Wednesday, April 18, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
American League Baseball
Section B·Page 5
Royals lose another late
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MINNEAPOLIS—Corey Koski hit a game-winning, two-run single in the ninth inning for his fourth hit of the game, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 last night.
Jason Grimsley (0-1) gave up his first two
runs of the year. Kansas City has three blown saves this year and 59 since the start of the 1999 season
Koskie had his first four-hit game of the week. A.J. Pierzynski led off the ninth with a broken-bat single to right, and Cristian Guzman reached first on a bunt.
Denny Hocking sacrificed the runners, Matt Lawton was intentionally walked to load the bases and Koskie, who was 4-for-4 Sunday, singled to left.
Bob Wells (1-0) got the last four outs for Minnesota.
Mike Sweeney hit go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning for the Royals after the Twins tied the game in the seventh on Lawton's sacrifice fly and Koskie's RBI single.
Mark Quinn led off the eighth with a single and wound up at third when Lawton let the ball go by in right. One out later, Sweeney hit a deep fly to center to score Quinn.
Brian Meadows, who had allowed five runs and eight hits in each of his first two starts, pitched into the seventh but left with two on and no outs. He was charged with four runs and seven hits.
Doug Henry allowed the RBIs to Lawton and Koskie but struck out David Ortiz to end the inning with men on first and third.
After allowing seven runs in 2nd innings last Sunday against Kansas City, J.C. Romero retired his first 11 hitters. But with two outs in the fourth, Quinn hit a low
and inside pitch over the left-field fence for his seventh home run. Quinn, who extended his hitting streak to 13 games, is 8-for-18 against the Twins this year.
Romero walked Sweeney and Joe Randa in the fifth and gave up a two-run double to Dave McCarty that made it 3-1. One out later, Carlos Febles nudged a single to short right to drive in McCarty. Romero gave up three hits and three walks in 4 innings, striking out four.
Bobby Klety hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
Notes: Kansas City has homered in 12 straight games... Guzman extended his career-best hitting streak to 12 games..Jacque Jones got his second assist from left field this season by throwing out Febles in the fifth..Koskle, who had just nine stolen bases in two-plus seasons, stole two bases in the first four innings and has three this year.
Jays steal win from Yankees
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TORONTO — Raul Mondesi
completed the first straight steal
TORONTO — 1 completed the fist of home in Toronto history and Alex Gonzalez hit a two-run homer as the Blue Jays handed the New
Mondesi broke toward home plate just before New York starter Randy Keisler (0-1) started his wind up. Keisler's pitch was high, and there was no tag as Mondesi stole home for the second time in his career, tying the game at 3 in the
Toronto starter Esteban Loaiza (3-0) pitched six strong innings for his second victory against the Yankees. Loaiza allowed three
runs — one earned — and five hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one.
Tony Batista drove in two runs and Jose Cruz homered for Toronto, which has won three of four against New York this season.
Billy Koch allowed a two-run double to Derek Jeter in the ninth before getting Paul O'Neill to ground out for his fourth save.
The Yankees led 3-0 after two innings, but Toronto tied it in the third on Gonzalez's first homer and Mondesi's steal.
Batista walked Keisler with the bases loaded in the fourth to give Toronto the lead. Cruz hit his fourth homer in the fifth to make it 5-3 and Batista hit an RBI single in the eighth.
The Yankees played the game without center fielder Bernie Williams, who has missed eight straight games to be with his alliay
father in Puerto Rico.
New York manager Joe Torre was ejected in the fourth inning after arguing with second base umpire Jerry Meals. Torre became upset after Toronto's Shannon Stewart wasn't called out on a stolen-base attempt.
Chuck Knoblauch doubled and Jeter walked to lead off the first, and both runners advanced on a groundout. David Justice followed with an RBI grounder to first, and Jeter scored on second baseman Ryan Freel's fielding error.
Scott Brosius added an RBI double in the second, extending his career-high hitting streak to 14 games.
Justice doubled in the third inning, snapping an 0 for 22 slump — one shy of his career worst.
Keisler gave up four runs, five hits and seven walks in four innings.
Homers help Tigers edge White Sox
DETROIT — Tony Clark hit a goahead, two-run homer in a four-run eighth inning last night, helping the
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Detroit Tigers beat Chicago 7-4, sending the White Sox to their fourth straight loss.
The White Sox, who had only three losing streaks of four or more games last year, had taken a 4-1 lead in the
eighth off Matt Anderson (1-0) on RBI hits by Paul Korenko and Carlos Lee.
Damion Easley singled off Kelly Wunsch (0-1) leading off the bottom half and Clark homered to left-center, the deepest part of Comerica Park.
Todd Jones pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
Wendell Magee added a two-run, two-out triple off Bobby Howey.
Before a crowd of just 13,068, Detroit's Jose Macias went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, tying his career high for hits.
Tigers starter Dave Milkiy gave up two runs — one earned — and six hits in seven innings. He gave up five runs in each of his previous two starts, failing to get past the fifth inning.
Chicago rookie Rocky Biddle allowed three runs — all unearned — and eight hits in six innings.
Herbert Perry gave the White Sox a 10 lead in the second with his first homer of the year.
But Perry made his four error in four games in the fourth, mishandling a Devi Cruz grounder to third. Robert Fick followed with an RBI double over Jose Valentin's head in center, and Macias homered on the next pitch.
Valentin doubled house a run in the fifth after right fielder Roger Cedemo dropped RavDurham's liner for an error.
Notes: Chicago had a pair of four-game losing streaks last year and one five game skid...Micki, Chris Holt and Jef Weaver are to start against against the White Sox for the second time this season.
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