From oar wire services PITTSBURGH S,S, ATLANTA 9,1 at got a pinch-hi- t double in the second Rogers scattered nine hits, struck out Ryan held Kansas City hitless until with no one on base for the Tigers. Pittsburgh Frank Taveras and Phil game to stretch his hitting streak to IS eight and walked one in posting his Amos Otis led off the fifth with a single. Ed Armbrister scored the first run Gamer had three hits each and drove in games. fourth straight complete game. Rogers He then walked Frank White and Tom TEXAS 3, CHICAGO 2 at Arlington and drove in the winner with a fourth-innin-g a run apiece to give Jim Rocker his now leads the National League in Poquette to load the bases. Hal McRae Bart Johnson walked Bump Wills with fly the Cincinnati strikeouts with 45. He gave up his first followed with a sacrifice fly for the sacrifice as fourth win in five decisions in the first PHILADELPHIA 3, SAN FRAN- the bases loaded and two out in the Reds snapped five-gam-e losing game douhtebeader, homer in 147 innings when Reggie Royals only run. Otis also doubled in a streak of the CISCO 0 at Philadelphia Steve ninth inning to force home Mike 2-- 1 over Louis Car- Smith smacked a solo shot in the fourth. the sixth inning for the only other hit off with s win the St Dave Parker, stretching his hitting Carlton notched his fourth win in five Hargrove with the winning run. dinals. streak to 21 games, tripled in both Ryan. decisions with four-hitte- r, while Mike to pick a Joe Rudi notched his sixth homer and Gary Nolan went five innings Pirate runs in the nightcap. Larry Schmidt and Greg Lurinski each In the Asserican League: CLEVELAND 1,7, MILWAUKEE 9,4 leaving thigh 30th RBI of the season for the Angels. one-o- ut up the win before with Demery, the first of five Pittsburgh slugged their sixth homers. at Cleveland Larvell Blanks cramps. It was the first appearance of pitchers, picked up his second win homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Nolan, who the five-hitt- er the season for missed against one loss. CALIFORNIA 6. KANSAS CITY 1 at and Jim Bibby's gave the 10-ga- first month because of an infected foot The dual win gives the Pirates a me MONTREAL 4, LOS ANGELES 3 at Kansas City Nolan Ryan pitched a MINNESOTA 7, DETROIT 5 at Indians the first game of the twi-night- er. mononucleosis. longest er and winning streak, the in the Montreal Rookie Warren Cromartie two-hitt- in posting his sixth complete Detroit Bob Randall's two-ou-t, sixth-innin- g The Cardinals' only run came in the National League this season. The doubled home the winning run in the game of the season, the American double drove in two unearned John Lowenstein, who drove in only bases-loade- seventh on a double by Keith Her- Braves now lost 16 straight, 5-- 4-- d have their seventh inning to give Steve Rogers his League high. Ryan, 3, boosted his runs to break a 4 tie and send the 14 runs last season, belted a nandez and a single by Ken Reitz. Pete losing moving to longest streak since fourth win in five decisions in the first lifetime record against the Royals to 15--6 Twins to their fourth straight victory. triple and Rico Carty smacked a Falcone fourth loss against suffered his Atlanta. night game ever played at Olympic and raised his career innings pitched Larry Hisle hit his eighth homer for two-ru-n homer to give the Indians the one win. A! Oliver tripled in the first game and Stadium. to2,C83. Minnesota, while Ron Leflore homered sweep.
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