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Threatening to be swept for the first time this season, the Los Angeles Dodgers got a gutsy performance from Kazuhisa Ishii. Ishii allowed just two hits and struck out five in 7 2/3 innings, as the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 2-1 July 14. The win propelled the Dodgers back into first, a half-game ahead of Arizona in the National League West. Ishii, a rookie left-hander from Japan, had lost four of his last five decisions after a 10-1 start. He is now 12-5 with a 3.32 ERA … At the 10th annual ESPY Awards, Tiger Woods won three more trophies — Best Male Athlete, Best Male Golfer and Best Record-Breaking Performance for winning four majors in a row. Woods now has 14 ESPY awards, the most in history … Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was included as one of 30 most memorable moments in Major League Baseball history, selected by media members, baseball executives and baseball historians. Last season, Ichiro, the first Japanese-born position player in the major leagues, received the American League MVP and Rookie of the Year awards … Suzuki, who regained the American League batting lead over Mike Sweeney of the Kansas City Royals, hit two home runs in a game for the first time in his major-league career. During the Mariners’ 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays July 13, Suzuki smashed a homer on the first pitch of the game and hit a solo shot off Tanyon Sturtze in the third inning … Seung Song, who represented the World Team at the 2002 All-Star Futures Game over All-Star Weekend, is 7-5 with a 4.11 ERA for the Red Sox Double-A affiliate Trenton Thunder … Cincinnati Reds closer Danny Graves is third in the National League in saves with 27 … Se Ri Pak finished in seventh place at the LPGA Jamie Farr Kroger Classic in Sylvania, Ohio. Pak, who was five shots off the lead, won $23,875 … Kaname Yokoo shot a 271 at the PGA Greater Milwaukee Open, 10 shots behind tournament champion Jeff Sluman. Yokoo won $40,565.
Reach Ethen Lieser at elieser@asianweek.com.
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