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"4C ST. PETERSBURG TIMCS WEDNESDAY. JULY 4, 1990 BASEBALL '90 STANDINGS American League East Last Away 10Stralc 7-1 9 7-3 L-1 21-15 3-7 VV-J 21-22 5 5 W-1 20 23 3-7 L-2 J6 232 8 L-5 14-28 3-7 L-3 WlPct GB Mom 45 32 584 28-1 3" 43 37.5383V 22-22 "38 38 21-16 38 42 4 75 81- 7-20 34 43 .4421 1 14-20" "33 42 .440 1 1 7-19 28 47 .373 18 14-19, AMERICAN LEAGUE Twins stop Red Sox Minnesota rookie Tapani tops Clemens 7-3. Last LPctGB Home Away 108treal 1 26-1 7 21-JO 8-2 C1 3950610W20-21 20-18 7-3 L-1 0.494im 19-20 20-203-7 jT-1 0.481J2' 20-19 17-21 5-5 W-2 43.45614' 18-21 18 225-5 W-1 434 16 21-21 12 22 5-5 W-2 Boston Toronto Ckveland Detroit Baltimore Mihaukee New York American League West Oakland Chjcagq Seattle California Minnesota Texas Kansas City National League East xPittsburgh New York Montreal Philadelphia xChicagq Louis National League West "47 27635 40 "39 37 36 '33 43 45 30 .600 43 30.589 43 36.5444 38 37 .507 34 45 32 45 .416 'f AP OUT AT HOME: Twins' Brian Harper tags out Carlos Quintana of the Red Sox on Tuesday night Last PctGB Home Away 10Strek 23-10 22-20 7-3 3 1 28J 4 1 5-1 6 (M W-2 22J 6 21-20 3-7 L-2 7 22-16 16 21 4-6 W-3 J3013 15-23 19-22 6-4 14 16-25 16-20 4-6 L-1 The Blue Jays won for only the second time in nine games. The Angels lost despite matching their season-high with 15 hits.

They stranded 13. Indians 9, Mariners 4 CLEVELAND Mitch Webster tripled home a run during a five-run first inning and added two RBI singles as the Cleveland ended Seattle's five-game winning streak 9-4. Cleveland starter Al Nipper got his second straight win with his newly discovered knuckleball, giving up three runs and seven hits in five innings. Last Pet GB Home Away 10 Streak Cincinnati 47 27.635 j2-1025-176wj xSan Francisco 39 38 .506 9' 1 8-20 21-1 8 4-6 W-1 xLos Angeles 37 1 23-1 7 14-22 4-6 W-1 xSan Diego 3S 39' .473 12 19-22 16-1 7 2-8 L-6 Atlanta 31 44 .413 16Vi 16-20 15-24 6-4 L-1 Houston 32 46 .410 17 22-17 10-29 5-5 L-3 Aacc)eWdPrMa. MINNEAPOLIS Rookie Kevin Tapani scattered seven hits in 7'j innings in outdueling Roger Clemens and Gary Gaetti hit a two-run triple Tuesday night as the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3.

Tapani (9-5) had a shutout until the eighth when the Red Sox scored on a one-out walk to Wade Boggs, Jody Reed's single and pinch-hitter Kevin Romine's sacrifice fly off John Candelaria. Rick Aguilera retired Tom Brunansky on a fly ball and went on to earn his 19th save. He gave up two runs in the ninth on Carlos Quintana's RBI double and Boggs' RBI single. Clemens (12-4) lost for the second time in his last three decisions despite giving up just one earned run. He kept the Red Sox in the game until the sixth, when rightfielder Brunansky dropped Kirby Puckett's two-out fly ball at the warning track, igniting a three-run rally.

BOSTON MINNESOTA abrkbl ebrhbl Boggt 4 I 2 I GleddenH 5011 Jceed 5 0 10 Menrlque2b 3 0 0 0 Greenwelll 10 10 Mosnrf 10 0 0 Romtnelf 0 0 0 1 Pucfcettcf 4 10 0 Brunemkyrf 4 0 2 0 Hrbek lb 1 2 0 Evens 4 0 10 Meckrf 0 0 0 0 Bjrkc( 4 110 GeettlSb 3 111 Penac 4 0 0 0 Lertmrt 10 11 Quettenalb 4 111 Gegneu 1111 Rivera 10 0 0 Harperc 3 0 10 Rotxdoux ph 1 0 0 0 Sorrenlodh 3 0 0 1 Barr.lt 26 10 10 NewmanM 4 0 10 Tetell 34 3 II 3 Twill Button 000 0O 3 Minnesota Oil 003 C3 7 Brunansky. LOB Boston Minnesota 7. JB Quintane 2, Lark In, Hrbek. 3B Gaetti SB Hrbek (3), Gladden II). SF Romme, Sorrento.

IP Eft SO Bet ton OemensL.11-4 7 7 4 1 1 3 Gray 0 3 3 3 2 0 Jefieed I 1 0 0 0 0 Minnesota Tapani W5 7 1-3 7 1 1 1 4 Candelaria 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 AgueereS.l? 1 1-3 4 2 2 0 0 Gray pitched to 4 batters In the 1th. WP Clemens 2. Umpires Home, Kaiser; First, Young; Third, Johnson. 2:4. A 20,521.

Late game not included RESULTS American League TUESDAY Cleveland 9, Seattle 4 Toronto 5, California 2 Minnesota 7, Boston 3 Texas 7, Baltimore 2 Detroit 13, Chicago 7 Kansas City 6, New York 1 Oakland 5, Milwaukee 0 MONDAY Boston 3, Texas 2 Oakland 3, Toronto 2 California 2, Cleveland 1 Chicago 5, Detroit 4 Kansas City 11, New York 5 Only games scheduled The Red Sox lost for only the fifth time in 18 games and had their American League East lead sliced to 3Vi games over Toronto. Blue Jays 5, Angels 2 TORONTO Junior Felix hit a two-run single in the third inning and tripled and scored the lead run in Toronto's three-run fifth as the Blue Jays beat California 5-2. Winner Todd Stottlemyre (9-7) gave up 10 hits and walked three in five innings but stranded 10 base-runners. He equaled his career-high with eight strikeouts. Frank Wills pitched three innings but left after giving up a single to Johnny Ray and a double to Wally Joyner to start the ninth.

Tom Henke notched his 14th save in 14 opportunities by retiring Dave Winfield and Max Venable on pop fouls and Lance Parrish on a grounder. CALIFORNIA Potonladh Ray 7b Joyner lb WMheldrf Venable Parrish DWhlt cf HoweiJb Schotleld ss Totals TORONTO ab bl 5 0 2 1 FHIxrt 5 14 0 Fernandeiu 4 0 2 1 GruberJb 4 0 10 Bealt 5 0 0 0 McGrHf lb 5 0 10 Oteruddh 4 0 0 0 Myersc 3 13 0 LeeTb 4 0 2 0 MWHsoncf 3 1 15 1 Totals ab bl 4 12 2 4 12 1 3 0 0 1 3 10 0 4 0 10 4 0 11 4 12 0 4 110 3 0 10 I 100 004 1 030 0OX 5 California Toronto 01 002 DP Toronto I LOB Callomla 13, Toronto 7. 2B Ray, Potonia, Olerud, Joyner. 36 FeHx, For-nandei. MWIIsoa IP ER BB SO California BlylevenU7-5 Belles Fraser Toronto Stottlemyre W.9-7 was 42 3 1 11-3 7 3 0 5 3 10 5 0 Henke $,14 1 wws pitched to 2 batters In the eth.

HBP Gruber by Blyleven. WP Stottlemyre. Umpires ome, Votteggio; First, Relay; Second, Meriwether; Third, Scott. 2:53. A 4914.

NATIONAL LEAGUE HOUSTON Voiding cf Dor an 2b Camlnltl 3b RohdeJb GWilionlf Ortlirf Stubbs lb Biogloc Anthony rf Clancy Ramirez ss Portugal Trevino ph XHernandezp Candeelelf Totahl Houston Now York NEW YORK ab bl 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 10 4 0 0 0 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 iooo 30 0 5 0 ab bl Johnson 3b OMaeey3b Magadan lb Jetferles 2b Strawberry rf Carreonrf McReynoldsH Boston cf Mliercf Sasserc Elsler ss Viola 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 4 12 2 4 3 3 3 10 0 0 5 113 4 12 1 110 0 5 2 2 0 3 0 10 4 0 11 V) 12 15 12 000 000 000 0 401 120 40x 12 DP New York 1. LOB Houston 4, New York 7. 2B Magadan, Ortiz. HR McReynoids (13), Strawberry 2 (19), Boston (4). SB Siggio (14).

IP ER BB SO Houston Portugal L.2-0 4 0 6 0 13 Hernandez 2 3 2 2 2 1 Clancy 2 4 4 4 1 0 New York Viola W.12-3 9 5 0 0 3 5 WP Viola, Hernandez. Umpires Home, Bonin; First, Quick; Second, Rennert; Third, Tata. 2:26. A 39,938. Reds 2, Expos 0 MONTREAL Tom Browning retired the first 16 batters and combined with Randy Myers on a three-hitter as Cincinnati beat Montreal 2-0, the Expos' sixth loss as manager Viola, Mt rouit AsUros 1 2-0 National League TUESDAY Cincinnati 2, Montreal 0 New York 12, Houston 0 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1 Pittsburgh at San Diego, night Chicago at Los Angeles, night St.

Louis at San Francisco, night MONDAY Atlanta 6, Montreal 3 Philadelphia 5, Houston 1 San Francisco 3, St. Louis 2 Los Angeles 3, Chicago 1 Pittsburgh 4, San Diego 3 (14) National League St. Louis at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Montreal, 7:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:35 p.m.

New York at Atlanta, 7:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 10:35 p.m. Only games scheduled TODAY'S GAMESPITCHING FORM AMERICAN LEAGUE 1W0 IVSf Vl.opp. last 3 outings Team Tim Pitchers w-1 w-1 'S9 Lite Ip er w-1 MARINERS 1:35 Johnson (L) -3 7-9 1-1 1-1 20 9 2-0 at INDIANS prn. Nagy(R) 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 4 0-1 RED SOX 1:35 Harris (R) 7-3 2-2 0-0 1-4 19 5 2-0 at TWINS p.m.

West (L) 3-4 3-2 0-0 0-0 10 11 1-2 ANGELS 7:35 Abbott (L) 5-6 12-12 1-1 2-1 21 2-1 at BLUE JAYS pin. Ceruttl (L) 4-6 11-11 0-1 1-3 19 10 1-1 YANKEES UK Cory (L) 4-4 4-4 0-1 1-1 15 7 1-2 at ROYALS p.m. Saberhaoen(R) 5-7 11-6 2-0 7-3 20 9 0-2 TIGERS 805 Robinson (R) 4-4 4-5 0-1 2-2 19 6 2-1 at WHITE SOX pm McDowel (R) 5-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 19 5 2-1 A 8:30 Stewart (R) 10-4 21-9 2-1 12-1 26 10 1-2 at BREWERS p.m. Robinson (R) 1-1 5-3 0-0 0-0 17 5 1-1 ORIOLES 8:35 Johnson (R) 7-4 4-7 0-1 1-1 23 6 2-0 at RANGERS p.m. Hoogh(R) 7-5 10-13 1-1 6-10 16 10 1-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE 1990 1989 vs.opp.

last 3 outings Turns Time Pitchers w-1 w-1 '89 Llfo Ip or w-1 CARDS 3:35 DeLeon (R) 6-6 16-12 1-1 4-4 22 7 1-1 at GIANTS p.m. Burkett(R) 7-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 18 9 0-1 ASTROS 7:05 GoKickson(R) 5-4 0-0 04 11-8 21 5 1-2 at METS p.m. Gooden(R) 7-5 9-4 0-1 10-4 23 6 3-0 BRAVES 7:35 Gtavine (L) 4-5 14-8 2-0 3-1 18 12 1-1 at PHILLIES p.m. Combs (L) 4-6 4-0 0-0 0-2 21 8 1-1 REDS 7:35 Scudder (R) 1-14-9 0-0 8 6 1-0 at EXPOS p.m. Martinez (R) 5-6 16-7 2-1 5-4 23 7 1-2 PIRATES 10:05 Heaton (L) 10-3 6-7 0-2 3-4 14 9 1-2 at PADRES p.m.

Dunne (R) 0-3 1-1 0-0 CM) 15 6 0-1 CUBS 10:35 Harkey (R) 5-3 04 0-0 0-0 23 7 0-1 at DODGERS p.m. Vatenzueta(L) 6-6 10-13 0-1 8-8 21 9 2-1 All tlmas Eastern. Pitched subiect dung. Compiled by Biamln Eckstein Tribune Media Services, Inc. THURSDAY'S GAMES Daugherty went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles as Texas beat Baltimore 7-2.

Witt (5-8) was 0-2 with an 1 1.33 ERA in his first two outings this season against Baltimore. He struck out seven and walked four in pitching his first complete game of the season. Right-hander Ben McDonald, the first pick in the 1989 amateur draft, made his first appearance of the season, entering the game in the sixth with the Orioles trailing 6-1. He pitched two hitless innings. McDonald has been plagued by injuries all season, including a blister on his pitching hand and a pulled muscle in his left side.

He was 3-3 with a 2.86 ERA in in seven starts for the Orioles' Class AAA Rochester farm team BALTIMORE TEXAS ab bl ab bl SFMeyrf 4 0 I 0 Husonlb 4 0 0 0 Orsulektf 4 1 3 1 Daugherty 4 130 MKkoan lb 3 0 0 0 Palmeiro lb 3 111 Tettletonc 3 0 0 0 Sierra rf 4111 CR tokens 3 110 Bameadh 1111 Horn dh 3 0 0 1 Reimer dh 2 0 11 Wormlngton 3b 4 0 10 JoRutsel ptl 10 0 0 BRipkenTb 3 0 0 0 tncevlokacf 3 111 Devereauicf 3 0 0 0 Petraaic 10 00 Stanley IOI1 CoolbaughJb 4 0 0 0 Greens 3 0 0 0 30 1 0 1 Totals 7 0 7 100 000 4011 3030O0 01x 7 Totals Baltimore Texas Cootbaugh. DP Baltimore 1, Texas 3. LOB Baltimore 4, Texas 4. 2B Dougherty 2. mca-vgha.

Sierra, Reimer. SB Stanley. HR Orsulak (7). SF Horn. IP ER BB SO Baltimore MltcheHUO-2 2 4 4 6 1 0 Hotton 1 10 0 11 Ballard 1 1 0 0 0 1 McDonald 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hickey 1 I 1 1 1 I Texas BWIttW.M 0 114 7 Mitchell pitched to 3 betters In the 3rd.

WP BWitt. Umpires Home, McCoy; First, Wrschbeck, Second, Clark; Third, Hendry. 2:38. A 20,750. Dennis Cook got -his first big-league save, leading Phladelphia past Atlanta 5-1.

Parrett gave up one run on four hits, striking out five and walking three. He started in place of Ken Howell, who did not pitch because of pain in his right armpit. ATLANTA LoSmlthlf Treadway 2b Ganf cf Presley 3b Justice lb Cabrera lb Gregg rf Murphy rf Thomas Merckerp Kerfeldp Infante ph Kremerc Olson Clary Blauserss Totals PHILADELPHIA ab bl ab bl 2 0 0 0 4 0 10 4 0 10 3 110 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 10 0 0 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 1 5 1 Oykstracf Herr2b CHayes 3b CMartlnez lb Vatcherrf 4 110 4 3 2 1 2 10 1 3 0 10 110 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 Krukrf Ready tf Thonss Dauttonc Parrett Cookp 30 5 7 5 Atlanta Philadelphia 010 000 200 002 10X 5 DP Philadelphia 1. LOB Atlanta Philadelphia 6. 2B Gant.

HR Herr (4). SF CHayes. IP ER BB SO Atlanta Clary L.l-4 5 1-3 4 4 4 2 3 Mercker 1 2-3 2 1 1 1 3 Kerfekt 1 10 0 11 Philadelphia Parrett WJ-4 5 4 1 0 3 5 CookS.I 4 1 0 0 2 2 PB Daulton. Umpires Home, Froemmlng; First, Pull; Second, Wrschbeck; Third, Darling. 2:34.

A 55,147. Clearwater 4-2 FSL Wiseman (5-1) walked one and struck out seven. Clearwater starter Paul Fletcher went the distance, walking two and striking out seven. The Philie's host Baseball City in a special 6 p.m. start tonight.

Dunedin 4, Osceola 0 DUNEDIN Dunedin's David Weathers and Vince Horsman combined on a two-hit shutout and catcher Jason Townley had three hits to lead the Blue Jays to a 4-0 victory over the Osceola Astros at Dunedin Stadium. Dunedin (60-21) got the only run they needed in the fifth inning when Townley singled, went to second on a groundout and scored on a double by third baseman Mark Young. Times correspondent Bob Miller contributed to this report SEATTLB Reynolds 2b Cottort Griffey cf Leonard POflrten lb EMertlnei 3b Jones Oh Vaaoc Bmeyph Scheeter ss SaradWyph Totals Seattle Cleveland CLEVELAND ab bl 5 12 0 5 0 10 4 111 4 12 0 110 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 31 4 0 4 ab bl Browne 2b Webster cf Brook ens 3b Maktonadorf James dh Jecoby lb Snyder rf Alomar Fermn 4 3 3 0 5 2 3 3 3 111 4 110 40 12 3 110 3 0 0 1 3 12 1 30 11 34 13J ooa in not 4 500 003 OK Young, Browne. DP Seattle 1, Cleveland I. LOB Seattle 7, Cleveland 7.

IB Leonard, Jecoby. Browne. 38 Webster. SB Webster (II). For mm.

SF Snyder, POBrlen, EMertlnei. IP ER BB SO Seattle MVoungL.2-0 5 i 3 1 Swift 3 3 3 1 0 Cievelend Nipper W.2-1 5 7 3 2 1 1 Seanet 3 1113 4 DJones I 0 0 0 0 0 MVoung pitched to I batter in the oth, Seanei pitched to 2 batters In the th. WP Young, Nipper 2. PB Alomar. Umpe-es Home, Coble; First, We Second, Ford; Third.

Evans. A 45,242, Rangers 7, Orioles 2 ARLINGTON, Texas Bobby Witt snapped a personal five-game losing streak against the Orioles with a six-hitter and Jack in seven games. Browning (8-5), who pitched a perfect game in 1988 against Los Angeles, did not allow a runner until Spike Owen singled with one out in the sixth inning. CINCINNATI MONTREAL ab bl ab bl 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 21 0 3 0 BHatchrlf Lark kiss SaboJb EDaviscf Bnzngr lb Braggsrf Duncan 2b Oliver Brownng Myers Totals Cincinnati Montreal 4 0 10 3 110 4 0 0 0 3 0 10 4 0 0 0 4 13 1 4 0 10 4 0 10 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 34 2 1 Nixon cf Grissomff Walker rf Waach3b Buttock pr Fltzgerld Galarrg lb Noboa2b Owens Smith Santvnph Totals 100 100 0002 000 000 000-0 Grissom. DP Cincinnati 1, Montreal 2.

LOB Cincinnati 7, Montreal 5. 2B Larkln. HR Braggs 3I. SB BHatcher (21), Larkln (21), Nixon (28I.S ZSmlth. IP ER BB SO Cincinnati Browning WJJ-5 1-3 3 0 0 2 4 Myers 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal ZSmithl4-6 9 9 2 1 2 4 HBP Walach by Myers.

Umpires Home, Crawford; Fk-t, DeMuth; Second, Gregg; Third, Harvey. 2:07. A 14,944. Phillies 5, Braves 1 PHILADELPHIA Reliever Jeff Parr-ett pitched five innings in his first major-league start and Cardinals top Box scares, 2C By MIKE PAYNE Timet Correspondent ST. PETERSBURG Dennis Wiseman pitched eight strong innings and got offensive support from Antron Grier and Bobby De-Loach as the St.

Petersburg Cardinals downed the Clearwater Phil- lies 4-2 Tuesday. Wiseman, signed out of Florida International University last year, allowed seven singles to earn his fifth win of the season. Grier finished the night 3-for-3 and drove in the Cardinals' final run. Jose Vargas pitched the ninth to earn his seventh save. The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the first on an single by Casey Waller that scored Joe Urbon.

But the Cardinals took the lead for good in the fourth when Steve Graham opened with an infield single, and later scored on DeLoach's triple to deep centerfield. Tripp Cromer then singled DeLoach home and later scored himsjjf on a pair of Phillies' errors. Pitcher becomes first in NL to hit 12-victory mark. Aieooated Pret NEW YORK Darryl Strawberry hit two of New York's four home runs, including a towering shot off the scoreboard, and Frank Viola became the National League's first 12-game winner as the Mets mashed the Houston Astros 12-0 Tuesday night. Viola (12-3) pitched a five-hitter for his third shutout of the season.

The Mets have won 20 of 23 overall and 11 of the last 12 at home. Houston has lost 15 of 16 on the road. Strawberry made it 5-0 with his 18th homer in the third, but that was nothing compared to what he did in the fifth. Leading off against Xavier Hernandez, Strawberry hit one of the longest home runs in Shea Stadium history, a high, majestic drive that struck nearly 30 feet up on the scoreboard in right-center-field. The distance was estimated at about 450 feet from home plate.

give up role American League Boston at Minnesota, 1:15 p.m. Oakland at Milwaukee, 2:35 p.m. Seattle at Cleveland, 7:35 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 7:35 p.m. California at Toronto, 7:35 p.m.

Baltimore at Texas, 8:35 p.m. Only games scheduled Padres' McKeon wants to SAN DIEGO Padres manager Jack McKeon says he has notified team chairman Tom Werner that he would like to give up his job as manager and work solely as the club's vice president of baseball operations. "I told him my desire is to do just one job," McKeon said. "Manager was never a longtime goal of mine, anyway. I think a lot of people realized I wouldn't be managing here after this season.

"I was happy to help out and I always said when a time came that I didn't feel like managing, I'd let them know." Werner did not make any promises to McKeon during their meeting Monday, but he said he would evaluate the situation and consider the request. "Obviously, things are not going like we want, but we don't want to be forced into making a decision, either," Werner said. "We'll see what happens and go from there." McKeon's decision comes on the heels of the Padres' worst slump of the season, in which they've lost 14 of their last 19 games. Around the bases Three St. Louis Cardinals players have rejected an offer to settle disorderly conduct charges against them in Covington, Ky.

Lawyer Jim Kidney said Cardinals catcher Tom Pagnozzi and pitchers Frank DiPino and Greg Mathews rejected the offer because they want their names cleared. The Orioles recalled first baseman Sam Horn and right-handed pitcher Ben McDonald from Rochester of the International League and optioned outfielder Donell Nixon to the same club. The Oakland Athletics activated pitcher Reggie Harris from the disabled list Tuesday and sent outfielder Doug Jennings to their Class AAA farm club at Tacoma. The San Diego Padres recalled outfielder Thomas Howard from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League and optioned outfielder Gerald Clark to the same club. Howard was the Padres' No.

1 pick in the June 1986 draft. Compiled from Associated Press reports. BASEBALL INSIDER Bad back puts Mattingly out until at least Friday KANSAS CITY, Mo. Don Mattingly's sore and stiff back showed improvement Tuesday, but the Yankees' first baseman won't attempt a return to the lineup until Friday and may be asked to wait until after the three-day break for Tuesday's All-Star Game. Mattingly, who suffered spasms and stiffness in an early hitting session Monday at Royals Stadium, took several hours of treatment Tuesday and then missed his second game in succession Tuesday night.

Manager Stump Merrill left open the chance Mattingly might not be put in the lineup until July 12, the Yankees' first game after the All-Star Game. 1.