Angels Lose Streak to Blue Jays as Abbott Slump Deepens
The California Angels fell 6-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays, ending a seven game comeback win streak. Jim Abbott dropped to 1-10 with a 7.67 ERA, allowing two homers by Joe Carter and Ed Sprague and failing to stop a Toronto surge while Tim Salmon added two homers for California.
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Yankees top Indians 5 4 in Pettitte win at home
Andy Pettitte improved to 11 3 with his fifth straight win as the Yankees beat the Indians 5 4 in a meeting of division leaders at Yankee Stadium drawing 51 180. Bernie Williams had four hits and Tino Martinez drove in three runs to lift New York to an early 5 0 lead. John Wetteland earned the save striking out Julio Franco with runners aboard. Carlos Baerga stayed in town after the game to carry the Olympic torch on Fifth Avenue in a Puerto Rico representational role.
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Red Sox rally stuns Rangers with ninth inning homer
Reggie Jefferson delivered a three run homer in the ninth to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 10 9 win over the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park. Mo Vaughn and Jose Canseco each had four hits and opened the ninth with singles off Mike Henneman before the wild pitch. Jefferson plated his sixth homer of the season to seal the comeback.
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Twins Top Tigers Behind Aguilera Seven Strong
Rick Aguilera earned his first start win since 1989 by going seven innings, allowing four hits and a Chad Curtis home run as the Twins defeated Detroit 4 to 1. He struck out seven and walked one after earlier DL stints and a rough 19.50 ERA. Minnesota halted Detroit’s bid for a road sweep not seen since 1993.
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Mariners Beat White Sox as Martinez Drives In Four
Edgar Martinez doubled twice and had four RBIs as Seattle beat Chicago 7-4 at the Kingdome. Martinez now leads the majors with 36 doubles, nearing Earl Webb's 1981 AL record of 67. His three-run double capped a six-run fourth inning that gave the Mariners a 7-4 edge.
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McGwire's double fuels ninth inning rally to set RBI record
Oakland's Mark McGwire became the Athletics career RBI leader with a ninth inning double that sparked a three run rally at County Stadium. He reached 790 RBIs, surpassing Sal Bando. Winning pitcher Billy Taylor improved to 2-1 after fanning five of six. John Jahn added a fourth career grand slam for Milwaukee.
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Oriples Beat Royals as Anderson Belts Two Leadoff Homers
Brady Anderson delivered two homers including a leadoff blast and drove in five as Oriples defeated Kansas City 13 to 5. He added a two run single and has 11 RBIs in six games, approaching Rickey Hendersons 1986 single season leadoff record with his eighth leadoff homer.
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Padres Slip to Tie for West Lead After Loss to Cubs
San Diego drops into a first place tie with the Dodgers in the NL West after an 8-4 defeat at Chicago. The slump follows Wally Joyner’s broken left thumb on June 2 and hits a 6-8 week absence, with Cubs' Frank Castillo earning a win as he ends a seven-game losing streak.
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Reds blank Expos as Salkeld notches first career shutout
Roger Salkeld pitched a four hit shutout for his first career complete game as the Montreal Expos were unable to solve him. Reds starter Rheal Cormier said the Reds could not reach Salkeld all game while Barry Larkin and Reggie Sanders homered helping Cincinnati halt Montreal’s four game win streak. Marge Schott attended the game for the first time since stepping down as chief executive.
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Giants Beat Astros 8 7 On Bonds Robbery And Carreon Walkoff
Barry Bonds robbed Houston’s Rick Wilkins of a homer in the ninth to keep the game tied. In the bottom half Mark Carreon singled off Todd Jones to score Robby Thompson for an 8 7 win as Derek Bell had four hits and three RBIs for Houston but was picked off after a leadoff ninth inning single.
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Cardinals rally past Mets as Jordan drives in two in eighth
One day after injuring his hip and hamstring, Brian Jordan pinch hits in the eighth and belts a two RBI double to snap a 3-0 lead and lift St. Louis over New York. Mark Petkovsek improves to 5-0 despite surrendering the go ahead run in the eighth. Devon White homers for Florida, a 456-foot shot that clears the left-field wall at Three Rivers.
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Rockies Rip Phillies 11 for Sixth Straight Win
Colorado beat Philadelphia 11 to 3 as Kevin Ritz shut down a depleted lineup to run his record to 8-4 and extend his winning streak to five decisions. Vinny Castilla belted his fourth homer in six games off Bobby Muñoz as Colorado stretched its home run streak to 11 games and moved within a half game of the Padres and Dodgers.
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Dodgers Edge Braves 3-2 in Sunday Series Clincher
Dodgers sweep the four game weekend series with Atlanta 3-2 as Eric Karros drives in the go ahead run on a sixth inning sacrifice fly. Mike Piazza hits two homers, giving him 15 and 16 on the season, while Tom Candiotti and Jason Schmidt go seven innings each. Braves rally in ninth but Todd Worrell locks down his 20th save as Atlanta suffers seventh loss in 10 games.
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