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More THE DAILY GLOBE. Ironwood. Ml May 14. 1997 Page8 Tino joins Yankee greats as New York routs Twins By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer. Standing apart from the names of all the groat buggers in the New York Yankees' glorious history are- these three: Babe, Mickey and Tino.

Tino? Yep, Tino Martinez moved into the company of Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle on Tuesday night by hinting his 15th homer of the season in New York's 11-2 win at Minnesota. Martinez's two-run shot in the Yankees' seven-nan sixth inning gave him 15 homers in the club's first 40 games, joining Ruth, who did it four times, and Mantle, who did it in his 1956 Triple Crown season. "I don't think any accomplishment over 40 games is anything to get excited about," said Martinez, who went 3-for-4 and is hitting "I'm not thinking about those types of things." Martinez his his homer off reliever Kevin Jarvis, giving him 45 RBIs and moving him two ahead of Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr. for the major league lead. The defending World Sfties champions have won 17.

of their last 23, while the Twins lost for the 16th time in 20 games. David Cone (5-2) allowed a season-high 10 hits in seven innings, striking out six and walking one as he won his fifth straight start for the first time in three years. Tigers 4, Blue 0 At Detroit, Felipe Lira (2-2) pitched a four-hitter and Bob Hamelin homered twice as Detroit won its third straight. Lira won his second straight game after losing his previous nine decisions. Hamelin, recalled from Triple-A Toledo on May 7, homered to lead off the second and seventh innings.

His first-inning shot was Hamelin's first homer since Sept. 10 of last season. Toronto also lost starter Juan Guzman, who left without.retir- ing a batter in the first inning with a sore right shoulder. Angels 8, White Sox 7 At Anaheim, Calif, the Angels, who scored a club-record 13 runs in one inning, Monday night, scored seven in the third inning. The first nine Anaheim batters reached base during the rally, which turned a 3-0 deficit into a 7-3 lead against James Baldwin (1-5).

Indians 7, Rangers 3 At Arlington, Texas, Matt Williams hit a tie-breaking homer in the sixth as Cleveland stopped a three-game losing skid. Williams' 10th homer of the season off Darren Oliver (1-4) allowed the Indians to complete a comeback after trailing 3-0. Orioles 7, Athletics 3 At Oakland, B.J. Surhoff had a two-run homer and a two- run double, giving him 11 RBIs in his last three games. Surhoff bunted for a single in the second, had a bases-loaded double in the third and hit his fourth homer of the season in the fifth.

He has two or more hits in eight of his last 13 games. Royals 9, Red Sox 0 At Kansas City, Tim Belcher retired the first 15 batters and finished with a two-hitter for Kansas City. Boston has lost five straight and nine of its last 10. Tiger Box TIGERS 4, BLUE JAYS 0 TORONTO DETROIT ah bl NLxoncf 4010 BLHntrcf AGnzlzsa 3010 Eaaleysa Mercedrf 4000 Hggnsnlf Cnrterlb 4000 ToClrlclb SprgueSb 4010 FrymnJb CDlgdcKrh 4000 Nievesrf Sntingoc 3010 Hmelindh SGreenlf 3000 Csnovac Bri(o2b 30 0 0 DCruzss 32 0 1 0 Totals ab bl 3110 2110 4000 3000 2011 4000 3222 3010 3010 0000 ToUU 32 0 1 0 Totals 27 4 7 3 Toronto 000 000 Detroit 210 OOO (5). ToClark (3), 2.

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Bonilla ends drought with slam By The Associated Press Bobby Bonilla's first homer of the season was a big one. Bonilla's grand slam highlighted a seven-run fourth inning that gave the Florida Marlins an 11-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. "I was feeling no pressure at all," Bonilla said of his homer drought, which covered 49 games dating to last Sept. 15, when he was with the Baltimore Orioles. "It was more important to win the game than to hit a grand slam." Bonilla's homer came off Paul Byrd, who relieved starter Ter- rellWade (1-3) with one out in the fourth and runners on first and second.

"The fourth inning was a dud," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "We made bad pitches, and when you do that against a team like that, you are going to get hurt," The Marlins, who pulled within four games of the first-place Braves in the NL East, got a scare when star outfielder Gary Sheffield injured his left thumb diving for a sinking liner in the sixth inning. But it turned out to be a mild sprain, and Sheffield should be back in a few days. Rookie Tony Saunders (2-1) Ass oci a Florida Marlins' right fielder Gary Sheffield dives for a base hit against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday at Turner Field. beat the Braves the second time in a week, allowing only five hits and three runs iri seven innings.

Wade, pitching with only three days rest in place of ailing Tom Glavine hand), gave up five runs on six hits, including Sheffield's two-run homer in the third. Cubs 2, Dodgers I At Chicago, Sammy Sosa hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning for the Cubs. Mark Grace walked against Pedro Aatacio (3-1) and Sosa followed with a homer over the center-field wall to put Chicago up 2-1. Turk Wendell (1-2) picked up the win with one scoreless inning. Mel Rojas got his fourth save despite loadinjj the bases in the ninth.

Third baseman Dave Hansen made two errors, raising" the Cubs' major league-leading total to 42. Daily Globe Scoreboard flBBASKETBALL NBA Playoffs SECOND ROUND Tuesday, Mjiy 13 Seattle 100, Houston 94, Hoontxin leAiia seneji 3-2 Chicago 107. Atlanta 92, Chicago wins aenej 4-1 Wedneadair, May 14 New York at Miami, 8 p.m.. New York Icodn 3-1 Thursday, May 15 Houilon at ScatLle. TEA Kriday, May 16 Miami at New York, 8 p.m., if nee- eisary Saturday, May 17 Seattle at Houston, 9 p.m.

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NHL tells Wings, Avs to mind their manners DENVER (AP) Hooliganism may have characterized their recent meetings, but both the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche insist they will be model citizens when the Western' Conference finals begin Thursday night. Alas, it is not for the reason the NHL hoped. "We want to play strong, but not play stupid," Detroit's Sergei Fedorov said. "The key is don't retaliate. There are plenty of times when you want to punch the guy back, but you can't." That's because a penalty triggers a Colorado power play, the most potent in the NHL.

Colorado has scored 19 power-play goals in the playoffs nearly twice as many as the nearest competitor on 66 opportunities. The Avalanche have similar concerns about being at a man disadvantage, even though they have the best penalty-killing ratio in the playoffs (45 of 48). "It's going to be a physical series, but it won't get out of hand," Peter Forsberg said. "Like you saw in the Edmonton series, you can't take stupid penalties, like Kovalenko did that last shift. It's the difference in winning the series and losing the series." Andrei Kovalenko's: Unadvised cross-checking penalty up Adam Deadmarsh's power-play goal with 1:08 remaining, lifting Colorado to a 4-3 win in Sunday night's deciding fifth game of the second-round series with the Oil- ers.

Were it. not for having to play shorthanded, however, both teams appear more than willing to perpetuate their recent bloodlettings, and that's something the NHL wants to avoid at all costs. Baseball OKs Dodgers deal (AP) Rupert Murdoch's Fox Group, negotiating to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Peter O'Malley, was given permission Tuesday to obtain detailed financial data about the team and the sport. "That process has begun," acting commissioner Bud Selig said following a meeting of the sport's ruling executive council. Under baseball's rules, the Fox Group will have to fill out a detailed questionnaire for the sport's ownershipNxuiiiTiitt.ee.

Atlanta Braves chairmanBi.il Bartholomay, the head of mittee, said Fox was given approval to examine the sport's national television, marketing and licensing agreements. Fox is a unit of Murdoch's News Corp. Neither Selig nor Bartholo- rnay would estimate how long it weuld take to approval a sale. A savings account that brings out the animal in you. That's a first.

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