Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 11

Monday July 5 1982 Kingsport Tlmes-News 3B Mets embarrassed loss streak slides to 5 was pathetic These guys seem to be accepting the habit but lot going to let Olsen was moaned" Kingsport manager Ed Olsen who says he Was more pointed with the lack of effort than the final score guys seem to be accepting the habit of losing but not going to let them Losing breeds losers the way winning breeds winners They seem to be adjusting and accepting losing but I accept tried tongue lashings fines and anything else he can think of to motivate the team like to fire three or four right said Olsen them out of here not doing us any Olsen is frustrated because New York would not let him sign Tennessee outfielder Greg Geren and East Tennessee State outfielder Marcus Velazquez after a tryout last week two are better than anyone got in the outfield right said Olsen Jiave some outfielders on this team who thing Geren and Velaz- quez would have brought is hitting punch it is right now got three hitters and six outs in our said Olsen win ballgames like that fit to be tied We beat anyone when not swinging our bats like we can got guys who hitting well and battling For the second straight night the hitting was anemic They managed just six hits three of them coming in the By RON BLISS i 1 Executive Sports Editor ELIZABETHTON The Kingsport Mets started the season well enough They won five of their first seven and appeared to be contenders But whatever shine there was is rapidly fading from this team Last night the Mets bottomed out losing their fifth straight game to sink closer to the Appa-' lachian League cellar and got embarrassed in the process by a team worse than them in the standings Elizabethton took advantage of poor Kingsport play to pound but a 14-1 victory in a game de- layed 15 minutes at the start by team in California went seven innings to get the victory for Elizabethton has an outstanding said Olsen a sure bettor the big leagues no question about Kindred got all the hitting help he needed from Jeff Szczencinski Mike Moreno Herbert Carter and Tim Graup-man who had three hits each Rhett Whisman knocked in three Tonight Dwight Gooden (2-0) will pitch for Kingsport in an effort to stop the tailspin Game time in Elizabethton will be 7:30 pm The Mets return to Kingsport tomorrow night to face the Pulaski Braves in $-7 pm game at Fred Johnson Stadium first two innings Rich Diaz who raised his team-leading average to 466 got two of the hits and catcher Bruce Lyon two more Toe only run the Mets scored came in the first inning when Diaz singled advanced to second on a ground out to third on a walk that filled the bases and scored on Ken single Elizabethton scored three runs in the third' to open a 4-1 lead then after upping the lead to 5-1 in the fourth made it a blowout' with a four-run fifth to chase Kingsport starter and loser Matt Fitts They tagged Met reliever Jose Pimental for five more runs in the final three innings to add insult to injury Curt Kindred who pitched against junior college wet grounds and stopped twice in the first inning because of lightning Elizabethton raked two Kingsport pitchers for 16 hits and also took advantage of five Met errors four wild pitches and a hit batsman Eckersley hurls Boston into AL East lead By United Press International Deep down Boston manager Ralph Houk knew his baseball wisdom would prevail It was only a question of when the Milwaukee Brewers would allow it pitching will get out good hitting Houk said yesterday after Dennis Eckersley spun a six-hitter tb cool off red-hot Milwaukee and give Boston a 4-1 victory over the Brewers been that way as long as this been played and will continue to be The victory also put the Red Sox in sole possession of first place in the American League East on the traditional Fourth of July landmark Eckersley 9-6 did not walk a batter while fanning six he also held the Brewers without a homer snapping their string of 15 straight games with at least one homer Brewer players would not give interviews after the game It was the second time in three games that players kept silent after games Team members have offered no explanation for their silence Eckersley said facing such a powerful team did not bother him swing hard' You have to pitch inside to this he said given up a lot of taters oyer the last three years But lots were solos so that bother Boston took a 2-0 lead in the second with two out on consecutive singles by Jerry Remy Dwight Evans Jim Rice and Tony Perez In the fifth Boston made it 3- 1 when Wade Boggs singled to short and took second on Robin throwing error moved to third on infield out and scored while Evans hit into a double play Rangers 11 4: Larry Parrish drove in a team-record seven runs with a three-run homer and a grand slam to power Texas Parrish who had eight RBI entering the game registered his third and fourth homers of the season Royals 6 Angels 1: Amos Otis belted a pair of solo homers and went 4-for-4 while Bud Black and Mike Armstrong combined for 4a two-hitter giving Kansas City a three-game sweep of Cali 5t 4 I- fornia The win upped the winning streak to five games and moved Kansas City past the Angels into the AL West lead Otis belted an inside the park homer of Geoff Zahn 9-4 for the first run in the second and also homered in the sixth Mariners 3 White Sox' 1: Dave Henderson singled home two runs in the first inning and Gary Gray drove in an insurance run with an eighth-inning double for the Mariners who won their fifth game in their last six starts and mpved within a half-game of the third-place White "Sox in the AL West Seattle starter Floyd Bannister 8-4 was forced to leave the game at the beginning of the seventh inning after suffering an apparent injury to his pitching hand Tigers 6 Orioles 1: Lance Parrish slammed a tie-beaking three-run homer with two out in the sixth for the Tigers Dan Pe-try went the distance to raise his record to 8-5 He struck out six and allowed only three hits retiring 19 of 20 batters after Eddie Murray singled in the lone Baltimore run in the first inning Mike Flanagan fell to 6-7 Yankees 3 Indians 2: Pinch runner Dave Collins raced home with the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Butch Wynegar in the eighth giving the Yankees a three-game series sweep Red Sox 4 Brewers 1: Dennis Eckersley hurled a six-hitter and Tony Perez drove in two runs to help the Red Sox salvage the final game of the three-game series andremain in first place in the East i Twins 4 Blue Jays 3: Gary Gaetti hit a home run on the first pitch in the ninth to give reliever Jeff Little 1-0 his first major-league victory The homer was only the fifth hit off loser Dave Stieb 6-10 Phillies 9-7 Mets 7-2: Ivan Dejesus droye in three runs with a triple and single and Mike Krukow scattered nine hits in the nightcap enabling the Phillies to sweep the New "3 mji sf v4 United Press Interactional Rafael Ramirez plays close attention to Cincinnati second baseman Ron Oester as Ramirez gets to second standing up on a double AUTO SERVICE CENTERS first-ever victory in Dodger Stadium In fashioning the 48th shutout of his career and his first this season Ryan 8-8 was aided by four double plays Padres 4 Glaiits 3: Pinch hitter Terry Kennedy delivered a sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Padres to victory Rookie Dave Dra-vecky 1-1 registered his first major-league victory pitching no-hit relief over the final 3 2-3 innings Braves 4 Reds 1: Bob Horner crashed two home runs to support the' combined five-hit pitching of Bob Walk and Steve Bedrosian helping the Braves to their fifth straight triumph before 48905 the largest home crowd in five years Walk 7-6 struck out five and walked four over 7 2-3 innings to gain the victory with Bedrosian going the last 1 1-3 innings to notch his fourth save York In the opener Ivan DeJe-sus singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Steve Carlton won his 11th game of the season Cardinals 7 Cubs 2: Keith Hernandez and George Hendrick drove in two runs each and John Stuper allowed six hits in 8 2-3 innings enabling the Cardinals to snap a three-game losing streak Dickie Noles 5-7 took the loss Expos 16-4 Pirates 6-10: Warren Cromartie drove in five runs with a double triple and homer in the opener to help the snap a four-game losing streak The Pirates who had a six-game winning streak snapped in the first game bounced back to win the nightcap as Mike Easier drove in three runs Astros 3 Dodgers 0: Nolan Ryan fired a four-hitter and struck out 10 en route to his 6cyl Beyl Biocvonic ignmon ojfnwni Includes up to 3 free engine analyses and tune-up adjustment anytime within one year Most cars many imports and light trucks Additional parts and services extra if needed Check charging starting and engine systems Install new rotor new spark plugs Set timing to recommended specs 'Lubricate and check choke Adjust carburetor where applicable Standard Ignition AddSSOO for additional points condenser 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Prater rolled a 1389 to a 1327 for Team No 5 Teresa Bartley had the top game in league action last week She rolled a 265 in the Ladies Classic at Bowl-Mor Janet Wright bowling in the same league had a 568 series which was high for the ladies Don Taylor had high series for the men with a 615 in the Merchant Handicap League and tied for high game with Terry Altizer Both had 244 games Vic Hargreaves of Kingsport and Anna Lane of Knoxville were the big winners in the Summer No-Tap Tournament rolled at Warpath Lanes Hargreaves turned in an 850 series with no-tap games of 300 264 and 286 while Lane won $100 in the division with a 782 series that included no-tap games of 260 300 and 222 Total prize fund for the men was $644 For women it was $366 The 19th Annual Bowling Jamboree will be held in Murfreesboro July 31 The event is jointly sponsored by the Tennessee Bowling Association and the Tennessee Bowling Association Registration fee will be $6 per person which includes a luncheon There will 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