McGraw Lifts Phillies Past Reds and Into Third
Tug McGraw earns a victory and a save as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 and 5-3, lifting them to third place in the NL East behind the Cubs. McGraw touts the team’s explosive offense with Dick Allen, Greg Luzinski, and Mike Schmidt, and notes the improved defense.
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Baseball Daily Schedule and Standings Snapshot
Sports briefs list teams and standings with percent marks, followed by Thursday results and Friday probable pitchers for games across the majors. Scheduling notes include rain postponements and a long slate of weekend matchups featuring intercity rivalries and pennant implications.
Lompoc Braves Rout Pirates in 4⅛ Inning win
The Lompoc Braves crushed the Santa Ynez Pirates 19 to 4 at Thompson Park to improve to 8-0 in Northern Los Padres play and 10-0 overall. Addi Florez pitched a five strikeout complete game as Carmela Martinez went 3-for-3 with four RBIs. Terri Wallace and Lauren Morehart doubled as the Braves batted 14 hits and faced six errors by Santa Ynez. The Cabrillo Congs then beat Santa Maria 12-2 in five innings as Carolyn Norris allowed two hits and no earned runs. Keener, Foy, Doty and Barr had two hits apiece for Cabrillo, which remains in a league race for second.
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Braves swimmers cruise past Canas 58 to 37 in dual
Lompoc girls swim team defeated Cabrillo 58 37 at home lifting dual meet mark to 42 2 for second in Northern Los Padres behind Righetti. Kathy Roscoe won two events and joined winning relays while Nancy Arnold claimed two wins and a relay. JV tied 34 34 and Cabrillo took several events in clean up.
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Youth diamond roundup reports mixed results and standings
In the youth baseball roundup several games feature notable hits and standouts. Rob Gardner doubled and collected two hits for the Toyotas, while Beatties benefited from Brian Brazzill’s three hits with two doubles and four RBIs. Standings show Picos undefeated at 6-0 and Angels leading the American Minors at 7-0, with many teams posting solid offensive nights.
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Four pros survive as World Series of Poker narrows
In Las Vegas the World Series of Poker shrinks to four professionals after three nights of 900 hands of seven card stud. Bryan Roberts Aubrey Day Bob Hooks and Dapper Crandall Addington remain with Addington leading a final pot of $60,000 on one hand. The field has seen 17 of 21 entrants lose their $10,000 stake and champions eliminated.
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Casper and Nelson share early lead
Casper and Nelson led at five under par 67 after the first round of the New Orleans Open. Casper credited a rare off-tour break and hot putting for his form while Larry Nelson, 27, from Acworth Georgia, spoke of growing confidence as he rose to No. 50 on the money list.
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Flyers Defeat Sabres 4-1 To Lead Stanley Cup Finals
Bernie Parent faced a heavy Buffalo attack in the first period as Philadelphia held off the Sabres until a four goal third period. The Flyers, defending champions, won 4-1 in game one with Parent making key saves. Shero praised his netminder while Buffalo coach Floyd Smith promised a stronger effort in Buffalo.
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