Phillies still streaking...A-Rod still stuck at 599

UNDATED (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies keep winning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks keep losing. Roy Halladay tossed a six-hitter and top prospect Domonic Brown had two hits and two RBIs in his major league debut to lead the streaking Phillies to a 7-1 victory over Arizona. That's the Phillies' seventh straight win and the Diamondbacks' sixth straight loss.

Jayson Werth went 3 for 4 with three runs scored and Carlos Ruiz went 3 for 4 with three RBIs for the Phillies, who've won 10 in a row at home.

Brown, a 20th-round pick in the 2006 draft, was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before the game after outfielder Shane Victorino went on the 15-day disabled list with an abdominal strain on his left side.

In the rest of the NL:

• NL East-leading Atlanta trimmed Washington 3-1. Braves starter Tim Hudson improved to 10-and-1 lifetime against the Nationals franchise. He scattered seven hits over seven and a-third innings and improved to 11-and-5 on the season. The Braves maintain their three and a-half game lead over the Phils.


• The San Diego Padres beat the L.A. Dodgers 6-1 to drop Joe Torre's club six games back in the NL West. Clayton Richard and four relievers combined on a four-hitter.


• Andres Torres hit a ground-rule single with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 10-9 victory over Florida. The Giants are two and a-half games back of the Padres.


• The St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the New York Mets 8-7 in 13 innings. Albert Pujols drove in the go-ahead run with a single for the Cardinals, who lost an early 6-0 lead. Matt Holliday homered and drove in three.


• Brandon Phillips hit a 450-foot grand slam to punctuate Cincinnati's 10-2 shellacking of the Brewers in Milwaukee. Phillips' monster shot landed in Bernie Brewer's slide in deep left field at Miller Park. The Reds and Cards remain in a virtual tie for first in the NL Central.


• Pittsburgh topped Colorado 6-2. Garrett Jones homered twice. That's the Rockies' eighth straight loss.


• Carlos Lee hit a pair of home runs, including the go-ahead shot in the sixth inning, and the Houston Astros routed the Cubs 8-1.

In the AL:

• Boston improved to 7-and-0 against the Angels this season following a 7-3 victory that finished off a 7-and-3 West Coast road trip. The Red Sox hit four homers, including a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth by Marco Scutaro. That completed a three-game sweep for the Red Sox at Angel Stadium. It's the first time the Angels have been swept at home in 80 series. Kevin Youkilis, Adrian Beltre and Bill Hall also homered for Boston.


• Alex Rios hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning and the slugging Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5 for their 10th straight home win. Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Gordon Beckham went deep for the White Sox, who have won three straight and four of six to move 12 games over .500 while holding a one-game lead over Minnesota in the AL Central.


• Delmon Young had a three-run homer and the Minnesota Twins finished off a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals, 6-4. Jason Repko also homered for the Twins.


• The Tampa Bay Rays got out of a seventh-inning jam for the second consecutive game after intentionally walking AL triple crown contender Miguel Cabrera with runners on first and second and two outs en route to a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers.


• Toronto blanked Baltimore 5-0 as Brad Mills earned his first major league win. Mills and three relievers combined on a three-hitter. Lyle Overbay hit a three-run home run in Toronto's 12th consecutive win over Baltimore.


• Trevor Cahill allowed two hits over eight innings and won his 10th game, Kurt Suzuki homered and drove in two runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 3-1.


• Alex Rodriguez singled and doubled in five at-bats in the Yankees' 8-0 win over Cleveland. A-Rod is still one homer shy of joining the exclusive 600 club and has gone five games without a longball since belting No. 599 last Thursday. A.J. Burnett earned his third win in four starts and improved to 9-and-8.

Moving some pieces...Strasburg has "hit a wall"

UNDATED (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals for a pair of minor leaguers in a deal before Saturday's 4 p.m. (Eastern) trade deadline.

Podsednik hit .310 and stole 30 bases for the Royals this season. The Royals got catcher Lucas May and pitcher Elisaul Pimentel from the Dodgers.

In other MLB news:

• The Cleveland Indians have traded third baseman Jhonny Peralta to the Detroit Tigers for a minor league pitcher. Peralta is batting .246 with seven homers and 43 RBIs in 91 games.


• Washington phenom Stephen Strasburg will not throw for at least the next couple of days and it's unclear when or if he will pitch next. Strasburg was scratched minutes before his scheduled start on Tuesday and says he's "kind of hit a wall a little bit." Strasburg is listed as day to day.


• The Oakland Athletics are shutting down pitcher Ben Sheets for the season due to a torn flexor in his right elbow. He missed most of last season with the Brewers with the same ailment.

NBA-NEWS

Bynum to be limited following surgery...Family mourns for Lorenzen Wright

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum is expected to be limited at the start of training camp after undergoing successful surgery on his right knee. The 7-foot Bynum had surgery in New York to repair a partially torn ligament in his right knee that bothered him most of last season, although he started all 23 Laker postseason games. He averaged 8.6 points and nearly 7 rebounds a game in the postseason.

Although Bynum said the recovery time for the surgery was expected to be short, the Lakers say Bynum will be available "on a limited basis" when training camp opens Sept. 25.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright are grieving for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigate the discovery of a man's body outside of Memphis. Wright's uncle, Curtis Wright, told The Associated Press that police called the player's father, Herb Wright, with the news he had died.

The 34-year-old Wright played 13 years in the NBA with five different teams. He averaged 8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in 778 career games.

NFL-NEWS

Gates hits the jackpot...High draft picks signing up

UNDATED (AP) - Antonio Gates has agreed to a $36.175 million, five-year contract extension with the San Diego Chargers, making him the NFL's highest-paid tight end. The contract guarantees the Pro Bowler $20.4 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. The deal averages $7.235 million per season from 2011-15. Gates blossomed from a rookie free agent to a superstar who is a three-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler.

In other NFL news:

• According to his agent, first-round draft pick Devin McCourty has signed with New England. The Patriots got the former Rutgers cornerback with the 27th overall pick. McCourty is the second first-round choice to sign. Dez Bryant is the other one. The former Oklahoma State wide receiver was chosen 24th by the Dallas Cowboys.


• The Carolina Panthers have come to terms with Jimmy Clausen on a four-year deal that includes $2.53 million in guarantees. The former Notre Dame quarterback was projected by many as a Top-10 pick but fell into the second round and was scooped up by the Panthers with the 48th overall selection.


• Second-round draft choice Golden Tate says he and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a multiyear contract. The wide receiver from Notre Dame is the highest of Seattle's nine draft picks to sign.


• The Jets have signed veteran quarterback Mark Brunell to back up starter Mark Sanchez this season. The 39-year-old Brunell backed up Drew Brees last season for the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints.


• Tim Tebow missed the Denver Broncos' first day of workouts for rookies and injured players because he has yet to sign a contract.


• Defensive linemen Shaun Rogers and C.J. Mosley will start training camp on the Cleveland Browns' physically unable to perform list.

GOLF-WOODS

Firestone lures Tiger

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Tiger Woods has entered next week's Bridgestone Invitational. The world No. 1 won last year at Firestone Country Club to become the first player to win a PGA Tour event seven times on the same course. Anthony Kim also has entered the tournament that begins Aug. 5. It will be Kim's first tournament since having thumb surgery in May. The Bridgestone Invitational will be contested a week before the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.