Yankees Clinch AL East With 19-2 Opener Victory
The Yankees clinched their first AL East title since 1962 with a 19-2 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader in New York. They completed the sweep 6-2 as David Cone earned the win and Tino Martinez belted a three run homer.
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Orioles rally past Red Sox to boost wild-card hopes
The Orioles beat Boston in Boston as New York had already claimed the AL East. Mark Parent hit a three run homer in the ninth after Eddie Murray walked and B J Surhoff singled, giving Baltimore a 14 13 lead. Baltimore now leads the wild-card race by 1 game over Seattle with four games left.
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Mariners snap skid with big offense in Anaheim
Dave Hollins collected four hits and four RBIs as Seattle halted a three game slide in Anaheim. Alex Rodriguez broke a 2-2 tie with a seventh inning double and Dan Wilson hit a three run homer in a six run ninth as the Mariners pulled within 2 1 of Texas and 1 1 back of Baltimore in the wild card race. Seattle travels to Oakland for a four game series while Texas hosts California, with a possible makeup game at Cleveland if needed. Rookie Julio Mosquera had four hits and two RBIs for Toronto in its win at Detroit ending the Tigers 14th straight home defeat. Kevin Appier worked six innings as Kansas City edged closer to playoff elimination of Chicago.
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Dodgers win to pull even for playoff spot
Dodgers rally from 5-0 down to beat the Giants 7-5 in a come from behind victory. Eric Karros hit a 34th homer in the eighth to break a 5 5 tie and push Los Angeles toward a wild card berth.
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Morris extends hitting streak to 25 games in Cincinnati
Keieth Braves 0 Kevin Brown pitched seven shutout innings in Miami lowering his ERA to 1.89 the best in the majors. One day after the Astros were eliminated from playoff contention Houston erased a 4 0 deficit and halted a nine game skid on Mike Sims RBI single in Houston Rockies Padres in San Diego could not keep the ball in the park for the second straight night against Colorado and fell further from first place Los Angeles in the NL West
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Indians Rally Over Twins as Nagy Hurls Strong Sinker Night
Cleveland's Rick Nagy held Minnesota to few runs before the bullpen faltered late. Brian Giles went 3-for-3 with a double and three two run hits from Manny Ramirez and Omar Vizquel fueled a three run fourth. The Indians won 6 3 and finish the home schedule with Kan sas City on the horizon.
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National League Standings and Friday Schedule
Friday games feature Pittsburgh with Loiselle and Cordova visiting Chago with Castile and Bullinger. Atlanta vs Montreal. Philadelphia at New York. Cincinnati at St Louis. Florida at Houston. San Francisco at Colorado. San Diego at Los Angeles. Time stamps and pitcher records listed for each matchup.
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