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6D SPORTS THE SUN THURSDAY. MAY 3. 1990 BASEBALL Orioles minor league report McKnight refuses to play numbers game Triple A Alliance INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE some fun: add some life to the game." Rochester (AAA) Eastern Division Pet GB Rochester (Orioles) 16 9 .640 Syracuse (Blue Jays) 11 10 .500 3Vi Pawtucket (Red Sox) 10 10 .500 3Vi Scranton-WB (Phillies) 10 13 .435 5 Western Division Pet GB Tidewater (Mets) 13 10 .565 Columbus (Yankees) 13 14 .481 2 Richmond (Braves) 12 14 .462 2V4 Toledo (Tigers) 12 16 .429 3Vi AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Eastern Division Pet OB Buffalo (Pirates) 16 9 .640 Nashville (Reds) 14 9 .609 1 Indianapolis (Expos) 13 10 .565 2 Louisville (Cardinals) 10 16 .365 6Vi Western Division Pet GB Omaha (Royals) 15 9 .625 Denver (Brewers) 14 11 .560 1Vi Iowa (Cubs) 10 17 .370 6V4 Qkla. City (Rangers) 7 18 .280 8Vi "I see that on TV a lot of times." Gomez said. "I think maybe one day I probably do the same thing.

I felt great." In a 10-game span from April 18-27, Gomez raised his average from .229 to .306. Catcher Jeff Tackett, who moonlights as a designated pitcher, struck out the Columbus Clippers In order In the ninth Inning of a 13-2 blowout April 25. Tackett punctuated each strikeout with a big arm pump, and trotted off the mound after the final strikeout with his arms raised, looking like Rocky Balboa. His teammates greeted him at the top step of the dugout. "It was the first time I had ever been on the mound In my professional career," Tackett said.

"I never thought I'd strike out the side. I was excited to get out there and have BHef ivg lb 2to3t.hr rbi Do Bell .297 24 101 18 30 4 1 2 13 10 24 Chance .253 24 95 7 24 3 1 1 15 6 25 Dulin .258 23 89 16 23 4 0 01014 14 Gomez .275 23 80 20 22 4 1 92317 19 Harris .154 4 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 Hoiles .345 17 58 15 20 4 1 41211 8 McKnight .274 20 73 15 20 4 0 1 9 10 19 Miller .209 19 43 1 9 1 0 0 5 6 11 Nixon 1.000 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Padget .220 18 59 9 13 4 0 315 4 7 Segui .346 22 78 16 27 5 0 0 13 8 6 Stanicek .161 9 31 6 500025 6 Tackett .304 17 46 7 14 0 0 0 4 9 5 Turner .257 15 35 7 9 1 0 0 4 6 6 Pitchers wt era ga eg sv ip er bb ao Baut.sla 0-2 4.80 3 2 0 0 150 14 8 1 4 E.Bell 3-2 6.64 5 5 0 0 20 1 251510 20 Boone 1-2 1.3511 0 0 4 20.0 13 3 4 10 M.Jones 2-2 6.31 5 5 0 0 25.2 31 1813 25 McKeon 1-0 1.93 2 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 4 2 Schilling 1-0 3.72 5 5 0 0 29 0 3912 6 24 Schwarz 0-0 7.11 5 1 0 0 12.2 101019 4 Smith 2-0 5 94 5 3 0 0 16.2 2011 9 16 Stanhope 1-0 4 09 4 0 0 0 11.0 7 5 4 5 Tackett 0-0 000 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 3 Tirado 1-0 7.43 8 0 0 1 13.1 1311 8 6 Weston 3-0 2.55 7 3 0 1 24.2 24 7 2 17 Woodward 0-1 8.10 9 0 0 4 10.0 14 910 14 Rochester report many plate appearances as a non-roster player with the Orioles during spring training. His at-bats early in the Red Wings season served as his spring training. "Hitting is a feeling," Biaginl said. "Now he has a good feeling going.

Hopefully, he'll settle into a groove and help his confidence." McKnight is one of four switch hitters Biaginl has available. He has usually batted In the middle or lower third of the order, but recently moved up as high as fifth. "With him hitting the ball now. It doesn't matter where I put him," Biaginl said. McKnight is also versatile as a fielder.

Last season with the Tidewater Tides, the New York Mets' Class AAA club, he played every position but pitcher. He played only four games In left field, but he has started 16 games there this season. He has played one game at second base and three at first. He has been the designated hitter once, which Is plenty for him. "You have a different approach when playing in different positions," McKnight said.

"As far as carrying it into hitting, I don't find any correlation. When I play, I feel more a part of the game. When I DH, all I'm doing Is batting. You're not In the flow of the game." Third baseman Leo Gomez was named the IL Batter of the Week for the period ending Sunday. Gomez hit four home runs and had two multiple-hit games.

He hit his first grand slam of the season Friday to give the Red Wings an 1 1-8 lead in a game they lost. 12-11, and was rewarded with what he said was the first curtain call of his five-year Tuesday's Red Wings box score ROCHESTER AB HBI TOLEDO Ab" Bellss Dulin 2b Segui lb Gomez 3b McKnight II Hoiles dh Chance rf Tackett Turner cf Wlewndr ss 5 0 10 4 0 0 0 3 0 10 4 0 0 0 3 110 4 2 2 0 4 0 11 3 0 2 1 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 Cuylercf Freeman dh Lusader rf Undeman lb Lovullo 2b Ware If Livingstone 3b Michel Ibff Decillis ss Fryman ss Clark 4 110 3 0 2 1 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 4 0 0 0 2 2 11 3 112 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 9 3 Totals 30 4 4 Rochester Toledo 020 001 000 110 200 OX 4 LOB Rochester 8, Toledo 4. DP Rochester 0. Toledo 2. 3B Cuyler.

HR Livingstone, Michel. SB Bell. Rochester IP ER BB SO Bautista, McKeon Toledo ER BB SO Vesling.W 5 6 2 2 3 3 Schwabe 2 3 1 10 2 Stone, 2 0 0 0 1 0 WP Vesling. 2:21. A 677.

Tuesday's Suns box score H'TOWN AB HBI NEW BRITAIN AB HBI Mercedes dh Buford 2b Hithe cf Voigt rf Lundblade 1b Meadows If Robbins Latmore 3b Lofton ss 4 0 10 5 110 3 111 4 12 0 5 110 4 0 12 3 110 Randle ss Bagwell 3b Kelly If Zupcic Pratt dh Degifico 1b Paris rf 3 10 0 4 0 10 3 0 10 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 10 3 0 10 10 0 0 3 0 10 3 0 10 4 0 11 Twardosklph 2 0 0 0 Wilson Milstein 2b Totals 34 9 4 Totals 31 1 6 1 Hagerstown New Britain 012 001 020 000 000 000 LOB Hagerstown 9, New Britain 6. 2B Robbins. SF Zupcic. SB Hithe 2. Randle.

Hagerstown ER BB SO Linskey. Thorpe 2 2 0 1 New Britain IP ER BB SO Manzamllo, 9 9 5 5 BK Manzanillo. 2:30. A 563. Tuesday's Keys box score FREDERICK AB Bl KINSTON Al 7 6 Gilbert cf Beasley 2b Rose 3b Holland dh Shamburg 1b Berthel rf Lehman Hedge If Gutierrez ss Steiegle 3b2b 5 2 2 0 10 0 0 3 111 5 0 11 3 0 10 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 3 12 0 4 0 10 Odor 2b Allison rf Levis Orsag dh Tepper lb Gomez 3b Lanecf Ramos If Foster ss 4 0 0 0 4 112 4 0 10 4 110 4 0 0 0 4 12 0 4 112 4 13 1 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 410 2 Totals 39 716 6 Yesterday's results Rochester 9, Toledo 2 Richmond 5, Pawtucket 4 Tidewater 8, Scranton Wilkes-Barre 0 Columbus 3.

Syracuse 0 Indianapolis 6, Buffalo 1 Nashville 3, Louisville 2 Omaha 1 Denver 0 Iowa 7. Oklahoma City 3 Today's games Baltimore Orioles at Rochester Pawtucket at Richmond Scranton Wilkes-Barre at Tidewater Syracuse at Columbus Indianapolis at Buffalo Denver at Omaha Oklahoma City at Iowa Only games scheduled Eastern League Instructional league club move to Grove Stadium is approved Pet GB Harnsburg (Pirates) 11 7 .611 Canton-Akron (Indians) 11 8 .579 Vi Albany (Yankees) 9 7 .563 1 New Britain (Red Sox) 11 9 .550 1 Hagerstown (Orioles) 12 10 .545 1 London (Tigers) 11 10 .524 Vh Reading (Phillies) 7 13 .350 5 Williamsport (Mariners) 6 14 .300 6 Yesterday's results New Britain 2, Hagerstown 0 Canton-Akron 6. Albany 1 Harnsburg 5, Williamsport 0 London 10. Reading 2 Today's games Hagerstown at New Britain Albany at Canton-Akron Williamsport at Harrisburg London at Reading Carolina League Frederick report Doug Melvin, Orioles player personnel director, said the decision "has been made informally." Frederick had a 13-game home winning streak dating back to McCurdy Field last season before losing to the Durham Bulls. 4-3, last week.

The Keys are averaging 3,029 fans through seven home dates, second in the league to Durham Good weather, a winning team and the new stadium have combined to boost the gate. The Keys averaged 2,600 In their maiden year They will return home tomorrow night to face the Lynchburg Red Sox. Pitcher Andres Constant is the only Frederick player on the disabled list. He has an elbow problem and may be out for the season. The Keys have out-righted infielder Brad Hildreth to the Class A Wausau Timbers and activated infielder Rob Stiegele from the disabled list.

Frederick (A) FIRST HALF Northern Division Pet GB Frederick (Orioles) 14 7 .667 Salem (Pirates) 10 11 .476 4 Lynchburg (Red Sox) 9 12 .429 5 Prince William (Yankees) 7 14 .333 7 Southern Division Pet GB Kinston (Indians) 1(5 li J62 Durham (Braves) 13 8 .619 3 Winston-Salem (Cubs) 9 11 .450 6'2 Peninsula (Mariners) 5 15 .250 10Vj NEED TIRES? Prices Good Sat. Frederick 000 030 001 4 Kinston 000 000 032 Gutierrez, Tepper, Ellis. LOB Frederick 8, Kinston 5. DP Frederick 0, Kinston 1. 2B Gilbert, Lane, Ramos 2.

HR Allison. Frederick IP ER BB SO Oquist 7 2-3 5 2 2 0 9 Jones, 2-3 3 3 3 .0 1 Mondile 0 1 0 0 0 0 Kinston IP ER BB SO Ellis 5 6 3 0 3 0 Person, 4 4 1 110 2:42. A 858. FREDERICK Batter avg gab h2b3bhrrbibbao Beasley .186 19 70 8 13 1 0 1 4 6 12 Berthel .343 10 35 4 12 1 0 0 5 5 Gilbert .280 19 75 17 21 0 0 8 8 10 Gutierrez .221 20 68 10 15 2 1 0 6 6 6 Harms .100 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 Hayden .333 17 39 6 13 0 1 0 4 0 9 Hedge .243 13 37 9 9 0 0 1 1 3 7 Hildreth .091 5 11 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 Holland .261 18 69 13 18 8 1 012 5 9 Horowitz .000 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lehman .213 19 61 5 13 4 0 0 7 5 15 Reynolds 5.00 5 10 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 Richardson .309 15 55 9 17 3 0 0 510 11 Rose .200 17 60 6 12 2 0 8 3 4 Shamburg .405 20 79 7 32 9 0 1 19 7 15 Stiegele .250 2 4 0 100000 0 Pitchers MM era gage sv Ip er bb so Yesterday's results Kinston 1, Frederick 0 Prince William 3, Lynchburg 1 Salem 10, Winston-Salem 6 Durham 5-3, Peninsula 3-0 Today's game Lynchburg at Frederick Salem at Prince William Durham at Kinston Peninsula at Winston-Salem ROCHESTER Two HRs lift Mud Hens over Red Wings Tuesday TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Domingo Michel hit a two-run home run and Scott Livingstone added one with the bases empty to give the Toledo Mud Hens a 4-3 victory over the Rochester Red Wings in a Class AAA International League game Tuesday night. By Patti Singer Special to The Sun ROCHESTER.

N.Y. Baseball players can be prisoners of their sta- I tistlcs. 1 "If pave Winfield or Don Mat- tingly don't hit 25 homers. It's a bad year." Rochester Red Wings outfield-; er Jeff McKnight said. Even if McKnight doesn't repeat last year's career-high nine home hins or second-best 48 RBI, he be- jieves he can have a successful sea- II on.

"I don't set goals this year by ivjiat I had last year," said McKnight, I batted .249 In 1989 for Tidewa- ier. "You have to do things now. You fcan't rely on what you did in the Jjast. My goals are more about what I feel I'm doing than numbers. I think clumbers will come naturally if you Jojay the game hard, play like it's fupposed to be played." -Talk like that may have eased through the first 12 games of the International League during which the switch hitter endured an 0-for-24 streak and -batted .133.

FT After going 4-for-30, McKnight ridden a 16-for-43 streak that i brought his average to .274 before I last night's game. He has collected i multiple hits in five of his past 12 His philosophy Is unchanged. McKnight still looks to give himself Lup to advance a runner and do TTwhatever fits into manager Greg HBiaginl's team concept on offense. ZZ VTm not concerned about home 3lins and average," McKnight, 27, "eaid. "I like to simplify it as much as possible.

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