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Show Sunday, April 23, 2006 DAILY HERALD THE DAY IN BASEB GAMEOF THEDAY Star of the day The Angel's Garret Anderson was 4-for-4 at the plate as Los Angeles beat division rival Oakland 5-4. Anderson hit his fourth homer of the season and had an RBI in the victory. NATIONALLEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE Sox on a 3-gameskid Brewers set HR record City (3-13), which won for THE ASSOCIATED PRESS manager Ned Yost lost track. *You don't really sit there and count them down,” he said. “There was some confusion on the bench if there were four or five home runs.” There weredefinitely five — in the Blue Jays’ 8-1 vic- which tied a major league record A. a seven-run fourth in Milwaukee's 11-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.Bill Hall, Damian Miller, Brady Clark,J.J. Hardy andPrince Fielder all connected, tory over the Red Sox. Halladay. (2-1) missed his scheduled start last Saturday because ofstiffness in his right arm. The 2003 AL Cy Young Award winnerallowed one run marking the first time in 40 years and six hits, striking out DAVID ZALUBOWSKI Associated Press San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds follows through with his swing after connecting for a solo homerun on Saturday. Bonds goes deep in win BrandonClaussen(1-2) gave up nine runs and eight hits in three-plus innings.Hefailed to get an out in the fourth while giving upthe first four Brewers homeruns in the inning. “It happenedfast,” Claussensaid. x Milwaukee sent 10 battersto the platein the fourth. Hall led off with a homer, Rickie Weeksfollowed witha single to extendhis hitting streak to a ee‘high 10 games andMiller hit a two-run shot to left, AMERICAN LEAGUE Pct GB 706 — 611-112 556 212 412 5 188 812 LI0 St 64 46 55 19 Str Home W7 83 W425 Lt 42 L3 63 WI 34 Away 42 «92 66 17 09 WoL 9. 9 9 «9 «8 10 7 12 Pct 500 (50 446 368 LI 46 «73 37 37 Str WI WS Lt 13 Away Intr 57 00 SHOW 34 00 34 00 Home 42 45 56 48 TODAY'S GAMES Baltimore (Chen 0-2)at N.Y. Yankees (Johnson aoh yebe am. Boston (Clement1-1) at Toronto (Towers 0-3), 1 TampaBay (Fossum 0-0) at Texas (Koronka a 08 ‘Minnesota (Silva 1-2) at Chicago White Sox Caan 2oy1:05 p.m. Cleveland (Johnson 2-0) at Kansas City (Affeldt 0- 2), 12:10 p. Detroit (Verlander 1-2) at Seattle ee 0-2), LA Angels(Escobar 2-1) at Oakland (Loaiza 0- SATURDAY’S RESULTS NY. Yankees 6, Baltimore 1 Toronto 8, Boston LA. Angels 5, Oakland 4 Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 11, Cleveland 5 MONDAY'S GAMES Oakland at Texas, 6:05 p.m. ChiSox at Seattle, 8:05 pm. Detroit at LA. Angels, 8:05 p.m. NATIONALLEAGUE WoL Pct GB NewYork 11-5 688 — Atta 8 9 471 312 Washington 7 10 412 412 Philadelphia 6 10 375 5 Fords 5 10.333 512 CENTRAL WoL Pct GB Houston 12 5 706 — Stlois 11 6 647 1 “Grecia «11-7 «611 112 Chicago 9 7 5B 212 Miwaukee 9 9 500 312 Pittsburgh 5 14 26 8 WEST we GB Sanfrancsco10 7 588 — Colorado 9 8 52 1 LosAngees 8 9 471 2 SanDiego 7 °9 438 212 Aira «7:10: 412+ 3. L10 73 73 64 55 46 37 Str W2 W3 Lt L2 Wi L3 Away 4&1 56 67 42 36 Intr 00 00 00 00 00 Home 93. 62 63 42 63 46 Away 32 54 54 55 36 18 intr 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 Str Home $5 WH 42 46 OL 47 46 WI 46 55 WI 25 46 L246 Away 65 OSH 43. 54 4 Intr 00 OOO 00 00 0 TODAY's GAMES Florida (Mitre 1-1) at Phitadelphia (Myers 1-0), 11:35 am. Cincinnati (Mion 2-1) at Mivwaukee (Davis 0-1, 12:05 pm. Pittsburgh )-2 Houston 3-0), To chants of“Steroids, Steroids”the restof the night, Bonds grounded out, lined out, reached on an error and walked on a full count. Louis, Albert Pujols’ two- ningtie, helpingthe St. Louis Cardinals grind out a victory over the Chicago Jubs. Pujols has six RBIs in the first two gamesof the three-gameseries, including a two-run homer for his 1,000th careerhit on Friday. This timeit whenhealthy. this month in Chicago, a Cardinals, sweptearlier Benitez struck out Clint Barmes with runners at second andthird to endit. Before the game, the Rockies placed slugger Todd Helton on the 15-day chance to sweep the Cubs at home on Sunday. The Cubshavelost two straight for thefirst time this season while totaling four runs without Derrek Lee,outatleast two months with two broken bones abovehis right wrist. Todd Walker, whobatted third in both games,singled and drew two walks Saturday disabled list with a stom- before comingout ina five hits in seven innings for the win. Scott Munter pitched the eighth and Armando Benitez worked the ninth forhis first save. achailmentand scratched third baseman Garrett Atkins with a nasty virus that is making its way through the Rockies’clubhouse. Bonds got off to a slow start this season, hounded by steroid suspicions, testimony in the BALCO steroid case and baseball's investigation of performance-enhancingdrugs. He's also been plagued by sore knees, a swollen left elbow andfew.pitchers willing to challenge him — he walked 19 times berun. Bonds brought a .200 batting average andjust one RBIinto Saturday night’s game. After Omar Vizquelled off withhis first homer of the year, Bonds came up with nobody on and two outs, Cook (1-3) went right after him but left a fastball seats for a 2-0 lead. After circling the bases, Bonds knocked fists with teammates Moises Alou ASTROS3, PIRATES 0 00 100 010 Foxe Bruntett (1). DP—Pittsburgh 3, Houston 10. ‘SF—Berkman a 2 1 0 0 0 0 sms), by Buchhok: nai: Ft Ted ae) his first nine batters beforehitting Chris Duffy onthe foot with a pitch in the fourth. But Wilson rounded into a double play, and the right-hander kept cruising along. Duffy reached on an error by second baseman Eric Bruntlett with two outsin the ninth and Wilson followed with a single. Williamsonthat gave the Brad Hennessey (2-0) allowed four runs and Grabowin the seventh inning and scored:all three runs. Buchholz (1-1) retired run single with the bases loaded snapped fifth-in- wasa two-out bouncer up the middle off Scott ing droughtofhis career homeroff lefty John D Cardinals 4, Cubs 1: At St. he didn’t homeruntil his 13th gameand 50th at-bat, forehitting his first home L10 Str Home 64 Lt 74 55 Lt 33 55 W213 55 L2 28 46 WH 24 scattering of applause. the longest season-open- a federal probe into his Texas 6, Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 2, Seattle 0 EAST his longest droughts to start a season. In 1998, : a HHS GB — — «1 212 Intr 00 00 00 00 00 384 feet to left field, moving within five home runs of Babe Ruth for most by a left-handed hitter. It camein Bonds’31st at-bat and 13th gamethis year. For San Francisco's surly star, it was one of i losAngeles Tess Oakland Seattle WoL «12 5 «11 7 10 8 7 10 3 13 right-hander Aaron Cook ec co-n a Chicago Det Cleveland Minnesota Kansas City WEST Away Intr 53 OO 42 «(00 3300 47 00 47 00 Thesluggersliced a belt-high fastball from ia Sen @ CENTRAL Str Home L364 L176 WR O64 Wi 41 L2 43 night. aee WoL Pct GB LI0 Boston «11:7 «611 — «S55 Baltimore 11 8 579 12 73 Toronto «89 7 «5B 1 O64 NewYok 8 8 50 2 64 TampaBay 8 10.44 3 55 Rockies 64 Saturday i ! afl iHi if ii agageaieps 1 EAST Bonds homered for the first time this season,hitting No. 709 of his career tovhelp the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Jeromy Burnitzin the fifth inning and Jack Wilson in the ninth. He struck outfive and walked none in his second careerstart and fourth appearance. Craig Biggio hit a solo double switchin the fifth. Cubs catcher Michael Barrett, who has four homersand 10 RBIs against the Cardinals, pinch-hit in the ninth and flied out. Buchholz then was lifted for All-Star closer Brad Lidge after 104 pitches. With Buchholz bouncing in the dugout as he watched, Lidge struck out Jason Bayona 3-2 pitch forhis seventh savein seventries. Morgan Ensberg had an RBIsingle in the first and Lance Berkman added a sacrificefly in thefifth after Biggiohit his 611th career double. Biggio went 3-for-5,his fourth three-hit performancein the last five games. Ensberg’s franchise-record streak ofsix straight games with a home run ended as he went1-for-2 with two walks. BREWERS11, REDS 0 CINCINNATI Sidney Ponson (2-0) hb MILWAUKEE worked through control problems for the second consecutivestart, frustrating the Cubsbyallowing one run onsix hits and four walksin five innings. He was working on two extra daysofrest for the secondtimethis season due to days off and man- 20 0-40 Totals CARDINALS4, CUBS 1 GIANTS 6, ROCKIES 4 BPAstros 3, Pirates 0: At Houston, Taylor Buchholz threw an eye-opening gem cmcaco ST. 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Weaver(1-2), a 14-game winnerfor the Dodgers BLUE JAYS 8, RED SOX 1 last year, outpitched Dan BOSTON Haren and got quick outs until Nick Swisher’sfirst career grandslam in the fifth pulled the A’s to 5-4. D White Sox 9, Twins 2: At Chicago,Jermaine Dye hit a three-run homer and Jim Thome added a 00 Ail12 2 16 1 Totals two-rundrive to help the 32 8138 000 190 00 — 1 410 300 Ox — 8 DP—Boston 4 LOB—Boston6. Toronto 3 Gaus(5), Adil White Sox win their seventh straight game. » Royals11, Indians 5: At Kansas City, Mo., Emil Brown hadthree RBls to heip the Royals snap an 1l-gamelosing streak. 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(Seeman) WP 254 A—19 645 40 765) RANGERS6, D'RAYS 5 TAMPA BAY Teas arn Gera “511, 0 Matmwsct Cantu §120Moms Gomeson 411-2 Treat ing 51 23Nendh Vs $02 G0 Agoa de Thee 1) 3.0.0.0Mencnt Talc 40:2 080mA Ghigh 402.0 Wasnt Toons 411 0Bmasc large Meyer 2 Tots 513 S Totals Ta Bay om 02 O00 OCs oat oo ab rhb 3.0.01 5011 4110 3110 3111 4113 0000 2100 3070 01:00 3.000 EEE — — fidock 9) 38—Tenera 1) WA—Gomes h (2). S8—Crawtord (4) eo RR BB SO Tampa Bay 7 3 8 8 BT pen Qewlot ty01000 2 10 0 30 \ fener 4 7 2°20 3 Camp Jexss TIGERS 2, MARINERS 0 5 6 out when 7 ToPerez (2), DP—Texas 1 LOB—Tampa Bay 9. Texas 7. 28—Cantu (5), Newn (2), EF 6 1 batter in the 7th. Logan piceio?nates ne 7 F-30! A326 955 40.615) rd u 8 22 shutout was a two-hitter on Oct. 1, 2004, with Toronto against the New York Yankees. DENVER — Barry Bonds got to trot around the bases for a change, not just tofirst. The 26-year-old rookie allowed only singles by seven innings. Jamie York's win over Baltimore. ‘Seattle OP__Devot 2, Sate! LOB-—Detot 10, Sere 2 28—_MOrsonez 20 ng. ta—Monne 4 Seon €$— ‘Bauer 22000 2 ‘Mifonseca £0: 8) O59. 8 Otsuka i oR Oe Ot AoordemW2-201 33 3 0 3 ‘Camp pitched fo 1 batter in the th. SGteUbo eR e strikes.” Bush (2-1) struck out five straight Reds in the third and fourth and walked twobatters overall. His other and Pedro Feliz and manager Felipe Alou as he descended into the thirdbase dugoutto jeers and a day, and Hideki Matsui camethrough with a key two-run double in New 3§ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “I mostly had good command.I was throwing » Yankees 6, Orioles 1: At New York, Shawn Chaconpitched out of trouble for muchof the ftMm cisco Giants — all against Cincinnati as well. “I guess it could seem unreal,” Reds managerJerry Narronsaid. Miller went 4-for4 with three doubles andfive RBs, and Dave Bush pitched a four-hitter with a season-high ninestrikeouts for his second career shutout and fourth complete game. “It wasdefinitely one of my best,” Bush said. scoring single in the bottom ofthe ninth inning to give the Rangers the win. Kevin Mench also hit a three-run -homer for Texas and has 10 RBIsin the last three games. » Tigers 2, Mariners 0: At Seattle, Nate Robertson and tworelievers combined on a two-hitter, Craig Monroe homered and Detroit beat Seattle. Robertson (2-2) allowed twohits and two walks andalsohit a batter in two and walking one. ants, 1949 Philadelphia Phillies and 196] San Fran- » Rangers 6, Devil Rays 5: At Arlington, Texas, Michael Younghit a run- &. that ateam hit five homersin one inning. ony 8 The last club to do it was the Minnesota Twins on June 9, 1966,in the seventh against the Kansas City Athletics. Three other teams have accomplished the feat: the 1939 New York Gi- | 11 White Sox on April 8. turn to Toronto's rotation, ic Ss REWERS victory over the Chicago for five inningsin his re- q A 8= ~ the first time since a 4-3 TORONTO — Roy Halladay shut down Boston MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee Brewers hit so many home runs in the fourth inning Saturday that |