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Otis' Hit Lifts K.C. Over Seattle Otis' hit lifts K.C. over Seattle Ihrited Press International two-o-ut walk in the fifth and took third knocked in the first run with a fielder's on Al Bumbry's double. Rich choice grounder and Dan Ford followed KANSAS CITY, Mo. American Loatfue Dauer Amos Otis' then singled across both to with an RBI single. An RBI single eighth-innin- g runners pull by RBI single 4-- snapped a 4 3-- g came on a triple by Joe Zbed and double the Orioles within 2. Don Baylor and a run-scorin- double by and Dennis tie Leonard scattered seven by U.L. Washington in the second. Willie Aikens capped the inning. hits Thursday night, pacing the 6 Brewers 9, 1-- Kansas Angels Jerry Augustine pitched the final 4 3 Royals to 5-- 4 City a victory over the Orioles 5, Red Sox 3 MILWAUKEE Ben Oglivie innings in relief of Haas, scattering five Seattle Mariners. - BALTIMORE Kiko Garcia slammed a three-ru- n homer to ignite a hits and yielding one run to record his Pinch-hitt- er Steve Braun opened n, the slammed a two-ru- sixth-innin- g home five-ru- n third inning and Sal Bando second win in four decisions. eighth against loser Odell Jones, 0-- 5, run and Dennis Martinez won his belted a solo homer to pace a 14-h- it with a single. He was replaced by Fred seventh straight game to lead attack, powering Milwaukee over White Sox 10, A'sl Patek, who took second on a three-gam- sacrifice Baltimore to a come-from-behi- nd California and a e sweep of CHICAGO Lamar Johnson drove in bunt by Willie Wilson. After George victory Boston. their series. four runs to pace a 14-h- it assault and a Brett was walked intentionally Otis Singles by Eddie Murray and John The Brewers quickly reached starter wild Rich Wortham tossed a five-hitt- er drilled a sharp single to left-cent- er for Lowenstein preceded a game-tyin-g Chris Knapp, 3--2, when Jim Gantner to lift Chicago to a rout of Oakland. his third game-winnin-g hit of the sacrifice fly by Gary Roenicke in the ' doubled and scored on a single by Robin Johnson singled home Eric season. sixth inning. Garcia's two-o- ut blast, his Yount in the first. Yount later scored on Soderholm, who had tripled, for Leonard allowed seven hits, struck second homer of the season, scored a single by Dick Davis to give Chicago's first run in the second inning out four and walked to 3-- 2-- three even his Lowenstein and snapped a 3 tie. Milwaukee a 0 lead. and he singled and scored to trigger a 4-- 4 with fourth 7-- record at his complete Martinez, 2, hurled his sixth com- The Brewers added an unearned run five-ru- n fourth. The first baseman of game the season. Seattle rallied to tie plete game as the Orioles rallied from a in the second on center-field- er Rick added a bases-loade- d double to score with 3-- two-ru- the three runs in the eighth, 0 deficit with a n fifth inning Miller's error and Milwaukee knocked highlight a four-ru-n sixth inning. highlighted by an RBI double by Bruce and a three-ru- n sixth. out Knapp in the third when Cecil Wortham, 54, lost a bid for his first two-ru- n Bochte and a homer by Willie Boston scored twice in the first inning Cooper singled, Davis doubled and major-leagu- e shutout in the eighth Horton. Seattle scored its first run in on singles by Jerry Remy, Fred Lynn Oglivie slammed his ninth homer. when Dave Revering doubled and the fifth on a run-scori- ng single by and Jim Rice plus Carl Yastrzemski's Bando followed with his third homer of scored on a single by Glenn Burke. Cox. ng Larry RBI grounder. Remy's run-scori- the season and after two walks, Gant- Wortham walked eight but survived by George Brett knocked in three of the single in the fifth inning put Boston ner stroked an RBI single. forcing Oakland to strand 10 runners. second-innin- g Kansas City runs with a ahead 3--0. The Angels countered with a five-ru- n Bill Nahorodny and Ralph Garr each two-ru- n fourth-innin- g fielder's choice and a Loser Mike Torrez, 4--3, allowed only fifth after starter Moose Haas had drove in two runs in the fourth inning double. Kansas City's first run two hits until Dave Skaggs coaxed a walked the bases loaded. Miller off starter and loser Matt Keough, 0-- 7..
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