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Tuesday, May 1.2001
Royals win against Blue Jays
The Associated Press
TORONTO — Mike Sweeney wouldn't mind hitting against the Toronto Blue Jays all the time.
sweeney hit his six home run of the year, all of them against Toronto, and the Kansas City Royals won their third-straight game, 6-3, against the Blue Jays yesterday.
"It just happens to be that on the days I'm facing them I'm getting pitches to hit," Sweeney said. "The guys gave me a hard time, but I'm just happy we won."
just happy we are 4-0.
Sweeney went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Royals, who won the season series 4-3.
In seven games against the Jays, Sweeney went 13 for-27, a 481 pace, with 10 extra base hits and eight RBI. For the season, he is batting 292.
"Good riddance to Mike Sweeney," said Toronto manager Buck Martinez. "We just can't figure out Sweeney. We tried every approach."
Kansas City starter Jeff Suppan (2-3), winless in his previous three starts, allowed three runs on eight hits in 7/13 innings. He struck out six and walked two. Tony Camonigan finished the eighth and Roberto Hernandez pitched the ninth and got his sixth save.
"Suppan had real good command." Martinez said. "He was able to do just about anything he wanted to do."
Tony Batista hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have scored just five runs since Martinez revamped the lineup two games ago. The Blue Jays had been averaging more than six runs before the change.
"You expect this team to score more than two runs," Martinez said. Game notes
Game notes
The Rovals are 5-10 on the road
The Royals are so good.
Martinez dropped Raul Mondesi from the third spot to fifth in the order. Shannon Stewart has gone from the leadoff spot to hitting third, and centerfielder Jose Cruz Jr. has moved from fifth to the leadoff.
Martinez wants to have better protection for clean up hitter Carlos Delgado.
Kansas Leaders
Batting Average
Klocksien .314
Nelson .306
Gremminger .277
Appuhn .265
Tribble .260
Hits
Nelson 55
Klocksien 53
Gremminger 46
Appuhn 44
Spanish 43
Home Runs
Klocksien 4
Nelson 4
Gremminger 3
DelChiaro 2
RBI
Gremminger 32
Klocksien 29
Nelson 25
KDelChiaro 24
Tribble 22
Runs
Nelson 38
Klocksien 37
Spanish 30
Gremminger 30
Appuhn 27
Standings in Big 12
Washburn Leaders
Batting Average
Crooks .405
Colley .353
Smith .350
Cole .325
Rutherford .322
Hits
Colley 53
Crooks 45
Smith 42
Wilson 41
Cole 39
Home Runs
Crooks 5
Colley 2
Cole 2
RBI
Crooks 39
Smith 32
Cole 30
Colley 22
Wilson 19
Runs
Colley 37
Crooks 31
Wilson 27
Rutherford 27
Smith 25
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