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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1998
Page
2
Baseball summary notes Roger Clemens securing his 19th win of the off season. Prep football prognosticators are discussed elsewhere. Bay performs better than expected in cross country standings.
Sammy Sosa slugged a grand slam in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie and drive in all six Cubs runs in a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres. The performance, paired with a bases-loaded double in the seventh, put Chicago within a half game of the NL wild-card lead as Sosa and Mark McGwire each chase the season’s home run mark.
Avon Lake edges Westlake 1-0 as Matt Packard finishes from a Johnson feed, lifting the Shoremen to 6-0-1 overall and 30 in the Southwestern Conference. Packard praised the team’s finishing and defense led by Johnson, Jones, Perry, Herbert and Miller.
Jim Thome returned from a broken right hand and rehab stints with Akron and Buffalo to rejoin the Cleveland lineup. In his first at bat back, he launched a 402 foot homer off Bob Tewksbury, driving in a key 8-6 win as the Indians showed he stills sparks.
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins 8-6 at Jacobs Field to seal a fourth consecutive American League Central Division championship. Manny Ramirez hit two homers, Jim Thome returned with a homer, and Richie Sexson added the third, tying an MLB record with four straight at bats homers. Ramirez drove in four runs in a 2-for-4 night as Cleveland opened a 5-0 lead and held on before 43,277 fans.
Ohio radio coverage from WEOL 930 AM and WTAM 1100 AM previews a Twins vs Indians matchup. Hosts discuss lineups, pitching matchups, and game expectations with fan-driven insights.
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