The Slippery Rock Sliders lost a pair of games over the weekend at Southern Illinois, 5-4 on Saturday and 13-3 on Sunday, to fall to 8-23.

The Sliders' losing streak in the Frontier League has reached 11 games.

No other information was provided by either team to the Eagle. The Sliders are off today and begin a two-game series at Chillicothe Tuesday night.

NEW YORK — Rod Beck, an All-Star relief pitcher who wore a bushy mustache while earning 286 career saves, was found dead Saturday. He was 38.Beck was discovered by police officers responding to a call to his home in suburban Phoenix, police department spokesman Andy Hill said. Foul play is not suspected, though the cause of death might not be known for several days.With unruly hair framing his piercing eyes and an aggressive arm swing before delivering a pitch, the outgoing right-hander was a colorful baseball personality and a three-time All-Star. He spent the first seven of his 13 big league seasons with the San Francisco Giants.Nicknamed "Shooter" and well-known for his fondness for country music, cowboy boots and cigarettes, Beck pitched for the Giants (1991-97), the Chicago Cubs (1998-99) and the Boston Red Sox (1999-2001) before finishing his career with the Padres (2003-04).

SEATTLE — Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 583rd and 584th home runs during the Cincinnati Reds' game against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, tying and then passing Mark McGwire for seventh on the career list.The homers, his first two against Seattle in six career games, left Griffey two behind Frank Robinson for sixth place. It also gave Griffey 1,654 RBI. That gave him sole possession of 18th place ahead of ex-Red Tony Perez.

CROMWELL, Conn. — Hunter Mahan earned his first PGA Tour victory Sunday, winning the Travelers Championship in a playoff a year after finishing second.Mahan, in his fourth year on Tour, hit a 2-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat 40-year-old journeyman Jay Williamson.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Lorena Ochoa erased a three-shot deficit over the last two regulation holes and then beat South Korean rookie In-Kyung Kim in a playoff to win the Wegmans LPGA on Sunday.The 25-year-old Mexican star closed with a 1-over-par 73 for an 8-under 280 total on the Locust Hill course and won with a par on the second playoff hole.