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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1995
Page
10
Mark McGwire hit three homers as Oakland beat Boston 8 to 1 extending his run to five homers over two games tying the major league mark for most homers in consecutive games. He leads with 17 on the season as the A's win behind his long blasts at Fenway.
Bud Black pitched the Indians to their 13th win in 15 games as Albert Belle and Carlos Baerga fueled Cleveland with multiple hits and a trio of doubles. Jim Thome homered and Baerga also connected as Kenny Lofton tripled and scored. Rex Hudler and Tim Salmon homered for the Angels and Kevin Bass added for Baltimore.
Lee Smith, unsigned by Baltimore after last season, earned the save in a 5 4 Angels win over the Orioles. He extended his streak to 16 consecutive relief appearances with a scoreless ninth, walking Rafael Palmeiro with a man aboard before Cal Ripken flew out. Smith now has a save in every appearance this year. Last season he led the majors with 33 saves but Baltimore did not re sign him at 37. Baltimore relievers have converted just ...
St Louis shortstop Brian Jordan collected a single triple and two RBIs while reliever John Habyan earned the win in three innings of one hit relief. Tom Henke nailed down his 12th save. Braves starter Steve Avery lasted only 2 1-3 innings, surrendering six runs on six hits, as Atlanta dropped their seventh in 11 and their second straight after a four game win streak.
Jim Leyritz bat four hits for first time in his career lifting the Yankees to a 10-7 win over Seattle. Gerald Williams and Bernie Williams homered for New York which snapped a 5-20 stretch. Edgar Martinez Tino Martinez and Chad Kreuter homered for the Mariners as they pushed toward their first three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium despite the loss.
David Cone and Mark Gubicza matched zeroes into extras. Jon Nunnally blooped a two-out single in the 10th to plate the winning run for Kansas City as they beat Toronto 3 2. Cone allowed two runs over nine strong, while Gubicza yielded six hits in eight innings.
John Flaherty started strong with two homers in a 8-2 Detroit win at the Metrodome. Flaherty Steverson and Samuel all connected in the ninth, giving Detroit its third straight victory. Felipe Lira earned his third career win, while Joe Boever earned his first save as Brad Radke pitched eight innings in his eighth major league start.
Juan Gonzalez delivered his second homer in as many games, a two run shot in the eighth off reliever Jose DeLeon that scored Will Clark after a forceout, lifting Texas to a 3-2 win. The Rangers improved to nine wins in 11 games despite Gonzalez missing 35 games with back problems.
Rondell White goes 6-for-7 with five runs and a cycle as the Montreal Expos outlast the San Francisco Giants 10-8 in 13 innings at Candlestick Park. Darrin Fletcher adds four hits and five RBI, while Mike Benjamin contributes four hits for the Giants in a high scoring weekend set. The Expos sweep the series, outscoring SF 30-16.
Mark Johnson and Nelson Liriano delivered ninth inning doubles to topple Florida as Dan Ple Sac and Dan Miceli squandered a 3 1 lead in the eighth. Johnson greeted Marlins reliever Robb Nen with a leadoff double in the ninth. Mark Parent, whose fourth-
In San Diego Brian Johnson slugged a three run homer in the ninth to complete a three game sweep of New York. Tony Gwynn started the inning with a single and moved to second on a DiPoto wild pitch before Doug Henry walked Roberto Petagine intentionally. Johnson connected on a 1 0 pitch to center for his third homer of the season as the Padres erased a deficit for the third straight game and the ninth time this homestand.
Colorado's Dante Bichette extended his hitting streak to 17 games with a RBI double in a three-run third inning. Mark Thompson earned the win with six plus strong innings at Wrigley Field, lifting the Rockies to their ninth win in 11 games.
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