Rodriguez Delivers First Expos Payoff With homer
Henry Rodriguez, acquired from the Dodgers, homered in his Montreal debut for two runs, lifting the Expos to a 3 2 victory over the Padres in the eighth inning after being acquired Tuesday.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1995
Page
10
Henry Rodriguez, acquired from the Dodgers, homered in his Montreal debut for two runs, lifting the Expos to a 3 2 victory over the Padres in the eighth inning after being acquired Tuesday.
Pedro Astacio pitched six solid innings to break a winless skid at 13 starts. Tim Wallach, in his fourth game of the season, went 3-for-3 with a homer and a double. Frank Castillo delivered eight innings with three runs on six hits and seven strikeouts. Shawon Dunston scored the go ahead run on Roberto Mejia's ninth inning error as the Mets beat the Cubs in New York.
Cincinnati completed a three game sweep of Houston behind Hal Morris who returned from a hamstring injury with a four for four night including a two run homer. The Reds extended their lead in the NL Central as Morris ended an 0 for 15 slump.
Greg Jefferies drove in the go ahead run with a slow eighth inning grounder scoring Dave Gallagher from third. Gallagher, 3-for-3 leadoff for the injured Len Dykstra, moved to third on a Trever Wilson error during a sacrifice bunt. Giants pitcher Wilson took the loss to fall to 2-2.
Gordon won the pole for NASCAR's longest race at Charlotte marking his sixth pole in 13 events here. The 23 year old, nicknamed The Kid or Wonder Boy, earned 41 000 dollars and a garden tractor, four days after taking 200 000 in the all star race and remains atop a season with five victories in 12 months. Davy Jones failed to impress in Charlotte qualifying, starting 82nd at Indy and eyeing final practice. He slipped to 46th fastest among 48 qualifiers as he weighs Indy 500 and 600 starts.
Eckersley became the sixth reliever in major league history to reach 300 saves as Oakland beat Baltimore 5-3. In Seattle, Blowers drove in a season high as the Mariners routed Boston 15-6. Earlier, Texas and Chicago set a major league record by splitting an 18 inning doubleheader at Comiskey Park with the White Sox winning 10-8 and the Rangers 13-6.
Blowers collected seven RBIs in 51 at bats before a two run homer a three run double and a three run triple matching the club record eight RBIs set by Alvin Davis against Toronto on May 9 1986 California rallied for three runs and four hits in the bottom of the eighth against McDowell after he faced the minimum through seven innings.
Enji Gil capped a seven run third inning with a three run homer to help Texas salvage the split in a marathon doubleheader. The White Sox scored five runs in the late innings to seize energy and finish strong.
Travis Fryman snapped an 11-for-15 slump with four hits including a homer as Detroit piled up season-high 18 hits in a fifth straight win. Jon Nunnally tripled in the go ahead run and stole home, while Wally Joyner and Gary Gaetti homered in the Kan victory at Toronto. Former replacement pitcher Rightnowar earned his first big league win in Milwaukee's win at Cleveland.
Beckersley matched Bruce Sutter for fifth in career saves as Oakland defeated Baltimore 5 to 3. He trails leaders Lee Smith Jeff Reardon Rollie Fingers and Rich Gossage, with Sutter tied for fifth at 310.
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