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20th win gives Twins’ Viola his 100th career victory
By BILL B ARNARD AP Sports Writer Becoming the majors’ first 20game winner this season was nice, but gaining the 100th victory of his career was music to Frank Viola’s ears. “Actually the goal of winning 100 was more important to me,” Viola said. “It means you go out there every fourth day, be consistent and stay healthy. I just hope the next 100 are a little easier than the first 100.” Viola, 20-6, allowed five hits in seven innings before the Twins finished off a 10-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. ‘THE GUYS MADE it real easy with the 10 runs,’ Viola said. “That’s why this is such a team sport My last outing against Kansas City, I was a little nervous. Now I’ve got it. ‘When I get the support, it’s easy.” Viola failed in two previous bids to become the first Minnesota pitcher to win 20 since Jerry Koosman in 1979. But while he struggled with his favorite pitch, the changeup, a 5-0 lead in the second inning was more than enough support. German Gonzalez got the last six outs. In other American League games, it was Milwaukee 4, Toronto 2; Oakland 7, Boston 2;
Sutcliffe deals double blow to Houston pennant hopes
HOUSTON (AP) Rick Sutcliffe dealt the Houston Astros’ pennant hopes a double blow with both his pitching arm and bat Sutcliffe pitched a six-hitter and slammed a home run and a double to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory Wednesday. The righthander pitched his tenth complete game of the season, striking out six, walking one and retiring 13 Astros batters in a row in the middle of game to put his season record at 11-11. SUTCLIFFE SAID the game was better than his last start, a 4-0 loss in Atlanta. “Wins are all that are important. I was disappointed in what went on in Atlanta, my last start, and I just wanted to come back and be consistent today,” he said. The Cubs took a 1-0 lead off Astro starter and loser Jim Deshaies, 9-11, in the second inning. Andre Dawson led off with a single and advanced to third on a double by Vance Law. After Dawson was caught and tagged out in a rundown, Law scored on a ground ball by catcher Damon Berryhill. THE CUBS SCORED twice in the fifth when Sutcliffe homered with two out and a runner on third. Sutcliffe’s homer was his first this year and the fourth of his career. “I made a real bad pitch, a hanging slider and it really cost me,” Deshaies said. “He is a big guy and he hit it well.” “Obviously, it was a big surprise. I was in shock like everyone else here,” Sutcliffe said. The Astros scored their only run in the eighth inning when Alan Ashby singled and advanced to second on a ground ball by Rafael Ramirez. ALEX TREVINO RAN for Ashby and scored on a double by pinch hitter Denny Walling, who was traded after the game to St. Louis for veteran righthander Bob Forsch. The Astros trail Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West by 6 I A
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FRANK VIOLA Notches No. 20 Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0; Detroit 9, Chicago 3; New York 4, Seattle 1; and California 7, Baltimor 5. KIRBY PUCKETT led a 13-hit Twins’ attack with three hits and four RBI, including a pair of solo homers, his 20th and 21st of the season. Viola, whose earned run average dropped to 2.36, lost his shutout in the sixth when the Rangers scored a run on left fielder Dan Gladden’s error, allowing Oddibe McDowell to score from second on Ruben Sierra’s single.
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RICK SUTCLIFFE Uses bat and arm games. In other National League games, it was the Reds 4, Pittsburgh 1; San Diego 6, New York 3; Montreal 4, Los Angeles 3; St. Louis 6, AStlanta 4, and San Francisco 3, Philadelpha 2in 11 innings. Reds 4, Pirates 1 Rookie Norm Charlton earned his first major-league victory by doing a lot of bending but very little breaking. Charlton allowed eight hits and walked three in eight innings, but gave up just one run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates. “I’m a lot more comfortable out there compared to my first time,” the 25-year-old lefthander said. “It’s very gratifying. I’ve waited four games for it. This wasn’t a real pretty one, but I’ll remember it.” So will Kal Daniels, whose three-run homer in the eighth inning snapped a 1-1 tie. Padres 6, Mets 3 Andy Hawkins survived a threerun second inning and reliever Mark Davis extended his team record of consecutive scoreless innings to 25. Roberto Alomar and Garry Templeton drove in two runs each for San Diego, which broke a string of 19 scoreless innings by scoring twice in the top of the second.
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Tigers 9, White Sox 3 Detroit increased its AL East lead to two games over Boston as Lou Whitaker drove in three runs and Jack Morris improved his record to 4-0 against Chicago this season. Morris, 12-12, allowed five hits in eight innings, striking out two and walking one, helping the Tigers snap a four-game losing streak. Guillermo Hernandez pitched the ninth. The Tigers, meanwhile, acquired outfielder Fred Lynn from Baltimore and righthander Ted Power from Kansas City in separate deals involving minor-league prospects. Royals 1, Indians 0 Charlie Leibrandt pitched a seven-hitter for his second shutout for Kansas City, and Bill Pecota’s suicide squeeze drove in the only run against Cleveland. Greg Swindell held the Royals scoreless until the seventh, when Pat Tabler and Danny Tartabull led off with singles. Tabler was caught in a rundown between third and home on Frank White’s ground ball and was tagged out as Tartabull went to third and White to second. Pecota followed with a bunt to the first base side as Tartabull raced home. Yankees 4, Mariners 1 New York halted a six-game losing streak and got a win from a starter for the first time since Aug.
Hawkins, 13-10, worked 6 1-3 innings, walked five, struck out two and allowed five hits, none after Keith Hernandez’s leadoff single in the third. Davis earned his 24th save in 29 opportunities. Expos 4, Dodgers 3 Tim Wallach singled home pinch-runner Pascuai Perez with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning as Montreal snapped Los Angeles’ five-game winning streak. Pinch-hitter Graig Nettles doubled with two out against reliever Alejandro Pena, 5-6. Perez came in to run for Nettles and scored when Wallach blooped a single into center field. Cardinals 6, Braves 4 Scott Terry survived a shaky start to win his fourth straight decision and St. Louis extended its winning streak to four games. Terry, 6-3, allowed four hits and two walks and had an error commited behind him in the second but got out of the inning with just two runs scored. He allowed only two more hits before being removed for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Ken Dayley gave up Dale Murphy’s 23rd homer, his first since Aug. 12, to lead off the top of the ninth. Giants 3, Phillies 2 San Francisco walked three times in the top of the 11th inning and pinch-hitter Ernest Riles’ sacrifice fly drove in the winning run as the Giants beat Philadelphia despite managing only three hits. Bob Brenly walked on four pitches to open the 11th against Bruce Ruffin, 6-10. After Brenly was forced on an attempted bunt by Jose Uribe, Will Clark walked. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Brett Butler walked, the Giants’ 10th of the game to load the bases and bring in reliever Kent Tekulve for his I,oolst career appearance. Riles batted for Robby Thompson and hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Uribe.
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14 as Rick Rhoden pitched a sixhitter against Seattle. Seattle scored its run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Darnell Coles. Angels 7, Orioles 5 California trailed 4-0 after six innings, but rallied to beat Baltimore. Tony Armas’ double snapped a 5-5 tie, and Dick Schofield walked with the bases loaded later in the eighth inning. A homer by Johnny Ray and two-run singles by Schofield and Jim Eppard keyed California’s fiverun seventh inning. Athletics 7, Red Sox 2 Oakland completed a three-game sweep of Boston as Storm Davis won his ninth straight decision and Mark McGwire hit his 27th homer. Jose Canseco reached the 100RBI level for a third consecutive season with a single in the seventh for the A’s. McGwire opened the scoring with his three-run homer in the first inning off Mike Smithson, 6-5. Brewers 4, Blue Jays 2 Don August combined with two relievers on a nine-hitter and Robin Yount drove in two runs with a homer and a single for Milwaukee against Toronto. The Brewers pushed across two runs in the first off Mike Flanagan, 11-12, on run-scoring singles by Yount and Joey Meyer.
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LAKE FOREST, 111. (AP) The Chicago Bears hope defensive end Gerald Robinson can help plug the recent holes that injuries have poked in their defense, but Robinson has had some injury problems of his own. Robinson, who was cut Wednesday by the Minnesota Vikings and picked up by the Bears, is to report to Chicago’s training camp in Lake Forest Thursday, and will take the roster position opened afer tight end Cap Boso was placed on injured reserve. ROBINSON, THE Vikings’
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