...for their vacant manager's job today.? A person familiar with the search says the St. Louis Cardinals have begun interviewing for their managing vacancy with a pair of lower-key candidates, Joe McEwing and Chris Maloney.

...the lefty's first pitch, then was fooled on his second offering, chopping the ball over the mound. Second baseman Joe McEwing tried to pick the ball up barehanded, but it squirted away as Castilla scored the winning run. "I've had three...

...because Hampton struggled against a lineup missing its two biggest bats - Mike Piazza and Cliff Floyd. Todd Zeile and Joe McEwing, replacing Piazza and Floyd, reached base five times with three singles and two walks, and scored three runs. Atlanta's...

...contract; signed Kenny Rogers, lhp, Texas, to a $16 million, two-year contract. KANSAS CITY (8) - Re-signed Joe McEwing, 3b, to a minor league contract ($650,000); signed Elmer Dessens, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $3.4...

...with a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2. Thomson was done for the day after five. Will Cunnane came on and surrendered Joe McEwing's game-tying single in the sixth, then C.J. Nitkowski opened the seventh with back-to-back walks to Garcia...

...made three miscues - one in each of the first three innings. The Mets ended Florida's five-game winning streak. Joe McEwing hit a go-ahead single in a seven-run seventh against Michael Tejera (3-4). Seo (9-12) allowed two runs...

...3-for-3 in steal attempts against Mike Piazza, who has thrown out just 19 of 61 basestealers this season. ... Joe McEwing, playing in place of Reyes, ranged far to make nice pickups and throw out Robert Fick in the sixth and Marcus Giles...

...Burnitz to tap to Giles with runners on first and third, then escaped the fourth by coaxing an infield roller from Joe McEwing, stranding men on second and third. Ramirez, who beat the Mets last week in Atlanta, didn't have an easy inning...

...error triggered a four-run fifth. Damian Moss, who will move to the bullpen for the division series, fielded a Joe McEwing bunt, but Franco misplayed his throw and, two batters later, pinch hitter Ty Wigginton delivered a two-run double...

...singled to open the home half of the fifth, and when Astacio hit Sheffield with a pitch in retaliation for Hodges nailing Joe McEwing in the top of the inning, home plate umpire Tony Randazzo ejected him. "Just play the game right, that's all I...