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Last week's action found the Tigers using two big run-producing innings to down the Senators, 9 to 6. Then on Thursday evening the Indians came from behind in the closing innings to register a 19 to 13 doctriop over the Braves.Tim Tabor's clutch pitching edged the Tigers past the Senators, on an evening that found the Tigers’ bats a little quieter than usual, althoughAs berry Johnsoaimd Roosevelt Moody slugged a couple of triples, and Ross Sheppard had a double.For the Senators, three straight first- inning singles by Dewayne Cook, Doug Tutin, and Robert Flavell producedtheir first two runs of thegame. But after that the Senators produ ced only four moreruns. Cook had a triple andBob Curtis had a double for the Senators.It was the Indians' bottomhalf of their line- up that paid off; Dale Woodring, Dawn Bertot, and Jeff McRee scored | 9 runs as the seventh, eighth, and ninth batters in the lineup.For the Braves the biggest run producers were Edgar Wilson, Jim Snell, Jack Harris, and Bill Keen.C a t ch l n g up on the PonyLeague report this week, a recap of the action to date finds a very strong Tiger team leading with a perfect 3-0 mark* -Mike Tabor and Steve Ham are die coaches, and it seems at this point that their team is near unbeatable.Games not reported in lastweek's issue of the Topic Include: Indians 8, Senators 7;Tigers 18, Indians 5; and Senators 15, Braves 14.In the Senators* victory overthe Braves, Robert Flavell stroked a run-producing single to left field to score DougTurin, who had just tripled in*the bottom of the seventh inning to score the winning run. In that fateful turn of events for the Braves, the Braves were trying to protect 14 toll lead going into the Senators' last turn at bat.In the Tigers'rout of the Indians, the T i g e r s featured * only two extra base hits intheir attack, with RooseveltMoody and Herman Durias collecting them , as triples.In the Indians' one- run victory the Senators collectedone run in their last time atAbat, as Blaine Hawthornecame across the plate for the Senators; but Eddie Harris pitched his way out of the jamto save the game for his Indian teammates.Tuesday night, the Indianskept the heat on the Tigers with a come from behind 3-run rally in die seventh toedge the Senators, 9 to 6.
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