McGwire Lifts Athletics Past Red Sox With Two Homers
Mark McGwire homered twice including a tie breaking two run shot in the seventh as the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 85 in Boston. Corsi earned the win, Eckersley pitched the ninth. McGwire also hit a solo homer in the third to snap an 0-for-13 skid and reach 14 homers on the season.
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Mariners Top Yankees 3 2 as Johnson Dominates Pitching
Randy Johnson struck out 12 over seven innings and earned a no decision as the Seattle Mariners defeated the New York Yankees 3 2. Leyritz homered and reached twice before Chad Kreuter blooped the go ahead single off John Wetteland in the ninth. The Mariners have won all 10 of Johnsons starts this season and are 5 0 against New York overall.
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Manto homers in fourth straight at bat in Orioles win
Orioles beat the Angels 6-2 as Jeff Manto tied a major league record with a homer in his fourth straight official at bat over three games. Manto's second inning shot tied Johnny Blanchard's 1961 mark, giving him five homers in six official at bats. Chris Hoiles drove in two runs, Ben McDonald pitched eight strong innings for the win.
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Brewers Top Indians 6 1 to Halt Streak
Jose Valentin hit his first two homers of the year and guided the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-1 win over the Cleveland Indians Saturday night. David Hulse added a three run shot in the fourth. Cleveland managed three hits, all against Angel Miranda.
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Smiley Stays Untouched as Reds Beat Astros 3-2
John Smiley improved to 5-0, earning help from Mike Jackson and Hector Carrasco in a 3-2 Cincinnati win over Houston. Bret Boone opened the scoring with a first inning homer, while Cincinnati added a third in the fourth on Mark Lewis’s triple and Damon Berryhill’s sacrifice fly. Houston tied it in the first on Jeff Bagwell’s RBI single, but the Reds held on for victory.
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Dunston’s three-run homer fuels Cubs shutout win
Chicago Cubs snap a five game skid with a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field. Darryl Dunston belted a sixth homer, a three-run shot in the seventh off Juan Acevedo after Morgan dominated, retiring 10 of the first 11. Mike Morgan allowed five hits in seven-plus innings, Randy Myers earned the save with 1 23 innings.
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Expos top Giants 11 5 as Cordero and White Homer
Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 11-5. Wil Cordero hit his second homer of the season and went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. Rondell White added a 2-for-4 effort with his sixth homer and four runs scored. Tony Tarasco extended his hot play with three hits.
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Pirates Top Marlins 6 2 as Loaiza Dominates Inning Stint
Esteban Loaiza pitched 61 1 3 innings allowing two runs five hits and no walks leading the Pirates past the Marlins 6 2. Bobby Witt took the loss after five innings with five walks and five runs. Mark Parent drove in two Pittsburgh runs with a double and homer while Gary Sheffield left the game with ligament damage to his left thumb and is out for the season.
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Lankford Lifts Cardinals Past Braves With 4-Run Rally
Ray Lankford broke out of an 0-for-21 slump with a fourth inning two run single and earlier RBI hit as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 7 3. Rich DeLucia earned the win in two innings of relief fanning four while Tom Glavine took the loss despite a 3-0 lead. The Braves struck first scoring two in the opening frame on RBI groundouts by Chipper Jones and Fred McGriff.
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