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MIAMI -- The Florida Marlins had the 93rd World Series all laid out. They had a win in the bank and their pitching ace on the mound with a chance to sweep the first two games at Pro Player Stadium and send the Cleveland Indians home at a huge disadvantage.In other words, the Indians had them right where they wanted them.Cleveland starter Chad Ogea pitched another resourceful game and the Indians peppered Marlins ace Kevin Brown with 10 hits in six innings on the way to a 6-1 victory that evened the best-of-seven Fall Classic at a game apiece.

O's Scott Kamieniecki (0-0, 0.00)vs. Indians' Chad Ogea (0-1, 4.50)ALCS statsWhat Kamieniecki throws: He's a fastball, curveball, changeup pitcher who relies more on location than velocity.Kamieniecki of late: Before getting his 10th victory in a division-clinching win at Toronto 19 days ago, Kamieniecki had a loss and four no-decisions but had not pitched badly, giving up 14 runs in 29 1/3 innings.Something to look for: He has pitched only three innings since Sept. 24 and now is starting a pivotal game.

BaseballBoston Red Sox -- Optioned 3B Stan Royer to Triple-A Pawtucket.Recalled SS Carlos Rodriguez from Pawtucket.Cleveland Indians -- Optioned IF Mark Lewis to Triple-A Charlotte. Recalled P Chad Ogea from Charlotte.Florida Marlins -- Activated 1B Greg Colbrunn from the disabled list.FootballArizona Cardinals -- Signed DL Eric England and LB Howard Dinkins. Waived Waived K Tim McNamee.

HittingKevin Elster, Rangers: 2-for-4, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs.Shannon Stewart, Blue Jays: 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBIs.Jim Thome, Indians: 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBIs.PitchingRoger Clemens, Blue Jays: 7 innings, 1 hit, 7 strikeouts.John Wetteland, Rangers: 2 perfect innings, save No. 7.Chad Ogea, Indians: 7 1/3 innings, 3 hits, 1 run.Pub Date: 5/03/98

BaseballBlue Jays: Optioned IF Felipe Crespo to Triple-A Syracuse. Recalled IF Tomas Perez from Syracuse.Indians: Activated P Chad Ogea and optioned him to Triple-A Buffalo.Phillies: Recalled OF Ricky Otero and P Ron Blazier from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Royals: Optioned P Doug Linton to Triple-A Omaha. Recalled IF Joe Randa from Omaha.Baysox (Double-A): Released P Doug Harris and IF Jose Millares. Signed P Milt Hill. Activated P Todd Revenig.Pub Date: 5/28/96

BaseballAthletics: Optioned P Jim Dougherty to Triple-A Edmonton.Cubs: Purchased contract of P Tony Fossas from Triple-A Iowa. Recalled P Don Wengert from Iowa. Waived P Bob Patterson. Optioned P Marc Pisciotta to Iowa.Dodgers: Optioned OF Trenidad Hubbard to Triple-A Albuquerque.Indians: Recalled P Chad Ogea from Triple-A Buffalo.Twins: Placed P Dan Naulty on 15-day DL.CollegeLouisiana State: Renewed contract of AD Joe Dean through June 30, 2000.Pub Date: 7/13/98

Quote: "Right now, they're the best team on the planet. No one will argue that." -- Devil Rays right fielder Mike Kelly about the Yankees.It's a fact: The Rangers are 43-16 this season when they score four runs or more. They're 6-23 when they score fewer than four runs.Who's hot: Twins pitcher Bob Tewksbury. He has only 12 walks this season, an average of 1.03 per nine innings.Who's not: Tampa Bay, which has lost seven straight, has scored just four runs over 57 innings and has been shut out four of the last 10 games.

Devil Rays: Tampa Bay surpassed the 1.5 million mark in attendance. The crowd of 27,310 gave the expansion team a total of 1,509,263 for 47 home dates, an average of 32,111.Indians: Cleveland has scored 12 runs in Dave Burba's seven losses (1.7 per game). David Bell made his first career appearance at first base, replacing Jim Thome. A crowd of 43,164 -- Cleveland's 258th straight sellout -- pushed the Indians over 2 million for the fourth straight season. Chad Ogea made his first appearance since May 19, retiring two batters in the ninth.

At Camden Yards$ Day Time TV StartersToday 1: 35 HTS Brian Anderson (3-1, 4.18)Game 1 vs. Esteban Yan (0-1, 16.62)Tonight 7: 35 HTS Chad Ogea (6-9, 5.73)Game 2 vs. Rick Krivda (4-0, 6.03)Tomorrow 12: 05 HTS David Weathers (1-2, 7.08) vs.Game 1 Nerio Rodriguez (0-0, 7.50)Tomorrow 6: 05 HTS Charles Nagy (14-10, 4.10)Game 2 vs. Jimmy Key (15-9, 3.28)Radio: All games on WBAL (1090 AM) and WTOP (1500 AM)Indians updateCleveland is 20-11 since Aug. 12 and has opened a 7 1/2 -game lead in the AL Central.