Expos Put On Hitting Clinic
Mike Lansing homered twice in Montreal’s record 13-run sixth inning and Henry Rodriguez hit a grand slam in a five-run fifth as the Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 19-3 Wednesday at 3Com Park.
Lansing hit a two-run homer and a three-run homer in the sixth, an inning in which four other Montreal players each had two hits. The 13 runs in the sixth inning, in which 17 Expos batted, set an N.L. record and tied a major league mark.
By scoring 18 runs in consecutive innings, the Expos set an N.L. record for the 20th century. It broke the mark of 17 runs in consecutive innings set by the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on Sept. 3, 1926.
The A.L. record for runs in consecutive innings is 19. The pre-1900 N.L. record is 21.
Braves 3, Marlins 2 (10)
Miami
Bobby Bonilla’s error in the 10th inning allowed Tony Graffanino to score the winning run as Atlanta beat Florida.
Pinch-hitter Javier Lopez hit a chopper to Bonilla at third base. The ball hit off Bonilla’s glove and bounced past the shortstop and into left field as Graffanino scored.
Mets 4, Astros 1
Houston
Pinch-hitter Butch Huskey’s two-run homer in the ninth inning helped New York beat Houston.
Huskey hit his fourth homer of the season against reliever Tom Martin, who replaced Houston starter Shane Reynolds to begin the ninth.
Cardinals 14, Phillies 7
St. Louis
Ray Lankford hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning as St. Louis beat Philadelphia.
Ron Gant had a two-run homer for the second straight night and Gary Gaetti broke a 1-for-15 slump with a three-run homer in the seventh-inning outburst.
Pirates 14, Rockies 3
Denver
Jason Schmidt and Marc Wilkins combined to shut out Colorado through six innings, and light-hitting Pittsburgh slugged five home runs to rout the Rockies.
Padres 6, Cubs 3
San Diego
John Flaherty drove in three runs on three hits, including a homer, and the bottom of San Diego’s slumping lineup came up big in a win over Chicago.
Dodgers 4, Reds 2
Los Angeles
Ramon Martinez won his ninth straight regular-season start against Cincinnati by pitching eight strong innings for Los Angeles.
Butler relieved
A year and a day after finding out he had cancer in his tonsils, Brett Butler admitted he thought there was a reoccurrence of the disease before Tuesday’s MRI revealed only a torn cartilage in his left shoulder.
“The thing that keeps ringing in my ear is that it’s not cancer,” Butler said. “It crossed my mind. It was a relief. And with that (news), I can live with anything else.”