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SATURDAY. APRIL 14. 1990 PAGE 4D HawCis iDDOCCl Pistons obi road Kedls Tlie MxitxiKTvAchtrtiser r- raves I iv Associated Press Report ATLANTA Chris Sabo, trying to rebound from a poor season, hit two home runs and Barry Larkin's bases-loaded sacrifice fly snapped a seventh-inning tie as the unbeaten Cincinnati Reds edged the Atlanta Braves 5-2 Friday night for their fourth straight victory. The Reds broke a 2-2 deadlock who also were 27-0 at the' Palace when scoring 100 or more points. BULLS 116, BUCKS 106 CHICAGO Michael Jordan scored 26 points, and the Chicago Bulls won for the ninth consecutive time and pulled within two games of Detroit in the Eastern Conference with a 116-106 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bulls improved their home record to 34-5 and won for the 15th time in 17 games. If they catch the Pistons in the final nine days of the regular season, they would have the homecourt advantage in the conference playoffs. Ricky Pierce had 22 points and Greg Anderson added 20 for the Bucks. WOLVES 117, MAGIC 102 MINNEAPOLIS Tyrone Corbin scored 36 points, Tony Campbell 27 and Pooh Richardson 26 as the Minnesota Timber-wolves defeated Orlando 117-102, the Magic's 11th straight loss. wxnVt It 111 i If Associated Press Report AUBURN HILLS, Mich.

Dominique Wilkins scored 25 points and made the game's key defensive play, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 115-111 victory over the Pistons on Friday night. The win moves Atlanta one-half game ahead of idle Cleveland for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot. The loss and Chicago's victory over Milwaukee cut Detroit's lead for the conference's best record to two games over the Bulls. Detroit, trailing 113-111, had the ball with less than five seconds left, but Wilkins intercepted Isiah Thomas's pass with 3.6 seconds to go and then hit two free throws to clinch the outcome. The Pistons trailed by six with 7:35 remaining, but went on a 9-2 run to take a 102-101 lead with 4:32 left.

Doc Rivers, who scored nine of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, responded with a 3-pointer 18 seconds later to give the Hawks the lead for good. Detroit's James Edwards led all scorers with 29 points, and Thomas had 21 points and 11 assists. Moses Malone scored 20 points for Atlanta. The loss was only the fifth in 38 home games for the Pistons, congratulated by Jody Davis after XL SPECIAL SPRING HOURS 3 TO SERVE YOU BETTER: (Altanta Hwy. Store Only) S-6 9-7 Thurs.

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without getting a hit. Starter Derek Lilliquist (0-1) walked Mariano Duncan, who advanced to second on pitcher Tom Browning's sacrifice. Lilliquist was lifted after walking Sabo and reliever Joe Boever loaded the bases by walking Billy Hatcher. Larkin then hit a sacrifice fly to right field. Browning (1-0) allowed nine hits in 6VS innings, leaving when Oddibe McDowell beat out an infield single and advanced to second on second baseman Duncan's throwing error.

After McDowell went to third on an infield groundout, Rob Dibble fanned Lonnie Smith and Nick Esasky to end the threat. Dibble pitched P3 innings, strik-ing out four. Randy Myers got the last three outs for his second save. Dale Murphy's two-run homer gave the Braves a 2-2 tie in the second inning. Murphy's first hit of the season, after an 0-for-ll start, carried over the right-field fence, scoring Esasky, who had singled.

Sabo, the 1988 NL Rookie of the Year, opened the game with a homer over the left-field fence and hit his second of the game with one out in the ninth. Eric Davis added a sacrifice fly in the ninth for the Reds' fifth run. METS 4, EXPOS 1 MONTREAL Barry Lyons hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run 10th inning rally, providing the New York Mets with a 4-1 victory over Montreal Friday in the Expos' home opener at Olympic Stadium. Lyons' homer off Tim Burke scored Mike Marshall ahead of him. Marshall had singled home Howard Johnson with the go-ahead run.

Johnson, who had three hits on the afternoon, led off the 10th with a double against Montreal reliever Drew Hall. Two outs later, Marshall singled to left, giving New York the lead. The victory went to rookie Julio Machado (1-0) who pitched a perfect ninth inning. John Franco worked the 10th and earned his second save. CUBS 2, PIRATES 0 PITTSBURGH Ryne Sand-berg continued his hot start with three hits, including a two-run homer, and Greg Maddux allowed two hits in 7 2-3 innings as the Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh 2-0 Friday night in the Pirates' home opener.

Maddux, who had a 2-7 career record and 4.06 ERA against Pittsburgh entering the game, allowed only two singles by Barry Hi I 1 nm -a Braves' Dale Murphy, right, is Bonds before Mitch Williams finished up for his third save in four games. Williams allowed one hit. Maddux allowed only one Pirate, Wally Backman, to advance to third base. Backman reached on shortstop Shawon Dunston's two-base error in the third and moved up on Joe Girardi's passed ball, but was stranded when Jay Bell grounded out. Maddux struck out five and walked none.

CARDINALS 11, PHILS 0 PHILADELPHIA John Tudor allowed three hits in six innings for his first victory in two seasons as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-0 Friday night. Cardinals rookie catcher Todd Zeile drove in four runs, hitting a two-run homer in the first off Ken Howell (0-1) and a two-run double in the ninth. The Cardinals scored seven runs in the ninth, six off Roger McDowell. Tudor, attempting a comeback from elbow and shoulder problems, had not started since last July 8, when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He had not won since beating the Reds at Cincinnati on Sept. 18, 1988. Tudor was making his return to the Cardinals, the team he pitched for from 1985-88. St. Louis traded him to Los Angeles for Pedro Guerrero on Aug.

17, 1988, but Tudor became a free agent after last season and signed with the Cardinals on Dec. 14. DODGERS 6, ASTROS 1 HOUSTON Mike Morgan and Ray Searage combined on a six-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Houston 6-1 Friday night, sending the winless Astros to their fourth straight loss. Morgan took a' four-hit shutout into the ninth, but gave way to Searage with one out after allowing two hits. Mark Davidson broke up the shutout with a sacrifice fly.

Alfredo Griffin led off the Dodgers third with a triple and scored on Juan Samuel's sacrifice fly. THE VJOflLD'S BEST LAl'JH LOWERS! ON SALE NOW AT Ufoidqonwt The Dodgers then took advantage of some shoddy fielding to increase their lead. Los Angeles started the fourth with consecutive singles by Kal Daniels and Eddie Murray. Houston starter Bill Gullickson (0-1) walked Hubie Brooks to load the bases. Jeff Hamilton struck out, but a fielding error by shortstop Rafael Ramirez on Mike Scioscia's grounder allowed Daniels to score and Griffin's sacrifice fly made it 3-0.

TIGERS 10, ORIOLES 6 DETROIT Jack Morris struck out nine for his highest total in two years, and Gary Ward drove in four runs Friday night as the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-6. Morris (1-1) gave up six runs and six hits in seven innings. The strikeouts were his most since fanning 10 against Kansas City on July 26, 1988. Dan Petry and Mike Henneman finished. Joe Price (0-1), the third of five Baltimore pitchers, faced just one batter and took the loss.

Ward hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Pete Harnisch, added an RBI groundout for the go-ahead run in the seventh and hit a run-scoring single in the eighth. YANKEES 3, RANGERS 0 NEW YORK Pascual Perez made a memorable Yankees' debut, allowing one single in five innings and combining on a three-hitter Friday night as New York beat the Texas Rangers 3-0. The Yankees managed just six hits, including two more by Dave Winfield, but benefited from some good luck on Friday the 13th. They scored the only run they needed in the first inning on a two-out error and Mel Hall's check-swing double. Perez, the free agent who signed a three-year, $5.7 million contract, kept the Rangers off-balance with an assortment of fastballs, hard sliders and a couple of his favorite bloop pitches.

He struck out five, walked two and gave up only Ruben Sierra's ground single in the second. mmm Huntingdon will travel to Mon-tevallo today for a 1 p.m. double-header. NE 9 South 2 MOBILE Brent Resweber pitched a six-hitter and three South Alabama errors led to five unearned runs as Northeast Louisiana defeated the Jaguars 9-2 on Friday. Resweber (6-1) struck out eight and walked three as the Indians improved to 20-12.

South Alabama (25-12) made three errors in the first two innings as Northeast built a 5-0 lead. The Jaguars closed the gap to 5-2 after three innings but never got any closer. Steve Falteisek (1-1) took the loss. Darron Craft homered for I 2 VI Associated Press hitting home run INDIANS 6, WHITE SOX 2 CHICAGO Candy Maldona-do drove in four runs with a two-run homer and a two-run double, and Chris James also homered Friday as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2. John Farrell (1-0) allowed two hits in 5lA innings, and Steve Olin struck out seven in 3 innings of relief.

Doug Jones, who allowed the game-winning hit in Cleveland's opener, got the final out for his first save and finished the combined six-hitter. Maldonado hit the go-ahead home run off Bill Long in a three-run sixth and doubled home two more runs in the seventh. James homered in the fifth, tying the game 1-1. BLUE JAYS 3, ROYALS 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jimmy Key won in his first start since athroscopic shoulder surgery, and George Bell homered and had three hits Friday night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1.

Key, who had the surgery in October to repair a partially torn rotator cuff, allowed one run and five hits in six innings, struck out four and walked none. Duane Ward pitched three innings of one-hit relief for his first save, striking out six. Key and Ward held the Royals to just six hits, but four of them were doubles. BREWERS 9, RED SOX 5 BOSTON Billy Bates and Gary Sheffield made up for errors with consecutive doubles that scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Friday night, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5. Bates made two errors as the Red Sox tied the score 5-5 in the seventh with a pair of unearned runs off Chuck Crim (1-0).

Bates greeted Rob Murphy (0-1) with a double to start the eighth and scored on Sheffield's double. Rob Deer led off the ninth with his first home run, Murphy walked Gary Sheffield with the bases loaded and B.J. Surhoff hit a sacrifice fly. Talladega Northeast in the sixth. Patrick Henry 1 0 Jeff MONROEVILLE Patrick Henry Junior College blanked Jeff Davis of Brewton 10-0 to take over first place in the Alabama Junior College Southern Division.

Patrick Henry improved to 21-14 overall and 6-4 in the conference, while No. 8-ranked Jeff Davis fell to 24-6 and 7-5. Patrick Henry's Ken Hamilton gave up only three hits while striking out 10. Jeff Gierhart led Patrick Henry at the plate, going 3-for-4 and scoring three runs. Rob Carter, who also went 3-for-4, blasted a two-run homer to finish with three RBI.

David Ferebee was 2-for-4, including a three-run homer, with four RBI, while Jeff Jones went 3-for-4with one RBI. The two teams will meet again today in a noon doubleheader. on Tuesday. T.R. Miller.

8 Clarke 2 GROVE HILL Alan Cook and Tony Burnham each homered as T.R. Miller defeated Clarke County 8-2 in a 4A, Area 1 game. Burnham, Cook, Bryant Johnson and Jason Hart each had two hits for Miller, 7-8 overall and 2- 2 in the area. Burnham, 2-2, got the win, allowing only three hits and striking out 10. Miller will entertain W.S.

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272-6600 For octlmum performance and safety, we feo 6ABDEKIH0 PM 0 (efts Di rJ i i 133.. llr i i I i fi I Li 1 Staff and Wire Reports Grant Dyson pitched a no-hitter to lead the Huntingdon Hawks to a 10-0 baseball victory over Talladega at Hawk Field on Friday in the second game of a doubleheader. Huntingdon also picked up a win in the first game, 14-3. Both games were called after five innings. The victories improved Huntingdon's record to 22-15 overall and 11-5 in the NAIA District 27.

Dyson struck out eight in winning his first decision. He got support at the plate from Rusty Cone, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs scored. David Maynor knocked in three runs. In the first game, Phillip Lewis, 1-0, recorded the win. The Hawks were led at the plate by Danny Mosley with a grand slam and five RBI.

Pete Hughes had a home run and three RBI, and David Payne was 2-for-4. Dynamite disrupts ballgame Associated Press Report DEPEW, Okla. Nothing like a few sticks of dynamite to kill a scoring threat in a baseball game. Depew High School had a 7-6 lead over Beggs in the fifth inning Thursday night and the bases were loaded when Creek County authorities discovered 40 sticks of dynamite about 400 yards from the outfield. Burt Laffoon of the Creek County Sheriffs Department said the dynamite was in a black trash bag with the words "Keep our city clean" inscribed on the bag.

Laffoon said a man walking up a hill spotted the trash bag. The game was delayed for two hours while a bomb squad from the Tulsa Police Department removed the dynamite and defused it about six miles away. Depew coach Sheldon Fairchild said when the dynamite was found, "everyone was pretty calm about it." "But when they said 40 sticks, everyone left," he said. About 100 spectators retreated to the high school nearby. When play resumed, Depew's next batter struck out and the inning was over.

Trinity tops Ala. Christian 7-4 Staff Reports We're Your Natural Guard Dealers, For Gardening The Natural Way. Matt Tinney went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead Trinity to a 7-4 victory over Alabama Christian at Alabama Christian. Brent Wills went 2-for-2 with two RBI for Trinity, 5-6. Tor-rando Station hit a three-run homer for Alabama Christian, 9-4.

Kevin Hill, 2-0, was the winner and Chris Cox picked up a save. David Blevins took the loss. The two teams play again at Trinity on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee JV ......30 Goshen 1 Tom Pierce went 4-for-4 and knocked in seven runs to lead the Robert E.

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