Monday, April 6.1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Rookie hurler's gem prevents Royals sweep
The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Eric Milton didn't make the Minnesota Twins
wait long to get something in return for Chuck Knoblauch.
The most promising of four prospects the Twins got when they traded Knoblauch to the Yankees in February, Milton pitched six scoreless innings in his major-league debut Sunday and beat the Kansas City Royals 10-1.
Milton, a first-round pick by the Yankees in 1996, left with a 2-0 lead, allowed six singles and two walks while striking out one.
The Royals put at least one runner on base every inning except the second against Milton. But only three of them made it as far as second base and the Royals stranded all eight.
Orlando Merced drove in three runs. Pat Meares had three hits, including a two-RBI single the eighth inning as the Twins avoided being swept at home by the Royals for the first time since July 1994.
Kansas City, which was trying for its first 4-2 start since 1991, scored their only run on Shane Halter's leadoff homer in the seventh. Halter, the No. 9 hitter, was the first batter Greg Swindell faced after replacing Milton to start the inning.
three walks and three strikeouts.
Tim Belcher (1-1), who pitched seven scoreless innings in Tuesday's opener, gave up two runs, only one earned, in six innings against the Twins. He allowed seven hits with
After leaving runners in scoring position in the first and third, the Twins broke a scoreless tie in the fourth when Paul Molitor led off with a single and scored two batters later on Merced's single.
Third baseman Dean Palmer's throwing error on Marty Cordova's grounder leading off the sixth turned in Minnesota's second run. Cordova went to third on Coomer's single and scored on todd Walker's fly.
Halter's first homet of the season, a 391-foot drive to left-center field, made it 2-1. Merced increased it to a two-run lead with a bases-inloaded infield hit off Matt Whisenant in the seventh.
The Twins broke open the game with a six-run eighth, keyed by Meares' hit. Alex Ochoa, Merced and Cameron also had RBIs in the inning.
Cards don't win this hand
The Associated Press
ST.LOUIS — Well, Mark McGwire isn't going to hit a home run in every game.
McGwire, who homered in his first four games, was kept in the ballpark by Kevin Brown and San Diego's pitcher, and the
Padres rallied for five runs in the ninth to beat the Cardinals 8-7.
Ken Caminiti hit a two-run homer, and Quilvius Veras drove in the go-ahead run with a single in San Diego's ninth-inning comeback.
McGwire missed a chance to become the only National League player to homer in the first five
games to start the season, going 1-4 for 4 with two strikeouts and a walk
On Saturday, McGwire joined Willie Mays as the only known players to homer in their first four games. Mays did it at age 39 in 1971. McGwire also tied the league record with seven home runs in a six-game stretch, dating to last season, joining George Kelly (1924), Walker Cooper (1947), Mays (1955) and Graig Nettles (1984).
Against Brown, McGwire singled in the first and struck out in the third. He walked on five pitches, loading the bases in the fifth, struck out again in the seventh and grounded out against Trevor Hoffman (1-0) in the eighth.
McGwire is 8-for-20 with 12 RBIs and six walks.
After Tony Gwynn singled, Caminiti homered off Lance Painter to bring the Cardinals within 7-5.
Wally Joyner singled and rookie Braden Looper (0-1) walked pinch-hitter Greg Vaughn. Second baseman Delino DeShields' error loaded the bases and Chris Gomez hit a sac fly to make it 7-6.
Looper's wild pitch allowed Vaughn to score the tying run, and one out later. Veras singled to left.
Dan Miceli got the Cardinals in the ninth for his first save.
St. Louis starter Todd Stottlemyre worked eight innings, allowing three runs and five hits. Stottlemyre retired 11 of 12 from the fourth through seventh innings and struck out seven.
Pinch-hitter Royce Clayton hit with the bases-loaded in the eighth off Hoffman, DeShields walked with the bases loaded, and Willie McGee hit a two-run double to give the Cardinals a 7-3 lead.
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