Neagle Drives Pirates Past Cubs with Grand Slam
Den ny Neagle delivered a grand slam as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, becoming the NL's first nine game winner. Neagle, a lefty starter in his fourth post trade season, has nine wins and remains a key bright spot on a Pirates staff with limited success. He is the Pirates' first pitcher to homer since Don Robinson in 1985.
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Swift anchors shutout as Dodgers fall in San Francisco
In his first start against his former club Bill Swift pitched seven scoreless innings in San Francisco. Dante Bichette delivered two RBI singles while Jose Bautista took the loss as San Francisco dropped its fifth straight. Ken Caminiti homered on a grand slam and Andujar Cedeno added a three run shot in a San Diego romp. Raul Mondesi left with a bruised knee after colliding with the wall chasing Caminiti.
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Reds rout Phillies as Smiley drives win with homer
John Smiley starred on the mound and at the plate for Cincinnati in front of a large Phoenixville, Pennsylvania crowd. He improved to 7-1, won for the sixth time in seven starts, and belted a two Run homer his season second. Reggie Sanders Bret Boone and Craig Worthington also homered for the Reds.
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Mets blank Marlins as Pulsipher wins first major league game
Pulsipher earned his first major league victory with seven and one third innings of three hit ball. He struck out nine to blank the Marlins in Florida. John Franco retired Andre Dawson on a double play for his seventh save as the Mets earned the 2–0 win.
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Astros Top Cardinals 6 2 Behind Drabek Strikeout spree
Doug Drabek fanned 11 and earned his first win in six decisions at the Astrodome. Danny Jackson fell to 0-8 for St. Louis after a rough first inning where two throwing errors gave Houston a 5-0 lead. Drabek improved to 4-5, allowing one run over seven innings before the game ended.
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North Augusta National tops Belvedere in high-scoring game
Caleb Crossan and Mullins lead North Augusta National with doubles driving in runs as the team builds a large lead. Frayne Abernathy clears the bases with a bases loaded triple. Belvedere fights back with timely errors and singles, while Nick Freitas and Nicklaus Godwin collect two hits each for North Augusta American.
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Broken-Bat Homer Sinks Jays as Haselman Delivers 11th-Inning Run
Red Sox backup catcher Bill Haselman hit a broken-bat homer in the 11th to give Boston a 6-5 win over Toronto, the Jays' eighth straight loss. Clemens allowed four hits over seven as Boston snapped a skid while Haselman notched his first homer of the season.
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Yankees Beat Tigers 7 1 for Sixth Straight Win
Tony Fernandez drove in four runs with a three run homer in the seventh as New York rode three relievers on a seven hitter to a 7 1 victory over Detroit. John DeSilva earned his first major league start. Manny Alexander drove in four and a bases loaded double in the sixth to push the lead to 7 2. Steve Sparks took the loss for Milwaukee as Milwaukee dropped its fifth straight.
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Indians rout Royals as Murray nears 3 000 hits
Eddie Murray collected three of Cleveland's 15 hits as the Indians beat Kansas City 7 to 1. Mark Clark moved to 3-2 after being called up from Buffalo and worked eight innings on five hits. Manny Ramirez and Tony Pena each added three hits for Cleveland, whose team batting average rose to .292.
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Hangers 10 Angels 6 as Rangers tie AL West lead
Mickey Tettleton slugged two homers and Ivan Rodriguez delivered a go ahead two run double in the fifth as Texas defeated the Angels 10 to 6 to pull even atop the American League West with California.
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A's Top Mariners 6 4 as Paquette Sier Power Up
Craig Paquette and Ruben Sierra homered as Oakland beat Seattle 6 4 at the Kingdome in front of 9 767, the smallest Kingdome crowd this season. Belcher took the loss, Harkey earned the win, and Eckersley notched the save.
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