Phillies snap skid with shutout wins over Dodgers
After nine straight losses the Philadelphia Phillies pull a two game win streak. Rookie Billy Champion threw a five hit shutout on Wednesday night and Grant Jackson followed with seven hits allowed as Philadelphia edged Los Angeles behind Bill Singer.
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Dodgers blanked as Montreal tops San Diego 4 1 in NL games
Montreal edged San Diego 4-1 while Cincinnati beat St. Louis 4-3 in 10 innings. Pittsburgh defeated Houston 4-3 and Chicago Cubs outslugged Atlanta 12-4 as Washington beat Oakland 4-1 in the only AL game. Ron Fairly delivered the key ninth inning run for Montreal.
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Baseball scores and schedule snippets from today and weekend play
Baseball results include Pittsburgh 4 Houston 3 Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 4 Montreal 1. Today's games feature Koosman at Los Angeles Foster. Shaw at San Francisco. Pappas or Jarvis at Pittsburgh. Lemaster at St. Louis. Jenkins at Cincinnati. Wise at San Diego. Weekend lineups show Atlanta at Pittsburgh Houston at St. Louis Chicago at Cincinnati Philadelphia at San Diego New York at Los Angeles Montreal at San Francisco. Additional matchups include Washington Oakland Detroit at Kansas City and multiple interleague and divisional pairings across cities.
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Mystery Man Spurs Nicklaus as Open Hots Start
AP reports a mysterious figure in Jack Nicklaus's spikes dazzled observers during the U S Open at Cypress Creek Champlin. Nicklaus admitted his irons deserted him while Bob Murphy led deep into round two as several players chased the 6,967 yard course.
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Red Sox Battle Ottumwa for Third in Mississippi Valley League
The Muscatine Red Sox meet the Ottumwa Merchants for third place at Tom Bruner Field Sunday at 2 p.m. Steve Hindshi will start for Muscatine with Gary Laake in relief. Last year Ottumwa swept the Red Sox 17-1 and 14-4. Muscatine also beat Ottumwa twice by slim margins. Sunday’s game carries no admission fee.
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Muscatine Musky edge Clinton on road in tight 2-1 win
Muscatine High earned a 2-1 road victory over Clinton behind Mike Hartsock as they snapped a two game losing streak and improved to 1-2 in the Mississippi Valley league. Hartsock allowed just one earned run while issuing precise control on the mound.
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Krieger Motors blank Safley’s Sporting Goods in Open League win
Krieger Motors defeated Safley’s Sporting Goods 3-0 in Open League softball at Kent Stein Park on Thursday night. Keith Chapy man earned the win with two hits from Bob Steckman leading the winners with two hits, while Myron Holden, Earl Schmidt, and Bob Andresen added one hit each. Rex Overson and Ron Tietge had Safley’s only hits. Scored runs came on a catcher’s error and a Muskie fifth inning rally. The Muskies, now 3-2, head to Betendorf, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, and Iowa City on the rest of their road trip.)
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