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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Omaha 6, Fresno 1
Wednesday June 18, 2003
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) The Omaha Royals defeated the Fresno
Grizzlies 6-1 in the Pacific Coast League teams' first outing of
the year.
The Grizzlies watched their one-run first-inning lead quickly
vanish due to defensive errors. In the second inning, Grizzlies
third-baseman Lance Niekro made a bad throw to first, putting
runners on the corners for Omaha.
The Royals capitalized on the opportunity, driving in the tying
run on a Jed Hansen single. Then a ball bounced off Grizzlies
first-baseman Tony Torcato's glove in the third inning, and Juan
Brito made it from first base to home for the go-ahead run while
Torcato chased the ball.
Not until the sixth did the Royals score an earned run. When
Grizzlies starter Jeff Urban left after that inning, the Royals
scored three runs off the Grizzlies' bullpen.
Clay Bellinger's double in the second inning was the Grizzlies'
only extra-base hit of the game.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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