Mussina Near Perfect, Orioles Beat Tigers 4-0
Mike Mussina retires 23 straight, loses perfect game with two outs in eighth. He finishes a two-hitter as Baltimore tops Detroit 4-0, improving to 10-5. Mussina reflects on near perfection, praising his teammates and noting the win.
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Sidney Ponson
Strawberry pinch slam caps Yankee ninth in sweep
Darryl Strawberry delivered a tying pinch homer and then a grand slam as the Yankees exploded for nine runs in the ninth to beat Oakland and sweep the doubleheader. He tied a major league record with two pinch homers this season as New York improved to 80-28 with a long 120-42 pace.
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Stottlemyre shines in Rangers debut as Delgado homers three times
In Arlington Todd Stottlemyre wins his Texas debut with eight strikeouts in five innings, supporting Carlos Delgado's three homers for Toronto who still fall short. Lee Stevens drives in three for Texas in the win. In Anaheim Gary DiSarcina delivers the tiebreaking RBI in the eighth as the Indians lose their fifth straight, Manny Ramirez homers twice and drives in four. Boston rides a two-hitter and John Valentin RBI to beat Cleveland in a seventh inning scoreless tie breaker.
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Stottlemyre
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Lee Stevens
Anaheim
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Cleveland
Manny Ramirez
Indians
Searrier
Steve Avery
John Valentin
RBI
Boston
ChicaGo
Mickey Morandini
Kevin Tapani
Tapani
Rod Beck
Expos
Dodgers
Montreal
Chris Widger
American League Today Schedules Big League Games
The schedule lists multiple games for today and Thursday across the American League and National League. Key matchups include Detroit at Baltimore, Cleveland at Anaheim, Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, Kansas City at Minnesota, Toronto at Texas, and New York Yankees at Oakland, with start times from 2:05 p.m. to 9:35 p.m. for today, plus a Thursday slate featuring Cleveland, Seattle, Boston, Houston, Arizona, Colorado, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Philadelphia, San Diego, and more across various home parks.
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Ortiz
Selig resigns Brewers' top post to daughter
Milwaukee AP Bud Selig resigns as Brewers president and CEO, passing control to his daughter Wendy Selig-Prieb, 38. He notes his passion for the game while transferring ownership into a voting trust after being elected baseball's ninth commissioner.
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Selig
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Prentice group gains KC banker backing for Royals bid
Kansas City banker R Crosby Kemper Jr joins New York lawyer Miles Prentice in a bid to buy the Kansas City Royals. Kemper pledged up to 3 million, urged by his son, boosting local credibility while other bids come from George Brett and Lamar Hunt factions. Kemper Arena memory noted.
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Kansas City
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Prentice
Royals
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Lamar Hunt
Kansas City Chiefs
Kempers
Crosby Kemper Sr
Morris Stars as Cardinals Top Brewers in Milwaukee Duel
A pitching duel at County Stadium ended 2-1 as Matt Morris (3-1) held off Scott Karl and helped St. Louis win away from home for the first time since 1982. Mark McGwire went 1-for-2 with two walks and a double, while Morris logged his first complete game of the year and 131st pitch.
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Morris
Scott Karl
Bobby Hughes
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Tony la Russa
Mortis
Astros top Marlins 9 to 5 in Alou two run double
Moises Alou opened scoring for Houston with a two run double off Livan Hernandez. Hernandez allowed eight hits and seven runs in six and two thirds innings, his worst start since April 20. Greg Vaughn hit his 39th homer for San Diego in a win over Philadelphia, extending their skid to six.
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Robert Machado
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Belle
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Atlanta
Andruw Jones
John Smoltz
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Scott Sullivan
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Houston
Moises Alou
Livan Hernandez
Hernandez
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Greg Vaughn
San Diego
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