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4C THE PALM BEACH POST THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1990 Major League baseball STANDINGS National League American League Gruber leads Jays 5-3 Mets defeat Braves i i 1 American League East List Ww Lost Pet. 6B Wtdnesday Slraak 10 Toronl 11 5 .688 Beat Cleveland 5-3 Won 3 9-1 Milwaukee 8 5 .615 VA Beal Kansas Cily 1-0 Won 2 7-3 BosQ" 7 7 .500 3 Lost lo California 3-1 Losl 1 4-6 Baltimore 7 8 .467 3Vi Lost lo Oakland 4-3 (12) Lost 2 5-5 Detroit 7 9 .438 4 Beat Minnesota 6-4 Won 1 5-5 New York 5 7 .417 4 Lost to Seattle 5-2 Lost 1 3-7 Cleveland 5 8 .385 4V6 Lost to Toronto 5-3 Lost 3 3-7 Jjy The Associated Press West Oakland 10 3 .769 Beat Baltimore 4-3 (12) Won 2 8-2 Texas 8 7 .533 3Vfe Lost to Chicago 5-4 Lost 1 6-4 Chicago 6 5 .545 Beat Texas 5-4 Won 1 5-5 California 7 7 .500 4 Beal Boston 3-1 Won 1 4-6 Minnesota 7 9 .438 5 Lost to Detroit 6-4 Lost 1 5-5 Kansas City 5 9 .357 6 Lost to Milwaukee 1-0 Lost 3 3-7 Seattle 5 10 .333 Beat New York 5-2 Won 1 4-6 National League East List Team Won Lost Pet. GB Wednesday Streak 10 Montreal 9 6 .600 Beat Houston 1-0 Won 2 7-3 Pittsburgh 9 6 .600 Played at San Francisco Won 1 7-3 New York 8 7 .533 1 Beat Atlanta 8-5 Won 4 6-4 Philadelphia 8 7 .533 1 Lost to Cincinnati 12-7 Lost 1 6-4 Chicago 6 8 .429 2Vz Played at San Diego Lost 5 3-7 St. Louis 6 9 .400 3 Played at Los Angeles Lost 1 3-7 West Cincinnati 10 2 .833 Beat Philadelphia 12-7 Won 1 8-2 Los Angeles 9 6 .600 2'z Played St. Louis Won 2 6-4 San Diego 8 6 .571 3 Played Chicago Won 2 6-4 Houston 5 9 .357 6 Lost to Montreal 1-0 Lost 3 5-5 San Francisco 5 9 .357 6 Played Pittsburgh Lost 2 3-7 Atlanta 2 10 .167 8 Lost to New York 8-5 Lost 2 1-9 Results American League Wednesday Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher The Associated Press TORONTO Kelly Gruber hit his seventh home run, most in the -major leagues, and went 4-for-5 Wednesday night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3.

Gruber homered for the third straight game, one short of George Bell's team record. The Blue Jays have won three consecutive games and Cleveland lost its third in a row. Glenallen Hill and Pat Borders also homered for the Blue Jays, providing the power on a night when downtown Toronto was plunged into a blackout because of a blown transformer. The only noticeable sign at the SkyDome was a brief flash on the scoreboard. Angels 3, Red Sox 1 BOSTON Kirk McCaskill and two relievers worked out of con-.

stant trouble and California beat Boston for its second victory in seven games. The Red Sox loaded the bases three times without scoring and left 14 runners on base. They got 13 hits and four walks, but their only run came in the fourth inning on Bill Buckner's inside-the-park homer. Mariners 5, Yankees 2 NEW YORK Brian Holman, making his first start since coming" within one out of a perfect game, won for the third time in four THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Seattle's high-flying second baseman, Harold Reynolds, retires New York's Alvaro Espinoza and throws to first in the third. Brewers beat Royals 1-0 (2-1) (3-1) (2-0) (2-2) (1-0) Robinson (1-1) (1-1) Milwaukee 1, Kansas City 0 Seattle 5, New York 2 California 3, Boston 1 Toronto 5, Cleveland 3 Oakland 4, Baltimore 3 (12) Detroit 6, Minnesota 4 Chicago 5, Texas 4 Tuesday Winning New York 6, Seattle 2 Milwaukee 7, Kansas City 3 Toronto 4, Cleveland 3 Boston 4, California 2 Oakland 7, Baltimore 1 Minnesota 16, Detroit 4 Texas 5, Chicago 4 LaPoint Bosio Key Clemens Stewart Candelaria Rogers Filer Holman McKaskill Stottlemyre Nelson J.M.

McDowell NEW YORK Mike Marshall's tiebreaking pinch double highlighted a five-run rally in the eighth inning as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5 Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. The loss dropped the Braves to 2-10 for the season and extended their losing streak at Shea Stadium to eight games. Trailing 5-3 in the eighth, the Mets rallied against reliever Mike Stanton (0-2). Gregg Jeffenes led off with a single and Howard Johnson singled with one out. Second baseman Jeff Treadway then mishandled Darryl Strawberry's grounder, loading the bases before Kevin McReynolds two-run single tied the score.

Strawberry took third on the hit and McReynolds moved to second on the throw home. After pinch- hitter Tim Teufel was intentionally walked, Marshall doubled off reliever Rich Luecken to put the Mets ahead. Kevin Elster hit a sacrifice fly, his third RBI, to make it 8-5. Ron Darling (1-2) made only his second relief appearance in 210 major league games and got the victory. John Franco got the last three outs for his fifth save.

Atlanta starter John Smoltz allowed five hits and three runs in seven innings, with seven strikeouts. Lonnie Smith tied the score 3-3 when he led off the Braves' third against David Cone with a home run, and Jim Presley followed with a double to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Tommy Gregg walked and Dale Murphy, who had three hits, had an infield single to load the bases with none out. Cone struck out Ernie Whitt, but with Jeff Blauser batting, Presley scored on a wild pitch. The Braves made it 5-3 in the fourth when Smith walked with two outs and scored on Presley's second double.

The Mets took a 3-2 lead in the second inning on Elster's two-run triple and an RBI single by Cone, who led all NL pitchers with 18 hits in 1989. Atlanta scored two runs in the first on RBI singles by Smith and Murphy. Cone allowed eight hits and five runs in 3 innings, striking out nine. Expos 1, Astros 0 HOUSTON Tim Raines scored on a ninth-inning wild pitch by reliever Dave Smith, giving Montreal a victory over Houston. Raines singled with one out in the ninth and moved to third on a two-out single by Andres Galarraga.

Galarraga moved to second on the first of Smith's two consecutive wild pitches, but Raines was unable to advance on the play. But the second wild pitch hit in front of the plate and bounced by catcher Craig Biggio, allowing Raines to score. Steve Frey (1-0) was the winner, pitching a perfect eighth inning, and Tim Burke recorded his fifth save, pitching the ninth. He allowed a leadoff single to Biggio, but Bill Doran hit a one-hopper to Delino DeShields, who tagged Biggio and threw to first for the double play. Smith (0-1) was the loser despite striking out three batters in his only inning.

off Bret Saberhagen (1-2) in the second when Parker's slicing liner got past Wilson in center field and went to the wall. It was Parker's first triple since 1988, and he scored on Greg Brock's sacrifice fly. "Usually my line drives have backspin and they stay in the air for a long time," Parker said. "This one sunk in the nick of time. Willie made a good effort at it, but it fell short and it got past him and right away I started thinking three." Saberhagen finished the game for the Royals, allowing just four hits.

The Royals played without starting outfielders Bo Jackson and Jim Eisenreich, who returned home because of illness in their families. "I'm not making any excuses. Sure you want your best guys out there," said Kansas City manager John Wathan. "We hit some balls hard and once again, nothing to show for it. George (Brett) had a great at-bat, then popped up.

That's the situation you want to be in right there with those guys up Willie swinging the bat and George, who has done it for so many years." BREWERSfrom 1C relieved Crim and ended the threat by getting George Brett to pop up and Willie Wilson to hit into a double play. "You don't get out of a bases-loaded, no-out situation very often. Any time you do, you have to get pretty lucky, especially falling behind 2-0 to Brett," Plesac said. "He popped it up in the infield and that happens one out of 10 times. I really thought the squeeze play would be on with Wilson.

I was trying to come inside and jammed him and got a double-play ball." Milwaukee manager Tom Tre-belhorn said realistically he expected the Royals to get at least one run out of the situation. "You always hope for a popup and double play and that's what happened," he said. "I didn't think we had much of a chance to get a double play up the middle. Willie Wilson is swinging the bat right now as well as I've seen him. He's tough to double up.

But he hit the ball hard right at Dale (Sveum)." Plesac got the last three outs in the ninth for his first save. Milwaukee scored its only run (1-1) (2-0) (2-0) (4-0) (4-0) (1-0) (1-0) Saberhagen(1-2) Perez (1-2) Boddicker (1-3) Nichols (0-1) Hickey (0-1) Tapani (2-2) B. Witt (0-3) Pitcher Losing Pitcher M. Young (0-3) Dotson (0-1) Swindell (1-2) Langston (1-1) D. Johnson (2-1) Ritz (0-4) Thigpen (0-1) Pitcher Losing Pitcher (1-2) Stanton (0-2) (1-0) Ruffin (1-2) 0) D.

Smith (0-1) Pitcher Losing Pitcher (2-0) (2-1) (1-1) (3-0) (1-0) (3-1) Reds rout Phillies 12-7 National League Wednesday Winning New York 8, Atlanta 5 Darling Cincinnati 12, Philadelphia 7 Mahler Montreal 1, Houston 0 Frey (1 Chicago at San Diego, late Pittsburgh at San Francisco, late St. Louis at Los Angeles, late Tuesday New York 2, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 3 Montreal 5, Houston 3 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 0 San Diego 13, Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 4, San Francisco 1 Schedule American League Today Cleveland at Toronto, 12:35 p.m. Kansas City at Milwaukee, 2:35 p.m. Seattle at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Oakland at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m. California at Boston, 7:35 p.m. Chicago at Texas, 8:35 p.m. Only games scheduled Friday California at New York, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m.

Oakland at Boston, 7:35 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:35 p.m. Toronto at Chicago, 8:05 p.m. Texas at Kansas City, 8:35 p.m.

Today's Pitchers Winning Machado K. Howell Gross Morgan Rasmussen Drabek starts, leading Seattle over New York. Edgar Martinez got three hits, including a two-run homer that capped a three-run seventh inning and put Seattle ahead 5-1. Don Mattingly homered in the eighth for the Yankees, who have lost six of their last seven games. Athletics 4, Orioles 3 BALTIMORE Jose Canseco, who earlier hit a two-run homer, singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and Oakland beat Baltimore.

Carney Lansford drew a two-out walk from Kevin Hickey (0-1), stole second and scored when Can- -seco singled on a 3-2 pitch. Tigers 6, Twins 4 MINNEAPOLIS Cecil Fielder drove in three runs and Detroit beat Minnesota for its first road series victory in nearly a year. The Tigers won 2-of-3 at Minnesota. They had lost 19 straight series on the road, going 15-50 in those games, since winning a set in Chicago last May. White Sox 5, Rangers 4 ARLINGTON, Texas Ron Kittle's two-run homer helped Chicago beat Texas, ending a four-game losing streak.

Kittle put Chicago ahead 4-1 in the third inning with his second home run of the season. The White Sox added a run in the fourth on a balk by Bobby Witt (0-3) before Texas rallied. Jack McDowell (1-1) allowed five hits in 5 innings, striking out six and walking two. Bobby Thigpen bailed Chicago out of an eighth-inning jam and got his fourth save. St.

Lucie 4, Winter Haven 0 PORT ST. LUCIE Lefthander Pete Schourek pitched a four-hitter and struck out nine, improving his record to 3-1 as the Mets (11-9) defeated the Red Sox (4-16). Lee May went l-for-3 with two RBI and Nikco Riesgo went 2-for-3 with one RBI. The Mets will host Lakeland tonight at 7. The Red Sox will be at West Palm Beach.

St. Lucie 4, W. Haven 0 WINTER HAVEN ST. LUCIE 1 0 McBnde cf 1 0 Saunders 2b 1 0 Zmter 0 0 Riesgo 1 0 0 Butterfield dh 0 ODoziertf 0 0 Morrisette 3b 0 0 Kelly ss 1 OMayrf 4 0 Total ab 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 30 0 Witherspoon cf Dixon 3b Colon If Michael lb Bo. Moore rf Oelgado ss Dokes dh Manila Ba.

Moore 2b Totalt W. Haven St. Lucie 000 000 210 000 000 0 lOx 4 Delgado, Michael, Riesgo, Allen. LOB WH-. STL: 4.

2B Colon. SB McBnde, Dozier, May. SF Riesgo. IP ER BB SO Winter Haven Hansen L.O-3 Mosley Allen St. Lucl Schourek W.3-1 9 4 0 0 19 -Hansell.

BK HBP Delgado by Schourek, WP-Mosley. 2:13. A 324. Expos' Faulk hits game-winner in 12th Stanton (0-1) Rijo (0-1) Scott (0-2) Magrane (0-3) Maddux (2-1) Garrelts (0-1) National League Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 3:35 p.m. Chicago at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 5:40 p.m. SI. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:35 p.m. Only games scheduled Montreal at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:40 p.m.

New York at Houston, 8:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:35 p.m. St. Louis at San Francisco, 10:35 p.m.

Charlotte 4. Vero Beach I Dunedin 1, Clearwater 0 Sarasota 6, St. Petersburg 3 Fort Lauderdale 3, Osceola 2 Baseball City 4, Miami 3 (I I) Today'a game Winter Haven at West Palm Beach Lakeland at St. Lucie Osceola at Miami Baseball City at Fort Lauderdale Vero Beach at St. Petersburg Dunedin at Sarasota Clearwater at Charlotte Tuesday retort Lakeland I West Palm Beach 0 St.

Lucie 8, Winter Haven 6 5, Vero Beach 0 Osceola 8. Fort Lauderdale 3 Dunedin 6. Clearwater 0 St. Petersburg 5, Sarasota 1 Baseball City 6. Miami 5(10 innings) riiri ii fiiniriiii Philadelphia scored three runs in the ninth on a two-run single by John Kruk and an RBI double by Dickie Thon.

Hesketh released by Montreal MONTREAL Joe Hesketh, a member of the Montreal organization since 1980, was placed on waivers by the Expos Wednesday for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. Hesketh had appeared in two games this season, pitching three scoreless innings in mop-up roles. The 31-year-old left-hander had fallen into disfavor last season with a 5.77 ERA in 43 outings from the Expos bullpen. The arrival of John Costello, a right-hander obtained from St. Louis earlier in the week, led to Hesketh's release.

tered the game with a league-leading .444 average, then walked and stole second. But Joel Smith flew out to left to end the inning. The Expos again came close in the ninth. Joel Smith followed Stairs' strikeout with a base hit and then stole second. Fred Williams walked and Frank Paul Santangelo singled to load the bases.

But pinch-hitter Rod Boddie hit a line driveto Reimink and Mayo grounded out. WPB 1, Lakeland 0 LAKELAND Cole 2b Kimberlin ss Tresh If Cruz lb Martin rf Hurst cf Raley dh Goodale dh Relmmk 3b Albright Totals WEST PALM BEACH li bl 0 0 OMayoCf 0 I 0 Fletcher 2b 0 I 0 Terris 0 0 0 Faulk rf 0 0 0 Stairs 3b 0 3 0 Smith If 0 1 0 Williams dh 0 0 0 Santangelo ss 0 0 OSiddallc 0 0 0 Boddie ph Mason 0 6 0 Total. sb bl 5 0 1 6 0 I 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 45 112 1 Lakeland WPB 000 000 000 00 0 000 000 000 01 1 Kimberlin 2. Goodale. LOB WPB: 14.

3B Faulk. SB Tresh, Hurst. Mayo, Terris. Stairs. IP ER BB SO Lakeland Krum Cook Rivena Ettles West Palm Beach Cornelius Sommer Piatt 6 23 2 Vi 6i I '6 2 2 Kerrigan HBP Sommer.

A 556. 3:40. REDSfrom 1C season high en route to their 10th victory in 12 games. The Phillies tied the score in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Ricky Jordan and a two-run double by Darren Daulton. Cincinnati scored four runs in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Benzinger, a two-run single by Paul O'Neill, and an RBI single by Joe Oliver.

The Reds scored another run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Benzinger, and the Phillies added their final run in the bottom of the inning when reliever Norm Charlton walked hayes with the bases loaded. The Reds added four more runs in the eighth on RBI doubles by Billy Hatcher and Benzinger, a sacrifice fly by Herm Winningham, and Oliver's RBI single. Florida State League come around now for about 20 games," said Alou, whose team broke a 21 -inning scoreless inning streak. "He started hitting the ball hard last about this time. He's one guy who can really challenge the wind.

I thought it was just a matter of time." The Expos almost yielded a run in the 12th, but center fielder Todd Mayo threw out Lakeland's Mike Tresh at home. Tresh had reached first on a single and stolen second before Jody Hurst's base hit into center was grabbed by Mayo. Tresh slammed into catcher Rob Mason but Mason held on for the third out. The Expos nearly scored in the sixth inning. After leadoff batter Rob Fletcher was caught stealing, Terris singled.

Terris was thrown out on a fielder's choice hit by Faulk. Faulk then stole second and became the game's first baserun-ner to reach third when he advanced on a wild pitch by starter Todd Krum. Matt Stairs, who en i4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Away ProfcaWe 1989 Vt. Opp. at Sit Laat 3 Outing Horn Pitcher Lin Wl ERA Wl IP ERA WL IP ERA MBA CLEV CANDIOTTI (R) 2-0 5.25 2-0 12 5.25 11.25 TORN STIEB(R) 6K-7M 3-0 1.59 0-1 8 8.31 3-0 17 1.59 11.65 KC GUBICZA (R) 1-2 8.71 rJ5 9 0.00 1-2 OY 8.71 21.77 MIL KNUDSON (R) PICK 0-0 3.60 0-0 5 3.60 9.00 SEAT JOHNSON (L) 1-1 4.42 1-1 11 3.09 11 18! 4.42 11.29 N.Y.

HAWKINS (R) 6-7 0-1 8.68 1-1 16 4.50 0-1 9V 8.68 19.29 OAK MOORE (R) E6 0-1 6.11 Ti 14 3.86 0-1 17 6.11 11.21 BALT TIBBS(R) 0-1 3.27 1-0 7 1.29 0 1 II 3.27 11.45 CAL ABBOTT (L) 0-1 7.71 Ho 9 0.00 0-1 7.71 18.32 BOST HETZEL(R) E-6 0-1 1.50 0-0 4Hi 10.38 01 6 1.50 6.00 ChIc PEREZ (R) 1-1 5.63 0-1 7 2.57 1-1 16 5.63 10.69 TEX HYAN(R) 3-0 3.32 1-0 16 4.50 3 0 19 3.32 9.00 NATIONAL LEAGUE IprabaMa 1989 Va.Opp. tStt Laat 3 Outing phT Un ERA W-L 9 ERA WL IP ERA MCA Pin SMILEV (LI 1-2 4.50 1-1 14 5.02 1-2 18 4.50 11.00 S.F LACOSS(R) 6-7 3 0 2.25 1-0 6 3.00 3-0 20 2.25 10.35 runs HARKEYIR) 1-1 3.48 1-1 10 3.48 11.32 SD HURSTjlf WW 0 2 5.40 0-1 5 7.20 0-2 20 5 40 10.35 HnilS riANCYIRl 0-0 6.75 0-1 7Vi 2.45 0-0 4 6.75 15.75 ATI ULLIQLIIST (L) E-6 0-2 11.74 0 0 10 5.91 0-2 7 1 1.74 21.13 sri OFI EON (HI 1-0 3.97 0 1 6 3.00 1-0 II 3.97 11.91 A BELCHER (R) 6-7 1-1 3.27 1-0 6 3.00 l-l 22 3.27 7.36 FSL Standings By JOE DELGADO Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH West Palm Beach manager Felipe Alou could not have ordered a game more to his liking. With the wind blowing in and the starting pitchers throwing well, the conditions were ideal for an Expos victory. Alou almost overdosed on his good fortune however, until Jim Faulk's 12th-inning triple scored Adam Terris and led the Expos (11-8) to 4 1-0 victory over the Lakeland Tigers (11-9) Wednesday night before 556 in a Florida State League game at Municipal Stadium. "It was almost too good," Alou said of the game.

"But I was not surprised that we won because of the game's conditions." Rob Kerrigan (1-0) got the win after allowing one hit and one walk in two innings. Mark Ettles (1-2) got the loss after pitching just Vb of an inning and allowing one walk and one hit. Faulk, who entered the game batting .296, was 3-for-5 and had one stolen base West Palm Beach. "I've been waiting for him to 'i A A A A 4 EAST Pet. 08 West Palm Beach 11 8 .579 St.

Lucie 11 9 .550 Vi Fort Lauderdale II 9 .550 Vero Beach 8 10 .444 2 Miami 5 14 .263 6 CENTRAL Osceola 15 5 .750 Lakeland II 9 .550 4 Baseball City 8 12 .400 7 Winter Haven 4 15 .211 II WEST Dunedin 18 2 .900 Charlotte 13 7 .650 5 Sarasota 10 10 .500 8 St. Petersburg 7 13 .350 10 Clearwater 7 13 .350 10 Tuesday' result St. ucie 4, Winter Haven 0 West Palm Beach 1, lakeland 0(12) It 0 nft.