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JULY
1996

Monday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: At Yankee Stadium, the Key outguns the Rocket, as Jimmy Key beats Roger Clemens, 2–0. Mike Aldrete's solo home run in the 7th is the first score.

In San Francisco, Barry Bonds and Mark Carreon homer to lead the Giants to a 9–6 win over the Rockies. The win snaps a 10-game losing streak, the longest for the Giants since a 10-game skein in 1985 and a 13-game losing streak in 1944.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1996
Houston Astros 6, Florida Marlins 2 at Astrodome (att. 18,513)
W: Mike Hampton L: Kevin Brown
Atlanta Braves 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 34,116)
W: Steve Avery L: Kirk Rueter
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,779)
W: Mike Williams L: Bobby Jones S: Ken Ryan
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,910)
W: Danny Darwin L: Jaime Navarro S: Dan Plesac
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 40,343)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Tim Worrell
San Francisco Giants 9, Colorado Rockies 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,142)
W: Jeff Juden L: Lance Painter S: Rod Beck
Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,221)
W: Hector Carrasco L: Alan Benes S: Jeff Brantley
Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,754)
W: Kevin Gross L: Mark Langston S: Mike Henneman
Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,211)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Mike Sirotka
Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,814)
W: Chris Haney L: Charles Nagy
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,727)
W: Steve Sparks L: Omar Olivares S: Mike Fetters
New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,734)
W: Jimmy Key L: Roger Clemens S: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 18,166)
W: Don Wengert L: Matt Wagner S: Billy Taylor
Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Skydome (att. 43,377)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Pat Hentgen S: Randy Myers
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Tuesday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Oakland breaks a 6-6 tie by scoring five runs in the 9th inning to defeat Seattle 11-6. 1B Jason Giambi leads the way with five hits.

The Reds put P Pete Schourek on the 15-day DL, but he'll undergo elbow surgery on July 17th and miss the rest of the season. The Reds other ace, Jose Rijo, recovering from surgery last August, has yet to pitch off the mound for Birmingham.

The Marlins sign Domingo Aramboles, 16-year-old Dominican pitcher, to a contract, giving him a $5,500 signing bonus. Aramboles produces a birth certificate showing he's 16, but later on it is discovered that he is only 14, and the Commissioner's office will nullify the contract. His 1.71 minor league ERA will earn him a big bonus when he signs in 1998. Josephang Bernhardt, another Latin ball player who will produce a phony birth certificate, will be taken away from Tampa Bay and sign with Toronto for $750,000.

An MRI on Tony Gwynn shows fraying of the tendon in his right heel. The Padres star will be out for at least four weeks and miss the All-star game.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1996
Houston Astros 4, Florida Marlins 3 (12 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 18,897)
W: John Johnstone L: Terry Mathews
Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,075)
W: Rheal Cormier L: Greg Maddux
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,890)
W: Russ Springer L: Pete Harnisch S: Ricky Bottalico
Chicago Cubs 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,241)
W: Amaury Telemaco L: Paul Wagner
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 28,294)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Fernando Valenzuela
San Francisco Giants 5, Colorado Rockies 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,571)
W: Mark Gardner L: Kevin Ritz
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 29,074)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Lee Smith S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,055)
W: Mike James L: Mike Henneman
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 18,357)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Scott Aldred S: Roberto Hernandez
Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,283)
W: Jim Poole L: Tim Belcher
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,455)
W: Ramon Garcia L: A. J. Sager S: Mike Fetters
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,310)
W: Jeff Nelson L: Joe Hudson S: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 11, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 19,632)
W: Mike Mohler L: Norm Charlton
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 32,150)
W: Scott Erickson L: Paul Quantrill
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Wednesday, July 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Mets defeat the Phillies, 10-6, as rookie OF Alex Ochoa leads the way by going 5-for-5 and hitting for the cycle.

In Atlanta's 3–1 win over the Expos, Montreal first baseman David Segui fractures his left thumb when pitcher Ugueth Urbina fires over to 1B and hits his teammate. Henry Rodriguez takes over at 1B.

The Yankees sign Venezuelan Jackson Melian, just turned 16, to a contract for $1.6 million. His bonus is a record for Latino ball players.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1996
Houston Astros 4, Florida Marlins 3 at Astrodome (att. 24,537)
W: Doug Drabek L: Al Leiter S: Todd Jones
Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 26,837)
W: Tom Glavine L: Tim Scott S: Mark Wohlers
New York Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 43,158)
W: Paul Byrd L: Ken Ryan S: Doug Henry
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 22,157)
W: Denny Neagle L: Frank Castillo S: Dan Plesac
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 48,841)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Ramon Martinez S: Trevor Hoffman
Colorado Rockies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 44,356)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Rod Beck S: Bruce Ruffin
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 32,658)
W: Donovan Osborne L: John Smiley
Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 45,979)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Chuck Finley
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,113)
W: Brad Radke L: Luis Andujar S: Dave Stevens
Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,470)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Mike Magnante S: Paul Shuey
Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,047)
W: Brian Williams L: Jeff D'Amico
Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Kingdome (att. 36,619)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Carlos Reyes
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Skydome (att. 32,365)
W: Juan Guzman L: Rick Krivda S: Mike Timlin
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Thursday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees provide the fireworks, signing Darryl Strawberry. On June 24th, Yankee GM Bob Watson said five times that Strawberry "doesn't fit."

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1996
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 49,060)
W: Shane Reynolds L: John Smoltz S: Xavier Hernandez
Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,047)
W: Mark Portugal L: Jim Bullinger S: Jeff Brantley
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Colorado Rockies 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 54,331)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Marvin Freeman
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,861)
W: Robert Person L: Jeff Fassero
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Florida Marlins 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,460)
W: Ron Blazier L: Pat Rapp S: Ricky Bottalico
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,321)
W: Andy Benes L: Elmer Dessens
San Diego Padres 8, San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,111)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Mark Leiter
Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,075)
W: Mike Mussina L: Tim Wakefield S: Randy Myers
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (10 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,355)
W: Matt Karchner L: Jose Mesa S: Roberto Hernandez
Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,557)
W: C. J. Nitkowski L: Marty Janzen S: Mike Myers
Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 37,295)
W: Doug Linton L: Rich Robertson S: Jeff Montgomery
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,243)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Scott Karl S: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 8, California Angels 7 (11 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,144)
W: Billy Taylor L: Rich Monteleone
Seattle Mariners 9, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,668)
W: Rafael Carmona L: Mike Henneman
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Friday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: After the California Angels score three runs in the top of the 1st inning, the Oakland Athletics respond with 13 of their own in the bottom half to mark the highest scoring 1st inning by two teams in major league history. The 13 runs is one short of the record. DH Matt Stairs ties a major league mark with six RBIs in the frame. The Athletics go on to post a 16-8 victory.

Behind Wilson Alvarez, the White Sox hand the Indians their first shutout of the year, beating them, 7–0. The Sox now trail the Tribe by just two games.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1996
Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 36,896)
W: Darryl Kile L: Jason Schmidt
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,743)
W: Dave Burba L: Steve Trachsel S: Jeff Brantley
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Colorado Rockies 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,415)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Roger Bailey
New York Mets 9, Montreal Expos 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,550)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Tim Scott S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Florida Marlins 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 46,872)
W: Toby Borland L: Kurt Miller S: Ricky Bottalico
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,759)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Zane Smith S: Tony Fossas
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (11 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,589)
W: Sean Bergman L: Jose Bautista
Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,237)
W: Aaron Sele L: David Wells
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,536)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Orel Hershiser
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,808)
W: A. J. Sager L: Erik Hanson S: Gregg Olson
Minnesota Twins 9, Kansas City Royals 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,465)
W: Eddie Guardado L: Jeff Montgomery
New York Yankees 12, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,699)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Ricky Bones
Oakland Athletics 16, California Angels 8 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 36,129)
W: John Wasdin L: Ryan Hancock
Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,397)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Bobby Witt
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Saturday, July 6th

IN THE NEWS: The Seattle Mariners ride three solo home runs by Edgar Martinez to a 9-5 win over the Texas Rangers.

During the Yankees 2–0 win over the Brewers, the team announces the purchase of Darryl Strawberry's contract from Columbus. John Wetteland preserves Jimmy Key's win with a save in his 20th consecutive appearance, breaking Lee Smith's record.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 41,619)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Mike Hampton
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,690)
W: Bob Patterson L: Hector Carrasco
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Colorado Rockies 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,562)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Bruce Ruffin S: Todd Worrell
New York Mets 11, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,546)
W: Bobby Jones L: Kirk Rueter
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Florida Marlins 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,278)
W: Mike Williams L: Kevin Brown S: Ricky Bottalico
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,144)
W: Alan Benes L: Danny Darwin
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 51,021)
W: Tim Worrell L: Steve Bourgeois S: Trevor Hoffman
Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,500)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Roger Clemens S: Randy Myers
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,454)
W: Matt Karchner L: Paul Shuey S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 15, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,228)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Omar Olivares
Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,699)
W: Chris Haney L: Rick Aguilera S: Jeff Montgomery
New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,033)
W: Jimmy Key L: Steve Sparks S: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 5 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,294)
W: Billy Taylor L: Mike James
Seattle Mariners 9, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,458)
W: Matt Wagner L: Kevin Gross
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Sunday, July 7th

IN THE NEWS: The Marlins fire manager Rene Lachemann. Florida vice president John Boles replaces Lachemann, although he has not managed at any level in 10 years; except for Ted Turner's one-game stint in the 1970s, Boles is the first manager since Emil Fuchs in 1929 with no professional playing experience at any level. He wins his first game today, 7–4, in 10 innings over the Phils.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 7, 1996
Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,716)
W: Greg Maddux L: Donne Wall
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 (13 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 36,352)
W: Tanyon Sturtze L: Johnny Ruffin
Colorado Rockies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,269)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Pedro Astacio
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 16,076)
W: Rheal Cormier L: Pete Harnisch S: Mel Rojas
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,183)
W: Terry Mathews L: Ricardo Jordan S: Robb Nen
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,255)
W: Jon Lieber L: Mike Morgan
San Diego Padres 10, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 32,693)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Osvaldo Fernandez
Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,532)
W: Joe Hudson L: Randy Myers S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,343)
W: Chad Ogea L: Alex Fernandez S: Paul Assenmacher
Detroit Tigers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,784)
W: Felipe Lira L: Jeff Ware
Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,251)
W: Tim Belcher L: Scott Aldred
Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,242)
W: Ben McDonald L: Kenny Rogers S: Mike Fetters
California Angels 9, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,526)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Doug Johns
Texas Rangers 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 36,933)
W: Ken Hill L: Bob Wells
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Tuesday, July 9th

IN THE NEWS: The National League defeats the American League, 6-0, in the All-Star Game. Ken Caminiti and Mike Piazza homer for the winners. The game is the first All-Star contest in which no walks are issued by either team. Cal Ripken Jr. starts the game, despite suffering a broken nose when he accidentally catches a forearm from Chicago P Roberto Hernandez. Hernandez slipped on the tarp during the AL team photo shoot.

The Giants trade 1B Mark Carreon to the Indians for P Jim Poole.

At the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Cuba's top pitcher Rolando Arrojo defects to the U.S.

Thursday, July 11th

IN THE NEWS: After 14 straight road losses—a club record—the Phils finally win, beating the Expos, 3–2, behind Curt Schilling.

In the Twins 11–7 loss to the Indians, Chuck Knoblauch completes his 10th multi-hit game in a row—the longest such streak in the ML since 1978. Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle drive in nine runs between them for the Tribe, and Jack McDowell picks up the win.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1996
Florida Marlins 9, Atlanta Braves 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 33,208)
W: John Burkett L: Steve Avery S: Robb Nen
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,802)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Donovan Osborne
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,670)
W: Denny Neagle L: John Smiley S: Dan Plesac
Colorado Rockies 8, San Diego Padres 5 (10 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 45,703)
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Trevor Hoffman
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,305)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Mark Leiter
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,546)
W: Curt Schilling L: Jeff Fassero S: Ricky Bottalico
New York Mets 8, Houston Astros 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,557)
W: Mark Clark L: Doug Drabek
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,760)
W: Jimmy Key L: Mike Mussina S: John Wetteland
Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,826)
W: Roger Clemens L: Brian Williams
Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,928)
W: Chris Haney L: Wilson Alvarez
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 16,019)
W: Juan Guzman L: Jeff D'Amico S: Tony Castillo
Cleveland Indians 11, Minnesota Twins 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,438)
W: Jack McDowell L: Brad Radke
Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,437)
W: Bobby Chouinard L: Darren Oliver
Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 4 (12 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 25,949)
W: Rafael Carmona L: Rich Monteleone
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Friday, July 12th

IN THE NEWS: Down 9-2 as they bat in the last half of the 7th inning in Colorado, the Rockies score 11 times and hold on for a 13-12 win over the Padres. 3B Vinny Castilla's grand slam—his 2nd homer of the game—is the big blow of the inning.

Minnesota star Kirby Puckett announces he is retiring, effective immediately, because of glaucoma in his right eye.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1996
Atlanta Braves 6, Florida Marlins 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,517)
W: Tom Glavine L: Al Leiter S: Mark Wohlers
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,918)
W: Andy Benes L: Steve Trachsel
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,708)
W: Mark Portugal L: Danny Darwin S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 13, San Diego Padres 12 at Coors Field (att. 48,053)
W: Darren Holmes L: Willie Blair
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,569)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Osvaldo Fernandez
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,322)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Pedro Martinez
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,405)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Bobby Jones S: Billy Wagner
Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,535)
W: Tom Gordon L: Omar Olivares
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,458)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Tim Belcher S: Roberto Hernandez
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at County Stadium (att. 15,691)
W: Ben McDonald L: Erik Hanson
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,246)
W: Jose Mesa L: Dave Stevens S: Paul Shuey
Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 4 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 12,074)
W: Jeff Russell L: Billy Taylor
Seattle Mariners 7, California Angels 6 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 29,618)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Chuck McElroy
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Saturday, July 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Indians score four runs in the 4th, five runs in the 5th, and six runs in the 6th as they defeat the Twins, 19-11. The Tribe counts 12 doubles and three home runs among its 22 hits. The 12 doubles ties an American League reocrd set in 1990, and the two teams combine for 18 doubles, a new AL record (the National League mark is 23). Of Rich Becker gets four hits, including a double and two homers, and drives home six runs for Minnesota.

The Giants top prospect Shawn Estes throws his first game of the season, pitching seven scoreless innings and striking out 11 Dodgers for his first win. The Giants win, 7–0.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1996
Atlanta Braves 3, Florida Marlins 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 36,953)
W: John Smoltz L: Kevin Brown
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,254)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Jim Bullinger S: Dennis Eckersley
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,119)
W: Kevin Jarvis L: Jon Lieber
Colorado Rockies 11, San Diego Padres 6 at Coors Field (att. 48,009)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Scott Sanders
San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 54,226)
W: Shawn Estes L: Hideo Nomo
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,215)
W: Mike Mimbs L: Rheal Cormier
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
W: Jeff Nelson L: David Wells S: John Wetteland
New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,451)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Arthur Rhodes S: John Wetteland
Boston Red Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,671)
W: Aaron Sele L: C. J. Nitkowski
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,363)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Jose Rosado
Toronto Blue Jays 15, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium (att. 29,383)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Scott Karl
Cleveland Indians 19, Minnesota Twins 11 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 31,552)
W: Chad Ogea L: Rick Aguilera
Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,792)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Don Wengert
California Angels 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 37,792)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Bobby Ayala S: Troy Percival
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Sunday, July 14th

IN THE NEWS: In Seattle, Ken Griffey returns to the M's lineup after missing 20 games and drives in three runs with a homer and double. Bob Wells (8–2) pitches a 4-hitter to beat the Angels, 8–0.

In Cincinnati, Reggie Sanders hits two homers and P Dave Burba launches his first ML home run as the Reds beat the Pirates, 7–6. The Reds get the deciding runs in the 7th with Sanders 2nd home run and Eduardo Perez, son of Reds star Tony Perez, hits his first ML home run, off Steve Parris.

In Atlanta, Ryan Klesko belts two homers and drives in six runs to lead the Braves to a 15-10 drubbing of the Marlins. Jeff Conine has a pair of home runs for the Fish.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1996
Atlanta Braves 15, Florida Marlins 10 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,134)
W: Greg McMichael L: Yorkis Perez
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,638)
W: Alan Benes L: Terry Adams S: Dennis Eckersley
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,619)
W: Dave Burba L: Paul Wagner S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 8, San Diego Padres 4 at Coors Field (att. 48,065)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Fernando Valenzuela
San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,862)
W: William VanLandingham L: Chan Ho Park
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 31,515)
W: Tim Scott L: Mike Williams S: Mel Rojas
Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 5 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Dave Mlicki S: Todd Jones
New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 33,505)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Mike Hampton
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,658)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Scott Erickson S: John Wetteland
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,670)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Felipe Lira S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,024)
W: James Baldwin L: Doug Linton S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 20,798)
W: Tim Crabtree L: Ramon Garcia S: Mike Timlin
Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 25,312)
W: Eddie Guardado L: Eric Plunk
Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,704)
W: Doug Johns L: Kevin Gross
Seattle Mariners 8, California Angels 0 at Kingdome (att. 33,243)
W: Bob Wells L: Jason Grimsley
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Monday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: Cal Ripken is shifted to 3B after playing 2,216 consecutive games at SS for the Orioles but his consecutive game streak remains intact at 2,243 games. Baltimore defeats the Blue Jays, 8–6. Ripken's replacement at short, Manny Alexander, will manage just a broken bat single in 18 at bats and after six games at 3B, Cal will return to shortstop.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1996
Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,708)
W: Greg Maddux L: Barry Manuel S: Mark Wohlers
Chicago Cubs 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 32,119)
W: Frank Castillo L: Dan Miceli
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 38,450)
W: Mike Morgan L: Roger Salkeld
Colorado Rockies 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,032)
W: Roger Bailey L: Steve Bourgeois
Florida Marlins 15, Houston Astros 5 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 15,807)
W: Donn Pall L: Donne Wall
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,368)
W: Mark Guthrie L: Trevor Hoffman
New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,549)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Russ Springer S: Doug Henry
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,192)
W: Jimmy Haynes L: Mike Timlin
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 6 at Fenway Park (att. 33,263)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Mark Hutton S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,294)
W: Mike Magnante L: Julian Tavarez S: Jeff Montgomery
Detroit Tigers 10, Milwaukee Brewers 9 at County Stadium (att. 15,819)
W: A. J. Sager L: Ricky Bones S: Gregg Olson
Minnesota Twins 16, Chicago White Sox 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,636)
W: Scott Aldred L: Kirk McCaskill
Seattle Mariners 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,183)
W: Bob Wolcott L: Dave Telgheder
California Angels 10, Texas Rangers 7 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,655)
W: Jeff Schmidt L: Mark Brandenburg S: Troy Percival
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Tuesday, July 16th

IN THE NEWS: After failing to score in their first two at bats, the Brewers proceed to score in each of their remaining turns at the plate to punch out Detroit by a score of 20-7. Greg Vaughn drives home five runs for Milwaukee, and now leads the American League with 88, while Jose Valentin knocks out four hits.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1996
Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,334)
W: Mark Wohlers L: Tim Scott
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 26,502)
W: Denny Neagle L: Jaime Navarro
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,370)
W: Donovan Osborne L: Jeff Shaw S: Dennis Eckersley
Colorado Rockies 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Coors Field (att. 49,035)
W: Marvin Freeman L: Mark Leiter S: Bruce Ruffin
Florida Marlins 3, Houston Astros 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 15,610)
W: Yorkis Perez L: Todd Jones
San Diego Padres 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 52,436)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Ramon Martinez S: Tim Worrell
New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,478)
W: Mark Clark L: Curt Schilling S: John Franco
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 45,851)
W: Juan Guzman L: Mike Mussina
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 34,676)
W: Jimmy Key L: Roger Clemens
Cleveland Indians 10, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,871)
W: Jack McDowell L: Chris Haney
Milwaukee Brewers 20, Detroit Tigers 7 at County Stadium (att. 12,476)
W: Jeff D'Amico L: Brian Williams
Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,502)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Brad Radke
Oakland Athletics 12, Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,206)
W: Bobby Chouinard L: Sterling Hitchcock
Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 34,680)
W: Darren Oliver L: Jim Abbott S: Jeff Russell
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Wednesday, July 17th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox take a 9–2 lead over the Yankees into the 7th inning in Boston. New York scores three in the 7th, two in the 8th, and four in the 9th to move ahead, 11-9. The Red Sox bounce back with three of their own in their last at bat to defeat NY by a score of 12-11 and end John Wetteland's record save streak.

Lead-off hitter Kurt Abbott pounds a single, triple, and home run and drives in six runs to lead the Marlins to an 11-2 victory over the Astros.

Five Padre relievers help the Rockies set a club record of 11 runs in the 7th inning en route to a 13–12 Rock win. Colorado overcomes a 7-run deficit.

Cards pitcher Andy Benes, who started the year going 1–7, evens his record at 8–8, beating the Reds 6–4.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1996
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,879)
W: Andy Benes L: Mark Portugal S: Dennis Eckersley
Colorado Rockies 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,453)
W: Jamey Wright L: Osvaldo Fernandez S: Bruce Ruffin
Florida Marlins 11, Houston Astros 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 16,345)
W: Al Leiter L: Shane Reynolds
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,423)
W: Bryce Florie L: Antonio Osuna S: Trevor Hoffman
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 29,459)
W: Dave Mlicki L: Steve Frey
Baltimore Orioles 11, Toronto Blue Jays 10 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 45,955)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Mike Timlin
Boston Red Sox 12, New York Yankees 11 at Fenway Park (att. 34,082)
W: Vaughn Eshelman L: John Wetteland
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,532)
W: Tim Belcher L: Orel Hershiser S: Jeff Montgomery
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 21,121)
W: Mike Fetters L: Tom Urbani
Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,755)
W: Mike Trombley L: Bill Simas
Oakland Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,387)
W: Jim Corsi L: Blas Minor S: Billy Taylor
Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 44,220)
W: Ken Hill L: Chuck Finley
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Thursday, July 18th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1996
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 16,521)
W: Kevin Brown L: Mike Mimbs
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 35,822)
W: John Smoltz L: Todd Jones S: Mark Wohlers
Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 19,467)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Pete Harnisch
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,669)
W: Jon Lieber L: Kevin Jarvis
San Diego Padres 9, Colorado Rockies 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,212)
W: Scott Sanders L: Kevin Ritz
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,072)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Shawn Estes
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 38,983)
W: Kent Bottenfield L: Mark Petkovsek S: Turk Wendell
Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,014)
W: David Wells L: Aaron Sele S: Randy Myers
Seattle Mariners 15, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,780)
W: Rusty Meacham L: Shawn Boskie
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 17,657)
W: Kevin Appier L: Alex Fernandez S: Hipolito Pichardo
Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,934)
W: Danny Graves L: Eddie Guardado
Milwaukee Brewers 16, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium (att. 19,079)
W: Scott Karl L: Dwight Gooden
Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 4 (11 inn.) at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 28,585)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Mark Brandenburg S: Todd VanPoppel
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Skydome (att. 31,202)
W: Pat Hentgen L: C. J. Nitkowski
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Friday, July 19th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1996
Florida Marlins 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 19,123)
W: Chris Hammond L: Mike Williams
Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Astrodome (att. 39,090)
W: Darryl Kile L: Brad Woodall S: Billy Wagner
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 19,005)
W: Mike Dyer L: Jason Isringhausen S: Mel Rojas
Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,153)
W: Dave Burba L: Paul Wagner
San Diego Padres 4, Colorado Rockies 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 26,559)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Armando Reynoso S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 27,562)
W: William VanLandingham L: Tom Candiotti S: Rod Beck
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 45,336)
W: Alan Benes L: Frank Castillo
Boston Red Sox 13, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Fenway Park (att. 32,262)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Scott Erickson
California Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,332)
W: Jason Grimsley L: Bob Wells
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 4 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,604)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,373)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Charles Nagy S: Dan Naulty
Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 5 at County Stadium (att. 19,300)
W: Cal Eldred L: Andy Pettitte S: Mike Fetters
Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 6 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 37,455)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Rick Helling S: Billy Taylor
Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 30,123)
W: Tom Urbani L: Marty Janzen S: Gregg Olson
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Saturday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Indians defeat the Twins, 6–5, on Alvaro Espinoza's 11th-inning homer. OF Kenny Lofton leads the way for the Tribe with five hits. Albert Belle rings his 226th homer as an Indian to tie Earl Averill's club mark.

In the opening game at the Olympics, the U.S. team tops Nicaragua, 4–1, behind pitcher Kris Benson.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1996
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 24,336)
W: Pat Rapp L: Russ Springer S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome (att. 49,674)
W: Billy Wagner L: Greg Maddux
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 27,407)
W: Paul Wilson L: Ugueth Urbina S: John Franco
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 26,378)
W: Roger Salkeld L: Dan Miceli
Colorado Rockies 5, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 55,046)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Doug Bochtler S: Bruce Ruffin
San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 50,014)
W: Jose Bautista L: Todd Worrell
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 50,418)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Mike Morgan S: Turk Wendell
Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,590)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Rocky Coppinger S: Heathcliff Slocumb
California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,759)
W: Jeff Schmidt L: Norm Charlton S: Troy Percival
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 32,282)
W: Doug Linton L: Brian Keyser S: Jeff Montgomery
Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (11 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 43,433)
W: Paul Shuey L: Dave Stevens
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 25,473)
W: Mariano Rivera L: Tim VanEgmond S: John Wetteland
Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,052)
W: Bobby Witt L: Todd VanPoppel
Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (10 inn.) at Skydome (att. 36,220)
W: Gregg Olson L: Paul Quantrill S: Jose Lima
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Sunday, July 21st

IN THE NEWS: Oakland defeats Texas, 11–8, despite five hits—including a double and homer—by Rangers' OF Rusty Greer. Terry Steinbach homers twice to extend his hitting streak to 21 games.

The Orioles trade P Kent Mercker to the Indians in exchange for DH Eddie Murray. Murray returns to the Flock needing just eight homers to reach 500.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1996
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 20,873)
W: Curt Schilling L: John Burkett S: Ricky Bottalico
Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 45,561)
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Greg McMichael
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 32,173)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Mark Clark S: Mel Rojas
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,117)
W: Denny Neagle L: John Smiley S: Dan Plesac
San Diego Padres 2, Colorado Rockies 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 36,686)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Marvin Freeman S: Trevor Hoffman
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 36,345)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Rich DeLucia S: Todd Worrell
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 5 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 42,257)
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Turk Wendell
Baltimore Orioles 10, Boston Red Sox 6 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 34,423)
W: Randy Myers L: Mike Stanton
Seattle Mariners 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,088)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Jim Abbott
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 21,253)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Chris Haney S: Roberto Hernandez
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,341)
W: Jack McDowell L: Brad Radke S: Paul Shuey
Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 2 at County Stadium (att. 25,662)
W: Jeff D'Amico L: Jimmy Key S: Mike Fetters
Oakland Athletics 11, Texas Rangers 8 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 36,039)
W: Buddy Groom L: Mark Brandenburg S: Mike Mohler
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (12 inn.) at Skydome (att. 33,238)
W: Paul Spoljaric L: Jose Lima
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Monday, July 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Toronto's Erik Hanson walks Cleveland's Jim Thome without throwing a 4th ball. With the count 2-2 the pitch is wide and Thome jogs to 1B. Ump Mike Everitt, a fill-in from the PCL, had incorrectly called the count 3–2 before the pitch, and Thome, who knew better, didn't correct him. The next batter Albert Belle hits a 3-run double for a 4-2 win.

The Indians spoil Eddie Murray's return to Baltimore by beating the Orioles, 9–5. Murray gets a standing O from the crowd and on his 3rd at bat belts a home run, the 493rd of his career.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1996
Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Astrodome (att. 21,563)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Joey Hamilton S: Billy Wagner
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Mark Portugal L: Terry Mulholland S: Jeff Brantley
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,808)
W: Lee Smith L: Ken Ryan S: Jeff Brantley
San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,902)
W: Jose Bautista L: Kent Bottenfield
Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,215)
W: Greg McMichael L: T. J. Mathews S: Mark Wohlers
Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,129)
W: Rich Robertson L: Jimmy Haynes S: Mike Trombley
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 28,109)
W: Tim Belcher L: Tom Gordon
California Angels 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,336)
W: Chuck Finley L: Omar Olivares S: Troy Percival
Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,572)
W: Billy Taylor L: Matt Karchner
Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,767)
W: Ken Hill L: Kenny Rogers
Seattle Mariners 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kingdome (att. 40,555)
W: Matt Wagner L: Jose Mercedes
Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 35,517)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Erik Hanson S: Jose Mesa
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Tuesday, July 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Reds defeat the Phillies, 5–3, as SS Barry Larkin drives in all Cincinnati runs on two home runs.

The Pirates trade P Danny Darwin to the Astros in exchange for minor league P Rich Loiselle.

At the Astrodome, San Diego's Rob Deer launches one of the highest balls ever hit, striking a cable holding up a loud speaker. It's declared a dead ball. The Pads don't need it as they win, 7–4.

In the pitchers' hell known as Coors Field, the Rockies take a pair from the Mets, outslugging them 10–7 and 11–10. The two games feature 59 hits, including eight home runs, off 17 pitchers. In the first inning of the nitecap, Dante Bichette, Andres Galarraga, and Vinny Castilla hit consecutive homers off Pete Harnisch. Galarraga hits another in the 3rd, one of his six hits for the day.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1996
Colorado Rockies 10, New York Mets 7 at Coors Field (att. 48,016)
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Doug Henry
Colorado Rockies 11, New York Mets 10 at Coors Field (att. 48,058)
W: Steve Reed L: Doug Henry
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Florida Marlins 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 17,889)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Al Leiter
San Diego Padres 7, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 19,620)
W: Scott Sanders L: Mike Hampton S: Trevor Hoffman
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 23,100)
W: Kevin Jarvis L: Mike Mimbs
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,292)
W: Jon Lieber L: Pedro Martinez
Chicago Cubs 9, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,878)
W: Rodney Myers L: Rich DeLucia S: Bob Patterson
Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,520)
W: John Smoltz L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Mark Wohlers
Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,006)
W: Rick Aguilera L: David Wells S: Dan Naulty
Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 23,711)
W: Kevin Appier L: Aaron Sele
Detroit Tigers 8, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,432)
W: Jose Lima L: Mike James
Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 18,527)
W: Don Wengert L: Alex Fernandez S: Jim Corsi
New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 22,814)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Roger Pavlik
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 22,378)
W: Scott Karl L: Rafael Carmona
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Skydome (att. 35,194)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Chad Ogea S: Mike Timlin
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Wednesday, July 24th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1996
Colorado Rockies 7, New York Mets 6 (10 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 48,061)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Paul Byrd
Florida Marlins 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 20,486)
W: Kevin Brown L: Hideo Nomo S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 4 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 19,168)
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Ron Villone
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 27,352)
W: Dave Burba L: Mike Williams S: Jeff Brantley
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,219)
W: John Ericks L: Mel Rojas
Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,695)
W: Frank Castillo L: William VanLandingham
Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,411)
W: Terrell Wade L: Alan Benes S: Greg McMichael
Minnesota Twins 11, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,181)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Scott Erickson
Boston Red Sox 12, Kansas City Royals 2 at Fenway Park (att. 33,381)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Doug Linton
Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,350)
W: Jim Corsi L: Bill Simas S: Billy Taylor
New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,308)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Jose Alberro S: John Wetteland
Seattle Mariners 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Kingdome (att. 19,899)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Mike Fetters
Cleveland Indians 10, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Skydome (att. 35,218)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Marty Janzen
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Thursday, July 25th

IN THE NEWS: Royals rookie Jose Rosado wins his first ML game, 7–0, shutting down the Yankees on four hits at Yankee Stadium.

Mark McGwire clouts his 37th homer into the 5th deck at Toronto's Skydome, just the 2nd player to reach there. The 488-foot drive off Huck Flener lands four rows up from where Jose Canseco hit one in the 1989 playoff. The A's still lose the game to the Jays, 4–3 when Joe Carter hits a dramatic 2-run 2-out homer in the bottom of the 9th. McGwire will hit his 38th tomorrow in an A's win.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1996
Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado Rockies 8 at Coors Field (att. 48,087)
W: Kent Bottenfield L: Bruce Ruffin S: Bob Patterson
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 18,151)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Chris Hammond S: Todd Worrell
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,163)
W: Dan Miceli L: Russ Springer S: Francisco Cordova
San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,871)
W: Allen Watson L: Greg Maddux S: Rod Beck
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,271)
W: Ugueth Urbina L: Mark Petkovsek S: Mel Rojas
Cleveland Indians 10, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,025)
W: Charles Nagy L: Rocky Coppinger
California Angels 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,841)
W: Mike Holtz L: Graeme Lloyd
Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (12 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,524)
W: Jeff Russell L: Brian Keyser S: Mike Henneman
Minnesota Twins 16, Boston Red Sox 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,924)
W: Jose Parra L: Tim Wakefield
Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,475)
W: Jose Rosado L: Mark Hutton
Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 4 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 19,949)
W: Jose Lima L: Bobby Ayala
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Skydome (att. 30,174)
W: Tim Crabtree L: Jay Witasick
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Friday, July 26th

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs defeat the Rockies, 17–4, as C Tyler Houston leads the way with a single, double, homer, and six RBIs. Sammy Sosa has his National League-leading 34th homer.

The Yankees unload a 21 hit barrage and bat around twice to whip the Royals, 15–1. This is the most hits New York has collected in nine innings since August 25, 1984, when they had 23 against Seattle. Jimmy Key is the easy winner, giving up three hits in seven innings. Pat Kelly, who had been out the season with surgery, makes his debut and promptly injures a hamstring.

In a trade of catchers, the Astros trade Rick Wilkins to the Giants in exchange for popular Kirt Manwaring and cash.

Following a 2-homer, 5-RBI game on the 25th, Albert Belle goes 4-for-5 with a 3-run homer to lead the Indians to a 14–9 drubbing of the Orioles. There are seven homers in the game.

In a battle of aces, the Twins Brad Radke tops Roger Clemens, 5–1. The Red Sox ace is now 4–10.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,011)
W: John Smiley L: Paul Wilson
Chicago Cubs 17, Colorado Rockies 4 at Coors Field (att. 48,062)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Marvin Freeman S: Terry Adams
San Diego Padres 3, Florida Marlins 0 (11 inn.) at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 19,677)
W: Trevor Hoffman L: Donn Pall
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Astrodome (att. 27,089)
W: Danny Darwin L: Mark Guthrie S: Billy Wagner
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,239)
W: John Ericks L: Ricky Bottalico S: Dan Plesac
Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 17,560)
W: Tom Glavine L: Mark Leiter S: Mark Wohlers
Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,048)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Donovan Osborne
Cleveland Indians 14, Baltimore Orioles 9 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,751)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Mike Mussina
California Angels 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,189)
W: Dennis Springer L: Jeff D'Amico S: Troy Percival
Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 21,398)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Darren Oliver
Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 17,768)
W: Brad Radke L: Roger Clemens
New York Yankees 15, Kansas City Royals 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,782)
W: Jimmy Key L: Chris Haney
Seattle Mariners 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Kingdome (att. 25,175)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: A. J. Sager S: Mike Jackson
Oakland Athletics 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 32,241)
W: Buddy Groom L: Tony Castillo S: Billy Taylor
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Saturday, July 27th

IN THE NEWS: The Padres pound the Marlins, 20-12, scoring six runs in the 6th inning, and nine in the 8th. Wally Joyner leads the way with five ribbies, while John Flaherty hits a grand slam. The Padres are the 6th club to score 20 runs in a game; the last time that happened was 1929.

The Orioles score 10 runs off Orel Hershiser, including a grand slam by Rafael Palmeiro, to whip the Indians 14–2 at Camden Yards. Hershiser gives up 11 hits and four walks in five 1/3 innings.

In Toronto, Joe Carter becomes the 3rd player to hit a homer into the upper level at the SkyDome, a 3-run shot that carries 483 feet. Geronimo Berroa and Matt Stairs homer for the A's, the 23rd straight game the A's have collected a homer run. But the Jays beat the A's, 6–4.

The U.S. Olympic team connects for five homers in the first inning en route to a 15–5 win over Japan.

The White Sox pick up vet catcher Pat Borders from the Angels for minor leaguer Robert Ellis. Borders will replace Chad Kreuter, out with a season-ending shoulder injury.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,880)
W: Scott Service L: Mark Clark S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 10, Chicago Cubs 6 at Coors Field (att. 48,096)
W: Mark Thompson L: Amaury Telemaco
San Diego Padres 20, Florida Marlins 12 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 26,182)
W: Ron Villone L: Terry Mathews
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5 (11 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 36,841)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Terry Clark S: Todd Worrell
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,121)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Steve Parris
San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 38,761)
W: Mark Gardner L: Brad Woodall S: Rod Beck
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 44,269)
W: Andy Benes L: Mike Dyer S: Dennis Eckersley
Baltimore Orioles 14, Cleveland Indians 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,360)
W: David Wells L: Orel Hershiser
California Angels 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,497)
W: Chuck Finley L: Ben McDonald
Texas Rangers 6, Chicago White Sox 4 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 22,629)
W: Gil Heredia L: Bill Simas S: Ed Vosberg
Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 22,128)
W: Tom Gordon L: Dan Naulty
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 42,044)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Tim Belcher S: John Wetteland
Seattle Mariners 13, Detroit Tigers 7 at Kingdome (att. 43,209)
W: Tim Davis L: Brian Williams
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Skydome (att. 32,162)
W: Erik Hanson L: John Wasdin S: Mike Timlin
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Sunday, July 28th

IN THE NEWS: Padres' C John Flaherty has his 27-game hitting streak stopped by the Marlins in the Padres' 8-2 win. The streak is the 2nd-longest ever by a catcher behind Benito Santiago's Padres' record.

Darryl Strawberry's 300th career home run, a 2-run shot in the 9th, lifts the Yankees to a 3–2 win over the visiting Royals. The Yankees now lead by 12 games.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 28, 1996
New York Mets 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,094)
W: Bobby Jones L: Kevin Jarvis
Chicago Cubs 7, Colorado Rockies 5 at Coors Field (att. 48,073)
W: Jim Bullinger L: Kevin Ritz S: Kent Bottenfield
Florida Marlins 8, San Diego Padres 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 22,683)
W: Al Leiter L: Joey Hamilton
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome (att. 32,912)
W: Danny Darwin L: Joey Eischen
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,189)
W: John Ericks L: Toby Borland
San Francisco Giants 10, Atlanta Braves 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 34,525)
W: Shawn Estes L: John Smoltz S: Rod Beck
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 31,226)
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Pedro Martinez S: T. J. Mathews
Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 (13 inn.) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,273)
W: Jose Mesa L: Garrett Stephenson
Milwaukee Brewers 4, California Angels 3 (13 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,539)
W: Angel Miranda L: Mike Holtz S: Ramon Garcia
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 20,902)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Roger Pavlik
Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 17,448)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Aaron Sele S: Dan Naulty
New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,658)
W: John Wetteland L: Jason Jacome
Detroit Tigers 14, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 38,204)
W: Omar Olivares L: Chris Bosio
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Skydome (att. 31,150)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Ariel Prieto
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Monday, July 29th

IN THE NEWS: Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda announces his retirement. Lasorda, who underwent an angioplasty earlier this year after suffering a heart attack, will become a team vice president. Bill Russell is named manager.

In the Reds 2–1 loss to the Astros, Reds IF Chris Sabo shatters his bat in the 2nd inning strewing pieces of cork over the field. He'll be suspended for seven games for using a corked bat.

The Indians trade 2B Carlos Baerga and IF Alvaro Espinoza to the Mets in exchange for 3B Jeff Kent and SS Jose Vizcaino. Baerga, a former All-Star, is last in hitting and fielding among American League second basemen.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1996
Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,163)
W: Mike Hampton L: Mark Portugal S: Billy Wagner
San Diego Padres 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 18,281)
W: Scott Sanders L: Kevin Brown S: Trevor Hoffman
Montreal Expos 4, Colorado Rockies 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,115)
W: Rheal Cormier L: Jamey Wright S: Mel Rojas
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,680)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Chris Peters
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Tuesday, July 30th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds acquire OF Kevin Mitchell from the Red Sox for minor leaguers Brad Tweedlie and Roberto Mejia. Cincy also sells OF Eric Anthony to the Rockies.

Boston gets a leadoff hitter when the Mariners trade OF Darren Bragg to the Red Sox in exchange for P Jamie Moyer. Moyer, in a portent of his success with the M's, is 7-1.

The Giants trade P Mark Leiter (4–10) to the Expos for pitchers Tim Scott and Kirk Rueter.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 30, 1996
Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,424)
W: Frank Castillo L: William VanLandingham S: Terry Adams
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 4 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,015)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Terry Clark
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Florida Marlins 4 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,973)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Dave Weathers
Montreal Expos 3, Colorado Rockies 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,071)
W: Ugueth Urbina L: Armando Reynoso S: Mel Rojas
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Shea Stadium
W: Jason Isringhausen L: Francisco Cordova S: John Franco
New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 18,378)
W: John Franco L: Jon Lieber
Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,166)
W: Ken Ryan L: T. J. Mathews
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,110)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Greg Maddux S: Trevor Hoffman
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,355)
W: Huck Flener L: Dennis Martinez S: Mike Timlin
Detroit Tigers 12, California Angels 9 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,641)
W: C. J. Nitkowski L: Jason Grimsley
Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,166)
W: Jose Rosado L: Vaughn Eshelman
Seattle Mariners 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium
W: Bob Wells L: Cal Eldred S: Bobby Ayala
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at County Stadium (att. 18,591)
W: Tim VanEgmond L: Bob Wolcott S: Mike Fetters
Baltimore Orioles 16, Minnesota Twins 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,708)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Frank Rodriguez
Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,210)
W: James Baldwin L: Dave Telgheder S: Roberto Hernandez
Texas Rangers 15, New York Yankees 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 39,637)
W: Bobby Witt L: Andy Pettitte
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Wednesday, July 31st

IN THE NEWS: The Mariners club the Brewers, 9–3, hitting seven homers in the game. Jay Buhner, Ken Griffey, and Alex Rodriguez each have a pair, with Brian Hunter adding one. Sterling Hitchcock (11–4) is the winner.

At the trading deadline, Detroit trades 1B-DH Cecil Fielder, 32, to the Yankees for OF-DH Ruben Sierra and minor league P Matt Drews. The Yankees also obtain P David Weathers from the Marlins for P Mark Hutton, but will send him to the minors in three weeks.

The Padres acquire OF Greg Vaughn, with 31 homers at Milwaukee, and a player to be named in exchange for P Bryce Florie, P Ron Villone, and OF Marc Newfield.

The Angels trade IF Damion Easley to the Tigers in exchange for P Greg Gohr.

The Phillies trade P Terry Mulholland, 33, to the Mariners in exchange for struggling blue chipper Desi Relaford.

The Dodgers obtain OF Chad Curtis from the Tigers in exchange for pitchers Joey Eischen and John Cummings. Curtis will lead off in place of the cancer-stricken Brett Butler.

The Red Sox send vet Mike Stanton to the Rangers for two young relievers, Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy. The deal is made at 11:55 p.m.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 31, 1996
Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,988)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Allen Watson S: Turk Wendell
Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,082)
W: John Smiley L: Donne Wall
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Florida Marlins 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 29,565)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Pat Rapp S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 6, Colorado Rockies 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 23,663)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Roger Bailey
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 15,787)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Dan Plesac
Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,254)
W: Tom Glavine L: Bob Tewksbury S: Mark Wohlers
Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,301)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Mike Timlin
Detroit Tigers 10, California Angels 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,740)
W: Jose Lima L: Mike Holtz
Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,527)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Chris Haney S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Seattle Mariners 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 30,772)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Jeff D'Amico
Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 15,897)
W: Mike Mussina L: Mike Trombley
Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,127)
W: Jay Witasick L: Matt Karchner S: Billy Taylor
Texas Rangers 9, New York Yankees 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 30,645)
W: Darren Oliver L: Jimmy Key
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