Mediocrity Keeps Races Close In Major League Baseball
Five American League teams around .500 including the Orioles Yankees Brewers Rangers and Mariners chase the wild card. The Rangers 42 40 have lost nine straight the longest skid in the majors this season and their wild-card lead has narrowed to a half game over Milwaukee and one game over Baltimore New York and Seattle.
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Yankees win seventh in a row as ONeill homers twice at Kauffman
Orioles 4 Rangers 3. Velarde goes 5-for-5 and ONeill hits two solo homers at Kauffman Stadium to propel the Yankees to their seventh straight win and pull into a second place tie with Baltimore, four games behind Boston. Kamieniecki allowed one run in a strong start.
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Twins Beat Blue Jays Behind Ro Driguez Longest Outing
At SkyDome rookie Frankie Ro driguez pitched seven innings allowing five hits in his longest outing. Chuck Knoblauch and Marty Cordova hit home runs as the Twins defeated the Blue Jays 7 to 0.
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