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af ionaB League RBI anving in the first Chicago run m the first inning with an infield single and giving Chicago a 2 1 lead in the third on a wind blown double that drove in Ted Sizemore Mets second baseman Kelvin Chap- man singled in his first at bat in the major leagues and wound up two for five with two runs scored and one RBI A crowd of 35 615 paid to watch the game plaved in winds gusting to 45 mph The Mets took the lead for good in the fifth when Swan singled went to second after Lee Mazzilli walked and scored on Chapman s single Hebner then doubled in Mazzilli and Chapman to give New Y ork a o-- 2 lead In the seventh Mazzilli singled and Hebner greeted reliever Willie Her nandez with a double to the wall After John Stearns was given an intentional walk and Willie Montanez hit a bloop single, Henderson lined a single to center off reliever Donnie Moore to dnve in two more runs Elliot Maddox hit a run-scori- ng double to complete the scoring in the inning Chicago rallied for three runs in the ninth when Jerry Martin doubled and scored on Scot Thompson s single Ivan DeJesus singled and Ted Sizemore drove in Thompson and DeJesus with a double his third hit of the game Rookie Jesse Orosco came on to retire Bill Buckner on a long flv to right to end the game Padres 4, Dodgers 3 LOS ANGELES Reliever Lance Rautzhan uncorked a wild pitch with two out in the ninth mnmg scoring Kurt Bev acqua from third base with the win- ning run m a victory by San Diego over defending National League champion Los Angeles. With the Padres trailing 3-- 2, Barry Evans led off the ninth with a double for San Diego and Gene Tenace walked off starter Burt Hooton. One out later, Rautzhan replaced Hooton and walked Bev acqua Gene Richards singled in the tying run and on the throw to the plate, both runners advanced. Raut- zhan, facing Ozne Smith, then threw a pitch over catcher Steve Yeager's head to score Bevacqua with the winning run. The Dodgers had snapped a 2--2 tie in the eighth inning when Burt Hooton doubled and Bill Russell singled him home Gaylord Perry received credit for the win, pitching eight innings before yielding to RoQie Fingers in the ninth. Ron Cey's two-ru-n homer in the seventh tied the score 2 2 for the Dodgers after Perry had appeared en route to a shutout. Reggie Smith singled to left with one out for only the second hit off Perry and one out later, Cey belted a 3-- 2 pitch into the left field stands. Perry retired the first 12 batters he faced, bet Steve Garvey led off the fifth inning with a single. The Padres, meanwhOe, hit Hooton heavily in every innmg and opened a 1-- 0 lead in the fourth wfeen Dave WinfieM doubled and scored on Jerry Turner's single. San Diego stretched its lead to 2--0 in the seveeth on Fernando Gonzalez' solo homer to left..