34 Union-News, Thursday, March 25, 1993 Moog registers first shutout as Bruins beat Sabres By The Associated Press by Adam Oates and Ray Bourque and some timely saves by Andy Moog gave the Boston Bruins a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres last night in Buffalo. N.Y. Moog made 21 saves in recording his first shutout of the season. He made three saves on Buffalo's Donald Audette, including a second-period breakaway, but the Sabres had few good scoring chances. The Bruins have won seven of their last eight games and nine of their last 11.
Boston has an 11- point cushion over fourth-place Buffalo in the Adams Division. Buffalo, coming off a road trip in which they got five of a possible six points, lost for the first time in four games. It was only the Sabres' second loss in their last eight games. The Bruins outshot the Sabres 15-7 in the first period and had a 2-0 lead to show for it. Oates opened the scoring with a power play goal at 7:09.
A loose Valenzuela keeps his streak going By The Associated Press Valenzuela did it again yesterday, making yet another statement in his bid to win a job with the Baltimore Orioles by tossing two scoreless innings. Valenzuela faced the minimum six batters in two innings, of the Orioles' 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. In four games, the left-hander has allowed five hits, four walks and no runs over 12 innings. Valenzuela, 32, has never been this impressive in spring training. Then again, he's never been this hard-pressed to win a job.
think this is great for me," he said. "I never had a good spring training; I've always been hit pretty good. But I'm surprised that I'm doing pretty good." Could he possibly do any better? he could have struck everybody out," deadpanned pitching coach Dick Bosman. Valenzuela opened by walking Tommy Gregg on a 3-1 pitch in the top of the seventh. He then got Cesar Hernandez on a double-play grounder and retired Dan Wilson on a flyball.
In the eighth, he got three groundouts. On the second, he grabbed a bouncer down the firstbase line and whipped a backhanded toss to first for the out. Valenzuela is battling Mark Williamson and Anthony Telford for. the job as the Orioles' fifth starter. That would mean he would also be expected to be used -relief, a prospect that does not alarm him.
"I just want to help the team vin. I don't care what I do," Vaenzuela said. "I just want to pitch the major leagues again." 4 Valenzuela last pitched in the majors in 1991, when he lasted just two outings with the California a Angels. He then pitched in the Mexican League before the Orioles gave him a call in February and signed him to a minor-league contract. He has not said whether he would accept assignment to the minors.
Right now, he has no reason to think about it. pitched well today. He didn't have the velocity he had the other day, but once he got going he looked good," Bosman said. "He still had his control and got by, on that. That was an outstandscrewball on the double-play ball." Said manager Johnny Oates: "He did what he had to do.
We'll continue to watch." Valenzuela will next be tested Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The idea of using him on two days rest is to determine whether he can make an impact as a long reliever, part of the job description. puck in the crease bounded out to the point, where Ray Bourque shot it back toward the net. Oates deflected the chest-high shot past Sabres goalie Grant Fuhr for his 32nd goal of the season.
Bourque made it 2-0 at 14:51 on a similar play. A loose puck found its way to the point and the Bruins' captain wristed it toward the net. His shot banked in off Buffalo defenseman Richard Smehlik. Audette had the best chance of beating Moog in the second period, when he went in alone on the Boston goalie from the blue line, but Moog got a piece of the forehand shot with his glove. Audette had lesser chances in the first and third periods, but Moog beat him both times.
Otherwise, the Sabres mustered little offense against the tightchecking Bruins. Canadiens 6, Whalers 5, OT: At Hartford, Vincent Damphousse scored 2:01 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens who tied the score with 61 seconds left in the Associated Press Phots SPRING CHAT Cleveland Indians batting coach Jose Morales talks with catcher Jesse Levis during practice at Chain 0' Lakes Stadium in Winter Haven, yesterday. It was first Indians' practice since pitchers Steve Olin and Tim Crews were killed in a boat- Indians deal with pain as they resume practice By ROB GLOSTER The Associated Press WINTER HAVEN, Fla. On the field, it looked like just another practice for the Cleveland Indians. They were able to lose themselves yesterday in the business of being ballplayers stretching, pitching, hitting, jogging in the outfield.
Off the field, they fell apart. "I was in the clubhouse and it's very somber. This is one of the loudest teams in the league, and today there wasn't a sound," public relations director John Maroon said. "It's worse today. Yesterday we were on four hours of sleep, on emergency mode.
Today it's hitting harder." On an overcast morning, the Indians worked out for the first time since pitchers Steve Olin and Tim Crews died in a boating accident. Pitcher Bob Ojeda, seriously injured in Monday's crash, was hospitalized in serious condition following surgery for head wounds. "I'm not dealing with it very well at all. Steve was my best friend, he was the best man at my wedding," a sobbing Kevin Wickander said during a post-workout news conference. "Things will never be the same." Wickander dried his eyes with a red and white towel as he described his grief when he picked Olin's parents up at the airport Tuesday.
"It was the hardest thing I've ever done, other than clearing out his locker," Wickander said, the left arm of fellow reliever Derek Lilliquist grabbing his shoulder. "It's just not fair. He's not going White Sox give Bo spot on roster SARASOTA, Fla. Bo Jackson, the first All-Star in two sports, is now set to become the first pro athlete to play with an artificial hip. Chicago White Sox exercised the option on Jackson's 1993 contract yesterday and assured him of making the 25-man roster.
"I have never worked so hard in all my life, things always came easy for me," said Jackson, the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner out of Auburn who originally sustained his hip injury in a playoff game for the Los Angeles Raiders in January 1991. Released by the Kansas City Royals when orthopedic surgeons said he would never play any sport again, Jackson attempted a comeback late in 1991 with the White Sox when he batted .225 with three home runs and 14 RBIs. to walk without a painful limp let alone run, Jackson last spring decided on surgery and was fitted with an artificial hip of metal and plastic last April. came the rigors of another comeback under the guidance of White Sox trainer Herm Schneider regulation defeated Hartford. Hartford tied an NHL record with its eighth overtime loss of the season.
Damphousse, skating up the slot, took a centering pass from Brian Bellows and beat Mario Gosselin to his glove side with a wrist shot as Montreal salvaged the victory. The Whalers fell to 2-8-5 in overtime, tying the record for overtime losses set by, the New York Islanders during the 1984-85 season (1-8-6). Flyers 5, Rangers 4: At New York, I Eric Lindros scored three goals, including a disputed winner with 3:49 remaining, to. give Philadelphia a comeback vic- 4 tory. Lindros completed the third hat trick of his rookie season when a shot by Greg Hawgood from the deep slot kicked into the net off his body.
Rangers goaltender John': Vanbiebrouck complained that Lindros was standing in crease, but video replay judge, John Damante let the goal Darwin roughed up 601 in Sox' loss to Texas By GARRY BROWN tis. JOHN MARZANO drew his release yesterday. He could have drawn it on Dec. 14, 1992 the day the Red Sox signed free agent Bob Melvin. With that move, the Sox made it clear they didn't want Marzano as their backup catcher.
"John's a good person. We'll be trying to find a place for him," Manager Butch Hobson said. PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. After missing four starts because of back and hip pains, veteran right-hander Danny Darwin experienced a different kind of hurt last night. In his 1993 Grapefruit League debut, Darwin took a pounding from the Texas Rangers, who creased him for five hits and six runs on their way to a 10-0 victory at Charlotte County Stadium.
O1' Double- recovered to hold the Rangers scoreless in the second and third innings. Because this was his first spring game, he was lifted at that point. "Basically, I was just trying to stretch my arm out in the first inning," he said. "I hung a couple of curveballs (one resulting in a three-run double by Juan Gonzalez), but I got stronger as I went along. I was throwing the fastball for strikes by the third inning." As for the troublesome back and hip, he said, "I'll have to see how it is in the morning." MIKE GREENWELL didn't make the trip.
He's down with the flu. Ivan Calderon replaced him in left field, made one throw to second after fielding a base hit, and grabbed his aching shoulder. Calderon has been unable to throw well this spring because of tendini- SPORTS CARD SHOW at West Springfield High School March 27 9 to 4 Autographs by Paul Fenton former NHL Star Drop Frank A Line to come to the park and play anymore." Though players appeared enthusiastic on the field during a threehour practice, reliever Ted Power said they were suffering inside. "I think it was a little forced in the beginning," Power said. "After a while things did get closer to normal.
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Yankees 2, Expos 0: Jimmy Key pitched two-hit ball for six innings as the New York Yankees beat Montreal. Key, signed as a free agent, struck out five and walked none. He did not allow a hit until Larry Walker singled in the fifth inning. The Expos managed only three hits in the game. John Habyan and Steve Howe finished the shutout.
Phillies 10, Tigers 2: Wes Chamberlain led a 15-hit attack as Philadelphia eat Detroit, extending the Tigers winless streak to 14 games. Chamberlain had a single, two doubles and three RBIs. Ricky Jordan added three singles and Pete Incaviglia had two singles and two RBIs. Detroit's Bill Krueger took the loss. Terry Mulholland, who will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies' season opener in Houston on April 5, gave up both Detroit runs in five innings.
He allowed three hits and struck out one. Braves 6, Dodgers 1: Tom Glavine pitched six shutout innings to lead Atlanta past Los Angeles. Glavine scattered five hits, walked one and 1 struck out two. Meanwhile, the Braves took advantage of a lack of control by starter Ramon Martinez. Martinez allowed five runs on four hits and five walks before leaving the game in the top of the third because of a slight left hip strain.
Blue Jays 4, Pirates 3: Al Leiter, who has been riddled with injuries since coming to Toronto in 1989, pitched five solid innings as the Blue Jays beat Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old left-hander, who's in a duel for the No. 5 starter's job with Pat Hentgen, allowed a solo homer to third baseman Jeff King in the fourth inning. He left the game with a five-hitter, no walks and three strikeouts. Cubs 5, Brewers 3: Derrick May hit two home runs to power Chicago past Milwaukee.
The Cubs broke the 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth against Josias Manzanillo (1-1) when May hit his second homer, and two batters later, Sammy Sosa hit a two-run homer to give the Cubs 5-2 lead. that was climaxed by yesterday's decision. "I have never doubted myself, my confidence has always been there," said Jackson, obviously pleased but taking the announcement by general manager Ron Schueler in stride. Jackson's contract will pay him $910,000 with incentives that could add up to another $1.5 million. "Bo has been hitting well all spring and he has made steady improvement in his running and ability to play, the outfield," Schueler said.
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