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The homer, to break a personal two-gam-e double-head- er sweep of Chicago, made Lynn's eighth of the year, scored Rick losing streak and Bobby Brown and Kansas City the only team in the Burleson, who had singled. Graig Nettles homered as the Yankees American League West with a record The teams traded runs in the third, won their sixth game in a row, blank- above --500 and hiked the Royals' divi- Boston scoring on an RBI single by ing the Angels. sion lead to 82 games over the White Lynn, and the Sox put away the game Guidry, 7-- 3, walked two and struck Sox. with three runs in the fourth. Jim Rice out eight in recording his second shut--, Gtora, 9-- 2, tied Tommy John of the doubled and then escaped a rundown out of the season, New York Yankees for the league high when Ted Cox dropped a throw en- The Yankees jumped in front 2--0 in in victories. The Indians, losing for abling Bice to go to third and the bat- the first inning against Don Aase,4-6- . only the fourth time in their last 33 ter, Carlton Fisk, to reach second Brown hit hss eighth home run of the ggtw, scored in the second and third Yastrzemski then singled up the mid-tS- e, season in the fourth and an inning later innings before The Royals eraptertfor scoring both mas, and later scored Nettles smashed his ranm homer-Tha- t four in the bottom of the third. on a throwing error. kayoed Aase in favor of Andy After Frank White reached on an er- Hassler, who hTahked toe Yankees the ror by second hare-ma- n Alan Bannis- TORONTO SrZ, CHICAGO 4-- 1 at To- rest of the way, retiring all 11 batters ter, Withe Aikens and Otis rapped sin- ronto Ernie Whitt hit a solo home be faced. gles, Otis' knocking in a run. C&nt run, his first of the year, to lead ibe Hurdle 5angkri to make it 2--2, then Bine Jays to a 3-- 1 victory over the TEXAS 8, MILWAUKEE 1 at Arling- John Wathan srnglpd to load the bases White Sox and a sweep of a twKUght ton Al Oliver Wasted a three-ru- n and Quirk tagged starter John Denny, ddohieheader. homer and Bud Harrelson drilled a 7--5, for a two-ra- n double. Otis added a Rick BosettTs two-ru- n homer in the rare home run, a two-ru- n shot to back sacrifice fly in the fourth. seventh inning gave the Bine Jays a 5--4 the six-b- it pitching of Doc Medich as Toby Harrah singled, was sacrificed victory in the opener. the Rangers roBed overthe Brewers. to second, stole third and came home Jack Kncek, 1-0- ." pitched 6 2--3 in- Medich earned his seventh victory in with Cleveland's first ran when Quirk nings, allowing five bits, striking out 10 decisions while Milwaukee rookie '-"Bu- muffed the throw from catcher Wa- two and walking one. Be was relieved Rickey ster" Keeton suffered Ms than. In the third, Miguel DOcne by Jerry Garvin with two out in the second loss against two victories. doubled, took third on a grounder and seventh after Todd Cruz' run-scori- ng Oliver singled a run heme in the scored when second baseman White single. third inning, then knorited in three misplayed a grounder by Mike Har- Toronto got two runs in the first in- with his fifth-iTirnTi- g homer, his seventh grove. ning off loser Rich Dotsoo, 63, on RBI of the season, HarrelsoQ bit the sev- The Royals added five runs in the singles by John Mayberry and Otto Ve- enth bonier of Ms 14-ye- ar major league eighth. Two scored on a throwing error to. Whitt homered in the second inning career, and Ins first since 1977, in the by third baseman Dave RoseHo, and for a 3--0 lead. sixth offJerry Augustine. DarreB Porter and Wathan delivered In the opener, Dave Stieh, 6--i, went RBI singles. the distance for his sixth complete BALTIMORE 3, OAKLAND 2 at Bal- - game of the season. Be scattered eight txmore t jnn Sakata's one-ou- t rflxyri BOSTON 6, SEATTLE 2 at Boston hits, striking out three and walking one single in the ninth inning drove in the Fred Lynn drove is three runs with a and retired the final 18 Chicago bat- winning run and gave the Orioles a vic- homer and a single and Carl ters. tory over the A's. YastrzemsM singled in two runs to Toronto jumped on White Sox starter Ken Singleton, who singled to ignite pacethe Red Sox over tie Mariners. Steve Trout, 2--7, for three runs in the a two-ru- n first inning, opened the ninth The victory was Boston's eighth in first inning on Otto Vetez' run-scori- ng with a single off Oakland reliever Jeff its last nine games, with Dermis single, a sacrifice fry by Barry Bonoell Jones, 1-- 2, and took second on a wild Eckersley tossing a stx-iutte- r to up his' and Damaso Garda's RBI double. pitch. record to 35. He Struck out eight in has Chicago scored all its tun and took a With a 1-- 2 count on Eddie Murray, second victory since being sidpHned 4--3 lead in the third inning on Mike nfiVbmd Manager Bally Martin or- with lower back problems. Squires' RBI single, a triple by Todd dered an intentional walk. Mark Corey After the Mariners took a 1-- 0 lead on Cruz, Wayne Nordhagen's sacrifice fry then bunted into a force at third before a walk and a Dan Meyer triple, Lynn and an RBI single byThad Bosiey. Sakata, batting for Dan Graham, sin- gave Boston the lead with a two-ru-n Trout bad allowed just four hits after gled off Bob Lacey..