MLB note streaks and slumps dominate weekly baseball wrap
Mark Portugal of the San Francisco Giants has 14 straight decisions won. Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins extends to a career high 21 game hitting streak. Todd Zeile of the St Louis Cardinals struggles 1 for 20 with runners in scoring position. Jet Kent of the New York Mets hits six homers in six games and drives in 13. The Braves tie franchise mark with 10 straight road wins. Barry Bonds has six homers this season after a big April. Jack Mortis is 0-5 in seven starts against Kansas City after going 14-13 against the Royals. Marvin Freeman returns from long relief stint to start for Colorado. Kansas City completes a three game sweep of Cleveland, first since 1973. Geronimo Pena homers from both sides in a 5-0 Cards win. Frank Castilla and Jose Guzman update on health as Cubs rotate arms in early-season drills.
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New Sox outfielder has fun as White Sox top Red Sox
Darrin Jackson homered and made key plays as Chicago beat Boston 7-4 at Fenway Park. He also reached on an error and robbed a would be homer while Jackson and Frank Thomas each homered solo in the fourth. Lance Johnson drove in two runs with RBI singles. Bernie Williams started a four run eighth with a sacrifice fly.
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Braves Extend Dominant Road Streak With Win Over Cubs
The Atlanta Braves earned a 4-2 road victory in Chicago to push their unbeaten stretch to 10 away games. John Smoltz struck out eight over seven innings for the win, with Greg McMichael securing the save.
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Indians Notebook Belle Baerga warming up
The Cleveland Indians saw Carlos Baerga and Albert Belle heating up after a 83 loss to Kansas City. Baerga hit his first extra base of the season a seventh inning double while Belle drove in all three runs including his first homer of the year.
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Plunk Struggles With Inconsistency on Mound
April scoring shows Plunk 1 0 with a 7.36 ERA across four games. He has walked four and pitched in limited innings. Hargrove said he is concerned about Plunk due to inconsistency in the strike zone.
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Farr Debuts Since Monday, Scores Scoreless Ninth
Steve Farr, pitching for the first time since last Monday, threw a scoreless ninth inning Sunday. He remains troubled by a sore right elbow, the former surgery in October.
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National League Standings and Tonight's Games
Los Angeles Martinez 0 2 faces Philadelphia Rivera 1 0 at 7 35 p m St Louis Satalite 1 0 visits Atlanta Avery 0 0 at 7 40 p m Florida Hammond 1 1 at Colorado Harris 0 1 9 05 p m New York Hilman 0 1 at San Diego Worrel 0 1 10 05 p m Montreal Martinez 0 1 at San Francisco Hickerson 0 1 10 05 p m Only games scheduled
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