Reds victorious despite terrible play
■ NL PLAYOFFS. Reds take
2-0 lead over the Dodgers
I .OS ANGM.FS (AIM The
Cincinnati Reds took advantage
of (Giveaway Night at Dodger
Stadium
Thu Reds, handed scoring
i hatu es and runs all evening,
lient the Los Angelos Dodgers r>
4 Wednesday to lake a ,!-<) lead
in their Nl. playoff series
Uric Karros homered twn e for
the Dodgers, who outhit Ciiu.in
nati 14-6. But t<os Angeles could
not overcome a knv error, a
botched pitchout and three
walks that led to the eventual
winning run The Dodgers also
lost right fielder Raul Mondesi,
ejected after the seventh inning
Karros hit a two-run homer
with one out in the ninth, mak
ing it 5-4 But Jeff Brantley
retired Tim Wallnch and Delino
DeShields for a save
Cincinnati’s first two runs, on
it homer by Reggie Sanders,
were set up by a throwing error
by shortstop Chad Fonville
Then, with the score 2-2. a wide
throw by catcher Mike Piazza on
a pitchout led to another run.
The Reds added two more in
the ninth on only one hit. a two
out RBI single In Mariano Dun
can, who scored an inning
earlier on 1-arkin's hit
The rest of the best-of-5 series
is in Cincinnati, starting with
Game 3 Friday night, llideo
Nomo (13-6. 2.54 FRA) will
pitch for the Dodgers against
Nstitul leigae PUyills
Reds vs Dodgers
■ Series: Cincinnati foods
Los Angeles 2-0
■ Last night: Reds beat
the Dodgers in Los
Angetes S-4
■ Highlight: Ere Karros
betted two home runs to
lead Cincinnati past the
Dodgers in the National
League playoffs
■ Next game: Friday
emerald
David Wells (ft-5. 1 59 ERA)
The game was played tiefure a
paid crowd of 40.051 - about
10,000 below a sellout A crowd
of 44.199 attended Tuesday
night's game: won by the Reds 7
This game was one of missed
opportunities for the Dodger*,
they had 1-1 fills four by
Fonville and stranded 11 run
ners, eight of them in the fifth,
sixth and seventh innings I’iaz
m. mm ond in the NI. with i l*tt>
average, finished 0 for-5
Thev also missed Mondesi
o(ti< ted by plate umpire Bob
Davidson after the seventh
inning Mondesi was the on
deck hitter when DeShields
fouled out with the fxises loaded
to end the inning, and was
tossed for apparently making
remarks to Davidson
Duncan singled with one out
in the eighth off loser Antonio
Osuna With lairkin was batting.
Duncan stole Mcund on an 0-2
pitch, (mating Piazza's wide
throw lairkm followed by loop
ing a single down the right -field
line
The Reds romhmwi throe
walks, thnm steals and Duncan's
single to score twice in the
ninth Mark lewis had an Kill
grounder
Dave Hurba. the second of
four (ant innati pits hers, earned
the victory with one st oreless
inning of relief
Dodgers starter Ismael Valdes
retired the first 11 batters before
Ron ('hint reached second with
two outs in the fourth on a w ild
throw by Fonville
Sanders made the Dodgers
pay for the mistake w ith a home
run to center for a M lead
Fonville look over at shortstop
in the last month for All-Star
lose Offerman. who made ir>
errors
The Dodgers lied it tn .1 hurry
us harms hit John Smiley's se<
mu) [ii!i h . 11 th<- III'!!.'in hit If
over tin* fence in center, t lose to
where Namiers' hall went out
I he Dodgers hilil taken a I t)
lead in the first on a leadoff sin
gle by Brett Butler, a *a«.rifi< •• by
Fonville and n two-out double
by Karros
The Dodgers didn't sc ore in
the fifth, sixth and seventh
despite getting a total o! teven
flits ana a walk in the three
innings
Atlanta comes back again, holds lead
■ NL PLAYOFFS: Atlanta steals another
game from Colorado
DENVER (AP) — l.eave it to the Atlanta Braves
to find the most obscure heroes
Remember Francisco Cabrera, whose pinch-hit,
two-out single in the ninth sent the Braves to their
second straight World Series in !<>»»;>' Meet rookie
Mike Vlordei ,ii
National league Playetfs
Braves vs Rockies
■ Series: Atlanta leads
Colorado 2-0
■ Last night: The Braves
beal the Rockies in the
Mile High City 7-4
■ Highlight: Mike
Mordecat became the
second Atlanta rookie in
two days to win the game
tor his team by driving in
the go-ahead run during
the top ot the ninth inning,
leading the Braves to their
second consecutive
come-from-behind victory
in this season's National
League playoffs.
■ Nest game: Friday
EMERALD
Mordhi ai,
who had only
75 at hats this
season,
knocked in the
go-ahead run
with a two-out
single in the
ninth Wed ties
day night,
helping rally
the Braves past
the Colorado
Roc: kies 74
and sending
Atlanta home
with a 2 0 lead
in their NI.
playoff series
Asked about
Murder id's rel
ative anonymi
ty. Braves
manager
Bobby Cox
said, All of our players know who Moray is Ho
works hard, he knows who he's going to far o flu
clutched it in."
Mordecai. whose hit off Darren Holmes t ame on
a 3-0 count, said he was surprised fie was given the
green light
' Hut Bohbv knows 1 can hit tfie fastball, and fie s
going to give me a chance to swing the bat in that
situation." said Mordecai
He had a pair of game-winning, last at-bat hits
this season, including one against Colorado on
Aug. 13, also off Holmes
For the Braves, it was another great escape
against the Rockies. For the second straight game.
Atlanta couldn't put away the Rockies until the
ninth.
The latest hit of theatrics came courtesy of
Mordecai and I-red McCriff, whitw R1U single tmd
tlm score in the ninth The Rixlms compounded
their troubles by making an I'rrur that brought in
two more runs
On Tuesday night, the Bravos won 'i-4. with tho
Kim kins loading tho bases in thn ninth and foriml
to use a pile her to pinch hit in thoir final at-bah
"Our pitching has kept us in these games." Cos
said ' Tommy Glavino i an t pitch any bettor than
he did tonight He made only one bad pitch
harry Walker's three rim humor and Andres
Galarraga's KHi single had given Colorado a -t t
lead going to the ninth Wednesday night, over
coming a pair of solo homers by Marquis Grissom,
who increased his series total to three
But Chipper Jones led off the ninth by slicing a
double down tho left held line off hurt is Ijeskmu
Mike Munoz then gave up a hloop single to
Mi Grif(. which si ored Jones David Justn e filed
out. and Darren Holmes struck out Javy Lopez.
Mike Devere uix then singled to < enter, with
Mi Grill taking sei ond. and Mordei ai batting lor
pitcher Alejandro Pena — lined a single lu center
to drive home the go-ahead run
Mordecai took second on the throw home
Rafael Bulliard then hit a routine grounder to sei
ond, but hrn Young's throw to first was low and
wide, letting in two more runs.
rena got the win tor the set.on<1 straight night,
and Mark Wohlers pitched a one-hit ninth for his
second save of the series Munoz was the loser for
the Rockies in the playoffs in just their third sea
son.
It was tin* second straight blown save for the
Rot kies in as many games, Leskanic having given
up Jones winning homer in the ninth Tuesday
nigh! The Rockies had 15 blown saves during the
season
“The disheartening thing is we should be 2-0
going to Atlanta.“ Rockies manager Don Baylor
said "We kind of gave in to Mordecai at TO
We've beaten ourselves the last three years against
the Braves. It seems like every time we kick a (tall,
they come back to fwat us "
Game .1 is on Friday night. John Smoltz (12-7)
is scheduled to pitch for the Braves against Bill
Swift (9-3).
“We haven't had much success against them
here or there, but vve know we can play with
them,” Baylor said.
Kearney: Paying $19.95
for T. V.? What a joke
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Heavers senseless
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operator dwMi'l carry that
game
For example, when lh«>
Ducks played UCLA earlier
this year and the game was
covered regionally on ABC.
everyone I knew watched
what has turned out to fie the
most ext ding game of the
season thus far
That is. everyone but my
one lut ky friend who hap
pened to be out of town
Sure, the game may not have
liet-n hroodt ast on AMC in the
Midwest, but as it stood, it
wasn't available for pay per
view in the immediate area
either But since it was
offered in some nearby areas,
my friend was plain out of
lut k
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weekend's failed one-on-one
Taco Bell million dollar
matt h up Im»iwim’ii Shaquille
O'Neal and Hakeem Oliiju
won, the epitome of patbetu.
t able programming
Not only did Taco Hell and
pav-pttr-view promoters con
jure up the idea to have two
oversized, rather slow iMikot
hall players face off onv-on
one {which 1 really don I find
all that entertaining), hut they
hyped it up with a St million
winner taka’ all prize (whit h.
considering they are already
millionaires, I don’t find
entertaining at all)
In essence, the (.able com
patties wanted 50,000 sports
fans, at $10.05 a head (the
price of the pay-per-view
event) to pay for O'Neal and
Otapiwon to try and shoot
jump shuts (Hakeem would
win), drittlde (again. Hakeem
would win) and eventually
get frustrated and dunk |ShiU|
would win, hut also break the
hat khoard)
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battle of the big, slow and
overpaid
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