Griffey seeks strong finish with go ahead homer
Ken Griffey Jr. delivered a three run shot in the eighth to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 6 5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles as Seattle, 12 games under .500 with 22 to play, eyes finishing strong and spoiling rivals. Griffey aimed to finish the season with pride and help his team rebound from a disappointing campaign.
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Today’s MLB schedule with 10 games listed
Scheduled games include Cleveland at Detroit at 12 05 p m Boston at Taranto at 12 05 p m New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox at 1 05 p m Tampa Bay at Oakland at 3 05 p m Kansas City at Anaheim at 7 05 p m Minnesota at Texas at 7 05 p m Baltimore at Seattle at 8 05 p m Monday Cleveland at Toronto Minnesota at Texas Detroit at Chicago White Sox New York Yankees at Boston Baltimore at Seattle Only games scheduled
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A dense listing shows several NL and interleague matchups with pitchers and start times. Games include Montreal at Florida, Cubs at Pittsburgh, Atlanta at Mets, Philadelphia at Milwaukee, San Diego at Colorado, Cincinnati at St. Louis, Houston at Arizona, and San Francisco at Los Angeles with varying afternoon and evening starts. Additional duplicate entries repeat matchups and times across the day.
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Man snagged McGwire's 60th homer after security lapse
Deni Allen, 22, a St Louis Rams PR worker, slipped past guards to reach the left-field area and secured Mark McGwire's 60th homer ball. He kept the ball after punching and kicking, then traded it to McGwire. Cardinals rewarded him with batting practice access and 1999 season tickets plus bats and caps.
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Fox to televise Cardinals game amid McGwire milestone
Fox Sports will air today's Cardinals game as Mark McGwire stands one homer from Roger Maris. McGwire tied Babe Ruth for second most homers in a season with his 60th on Saturday, granting national TV for the 3 p.m. matchup while the rest of the country screens the Arizona-Dallas game. Chicago signs Merced recall Mieske to Iowa roster.
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Cards honor Musial with statue outside Busch Stadium
Los Angeles and St. Louis sports brief notes cover Barry Bonds ending a base-run streak at 15 and a Saturday tribute to Stan Musial. The Cardinals unveiled a small bronze statue near Busch Stadium while planning to sit alongside the existing large Musial statue from 1969. Jack Buck quips about dual statues.
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Sosa and Cubs edge Pirates as race tightens
Sammy Sosa hit his 58th homer to back the Cubs 5-4 over the Pirates as McGwire nears 60. Sosa and McGwire push each other in the chase, with Sosa going 2-for-5 and K’s tally climbing to 142. Cubs extend win streak to six while staying ahead in the NL wild card race.
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Mets 5 Braves 4 late homer lifts New York
Tony Phillips hit a two run homer in the eighth inning off Rudy Seanez to erase a 4 3 deficit for the Mets over the Braves. Earlier Phillips mishandled Colbrunn’s fly, leading to two Braves runs in the sixth.
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