Giants Rally Five-Run Eighth To Top Expos 9-6
San Francisco erased a 6-4 deficit in the eighth inning as Tom Lampkin led the comeback with a bases loaded walk driving in the go ahead run. Robby Thompson and Matt Williams contributed key hits, and Shawon Dunston added an infield single to tie the game. Rod Beck earned the save in relief.
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Lankford drives in go ahead run in Cardinals win
Wee Ray Lankford drove in the go ahead run for St. Louis. Osborne earned his second complete game, fanning five and walking one, in a season marked by only his seventh win in 26 games. Drabek allowed three earned runs on nine hits across 623 innings with eight strikeouts.
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Mets Dominate Dodgers 7 1 as Ricostogna Drives Four RBIs
Mets top Dodgers 7 1 with Ricostogna driving in four runs including a homer. Bobby Jones improved to 4-1, completing his first CG since last Sept. 8. Candiotti struggled, allowing six runs on 11 hits over 6 1 8 innings, while Grogan added key RBI singles and a seventh inning homer. Donovan Osborne earned his first complete game in nearly three years.
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Braves Rally Lifts Braves Despite Slow Start
Braves Jones started with a single in his first league at bat and went 0 for 9 before a big night Monday. He grabbed the home run ball and plans to send it to Las Vegas for his family. McGriff and Jethhauser homered as Atlanta improved to 28-16, with Steve Avery (5-3) beating the Cubs for the first time since 1998. Frank Castillo allowed eight runs and seven hits.
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Marlins Top Reds 5 3 As Grebeck Drives In Two
Florida beat Cincinnati 5 3 to halt slump as Craig Grebeck drove in two with a sacrifice fly and a single. Pat Rapp improved to 3 4, while Dave Burba dropped to 0 5 in nine starts. Robb Nen earned the save, and Cincinnati suffered its sixth straight loss.
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Orioles Rout Angels 13-1 Behind Homers
Roberto Alomar and Bobby Bonilla led Baltimore with four RBIs each as the Orioles pounded out 17 hits, including three by Luis Polonia and two by Alomar, to rout the Angels 13-1. David Wells pitched seven innings for his first win in five starts, and Brady Anderson also homered.
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Brewers sweep Twins as Bones shines in seven innings
Ricky Bones allowed one earned run over seven plus innings and Chuck Carr drove in two runs and scored another to complete a four game sweep. The Brewers extended their winning streak to five while the Twins dropped their fourth in a row and their 12th in 16 games. Bones improved to 3-6 and earned his sixth straight win over Minnesota after a rough start last week against Chicago.
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Red Sox Rout A’s as Cordero Clears Bases and Canseco Hits Twice
Red Sox pounded Oakland 16 to 4 with Wil Cordero clearing the bases via a double in a seven-run third inning. Jose Canseco hit two two-run homers, Mo Vaughan tied Crevelina’s Albert Belle for the league lead with his 17th, and Bill Haselman added a solo shot in his four-for, two-hit game. Boston totaled nine extra-base hits in a strong 2-hit attack, winning a fifth of six. Oakland dropped to five losses in six games.
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Royals halt Jays skid as Haney earns third straight win
Chris Haney improved to 3-4 with six and a third innings of four earned runs allowed on seven hits. Kansas City snapped a six of eight skid by beating Toronto 5-4 after Joe Carter doubled and Ed Sprague homered in the ninth. Jeff Montgomery recorded the final two outs for his 11th save.
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Seattle Walks Away From Home 2-0 Lead
Seattle held off Utah 91-87 to take a 2-0 series edge in the Western Conference finals. Detlef Schrempf made two late free throws with 1.6 seconds left. Karl Malone led Utah in the third, Gary Payton anchored Seattle in the fourth, and Shawn Kemp provided the go ahead basket despite early foul trouble. Game 3 is Friday in Salt Lake City.
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Kemp seals Seattle win with late interception and free throws
Kemp scored the decisive points as Seattle clung to an 89-87 lead with 38.8 seconds left. John Stockton’s risky cross-court pass was picked off by Kemp, and the Jazz opted not to foul, forcing Schrempf to the line for two final free throws after missing a late shot.
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Fragmentary scoreboard note from Rocky Coon contact info
Incomplete OCR shows a scoreboard fragment mentioning Mona at 24 and a time around 338 am plus a contact for Rocky Coon at 44 1655 for more information.
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USC Aiken players named to all region baseball team
Three USC Aiken players earned NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region honors with Israel Hollister and Matt Johnson on the first team and Deano Truesdale on the second. Hollister batted .340 and Johnson posted a 2.89 ERA. Truesdale hit .342. The report also covers prominent results from local junior tennis events and the South Carolina Senior Sports Classic, including multiple Aiken competitors and event winners.
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GreenJackets Clinic On Tap At Gregg Park
The GreenJackets will host a baseball clinic Saturday at Gregg Park Civic Center in Graniteville. It runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with a 5 to 8 p.m. slot at Gregg Park. Fee is 20 dollars. For details call 642 2436.
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