Show y hMUS'MMPf M$4i4 H os¥M Page 16 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 12 1998 Baltimore takes third in a row over Boston i ByTheAasodated Presa ' ! hallgames decided by one run in this ballpark too so hopefully we can get something rolling tomor- - Scott Erickion was one out rtf' fc M g away from his seventh complete game when Baltimore Orioles manager Ray U toM— I innings He struck out eight and walked three Mariano Riven got his 24th save ( Paul O’Neill drove in one run ' (10-6) with a off Rolando Arrcjo ' v league-leadin- It was the sixth straight one-tu-n game for the Orioles who lost the first three of them to the New Miller began the slow walk from the dugout to the mound York Yankees before die All-St- ar break struck out eight Erickson (9-and walked one The right-hand-er retired die first 13 hatters before Troy O'Leary hit a soft liner to right that fell for a single Erickson lost the shutout when John Valentin led off die eighth with his 12th homer The Red Sox then got a runner to second with one out before Erickson got two straight groundouts “I really thought he was done "What? No way!" Erickson said double Chuck Knoblauch made it 0 with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning' as the Yankees improved baseball’s best start in 96 yean to 64-- i 20 by winning for the 13th time! in their last 14 games Tigers 5 Blue Jays 2 At Detroit Brian Moehleri dominant at home all season allowed no hits through six! innings and Bobby Higginson first-inni- 2-- 7) “I already made the move Give me the ball” Miller replied his hand extended After Miller walked back to the dugout amid a chorus of boos from the home crowd Saturday Jesse Orosco retired Mo Vaughn on one pitch to cement the 1 2-- victory Baltimore's third straight over the Boston Red Sax "You don't want to crane out but it was the best thing Wb won the game” Erickson said “Complete games are nice but Mo Vaughn hits one out and you kick yourself in the bred” Miller said after eight" Miller said "I wasn't going to let Scotty face Mo Vaughn with the game on the line” Orosco who got the win in the first two games of the series Joe Carter homered and Jeff earned his sixth save Wakefield (10-4- ) continually Baltimore put together its first worked out of trouble but e winning streak since allowed oily two runs in 6 3 June The Orioles who still innings The knuckleballcr trail Boston by 12 12 games in allowed 11 hits one walk and hit race on Sunday a batter the wild-car- d e will vie for their first “I worked out of some tough sweep of the Red Sox since 1980 jams I’m happy about that but “We're still a long way out and I'm not happy about die 11 hits have a long way to go” Erickson on die board” Wakefield said conceded “It's been three tough games" Boston may not have to worry Boston manager Jimy Williams about Baltimore yet but its wildsaid “We pitched good we card lead isn’t quite as comfortplayed good we just can’t seem able as it was at the All-Stto get enough hits at the right break Each of die games of this times Erickson pitched a real series have been decided by one strong game” run Mariners 2 Angels 0 “We haven't really gotten our At Seattle Randy Johnson butts kicked we just happened to pitching a day after being come out short” Red Sox starter involved in a clubhouse fight Tun Wakefield said “It’s a tough with teammate David Segui game to lose It's rare to see three struck out 13 in his first shutout Reboulet hit a sacrifice fly to help 2-- three-gam- 1- -3 four-gam- ar ng '¥ frfefe '- H'nmmaurmm i fr uni mu In lm i i r mi so M— 1 homercd twice for Detroit Moehler (8-6- ) gave up one run on three hits with five strikeouts and two walks in 7 2-- 3 innings1 He is 0 at Tiger Stadium this 205 home ' year with a league-lo- w ERA Sean Runyan got the last ' 8-- AP photo at drat despita his slida as Boston's Mo Vaughn snaras the throw Baltimore's Roberio Alomar Is out Travis Fryman hit his 16th homer and second in two days as AL Central-leadin- g Cleveland extended its lead over second-plac- e of die season for Seattle Anaheim’s seventh loss in eight games knocked the Angels out of first place in the AL West They behind Texas fell a half-gaallowed five hits Johnson (8-and two walks in his first shutout since last Aug 8 when he beat die Chicago White Sox 5--0 Johnson knocked Segui — the Mariners’ leading hitter with a 329 batting average — out rtf the game with a sprained right wrist Minnesota to 11 12 games Radke (9-the Twins’ only 7) 8) All-St- representative gave up ar eight tuns and 11 hits in five-plu- s innings idling to 4-- 8 with a 669 ERA in his career against Cleveland Gooden (3-pitched seven innings allowing one run and four hits including a homer to 3) Johnson went after Segui after Segui made a remark about him David Ortiz 1) league save to short for the second out but Higginson drove in three runs Alicea lined a 2 pitch off the with three hits and scored three' runs in his second top of the wall in right center The victory moved the Rangers game of the season Tony Clark! e and Damion Easley had RBI back into first place a in front of Anaheim Texas has doubles off Chris Carpenter (3- -j 4) as the Tigers took their third iron five straight Xavier Hernandez (4-got straight win over the Blue Jays1 and seventh victory in nine one out in the eighth for the victhe Wettehmd John games pitched tory White Sox 4 Royals 3 ninth for his 23th save At Chicago Albert Belle hit his' Juan Gonzalez who had 101 RBIs at the break went fourth home run in three games break as Chica- -' in three since die and is Kansas beat no break with since the City go games Belle who homered twice Fri- -l RBls Yankees 2 Devil Rays 0 day night drove his 22nd of die At St Petersburg New York season over the wall in the center shot to erase a 0 won its ninth straight game to a three-ru- n match its longest winning streak deficit in the fourth James Baldwin (4-allowed of the season behind the strong seven hits with no walks and pitching of David Cone Cone (13-became the AL's three strikeouts over seven first winner limiting innings Matt Karchner pitched' Tampa Bay to three hits in eight the ninth for his 1 1th save 3-- multi-hom- er half-gam- 1) All-St- ar All-St- ar Rangers 4 Athletics 2 At Oakland Luis Alicea had a three-ru- n double with two outs in the ninth inning as Texas beat Oakland to take the AL West to teammate Jay Buhner sinEdgar Martinez’s two-ru-n in the gle off Steve Sparks (3-sixth inning accounted for all the scoring Indians 12 TVins 2 At Cleveland Brian Giles was with four RBls and his first homer in nearly two months and Dwight Gooden outpitched All-St- ar Brad Radke four outs for his first major Fetters got Kevin Elster to line lead The Rangers loaded the bases on a against Mike Fetters (1-one-osingle a walk and an error by first baseman Brian Leshet 3) ut 2-- 3) 2) 13-ga- Dodgers continue to wheel and deal NEW YORK (AP) — An ently the New York Mets didn't know a good thing when they had one The Mets who traded reliever Greg McMichael to Los Angeles last month reacquired him Friday night in a deal that sent said “It should be good for him here I’m disappointed because I didn't get the chance to see things turn around with this team” “It’s a huge boost for our bullpen” Mets manager Bobby Valentine said “He’s a stabilizer Lord knows we need him He’s happy to come back and we’re happy to have him” The deal was die second made by Dodgers interim general manager Tom Lasorda nothin a week involving a pitcher Los Angeles left-hand- er Brian Bohanon to the Dodgers New York also received an undisclosed amount of cash Both teams had been looking to make a deal since the All-St- ar break began “We’ve been working on this for about four or five days” got Mets general manager All-St- closer Jeff Shaw ar from die Reds last Saturday “I've checked with a few guys on Bohanon They said he gets people out” Lasorda said McMichael 31 was traded by the Mets to Los Angeles m June 4 as part of the deal for starter Hideo Nomo In that trade the Steve Phillips said “Our bullpen had not been the same since Greg left particularly from the right side We hope he brings stability back to our bullpen” he said “The Dodgers needed to add a starting pitcher and we needed to add a right-hand- Dodgers also got ed reliever” ed right-hand- starter Dave MUcki and the Mets received reliever Brad Clontz The right-handMcMichael is The Mets traded right-handreliever John Hudek to Cincinnati for utility player Lenny Harris a ed mow m aUJBRBMTEED Lowvomt Ertsta MMmW tt Rrioo FREEMOUNTINGliFREEJBALANaNGllFREEiVALVEjSTEMSllFREEjTIREiDISPOSAL! AM ERIC ANgR ADIALSMBEi TtOER PAW AWP 00000 P2057SR1S ed with one save and a 414 ERA in 34 games for the Mets 1- -3 week ago and have soured on former closer Mel Rojas who has a 323 ERA “It's a strange situation” McMichael said “I should ask for a raise for mental stability “Brian's a friend of mine He’s a quality young pitcher and an excellent starter He's been in a tough situation in New York” he and Dodgers He pitched 12 times for Los Angeles with one save and was expected to rejoin New York today Bohanon 29 is 4 with a 315 ERA in 23 games including four starts Dodgers manager Glenn MHO! 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