Parker had a big day with his bat. He lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in the 2nd inning, banged out a single in the 4th inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the 8th inning. Mario Soto(15-7) was helped out by John Franco who pitched a perfect ninth and recorded his 23rd save.
Bill Gullickson(8-11) suffered the loss. He surrended 3 homeruns in his 7 innings.
