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AUGUST
1996

Thursday, August 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox put Jose Canseco on the DL for back surgery. With Kevin Mitchell and Canseco gone from the outfield, the Sox defense will improve and so will their record. But they lose today, 9–4, to the Royals, as Roger Clemens (4-11) is tagged for seven runs in six innings.

The Mets make a team-record seven errors in handing a 13–9 win to the Pirates. The Bucs get seven unearned runs.

In the Olympics, Japan stuns the U.S. team, 11–2 to qualify to play Cuba for the gold. Japan pounds Kris Benson for eight hits and five runs in four innings. Starter Masanori Sugiera scatters six hits in five 2/3 innings for the win. Takeo Kawamura allows no hits in finishing.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1996
Chicago Cubs 4, Colorado Rockies 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 25,564)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Mark Thompson S: Bob Patterson
Florida Marlins 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (14 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,197)
W: Chris Hammond L: Darren Dreifort S: Terry Mathews
Cincinnati Reds 9, Montreal Expos 7 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,725)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Mike Dyer S: Jeff Brantley
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, New York Mets 9 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,327)
W: Ramon Morel L: Dave Mlicki S: John Ericks
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Russ Springer L: Donovan Osborne S: Ken Ryan
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,934)
W: Andy Benes L: Mike Mimbs
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,089)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Tim Worrell S: Mark Wohlers
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,249)
W: Erik Hanson L: Albie Lopez S: Mike Timlin
Detroit Tigers 13, California Angels 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,591)
W: Brian Williams L: Shawn Boskie
Kansas City Royals 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,934)
W: Tim Belcher L: Roger Clemens
Seattle Mariners 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 18,425)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Ben McDonald
Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,379)
W: David Wells L: Rich Robertson S: Randy Myers
Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,514)
W: Kevin Tapani L: John Wasdin S: Roberto Hernandez
New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 34,855)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Ken Hill S: John Wetteland
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Friday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1996
Colorado Rockies 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 34,186)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Amaury Telemaco
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome (att. 22,682)
W: Doug Drabek L: Mark Gardner S: Xavier Hernandez
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,012)
W: Scott Radinsky L: John Smoltz S: Mark Guthrie
Montreal Expos 11, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,988)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Kevin Jarvis
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 34,091)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Bobby Jones S: Rick Honeycutt
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,505)
W: Marc Wilkins L: Ron Blazier
San Diego Padres 2, Florida Marlins 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,239)
W: Trevor Hoffman L: Yorkis Perez
Boston Red Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 10 at Fenway Park (att. 28,041)
W: Mark Brandenburg L: Dan Naulty
Cleveland Indians 11, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,465)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Scott Erickson
Detroit Tigers 8, Seattle Mariners 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,405)
W: Omar Olivares L: Matt Wagner
Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 3 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 28,618)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Mariano Rivera
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Oakland Athletics 3 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,056)
W: Angel Miranda L: Billy Taylor S: Mike Fetters
Chicago White Sox 9, Texas Rangers 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 36,299)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Roger Pavlik
Toronto Blue Jays 9, California Angels 2 at Skydome (att. 30,261)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Chuck Finley
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Saturday, August 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Braves defeat the Dodgers, 5-3, in 18 innings. Rookie P Brad Woodall picks up his 1st victory with two 2/3 innings of hitless relief.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1996
Colorado Rockies 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,460)
W: Jamey Wright L: Jim Bullinger
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome (att. 35,930)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Shawn Estes
Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (18 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,575)
W: Brad Woodall L: Ramon Martinez
Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,184)
W: Rheal Cormier L: Mark Portugal S: Mel Rojas
New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 28,594)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Alan Benes S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,690)
W: Ricky Bottalico L: Dan Plesac
Florida Marlins 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 55,412)
W: Kevin Brown L: Scott Sanders S: Robb Nen
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Fenway Park (att. 19,860)
W: Aaron Sele L: Frank Rodriguez S: Joe Hudson
Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 29,135)
W: Scott Aldred L: Jeff Suppan
Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,448)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Chad Ogea
Detroit Tigers 6, Seattle Mariners 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 25,928)
W: Gregg Olson L: Norm Charlton
Kansas City Royals 11, New York Yankees 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,355)
W: Doug Linton L: Dave Weathers
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,171)
W: Ricky Bones L: Doug Johns
Chicago White Sox 11, Texas Rangers 9 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,481)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Jeff Russell
California Angels 11, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 32,139)
W: Mark Langston L: Tony Castillo
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Sunday, August 4th

IN THE NEWS: Jim Bunning, Earl Weaver, Bill Foster, and Ned Hanlon are inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.

The Braves end their 17-game 20-day road trip, with the 6–4 win over the Dodgers. The extended road stay is caused by the Atlanta-based Olympics.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1996
Colorado Rockies 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,738)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Frank Castillo
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Astrodome (att. 33,646)
W: Mike Hampton L: Osvaldo Fernandez S: Billy Wagner
Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,903)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Mark Guthrie S: Mark Wohlers
Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,408)
W: Ugueth Urbina L: Dave Burba S: Mel Rojas
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 24,595)
W: Mike Morgan L: Jason Isringhausen S: Dennis Eckersley
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,498)
W: Mike Williams L: Dan Miceli S: Ken Ryan
San Diego Padres 6, Florida Marlins 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 35,302)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Chris Hammond S: Trevor Hoffman
Boston Red Sox 13, Minnesota Twins 6 at Fenway Park (att. 29,939)
W: Vaughn Eshelman L: Scott Klingenbeck
Cleveland Indians 14, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,349)
W: Brian Anderson L: Rocky Coppinger
Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,569)
W: Bob Wolcott L: C. J. Nitkowski
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,624)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Jose Rosado
Oakland Athletics 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,281)
W: Dave Telgheder L: Tim VanEgmond S: Billy Taylor
Texas Rangers 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 32,854)
W: Bobby Witt L: James Baldwin
Toronto Blue Jays 7, California Angels 1 at Skydome (att. 30,253)
W: Huck Flener L: Jim Abbott
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Monday, August 5th

IN THE NEWS: The Orioles score six runs in the 8th inning to take a 13-3 lead over the Indians. After scoring one run in their half of the inning, Cleveland comes back with six of their own in the 9th, but falls three short and loses, 13-10. Chris Hoiles drives home four runs for the Orioles.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1996
Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 36,766)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Paul Wilson
Florida Marlins 16, Colorado Rockies 9 at Coors Field (att. 48,313)
W: Mark Hutton L: Marvin Freeman
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,337)
W: Curt Schilling L: Denny Neagle
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,277)
W: Roger Salkeld L: William VanLandingham S: Jeff Brantley
St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Diego Padres 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,653)
W: Andy Benes L: Bob Tewksbury
Boston Red Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Fenway Park (att. 23,884)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Juan Guzman
Baltimore Orioles 13, Cleveland Indians 10 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,863)
W: David Wells L: Paul Assenmacher
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,865)
W: Jimmy Key L: Hipolito Pichardo S: John Wetteland
Milwaukee Brewers 13, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,616)
W: Cal Eldred L: Willie Adams
Chicago White Sox 15, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 29,973)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Darren Oliver
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Tuesday, August 6th

IN THE NEWS: Darryl Strawberry strokes three home runs off Kevin Tapani in the Yankees 9-2 victory over the White Sox. In doing so, he becomes just the 8th player to hit three in a game in both leagues. The others to do it were Babe Ruth, Johnny Mize, Dave Kingman, Cory Snyder, Darnell Coles, Claudell Washington, and Larry Parrish.

Marcel Lachemann of the stumbling Angels quits as manager. John McNamara will take over for the rest of the season.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1996
Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,036)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Russ Springer
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,558)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Mark Clark S: Bob Patterson
Colorado Rockies 11, Florida Marlins 0 at Coors Field (att. 48,339)
W: Mark Thompson L: John Burkett
Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 17,658)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Darryl Kile S: Mel Rojas
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,824)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Steve Parris S: Todd Worrell
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,434)
W: Hector Carrasco L: Rod Beck S: Jeff Brantley
San Diego Padres 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,782)
W: Tim Worrell L: Donovan Osborne S: Trevor Hoffman
Boston Red Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Fenway Park (att. 25,264)
W: Mike Maddux L: Erik Hanson S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,058)
W: Brad Radke L: Dennis Springer S: Eddie Guardado
Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,931)
W: Ken Hill L: Felipe Lira S: Mike Henneman
Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,028)
W: Tim Belcher L: John Wasdin
Baltimore Orioles 13, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 17,075)
W: Mike Mussina L: Ben McDonald
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 33,025)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Kevin Tapani
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 31,472)
W: Albie Lopez L: Bob Wells S: Jose Mesa
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Wednesday, August 7th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1996
Atlanta Braves 14, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 29,920)
W: John Smoltz L: Bobby Munoz
New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,086)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Terry Adams
Colorado Rockies 12, Florida Marlins 5 at Coors Field (att. 48,622)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Al Leiter
Montreal Expos 13, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 19,703)
W: Mark Leiter L: Donne Wall
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,232)
W: Jon Lieber L: Ramon Martinez S: Marc Wilkins
San Francisco Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,829)
W: Mark Gardner L: Kevin Jarvis
St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 24,823)
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Doug Bochtler
Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Fenway Park (att. 30,443)
W: Tom Gordon L: Pat Hentgen
Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,611)
W: Rich Robertson L: Chuck Finley
Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,297)
W: John Cummings L: Roger Pavlik S: Mike Myers
Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,517)
W: Kevin Appier L: Ariel Prieto
Baltimore Orioles 12, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 20,287)
W: Scott Erickson L: Scott Karl
Chicago White Sox 8, New York Yankees 4 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 31,098)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Jeff Nelson
Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 30,431)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Norm Charlton S: Jose Mesa
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Thursday, August 8th

IN THE NEWS: Eddie Murray's 494th homer moves him ahead of Lou Gehrig to 15th place on the all time list. The 2-run homer in the 6th inning breaks a tie as Baltimore beats the Brewers, 6–4.

The Rangers acquire P John Burkett (6–10) from the Marlins in exchange for P Ryan Dempster and a player to be named.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1996
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,401)
W: Matt Beech L: Greg Maddux S: Ricky Bottalico
New York Mets 3, Florida Marlins 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,627)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Kevin Brown S: John Franco
Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Astrodome (att. 26,632)
W: Doug Drabek L: Pedro Martinez
San Diego Padres 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,388)
W: Scott Sanders L: Chris Peters
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,844)
W: Jim Poole L: Rick Honeycutt S: Rod Beck
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 32,696)
W: Woody Williams L: Aaron Sele S: Mike Timlin
Minnesota Twins 13, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,283)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Shawn Boskie
Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,995)
W: Omar Olivares L: Gil Heredia
Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,197)
W: Don Wengert L: Doug Linton S: Billy Taylor
Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 18,620)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Jeff D'Amico S: Randy Myers
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,898)
W: Bob Wickman L: Luis Andujar S: Mariano Rivera
Cleveland Indians 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 36,822)
W: Chad Ogea L: Terry Mulholland S: Jose Mesa
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Friday, August 9th

IN THE NEWS: The Tigers defeat the Yankees, 5–3, as DH Ruben Sierra, traded nine days ago from the Yankees, drives home all five Detroit runs with a double and 3-run homer.

Fernando Valenzuela limits Pittsburgh to three hits in seven 2/3 innings and Greg Vaughn hits the 100-RBI mark with a solo homer to lead the Padres to a 4–1 win. Vaughn, who had 95 RBIs with Milwaukee before being traded, is the first player to hit 100 ribbies in a season while playing in both leagues.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1996
Colorado Rockies 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 41,275)
W: Jamey Wright L: Tom Glavine S: Bruce Ruffin
Cincinnati Reds 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,004)
W: Mark Portugal L: Ismael Valdes
Florida Marlins 2, New York Mets 1 (10 inn.) at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,506)
W: Robb Nen L: Doug Henry
Chicago Cubs 11, Montreal Expos 9 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,498)
W: Jim Bullinger L: Rheal Cormier S: Bob Patterson
Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 21,780)
W: Shane Reynolds L: David West
San Diego Padres 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 30,066)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Dan Miceli S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,118)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Mike Morgan S: Rod Beck
Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 35,977)
W: Jose Rosado L: Mark Langston S: Jeff Montgomery
Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,995)
W: Bill Simas L: Randy Myers
Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium
W: Jeff Suppan L: Tim VanEgmond S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 19,541)
W: Vaughn Eshelman L: Ricky Bones S: Stan Belinda
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,439)
W: John Cummings L: Andy Pettitte S: Mike Myers
Cleveland Indians 10, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,122)
W: Jack McDowell L: Dave Telgheder
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 25,130)
W: Jose Parra L: Bob Wolcott S: Frank Rodriguez
Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Skydome (att. 33,535)
W: Bobby Witt L: Paul Quantrill S: Mike Henneman
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Saturday, August 10th

IN THE NEWS: Eddie Murray blasts his 18th career grand slam, highliting an 8-run 9th inning, as Baltimore beats the White Sox, 13–4. Murray's slam ties him for 2nd place with Willie McCovey.

The Rockies jump to a 7–0 lead over the Braves, then need back to back homers in the 10th to win, 9–7. Andres Galarraga, with his 2nd homer, and Vinny Castilla homer off Mark Wohlers for the victory. Galarraga now leads the National League in RBIs with 107.

The Royals roll to an 18–3 win over California as Johnny Damon hits a grand slam and drives in seven runs. Jim Abbott loses his 11th straight decision.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1996
Colorado Rockies 9, Atlanta Braves 7 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 46,064)
W: Steve Reed L: Mark Wohlers S: Bruce Ruffin
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,830)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Dave Burba S: Todd Worrell
Florida Marlins 9, New York Mets 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 22,115)
W: Pat Rapp L: Paul Wilson S: Robb Nen
Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 16,724)
W: Larry Casian L: Mike Dyer S: Turk Wendell
Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 18,486)
W: Mike Hampton L: Curt Schilling S: Billy Wagner
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 21,902)
W: Dario Veras L: Dan Plesac
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 49,344)
W: Andy Benes L: William VanLandingham
Kansas City Royals 18, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,657)
W: Chris Haney L: Jim Abbott
Baltimore Orioles 13, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,772)
W: Mike Mussina L: Wilson Alvarez S: Roger McDowell
Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 20,297)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Cal Eldred
Detroit Tigers 13, New York Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,863)
W: Richie Lewis L: Jimmy Key
Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 30,238)
W: Willie Adams L: Charles Nagy
Minnesota Twins 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 34,381)
W: Scott Klingenbeck L: Sterling Hitchcock
Texas Rangers 12, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 34,109)
W: Darren Oliver L: Juan Guzman
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Sunday, August 11th

IN THE NEWS: Clemson University P Kris Benson becomes the highest paid draft choice ever. He logs on with the Pirates for a $2 million signing bonus.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Colorado Rockies 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,961)
W: John Smoltz L: Marvin Freeman S: Mark Wohlers
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,897)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Hector Carrasco
New York Mets 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,092)
W: Mark Clark L: Marc Valdes S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 20,120)
W: Mel Rojas L: Kent Bottenfield
Houston Astros 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,150)
W: Darryl Kile L: Mike Williams
San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 27,227)
W: Sean Bergman L: Steve Parris S: Trevor Hoffman
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,139)
W: Donovan Osborne L: Allen Watson S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,591)
W: Dennis Springer L: Tim Belcher
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 27,088)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Alan Mills S: Roberto Hernandez
Boston Red Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 19,178)
W: Roger Clemens L: Ben McDonald S: Stan Belinda
New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 33,517)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Felipe Lira
Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 21,914)
W: John Wasdin L: Albie Lopez
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 36,114)
W: Brad Radke L: Bob Wells S: Frank Rodriguez
Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Skydome (att. 32,162)
W: John Burkett L: Erik Hanson
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Monday, August 12th

IN THE NEWS: Geronimo Berroa hits three home runs in the Athletics' 11-1 win over Minnesota. He becomes the 10th player in history to have a pair of 3-homer games in the same season. Berroa accounts for five of Oakland's runs and Mark McGwire accounts for four with a pair of homers himself.

The Expos defeat the Astros, 8-1, in a game marked by a 3rd-inning 10-minute brawl which will result in 4-game suspensions being handed down to Henry Rodriguez, Moises Alou, David Segui, Jeff Juden, and John Cangelosi. Danny Darwin gets six games. Houston manager Terry Collins receives a gash that will require four stitches to close when he's hit by a thrown batting helmet. The fight starts when Rodriguez is plunked by a pitch, the apparent result of his stopping and admiring a homer he hit his last time up. Al Leiter pitches a 3-hitter to win, although he gives up a leadoff homer to Brian Hunter.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1996
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,677)
W: Ramon Martinez L: John Smiley S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 8, Houston Astros 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 35,458)
W: Mark Leiter L: Danny Darwin
Chicago Cubs 11, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,636)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Jason Isringhausen
Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,499)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Chuck Finley S: Jose Mesa
Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 32,492)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 11, Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,071)
W: Ariel Prieto L: Rich Robertson
Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 43,476)
W: Kevin Appier L: Jamie Moyer S: Rick Huisman
Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 25,210)
W: Ken Hill L: Brian Williams
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Skydome (att. 33,250)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Tom Gordon
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Tuesday, August 13th

IN THE NEWS: After failing to score in the first three innings, the Giants proceed to plate runs in each of their next six at bats, going on to defeat the Pirates, 12-10. Rick Wilkins' pinch-hitter grand slam in the 8th leads the Jints on to victory.

Robin Ventura belts his team-record 9th grand slam to pace the White Sox to an 8–4 win over the Yankees. David Weathers serves up the gopher.

The Braves obtain 3B Terry Pendleton from the Marlins in exchange for minor league OF Roosevelt Brown.

Oklahoma City's Rick Helling pitches a perfect game, winning 4–0 over Nashville.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 10, San Diego Padres 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,205)
W: Kevin Jarvis L: Joey Hamilton
Florida Marlins 5, Colorado Rockies 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 26,256)
W: Al Leiter L: Kevin Ritz
Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,103)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Doug Drabek S: Mel Rojas
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,819)
W: Amaury Telemaco L: Pete Harnisch S: Turk Wendell
Atlanta Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Greg Maddux L: Rich Hunter
Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,196)
W: Dean Hartgraves L: Matt Beech S: Mark Wohlers
San Francisco Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,378)
W: Mark Dewey L: Dan Plesac S: Rod Beck
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,761)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Todd Stottlemyre
Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 44,461)
W: Archie Corbin L: Graeme Lloyd S: Randy Myers
California Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,569)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Chad Ogea S: Troy Percival
Chicago White Sox 8, New York Yankees 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,455)
W: Mike Bertotti L: Dave Weathers
Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,156)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Don Wengert
Seattle Mariners 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Kingdome (att. 21,961)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Doug Linton S: Randy Johnson
Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 31,331)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Omar Olivares
Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Skydome (att. 30,502)
W: Mark Brandenburg L: Woody Williams S: Heathcliff Slocumb
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Wednesday, August 14th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox clip the Blue Jays, 8–6, on a 4-run 9th inning. Jacob Brumfield has a pair of homers for the Jays and Otis Nixon swipes four bases.

Marlins' OF Andre Dawson, in his 21st major league season, announces he will retire at the end of the year.

Giants infielder Shawon Dunston is operated on and will miss the remainder of the season. Dunston suffered a head injury on August four in a collision with Astro SS Ricky Gutierrez.

The Braves bring up Andruw Jones. He is believed to be the first player since Phils pitcher Pat Combs in 1989 to start a season in A ball, play in AA, triple A, and the majors in the same season.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 1 (13 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,983)
W: Lee Smith L: Sean Bergman
Florida Marlins 2, Colorado Rockies 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 26,589)
W: Kevin Brown L: Curt Leskanic S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,136)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Rheal Cormier
New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,110)
W: Bobby Jones L: Jim Bullinger S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,206)
W: David West L: Tom Glavine S: Ricky Bottalico
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 20,340)
W: Chris Peters L: Shawn Estes S: John Ericks
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,945)
W: Alan Benes L: Ismael Valdes
Baltimore Orioles 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,480)
W: Mike Milchin L: Ricky Bones S: Randy Myers
California Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,887)
W: Greg Gohr L: Jack McDowell S: Troy Percival
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,350)
W: Andy Pettitte L: James Baldwin S: Mariano Rivera
Minnesota Twins 13, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 12,729)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Dave Telgheder
Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 23,709)
W: Jose Rosado L: Bob Wolcott S: Jeff Montgomery
Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 33,942)
W: Bobby Witt L: Todd VanPoppel S: Mike Henneman
Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 32,354)
W: Stan Belinda L: Tim Crabtree S: Heathcliff Slocumb
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Thursday, August 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Orioles score 15 runs over the final three innings on the way to an 18-5 win over the Athletics. Baltimore slugs five homers, including a pair by Chris Hoiles.

The 1st-place Braves top Curt Schilling and the Phils, 85. Terrel Wade wins his 4th against no losses and collects his 1st ML hit. Marquis Grissom extends his hit streak to 20 games with a single and double.

Larry Walker, out two months with a broken collarbone, makes his first start for the Rockies, but it doesn't help as they lose for the 10th straight time at Joe Robbie Stadium, 7–6. The Marlins score three in the 8th to win. Gary Sheffield belts his 34th homer for the Fish.

Frank Thomas hits three homers for the White Sox, becoming the Sox career home run leader, but Boston wins, 9–8. Thomas hits his 1st two off Tim Wakefield to pass Carlton Fisk (214).

P Bobby Seay, the top pick of the Chicago White Sox in the June draft, is declared a free agent after the team fails to tender him a formal contract within 15 days of the draft, a violation of major league rules. Seay is the 1st player in the 32-year history of the draft to be declared a free agent in the summer he was selected.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,143)
W: Dave Burba L: Bob Tewksbury S: Jeff Brantley
Florida Marlins 7, Colorado Rockies 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,723)
W: Jay Powell L: Bruce Ruffin S: Robb Nen
Atlanta Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,011)
W: Terrell Wade L: Curt Schilling
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 32,930)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Mike Morgan S: Todd Worrell
Baltimore Orioles 18, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,026)
W: Mike Mussina L: Willie Adams
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Friday, August 16th

IN THE NEWS: San Diego OF Steve Finley homers in the Padres game against the Mets in Monterrey, Mexico. By doing so, he becomes the 1st major league player to have homered in three different countries, having previously hit four-baggers in the US and Canada. The Padres win the 1st regular season game to be played outside of the US or Canada, 15–10, belting four homers. Leadoff batter Tony Gwynn is 3-for-5 and will repeat it tomorrow in the 7–3 loss to the Mets.

Trailing 2-0, the Orioles score 14 runs over the final three innings to defeat the Athletics, 14-3, in the 1st game of a double-header. Rafael Palmeiro drives home six runs for Baltimore, and each member of the starting lineup, with the exception of leadoff man Roberto Alomar, gets at least two hits. The Orioles stroke 19 hits for the 2nd day in a row off Oakland pitching. Baltimore also takes the nightcap, 5–4 in 10 innings.

Playing for his 7th team in six years, Mark Whiten hits a pinch homer in his first at bat for Seattle to help beat the Yanks. In his last at-bat for the Braves before being traded for farmhand Roger Blanco, Whiten belted a 3-run pinch homer to beat the Phils, 5–2. Whiten is the 45th player used by Seattle this season.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1996
Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 39,210)
W: John Smoltz L: Denny Neagle S: Mark Wohlers
Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,139)
W: Mike Hampton L: Frank Castillo
Colorado Rockies 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,878)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Roger Salkeld
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,573)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Ugueth Urbina
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,163)
W: William VanLandingham L: Mike Williams S: Rod Beck
San Diego Padres 15, New York Mets 10 at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey (att. 23,699)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Robert Person
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Florida Marlins 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,507)
W: Andy Benes L: Pat Rapp
California Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 30,693)
W: Dennis Springer L: Tim Wakefield S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 1 (12 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,485)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Richie Lewis
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago White Sox 7 at County Stadium
W: Angel Miranda L: Alan Levine S: Ron Villone
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at County Stadium (att. 25,529)
W: Tim VanEgmond L: Kevin Tapani S: Mike Fetters
Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 19,838)
W: Jose Parra L: Paul Quantrill
Seattle Mariners 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,724)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Dale Polley S: Mike Jackson
Baltimore Orioles 14, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Scott Erickson L: John Wasdin
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,645)
W: Randy Myers L: Mike Mohler
Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 32,053)
W: John Burkett L: Chris Haney S: Mike Henneman
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Saturday, August 17th

IN THE NEWS: Boston's Roger Clemens (6-11) stops the Angels, 6–0, collecting his first shutout since April 20, 1994. It is the Rocket's 37th shutout, leaving him one behind Cy Young for the most in Sox history.

Thomas Howard had his 4th consecutive 3-hit game to lead the Reds to a 5–3 win over the Rockies. Howard has two doubles and a run scoring triple and scores three runs.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1996
Atlanta Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 49,024)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Matt Ruebel
Chicago Cubs 12, Houston Astros 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,775)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Darryl Kile
Cincinnati Reds 5, Colorado Rockies 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: John Smiley L: Mike Munoz S: Jeff Brantley
Cincinnati Reds 9, Colorado Rockies 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,225)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Steve Reed
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,549)
W: Todd Worrell L: Dave Veres
San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,522)
W: Allen Watson L: Rich Hunter S: Rod Beck
New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey (att. 20,873)
W: Mark Clark L: Tim Worrell S: Doug Henry
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Florida Marlins 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,792)
W: T. J. Mathews L: Jay Powell S: Dennis Eckersley
Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 0 at Fenway Park (att. 32,497)
W: Roger Clemens L: Chuck Finley
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,511)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Justin Thompson S: Jose Mesa
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 31,551)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Ben McDonald S: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 11, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,354)
W: Rich Robertson L: Erik Hanson
Seattle Mariners 10, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 51,729)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Kenny Rogers
Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,231)
W: Ariel Prieto L: Rocky Coppinger S: Mark Acre
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 41,855)
W: Tim Belcher L: Ken Hill
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Sunday, August 18th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland 3B Jim Thome strokes four hits, including a pair of homers, and drives home six runs to lead the Indians to an 11–3 victory over the Tigers.

In a wild contest in New York, the Mariners jump out to an 8-0 lead over the Yankees. The New Yorkers strike back with seven runs in their half of the 4th inning to edge within 1. Seattle scores twice in the 6th, but the Yankees ties the score in the bottom half of the inning with three runs of their own. The score remains tied at 10-10 going into the 12th inning. Seattle scores three in the top half of the inning, two on 1B Paul Sorrento's 2nd homer of the game. New York fights back with two in the bottom of the inning, but falls one shy, losing, 13-12. The Yankees remain five 1/2 games ahead of Baltimore in the American League East, while Seattle stays six games behind Texas in 2nd place in the AL West.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1996
Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (14 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,587)
W: Joe Borowski L: Francisco Cordova
Chicago Cubs 10, Houston Astros 8 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,210)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Doug Brocail S: Turk Wendell
Cincinnati Reds 9, Colorado Rockies 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,883)
W: Kevin Jarvis L: Kevin Ritz S: Jeff Shaw
Montreal Expos 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,673)
W: Mark Leiter L: Tom Candiotti
Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,480)
W: Toby Borland L: Mark Gardner S: Ricky Bottalico
San Diego Padres 8, New York Mets 0 at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey (att. 22,810)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Paul Wilson
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,564)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Al Leiter S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 25,224)
W: Mike Holtz L: Mark Brandenburg S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,337)
W: Chad Ogea L: Brian Williams
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at County Stadium (att. 33,094)
W: Angel Miranda L: Jeff Darwin S: Mike Fetters
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,010)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Rick Aguilera
Seattle Mariners 13, New York Yankees 12 (12 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 44,769)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Jim Mecir S: Mike Jackson
Oakland Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 18,122)
W: Don Wengert L: David Wells
Texas Rangers 10, Kansas City Royals 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 30,480)
W: Kevin Gross L: Kevin Appier
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Monday, August 19th

IN THE NEWS: Unlikely slugger Rondell White hits a 2nd inning grand slam off a Tom Candiotti curve ball, to give the Expos a 7–3 win over the Dodgers. The Expos have a 1-game lead over the Cards for the wild-card spot.

The Phils release Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams, who was 1–2 with Scranton-Wilkes-Barre.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1996
Florida Marlins 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 32,302)
W: Kevin Brown L: Amaury Telemaco S: Robb Nen
Colorado Rockies 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,670)
W: Mark Thompson L: Mark Portugal
Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (13 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 15,067)
W: Alvin Morman L: Ramon Morel
San Diego Padres 7, Montreal Expos 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 33,490)
W: Scott Sanders L: Pedro Martinez S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,565)
W: Tim Scott L: Pete Harnisch S: Rod Beck
Boston Red Sox 10, California Angels 9 at Fenway Park (att. 25,779)
W: Kerry Lacy L: Greg Gohr S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Texas Rangers 10, Cleveland Indians 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,393)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Jack McDowell
Chicago White Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,690)
W: Bill Simas L: Jose Lima
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,862)
W: Paul Spoljaric L: Jose Rosado S: Mike Timlin
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 21,879)
W: Jeff D'Amico L: Frank Rodriguez
New York Yankees 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 33,994)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Rafael Carmona
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Tuesday, August 20th

IN THE NEWS: Ken Caminiti has a grand slam and six RBIs to lead the Padres to a 7–4 win over the Expos. Starter Scott Sanders (6-4) pitches six 2/3 innings of no hit ball before Darren Fletcher singles.

In the Cubs 8–1 win over Florida, Sammy Sosa picks up his 100th RBI the hard way when he is hit by a Mark Hutton pitch with the bases loaded in the first inning. The pitch breaks Sosa's wrist and the slugger will miss 4-6 weeks, stopping his consecutive games played of 304.

Rangers SS Kevin Elster drops a throw, ending Texas's errorless streak at an American League-record-tying 15 games. The Indians defeat the Rangers, 10-4, behind their powerful middle lineup: Manny Ramirez hits a grand slam, Albert Belle has a homer and two triples, and Jim Thome homers.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,658)
W: Tom Glavine L: Dave Burba S: Mark Wohlers
Chicago Cubs 8, Florida Marlins 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 22,119)
W: Kevin Foster L: Mark Hutton
Colorado Rockies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (13 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 48,126)
W: Mike Munoz L: T. J. Mathews
Houston Astros 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Astrodome (att. 19,866)
W: Donne Wall L: Dan Miceli S: Xavier Hernandez
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,457)
W: Ricardo Jordan L: Antonio Osuna S: Ricky Bottalico
San Diego Padres 3, Montreal Expos 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,426)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Rheal Cormier S: Trevor Hoffman
New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,885)
W: Bobby Jones L: Osvaldo Fernandez S: John Franco
Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,679)
W: Mike Mussina L: Matt Wagner S: Randy Myers
Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Fenway Park (att. 25,094)
W: Rich Garces L: Mike Mohler S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Cleveland Indians 10, Texas Rangers 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,370)
W: Albie Lopez L: Bobby Witt
Detroit Tigers 16, Chicago White Sox 11 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,119)
W: Richie Lewis L: Kevin Tapani
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Kansas City Royals 5 (14 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 14,568)
W: Mike Timlin L: Rick Huisman
Minnesota Twins 12, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,630)
W: Jose Parra L: Ricky Bones
New York Yankees 17, California Angels 6 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,795)
W: Brian Boehringer L: Dennis Springer
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Wednesday, August 21st

IN THE NEWS: Phils ace Curt Schilling faces 28 batters in a 2-hit, 6–0 win over the Dodgers. Schilling strikes out 12. Rookie Scott Rolen hits his 1st two ML homers, both off Hideo Nomo.

Welcome to the Bigs. Derek Jeter hits a home run off Jason Dickson's first ML pitch, but that's all the scoring for the slumping Yankees as the Angels' rookie wins, 7–1. Chili Davis has a pair of homers, the first off loser Jimmy Key (9–10).

Cal Ripken is 4-for-5 including a homer to lead the surging Orioles to a 10–5 win over the Mariners. The O's overcome a pair of homers by Alex Rodriguez to win their 16th in 22 games.

The Rockies end Andy Benes' 10-game win streak, beating the Cardinals, 10–2. The Rocks also claim Giants C Steve Decker, while the Giants claim the Rocks Trenidad Hubbard, essentially trading both waived players.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 29,213)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Jeff Brantley
Chicago Cubs 8, Florida Marlins 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,699)
W: Frank Castillo L: Pat Rapp
Colorado Rockies 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Coors Field (att. 48,045)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Andy Benes
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 13,357)
W: Denny Neagle L: Mike Hampton S: John Ericks
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,502)
W: Curt Schilling L: Hideo Nomo
San Diego Padres 7, Montreal Expos 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 29,182)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Ugueth Urbina
San Francisco Giants 12, New York Mets 11 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,473)
W: Mark Dewey L: Robert Person S: Rod Beck
Baltimore Orioles 10, Seattle Mariners 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,198)
W: Scott Erickson L: Sterling Hitchcock
Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Fenway Park (att. 26,362)
W: Mark Brandenburg L: Doug Johns S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Texas Rangers 10, Cleveland Indians 8 (10 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,345)
W: Ed Vosberg L: Julian Tavarez
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,424)
W: Jose Lima L: Bill Simas S: Gregg Olson
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 12,238)
W: Juan Guzman L: Chris Haney
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Minnesota Twins 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 15,885)
W: Doug Jones L: Dave Stevens S: Mike Fetters
California Angels 7, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,811)
W: Jason Dickson L: Jimmy Key S: Troy Percival
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Thursday, August 22nd

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees claim Luis Sojo off waivers.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (13 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,729)
W: Hector Carrasco L: Joe Borowski S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Coors Field (att. 48,086)
W: Roger Bailey L: Mike Morgan
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Houston Astros 6 at Astrodome (att. 14,899)
W: Marc Wilkins L: Billy Wagner S: John Ericks
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 29,608)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Mike Williams S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 14,744)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Jose Bautista S: Mel Rojas
Seattle Mariners 10, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,380)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Rocky Coppinger
Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Fenway Park (att. 30,503)
W: Roger Clemens L: Mark Acre
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 22,394)
W: Erik Hanson L: Alex Fernandez
Detroit Tigers 10, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,699)
W: Justin Thompson L: Tim Belcher
Texas Rangers 11, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 17,342)
W: Ken Hill L: Rich Robertson
California Angels 12, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,191)
W: Chuck Finley L: Kenny Rogers
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Friday, August 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees obtain P Graeme Lloyd and former Rookie of the Year Pat Listach from the Brewers in exchange for OF Gerald Williams and knuckler Bob Wickman. Lloyd is put to work and provides late inning relief as the first-place Yankees beat the A's, 5–3. The Yanks will officially complain to the American League that the Brewers sent damaged goods in the two players, but the complaint is ignored. However, the Brewers will take back Listach and send Ricky Bones to the Yanks on the 29th. The Yanks will file a grievance over Lloyd's injury next month.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 38,210)
W: Greg Maddux L: Steve Trachsel S: Mark Wohlers
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Colorado Rockies 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,038)
W: Jon Lieber L: Kevin Ritz S: Francisco Cordova
Cincinnati Reds 6, Florida Marlins 5 at Joe Robbie Stadium
W: Giovanni Carrara L: Marc Valdes S: Jeff Brantley
Florida Marlins 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,497)
W: Al Leiter L: Kevin Jarvis
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 35,554)
W: Donovan Osborne L: Darryl Kile S: Dennis Eckersley
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,909)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Mark Clark S: Todd Worrell
Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,102)
W: Rich Hunter L: Tim Worrell S: Ricky Bottalico
Montreal Expos 10, San Francisco Giants 8 at Candlestick Park (att. 18,739)
W: Omar Daal L: Doug Creek S: Mel Rojas
California Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,291)
W: Shawn Boskie L: David Wells S: Troy Percival
Seattle Mariners 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 33,079)
W: Chris Bosio L: Mark Brandenburg S: Bobby Ayala
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,132)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Scott Ruffcorn
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (11 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,405)
W: Doug Jones L: Jose Mesa S: Mike Fetters
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,603)
W: A. J. Sager L: Kevin Appier S: Gregg Olson
Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,166)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Darren Oliver
New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 34,244)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Don Wengert S: Mariano Rivera
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Saturday, August 24th

IN THE NEWS: Atlanta defeats Chicago, 6-5, led by 1B Fred McGriff, who strokes five hits, including a double and two homers, and drives in four runs.

Cubs' minor leaguer Kerry Wood of Daytona combines on his 2nd no-hitter, a 3–0 win over Vero Beach. Wood goes eight innings, and he pitched seven innings of no-hit ball on July 28 against Tampa.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1996
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 46,804)
W: Brad Clontz L: Larry Casian
Colorado Rockies 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,014)
W: Mark Thompson L: Chris Peters
Florida Marlins 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 33,883)
W: Kevin Brown L: Dave Burba S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Astrodome (att. 43,258)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Todd Stottlemyre
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 33,201)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Paul Wilson S: Todd Worrell
San Diego Padres 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 31,023)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Matt Beech
Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 22,710)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Shawn Estes S: Mel Rojas
Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,487)
W: Mike Mussina L: Kyle Abbott S: Randy Myers
Boston Red Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 5 at Fenway Park (att. 32,928)
W: Kerry Lacy L: Bob Wells
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 29,413)
W: Woody Williams L: James Baldwin
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (10 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,437)
W: Bob Wickman L: Eric Plunk S: Mike Fetters
Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,011)
W: Jose Rosado L: Omar Olivares
Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,648)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Roger Pavlik S: Mike Trombley
New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 32,125)
W: Wally Whitehurst L: Dave Telgheder S: Dave Pavlas
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Sunday, August 25th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox defeat the Mariners by a score of 8-5. Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez hit back-to-back homers for Seattle in the 8th inning, marking the 17th time this season Mariner players have hit consecutive homers, for a major league record.

The Rockies defeat the Pirates, 13-9, despite five hits, including a home run, by Pittsburgh 2B Jeff King. Larry Walker and Vinny Castilla each drive home four runs for Colorado.

The Yankees dedicate their 1st new monument in 47 years, to Mickey Mantle, in Monument Park in center field at Yankee Stadium. Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig are also honored with monuments, while 15 men are honored on plaques.

The Cubs defeat the Braves, 3–2, stopping Marquis Grissom's hitting streak at 28 games.

The Giants defeat the visiting Expos 7–2 and Barry Bonds sits, ending his consecutive game streak at 357, a Giants record. Bonds had pinch hit in the previous two games.

The Cards' Alan Benes, 1–7 in his first eight decisions, loses 4–1 to the Astros. It is Benes' 1st loss after reeling off 10 straight wins. Jeff Bagwell hits his 28th home run and drives in his 100th run for Houston, now up by one 1/2 over the Cards. Donne Wall is the winner.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1996
Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 35,176)
W: Kevin Foster L: Mark Wohlers S: Turk Wendell
Colorado Rockies 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Coors Field (att. 48,139)
W: Mike Munoz L: Marc Wilkins
Florida Marlins 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 27,372)
W: Robb Nen L: Lee Smith
Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Astrodome (att. 31,609)
W: Donne Wall L: Alan Benes S: Xavier Hernandez
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,056)
W: Scott Radinsky L: John Franco S: Todd Worrell
San Diego Padres 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 30,036)
W: Scott Sanders L: David West
San Francisco Giants 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 24,349)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Rheal Cormier
California Angels 13, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,239)
W: Dennis Springer L: Scott Erickson
Boston Red Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 5 at Fenway Park (att. 34,377)
W: Mike Maddux L: Matt Wagner S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Chicago White Sox 10, Toronto Blue Jays 9 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,647)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Mike Timlin
Cleveland Indians 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,335)
W: Paul Shuey L: Angel Miranda S: Jose Mesa
Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,123)
W: Todd VanPoppel L: Doug Linton S: Mike Myers
Texas Rangers 13, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,818)
W: Bobby Witt L: Travis Miller
Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,808)
W: Mike Mohler L: Jeff Nelson S: Mark Acre
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Monday, August 26th

IN THE NEWS: The Mets fire manager Dallas Green and replace him with Bobby Valentine.

The Giants' William Van Landingham allows two hits over eight innings and defeats the visiting Phils, 1–0. At one point, Van Landingham retires 17 straight hitters. Curt Schilling allows a run in the 1st, and strikes out 11, in taking the loss.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1996
Colorado Rockies 9, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Coors Field (att. 48,093)
W: Bill Swift L: Kevin Jarvis S: Roger Bailey
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 21,624)
W: Andy Benes L: Mike Hampton S: Dennis Eckersley
San Francisco Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,640)
W: William VanLandingham L: Curt Schilling S: Rod Beck
Baltimore Orioles 12, Oakland Athletics 11 (10 inn.) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,361)
W: Randy Myers L: Mark Acre
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,886)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Jason Dickson
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,637)
W: Cal Eldred L: Wilson Alvarez S: Doug Jones
Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 22,349)
W: Charles Nagy L: Felipe Lira
Seattle Mariners 2, New York Yankees 1 at Kingdome (att. 32,857)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Graeme Lloyd S: Norm Charlton
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Skydome (att. 31,134)
W: Juan Guzman L: Brad Radke S: Mike Timlin
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Tuesday, August 27th

IN THE NEWS: The Twins defeat the Blue Jays, 6-4 in 11 innings, with the help of five hits from DH Paul Molitor.

Roger Clemens (8-11) wins his 4th in a row, beating the Angels, 2–1. Sox reliever Heath Slocumb gives up the one run in the 9th.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 4, Colorado Rockies 3 at Coors Field (att. 50,046)
W: John Smiley L: Armando Reynoso S: Jeff Brantley
Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Astrodome (att. 15,374)
W: Alvin Morman L: Terry Adams S: Xavier Hernandez
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,040)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Jeff Fassero
San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,925)
W: Willie Blair L: Dave Mlicki S: Trevor Hoffman
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,603)
W: Denny Neagle L: John Smoltz S: Dan Plesac
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,549)
W: Mike Williams L: Jose Bautista S: Ricky Bottalico
Florida Marlins 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 24,784)
W: Mark Hutton L: Mike Morgan S: Robb Nen
Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,641)
W: David Wells L: Ariel Prieto S: Randy Myers
Boston Red Sox 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,947)
W: Roger Clemens L: Chuck Finley S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,443)
W: Tim VanEgmond L: Alex Fernandez S: Mike Fetters
Cleveland Indians 12, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,602)
W: Albie Lopez L: Justin Thompson
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 12,907)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Jeff Russell
Seattle Mariners 7, New York Yankees 4 at Kingdome (att. 32,975)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Graeme Lloyd
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (11 inn.) at Skydome (att. 30,033)
W: Mike Trombley L: Paul Quantrill
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Wednesday, August 28th

IN THE NEWS: The Braves acquire P Denny Neagle, who passes waivers, from the Pirates in exchange for minor leaguers Ron Wright and Corey Pointer, and a player to be named (Jason Schmidt) The Bucs will save some more bucks in two days, dealing vet Charlie Hayes.

Seattle's 10-2 win over the visiting Yankees is delayed 10 minutes by a bench clearing brawl in the 8th inning following a close pitch by M's rookie Tim Davis. The M's John Marzano and Yanks Paul O'Neill and Jeff Nelson all receive 2-game suspensions, with the New Yorkers each getting fined $1,000. Nelson opened the 8th by plunking Joey Cora.

Vinny Castilla reaches the 100-RBI plateau, joining teammates Andres Galarraga, Ellis Burks, and Dante Bichette. Not since the Cubs and Phillies of 1929 has a team had four players reach the mark.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1996
Colorado Rockies 10, Cincinnati Reds 9 at Coors Field (att. 48,057)
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Jeff Shaw
Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Astrodome (att. 18,026)
W: Gregg Olson L: Kent Bottenfield
Montreal Expos 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,006)
W: Mel Rojas L: Chan Ho Park
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 17,442)
W: Sean Bergman L: Derek Wallace S: Trevor Hoffman
Atlanta Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,591)
W: Terrell Wade L: Esteban Loaiza
San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,223)
W: Mark Dewey L: Ricardo Jordan S: Rod Beck
Florida Marlins 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 21,767)
W: Chris Hammond L: Cory Bailey S: Robb Nen
Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 45,282)
W: Don Wengert L: Mike Mussina
Boston Red Sox 7, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,894)
W: Tom Gordon L: Shawn Boskie
Chicago White Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 17,269)
W: James Baldwin L: Ben McDonald S: Roberto Hernandez
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,091)
W: Orel Hershiser L: A. J. Sager
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 (12 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 12,695)
W: Rick Huisman L: Kevin Gross
Seattle Mariners 10, New York Yankees 2 at Kingdome (att. 30,952)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Dwight Gooden
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Skydome (att. 30,106)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Rick Aguilera
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Thursday, August 29th

IN THE NEWS: The last-place Angels defeat the Yankees, 14-3, behind OF Garret Anderson's seven runs batted in. Anderson has two doubles and a home run.

OF Mark Whiten hits a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning to give Seattle a 9-6 win over Baltimore. Alex Rodriguez gets five hits for the Mariners, including a double and two home runs.

Catcher Joe Oliver drives home seven runs to lead Cincinnati to an 18-7 pounding of Colorado. Oliver hits a grand slam and a 3-run double.

The Orioles obtain two right hand sluggers, 3B Todd Zeile and OF Pete Incaviglia from the Phillies for two players to be named. Free agents at the end of the season, both will sign elsewhere.

Seattle obtains Dave Hollins from the Twins, and releases Jeff Manto, who signs with the Red Sox. Manto had been swapped on July 22 by the Red Sox.

In the battle of brothers, the Dodgers Ramon Martinez beats his brother Pedro Martinez of the Expos, 2–1. Mike Piazza and Eric Karros hit consecutive home runs in the 4th for all the scoring off Pedro, while the Expos manage just three hits. The two had never faced each other before.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 18, Colorado Rockies 7 at Coors Field (att. 48,029)
W: Dave Burba L: Mark Thompson
Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 16,151)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Shane Reynolds S: Turk Wendell
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 16,551)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Pedro Martinez S: Todd Worrell
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,016)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Paul Wilson S: Trevor Hoffman
Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,101)
W: Greg Maddux L: Jon Lieber S: Mark Wohlers
Florida Marlins 10, St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,105)
W: Al Leiter L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Robb Nen
California Angels 14, New York Yankees 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,755)
W: Mike Holtz L: Wally Whitehurst
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 7,882)
W: Joey Eischen L: Kevin Appier S: Jose Lima
Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 14,922)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Scott Karl
Seattle Mariners 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Kingdome (att. 24,915)
W: Norm Charlton L: Randy Myers
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Friday, August 30th

IN THE NEWS: Mark McGwire pounds his 45th homer and drives in three runs as the A's beat the Red Sox, 7–0. The loss snaps the Sox' 5-game win streak. The 3rd-place Sox have the American League's hottest team since the All-Star break, going 33–17; on August one Boston was 17 games out of 1st place, and since then have gained 11 games. A's pitchers will record shutouts in their next two games as well.

Adding their 8th new player this month, the Yankees reacquire 3B Charlie Hayes from the Pirates in exchange for a player to be named. This makes Wade Boggs a platoon player and he angrily states, "I'll get my 3,000 hits somewhere."

The Padres Scott Sanders pitches one-hit ball over eight innings and strikes out 10 to beat the Expos, 6–0. David Segui has the only hit for Montreal.

Eddie Murray clouts his 499th homer and newly acquired Pete Incaviglia adds a grand slam as the Orioles beat the Mariners, 5–2. The O's are four back of the Yankees, down from 12 games on July 29.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1996
Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Wrigley Field
W: Kevin Foster L: Tom Glavine S: Bob Patterson
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,548)
W: Joe Borowski L: Kent Bottenfield S: Mark Wohlers
Florida Marlins 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,485)
W: Kevin Brown L: Mike Remlinger
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,133)
W: Scott Sanders L: Jose Paniagua
San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,581)
W: Shawn Estes L: Pete Harnisch S: Rod Beck
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 (12 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,129)
W: Darren Dreifort L: Jeff Parrett S: Todd Worrell
Houston Astros 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 24,619)
W: Donne Wall L: Chris Peters
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Colorado Rockies 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,530)
W: Alan Benes L: Jamey Wright S: Dennis Eckersley
New York Yankees 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,084)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Dennis Springer
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,498)
W: Todd VanPoppel L: Jose Rosado
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 4 (12 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 17,444)
W: Bob Wickman L: Jose Parra
Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,182)
W: Dave Telgheder L: Mike Maddux
Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 44,532)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Sterling Hitchcock S: Alan Mills
Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 40,383)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Chad Ogea S: Jeff Russell
Chicago White Sox 11, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 30,072)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Woody Williams
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Saturday, August 31st

IN THE NEWS: Florida scores five runs in the top of the 1st inning to jump out to a quick lead over Cincinnati, but the Reds bounce back with seven runs in the 2nd, and don't look back. They score four more in the 5th, two in the 6th, six in the 7th, and three in the 8th to defeat the Marlins, 22-8. Kevin Mitchell leads the way with six runs batted in for the Reds.

The Indians obtain IF Kevin Seitzer from the Brewers in exchange for OF Jeremy Burnitz.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1996
Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,691)
W: Frank Castillo L: Denny Neagle S: Terry Adams
Cincinnati Reds 22, Florida Marlins 8 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,196)
W: Kevin Jarvis L: Kurt Miller
Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 18,235)
W: Omar Daal L: Bob Tewksbury S: Mel Rojas
New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 23,636)
W: Robert Person L: Tim Scott S: Doug Henry
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,821)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Curt Schilling S: Antonio Osuna
Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 27,559)
W: Xavier Hernandez L: John Ericks S: John Hudek
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Colorado Rockies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,804)
W: Andy Benes L: Roger Bailey S: Dennis Eckersley
New York Yankees 14, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 28,749)
W: Jimmy Key L: Jason Dickson
Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,270)
W: Doug Linton L: Felipe Lira S: Jeff Montgomery
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at County Stadium (att. 20,187)
W: Doug Jones L: Rich Robertson S: Mike Fetters
Oakland Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 32,116)
W: Willie Adams L: Tim Wakefield
Baltimore Orioles 7, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 42,092)
W: Scott Erickson L: Chris Bosio S: Armando Benitez
Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,319)
W: Darren Oliver L: Jack McDowell S: Ed Vosberg
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 32,141)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Huck Flener
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