Expos End Rockies' Six-Game Win Streak With 5-2 Victory
Montreal Expos topple Colorado Rockies 5-2 as Shane Andrews homers twice and drives in four. Ugneth Urbina earns his fourth straight decision, Mel Rojas seals with 16th save. Rockies' Andres Galarraga and Dante Bichette also homer in a high scoring seven.
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Bonds Delivers 19th Homer as Giants Top Marlins 2-0
Osvaldo Fernandez earned his first win since April 2, improving to 4-6 with a 1.59 ERA in three starts against Florida, while Rod Beck earned his 16th save. Bonds hit a solo homer off Al Leiter after Leiter’s 1-1 pitch leaked over the plate, sealing a three-hitter by Fernandez and the Giants over the Marlins.
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Mets Rally Past Pirates After Big Lead Collapse
Lance Johnson totaled three hits including a homer and two stolen bases while scoring the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning as the Mets erased a six run advantage and held off a Pirates comeback sparked by Mark Johnson’s two run pinch hit homer and Charlie Hayes two run double after Kent homered to open a 6 0 lead.
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Bagwell rally caps Astros past Reds in rough rally
Jeff Bagwell delivered a two run double in the seventh to lift Houston over Cincinnati 5 4 as Cangelosi and Biggio scored on the hit. Bagwell leads NL with 67 RBIs. Reds pitcher Kevin Jarvis allowed three runs in five innings. Shane Reynolds took 4 13 innings for Houston. Todd Jones earned his 14th save with a strikeout of Barry Larkin with runners at first.
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Tigers' Castoff Stifles Yanks in 6-3 Twins Win
Lefty Scott Aldred, released by Detroit last month, held the Yankees to five hits over 6 2-3 innings to earn his third straight win for Minnesota as New York stranded runners until the seventh. The Twins scored early against rookie Hamiro Mendoza and held on after late Yankee pressure, with Dan Naulty earning a save.
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Athletics 8 Tigers 4 Grand Slam Shines Stempnen
Terry Stempnen belted a grand slam as the Athletics defeated the Tigers 8 to 4. Stempnen provided the key early offense, driving in four runs to spark the lead and seal the win.
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Mel Allen remembered as Yankees broadcaster in 2008 tribute
The New York Yankees honored Mel Allen, longtime voice of the club, prior to a game with the Minnesota Twins. Allen died at 83, with a moment of silence and a video tribute. flags flew at half staff and the team wore black armbands.
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Brewers Rally Past Royals In Rain Delayed Win
Greg Vaughn homered as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 9 to 4 at County Stadium. The game was delayed by rain and fog for over a day before the Brewers secured the victory.
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Angels edge White Sox 9 in 13 innings on Velarde hit
Randy Velarde, the sole California starter without a hit through 12 innings, delivered the winning run with a bad hop single in the 13th against Chicago. Tim Salmon opened the 13th with a double off Kirk McCaskill, the sixth White Sox reliever, and after an intentional walk to Palmeiro, Salmon moved to third on a double play grounder by J.T. Snow.
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Braves rout Padres as Maddux hurls gem and Jones stars
Greg Maddux dominates with a five inning stint and brilliant defense as Atlanta expands a 4 run lead in the third. Chipper Jones drives in two aboard a two run double and later scores on a wild pitch. Ryan Klesko adds a double and a three run homer to cap a 60 lead. Bri an Johnson has a key groundout and his passed ball allows Klesko to score.
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