Belle and Indians Dominate Rangers Despite Corked-Bat Case
Albert Belle homered as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers 12-3, despite a 10 day suspension for using a corked bat. Paul Sorrento hit two homers with five RBIs, Jim Thome and Wayne Kirby also went deep, lifting Cleveland to 25-5 in its past 30 Jacobs Field games. ManagersHargrove and Kennedy commented on Belles focus and the pitchers performance.
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Molitor lifts Twins past road woes in eighth rally
Paul Molitor tripled for the go ahead run in the eighth as Minnesota avoided another road defeat. Tony Castillo earned the win with two scoreless innings while Kevin Tapani took the loss. Julio Franco collected four hits and three RBIs as Chicago White Sox piled 17 hits in a 6 1 victory.
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Indians Implicate Sox in Corked Bat Caper
Cleveland Indians admit to breaking into the umpires room to swap Belle's corked bat with a legal model during Fridays game with the White Sox. The league later found cork in Belle's bat, leading to a 10 day suspension awaiting appeal.
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Ceiling tiles force first Kingdome postponement in history
In Seattle the Orioles Mariners game was halted when four 32 by 48 inch wood fiber tiles weighing about 15 pounds fell 180 feet from the roof into the stands. No injuries were reported and the game was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader once roofing safety could be assured by officials.
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Baseball briefs Hamelin suspended for charging mound
New York AP reports Royals infielder Bob Hamelin was suspended five games for charging Detroit pitcher Greg Cadaret and starting a brawl on July 15. Chicago catcher Ron Karkovice and Detroit infielder Tony Phillips received three game suspensions for making physical contact with umpires. all appealed the rulings.
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Dykstra stars in rehab game for Scranton Wilkes-Barre
Lenny Dykstra tripled and scored in his first rehabilitation appearance with the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Red Barons in a 6-5 11 inning win over Ottawa. It was his first game since an appendectomy on June 22.
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