Appier First To 10 Wins In KC Victory
ANAHEIM Calif Kevin Appier became the majors first 10 game winner and Wally Joyner and Jeff Grotewald homered and drove in three as Kansas City beat California. Appier (10 2) earned his fourth straight win allowing three runs and nine hits in seven plus innings with eight strikeouts. Nunnally and Caceres opened the sixth with doubles, Goodwin drove in a run with a groundout and Joyner hit his fourth homer to make it 4 0 off Angels starter Shawn Boskie.
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Calif
Kevin Appier
Wally Joyner
Jeff Grotewald
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California
Appier
Fanning
Jon Nunnally
Edgar Caceres
Tom Goodwin
Joyner
Angels
Shawn Bosike
Hale's 10th inning double lifts Twins over Oakland
In Oakland Chip Hale pinch hit for Pat Meares and delivered a three run double with two outs in the 10th to give Minnesota a win. Matt Merullo had four hits, Jim Corsi retired the first two batters in the 10th before Merullo's single. Scott Leius and Scott Stahoviak drew two walks to load the bases.
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Oakland
Calif
Chip Hale
Minnesota
Jim Corsi
Matt Merullo
Scott Leius
Scott Stahoviak
Hale
Pat Meares
Indians win in 10th on Ramirez homer at Jacobs Field
Cleveland secured its 12th last at bat victory this season as Manny Ramirez led off the 10th with a homer. Albert Belle and Jim Thome also homered making it a five in extra innings. The Indians improved to 35-13, 20-6 at home, and held baseball’s best record after winning 18 of 22.
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Manny Ramirez
Albert Belle
Jim Thome
Indians
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White Sox Rally Beats Mariners Behind Thomas Homer
Frank Thomas belted a two run homer in the eighth as Chicago erupted for a three run inning to defeat Seattle and end a four game skid. Roberto Hernandez pitched the ninth for his 11th save finishing the win for the White Sox.
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Seattle
USC Aiken
Roberto Hernandez
Ripken Powers Orioles Past Yankees Ending Slump
Val Ripken went 4-for-?, four hits and two RBIs to lift Baltimore 5 to 4 over New York and snap a seven game skid. He collected two doubles a single and a triple narrowly missing a second career cycle. only Ripken and Brooks Robinson have completed cycles for the Orioles.
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Melida Perez
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New York
Ripken
Orioles
Sand Brooks Robinson
Rangers Rally Tops Tigers 6-4 in Detroit Win
Texas defeats Detroit 6-4 as Kevin Gross ends a five-start winless streak with his first victory since May 17. Gross, 26, benefits from a three-run Rangers rally in the sixth inning and survives homers by Chad Curtis Cecil Fielder and Bobby Higginson that had put the Tigers up 4-2 after four innings.
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Detroit
Kevin Gross
Gross
Rangers
Chad Curtis
Cecil Fielder
Bobby Higginson
Tigers
Nomo Tops Cardinals In Fourth Straight Win
Hideo Nomo won his fourth straight start, allowing three hits in eight innings as Los Angeles beat St. Louis 5-2. Delino DeShields had three hits and an RBI, raising Nomo’s record to 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA. Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza praised Nomo’s early strikes and effective mix of split finger and curve. Nomo allowed only one runner to reach second before Chris Sabo’s two-run ninth-inning double. Todd Worrell earned the save.
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Hideo Nomo
Delino DeShields
RBI
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Nomo
Dodgers
Mike Piazza
Chris Sabo
Todd Worrell
Padres Rally Past Cubs With Petagine Homer in Victory
San Diego built a 2 run lead through six innings before Petagine hit his second homer of the season, lifting the Padres over Chicago. The win improves the Padres to 25 and marks the first time they have been above .500 this late in the season since 1992. Kevin Foster improved to 4-4 with the victory.
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Petagine
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Chicago
San Diego
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Astros Top Expos Behind Miller Two-Run Swing
At Olympic Stadium Darryl Kile held Expos to seven hits over six innings as Orlando Miller delivered a tie breaking two run single in the sixth. Kile improved to 3-5 with six strikeouts and two walks. Todd Jones finished with three innings of three hit relief for his third save while Jeff Fassero fell to 7-4.
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Olympic Stadium
Darryl Kile
Orlando Miller
Houston
Kile
Todd Jones
Jeff Fassero
Marlins defeat Rockies as Hammond completes second CG
Florida pitcher Chris Hammond throws his second complete game as the Marlins top the Rockies 7 to 2. Colorado strands 13 baserunners with two bases loaded chances. Jeff Conine collects three hits including a three run homer and drives in four for the visitors. The Marlins turn four double plays matching a team record.
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Chris Hammond
Florida
Colorado
Rockies
Marlins
Jeff Conine
Hammond
Padres Rally Past Cubs With Pe tagine Pinch Hit Homer
In San Diego, rookie Roberto Pe tagine delivered a two-out pinch hit in the seventh inning, a three-run homer to lift the Padres to a 5 3 win over the Cubs.
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San Diego
Roberto Petagine
Pirates rout Giants as Pegues homers twice
Steve Pegues belted his first two major league home runs to power the Pittsburgh Pirates past the visiting San Francisco Giants 8 to 2. Denny Neagle improved to 7-3 by holding the Giants to two runs after a rocky first inning, helping the Pirates bounce back after earlier losses.
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Steve Pegues
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Denny Neagle
Neagle
Pirates
Van Slyke homers in debut as Phillies beat Mets at Shea
Andy Van Slyke, newly acquired from Baltimore, returns to the National League with a two run homer in his Phillies debut at Shea Stadium. He singled in his first at bat and connected off the scoreboard in right center in the third. He also made a shoestring catch in center.
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Shea Stadium
Andy van Slyke
Philly
Baltimore Orioles
van Slyke
Berendsen fuels big Post 26 win in regional action
Josh Miller opened scoring with a groundout then Berendsen drove in two on a double as Post 26 built a 6-0 lead. Weinke and Peters contributed, St Matthews answered briefly, and Aiken pounded in five more in third with Berendsen driving in two and Miller adding a later two run single. Berendsen and Miller each have 12 RBIs to pace the team.
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Josh Miller
Matt Berendsen
Berendsen
Bryan Mitchell
Weinke
Travis Burt
Mitchell
Post
Peters
St. Matthews
Aiken
Miller
West reshuffles coaching staff at football program
West outlined changes including Herrin remaining assistant head coach and Charlie Harbison moving to defensive backfield while Aldridge shifts to outside linebackers and Johnson takes defensive line duties plus coordinator role. He noted no salary changes and said duties will be settled after his vacation.
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Herrin
Charlie Harbison
Aldridge
Johnson
Miles Aldridge
Ellis Johnson
South Carolina
Ex Gamecock turned Vancouver Grizzlies hire Winters as coach
Brian Winters, former NBA shooter and ex Gamecock, was named the first coach of the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies. At 43, he signed a three year deal after nine seasons as an assistant in Cleveland and Atlanta under Lenny Wilkens.
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British Columbia
Brian Winters
Atlanta Hawks
NBA
Vancouver Grizzlies
Winters
Cleveland
Atlanta
Lenny Wilkens
Stu Jackson
Grizzlies
Toronto Raptors
Grizalies
Arthur Griffiths
Brian
Griffiths
South Carolina
Los Angeles Lakers
Milwaukee Bucks
Hendrix 2nd in Inter. Event at Columbia CC
Matthew Hendrix of Aiken and Richard Lee of Sumter sit two off the lead after the first round of the 36 hole Independent Insurance Agents Golf Classic at Columbia Country Club. Johnathan Byrd leads with 70 as Padgett sits even par two back. the event ends today with top two advancing to the national tournament in Nashville August 12 to 15. Brennen King, last year’s SC winner, is mentioned as past champion.
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Columbia
Matthew Hendrix
Aiken
Columbia Country Club
Hendrix
Richard Lee
Sumter
Johnathan Byrd
Russ Padgett
Nashville
Tenn
South Carolina
Brennen King
Winters Takes Bucks Role After 1975 Kareem Trade
New York native Winters joined the Bucks in the 1975 multiplayer deal that sent Kareem Abdul Jabbar to the Lakers. He began coaching as Princeton assistant in 1984 and emphasized patience as he mentors players. Toronto also named Brendan Malone, former Detroit Pistons assistant, as its head coach.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lakers
New York
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Winters
Toronto
Brendan Malone
Detroit Pistons
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