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Show BASEBALL The Salt Lake Tribune B4 Friday, September6, 2002 AMERICAN A-RodJoins Elite List of Sluggers wi cates Texas shortstop Sth player with back-to-back 50 homerseasons THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 3ALTIMORE On a night in which he joineda prolific list of sluggers, Alex Rodriguez also showedhis skill at bartering Rodriguez hit two home runs to become the first player in the majors to reach 50 this season, and three of his teammat connected as the Texas Rangers’ Alex Rodriguez watcheshis second Iso Texas Rangers cruised past the Baltimore Orioles ‘Thursday Rodriguez, who homerun of 12 hit 52 also leads the major leagues with 124 RBIs. caught it “A ball and a bat. Not bad all,” Rodriguezsaid. “['ll takethat every day.” Rodriguez was even Nick Wass/TheAssociatedPress more pleased with his ac: complishment, although he wistfully wondered how and knocked the Red Sox 7/2 games behind AL wild-card leader Anaheim. The Red Sox trai the Yankees by 9% nice it would have been if in the AL East. the Rangers, last in the AL games Cleveland 11, White Sox 6: At West, were vying for the Chicago, Karim Garcia hit a grand playoffs “I'm proud of 50 home runs in back-to-back ys It’s a thrill,” he said. s kindof bittersweet because you're doing it in a situa tion where the team isn’t excelling and doing great slam and Jim Thome added a two-run homer as Cleveland defeated Chicago Ricardo Rodriquez, making his fourth career start for Cleveland, al lowed four runs and five hits infive innings to eam the win. things. Still, a lot of the LEAGUE: preparation andwork ethic NATIONAL Diamondbacks 8, Giants 5: At pays off.” San Francisco, Curt Schiling yielded Rodriguez homered twice against Jason Johnson, hitting a two-run drive in the first inning and a solo shot in the third. It was his ninth multihomer game of the season and the 29th of his career, He went 1-for-7 in the first two gamesofthe series, but Orioles manager Mike Hargrove knew it was only a matter of timebefore Rod “The land mine is there. Youju it hope you don't step Hatarovesa team: renord is homered in a 23 straight games, two short of the ma Schilling, the major league leader in wins, succeeded in histhird attempt to match his career-best win total of last season. Astros 5, Padres 0, (11): At San Diego, Jeff Bagwell broke a scoreless tie with an RBIsingle in the 11th and Brian Hunter capped Houston's fiverun inning with a bases-loaded triple Houston moved within 4 of first-place St. Louis in the NL Central. The Cardinals were off Thursday. Phillies 4, Expos 1: At Montreal, Bobby Abreu homered twice and tr pled as Philadelphia avoided a four- drovein three overthe sparse and quiet crowd, ansents tickets sold. The actual attendance appeared to be closer to 1,000 IN OTHER GAMES: ‘Angels 10, Devil Rays 1: At St homered twice and tied a career-high with seven RBIs as Anaheim eamed its seventh straight victory. ‘Anderson hit three-run homers in the fith and six innings. 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Quinlan also drovein the Stingers’ final run with a sacrifice fly in 4327 M6 Florida 64 42-29 Philadelphia 4, Montreal 1 New York 4, Florida 1 Houston 5, San Diego 0,(11) Arizona 8, San Francisco 5 Today's Games Florida (Tejera 8-6)atPtsburgh Benson 6), 5:0 pm New York (Leiter 11-11) atPhiladelphia (B Myers 3-3), 5:05 p.m. Montreal (Yoshii 4-7) at Atlanta (Millwood 15-6), 5:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Dessens 7-7) at Mitwaukee (Sheets 9-15) 6:05 p.m. Chicago (Al Benes 1-0) at St. Louis (An Benes 4-4), 6:10 p.m. an Diego (Eaton 0-0)at Colorado (Cook 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Saarloos 6-4) at Los Angeles (Nomo 13-6), 8:10 p.m. ‘Arizona (Batista 7-8) at San Francisco (Rueter 12-7), 8:35 p.m, BASEBALL NOTES OWNERS RATIFY LABOR DEAL Baseball owners approved their new labor contract quickly and over- whelmingly, voting 29-1 Thursday to ratty the deal negotiators struck last weekto averta strike. The New York Yankees, the team that stands to lose the most, voted against the agreement,which ensures labor peace until December 2006. Approval by the executive board of the union is considered certain. Di a ies Oe eee ee ey different views, but at some point you have to come together,” commissioner Bud Selig said after the two-hour meeting,flanked by his chief ne- goliators, Bob DuPuy and Rob ‘The Yankees are considering a lawsuit, and owners must resolve the uncertain status of the Montreal Expos,who could try to move to Washington or another city by next season. Expos president Tony Tavares wants to I The Houston Astros sentinfielder Keith Ginter to the Milwaukee 1 The Philadelphia Phillies purchased the contract of right-hander Jose Santiago. Right-hander Robert Person was moved from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-dayDL. Il New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, out because of a right 0 strain, expects to begin a throwing program in the next couple of ‘iesnpied ? hte we IHt ‘shoulder days, pie bate 11 I The Arizona Diamondbacks activated right-hander Armando Reypres Home, Gry Oar, Ft, Se Fig oso from the disabled list for the first time this season. ‘ey, Second, Past Newert, Thard, Paul Emmet —The Associated Press 1-318 A129 06.3907) HolcombPitches Angels Past Raptors in Game1 ‘THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE, Paul Fraughton/TheSalt Lal theeighth, after leading the PCL with 112 RBIs in the regular season and winning the league’s Most Valuable Player award, turningpoint for us.” Indeed, the Stingers added two more runs in the sixth on two RedHawk mis: plays first baseman he Redhawks, Salt Lake's threw luckythan good sometimes, I guess they say. It was just down the line there, and that seemed to be the « i naine Clark away Alfredo Amezaga’s grounder in the hole toward first andsin- gle runsin the seventh and eighth. series with a 74 victory the PCL's batting and Keith Johnson each tended his hitting streak to 12 games... Oklahoma's RA. Dickey will start tonight onthree days’ rest after winning the crucial season-finaie lucky. But it's better to be the 1971 Salt Lake Angets and the 1979 Salt Lake Guits. Ad St “oe are broadcast on KJOS: Today league title. Great Falls opened the North Division have lost 12 of their last 14 games at Stingers are aiming for the fourth PCL Championship in Salt Lake City his tory, behind the 1959 Salt Lake Boes, leads series 1-0 Saturday night in Ogden. ‘The winner advances to play Great Falls or Billings for the Onty 3,065 fans attended, marking the smallest ft crowd in tran Franklin Covey Field... Provo 7, Ogden 1 South Division eat Falls leads series 1-0 Field in Ogden. ) Game 3 (if necessary is Rodnguez have allowed only one in 24innings combined since Aug. 12. Rick Short champion championshipser! ne 2 (7 p.m.) at hevers Bart Miadich and Francisco Lew LO Teton Nor Sat ate ' 433 1100 trroor »18 09000 9002 o00? (ert by Tatars (toneantoiats (Best-ot-3) ms _SreatFalls 7, Billings 4 ‘The Angels can lowed only four earned runs in 2%in‘ings over his last three starts and re- FIRST ROUND Field in Provoin Thursday's opening gameof the Pioneer League's NEWSWORTHY Pitcher Chris Bootcheck has al Travis Hafner fell down fielding Clay Bellinger’s against New Orleans that ifted the squeeze bunt and second Rodttawksinto the playotts,. The pitched well. Honestly, I got Provo Angels downed the Ogden Raptors 7-1 at Miller had my numbertonight. He m not going to | Quinlansaid, “Colby Lewis eight strong innings as the (TBA), 1 p.m." *— it necessary cchise history ibune Pioneer James Holcomb pitched 7-5) at Oklahoma (TBA), 6 ‘Sunday: Salt Lake (TBA) at ‘Okahoma Oklahoma starter Colby handto load the bases with 4523 daydisabled list with a fractured left ankle, ‘Oklahoma (R.A. Dickey. ), 6 p.m. runsin 6% innings. one out in the fifth, on a pitch that Oklahoma man WA know within 10 days whetherthe team will stay or explore a move. Probable starting pitchers Today: Salt Lake (Lou Pote, 2-1) at inning. Bootcheck earned the victory after allowing six hits and three earned But after four shutout innings, Lewis hit Salt Lake's Rick Short on the 69 71 73 2001 to between $50 milion and $55 millon next year. it Lake (MattHer pick ‘Montreal 8 ‘The Yankees, who generate the most money in baseball, estimate the ‘annual amount theygive up to other clubs will increase from $28 million in LOOKING AHEAD @ Continued from B-1 first-round 153 7 6 18h Brewers to complete last week'strade for infielder Mark Loretta. To make room for him, the Brewers placed Alex Sanchez on the 60- 0 00 110 0 o1 0 100 1 00 00 3 0.0 0 Jetep 00 00 0 Wemckp 0 000 000Smod 3111 10 Goodwnph 1 110 00 0 including five doubles. He struck out ‘seven, walked none and won for only former intr 50 Philadelphia 1 100 110 010-4 Womack ss et) Sevey Yankees’ postseason rotation, gave like Bootcheck, a WoL Pet GB 110 St Home Away raga AROUND THE HORN Orlando Hemandez (8-4), trying to boost his chances for a spot in the Lewis aN NATIONAL LEAGUE ‘0 2 40412 0 .058 .0 0 00 o Hermanson pitched to3 afters eth P8--Huckaby Umpres—Home. Mike Evert, First, Ange Her ae. Second Doog Eegs, Td. Cs Gace 304 A301(33.991) setting an NL record by losing 15 Cleveland 11, Chicago 6 Toronto (Hala154) at Boston (Wakefield 8-5), 5:05 pm Anaheim (Lackey 7-3)at Batimore(| (0-1), 5:05 p.m. Detroit (Redman 8-13) at New York (D.Wells 15-7), 5:05 p.m. Texas (Reyes 2-2) at Tampa Bay (Harper 5-7), 7:15 p.m. Oakland (Lidle 8-9) at Minnesota (Radke 6-4), 6:05 p.m. Seattle (Garcia 14-10) at Kansas City (Sedlacek 3-4), 6:05 p.m. Cleveland (Burba 4-5) at Chicago (Buehrle 17-9), 6:05 p.m. reach the 50 homer mark this year and stop managedto get hold of the ball that gave him 50for the season, working a slick deal with the fan who Toronto 5, Boston 4 Texas 11, Baltimore 2 53 Today'sGames thefirst to million short He HW BS 20 New York 9, Detro# 3 the game, his 50th of the season,in the third inning. He is last year, is the fifth player in major league history to successive 0-homer seasons. He follows Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire. Sammy Sosa and Ken GriffeyJr. The seve Sahiieg 0.72 5 3 Koplow 0 Maher: 09001 6 Gm 10 Son Francinca Schema 104 fut 0 tae 0 tye tort 1 2 ese Wier pitchedtte ne 2 batesthee BP by Scr Sata Home. Td art. es Rb Dre Second, en McCetad, Tied, Toa a) 98 6 ‘Thursday, and now goes on the roadfor Game2. Holcomb allowed only four hits and no walks while striking out eight. Alberto Callaspo and Quan Cosby each went 3for5 for Provo; Callaspo doubled twice, tri. pledand scored tworuns and Cosby drove in two runs. Ogden starter Manny Parrasettled down after giving up three runs on four hits Y Great Falls at Billings Provo at Ogden in the first inning. He lasted 6% innings, allowing four runs (two earned), eight hits and one walk, while striking outeight. Tonight, Provo will send pee D'Amico (3-0, 3.57) to the mound against Ogden’ 's Bo Hall (2-6,3.82), Provo wonthedivision's firsthalf title and Ogden took the secondhalf, Count ing Thursday's victory, the Angels are 10-7 against Og. es this season, last year, Provo de feated Casper in the division playoffs and lost to Billings in thefinals, ‘ |