Show Page 14 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday August 12 1999 Yankees cool off baseball’s best home team By The Associated Press Martinez's single off Doug Jones Tim Oakland Athletics are the best home team in baseball this season — except of course when they play the New York Yankees 1 he Yankees beat the Athletics 3 at Oakland on Wednesday night It maikcd the second time this season that the Yankees won two of three at the A's stadium where Oakland is a major league-be- st 4) decisive hit with run-scori- their road record to 34-2- 2 secon- in the AL behind d-best 35-2- Watson I'lexc-land- New York's Tino Martinez swings lor an RBI double oft Oakland's Doug in the ninth inning of Wednesday's game in Oakland homers in the fifth inning Tampa Bay starter Rolando Anojo (2-went six innings allowing three mns and nine hits Blue Jays 6 Twins 3 Chris Carpenter pitched a complete game for his sixth straight win and Carlos Delgado hit his 35th homer as Toronto won at Minnesota allowed only Carpenter (9-six singles and a two-ru- n homer in the ninth inning The right-handstruck oul a season-high nine and walked none for his fourth complete game of die Mariners heal Chicago for a three-gam- e sweep has Rodrigue who went Mans since May 28 when he was goi four ouls for save as the Yankees won for the seventh time in eight games Red Sox 9 Royals 3 Brel Sahcrhagen back in the ballpark where he won two Cy Young Awards allowed lour hits in eighl innings to lead liosion to iciory at Kansas C'iiy Sahcrhagen (9-4- ) struck oul three and didn't walk a halier lor the I0(h time in 17 Mails Salvr-hage- n 110-7- 8 for the Royals from 1984-9- 1 gac up a solo home mn in the second to Mike Sweeney who extended his lulling streak to 23 games and another solo homer in llic eighth to Tim Svhr Butch Huskey and Mike Stanley homcrcd for the Red Sox Jose Rosado (7-- 9 took the loss Mariners II White Sox 2 At Seattle Alex Rodrigue homcrcd and drove in five inns as I his tune the Yankees won with the help of a three-ru- n lioiner in the seventh and a key single in the ninth by Bernie Williams who has 20 RBIs in his Iasi nine games " I here was ton much Bernie Williams for us That three-ru- n homer was what really hurt us aiul lie also came through in the iiinili" A's manager Art Howe said ' li was a heck of a game bill the wiong leant won" Williams' homer in llic sexenth helped the Yankees wipe out a 0 ileliul After Oakland lied the sinie in ilie hoiiom of the inning on a wild pile'll by Alan Watson New loik won it with a twn-ru- n iiiiii! highlighted hx Tino MarRBI single of tinez's the light Held wall 2-- eight and walking two in the seventh complete game of his career Texas is 20-- 6 since the All-Stbreak Rafael Palmeiro and Roberto Kelly homcrcd for the Rangers who have won four straight against (he Tigers and are 22-- 5 against the AL Central Indians 4 Angels 3 Manny Ratnire hit his JOih homer and Robes to Alomar won added his 20(h as Clcw-lum- l at Anaheim to comp! tc a three-gam- e sweep and send she Angels to their sixth straight los Ramirez who hit 45 hornets last year connected olf Lou Pole in the eighth for hi' second homer in two nights and raised his major league-leadinRBIs total to 16 5) AP photo Jones 28 homers all since he was activated I mm the disabled list May 14 I le hit an RBI single in the Him a Iwo-rn- n single in llic fourth and a two-ru- n Itomcr in llie sixth I lidgar Martinc and Raul bane hit also hit two-ru- n homers for Seattle which handed Drew shows something to fans in Philadelphia By 7) straight decision striking out 8) the victory Mariano Kixcra pitched the ninth for his 32nd 9 six-hitt- er Surhoff and Belle hit solo 's 2 (2-- 1) Rangers 8 Tigers 2 Rick Helling pitched a' for his second complete game of the season and Tom Goodwin drove in three mns as Texas beat visiting Detroit won his third Helling (9-- career Mussina gave up two mns and nine hits in 7 2-- 3 innings striking out seven and walking one a double as the Yankees improted 5-- 41-1- Mussina (14-7- ) rebounded from losing three consecutive starts for the first time in his came after Williams singled and Chili Dais walked Ricky Ledee followed Martine's (3-- Chicago its sexenth straight loss Mariners starter I’aul Abbott (3-allowed (wo mns and three hits in five innings Jaime Naxir-ro(7-Iwas the loser Orioles 4 l)ex il Rays 2 Mike Mussina stopped his three-gam- e losing streak and BJ Surhoff and Albert Belle hit consecutive homers as Baltimore won at Tampa Bay er the season and sixth of his career Carpenter hasn't lost in 10 beaten hy the New York 10-- 6 Yankees g 1 Discover what schools were like in the 1800s September” Cardinals manager Tony La Russa The Associated Press said "lie went about his business This guy's been terrific He's got a dunce to he outstanding He just needs experience" At Philadelphia Garrett Stephenson (3-allowed one mn and five hits in 7 innings retiring 14 look the straight at one stretch Randy Wolf (5-loss allowing three runs and six hits in five innings walking five and striking out seven Arizona 7 Chicago 5 Matt Williams hit a two-m- n double in the 11th had and four RBIs Arizona heal Chicago as inning at Wriglev Held and opened a 7 12-galead in the Nl West The Diamondbacks who have won five straight I’hilidelphia Phillies fans booed JI) Drew for lour innings In the fifth Drew sent them a small while response Drew's 434-fosolo home mn capped a tumultuous stay at Veterans Stadium blocking out the boos and leading the St Louis Cardinals to a 1 x iciory oxer (lie Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday -3 ot 4) 5-- night "(iod's timing is perfect” said Drew who received massive police and security presence alter lias ing batteries thrown at him in the outfield Tuesday night “The biggest key to me is to enjoy the game and play as hard as I can" Drew was drafted hy the Phillies in 1997 hut didn't sign with them alter asking for an $1 15 million live-yea- r contract He relumed to llic draft the follow ing 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