ONeill Rally, Padres Misplays Stir Game 2 Collapse
In Game 2, the Yankees beat the Padres 9 3 as a Caminiti error ignited a first inning three-run surge. O Neill’s spectacular catch and several Padres miscues fueled an eight run margin, leaving San Diego down two games in the series.
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El Duque's silent World Series rise from Cuba to Yankee Stadium
Orland Hernandez known as El Duque overcame a perilous escape from Cuba to reach the majors and the World Series with the Yankees. He delivered seven shutout innings in the ALCS and, despite nerves at home with his wife Noris Bosch, celebrated a championship run while his brother Livan Hernandez has his own star path.
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Williams and Martinez Spark Yankees in World Series Showdown
New York veteran duo Bernie Williams and Tino Martinez delivered in Game 2 of the World Series as Williams homered for two runs and Martinez collected three singles. Manager Joe Torre tempered the mood with melancholy as Williams faces free agency and Martinez rumors of a trade swirl amid postseason pressures.
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Padres face sick bay as three starters fall ill
Kevin Brown, Andy Ashby, and Sterling Hitchcock joined by other Padres players as illness spreads through the team. Bochy outlined plans for Game 3 in San Diego with Hitchcock likely to start unless conditions worsen, while Brown remains a candidate for Game 4 amid fever and sinus infection.
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Padres in NL title race with injuries and pinch-hit record
Vaughn drove in three runs on two homers in San Diego's 96 loss to the Yankees. Brown may start Wednesday on three days rest after relief work in Game 5 against Atlanta. Bochy noted a fever and a shin injury from a line drive in the opener. The Padres tied a World Series record with three pinch-hits in the eighth, as Oakland did in 1972, while Mike Sweeney delivered an RBI single to equalize. Roger Maris’s six children received a standing ovation after Sammy Sosa threw out the first pitch.
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