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Uncdn Journal Star CR Saturday. August 19. 1995 wE Page design: Jute Koch BASEBALL Indians rally in big way; Mesa keeps save streak intact ASSOCIATED PRESS American League if "4 pitched the final two innings for his third save of the season, allowing just one hit Parra, a 22-year-old right-hander acquired by the Twins from Los An-geles in the Kevin Tapani trade, took his first big league loss in his fourth start He went 6Vi innings and scattered six hits, three of them coming in the first inning when the Tigers scored twice. White Sox 3, Rangers 1 Tim Raines and Lance Johnson each had three hits, scored a run and drove in a run to lead the White Sox at Chicago. The loss was just the third in the last 10 games for the Rangers, who would reach the playoffs as the wildcard team if the current standings hold.

Winner Wilson Alvarez pitched 5H innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Jose DeLeon pitched 2Vi innings of hitless relief, and Roberto Hernandez got his 21st save. Loser Bobby Witt went IVx innings for Texas in his second start since being acquired from Florida on Aug. 8. Chicago took a 1-0 lead in the second when Ray Durham led off with a double, moved to third on Ron Kar-kovice's sacrifice and scored on Johnson's single.

Jose Mesa tied a record with his 36th save in 36 tries Friday night, and Cleveland came back from a five-run deficit to beat Milwaukee 7-5. Albert Belle homered and doubled at Cleveland as the Indians improved baseball's best record to 69-34 and widened their American League Central lead over the Brewers to 17 games. Mesa, with a scoreless ninth) matched Dennis Eckersley's major league record for consecutive saves without a blown opportunity in one season established in 1992. San Francisco's Rod Beck once converted a record 41 straight opportunities over a span of three seasons. Belle led off the Indians' two-run second inning with a double off Ricky Bones.

He also started the three-run fourth with his 27th home run. It was Belle's sixth consecutive hit over two games. Shoddy defense gave the Indians the go-ahead run in the fifth. Their only hit in the inning was a bunt single by Omar Vizquel, but he came around to score on errors by left fielder B.J. Surhoff and catcher Joe Surhoff, tiying to double Vizquel off first on Carlos Baerga's shallow fly, had his throw roll into the dugout, sending Vizquel to third.

Oliver then tried to pick Vizquel off, but the throw hit Vizquel and caromed into left field. Mark Clark won despite falling behind 5-0 in the second inning. He gave up five runs and eight hits in six innings and stranded runners in scoring position in each of his last five innings. Royals 10, Blue Jays 3 Wally Joyner had a grand slam and five RBI and Greg Gagne had a homer and two RBI as the Royals won at Toronto. The Royals started the game with six straight hits and batted around in the first inning to take a 5-0 lead.

Gagne's homer in the third and Joyner's grand slam in the sixth the fifth of his career made it 10-0. Tigers 3, Twins 1 Sean Bergman outdueled Jose Par-ra at Detroit to give the Tigers just their eighth victory in 34 games since the All-Star break. Bergman ended his two-game losing streak, allowing seven hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and two walks. John Doherty 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS A Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez (left) watches as Chicago's Lance Johnson singles in Ray Durham to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead Friday at Chicago. The White Sox won 3-1 Johnson and Tim Raines each Injury-depleted Dodgers reacquire outfielder Butler ASSOCIATED PRESS Baseball Notes TIHsROTATlpO Complete Tire Rotation Computer Balancing wound up playing left.

Roger Cede-no, a 21-year-old player with virtually no major league experience, had been playing center since the injury to Hollandsworth. Cedeno, batting .207 in 22 games, was sent back to Triple-A Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast League to make room for Butler on the roster. The deal was the second in three weeks for the Dodgers. On July 31, they acquired pitcher Kevin Tapani from Minnesota. Gooden request rejected Dwight Gooden won't be pitching in the major leagues this season.

Acting commissioner Bud Selig rejected Gooden's request to shorten his one-year suspension from baseball for violating his drug aftercare program, the Cy Young Award winner was quoted as saying in the Hackensack, N. Record. "He said that with only six weeks left in the season, it was better for me to keep working on my aftercare program," Gooden said in an interview from his home in St. Petersburg, Fla. "I know it was a tough decision for him, but that means I'll Before facing the Atlanta Braves, Smith put to rest talk that he would retire after this seasoa "There's been all types of things said about whether I'm going to retire," he said.

"That was never something I considered at all. I knew with the operation I had, I would be able to finish out this year and definitely play next year." Woman released A woman charged with threaten- ing the life of Toronto Blue Jays in-fielder Roberto Alomar was released on $15,000 bail. Tricia Miller, 31. of Port Hope, Ontario, was arrested July 2 after allegedly telling the staff at SkyDome hotel she wanted to kill Alomar. The Blue Jays were playing in the stadium that day.

Police said Miller had a loaded revolver in her handbag. Miller is charged with several offenses, including threatening death. The judge told her to report to police every day by phone and in person once a week. She's also been ordered to stay out of Toronto unless she must see her psychiatrist. Miller plans to live with a relative.

just keep working even harder to make it back next year." Last week, Gooden personally appealed to Selig in a letter to come to Florida and take a firsthand look at his rehabilitation. He was also considering filing a grievance, but decided against it when the club owners fired arbitrator George Nic-olau. Gooden, who is a free agent, was not expected to return to the majors this season, especially after missing four random drug tests. Selig consulted other members of the executive council, as well as psychiatrists from Major League Baseball and the Players Association, who have all examined Gooden in the past month. Cardinals Smith returns All-Star shortstop Ozzie Smith returned to the St.

Louis Cardinals lineup Friday after missing three months with a shoulder injury. Smith, 40, batted .250 in 19 games before being placed on the disabled list for only the fourth time in his 18-year career on May 18. Thirteen days later, he, underwent arthros-. copic surgery on his right Most Cars Unable to fill the void created by the departure of center fielder Brett Butler, the Los Angeles re-acquired him Friday in a trade that sent two minor leaguers to the New York Mets. Butler, 38, was batting .311 for the Mets with 21 stolen bases.

One of the premier leadoff hitters of his era, Butler was the catalyst of the Los Angeles offense from 1991 to 1994. 'I'm wanted, that's the best thing about it," said Butler, who learned of the trade at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago while en route back from his mother's funeral. He returned to New York, where he was in the lineup in his familiar leadoff spot as the Dodgers opened a weekend series against the Mets at Shea Stadium. "I went from 23 games back to first place," Butler said. "I heard rumors about it, but I never expected it.

I've been on a roller-coaster for the last eight or nine days. "I thought the Dodgers, with all their kids, would go with a youth That was the plan, but injuries and subpar performances forced the move by a team holding a one-game lead over the Colorado Rockies in the NL West "We needed a guy like him, and we're throwing him right into the battle," Dodgers Manager Tom La-sorda said. Continuing a youth movement that began last month when they unloaded the salaries outfielder Bobby Bonilla to Baltimore and pitcher Bret Saberhagen to Colorado, the Mets received from the Dodgers outfielders Dwight Maness and Scott Hunter. The Dodgers have been hit hard this month by injuries to outfielders. The Dodgers began the season with 1994 Rookie of the Year Raul Mondesi in center.

But his powerful throwing arm was missed in right field, and he went back to that position after the Dodgers traded for Roberto Kelly in May. Kelly struggled in center and( OrtAKES Disc or Drum Ik ATNTOl Front Brake Pads, Rata riilJ Rotor ami Labor (Semi Uelstlle firfraj OR near dtusiv oiwva, Resurface Drums PerAxte Labor Mas far ALIGNMENT Computer Front End Visitors to Lincoln spend Alignment Former Husker standout Samuelson dies at age 72 $95 million annually. Local Notes Ife7UnE.UP Does your business want a slice of the pie? The Visitor 's Coupon Book, a joint project of the Lincoln Convention Visitors Bureau and Lincoln Journal Star, is your best opportunity to target and reach over 50,000 families and visitors coming to Lincoln to have fun, shop and spend money! Visitor's Coupon Books will be dis 4-CYL. 6-CYL. Former Nebraska football player Carl (Sam) Samuelson died Thursday in Grand Island.

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Diver earns bronze Lincoln diver Ed Craren won a bronze medal in the 1-meter springboard competition at the Masters Diving Championships. Craren, who competed in the 65-69 age division, finished with 273 points. Eight divers competed in the division. John Conner of Florida won the national championship with 280 points. Craren, who competed at Nebraska from 1948 to 1951, will compete in 10W30 Oil-Lube-Filtcr i LINCOLN -J A Journal Star I IV I Mof lJ Cats rMiim All Cnrtf P1MV75R14.

P20575R14 P20575R15 'V; Nebraska women's basketball coach Angela Beck announced Friday that Chris Young has been promoted to assistant coach. Young, a native of Kearney, was an administrative assistant for The Husker program last season. Young replaces Amy Kramer, who resigned after last season. Before coming to Nebraska in 1994, Young was the junior varsity volleyball and. girls' basketball coach at Nebraska City High School.

"Chris did an outstanding job for us last year on the road and has a good eye for talent," Beck said. "He has done everything I have asked of him and has proven to be very loyal. It is a great move for him because now he gets a chance to do some on-floor coaching, which is one of his strengths." Ex-Husker named Cadillac City Blowout Buy Any of These Cadillacs and WE'LL SEND YOU TO THE MICHIGAN STATE GAME FREE! 2 tickets plus charter airfare to the Nebraska vs. Michigan State Football Game. Electrical $32,975 New Eldorado lLeft Alternator Output Starter Draw $29,975 $35,975 2 New Fleetwoods 6 New STS Sevilles Battery Load Test and Voltage the 3-meter competition on Saturday and the platform on Sunday.

Lincoln gymnast qualifies Lincoln gymnast Heather Brink qualified for the World Team Trials, finishing 10th in the seniors all-around competition at the U.S. Championships in New Orleans. Brink, who trains with Dynamo Gymnastics in Oklahoma City, finished with 75.09 points. National champion Dominique Moceanu of Hollywood, finished with 78.45. Former Olympian Shannon Miller fell to second place after the optional portion of the meet, recording a 78.25 total.

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