Milwaukee won the opener when Angel Miranda earned his first major league save by getting Jon Nunnally to hit into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded.

Martinez figured that Angel Miranda of the Brewers would try to flip a first-pitch curveball past him because he had done it twice in Milwaukee last week.

The Yanks torched the right-hander for three runs in the second and two in the third and added two more off Angel Miranda in the third to grab a 7-3 edge.

Nine hours into his overnight shift, Angel Miranda drove his livery cab back to his base in Manhattan at 12:30 yesterday morning.

The Indians backed Hershiser with seven doubles, six producing five runs in the first three innings off Angel Miranda (3-3).

Angel Miranda (2-2) gave up both of Palmeiro's homers but got the victory.

Angel Miranda (2-5) snapped a five-game losing streak, winning for the first time since July 3.

"At first, I don't want to come," said Angel Miranda, a 22-year-old from Puerto Rico who is a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers system.

"So I brought in Miranda and he hung a slider," he said, referring to Angel Miranda.

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