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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, April 19, 1999
Tigers outscore Yankees 16-3 in three games
The Associated Press
DETROIT — The 1999 New York Yankees already have matched the '98 Yanks in one category — longest losing streak of the season.
Dave Mlicki won his Detroit debut, and the Tigers completed an improbable three-game sweep by sending the
weekend, New York outscored the Tigers 28-5 in overwhelming them in three games at Yankee Stadium.
But Detroit bounced back to outscore the Yankees 16-3, sweeping them in a three-game series at Tiger Stadium for the
first time since the end of the 1988 season. New York .was not held to three runs in any three game span last year.
Tony Clark drove in four runs as Detroit handed the Yankees their first four-game losing streak since last Aug. 23-26—the only time New York dropped four in a row during a year in which they set an AL record with 114 wins in the regular season.
Ramiro Mendoza (1-1), who had not given up a run in his first two starts, allowed five runs on nine hits and three walks.
Mickli (1-0), making his first start since being acquired Friday in a trade with Los Angeles, held the Yankees to one unearned and four hits in five innings. He had two strikeouts with three walks.
Clark's RBI single with two outs in the first produced the first earned run given up by Mendoza this season.
The Yankees, who had held a lead in each of their first 11 games, tied it at 1 in the second when Joe Giardi's grounder scored Chili Davis with an unearned run.
The Tigers scored twice in the second on Clark's RBI grounder and a throwing error by second baseman Chuck Knoblauch on the play.
Clark made it 5-1 with a two-run homer, his second, in the seventh.
The Yankees had a runner at third with one out in the seventh, but Mel Rojas — also acquired with Micki — got Knoblauch on a popup and Derek Jeter on a comebacker to the mound.
Notes: The fewest runs the Yankees scored in any three-game span last year was six, which came when they lost their first three games of the season. ... Mendoza had gone his first 14 2-3 innings without giving up a run this season. He hadn't yielded a first-inning run in his previous 15 starts, dating back to last season. ... In 1998, the Yankees were 10-4 in Mendoza's 14 starts, averaging 6.6 runs per game. ... Mlicki was making his first AL start since 1993. Both his appearances for Los Angeles were in relief. ... Rojas made his AL debut.
Pierce ties career high in Boston win
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Rookie Paul Pierce tied his season-high with 26 points as the depleted Boston Celtics, despite losing Antoine Walker to an injury, defeated the Washington Wizards 101-98 yesterday.
Walker sprained his left ankle 51/2 minutes into the first quarter and did not return. The Celtics already were missing guards Ron Mercer (back spasms) and Kenny Anderson (strained hamstring).
Walter McCarty added 16 points and Vitaly Potapenko had 15 for
Walker limped off the court during a timeout after completing a seemingly routine fast-break layup. Team officials said X-rays were negative, but he did not return to the bench.
the Celtics, who kept the Wizards from winning three in a row for the second time this season.
Rod Strickland scored 12 of his season-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to help Washington rally, but Boston made eight of 12 free throws in the final two minutes to preserve the win.
Trailing 99-98. Washington had possession with 10 seconds left. But Chris Whitney's desperation
Despite losing Walker, Boston built a 26-9 lead in the first 10 minutes with Pierce scoring 10 points and Potapenko adding eight.
j u m p e r glanced off the rim.
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Pierce: Scoored 26 in game against Washington Wizards.
3-pointer with just over eight minutes left in the first half. But Pierce scored nine points in the second quarter to help Boston regain its 10-point lead.
the second quarter, Washington cut the lead to 29-27 on Whitney's
Game notes: Wizards' forward Otis Thorpe had eight rebounds, bringing him within two of becoming the 16th player in NBA history to register 15,000 points and 10,000 rebounds. The Wizards made just one of their first seven free throws and finished the game shooting 70 percent from the line. Celtics center Dwayne Schlintzius played a season-high 14 minutes, finishing with five rebounds.
Cubs slide past Brewers with 6-5 victory
The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — Jose Hernandez hit a home run leading off the 10th inning yesterday, making the Chicago Cubs victorious against the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5.
Sammy Sosa's double set up pinch-hitter Manny Alexander's two-out, two run double in the ninth, giving the Cubs a 5-3 line. The Brewers tied it in the bottom half on RBI singles by
connecting off Valerio De Los Santos (0-1).
nerviano vina and marquis Grissom.
Hernandez hit his second homer of the season.
ernando Vina and Marquis Grissom.
Rod Beck (1-1) got the victory despite giving up two runs and four hits. Dan Serafini pitched the 10th for his first save.
De Los Santos relieved in the ninth after the Cubs loaded the bases against Bob Wickman, and allowed Alexander's double.
Brewers manager Phil Garner was ejected for arring halls and strikes in the ton of the ninth.
Jeff Cirillo hit a three-run homer in the Milwaukee first. Former Brewers pitcher Brad Woodall hit Fernando Vina with a pitch to start the inning, then gave up a single to Grissom for Cirillo homered.
Chicago closed to 3-2 in the sixth on Mark Grace's second homer of the season, a two-run shot off Steve Woodard.
Chicago tied it in the seventh on Sosa's RBI single. Mickey Morandin singled with two outs, moved up on Wickman's wild pitch and scored when Sosa singled. Sosa went 2-for-6. He has five RBI this season.
Notes: Chicago has two left-handers (Wooldall and Terry Mulhailol) in its starting rotation for the first time since 1989, when Steve Wilson and Paul Kilugus were briefly there for a two-week stretch. ... Milwaukee has allowed a runner to reach a base in every first inning this season.
... For the first time this season, Milwaukee did not hit a double. ... Opponents have outscored Milwaukee 11-0 in the sixth inning. ... Cubs OF Henry Rodriguez missed his sixth straight game because of a strained right side. He is day-to-day.
Orioles drop Toronto game, continue losing streak
The Associated Press
TORONTO — The Baltimore Orioles keep losing games and players, too.
Cal Ripken, bothered by a bad back, missed his fourth game of the season and Will Clark broke his thumb in the first inning as the slumping Orioles lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 yesterday.
Ripken, who missed his fourth game of the season, headed to Cleveland following the game to have his alling back examined. Clark returned to Baltimore after breaking his thumb on Willie Greene's grounder.
Despite a $78 million payroll, the second-highest in the major leagues, Baltimore has the poorest record in the American League at 3-9, its worst start since losing a record 21 straight at the start of the 1988 season.
Rookie Roy Halladay (2-0), who came within one out of a no-hitter on the final day of last season, allowed three hits in seven shutout innings to lead Toronto to the three-game sweep.
Halladay, start in place of injured Joey Hamilton, retired his final 10 batters and 14 of his last 16. Peter Munro finished with less relief.
Shawn Green and Pat Kelly homered at Toronto won its fifth straight. The Blue Jays (9-4) did not move five games
above.500 last year until Aug.30.
above 500 last year until Aug. 30.
Juan Guzman (0-2) gave up five runs and five hits in 4/2 innings, raising his ERA to 8.36. All three Orioles' wins have come in games started by staff ace Mike Mussina.
Carlos Delgado hit an RBI single in the first, and Tony Fernandez hit
a two-run single in the third.
Baltimore put runners at second and third with two outs in the fourth, but shortstop Alex Gonzalez robbed Delino Deshields of a hit with a diving grab of a sharp grounder, quickly getting back on his feet and throwing him out at first base.
Kelly and Green homered in the fifth, Green's fourth and Kelly's first of the season. Kelly also added a sacrifice fly in the sixth off Arthur Rhodes.
Notes: The Blue Jays think Dave Hollins, who injured his left wrist while batting in Saturday's game, has a fracture. He is to be examined today.