In Miami, Florida’s Bobby Bonilla fouls off six two-strike pitches before blasting a grand slam with two outs in the 9th inning to give the Marlins a dramatic 9 – 6 win. For Bonilla, it is his 8th career slam. Larry Walker, Andres Galarraga, and Vinny Castilla homer for Colorado, which sets a National League record with 223 homers this year.

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In Miami, Florida’s Bobby Bonilla fouls off six two-strike pitches before blasting a grand slam with two outs in the 9th inning to give the Marlins a dramatic 9 – 6 win. For Bonilla, it is his 8th career slam. Larry Walker, Andres Galarraga, and Vinny Castilla homer for Colorado, which sets a National League record with 223 homers this year.

Jimmy Key, 0-7 in his last nine starts at Camden Yards, beats the Cleveland Indians, 7 – 2, to give the Orioles a split in a day-night doubleheader. Roberto Alomar has three hits and three RBIs and Brady Anderson and Rafael Palmeiro homer in the win. In the opener, Charles Nagy pitches five-hit ball into the 7th inning and Matt Williams drives home two runs to lead the Indians to a 4 – 2 victory.

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Jimmy Key, 0-7 in his last nine starts at Camden Yards, beats the Cleveland Indians, 7 – 2, to give the Orioles a split in a day-night doubleheader. Roberto Alomar has three hits and three RBIs and Brady Anderson and Rafael Palmeiro homer in the win. In the opener, Charles Nagy pitches five-hit ball into the 7th inning and Matt Williams drives home two runs to lead the Indians to a 4 – 2 victory.

Mark McGwire hits his 52nd home run hours after signing a three-year contract with the Cards for $28.5 million. But Cardinals closer Dennis Eckersley collapses in the 9th and the Dodgers come back to win, 7 – 6. McGwire’s 517-foot 1st-inning blast, the longest ever measured at Busch Stadium, ties him for the major league lead with Ken Griffey, Jr..

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Mark McGwire hits his 52nd home run hours after signing a three-year contract with the Cards for $28.5 million. But Cardinals closer Dennis Eckersley collapses in the 9th and the Dodgers come back to win, 7 – 6. McGwire’s 517-foot 1st-inning blast, the longest ever measured at Busch Stadium, ties him for the major league lead with Ken Griffey, Jr..

The Yankees sweep the Red Sox, winning 2 – 0 and 4 – 3. Andy Pettitte pitches eight innings in the opener, striking out a career-high 12. Willie Banks is the winner in the nitecap with 6 2/3 innings.

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The Yankees sweep the Red Sox, winning 2 – 0 and 4 – 3. Andy Pettitte pitches eight innings in the opener, striking out a career-high 12. Willie Banks is the winner in the nitecap with 6 2/3 innings.

In a 3-2 victory at Veterans Stadium, Phillies hurler Curt Schilling whiffs nine Mets to become the thirteenth pitcher in major league history since 1900 to record 300 strikeouts in a season. The right-hander, who will finish the season with a career high of 319, will also reach the milestone next year with Philadelphia and in 2002 with the Diamondbacks.

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In a 3-2 victory at Veterans Stadium, Phillies hurler Curt Schilling whiffs nine Mets to become the thirteenth pitcher in major league history since 1900 to record 300 strikeouts in a season. The right-hander, who will finish the season with a career high of 319, will also reach the milestone next year with Philadelphia and in 2002 with the Diamondbacks.

The newly renovated Anaheim Stadium will now be known as Edison International Field. The 30 year-old Angels’ ballpark will once again be a baseball-only facility with the NFL Rams, who shared the facility from 1980-1994, having shifted their franchise from LA to St. Louis two years ago.

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The newly renovated Anaheim Stadium will now be known as Edison International Field. The 30 year-old Angels’ ballpark will once again be a baseball-only facility with the NFL Rams, who shared the facility from 1980-1994, having shifted their franchise from LA to St. Louis two years ago.

The Braves beat the Giants, 5 – 4 on Fred McGriff’s 2-out, 2-run homer off Rod Beck in the 9th inning. The homer caps a 4-run rally for the 1st-place Braves.

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The Braves beat the Giants, 5 – 4 on Fred McGriff’s 2-out, 2-run homer off Rod Beck in the 9th inning. The homer caps a 4-run rally for the 1st-place Braves.

Ken Griffey, Jr powers homers #51 and #52 in Seattle’s 7 – 3 win over the Blue Jays. Junior has now hit 100 homers in a 2-year span, just the 6th major leaguer to do so.

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Ken Griffey, Jr powers homers #51 and #52 in Seattle’s 7 – 3 win over the Blue Jays. Junior has now hit 100 homers in a 2-year span, just the 6th major leaguer to do so.

Baltimore OF Eric Davis returns to action in the Orioles’ 6 – 5 win over Cleveland only two months after having a cancerous tumor removed from his colon. Davis goes hitless in the contest, but rips a long fly out to deep right-center in his first at bat.

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Baltimore OF Eric Davis returns to action in the Orioles’ 6 – 5 win over Cleveland only two months after having a cancerous tumor removed from his colon. Davis goes hitless in the contest, but rips a long fly out to deep right-center in his first at bat.

The Mets, 1 – 0 winners yesterday on a home run by diminutive Luis Lopez, use the long ball today to tie the Phils. New York collects four home runs in the 7th and 8th to tie at 6 apiece, then stitch six straight singles in the 10th to score 5 and win, 10 – 5. In the nitecap, the Mets lose, 2 – 1 to Darrin Winston, a 31-year-old rookie released by the Mets in the spring.

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The Mets, 1 – 0 winners yesterday on a home run by diminutive Luis Lopez, use the long ball today to tie the Phils. New York collects four home runs in the 7th and 8th to tie at 6 apiece, then stitch six straight singles in the 10th to score 5 and win, 10 – 5. In the nitecap, the Mets lose, 2 – 1 to Darrin Winston, a 31-year-old rookie released by the Mets in the spring.