American League Standings Update and Tonight's Schedule
In Major League action the Depot team faces Bakore at 4:35 p.m. while Texas visits Toronto at 7:35 p.m. Pavik leads Texas at 15-7 and Henigen tops Toronto at 17-8, with no other games on the slate.
NL Leaders Batting and Runs Reflect Electric Season
The league listings show Piazza Los Angeles at 345 with Grace Chicago 355 and Burke Colorado 330 leading NL batting. Burkes Colorado 127 runs and Finley San Diego 113 pace the NL in runs with several players from Colorado and Florida posting high averages.
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Sprague Lifts Jays End Yankee Lead In 4-2 Toronto Win
Ed Sprague homered twice off Andy Pettitte accounting for all Toronto runs as the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 4-2 halving New York’s AL East lead to three games. Sprague hit a three run shot in the fourth after a solo in the second, ending Pettitte’s day.
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Hundley ties record in win over Braves
Todd Hundley hit his 40th homer to tie Roy Campanella for most by a catcher and sparked the Mets to a 6-2 win over the Braves. His 419 foot shot came in the seventh off Joe Borowski, matching Campanella’s 1953 mark with the Dodgers. Hundley also set a Mets single season record, surpassing Darryl Strawberry’s marks.
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Sheffield HR Breaks MLB Home Run Record in 1996
Gary Sheffield of the Florida Marlins hit the 4 459th major league home run, breaking the 1987 record. He homered in the 11th inning against Pedro Martinez of Montreal as Piazza of the Dodgers tied the mark moments earlier with his 4 458th homer.
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