Braves Edge Rockies for Slim 3-2 Victory
Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 as Javier Lopez hit his fourth homer 446 feet into left center. Tom Glavine allowed one run over six innings, with relief from Roger Pavlik who earned the win. Larry Walker and David Justice produced late threats for Colorado but fell short.
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Pirates edge Dodgers 7 6 as Aude hits go-ahead homer
Nelson Liriano drove in four runs and Rich Aude delivered a tie breaking two run homer in the sixth. Aude logged his first major league homer with two outs in the sixth while pinch hitting for Jason Christiansen who earned his first major league victory after fanning the only batter faced.
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Mets Top Astros 8 1 as Bonilla Leads Rally in Houston
Bobby Bonilla hit his fifth homer and two other Mets drove in two runs each to beat Doug Drabek for the first time in nearly three years. Rookie Dave Mlicki allowed five hits in seven innings lowering his ERA to 1.40 as New York takes the three game series 2-1. Drabek had been undefeated against the Mets since 1992 and was 4-0 with a 2.38 ERA in six starts against New York since joining the Astros in 1998.
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Cardinals edge Giants in 10th to end skid
In San Francisco Bernard Gilkey delivered an RBI double in the 10th and Ray Lankford added a sacrifice, lifting the Cardinals to a 4 2 victory over the Giants. Barry Bonds homered for the second straight game and Matt Williams had three singles for San Francisco as Todd Zeile homered for St Louis.
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Rangers rally past Brewers with pinch slam in eighth
At Arlington, Rusty Greer hit a pinch hit grand slam in the eighth to lift the Texas Rangers 6 2 over Milwaukee. It marked the Rangers fourth straight win and Milwaukee's fifth straight defeat as Will Clark led off the inning with a...
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Allanson homers twice drives in six in Angels win at Minnesota
Angels beat Twins 15 to 9 as Andy Allanson slugged two homers and six RBIs while Tony Phillips and Spike Owen also connected. Pedro Munoz homered twice for the Angels with Marty Cordova adding one as Shawn Boskie earned the win. Pat Mahomes allowed seven runs in 2 13 innings for the Twins. In Chicago, Alex Fernandez dominated with 10 strikeouts in eight innings as the White Sox defeated the Athletics 4-1 with Mike Devereaux 2-run homer.
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Orioles Rally Past Tigers On Balk Play In Sixth
Baltimore edged Detroit 3 2 as a balk by David Wells allowed the go ahead run in the sixth. Bob Higginson and Chad Curtis homered for the Tigers off Mike Mussina who pitched seven innings and gave up four hits.
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Red Sox top Indians on Macfarlane homer in eighth
In Boston, Mike Macfarlane hit his sixth homer of the year in the bottom of the eighth to break a tie and lift the Red Sox over Cleveland 4 3. Carlos Baerga went 3-for-4 with two RBIs but botched a sixth inning double play that allowed Boston to seize a 3-2 lead. Stan Belinda earned the win in a 22 3 innings of relief for Boston.
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Royals Edge Mariners In 14th Inning Thriller
Jon Nunnally belted a 14th inning homer to lift the Kansas City Royals past the Seattle Mariners 3 to 2 at Kansas City. The Royals stranded 23 runners and left 14 in scoring position, while Billy Brewer earned the win with two perfect innings before fanning two.
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Spurs reach Western final as Robinson sparks win
San Antonio defeats Los Angeles 100-88 to clinch the series 4-2 behind 31 points 15 rebounds from David Robinson including a 12 point fourth quarter run. The Spurs, 62-20 in the regular season, advance to face Houston or Phoenix.
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Rockets Even Series With 116 103 Victory Over Suns
Hakeem Uiajuwon scored 30 as Houston toppled Phoenix 116-103 to tie the Western Conference semifinal at 3 3. Rockets hit five straight fourth quarter 3s and carried momentum from a late third quarter run to close out the Suns.
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