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Beantown Sox play beanball with Indians

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Who says no one throws inside anymore? Certainly not anyone who has ever faced Roger Clemens. One day after the Cleveland Indians got the best of a brushback battle with Boston, Clemens began Sunday’s game with a called strike to Stanley Jefferson. CLEMENS, ONE OF baseball’s better control pitchers, then came back with another fastball just where he wanted it right at Jefferson. The ball hit Jefferson in the right elbow and started a bench-clearing brawl. Once order was restored, Clemens made it business as usual: he struck out a season-high 11 and became the first nine-game winner in the majors as the Red Sox beat the Indians 8-2. “I loved it. We got even, didn’t we?” Boston manager Joe Morgan said. “We voted as a team 34-0 that it would be such. I think they figured after last night, this was inevitable.” ON SATURDAY NIGHT in Cleveland, Doug Jones threw a pitch over the head of Boston’s Tony Pena in the ninth inning. Pena had helped beat Jones and the Indians on Friday. Clemens knew what he had to do. “Nobody on this team has to come up and tell a pitcher how to pitch,” Clemens said. “I’m going to try to pitch effectively and do what the situation calls for.” JEFFERSON UNDERSTOOD the situation. He didn’t charge the mound, but he asked for and got an explanation from Clemens. “I thought the incident with Jonesy and Pena was harmless,” Jefferson said. “I didn’t think it would carry over to today. I guess it did. Clemens said he was sorry it was me, and he said if I was on his

Browning makes most of Reds’ runs

By JOHN KREISER AP Sports Writer Tom Browning hasn’t gotten a great deal of offensive support all season. But the way he’s been pitching, he doesn’t need much. Browning (5-4) finally got his record over the .500 mark on Sunday, combining with Randy Myers on a four-hitter as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0. THE REDS’ LEFT-HANDER has allowed just two runs in his last 31 innings over four starts and none in his last 14 1-3. But he’s only 2-1 with one no-decision in that span because of a lack of support “You can’t worry about that,” Browning said of the lack of runs. “You’ve got to go out and do your job. As long as you keep your club in it late in the game, hopefully the offense will break through. You can’t pick your time to pitch. Today, we got enough runs to win.” The Reds, whose 33-12 record is the best in the major leagues, have averaged 4.7 runs a game. But they’ve scored only 2.4 when Browning pitches and just 1.6 in his last 10 starts only five in the last four. SUPPORT OR NOT, Browning almost always wins when he faces an NL West rival. Sunday’s victory was the 26th in his last 32 decisions against intra-division opponents. Browning, whose ERA dropped to 2.30, pitched five no-hit innings

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team, he’d do the same for me.” Jefferson left the game, although X-rays were negative. Clemens was not ejected, although Morgan accused Cleveland of trying to bait him into a brawl. Pena, who was not in the starting lineup, and Cleveland’s Chris James were tossed. Clemens (9-2) did his job with fastballs, not fists. He won his fifth straight decision and raised his major league-leading strikeout total to 80. Clemens gave up seven hits and walked one. Wade Boggs and Dwight Evans hit two-run homers and Ellis Burks also connected for the Red Sox. John Farrell (3-3) took the loss. Royals 8, Athletics 2 In Kansas City, Mark Gubicza and the Royals got a split of the four-game series by roughing up Dave Stewart and Oakland. Gubicza (3-5) pitched four-hit ball for eight innings. Stewart (8-3) got tagged for seven runs on seven hits and six walks in 5 1-3 innings. Stewart held Kansas City hitless until George Brett’s RBI double sparked a four-run fourth that included a two-run homer by Jim Eisenreich. Blue Jays 7, Brewers 4 Dave Stieb became the first Toronto starter to win at home since May 8, and the largest regular-season crowd in team history, 49,702, saw the Blue Jays celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Sky Dome. Pat Borders hit a two-run homer and George Bell also connected as the Blue Jays ended a three-game losing sfreak. Tigers 2, Mariners 0 Frank Tanana pitched three-hit ball for 8 1-3 innings and Mike Henneman got his 13th save. Lou Whitaker led off the game with a double and scored on Alan

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and took a two-hitter into the eighth, but was replaced by Myers when Alfredo Griffin singled and Mike Scioscia doubled. Myers escaped the jam and pitched a hitless ninth for his 11th save, stretching his career scoreless streak against the Dodgers to 21 innings over 19 appearances. Giants 7, Astros 3 The Giants will be sorry to see the Astros leave town, but they won’t miss Glenn Davis, who had a career weekend. Robby Thompson’s three-run homer in the second and Kevin Mitchell’s two-run shot in the third keyed the rout of Mike Scott (2-6) as the Giants won their third straight over Houston. Davis, who had three homers

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Trammell’s single off Erik Hanson (5-4). Whitaker hit his seventh home run in the fifth. Orioles 4, Yankees 3 Mickey Tettleton’s two-run homer in the eighth inning broke a 2-all tie and Gregg Olson got his second save in two days. Tettleton connected against Mike Witt (0-4) for his sixth home run of the season. Bob Milacki (3-3) was the winner. White Sox 5, Twins 2 Jack McDowell (2-3) won for the first time since April 25.

Friday night and another on Saturday, hit his NL-leading 15 th of the season in the second off Atlee Hammaker (4-3) and added a tworun single in the sixth. Phillies 8, Mets 3 Von Hayes had a three-run homer and an RBI single and exMet Len Dykstra pounded his former teammates for three more hits. Hayes’ first-pitch homer in the third followed one-out walks to Dykstra and Tommy Herr off Sid Fernandez (3-5) and he singled

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Allan Anderson (2-7) dropped his third straight decision. He allowed a two-run single to Sammy Sosa to cap a four-run Chicago second. Angels 7, Rangers 4 Dante Bichette had a career-high four RBIs and California took advantage of three walks by Charlie Hough in a four-run first inning. Hough’s inability to control his dancing knuckler got him in trouble with two out. Among those walked by Hough (5-4) was Chili Davis who later hit a two-run homer.

home another run in a three-run fourth. Dykstra pushed his average to .413 after going 8-for-12 in the three-game series. Cardinals 7, Cubs The Cardinals dazzled the Cubs with eight stolen bases and added two homers. Vince Coleman had four steals and Ozzie Smith added three. Tom Pagnozzi and Milt Thompson provided the power with home runs.

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Johnson finds rhythm on mound

SEATTLE (AP) Randy Johnson used a different method to finally find his rhythm. “I just bought a drum set,” Johnson said Sunday, less that 24 hours after pitching a no-hitter against Detroit. “I played it an hour and a half before the game. I was listening to Rush. But I don’t think the drummer for Rush has anything to worry about” BUT MAYBE IT’S time for the American League to get a little concerned. The mental picture of the lanky 6-foot-10 Johnson beating on drums in his Seattle condominium is enough to bring a grin to even the Tigers. Ringo he isn’t. Johnson, who beat the Tigers 2-0 despite six walks, said he would consider bringing his drum set to Chicago, where he is scheduled to pitch against the White Sox on Thursday. Pounding on drums makes Johnson mellow. “I JUST CAME into the game really relaxed,” he said. “It just

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took my mind off a lot of things.” Mariners pitcher Brian Holman, who came within one out of pitching a perfect game in Oakland April 20 before giving up a home run to Ken Phelps, was back in the Kingdome on Sunday. He was home with his wife, who gave birth to a baby boy Thursday, in Atlanta, Kan., when Johnson pitched the first no-hitter in Mariners history. A sportswriter called him from the Kingdome and told him Johnson had a no-hitter through five innings. HIS REACTION? “I told him, ‘That’s nothing new. Randy throws a no-hitter through five innings all the time,”’ Holman said. Holman said he was sorry he missed Johnson’s no-hitter. “I was just pumped up for him,” he said. “He works so hard and he deserves everything he gets. I’m just happy he did it here for the fans. I’m just glad somebody got it.”

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