000 Barry Bonds, San Francisco; Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim; Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees; Ivan Rodriguez, Detroit; C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland; Curt Schilling, Boston. $75,000 Manny Ramirez, Boston. $50,000 Ronnie Belliard, Cleveland; x-Carlos Beltran, Kansas City; Hank Blalock, Texas; Tim Hudson, Oakland; Tom Glavine, New York Mets; Livan Hernandez, Montreal; Randy Johnson, Arizona; Matt Lawton, Cleveland; Ted Lilly, Toronto; Mark Mulder, Oakland; Carl Pavano, Florida; Mike Piazza, New York Mets; Albert Pujols, St.

Louis; Edgar Renteria, St. Louis; Kenny Rogers, Texas; Scott Rolen, St. Louis; Jason Schmidt, San Francisco; Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle; Miguel Tejada, Baltimore; Jim Thome, Philadelphia. $25,000 Armando Benitez, Florida; Lance Berkman, Houston; Roger Clemens, Houston; Francisco Cordero, Texas; Todd Helton, Colorado; Jeff Kent, Houston; Dan Kolb, Milwaukee; Mark Loretta, San Diego; Mike Lowell, Florida; Joe Nathan, Minnesota; David Ortiz, Boston; Francisco Rodriguez, Anaheim; Ben Sheets, Milwaukee; Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs. $15,000 Esteban Loaiza, Chicago White Sox.

$10,000 Victor Martinez, Cleveland. None Moises Alou, Chicago Cubs; Miguel Cabrera, Florida; Sean Casey, Cincinnati; Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay; Johnny Estrada, Atlanta; Eric Gagne, Los Angeles; Jason Giambi, New York Yankees; Tom Gordon, New York Yankees; Danny Graves, Cincinnati; Ken Griffey Cincinnati; Carlos Guillen, Detroit; Ken Harvey, Kansas City; Derek Jeter, New York Yankees; Barry Larkin, Cincinnati; Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees; Gary Sheffield, New York Yankees; Alfonso Soriano, Texas; Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs; Jack Wilson, Pittsburgh; Michael Young, Texas. x-ineligible to play due to trade to NL Tour de France results Second Stage 122.4 miles from Charleroi to Namur 1. Robbie McEwen, Australia, Lotto-Domo, 4 hours, 18 minutes, 39 seconds. 2.

Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, same time. 3. Jean-Patrick Nazon, France, AG2R Prevoyance, same time. 4. Danilo Hondo, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.

5. Stuart Australia, Cofidis-La Credit Par Telephone, same time. 6. Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonia, AG2R Prevoyance, same time. 7.

Erik Zabel, Germany, T-Mobile Team, same time. 8. Alessandro Petacchi, Italy, Fassa Bortolo, same time. 9. Gerrit Glomser, Austria, Saeco-Mac- chine Per Caffe, same time.

10. Mario Cipollini, Italy, Domina Vacanze, same time. 11. Peter Wrolich, Austria, Gerolsteiner, same time. 12.

Tom Boonen, Belgium, Quick Step- Davitamon, same time. 13. Aart Vierhouten, Netherlands, Lotto- Domo, same time. 14. Sylvain Calzati, France, R.A.G.T.

Semences MG Rover, same time. 15. Baden Cooke, Australia, fdjeux.com, same time. 16. Thomas Voeckler, France, Brioches La Boulangere, same time.

17. Franck Renier, France, Brioches La Boulangere, same time. 18. Martin Elmiger, Switzerland, Phonak Hearing Systems, same time. 19.

Salvatore Commesso, Italy, Saeco- Macchine Per Caffe, same time. 20. Laurent Brochard, France, AG2R Prevoyance, same time. Also 71. Bobby Julich, United States, Team CSC, same time.

75. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Rabobank, same time. 79. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain, U.S. Postal Service, same time.

85. Lance Armstrong, United States, U.S. Postal Service, same time. 86. George Hincapie, United States, U.S.

Postal Service, same time. 89. Tyler Hamilton, United States, Phonak Hearing Systems, same time. 94. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Liberty Seguros, same time.

98. Manuel Beltran, Spain, U.S. Postal Service, same time. 107. Jose Luis Rubiera, Spain, U.S.

Postal Service, same time. 111. Jose Azevedo, Portugal, U.S. Postal Service, same time. 114.

Pavel Padrnos, Czech Republic, U.S. Postal Service, same time. 118. Viatceslav Ekimov, Russia, U.S. Postal Service, same time.

119. Floyd Landis, United States, U.S. Postal Service, same time. Overall Standings (After two stages) 1. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, 9 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds.

2. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Fassa Bortolo, 8 seconds behind. 3. Robbie McEwen, Australia, Lotto-Domo, 17 seconds behind. 4.

Lance Armstrong, United States, U.S. Postal Service, 18 seconds behind. 5. Jens Voigt, Germany, Team CSC, 23 seconds behind. 6.

Jose Ivan Gutierrez, Spain, Illes Balears B. Santander, 24 seconds behind. 7. Oscar Pereiro Sio, Spain, Phonak Hearing Systems, 27 seconds behind. 8.

Christophe Moreau, France, Credit Agricole, 28 seconds behind. 9. Bobby Julich, United States, Team CSC, same time. 10. George Hincapie, United States, U.S.

Postal Service, same time. 11. Jose Enrique Gutierrez, Spain, Phonak Hearing Systems, 30 seconds behind. 12. Angel Vicioso, Spain, Liberty Seguros, 31 seconds behind.

13. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Rabobank, same time. 14. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, same time. 15.

Kurt-Asle Arvesen, Norway, Team CSC, 32 seconds behind. Also 18. Floyd Landis, United States, U.S. Postal Service, 34 seconds behind. 19.

Tyler Hamilton, United States, Phonak Hearing Systems, same time. 21. Viatceslav Ekimov, Russia, U.S. Postal Service, 35 seconds behind. 34.

Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, Spain, U.S. Postal Service, 38 seconds behind. 44. Jose Azevedo, Portugal, U.S. Postal Service, 40 seconds behind.

52. Jose Luis Rubiera, Spain, U.S. Postal Service, 42 seconds behind. 78. Pavel Padrnos, Czech Republic, U.S.

Postal Service, 46 seconds behind. 89. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Liberty Seguros, 48 seconds behind. 157. Manuel Beltran, Spain, U.S.

Postal Service, 1 minute, 5 seconds behind. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Leaders Points 1, Jimmie Johnson, 2545. 2, Dale Earnhardt 2518. 3, Jeff Gordon, 2313. 4, Tony Stewart, 2203.

5, Matt Kenseth, 2189. 6, Bobby Labonte, 2164. 7, Kurt Busch, 2153. 8, Elliott Sadler, 2152. 9, Ryan Newman, 2112.

10, Kevin Harvick, 2095. 11, Kasey Kahne, 1984. 12, Jeremy Mayfield, 1948. 13, Jamie McMurray, 1944. 14, Mark Martin, 1939.

15, Dale Jarrett, 1918. 16, Casey Mears, 1880. 17, Rusty Wallace, 1835. 18, Michael Waltrip, 1822. 19, Brian Vickers, 1792.

20, Sterling Marlin, 1790. Money 1, Dale Earnhardt $4,217,803. 2, Matt Kenseth, $3,852,850. 3, Tony Stewart, $3,487,298. 4, Jeff Gordon, $3,388,023.

5, Jimmie Johnson, $2,897,019. 6, Elliott Sadler, $2,623,835. 7, Ryan Newman, $2,589,023. 8, Kevin Harvick, $2,571,455. 9, Kasey Kahne, $2,441,847.

10, Bobby Labonte, $2,413,723. 11, Rusty Wallace, $2,294,040. 12, Dale Jarrett, $2,243,836. 13, Michael Waltrip, $2,205,094.14, Scott Wimmer, $2,143,105. 15, Sterling Marlin, $2,049,563.

16, Robby Gordon, $1,985,917. 17, Jeff Burton, $1,977,130. 18, Kurt Busch, $1,920,467. 19, Terry Labonte, $1,917,987. 20, Jeremy Mayfield, $1,904,106.

NATIONAL LEAGUE TODAY FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG Atlanta PHILADELPHIA Mets FLORIDA 7-8Pittsburgh Chi Cubs ST LOUIS SAN DIEGO LOS ANGELES 7-8Arizona SAN FRAN 11-13Colorado AMERICAN LEAGUE TODAY FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG TORONTO BOSTON 6-7Oakland NY YANKEES BALTIMORE Bay CLEVELAND No LineTexas CHI WSOX 7-8Anaheim MINNESOTA City (Home Team in CAPS) deals BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES 3B Melvin Mora on the 15-day disabled list. CLEVELAND INDIANS OF Ryan Ludwick and Josh Bard from Akron of the Eastern League and activated them from the 15-day DL. Optioned Ludwick and Bard to Buffalo of the IL. Designated LHP Scott Stewart for assignment. Transferred RHP Joe Dawley from the 15- to the 60-day DL.

National League CINCINNATI REDS Corky Miller from Louisville of the IL. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 1B Michael Ferris and OF Wesley Swackhamer. Central League SAN ANGELO COLTS LHP Jody Kennedy. SHREVEPORT SPORTS RHP Chad Yates.

Northeast League NEW JERSEY JACKALS RHP Joel Bennett and OF Mike Bassett. Northern League LINCOLN SALTDOGS INF Jordan Catalamessa. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES INF Scott Beshears from Sioux City to complete an earlier trade. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES RHP Jeremy Hinderks. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW YORK LIBERTY Marianne Stanley assistant coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League FLORIDA PANTHERS Eric Cairns. PHOENIX COYOTES Boyd Devereaux to a one-year contract. American Hockey League AHL the relocation of the inactive franchise owned by Howard Baldwin from Louisville, to Des Moines, Iowa, to begin play in 2005-06. Approved the transfer of ownership of the Norfolk Admirals from Mark Garcea and Page Johnson to a group led by the Norfolk Tides Baseball Club and its president, Ken Young. Approved the transfer of controlling interest in the Hamilton Bulldogs to Michael Andlauer, who had been a minority owner.

WNBA glance EASTERN CONFERENCE WLPctGB Connecticut97.563_ Indiana97.563_ Charlotte87.5331/2 Detroit78.46711/2 New York79.4382 Washington68.4292 WESTERN CONFERENCE WLPctGB Seattle104.714_ Los Angeles116.6471/2 Phoenix88.5003 Houston89.47131/2 Minnesota78.46731/2 Sacramento68.4294 San Antonio512.29461/2 games No games scheduled games Indiana at Connecticut, 6 p.m. Houston at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at New York, 6:30 p.m. games Seattle at Washington, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

1887 Lottie Dod of Britain, 15, becomes the youngest player to win the singles championship at Wimbledon, defeating Blanch Bingley 6-2, 6-0. 1933 The first major league All-Star game is played at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The American League beats the National League 4-2 on Babe two- run homer. 1957 Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to win Wimbledon by beating Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2 in the title match. 1968 Billie Jean King wins her third consecutive singles title at Wimbledon by beating Judy Tegart 9-7, 7-5.

1975 Ruffian, an undefeated filly, and Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure compete in match race. Ruffian, racing on the lead, sustains a severe leg injury and is pulled up by jockey Jacinto Vasquez. She is euthanized the following day. 1994 Leroy Burrell breaks the world record in the 100 meters in Lausanne, Switzerland. time of 9.85 seconds betters Carl 9.86 clocking set in the 1991 world championships.

1995 Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers wins the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player. 1996 Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-3, 7-5 for the German 20th Grand Slam title and 100th tournament victory. 1997 Pete Sampras wins his fourth Wimbledon title and 10th Grand Slam, defeating Frenchmen Cedric Pioline 6-4, 62, 6-4. 1998 Se Ri Pak becomes the youngest U.S. Open champion after hitting an 18-foot birdie on the 20th extra hole to beat amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn in the longest Open in history.

2000 Venus Williams beats younger sister Serena 6-2, 7-6 (3) to reach the Wimbledon final. Their singles match is the first between sisters in a Grand Slam semifinal. Club results BLUEGRASS Cup- Washington Flight: Clark, Svedin- Bain, Lewis (137). Jefferson Flight: McKenzie, Head (128), Scott, Jones (130). Jackson Flight: Crenshaw, Huggins (128), Beeler, Leggett (130).

Lincoln Flight: Taylor, Wickard (124), Kile, Gauthier (134). Roosevelt Flight: Leath, Hickam (129), McAllister, Snyder (133). Eisenhower Flight: Gregory, Williams (130), Graves, Sims (133). Kennedy Flight: Young, McGlashan (126), Hawkins, Patton (130). Reagan Flight: Groeger, McCloud (126), Eichman, Amos (128).

Onassis Flight: Kuzmicki, Elmore (140), Miller, Crenshaw (144). MLS glance Eastern Conference WLTPtsGFGA D.C. United555202221 MetroStars564192631 Columbus553181516 Chicago455171515 New England383121523 Western Conference WLTPtsGFGA Los Angeles853273025 Kansas City744252314 Colorado536211312 San Jose445172219 Dallas454161520 NOTE Three points for victory, one point for tie. game Dallas at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. games San Jose at MetroStars, 3 p.m.

Columbus at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. Sunday, July 11 New England at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 14 Chicago at New England, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 17 Colorado at San Jose, 3 p.m. New England at Columbus, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at D.C.

United, 6:30 p.m. Kansas City at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. MetroStars at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. PGA Tour money leaders TrnMoney 1. Phil 2.

Vijay 3. Ernie 4. Tiger 5. Adam 6. Stephen 7.

Sergio 8. Stuart 9. Davis Love 10. Retief 11. Steve 12.

Chad 13. Stewart 14. Mike 15. Shigeki 16. Rory 17.

John 18. Jonathan 19. Chris 20. Jeff 21. Scott 22.

K.J. 23. Zach 24. Luke 25. Jay LPGA money leaders TrnMoney 1.

Annika 2. Meg 3. Grace 4. Cristie 5. Mi Hyun 6.

Lorena 7. Jennifer 8. Se Ri 9. Karrie 10. Juli 11.

Shi Hyun 12. Rosie 13. Jeong 14. Michele 15. Kim 16.

Becky 17. Pat 18. Sherri 19. Catriona 20. Aree 21.

S. 22. Karen 23. Kelly 24. Candie 25.

Gloria Champions Tour money leaders TrnMoney 1. Gil 2. Hale 3. Craig 4. Bruce 5.

Larry 6. D.A. 7. Tom 8. Tom 9.

Jim 10. Dana 11. Allen 12. Wayne 13. Morris 14.

Mark 15. Ed 16. Fuzzy 17. Tom 18. Jerry 19.

Graham 20. Bob 21. Andy 22. Jay 23. John 24.

Doug 25. John MINOR LEAGUES Nashville 2, Memphis 1 Pacific Coast League AMERICAN CONFERENCE Central DivisionWLPct.GB Iowa Col. Springs Albuquerque Omaha Eastern DivisionWLPct.GB Oklahoma Memphis Nashville New Orleans PACIFIC CONFERENCE Northern DivisionWLPct.GB Tacoma Edmonton Portland Salt Lake Southern DivisionWLPct.GB Sacramento Tucson Las Vegas Fresno PCL scoreboard results New Orleans 5, Oklahoma 3 Memphis 6, Nashville 3 Omaha 6, Colorado Springs 5 Tacoma 6, Salt Lake 5, 10 innings Albuquerque 3, Iowa 1, 10 innings Tucson 9, Las Vegas 0 Portland 3, Edmonton 1 Sacramento 4, Fresno 3, 13 innings results Albuquerque at Iowa Edmonton at Portland Las Vegas at Tucson Nashville 2, Memphis 1 Oklahoma at New Orleans Omaha at Colorado Springs Sacramento at Fresno Tacoma at Salt Lake games Albuquerque at Iowa Edmonton at Portland Las Vegas at Tucson Nashville at Memphis Oklahoma at New Orleans Omaha at Colorado Springs Sacramento at Fresno Tacoma at Salt Lake NASHVILLE 2, MEMPHIS 1 MemphisabrhbiNashvilleabrhbi Prieto cf4010Tmpsn cf3000 Hart 2b3000Snchez 2b4010 Gall lf4010Truby 3b 4011 Seabol 3b4131House 1b3000 Ortiz 1b4010Sheldon lf4000 Porter rf4000Allen rf4000 Cresse c3000McDnld 3000 Bowers ss3010de la rosa 2111 Mrtinez p2000Brooks p2110 Witt ph1000 Totals32171Totals29242 Nashville 000 002000 24 0 Memphis 000100 000 5, Nashville 6. (24), Bowers (13). la Rosa (1), Seabol (17).

de la Rosa(1). Prieto. Memphis 1. Nashvilleiphrerbbso Brooks 4-3671105 Almonte200002 Roberts 5100000 Memphisiphrerbbso Martinez 0-17422411 Rust200010 Game at a glance Winning pitcher: Frank Brooks (4-3). Big stick: Chris Truby, 1-for-4, double, RBI; Tomas de la Rosa, 1-for-2, RBI.

How they won: The Sounds got all their hits in the sixth inning, scoring both runs. pitchers: Sounds RHP John VanBenschoten (3-7, 3.93 ERA) vs. Memphis RHP Danny Haren (8-4, 3.98). REPORTS Next: Today, at Memphis When: 7:05 p.m. Upcoming Sounds schedule July 6 at Memphis, 7:05 p.m.

July 7 at Memphis, 1:05 p.m. July 8 vs. Omaha, 7 p.m. July 9 vs. Omaha, 7 p.m.

July 10 vs. Omaha, 6 p.m. July 11 vs. Omaha, 6 p.m. July 15 at Omaha, 7:05 p.m.

July 16 at Omaha, 7:05 p.m. July 17 at Omaha, 6:05 p.m. July 18 at Omaha, 1:35 p.m. July 19 vs. Iowa, 7 p.m.

July 20 vs. Iowa, 7 p.m. July 21 vs. Iowa, 7 p.m. July 22 vs.

Iowa, 7 p.m. July 23 at Oklahoma, 7:05 p.m. July 24 at Oklahoma, 7:05 p.m. July 25 at Oklahoma, 2:05 p.m. July 26 at Oklahoma, 7:05 p.m.

July 27 vs. Salt Lake, 7 p.m. July 28 vs. Salt Lake, 7 p.m. July 29 vs.

Salt Lake, 7 p.m. July 30 vs. Salt Lake, 7 p.m. SCHILLING RODRIGUEZ HELTON Motown has hit in Rodriguez AP A fan knocks away a fly ball as Baltimore Orioles right fielder Tim Raines Jr. leaps to catch it during the fifth inning in Baltimore.

Umpires called Rey Sanchez out due to fan interference. The Orioles won 4-2. San Diego slugger Phil Nevin was in a surprisingly decent mood yesterday following arthro- scopic surgery earlier in the day that could sideline him for up to three weeks. feel 100 percent better today than I did when I left yesterday just because it was locked Nevin said. just amazing what they can do Nevin was hurt breaking out of the box after hitting a single in 7-1 win over Kansas City.

Doctors shaved a loose flap off the articular cartilage and smoothed fraying of his meniscus. Ryan Klesko, who returned to left field this year, will replace Nevin at first base and as the cleanup hitter. Dickey close to rehab: Right-han- der R.A. Dickey, placed on the 15- day disabled list June 26 with a strained back muscle, was scheduled to throw from a mound in Cleveland yesterday, then likely head out on a rehabilitation assignment. Pitching coach Orel Hershiser said Dickey will train as a starter so that he can be used in the rotation or in relief when he returns.

he trained as a reliever, we have that he said. All-Star voting not done: Fans can vote online through tomorrow at MLB.com for the final player on each roster. In the AL, the choice is between Minnesota Twins outfielder Lew Ford, Cleveland Indians first baseman Travis Hafner, Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko, New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui and White Sox designated hitter Frank Thomas. NL candidates are Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bobby Abreu, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Steve Finley, Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jason Kendall, Florida Marlins outfielder Juan Pierre and Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez. lone star: With catcher Johnny being their lone selection to the All-Star game, the Braves have just one representative for the first time since 1991 (Tom Glavine).

Manager Bobby Cox said that J.D. Drew probably deserved a spot. easily put on three players, if Giles get hurt we had said Cox, mentioning John Smoltz, Andruw Jones and Marcus Giles. Mora on disabled list: Melvin Mora was placed on 15-day D.L. by the Orioles, who figured he needed two weeks to recover from a hamstring injury.

SERVICES Nevin sidelined following knee surgery inside pitch.