Thursday, May 6, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Major League Baseball
Marlins team victim of triple defeat
The Associated Press
MIAMI — Baseball's worst team again brought out the best in the Milwaukee Brewers.
Scott Karl pitched eight shutout innings and David Nilsson's seventh-inning homer broke a scoreless tie yesterday to help Milwaukee beat the Florida Marines for
the Florida Marlins for the 12th consecutive time, 2-0.
Milwaukee remained unbeaten against Florida since moving to the National League last year. The Brewers are 9-0 at Miami, including this week's three-game series.
"No offense to the Marlins, but if we played 162 games here, we'd have a shot at the postseason," Karl said. "I don't know if it's the warm weather or what, but we put together three solid games here."
The Brewers have swept four series against the Marlins, outscoring them 76-35.
"Things are strange sometimes," Milwaukee manager Phil Garner said. "You can't explain it, because they're a decent ballclub."
The Marlins lost eight games in a row and finished 2-11 on their longest homestand of the season.
"We just aren't as bad as we've been," manager John Boles said. "There's no way I believe this is going to last forever."
Florida couldn't muster much against Karl (3-1), who allowed seven hits and walked none. He reached two strikes on 14 batters but struck out none, instead retiring 14 on groundouts.
Karl lowered his ERA from 4.15 to 3.29. The left-hander threw 105 pitches before Garner pulled him after eight innings.
"I wasn't thrilled with the decision, but he pulls the strings," said Karl, who hasn't thrown a shutout since 1996 and hasn't completed a game since 1997. "Unfortunately this isn't a democracy. I was told to grab some pine. I did it and took the win."
Bob Wickman struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save.
"I like to have complete games,but sustaining
The Brewers extended their winning streak to four games, and they've won six consecutive away games. They're 10-5 on the road and 3-9 in Milwaukee.
wins is important, too," Garner said.
Florida's Brian Meadows (3-3) matched shutout innings with Karl until Nilsson led off the seventh with his third homer. Milwaukee added a run in the eighth when Rich Becker doubled and Jeff Cirillo singled.
Meadows pitched well even though he was recovering from strep throat and battling a blister on the middle finger of his right hand. He limited Milwaukee to seven hits and two runs in 7 1/3 innings but lost his third start in a row.
"The kid pitched terrific against us, and Scottie matched him." Garner said.
Florida's biggest threat came in the seventh, when shortstop Lou Collier threw out Bruce Aven trying to score from second base with two out on an infield hit up the middle.
The Marlins were shut out for the third time, and they remained last in the major leagues in runs scored.
Rockies score in every inning against Chicago
CHICAGO — Colorado scored a run in the first inning and kept on going and going and going.
The Rockies became the first team in 35 years and only the third this century to score in every inning, overcoming another Sammy Sosa home run to beat the Chicago Cubs 13-6 yesterday.
The last time another team scored in all nine innings was at Wrigley Field, when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs on Sept. 13, 1964. It happened only one other time this century, when the New York
Giants did it against Philadelphia on June 1, 1923.
Rookie Chris Sexton hit his first major league home run and had three RBL, and Dante Bichette went 4-for-5.
The Associated Press
Neifi Perez hit a solo homer in the second and a two-run double in the eighth, and Larry Walker went 3-for-5 with a single in the first, a double that loaded the bases in the third, and a triple in the fifth. He walked in the sixth and grounded out in the seventh.
Sosa, who ended an eight-game homerless stretch Tuesday, hit his sixth of the season, a two-run drive
in the third that got a boost from a 16-mph wind.
Sexton had an RBI single in the fourth, then hit a two-run homer in the seventh off Dan Serafini.
Pedro Astacio (2-3) gave up six runs and 10 hits in eight innings, striking it to send the Cubs to only their third loss in 11 games.
Terry Mulholland (2-1), gave up seven runs — six earned — and 11 hits in five-plus innings.
Walker scored on third baseman Gary Gaetti's fielding error in the first, and Perez homered leading off the second. Run-scoring singles by Jose Hernandez and Benito Santi-
Bichette had an RBI single in the third, but Sosa's herom put Chicago ahead 4-3 in the bottom half and Hernandez added an RBI single.
Sexton hit an RBI single in the fourth, and Bichette and Kurt Abbott had RBI doubles that gave Colorado a 6-5 lead in the fifth.
The Rockies loaded the bases in the sixth and Sexton scored on Richard Barker's wild pitch.
Gaetti hit his third home run in the eighth, but the Rockies added two in the ninth on a throwing error by first baseman Mark Grace.
Stats unimportant to Braves pitcher
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — John Smoltz doesn't know what his statistics are. All he knows is he can't wait to get the ball.
A day after Gregaddux was hit hard by St. Louis, Smoltz shut down the St. Louis Cardinals. Smoltz won his ninth consecutive decision, and the Atlanta Braves backed him with three home runs in an 12-3 rout yesterday.
"My goal every time I step on
"My goal every t the mound is to keep the ball in the park and let my defense go to work." Smoltz said. "I didn't have control like
in my previous games, but today the offense provided enough runs for me to win."
Smoltz (5-0), who leads the NL with a 1.69 ERA, allowed three runs — two earned — and five hits in seven innings. He also had two of Atlanta's 16 hits.
"I try not to think about my numbers. I honestly haven't looked at my stats this year. I haven't looked at the paper," he said. "I just don't want to get carried about with what's happening. Right now I feel like I'm in a pretty good groove
Brett Boone homered and hit a two-run double, and Ryan Klesko and Brian Jordan each hit two-run homers for the Braves, who had 16 hits and have won 10 of 12.
and can't wait for my next start."
Smoltz is unbeaten in 10 starts since a 4-3 loss to Houston on Aug. 31 and is 17-1 since last season's All-Star break.
Kent Bottenfield (4-1) was pounded for five runs and 10 hits in 4-1-3 innings. His ERA rose from 1.53 to 2.67.
Mark McGwire, who hit a grand slam off Maddux in the Cardinals' 9-1 win Tuesday.
was 1-for-3 with a two-run single, swinging at the first pitch from Smoltz, whom he had never faced before, each at bat.
"I guess that's the way you want it." Smoltz said. "I challenged him, but he did get the big hit."
McGwire, in a brief appearance in front of his locker, retrieved his tooth brush and went back to the showers, saying, "I don't have much to say, guws."
Willie McGee, who had one of the hits off Smoltz, said the right-hander's pitching "speaks for itself. The guy is just great."
"He has awfully good stuff. His reputation speaks for itself," said rookie Joseph McEwing, who went 0-for-3 against Smoltz, after getting three hits in each of the two previous games in the series.
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