I Morning Briefing starts today/20 1D Sports editor: I Getting ready for the GMO/2D »Wisconsin State Journal William K. Brophy, 252-6170 SPORTS I Reds overpower the Muskies/3D Tuesday, July 26,1988 Yankees first after victory over Brewers NEW YORK (AP) - When New York Yankee first baseman Don Mat- 'When we hold (the tingly is hot, it doesn't matter who is pitching to him. Yankees) to three, we Mattingly showed Monday night kind of like our that he is swinging the bat pretty well. chances.' He ate up a Teddy Higuera fast- Tom Trebelhorn ball for a two-run home run in the seventh inning to give New York a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers when Joey Meyer hit his sixth home and move the Yankees back into sole run with Greg Brock aboard in the possession of first place in the Amer- second. ican League East Division. Candelaria's complete game was "If I'm going bad he eats me up," his sixth, accounting for more than Mattingly said of the Brewer half of the Yankees' 11 this season. He Associated Press left-hander. "If I'm swinging real allowed a single by Paul Molitor in good, I've got a good chance against the sixth and a double by Jeffrey At least 3,000 fans paid $100 each to see the Chicago Cubs work out and take batting practice under the six banks of lights at Wrigley Field. him." Leonard in the ninth. Milwaukee manager Tom Trebel- "Tonight was an important win. horn rould rather have walked Mat- We came from behind and we didn't tingly than give him a decent pitch to have to go to out to the pen like we've hit. The lights at Wrigley are a hit had to," Yankee manager Lou Pinella "We just wanted to keep the ball said. away from Mattingly, if we lost him, The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the State Journal wire services "I was told by my players that there is a we lost him," Trebelhorn said. "We first when Rickey Henderson walked, particular problem in the left-field corner," just didn't do that. Teddy got a pitch CHICAGO — The lights went on Monday 'After it got dark, it was OK. stole second on a failed pickoff play, night in Wrigley Field in a burst of cheers, as manager Don Zimmer said. "Apparently the inside, and he hit it out. continued to third on a throwing error We can play here.' lights cover the left-field fence and not that "When we hold them to three, we the Chicago Cubs gave their fans a preview of by first baseman Greg Brock and the first night baseball game in the 74-year-old NL umpire-ln-chief Ed Vargo part of the outfield where players have to go al- kind of like our chances." scored on Mattingly's single. most out of sight." New York led the division for 48 ballpark. Brock walked with one out in the Six towering banks of floodlights set the Jimmy Piersall, the Cubs' outfield instruc- days before slipping into second June second and Meyer sent a 1-1 pitch to "It's a marvelous change," said former Cub 19, but now lead the Detroit Tigers by stage for the historic event Aug. 8 as the Cubs tor, agreed. "They might want to give us more left to put Milwaukee ahead. made their first batting practice under the star Ernie Banks, who laughed and added: light down the left- and right-field lines, but a half game and the Boston Red Sox, "Let's play three! A daytime double-header winners of 12 in a row, by 1^. Detroit lights a festive affair, beginning with an auto- that's a problem in just about every ballpark." MILWAUKEE NEW YORK and a night game." Third baseman Vance Law said' he had was idle Monday. ab r h bl ab r h bl graph session on the field at 6 p.m. Molitor 3b 4010 R. Henderson If 3120 The field gradually cleared about half an Players saved their reaction until after a trouble seeing the ball. The defeat was the third in a row Gantner 2b 4000 Matllngly Ib 4133 Leonard If 4010 Wlnfleld rf 4010 hour before sunset, and the crowd of about home-run contest and the team workout that "When I was shagging flies down the left- for the fourth-place Brewers and Younl cl 4000 J. Clark dh 4000 followed. dropped them 6% games behind the Brock Ib 3100 G. Ward cf 4000 3,000 fans rose to join in the National Anthem field line, I definitely had problems," Law said. Sveum ss 3000 Randolph 2b 3000 "I saw it real well," said the Cubs' Andre Yankees. Meyer dh 3112 Slaught c 2000 as the lights were turned on at 7:45 p.m., illumi- "I only saw half the ball." Surholf c 3000 Aguoyo 3b 3110 Dawson, who had the distinction of hitting the "It's nice to be on top," said Mat- Hamilton rl 3000 Santana a 2000 nating the aging ballpark for the first time in Among those watching were National Totals Jl ] 1 1Totals J» 3 7 3 first nighttime home run, a blast to the bleach- tingly, whose 10th home run scored its history. ABC-TV, which was showing two League president Bart Giamatti and Ed Vargo, Milwaukee 020 000 000 — 1 Monday night games, cut away from their tele- ers in left-center during the contest. Luis Aguayo, who opened the seventh New York 100 000 20x —3 the league's umpire-in-chief. Game-winning RBI — Mattingly (8). casts to show portions of the Wrigley fanfare. "It seemed a little dark in the outfield," said with a single. E — Brock, Aguayo. LOB — Milwaukee 3, New Dawson, who admitted he preferred day base- "It was a little hard to see at first because Mattingly's home run was also his York 6. 28 — Wlnfleld, Mottlngly, Leonard. HR — A series of 20 switches were thrown. The Meyer (6), Maltlngly (10). SB — R. Henderson (53). S lights grew brighter as the crowd sang. They ball. "But maybe when it gets a little darker, it of the time of day. They need to make some ad- first this season off a left-handed — Santana. ended the anthem in a burst of applause as all will be different in the field." justments," Vargo told Giamatti. "There was pitcher. IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee six towering banks of floodlights glowed in left Some of his teammates had trouble seeing some glare at third base, but after it got dark, John Candelaria (11-6) pitched a Higuera L (7-6) 8 73339 it was OK. We can play here." New York field and right field. the ball. three-hitter, walking one and striking Candelaria W (11-4) 9 3221 out six, although his lone walk scored T — 2:25. Alt. — 26,084. To prevent injuries, Infante bans fights to hear, Infante told his team that any ting is shoulder pads, helmets and games for the Packers. ment through the team saying he was AP, State Journal staff player who is injured in a fight would facemasks. It just doesn't make any Brown was reportedly paid confident things would be resolved. GREEN BAY - National Football be fined the maximum allowed by the sense. $155,000 last season. Details of his new • Under the lights: The Packers League training camps traditionally league. "I understand the aggressiveness contract were not revealed. will have a rare evening practice at include pushing and shoving matches Injury prevention has been em- of it, but if we lose a guy.... Ed West "I'm pretty satisfied. I think it's a Lambeau Field at 7:15 p.m. Wednes- when players' tempers overheat. phasized throughout camp. Infante was in the thing. If we lose him be- pretty fair deal," Brown said. "I day. They will have another night They're almost obligatory. has done away with the famed nut- cause he breaks a knuckle or a finger thought I had a good year last year. I workout a week later. Both will be Coaches have been known to allow cracker (one-on-one) drill and he or something, as thin as we are at this really wasn't paying that much atten- open to the public. the combatants to go at each other doesn't allow running backs to be point with all those veterans out there tion to the other guys (holdouts). I A team spokesman said Infante for a minute or so and get it out of tackled when they come through the trying to negotiate, we can't afford to just wanted to get my contract has two reasons for holding evening their systems. line during 11-on-ll drills. Tackling is lose anybody." worked out." practices. He believes it will be a wel- But when tight end Ed West and saved for scrimmages and games. On Monday, the Packers gained Brown's signing leaves six vet- come break in the camp routine for linebacker Scott Stephen of the Green Most of all, fighting has no place the services of defensive end Robert erans — wide receivers Walter Stan- the players and he wants to give fans Bay Packers began to grapple Mon- with the new Packer coach. Brown, who signed a two-year con- ley and Phil Epps, linebacker Brian who work during the day a chance to day morning, first-year coach Lindy "You wear all those pads, you're tract.