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THE TENNES5EAN Thuftday. Jul 29 1999 5C- SPORTS: BASEBALL Trade talk heavy but available impact talent light By ROSS NEWHAN bring the city to life," Houston General 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 mortgaged their future. 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 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 him. "We're hopeful of adding a veter- a an 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? Kile, packaged with Darryl Hamilton 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.

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 Twins 5, Athletics 3 Red Sox 8, Blue Jays Gooden solid for Indians AB Bl BB SO Avg.

5 0 0 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 Oakland Teiada ss Spieiio 2b Grieve Jaha dh JaGiambi lb Slairs rf Macfarlane Chavez 3b Chrislenson cf b-TPhlps ph Totals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 .259 1 .239 0 .214 0 .234 4 1 0 34 Rangers 8, Orioles 6 Texas AB Bl BB SO Avo, McLemore rf 4 Oi 0 0 1 1 .279 IRodrlguez 5 1 2 0 0 1 .310 Greer If 5 1 3 2 0 0 .279 RPalmeiro dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .349 Zeile 3b 5 2 4 1 0 1 .303 Stevens lb 4 2 1 0 1 1 .289 Maleo cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Alicea 2b 3 1 1 3 0 0 .170 Clavton ss 4 1 2 2 0 1 .247 I Totals 39 8 14 8 2 6 Baltimore AB Bl BB SO Avg, ByAnderson cf 5 2 3 4 0 0 .286 Bordick ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .275 SurhoH If 5 1 2 0 0 1 .335 Belle rf 4 1 1 2 1 2 .283 Baines dh 3 0 2 0 0 1 .342 a-Conine ph-dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .297 WCIark lb 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Ripken 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .324 DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 CJohnson 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250 Totals 37 6 11 6 4 6 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 4 2 2 5 0 0 .299 Varitek 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Sadler 2b 4 110 0 1 .211 TNixon rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .283 Totals 38 8 11 8 1 5 Toronto AB Bl BB SO Avg. Slewarl 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 .251 TBalista ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Fletcher 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Otanez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 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 Texas 041 020 001-8 14 1 Baltimore 200 010 201-6 II 1 Minnesota AB Bl B6 SO Avo, TWalker dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 .294 Gales 2b-3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .287 Lawlon rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .265 Coomer lb 4 0 0 1 0 0 .275 Koskie 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .308 a-Hocking ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 THunler If 4 0 1 0 0 2 .245 JJones cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .315 JaValenlin 3 0 1 2 0 0 .265 CGuzman ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 539 Totals 31 5 9 5 3 7 Oakland 000 300 000-3 8 1 Minnesota Oil 021 OOx-S 9 1 a-grounded out for Koskie in the 7th. b-flied oul for Chrislenson in the 9th. E-Rigbv (2), CGuzman (18).

LOB-Oak-land 7, Minnesota 6. 2B Spiezio (13), TWalker 2 (29), JaValenlin (11). RBIs-JaGiambi (71), Slairs (62), Chavez (35), Gales (28), Coomer (43), Koskie (40), JaValenlin 2 (23). CS Stairs (5), THunler (3). SF-JaVatentin.

GIDP-Teia-da. Runners left in scoring position Oakland 2 (Slairs, Chrislenson); Minnesota 5 (Coomer, Koskie, Hocking, THunler, CGuzman). Runners moved up-TPhillips, Coomer 2. DP-Oakland 1 (Macfarlane and Teiada); Minnesota 1 (Gates, Hocking and Coomer). Oakland IPHR ERBBSONPERA a-singled for Baines in the 8th.

E-Zeile (15), DeShields (6). LOB Texas 7, ing a four-error night Tuesday. With Cleveland leading 3-0 in the third, Ramirez hit an 0-2 pitch over the wall in right-center for his 27th homer. Ramirez, who sat out Tuesday's game after being hit in the knee with a pitch, had entered the game in a 3-for-27 slump. Thome followed with his 17th homer, a shot to left for his second homer in two days.

After a two-out walk to Tony Clark in the fourth, Garcia hit his sixth homer to make it 5-2. But Ramirez got the two runs back in the bottom of the inning with a two-run double. Following a 14-5 rout on Tuesday when they got 19 hits, the Indians picked right up in the first by scoring three runs off Moehler on doubles by Jacob Cruz and Ramirez. Associated Press CLEVELAND Dwight Gooden gave the Indians reason to consider putting him back in the starting rotation 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 in seven innings for his first win since May 18.

The right-hander hasn't been happy pitching out of the bullpen and was further miffed last week when he lost a chance to start in New York when Indians manager Mike Hargrove changed his mind. Gooden, who warmed up in the bullpen before the game with his son, Dwight standing a few feet away, mixed a 94 mph fastball with a nasty curve to get his first win in 13 appearances four in relief. He struck out a season-high eight and walked two. Williams' son to get rings BOSTON A federal judge yesterday ordered that two championship rings which once belonged to Ted Williams be returned to the son of the baseball great. Denying a motion seeking possession of the rings made by a man acquitted of extortion in connection with their sale, U.S.

District Judge William Young ordered yesterday that the rings be given to John-Henry Williams, according to Peter Sutton, a lawyer for the Williamses. The FBI had been holding the rings until the ruling. Last year, former Maine State Police trooper Rodney Nichols was found guilty of transporting property he knew to be stolen across state lines. He was accused of selling the rings to settle a New Hampshire gambling debt. ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore 8.

2B-IRodriguez (17), Greer 2 (31), Stevens (20), BvAnderson (19), Baines 2 (11). 3B-Clavton (3). HR-ByAnderson 2 (14) off Wetteland, Sele; Alicea (1) off Mussina; Belie (25) oft sele. RBis-Greer 2 (62), zeile (61), Alicea 3 (9), Clayton 2 (22), BvAnderson Manny Ramirez returned to the lineup after missing one game with a bruised left knee, and sporting a new orange hairdo, homered off Brian Moehler (8-10) and had a pair of RBI doubles as the Indians completed a three-game sweep. Jim Thome also homered for Cleveland, which entered the series in a five-game losing skid after being swept by the Yankees last weekend.

But after holding a players-only meeting Monday, the Indians took out their frustration on the Tigers, outscoring them 27-10. Karim Garcia hit a two-run homer for Detroit, which made two more errors follow 54 Bene 2 ll SF-Alicea. GlDP-ste- vens, DeShields. Boston 000 004 004-8 11 0 Toronto 000 000 000-0 2 0 a-flied out for Otanez in the 8th. LOB Boston 4, Toronto 5.

2B-Daubach (21), Varilek 2 (24), TNixon (16). HR-JnVa-lenlin (9) off Frascatore; Huskey 2 (17) off Frascalore, JHamillon. RBIS-JnValentin 2 (56), Huskey 5 (55), TNixon (27). Runners left in scoring position-Boston 3 (DLewis, O'Leary, TNixon); Toronto 2 (SGreen, TBalista). Boston IP ERBBSONPERA Rapp 3-5 8 2 0 0 1 6 107 4.36 Wakefield 1 0 0 0 2 1 25 482 Toronto IP ERBBSONPERA JHmlln L3-6 8 7 4 4 1 5 115 6.66 Frascalore 2-3 4 4 4 0 0 21 4.08 Lloyd 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.19 Umpires-Home, Cederstrom; First, Reynolds; Second, Welke, Third, Barrett.

T-232. A 36,190 Tuesday's late boxes Royals 9, Mariners 7 Runners left in scoring position Texas 3 (McLemore, RPalmeiro, Zeile); Baltimore 4 Baines 2, WCIark, CJohnson). DP-Texas 2 Sele and Stevens), Clavton, Alicea and Stevens); Baltimore 1 (Bordick and -WCIark). Texas IP ERBBSONPERA Sele 10-6 6 8 5 5 3 2 105 5 66 Venafro 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 291 Zmrmn 1 1 0 0 1 1 18 0.76 Wllnd 1 2 1 1 0 1 17 4 89 Havnes 7-9 5 9 5 4 2 5 87 512 Rigbv 0 0 0 1 1 23 433 Groom 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 607 DJones 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 3.27 Minnesota IP ER BB SO NP ERA Hkns W.7-8 5V3 4 3 1 3 1 95 6.94 BWells 0 0 0 0 2 21 3 Guardado 1 2 0 0 0 1 23 4.33 Baltimore IP ER BB SO NP ERA Msna L.13-5 11 7 6 2 4 87 3.69 Rhodes Vti 0 0 0 0 0 17 6.17 AReves 2'h 1 0 0 0 1 25 0.00 Orosco 1-3 1 1 1 0 0 10 7.06 Trmbly 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 3.99 Seattle AB Bl BB SO Avg. BLHunler If 5 1 1 1 1 0 267 DaBell 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .276 Grilfev Jr cf 4 2 2 2 1 I .308 EMartinez dh 5 0 3 0 0 2 .316 Segui lb 5 1 2 1 0 0 .293 Kamieniecki 1-3 1 0 0 0 1 9 736 Havnes pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

Inherited runners-scored Rigby 1-1, Groom 1-0, BWells 1-0. WP-Havnes. Sele pitched to 2 bailers In the 7th. Inherited runners-scored-Rhodes 1-0, Ka Buhner rt 4 1 1 0 1 1 .237 DWilson 4 12 110 .285 mieniecki 1-1. Umpires Home, Cousins; First, Brlnkman; Mabry 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .242 Umpires Home, Clark; First, Young; Tschida; Third, Miller.

2:42. Indians 7, Tigers 2 Second, Shulock; Third, Scott. Boumigal ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 3:11. A 42,949 a-lbanez ph 0 0 0 0 0 ,303 Twins 3, Athletics 2 Detroit AB Bl BB SO Avg. Polonia If 3 0 0 0 1 1 .366 Yankees 5, White Sox 3 Totals 41 7 IS 6 5 4 Kansas Crtv AB Bl BB SO Avg.

Damon If 4 0 1 1 0 0 .303 Febles 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .270 DCruz ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 New York AB Bl BB SO Avg. Knoblauch 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .269 Beltran cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .305 Easley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 MiSweeney lb 4 2 2 0 1 0 .334 Jeter ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 .368 I TCIark lb 3 1 1 0 1 2 .260 O'Neill rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Karcia rr i i i i ralalanotto dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .283 American Conference BeWilliams cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .337 TMarlinez lb 4 1 1 1 0 0 .270 CDavis dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Kapler cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Haselman 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Ledee If 1 0 1 0 0 0 .23 Totals 30 2 5 2 2 9 1-SSpncr pr-lf 2 11 1 0 1 .248 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. JPosada 4 0 3 1 0 0 .236 Broslus 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Totals 34 5 10 5 2 2 Oakland AB Bl BB SO Avg. TPhillips 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .234 Teiada ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Grieve If 3 110 12 .251 2- McDonald pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Jaha dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 .297 3- Spiezio pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 JaGiambi lb 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Slairs rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Chrislenson cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Hinch 3 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Totals 30 2 5 2 3 7 Minnesota AB Bl BB SO Avg. TWalker 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .291 Hocking 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 275 CAIIen If 4 1 1 2 0 1 .284 Lawton cf-rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 MCordova rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 293 1-JJones pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Koskie 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 309 Coomer dh-lb 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 Mientkiewicz lb 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 a-Gales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Trombley 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guardado 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sleinbach 2 0 1 0 1 1 .308 CGuzman ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .242 Totals 29 3 6 3 5 9 Cleveland AB Bl BB SO Avg.

Vizquet 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 Branvan dh 3 0 2 1 1 1 .333 EWilson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Chicago AB Bl BB SO Avg. Durham 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .293 Singleton cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .324 Thomas dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 .319 MOrdonez rf 4 2 2 2 0 1 324 Konerko lb 4 0 0 0 0 3 .295 Simmons 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Central Division Pet. GB Omaha (Royals) 61 41 .598 Albuq. (Dodgers) 51 51 10 CotSprings (Rockies) 49 51 .490 11 Iowa (Cubs) 48 53 .475 12Vi 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 Salt Lake (Twins) 52 48 .520 Fresno (Giants) 52 50 .510 1 Tucson (D'backs) 50 52 .490 3 Las Vegas (Padres) 45 57 .441 8 Northern Division Vancouver (Athletics) 58 44 .569 Edmonton (Angels) 45 54 .455 llVj Tacoma (Mariners) 42 57 .424 I4'j Calgary (Marlins) 40 58 .408 16 Tuesday's results Iowa at Tucson, ppd, rain Oklahoma 15, Calgary 3 EiDiaz 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 Norton 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .219 I Tomorrow: 7:05 p.m., at a-CWilson ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .246 MLJohnson 2 0 2 0 0 0 .193 Memphis Redbirds. b-Fordvce ph-c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Saturday: At Las Vegas.

Caruso ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 c-CLee ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Totals 37 3 10 3 0 I New York 000 310 001-5 10 1 Chicago 010 100 010-3 10 1 a-struck out for Norton in the 7lh. o-tiied out for Johnson in the 7th. c-singled for Caruso in the 9th. Oakland 000 200 000-2 5 0 Minnesota 000 000 03x-3 6 I Sounds fell in 11 1-ran for Ledee In the 2nd. E-KnoWauch (18), Singleton (3).

LOB- a-grounded into double play for Mientkiew icz in the Bth. New York 6. Chicago 7. 2B O'Neill (25), Dve rf 5 12 10 0 .313 1-Pose pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Randa 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .328 Hansen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Kreuler 4 2 1 0 1 0 .254 JeGiambi dh 3 1 2 2 1 1 ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .280 Holberl ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 9 1 5 7 3 2 Seattle 000 010 105 7 15 I Kansas City 000 430 02x-9 15 2 B-flied out for Bournigal in the 9th. 1-ran for Dve In the 8th.

E-Griffev Jr (4), Beltran (10), MiSweeney (5). LOB-Seallle 12, Kansas City 10. 2B-Griffey Jr (17), EMartinez (19), DWilson (15), Bournigal (4), MiSweeney (28), Dye (24). 3B-Segul (3), Dye (6). HR-Griftev Jr (33) off Ray; Beltran (14) oft Cloude; BLHunler (4) off Appier.

Bis BLHunler (24), Griffey Jr 2 (91), Segui (39), DWilson (24), Mabry (30), Damon (58), Beltran 2 (69), Dye (77), i JeGiambi 2 (16), RSanchez 138). SB-Bellran (16). GIDP-Mabry. Runners left in scoring position Seattle 7 (BLHunler 2, Segui 2, Buhner, Bournigal 2); Kansas City 4 (Damon, Febles, Randa, Kreuler). Runners moved up-DaBell, DWilson, Dye 2.

DP-Kansas City 1 (Ray, RSanchez and MiSweeney). Seattle IP ERBBSONPERA Fsro L.4-12 i'3 9 6 6 0 1 75 7.06 Cloude 3 6 3 3 3 1 57 7.84 RFranklin li 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.76 Kansas City IP ERBBSONPERA Appier 9-9 7 8 2 2 4 4 126 4.87 Ray Y3 7 5 5 1 0 39 9.35 Service 6 fi 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.59 Ray pitched to 6 batters In the 9th. Inherited runners-scored Cloude 1-1, RFranklin 1-0, Service 2-2. IBB off Appier (Mabry) 1. HBP-by Fas-sero (Damon).

WP-Fassero. Umpires Home, McClelland; First, Meriwether; Second, Culbrelh; Third, Eddings. T-323. A 18,232 Indians 14, Tigers 5 Detroit AB Bl BB SO Avg. Polonia If 4 2 3 0 0 0 .373 DCruz ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Catalanotto 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Palmer 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Wood 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 TCIark lb 4 1 2 3 0 2 .260 Kapler cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 KGarda rf 3 0 10 10 .218 dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Haselman 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Totals IS 5 9 4 2 3 1-ran for Cordova In the Bth.

2-ran for CDavis (18), JPosada 2 (9), Singleton (22). Totals 33 7 11 7 4 6 Detroit 000 200 000-2 5 2 Cleveland 302 200 OOx-7 11 0 E-DCruz (10), KGarcia (3). LOB-Detroit 3, Cleveland 8. 2B-DCruz (19), JaCruz 2 (3), MRamirez 2 (18), Branvan (1). HR-KGarcia (61 oft Gooden; Thome (17) off Moehler; MRamirez (27) off Moehler.

RBIs-KGarcia 2 (14), JaCruz (15), MRamirez 4 (106), Thome (61), Branvan (4). SB-Polonia (9), EiDiaz (7). S-RAlomar 2. Runners left In scoring position-Detroit 2 (DCruz, Palmer); Cleveland 4 (RAIomar, Sexson, EWilson, EiDiaz). Runners moved up EWilson.

Detroit IP ERBBSONPERA Mhlr 8-10 5 10 7 7 4 3 92 5 41 Kida 2 1 0 0 0 2 27 5.09 Brocall 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 2.B7 Cleveland IP ERBBSONPERA Gden W.3-3 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, Rellly; Second, O'Nora; Third, Diaz. 2:34. A 43,162 Devil Rays 4, Angels 1 Grieve in the 9th. 3-ran for Jaha hi the 9th.

HR-MOrdonez 2 (23) off OHernanoez RBIs-Knoblauch (34), BeWilliams (63), TMartlnez (61), ShSpencer (13), JPosada (38), Thomas (61), MOrdonez 2 (81). CS-BeWil-liams (7), Singleton (3). SF-Knoblauch, ShSpencer. Runners left in scoring position-New York 4 (Jeter, JPosada, Brosius 2); Chicago 3 (Durham, Konerko, Caruso). 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 Runners moved up Neill, CDavis.

New York IP ERBBSONPERA Hrndz W.12-6 6 6 2 2 0 4 71 4.07 Watson I'i 2 1 1 0 1 19 6.14 Grimslev 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.74 Rvra 5,27 1 2 0 0 0 2 26 312 Chicago IP ERBBSONPERA Bldwn L.4-11 7 8 4 4 I 2 108 6.38 SLowe 2 2 1 1 1 0 28 2.81 Inherited runners-scored Grimslev 2-1. Umpires-Home, Morrison; First, Hickox; Second, Foster; Third, Kosc. 2:45. A 21,364 Angels 10, Devil Rays 5 Anaheim AB Bl BB SO Avg. Twins turn back Athletics Associated Press 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 5-3 yesterday.

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. Trombley, the Twins' fourth pitcher, relieved to start the ninth with a two-run lead. Mike Macfarlane and Eric Chavez singled, but pinch-hitter Tony Phillips flied out and Miguel Tejada grounded into a double play. Trombley got his 16th save in 23 chances.

Oakland starter Jimmy Haynes (7-9) allowed four earned runs and nine hits in five-plus innings. Minnesota scored two in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead. Todd Walker doubled and scored on a single by Brent Gates, who came around on singles by Matt Lawton and Koskie. Javier Valentin added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Valentine's RBI double put Minnesota ahead in the second, and Ron Coomer made it with a run-scoring grcundout in the third.

Oakland went ahead 3-2 in the fourth, helped by two earned runs caused by shortstop Cristian Guzman's error. Jason Giambi, Matt Stairs and Eric Chavez hit RBI singles. 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. Ryan Rupe (5-5) allowed one run and six hits in eight innings, and Roberto Hernandez finished for his 28th save in 31 chances as 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 6'3 Erslad It-lb 4 110 12 .255 Anaheim AB Bl BB SO Avo. Erslad If 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 .275 GAnderson cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .293 Huson 3b 3 0 2 1 0 1 .265 OPalmeiro rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 O'Brien 3 0 0 0 0 0 .085 DiSarcina ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .235 Totals 28 1 i 13 5 Tampa Bav AB Bl BB SO Avg. Lowery cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 DMarllnez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Trammell If 4 1 2 1 0 0 .289 McGrltf lb 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 1-Smilh 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 .295 RHernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ledesma 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .243 Sorrento dh-1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .236 Lamb ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 226 Totals 33 4 11 4 2 4 Velarde 2b 4 1 1 2 1 0 .309 MVaughn lb 4 1 3 2 1 0 .283 Cleveland AB Bl BB SO Avg.

O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089 Lotion cf 6 2 3 1 0 0 .305 Karsav 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vizguel ss 5 1 3 4 0 1 .329 Salmon rf 5 0 0 1 0 1 .281 GAnderson cf 4 2 2 2 1 0 .293 Glaus dh 4 1 0 0 1 0 .232 Huson 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .254 1-EWilson pr-ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 SDecker 2 12 110 .255 a-OPImlro ph-lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .283 DiSarcina ss 3 1 1 2 1 0 221 Totals 37 10 12 10 7 5 RAIomar 2b 4 1 3 2 0 1 .328 Thome dh-lb 3 1 1 1 2 2 .283 JaCruz If-cf 5 2 2 1 0 1 327 Sexson lb-rf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .246 Branvan 3b 4 1 1 1 1 2 .267 ARamirez rf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .281 Tampa Bav AB Bl BB SO Avg, Lowery cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .350 EiDiaz 5 1 2 1 0 0 .275 DMartinez rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 291 Totals 41 14 19 14 4 I Detroit 102 000 020- 5 9 4 Trammell If 5 1 3 1 0 0 282 McGriff lb 5 1 4 2 0 0 333 Flaherty 5 0 2 1 0 0 .288 Cleveland 081 002 21X-14 19 0 Tuesday's late box Redbirds 5, Sounds 4 NASHVILLE MEMPHIS abrhbi abrhbi Brown If 3110 Lariviere rf 4000 Hermansen 5132 Polanco 2b 5110 Ramirez 3b 5010 Little ct 5120 Scott 0000 Haas lb 5000 Cruz lb 5010 Perez 3b 4020 Ward If 4)10 Ordazss 4010 Laker 4112 McDonald 4222 PafzkeJb 1000 Bieserlf 4121 Howard phft 4000 Stephenson 2000 Potcovkhss 4000 Sodowskyp 0000 CastHop 2000 Hutseph 0000 Robertson ph 1000 Eversgerd 0000 Dougherty 0000 Heisermanp 0000 Rvanp 0000 Secrist ph3b 1000 Totals 39 4 8 4 Totals 385103 Nashvle 000 000 004 00 -4 Memphis 110 010 001 01-5 E-Brown. DP-Nashville 2, Memphis 2. LOB-Nashville 6, Memphis 5. 2B-Crui, Polanco. HR-Hermansen (25), Laker (6), McDonald 2(2), Bieser (2).

SH-Stephenson. ip er bbse Nashvle Castillo 7 6 3 3 2 6 Dougherty 1 1 0 0 0 2 Rvan 11110 0 Scott 1-2 12 10 0 2 Memphis Stephenson 8 2 2 I 4 Sodowsky 2 2 2 2 2 1 Eversgerd 1 1 0 0 0 0 Heiserman 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 0 T-308. Booos dh 3 0 0 0 11 1-ran for Vlzquel the 7lh. -Polonia (1), Catalanotto 2 (5), KGarcia Smith 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .151 Ledesma 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 (2). LOB-Detroit 6, Cleveland Last night's games against the Redbirds in Memphis were still in progreess at presstime.

Tennessean staff reports MEMPHIS The Nash-ville Sounds rallied for a four-run ninth, but lost 54 to the Memphis Redbirds in 11 innings when Emil Brown overran a ball in the outfield. The Sounds are 2-8 in extra innings. The Sounds trailed 3-0 entering the ninth before Chad Hermansen hit a two-run homer, his 25th. Hermansen was 3-for-5 for the night. With two outs, Tim Laker hit a two-run homer for a 4-3 lead.

It was Laker's first homer since June 18. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth Matt Ryan relieved Jim Dougherty, but Keith McDonald hit his first pitch over the fence to tie the game 44 and send it to extra innings. It was McDonald's second horn run of the ballgame. "Ryan has been closing the games and getting a lot of ground balls," Sounds manager Trent Jewett said. "Tonight he didn't" The Redbirds won the game in the 11th when Brown made an error on Eduardo Perez's single.

Runner Mark Little was going to stop at third, but scored on Brown's misplay. Last night's games: The Red-birds and Sounds were completing last week's suspended game before the regular scheduled game began. Memphis began the suspended game batting in top of eight, with runners on first and third with two outs. Perez is at the plate. 8.

2B-Lotton 2 (21 Vizquel (16), RAIomar E-CGuzman (17). LOB-Oakland 4, Mln- nesola 7. 2B-TWalker (27), CAIIen (13), Sleinbach (8). HR-Jeha (25) off JMays. RBIs-Jaha 2 (71), CAIIen 2 (33), Coomer (42).

GIDP-TPhilllps, JaGiambi, Gates. Runners left in scoring position Oakland 2 (Teiada, Stairs); Minnesota 2 (TWalker, CAI-. len). Runners moved up Hinctt, Lawton, CGuzman. DP-Oakland 1 (TPhillips, Teiada and Ja- -Giambi); Minnesota 2 (TWalker, CGuzman and Mientkiewicz), (Coomer, CGuzman and Coomer).

Oakland IP ERBBSONPERA Hudson 7 4 2 2 3 9 110 2.42 Taylor 1-5 1-3 2 1 1 2 0 19 4.07 Kubinski 0 0 0 0 0 2 8.10 Mimesota IP ER BB SO NP ERA JMays 4-3 8 4 2 2 2 6 116 3.77 Trombley 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 4.06 Gardo 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 4.50 Hudson pitched to 2 batters in the Bth, Tromoiev pitched to 2 batters In the 9th. Inherited runners-scored Taylor 2-2, Kubinski 3-0, Guardado 2-0. Umpires-Home, Miller; First, Clark; Second, Young; Third, Tschida. 2:41. A 11,582 Red Sox 11, Blue Jays 9 Boston AB Bl BB SO Avg, DLewis rf 5 2 3 3 1 0 .265 JnValentin 3b 5 0 2 1 1 0 .260 Garciaparra ss 6 1 3 2 0 1 352 Stanley lb 5 1 1 0 1 1 .264 Huskey dh 5 1 3 1 1 1 .296 O'Leary If 5 2 2 1 1 0 .286 Buford cf 4 1 0 1 1 0 249 Varitek 3 2 2 2 1 0 .258 Sadler 2b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .206 Totals 43 II 18 11 7 5 Toronto AB Bl BB SO Avg.

Stewart If 5 1 1 1 0 0 310 WGreene dh 5 1 3 4 0 0 .203 SGreen rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 330 CCekjado lb 4 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Fletcher 5 0 1 0 0 1 299 TBatisIa ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 275 Otanez 3b 4 1 0 0 1 3 217 JoCruz cf 4 3 3 1 0 0 235 Bush 2b 4 2 3 1 0 0 300 Totals 39 9 14 I 3 6 Boston 120 060 020-11 II 2 Toronto 050 201 010- 9 14 2 E-Sadler 2 (3), Otanez (6), JoCruz (3). LOB-Boslon 14, Toronto 7. 2B DLewis (7), -JnValentin (23), Garciaparra 2 (26), Huskey (10), O'Leary (25), Varitek (22), Sadler (2), Stewart (19), WGreene Bush. 3B-0'Leary (2). HR JoCruz (10) off DLowe; WGreene (7) off Saberhagen.

Bis DLewis 3 (26), JnValentin (54), Garciaparra 2 (64), Huskey (50), O'Leary (62), Buford (28), Varitek 2 (42), Stewart (49), WGreene 4 (25), SGreen (85), JoCruz (33), Bush (29). SB-DLewis 2 (14)." CS-SGreen (6). S-Buford. SF-Varilek. GIDP-CDetgado, Fletcher.

Runners left in scoring position Boston 7 (JnValentin, Garciaparra, Stanley, Huskey 2, Buford, Sadler); Toronto 2 (SGreen, CDelgado). DP Boston 2 (Sadler, Garciaparra and Stanley), (Sadler, Garciaparra and Stantev). Boston IP ER BB SO NP ERA Saoerhapen 9 7 7 1 2 78 3.27 Gthre 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 6.00 Garces 1 2 1 0 0 1 13 0 00 Cormier 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 4.24 DLowe Yj 1 1 1 0 2 19 348 Wkfkt 2 0 0 1 0 21 488 Toronto IP ER BB SO NP ERA DWelts 4 11 7 7 2 1 80 ill Hkty 7-4 2 4 2 2 2 2 39 3.71 Spoliarlc 1VJ 1 2 2 2 2 37 3.7T" Quantrin Hi 2 0 0 1 0 26 1.99 Dwells pitched to 4 baiters in the 5th. Inherited runners-scored Cormier 2-1, Hol-ledav 2-2, QuantrSI 1-1. IBB-off Quantril (CLearv) 1.

HBP-by Cormier (SGreen). PB Varitek. Umpires Home, Barrett; First, Cederstrom; Second, Reynolds; Third, Welke, B. Lamb ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .222 Totals 37 5 13 3 4 Anaheim 040 020 040-10 12 0 2 (27), ARamirez (2). 3B-Polonia (4).

HR TCIark (17) off Nagv; Sexson 2 09) off ToJones, Borkowski; Thome (16) off Borkows-ki. RBIs-DCruz (31), TCIark 3 (61), Lofton Tampa Bay 010 030 001- 13 1 a-singled for Decker in the Bth. Lamb (6). LOB Anaheim 7, Tampa Bay 9. 2B-Velarde (15), DMartinez (19), (29), Vizquel 4 (42), RAIomar 2 (72), Thome (60), JaCruz (14), Sexson 3 (62), Branvan (3), EiDiaz (25).

SB-Vizquel (23). SF-RAIomor. Lamb 5 HR-GAnderson 16 oft Callaway. GIDP-Catalanolto, JaCruz. Runners left scoring position Detroit I RBIs-Velarde 2 (48), MVaughn 2 (64), Salmon (30), GAnderson 2 (48), SDecker (3), DiSarcina 2 (12), Trammell (19), McGriff 2 Anaheim 000 000 100-1 6 0 Tampa Bay 000 000 22X-4 11 0 1-ran for McGrlff In the Bth.

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

SB-Erslad (8). CS-DiSar-cina (1). OPalmeiro. SF-Huson. GIDP-Velarde, Salmon, Ledesma, Sorrento.

Runners left in scoring position Anaheim 1 (DiSarcina); Tampa Bay 2 (DMarllnez, McGriff). Runners moved up Boggs. DP-Anaheim 2 (Huson, Velarde and MVaughn), (Magnante, DiSarcina and MVaughn); Tampa Bay 2 (Boggs, Ledesma and McGriff), (Rupe, Lamb and McGriff). Anaheim IP ERBBSONPERA McDwl L.0-2 7 2 2 1 4 101 2.25 Petkovsek 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 10 2.01 Hail 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 655 Levine 0 3 2 2 0 0 8 3.50 Magnante 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.05 Tampa Bav IP ERBBSONPERA Rupe 5-5 8 6 1 1 2 3 96 4.62 RHrndz 28 1 0 0 0 1 2 16 3.29 Levine pitched to 3 batters In the 8th. Inherited runners-scored Petkovsek 2-1, Hollz 2-0, Magnante 1-0.

IBB off Magnante (Ledesma) 1. Umpires Home, McCoy; First, Welke, Second, Evans; Third, Cooper. T-229. A-1B336 (Kapler); Cleveland 4 (Vizquel 2, JaCruz 2). Runners moved up DCruz, EiDiaz.

DP-Detroit 1 (Catalanotto, DCruz and (74), Flaherty (49), Smith (7). CS-Smith (3). SF Smith. GIDP GAnderson, Huson. Runners left in scoring position Anaheim 4 (Velarde, Salmon 2, DiSarcina); Tampa Bay 3 (Flaherty, Boggs, Lamb).

Runners moved up DiSarcina. TCIark); Cleveland 1 (RAIomar, Vizquel and Sexson). Detroit IP ERBBSONPERA BrkwskI L.0-1 5 10 9 9 4 3 112 800 Blair 2 6 4 3 0 4 SB 681 ToJones 1 3 1 1 0 1 23 475 Cleveland IP ER BB SO NP ERA Nagv 12-6 8 9 5 5 2 3 120 4.73 Karsav I 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.59 DP Tampa Bay 2 (Ledesma, Lamb and McGriff), (Ledesma, Lamb and McGritt). Anaheim IP ER BB SO NP ERA Soarks 43 8 4 4 2 2 80 5.28 Mgnt W.3-1 2 2 0 0 1 2 39 4.14 Petkovsek 2 3 1 1 0 0 31 2.02 HBP-bv Karsav (Polonia). Umpires Home, Diaz; First, Garcia; Sec Perclval 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 215 ond, Reilly; Third, O'Nora.

Tampa Bay IP ER BB SO NP ERA Calwv L.l-1 1 8 6 6 2 2 86 8.71 Rekar 21 1 0 0 3 1 43 5.50 Yan 0 1 2 2 1 0 9 5 56 Charlton 1 2 2 2 1 0 16 341 RHernandez 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 335 Yan pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored Magnante 2-0, Petkovsek 1-0, Percival 2-0, Charlton 2-2 IBB off Callaway (MVaughn) I. Sounds schedule AUGUST 1-3 at Las Vegas 5-7 at Salt Lake 9 New Orleans, 7 p.rrt 10 New Orleans, 7 p.m. 11 New Orleans, noon 12 New Orleans, 7 pm 13 Fresno, 7 p.m. 14 Fresno, 6 p.m.

15 Fresno, 4 p.m. 16 Fresno, 7 pm 17-20 al Omaha 21-24 at Oklahoma 26-29 at New Orleans 30 Omaha, 6 pm 31 Omaha, 6 pm rw SEPTEMBER 1 Omaha, noon 2 Omaha, 7 pm 3-6 at Memphis Umpires-Home, Cooper; First, McCoy; Second, Welke, Third, bvans. T-303. A 15,702 Seasons July 29 1908 Rube Wade struck out 16 as the St Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia A's 5-4 1911 Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns with a 5-0 no-hitter.

Wood struck out 12 and allowed three baserurmers on two walks and a hit batsman. 1928 The Cleveland Indians scored eight runs In the first inning and nine more In the second and went on to beat the New York Yankees 24-6. 1955 Smoky Burgess of the Cmdnnarl Reds Wt three home runs and drove tn nine runs in a 16-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1968 George Culver of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a no-hitter, beating the Phillies 6-1 at Philadelphia. Upcoming AL schedule Saturday, July 31 New York at Boston, 1245 m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 1205 pm Detroit at Toronto, 305 p.m. Tampa Bay at Oakland, 305 pm Baltimore at Seattle, 305 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 735 pm. Minnesota at Anaheim, 905 pm Sunday, Aug, 1 Detroit at Toronto, 1205 p.m. Chicago al Cleveland, 1205 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Oakland, 305 pm Baltimore at Seattle, 3:35 pm New York al Boston, 705 pm Kansas City at Texas, 705 pm Minnesota at Anaheim, 705 pm Baseball today Thursday. Jutv If Cincinnati at Los Angeles (3:10 pm COT). Pete Hamisch (9-6) starts for the surprising Reds against Darren Dreifort and the disap pointing Dodgers..