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A Baseb all Fort Worth Stor-Telegram Wednesday July 61994 Section Page 4 IMEMEMEIMMINEME1116 AI Mk 01! i Baseball f' Section Page 4 Fort Worth Star-Telegram I Wednesday July 61994 IIIIIMIffnfliMMENEEMIE :4 11111 I AL Roundup Extra Bases Associated Press 7' 7 s' Av Hits Mets pitcher Bret Saberhagen missed out on a no-hitter yesterday against the Giants but he got his first major-league RBI a run-scoring double in the sixth that made it 2-0 Kym Ashworth an Australian-born left-hander who signed as a free agent with the Dodgers organization in December 1992 pitched a no-hitter Monday night for their Class A Bakersfield farm club against San Jose the Giants' affiliate and Misses Yesterday was the first time that the Dodgers' Mike Piazza last season's NL Rookie of the Year has struck out four times in a game Florida's Charlie Hough (5-8) gave up four home runs and completed only four innings against Cincinnati He has lost his last four starts and has not pitched more than 4Y3 innings since June 14 A long day: "Some marriages don't last as long as the double-header the Cubs and Colorado Rockies played Monday at Wrigley Field "After more than 10 hours three rain delays and 13 pitching changes players from both sides were almost too drained to explain the day's events 'We even ran out of food' catcher Rick Wilkins said of waiting out the rain delays in the Cubs' clubhouse" Paul Sullivan Chicago Tribune Strike one: David Letterman on a possible baseball strike: "Good news and bad news in the world of sports The bad news there's a strong possibility that there will be a base- ball strike this season The good news for Met fans it's impossible to be mathematically eliminated from a strike" Siam dunk: Word is that Michael Jordan's brutal slump (197 BA no homers and 72 strikeouts) is largely attributable to this scouting report: Throw breaking balls Anywhere Compiled by Steven Wade Smith from wire reports Hulse's detour has positive outcome Associated Press case you missed it yesterday this is 1 Puffy Taco mascot of the San Antonio Missions Ile's got a tomato-chunk head jalapeno feet a furry tortilla body and goes great with a side of refried beans and large iced tea They say you are feeling sorry for yourself but you are not It's just like getting fired from yourjob" Hulse started 61 games but played in just two of I 0 games before being optioned away His 2-for-20 showing in the past six games dropped his batting average from 283 to 269 But to Hulse that didn't justify his move to the 89ers "I know I started off the year pretty good but it's hard to play that way all year" he said "Everybody has their ups and downs "I kind of understand" Hulse added "He was going with the two guys McDowell and Rusty Greer that were hot at that time" "If he didn't expect it perhaps he wasn't looking at the whole picture and I explained it to him" Kennedy said "I told him he had to go down and get himself back together He was 3 for 35 and he had about 14 strikeouts "It was not a personal decision I like David very much But there's always somebody behind you You don't take things for granted" If he didn't know then Hulse knows now after getting an earful from Kennedy yesterday afternoon It was the first time the two had talked since Thursday's conversation in Minnesota BY YULANDA MCCARTY Fort Worth Star-Telegram ARLINGTON Instead of swinging more bats Rangers center fielder David Hulse believed it would be a good idea if he took some time off after being optioned to Oklahoma City last Thursday Officially he had 72 hours to report and Hulse used every second of his time He arrived in Oklahoma in the seventh inning of the 89ers' game Sunday night against Iowa Right move in Hulse's eyes but wrong move according to Rangers manager Kevin Kennedy "We are in the heat of a pennant race" Kennedy stated "I told him he could be back very shortly and he needed to get a lot of at-bats But as it turns out he has only played one game in the last week and that was Monday night "I don't think his at-bats are sharp enough but we will see" Kennedy added Disappointment acknowledged However with Oddibe McDowell put on the I 5-day disabled list after pulling a hamstring Monday night Hulse was needed in the lineup "He's not your prototype of leadoff hitter but when he gets hot he can be one of the best players in the game" Rangers batting coach Willie Upshaw said "That's what we are hoping for" About 11:30 Monday night Hulse said he received a call from Rangers' farm director Marty Scott At 12 am he and his wife Helen were in their car heading back to Arlington "We were in bed but I was kind of expecting a call because a friend had called and said Oddibe McDowell had just got hurt" Hulse said Despite going hitless in four at-bats for the 89ers Monday night Hulse took over his old job in center field for the Rangers last night against Cleveland and had three hits in four at-bats and scored a run and raised his average to 276 "I felt good I was really relaxed For some reason I knew I was going to be on" Hulse said after last night's game "I don't hold grudges" Kennedy said before the game "I'm a communicator and leader not a grudge holder I expressed my disappointment and now it's over" Ditto for Hulse His mood before the game yesterday wasn't over-joyous but he expressed relief Last Thursday's move that sent him packing from Minnesota to Oklahoma City lingers in his mind "It wasn't easy flying out like that on the road" said Hulse a 13th-round draft choice in 1992 "Anybody will be disappointed 1 -'1 'Notes Quotes By TR Sullivan and Yulanda 1) McCarty Injury meeting: Rangers physical 7''' therapist Marty Stadjuhar held a meeting t'- with the players yesterday to address some issues in the face of the team's mounting injuries Some of Stadjuhar's i remarks concerned technical aspects of training But there also are some coni cerns that the Rangers are slacking off in-their stretching and running program "If you practice running hard then your body is going to learn to run hard" Stad juhar said "But if you run slow then try tc I turn it on the body is going to rebel" There was much ado in spring training about the Rangers' running and condi tioning program something they devel oped during the off-season But when Oddibe McDowell went on the disabled list Monday it marked the 18th time this season the Rangers have had to use the i disabled list extremely disappointed" manager Kevin Kennedy said "There has to be a reason I don't think it's chance I know Marty has some things he wanted to get off his chest things that needed to be addressed and I encouraged him to do that" McDowell not good: The chances of McDowell making a quick return from his pulled left hamstring muscle are not very good "He pulled it pretty good" -7- Kennedy said although trainer Danny Wheat declined to make a definitive prog nosis Frye leaves game: Jeff Frye left last night's game in the third inning when he felt his left hamstring muscle tighten The move was precautionary because it's the same muscle that Frye pulled earlier in the season placing him on the disabled list Kennedy expects Frye to miss the last two games of the Cleveland series but said he could return Friday when the Rangers open a series in Detroit Frye had a big base-running play in the first inning after leading off with a single David Hulse followed with a line drive single to right and when right fielder Wayne Kirby bobbled the ball Frye raced to third and Hulse moved to second on the throw Both ended up scoring on Jose Canseco's grounder to second and Will Clark's sacrifice fly Frye also was nursing a sore left elbow Frye was hit by a pitch in the elbow by Detroit starterJohn Doherty in the fifth inning of Monday's game The elbow didn't keep Frye from lining a ninth-inning double that would have been the game winning hit had McDowell not pulled his hamstring muscle as he approached third and forcing him to stop Three umpires: Yesterday's game was played with just three umpires as John Hirshbeck was forced to return home because of a family situation That may have made a difference on Will Clark's sacrifice fly in the first inning Center fielder Kenny Lofton had to make a diving attempt in right-center and first A base umpire Larry Young ruled a catch even though television replays showed the ball bouncing before Lofton got to it Anderson on Clark: Clark already has made a deep impression on one of baseball's most respected managers Detroit's Sparky Anderson "I love him" Anderson said after a 4-3 loss Monday to the Rangers when Clark drew the bases-loaded game-winning walk in the bottom of the ninth inning "He's what you call a professional" Anderson said "Roger Craig told me all about him" Honeycutt throws: Rick Honeycutt on the disabled list with a sore left elbow threw in a simulated game yesterday but doesn't know if he's ready to be He's eligible to come off tomor' row but Honeycutt wants to see how his 1 I elbow responds today from the throw ing Honeycutt said that much of his pain and inflammation has been coming the day after he pitches I He said it "That's why Will Clark makes $5 million and I make S100000 He's supposed to be the hero" Jelf Frye on Clark's game-winning 1181 Monday i Rangers Today vs C1eveland 7:35 pm IISEWBAI'820AM IIMEN61111011 Coming next: John Dettmer makes his fifth start for the Rangers tonight pitching against veteran right-hander Jack Morris Dettmer couldn't get through five innings in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against Detroit allowing five runs on eight hits in 47Ain nings Morns has been a major factor in the Indians' surge to the top of the Ameri s' can League Central After going 1-4 with a 675 ERA in his first seven starts he has put together a 6-1 mark with a 233 ERA I in his past 10 starts Morris has 251 ca- reer victories most by any active player -)1 Iv4J-A By TR Sullivan and Yulanda McCarty Injury meeting: Rangers physical therapist Marty Stadjuhar held a meeting t'- with the players yesterday to address some issues in the face of the team's mounting injuries Some of Stadjuhar's remarks concerned technical aspects of training But there also are some concerns that the Rangers are slacking off in-their stretching and running program "If you practice running hard then your body is going to learn to run hard" Stad) juhar said "But if you run slow then try tc turn it on the body is going to rebel" There was much ado in spring training about the Rangers' running and conditioning program something they devel oped during the off-season But when Oddibe McDowell went on the disabled list Monday it marked the 18th time this season the Rangers have had to use the disabled list extremely disappointed" manager Kevin Kennedy said "There has to be a reason I don't think it's chance I know Marty has some things he wanted to get off his chest things that needed to be addressed and I encouraged him to do that" McDowell not good: The chances of McDowell making a quick return from his pulled left hamstring muscle are not very good "He pulled it pretty good" -7- Kennedy said although trainer Danny Wheat declined to make a definitive prog- nosis Frye leaves game: Jeff Frye left last night's game in the third inning when he felt his left hamstring muscle tighten The move was precautionary because it's the same muscle that Frye pulled earlier in the season placing him on the disabled list Kennedy expects Frye to miss the last two games of the Cleveland series but said he could return Friday when the Rangers open a series in Detroit Frye had a big base-running play in the first inning after leading off with a single David Hulse followed with a line drive single to right and when right fielder Wayne Kirby bobbled the ball Frye raced to third and Hulse moved to second on the throw Both ended up scoring on Jose Canseco's grounder to second and Will Clark's sacrifice fly Frye also was nursing a sore left elbow Frye was hit by a pitch in the elbow by 1- i Detroit starterJohn Doherty in the fifth inning of Monday's game The elbow I didn't keep Frye from lining a ninth-inning double that would have been the game winning hit had McDowell not pulled his hamstring muscle as he approached third and forcing him to stop Three umpires: Yesterday's game was played with just three umpires as John Hirshbeck was forced to return home because ()fa family situation That may have made a difference on Will Clark's sacrifice fly in the first inning Cen ter fielder Kenny Lofton had to make a diving attempt in right-center and first A 4 base umpire Larry Young ruled a catch even though television replays showed the ball bouncing before Lofton got to it Anderson on Clark: Clark already has made a deep impression on one of baseball's most respected managers Detroit's Sparky Anderson "I love him" Anderson said after a 4-3 loss Monday to the Rangers when Clark drew the bases-loaded game-winning walk in the bottom of the ninth inning "He's what you call a professional" Anderson said "Roger Craig told me all about him" Honeycutt throws: Rick Honeycutt on the disabled list with a sore left elbow 7- threw in a simulated game yesterday but doesn't know if he's ready to be acti vated He's eligible to come off tomorrow but Honeycutt wants to see how his 4 elbow responds today from the throw: ing Honeycutt said that much of his pain and inflammation has been coming the day after he pitches i4 He said it "That's why Will Clark makes $5 million and I make 00000 He's supposed to be the hero" em '0 i Je If Frye on Clark's game-winning R81 Monday angers Today vs Cleveland 7:35 pm IISE WBAP820 AM Coming next: John Dettmer makes his fifth start for the Rangers tonight pitching against veteran right-hander Jack Morris Dettmer couldn't get through five innings in the second game of Fridays doubleheader against Detroit allowing five runs on eight hits in 47Ainnings Morris has been a major factor in the Indians' surge to the top of the American League Central After going 1-4 with a 675 ERA in his first seven starts he has put together a 6-1 mark with a 233 ERA in his past 10 starts Morris has 251 career victories most by any active player 7 Tigers 6-4 White Sox 2-6 DETROIT Frank Thomas hit his 30th home run and Jack McDowell struck out a career-high I I as Chicago defeated Detroit in the second game of a doubleheader The Tigers won the first game as Cecil Fielder and Tony Phillips homered in a four-run first inning Angels 10 Red Sox 3 BOSTON Chris Turner who entered the game batting 138 went 5-for-5 and became the first California catcher ever to peal home as the Angels defeated Boston Athletics 8 Yankees 7 -NEW YORK Geronimo'Berroa hit a go-ahead two-run homer off Greg Harris in the seventh inning rallying Oakland past New York Ruben Sierra also homered for the Athletics who won for the I Oth time in 11 games Matt Nokes homered twice and Danny Tartabull also connected Orioles 5 Mariners 2 BALTIMORE Cal Ripken drove in two runs Brady Anderson homered and Jamie Moyer got his first win since May 25 as Baltimore beat Seattle Ken Griffey Jr had his second successive hitless game for Seattle and has now gone a season-high 10 consecutive games without a homer He still leads the majors with 32 home runs Royals 10 Brewers 5 KANSAS CITY Mo Bob Hamelin drove in three runs with a homer and one of Kansas City's four doubles as the Royals beat Milwaukee Blue Jays 14 Twins 3 MINNEAPOLIS Seldom-used Darnell Coles hit three home runs a day after dislocating his finger and Toronto routed Minnesota NL Roundup Mets 4 Giants 2 SAN FRANCISCO All-Star right-hander Bret Saberhagen allowed two hits over eight innings and hit a run-scoring double to lead New York to a victory over San Francisco Astros 3 Cardinals 1 ST LOUIS Pete Harnisch and two relievers combined on a four-hitter and Steve Finley had a home run and two RBI as Houston beat St Louis Craig Biggio led off the game with his fifth home run for the Astros who have won four in a row and six of seven The Cardinals lost their fourth straight game to fall to 500 and eight games back of the NL Central-leading Cincinnati Reds their largest deficit of the season Rockies 9 Cubs 6 CHICAGO Pinch-hitter Howard Johnson tied the game with a three-run pinch-hit home run and Andres Galarraga hit his 23rd home run to cap a six-run seventh as Colorado rocked Chicago Padres 7 Phillies 2 SAN DIEGO Eddie Williams continued his incredible comeback with his first career grand slam to lead San Diego over Philadelphia Pirates 3 Braves 1 ATLANTA Jay Bell had a two-run triple and Pittsburgh held off Atlanta in a game delayed three times by rain for nearly four hours before being called after 612 innings in the opener of a scheduled doubleheader The Pirates beat the Braves for the sixth time in seven meetings this season Atlanta has the best record in the majors Dodgers 2 Expos 1 (10) LOS ANGELES Raul Mondesi hit a home run in the 10th inning off John Wetteland after Montreal starter Jeff Fassero had retired 22 consecutive batters as Los Angeles beat the Expos Reds 9 Marlins 4 MIAMI Kevin Mitchell led the way with two of Cincinnati's five home runs as the Reds won their fifth straight game in beating Florida Rangers Scorecard Rangers 4 Indians 3 C1sva4and AB el BB SO Avg Lotion cl 40100 2 369 limpet ss 411000 315 Baerga 2b 401101 300 Betted 40100 2 372 Murray dh 410000 275 Thome 3b 310011 252 SAlomar 401100 254 Sorrento lb 40 000 3 263 Kirby rt 40 2101 266 Totals 35 3 7 3 110 Texas AS A A 111 1113 SO Avg 2b 111000 347 BRtoken 2b 30 0001 299 Hulse cl 413000 276 Canseco dh 401100 290 WCiara lb 2111 I 0 359 JGonzaIezO 4110 0 252 Palmer 3b 4011 2 263 Greer 4 0 2 1 0 308 illodoguez 3 0 2 0 0 292 Mlee ss 40 00 1 278 Totals 33 4 12 4 4 Clevetend Kirby (2) Palm 3 (15) 6 Texas 8 2B BeNe (31) (141 38 Baerga (2) RBI Beale (59) SAlomar (26)10rby 17) Canseco 74) WCiark (73) Palmer (43) Greer (311 SF GDP Murray Sorrento Canseco Runners left in scoring 5 (Lofton Baer go Berle 2 Murray) Texas 3(BlitoXenCansecookonzalez) Runners moved up Vogue) Baerga Cansecrl WCiatic DP 1 (MCIark Vaguer and Sorrento) Texas 2 (Frye MleeandWClark)lMLee BRiplen and ViCiark ClovHand ER BB SO HP ERA MCiark L9-3 512 11 4 3 1 2 84 390 Mesa 2 1 0 0 0 2 35 344 Texas ER Be SO NA ERA Eir own 6-8 9 7 3 1 1 10 140 529 Inherited runners-scored 24 Mesa Cillodriguex) Home Garcia First Toting Second None Third Barren 1-2 49 A-33012 gled to left Thome scored Alomar Jr to second Lofton struck out Indians 3 Rangers 1 Rangers Bias Clark singled to center Gonzalez singled to right Clark to second Palmer singled to left Clark scored Gonzalez to third Palmer out advancing left fielder Belle to second baseman Baerga to first baseman Sorrento to shortstop Vizquel Greer singled to center Gonzalez scored Rodriguez singled to left Greer to second Mesa relieved Clark Lee struck Out Ripken struck out Rangers 4 Indians 3 Rangers averages (Throughyesterday) Ktimig AB 22 36 HR RBI Se Avg Clark 287 59 103 22 Frye 150 33 52 13 Greer 172 23 53 10 Ripken 77 8 23 5 McDowell 144 28 42 4 Rodriguez240 38 70 15 Canseco 303 71 88 14 Beltre 87 11 25 3 Ortiz 68 3 19 2 Lee 216 24 60 10 Hulse 268 52 74 8 Palmer 228 37 60 10 Gonzalez 302 39 76 15 Redus 24 1 6 1 James 100 20 23 7 Strange 196 20 42 10 Jackson 2 0 0 0 Others 29 1 5 1 2 3 12 73 14 6 31 6 1 12 9 37 24 74 11 8 22 1 15 15 43 12 62 1 2 12 3 359 6 347 0 308 2 299 12 292 5 292 12 290 2 287 0 279 2 278 17 276 2 263 6 252 0 250 0 230 1 214 0 000 0 172 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 011 1 00 000-3 1 1 4 21 0 0 0 1 Team 2993 468 821 150 23 96 443 70 284 2pp 2960 503 874 173 22 107 470 29 295 Pitching ER 138 SO 91 ERA Leary 4 1 Armstrong 10 9 Henke 23 20 Oliver 31 32 Smith 11 15 Ropers 126 139 Whitestde 434Y 48 Bohanon 7 8 Carpenter 41 48 Brown 129 176 Delmer 25 30 Fajardo 63 67 Ho weN 33 34 Honeycutt 19 24 BUTOWS 1 1 Paykk 29 48 Others 138 174 0 0 1 5 0 4 4 2 7 0 10 10 7 29 2 19 14 27 27 2 9 5 9 6 1 72 64 40 90 9 28 23 18 28 2 44 1 30 26 24 14 27 2 89 76 36 91 6 18 15 10 13 0 41 38 19 39 4 23 21 16 19 3 16 15 7 13 1 1 1 1 00 33 32 17 14 1 110 104 62 60 7 0 000 1 360 3 3 80 0 398 2 409 4 457 1 474 0 514 5 523 8 529 2 533 4 540 1 561 2 711 0 900 4 993 5 678 Teem 73712 874 503 460 287 102 40 42 5A0 Opp 73312 621 468 424 5 42 40 820 Errors: Texas 79 (Palmer 15 Lee 11 Strange 9 Clark 6 Beltre 6 Greer 5 Hulse 4 Rogers 4 Brown 3 Rodriguez 3 Ducey 2 Frye 2 Howell 2 Gonzalez 2 Honeycutt Carpenter Ortiz Whiteside McDowell Ripkon) Opponents 72 Double plays: Texas 86 Opponents 84 Saves: Texas 17 (Henke 8 Carpenter 5 Howell 2 HoneycuttOliver) Opponents 18 Shutouts: Texas 3 Opponents 2 Complete games: Texas 7 (Rogers 4 Brown 2 Hefting) Opponents 7 Home attendance: 1705981 (43 dates 39674 avg) Last year's attendance: 1169134 (43 dates 27189 avg) Attendance comparison: Plus 536847 overall plus 12485 daily "I was really searching for a comfort zone and somewhere in the fourth and fifth I found some kind of tempo" Brown said "After that I just tried to keep that feeling" Brown's performance which improved his record to 6-8 with a 529 earned-run average came against the hottest team in the American League The Indians came to Texas with a five-game winning streak They had won 34 of their previous 47 games and were leading the major leagues in hitting "He Brown was on his game and he can do that to a team" Cleveland manager Mike Hargrove said "We're a good hitting team and he threw it where he wanted to He had outstanding stuff Ile's one of the best pitchers in the AL That's the Kevin Brown I remember throwing" The victory which snapped Brown's four-game winless streak also culminated five days of what pitching coach Claude Osteen said was the hardest he has seen Brown work "lie probably worked as hard as you can between one start and another" Osteen said "He went out there tonight and put it together" The Rangers made a winner out of Brown when they wiped out the Indians' 3-2 lead with a two-run sixth off Indians starter Mark Clark getting consecutive singles from Will Clark Juan Gonzalez Palmer and Rusty Greer Palmer drove in the tying run with his single to left a critical contribution on what was an otherwise forgettable night Palmer made three errors at third base struck out twice and was also thrown out trying to stretch his single into a double Rangers From Page 1 the pitcher immediately flew to Georgia to be with his father leaving the Rangers uncertain if he would be able to make his scheduled start Brown decided he would return after his father's condition was upgraded to stable That still didn't make it easier for Brown to concentrate on baseball "Lately any time I walk out there it's been difficult" Brown said "It was difficult but I felt pretty comfortable after going out there and seeing everything would be all right I felt he was Out of danger and the doctors said he should recover all right" Brown said his father told him he should have waited until after last night's start to come to Georgia "But in a situation like that you never know" Brown said "You don't want to wait because you don't know how serious it is" The Rangers were preparing Brian Bohanon to pitch but Kennedy said that once he heard Brown was returning to Texas there was no doubt who would start A short meeting with Brown at 5 pm confirmed that "Just the fact that he wanted to pitch and flew back from a serious family illness that alone was enough for me" Kennedy said "I didn't think anything more needed to be said" Kennedy's faith was rewarded Brown who combined his hard sinker with his best slider of the year held the Indians to seven hits and one walk while striking out 10 The Indians helped by third baseman Dean Palmer's throwing errors had a 3-2 lead after four innings But Brown shut them down on two hits the rest of the way How they scored Rangers first: Frye singled to center Hulse singled to right center Frye to second and on right fielder Kirby's fielding error Frye to third Hulse to second Canseco grounded out to pitcher Clark Frye scored Hulse to third Clark ha sacrifice Ily to center fielder Lofton Hulse scored Gonzalez flied out to left fielder Belle Rangers 2 Indians second: Murray sale at second on third baseman Palmer's throwing error Thorne grounded out to shortstop lee Alornar Jr singled fought Murray scored Sorrento grounded into double play second baseman Frye to shortstop Lee to lust baseman Clark Rangers 2 Indians 1 Indians third: Ripken to second base Kirby struck out Lofton struck out Vague' singled to left Bassos tripled to right center Vizquel scored Belle struck out Indians 2 Rangers Indians fourth: Murray flied out to center fielder Hulse Thorne walked Alomar Jr grounded into fielder's choice third baseman Palmer to second baseman Ripken Thorne safe at second and on third baseman Palmer's throwing error Thorne to third Sorrento struck out Kirby sin Who's warming up Tomorrow: vs Cleveland 7:35 pm Leary (0-0) vs Nagy (7-4) Friday: at Detroit 6:05 pm Fajardo (4-4) vs Belcher (6-9) Saturday: at Detroit 12:15 pm Rogers (9-4) vs Doherty (6-6) Sunday: at Detroit 12:15 pm Brown (6-8) vs Wells (2-5) Tickets: Call 273-5100 All games on WBAP820 AM home games on KXEB910 AM (Spanish) --TV on KIVTCh 11 on HSE It could have been a memorable disaster But this night belonged to the Rangers' starting pitcher i 0 1 if.