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Show The Salt Lake Tribune BASEBALL Sunday, April 7, 2002 . Expos Walk Past Bumbling Reds some10GuammL a as We ASSOCIATED ‘TED PRESS +o Jason Giambi s telephone rang anc Big Mac was on the ine ‘God, wil you relax out there,” Mark McGwire tot him. “Don't bury your ‘ime to catch Padres starter Kevin Se — sot Youre too good hier.” CINCINNATI — The ‘#Scomigintom tied Montreal Expos don't even Dodgers 8, Rockies 2: Kazuhise have to swing to score runs Shi spartied in his major league in Cinergy Field. The bum- 9204, and Bran Jordan hit a grand a — © = Pet = Gams, off to & strugging start wit the New York Yankees. got tele phone cal Friday night from fis former Oaklanc teammate and talked about ft after Saturday's 3-0 wn over Tampa Bay. McGwire in his fist season of rtirement, watched Grambi go O-or-5 mn Fredy home opener. He thought Giamb was pressing St Louis,” ‘i Giambi “He said he did the same thing when he first went to m0 2 2 3 na ‘oe — = Giambi concentrated on ‘Saturday. On the cold aftemoon, he was See eee : Ganda tity | didn't fee! so much like @ deer in headlights,” he said ica bling Cincinnati Reds will @mtolead Los Angeles at home Tomo Ohka gave mily a =p ee ee men innings, and the Expos took of another advan' stick Corinhatag they beat the Reds 52 moored ie Expos sent nine batters to the plate and scored four runsin the sixth with only one hit — an infield single. Montreal got four so - 'shii alowed two hits and struck out 10 in 54 scoreless m2 Jordan hit his fifth career stam off ‘lever Todd Jones, capping @ sotun seventh inning for the Dodgers. It was Jordan's first home run since jeiming Los Angeles in @ Jan 15 a . Atianta. a Pirates 6, Cubs 1: Josh Fogg pitched seven shutout innings in his first major league start, end visiting made a_ Pittsburgh rolled to its fourth win in 15-day disabled list with a stramed muscle in his let side: pivotal error. It was reminiscentof the series opener Friday, when the Reds made three errors Tom Uhiman/The Associated Press Umpire Dana DeMuth, center, calls out Montreal's patient,” said second base- man Jose Vidro, who forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk. “Guys are taking advantage of the little mistakes, the extra outs. That's been the game both days.” Ohka gave up one walk and Juan Encarnacion’s solo homer in the fifth before leaving for a pinch- hitter during the Expos’ four-run sixth. Cincinnati's Luis Pineda walked thefirst two batters in the inning and went to a 2 count on pinch-hitter Mike Mordecaibefore manager Bob Boone decided he'd seen enough. “J just couldn't throw strikes today,” said Pineda, who was ejected from a game Wednesday night after hitting two Cubs in one inning. “My hand was so cold,T couldn't feel my Scott Sullivan relieved and completed the walk to Mordecai. One out later, Sullivan walked Vidro to force in a run, and Aaron Boone dropped Guerrero’s Viadimir potential double-play ‘eeciiiten to “a in another. Cabrera had an RBI infil Mets 11, Atlanta 2: New York scored nine runs in the ninth inning — eight off closer John Smoltz — to ‘beat Atlanta at Tumer Field. The Mets won despite losing AllStarcatcher Mike Piazza to a bruised knee in the sixth inning. Piazza’s replacement, Vance Wilson, hit 2 Michael Barrett, right, at home after Cincinnati catcher Jason LaRue,left, stepped on the plate for theforce in the sixth inning at Cinergy Field. San ninth, Roger Cedeno drove in the go- ahead run in the ninth, and Rey Ordonez's had a three-run double in the inning — the Mets’ biggest since a 10-run outburst in an 11-8 win over the Braves on June 30, 2000. David Weathers pitched a scoie- NEWSWORTHY Steve Finley and Tony Womack homered for Arizona. Cardinals 8, Astros 4: Albert Pujols hit his first homer of the sea- ‘son and drove in three runs to lead visiting St. Louis over Houston. Matt Morris gave up two uneamed uns in six innings as he ended a Nome PDA ———— aaa 7 Jey Meas: Tac, leecami Expos 5, Reds 2 MONTREAL oncemat ela LOOKING AHEAD Robb Quinian curledhis first home run of the season around the left-field foul in seven innings for Arizona. He gave up six hits and two walks and struck out seven. — The Associated Press pole, a two-run shotoff John Snyder. a former White Sox and Brewers righthander. Gary Johnson aisodrove in & run with @ ground out, and Keith Johnson added a long home run in the seventh... When Mickey Callaway tired, Scot Shields took over andallowed one run — a homerto Kevin Eberwein — in two ining, and Fh Kaley and Bar Madichche an ring apace, Mach, who gavel 27games forthe Singers! seas, notched is feof 2002 Wi Brendan Donnelly and Ciay Belinger called up to Anaheim, the Stingers replen ished hebulpn Saturday by romoinglet-tanded reve def Hundleyrom Double-A Arkansas. Hundley, who has notpitched this season, was 2. ‘Travelers last year. His only other Triple-Astint came two years ago, on— pitched twice for Edmonton, going 0-2... Bellinger spot will probably not be filed, Stingers manager Mike Brumley said. infielder Larry Bamesis recovering froma muscle strain in his fib cage, leaving Sat! Lake with only 171 position play: ers, Randy Johnson beat Miwaukee for the 13th straight time, striking out 12 Marlins 7, Phillies 3 FLORDA PA Minnesota Twins, Probable starting pitchers Today: Portiand (Junior Hemdon, 0-0) at Salt Lake (Elvin Nina, 0-0), 2 p.m (KFNZ-AM 1320) ‘Monday: Okiahoma (TBA) at Salt Lake (Matt Wise, 0-0), 6:30 pm. (KJQSAM 1290) ‘uesday: Okiahoma (Rob Bell, 1-0) at Salt Lake (John Lackey, 1-0), 6:30 pm. ital AM 1230) yy: Oklahoma (Mario Ramos, 0-1) at Salt Lake (Jason Stephens, 04),‘aon TemKOS 1230) less eighth for the victory. Diamondbacks two-game losing streak to the Astros. The Toronto Biue Jays purchased the contract of right-hander Brian Cooper from Triple-A Syracuse Cooperwill start today's game against the (Tlverg 0-1) at San Francisco at Los Angeles (L-Hemandez 1-0), 2:05 p.m. Colorado (Hampton. 0-1) (Brown 0-1), 210.pm, Mets 11, Atlanta 2 = YORK two-run double off Smoltz in the 1 The Minnesota Twins placed second baseman Luis Rivas and outfielderBrian Buchanan on the 15-day disabled list. I The Texas Rangers placed iett-hander Rich Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Kevin Mench from Triple-A Oklahoma to replace him. (Ueber 0-0), 1220p.m ‘St Louis (Kile 0-0) at Houston (Miler 0-1) 12pm. be Montreal's 8-7 win. “We've been able to be The Marlins, who squandered a foday's Games NY. Mets (eter 4-0) at Atarta (Moss 0-0). 1105am (Varquez 0-0) at Chonnat {Hamitton 0-0). 11:15am. 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Snow's sixthinning single as San Francisco Giants won theirfifth straight game, beating San Diego at Pac Bell Park. Bonds, who hit a record 73 home 010 01 12-8 Houston ca Past) Reems (1) Mana (DPS. Los 2 LOB-S: Lows 1! Houston 10. 28(2) Drew a, Dh oaBe) Meee 1) HR--Pus 1) (2) Maer 1) $F— Pugs, Cate &R BB $0 Tuns fast season, went O-for-2 with two walks after hiting five homers in the first four games to lie Lou Brock’s pace in 1967. Aaron Fultz eamed the win in relief for the Giants, who remain the Portland Shyer. 6 Kershner Shel Pearson Mayers Salt Linke Cakaway W140 Shuetss Katey 56 3314 00000 1 10 014 0 211400 oo002 40047 2H 9 5 HB 1000014 1 00 only undefeated team in the majors. Robb Nen eamed his second save. With the bases loaded and no outs in the third inning, Ryan Klesko popped up to shallow left, where ‘Bonds sprinted before making @ dazling sliding catch. Without missing 2 beat, Bonds jumped up and hurled the ball to catcher Benito Santiago in Teerpcre2taneste2 WP—Becar. 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