Rampaging Phillies Slam Giants

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Newcomer Billy McMillon and Mike Lieberthal became the first Phillies to hit grand slams in the same game in 76 years as Philadelphia routed the visiting San Francisco Giants 12-3 Monday night.

McMillon, obtained from Florida on July 21 for Darren Daulton, was playing his first game for Philadelphia. He was recalled from Triple-A Scranton before the game.

After singling in the second, McMillon came up with the bases loaded and two outs in the third, and lined a grand slam to right off Mark Gardner (12-7) to put Philadelphia ahead 4-0. It was his first major league homer.

Lieberthal hit his first career grand slam in the sixth off reliever Terry Mulholland to make it 10-2. The last time two Phillies hit grand slams in a game was April 28, 1921, when Ralph Miller and Lee Meadows connected against the Boston Braves.

Pirates 7, Marlins 2 Miami

Errors by Florida infielders Edgar Renteria and Bobby Bonilla in the seventh inning helped Pittsburgh score three runs on the way to its victory over Florida.

Jermaine Allensworth went 3 for 5 with a solo homer and Dale Sveum added a two-run shot for the Pirates.

American League

Indians 5, Blue Jays 3 Cleveland

David Justice hit a three-run homer, his fifth in a week, and Orel Hershiser pitched Cleveland to its fifth win in six games as the Indians beat Toronto.

Justice batted .513 as the first-place Indians went 7-5 on a homestand that got off to an ominous 1-3 start last week, sparking talk of the Indians’ demise in the A.L. Central and the future of manager Mike Hargrove.

Cleveland built its lead back to five games over Chicago and Milwaukee, which share second place.

Orioles 2, Angels 1 Baltimore

Pinch-hitter Harold Baines drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on Anaheim’s second error of the inning, giving Baltimore its first three-game home sweep of the Angels since 1990.

B.J. Surhoff had three hits and scored a run for the Orioles, who have won 16 of 21. Surhoff went 8 for 13 in the series, scoring three runs and driving in seven.

Brewers 8-0, Rangers 5-2 Arlington, Texas

Rick Helling allowed one hit in eight innings of his first start since returning to the club, helping Texas earn a doubleheader split with Milwaukee.

Two solo home runs by Lee Stevens accounted for the only scoring in the second game.

In the opener, won by Milwaukee, Gerald Williams drove in three runs, Julio Franco went 3 for 4 and starter Scott Karl won his sixth straight decision.

Clearing the bases

Doctors determined that New York Yankees pitcher David Cone, who left Sunday’s start, has mild tendinitis in his right shoulder and not a reoccurrence of the aneurysm that sidelined him for four months in 1996… . St. Louis first baseman Mark McGwire and Boston second baseman John Valentin won N.L. and A.L. player of the week honors, respectively.

Deion Sanders had another cortisone injection in his lower back and will miss Cincinnati’s next two games while undergoing therapy… . Juan Gonzalez’s solo homer for Texas in the fourth inning of the opener was his 1,000th career hit… . David Ortiz and Torii Hunter hit consecutive home runs in the fourth inning to lead Double-A New Britain (Conn.) over the parent Minnesota Twins 3-0.