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Kansas City tops Red Sox, 9-8

By The Associated Press Kansas City roughed up Boston’s relief pitchers so harshly that it took nearly an hour to figure out which one deserved to be the loser. The Royals, who led 4-0 after five innings, erased an 8-5 deficit with four runs in the ninth inning Friday night, beating the Red Sox 9-8 when 41-year-old Bob Boone singled home Danny Tartabull on a close play at the plate. “WE’VE PLAYED FOUR straight one-run games and I just don’t think my heart can take much more,” Royals manager John Wathan said. The official scorer changed his mind four times on which pitcher got the loss. First it was announced that Lee Smith was the loser. Then it was changed-to Dennis Lamp, who replaced Smith after the first four batters reached base and the Royals tied the score. Jeff Montgomery, 2-0, was the winner in relief for the Royals. THEN IT WAS changed back to Smith. Then, after conferring with Royals and Red Sox officials, it was switched back to Lamp. Finally, after a call to the Elias Sports Bureau in New York, Smith was saddled with the loss. In other American league games Friday, it was Cleveland 4, New York 2; Detroit 10, Milwaukee 3; Minnesota 8, Baltimore 3; Toronto 10, Texas 9; California 2, Seattle 1; and Chicago 7, Oakland 1. White Sox 7, Athletics 1 Neither team scored until the

Valenzuela not the artful Dodger in loss to Atlanta Braves

By The Associated Press Fernando Valenzuela said his arm felt just fine in his first start of the season. It was his pitches that hurt. Valenzuela, trying to make it back from a shoulder injury last year, lost as Tom Glavine pitched a four-hitter and Jody Davis drove in three runs to lead Atlanta over Los Angeles, 6-1. IT WAS ATLANTA’S third straight victory after an openingnight loss in Houston and matched its longest winning streak of last season. In 1988, the Braves lost their first 10 games. Four times last season Atlanta won three games in a row the first time was June 16-18 and the last Sept. 17-19. Valenzuela, the Dodgers’ big winner during the 1980 s, suffered a stretched anterior capsule in his left shoulder last July and spent most of the winter building the muscle in the shoulder. HE PITCHED SIX 2-3 innings against Atlanta and allowed five runs and eight hits while striking out eight. “I threw the ball good. I had pretty good location with my fastball and my arm didn’t hurt,” Valenzuela said. “If I don’t win, it’s not because my arm hurts. It’s because of the hitters.” Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda said it was Valenzuela’s best outing since before last season’s arm injury. “IT WAS ENCOURAGING He threw the ball good,” said Lasorda, whose defending world champions have dropped three of their first four games. “His arm didn’t hurt and that’s encouraging and he’s getting stronger. That’s the best he’s thrown all spring.” Elsewhere in the National League it was Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 5; Montreal 7, New York 3; San Diego 5, Houston 3; and Cincinnati 4, San Francisco 3 in 16 innings. St. Louis at Philadelphia was rained out. Padres 5, Astros 3 Dennis Rasmussen escaped several jams as San Diego beat Houston in the Astrodome to send the Astros to their third straight loss. Rasmussen, who allowed eight hits in eight-plus innings, stranded runners at third base in the first three innings and in the sixth inning, when Houston had two runners on with none out. Rasmussen was 14-4 for San Diego last season after being acquired from Cincinnati on June 8. Luis Salazar had three of San Diego’s 10 hits and Tony Gwynn had three stolen bases. Cubs 6, Pirates 5 Mark Grace capped a two-run rally in the sixth inning by doubling home Andre Dawson from first base, lifting Chicago past Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field.

sixth, when Dave Gallagher’s soft fly to short right hit the foul line for an RBI double. GALLAGHER’S HIT off Oakland starter Curt Young, 0-1, was followed by a two-run single by Harold Baines, who later singled in another run for the White Sox, who ended Oakland’s run as the last unbeaten major league team. Bill Long, 1-0, pitched 5 2-3 innings of four-hit ball for his first career victory against the A’s in three starts. Barry Jones went the final 2 1-3 innings for his first save despite giving up Mark McGwire’s third homer, in the eighth. Twins 8, Orioles 3 Minnesota was shut out for five innings, then scored six in the sixth against Baltimore. Gary Gaetti’s two-run single tied the score 2-2 after singles by Wally Backman, Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek loaded the bases. Randy Bush tripled off the right-center field fence to drive in two more runs and knocked Orioles starter Rob Milacki, 0-1, out of the game. One out later, Brian Harper doubled, making it 5-2 before Greg Gagne knocked in the sixth run of the inning with a single. Roy Smith was the winner, limiting the Orioles to six hits and two earned runs in six innings. Blue Jays 10, Rangers 9 Toronto blew a 7-2 lead, then broke a 9-9 tie on Kelly Gruber’s leadoff homer in the eighth inning at Texas. The Blue Jays’ Tony Fernandez,

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Dawson’s single on Dorn Taylor’s first pitch, had scored Mitch Webster with the tying run. Webster, who went 4-for-3, had given the Cubs a chance with his fourth straight hit, a triple just inside the right-field line with one out in the sixth. Taylor, 0-1, who replaced Mike Dunne, the starter at the beginning of the fifth, got Ryne Sandberg to bounce out as Webster held third, but Dawson came through with his hit. Expos 7, Mets 3 Kevin Gross allowed seven hits in eight-plus innings in his Montreal debut to help the Expos beat New York at Olympic Stadium. Gross struck out three and walked four and also added a single. He was acquired from Philadelphia in December for pitchers Floyd Youmans and Jeff Panett. Nelson Santovenia hit a two-run homer for the Expos and Tim Wallach drove in two runs. Ron Darling, 0-1, was hit hard in his first start of the season for New York, allowing six runs and five hits in two innings. Reds 4, Giants 3 Pinch-hitter Herm Winningham scored on Kal Daniels’ sacrifice fly in the 16th inning as Cincinnati beat San Francisco at Riverfront Stadium. Winningham, the Reds’ last position player available, bunted for a single to open the bottom of the 16th, stole second and moved to third on Barry Larkin’s sacrifice. Joe Price, the sixth San Francisco pitcher, intentionally walked Chris Sabo and Eric Davis to face Daniels, who hit the first pitch to left field to easily score Winningham. Tim Birtsas, 1-0, the sixth Cincinnati pitcher, allowed one hit and one run over the last three innings.

who hit a grand slam in the second inning, was hit in the face by a pitch from Cecilio Guante moments after Gruber’s homer. Fernandez lay motionless for several minutes and was taken to a hospital. Toronto erased a 2-1 deficit with a five-run second inning capped by Fernandez’s first career grand slam, which hit the right field foul pole. Angels 2, Mariners 1 California kept Seattle winless after four games when Brian Downing broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the seventh. Lance Parrish drew a leadoff walk off Erik Hanson, 0-1, who gave way to reliever Mike Jackson. Jack Howell’s sacrifice bunt moved Parrish to second and he scored on Downing’s single to right. Kirk McCaskill, who gave up 31 runs in 29 2-3 innings in spring training, held the Mariners to four hits and one run through seven innings. Indians 4, Yankees 2 Cleveland got all the runs it needed to hand New York its first home-opening loss in six years when Joe Carter’s first-inning drive bounced over the fence off the glove of Yankees center fielder Roberto Kelly. John Candelaria walked Oddibe McDowell leading off the game and Jerry Browne followed with an infield single. Carter hit a 2-0 pitch deep to left-center that hit Kelly’s glove when he hit the fence and popped over the 399-foot sign for a three-run homer.

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