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He also traveled to Washington last weekend to demonstrate his skills in front of the Nationals' front office Washington had the No 9 pick. Despite a baseball-imposed deadline of Saturday, negotiations regarding the Extra Innings out-of-market pay package are continuing, a spokesperson for In Demand said.In Demand, which is negotiating on behalf of cable television, and EchoStar, the parent company for the Dish Network, are trying to retain the package. 1, 2003, against Milwaukee's Wayne Franklin, and the third of his career.Seattle 7, San Diego 4 -- Jose Lopez doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh and homered, Kenji Johjima and Richie Sexson also went deep, and the Mariners defeated the Padres at Seattle.David Wright turned around Mariano Rivera's cutter, and Johnny Damon turned and ran toward the center-field wall. Evan Longoria had three hits and three RBIs, including his 13th homer of the year in that fifth inning, during which the Rays came within one run of matching the biggest inning in franchise history."Just a bad day for the Fish," said Marlins Manager Fredi Gonzalez."It was nice to watch," said Rays Manager Joe Maddon.The Rays set season highs for runs scored and for victory margin, and tied a season best with four home runs: Ben Zobrist also connected for Tampa Bay (46-31), which didn't reach the 46-win mark last year until Aug 15."That was something special tonight," Longoria said "We don't click too often. He never caught up.Wright's run-scoring single with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning capped a comeback from a four-run deficit against Randy Johnson and gave the Mets a 7-6 victory over the Yankees on Friday night in the season's first Subway Series game."There's nothing better," Wright said.
(x-filed pending team decision on 2004 option):* RH Scott Erickson, Balt.; RH Pat Hentgen, Balt.; RH John Burkett, Bos.; RH Robert Person, Bos.; RH Jeff Suppan, Bos.; RH Bartolo Colon, White Sox; RH Jason Bere, Clev.; LH Brian Anderson, K.C.; RH Kevin Appier, K.C.; RH Jose Lima, K.C.; RH Rick Reed, Minn.; LH Kenny Rogers, Minn.; RH Roger Clemens, Yankees; LH Andy Pettitte, Yankees; LH David Wells, Yankees; RH John Thomson, Tex.; RH Ismael Valdes, Tex.; RH Kelvim Escobar, Tor.; RH Cory Lidle, Tor.; RH Miguel Batista, Ari.; RH Greg Maddux, Atl.; RH Shane Reynolds, Atl.; LH Shawn Estes, Cubs; RH Ryan Dempster, Cin.; LH Darren Oliver, Col.; RH Rick Helling, Fla.; LH Wilson Alvarez, Dodgers; RH Andy Ashby, Dodgers; RH Todd Ritchie, Milw.; LH Glendon Rusch, Milw.; RH Pedro Astacio, Mets; RH Terry Adams, Phil.; RH Kevin Millwood, Phil.; RH Chris Carpenter, St.L.; LH Sterling Hitchcock, St.L.; RH Sidney Ponson, S.F.*--* STARTING PITCHERS*--**--* RELIEF PITCHERS*--** RH Hector Carrasco, Balt.; x-Kerry Ligtenberg, Balt.; RH Matt Wise, Angels; RH Todd Jones, Bos.; RH Tom Gordon, White Sox; RH Scott Sullivan, White Sox; LH Terry Mulholland, Clev.; RH Mark Wohlers, Clev.; RH Jason Grimsley, K.C.; RH Curtis Leskanic, K.C.; RH Al Levine, K.C.; LH Graeme Lloyd, K.C.; RH Jamey Wright, K.C.; LH Eddie Guardado, Minn.; RH LaTroy Hawkins, Minn.; LH Jesse Orosco, Minn.; LH Felix Heredia, Yankees; RH Jeff Nelson, Yankees; RH Antonio Osuna, Yankees; LH Gabe White, Yankees; RH Keith Foulke, Oak.; LH Ricardo Rincon, Oak.; RH Steve Sparks, Oak.; LH John Halama, Oak.; RH Armando Benitez, Sea.; LH Arthur Rhodes, Sea.; RH Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Sea.; LH Mike Myers, Ari.; RH Roberto Hernandez, Atl.; RH Darren Holmes, Atl.; LH Kent Mercker, Atl.; RH Antonio Alfonseca, Cubs; LH Mark Guthrie, Cubs; RH Dave Veres, Cubs; RH Todd Van Poppel, Cin.; RH Steve Reed, Col.; RH Chad Fox, Fla.; RH Ugueth Urbina, Fla.; RH Brian Moehler, Hou.; LH Ron Villone, Hou.; RH Rick White, Hou.; RH Paul Quantrill, Dodgers; RH Dave Burba, Milw.; RH Jose Mercedes, Mon.; LH John Franco, Mets; RH Jose Mesa, Phil.; LH Dan Plesac, Phil.; RH Turk Wendell, Phil.; RH Mike Williams, Phil.; RH Julian Tavarez, Pitt.; RH Mike DeJean, St.L.; RH Cal Eldred, St.L.; LH Jeff Fassero, St.L.; LH Steve Kline, St.L.; RH Lance Painter, St.L.; RH Russ Springer, St.L.; RH Garrett Stephenson, St.L.; RH Brett Tomko, St.L.; RH Rod Beck, S.D.; RH Dustin Hermanson, S.F.; RH Tim Worrell, S.F.*--* FIRST BASEMEN / DESIGNATED HITTERS*--** Scott Spiezio, Angels; Brad Fullmer, Angels; Dave McCarty, Bos.; Ellis Burks, Clev.; Dean Palmer, Det.; Ruben Sierra, Yankees; Travis Lee, T.B.; Rafael Palmeiro, Tex.; Julio Franco, Atl.; Matt Franco, Atl.; Robert Fick, Atl.; Eric Karros, Cubs; Fred McGriff, Dodgers; Ron Coomer, Dodgers; Wil Cordero, Mon.; Tony Clark, Mets; Andres Galaragga, S.F.; J.T. "He's the best."Johnson gave up six runs and eight hits in five innings, and the earned-run average of the 42-year-old left-hander is up to 5.62."I'm not too old My stuff's not that bad I'm not dominating right now. But baseball reached out at the last second and gave In Demand and the Dish Network, which also carried the package, another chance.Mike Trager, a New York sports television consultant, said the stalemate is the result of MLB not wanting its Baseball Channel, scheduled for launch in 2009, on a pay digital tier.