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APRIL
1996

Monday, April 1st

IN THE NEWS: At Riverfront Stadium, umpire John McSherry calls time from behind the plate and collapses on the field with a massive heart attack and dies. The popular McSherry, a veteran of 21 seasons, had been suffering from a series of medical problems, aggravated by his weight of 328 pounds. The game, just seven pitches old between the Reds and Expos, is called, though owner Marge Schott feels otherwise: "Snow this morning and now this. I don't believe it. I feel cheated. This isn't supposed to happen to us, not in Cincinnati. This is our history, our tradition, our team. Nobody feels worse than me." Schott, who will later apologize, says it with flowers instead. But the Dayton Daily News will report on the 28th that the flowers she sends were given to her by television station covering the Reds.

The Athletics open the season in Las Vegas since renovations to the Oakland Coliseum are still not finished. The night game with the Blue Jays at Cashman Field, with a seating of 9,553, draws just 7,294 and the Jays take advantage of a 25-mile-an hour wind to hit three homers and win, 9–6. It is the first time since September 3, 1957 that major league teams have played in a minor league park.

The New York Mets spot the Cardinals six runs, then roar back for a 7–6 win, the biggest Opening Day comeback this century.

Snow postpones the Yankee opener in Cleveland.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 1, 1996
Atlanta Braves 10, San Francisco Giants 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 48,961)
W: Greg Maddux L: Mark Leiter S: Pedro Borbon
Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 4 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 38,734)
W: Bob Patterson L: Trevor Hoffman
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Florida Marlins 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 41,815)
W: Paul Wagner L: Kevin Brown
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 34,375)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Shane Reynolds S: Todd Worrell
New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 42,060)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Tony Fossas S: John Franco
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 30,185)
W: Brad Radke L: Felipe Lira S: Dave Stevens
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Oakland Athletics 6 at Cashman Field (att. 7,294)
W: Erik Hanson L: Carlos Reyes S: Mike Timlin
Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 40,484)
W: Ken Hill L: Roger Clemens S: Ed Vosberg
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Tuesday, April 2nd

IN THE NEWS: At Baltimore, President Clinton tosses out the first ball and then watches Cal Ripken drive in three runs to give the Orioles a 4–2 win over the Royals.

The Mets announce that Bill Pulsipher will miss the 1996 season. The 22-year-old lefty experienced arm pain while throwing on March 28th, and results from an MRI indicate torn ligaments in his left arm, necessitating surgery April 17.

Cecil Fielder pulls a belated April fool's joke on the Twins when, in the 9th inning, he takes off for 2nd base with a 3-2 count on Melvin Nieves and beats the throw from catcher Greg Myers. Fielder's swipe is his first in 1,096 games in the majors. Tiger rookie RHP Clint Sodowsky allows seven hits in five innings in his debut, and the Tigers win 10–6.

In the opener, Milwaukee has 22 hits including homers by Greg Vaughn and Jose Valentin, to outscore the Twins, 15–9. Valentin and Chuck Carr have four hits apiece. Other hitting in the game includes Vaughn getting plunked in the 8th inning, and Brewers Kevin Wickander retaliating in the bottom of the inning by hitting Garret Anderson. Both benches then clear for the traditional scrum in the center of the infield.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 2, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 53,136)
W: Pete Schourek L: Jeff Fassero S: Marcus Moore
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Florida Marlins 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 20,243)
W: Jason Christiansen L: Alejandro Pena S: Dan Miceli
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Astrodome (att. 20,492)
W: Todd Jones L: John Cummings
Colorado Rockies 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,751)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Sid Fernandez
Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,818)
W: Mike Mussina L: Kevin Appier S: Randy Myers
Milwaukee Brewers 15, California Angels 9 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,836)
W: Kevin Wickander L: Chuck Finley
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,289)
W: David Cone L: Dennis Martinez
Detroit Tigers 10, Minnesota Twins 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,164)
W: Clint Sodowsky L: Rich Robertson
Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Kingdome (att. 38,570)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Wilson Alvarez S: Norm Charlton
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Wednesday, April 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The College of St. Francis sets 71 records with a 71-1 four-inning defeat of Robert Morris College. The Fighting Saints score 26 runs in the 1st inning, 22 more in the 2nd, four in the 3rd and 19 in the 4th, collecting 44 hits along the way. 1st baseman Brian Mazurek hits for the cycle, while freshman SS Mike Palermo ties an NAIA record with seven hits. LF Mike Holcomb sets a NCAA mark with nine runs scored.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 3, 1996
Atlanta Braves 15, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,728)
W: Tom Glavine L: William VanLandingham
San Diego Padres 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,638)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Frank Castillo S: Trevor Hoffman
Montreal Expos 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,104)
W: Dave Veres L: Jeff Shaw
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome (att. 14,858)
W: Mike Hampton L: Hideo Nomo S: Todd Jones
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,323)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Robert Person S: Dennis Eckersley
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Colorado Rockies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,648)
W: Mike Grace L: Marvin Freeman S: Ricky Bottalico
Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,068)
W: David Wells L: Mark Gubicza
California Angels 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 15,024)
W: Mike James L: Graeme Lloyd
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,843)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Jack McDowell S: Jeff Nelson
Minnesota Twins 16, Detroit Tigers 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 12,256)
W: Pat Mahomes L: Scott Aldred
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Oakland Athletics 4 at Cashman Field (att. 8,050)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Ariel Prieto
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 22,783)
W: Joe Magrane L: Bob Wolcott S: Roberto Hernandez
Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 24,483)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Tom Gordon
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Thursday, April 4th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 4, 1996
San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 30,271)
W: Allen Watson L: John Smoltz
Chicago Cubs 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,626)
W: Kevin Foster L: Pedro Astacio
Montreal Expos 10, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,067)
W: Jose Paniagua L: Dave Burba
Florida Marlins 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 19,008)
W: Al Leiter L: John Ericks
New York Mets 10, St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,507)
W: John Franco L: Dennis Eckersley
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Colorado Rockies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,220)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Bryan Rekar S: Ricky Bottalico
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 38,753)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Hipolito Pichardo S: Randy Myers
Detroit Tigers 10, Oakland Athletics 9 (15 inn.) at Cashman Field (att. 8,346)
W: Greg Keagle L: Aaron Small
Texas Rangers 13, Boston Red Sox 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 18,086)
W: Kevin Gross L: Tim Wakefield
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Friday, April 5th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 5, 1996
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (14 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,071)
W: Cory Bailey L: Mike Bielecki S: Dennis Eckersley
Chicago Cubs 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 19,324)
W: Jim Bullinger L: Tom Candiotti
San Francisco Giants 7, Florida Marlins 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 24,769)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Pat Rapp
San Diego Padres 10, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 28,629)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Darryl Kile
Montreal Expos 6, Colorado Rockies 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 45,042)
W: Mike Dyer L: Mike Munoz S: Mel Rojas
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,088)
W: Zane Smith L: Dave Mlicki
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,318)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Toby Borland S: Marcus Moore
California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 6 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,812)
W: Mike James L: Kirk McCaskill
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,782)
W: Juan Guzman L: Orel Hershiser
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (12 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 39,526)
W: Terry Clark L: Brad Pennington
Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 22,744)
W: Kent Mercker L: Eddie Guardado S: Randy Myers
Oakland Athletics 13, Detroit Tigers 2 at Cashman Field (att. 11,149)
W: Doug Johns L: Greg Gohr
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 27,768)
W: Scott Karl L: Edwin Hurtado
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Saturday, April 6th

IN THE NEWS: Chan Ho Park becomes the first South Korean to win in the majors, pitching four scoreless innings in relief of injured starter Ramon Martinez as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 3–1 at Wrigley.

Padres pitching prospect Matt LaChappa, 20, suffers a massive heart attack while warming up for the Rancho Cucamunga Quakes.

Warming up in the outfield before the Indians' game with Toronto, Albert Belle heaves a ball at photographer Tony Tomsic, hitting him. Belle contends that it wasn't deliberate, even though it was his second throw near Tomsic, and even though he warned the photog not to snap his picture. The league will open an investigation in two weeks and Tomsic will file a law suit on December 12th. The Indians win the game, defeating the Blue Jays, 5–3.

Tiger CF Melvin Nieves bangs two doubles, a triple and a homer as the Tigers top the A's, 6–1. Nieves was acquired from the Padres in a spring training trade.

The Twins hand the Orioles their first loss of the year, topping the O's, 8–3. Cal Ripken fumbles a grounder in the 5th inning stopping his errorless streak at 74 games.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 6, 1996
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (12 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 34,649)
W: Jeff Parrett L: Brad Clontz
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,428)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Jaime Navarro S: Todd Worrell
Florida Marlins 1, San Francisco Giants 0 (10 inn.) at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 34,002)
W: Robb Nen L: Mark Dewey
San Diego Padres 8, Houston Astros 4 (13 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 24,510)
W: Trevor Hoffman L: Mark Small
Colorado Rockies 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 27,040)
W: Mark Thompson L: Kirk Rueter S: Curt Leskanic
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,756)
W: Danny Darwin L: Mark Clark
Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,958)
W: Roger Salkeld L: Rich Hunter
Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,447)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Jim Abbott
Cleveland Indians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,852)
W: Charles Nagy L: Erik Hanson S: Jose Mesa
Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,339)
W: Hipolito Pichardo L: Stan Belinda
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 22,334)
W: Brad Radke L: Jimmy Haynes
Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Cashman Field (att. 10,424)
W: Felipe Lira L: Carlos Reyes
Seattle Mariners 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kingdome (att. 56,892)
W: Randy Johnson L: Steve Sparks
Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 35,510)
W: Bobby Witt L: Jimmy Key S: Mike Henneman
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Sunday, April 7th

IN THE NEWS: Mark Carreon drives home six runs on two homers, one a grand slam, to lead the Giants to a 14–7 gaffing of the Marlins. Jeff Conine and Andre Dawson, with his 30th 4-hit game, each have four hits for the Fish. The win goes to Steve Bourgeois, who wins his first in the majors with two 1/3 scoreless innings.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 7, 1996
Atlanta Braves 13, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,498)
W: Jason Schmidt L: Mike Busby
Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 19,002)
W: Doug Jones L: Antonio Osuna
San Francisco Giants 14, Florida Marlins 7 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 19,842)
W: Steve Bourgeois L: John Burkett
San Diego Padres 17, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 16,258)
W: Sean Bergman L: Greg Swindell
Montreal Expos 9, Colorado Rockies 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,212)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Lance Painter
California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,970)
W: Chuck Finley L: Wilson Alvarez S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,689)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Paul Quantrill
Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,183)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Mark Gubicza S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,580)
W: Mike Mussina L: Rich Robertson S: Randy Myers
Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Cashman Field (att. 9,723)
W: Jim Corsi L: Brian Williams
Seattle Mariners 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Kingdome (att. 21,004)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Ricky Bones S: Mike Jackson
Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington
W: Ken Hill L: Dwight Gooden
Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 36,248)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Steve Howe S: Ed Vosberg
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Monday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: The National League announces that 325-pound umpire Eric Gregg has been granted a leave of absence so he can enter a weight loss program.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,623)
W: Pete Schourek L: Bobby Jones S: Jeff Brantley
Chicago Cubs 9, Colorado Rockies 6 at Coors Field (att. 50,185)
W: Terry Adams L: Kevin Ritz S: Doug Jones
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 13,488)
W: Mike Hampton L: William VanLandingham
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 53,180)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Tom Glavine
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 41,416)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Denny Neagle
San Diego Padres 9, Florida Marlins 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 44,470)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Chris Hammond
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 52,841)
W: Mel Rojas L: Jeff Parrett
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Tuesday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: Before an estimated crowd of 50,000, the Yankees snowball the Royals, 7–3, behind Andy Pettitte. The final tally is seven runs, 10 hits, and two inches—of snow.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1996
New York Mets 12, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,958)
W: Jason Isringhausen L: John Smiley S: John Franco
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 1 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 13,588)
W: Jeff Juden L: Jeff Tabaka S: Rod Beck
Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,570)
W: John Smoltz L: Pedro Astacio S: Mark Wohlers
Florida Marlins 5, San Diego Padres 2 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,160)
W: Al Leiter L: Willie Blair
Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 1 at Fenway Park (att. 30,843)
W: Tom Gordon L: Frank Rodriguez
Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 34,750)
W: Kevin Gross L: Larry Thomas S: Mike Henneman
Detroit Tigers 10, Seattle Mariners 9 at Tiger Stadium (att. 42,932)
W: Greg Keagle L: Paul Menhart S: Brian Williams
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Oakland Athletics 4 at County Stadium (att. 42,090)
W: Ben McDonald L: Todd VanPoppel
New York Yankees 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 56,329)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Chris Haney
Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 0 at Skydome (att. 36,616)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Mark Langston
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Wednesday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: In his major league debut, Cuban defector Osvaldo Fernandez allows just five hits and one run in eight innings as his Giants beat the Marlins, 5–1. Fernandez posted a fat 9.45 ERA in spring training.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Mets 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,775)
W: Timothy Dean Pugh L: Rob MacDonald S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 10, Chicago Cubs 9 at Coors Field (att. 50,083)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Doug Jones
San Francisco Giants 11, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 14,183)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Darryl Kile
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Atlanta Braves 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,194)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Steve Avery
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,075)
W: Mike Grace L: Jason Christiansen S: Ricky Bottalico
San Diego Padres 3, Florida Marlins 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,510)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Pat Rapp S: Trevor Hoffman
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,734)
W: Alan Benes L: Jose Paniagua
Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (10 inn.) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 45,097)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Julian Tavarez
Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,299)
W: Omar Olivares L: Edwin Hurtado
California Angels 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 25,446)
W: Mark Holzemer L: Juan Guzman S: Troy Percival
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Thursday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Mariners get three homers from Dan Wilson and home runs from Russ Davis and Ken Griffey, Jr. to roll over Detroit 9–1. Randy Johnson, who has a no-hitter through six innings, is the winner.

The Padres defeat the Braves, 2-1, ending Greg Maddux's major league record streak of 18 consecutive road victories.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1996
Houston Astros 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,946)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Mark Portugal
Colorado Rockies 7, New York Mets 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,010)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Dave Mlicki
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Florida Marlins 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,023)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Kevin Brown S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,084)
W: Mel Rojas L: Francisco Cordova S: Dave Veres
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,047)
W: Andy Ashby L: Greg Maddux S: Trevor Hoffman
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,412)
W: Andy Benes L: Terry Mulholland S: T. J. Mathews
Baltimore Orioles 14, Cleveland Indians 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,189)
W: Scott Erickson L: Orel Hershiser S: Arthur Rhodes
Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 15,594)
W: Brad Radke L: Roger Clemens S: Dave Stevens
Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 5 (11 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 16,685)
W: Larry Thomas L: Mike Henneman
Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,272)
W: Randy Johnson L: Greg Gohr
Oakland Athletics 11, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 12,236)
W: Doug Johns L: Scott Karl
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,519)
W: Jimmy Key L: Tim Belcher S: Steve Howe
Toronto Blue Jays 7, California Angels 4 at Skydome (att. 25,512)
W: Erik Hanson L: Jim Abbott S: Mike Timlin
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Friday, April 12th

IN THE NEWS: Tom Urbanski pitches 5+ strong innings to win his 1st game of the year as the Cards top the Phils, 6–1. Dennis Eckersley, with his appearance in the 9th inning, ties Cy Young (8th place) with 906 appearances. The Cards offense is paced by Ray Lankford with two homers.

Reds fans are again able to get out of town scores at Riverfront Stadium. In a cost-cutting move, owner Marge Schott had canceled the score-reporting service to save the month fee of $350.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1996
Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 8 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,960)
W: Todd Jones L: Marcus Moore S: Jeff Tabaka
Colorado Rockies 6, New York Mets 5 at Coors Field (att. 50,045)
W: Marvin Freeman L: Mark Clark S: Curt Leskanic
Florida Marlins 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,343)
W: John Burkett L: Ismael Valdes
Montreal Expos 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,087)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Danny Darwin
Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 25,747)
W: Jason Schmidt L: Sean Bergman S: Mark Wohlers
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 45,589)
W: Mark Leiter L: Jaime Navarro S: Rod Beck
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,753)
W: Tom Urbani L: Mike Williams
Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,602)
W: Mike Mussina L: Rich Robertson
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 26,703)
W: Charles Nagy L: Aaron Sele S: Jose Mesa
Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 13,623)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Alex Fernandez
California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,921)
W: Chuck Finley L: Felipe Lira S: Troy Percival
Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 7,113)
W: Kevin Appier L: Ricky Bones S: Jeff Montgomery
New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,238)
W: David Cone L: Ken Hill S: John Wetteland
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 31,293)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Paul Quantrill
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Saturday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: After a lackluster loss in the Opener, Hideo Nomo is back on form as he strikes out 17 Florida batter en route to a 3–1 Dodger win. Billy Ashley and Raul Mondesi homer for the Dodgers.

In Milwaukee, Michael Tucker's 3-run homer in the 5th inning -- the only hit allowed by knuckleballer Steve Sparks -- is enough to give the Royals a 3–2 win.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1996
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Florida Marlins 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,059)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Chris Hammond
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,834)
W: Paul Wagner L: Jeff Fassero
San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 45,250)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Tom Glavine S: Doug Bochtler
San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 22,120)
W: Jeff Juden L: Rodney Myers
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,913)
W: Rich Hunter L: Tony Fossas S: Ricky Bottalico
Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,644)
W: Armando Benitez L: Pat Mahomes
Cleveland Indians 14, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 31,827)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jamie Moyer
Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 5 (12 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,812)
W: Matt Karchner L: Don Wengert
Detroit Tigers 9, California Angels 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,719)
W: Greg Keagle L: Scott Sanderson
Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 9,224)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Steve Sparks S: Jeff Montgomery
Texas Rangers 10, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium (att. 19,603)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Dwight Gooden S: Ed Vosberg
Seattle Mariners 14, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 33,645)
W: Chris Bosio L: Jeff Ware
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Sunday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: John Smoltz loses his no-hit bid when Tony Gwynn hits a one-out fly ball in the 7th that pops out of Ryan Klesko's mitt just before he hits the fence. The hit is ruled a double. Smoltz K's 13 and allows the one hit before giving way to Mark Wohlers in the 9th as the Braves top the Padres, 4–0.

Minutes before the start of the 2nd game with the Astros at Cincinnati, Reds' owner Marge Schott walks on the field to apologize to Larry Vandover and the umpiring crew for her remarks following the death of John McSherry. Crew chief Harry Wendelstedt is mystified, saying, "I had no idea what she was doing out there." The Reds take the 2nd game 9–8 after winning the opener, 5–3.

Julio Franco's homer in the 11th gives the Indians a 7–6 win over the Red Sox. Boston is 2–8, and off to their worst start since 1945.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Pete Schourek L: Mike Hampton S: Jeff Brantley
Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 8 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,552)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Anthony Young S: Jeff Brantley
New York Mets 10, Colorado Rockies 4 at Coors Field (att. 48,051)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Kevin Ritz S: Doug Henry
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Florida Marlins 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,728)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Al Leiter
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,797)
W: Denny Neagle L: Pedro Martinez
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 45,014)
W: John Smoltz L: Fernando Valenzuela
Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 23,137)
W: Kevin Foster L: Allen Watson S: Turk Wendell
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,545)
W: T. J. Mathews L: Sid Fernandez S: Dennis Eckersley
Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,660)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Jimmy Haynes S: Dave Stevens
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 6 (11 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 31,796)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Mike Stanton S: Jose Mesa
Oakland Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,236)
W: Buddy Groom L: Bill Simas
Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,009)
W: Richie Lewis L: Mike James
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at County Stadium (att. 19,131)
W: Ben McDonald L: Chris Haney S: Angel Miranda
New York Yankees 12, Texas Rangers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,181)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Kevin Gross
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Skydome (att. 29,301)
W: Bob Wolcott L: Pat Hentgen
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Monday, April 15th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 20,395)
W: Marcus Moore L: Bob Patterson S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 11, San Diego Padres 9 at Coors Field (att. 48,027)
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Willie Blair S: Curt Leskanic
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,731)
W: Alan Benes L: John Ericks S: Rick Honeycutt
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 32,861)
W: Jack McDowell L: Tim Wakefield
Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 10 at Royals Stadium (att. 12,653)
W: Matt Karchner L: Hipolito Pichardo S: Roberto Hernandez
Seattle Mariners 11, California Angels 10 at Kingdome (att. 36,960)
W: Norm Charlton L: Mark Eichhorn
Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 19,312)
W: Mike Mohler L: Gil Heredia
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Skydome (att. 26,127)
W: Juan Guzman L: Omar Olivares
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Tuesday, April 16th

IN THE NEWS: Cecil Fielder pounds three home runs to lead the Tigers to a 13–8 clipping of the Blue Jays. Fielder has now hit nine homers for April.

Dan Wilson hits a grand slam and drives in all five Seattle runs to give the M's a 5–3 win over the Angels. Ken Griffey Jr.'s sensational catch of George Arias' line drive robs him of a 3-run homer.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1996
Atlanta Braves 5, Florida Marlins 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 26,625)
W: Steve Avery L: Kevin Brown S: Mark Wohlers
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 11,464)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Mark Portugal
San Diego Padres 10, Colorado Rockies 6 at Coors Field (att. 48,031)
W: Andy Ashby L: Armando Reynoso
Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,510)
W: Mel Rojas L: Russ Springer
Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,795)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Jason Isringhausen S: Todd Jones
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,716)
W: Mark Dewey L: Antonio Osuna S: Rod Beck
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 21,349)
W: Zane Smith L: Andy Benes S: Jon Lieber
Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,017)
W: David Wells L: Roger Clemens
Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 12,399)
W: Tim Belcher L: Jason Bere S: Jeff Montgomery
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium (att. 7,059)
W: Scott Karl L: Jimmy Key
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,103)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Brad Radke
Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 3 at Kingdome (att. 25,404)
W: Randy Johnson L: Jim Abbott
Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 20,948)
W: Bobby Witt L: Doug Johns S: Mike Henneman
Detroit Tigers 13, Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Skydome (att. 25,503)
W: Greg Gohr L: Erik Hanson S: Richie Lewis
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Wednesday, April 17th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers roll over the Giants, scoring seven runs in the 4th inning, to win 11–2. Starter Chan Ho Park strikes out the side in the first two innings, as Dodger pitchers K 14.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Florida Marlins 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,884)
W: Greg Maddux L: John Burkett S: Mark Wohlers
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 13,023)
W: Turk Wendell L: Johnny Ruffin
San Diego Padres 11, Colorado Rockies 6 at Coors Field (att. 48,011)
W: Bryce Florie L: Marvin Freeman
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,728)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Rheal Cormier
Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,065)
W: Darryl Kile L: Paul Wilson S: Todd Jones
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 17,039)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Mark Leiter
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,074)
W: Donovan Osborne L: Danny Darwin
Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (12 inn.) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,258)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Mike Maddux
California Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 15,361)
W: Chuck Finley L: Paul Quantrill
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,350)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Kevin Appier S: Roberto Hernandez
Milwaukee Brewers 8, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium (att. 7,124)
W: Ricky Bones L: David Cone
Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,276)
W: Greg Hansell L: Paul Shuey S: Dave Stevens
Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Kingdome (att. 18,008)
W: Mike Jackson L: Randy Veres
Texas Rangers 12, Oakland Athletics 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 24,120)
W: Ken Hill L: Carlos Reyes
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Thursday, April 18th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1996
Florida Marlins 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 25,300)
W: Chris Hammond L: Tom Glavine S: Robb Nen
Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,857)
W: Mike Perez L: William VanLandingham S: Turk Wendell
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 8 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,316)
W: Ricky Bottalico L: Mel Rojas
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,700)
W: Paul Wagner L: Todd Stottlemyre
Boston Red Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,283)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Mike Mussina S: Heathcliff Slocumb
California Angels 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,083)
W: Mike James L: Jeff Ware S: Troy Percival
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,153)
W: Steve Sparks L: Mark Gubicza
Seattle Mariners 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Kingdome (att. 17,536)
W: Chris Bosio L: Clint Sodowsky S: Edwin Hurtado
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Friday, April 19th

IN THE NEWS: The host Rangers show no mercy in running up the largest score in the A.L. in 41 years and trouncing the league-leading Orioles, 26–7. Sixteen of the runs come in the 56-minute 8th inning, their last at bat, and the largest 8th inning tally in baseball history. The inning is highlighted by Kevin Elster's grand slam off O's backup IF Manny Alexander. Manny, no Grover Cleveland Alexander, walks four including three with the bases loaded, but does manage to get an out. For O's reliever Jesse Orosco, it's a bad two days as he gives up 12 earned runs in two 1/3 innings: The two outings raise his season ERA from 1.52 to 3.40. Juan Gonzalez hits two homers and has six RBIs, while Dean Palmer (2) and Will Clark also add round-trippers. O's manager Johnson fumes when Mickey Tettleton takes 3B with Texas ahead 20–7: "I've seen it all, but guys tagging up from second with an 18-run lead, it's ridiculous." Texas manager Johnny Oates, who still carries a clipping from a 1983 IL game when Johnson, with a 9-run lead, had his team stealing against Oates' squad, counters, "Davey didn't have to use an infielder to pitch in that inning."

The wind is blowing out in Chicago, and Brian McRae, with a grand slam, Ryne Sandberg and Mark Grace hit consecutive homers in the 6th to give the Cubs a 10–6 win over the Giants. Losing lefty Mike Watson serves up five Cub homers and shows little respect for venerable Wrigley Field: "I hate this place. They should burn it down."

The A's have a delayed home opener in the reconstructed Oakland Coliseum, though there are no bleachers for the time being. The formerly symmetrical stadium now sports six distinct angles in the outfield, much like the old Forbes or Ebbets Field. All the fans tonight are given yellow construction helmets with the A's logo on them. The A's, 2–4 in their six early games in Las Vegas, lose 4–3 to the White Sox when Frank Thomas cracks a 2-run homer in the 8th to give Chicago reliever Matt Karchner his 3rd win.

At Anaheim, California's Mark Langston picks up a complete game win, 4–3 over the Tigers. Detroit's Mark Parent and the Angels' Tim Wallach both homer, but neither is over the left field fence where actor Charlie Sheen has purchased 2,615 seats for himself and three friends. Sheen, an inveterate sports memorabilia collector, was hoping for a home run in his vicinity. "I didn't want to crawl over the paying public," said Sheen after shelling out $6,500 for the seats.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1996
Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 27,375)
W: John Smoltz L: Joey Hamilton
Chicago Cubs 10, San Francisco Giants 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 17,662)
W: Kevin Foster L: Allen Watson
Florida Marlins 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 24,143)
W: Jay Powell L: Darren Hall
Houston Astros 13, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Astrodome (att. 22,728)
W: Doug Brocail L: Pete Schourek
Montreal Expos 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,256)
W: Barry Manuel L: Dan Plesac
Colorado Rockies 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,225)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Pete Harnisch S: Curt Leskanic
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,614)
W: Cory Bailey L: Russ Springer S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 32,693)
W: Mark Langston L: Mike Myers
Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,521)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Tom Gordon
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,321)
W: Ben McDonald L: Chris Haney
Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,279)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Dwight Gooden
Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 31,320)
W: Matt Karchner L: John Briscoe S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 32,189)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Bob Wolcott S: Brian Bohanon
Texas Rangers 26, Baltimore Orioles 7 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 41,184)
W: Dennis Cook L: Kent Mercker S: Ed Vosberg
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Saturday, April 20th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1996
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,893)
W: Greg McMichael L: Doug Bochtler S: Mark Wohlers
San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,047)
W: Mark Gardner L: Jim Bullinger
Florida Marlins 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 35,542)
W: Al Leiter L: Hideo Nomo S: Robb Nen
Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 34,098)
W: John Smiley L: Doug Drabek
Montreal Expos 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,022)
W: Pedro Martinez L: John Ericks
New York Mets 4, Colorado Rockies 3 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 20,847)
W: John Franco L: John Habyan
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 23,630)
W: Alan Benes L: Ricky Bottalico S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,685)
W: Jason Grimsley L: Greg Keagle S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,498)
W: Jack McDowell L: Tim Wakefield S: Jose Mesa
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,220)
W: Angel Miranda L: Jason Jacome
New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 24,586)
W: Bob Wickman L: Eddie Guardado S: John Wetteland
Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,480)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Todd VanPoppel
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 47,487)
W: Juan Guzman L: Paul Menhart S: Mike Timlin
Texas Rangers 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,358)
W: Kevin Gross L: Jimmy Haynes
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Sunday, April 21st

IN THE NEWS: Dean Palmer's grand slam and 2-run homer lead Texas (13–4) to a 9–6 win over the Orioles and a sweep of the 3-game series. The O's Brady Anderson lead off the game with a home run, the 4th straight game he's socked a lead-off home run, and believed to be a major league record.

Rookie pitcher Tom Thobe makes two errors in the 15th inning to allow the Padres to score, then grounds out to end the game, as Atlanta loses 2–1.

New York's expensive free-agent, Kenny Rogers, finally debuts, throwing a no-hitter for five 1/3 innings. He leaves with a 4–0 lead, and New York holds on for a 9–5 win over the Twins.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1996
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 (15 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,829)
W: Tim Worrell L: Tom Thobe S: Doug Bochtler
San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,065)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Steve Trachsel S: Rod Beck
Florida Marlins 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 23,842)
W: Kevin Brown L: Darren Hall S: Terry Mathews
Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Astrodome (att. 27,845)
W: Todd Jones L: Jeff Brantley
Montreal Expos 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,361)
W: Dave Veres L: Jason Christiansen
Colorado Rockies 6, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 22,737)
W: Curt Leskanic L: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 32,896)
W: Mike Grace L: Andy Benes S: Ricky Bottalico
California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 36,733)
W: Mark Eichhorn L: Richie Lewis S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 11, Boston Red Sox 7 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,256)
W: Chad Ogea L: Brad Pennington
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,666)
W: Kevin Wickander L: Hipolito Pichardo S: Mike Fetters
New York Yankees 9, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,115)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Brad Radke
Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,125)
W: Jim Corsi L: Bill Simas S: Mike Mohler
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Kingdome (att. 34,915)
W: Randy Johnson L: Erik Hanson
Texas Rangers 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 39,456)
W: Darren Oliver L: David Wells
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Monday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Rheal Cormier allows just three hits and Henry Rodriguez slams two homers and drives in five runs as host Montreal clips the Cardinals, 8–0. Rodriguez, starting in LF for the injured Moises Alou, homered twice on Saturday and is 9-for-14. Montreal (12–7) leads Atlanta in the N.L. East by one 1/2 games.

Shawon Dunston makes four errors, but participates in four of the Giants five double plays in an 11–8 loss to the Astros. Dunston is mercifully lifted in the 8th, but his four errors is the most by a Giant since Bob Brenly's four in a 1986 game.

In Arlington, Harold Baines, with a 3-run blast, and Robin Ventura hit consecutive homers in the 6th as the Sox halt the Rangers' five-game win streak, 12–4. Ventura and Danny Tartabull then hit back-to-back homers in the 8th to cinch Alex Fernandez's 3rd win.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 33,080)
W: Greg Maddux L: Tom Candiotti
Colorado Rockies 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,227)
W: Marvin Freeman L: Jaime Navarro S: Curt Leskanic
San Diego Padres 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 17,473)
W: Andy Ashby L: John Burkett
Montreal Expos 8, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 9,778)
W: Rheal Cormier L: Donovan Osborne
New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,568)
W: Paul Wilson L: Mark Portugal
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,604)
W: Danny Darwin L: Terry Mulholland
Houston Astros 11, San Francisco Giants 8 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,867)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Mark Leiter
California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,039)
W: Mike James L: Mike Christopher S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,236)
W: Charles Nagy L: Scott Erickson S: Jose Mesa
New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,763)
W: David Cone L: Kevin Appier
Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,340)
W: Aaron Sele L: Rich Robertson S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,021)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Ricky Bones S: John Briscoe
Toronto Blue Jays 16, Seattle Mariners 7 at Kingdome (att. 18,467)
W: Tony Castillo L: Edwin Hurtado
Chicago White Sox 12, Texas Rangers 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 22,348)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Bobby Witt S: Matt Karchner
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Tuesday, April 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Albert Belle and Manny Ramirez each hit 3-run homers and the Indians hold off the Orioles for an 9–8 win. The Indians win their 10th in 11 games, while the O's drop their 6th straight.

In Milwaukee, the A's rack up nine runs off knuckler Steve Sparks, with Scott Brosius banging a 3-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the 4th. Jason Giambi tallies a double in the first off Sparks, a triple in the 2nd, and a two run homer in the 4th. With teammates urging him to stop at first on any hit, Giambi lines out his next two times up. The A's need all nine runs as the Brewers battle back to lose, 9–6.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1996
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 30,475)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Brad Clontz S: Todd Worrell
Colorado Rockies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,325)
W: Bryan Rekar L: Frank Castillo S: Curt Leskanic
San Diego Padres 7, Florida Marlins 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 19,667)
W: Sean Bergman L: Chris Hammond
Montreal Expos 12, St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,352)
W: Tim Scott L: T. J. Mathews
New York Mets 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 14,357)
W: Doug Henry L: Jeff Shaw
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 19,254)
W: Russ Springer L: Paul Wagner S: Ken Ryan
Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,439)
W: Darryl Kile L: William VanLandingham
Cleveland Indians 9, Baltimore Orioles 8 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,770)
W: Chad Ogea L: Mike Mussina S: Jose Mesa
Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 12,536)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Jimmy Key S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,533)
W: Dan Naulty L: Joe Hudson S: Dave Stevens
Oakland Athletics 9, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,026)
W: Steve Wojciechowski L: Steve Sparks S: Mike Mohler
Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 29,123)
W: James Baldwin L: Ken Hill S: Roberto Hernandez
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Wednesday, April 24th

IN THE NEWS: Twins' manager Tom Kelly apologizes to the fans after his team wallops the host Tigers 24–11, the highest score rung up on Detroit since their loss in 1912 when the team boycotted over the suspension of Ty Cobb and a sub team was hastily cobbled together. Greg Myers and Paul Molitor each drives in five runs as Minnesota scores against all seven Tiger pitchers they face. The 35 runs is the most today as major league teams total 195 runs, the most this century. The average game total of 13.9 runs tops the record of 13.6 set on July 12, 1931.

Reggie Jefferson's 3rd double of the game breaks a 7th-inning tie as Boston edges the Rangers 11–9. Texas is led by unlikely slugger Kevin Elster, who slugs homers in the 2nd and 3rd for five RBIs.

Henry Rodriguez clouts his 9th homer and Shane Andrews singles home the winner in the 10th as Montreal beat the Reds, 7–6, for its 6th straight win, to lead the National League East by two 1/2 games. Rodriguez has now hit six homers in his last 13 at bats.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1996
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Colorado Rockies 8 at Coors Field (att. 48,047)
W: Toby Borland L: Steve Reed S: Ricky Bottalico
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 26,666)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Doug Brocail
Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 10,126)
W: Mike Dyer L: Marcus Moore
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Florida Marlins 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,812)
W: Denny Neagle L: Pat Rapp
San Diego Padres 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,608)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Kevin Foster S: Trevor Hoffman
Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,296)
W: John Smoltz L: Allen Watson
St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,189)
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Pete Harnisch
Boston Red Sox 11, Texas Rangers 9 at Fenway Park (att. 19,217)
W: Mike Stanton L: Gil Heredia S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Chicago White Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,882)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Chris Bosio S: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 24, Detroit Tigers 11 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,189)
W: Erik Bennett L: Randy Veres
Baltimore Orioles 11, Kansas City Royals 8 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,962)
W: Kent Mercker L: Chris Haney
California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 7,051)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Ben McDonald S: Troy Percival
New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 8 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,187)
W: Scott Kamieniecki L: Dennis Martinez
Oakland Athletics 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 28,029)
W: Ariel Prieto L: Pat Hentgen S: Jim Corsi
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Thursday, April 25th

IN THE NEWS: The Mets bang three homers in the 7th and score eight runs to bury the Cardinals, 9–3. Jose Vizcaino leads the way with four hits. He sets a team-record of nine straight hits over three games, but strikes out his last at bat.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1996
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Colorado Rockies 1 at Coors Field (att. 48,033)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Mark Thompson S: Ken Ryan
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 33,530)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Doug Drabek S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,067)
W: Pedro Martinez L: John Smiley
Florida Marlins 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,315)
W: Al Leiter L: John Hope S: Robb Nen
San Diego Padres 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,736)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Jim Bullinger
San Francisco Giants 8, Atlanta Braves 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,436)
W: Mark Gardner L: Jason Schmidt
New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,933)
W: Mark Clark L: Alan Benes
Boston Red Sox 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 20,350)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Kevin Gross
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 14,679)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Bob Wolcott S: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 11, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,804)
W: La Troy Hawkins L: Scott Aldred S: Greg Hansell
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,090)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Julio Valera S: Randy Myers
Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 5 at County Stadium (att. 6,707)
W: Mike Fetters L: Mike James
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,580)
W: Jim Poole L: Andy Pettitte S: Jose Mesa
Oakland Athletics 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (11 inn.) at Skydome (att. 26,163)
W: Mike Mohler L: Tim Crabtree
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Friday, April 26th

IN THE NEWS: Mike Grace (4–0) retires the first 16 batters and pitches eight innings after scattering three singles. The Phils win 2–0 over the Reds, sending Cincy to their 9th loss in 10 games.

Gary Sheffield cracks a 2-run homer in the first inning off San Francisco starter Osvaldo Fernandez, but that's all the Marlin scoring as the Giants win, 3–2. For Sheffield, it is his 11th homer of April, matching the major league record for the month.

Former American League pitcher Milt Gaston dies at age 100. Gaston played for five teams in the 1920s and 1930s and had 18 Hall of Fame teammates and managers, more than any player in history.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1996
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,842)
W: Mike Grace L: Dave Burba S: Ricky Bottalico
Montreal Expos 6, Colorado Rockies 2 at Coors Field (att. 48,024)
W: Tavo Alvarez L: Armando Reynoso
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,172)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Steve Trachsel S: Todd Worrell
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,185)
W: Jason Christiansen L: Jason Isringhausen
San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 21,254)
W: Tim Worrell L: Mike Hampton S: Trevor Hoffman
Florida Marlins 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,461)
W: Kevin Brown L: Osvaldo Fernandez
Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,598)
W: Steve Avery L: Andy Benes
Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 44,022)
W: Mark Brandenburg L: David Wells S: Mike Henneman
Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 22,385)
W: Tim Belcher L: Roger Clemens S: Jeff Montgomery
Detroit Tigers 14, Oakland Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 7,941)
W: Mike Christopher L: Doug Johns
Seattle Mariners 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 13,072)
W: Rafael Carmona L: Mike Potts S: Norm Charlton
New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 14,450)
W: Mariano Rivera L: Brad Radke S: John Wetteland
Cleveland Indians 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 30,227)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Erik Hanson S: Jose Mesa
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Saturday, April 27th

IN THE NEWS: Dodger Tom Candiotti starts against the Cubs, but departs after one inning with a muscle pull. His start breaks a 90-year-old ML record, and is the 454th consecutive one by a righthander for LA. The Dodgers, from October 2, 1902 until April 14, 1906, a string of 453 games, started nothing but righties. After Candiotti's exit, the Cubs win 4–3 in 10 innings when Sammy Sosa singles home the winner. The win snaps the Cubs' 7-game loss streak.

Barry Bonds hits two homers, the 300th and 301st of his career, then with the Giants leading 6–1, he is tossed out of the game for disputing a 6th-inning, 3rd-strike call. Bonds is only the 4th major leaguer to hit 300 homers and steal 300 bases, joining his father Bobby Bonds, his godfather Willie Mays, and Andre Dawson. Bonds Sr. is the first base coach today, filling in for Jim Davenport, while Dawson, playing left field for the Marlins, has the best view of the two homers. Mark Leiter (2–3) allows six hits for the 6–3 win, with Rod Beck getting the final out.

New York's David Cone misses his first start in nine years when he experiences a numbing in the fingers off his pitching hand. His replacement, Dwight Gooden, fashions a decent outing, allowing one run in six innings against the Twins. He has seven strikeouts using a shorter stride off the mound. But the Yankee bullpen can't match the Doc and the Twins score four runs on six hits off Bob Wickman in the 10th to win, 8–6.

Colorado 2B Eric Young strokes five hits as the Rockies defeat the Expos, 6-5, in 13 innings.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1996
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,555)
W: Dave Leiper L: Mark Portugal S: Ricky Bottalico
Colorado Rockies 6, Montreal Expos 5 (13 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 48,013)
W: Lance Painter L: Omar Daal
Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,519)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Antonio Osuna S: Doug Jones
New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,698)
W: Dave Mlicki L: Dan Miceli S: John Franco
Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 38,309)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Andy Ashby
San Francisco Giants 6, Florida Marlins 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,711)
W: Mark Leiter L: John Burkett S: Rod Beck
Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 20,757)
W: Greg Maddux L: Donovan Osborne
Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,311)
W: Bobby Witt L: Scott Erickson S: Ed Vosberg
Kansas City Royals 10, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 29,459)
W: Kevin Appier L: Aaron Sele
Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 18,139)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Jim Abbott S: Roberto Hernandez
Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,067)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Felipe Lira S: Billy Taylor
Seattle Mariners 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 17,270)
W: Bob Wells L: Ricky Bones S: Norm Charlton
Minnesota Twins 8, New York Yankees 6 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,025)
W: Erik Bennett L: Bob Wickman
Toronto Blue Jays 11, Cleveland Indians 6 at Skydome (att. 40,140)
W: Tony Castillo L: Charles Nagy
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Sunday, April 28th

IN THE NEWS: Visiting Texas scores four runs in the 10th and holds on for a 5–4 win over the Orioles. Baltimore's Brady Anderson cracks his 11th homer of April, joining Gary Sheffield, who hit his 11th of Friday, Willie Stargell (1971), Graig Nettles (1974), and Mike Schmidt (1976) as the only players to hit that many in the month.

Veteran Frank Viola, brought up yesterday from the minors, is rocked for 10 runs in four innings by the Indians. who roll to a 17–3 win over the Blue Jays. Sandy Alomar hits a 3-run homer and Albert Belle adds a solo shot and drives in three runs.

Darrin Fletcher and David Segui belt grand slams and Montreal sets a team record for scoring by routing Colorado, 21–9. Reserve OF F.P. Santangelo knocks in five runs, to go along with Segui's six RBI, and Fletcher's 5. SS Mark Grudzielanek strokes five hits for the Expos.

The Yankees top the Twins, 6–3, as reliever Mariano Rivera pitches the last three innings for the win. Rivera has now thrown nine hitless innings over his last three outings. Paul O'Neill, leading the A.L. in hitting, robs Paul Molitor of a homer in the 7th and then clouts one of his own. The Yankees pull ahead of Baltimore in the A.L. East.

On the 100th anniversary of the opening of Bennett Field at Michigan and Trumbull Avenues, the Tigers lose to the A's, 6–3. Scott Brosius rings up his 3rd two-homer game of the season, and Mark McGwire adds a homer, estimated at 462 feet, that almost clears the RF roof at Tiger Stadium, to lead the A's. Oakland collects four homers off Greg Gohr, and adds another, while Detroit bangs two, including Cecil Fielder's 10th of the year.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1996
Montreal Expos 21, Colorado Rockies 9 at Coors Field (att. 48,006)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Bryan Rekar
Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,441)
W: Frank Castillo L: Chan Ho Park
New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 27,706)
W: Bobby Jones L: Paul Wagner S: John Franco
Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 27,208)
W: Darryl Kile L: Sean Bergman S: Todd Jones
San Francisco Giants 10, Florida Marlins 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 23,535)
W: William VanLandingham L: Chris Hammond
Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 (10 inn.) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,327)
W: Gil Heredia L: Roger McDowell S: Mike Henneman
Kansas City Royals 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park (att. 32,491)
W: Kenny Robinson L: Heathcliff Slocumb S: Jeff Montgomery
Chicago White Sox 10, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,574)
W: James Baldwin L: Chuck Finley
Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 8,907)
W: Steve Wojciechowski L: Greg Gohr S: Billy Taylor
Milwaukee Brewers 16, Seattle Mariners 9 at County Stadium (att. 19,717)
W: Mike Potts L: Tim Davis
New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,793)
W: Mariano Rivera L: Frank Rodriguez S: John Wetteland
Cleveland Indians 17, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 31,143)
W: Albie Lopez L: Frank Viola
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Monday, April 29th

IN THE NEWS: On a smog-filled rainy evening, John Franco records his 300th save, pitching in relief in the Mets 3–2 win over the division-leading Expos. Franco is the first lefty to reach the 300-save mark. The save comes exactly 12 years to the day after his 1st one, for the Reds, in 1984.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1996
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Chicago Cubs 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,003)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Kevin Foster
New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,011)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Jeff Fassero S: John Franco
San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 8,979)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Doug Brocail
Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,452)
W: Tom Glavine L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Mark Wohlers
Baltimore Orioles 8, Texas Rangers 7 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 41,503)
W: Jimmy Haynes L: Rick Helling S: Randy Myers
Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 12,549)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Jason Grimsley S: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 11, Kansas City Royals 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 10,237)
W: Greg Hansell L: Terry Clark S: Erik Bennett
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Tuesday, April 30th

IN THE NEWS: In the longest 9-inning game ever—4 hours and 21 minutes—the Yankees outslug the Orioles, 13–10 to disappoint 43,117 at Camden Yards. The host O's score nine runs off starter Andy Pettitte and take a 9–4 lead in the 2nd. New York ties it at 9–9 in the 5th, then wins it in the 7th on Tino Martinez's 3-run shot. Jim Leyritz and Paul O'Neill also homer for New York. The previous record for longest game was 4:18, set in a 1962 Dodgers-Giants game.

In Cincinnati, the Pirates send the Reds to their 8th straight loss, 10–7, by scoring nine runs in the 4th inning. Jeff King hits two home runs in the deluge, including a grand slam He hit two homers in an inning last August 8, and becomes just the 4th person to accomplish that feat twice.

The host Twins score 10 runs in the 5th inning before making an out, to whip the Royals, 15–7. The highlight is Marty Cordova's bases-loaded triple.

Led by Barry Bonds' two homers, one a grand slam, the Giants rally from four runs down to top the Padres 9–4. Bonds finishes the first month with 11 home runs, tying mark for most homers in April.

Fred McGriff gets five hits to lead Atlanta to a 7-5 victory over Houston, knocking the Astros into a tie for 1st in the National League Central. Every team in the division has a record below .500.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1996
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,771)
W: Turk Wendell L: Dennis Eckersley
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,243)
W: Denny Neagle L: John Smiley S: Francisco Cordova
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 15,252)
W: Pat Rapp L: Mike Williams S: Robb Nen
Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 17,795)
W: John Smoltz L: Todd Jones S: Greg McMichael
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Colorado Rockies 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,037)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Kevin Ritz S: Todd Worrell
San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,170)
W: Allen Watson L: Bob Tewksbury
New York Yankees 13, Baltimore Orioles 10 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,117)
W: Jeff Nelson L: Keith Shepherd S: John Wetteland
Boston Red Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 18,504)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Jose Lima
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,268)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Kevin Tapani S: Jose Mesa
Minnesota Twins 16, Kansas City Royals 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 10,503)
W: Dan Naulty L: Mike Magnante
California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,154)
W: Mark Langston L: Ariel Prieto
Seattle Mariners 8, Texas Rangers 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 27,272)
W: Chris Bosio L: Kevin Gross
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Skydome (att. 25,467)
W: Tim Crabtree L: Marshall Boze
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