The Padres steal eight bases en route to a 7 â 1 win over the Braves.
The Padres steal eight bases en route to a 7 â 1 win over the Braves.
Diamondbacks flamethrower Randy Johnson strikes out 20 Reds in Arizonaâs 4 â 3 win over Cincinnati in 11 innings
Diamondbacks flamethrower Randy Johnson strikes out 20 Reds in Arizonaâs 4 â 3 win over Cincinnati in 11 innings. Johnson gets all 20 in his nine innings of work, but does not officially tie Roger Clemens and Kerry Woodâs record since the contest goes into extra frames. The Reds score two in the top of the 11th, but the DâBacks come back with 3, scoring the winning run on a bases-loaded walk by reliever Danny Graves.
The Devil Rays edge the Orioles, 4 â 3, as Tampa Bayâs Fred McGriff joins Mark McGwire, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Eddie Murray and Reggie Jackson as the only players to homer off 300 different pitchers in their career. McGriffâs solo shot in the 8th snaps a 3 â 3 tie.
The Devil Rays edge the Orioles, 4 â 3, as Tampa Bayâs Fred McGriff joins Mark McGwire, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Eddie Murray and Reggie Jackson as the only players to homer off 300 different pitchers in their career. McGriffâs solo shot in the 8th snaps a 3 â 3 tie.
