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THE PALM BEACH POST SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1989 3C Major League Baseball Carter, Indians rout Texas 7- 10 iVHtib HI Yin Swindell gets eighth victory fv 4 in nine starts I (Jk- 'v The Associated Press CLEVELAND Joe Carter drove in four runs and Greg Swindell pitched a five-hitter to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 7-1 win over Nolan Ryan and Texas Rangers 1 Saturday night. Swindell (12-2) and Kyan both A worked on three days' rest after pitching in Tuesday Ail-Star Game. Swindell struck out a sea son-high 10 and walked one in his 3 Hi! fifth complete game and eighth win in nine starts. 1 i Ryan (10-5) allowed seven runs Standings American League East List Team Won Lost Pel. GB Saturday Streak 10 Baltimore 49 38 .563 Played California Won 1 5-5 New York 45 45 .500 5'? Lost to Kansas City 7-1 Lost 1 6-4 Boston 43 43 .500 5 Lost to Minnesota 3-2 Lost 1 6-4 Toronto 44 46 .489 Beat Oakland 6-1 Won 2 7-3 Cleveland 42 46 .477 Vh Beat Texas 7-1 Won 2 6-4 Milwaukee 42 48 .467 8'? Lost to Chicago 2-1 Lost 3 5-5 Detroit 31 57 .352 18V? Lost to Seattle 9-3 Lost 10 0-10 WEST California 53 34 .609 At Baltimore Lost 1 7-3 Oakland 53 38 .582 -2 Lost to Toronto 6-1 Lost 2 4-6 Kansas City 51 39 .567 3V4 Beat New York 7-1 Won 1 7-3 Texas 48 41 .539 6 Lost to Cleveland 7-1 Lost 2 4-6 Seattle 45 44 .506 9 Beat Detroit 9-3 Won 5 8-2 Minnesota 42 48 .467 121fe Beat Boston 3-2 Won 1 2-8 Chicago 35 56 .385 20 Beat Milwaukee 2-1 Won 3 4-6 National League East Last Team Won Lost Pet.

GB Saturday Streak 10 Montreal 51 39 .567 Lost to Cincinnati 5-3 Lost 1 7-3 Chicago 48 40 .545 2 At San Diego Lost 1 7-3 New York 46 40 .535 3 At Atlanta Lost 1 6-4 St. Louis 45 40 .529 3A At Los Angeles Won 1 7-3 Pittsburgh 37 49 .430 12 Lost to San Francisco 8-3 Lost 1 4-6 Philadelphia 34 54 .386 16 Lost to Houston 9-6 Lost 1 5-5 WEST San Francisco 53 37 .589 Beat Pitlsburgh 8-3 Won 1 6-4 Houston 51 40 .560 2Vfr Beat Philadelphia 9-6 Won 1 5-5 Cincinnati 45 45 .500 8 Beat Montreal 5-3 Won 1 3-7 San Diego 43 47 .478 10 Played Chicago Won 1 4-6 Los Angeles 41 48 .461 11 Vz Played St. Louis Lost 1 3-7 Atlanta 37 52 .416 15Vfe Played New York Won 1 5-5 RESULTS AMERICAN LEAGUE Saturday Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher and seven hits in 5Vb innings, walking a season-high six and striking out seven. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kansas City first baseman George Brett keeps his foot on the bag as he falls over New York's Luis Polonia. The throw from Frank White was in time for a Royals' double play.

American League Ryan relied heavily on breaking balls early, and the Indians scored three runs in the first. Jerry Browne led off with a double, Dion James walked and both scored on Carter's double. Carter, who tripled in the fifth and hit another two-run double in the sixth, was thrown out at home by right fielder Ruben Sierra on Pete O'Brien's single, but O'Brien took second on the play and scored when Joey Belle, called up from Class AA Canton-Akron before the game, singled in his first major-league at-bat. Athletics to nine hits over 6 innings. He struck out one and walked three as the Blue Jays won for the sixth time in their last seven games.

Dave Stewart, in one of his rare poor starts this season, gave up six runs on nine hits over four innings. Stewart (13-5) struck out four and walked two. The Blue Jays took a 2-0 lead in the first as Tony Fernandez homered off Stewart and McGriff singled in another run. Mariners 9, Tigers 3 DETROIT Scott Bankhead won his seventh straight decision to match a club record as Seattle beat Detroit, sending the Tigers to their 10th consecutive loss. Bankhead (9-4) allowed five hii.s and three runs in seven innings, striking out three and walking one.

He tied the record set by Glenn Abbott in 1977 and equaled by Mark Langston in 1984 and Rny Thomas in 1985. Keith Comstock finished with two hitless innings. Detroit (31-57) is in its longest losing streak since June 1982, when the Tigers also lost 10 straight. Kevin Ritz, a right-hander making his major-league debut, allowed five runs and eight hits. Kelly said of Gaetti's opposite-field homer in the eighth inning.

"He spanked that ball pretty good." White Sox 2, Brewers 1 CHICAGO Russ Morman, inserted into the lineup when Ivan Calderon hurt himself before the game, snapped a seventh-inning tie with a run-scoring double leading Chicago over Milwaukee. Chicago won its third straight and is 9-2 against Milwaukee this season, including 5-0 at Comiskey Park. Chicago's Melido Perez (6-10) allowed five hits, struck out two and walked three in seven innings. Bobby Thigpen got the last six outs to finish the combined six-hitter and get his 16th save in 21 opportunities. Teddy Higuera (3-4) gave up eight hits in 6'3 innings, struck out two and walked none.

Blue Jays 6, Athletics 1 TORONTO Fred McGriff went 4-for-4, including his 21st home run of the season, and Kelly Gruber homered for the third consecutive game to power Toronto to a victory over Oakland. Mike Flanagan (5-6) held the first appearance since June 14, had allowed two hits in the first seven innings. "(Cary) held them to one run," Yankees manager Dallas Green said. "You can't ask a guy to do more than he did." Willie Wilson singled for his third hit of the game and Kevin Seitzer grounded into a forceout. Brett, who homered an inning later, singled to put runners on first and third and Tartabull hit his 11th home run.

Twins 3, Red Sox 2 MINNEAPOLIS Gary Gaet-ti's homer broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning as Minnesota beat Boston to end an eight-game losing streak, the Twins' longest since 1985. Juan Berenguer (5-3) pitched two innings of scoreless relief. Jeff Reardon pitched the ninth for his 15th save and 250th of his career. "It's nice to get that," Reardon said, "But it's a move to pull us out of the losing streak, and that's more important." Gaetti homered off reliever Mike Smithson (4-9). "I told him before the game that I thought he needed to hit one to right," Minnesota manager Tom Royals 7, Yankees 1 NEW YORK Danny Tarta- bull snapped an eighth-inning tie with a three-run home run and Luis Guetterman (2-2) Aquino won his first game in two months, leading Kansas City over New York.

Kansas City 7, New York 1 Minnesota 3, Boston 2 Chicago 2, Milwaukee 1 Aquino (4-4) Berenguer (5-3) Perez (6-10) Swindell (12-2) Flanagan (5-6) Bankhead (9-4) Smithson (4-9) Higuera (3-4) Ryan (10-5) Stewart (13-5) Ritz (0-1) Aquino (4-4) pitched a five-hit Cleveland 7, Texas 1 Toronto 6, Oakland 1 Seattle 9, Detroit 3 California at Baltimore, late ter for his first complete game since last Aug. 14, walked three and struck out two. He retired 15 of the last 16 Yankees. Losing Pitcher Winning Pitcher Friday Kansas City 14, New York 5, 1st New York 9, Kansas City 7, 2nd Cleveland 11, Texas 5 Seattle 13, Detroit 0 Lee Guetterman (2-2) relieved to open the eighth with the score tied 1-1 and allowed hits to five of the six batters he faced. Yankees starter Chuck Cary, making his Eiland (1-3) Farr (0-4) Guante (4-4) Alexander (4-10) Welch (10-5) McCaskill (9-6) Bosio (9-6) A.

Anderson (9-8) Saberhagen (9-4) Guetterman (2-)) Orosco (1-2) Holman (3-2) Stieb (9-3) Holton (4-5) Long (4-5) Boddicker (7-7) Toronto 4, Oakland 1 Baltimore 6, California 4 Chicago 6, Milwaukee 4 Boston 5, Minnesota 0 Astros make Phillies pay 9-6 NATIONAL LEAGUE Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Saturday Smiley (7-5) Langston (6-3) McWilliams (2-9) LaCoss (4-6) Mahler (9-8) Portugal (1-1) San Francisco 8, Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 5, Montreal 3 Houston 9, Philadelphia 6 New York at Atlanta, late Chicago at San Diego, late St. Louis at Los Angeles, late Losing Pitcher Winning Pitcher Friday Montreal 1, Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 4, Houston 2 Atlanta 3, New York 2 Browning (7-8) Andersen (2-2) Fernandez (7-3) Bielecki (8-5) Morgan (6-9) Reuschel (12-4) B. Smith (9-3) Parrett (6-3) Boever (3-3) Whitson(12-6) Terry (7-7) Drabek (7-6) San Diego 7, Chicago 4 St. Louis 7, Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 7, San Francisco 4 walked one. Smiley (7-5, but 4-1 with a 1.99 ERA in 12 previous appearances against the Giants) gave up six runs and eight hits in six innings.

Pirates manager Jim Leyland blamed sloppy play for the loss. "It wasn't just bad defense. It was terrible," he said. "This was one of the few times Smiley let stuff bother him." San Francisco tied the game in the fourth with the help of singles by Clark and Kevin Mitchell, and errors by right fielder Glenn Wilson and third baseman Bobby Bon-illa. Brett Butler, who had three hits and scored three runs, singled, stole second and scored on Clark's two-out single for a 3-2 lead in the "fifth.

Clark's double made it 6-2 in the sixth. Four RBI gave him 69 for the season, second only to Mitchell's league-leading 83. The Giants added a run in the seventh The Astros added three runs in the eighth on a bases-loaded double by Davis. Giants 8, Pirates 3 SAN FRANCISCO Will Clark overcame his career hitting problems against left-hander John Smiley and drove in four runs to lead San Francisco over Pittsburgh. The left-handed-hitting Clark, who entered the game with only two hits in 24 at-bats against Smiley, had a three-run double and a run-scoring single among his three hits.

"I've hit some balls hard off Smiley in the past but they haven't dropped," Clark said. "He usually has good control and today he didn't. He got some balls over the plate." Mike LaCoss (4-6), winning as a starter for the first time since last July 28, gave up two runs in the first inning. He allowed six hits in six innings, struck out four and The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Houston took advantage of six Philadelphia errors, including four by third baseman Charlie Hayes, and the Astros beat the Phillies 9-6 Saturday night. Hayes fell one error short of the major league record for third basemen, set by David Brain of the Boston Braves on June 11, 1906.

Six players have committed five errors in a nine-inning game since 1900. Hayes had two putouts and two assists. TV: Astros at Phillies, Sunshine Network, 1:30 p.m.; Mets at Braves, WSVN-7, WTVX-34, WWOR, 2 p.m. TBS Cubs at Padres, WAQ-19, WGN, 4 p.m. Mark Portugal, recalled earlier in the day from Tuscon of the Pacific Coast League, gave up three runs and eight hits in 6 innings to even his record at 1-1.

National League The victory was Portugal's first as a starter since April 19, 1987, with Minnesota. He struck out six and walked two. Houston scored five runs in the first inning, three unearned, off Larry McWilliams (2-9). Billy Hatcher hit the first pitch of the game for a single, and went to third on Craig Biggio's single. Both scored on Bill Doran's double.

Glenn Davis walked, and when Hayes threw wildly on Ken Camini-ti's bunt single, both runners scored. Caminiti later scored on another Hayes throwing error. The Astros added their sixth run in the second when Hatcher was safe on shortstop Dickie Thon's error, stole second and moved to third when catcher Darren Daul-ton's throw went into center field, and scored on McWilliams' wild pitch. Schedule National League American League Today Kansas City at New York, 1:30 p.m. California at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

Texas at Cleveland, 1:35 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 2:10 p.m. Montreal at Cincinnati, 2:15 p.m. St.

Louis at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m. Chicago at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at Detroit, 1:35 p.m. Oakland at Toronto, 1:35 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 2:15 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. Today's Pitchers American League Lakeland beats Expos for playoff berth by hitting the Tigers' leadoff batter Basilio Cabrera with a pitch. Cabrera stole second as Rivera was striking out Luis Galindo. Cabrera moved to third when Shawn Hale grounded out, and scored on Tookie Spann's single.

Lakeland went ahead 2-0 in the eighth. Rivera walked Cabrera to lead off the inning. Galindo bunted down the first base line and the ball bounced into foul territory. The home plate umpire ruled that Rivera had touched the ball before it went foul, allowing Galindo to reach first and Cabrera to move to second. Hale followed with a single, scoring Cabrera.

The Expos made it 2-1 in the Florida State League ejection of Alou, who protested the game, and Expos mascot Willie P. Bananas, who was thrown out for offering the home plate umpire a pair of glasses after a controversial call. The game also counted in the second-half standings. Hector Rivera (6-3) took the loss, allowing six hits and both Lakeland runs. Rivera, who had allowed just two earned runs in the last 46 innings going into the game, opened Away I Probable I I 1989 I Vs.

Opp. at Site Last 3 Outings Home Pitcher Una W-L ERA W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA MBA KrJ LEACH (R) 1- 0 2.57 1-0 7 2.57 9.00 Y. CADARET (L) PICK 0- 1 9.53 0-1 5 9.53 17.47 SEAT HARRIS (R) 1- 1 4.29 1-1 15 5.74 14.36 DET TANANA (L) E-6 7- 9 3.48 1-0 8 2.25 0-2 20 2.61 12.63 TEX BROWN (R) 7- 5 2.90 1-1 24 2.63 7.88 CLEV BAILES (L) E-6 3-2 3.67 2-1 20 3.05 7.84 CAL WITT (R) 7-7 4.11 2-0 21 3 00 9 86 BALT MILACKI (R) PICK 5- 8 4.30 0-1 8 2.25 1-2 13 7.90 17.12 OAK MOORE (R) 11- 5 2.29 0-1 4Va 4.15 2-0 20 2.61 10.02 TORN CERUTTI (L) E-6 5-4 2.83 2-1 21 3.00 13.29 BOST DOPS0N (R) 7-5 4.26 1-0 8 2.25 1-0 18 2 89 12.05 MINN RAWLEY (L) E-6 4-7 4 42 0-1 17 5.29 15.35 Ml NAVARRO (R) 1- 1 2 88 1-1 18VJ 3.44 15.22 CHIC DOTSON (R) PICK 2- 6 4.95 0-2 12 6.75 21.00 National League HOUS lOESHAIES(L) I I 8- 4 3.09 1 iU 8 4.50 1 18Vi 3.44 1O80 PHIL HOWELL (R) PICK 7- 5 3.77 1-1 19 1.42 8 53 METS 0JEDA (L) fi 5-8 3.96 1-0 8 0.00 0-2 11 10 80 22 37 ATL CLARY (R) 2-0 2 61 2-0 20 2.61 8.71 MONT GROSS (R) 7- 8 4.89 1-2 19V4 6.05 13.50 CINN RIJO (R) E-6 7- 6 2.89 1-2 16 3.38 13.50 Pin ROBINSON (R) 3-1 1.13 2-1 19 0.95 7.11 S.F. GARRELTS(R) 6'4-7V4 6-3 2.85 1-1 12 5.25 14.25 CUBS SUTCLIFFE (R) 10-6 3 54 1-2 21 4.29 11.14 6.0. RASMUSSEN (L) PICK 3- 6 4.53 0-0 5 5.40 1-1 12Vi 6.57 15 32 STL DELE0N (R) 8- 8 3.62 0-2 13Vi 6.75 17.55 L.A.

LEARY (R) 6-7 5-6 3.27 0-0 7 2.57 0-1 18 4.00 11.00 eighth. Bret Barberie led off with a single. With one out, Kurt Knudsen relieved Searcy and walked Cor-dero. Bryn Kosco forced Cordero on a fielder's choice. Barberie, who had reached third on the play, scored when shortstop Galindo's throw went past first baseman Rico Brogna.

Rivera nearly matched Searcy's effort for the first seven innings. Lakeland plays the Expos again tonight at 7:05. Detroit pitcher Jeff Robinson, another major leaguer going through a 20-day rehabilitation program for the Tigers, will start for Lakeland. Doug Kline (7-3, 1.93 ERA) will start for West Palm Beach. St.

Lucie beats Winter Haven 54 By PAT LANGFORD Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH The first half of the Florida State League season was completed a month ago, but the final playoff berth was decided Saturday night at Municipal Stadium. The Lakeland Tigers (15-9), paced by the pitching of Steve Searcy, won the final wild-card spot with a 2-1 victory over the West Palm Beach Expos (9-11) before a crowd of 2,009. Searcy, the 1988 International League Pitcher of the Year at Class AAA Toledo, allowed two hits and an unearned run in 7Vs innings. Mike Lumley pitched lVb innings for his first save. Searcy (2-3) walked six and struck out six.

He did not allow a hit until Wilfredo Cordero's leadof single in the sixth. "We played a (Class AAA) pitcher; he was tough to beat," West Palm Beach manager Felipe Alou said. "We haven't had a lot to work with lately not a lot of hits and not a lot of runs. We're on a low now. We have to work to be able to compete for another playoff spot." Lakeland, West Palm Beach and Vero Beach had tied for the final playoff spot.

The tiebreaker dealt with second-half games among the teams. Lakeland beat Vero Beach 3-2 July 1 to earn the right to play the Expos, who had the best record in head-to-head games arriimg the teams. The game was marked by the STL 5, Winter Haven 4 Lakeland 2, WP Beach 1 WEST PALM BEACH bl FSL Standings 0 Barberie 2b ib bl 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 bl 1 0 0 WINTER HAVEN Delagado ss Zambraro If Williams ST. LUCIE lb bl 4 0 0 0 McDaniel rf 4 A. Diaz ss 4 0 10 Roseboro cf OOOO Donnels 3b Faulk If 1 2 1 Cordero ss 1 Kosco 3b 1 LAKELAND Cabrera rf Galindo ss Hare dh Spann if Brogna lb Pogues cf Beyeler 2b Adler 3b Baxter 0 1 1 Duke Ktngwood cf 0 0 1 000 Jimenez lb 2 1 OZinterdh 1 Gonzalez 000 Roche If 1 2 4 Delli Carrl 2b l-rye dh Alou rf Munoz 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 Byrd pr Pagnant Bagwell 3b Whitehead rf Tatum lb Degiflco dh Marrs.

ph Laseke 2b Rivers cf Totals 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Santangelo ph Penn ph 2 Totals 1 Special to The Palm Beach Post PORT ST. LUCIE Joe Delli Carri hit a two-run homer in the third inning, then added a game-winning RBI single in the seventh, as the St. Lucie Mets won their third straight game with a 5-4 victory over Winter Haven Saturday night before 856 at the St. Lucie County Sports Complex. Delli Carri, a 38th-round draft choice in last month's amateur draft, hit his first professional homer in the third for a 2-0 St.

Lucie lead. Winter Haven (5-14) tied the game 4-4 on Vinnie Degifko's two-run homer irrthe seventh. SCOTT ROSENBERG 31 2 7 OOO 4 5 4 Totals 87 5 8 4 100 OOO Lakeland WP Beach OOO 010 2 ooo oio i Winter Hum OOO 020 200 4 OOO 220 IPX EAST Pet. OB Miami 13 9 .591 St. Lucle II 10 .524 IVi Fort Lauderdale 11 12 .478 2VS Vera Beach 10 12 .455 3 West Palm Beach 9 1 1 .450 3 CENTRAL Osceola 14 8 .636 Lakeland 15 9 .625 Baseball City 11 9 .650 2 Winter Haven 5 14 .263 7Vi WEST St.

Petersburg 14 5 .737 Sarasota 13 5 .722 Vi Dunedin 9 12 .429 6 Clearwater 7 15 .318 8vj Charlotte 5 16 .238 10 Saturday's result! St. I Clearwater 6, Vero Beach 4 Dunedin 9. Charlotte 3 St. Petersburg 4. Sarasota 2 Osceola 5, Fort Lauderdale Baseball City 10.

Miami 2 Today's games Lakeland at West Palm Beach Winter Haven at St. Lucie Vero Beach at Clearwater Chahotte at Dunedin Sarasota at St. Petersburg Fort Lauderdale at Osceola Baseball City at Miami Friday's results West Palm Beach 7, Winter Haven 3 St. Lucie 2, Lakeland I Clearwater 6, Charlotte 5 Vero Beach 7, Dunedin 3 Baseball City 15. Fort Lauderdale 10 Sarasota 6.

St. Pfersburg 5, 1st game St. Petersburg 8, 3rasota 3. 2nd game Miami 6, Osceola 4 Kosco, Galindo. DP Lakeland 1.

WPB 1. LOB- illiam 7amhrarn. Delli Carri. DP St. Lucie 1 Lakeiano wro 3 opann.

so Laorera. Faulk. ER BB SO LOB Winter Haven 3. St. Lucie 4.

2B Jimene-z. Gonzalez. HR Delli Carrl (1). Degiflco (8). SB Roseboro 2 (26).

Donnels (12). S-Roche. er s() ir Lakeland Searcy W.2-3 7V4 2 Knudsen Vi Lumiev 1 Vs 1 West Palm Beach Rivera L.6-3 7 6 Henion 2 1 Winter Haven Landry L.3-7 8 6 5 5 2 2 1 iekeland 2, West Palm BeacJ) I St. Lucie HarngerW.1-2 I 7 2 Landry 2:21 A-856. HBP Cabrera by Rivera; Spann by Rivera o.rrv A 2.009.

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