National League Saturday Games Report
San Diego beat San Francisco 5 to 3 in 10 innings. Philadelphia defeated St Louis 6 to 2. Cincinnati at Atlanta postponed due to rain.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1990
Page
9
San Diego beat San Francisco 5 to 3 in 10 innings. Philadelphia defeated St Louis 6 to 2. Cincinnati at Atlanta postponed due to rain.
Lindsay notes high hopes as area gymnasts including Melanie and Kim push through tight scores. Mental strength and competition drive success while coaches back local interest, hoping Aiken Aerials boost participation in gymnastics across the region.
Lindsay emphasizes gymnastics training builds balance coordination flexibility and endurance. He notes Mary Lou Retton and Nadia Comaneci set high standards and that gymnasts gain benefits rare in other sports.
Cincinnati rides five straight victories as Eric Davis and Chris Sabo hit three run homers to beat Atlanta 13 4. Lou Piniella quips about the team’s loose confidence while Montreal tops New York 3 1 and snaps Zane Smith's 10 game skid in ESPN debut.
Sid Bream drove in the deciding run with a single in the 10th to lift Pittsburgh over Chicago 4 3 at Three Rivers Stadium. Cubs bullpen had been unscored upon for 2013 innings prior to the hit. Dennis Cook allowed seven hits in 8 23 innings. Len Dykstra went 4 for 4 and scored three for Philadelphia over St. Louis. Charley Kerfeld wild pitch allows Juan Samuel to score in the 10th as Dodgers beat Astros 5 4 at the Astrodome.
San Diego completed a three game sweep of San Francisco when Benito Santiago belted a two run homer with one out in the ninth off reliever Steve Be.
Angels lefty Chuck Finley improved to 2-0, throwing eight scoreless innings and allowing just five hits as California beat Minnesota 4-1. Finley, noted for his fastball curve and split, said confidence and a short spring training help him.
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