IN THE NEWS: Paced by Jose Canseco's 7th homer in 11 games, the Blue Jays edge the Twins, 10–9. Walker is 3–for–4 to raise his average to .350. Pat Hentgen gives up four runs in six innings, but it is good enough to win his 11th in 12 decisions with Minnesota. The Twins nipped him, 2–1, on May 15, 1996, his only loss.
IN THE NEWS: Welcome to the Bigs. The Phils' Mike Welch makes his first big league start and the Giants greet him with three consecutive homers in the 2nd inning. Newly acquired Ellis Burks starts the fireworks, then Barry Bonds -- who had tripled in the first inning -- goes deep, then Jeff Kent drills his 15th. Welch takes the loss, allowing eight runs in three innings. Bonds is 4–for–4 with a stolen base to pace the Giants.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1998
Boston Red Sox
8, Anaheim Angels 7 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 35,763)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Jason Dickson S: Tom Gordon
Baltimore Orioles
9, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,910)
W: Sidney Ponson L: Glendon Rusch
Toronto Blue Jays
6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 40,096)
W: Roger Clemens L: Brad Radke S: Randy Myers
Oakland Athletics
7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 27,712)
W: Mike Mohler L: Charles Nagy S: Billy Taylor
Seattle Mariners
6, New York Yankees 3 at Kingdome (att. 47,872)
IN THE NEWS: Houston pitcher C.J. Nitkowski hits three consecutive Marlin batters with pitches in the 8th inning: Dock Ellis (1974) and Wilbur Wood (1977) are the only other pitchers since 1900 to hit three batters in a row. The three plunks in an inning ties the ML record. Nitkowski gives up a hit and four runs in Florida's 11–3 win.
Leading off for the Yankees, Chuck Knoblauch lines a hit off Mike Oquist's ribs, and the Yankees continue to connect off the Oakland pitcher for 15 more hits, including four homers, in five innings. New York wins, 14–1, scoring all 14 earned runs off Oquist, the most runs allowed since Bill Travers in August 1977. Orlando Hernandez picks up the win.
IN THE NEWS: OF Darryl Strawberry's pinch-hitter grand slam is the big blow in NY's 9–run 9th inning, as the Yankees come from behind to defeat the A's 10–5 in the 2nd game of a DH. It is his 2nd pinch-hitter slam of the season, setting a new American League record, and tying the National League mark held by his former manager, Davey Johnson, and Mike Ivie, both set in 1978. New York also wins the 1st game of the twinbill, 10–4.
Pittsburgh 1B Kevin Young goes 4–for–4, with four runs scored and four RBIs, to lead the Pirates to a 13–5 mauling of the Rockies. Three of Young's hits are doubles.
The Orioles Mike Mussina carries a no-hitter into the 8th before allowing a double to Frank Catalanotto. He ends with a 2–hit, 4–0, win at Detroit. Broadcasting the game is the long–time voice of the Tigers, Ernie Harwell. Ernie is celebrating his golden anniversary, starting as an announcer for the Dodgers on August 4, 1948. The Dodgers had to trade a player, Cliff Dapper, to the Atlanta Crackers to acquire Harwell.
IN THE NEWS: The Blue Jays trade P Randy Myers to the Padres in exchange for C Brian Loyd and a player to be named.
The Red Sox obtain P Pete Schourek from the Astros in exchange for cash.
In Chicago, Jack Brickhouse, the long–time voice of the Cubs, dies at the age of 82. Brickhouse was the play–by–play announcer from 1941–81. Jack also handled the White Sox announcing from 1948–67 and was the radio voice for the Bears from 1953–76. He even did Bulls games in the 60s, signing the deal for WGN over drinks with the team's owner.
IN THE NEWS: Rookie OF Shane Spencer gets five hits, including two doubles and two home runs, while driving home three runs and scoring four in New York's 14–2 pasting of Kansas City in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. The Yankees also took the 1st contest by a score of 8–2.
The Orioles pound the Twins, 16–9, as OF Brady Anderson gets five hits, including two doubles and two homers, drives home four runs and scores 3.
The Indians home run leader Matt Williams breaks his right hand when he is hit by a Wilson Alvarez pitch. Williams will not make another appearance till September 16.
Mark McGwire lines a single against the Cubs, driving in two runs. For Big Mac, they are his first runs driven in without a homer since June 7. The Cards roll over the Cubs, 16–3 as Kent Bottenfield allows just three hits in seven innings. Ray Lankford has a 3–run homer in the 1st for St. Louis off Stevens, in relief of Steve Trachsel who lasts just 1/3 of an inning.
Pete Harnisch pitches six innings of shutout ball, and Belinda and Williams continue the whitewash as the Reds roll 17–0 over Milwaukee. Reggie Sanders drives in three runs with two doubles and a homer. Sanders, Sean Casey and Aaron Boone all hit bases loaded doubles in the 12-run 6th inning. Eddie Taubensee and Barry Larkin also homer in the game.
The Angels obtain P Jeff Juden from the Brewers in exchange for a player to be named.
IN THE NEWS: Behind Rafael Palmeiro's 35th home run, the Orioles defeat the Twins, 6–3, despite five hits by Minnesota DH Paul Molitor. Molitor also swipes his 500th base. He's the 6th player with 500 steals and 3000 hits.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1998
Chicago White Sox
7, Anaheim Angels 5 at Comiskey Park II
W: Mike Sirotka L: Jason Dickson S: Bill Simas
Chicago White Sox
4, Anaheim Angels 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 24,073)
W: Chad Bradford L: Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Seattle Mariners
9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 37,495)
W: Ken Cloude L: Brian Powell
Baltimore Orioles
6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,396)
W: Sidney Ponson L: Brad Radke S: Jesse Orosco
New York Yankees
14, Kansas City Royals 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 45,975)
IN THE NEWS: Atlanta's Dennis Martinez defeats the Giants, 7–5, for his 244th career victory to set the record for most wins by a Latin American pitcher. Juan Marichal held the old mark. 3B Chipper Jones backs Martinez pitching with four hits and four ribbies.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1998
Anaheim Angels
9, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 16,805)
W: Chuck Finley L: James Baldwin
Seattle Mariners
6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,987)
W: Bob Wells L: Sean Runyan S: Mike Timlin
Minnesota Twins
5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,780)
W: Dan Serafini L: Mike Mussina S: Rick Aguilera
New York Yankees
5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 55,911)
W: Ramiro Mendoza L: Scott Service S: Mariano Rivera
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays
2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tropicana Field (att. 36,641)
W: Jim Mecir L: Paul Assenmacher
Boston Red Sox
14, Texas Rangers 8 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 31,127)
IN THE NEWS: White Sox OF Albert Belle drives in his 100th run of the season in a 5–3 win over Oakland. He joins Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, and Babe Ruth as the only players to record at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs in seven consecutive seasons.
IN THE NEWS: The Yanks David Wells stops the Twins on a four hitter to win, 7–0. In his last start the Yankee lefty pitched a perfect game against the Twins:.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1998
Boston Red Sox
7, Kansas City Royals 4 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 33,290)
W: Tom Gordon L: Jeff Montgomery
Oakland Athletics
6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 17,095)
IN THE NEWS: Seattle loses to Toronto, 11–5, despite a home run by SS Alex Rodriguez. It is the 100th homer of Rodriguez's career, making his the 4th–youngest player to reach the plateau. The only players to do so at a younger age were Mel Ott, Tony Conigliaro, and Eddie Mathews.
The Royals defeat the Red Sox, 8–4, as 1B Hal Morris records five hits for KC.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1998
Kansas City Royals
8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 32,488)
W: Scott Service L: Greg Swindell
Chicago White Sox
2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,503)
W: Scott Eyre L: Jimmy Haynes S: Bill Simas
Cleveland Indians
6, Texas Rangers 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,247)
W: Bartolo Colon L: John Burkett S: Mike Jackson
Anaheim Angels
3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,485)
W: Steve Sparks L: Seth Greisinger S: Troy Percival
New York Yankees
11, Minnesota Twins 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 47,841)
IN THE NEWS: Baltimore's Harold Baines becomes the all–time leader in RBIs by a DH when he drives in his 824th in a 7–4 win over the Indians. Hal McRae was the previous record–holder.
Orlando Hernandez sets a Yankee rookie record by striking out 13 in beating Texas, 2–0.
Tom Glavine (16-4) shuts out the Padres, 5–0, on two hits and beats Mark Langston. Langston strikes out eight batters to push his career Ks to 2,419, and move into 24th place on the career K list.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1998
Boston Red Sox
8, Minnesota Twins 7 at Fenway Park (att. 32,801)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Travis Miller S: Tom Gordon
Baltimore Orioles
7, Cleveland Indians 4 (12 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 43,217)
IN THE NEWS: Baltimore C Chris Hoiles becomes the 9th player—and 1st catcher—to hit two grand slams in a single game, doing so in a 15–3 win over the Indians. Hoiles connects in the 3rd and 8th innings.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1998
Boston Red Sox
13, Minnesota Twins 12 at Fenway Park (att. 32,888)
W: Derek Lowe L: Travis Baptist S: Tom Gordon
Chicago White Sox
14, Seattle Mariners 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 22,713)
W: Mike Sirotka L: Ken Cloude
Baltimore Orioles
15, Cleveland Indians 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,169)
W: Mike Mussina L: Charles Nagy
Detroit Tigers
13, Oakland Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,243)
In the Reds–Expos game, two pairs of brothers face each other, and three out of four go deep. Vladimir Guerrero and Wilton Guerrero homer for the Expos while Bret Boone hits a solo shot for the Reds. Aaron Boone followed with a strikeout, but the Reds win 6–4.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1998
Minnesota Twins
3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 32,412)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Pete Schourek S: Rick Aguilera
Seattle Mariners
13, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park II (att. 21,537)
W: Bill Swift L: Jaime Navarro
Baltimore Orioles
9, Cleveland Indians 8 (10 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 43,238)
W: Armando Benitez L: Doug Jones
Oakland Athletics
10, Detroit Tigers 8 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,229)
W: Billy Taylor L: Dean Crow
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays
8, Kansas City Royals 6 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 18,706)
W: Jim Mecir L: Ricky Bones S: Roberto Hernandez
Texas Rangers
16, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 53,117)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Hideki Irabu
Anaheim Angels
6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (11 inn.) at Skydome (att. 30,379)
IN THE NEWS: Baltimore OF Eric Davis has his 30–game hitting streak snapped in a 5–3 loss to the Indians.
The Padres defeat the Brewers, 4–0, in the 1st game of a doubleheader behind Kevin Brown's 1–hitter. Brown fans 11 and allows only a single to OF Jeromy Burnitz. The Brewers bounce back to take the nightcap, 4–2.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1998
Minnesota Twins
6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 30,893)
W: Eric Milton L: Steve Avery S: Rick Aguilera
Chicago White Sox
5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 25,471)
W: Keith Foulke L: Jeff Fassero S: Bill Simas
Cleveland Indians
5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,069)
W: Jaret Wright L: Scott Kamieniecki S: Mike Jackson
Detroit Tigers
6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,808)
W: Bryce Florie L: Mike Oquist S: Todd Jones
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays
8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,762)
W: Julio Santana L: Tim Belcher
New York Yankees
6, Texas Rangers 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,304)
W: Mariano Rivera L: Xavier Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays
6, Anaheim Angels 4 at Skydome (att. 29,259)
W: Chris Carpenter L: Jeff Juden S: Paul Quantrill
Arizona Diamondbacks
6, New York Mets 1 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 44,537)
W: Omar Daal L: Hideo Nomo
Cincinnati Reds
8, Montreal Expos 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 31,073)
W: Brett Tomko L: Carl Pavano
Philadelphia Phillies
8, Colorado Rockies 7 at Coors Field (att. 48,024)
W: Mark Portugal L: Jamey Wright S: Mark Leiter
Chicago Cubs
2, Houston Astros 1 (11 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 52,199)
W: Matt Karchner L: Jay Powell S: Rod Beck
Los Angeles Dodgers
1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,471)
W: Scott Radinsky L: Denny Neagle S: Jeff Shaw
San Diego Padres
4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Kevin Brown L: Rafael Roque
Milwaukee Brewers
4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 29,319)
W: Bill Pulsipher L: Joey Hamilton S: Bob Wickman
San Francisco Giants
3, Florida Marlins 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,289)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Jesus Sanchez S: Robb Nen
Pittsburgh Pirates
4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 46,904)
IN THE NEWS: Greg Maddux wins his 200th game as the Braves double up the Giants, 8–4. Maddux allows one earned run to lower his National League best ERA to 1.65. In a rarity, the Braves collect nine hits—all doubles. Gerald Williams, Danny Bautista and Walt Weiss have two apiece, while Eddie Perez drives in three runs with another.
Detroit edges Seattle, 7–6, despite five hits by Mariners' SS Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez hits two doubles and a pair of homers and drives in two runs in a losing cause.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1998
Chicago White Sox
4, Anaheim Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,160)
W: John Snyder L: Chuck Finley S: Bill Simas
Baltimore Orioles
7, Minnesota Twins 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 44,022)
W: Sidney Ponson L: Brad Radke
Boston Red Sox
4, Texas Rangers 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,201)
W: Pedro Martinez L: John Burkett S: Tom Gordon
Boston Red Sox
5, Texas Rangers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 26,677)
IN THE NEWS: Toronto downs Seattle by a score of 16–2. The Blue Jays hit seven homers in the contest, including two each by Shawn Green and Carlos Delgado.
The Expos beat Arizona, 8–2, giving Felipe Alou his 521st career win as manager of the Montreal Expos. Buck Rodgers had 520. Alou's good luck charm is P Dustin Hermanson, who allows three hits in seven innings. Hermanson was also the starting and winning pitcher in Alou's 400th, 450th, and 500th win.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1998
Anaheim Angels
2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,841)
W: Jack McDowell L: Justin Thompson S: Troy Percival
IN THE NEWS: The Phillies split a doubleheader with the Diamondbacks, winning the 1st game, 11–1, and losing the 2nd, 12–9. Philadelphia 3B Scott Rolen drives in nine runs in the twinbill.
SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1998
Anaheim Angels
13, Detroit Tigers 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,548)
W: Omar Olivares L: Brian Powell
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays
4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 44,566)
W: Tony Saunders L: Arthur Rhodes S: Roberto Hernandez
Kansas City Royals
8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,278)
W: Hipolito Pichardo L: Pete Schourek
Minnesota Twins
9, New York Yankees 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,548)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Mike Buddie
Oakland Athletics
3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,607)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Tom Fordham S: Billy Taylor
Toronto Blue Jays
7, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 26,642)
W: Roger Clemens L: Bill Swift
Texas Rangers
8, Cleveland Indians 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 37,094)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Dave Burba S: Danny Patterson
San Diego Padres
2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Turner Field (att. 43,730)
W: Kevin Brown L: Kevin Millwood S: Trevor Hoffman
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