Baseball Notebook trivia and weekly notes roundup
Ken Griffey and Mark McGwire near sixth 40 homer seasons with four players who did 40 six or more times. Box Score Line Of The Week highlights Tom Glavine’s rough Brewers start. Ivy Lover Of The Week celebrates Kevin Millar’s ninth inning inside park home run. Grand Slammer Of The Week features Omar Vizquel’s ninth inning slam. Shin Guarder Of The Week notes Jolbert Cabrera’s catcher gear moment. Draft notes show few premier position players. Dodgers’ ERA woes persist after firing pitching coach Charlie Hough. Tigers trade for five hit Polonia. umpire rule enforcement and promotions noted. Trivia answer: Babe Ruth Hank Aaron Willie Mays Harmon Killebrew.
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Lawrence native lifts Rangers to sixth straight win
Lee Stevens drove in the go ahead run with a single in the eighth as the Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins 3 2 for their sixth straight win and seventh win this season against Minnesota. Jeff Zimmerman earned the win and John Wetteland notched the save.
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Tuesday Baseball Schedule Exchanges and Matchups
Anaheim schedules show Belcher Baltimore Pon Moyer on May 4 with 7 0 score. Detroit visits Boston and Baltimore goes to Seattle while National League games list Cincinnati at New York at 12 a.m. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh 12 35 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee 1 05 p.m. St Louis at Florida 3 05 p.m. Arizona at Montreal 6 05 p.m. San Francisco at Philadelphia 6 05 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta 6 45 p.m. Later Tuesday games include Arizona at Montreal 6 05 p.m. St Louis at Florida 6 05 p.m. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh 6 05 p.m. San Francisco at Philadelphia 6 35 p.m. Cincinnati at New York 6 40 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta 6 40 p.m. San Diego at Chicago 7 05 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee 7 05 p.m.
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Big Unit dominates Mets as Diamondbacks roll
Randy Johnson spun eight innings of one run ball and added two hits with an RBI to pace the Diamondbacks 10-1 victory over the Mets. Steve Finley boosted the onslaught with two homers and a 4-for-5 day as Arizona completed a sweep and opened a 2 1/2 game lead in the NL West.
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