dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Monday, July 31, 2000 sports Royals suffer fourth loss KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The get away,” Royals manager Tony said Williams, who drove in eight runs Kansas City Royals can’t wait to get Muser said. during the series. away. The Devil Rays finished their own Tanyon Sturtze (2-2) pitched the Gerald Williams homered and hit an road trip 7-5 with a five-game winning ninth and Roberto Hernandez worked RBI single in the 10th inning as the streak. the 10th for his 20th save. Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Kansas “It’s just a situation where you’re “We made about as many mistakes City 7-6 Sunday for a four-game dealing with things as they are, not as to (Williams) as we have ever made to sweep. they were,” Williams said after the any hitter,” Muser said. “He just wore “We just have played bad baseball Devil Rays blew a 6-2 lead in an eighth us out this series and we just kept mak- for four days,” Kansas City first inning that included two passed balls, ing mistakes to him.” baseman Mike Sweeney said. “It’s a two wild pitches, two walks and a hit Johnny Damon drew a leadoff walk huge disappointment to lose four batter. off Doug Creek to start the Royals games to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Russ Johnson led off the 10th with eighth. Estaban Yan came in and gave Losing four in a row to Tampa Bay is an infield single off Jerry Spradlin (4- up a single to Rey Sanchez, and the just unacceptable.” 3). Two outs later, Johnson stole sec- runners advanced to second and third The Royals, who have dropped 13 of ond, setting up Williams’ game-win- on a passed ball by John Flaherty. 16 at home, can’t get on the road fast ning hit to left field. Williams has Yan then hit Sweeney on the right enough. They open a three-game series driven in 27 runs this month, setting a hand with a pitch. against the Yankees in New York on Tampa Bay record. Sweeney left the game with a Tuesday night, and then travel to Bos- “You just have to concentrate on bruised hand for pinch-runner Jeff ton. each at-bat and find a way win. It’s up Reboulet and was to have X-rays Mon- “Emotionally, it might be better to to us to show that we’re consistent,” day. baseball scoreboard By The Associated Press Cubs (Downs 4-3), 12:20 p.m. Anaheim 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Brewers’ pitcher whips Rockies National League St. Louis (Ankiel 7-6) at Montreal Seattle 6, Toronto 5, 13 innings East Division (Moore 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Minnesota 6, N.Y. Yankees 2 MILWAUKEE (AP) — When Jeff ninth-inning jam and earned his second hits when we needed them, and Curt W L Pct. GB Houston (Erickson 10-4) at Florida Tampa Bay 2, Kansas City 1 D’Amico pitches, the Milwaukee save. “We’re more confident as a team did a great job for me in the ninth.” Atlanta 65 40 .619 — (Smith 1-3), 5:05 p.m. Detroit 10, Texas 2 Brewers look nothing like the second- because we know he’s got things un- The Brewers hit three solo homers New York 59 44 .573 5 Los Angeles (Perez 4-5) at Pitts- Oakland 12, Boston 1 worst team in the majors. der control.” against Yoshii (4-12), who pitched well Florida 51 53 .490 13 1/2 burgh (Anderson 3-5), 5:05 p.m. D’Amico closed a magnificent July It was the latest strong start in a string but lost his fifth straight decision. Montreal 47 54 .465 16 Cincinnati (Parris 5-13) at N.Y. Mets Sunday’s Games by hitting his first major league home of standout appearances for D’Amico, D’Amico homered in the fifth, while Philadelphia 46 57 .447 18 (Hampton 10-7), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees 7, Minnesota 4 run and allowing seven hits in eight- who went 5-0 in July with an 0.76 Geoff Jenkins and Jeromy Burnitz also Central Division San Francisco (Estes 10-3) at Mil- Tampa Bay 7, Kansas City 6 plus innings as the Brewers beat the ERA. homered in the sixth inning. W L Pct. GB waukee (Snyder 3-5), 6:05 p.m. Baltimore 10, Cleveland 7 Colorado Rockies 3-2 Sunday. The Brewers were 6-0 in games he “These last couple of outings were St. Louis 57 47 .548 — Atlanta (Millwood 6-8) at Arizona Oakland 5, Boston 2 But D’Amico’s performance was started during the month. very close games, and a home run de- Cincinnati 53 51 .510 4 (Reynoso 7-7), 8:05 p.m. Seattle 10, Toronto 6 only one part of a solid effort for the Without “Big Daddy” — as the 6- cided the game,” Yoshii said. “It’s Chicago 48 55 .466 8 1/2 Philadelphia (Person 5-3) at San Detroit 8, Texas 7 Brewers, who overcame a strong out- foot-7 D’Amico is known to team- pretty much my fault.” Pittsburgh 45 58 .437 11 1/2 Diego (Eaton 2-2), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox 11, Anaheim 7, ing by Colorado starter Masato Yoshii mates and fans — on the mound, Mil- In the fifth, D’Amico (7-4) hit a 405- Milwaukee 44 61 .419 13 1/2 10 innings with big hits, timely defense and strong waukee is 5-14 in July entering Mon- foot blast to right-center. Houston 38 66 .365 19 American League Monday’s Games relief pitching — none of which day night’s game against San Fran- D’Amico’s ERA, 1.81 for the sea- West Division East Division Minnesota (Romero 0-0) at Balti- they’ve had very often this season. cisco. son, actually rose against the Rockies. W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB more (Ponson 5-7), 5:35 p.m. “There’s a different energy when “I’m feeling very confident, but ev- Todd Helton’s fourth-inning homer Arizona 58 47 .552 — New York 56 44 .560 — Boston (R.Martinez 8-6) at Seattle he’s out there,” said closer Curtis erybody played well,” D’Amico said. was the only run he allowed until the San Francisco 56 46 .549 1/2 Boston 53 48 .525 3 1/2 (Abbott 6-4), 8:05 p.m. Leskanic, who got D’Amico out of a “We got great defense, we got the big ninth. Los Angeles 55 49 .529 2 1/2 Toronto 55 51 .519 4 Toronto (Wells 16-3) at Oakland Colorado 50 53 .485 7 Baltimore 45 58 .437 12 1/2 (Hudson 11-3), 8:05 p.m. San Diego 46 58 .442 11 1/2 Tampa Bay 44 59 .427 13 1/2 Detroit (Weaver 6-9) at Anaheim Central Division (Schoeneweis 5-5), 8:05 p.m. Barney and Beauty Saturday’s Games W L Pct. GB Only games scheduled had a home in the country. POLICY IN TOPEKA? N.Y. Mets 4, St. Louis 3 Chicago 64 41 .610 — Tuesday’s Games Now they are homeless. Barney is a Atlanta 13, Houston 5 Cleveland 52 50 .510 10 1/2 Toronto (Loaiza 6-7) at Oakland yellow lab mix and Beauty is a black lab Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 1 Detroit 48 55 .466 15 (Zito 1-0), 1:35 p.m. mix. Both are a little over a year old. NO THANKS! Florida 4, Arizona 2 Kansas City 47 57 .452 16 1/2 Kansas City (Reichert 4-6) at N.Y. Their family moved to an Island in the Caribbean and they couldn’t go. Barney Pittsburgh 10, San Diego 2 Minnesota 48 59 .449 17 Yankees (Gooden 5-3), 5:05 p.m. and Beauty have been farm dogs, and Cincinnati 4, Montreal 3, 11 innings West Division Cleveland (Colon 9-8) at Tampa Bay are good around children and cats. They Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 0 W L Pct. GB (Rupe 3-4), 5:15 p.m. are very friendly and love to ride in the Voters don’t want to send Northwest Colorado 10, Milwaukee 2 Seattle 61 43 .587 — Minnesota (Redman 9-4) at Balti- back of the pick-up. They wouldn’t re- Sunday’s Games Oakland 57 47 .548 4 more (Mussina 6-10), 5:35 p.m. quire anything but a lot of love, food and Kansas to Topeka. They want someone N.Y. Mets 4, St. Louis 2 Anaheim 56 50 .528 6 Chicago White Sox (Baldwin 12-7) shelter. 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