FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Play was officially suspended in the third round at 7 p.m. as the heaviest rains of the day hit the already water logged Black Course at Bethpage State Park. Fourty four of the 60-player field were on the course at the time, but the top seven players, led by Ricky Barnes (-8), never teed off. The third round is expected to be resumed tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. weather permitting. Drawing the bulk of the gallery in the dusk, Phil Mickelson (-1) parred the first hole and was standing over his second shot on the par-4 second when the horn sounded. Tiger Woods, who sits at 3-over-par, did not tee off.
 

Mike Lowell will not start Saturday night's game against Atlanta, with Kevin Youkilis moving over to take his spot at third and Mark Kotsay playing first. "I think he's feeling a little beat up," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said of Lowell. "I didn't know whether tomorrow and give him two days off in a row. Today, Millsy and I kind of messed around with it and talked about it during (Friday's) game and came to the conclusion that we'll go with tonight and see how he feels tomorrow. I just want our guys to feel good physically." And asked whether his team, with three total hits in their last two games, is slumping, Francona said he's not worried yet. "Sometimes, the game, you get down and the way a guy is pitching, it can lead to maybe impatience and you try to get back too much. I don't know that it's always just one thing. If you're asking me if I think we're in a slump, no, I think it's been a couple of tough days for us."...