As Ozzie Guillen was rejecting Orlando Cabrera’s contention his manager doesn’t back his players, reliever Octavio Dotel yelled at conditioning coach Allen Thomas before batting practice. Third-base coach Jeff Cox stepped in before the exchange intensified. “(Bleep) it,” Guillen said. “I’m not paid to be their baby-sitter,” he said. “It’s like having 25 guys in a cage. You can only do so much.”
INDIANS 8, WHITE SOX 2
Franklin Gutierrez hit a grand slam off Mark Buehrle (2-6) in the first inning and Cleveland pulled off a rare triple steal in an 8-2 win over the Sox on Tuesday night. Buehrle, who has lost six of his last seven decisions, allowed seven runs in five innings.
Midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco is the Fire’s first MLS player of the week since Justin Mapp in 2005. Blanco had a goal and three assists in a 5-1 win over New York.
Women’s Soccer
Women’s Professional Soccer, which debuts in 2009 with seven teams, including one in Chicago, will expand to Philadelphia in 2010.
Lacrosse
Northwestern junior Hannah Nielsen has been named womenslax.com’s player of the year. NU senior Christy Finch is defender of the year.
