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batted balls · 08-05-2006, 08:43 PM

June 16, 2007

Los Angeles--Southern California right-hander Jim Barr may have locked up the starting pitcher slot for the All-Star Game in two weeks. As of now, he really doesn't care.

"That will take care of itself," Barr said after improving his record to 13-1 with a 5-1 win Tuesday against Arizona State.

"Right now, I'm excited that we took two games in this (three-game) series and increased our lead," Barr said.

Barr was far from his best against the Sun Devils. He gave up eight hits and walked three in six innings. Yet Barr limited Arizona State to just one run, a solo homer to Bob Horner in the third.

Barr actually left the game with the bases loaded and no outs in the seventh.

"Horner was coming up again, Jimmy was a little tired, so I went to our pen," said USC manager Rod Dedeaux.

Right-hander Barry Latman entered the game. He got Horner to line out to Trojan right fielder Ron Fairly who then turned the out into a double play when Bump Wills strayed too far off second.

"A terrible base-running blunder," said Arizona State manager Bobby Winkles.

Latman then got Reggie Jackson to ground out and went on to shut the Sun Devils down in the eighth and ninth. Latman earned his third save of the year.

"Barry really did the job for us," said Dedeaux.

The win followed a split of the first two games of the series. USC won Sunday's opener 2-0 behind solid pitching from Barry Zito (8-3) and Tom House (third save). In Monday's contest, Paul Moskau (9-4) outdueled Tom Seaver (3-6) in a 3-1 Arizona State victory.

After the series ended, Arizona State made two roster moves. The Sun Devils optioned Gary Rajsich (.250-0-15) and Barry Bonds (.191-3-10) to Triple-A. Both have been labeled as "disappointments" by Winkles this season. Left-handed relief pitcher Jim Umbarger and outfielder Mike Kelly were brought up from the minors.

Diamond Notes: Arizona State and USC will next play each other in a two-game series immediately following the All-Star break . . . Arizona outfielder Terry Francona (shown below) was named West Player of the Week . . . UCLA first baseman Bob Hamelin homered five times in the past week to take over the West lead in longballs. Hamelin now has 21 homers . . . Surging Stanford has won eight of its last 10 games to pull into a third-place tie with UCLA . . . San Diego State may have found another starter. Left-hander Bud Black came up from the minors to notch a victory June 10 at Texas . . . Aaron Boone of USC needs one more hit to reach 100 this season. Boone, who leads the West with a .363 average, has 185 hits a year ago.

Stat of the Week: Stanford starter Jim Lonborg has won four straight games and six of his last seven decisions to improve his record to 8-5.

West Standings

Team W L PCT GB
Southern California 48 21 .696 --
Arizona State 41 28 .594 7.0
Stanford 39 30 .565 9.0
UCLA 39 30 .565 9.0
California 37 32 .536 11.0
Arizona 35 34 .507 13.0
Texas 32 37 .464 16.0
San Diego State 27 42 .391 21.0
Cal State Fullerton 25 44 .362 23.0
Oklahoma State 22 47 .319 26.0

08-05-2006, 08:43 PM	#207 (permalink)
batted balls All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: White Sox Country Posts: 1,319 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Barr Earns 13th Win as USC Takes Series from Arizona State June 16, 2007 Los Angeles--Southern California right-hander Jim Barr may have locked up the starting pitcher slot for the All-Star Game in two weeks. As of now, he really doesn't care. "That will take care of itself," Barr said after improving his record to 13-1 with a 5-1 win Tuesday against Arizona State. "Right now, I'm excited that we took two games in this (three-game) series and increased our lead," Barr said. Barr was far from his best against the Sun Devils. He gave up eight hits and walked three in six innings. Yet Barr limited Arizona State to just one run, a solo homer to Bob Horner in the third. Barr actually left the game with the bases loaded and no outs in the seventh. "Horner was coming up again, Jimmy was a little tired, so I went to our pen," said USC manager Rod Dedeaux. Right-hander Barry Latman entered the game. He got Horner to line out to Trojan right fielder Ron Fairly who then turned the out into a double play when Bump Wills strayed too far off second. "A terrible base-running blunder," said Arizona State manager Bobby Winkles. Latman then got Reggie Jackson to ground out and went on to shut the Sun Devils down in the eighth and ninth. Latman earned his third save of the year. "Barry really did the job for us," said Dedeaux. The win followed a split of the first two games of the series. USC won Sunday's opener 2-0 behind solid pitching from Barry Zito (8-3) and Tom House (third save). In Monday's contest, Paul Moskau (9-4) outdueled Tom Seaver (3-6) in a 3-1 Arizona State victory. After the series ended, Arizona State made two roster moves. The Sun Devils optioned Gary Rajsich (.250-0-15) and Barry Bonds (.191-3-10) to Triple-A. Both have been labeled as "disappointments" by Winkles this season. Left-handed relief pitcher Jim Umbarger and outfielder Mike Kelly were brought up from the minors. Diamond Notes: Arizona State and USC will next play each other in a two-game series immediately following the All-Star break . . . Arizona outfielder Terry Francona (shown below) was named West Player of the Week . . . UCLA first baseman Bob Hamelin homered five times in the past week to take over the West lead in longballs. Hamelin now has 21 homers . . . Surging Stanford has won eight of its last 10 games to pull into a third-place tie with UCLA . . . San Diego State may have found another starter. Left-hander Bud Black came up from the minors to notch a victory June 10 at Texas . . . Aaron Boone of USC needs one more hit to reach 100 this season. Boone, who leads the West with a .363 average, has 185 hits a year ago. Stat of the Week: Stanford starter Jim Lonborg has won four straight games and six of his last seven decisions to improve his record to 8-5. West Standings Team W L PCT GB Southern California 48 21 .696 -- Arizona State 41 28 .594 7.0 Stanford 39 30 .565 9.0 UCLA 39 30 .565 9.0 California 37 32 .536 11.0 Arizona 35 34 .507 13.0 Texas 32 37 .464 16.0 San Diego State 27 42 .391 21.0 Cal State Fullerton 25 44 .362 23.0 Oklahoma State 22 47 .319 26.0 Attached Images __________________ White Sox fan since 1972 Last edited by batted balls; 08-05-2006 at 10:10 PM.