Show -1 : v' r"- B2— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday July 25 2002 J ‘s7' n Walker’s grand slam key to Reds victory By The Associated Press Phil Nevin Ron Gant and Mark Kotsay homered and the San Diego Padres beat Los on Wednesday Angeles their the Dodgers handing fifth straight series defeat r break since the (7-Jones pitched Bobby eight innings allowing just' five singles in winning for the fourth time in five decisions He struck out four and walked none Three of the hits were infield singles Jones had a rough day His All-Sta- 5) -- rcroi sro a through the crowd of 24910' by petting rocked in his first inning Moehler left with an 4 lead after giving up nine hits and four runs in five innings Braves 10 Martins I Damian Mou allowed one hit in seven innings and Wes Helms drove in three runs with a career-hig- h four hits helping Atlanta beat Florida Florida’s only hit was by Derrek Lee who grounded a single oast third baseman Vrnny Castilla leading off the fifth Lee was then erased on a double play Phillies 4 Cubs 2 Brett Myers was marvelous in his major league debut allowing two hits in eight innings as Philadelphia beat Chicago Myers who outpitched fellow pick Mark Priarin a meeting of rookies at windy Wngley Field left with a 1 lead Giants 6 Cardinals 4 Rich Auritia homered and Kirk Rueter carried a shutout into the eighth inning as die San Francisco Giants defeated the St Louis Cardinals The Giants moved back into second place in the NL West e ahead of Los a Angeles Diamondbacks 7 Rockies 1 Miguel Batista threw a three-hittin his first com1999 as the since plete game Arizona Diamondbacks come pleted a sweep of the Colorado Rockies Batista (5-- had been 04 in his previous five starts I I cleats got caught in the gnus and he fell as hebroke to cover Dave Roberts’ drag bunt leading off the game and he was hit on the nght shoulder by Brian Jordan’s comebacker leading off the seventh The Dodgers have lost 11 of 14 games since the break a slump that’s cost them the NL West lead Los Angeles has been blanked 11 times die most in the' league Reds 10 Pirates 5 Todd Walker hit a grand slam and Brandon Larson had homer Wednesday a three-ru- n as the Cincinnati Reds rallied behind their newest pitcher for an 10-- 5 victory over the Pitts1 burgh Pirates who Brian Moehler (1-drove down Interstate 75 after the Reds obtained him Tuestrade with day in a Detroit sent a murmur 0) five-play-er i I n e c r V 8-- 8-- 0 ? 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T - f I ' - " 'V 4-- - ' t 7- AP photo San Diegtfs Mark Koteay right ia greeted by teammate Julius Matos after his fourth Inning home run against Los Angeles Wednesday at Qualcomm Stadum The Dodgers were handed their 11th toes in their last 14 games and were shut out Ifor the 11th time this season half-gam- since winning June 12 He shut out the Rockies after Todd Helton’s two-ohome run in the first Expos 2 Mets 1 Vladimir Guerrero threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the seventh inning and rookie Bred Wilkerson hit er m five-ga- ut three-gam- 7) Brewers 12 Astros 8 Milwaukee manager Jerry Royster and reliever Mike DeJean got into a heated argument on the mound in the ninth inning Wednesday night before the Brewers finished out a 12-- 8 win over Houston to stop a nine-gam- e losing streak a two-rihomer as the Montreal Expos ended a losing streak with a victory over the New York Mets Javier Vazquez (8-pitched five-h- it ball into the seventh to stop the streaking Mets New York lost for just the third time in 1 1 games 6) After Craig Biggio had an RBI grounder and Lance Berkman singled to load the bases with one out in the Astros ninth Royster went out to pull DeJean The manager and pitcher went for about 30 seconds before DeJean left face-to-fa- ce Twins’ lead up to 14 games Players owners off $70 million Hot Toronto Rangers 4 Mariners 3 sweeps 0’s in Ba tfmore By The Associated Proas- ‘ Rogers - David Ortiz hit a three-ru- n homer and Torii Hunter had three hits as the Minnesota Twins beat die Chicago White Sox 1 Wednesday for their ninth win in i 1 games Doug Mientkiewicz and Bobby Kieby also homered for the TWins who opened a lead in the AL Central Chicago which stranded 12 runners has lost 15 of 21 9-- JBEmm (10-- 5) chise’s Torontoin the eighth inning leading the resurgent Blue Jays past Baltimore Dewayne Wise hit his first major league homer for the Blue Jays who have won lO of 12 Toronto improved to 0 against Baltimore by sweep--' ing the 4-- rain-shorten- ed two-ga- series ' ? v history g In die fastest game in the nojor leagues since 1984' — only 1 hour 41 minnine-innin- - AP photo The Chicago White Box’s Frank Thomas gets hit by a pitch thrown by Mmesota Twins starling pitcher Kyle Lohse hi the eighth inning at (fomiskeyPaik in Chicago - Lima pitched Detroit utes over die Kansas City Royals ' It was the fittest nine-innigame since Atlanta beat visit4-ing San Diego 3 1:39 on : Sept 30 194 the final dity of tim regular season according to the Elias Sports Bureau baseball’s statistician Lima (2-bade in the rota" tion following this week’s NEW YORK (AP) — Revenue sharing was the chief topic as baseball players and owners resumed labor talks Wednesday and die sides agreed they were about $70 million apart annually Revenue sharing is one of the two key issues in die talks along with management’s desire for a luxury tax on high payroll clubs that would stow salary growth "It was positive There were some ideas feat were thrown out" union lawyer Michael Weiner said “We’ll continue discussions” Additional bargaining sessions are scheduled for Thursday and Friday Players are fearful that owners will unilaterally change worit tides after the postseason or lock them out so they are considering striking in Augustor September It would be baseball’s ninth ' work stoppage since 1972 Deferred compensation and the rights of izy ured players also were discussed at Yankees 14 Indians 7 Jason Giambi homered off the top of the foul pole in right field and tied a team record by ' scoring five runs as the New York Yankees rolled past the Cleveland Indians New York led KM) after two turns at bat and made things pretty easy for David Wells ' (11-who wasn’t sharp but didnt have to be ’ : 5) ' ' t : Devil Rays 9 Red Sox 5 Andy Sheks hit a three-ru- n home run to highlight a six? run second inning and Tunpa Bay’s bullpen did not allow a run over six innings as the Devil Rays beat the Boston" Red Sox 'Dunpa Bay starter Joe V Kennedy lasted just three innings giving up nine hits ' and 'five runs j - trade si Brian Moehler to Cincinnati allowed two hits in ' seven innings to win for the first time since April 16 : "straight-pool- ” system 7 vririch would favorclubs with payrolls closer to the average of die 30 teams The current “split-po- system is more or favorable to teams witii the highest and lowest revenue Last year about $167 million was transferred in : over the wedeend CINCINNAn (AP) — General manager Tun Bow- Kenny Rogers decided it was' mpre importairi to keqp his 7 den spoke with the pitcher family in Texas than to take s several rimes by phone chancfeatthe playofls r Instead Rogers decided it ' After several daysof 7 was nkxe to keep mulling it over the left-towife Rdiecca and two : v ' '7 baseball’s chief operating pffi- - aursasM laetio TiimmAmu 1 j 1 : - (othe Vi mnt ' children i!'' inTfexasfortherert i reason The 1 aed i m- ' Loria’s 14 limited putnen and to mbve for tire case to be i:- dismissed ccr have denied the charges now un willingly nis part- - L a 1 t "We’ll start negotiating ners in the Florida Marlins — saying the suit was without v with the otherside1about v filed syit under die Racketeer Kessler schedules" a for Kessler said Influenced V snd Corrupt Orga- Jeffrey lawyer V ' Loria’s limited conference inizationsAct said resolves "The They accused 7 partners 6n Wednesday tiiat UJS Dis-and their staffs of not to" anything Selig Lpria ' trict Judge UnplaM Ungaro--' Kessler said last eek that illegal conduct that "effec-- V: : Ifourteen Canadian cyirpora- if baseball attonpts to move tively destroyed the economic Benays scheduled the confenmce Kessler will by tions filed suit last wedc ii viability of baseball in Moitf Expos or tg fold the fhuK details his work iUJS out of document side Court chise after treaL” Mianti' this n season District 7 V will askfor an tluU : BaselMll spokesmanRich Loria and thdr ’discovery wjthbasebdl’s injundion accusing Selig declined comment cm 7 who are Levin to the would in team staffs cf mail fraud and wire expected keep place lawym resist handing tver documents pending a triaL die scheduling orde£ frauL Loriaand Bob DiiPpy 1 Plen Rogers elects not to join i YORK (AP)— Afederal judge scheduled an : Oct 1 1 conference for the ( racketeering suit filed Ity Canadian investors against basdall commissioner Bud Selig and former Montreal Expos owner Jeffrey Loria V -- 1 4) r -' Peter Angelos and Chicago Cubs chief executive officer Andy MacPhaiL Union head Donald Fehr was in Houston to meet with the Milwaukee Brewers “I dunk he is cautiously optimistic ’’Brewers infielder Mark Loretta said "Peo- pie compare this with the ' 1994 talks but he feels dus is a different setting The rhetoric isn’t nearly as stnmg Of course firings can diange very quickly” and owners dis- agree on both file amount and structure of revenue dining Owners want to increase the percentage of shared local ' revenue feom 20 percent to 50 percent and they want a ur i j- Montreal’s Brian Schneider and Dan Smitii and the New York Mets’ AlLdter— along witii Baltimore owner sesWednesday’s two-ho" sion the first meeting since ' V last Friday Three plityen attended the meeting—1 ng h' s” - 102-ye- Tigers 3 Royals 0 ed Chris Caipenterwonhis five-hitt- er 7) EEHHEGT fourth straight decision and Carlos Delgado hit the first of three straight RBI singles by 5) them 0 with a on April 19 Angels 5 Athletics 1 Aaron Sele pitched seven strong innings and Orlando douPalmeiro hit a three-ru- n ble as the Anaheim Angels beat the Oakland Athletics Sele (8-scattered ux hits walked none and struck out four The only run the righthander allowed came in the seventh when Miguel Tejada led off with his 22nd homer and 117th of his career — breaking Eddie Joost’s record for most home runs by an Athletics shortstop in the fran- 14-ga- TWins starter Kyle Lohse allowed eight hits in his longest outing inf the season He escaped a bases-load' jam in the second by striking out Mark Johnson and retiring Kenny Lofton on a popup Blue Jays 5 Orioles 2 f second time at Safeco Field in his fourth start against the Mariners this season He beat 8-- ’ Kenny Rogers starting a day after turning down a trade to Cincinnati pitched eight effective innings as the Texas Rangers posted a rare victory over the Seattle Mariners Won for the ' (11-- Rogers is f clause in his contract dedd- iU ing to keep his word that he M eomnutmew to ms vfiremat a would nlav out his contract v ' a sget with the Ranger' and guarantee he’d be in Tmas “It wps really'a family ' decision mort than a basebaU 7 w?Biout the contract” Bowden spiel “He thought it decision” Rogers’' agent Scott Boras said Titosday - ' was important that he lived vp The Reds lobbied Rojgers ' to fiiat with his fenrity The to qiprove the deal that was ''Reds certainly respect that1 lwt-pla- ’ ce nocluw? 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