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Phillies slump continues as Astros edge Phillies 4 3 in nine
Philadelphia suffers another loss dropping to 19 losses in 20 games after Houston beats them 4 3 at Veterans Stadium. Dave Roberts hit a two run homer and Fred Gladding closed out the ninth for the Astros. Mets topple Reds 3 2 and Braves down Expos 3 2 as other NL foes win.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Frank Lucchesi
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Houston Astros
Lucchess
Philadelphia
Veterans Stadium
Dave Roberts
Houston
Fred Gladding
Oth
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
Montreal Expos
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Bob Watson
Roberts
Astros
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Gladding
Roger Freed
Deron Johnson
Willie Montanez
Reds
Atlanta
Darrell Evans
Montreal
Ron Reed
Jaus