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48 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, April 20, 1998
Braves,
Rockies
split
DENVER (AP) - Andres Galarraga hil his
lirst home run against his lormer team, and the
Atlanta Braves connected lor live homers to
beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Sunday in the
opener 01 a split doubleheader.
Chipper Jones hit his NL -leading ninth
homer, and Javy Lopez, Michael Tucker and
Keith Lockhart homered lor the Braves to support
starter Kevin Millwood (3-0). The Braves
tied an NL record by having their live homers,
all 01 Mark Thompson (1-1), account lor all
their runs.
Mats 14, Reds 0
CINCINNATI- John Olerud and Bernard
Gi(keyeach had three RBis and AI Leiter (3-1)
allowed lour hits in seven shutout Innings as
the Mets tied a team record lor victory margin
in ~ shutout, set againsl the Cubs on July 29,
1965. Gilkey became the fourth Mello score
five runs in a game.
'Gabe White (0-2) allowed five runs and seven
hits in 41-3 innings.
Brewers 3, Giants 2
MILWAUKEE - Marquis Grissom singled
h0tne Bobby Hughes wilh the bases loaded in
the 12th inning as Milwaukee won its fourth
straight. San Francisco has lost lour straight,
scQring just live runs during the slide.
~ughes, pinch hitting against John Johnstone
(1-1) to open the 12th, singted for his
first major league hit and took third on Jeff Cir­
Illo's one-out double. Jeromy Burnitz was
intentionally walked with two outs, and Grissom
lollowed with the winning single.
Sob Wickman (1-3) allowed three hits in
three shutout innings.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 2
ST. LOUIS - Kent Mercker pitched seven
shutout innings, and Juan Acevedo struck out
Riso Brogna to end the game with the bases
loaded as SI. Louis finished a three-game
sweep.
Sports
Associated Prell
San Francisco's Barry Bonds is tagged out at home by Milwaukee Brewers
catcher Mike Matheny In the fifth Inning Sunday.
SI. Louis, which hung on alter taking a 3-0
lead, completed a 5-1 homestand and sent the
Phillies to their lilth consecutive loss.
Mark McGwire went l-for-3 with a double
and has lailed to homer in consecutive home
games for the first time last Sepl. 25-26. All
eighl of his home runs this year have come at
Busch Stadium,
Kent Mercker (2-0) allowed six hits in seven
shutout innings, Matt Beech (0-1) gave up
three runs and seven hits in six innings,
Cubs 2, Dodgers 1
CHICAGO - Jeremi Gonzalez (1-2)
allowed four hits in eight innings, and Henry
Rodriguez as Chicago improved to 7-2 at
Wrigley Field, Mark Grace had an RBI single
for the Cubs, 11 -7 overall. They didn1 get their
11th win last season until May 13,
Los Angeles, 5-2 at Dodger Stadium,
dropped to 3-7 on the road, The Dodgers had
two on with one out in the ninth before Rod
Rod Beck struck out Matt Luke and Jose Vizcaino
for his sixth save in six chances,
Ismael Valdes (1-3) gave up both runs and
seven hits in 62-3 innings,
Expos 5 Astros 4 '
flOUSTO~ - Randell White hit a go-ahead
sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as Montreal
stopped a nine-game losing streak against the
. Astros with its first win against Houston since
last May 1,
Anthony Telford (2-D) pitched 12-3 scoreless
innings, and Ugueth Urbina struck out six
in two shutout innings for his fourth save, Mike
Magnanle (0-1) walked Jose Vidro leading off
Ihe eighth, and Vidro scored on White's fly off
Doug Henry,
Marlins 4, DlamDndbacks 3
PHOENIX - Cliff Floyd hit a leadoff
homer and Gregg Zaun had a two-run shot as
Florida snapped Arizona's three-game winning
streak,
Rookie Brian Meadows (2~2) gave up six
hits and one run in six innings before giving
way to the bullpen. The Diamondbacks scored
two runs off three Marlins relievers in the
ninth, before Rob Stanifer struck out Devon
White with the winning run on base for his first
save,
The victory in the third game of a four-game
series prevented the expansion Diamondbacks
from picking up their first series sweep,
Diamondbacks starter Jeff Suppan (0-3)
gave up Floyd's career-high-tying sixth homer
on his second pitch, but then retired 13 batlers
in a row before giving up a double to Derrek
Lee and Zaun's lirst homer,
Saberhagen shuts down Indians,
ilOSTON (AP) - Brei Saberhagen allowed
four hits in six shutout innings Sunday as the
Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 2-D
Surday for their eighth win in nine games this
'year at Fenway Park
;Saberhagen (3-0), who missed the entire
19~6 season due to shoulder surgery and
pitched just six games last year, struck out four
and walked one, He has won three straight
de~isions for the first time since June 18-28,
19j15.
Jim Corsi followed and Tom Gordon pitched
the' ninth for his lourth save In five chances,
COmpleting a seven-hitter,
Mariners 7 Twins 4
MINNEAPOLl~ -
Russ Davis' second
hO(l1er of the game, a three-run shot in the seven\l1
inning, sent Seattle to its lifth straight win
following a 3-1 0 start, The Mariners finished
th~r road trip 5-5,
Mike Timlin pitched three perfect innings for
hiS first save. the Mariners' fourth in five
ga~es after not getting one in t~e first 13,
f\lex Rodriguez went 3-lor-5 with two doubias
and a triple, helping Seattle complete the
f04r-game sweep,
,~i11 Swift (2-0) allowed lour runs and six
hit~ in six innings,
laTroy-Hawkins (0-2) gave up five runs and
Si~hits in 61-3 innings,
B ue Ja 5, White SOl 4
I ORONTr- Alex Gonzalez hit a two-out
Rill single off Carlos Castillo (0-1) in the 12th,
anti Mike Stanley and Err Sprague hit consecutive
homers in the fourth as Toronlo completed
a three-game sweep,
-ChriS Carpenter (1-0) aflowed one hif in two
-,
Associated Prell
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ' Quinton
McCracken collects his third hit 01
the game in the sixth Inning against
the Anaheim Angels at Edison International
Field Sunday.
shutout innings, Albert Belle hit his second
homer run of the season lor the White Sox,
who have lost six of eight.
Tigers 2, Yankees 1
DETROIT - Damian Easley's sacrifice fly
scored the go-ahead run in the eighth, and Brian
Moehler (1-2) allowed three hits in eight
innings with seven strikeouts as Detroit
stopped a seven-game losing streak,
New York had won eight straight overall and
12 in a row at Tiger Siadium.
lJasebalVHawkeyes miss
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qut on four-game sweep
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was certainly willing to do that.
, "I think you can overwork a kid
four runs in the opening frame to a point, too. And then you're
wlthout the benefit of a hit, but looking at injuries and it's not
Mftgrane came in and worked out worth that,"
of:a bases loaded jam to end the Tom Banta relieved Magrane
iot'ing and limit the damage, and the Nittany Lions, who
~enn State starting pitcher Greg entered the weekend as the top hit­
ASnold's performance was nearly a ting club in the Big Ten, awoke
~bon copy ofWulfs, from their slumber to take a 10-7
don Holte led off the bottom half lead.
oUhe inning with a single and Ter- Despite loading the bases in the
ry. Ramsey, Nate Frese and Steve bottom half of the eighth with no
Bip's followed with walks to force outs, the Hawkeyes could only
in-a run,
muster two runs,
).rnold finally found the strike Iowa put itself in position for the
z~e against Bril;ln Mitchell, but sweep by taking Saturday'S second
tlie pitch ended up on Hawkins game 6-2. Steve Rasmussen picked
nj!ve instead of in catcher Chris up the win with five innings of
N.twall's glove, The grand slam relief, aUowing just one run,
finished Arnold's day and gave the By taking three of four on the
H~)vkeyes a lead that would last weekend, the Hawkeyes passed
urftil the top of the eighth. Penn State in, the Big Ten stand-
,Magrane gave up a leadoff ings. Iowa now sits in a tie for
homer to Shawn Fagan and Net- fourth place in the conference with
wall fo1l6wed with a double to Minnesota.
ci1ase Magrane from the game with ' Ohio State and Illinois, which is
a tr-5 Hawkeye lead,
Iowa's next Big Ten opponent, are
:Normally the situation would call tied for the league lead at U-5,
fot Davi.d Kot, who saved Jeremy ·We wanted four, no doubt: said
Meccage's 3-2 win Friday and Mitchell, who went 7-for-10 with
Iowa's 5-4 vi.ctory in Saturday's first two homers alld 8 RBIs in the final
,.me. But Broghamer restrained three games of the series. "We did
hirnselffrom using his closer. some good things this weekend.
.*1 think you have to take a look We've got Illinois and that's exactly
at. a young man's arm," Bro~hamer what we want as a team ahead of
8~id. "We p;obably couldtNe run us, so we can take it to 'em.1t's in
him back out there again, and he our own hands."
Rangers 11, Orioles 7
ARONGTON, Texas -
Ivan Rodriguez
capped a five-run fourth with a three-run
homer and went 4-for-5,
Juan Gonzalez had four RBis to take over the
AL lead with 22 as Texas built an 11-1 lead and
won for the sixth time in seven games, The
Rangers took two 01 three in the series after
going HO against Baltimore last season.
Bobby Witt (2-D) allowed three runs and
eight hits in eight-plus innings, and John Wetteland
got one out for his fourth save, Jimmy
Key (2-1) allowed eight runs and 10 hits in 3
2-3 innings as Baltimore lost lor the fourth
time in five games.
Royals 7, Athletics 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -
Rookie Larry Sutton
had four hits and Dean Palmer went 3-for-4
with two RBis. At 4-12, the A's are off to their
worst start alter 16 games since moving to
Oakland in 1968,
Pat Rapp (1-1) survived nine hits and two
walks over 5 2-3 innings, getting tbe benefit of
four double plays, Jose Rosado pitched three
innings for his lirst save,
Ariel Prieto (0-1) gave up six runs'and 11
hits in 4 2-3 innings,
Devil Rays 6, Angels 0
ANAHEIM, Calif, - Tampa Bay (10-6)
became the first expansion team to move four
games above ,500, The Devil Rays are the first
expansion team with a winning record after 16
games and are just a half-game out of first
place in the AL East.
Rolando Arrajo (2-1) allowed six hits in
seven innings, and Dan Carlson and Roberto
Hernandez completed the six-hitter,
Field Hockey
During its spring season, the Iowa field hockey
team has taken on many quality teams. None, however,
could boas! the qual iflcations a team they
faced during the Hawkeye Spring Toumament on
Saturday,
This team had two rrembers of the United
States National Team, a former US Olymp iC Team
captain, and an Olympian in goal. «was none other
than the H~eye Alumni team.
Hawkeye cooches Beth Beglin, Tracey Griesbaum,
and Andrea Wieland teamed up with former
H~eyes like Melisa Miller and Annette Payne
and battled their alma maHer to a 0-0 tie,
'Playing lhe coaches is always fun: current
Hawkeye forward Kerry Lessard said, 'Irs not like
playing a regular season game, but it is competitive,
It's lun because you can mess around with the
coaches and ~h them around a little b~ ,·
As for till CQOChes, they found it a liHIe tough to
keep up with their players, but found other ways to
keep their eO;Je.
"My condidtioning has slipped a little bit, so I
can' run with them as much, but I have till advantage
of experience, That counts for a lot," said
Beglin, who served as player, cooch and releree,
'You know l'