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PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Morgan Pressel slogged through rain and muck to take the lead Saturday after two rounds in the LPGA Championship. Next up is a 36-hole marathon Sunday. "I run a lot," Pressel said, laughing. "Im in plenty good of enough shape to get through 36 holes tomorrow." She shot a 2-under 70 at Locust Hill to reach 6-under 138 -- two shots ahead of the top-ranked Park and Chella Choi in the second LPGA Tour major of the season. Park had a 68 to give herself an opportunity to add to her three wins already this season, including the Kraft Nabisco Championship in April. Choi struggled with a 73 to relinquish her first-round lead. Jiyai Shin, Amy Yang and Sarah Jane Smith were tied for fourth at 3 under. And there were seven more players at 1 under or better after two rounds, which should make for a long and topsy-turvy final day. The change in schedule came after nearly five inches of rain fell Thursday, forcing officials to postpone the first round. "Its going to be very tough physically, I mean, especially walking on these wet fairways," Park said. "Theres going to be many holes, but yeah, just try not to lose my focus." The forecast for Sunday is promising, calling for sunny conditions and temperatures in the high 70s. A light and intermittent drizzle fell through most of Saturday morning further drenching the 6,500-yard course. Then there were two brief but heavy downpours in the mid-afternoon before the rain finally relented after about 2:30 p.m. That led to soppy fairways. It made the slick, overgrown rough even more difficult to hit out of. And even hitting the greens didnt guarantee relief. Pressels tee shot on the par-3 seventh plugged 20 feet below the hole, from where she two-putted. That was actually fine with her. With a laugh, she was thankful the ball stuck where it did because it was a better place than above the hole. From Boca Raton, Fla., Pressel is attempting to end a string of eight straight majors won by Asian-born players. Pressel also hasnt won since claiming the Kapalua LPGA Classic in 2008. A year earlier, at the age of 18, she won the Kraft Nabisco to become the youngest LPGA player to win a major. "It was a long time ago. Ive been through a lot since then," Pressel said. "A lot has happened in golf and life. But that being said, Ive done it before. So I just need to go out there and remember that I can do it, and just get it done." Last year, Pressel struggled in dealing with injuries to her thumb and left wrist. This year, she has missed three of the past four cuts of tournaments entered. Her best finish of the season is a tie for 10th at Singapore in March. Starting on No. 9 Saturday, Pressel birdied three of her first six holes to get to 7 under, before faltering. She bogeyed Nos. 16 and 18. Pressel nearly gave up another stroke on the short par-4 second, but saved par by sinking a 10-foot putt. Pressel then padded her lead with a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-5 eighth. "The tournament is only halfway finished, but I feel good about my approach to playing," Pressel said. "Itll be a long day, but I need to stay mentally focused." The cut was set at 6 over, the highest in relationship to par of any LPGA Tour event this season, leaving 77 players in the field. Park joined Michelle Wie in shooting the second-rounds lowest score in carding five birdies and a bogey-5 on No. 14. With three wins already this season, including a major, the 25-year-old is carrying plenty of confidence into Sunday. "I would be less nervous than at the Kraft," she said. "That kind of experience really helps going into major championships like this where you get the situation and youve experienced it before. You feel a lot more comfortable." Wie put herself back in the hunt. She was at even par after a 68 to match not only her best round of the season, but best in six appearances at Locust Hill. She credited her five-birdie, one-bogey round to being more patient and laying off her driver, which Wie blamed on costing most of her strokes a day earlier. "Im starting to understand this golf course a little more every year," said Wie, who missed the cut last year at Locust Hill with a two-round total of 12-over 156. "Ive tried a lot of different things on this golf course over the past couple of years. And in some conditions, if youre feeling great, (hitting driver) does work. But sometimes it will nip you in the butt if you get a little greedy here." At the very least, Wie is hoping shes found a groove while attempting to build off last week, when she had a season-best ninth-place tie at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. "Shooting 68 today, really gives me the confidence," she said. Defending champion Shanshan Feng also was even after a 70. This marks the second of the tours past three majors to feature a 36-round final day. The second round of the Womens British Open was postponed due to rain last September. Shin rallied to win that event, beating Park by a whopping nine strokes. Only three shots back after a second-round 73, Shin intends to pace herself through the morning, before taking a more aggressive approach if necessary in the afternoons fourth round. "This course is really tough," Shin said. "So I just try to keep focused and be patient tomorrow." Pete Alonso Jersey .500 on the season. The Jets are now 0-5-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. The game started the same way the Vancouver game started the night before, with the Jets taking the first two penalties of the game and killing off the first, but the Oilers getting on the board first, scoring on the second man-advantage. Mike Piazza Jersey . 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Pinch-runner Skip Schumaker scored on the second wild pitch by Anthony Varvaro in the 10th inning of a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. "I was hoping for a long fly ball so I could cruise in," Schumaker said. "Youre ready for anything there." Ramon Hernandez started the rally with a one-out single, took second on the first wild pitch and advanced to third on a single by Luis Cruz. Varvaro (3-1) then bounced another wild pitch to Juan Uribe, allowing Schumaker, who was running for Hernandez, to score. Puig was on-deck, but he wasnt needed after his fourth homer in five career games tied it up in the sixth. "I was just trying to get some balls below the zone to get a ground ball there, and it just skipped the wrong way," Varvaro said. "Id rather it leave the yard, I guess. Thats just how it happens sometimes." Brandon League (2-2) got the win in relief. The Dodgers have won four of five since Puig, a 22-year-old Cuban defector, was called up on Monday from the minors. It was their second straight win over the NL East-leading Braves, who lost for the first time in six games on Thursday. With a runner on second in the 10th, Justin Upton hit a dribbler in front of the plate that catcher Hernandez fielded and fired to first base. Umpire CB Bucknor called Upton out to end the inning, although the replay clearly showed he had beaten the throw. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez came out to argue to no avail. "I didnt think it was as close as he thought it was," Gonzalez said. "We would have liked to get an opportunity with (Freddie) Freeman at the plate -- first and third and your hottest hitter up. But it didnt happen." Freeman was 3 for 4, and has hit safely in 12 of his last 15 games. The Dodgers had the potential go-ahead run on third with two outs in the eighth when reliever Jordan Walden intentionally walked Puig, the first time this week a team didnt want to pitch to the rookie. Mark Ellis flied out to end the inning. 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The Braves led 1-0 on Dan Ugglas RBI single with two outs in the fourth. Hyun-Jin Ryu returned to the mound after missing his last start for the Dodgers. He bruised his left foot on May 28 against the Angels, when he tossed the first shutout of his career in a 3-0 victory. The left-hander allowed one run and six hits in 7 2-3 innings, struck out six and walked one. Maholm gave up one run and four hits in 7 1-3 innings, struck out three and walked two. NOTES: Puig is the second player since 1900 to hit four homers in his first five games, joining Mike Jacobs of the New York Mets in 2005, according to Elias. ... Dodgers INF Hanley Ramirez was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game on Friday because of tightness in his left hamstring, but he pinch hit in the ninth. "For me its a concern because its two days," manager Don Mattingly said. The same hamstring landed Ramirez on the DL earlier this season. ... Dodgers LHP Ted Lilly is in doubt to start Sundays series finale. He was bothered last time out by a chronic neck issue and Mattingly said if Lilly cant make his start, a minor leaguer would be called up. ... Braves RHP Brandon Beachy will make his fourth injury rehab start on Saturday for Triple-A Gwinnett. ' ' '