Rory McIlroy has warned European players who have opted to contest the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational instead of the Open de France will regret it, but accepts defending champion Shane Lowry was put in an unenviable position.A re-working of the PGA Tours calendar to accommodate golfs return to the Olympics saw the WGC event brought forward to the end of June, bringing it into direct conflict with the Open de France at Le Golf National, venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup.The European Tour responded by withdrawing its sanction of the Bridgestone Invitational just two days after Lowry won it last August, meaning money won there will not count for Ryder Cup points or towards the Race to Dubai.And to encourage the likes of McIlroy to choose Paris over Akron, the 100th Open de France is also offering increased prize money and extra Ryder Cup points, as well as counting as two of the five tournaments outside majors and WGC events required for European Tour membership.The winner will collect 64 points towards the Ryder Cup world points list -- Bernd Wiesberger won 36 last year -- and one million towards the European points list. By way of comparison, in 2014 Graeme McDowell needed 171 points to claim the last qualifying place for Gleneagles via the world points list, while Jamie Donaldson required 2.6 million to secure the equivalent place on the European list.Lowrys share of second place in the U.S. Open lifted him to 11th in the Ryder Cup standings and fellow contenders Andrew Johnston, Russell Knox and Soren Kjeldsen have opted to join the Irishman in competing in Akron.Asked about the extra Ryder Cup points in a press conference ahead of the Open de France, McIlroy -- whose place at Hazeltine is already secure -- said: I think that was one of the incentives to come here, maybe not for myself, but for some of the other guys.I think a few guys that arent playing might regret it, depending on what happens when the team is picked at the end of August, but then youve got Shane who was in a tough position.He wins his first World Golf Championships last year and naturally you want to go and try to defend your title. So he was put in a tough position just because of the way the schedule was this year.But you could see many guys that are down the list and have a good week this week, they can put themselves right into contention for either an automatic place or a pick. It will be interesting to see how that unfolds.Lowry has been paired with last years runner-up Bubba Watson and Japans Hideki Matsuyama for the first two rounds at Firestone Country Club, with Dustin Johnson alongside the man he succeeded as U.S. Open champion, Jordan Spieth, and 2013 winner Justin Rose. Cheap Nike Shox Shoes . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Clearance Nike Shox . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. http://www.cheapnikeshoxfreeshipping.com/ .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. 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He goes into the break with 20 home runs and 50 RBI, even though his play was nothing special for a prolonged stretch.You could have picked anyone in the stands and put them in right field a month ago, he said. Its pretty good now. There have been good strides.Stanton was batting .193 on June 15 but has raised his average to .233. His latest hit was a two-run homer in the fifth inning that gave Miami a 4-3 lead.How will he do in the Derby in San Diego on Monday?Well see, he said. Youre going to have to watch. I look forward to it a lot.I hope he hits some monumental ones, manager Don Mattingly said. Theres a building out there in left field down the line -- I think he can clear that.Thanks to three consecutive wins over Cincinnati, and despite Stantons struggles, the Marlins (47-41) have their best record at the All-Star break since 1997.Its time to press on the gas, man, Stanton said. We can peel off with everyone or we can keep going. No one is going to remember the halftime record.The last-place Reds, swept in Miami for the first time since 1996, were again hurt by a succession of baserunning mistakes and defensive lapses.We were awful today defensively, manager Bryan Price said.Miamis Adeiny Hechavarria scored from second base on a passed ball, a franchise first. All-Star center fielder Marcell Ozuna threw out Brandon Phillips on the bases for the second game in a row.Four Marlins relievers combined to allow two baserunners over the final five innings. Mike Dunn (1-1) pitched a perfect fifth to break the franchise record for career pitching appearances with his 369th.Reds rookie Cody Reed (0-4) allowed three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings to remain winless in five career starts.I just made that one bad pitch -- too Stanton, Reed said.dddddddddddd The guy is getting paid 300-something-million to hit home runs; he does that from time to time.Reds starters have an ERA of 5.86 this month. Miami improved to 15-6 against left-handers.BAD DEFENSESloppy fielding hurt Cincinnati in the second inning, when Miami scored twice. Miguel Rojas doubled and took advantage of All-Star right fielder Jay Bruces poor throw to score on a single by Hechavarria, who took second on the play.A pitch by Reed then caromed off catcher Tucker Barnharts shin guard, and when the ball rolled behind the first-base coaching box, first baseman Joey Votto was slow to react, giving Hechavarria time to score easily.Miami also scored on a passed ball in Saturdays win.SUZUKI UPDATEMarlins pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki crumpled to the dirt when hit on the left knee by a pitch from Raisel Iglesias in the seventh inning, but he stayed in the game. He needs 10 hits for 3,000.REVERSALSUmpire Mike Estabrook twice called Marlins out on plays at first base, and both rulings were quickly overturned by replay reviews. The second reversal gave Miguel Rojas an infield single, and he later scored on Realmutos two-out single in the sixth.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: 1B Justin Bour (sprained ankle) is expected to return soon after the All-Star break.Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (elbow surgery), who made a rehab start Thursday at Triple-A Louisville, is expected to pitch again July 15 and July 20 before potentially returning to the Reds, manager Bryan Price said.UP NEXTWhen the Marlins visit the St. Louis Cardinals for three games beginning Friday, the starters are expected to be Wei-Yin Chen, Adam Conley and Koehler, with All-Star Jose Fernandez skipping a turn to help limit his innings pitched.After the break, the Reds return home to face the Milwaukee Brewers for a weekend series that begins Friday. The Reds plan to start, in order, Anthony DeSclafani, John Lamb and Dan Straily. Brandon Finnegan and Reed are scheduled to start the first two games of the following series against Atlanta. 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