Friday, April 28. 2000
The University Daily Kansan Major League Baseball
Section B·Page 3
| | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| New York | 13 | 7 | .650 | — | z-6-4 | W-1 | 6-2 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| Boston | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | z-7-3 | W-2 | 5-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| Baltimore | 12 | 9 | .571 | 1 | z-6-4 | L-2 | 7-1 | 5-8 | 0-0 |
| Toronto | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3 | z-7-3 | W-1 | 7-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | 13 | .350 | 6 | 4-6 | L-2 | 3-6 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division
| | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Chicago | 15 | 7 | .682 | — | 8-2 | W-2 | 9-3 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| Cleveland | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | z-5-5 | W-1 | 2-4 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4 | 7-3 | L-1 | 6-4 | 5-8 | 0-0 |
| *Kansas City* | **10** | **12** | **.455** | **5** | **2-8** | W-2 | **8-1** | **2-11** | **0-0** |
| Detroit | 5 | 15 | .250 | 5 | 1-9 | L-1 | 3-5 | 2-10 | 0-0 |
| | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Seattle | 12 | 8 | .600 | — | 5-5 | L-1 | 8-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Anaheim | 11 | 11 | .500 | 2 | 4-6 | W-1 | 7-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Oakland | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4 | z-5-5 | L-1 | 5-10 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| Texas | 8 | 13 | .381 | 4 | 2-8 | L-2 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Scoreboard
(Late Games Not Included)
American League
Chicago White Sox 13, Baltimore 4
Tampa Bay at Anaheim, (n)
National League
Cincinnati 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 12 innings
Atlanta 6, Los Angeles 3
Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 4
San Diego 12, Pittsburgh 4
Philadelphia 5, Arizona 4
Chicago Cubs 12, Houston 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Atlanta | 15 | 7 | .714 | — | w-10·0 | W-10 | 13·2 | 2·4 | 0·0 |
| New York | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2 | z-8·2 | L-2 | 10·6 | 4·3 | 0·0 |
| Montreal | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2 | z-7·3 | W-3 | 10·5 | 2·3 | 0·0 |
| Florida | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3 | z-6·4 | L-2 | 9·7 | 4·3 | 0·0 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | 14 | .333 | 8 | 2·8 | W-1 | 4·4 | 3·10 | 0·0 |
East Division
Central Division
z-first game was a win
| | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| St. Louis | 14 | 8 | .636 | — | z-6-4 | L-1 | 11-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Cincinnati | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3 | z-5-5 | W-2 | 5-6 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | 13 | .381 | 5 | 2-8 | W-1 | 3-3 | 5-10 | 0-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | 13 | .381 | 5 | 3-7 | L-1 | 6-6 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Chicago | 9 | 15 | .375 | 6 | 3-7 | W-2 | 4-4 | 5-11 | 0-0 |
| Houston | 7 | 13 | .350 | 6 | 2-8 | L-2 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Arizona | 14 | 8 | .636 | — | 5-5 | L-1 | 8-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| Los Angeles | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2 | 4-6 | L-4 | 2-3 | 9-7 | 0-0 |
| San Diego | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3 | z-5-5 | W-1 | 4-3 | 7-8 | 0-0 |
| Colorado | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4 | z-4-6 | L-3 | 5-2 | 5-10 | 0-0 |
| San Francisco | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4 | 6-4 | W-5 | 0-5 | 9-6 | 0-0 |
BASEBALL'S TOP TEN AMERICAN LEAGUE
| | G | AB | R | H | Pct. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Erased Asia | 21 | 67 | 14 | 14 | .38 |
| Olefair Sea | 19 | 67 | 14 | 16 | .38 |
| Thomas ChW | 22 | 80 | 14 | 31 | .38 |
| Garciapares Bos | 17 | 70 | 14 | 37 | .38 |
| Palmer | 10 | 64 | 14 | 21 | .38 |
| Pulfer Tor | 20 | 68 | 18 | 26 | .38 |
| Lawton Mw | 23 | 90 | 18 | 34 | .38 |
| CEventtoss Bos | 18 | 69 | 13 | 26 | .37 |
| Ducas | 18 | 69 | 13 | 26 | .37 |
| Ducas Beach | 18 | 59 | 13 | 26 | .37 |
Dyke, Kansas City, 11; JCrouz, Toronto, 8; Tibata,
Toronto, 8; JAcambi, Ontario, 8; Ckgideg, Toronto,
8; RPaimoel, Texas, 8; MJSweeney, Kansas City, 7;
CEverton, Boston, 8; IDouiez, Texas, 7.
Bordick, Baltimore, 21; Jenkins, Oakland, 26; Dye,
Dallas, 34; Greenwood, Cleveland, 35; Tolner, Tampa,
20; Cooner, Milwaukee, 35; 5 are tied
Konken, Chicago, 24; Durant, Chicago, 22;
AdRidgues, Seattle, 22; Singleton, Chicago, 20; Dye,
Kansas City, 20; Mondesi, Toronto, 20; JAValentin,
Chicago, 20.
Dye, Kansas City, 10; Korenko, Chicago, 9; TBista,
7.
Thunter, Minneapolis; 3, Durham, Chicago; 3, Polonia,
Dortmund; 3, Riga (left) with 2.
Damon, Kansas City, 9; DeShields, Baltimore, 9; Erad, Anaheim, 7; Jeter, New York, 7; Mennedy, Anaheim, 6; CBBtran, Kansas City, 5; Lawton, Minneapolis, 5; McHenry, Seattle, 5.
Pitching (4 Decisions)
Schoenewen, Araheim, 40, 1.000, 3.15;
Ohten簧曼, New York, 40, 1.000, 3.15; PMartinez,
Boston, 40, 1.000, 1.59; Nielson, New York, 40,
1.000, 2.31; Parque, Chicago, 31, 750, 534;
Bottallica, City City, 31, 750, 1.878; Carrasson,
Minnesota, 31, 750, 1.55; Dwells, Toronto, 31
MIBerva, New York; 7, Perciual, Analisee; 6, Koch, Toronto;
4, DkBrown, London; 4, TBecinski, Atlanta; 4, Seattle, Seattle.
Pikarinzo, Boston; 40, Cleveland; 51, Gilmanzey,
60; Hermanzeno, New York; 30, Williams; 30, Genma-
es; 29, Giannelli; 28, Alonso; 27, Hernandez; 26,
| | G | AB | R | H | Pct. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| VGuerreero MON | 20 | 73 | 15 | 34 | 45.8 |
| Tatsis St. | 19 | 65 | 17 | 25 | 385 |
| Reese St. | 19 | 84 | 15 | 31 | 378 |
| McCain OM | 16 | 61 | 13 | 28 | 384 |
| Piazza NYM | 20 | 74 | 16 | 28 | 378 |
| Burks SF | 19 | 62 |_ 6 | 23 | 371 |
| Vidro Mon | 20 | 79 | 21 | 29 | 367 |
| Debell NYM | 29 | 90 | 15 | 33 | 367 |
| Bajwell Hou | 20 | 71 | 14 | 29 | 367 |
| Laukin CJ | 19 | 76 | 12 | 27 | 355 |
| Laukin CJ | 19 | 76 | 13 | 22 | 355 |
Jenkins, Milwaukee; B, Gvuerner, Montreal; B,
Milwaukee; Chicago; B, Stirling, Arizona; B, Bonsa;
San Diego; B, Cincinnati.
St. Louis, Tail. Glazer; 7, Guervarez; 6, Hatterson; Colorado; 23, Kent; San Francisco; 22, Lovell, Florida; 19, Blandy; 18, Blandy; 17, Blandy; 16, Blandy; 15, Blandy; 14, Blandy; 13, Blandy; 12, Blandy; 11, Blandy; 10, Blandy; 9, Blandy; 8, Blandy; 7, Blandy; 6, Blandy; 5, Blandy; 4, Blandy; 3, Blandy; 2, Blandy; 1, Blandy;
Martin, San Diego; 24, Bqats; San Francisco, 24;
Bajul, Houston; 20, Vidato, Montreal; 21, Vina;
St. Louis; 20, Vidato, Mexico.
Piazza, New York; 11; EWong, Chicago; 11; Occoneta, Maryland; 9; Giles, Pittsburgh; 9; Cilino, Colorado; 9; RBWhite; 9; Brogna, Philadelphia; 9; LGonzalez, Arizona. 9.
Womack, Arizona; 4, Nina; St. Louis, 4; Goodwin,
Colorado; 4, Shampur, 6; 3, ABrown,
Pittsburgh; 2, Cedeno; 2, Owens; 3, San
Miguel; 2, Glasgow; 2, Glaser; 5, Milwaukee
*Offerfull 1st Anniversary*
Reece, Cincinnati; B, Kendall, Pittsburgh; C, Dedeno,
Houston; O, Wenns, San Diego; A, Abruel,
Philadelphia; E, EWong, Chicago; D, Blackson, D,
蓝牙; B, Hunter, Colorado; G, Goodwin, Colorado.
Reynolds, Houston; 4,0; 1,00; 3,48; RDJsonham,
Arizona; 5,0; 1,000; 16,001; Glavine, Atlanta; 4,0
; 1,000; 2,750; 2,999; Kirkpatrick, Stettlemey,
Atlanta; 4,0; 8,1; 700; 8,300; Aniel, La-
Souis; 3,41; 8,250; 2,166; Penny, Florida; 3,1; 750;
3,42; Haynes, Milwaukee; 3,1; 750; 3,98;
Hermanson, Montreal; 3,1; 750; 2,57; Williams,
Alabama; 3,1
RJDohlenberg, Alicia; D5: Demquer, Florida, 85; Hillockson
Shaver, San Diego, Calif.; Denney, San Diego, Jr.; Leckey, Chicago,
Michigan.
Alfonsea, Florida; B, Bentzel, New York; U,urbina,
Montreal; G, Shaw, Los Angeles; R, Rockett, Atlanta;
G, Gomes, Philadelphia; I, Were, St. Louis; J,
Hoffman, San Diego; A, Guajara, Chicago. 4
Today's probables
American League
Chicago White Sox (Baldwin 3-0) at Detroit (Weaver 0-2); 6:05 p.m.
Boston (Schourek 1-1) at Cleveland (Burba 2-1); 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Loaiza 1-1) at Baltimore (Johnson 0-0); 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Escobar 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Cone 0-0); 6:05 p.m.
Seattle (Tomko 1-0) at Kansas City (Witasick 4-7); 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Heredia 1-2) at Minnesota (Radke 2-2); 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Yan 0-1) at Anaheim (Dickson 2-1); 9:05 p.m.
NL CAPSULES
Reds 2, Mets 1
NEW YORK — Cookie Dawkins' fifth career hit drove in Sean Casey with the winning run against Armando Benitez (1-2) in the 12th inning, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory against the New York Mets yesterday.
Dawkins, called up earlier this week when shortstop Barry Larkin went on the disabled list, had been 4-for-27 in his career before the game-winning hit.
Danny Graves (3-0) pitched 2 1-3 innings of hitless relief for the win, and Scott Sullivan worked the 12th for his first save.
Ken Griffey Jr. homered for Cincinnati.
Braves 6. Dodgers 3
ATLANTA — Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer, and Terry Mulholland (3-2) pitched seven strong innings as Atlanta wrapped up the best homestand in franchise history.
The Braves swept three-game series from Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Los Angeles for their first 9-0 homestand ever. The Braves have won 11 straight games at home, tying a franchise record and setting the mark for the team in Atlanta.
John Rocker pitched the ninth
for his fourth save for the Braves, who have 10 straight overall wins for their longest winning streak since last Aug. 19-29.
Chan Ho Park (3-2) took the loss.
Padres 12. Pirates 4
PITTSBURGH — Matt Clement won his seventh straight decision and Damian Jackson drove in a career-high four runs for San Diego.
John Vander Wal, traded from San Diego to Pittsburgh during spring training, hit his first career grand slam in the Pirates fifth.
The Padres broke it open with a six-run ninth against Jose Silva, highlighted by Ryan Klesko's three-run homer.
Clement (3-0), from nearby Butler, Pa., won in his first appearance at Three Rivers Stadium. He left 20-30 tickets for friends and family members.
National League
Jose Parra (0-1) took the loss.
Brewers 8. Cardinals 4
ST. LOUIS — Ron Belliard hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning as Milwaukee avoided a three-game sweep.
The Cardinals homered for the 18th straight game, when Eric Davis hit a solo shot to right-center in the seventh, breaking the previous team record of 17 set in 1998.
Arizona (Reynoso 1-3) at Chicago Cubs (Tapani 0-3); 2:20 p.m.
St. Louis (Stephenson 2-0) at Philadelphia (Person 1-1); 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Harnisch 0-2) at Pittsburgh (Benson 0-3); 6:05 p.m.
Houston (Holt 0-3) at Milwaukee (Stull 1-1); 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Hampton 2-3) at Colorado (Astacio 1-2); 8:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Maddux 3-0) at San Diego (Meadows 2-1); 9:05 p.m.
Florida (Penny 3-1) at Los Angeles (Perez 2-1); 9:10 p.m.
Montreal (Irabu 1-2) at San Francisco (Ortiz 2-2); 9:35 p.m.
Mark McGwire added a two-run shot in the ninth inning, his seventh of the season. St. Louis has hit 52 homers, a major league record for April and six short of the record for any month, set by Baltimore in May 1987.
Jimmy Haynes (3-1) allowed five hits and three walks in seven innings. Losing pitcher Pat Hentgen (3-2) had two of the hits.
Phillies 5. Diamondbacks 4
PHILADELPHIA — 'Bobby Abreu drew a bases loaded walk from Byung-Hyun Kim (0-1) in the ninth inning, as Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak.
skipped a five game losing battle Arizona had beaten the Phillies five straight times this season and 10 straight.
Wayne Gomes (1-0) pitched a perfect ninth inning.
Rico Brogna went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI for the Phillies.
Cubs 12. Astros 3
HOUSTON — Henry Rodriguez hit one of Chicago's four home runs in the first inning and later had a grand slam as the Cubs roughed up Jose Lima.
The Cubs tied a team record set in 1930 with four homers in an inning. Eric Young and Ricky Gutierrez began the game with home runs, Rodriguez hit a two-run drive and Damon Buford's
solo shot made it 5-0.
Lima (1-4) set a team record by allowing five home runs. He gave up 12 runs and 13 hits in five innings and lost his fourth straight start.
Jon Lieber (2-2) pitched a five-hitter for the eighth complete game of his career.
AL CAPSULE
White Sox 13. Orioles 4
CHICAGO - Jose Valentin picked the wrong day to hit for the cycle.
Valentin hit a three-run triple and drove in five runs yesterday as the Chicago White Sox routed the Baltimore Orioles 13-4.
His feat was overshadowed when baseball announced the suspensions for last weekend's brawl at Comiskey Park between the White Sox and Detroit Tigers.
Sixteen members of two teams were suspended for a total of 82 games, and nine others were fined for Saturday's bench-clearing brawls, which resulted in 11 ejections.
Valentin singled in the first inning, doubled in the second, tripled in the third and hit a solo homer in the seventh to complete the cycle. His five RBI tied his career high.
Jim Parque (3-1) got the win, and Jose Mercedes (2-1) took the loss.
BOX SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 110 001 100-4 9 2
Chicago 138 000 12x-13 13 0
Mercedes, Maduro (2), Ryan (4), Groom
(Trombley, Trombley) Timmin (8) and Johnson;
Parque, Lowe (7), Turne (9) and Johnson.
W—Pague, 3·1·L —Mercedes, 2·1·HRs—
Baltimore, Conine (3), Chicago, Valentin
(2), Konerko (1)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 000 000 120—3 9 1
Atlanta 101 004 006—3 9 1
Park, Adams (6), Herges (7), Fetters (8)
and Kreuter; Muholland, Ligtenberg (8),
Remlinger (8), Rocker (9) and Lopez. W-
Muholland, 8-L, Park-3, Sv-Zocker (4).
HRs—Los Angeles, Karros (5), Elster
(4). Clones (5).
San Diego 410 100 000-12 15 0
Pittsburgh 040 040 00-4 4 1
Clement, Wall (7), Walker (9) and
Hernandez, Parrace (3), Sauerbeck
(6), Silva (8) and Oslus, W-Clemen (8)
(6), Bassi (6), Pittsburgh, Vander Wal (3).
Cincinnati 000 100 100 000—2 8 0
New York 000 100 100 000—1 6 0
Parris, Williamson (B), Graves (S), Sullivan
(12) and Taubensee, Santiago (R); Rusch,
Wendell (B), Cook (10), Brenze (12) and
Pratt, W (Graves, 3-0) L-Benitez, 1.2
Sw—Sullivan (I) HRs—Cincinnati, Griffey Jr.
(6). New York, Ventura (6).
Milwaukee 000 004 022-18 10 0
St. Louis 100 100 102-4 6 1
Haynes, Weathers (8), Williams (9) and
Houston; Hentgen, Stechschulte (7),
Wainhouse (9), Mohler (9) and Matherny
(9); Harris (9), Mersh-CHS-
Milwaukee, Jenkins (8), Bellair (3),
Houston (2), St. Louis, McGwire (7), Davis
(3).
Atranza 000 000 400—4 6 0
Philadelphia 002 002 5—1 5 0
Daal,镁 (B), Pleasix (B), BKun (B) and
Sinnett; Byrd, Adred (T), Gomes (9) and
Giles (8)
Hris—Atranza, L Gonzalez (7), Philadelphia,
Gant (4), Rolen (7), Brogna (1).
Chicago 501 420 000–12 14 2
Houston 000 021 000–12 3 1
Lieber and Girard; Lima, Jocabera (6), D Henry (8), BWagner (9) and Euebioe (6),
B Werner (7), Euae (6), EYwoung (1), Gueliezre (4), Rodriguez 2)
(Buford) 4, Houston, DWard 2)
Royals slugger 'on fire,' leads major leagues in homers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With a major league-leading 11 home runs, Jermaine Dye has generated lots of cheers. But he's so focused that he has tuned them all out.
"You don't feel anything, you don't hear anything — not the crowd, not anything," Dye said. "You're on every pitch. Guys are making great pitches and you're laying off them. I can't explain it."
a lanky and limber 6-foot-5. Kansas City's right fielder finds himself in that rare, happy and somewhat unconscious state athletes call "the zone."
He's also in the record book. After slugging a grand slam and a solo home run against Tampa Bay on Wednesday night, Dye became the first player in big league history to hit 10 homers and 10 doubles before May 1. The Elas Sports Bureau confirmed that Dye, in more than a century of
baseball. is the only man to do it.
"He's on fire," said Royals relief pitcher Ricky Bottalco. "We're sitting in the bullpen saving. 'What do you throw him?'"
Those critics who blasted general manager Herk Robinson for sending Michael Tucker and Keith Lockhart to the Atlanta Braves for Dye in 1997 are hard to find these days.
Then came a breakthrough season in 1999 with 27 home runs and 119 RBI — plus a league-leading 17 outfield assists. Now he's becoming an even bigger star.
In his first two years, the critics had their day. He was plagued by injuries and never could get started.
"He's spitting on the bad pitches and when he sees something, he's not making a mistake," Bottalico said. "He's hitting doubles or into the seats. You can't stop him right now."
Dye homered in six of his last seven games
and leads the majors with 11 home runs, 76
total bases, 21 extra-base hits and an .884
slugging percentage. His 10 doubles lead the
American League while his .384 average is
fifth and his 25 RBI are third.
"I'm hitting it pretty good right now, seeing it really good, trying to stay with my same approach day in and day out," he said. "I'm making good swings on the ball and the ball's taking off for me. It seems like everything's going well for me right now."
In his last 11 at-bats, Dye has hit four home runs, three doubles and a single. When grounding into a double play Wednesday night, he still looked good.
"That double-play ball was smoked," manager Tony Muser said. "Every ball he swung at, he squared up. The last three games, he's been as good as you can be."
Even his mind has been sharp. Preparing to face Tampa Bay's Ryan Rupe on Wednesday after Rupe had hit the two previous batters and loaded the bases, he watched Devil Rays manager Larry Rothschild jog to the mound for a brief talk with his pitcher.
"I'm thinking he doesn't want to throw inside now," Dye said. "So I'm looking for a pitch out over the plate."
"I'm just focused on the pitcher and trying to beat the pitcher," he said.
On a 1-0 count, he got exactly what he was expecting, a changeup that was up and away — and then really up, really away.
"I put the bat on the ball and it sent out for me," he said. "It's a lot of fun. It's a great feeling."
Dye has been in similar grooves before — but always in the minor leagues.
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