The Vancouver Sun from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • 48

BASEBALL F2 THE VANCOUVER SUN. TUESDAY. 28. 1W8 EAST DIVISION Vs Vs Runs Runs 6 Pet GB Home Away P10 RH LH FPG APG BA ERA New York 99 73 26 .737 38 9 35-17 6-4 5609 17-7 5.88 3.90 .265 4.11 Boston 103 60 43 .583 15 33-17 27 26 5 5 37-36 23-7 5.40 4.49 .284 4.24 Baltimore 105 52 53 .495 24 31-25 21 28 7 3 40 39 12-14 5.05 4.99 .276 4.87 Toronto 106 52 54 .491 24 28 22 24 32 5-5 38-41 14-13 4.66 4.92 .259 4.58 Tampa Bay 103 41 62 .398 34 22-31 19-31 6-4 34-43 7-19 3.71 4.68 .261 4.42 CENTRAL DIVISION Cleveland 104 59 45 .567 30-24 29-21 6-4 44-32 15-13 5.40 4.51 .278 4.11 Minnesota 103 48 55 .466 10': 23 28 25-27 6-4 38-41 10-14 4.61 4.50 .268 4.20 Kansas City 104 46 58 .442 13 18-34 28 24 4-6 34-41 12 17 4.32 5.56 .263 5.13 Chicago 104 45 59 .433 14 24 28 21-31 4-6 38-42 7-17 5.08 6.01 .265 5.54 Detroit 103 44 59 .427 14 22-27 22-32 4-6 35-42 9-17 4.47 5.14 .268 4.86 WEST DIVISION Anaheim 104 57 47 .548 29-25 28-22 5-5 40-32 17-15 4.90 4.77 .270 4.46 Texas 104 56 48 .538 1 30-23 26-25 5-5 36-38 20-10 5.81 5.55 .288 5.15 Seattle 104 48 56 .462 9 28-24 20-32 7-3 41-45 7-11 5.39 5.20 .276 4.80 Oakland 104 46 58 .442 11 24-28 22-30 1-9 30-41 16-17 5.05 5.35 .261 4.79 EAST DIVISION Vs Vs Runs Runs Pet GB Home Away P10 RH LH FPG APG BA ERA Atlanta 106 70 36 .660 38-18 32-18 6-4 57-32 13-4 5.17 3.69 .275 3.29 New York 102 54 48 .529 14 30 22 24 26 6 4 43 35 11-13 4.33 3.64 .258 3.43 Philadelphia 103 54 49 .524 UV, 30-23 24-26 6-4 45-37 9-12 4.64 4.99 .267 4.59 Montreal 105 40 65 .381 29 24-30 16-35 1-9 31-49 9-16 3.83 5.02 .252 4.44 Florida 106 38 68 .358 327. 24-32 14-36 1-9 32-55 6-13 4.19 5.51 .247 4.95 CENTRAL DIVISION Houston 105 62 43 .590 32-17 30-26 6-4 50-30 12-13 5.48 4.06 .278 3.71 Chicago 105 59 46 .562 3 37-20 22 26 7-3 45-38 14-8 4.99 4.63 .263 4.26 Milwaukee 105 53 52 .505 9 28 29 25-23 5-5 39-34 14-18 4.50 4.72 .260 4.19 St.

Louis 104 49 55 .471 12', 28-21 21-34 6-4 33-43 16 12 4.90 5.13 .260 4.67 Pittsburgh 105 49 56 .467 13 30 26 1930 7-3 39-44 10-12 3.92 4.05 .256 3.48 Cincinnati 106 46 60 .434 16 20-29 26-31 1-9 39-47 7-13 4.15 4.77 .259 4.49 WEST DIVISION San Diego 105 69 36 .657 38-11 31-25 8-2 53-23 16-13 5.05 3.98 .261 3.73 San Fran 105 56 49 .533 13 32 21 24 28 3-7 42-37 14-12 4.74 4.31 .266 3.93 Los Angeles 105 54 51 .514 15 30-21 24 30 6-4 44-41 10-10 4.37 4.20 .254 3.80 Colorado 105 46 59 .438 23 25-26 21-33 S-5 34-38 12-21 4.78 5.33 .283 5.12 Arizona 104 37 67 .356 31 V4 19-27 18-40 5-5 28-52 9-15 4.09 5.18 .247 4.85 LEGEND: G-Games: GB-Games Behind Leader; W-Wins; L-Losses; Pet-Winning Percentage; P10-Past 10; VsRH-Vs Right-handed Starters; Runs FPG-Runs For Per Game; Runs APG-Runs Against Per Game; BA-Team Batting Average; ERA-Team Earned Run Average. AROUND THE LEAGUES Nat Bailey needs serious upgrade, league boss says Boggs moves up hit ladder A's 5 DEVIL RAYS 11 Tampa Bay's ageless slugger slides past Babe Ruth with an RBI single in the eighth inning. He now has 2,874 career hits. the '90s) the PCL has been growing increasingly concerned about the general level of facilities available in the 47-year-old park. Rickey says Nat Bailey does not meet the minimum Triple A standard for seating (Nat Bailey will accommodate about 6,000 maximum) which is now at 10,000 seats.

While the playing field and lighting are considered first rate, other amenities are regarded by the league as badly out-dated. "Just in the 1990s alone there have been 30 new stadiums built in minor league baseball," notes Rickey, who this season succeeds Bill Cutler is the league's top administrator. "Of those, 13 are in Triple A. "It used to be that people went to minor league games and said: 'Isn't minor league ball Now, minor league ball is no longer just fun. People expect many of the comforts associated with a modern recreation facility." Rickey says once the C's find a prospective purchaser they are happy with, the next step is to file an application for transfer of ownership to both the PCL and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.

The NAPBL is the governing body of all minor league ball. LYNDON LITTLE VANCOUVER SUN Pacific Coast League president Branch Rickey says the league has no official position whether it would prefer a new ownership group retain the Vancouver Canadians in Vancouver or relocate the franchise elsewhere. But reading between the lines, the message is clear: The new owner should be prepared to negotiate serious upgrades to the city-owned facility or else the league would likely prefer a place where a new, modern stadium is available. The current owners of the C's, Japan Sports Systems, announced recently the Triple A club is up for sale. JSS purchase the team from Molson Breweries in 1992 for about $4.5 million US and is now looking for something more than $7.5 million US, or about 12 million Cdn.

"The league's position is that we favour stable franchises," Rickey told the Vancouver Sun Monday. "And part of having a stable franchise is the successful operation of a park that people want to attend." Even though the C's have been a consistent money maker (a minimum six-figure profit throughout ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Wade Boggs helped himself and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays reach new heights. Boggs hit a two-run homer and later passed Babe Ruth for 33rd place on the career hits list as the expansion Devil Rays won their team-record fifth straight game, 11-5 on Monday night over the Oakland Athletics.

"When you talk about a name like Babe Ruth, don't care if you beat him in eating hamburgers, it's some kind of name," Tampa Bay manager Larry Rothschild said. "It was electric. It was exciting. I think the night belonged to Wade Boggs." Boggs had three hits. He broke an 0-for-14 slump with a single in the third, homered to highlight a five-run fifth and moved past Ruth with an RBI single in the eighth.

Boggs has 2,874 career hits. "It was a thrill," said Boggs, who left the game to standing ovation when pulled for pinch-runner Bobby Smith in the eighth inning. "Normally it's saved for major milestones. I thank the fans for it. It's very special when you pass somebody as big as Babe Ruth.

It's a big day in my career." BRAVES 3 REDS 2 CINCINNATI Ozzie Guillen singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Atlanta Braves recovered from wasting a lead in a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Guillen's two-out single off of Gabe White, his third of the game, drove in Curtis Pride from third and left the Braves 2-3 in extra-inning games this season. Vaughn's feud heats up JEFF TAYLORReuters COLLISION: Anaheim Angels' first baseman Cecil Fielder and catcher Phil Nevin (R) collide after chasing a pop foul ball off the bat of Royals' Jose Offerman in Kansas City on Monday. Astros to a 9-1 victory over the Florida Marlins. Lima (9-6) pitched his second complete game of the season, striking out six and walking none.

Jeff Bagwell and Derek Bell each homered and drove in three runs for the Astros, who had 14 hits. ANGELS 6 ROYALS 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Tim Salmon, Cecil Fielder and Phil Nevin hit home runs as the Anaheim Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1. Anaheim's Garret Anderson extended his career-high hitting streak to 24 games. He tied Boston's Nomar Garcia-parra for the longest string in the AL this season.

Sun News Services Cincinnati absorbed its second consecutive 10-inning loss both by Stan Belinda (4-8) and its 10th loss in the last 11 games over-all. MARLINS 1 ASTROS 9 HOUSTON Jose Lima pitched a six-hitter and Moi-ses Alou had four hits, including a solo homer and RBI single, to lead the Houston Vaughn is angry that the team did not support him when he was accused, and acquitted, of drunken driving this winter; that management signed other, less-established and less-involved players to longer deals than he was offered and that the team leaks negative information about him to reporters. When the Red Sox had a news conference to celebrate getting the 1999 all-star game, Duquette said he hoped to see Pedro Martinez and Nomar Garciaparra playing in it," Asked about Vaughn, he said only, "We're really looking forward to having the all-star game in '99." Last week, after Vaughn voiced his concerns to a local television station, Duquette seemed unconcerned about losing the former AL MVP. "If Vaughn doesn't want to stay here, the Red Sox organization is prepared to move on. Ten million dollars will get you a pretty good hitter," Duquette said.

"This is not personal. We made several efforts to re-sign him. He's looking for more money. There's nothing personal about that." Associated Press BOSTON Mo Vaughn and the Boston Red Sox are feuding again, and this time the rift looks worse than ever. Vaughn vented against the team again last week, accusing management of having him tailed by a private investigator and spreading rumours that he was using drugs.

The Boston Sunday Globe reported that the state police investigated rumours this spring that Vaughn was involved with drugs. "The police checked everything out, Mo was clear, and the whispers led back to Red Sox management," the paper said. General manager Dan Duquette has denied that the team had Vaughn followed or spread rumours of drug use. A state police spokeswoman said on Monday she had no knowledge of any Vaughn investigation. "This is something we would have known about," Sgt.

Barbara Bennett said. "We're usually pretty well aware of things of this nature." Whether the slights are real or perceived, there's no doubt that a wide rift has developed in Vaughn's relationship with the team. BLUE JAYS from Fl Blue Jays might be ready to rebuild again have 'For Sale' signs around their necks. Then again, aside from Hentgen and Carlos Delgado, who doesn't? Or shouldn't? "I've been hearing rumours the last three months and I'm still here," said Guzman. "I'm waiting for the organization to tell me if I'm still going to be here.

If they come to me tomorrow and tell me I've been traded, it wouldn't surprise me." While trading Clemens would be a way to break up the factions developing in Toronto's clubhouse, it might also be interpreted as the start of another rebuilding movement a year before the Jays' marketing department needs to renew luxury suite leases at SkyDome. All eyes are on Ash with the team's defence springing more leaks, hand-picked manager Tim Johnson coming under attack for a lack of communication and dubious in-game strategy, and the Toronto talk shows speculating if the GM's in over his head. The players have put on a brave face, but who can be steely nerved not knowing where they'll be working in a few Omaha at Nashville New Orleans at Oklahoma Calgary at Tucson Tacoma at Vancouver Today's Games Salt Lake at Colorado Springs days' time? "I know it's the business part of baseball, and if they can better the team by getting rid of Woody Williams, they'll do it," said Williams, currently under a one-year contract. "I've never played in another organization but what everybody says is, there's no better place to Elay than Toronto. If I get traded, I'll just ave to deal with it." ANAHEIM, Calif.

When Randy Johnson pitches against the Cleveland Indians tonight in Seattle, the New York Yankees will be watching him. With Friday's non-waiver trading deadline fast approaching, the Yankees will be approaching the Mariners to see if the Big Unit will be on the trading block. Because of Jeff Nelson's bulging disc in his lower back, the Yankees are mulling whether to trade for a pitcher, and Johnson's status certainly would affect their plans. The Yankees will be in Seattle this weekend, so if they do acquire the 6'10" left-hander, he will likely pitch for them Sunday against the Mariners. Minor-leaguer hits for home run cycle NEW YORK YANKEES Designated INF Dale Sveum for assignment Recalled OF Shane Spencer from Columbus of the International League.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS Called up OF Mike Neill from Edmonton of the PCL. Optioned RHP Steve Connelly to Edmonton. National League CINCINNATI REDS Recalled OF Pat Watkins from Indianapolis of the International League. LOS ANGELES 0O0GERS Placed RHP Ismael Valdes on the 15-day disabled list Purchased the contract of RHP Sean Maloney from Albuquerque of the PCL MILWAUKEE BREWERS Placed RHP Cal Eldred on the 15-day disabled list. Released RHP Paul Wagner.

Purchased the contract of OF Greg Martinez from Louisville of the International League. Recalled LHP Valerio De Los Santos from El Paso of the Texas League. (Excluding Monday Games) American Conference West Division I Pet GB Iowa (Cubs) 62 40 .608 Omaha (Royals) 60 40 .600 1 Col.Springs (Rockies) 42 59 Albuquerque (Dodgers) 41 60 East Division 47 .539 -New Orleans 54 47 .535 Vj Memphis (Cardinals) ..47 55 .461 8 Nashville (Pirates) 45 57 .441 10 Pacific Conference South Division I Pet GB Fresno (Giants) 60 39 .606 Salt Lake (Twins) 52 46 .531 Las Vegas 51 50 .505 10 Tucson (Diamondbacks)43 58 .426 18 North Division Calgary (White 53 46 .535 -Edmonton 53 48 .525 1 Tacoma 53 49 .520 IV, Vancouver 35 65 JM18'j Monday Results Salt Lake at Colorado Springs Iowa at Fresno Albuquerque at las Vegas Edmonton at Memphis lowa at Fresno Albuquerque at Las Vegas Edmonton at Memphis Omaha at Nashville New Orleans at Oklahoma Calgary at Tucson Tacoma at Vancouver Sunday Results Salt Lake 16 Colorado Springs 7 lowa 7 Fresno 3 Las Vegas 7 Albuquerque 0 Edmonton 5 Memphis 2 Omaha 5 Nashville 4 Oklahoma 7 New Orleans 5 Calgary 21 Tucson 3 Tacoma 6-5 Vancouver 5-3 DEALS BASEBALL American league CLEVELAND INDIANS Signed RHP Matt Wade to a minor league contract tor the 1999 season. homer in the sixth. The left fielder came to bat again in the eighth inning with two teammates on base, but Jeff Kubenka struck him out.

Arkansas, a farm team of the St. Louis Cardinals, plays in the Class AA Texas League. Home improved his average to .306 wfth 26 homers and 110 RBI. Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Minor-league outfielder Tyrone Home pulled off one of baseball's rarest feats on Monday night: He hit for the home-run cycle. Home had four homers and 10 RBI as the Class AA Arkansas Travelers pounded the San Antonio Missions 13-4.

He hit a two-run homer in the first inning, a grand slam in the second, a solo homer in the fifth and a three-run BASKETBALL Women's National BasketbaR AssodatHW SACRAMENTO M0NARCHS Added Nadine Domond to the roster. 38th. as Chicago beat the New York Mets AJones, OGuillen, Glavine. MONDAY RESULTS Tampa Bay II Oakland 5, Anaheim 6 Kansas City 1. IP ER BB SO 3-1.

0 0 0 Totals .,..31 1 Totals 35 914 Florida 000 010 000-1 Houston 500 030 Mi-1 SUNDAY RESULTS Boston 6 Toronto 3, Detroit 0 Cleveland Tampa Bay 3 Oakland Seattle 10 Baltimore Y. Yankees 6 Chicago Sox 3, KC 9 Anaheim 4j Minnesota 11 Texas 3. Atlanta Glavine Seanez W40 Ligtenberg E-Dunwoody (I). DP-Florida 3. Houston 2.

LOB-Florida 4, Houston 5. 2B-Floyd 2 1 1 Today's American League games Cincinnati Remlinger 5'i Hudek 1 1 Belinda U4-8 GWhite 0 0 PB-JLopcz. Season Las Vegas Probable Pitchers TVSatellite Series SJLine Baltimore (Ponson 36 R) at Detroit (Powell 12 R), 4:05. Bal 51 Bal 5.5 6,5 Texas (Sele 12 7 R) at Toronto (Clemens 12 6 R), 4.05. TSN Tex 4 2 Tor 8 9 Minnesota 8 R) at Kansas City (Rusch6 12 L), 5:05.

3J Min 5.56.5 Tampa Bay lArrojo 11 6 R) at Chi White Sox (Baldwin 5 4 R), 5:05. TB 4 2 Chi even 6 Cleveland (Nagy 8 6 R) at Seattle (Johnson 99 L), 7:05. Cle41 Sea 9 11 Boston (Wakelield 11 5 R) at Oakland (Haynes7 3 Rl, 7:05. Bos 50 pick'em N.Y. Yankees (Cone 14-3 R) at Anaheim (Dickson 9-7 R), Ana I NYB9 AMERICAN LEAGUE DEVIL RAYS 11 ATHLETICS OAKLAND TAMPA BAY at I IN at kU Roberts 2b.

i 1 2 0 McCkndJ 2 1 0 Neil If i 0 0 0 Boggs 3b -5 1 3 3 1 1 0 BSmith3bO 1 0 0 Star5dh.4 0 1 0 Ldsma2b-5 0 0 0 Garobilb .4121 McGrff lb 4 2 1 1 Bl wot 4 1 2 2 Trmmllrf 2 1 0 0 0 0 Wmncf1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Srrontodh4 0 0 0 0 0 0 RiBUrlfl 1 0 0 1 1 1 MKeHyrfJ 1 2 1 DiFlcec3 0 1 1 Stockerss3 1 1 2 Totals .....37 4 Totals -35111111 Oakland I0 N2 201-5 Tampa Bay 021 Bit B4I-U E-Roberts (3), Blowers (14), Stocker (8), Rekar (1). LOB-Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 8. 28-Roberts (12), Blowers (16), DiFclice (8). 3B-Winn (4). MKelly (2).

HR-Blowers (8), Tejada (4), Boggs (6). S-McCrackcn. IP It ER BB SO Oakland at bW at I kM Edmndcf 1 2 0 Damon rf 0 0 0 Shipley 3b. 4 0 0 0 Alnswrtcf 3 0 0 0 Erstadlf ...4 1 0 0 Offrmn2b3 1 2 0 2 2 2 Palmer 3b 4 0 1 I OPImroH 0 0 0 JKmglb3 0 0 0 Salmondh.4 I 2 3 Macklf4 0 0 0 GAndsnrf 0 1 0 PndttondM 0 1 0 Heme. 1 1 1 Fasanoc2 0 0 0 NMrtin2b .4 0 0 0 HMrrisph 1000 DSrcnass .4010 MLopczss3 0 0 0 Tot JS ill TotabJB 1 4 I Anaheim 032 000 010-i Kansas City WO IN 000-1 DP-Anaheim 1, Kansas City 1, LOB-Anaheim 5, Kansas City 7.

2B-Salmon (12), GAnderson (28), Offerman (18), Palmer (17), Pendleton (6). HR-Fielder (17), Salmon (16), Nevin (7). SB-Allensworth(7). IP ER BB SO Anaheim Watson W.4-6 3 113 5 HasegawaSJ 3i 10 0 11 Kansas City RappL.9-10 7 5 2 1 Haney 3 2 110 2 Umpires-Home, Montague; First, DeMuth; Second, Schneber; Third, Wendelstedt Hu. BASEBALL TODAY SCOREBOARD Tuesday, July 20 Texas at Toronto (4:05 p.m.

PDT), The Rangers' Aaron Sole (12-7) faces Roger WEDNESDAY GAMES (AL) Baltimore at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.; Texas at Toronto, 4:05 p.m.; Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:05 p.m.; Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 5:05 p.m.; Cleveland at Seattle, 7:35 p.m.; Boston at Oakland, 7:35 p.m.; N.Y. Yankees at Anaheim, 7:35 p.m. STOPPED San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman was three outs away from breaking the consecutive save record when he gave up a home run to Houston's Moises Alou on the first pitch of the ninth inning Sunday, tying the game. The Padres wound up beating the Astros 5-4 in the 10th, but Hoffman blew his chance to break the record of 41 set by Rod Beck from 1993-95. SALUTE Larry Doby, the first black to play in the American league, and former Los Angeles pitcher Don Sutton were among five men inducted into the Hall of Fame Sunday.

Also honored were lormor Negro leagues star "Bullet" Joe Rogan, former New York Giants and Chicago White Sox shortstop George Davis, and former AL president Lee MacPhail. STARTER David Wells struck out 10 and allowed three runs and seven hits in 7 2-3 innings Sunday in the New York Yankees' 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Wells is 8-0 in New York, 7-0 at Yankee Stadium and 1-0 at Shea Stadium. SEATS Seattle and Baltimore attracted 144,748 fans for their weekend series, the most for a three-game series in the seven-year MONDAY RESULTS (NL) Atlanta 3 Cincinnati 2 (10); Houston 9 Florida Pittsburgh at Colorado; Chicago Cubs at Arizona. SUNDAY RESULTS (NL) Philadelphia 10 Florida Atlanta 2 Pittsburgh Milwaukee 6 Montreal Chicago Cubs 3 N.Y.

Mets San Diego 5 Houston 4 (10); San Francisco 1 Cincinnati 1 10); St. Louis 3 Colorado Los Angeles 5 Arizona 3. (31), Spiers (19). HR-DeBell (15), Bagwell (22), Alou (26). SB-Biggio (32).

IP ER BB SO Florida Meadows 4 7 7 7 1 3 Dempster 4 7 2 2 0 2 Houston .9 (110 6 Meadows pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. HBP-by Dempster (Bogar), by Lima (DLee), by Meadows (Biggio). Umpires-Home, Gregg: First Vanovcn Second, Hirschbeck, Third, Nelson. BRAVES 3 REDS 2 (10 INGS) ATLANTA CINCINNATI at hW at kM 0 0 0 R5ndrsrl5 0 1 0 Grffran2b.J 0 0 0 BLrkinssjt 0 1 0 0 0 0 Casey 16 4 1 1 0 ChJnos3b .3 0 0 0 BBoone2b3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knerko3b3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Reese 3b 0 0 0 Pndcpr 1 0 0 WGmeK-4 0 1 1 Lrjtntxp 0 0 0 WtkinscU 0 1 0 2 2 0 GWhitepJ) 0 0 0 0 I 0 Tbnseec 0 0 0 0 3 1 Hudekp0 0 0 0 0 2 1 DYngph.l 0 0 0 Scanezp ...0 0 0 0 Belinda 000 0 0 0 StynestLl 0 0 0 0 0 00 3 110 Totals 110 2Totab-34 1 Atlanta Nl MB 1-1 Cincinnati 000 000 110 1-1 E-Taubcnsce (7). DP-Atlanta 2.

LOB-Atlanta 12, Cincinnati 6. 2B-AJones (23), BLarkin (22), GGarcia (1). SB-Chlones (9), AJones 2 (13). CS-CIUones (3). S- Today's National League games Stein 4'i Groom Fetters Mohlcr 1 Tampa Bay Rekar W.I-2 .6 White 0 Aldred tiemens tu-6) in a matchup ot AL all-star pitchers.

STARS Sunday Mark McGwire, Cardinals, hit his major league-loading 44th homer in St Louis' 3-I victory at Colorado. The homer broke the Cardinals' single-season mark of 43 set by Johnny Mize in 1940. Tony Clark, Tigers, hit home runs from both sides of the plate as Detroit beat Cleveland 8-1. Fred McGriff, Devil Rays, went 4 for-4 with a two-run homer in Tampa Bay's 3-1 victory over Oakland. Todd Walker, Twins, went 4 for-4 with I three-run homer in Minnesota's 11 3 victory over Texas.

Scott Rolen, Phillies, homered and drove in four runs as Philadelphia beat Florida 10 9. Sammy Sosa, Cubs, hit go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, his Mecir. Season Las Vegas Probable Pitchers TVSatellite Series SSLine San Francisco (Rueter 10 6 LI at Montreal (Vazquez 3 8 R), 4.05. ROS SF 31 SF 5.5 6.5 Atlanta (Millwood 11 5 R) at Cincinnati (Harnisch 7 5 R), 4:05. All 30 Atlanta 5.5 6.5 Los Angeles I Bohanon 3 6 L) at Philadelphia (Greene 6 7 R), 4:35.

Phi 31 Phi even 6 San Diego lAshby 5 B) at N.Y. Mets (Nomo 4 8 R), 4:40. WOR Sd31 SDevenO Florida IQjala 10 L) at Houston (Bergman 9 5 R), 5:05. Hou30 Houston 91) Milwaukee (Woodall 4 5 LI at St. Louis (Boltenlield 3 5 R), 5:10.

St 1 2 0 pick'em Pittsburgh (Lieber 8 10 Rl at Colorado Aslacio 8 10 R). 6:05. Pit 20 Colorado S61 Chicago Cubs (Clark 69 R) at Arizona (Anderson 79 L), 7:05. Chi 41 Chicago 5.56.5 RHernandoz HBP-by Hascgawa (Fasano), by Rapp (Shipley). Umpires-Home, Cederstrom; First Welke; Second.

Everitt; Third, Barrett NATIONAL LEAGUE ASTROS 9 MARLINS 1 FLORIDA HOUSTON at kU at I hbi Dnwdyd ..4 0 BiggioTbJ 2 1 0 Rntenass .4 0 0 0 Bogar2b.O 000 RJcksnrt .,4 0 2 0 Spiers 3b A 2 2 1 0 0 0 0cBerl4 3 3 3 Bergib I 0 0 0 BgweUlb 1 2 3 Floydlf ....3 1 2 0 AlouH4 1 4 2 0 0 0 rMtknlf.0 0 0 0 Dice lb ...2 0 1 0 EverettcU 0 1 0 Cunse2b.J 0 1 0 Gterreiss4 0 0 0 Rdmndc .,3 0 0 0 Asmusc4 0 0 0 Mdowsp 0 0 0 Limap4 0 1 0 Fetters pitched to I batter in the Bib, White pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP-Slein. Umpires-Home, McCoy: First Johnson: Second, Meriwether; Third, Evans. ANGELS ROYALS 1 ANAHEIM KANSAS CITY history of Camden Yards. Sunday's attendance of 40,329 for the Mots-Cubs game helped set a Wrigley Field record of 121,449 for a three-game series.

The previous record was 120,328 for the Cubs' three-game series in July 1994 against the Reds, The homcstand with the Mets was actually four games, but included a WEDNESDAY GAMES (NL) San Francisco at Montreal, 4:05 p.m.; Atlanta at Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.; Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 4:35 p.m.; San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 4:40 p.m.; Florida at Houston, 5:05 p.mj Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:10 Pittsburgh at Colorado, 6:05 p.m.; Chicago Cubs al Arizona, 7:05 p.m..