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melodes Frese LOS ANGELES — Ron Darling and Roger McDowell combined on a four-hitter and Kevin McReynolds and Darryl. Strawberry homered Saturday night as the New York Mets won their sixth straight game by beating the Los Angeles Dodg ers, 4:3. “The Dodgers lost their ninth in a row, matching their longest losing streak since 1983, and are within one loss of tying their worst skid since moving to Los Angeles. ‘The Mets moved within 2 g aimes of National League East leading St. Louis, which lost to San Diego 4-1. Darling, 12, gave up three runs con four hits in eight innings. He struck out 10, walked one and won for the ith time in his last 13 starts. McDowell finished for his 23rd save .New York took a 4-1 lead in the third against Fernando Valenzuela, 11-13, with an RBI single by Keith Hernandez and a two-run homer by McReynolds, his 24th. Valenzuela gave up eight hits in his league, leading 10th complete game. Valenzuela became the first Dodger pitcher to hit a home run this season when he connected on Darling's first pitch of the third inning. Valenzuela hit his seventh career home run. The Dodgers did not get another hit until Steve Sax hit his fourth homer in the eighth, making it 4-3. Darling has allowed 24 home runs this season, most on the Mets’ staff. Strawberry opened the fourth inning with his 32nd homer, a towering drive to right center field. It was Strawberry's 13th of the year against a left-handed pitcher. Padres 4, Cardinals 1 , ST. LOUIS — Garry Temple ton hit a three-run homer and San Diego ended a four-game losing streak by beating St. Loui Templeton's home run, his third of the season and second against St. Louis since being traded from the Cardinals in 1982, gave San Diego a 3.0 lead in the second. Templeton connected off Greg Mathews, 9-9, after Benito Santiago's one-out dou ble and a walk to Randy Read ‘The Cardinals lost for the third time in four games. ‘Mark Grant, 6-7, gave up one run on six hits in winning his third straight decision. He left after Dan Driessen’s leadoff single in the eighth and Lance McCullers fin ished for his 14th save. Grant struck out Jack Clark with runners on second and third and one out in the first inning. Willie McGee grounded out to end the threat. Vince Coleman had four hits, including two doubles, for St. Louis. Mathews walked in the third, an NL ROUNDUP vanced on Coleman’s double and Scored on Grant's wild pitch. Grant escaped further trouble by retiring Ozzie Smith on a grounder, again striking out Clark and getting McGee on a fly ball. Clark was ejected in the seventh inning after protesting that San Diego's Shane Mack ran out of the basepath and interfered with catch er Tony Pena on a squeeze bunt. Expos 4, Braves 1 ATLANTA — Dennis Marti nez and Tim Burke combined on a four-hitter and Mitch Webster hit a two-run double, leading Montreal over Atlanta. Martinez, 8-3, retired the first 12 batters and gave up three hits in seven innings. He walked none and struck out two. Burke finished for his 14th save. The Expos scored three times in the fourth for a 4-0 lead against Kevin Coffman, who made his major-league debut. Tim Foley snu ggled and Herm Winningham walked before Jeff Reed grounded into a double play. Martinez had an RBI infield single, Tim Raines walked ,and Webster doubled for his third hit of the game. Giants 6, Phillies 3 in SAN FRANCISCO — Jose Uribe and Robby Thompson each homered in a four-run third inning to power San Francisco over Phila delphia. Dave Dravecky, 9-9, scattered eght hits, struck out ‘seven and walked two in § and 1 3 innings as San Francisco won for the ninth time in 12 games. Kelly Downs pitched the final 323 innings for his first save. Dravecky extended his scoreless streak to 21% innings before the Phillies scored a pair of unearned runs in the fifth. Astros 5, Pirates 1 §, HOUSTON — Kevin Bass and Denny Walling homered and Bob Knepper pitched eight shutout in nings as Houston beat Pittsburgh, Knepper, 8-14, allowed six hits, struck out three and walked none as he won for the fourth time in five decisons. Dave Smith allowed a run in the ninth on Mike Diaz's run scoring single. Doug Drabek, 7-11, lost for the first time since July 29 after five consecutive wins. He allowed five runs and six hit in innings, struck out three and walked three, all of whom scored.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Sun, Sep 06, 1987
Page 36
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Michael H.
