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Tommie Harris' wife dies
NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) -- John Maine yielded two earned runs and five hits in seven innings Sunday as the New York Mets trounced Oakland 10-2 completing a three-game sweep.
The Mets built a 5-0 lead through four innings as a run scored in the first on a throwing error by Jack Cust, Maine helped himself with a second-inning sacrifice fly, Damion Easley hit a two-run double in the third and Jose Reyes hit an RBI single in the fourth.
Later, the Mets' Jose Valentin smashed a three-run homer and Carlos Beltran hit a two-run single. Mets rookie Chris Gomez had three hits.
Maine (8-4) did not walk a batter and struck out six. He lowered his ERA to 2.87.
Cust, a former Met, hit a solo homer in the fifth and Eric Chavez hit an RBI single in the sixth for Oakland.
Loser Joe Kennedy (2-5) allowed five earned runs and eight hits in four innings.
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CHICAGO, La., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The wife of former Chicago Bears Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris died of a stroke or brain aneurysm in an Oklahoma hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
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