MIAMI - Jeremy Hermida homered while leading off in the ninth inning, lifting the Florida Marlins to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals last night.
Hermida hit a 1-1 pitch from reliever Jason Motte (2-2) into the right-field seats for his first career game-winning homer.
It came after Matt Lindstrom (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the Marlins, who rallied from an early three-run hole.
Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter allowed three runs in six innings after having given up three runs in his first six starts combined. His ERA rose from 0.79 to 1.29.
Marlins ace Josh Johnson ran into trouble in the third when Brendan Ryan and Skip Schumaker led off with singles and Ryan raced to third as leftfielder Chris Coghlan misplayed Schumaker's hit.
Chris Duncan followed with an RBI single. The Cardinals added two runs in the inning when Rick Ankiel doubled off the wall in right, but the outfielder was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple.
Florida third baseman Emilio Bonifacio cut the lead to 3-2 with his two-run double in the third, and drove in his career-high third run of the game on a single that tied the game in the fifth.
Cody Ross led off the fifth with a line single to left. He moved to second on Johnson's sacrifice and took third on Coghlan's groundout. Bonifacio then hit a sharp, high bouncer to the box that Carpenter got his glove on but could not field.
St. Louis 003 000 000 – 3 9 0
Florida 002 010 001 – 4 7 1
St. Louis AB R H BI Avg. Florida AB R H BI Avg.
Schumaker 2b 4 1 1 0 .289 Coghlan lf 4 1 1 0 .226
Duncan lf 4 1 1 1 .249 Bonifacio 3b 3 0 2 3 .247
Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 .320 Ha.Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 .326
Rasmus cf 4 0 2 0 .265 Cantu 1b 4 0 0 0 .274
Ankiel rf 3 0 2 2 .231 Hermida rf 4 1 2 1 .261
Y.Molina c 4 0 0 0 .258 Uggla 2b 3 0 0 0 .221
T.Greene 3b 4 0 1 0 .260 Jo.Baker c 2 0 0 0 .257
C.Carpenter p 2 0 0 0 .071 R.Paulino c 1 0 0 0 .250
a-Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 .232 C.Ross cf 3 1 2 0 .254
McClellan p 0 0 0 0 .000 Jo.Johnson p 1 1 0 0 .103
c-Stavinoha ph 1 0 1 0 .255 b-Gload ph 1 0 0 0 .278
Motte p 0 0 0 0 --- Meyer p 0 0 0 0 .000
Br.Ryan ss 4 1 1 0 .295 Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 29 4 7 4
No outs when winning run scored.a-struck out for C.Carpenter in the 7th. b-grounded out for Jo.Johnson in the 7th. c-singled for McClellan in the 9th. E: Coghlan (3). LOB: St. Louis 6, Florida 4. 2B: Rasmus (14), Ankiel (11), Coghlan (2), Bonifacio (6). HR: Hermida (6), off Motte. RBIs: Duncan (28), Ankiel 2 (15), Bonifacio 3 (16), Hermida (24). S: Jo.Johnson. RLSP: St. Louis 3 (C.Carpenter, T.Greene, Br.Ryan); Florida 2 (Cantu 2). RA: Rasmus, Y.Molina, Coghlan, Ha.Ramirez. GIDP: Cantu. DP: St. Louis 1 (T.Greene, Schumaker, Pujols).
St. Louis walk (1): Ankiel.
Florida walks (2): Bonifacio, Ha.Ramirez.
St. Louis strikeouts (5): Schumaker 2, Pujols, Ludwick, Br.Ryan.
Florida strikeouts (4): Ha.Ramirez, Cantu, Jo.Baker 2.
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
C.Carpenter 6 6 3 3 1 3 89 1.23
McClellan 2 0 0 0 1 1 21 2.76
Motte (L) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 4.56
Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jo.Johnson 7 7 3 3 1 5 98 2.73
Meyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.45
Lindstrom (W) 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 5.92
W: Lindstrom, 2-1. L: Motte, 2-2.
Motte pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. IBB: off Jo.Johnson (Ankiel). Umpires: Home, Adrian Johnson; first, Sam Holbrook; second, Charlie Reliford; third, Larry Vanover.
T: 2:21. A: 13,103 (38,560).
Braves 4, Pirates 3
ATLANTA - Derek Lowe pitched seven solid innings and Yunel Escobar hit a two-run single in the seventh, carrying Atlanta past Pittsburgh.
The Braves won their third straight game - matching their season high - and were probably just glad to get it done in regulation time. The teams played a 15-inning marathon the previous night that Atlanta won, 7-6.
Pittsburgh 100 200 000 – 3 7 0
Atlanta 001 001 20x – 4 10 1
Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg. Atlanta AB R H BI Avg.
McCutchen cf 4 0 1 0 .379 McLouth cf 3 1 1 0 .259
Morgan lf 4 1 2 0 .266 Y.Escobar ss 4 1 3 2 .298
Delw.Young 2b 4 1 2 0 .324 C.Jones 3b 4 0 2 1 .335
Ad.LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 1 .243 McCann c 4 0 1 1 .308
An.LaRoche 3b 4 0 0 0 .296 G.Anderson lf 4 0 1 0 .254
Hinske rf 3 1 1 0 .286 Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 .243
R.Diaz c 4 0 1 2 .308 Norton 1b 4 0 0 0 .108
Ja.Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 .266 R.Soriano p 0 0 0 0 ---
Ohlendorf p 3 0 0 0 .042 M.Diaz rf-lf 3 1 1 0 .279
S.Burnett p 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Johnson 2b 3 1 1 0 .242
J.Chavez p 0 0 0 0 --- D.Lowe p 2 0 0 0 .174
Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 .000 a-G.Blanco ph 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 3 7 3 M.Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 ---
Prado 1b 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 31 4 10 4
a-sacrificed for D.Lowe in the 7th. E: C.Jones (9). LOB: Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 5. 2B: Hinske (8), R.Diaz (4). RBIs: Ad.LaRoche (26), R.Diaz 2 (10), Y.Escobar 2 (31), C.Jones (31), McCann (23). SB: Morgan (13). S: G.Blanco. SF: Ad.LaRoche. RLSP: Pittsburgh 4 (Ja.Wilson 2, Delw.Young, R.Diaz); Atlanta 3 (McCann, Norton, C.Jones). RA: Ad.LaRoche. GIDP: Morgan, C.Jones, G.Anderson. DP: Pittsburgh 2 (Ad.LaRoche, Ja.Wilson, Ohlendorf), (Ad.LaRoche, Ja.Wilson, J.Chavez); Atlanta 1 (Y.Escobar, Norton).
Pittsburgh walk (1): Hinske.
Atlanta walk (1): McLouth.
Pittsburgh strikeouts (6): McCutchen, Ad.LaRoche 2, An.LaRoche, Ja.Wilson, Ohlendorf.
Atlanta strikeouts (6): McLouth, Y.Escobar, McCann, G.Anderson 2, Norton.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Ohlendorf 6 8 3 3 0 4 84 4.82
S.Burnett (L)(H) 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 9 3.08
J.Chavez (BS) 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.73
Gorzelanny 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 5.19
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
D.Lowe (W) 7 7 3 3 1 4 102 3.44
M.Gonzalez (H) 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 2.67
R.Soriano (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0.98
W: Lowe, 7-3. L: Burnett, 1-2. S: Soriano, 5. H: Gonzalez, 3. H: 2, 3. BS: Chavez, 2.
Ohlendorf pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: S.Burnett 1-0, J.Chavez 3-2. Umpires: Home, Dana DeMuth; first, Doug Eddings; second, Hunter Wendelstedt; third, Brian Knight.
T: 2:35. A: 20,124 (49,743).
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MILWAUKEE - Carlos Gonzalez had a pair of doubles, and Colorado rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to edge Milwaukee.
The Rockies have won six straight on the road under recently named manager Jim Tracy.
Dexter Fowler's double tied the game, and a sacrifice fly by Clint Barmes put Colorado ahead for good.
Colorado 000 000 300 – 3 10 0
Milwaukee 110 000 000 – 2 5 0
Colorado AB R H BI Avg. Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg.
Fowler cf 5 0 2 1 .261 Counsell 2b 4 1 1 0 .309
Barmes 2b 3 0 1 1 .291 Hardy ss 4 0 0 1 .223
Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 .308 Braun lf 4 0 1 0 .309
Hawpe rf 4 0 1 0 .335 Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0 .294
Stewart 3b 4 0 1 0 .229 M.Cameron cf 4 0 0 0 .272
Tulowitzki ss 4 1 2 0 .229 Gamel 3b 3 1 1 1 .245
C.Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 1 .235 Stetter p 0 0 0 0 ---
Iannetta c 4 0 0 0 .222 McClung p 0 0 0 0 .000
Hammel p 2 0 0 0 .000 c-Catalantto ph 1 0 0 0 .214
a-S.Smith ph 0 1 0 0 .280 Hart rf 3 0 0 0 .239
Daley p 0 0 0 0 --- Kendall c 3 0 2 0 .224
Corpas p 0 0 0 0 --- Looper p 2 0 0 0 .056
b-Atkins ph 1 0 1 0 .194 DiFelice p 0 0 0 0 ---
1-Marquis pr 0 0 0 0 .200 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 .000
Street p 0 0 0 0 --- Hall 3b 1 0 0 0 .208
Totals 35 3 10 3 Totals 32 2 5 2
a-walked for Hammel in the 7th. b-singled for Corpas in the 9th. c-grounded out for McClung in the 9th.1-ran for Atkins in the 9th. LOB: Colorado 7, Milwaukee 4. 2B: Fowler 2 (14), Tulowitzki (7), C.Gonzalez 2 (2), Braun (12). 3B: Counsell (2). HR: Gamel (2), off Hammel. RBIs: Fowler (13), Barmes (29), C.Gonzalez (1), Hardy (25), Gamel (10). SB: Tulowitzki (5), C.Gonzalez (1). SF: Barmes. RLSP: Colorado 5 (Barmes, Hammel, Stewart, Helton, C.Gonzalez); Milwaukee 1 (M.Cameron). RA: Hardy. GIDP: Fowler. DP: Milwaukee 1 (Counsell, Hardy, Fielder).
Colorado walk (1): S.Smith.
Milwaukee walks (1): Fielder.
Colorado strikeouts (12): Helton 3, Hawpe 3, Stewart 2, C.Gonzalez, Iannetta 2, Hammel.
Milwaukee strikeouts (7): Hardy, Braun, M.Cameron 2, Gamel 2, Kendall.
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Hammel (W) 6 5 2 2 1 5 100 4.33
Daley (H) 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 3.38
Corpas (H) 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 5.53
Street (S) 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.96
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Looper 6 7 2 2 0 7 93 4.50
DiFelice (H) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.14
Coffey (L) (BS) 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 11 2.57
Stetter 11/3 1 0 0 0 4 20 3.15
McClung 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 2.56
W: Hammel, 3-3. L: Coffey, 1-1. S: Street, 10. H: Corpas, 5. H: DiFelice, 7. H: Daley, 3. BS: Coffey, 3.
Looper pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. IR-S: DiFelice 1-0, Coffey 1-1, Stetter 1-0. IBB: off Hammel (Fielder). Umpires: Home, Dan Bellino; first, Phil Cuzzi; second, Tom Hallion; third, Jerry Crawford.
T: 2:45. A: 32,464 (41,900).
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HOUSTON - Ted Lilly pitched 62/3 shutout innings, leading Chicago past Houston.
Lilly (7-4) allowed only three hits to beat the Astros for the sixth straight time and improve to 3-0 against them this season.
Mike Fontenot hit a solo homer, and Andres Blanco a two-run double for the Cubs.
The Astros' Lance Berkman delivered his 299th career homer in the ninth.
Chicago 311 002 000 – 7 16 0
Houston 000 000 001 – 1 5 1
Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Houston AB R H BI Avg.
A.Soriano lf 5 1 1 0 .240 Bourn cf 4 0 0 0 .292
Theriot ss 5 0 0 0 .284 Tejada ss 4 0 2 0 .357
Fukudome cf 4 1 2 2 .296 Pence rf 4 0 1 0 .340
D.Lee 1b 3 2 2 1 .269 Ca.Lee lf 4 0 0 0 .315
Bradley rf 6 0 0 0 .208 Berkman 1b 4 1 2 1 .251
Fontenot 3b 5 2 4 1 .249 I.Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 .259
Soto c 5 0 3 1 .218 Keppinger 3b 3 0 0 0 .267
A.Blanco 2b 4 0 2 2 .250 Maysonet 2b 3 0 0 0 .341
Lilly p 4 1 1 0 .107 Moehler p 0 0 0 0 .000
Heilman p 0 0 0 0 --- a-Backe ph-p 0 0 0 0 ---
d-J.Fox ph 1 0 1 0 .417 b-Kata ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Marshall p 0 0 0 0 .231 Arias p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 42 7 16 7 c-Erstad ph 1 0 0 0 .132
Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 32 1 5 1
a-walked for Moehler in the 3rd. b-grounded out for Backe in the 6th. c-grounded out for Arias in the 8th. d-doubled for Heilman in the 9th. E: Maysonet (2). LOB: Chicago 16, Houston 6. 2B: A.Soriano (14), Fukudome (12), D.Lee (10), Fontenot (9), A.Blanco (3), J.Fox (2), Pence (9). 3B: Lilly (1). HR: Fontenot (6), off Moehler; Berkman (11), off Marshall. RBIs: Fukudome 2 (22), D.Lee (24), Fontenot (26), Soto (14), A.Blanco 2 (3), Berkman (33). RLSP: Chicago 11 (Bradley 6, Theriot 2, Lilly 2, A.Blanco); Houston 2 (Ca.Lee, Maysonet). RA: Theriot 2, Lilly. GIDP: Bradley. DP: Houston 1 (Maysonet, Tejada, Berkman).
Chicago walks (8): A.Soriano, Theriot, Fukudome 2, D.Lee 3, A.Blanco.
Houston walks (2): Keppinger, Backe.
Chicago strikeouts (9): A.Soriano, Theriot, D.Lee, Bradley 3, A.Blanco, Lilly 2.
Houston strikeouts (6): Bourn 3, Pence, Maysonet 2.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Lilly (W) 62/3 3 0 0 2 4 114 3.00
Heilman 11/3 1 0 0 0 2 16 4.44
Marshall 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 4.88
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Moehler (L) 3 8 5 5 2 3 70 6.95
Backe 3 6 2 2 3 4 68 10.50
Arias 2 1 0 0 1 1 33 3.38
Byrdak 1 1 0 0 2 1 24 3.68
W: Lilly, 7-4. L: Moehler, 2-4.
IR-S: Heilman 2-0. IBB: off Moehler (D.Lee). Umpires: Home, Paul Nauert; first, Paul Schrieber; second, Ed Rapuano; third, Joe West.
T: 3:13. A: 29,669 (40,976).
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WASHINGTON - Johnny Cueto had another one-run outing, and Brandon Phillips knocked in a pair of runs with a double in the fifth inning as Cincinnati opened a six-game road trip by nipping Washington.
Cueto (6-3) allowed four hits in seven innings, the only noteworthy damage coming on a homer by Elijah Dukes in the fourth. The righthander's ERA dropped to 2.33 after the sixth start this season in which he allowed one or no runs.
Cincinnati 010 020 000 – 3 8 0
Washington 000 100 010 – 2 6 0
Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg. Washington AB R H BI Avg.
Taveras cf 5 0 0 0 .250 C.Guzman ss 4 1 2 1 .330
Hairston Jr. 3b 3 0 1 0 .253 N.Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 .320
B.Phillips 2b 4 0 1 2 .275 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 2 0 .323
R.Hernandz 1b 4 0 0 0 .265 Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 .261
Gomes lf 4 0 2 0 .321 Dukes rf 3 1 1 1 .270
Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 --- W.Harris cf 4 0 0 0 .244
Weathers p 0 0 0 0 --- A.Hernandz 2b 4 0 0 0 .255
Cordero p 0 0 0 0 --- Nieves c 3 0 1 0 .267
Bruce rf 3 1 0 0 .213 b-Kearns ph 1 0 0 0 .213
Ale.Gonzalez ss 4 1 2 0 .219 Detwiler p 2 0 0 0 .000
Hanigan c 4 0 1 1 .319 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 .000
Cueto p 2 1 0 0 .160 a-Willinghm ph 1 0 0 0 .250
Dickerson lf 1 0 1 0 .246 Villone p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 34 3 8 3 MacDougal p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 31 2 6 2
a-struck out for Bergmann in the 7th. b-struck out for Nieves in the 9th. LOB: Cincinnati 7, Washington 6. 2B: B.Phillips (10), Ale.Gonzalez (8), Zimmerman (16). HR: Dukes (6), off Cueto; C.Guzman (3), off Rhodes. RBIs: B.Phillips 2 (43), Hanigan (6), C.Guzman (14), Dukes (27). CS: Taveras (3). RLSP: Cincinnati 3 (Cueto, R.Hernandez 2); Washington 4 (W.Harris 2, Dukes 2). GI DP: N.Johnson, Dukes. DP: Cincinnati 2 (Ale.Gonzalez, B.Phillips, R.Hernandez), (Ale.Gonzalez, R.Hernandez).
Cincinnati walks (3): Hairston, Bruce, Cueto.
Washington walks (4): N.Johnson, Dunn 2, Dukes.
Cincinnati strikeouts (9): Taveras 3, Hairston, R.Hernandez, Gomes, Bruce, Hanigan, Cueto.
Washington strikeouts (9): N.Johnson, Zimmerman, Dunn, Dukes, W.Harris, A.Hernandez, Kearns, Detwiler, Willingham.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cueto (W) 7 4 1 1 4 5 111 2.33
Rhodes (H) 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 19 0.87
Weathers (H) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 6 2.61
Cordero (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 1.38
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Detwiler (L) 6 5 3 3 3 6 103 5.06
Bergmann 1 1 0 0 0 2 11 3.38
Villone 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 0.00
MacDougal 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 6.00
W: Cueto, 6-3. L: Detwiler, 0-3. S: Cordero, 15. H: Rhodes, 9.
H: Weathers, 8.
IR-S: Weathers 1-0. Umpires: Home, Andy Fletcher; first, Angel Hernandez; second, Scott Barry; third, Tim McClelland.
T: 2:49. A: 16,274 (41,888).
Giants 9, Diamondbacks 4
PHOENIX - Pablo Sandoval had four hits and drove in three runs, and Matt Cain overcame wildness as San Francisco rallied over Arizona.
Sandoval's towering two-run homer off Billy Buckner (2-2) in the fifth gave the Giants a 5-4 lead, and they didn't trail again.
Cain (8-1) won his fifth straight start and pulled into a tie with Colorado's Jason Marquis for the NL lead in victories.
San Francisco 011 033 001 – 9 17 0
Arizona 022 000 000 – 4 7 3
San Fran AB R H BI Avg. Arizona AB R H BI Avg.
Rowand cf 4 2 2 1 .307 F.Lopez 2b 3 0 1 0 .299
Renteria ss 5 0 3 1 .254 G.Parra lf 4 0 0 0 .289
Winn rf 4 3 2 1 .281 J.Upton rf 4 1 0 0 .313
Sandoval 1b 5 1 4 3 .318 S.Drew ss 4 1 1 2 .248
F.Lewis lf 4 0 0 0 .263 Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 1 .269
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 1.00 Montero c 3 0 0 0 .237
Howry p 0 0 0 0 .000 Boyer p 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Schrholtz ph 1 0 0 0 .239 C.Young cf 4 1 1 0 .179
Medders p 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitesell 1b 3 0 2 0 .217
Uribe 3b 5 2 3 1 .311 Buckner p 0 0 0 1 .000
Frandsen 2b 5 0 1 0 .048 Vasquez p 0 0 0 0 ---
Whiteside c 5 1 2 0 .313 a-Byrnes ph 1 0 0 0 .212
Cain p 3 0 0 0 .227 Zavada p 0 0 0 0 ---
Torres lf 1 0 0 0 .217 Snyder c 1 0 0 0 .233
Totals 42 9 17 7 Totals 31 4 7 4
a-grounded out for Vasquez in the 6th. b-flied out for Howry in the 9th. E: F.Lopez (7), Boyer (1), J.Upton (3). LOB: San Francisco 8, Arizona 8. 2B: Winn (17), Uribe 2 (10), Whiteside (1), Whitesell (5). HR: Uribe (1), off Buckner; Sandoval (5), off Buckner; Reynolds (15), off Cain; S.Drew (3), off Cain. RBIs: Rowand (28), Renteria (24), Winn (24), Sandoval 3 (27), Uribe (12), S.Drew 2 (18), Reynolds (37), Buckner (1). S: Buckner 2. RLSP: San Francisco 5 (F.Lewis 2, Winn, Renteria, Whiteside); Arizona 3 (G.Parra, J.Upton, Montero). GI DP: Renteria, Snyder. DP: San Francisco 1 (Uribe, Frandsen, Sandoval); Arizona 1 (F.Lopez, S.Drew, Whitesell).
San Francisco walks (2): Rowand, Winn.
Arizona walks (6): F.Lopez 2, G.Parra, J.Upton, Montero, Whitesell.
San Francisco strikeouts (6): Rowand, Sandoval, F.Lewis, Uribe, Cain 2.
Arizona strikeouts (6): G.Parra 2, Reynolds, Montero, C.Young 2.
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cain (W) 61/3 6 4 4 5 6 115 2.55
Affeldt 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 15 1.82
Howry 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.43
Medders 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.45
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Buckner (L) 52/3 13 8 8 0 5 93 6.75
Vasquez 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 7 5.14
Zavada 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 0.00
Boyer 2 2 1 0 2 1 37 6.41
W: Cain, 8-1. L: Buckner, 2-2.
IR-S: Affeldt 1-0, Vasquez 1-1. WP: Buckner 2. Umpires: Home, Chris Guccione; first, Todd Tichenor; second, Jerry Layne; third, Tony Randazzo.
T: 2:51. A: 22,428 (48,652).