Sports News of the Day (7/7)

MLB: The Cincinnati Reds lost the first game of four at Miller Park tonight in Milwaukee, against the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4.
   Ramon Hernandez hit his ninth homer for Cincinnati. Miguel Cario, Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, and Hernandez all went 2-4 for the Red legs. Jay Bruce after an impressive outing against the Cardinals last night, went 0-3.
   Rickie Weeks (2-3) hit his 16th long ball for Milwaukee. Corey Hart went 2-3, and Prince Fielder went 1-3.
   Chris Narveson (6-5) took the win; pitching six innings, giving up two runs off seven hits, while striking out five. John Axford recorded his 23rd save of the year.
   Homer Bailey (3-4) took the loss; pitching six innings, giving up five runs off eight hits, while striking out one.
   Game two of this series is tomorrow night at 8:10 PM at Miller Park in Milwaukee. with the pitching matchup being Zach Greinke (MIL,7-3) against Mike Leake (CIN, 8-4).
  
   The New York Yankees fell to the Tampa Bay Rays tonight 5-1 at Yankee Stadium. Derek Jeter went 1-4 with a double. This is 2,998 hit of his career and now two shy of 3,000.

   A fan who attended tonight's Texas Rangers-Oakland A's at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, died after falling 20 feet from the stands and landed on his head in attempt to catch a ball thrown in the stands by Rangers' outfielder Josh Hamilton. Prayers go out to his family.

   Chicago White Sox's Paul Konerko and Philadelphia Phillies' Shane Victorino won the final vote to be a part of the 2011 MLB All Star game held in Phoenix, Arizona, next Tuesday.