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YORK (AP) -- David Cone and the Cleveland Indians were
fighting for spots in the playoffs Friday night.
Cleveland routed New York 11-1 as Dave Burba beat the Yankees
for the first time and David Segui hit a grand slam in a six-run
sixth inning.
But Cone (4-12), in another of the comebacks that has marked his
career, returned just 10 days after dislocating his left shoulder
during a game at Kansas City, trying to pitch his way back into the
Yankees' postseason plans.
"I thought I threw the ball pretty well," said Cone, who left
after 5 2/3 innings, trailing 4-0. "I had one of the best sliders
I've had all year."
Cone allowed six runs and eight hits, walked four, struck out
six and hit a batter. He was given a standing ovation by some in
the crowd of 48,443 as he walked off, but it was not a performance
likely to boost him past Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Orlando
Hernandez and Denny Neagle into the postseason rotation.
"I'm ready to do anything at all," Cone said. "I still
believe there's going to be an opportunity for me to come up big
for this team, some how, some way. I'm going to try to help myself
prepare as best I can for that opportunity."
He impressed the Indians, but was hurt by a one-out walk in the
first to Omar Vizquel, hitting Russ Branyan with a pitch with two
outs and none on in the fourth, and walking Branyan leading off the
sixth. They turned into the Indians' first three runs.
"He was pretty good," Segui said. "I was surprised he's back
that soon after separating his shoulder. He looked OK to me."
Cone left with two on, and Jason Grimsley walked Jim Thome,
loading the bases for Segui. He homered for the third straight
game, sending a 3-1 pitch into the right-field upper deck for an
8-0 lead.
Cleveland, starting a 12-game, 10-day road trip, remained one
game ahead of Oakland and two ahead of Boston in the AL wild card
race, primarily because of Burba and Segui.
Burba (15-6) had been 0-5 in seven career starts against the
Yankees. This time, he gave up three hits in eight shutout innings
and struck out seven.
"Once we got the big lead, I just tried to throw the ball over
and let them put the ball in play," he said. "It made it a lot
easier when I didn't have to pitch deep in the count. Overall, I'm,
very happy with the way things went."
Indians manager Charlie Manuel brought in Steve Woodard in the
ninth, denying Burba a chance for his second career shutout, his
first in five years.
Glenallen Hill homered off Woodard.
"I wanted him fresh for the next start," Manuel said. "I
thought about leaving him in, but I also wanted to get Woody some
work."
Sandy Alomar went 4-for-4 for the Indians, matching his career
high, brother Roberto Alomar had three RBIs and Manny Ramirez hit
his 30th homer, a two-run drive in the seventh off Craig Dingman.
In his first game against Cleveland since the Indians traded him
to New York on June 29, David Justice went 0-for-3 with a walk.
New York, whose AL East lead was cut to seven games over
second-place Boston, rested center fielder Bernie Williams (calf
strain), second baseman Chuck Knoblauch (elbow twinge), first
baseman Tino Martinez (soreness) and catcher Jorge Posada
(scheduled day off), giving the Yankees' lineup a spring training
look.
Yankees manager Joe Torre said Martinez and Knoblauch probably
would play Saturday, but that right fielder Paul O'Neill, limping
due to a sore right hip, would be rested for 5-7 games until he's
healthy.
Cleveland built a 2-0 lead on Roberto Alomar's RBI double in the
first and Kenny Lofton's RBI single in the fourth.
New York had a chance to get back into the game in the bottom
half when Burba loaded the bases on three walks. Luis Sojo then
sent a drive down the left-field line that was just inches foul
from being a grand slam. Burba recovered and struck him out.
"I got lucky the ball curved," Burba said.
Game notes
The Yankees have allowed eight slams, matching the team
record set in 1995. Cleveland has hit eight as well. ... Vizquel's
RBI grounder and Roberto Alomar's sacrifice fly preceded Segui's
slam. ... Until the sixth, the Yankees had gone 141 innings since
allowing more than two runs in an inning. Seattle scored five in
the eighth on Aug. 29 and won 5-3 on Edgar Martinez's grand slam.
... Segui has six career slams, including one for Cleveland on July
30 at Baltimore. ... Ramirez reached 30 homers for the third
straight year, the fifth overall, despite missing 44 games. ...
Derek Jeter went 1-for-3 and has reached in 40 straight games.
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