Show B2 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday July 20 2002 flaior Loarjuo 1 ' By The Associated Press i ' ' i1' Mike Piazza Edgardo Alfoozo and Robeito Alomar hit aolo home nnu and the New York Meta took advantage of a missed call in a4-- 2 victory Friday t V! t vf' r All-St- ble off Todd Walker before Brady Oaik could tag up and score : Cuba S Astros Rookie Mark Prior scattered two hits and struck out eight and Mbises Alou homered against his old team as the Chicago beat Houston Alex Gonzalez drove in two tuns and slumping Corey Patterson added an RBI for die Cubs 2 since break the struck NelsonGniz (1-out a career-hig- h eight and allowed only two hits iq 5 innings But one of those hits was Alou’s solo hornet all the Cubs needed to back four (4-- in die longest outing of his major league career Marlins 4 Expos 2 Florida ended an eight- game losing streak winning for the first time since the break as Michael Tejera beat Montreal Tqera (6-- won his fifth straight decision at home 6-- ar 5) 1- -3 - - Press i '- ’ : 1 Minnesota Twins outfielder Tbrii Hunter was suspended for three games and fined Friday for throwing a ball at Cleveland’s Danys Baez Hunter decided not to challenge the penalty and will start serving the suspension imposed by baseball vice ' president Bob Watson on Saturday “We figured lets get it out of the way right now” : manager Ron Gardenhire said ‘TTiiswillbe'focii’s ’ 2) ' J n By Tho Associated EEEB--J 2) V:‘‘ ' ErDuquetalsowill seiVeasiispehsion - ueusbi All-St- ar m e high fly and left fielder Timo Perez jumped as he approached the fence The ball hit about three feet above Perez caromed off the wall and bounced right ' into his glove But theplay was niled a catch with Perez holding his glim aloft and he threw ban to second base to dou- - All-St- (iMVi’1 miss t Meta led 3--1 in the fifth when the Reds loaded the bases with one out Austin Kearns then hit a ’ t break” ar that he was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning of Minnesota’s 5 win Wednesday Hunter pushed past third- - V base coach A1 New- -' mn and Knar Diaz to get to the ball The then fired it directly at Baez The ball deflected off his gfove and hit Baez on a leg Hunter was ejected by plate umpire Ted Barrett Both benches and bulfoeris emptied and die umpiring crew met rith botii managers before ? play resumed In the second inning Baez had hit AJ foerzynski witii a pitch Baez went to die Minnesota clubhouse after the game and the two talked over their differences El Duqoe suspended and fined New York Yankees pitcher Orlando Hernandez was suspended for five games and fined $1000 Friday by the commissioner’s office for hitting Toronto's Carlos Delgado with a pitch earlier this week Hernandez’s penalty was to shut Satnrday but die players association can start until Bob DuPuy vk&v is not aU kkid thmuah a !Tm T11 uuuubu die to decision because l going qipeal don’t agree with the decision” Hernandez is scheduled to start Saturday against the Boston Red Sox and fehl low Cuban Rolando Arxpjo The appeal allows El Duque to pitch ' The Yankees might prefer if Hernandez drops his appeal after Saturday They have two days off next week so no starting pitcher would have to work on short rest while Hernandez rits out his five gamer '" ' ' Lind disputes trade " Reliever (hamne Lloyd upafied by the prospect of pitching again for Honda owner Jeffrey Lana has asked an arbitrator to reverse die trade thatsent him tothe Mariins from die Mmdreal Eqxys 'XrV y : Lloyd says the deal July 11 violated 8-- All-St- ar ' i - ‘APphoio New York's Mika Piazza (31) Is oongratutatad by Edgaido Alfonzo right after Piazza hit a soto home tun off Cinclnnafl - ? pitcher Jared Fernandez In the fourth Inning Friday in Cbidnnali Alfonzo went yard later In tfie Inning giving up two runs m six innings Vladimir Nunez ' pitched two innings for Us 19th save Florida scored three runs in die fifth against starter to take Javier Vazquez (7-a 4--2 lead Luis Castillo had a two-iu- n single Pirates 12 Cardinals 9 Rob Mackowiak hit a two-ru- n pinch homer in the seventh inning after Pittsburgh squandered a five-ru- n lead built on Adam Hyzdu’s grand slam The Pirates winning for the seventh time in nine games led 3 entering the seventh before the Cardinals tiedit with five runs Pinch-6) 8-- hitter Miguel Cairo and Eli Marrero each had two-ridoubjes But after yet imother V shaky start for Bud Smith' St Louis’ bullpen was no better as the Pirates regained the lead against Dave Veres v (3-d- ) 34-ye- ‘ '"? ‘i Kleskowent and was ahomerunshoct of becoming die first player to hit for the cycle in die Padres’ history Bubba Trammell was ' 3 wife three RBIsj Braves 4 Phillies 1 ' Damian Moss pitched six’ strong innings and Andrew Jones homered as foe Atlanta Braves beat die Philadelphia Phillies for their fourth straight win ' The Braves who lead foe NL East by 1212 have won 21 of ‘ r-4 m Padres 6 Diamondbacksl Ryan Klesko had a triple to' reach base for fc 3-f- or- - v't t' v l 7'' ' ‘ L na his45th I game Rockies 9 'Brewers 5 Shawn Chacon has learned the key to pitching at Coon Field: just keep your team dose ' TbddHollandsworthand Gary Bennett drove in three runs each and Chacon got his first home victory in nearly three months as the Rockies beat the Brewers Friday night allowed five Chacon (5-runs In 6 3 innings but die Rockies scored smnnis KnugDX ar and double among his four ' hits and scorcdthree times as San Diego betf the Diamondbacks the Padres’ fifth straight win over the defending World Series champions gamed r The Padres won thrir Chipper Jones had two- fourth straight overall ufaits and tiro nmascored -iwnAinj their ihigh t and Gary Sheffield doubled Ari-zo- ' 6) 2-- SSaSaringintof intefifoymntolpthe ms hth k J bomevory kinpe against Ptnladehia ‘ K-- xil 27 fcnk swIforiiai n& ': ‘'s'- - right-hand- er Lid le fli rts with By The Associated Press itteruntil eighth inning no-- h ' sixth innihg Aaron Myette (M) recalled ftoin the minora eariier in the day allowed seven runs and eight hits in 5 innings y' Orioles lft White Sax 4Rodrigo Lopez pitched seven strong innings to earn his 10th winj d the Baltimore Orioles used la wun fourth to pull away Gary Matthews Jr homered and seven-ru-n Corey Koskie and David Ortiz 1- Ldise’s solid pitching as the Min- nesota TWins beat the Detroit Tigers 1 Friday night Doug Mientkiewicz added a home run as the Twins handed the Tlgen ' their fourth straigltt defeat and tool? lead over Chicago in the a - -3 - 1 5-- : on tana pitched tinee innings for his V’ first major league save Athletics 10 Rangers Cory Lidle (3-- 8) pitdied a for hisfirst major league shutout allowing only Juan Gonzalez’s leadoff doifole in the eighth inning Texas has lost a season-hig- h seven straight' ' John Mabrhomered and drove in four runs and Scott Hatteberg hit a ihreMun homer for die A’sudiq won for the 10th time in 13 games Mijguellkjada added his fifth homer in sven games during Oakland’s ' one-hitt- er Twins designated hitter David QrUz points to ihe sky after homering off Tigers ftarter Brian Moehler ln the fourth inning Friday at Comorica Paik K As baseball NEW YORK ' arid jdaycn mawyment finally got around to talking abem tovenue shar-- mt drove in two runs for the Orioles who also got two RBb apiece from Chris Singleton Jay Gibbons and Geronimo GiL allowed three tuns Lopez (10-and su hits to become the first rook-- ! ie to win 10 games for Bahhnore ' since Rocky Coppinger in 1996' Blue Jay fl Devil Rays 8 TbmWilsonhitathree-iUnhome- r 29-6- ‘ er : a no-tia- de clauseinhiscomractlt list- ed the Mariins as one of 12 teams he couldn’t be traded to but his agents ' apparently missed by one day a dead- lmiBto renew the clause last Novl If Lkiyd’s appeal is upheld he could be returned to die Expos The appeal is unlikely to affect Montreal’s acquisition of outfielder ICliff Floyd in the trader Loriaownied the Expos when Lloyd vjxkhed for them in 2000 and 2001 and tdrane point their relationship soured uDo I have a problem pitching for his team?” Lloyd said Friday “Certainly that’s why there’s a grievance’! Lloyd argued his case in a hearing in Atlanta on Wednesday Montreal general manager Omar XU r Minaya is optimistic arbitrator Shyam i'W Das will imhold the deaL ' T See ROLLonB3 U0ur advice' from major league V' baseball was diat we have a ptrong: T m case” Minaya said J’Before we made we checked with major ! the Ittigue basdiall and diey told us to : v move forward and make the trade” ! - three-gam- i : teanHecord 12di consecutive road loss v ' Tunpa Bay widi the worst record in the majore at 5 hu lost six 14 of 13 The straight overall-an- on owners "i - 3) ulbronto sent Tunpa Bay to a eight-play- ’ ALCentnd" Lohse(9-5)gayeupmierun- ’ -- 12-ga- six hits in six innings Johan San- Devil Rays have die major leagues’ longest road skid since Philadelphia lost 12 straight in 1999 Royals 8 Indians 5 The Royals won their mUh Z straight game their best streak since 1994y as Raul Dxuiez hit a threq-fu- n S "' homer ' Chuck Finley scratched from his start for die Indians was traded to die St Louis Cardinals for minor a league outfidder Luis Garda and ' to he named Mullen (2-2- ) relieved in the Mih and Pnivrtn iwimhmW wtrfiwii a scoreless mnfofor his 18th saveT' Red Sox 4 Yankee 2 Pedro Martinez outpifehed Mike Mussina in a marquee matchnp diat lived up to its billing sending the ‘y Boston Red Sox to a victory over! V New Yarit Friday night in the open- e er of a big aeries Shea HiDenbrandhad twoRBls and Nomar Gardapana drove in the first run widi a sacnfice fly foulpiutv to first baseman Nick Johnson — ' t undercut by second baseman Alfbo- so Soriano near the tarp f k'lr f ‘ V 10-ho- ur : V : ! tne ‘ '" K incficatiye of theromplete unity ofdie keesGegeSteinbrermgtookpiAlicy Jlnley dealt to Cards X v frooL the labor thatcsqxredNovT duhson snqiesateacfaodier' TheSt Louis Cardinals desperate ' Meanwhile team owners received a Notwithstonding this fed I have: y “For a host of reasons he allowed for another starter sirice Danyf Kile’s new memorandum from Selig who ideddedtoteinstitutediebtoionpub- dnickFhH said Rob Man- -' deadi acquired to talk” !somepeopte ‘ Be comments on labor and economic' Bud SeUg reversed cotaiengaiirahd eariier this kumnitr had fiftod his so-owners’ top labor ‘ toldownere to stop talkingibout labor J called “gag ordet’! In tfaepast few issues in its original format Wis are today night for minor league first iv ' “The key in tenns of going back : weeks matters in public ' owners have out spoken many entering a critical period of foe labor y istfS we’re feta baseman Luis Garcia and a player td : that fotdMrtV!v Negotiators joined by eight ptaycni in support of Sdfrsxttemptfogitftyo V from the Boston Red Sax bad What ‘fu The deal was completed before die economy conpesskxri from (foyers V comment at tins point would not be ' ' ‘ ' : ‘i bothsides called a productive aessiori -- ' who are threatening the sport’s ninth but Cardinals lost to Pittsburgh y productive’! umonsexeamve ooaro me ' because-'for that that to were not owners Evrinbeforeheldd "i held up penrfoix the approval of ' '4 workstopbaaesincel972 and agreed wis they : authoriyto set strike date and dates fear owners will diangri work ' they providing them with speak out major league baseball apart on the amountof-money they st from are being (fiscussed )lus still owed f his $27 toil-- f ' wiDmiss baseball’s meet ilionthrec-yeonext to chih nfftriaU contract iha timf weds y f pnrmwigirtw aUy ip pippnr j " hy punvfi tv) " : would be required and his objectives: But after Selig told wife players on individual teams! edreveaue or management’s desire for a ' rebent weeks” Selig said in die qmoval " been interested also Cincinnati had AsSoci-:ownetalks rs Three days of are scheduled V1' memo rihich was read toThe diey could speak Qeveladd’s luxuty tax whighfayroll teams two ' (APr ' : left-hand- er j S!LSLiSS u: - 19 mid-Augu- x ’ ‘ 3 |