MONTREAL (CP)--Despite the 15-5 shelling in the hands of the Whalers, the
Royals club remains optimistic. Juan Samuel led the Royals offense with two
solo home runs, who has been leading the team in scoring over the past
week. Reese and Lansing also home runs. The "big guns", Greer, White and
Bonilla, continue to struggle. Combined, they went 2-for-11.
Schmidt (0-3) was accredited with the loss, giving up 7 runs in 5 1/3
innings. But the real blow can in the top of the 9th, when reliever Luis
Andujar allowed 7 runs on 9 hits. Hartford got 21 hits in the game.
Errors also continue to plague the Royals, who lead the league in errors
last year. Mike Lansing commited an error in the 4th inning.
Montreal hit 3 more home runs in yesterday's game (home runs accounted for
all 9 runs in both games), but Salomon Torres couldn't hold on to the lead.
The Royals lost 5-4 to the Whalers.
McCoy News
-In yesterday's game, Hartford used 6 pitchers after Aaron Sele couldn't
get through the second inning. Any doubts about the team's bullpen were
erased in that game. Only 3 hits and no runs were allowed by the bullpen.
Percival got his 4th save of the year.
-Deadwood hit 5 home runs on Saturday, but reliever Mark Clark let the game
slip away, giving up 6 runs in 4 innings.
-Firstbaseman Brad Fullmer continues his hot hitting for the Outlaws. He
went 3-for-3 last night, boosting his average to .392. Rafael Palmeiro is
leading the team in RBIs, with 11 through 13 games.
-Garciaparra went 3-4 with 2 doubles last night, not knowing that it would
be is last game with the Edmonton Oil Kings. Alex Rodriguez will take his
place at shortstop.
