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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1996
Page
8
Dwight Gooden recovered from a rough start to beat Detroit 10 3 for his first win in nearly two years and first AL victory since June 19 1994. The right hander allowed three runs in the first inning, then retired 22 straight as boos turned to cheers. He walked two and struck out eight in eight innings.
Bobby Witt earned his 100th win in seven plus innings as Texas cruised to a 4-2 victory over Toronto. Witt struck out nine, walked one and improved the Rangers to 11-0 at home versus the AL East. A six-run fifth highlighted by Robin Ventura’s three-run homer lifted Chicago past Baltimore.
Charles Nagy limited Oakland to seven hits over eight innings and Albert Belle belted a three run homer during a five run fifth. Cleveland built a 7-0 lead and held on to defeat the A's 7 to 0 for a split of the series. Nagy improved to 5-1 on the season with strong eight inning effort.
Today's slate features 11 MLB games with pitchers and matchups including Boston at Milwaukee Detroit at New York Baltimore at Chicago Toronto at Texas Kansas City at California and more. Friday's games highlight Boston Toronto New York Chicago Detroit Texas Cleveland California Minnesota Oakland Kansas City Seattle in the American League and San Francisco St. Louis Colorado Florida San Diego Pittsburgh Houston Montreal Atlanta Philadelphia San Diego Cincinnati Chicago New York Los Angeles St. Louis in the National League.
New York Yankees pitcher David Cone remains hospitalized in Columbia Presbyterian for tests on a very small aneurysm in the front of his right shoulder. If surgery is needed it could sideline him for at least a month or the season, casting doubt on his return this year. The Yankees will only declare plans after test results, while Cone has posted a 4-1 record with a 2.03 ERA and had been slated to pitch Tuesday night before the illness.
Atlanta beat Colorado 5-1 to sweep the series as Blauser, booed by home fans, hit a two-run homer in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth. Glavine allowed four hits in eight innings, while the Rockies continued their struggles against the Braves.
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