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TROON, Scotland -- A look at the first round Thursday in the British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club (all times EDT):LEADING: Phil Mickelson had a 16-foot birdie lip out on the final hole, giving him an 8-under 73. That tied a major championship record.TRAILING: Martin Kaymer and Patrick Reed were at 66.LEFTYS MARK: Mickelson became the 26th player to record a 63 in a major championship, and the ninth player at the British Open.HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: Of the seven previous players to open with a 63 in a major championship, only Jack Nicklaus (1980 U.S. Open) and Raymond Floyd (1982 PGA Championship) went on to win.NOT SO FAB FOUR: The top four players in the world were a combined even par. Rory McIlroy shot 69, Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson shot 71 and Jason Day had 73.SHOT OF THE DAY: Louis Oosthuizen had a hole-in-one on the 14th hole.KEY STATISTIC: Americans have won the last six times the British Open was at Royal Troon. Of the top 11 players on the leaderboard Thursday, eight were Americans.NOTEWORTHY: Fifty players broke par in the opening round.QUOTEWORTHY: All those highlights, and I feel like crying. -- Phil Mickelson during a television interview that showed his birdies.FRIDAY FORECAST: Rain with 20 mph wind, with a chance for brief clearing in the afternoon.TELEVISION: Friday, Golf Channel (1:30 a.m.-4 p.m.).FEATURED GROUPS: 3:25 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Ernie Els; 4:03 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Russell Knox, Martin Kaymer; 9:04 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry; 9:26 a.m. Danny Willett, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day; 9:37 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Bubba Watson. Air Max Plus 270 Sale . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Air Max Plus Discount . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. http://www.airmaxplusstoresale.com/air-max-plus-tn-cheap/tns-ultra-discount.html .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. Vapormax Plus Black Sale . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. Air Max Plus Tn Sale . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cains first win in more than two months didnt come easily and it certainly wasnt enough to put to rest concerns about the back end of the Giants rotation.Hitting a three-run homer, though, had the three-time All-Star and former staff ace feeling a lot better about things.More importantly, it also helped jumpstart San Franciscos slumping offense.Cain pitched into the sixth inning after hitting his first home run in four years, and the Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-7 on Tuesday night.Its just nice to go out there and be able to contribute, Cain said. It was a big win for us tonight and something that was definitely needed.Brandon Crawford had three hits and two RBI, and Buster Posey and Denard Span added two hits apiece for the Giants. San Francisco won for only the second time since the All-Star break.It had been longer than that for Cain.The right-hander failed to make it past the fourth inning in his three previous starts and wasnt much better against the Reds. He retired nine of his first 10 batters but quickly wore down and left with one out in the sixth after giving up the first of two homers by Adam Duvall.Cain (2-6) allowed four runs, struck out four and walked one to win for the first time since May 21.I had a couple of (pitches) toward the end that kind of ran out over the plate, but for the most part I did a better job of limiting mistakes, Cain said.Duvall added his second home run of the game in the eighth. Joey Votto and Jay Bruce also went deep for Cincinnati.The Giants broke out of their offensive funk with 13 hits and nine runs, the most by manager Bruce Bochys club in nearly a month.San Francisco scored four times in the second capped by Cains seventh career home run, his first since July 21, 2012.The Giants made it 5-0 in the third on Grant Greens fielders choice groundout with runners on the corners. Umpires initially ruled that Green hit into an inning-ending double play, but Bochy challenged second baseman Brandon Phillips tag of Belt and got the call overturned.Cincinnati chipped away behind Votto and Duvall before San Francisco pulled away on Crawfords two-run triple in the seventh.Bruce and Duvall hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth off Sergio Romo.ddddddddddddDuvalls homer was his fifth in four games.Santiago Casilla allowed a run in the ninth but got three outs for his 22nd save. He struck out Bruce with a runner on to end it.Thats us: We dont do anything easy, Bochy said. To get a win, its a good thing right now. Weve been in a tough stretch.Reds starter Cody Reed (0-5) allowed six runs over five innings in his first career appearance against the Giants.We found our way back into the ballgame against their best guys, Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said. It was a good feeling to be able to come back and rally. It gave the guys a good sign.HOMERS HEALTHHomer Bailey rejoined the Reds before the game following his latest rehab outing in the minors and is likely to make his first major league start in more than 15 months Sunday when Cincinnati ends its six-game road trip in San Diego. Price said the team is monitoring the right-handers health after he threw 98 pitches for Triple-A Louisville on Monday. I think hes fine, I think hes conditioned, I think hes ready to pitch for us, but we wont announce and make that commitment until he gets through the next 48 hours, Price said. It could be Saturday, but the probability is its Sunday.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: 3B Ramiro Pena left with a bruised groin after taking a bad hop on pinch-hitter Ivan De Jesus grounder in the seventh. He is day to day. ... 3B Matt Duffy (left Achilles strain) ran the curves around the infield and could begin a rehab assignment this weekend. ... Ehire Adrianza (broken left foot) is getting close to finishing his rehab, but Bochy is unsure what the plans are after that for the infielder.UP NEXTReds: RHP Dan Straily (5-6) pitches the series finale Wednesday afternoon. Straily, who began the season in the bullpen, is holding opponents to a .213 batting average.Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (10-5) faces the Reds for the first time this season. The four-time All-Star has won three of his last four matchups against Cincinnati. ' ' '