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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1989

Page

7

Giants, Padres Split Doubleheader as Race Tightens

Kevin Mitchell hit two homers as the Giants split with the Padres 5-3 and 6-1. Scott Garretta earned his eighth straight decision in the opener, Bruce Hurst threw a five hitter for his 10th complete game in the nightcap, and San Diego moved within five games of San Francisco and Houston with 12 games left.

Kevin Mitchell Scott Garretts Giants Bruce Hurst San Diego San Francisco Houston Padres Jack McKeon Hurst Rick Reuschel McKeon Roberto Alomar Chris James Jack Clark Greg Harris

Pirates top Cubs in 12th as Kinzer loss deepens Cubs slide

Pirates beat the Cubs 2-0 in the 12th with an RBI by Milt Thompson and a save by John Costello. St Louis dropped seven of nine and fell five games behind Chicago in the NL East. Dennis Cook earned his 6th win in relief.

Matt Kinzer St. Louis Chicago John Costello Milt Thompson Ken Howell Dennis Cook

Monday Baseball Games Across Major Leagues

Evening matchups include Oakland at Cleveland with Stewart 19-9 opposing Candiotti 12-9, Boston at Toronto featuring Boddicker 12-11 vs Cerutti 11-9, Seattle at Texas with Bankhead 13-6 against Ryan 15-10, California at Minnesota led by Blyleven 15-4 and West 3-1, and Chicago at Kansas City where Hibbard 5-7 faces Gordon 16-8.

Cleveland Detroit Oakland California Kansas City Minnesota Texas Seattle Chicago Stewart Candiotti Boston Boddicker Toronto Cerutti Bankhead Ryan Blyleven West Hibbard Gordon

League Leaders Showcase Batting and Power Totals

National League leaders include Towynn San Diego batting .339 with 191 hits and 101 runs behind Towynn WClark S Smith Grace Guerrero S Franc isco. K Mitchell San Francisco leads with 45 home runs while H Johnson New York has 35. American League leaders feature Puckett Minnesota hitting .338 with 198 hits and 105 runs. Sierra Texas tops RBI with 110 and 36 homers by McGriff Toronto.

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Astros edge Reds 1 0 as Portugal fires first career shutout

Mark Portugal improved to 6-1 with a five hit shutout in the Astrodome striking out nine. Tom Browning fell to 15-12 ending his eight game win streak against Houston. Ken Caminiti homered to lead off the fifth.

Mark Portugal Astrodome Tom Browning Houston Ken Caminiti

Phillies and Cardinals split doubleheader with big rosters

In a two game set at Veterans Stadium the Phillies beat the Cardinals 9 5 in game one with John Kruk delivering a two out grand slam. In game two Cris Carpenter improved to 4 4 pitching five hits and driving in a run as St Louis won 5 2.

Cris Carpenter St. Louis Veteran’s Stadium John Kruk

Dodgers edge Braves in 11th on Dempsey homer

Rick Dempsey led off the 11th with a homer off Joe Beever to lift the Dodgers 4 3 over the Braves at Dodger Stadium. Eddie Murray tallied his first four hit game in the NL. Alejandro Pena pitched two perfect innings for the win.

Rick Dempsey Joe Beever Dodger Stadium Eddie Murray Alejandro Pena

Angels and Royals Rally to Narrow AL West Gap

In a tight AL West race the California Angels and Kansas City Royals each won to close within 2 1/2 games of Oakland. Bret Saberhagen won his 20th for Kansas City in Baltimore, while George Brett drove in four as the Royals defeated the Orioles 7-0. Mark McGwire homered twice for Oakland, but an error hurt them in a 7-3 loss to Boston.

Angels top White Sox 6 to 3 as Parrish homers in bounce back

Parrish ended an 11 for 71 slump by going 3 for 5 with a home run for the Angels. Witt improved to 9-13 after five innings allowing seven hits. Bryan Harvey earned his 23rd save while Jim Acker moved to 2-1 with the win and Scott Bailes fell to 4-9.

Parrish Witt Bryan Harvey California

Mariners Shut Out Yankees as Holman Dominates

Brian Holman worked eight innings allowing six hits as the Mariners blanked the Yankees 3 to 0. Seattle secured New York’s second consecutive losing season since 1973 with the win.

Brian Holman Seattle New York

Saberhagen Wins Lead as Royals Beat Orioles 7-0

Bret Saberhagen improved to 20-6 and 18-3 since May 4, tying Mike Scott for the major league lead in victories as Kansas City ends a three-game skid. He pitched 9 innings, allowed one earned run in 48 innings across the season, and the Royals combined for a two hitter with two relievers finishing. George Brett contributed a two-run single and a two-run double, boosting his hitting hot streak to 17 hits in 37 at bats with 15 RBIs in 17 games.

Saberhagen Mike Scott Kansas City Brett Dave Johnson

Blue Jays sweep as McGriff walks off in 10th

Fred McGriff lofted a fly ball into left field for a game winning single in the bottom of the 10th as Toronto completed a three game sweep over Cleveland. The Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out in the frame.

Fred McGriff Toronto Blue Jays

Searcy Delivers First MLB Victory as Tigers Top Twins

Steve Searcy earned his first major league win and Fred Lynn contributed four of Detroit's 17 hits to halt Minnesota's five game run. The Tigers snapped a 11 game road skid at the Metrodome with a 9 to 2 victory.

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