Ripken Leads Orioles Past Angels 5-4 In 10 Inning Comeback
Cal Ripken collected three hits and delivered a decisive sacrifice fly in the 10th as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels 5-4. Ripken, 2,099th straight game, also helped spark a 3-0 Orioles lead before the Angels rallied, and Jesse Orosco earned the win with Doug Jones securing the save.
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Olajuwon fuels Rockets past Spurs in road win
Hakeem Olajuwon scores 42 as Houston dominates 111-90 at Alamodome to take a 3-1 series lead. Sam Cassell adds 30 with 12 assists while Robert Horry posts 14 points and 13 rebounds. Spurs suffer fourth straight home loss in West finals.
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Keys win 4th in last 6 games
The Frederick Keys beat Winston-Salem 4 2 at Harry Grove Stadium in front of 1 731 fans. Patrick Roger manager Mike O Berry praised the morning workout as players prepared through running and fundamentals. Rogers pitched 5 2 innings with two runs allowed while Lemp earned his sixth save. Tommy Davis hit a solo shot and Harry Berrios added a seventh inning homer to put Frederick ahead 3 2.
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Garcia rebounds after injury to join Frederick Keys
Jesse Garcia, a 24 year old second baseman, missed all of 1994 with a serious rib injury and pneumonia, underwent surgery, and spent months recovering in Robstown Texas. He returned to health by February and, against expectations, skipped Bluefield to join the Frederick Keys in spring training. His defense earned him the spot over a lower level assignment.
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Whitaker's two run double sinks Blue Jays rally
Detroit Tigers rally with a three run eighth led by a two run double from Lou Whitaker to beat Toronto 6 6. Frankly Stubbs provided the insurance with a two out double after Danny Cox surrendered the tying rally. Felipe Lira earned his first major league win and Mike Henneman notched his fifth save in a 6 6 decision.
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Reds extend win streak with 8th straight victory
Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 as Pete Schourek allowed four hits over 8 1 3 innings. The win marks the Reds longest streak this season at eight and moves them to 18 of 21 overall and 5-0 on the road trip.
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Ivanisevic ousted in first round at French Open
Goran Ivanisevic, the fourth seed, suffered a straight set upset at Roland Garros. Swedish qualifier Mikael Tillstrom, ranked 142, defeated him 7 5 6 3 6 4 on a rainy Paris day as Ivanisevic raged this was the worst loss of his life.
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Schaller rallies at French Open as darkness suspends clash
Austrian clay specialist Gilbert Schaller led 3 1 in the third before darkness halted the match at 9 pm after taking the second set 6 4. Other top players advanced with ease including Sergi Bruguera Michael Chang Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg. Women’s favorites Martinez and Pierce won, while Zvereva and Fernandez fell to qualifiers. German qualifier Arrens was tossed after striking a line judge with a racket during a match with Brett Steven after prior warnings.
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