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2 THE TENNESSEAN Thureday, July 29 1999 0 5C SFORiS: BASEBALL Trade Rv R(KS NFWUAN By ROSS NEWHAN talk heavy but available impact talent light bring the city to life," Houston Gen mortgaged their future. him a seller and permits him to wear a mask. He has two available pitchers Omar Olivares (8-9, 4.05 ERA) and Chuck Finley (5-9, 5.68) and reportedly is trying to hold up interested teams, at least for now. He is said to have asked the Cincinnati Reds for Brett Tomko and Danny Graves for Olivares, and he is seeking power-hitting Richie Sexson, infielder Enrique Wilson and a pitcher from Cleveland for Finley, who at a struggling 36 and eligible to re-sign with the Angels as a free agent at the end of the season isnt the "slam-dunk guy" Hart covets. The Indians, however, arent going to give up Sexson and Wilson to rent Finley, and the Yankees, who would like to keep him away from the Indians and are believed to be offering Andy Pettitte (7-7, 5.57), arent going to part with shortstop Alfonso Soriano, their top prospect The introduction of the wild card three years ago significantly changed the landscape as teams try to decide if they're in or out of the race, if they should retain a key player or try to trade him.

"With the wild card, July 31 is really too early for a final determination on whether you're in or out," Philadelphia GM Ed Wade said. The young Phillies have developed into a legitimate contender, stripping the market of the coveted Curt Schilling, and the Toronto Blue Jays, the new wild-card leader in the American League, have taken David Wells and Kelvim Escobar off the market and are hesitant to trade Pat Hentgen as well. "I will say, unequivocally, that Schilling will not be traded," Wade said. "Our goal is to build around Los Angeles Times As the clock ticks toward Saturday's midnight deadline for the 30 major league teams to trade without waivers, baseball has turned into telephone heaven. The lines are buzzing and rumors are rampant, but the only certainty, as Cleveland General Manager John Hart put it, is that "there is not that one, slam-dunk guy out there." He referred to a No.

1 or 2 caliber pitcher who could be counted on to take a contender to the playoffs. Which is what Randy Johnson did for the Houston Astros last year after he was obtained from the Seattle Mariners on the night of the deadline. "We didnt win the World Series with Randy, but he helped us win the division title and he helped him. "We're hopeful of adding a veteran pitcher to the rotation before the -deadline, but there's a lot of compe-' tition." If pitching werent so thin, would a sane general manager trade for either of those available suspects? Or for Darryl Kile, who is 5-10 with a 6.34 ERA and is owed $8 million next year? 1 Kile, packaged with Darryl Ham-ilton and $1 million, was almost traded Monday by the Colorado: Rockies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Marquis Grissom and Scott Karl before the Brewers backed out Steve Trachsel (3-14, 6.55), Darren Oliver (5-7, 4.72), Kent Mercker (4-4, 5.15), Juan Guzman (5-8, 4.21), Alex Fernandez (4-6, 3.01) and the dreaded Carlos Perez (2-10, 7.43) are also among available starting pitchers. eral Manager Jerry Hunsicker said.

"There's some good pitchers out there now, but I dont see any pri-mo guys of Randy's caliber," Hunsicker said. "It's a seller's market, and I'm not going to overpay for a guy who wont have a significant impact" There arent many of Johnson's capability anywhere, but several familiar names high salaried and high risk are likely to move before the deadline. Two already have. The San Francisco Giants obtained Livan Hernandez from the Florida Marlins, and the New York Mets got Kenny Rogers from the Oakland Athletics. The price for Hernandez was two No.

1 draft choices, Jason Grilli and Nate Bump, both pitchers. Some in baseball felt the Giants Said Hunsicker, who dealt pitching prospects Freddy Garcia and John Halama, both in the Seattle rotation, and young infielder Carlos Guillen, who began this season as Seattle's second baseman before suffering a season-ending knee injury, for Johnson: "Arguably, the Giants gave up better talent for Livan Hernandez than we gave up to get Randy Johnson. "That's the kind of risks you're going to have to take this year, with the market as thin as it is," he said. "I mean, a lot more mistakes are made trying to juice a trade at the deadline than at any other time. You can count on overpaying if you're a buyer at the deadline." Consider Bill Bavasi, the Angels' general manager.

His team is done, which makes Twins 5, Athletics 3 O's stop Rangers' streak Associated Press BALTIMORE For a change, Charles Johnson helped the Baltimore Orioles by starring at the plate, instead of behind it Johnson drove in four runs and Scott Erickson won his sixth straight decision as the Orioles ended the Texas Rangers' nine-game winning streak. 8-6 last night Baltimore obtained Johnson for his skill in mowing down would-be base stealers and for his ability to deftly handle pitchers. The catcher has delivered in that regard, but has been relatively silent with his bat. Against the Rangers, however, Johnson had a pair of two-run doubles for his first multiple-RBI game since June 13. Oakland AB Bl BB SO Avo.

Teiada ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .242 4 1 2 0 0 0 .207 3 1 0 0 1 1 .248 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 4 11 1 0 0 586 2 0 1 1 2 0 748 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 4 0 2 1 0 1 .239 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 0 0 0 0 0 234 34 3 I 3 3 4 AB Bl BB SO Avo. 4 1 2 0 0 1 .294 3 2 1 1 1 0 .287 2 0 1 0 2 0 .265 4 0 0 1 0 0 .275 3 0 1 1 0 1 .308 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 4 0 1 0 0 2 .245 4 2 2 0 0 1 .315 3 0 1 2 0 0 .265 3 0 0 0 0 2 .239 31 5 9 3 7 Spiezio 2b Grieve If Jaha dh JaGiambi lb Stairs rf Macfarlane Chavez 3b Christenson cf b-TPhillips ph Totals Mmnesola TWalker dh Gates 2b-3b Lawton rf Coomer lb Koskie 3b 'Hnrkina nh-9h THunler If JJones cf JaValentin CGuzman ss Totals Oakland MM wi i Mmnesola oil 021 0Ox-5 9 1 -grounded out for Koskie In the 7th h-iiiut out for Christenson In the 9th. Pinhu lt rr.iimiH lot I naA.L ynd 7, Minnesota 6. 2B-Spiezk (13), TWalker i i7i, javaiennn nil. Kbls-JaGiambi (71), Stairs (62), Chavez (35), Gates (28), Coomer (43), Koskie (40), JaValentin 2 (23).

CS-Stairs i uuniBi wi. ji javaientin. uiuk leia- Rtinnert left In crnrtnn n.Ll I jwimy Kvairilfll UdTMaiHJ I (Stairs, Christenson); Minnesota 5 (Coomer, iwsmc, nutMiiY, nunier, uuzman). runners movea up-1 Phillips, Coomer 2. wunu i ixiaiia, (aire anu ieio.ua; Minnesota 1 (Gates, Hocking and Coomer).

waHMra irrmcKOBxjnrtzKA novnes I'j 3 7 3 4 5 87 5.12 1 23 4.33 0 3 6.07 iabv la i Groom 1-3 0 0 0 0 DJones 10 0 0 0 1 10 3.27 Miimesafct IP CD an er ud ed Hkns 5's 4 3 1 3 1 95 6.94 BWells 0 0 0 2 21 384 Guardado 1 2 0 0 0 1 23 433 Trmbly 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 399 Haynes pitched to 1 batter In the 6th, InhpriloH rimni.epn,Brf w.oii 511 niuu, I Groom 1-0, BWells 1-0. Ilmniroc Unma riarL. rill, TUUIIU, 3W. ond, Tschida; Third, Miller. Indians 7, Tigers 2 1 CEL 1 Umps turn on leaders NEW YORK More than a dozen major league umpires last night criticized their leadership for "a flawed and doomed strategy" that apparently will cost 22 umps their jobs.

Meanwhile, baseball officials said ability, racial and ethnic background, and experience will be among the factors used by to decide which 19 National League umpires to take back and which 13 to let go. After the collapse of the union's planned Sept. 2 walkout, many of the umpires who kept their jobs blamed the mess on the leadership group, headed by union president Jerry Crawford and Richie Phillips, the umps' negotiator since 1978. "The major league umpires have been seriously harmed because union leadership adopted a flawed strategy that was doomed to fail from the beginning," said the statement, agreed to by a group that Included Joe Brinkman, John Hirsch-beck, Dave Phillips, Dale Scott and Rocky Roe. "The advice to quit Jobs in order to keep them made no sense at all," the group said, "especially under a collective bargaining contract that not only ruled out strikes, but also ruled out 'other concerted work The statement will be formally issued today.

Management officials and lawyers spent much of yesterday trying to make decisions on the NL umps, and they said they expected to make their choices by the end of this week. ASSOCIATED PRESS Cleveland Indians second baseman Roberto Alomar, left, tags out Damion Easley ol the Detroit Tigers. Easley was trying for a double in the fourth inning. The Indians won 7-2. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays Boston AB Bl BB SO Avg.

DLewis cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 264 JnValentin 3b 5 2 1 2 0 1 259 Daubach lb 5 0 1 0 0 1 318 Garciaparra ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 354 O'Leary If 3 1 0 0 1 0 .283 Huskey dh 422500599 Varilek 4 0 2 0 0 0 261 Sadler 2b 4 110 0 1 511 TNixon rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .283 Totals 38 I 11 I 1 Toronto AB Bl BB SO Avg. Stewart If 3 0 0 0 1 1 308 WGreene dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 197 SGreen rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 330 CDelgado lb 3 0 0 0 1 0 551 TBalista ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 568 Fletcher 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Olanez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 514 a-Grbk ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .366 JoCruz cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Bush 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 301 Totals 29 0 2 0 3 7 Boston 000 004 0O4-8 II 0 Toronto 000 000 000-0 2 0 a-ftied out tor Otanez in the 8th. LOB-Boston 4, Toronto 5. 2B-Daubach (21), Varilek 2 (24), TNixon (16). HR-JnVa-lentin (9) off Frascatore; Huskey 2 (17) off Frascatore, JHamilton.

RBIs-JnValentin 2 (56), Huskey 5 (55), TNixon (27). Runners left In scoring posilion-Boslon 3 (DLewis, O'Leary, TNixon); Toronto 2 (SGreen, TBalista). Boston IP ER BB SONP ERA Rapp 3-5 8 2 0 0 1 6 107 4.36 Wakefield 1 0 0 0 2 1 25 4.B2 Toronto IP RERBBSONPERA JHmltn LJ-6 8 7 4 4 1 5 115 6.66 Frascatore 2-3 4 4 4 0 0 21 4.08 Lloyd 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.19 Umpires-Home, Cederslrom; First, Reynolds; Second, Welke, Third, T-232. Orioles 8, Rangers 6 Texas AB Bl BB SO Avg. McLemore rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 IRodriguez 5 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Greer If 3 1 1 0 2 0 .280 RPalmeiro dh 3 1 0 0 1 2 .346 Zeile 3b 3 3 2 2 1 0 .306 Stevens lb 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Maleo cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 542 Alicea 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .173 Clayton ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Totals 35 6 8 6 4 5 Baltimore BvAnderson cf b-Amaral ph-cf Bordick ss Surhoff If Belle rf Baines dh a-Conlne ph-dh WCIark lb Ripken 3b DeShields 2b CJohnson Totals 1 Bl BB SO Avg.

.285 0 0 .305 1 .277 1 .333 1 580 1 .338 0 .299 1 310 1 329 0 .278 2 .253 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 5 0 2 1 13' Texas 000 103 020-6 I 1 Baltimore 020 202 20x-B 13 1 Texas 000 103 020-6 8 I Baltimore 020 202 20x-8 13 1 a-grounded Into fielder's choice for Baines in the 6th. b-llned out for Anderson In the 7th. E-Zeile (16), Ripken (12). LOB-Texas 6, Baltimore 13. 2B-Conlne (21), WCIark (13), CJohnson 2 (14).

HR-Mateo (4) off Johns; Zeile (15) off Erickson. RBIs Zeile 2 (63), Mateo 2 (16), Alicea 2 (11), Bordick 2 (41), Surhoff (79), DeShields (19), CJohnson 4 (40). SB-IRodrlguez (19). DeShields. GIDP IRodriguez.

Runners left In scoring position-Texas 4 (Greer, RPalmeiro, Alicea, Cfeyton); Baltimore 7 (BvAnderson, Surhoff 2, Conine 2, CJohnson 2). Runners moved up-IRodrlguez, Stevens 2. DP-Baltimore 1 (DeShields, Bordick and WCIark). Texas IP RERBBSONPERA Brkt LJ-5 5 8 6 6 2 5 106 6.16 Munoz 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 3.35 Crabtree 1VS 3 2 2. 1 2 31 3.72 Patterson 1 1 0 0 2 1 27 4.91 Baltimore IP RERBBSONPERA Ercksn 6 6 4 4 3 4 104 5.52 Johns 2 1 2 2 1 1 34 4.36 Timlin 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 4.61 Munoz pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Inherited runners-scored Munoz 2-1, Crab-tree 3-0. IBB-off Burkett (BvAnderson) 1. HBP-by Burkett (BvAnderson). Umpires Home, Brinkman; First, Shulock; Second, Scott; Third, Cousins. 3:14.

A 41,692 Gcoden solid for Indians Detroit AB Bl BB SO Avo. Polonia If 3 0 0 0 1 1 .366 DCruz ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 571 Easley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 TCIark lb 3 1 1 0 1 2 .260 KGarcIa rf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .220 Catalanotto dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Kapler cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Haselman 3 0 0 0 0 0 283 Totals 30 2 2 2 9 Cleveland AB Bl BB SO Avg. Vlzquel ss 4 2 1 0 1 1 .329 RAIomar 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .328 JaCruz cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .333 MRamirez rf 4 2 3 4 0 0 .325 Thome lb 2 1 1 1 2 1 .284 Sexson If 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Branyan dh 3 0 2 1 1 1 .333 EWilson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 EiDIaz 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 Totals 33 7 11 7 4 6 American Conference Central Division Pel. GB Omaha (Royals) 61 41 .598 -Albuq. (Dodgers) 51 51 .500 10 CoLSprlngs (Rockies) 49 51 .490 11 Iowa (Cubs) 48 53 .475 12 yj Eastern Division Nashville (Pirates) 63 37 .630 Oklahoma (Rangers) 58 44 .569 6 Memphis (Cardinals) 51 46 .526 New Orleans (Astros) 40 62 .392 24 Pacific Conference Southern Division Pet.

GB Sail Lake (Twins) 52 48 .520 -Fresno (Giants) 52 50 .510 1 Tucson (D'backs) 50 52 .490 3 Us Vegas (Padres) 45 57 .441 8 Northern Division Vancouver (Athletics) 58 44 .569 -Edmonton (Angels) 45 54 .455 1l'i Tacoma (Mariners) 42 57 .424 14'j Calgary (Marlins) 40 58 .408 16 Tuesday's results Iowa at Tucson, rain Oklahoma 15, Calgary 3 Colorado Springs 15, Omaha 6 Memphis 5, Nashville 4, 11 Innings New Orleans 4, Las Vegas 3 Salt Lake 7, Fresno 6 Tacoma 9, Albuquerque 2 Vancouver 3, Edmonton 2 Yesterday's results Omaha at Colorado Springs Oklahoma at Calgary New Orleans at Las Vegas Nashville at Memphis, 1st Nashville at Memphis, 2nd Albuquerque at Tacoma Iowa at Tucson, 2 Edmonton at Vancouver, 2 Fresno at Salt Lake Today's games Fresno at Salt Lake Edmonton at Vancouver Iowa at Tucson Albuquerque at Tacoma Nashville at Memphis New Orleans at Las Vegas Oklahoma at Calgary Omaha at Colorado Springs Sounds 15, NASHVILLE abrhbi Mntomrvrl 5323 Hermtnsen cf 5113 Ramirei3b 3323 Cnnlb 4121 Giardp 1000 SecristphC 1010 BrMdevH 6234 Laker 4111 Sauvwrp 0000 Howard 2b 5010 Potawidi ss 3300 Anderson 1000 Waktp 0000 Ward 1100 Robertson lb 1000 Redbirds 4 MEMPHIS abrhbi UrMererf3b3000 Potanco 2b S130 Lime cf Haas lb Peret 3b Bieserlfc Ordaz is S120 4000 2000 0000 4000 Warner M3b 4120 Stefanskic 3110 Lovmgierp 0000 Eversgerdlf 0000 Delmersp 2012 McDonald ph 1010 Barnes 0000 Mtndri 0000 Hutsetfrf 1000 Totals 40151315 Totals 344102 Nasbvle 000 001 S4S -15 Memphis 022 000 000 -4 E-Laker, Perej. DP-Nashvile 1, Memphis 1. LOB-Noshville Memphis I 2B-Montgomery, Cruz, Secrisl, Brinkley, Laker, Warner. 3B-Montgomery. HR-Hermansen, Ramirez, Brinkley 2 ip trbbs Nashvle Anderson Wallace Giard Sauveur Memphis Oetmers Barnes Mlicki Lovingier Warner WP-Anderson 3:17.

A 4.774 5 7 4 2 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 5 5 2 4 4 2 1 V3 4 4 5 5 11 5 5 2 0 '4 1 0 0 0 0 Sounds schedule AUGUST 1-3 at Las Vegas 5-7 at Salt Lake 9 New Orleans, 7 pm 10 New Orleans, 7 pm 11 New Orleans, noon 12 New Orleans, 7 pm 13 Fresno, 7 pm 14 Fresno, 4 pm 15 Fresno, 4 p.m. 16 Fresno, 7 pm 17-20 at Omaha 21-24 at Oklahoma 26-29 at New Orleans 30 Omaha, i pm 31 Omaha, 6 pm SEPTEMBER 1 Omaha, noon 2 Omaha, 7 pm 3-6 at Memphis Royals 5, Mariners 3 Seattle AB Bl BB SO Avg, BLHunter If 5 0 0 0 0 1 563 ARodriguez ss 3 0 0 0 2 2 312 Griffey Jr cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 307. EMartlnez dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 313 Buhner rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 548 RDavis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 525 DaBell 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .279 Ibanez lb 4 1 1 2 0 2 .300 DWilson 4 0 1 0 0 1 584 Totals 33 3 I 3 9 Kansas City AB Bl BB SO Avg. Damon 3 0 0 0 1 0 .300 FetHes 2b 3 110 11 571M Beltran cf 4 2 2 2 0 0 307 MiSweenev lb 4 0 1 0 0 0 333 Hansen lb 0 0 0 0 0 0 506 Dye rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 312 Randa 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 JeGiambi dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Kreuter 3 1 1 1 0 0 RSanchez ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 581 Totals 32 4 2 White Sox 11, Yankees 3 New York AB Bl BB SO Avg. Brosius 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Jeter ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 370 O'Neill rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 593 BeWilliams cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 339 CDavis dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .297 TMartinez lb 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 ShSpencer If 4 0 0 0 0 1 539 Sok) 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 557 Girardi 4 0 1 1 0 0 521 Totals 37 3 II 3 0 3 Chicago AB Bl BB SO Avg.

Durham 2b 5 2 2 3 0 1 595 Singleton cf 5 0 2 2 0 1 325 Thomas dh 502000320 MOrdonez rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .323 CLee 5 2 3 0 0 2 304 Konerko lb 5 1 3 1 0 1 .300 Fordvce 3 1 0 0 2 0 .289 CWilson 3b 4 2 3 2 1 0 562 Caruso ss 5 2 3 2 0 0 554 Totals 41 11 19 II 4 5 7:05 p.m., at Memphis: Nashville RHP Todd Van Poppel (7-4, 5.46) goes against RHP Mark Thompson (0-0, 1.93) of the Redbirds. Tomorrow: 7:05 p.m., at Memphis Redbirds. Saturday: At Las Vegas. Sounds get split Tennessean staff, wire reports MEMPHIS Darryl Brinkley and Chad Herm-ansen both hit three-run homers last night to help the Nashville Sounds rally past Memphis lf4. In the completion of a suspended game prior to last night's regularly-scheduled game, the Redbirds won 5-2.

In the nightcap Brinkley also had another homer and Chad Ramirez added a shot to give Nashville four home runs for the game. The Sounds got 14 runs in the last three innings and the 15 runs for the game, were a season-high for the Sounds. "This win was real important," Sounds Manager Trent Jewett said. "The last two games I thought we had mental breakdowns, or six innings we looked flat, which was disappointing to me. But our guys showed why we are where we are." Memphis' Kris Detmers hit a two-run double in the second to lead 2-0.

The Redbirds extended the lead to 4-0 in the third. Then in the eighth, Hermansen's 26th home run of the year was the highlight of four runs, giving Nashville a commanding 104 lead. Jeff Wallace (1-0) got the win and Brian Barnes (3-2) suffered the loss. When play resumed in the 8th inning, it was tied 1-1. Memphis had runners on first and third with two outs.

Eduardo Perez then hit a 3-run homer off Jim Dougherty. Jimmy Anderson got the loss and fell to 11-2. Anderson also started the second game but left after the fifth inning trailing 2-0 for a no-decisioa Associated Press CLEVELAND Dwight Gooden has been coming to Jacobs Field the past two weeks fearing Indians Manager Mike Hargrove might want to talk to him. Gooden had been afraid his days in Cleveland were numbered, and that he might be on the trading block. But after his performance last night, the only trip Gooden might be making is back to the starting rotation.

After warming up in the bullpen with his son, Dwight standing next to him, Gooden pitched seven solid innings for his first win since May 18 in Cleveland's 7-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Gooden (3-3) made the most of his first start since July 2, limiting the Tigers to five hits. The right-hander hasnt been happy pitching in relief and was further miffed last week when he lost a chance to start in New York when Hargrove changed his mind. But mixing a 94 mph fastball with a nasty curve, Gooden got his first win in 13 appearances four in relief struck out a season-high eight, and walked two. "It was important because this has been the strangest year of my career," said Gooden, who has bounced between being the Indians' No.

5 starter and a long reliever. "It was good to come out of it with a win." White Sox 11, Yankees 3 CHICAGO Magglio Ordonez and Ray Durham homered in a six-run fifth inning as the Chicago White Sox snapped the New York Yankees' seven-game winning streak. Ordonez, who had two home runs Tuesday night, hit his 24th over the center-field fence off Dan Naulty to open the fifth. Durham hit a two-run shot later in the inning and added an RBI triple in the seventh for the White Sox, who won for only the fifth time in their last 16 games. Andy Pettitte (7-8) took the loss, the first by a Yankees starter in the last 11 games.

Red Sox 8, Blue Jays TORONTO Butch Huskey starred in his second game for Boston, hitting a granJ slam Detroit 000 200 000-2 2 Cleveland 302 200 00x-7 II 0 E-DCruz (10), KGarcia (3). LOB-Detroit 3, Cleveland 8. 2B-DCruz (19), JaCruz 2 (3), MRamirez 2 (18), Branyan (1). HR KGarcia (6) off Gooden; Thome (17) off Moehler; MRamirez (27) off Moehler. RBIs-KGarcia 2 (14), JaCruz (15), MRamirez 4 (106), Thome (61), Branyan (4).

SB-Polonia (9), EiDIaz (7). S-RAIomar 2. Runners left In scoring position-Detroit 2 (DCruz, Palmer); Cleveland 4 (RAIomar, Sexson, EWilson, EIDiaz). Runners moved up-EWilson. Detroit IP ER BB SO NP ERA Mhlr 8-10 5 10 7 7 4 3 92 5.41 Klda 2 1 0 0 0 2 27 5.09 Brocall 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 2.87 Cleveland IP ER BB SO NP ERA Gden W3 7 5 2 2 2 8 103 5.58 SReed 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.14 MJackson 1 0 0 0 0 1 IS 4.60 IBB-off Moehler (Thome) 1.

Umpires-Home, Garcia; First, Reilly; Second, O'Nora; Third, Diaz. T-234. A 43,162 Devil Rays 4, Angels 1 Anaheim AB Bl BB SO Avg. Erstad tf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Velarde 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 MVaughn lb 3 0 1 0 1 1 .283 Salmon dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 575 GAnderson cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 593 Huson 3b 3 0 2 1 0 1 .265 OPalmeiro rf 200000580 O'Brien 3 0 0 0 0 0 .085 DiSardna ss 302000 535 Totals 28 1 1 3 Tampa Bay AB Bl BB SO Avg. Lowery cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 JIB DMartinez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 590 Trammell If 4 1 2 1 0 0 589 McGriff lb 3 0 1 0 1 1 333 )-Smith pr-3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .151 Flaherty 4 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Boggs 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 595 Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ledesma 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 243 Sorrento dh-lb 4 0 1 1 0 2 536 Lamb ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 526 Totals 33 4 11 4 2 4 Anaheim 000 000 1001 i 0 Tampa Bay 000 000 22x-4 11 0 1-ran tor McGriff In the 8th.

LOB-Anaheim 5, Tampa Bay 7. 2B-Hu-son (4), McGriff (25). 3B -GAnderson (2). HR-Trammell (7) off Levlne. RBIs-Huson (9), Trammell (20), Flaherty (50), Sorrento (26), Lamb (10).

SB-Erstad (8). CS-DISar-cina (1). S-OPalmeiro. SF-Huson. GIDP-Velarde, Salmon, Ledesma, Sorrento.

Runners left in scoring position-Anaheim 1 (DiSarcina); Tampa Bay 2 (DMartinei, McGriff). Runners moved up Boggs. DP-Anaheim 2 (Huson, Velarde and MVaughn), (Magnente, DiSarcina and MVaughn); Tampa Bay 2 (Boggs, Ledesma and McGriff), (Rupe, Lamb and McGriff). Anaheim IP ER BB SO NP ERA McDwl LJ2 6'i 7 2 2 1 4 101 255 Petkovsek 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 10 2.01 Hoitz 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.55 Levine 0 3 2 2 0 0 I 3.50 Magnante 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 405 Tampa Bay IP ER BB SO NP ERA Rupe 5-5 6 1 1 2 3 96 462 RHrndz 28 1 0 0 0 1 2 16 359 Levine pitched to 3 batters In the 8th. Inherited runners-scored Petkovsek 2-1, Holt! 2-0, Magnante 1-0.

IBB-off Magnante (Ledesma) 1. Umpires-Home, McCoy; First, Wetke, Second, Evans; Third, Cooper. T-259. A-IIJ36 Upcoming AL schedule Saturday, My 31 New York at Boston, 1205 pm Chicago at Cleveland, 1205 P.m. Detroit at Toronto, 305 m.

Tampa Bay at Oakland, 305 pm Baltimore at Seattle, 305 pm Kansas City at Texas, 735 pm Minnesota at Anaheim, 905 pm Sunday, Aug. I Detroit at Toronto, 1205 pm Chicago at Cleveland, 1205 P.m. Tampa Bay at Oakland, 305 pm Baltimore at Seattle, 335 pm New York at Boston, 705 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 705 pm Minnesota at Anaheim, 705 pm and a solo home run to lead Pat Rapp and the Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays. Huskey was acquired Monday from Seattle and went 3-for-5 Tuesday night in his Red Sox debut Huskey came back to break open a scoreless game in the sixth inning with his second slam this year, and hit his 17th homer in the ninth.

Shawn Green of the Blue Jays extended his hitting streak to 26 games, longest in the AIs this year and matching John Olerud for the longest in team history. Twins 5, Athletics 3 MINNEAPOLIS Corey Koskie hit a go-ahead single in the fifth inning and Mike Trombley worked out of a jam in the ninth as the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics. Twins starter LaTroy Hawkins (7-8) allowed three runs and four hits in 5 1-3 innings, but just one run was earned. Hawkins is 4-0 with a 4.18 ERA in his last six starts. Devil Rays 4, Angels 1 ST.

PETERSBURG, Fla. -Wade Boggs went 3-for-4 to move within eight hits of 3,000, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Anaheim, the Angels' 12th loss in 13 games. Boggs singled in the second, fifth and seventh innings for his 220th three-hit game. Tampa Bay won for just the second time in eight games. Jack McDowell (0-2), making just his second start following right elbow and shoulder surgery, allowed two runs and seven hits in 6J4 innings.

Royals 5, Mariners 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Carlos Beltran hit his second two-run homer in two days and Jose Rosado survived a shaky beginning to win his first game in more than a month as Kansas City beat Seattle. Rosado (6-8) went seven innings and gave up three runs on five hits. He walked five and tied his season high with seven strikeouts in his first win since June 22, a span of five starts that included three no-decision Seattle 021 000 000-3 I 1 Kansas City 000 230 OOx-S 0., E-DaBet (11). LOB-Seattle 8, Kansas Citv 5.

2B-MiSweeney (29), Randa (21). -HR-Beltran (15) off FrGarcia; Kreuter (5) oH FrGarcia; Buhner (8) OH Rosado; Ibanez (2) off Rosado. RBIs-Buhner (21), Ibanez 2 (11), Beltran 2 (71), Randa (53), Kreuter (32). SB-Damon (19), Femes (16). CS-ARodriguez (6).

GIDP-Beltran. Runners left In scoring position-Seattle (BLHunier, RDavis 2, DWilson); Kansas City 4 -(Beltran, Dye, JeGiambi 2). Runners moved up DWilson. DP-Seattle 1 (FrGarcia, ARodriguez and Ibanez); Kansas City 1 (Dye and RSanchez). Seattle IP RERBBSONPERA FGrca L10-6 5 8 5 4 1 4 99 4.96 FRodriguez 2 0 0 0 1 1 32 6 56 Paniagua 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 3 88 Kansas City IP RERBBSONPERA.

Rsdo Wj-l 7 5 3 3 5 7 131 3.69 Barber 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 7.0! Serv.ee 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 17 5.49 WP-FrGarcia, Paniagua. Umpires Home, Meriwether; First, Cut- breth; Second, Eddings; Third, McClelland. A 17.476 Relief man standings Through Tuesday National League Sv BS Pis BHIy Wagner, Hou 2 1 27 2 79 Trevor Hoffman, SO 0 3 26 3 66 Jeff Shaw, LA 2 3 21 2 57 RobbNen, SF 3 5 23 6 53 John Rocker, All 3 3 20 4 52 John Franco, NY 0 2 19 1 51 Ugueth Urbina, Men 5 4 20 6 50 Bob Wickman, Mil 2 5 20 4 46 Dave Vena, Col 2 3 18 5 42 Wayne Gomes, Phi 2 1 15 3 41 Man Mantei, Fla-Ari 1 3 17 3 41 New York 001 100 010- 3 11 0 Cnkago 020 160 20X-11 19 0 LOB-New York 7, Chicago 10. 2B-BeWII-llams (16), Thomas (27), CLee (15), CWilson (3), Caruso 2 (8). 3B-Durham (8), Konerko (2).

HR-Durham (12) off Naulty; MOrdonez (24) off Naulty; Brosius (11) off Parque. RBIs-Brosius (44), CDavis (60), Girardi (12), Durham 3 (46), Singleton 2 (53), MOrdonez (82), Konerko (36), CWilson 2 (12), Caruso 2 (25) GIDP-Thomas, Fordvce. Runners left in scoring position-New York 2 (Brosius 2); Chicago 4 (Durham, MOrdonez, Fordvce 2). DP-New York 2 (Soto, Jeter and TMartinez), (Brosius, Soio and Girardi); Chicago 1 (Konerko). New York IP ER BB SO NP ERA APtite 7-1 I 3 3 2 3 90 5.65 Naulty 1 5 6 6 1 0 31 5.05 Watson 3 0 0 0 0 23 5 00 Stanton 1 3 2 2 0 1 22 498 Grlmsley 1 0 0 0 1 1 21 3.67 ChiCMO IP RERBBSONPERA Parque 4 7 2 2 0 2 66 3.92 Cstk) W.1-0 5 4 1 1 0 1 55 1.80 Inherited runners-scored-Noultv 2-0.

Umpires-Home, Hickox; First, Foster, Marty; Second, Kosc; Third, Morrison. T-350. (44321). Home runs (Career leaders) Through yesterday (x-aclve) Player 1. Hank Aaron I Babe Ruth I Willie Mays 4 Frank Robinson 5.

Harmon Kitebrew 6 Reggie Jackson 7. Mike Schmidt I. Mickey Mantle 9. Jlmmie Foxx 10. Willie McCovey tie.

Ted Williams 12. Ernie Banks tie. Eddie Mathews 14 Mel Ott II Eddie Murray U. x-Mark McGwire 17. Lou Gehrig 11 Stan Musial He.

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