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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1996
Page
9
Oakland pitcher John Wasdin delivered six strong innings and watched from the clubhouse as three relievers finished the game. Wasdin laughed about being nervous and said the experience was fun, a rare moment of celebration after a skid.
Wasdin (2-0) and three relievers held Kansas City to seven hits as Oakland snapped a three-game skid with a 2-1 victory. Wasdin, in his fourth start, beat Roger Clemens and Kevin Appier in his two-season starts, while Corsi inherited two on in the seventh and induced a double play on Bob Hamelin. In Cincinnati, Matt Williams sparked San Francisco with a two-run homer and a two-run double, as the Giants ended an eight-game homer drought with a three-run first inning. Van Landingham improved to 4-7 with six hits and two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings, with Rod Beck closing. The Reds fell to 20-80, their worst start in five years. Ruebel (1-0) allowed two runs in his third start, striking out four over five innings.
Bobby Witt yielded a 6-2 lead and watched Milwaukee close to within one run, but Texas held on in Milwaukee. Mike Henneman secured his 16th save by inducing Jose Valentin grounder with two on in the ninth.
Chuck Knoblaud collected three hits and three RBIs while Roberto Kelly added two doubles as Minnesota stretched its win streak to three and reached five wins in six. Knoblaud, batting .514 in his past ten games, drove in two in a three run second inning and added another in a four run eighth.
At Pittsburgh Matt Ruebel pitched seven solid innings for his first major league win as the Pirates defeated the Rockies 7 to 2.
In Chicago Jose Hernandez, a defensive substitute, homered to left center off Ken Ryan in the bottom of the ninth for a 4 3 Cubs win over the Phillies. The drive came on a 2-2 count with two outs, sealing the victory in the Cubs final at bat of the season.
At San Diego, rookie Alan Benes rebounded from his worst outing of the season to pitch a six-hitter for his first complete shutout. The Cardinals won their fifth straight, improving Benes to 5-3 after a 104 loss to the Padres.
Smoltz kept his winning streak alive with ten strikeouts over eight innings, yielding eight hits while overpowering batters. Chasing a late plate score, Klesko assisted by urging Fred to hurry around as Smoltz’s luck held. Smoltz exited after a strong outing, his clubhouse calm belying the drama on the field.
St Louis Cardinals scout Marty Meier notes many top picks never reach the majors due to injuries desire or makeup. He cites Griffey Jones Rodriguez Wilson Nevin Fryman Lofton and others as examples and contrasts with Benson who posted a 1.40 ERA for Clemson, suggesting a quicker rise may be possible.
Ernie pitched with velocity and spot control while Ben net and teammates produced a big fifth inning. Jeff Holley closed with four strikeouts as Post 26 built a seven run sixth and cruised past St Matthews 34 to 9. Post 26 heads to Orangeburg at 7 30 tonight.
An assorted OCR snippet lists names, numbers, and vague references to upcoming tournaments for men and women, ISA church events, and contact details. It includes a mix of names such as Leroy Koones Paice Bower Jomoe Irene, several dollar amounts, dates like June 8, and phone-like figures, but lacks coherent structure or clear event details.
Saturday results and race notes from Caroline Kragwey in Jackson mention fourth on sale Roa 46 and 84, with scattered figures such as 78, 98, and 63. A round of names including Yevgeny Kato and Onn Vee appear alongside diverse places and figures, forming an untidy, partial sports brief with mixed event references and no clear outcome.
Paris The clay court grind finally wore down defending French Open champion Thomas Muster as he faded in a fourth round loss to Michael Stich on Monday.
The second seed Muster said clay routines strain players while Stich noted his rival was tired after the third set. Sampras remains top seed as quarterfinals approach with Courier and others set to face off. Edberg exits, Rosset and Pioline pull upsets in Paris.
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