Henry Rodriguez ties NL home run lead with two vs Pirates
Henry Rodriguez of the Montreal Expos blasted two homers to tie for the major league lead with 25 long balls and drove in four runs in an 8-1 victory over the Pirates. Lee reports on page 8A.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1996
Page
7
Henry Rodriguez of the Montreal Expos blasted two homers to tie for the major league lead with 25 long balls and drove in four runs in an 8-1 victory over the Pirates. Lee reports on page 8A.
Steve Howe, released by the New York Yankees two days earlier, was arrested at JFK Airport for carrying a loaded 357 Magnum pistol in his luggage. A Port Authority spokesman said the incident occurred at the Delta first class check in for a flight to Whitefish Montana. Howe faces charges of criminal possession of a weapon.
Arlington Park chairman Robert L Duchossois announced that Cigar owner Allen Paulson and trainer Bill Mott have accepted an invitation for the 1 1/8 mile Arlington Citation Challenge on July 13. The 6-year-old seeks Citations record of 16 straight victories in a race worth up to 750000 with CBS providing national TV.
A Dallas judge denied motions to suppress evidence and dismiss the indictment in the Michael Irvin case. Judge Manny Alvarez ruled after a full hearing, with jury selection to begin as the trial starts today. Irvin, 30, was named in the indictment alongside Jasmine Jennipher.
Calendar item notes Dixie Youth District 2 for 10 year olds at Ivanew Pak at 85m and amateur regional lines at North Augusta Sertoma Junior In seasnal at Nery Augusta County tub.
On Tuesday June 25 the Cardinals face the Braves on TBS at 7.95 pm followed by Summer Legends Shoo tout Series on SportSouth at 8 pm and Murray versus Rodriguez at 9 pm On Wednesday June 26 Wimbledon coverage airs at 9 am on the same block.
St. Louis center fielder Ron Gant opened with a homer off John Smoltz and Brian Jordan drove in two runs as the Cardinals beat Atlanta 9 2. Smoltz gave up eight runs on ten hits over 613 innings to fall to 14 2 and end his major league best stretch.
Post 26 rolled to a 14 3 win over St Matthews at Satcher Field improving to 13 0 as eight of nine starters had a hit. Chris Youngblood led off the bench with three hits and three runs while Steve Woiczechowski went 4 for 5 with three RBIs to fuel the outburst. Brandon Kelly earned the win with five innings of work.
North Augusta National and Aiken National, the remaining undefeated teams in Dixie Youth District 2 10 year old play, meet at Riverview Park at 8. Earlier, Aiken National beat WBA Blue and North Augusta American. North Augusta defeated Belvedere and Aiken American. Tonight also features two losers bracket games between Aiken American and North Augusta American, and Jackson versus Belvedere with elimination options looming.
In a surprising Monday upset at Wimbledon, No. 3 Andre Agassi lost in four sets to qualifier Doug Flach 26 76 64 76. Flach’s serving with 22 aces and a dramatic belly-flop diving volley highlighted a remarkable upset amid a bruising day for big names.
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