Show rfT’l’i" Tr i t '' rrryyPyy PW¥P9 ' v- r T Tesiil)i £'-- TTteHnraM Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 5 1998 — Page 15 continue Bombers top Baltimore to win 60th game in 80 tries this year' Prase Bv The Associated - 1 ' No team has played baseball this well since a former catcher named William Howard Tkft occupying the White House wu New York Yankees became the first team in 86 yean to win 60 of its Tint 80 games The using Orlando Hernandez's pitchsin- ing and Chad Curtis' two-ru- n in the sixth K‘ timore Orioles to beat the 43 Saturday The Yankees joined the 1912 New York Giants 1907 Chicago Cubs and 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates as the only teams in modern major league history to start the season 60-2- 0 "It's an incredible number remarkable at this point" Stcinbrenner's birthday the Yankees won their fifth straight over- all and improved their home record to 32-- 6 They have the best record over the first half of a season since baseball went to a schedule in 1961 With one more win Sunday break the prior to the Yankees would be on pace to win 122 games — six more than the modern record of 116 by the 1906 Cubs "Any time you have an opportunity to do something that's never been done before it's special But the focus absolutely will not be on that" Curtis said of the '06 Cubbies "I'd rather have 98 wins and a World Series title than 140 wins and a playoff loss" Hernandez (3-the Cuban defector who was spending his first Independence Day in this ‘ All-St- ar -- vy in v I allowed six Mts to become Kansu City's first eight-gawinner Travis Ryman hit a three-ru- n homer his 14th off Scott t r A Service with two outs in the eighth rj Montgomery got Ms 18th save Cleveland starter Chari es Nagy (7-allowed both homers giv5) S g ing him a major 25 on die season Nagy went 6 innings and allowed II Mts and V league-leadin- 1- -3 five runs umpire Marty Athletics 8 Angels 3 Mike Oquist overcame Ms road nine problems with a scason-tug- h strikeouts in 6 3 innings in the Foster called Jen Reboulet out — even though Scott pinch-runn- er Brosius dropped Mariano Rivera's throw Two pitches later Rivera got Rich Becker to ground into a double play for his 2 1st save 2-- Oakland Athletics' "It's not fair to my dub our pitch past shortstop Mike Botdick and into left field far a 4-- 3 lead Up until that point Mills had allowed only one of 21 inherited runners to score — the best percentage in the AL — and had not Mown any of the 12 leads handed to him "I wanted to get a ground ball to third base but it didn't work out that way" Mills said Baltimore had gone ahead 3-- 2 in the fifth as B J Surfaoff doubled off the wall in right barely beating Paul O'Neill’s throw to second Eric Davis then singled shsrply to left and Surhoff was able to score when Ricky Ledee 1) country allowed only six hits and two walks in eight innings He kept the Orioles off balance from 5) an 1015 road ERA allowed five hits and two runs AL-wor-st and walked one He had seven strikeouts against APplwto The Now York Yankees' Scott Braaius irtddte calobratea with Chad Curtis toft whom he batted Baltimore Orioles 3--2 In the ninth inning Saturday failed to field the ball cleanly The Orioles scared two runs in the first loading the bases on Roberto Alomar's double and two walks before Brady Andenon hit a two-osingle The Yankees got one run back m the first on an RBI single by Martinez and another in die second on Derek Jeter's RBI single off Alomar's glove Blue Jays 8 Devfl Rays with a Delgado went three-ru- n homer in the sixth a solo shot in the eighth and an RBI douMe fat the first off Dennis Springer White Sex 3 Red Sox At Boston Chicago's John ut At Toronot Chris Carpenter and Carlos rntcneo a Delgado had two homers and five RBIs as Toronto handed Tampa Bay its fifth straight loss who allowed Carpenter (5-seven runs in 2 innings in his four-hitt- i er 3) 1- -3 last start Saturday against Atlanta walked two and struck out three in his second shutout of his career (2-1-1) Snyder outdueled Korean Jin Ho Cbo and Mike Cameron hit a solo homer in the fifth to give the White Sen the win in a matchup of pitchers making their first major league starts who gave up six Snyder (1-in his only runs in 1 2-- 3 0) appearance Tuesday allowed five mts in 7 3 innings Bill Simas pitched the ninth tor big-leag- ue 2-- his fifth save to dateat the majors this season Cbo (0-1- ) allowed six hits and one run in six innings in his major league debut Tigers 4 Twins 2 At Minneapolis Justin Thomp- Cincinnati tops Cprdirials but lose All-StPress 1- -0 8) 7-- Run-scori- ending his 24-gam-e u Even they win the Cincinnati Reds keep unraveling The Reds got their eighth win in nine games Saturday with a nintb-ionin- g tally beating the SL Louis Cardinals 5-- 4 Then they traded run-scori- ng 0) That’s not all ft wasn't until they were done celebrating that Bret Boone learned his bues-loade- d single in the ninth wasn’t a rnge at all — Willie Greene had In hUifh SWTUld blWe nming it into a fielder’s choice With all that's swirling around them the Reds don’t know how they’ve been able to play so well ! lately game-winni- go-ahe- ad ng - Brian Jordan hit a ! homer in the first inning his 15th and die game settled into pace The Cardinals scored a run in the fourth and fifth innings and thd Reds scored a run "Guys are joking that if you aone-run-at-a-ti- pitch well you might be the next i one to go’ said Barry Larkin who is likely to be traded this in four consecutive innings to leave it tied 4 after five innings Shoddy defense led to two of Cincinnati's four tuns off Kent Bottenfield who lasted 5 3 month "It's been tough" Larkin removed the small “C" designating him as team captain from his uniform for Saturday's game but kept the title It was a tribute to utility player Lenny Harris who was traded to the New York Mets a day earlier: Larkin scared the winning tun after he drew a leadoff walk in ' the ninth from Rick Croushore (0-and stole second Eddie Taubensee bunted for a single and Greene was intentionally walked to bring up Boone who hit a grounder up the middle to give the Reds their eighth straight win on the Fburth of July "I threw a screwball to Boooe and he hit it up the middle like he 4-- 2-- have" Croushore said "I didn't get my glove down just should (8-- 5) and Mark Grace greeted reliever Jason Chris- tiansen with a single and both runners advances on an error by Jose Guillen and scored on ' Rodriguez's Ml - Braves4Metsl At Atlanta Kevin Millwood pitched eight shutout innings to become Atlanta's third 10-ga- winner: Millwood (104) allowed four Deshields and shortstop Luis hits and two walks as he joined Ordaz each dropped a throw at teammates Greg Maddux and innings Second baseman Delino 1) ! Schmidt two-ru- n - second base while trying to turn a double play setting up unearned runs in the third and fifth innings Dodgem 9 Gluts 5 At San Rancisco Raul Mondesi singled twice doubled tripled and (hove in three runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Rancisco Giants Tom Glavine both ners as win- 12-ga- winners Denny Neagk goes for his 10th victory Sunday a mark only four other NL pitchers have reached Diamondbacks 7 Astras 4 At Houston Brian Anderson stepped Houston's homer streak at six games and Kelly Stinnett double-dig- it Mondesi hitting 480 with homered as Arizona beat the eight RBIs in his last six games since moving to the third spot in the lineup had a two-n- u triple in die first doubled in die third and Astros Andenon (6-7- ) who has allowed a National League-leadin- g 21 home runs' gave up nine hits and two runs in seven inmngs ft hU 4 j j f g ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Piazza left the New York Mets' game against Atlanta on Saturday after being Mt in the head by Gerald Williams' baL With two outs in the second inning Williams jarred the left side of Piazza’s head on the follow- of his swing giving -through Piazza a contusion to his left ear Piazza the NL All-Ststarting ar catcher appeared dazed u he walked off the field alongside ut 4) 15-d-ay 3) u 5) to-d-ay u 1- -3 u 2-- u 1) ut 15-for-- 28 3-- 1) n homers and 16 RBIs in 49 games this season for the Dodgers Konerko 21 the Dodgers' first-rouselection in the 1994 Closer Continued from Page 9 draft was named the minor “Obviously we wish the league pfoyer of the year last seawu a little later" Bowden "First we lost our opening day son when he hit 323 with 37 starter on dm eve of opening day homers and 127 RBIs at Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast ar and now we lose our only ' representative just prior to League-Lasorda said it wu tough to the game and that's difKonerko trade but the Reds away ficult" Shaw 31 had a 4 record and insisted they would not make the 181 ERA while recording 23 deal for Shaw unless they got the saves in 28 save opportunities in rookie infielder “I tuned down seven teams 39 games for the Reds this season He ranks third in the NL in asking for Konerko" Lasorda uves and made the team said “The oat guy I wanted I had to give up Konerko to get for dm first time nd ST LOUIS (AP) — Signing JD Drew RBb last season for dm Saints He was still wasn't nearly tough advertised playing there this season batting 386 with Drew held out all last season after the nine homers and 33 RBIs in 30 games when the deal was done Philadelphia Phillies who picked him secThe Cardinals and Drew's agent Scott ond in the 1997 draft didn't come close to his monetary demands It took the St Louis Boras wrapped up negotiations with a rho picked him fifth this year few marathon sessions in the general manager's Busch Stadium box during this only a month to get their man this week's interleague series against Kansas fast" it genTm surprised happened eral manager Walt Jockettv said Friday City "It's good to look forward to a major "But I’m very very pleased contract worth $7 league career" Drew said after donning a Drew signed a four-yemillion guaranteed and possibly as much as Cardinals jersey at a news conference "I $85 million The Phillies' best offer was think it'll be great to play in Little Rock and I Louis" $31 million over four yean with a $3 mil- earn my way here toiSl Drew will season for last lion club option so he played report to Doubie-- Arkansas the SL Paul Saints an independent Class A and play his first game tonight at Wichita The contract includes no guarantees on how tesm in the Northern League ' Drew hit 341 with 18 homers and SO soon he'll reach the major leagues but the Ckrdinals think he could start in the outfield next season' u ar A I COPY w Mets trainer Fred Hina and wu replaced by Todd PntL Stinnett hit Ms seventh homer in enth with a two-oRBI single But following a trip to Piedthe fifth inning a solo shoL The rookie shortstop had a mont Hospital where he was Mike Hampton (8-four hits and four examined by a neurosurgeon in his career-hig- h RBIs hitting in the No 2 hole for Piazza returned to Timer Reid first start since coming off die disabled list allowed six runs the first time this year: after the game He wu diagnosed — only three earned — on 10 Wayne Gomes (7-having a mild concussion and pitched two Mtless innings for the victohits and three walks in 4 the Mets are listing him day- (3-Bob He Wicknum took sidelined a the wu ry innings by strained groin loss Jeremy Bumitz hit Ms 19th “He wu pale when I got out homer for Milwaukee Muflns3ExDos2 there (on the field)" Mets manAt Montreal ToddZdle was Padres 9 Rockies 1 ager Bobby Valentine said "It Mt At San Diego Ken Caminiii had Ms helmet His eyes were floatwith an RBI and Brian Edmondson pitched 4 3 innings a three-ru- n homer and five RBIs ing His hand wu shaking" of twoUt relief Florida held off the Padres beat Colorado before Valentine said it wu possible Montreal Edmondson (3-set 61148 fans the largest baseball but unlikely that Piazza would down 12 straight before allowing a crowd ever in San Diego and the play Sunday one-osingle to Brad Fullmer in biggest in the majors this year "I thought he had a concusthe eighth Edmondson relieved Caminiti also doubled twice sion" Valentine said "When he starter Ryan Dempster with the and had a sacrifice fly In his last came in (the dugout) he wu a litbases loaded and the Marlins ahead eight games he is tle nauseous" 0 wish one out in the fourth (536) with six doubles two Piazza acquired from Florida homers and nine RBIs rasing Ms on May 22 has hit safely in 25 of Phillies 6 Brewers 5 At Philadelphia Desi Relaford’s average from 240 to 277 his 32 games with the Mets for a RBI single in the ninth pushed Mark Langston (3-allowed 338 average He missed two six hits in six scoreless innings games last month after leaving a Philadelphia past Milwaukee Relaford hit a two-rehomer in and struck out five for his second game against Boston with a the first and tied it at 5 in the sev braised left hand straight home victory Drew signs u Piazza clubbed in head A run-scori- ng se closer Jeff Shaw and wondered who would be the next to go ng 1) hitting streak the longest in the MUMiAtOiwtded a singtruMho The trade took the edge off the fifth off Giants starter Mark ' win and confirmed that the Reds Gardner (7-- 4) — stuck in last in the NL Central Mondesi also popped out in the — are willing to trade any veter- sixth and then hid a single in the an far prospects ninth that scooted past left fielder error "We’ve seen the handwriting Bany Bonds far a two-baon the wall since spring train- allowing a run to score Cobs 5 Pirates 4 ing" Boone said At Chicago Mickey Morendini projected Danny Graves (2-as the team's eventual closer now homered to tie the game and that Shaw is gone got the final Henry Rodriguez hit a out to send the Cardinals to their two-ru- n single in the seventh as ninth loss in 11 games Chicago won its fourth straight Jose Hernandez tripled to start Mark McGwire walked three on a pair of the seventh and then Morandini times and went AP photo grounders leaving him tied with homered to right to tie the game at 3-- 3 SL Louis die Lankford acraae Caninatf home sides homers his most third hit for was Jackson of it Ray safely plate to beat Reggie game break with 37 before the All-St- ar Sammy Sou walked off Jason the tag by Ctndnnafl Rads catcher Eddto Taubensee $st jtapughita twice each Billy Taylor got four outs for his 17th save Jason Giambi's sixth homer in Ms last 15 games helped the Athletics win for the fourth time in five games The Angels have lost four straight The A's converted a break into son won his sixth straight road lead in the fourth Right start limiting Minnesota to eight a hits in eight-plu- s innings as fielder Garret Anderson broke in Detroit beat Minnesota for its on Bip Roberts' routine leadoff fourth victory in five games fly wMch sliced over the outfielder's head for a double matched a Thompson (7-son high with eight strikeouts and Roberts advanced to third on Ben Grieve's flyout and scored on allowed only one walk The lefthander 2 on the road and (MS at Kevin Mitchell's single doubles by Salmon Tiger Stadium left after allowing consecutive singles to open the snd Fielder — snapping Ms winth slump — in the bottom of the Todd Jones got the last three inning gave Anaheim a 1 lead but Oakland rallied in the fifth on outs for his 14th save Du Serafim (3-- took the loss Roberts’ RBI double and Grieve's groundouL Royals 5 Indians 3 Shaw ar the heart of Anaheim's lineup getting No 3 hitler Jim Edmonds three times and No 4 Tim Salmon and No 5 Cecil Fielder 2-- Boston’s Nomar Garciaparra went in Reds take good with bad By The Associated victory 3 1- -4 first-inni- ng 9) 8-- over the Anaheim Angels who entered the Oquist (5-in eight rood starts and game fans or the Yankees" Miller said “They shouldn't be getting any gifts They don't need a Santa Claus in a Christmas season" Curtis who lined out with the bases loaded to kill a rally got another chance in the sixth after Orioles starter Doug Drabek (3-was knocked out by yielding a leadaff double to Tlno Martinez and a single to Tim Raines Alan Mills relieved and walked Jorge Posada to load the bases and Curtis lined the next (8-- 7) inning to spoil the shutout Jeff third base coach Sam Perlozzo were qected in the ninth for arguing a blown call at third base With runners on first and second and third-ba-se 7 17 games Rapp Orioles manager Ray Miller and none out Kansu City won for the 12 time e ' a u v !Wv" year" manag- er Joe Torre said after the Yankees added another victory to their season of success On a hazy warm afternoon on the holiday alio known as George 162-ga- the second inning on striking out five and retiring nine of die final 10 baiters he faced “Once he got into his rhythm-hwas just great" Torre said "That eighth inning was as well as he's pitched any inning this ' - At Kansu City Ssl Fasano and Johnny Damon both homered and drove in two runs and Pat Rapp pitched seven shutout innings V ‘ “We think he's one of the top quality players in dm history of the draft" Jocketty said adding that manager Tony La Rnssa wu “absolutely thrilled" Drew had no regrets about his 1 - ' "If I had to do it over again I would" he said “It’s all about being comfortable and right now I'm very comfortable in St Louis" wu seekmg an $11J million five-yecontract with dm Phillies and could eventually exceed that deal if he lives up to his billing He gets a $3 million sighing Drew ar bonus $375000 in salary this year $500000 in 1999 $1 million in 2000 million in 2001 ud $2 All-St- All-St- ar 2-- - All-St- ar Konerko was the Dodgers' him" opening day first baseman but hu bounced between the majors and minors this season The rook-i- e has batted 215 with four Reyes 21 had an 0--4 record and 471 ERA in IT games including two starts this season for the Dodgers 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