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Home , Andre Dawson, Bill Virdon, Bob Dernier, Gary Carter, Jim Fanning, Joel Youngblood

Expos win in Fanning's return United Press International ta lost its fourth in a row. Eleven Cubs batted in the' 10th, , on with 's infield lead- his return as of the Montre- ing it off against reliever Gene Garb- three-yea- 2-- al Expos after a r absence, er, 4. singled, ex- helped snap the team's six-ga-me los- ond game of a . tending his to 13 ing streak with a 5--2 victory Thurs- In the opener, Jeff Leonard hit a games and sending Dernier to sec- day night over the Los Angeles two-ru- n homer with none out in the ond, and reached on Dodgers. ninth inning to lift the Giants. an error on an attempted sacrifice to Fanning took over the Expos ear- led off the nightcap's loadthe bases.- - lier Thursday when an- ninth with a bloop that fell Moreland singled in Dernier and nounced his resignation. among three Giants and he went to Sandberg to knock out Garber. Jeff Dan Dnessen drove in four rims to second on a wild pitch. Luis Aguayo Dedmon came on and surrendered a help hand Los Angeles fifth was walked intentionally and Glenn its two-ru- n to Ron Cey, a base straight loss. Wilson advanced the runners on a hit to Thad Bosley and an RBI single "I had a verj interesting meeting sacrifice. was walked to before giving way to with my coaches and (team general intentionally to load the bases before , who ended the inning. manager) John McHale today," Lezcano, batting for Ivan DeJesus,

3-an- 9-- Fanning said. "We talked openly re- walked on a d-2 pitch. , 4, pitched the last two membering what the team used to Winner Larry Andersen pitched innings to get the victory. belike." the ninth and improved to 2--3 while In 1981, Fanning took over the club reliever Mark Davis, 4--16, was the CINCINNATI 4, PITTSBURGH 1, in September and brought it the pen- loser. at Cincinnati Cesar Cedeno and nant in the East. The Phils tied it in the eighth when doubled during a four-ru-n "In those days, we had a lot of a single by John Wockenfuss scored third inning to help the Cincin- speed at the top of the batting order DeJesus, who had walked and ad- nati Reds snap a five-gam- e losing which was a major reason for their vanced a base on a pair of fielder's streak. success," Fanning said. "I want to choices. The Giants had taken a 5--4 Winner Jay Tibbs, 3-- 2, scattered bring that back to the team. lead on a home by Chili Davis, seven hits, striking out five and "It sure is. nice to come back and his 17th, in the seventh. walking three. Ixser Jose Deleon, 6-- 12, run the team and get a win in my In the opener, led fanned two and walked six in six first game. Any man would be enthu- off the ninth with a single off Al Hol- innings. 5-- 9, siastic about taking over this land, and Leonard his 21st 1- job." hit Pittsburgh took a -0 lead in the Gi- Fanning made .change . Bob Lacey, fifth two-o- a major the second on successive ut dou- Thursday night, inserting reserve ants , got the victory, his first bles by Jim Morrison and Doug Miguel Dilone into the against two losses, and Greg Minton Froebel. starting lineup for the first time in worked the ninth for his 16th . more than a month. Eddie Milner singled to lead off Dilone, who has 23 stolen bases, 8, ATLANTA 3, at At- the Reds' third and stole second. A- went 2-fo- r-3 and drove in a run. lanta singled in fter walked, Cedeno in Driessen drove in his four runs with two runs to spark a five-ru- n 10th in- doubled Milner. Rose scored on a Del-eo- by n a three-ru- n homer and a double. ning that gave the wild pitch to put the Reds 2--1 1- in front The score was -1 in the fifth when their fifth straight victory. and Dave Concepcion led off with a single The first-plac- e Cubs increased walked.

11-1- 3. against loser Bob Welch, their lead over the idle New York Oester's two-o- ut double scored Ce- walked and Driessen Mets in the East to six games. Atlan deno and Concepcion to make it 4--1 . na nis rzui nomer ana iourui in nis last three games, to make it 4--1 and help bring Bill Gullickson's record to -- 10-7. Gullickson completed his third game, giving up six hits, walking none and striking out two.

SAN FRANCISCO 6-- 5, PHILA- DELPHIA 5--6, at Philadelphia -- Mark Davis walked pinch-hitt-er Six-t- o Lezcano with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning to lift the Phillies over the Giants in the sec--