Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rockies meet the Angels and the Giants take on the A's in MLB matchups, and the U.S. Open continues for one more day
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
There are just four games on tap around Major League Baseball on Monday night, including the Rockies starting a three-game series in Anaheim. Colorado will send Aaron Cook (6-3, 4.23 ERA) to the mound in that contest. Righthander Cook has won three straight starts, allowing just five earned runs over 21 innings of work. Los Angeles counters with Matt Palmer (6-0, 4.13 ERA) on Monday. Righthander Palmer has one win and four no-decisions in his past five outings.
The other interleague matchup on Monday has San Francisco at Oakland, with the Giants' Jonathan Sanchez (2-7, 5.43 ERA) taking on the Athletics' Trevor Cahill (4-5, 3.89 ERA). Lefthander Sanchez has lost three straight starts, and he was knocked around for seven runs on 10 hits in 3 2-3 innings against the Angels last time out. Righthander Cahill has given up three or fewer earned runs in nine of his past 10 trips to the mound, beating the Dodgers in a start last Wednesday.
The Cardinals and Mets will start an NL-only series in New York on Monday night, with St. Louis' Todd Wellemeyer (6-6, 5.36 ERA) set to take on New York's Tim Redding (0-2, 6.27 ERA). Righthander Wellemeyer bounced back from a couple of bad outings to beat the Tigers last time out, allowing two runs over 5 1-3 innings. Righthander Redding has two losses and four no-decisions in his six trips to the mound this season, allowing seven runs over his last 12 1-3 innings.
Finally, the Cubs and Braves will play a makeup game in Atlanta to round out the Monday schedule, with Chicago's Ryan Dempster (4-4, 3.92 ERA) facing off against Atlanta's Javier Vazquez (4-6, 3.41 ERA). Righthander Dempster hasn't picked up a win since May 30, but he's surrendered just four earned runs over his last 19 innings of work (three no-decisions). Righthander Vazquez is winless since May 20, taking a loss versus the Reds (eight innings, four runs) last outing.
Rounding out the Roundup . . .
The U.S. Open will conclude on Monday (weather permitting), with Ricky Barnes looking to claim the major championship. Barnes finished the third round on Sunday with a one-stroke lead on Lucas Glover. David Duval and Ross Fisher were both five strokes back at the end of Round 3. Phil Mickelson shot a 69 in the third round to remain on the edge of contention, while Tiger Woods shot a 68.
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