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Matlack, gaining his ninth victory, struck out nine while hurling his second major lengue shutout. Keeping his pitches down and clipping the corners consistently, the Met lefthander retired the last batters he faced. McDowell, now S-J, pitched our Innings and walked seven. He yielded two of the five hits the Mets collected with Bud Harrelson's two run triple in the second Inning cushioning what became the Mets' second victory in their last seven games. In other National League nrtltm, Lee May belted his 13Ui homo run to touch off a three-run rally in (he sinth inning and Jim Wynn it two homera to power the Houston Astros to a 10-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

The sixth -inning rally wiped out a 5-1 Cub lead and the Astros scored two more runs in the seventh when Juan Pizarra walked Roger Merzger and Wynn belted his first homer of the game. Dave Roberts started for the Astros and survived a four-run Chicago outburst in the third inninE lo wind up with his eighth victory. Tom GrllfUi relieved htm in the seventh after Don Kesslnger tripled and Jim Hickmamn walked. Johnny Bench slammed a pair of homers to booat his league-leading total to 24 and Tony Perez added his 14th of the season, powering Lhe Cincinnati Heds to a 6-3 win over lhe Pittsburgh Pirates. Wayne Simpson, with a helping hand from Don Gullett in the eighth awl Clay Carroll in the ninth, picked up his first victory again st three loisea as the Kcds made it two in a row over the National League's Eastern Division-leader.

Three hllseachby Manny Mota, Bill line kn or and Wes Parker paced an lHiit attack and carried the Los Angeles Dodgers lo a 9-6 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies. Everyone in the Dodger starting lineup hit safely, backing winner Tommy John with an attack which included a triple and three doubles. The Dodgers scored a run In the first but were on the wrong end of a 3-1 score by the end of the Inning after the Phils, ted by Larry Bowa's sixth triple of the year, had John on the ropes with four hits and a walk. John went on ki complete game, giving up Just two runs on nine lilts the rist cf vsy. Hob Gibson pitched a stx-hitter against the Atlanta Braves to win his ninth game in a row and hit a solo homer in leading the St.

Louis Ca rduials to a 7-0 victory. Low Brock drove In three runs for the Cardinals and has not hit safely in 35 of the last 38 games. Gibson, boosting his record lo 9-5, now has the longest winning streak in the major leagues this season. He has pitched 11 complete games, each in less than 2 hours, 5 minutes. In a late game San Diego wu at Mo ntreal In the American league, Illth-Cnnung homers by Rick Rcnick, Bobby Darwin and Eric Soderholm powered the Minnesota Twins past the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-1, Held hltless by loser Ken Brett for four Innings, the Twins broke a scoreless tie In the fifth on Hcnlck's leadoff homer.

George Mitterwald followed wlUt a double and scored Iwo outs later on Danny Thompson's single. Harmon Klllbrcw thcn singled and scored along with Thompson on Darwin's 11th homer, a 425-fool shot to the opposite field. When Soderholm followed with Ms 10th homer, Brett left in favor of Jerry Hell. Bert Blyleven, who won his ninth game, allowed Just one bit through the first five innings, lhe Brewersgot their run off him In the sixth on a single by Brock Davis, an Infield out, and Joe Lahoud's Single. Cookie Rojas' grand slam home run highlighted a seven-run 10th Inning as the Kansas City Royals belted the Baltimore Orioles 1M.

Be lore Rojas powered his second home run of tho year off reliever Mickey Scott, losing pitcher Eddie Watt struck Lou Pinlcll with a pitch with the bo ses loaded, forcing In what proved to be the winning run, John May berry and Bobby Knoop also drove in a run apiece in the rally as Ted Abernathy got the win. Carlos May singled home Tony Muser with the winning run in the ninlh inning to give Wilbur Wood his 13th victory of the season and the Chicago While Sox a 5-4 decision over the Cleveland Indians. In late action, Boston was at Oakland and New Vork was al CulUcrjiia. Phcebui Aktf Sre-GriFIn (21. Lo AHptlii Oflvli'cl lap ID Xlrkpalrck 0 Mcrmy JM I 1 1 0 0 Oatrt I 1 ithttrn 1 1 0 Dolion 0 0 0 5hopr ph AAcCOrev lb 4 0 0 F-rtflOSl Kingman 2b 2 0 BI4H HmIy 10 10 Dr" 0 JW iSTS 0 005 0 Hhdlllf 1FJ 0 1 0 T.roW rl old sr.

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