
Bert Blyleven
Indians 3, Red Sox 2
Bert Blyleven allowed a run for the first time this season, but went the distance to make himself a perfect 3-for-3 in finishing his starts. Blyleven also picked up the win, improving to 3-0 on the season with a 0.67 ERA. Spotted an early 3-0 lead, Blyleven and the Indians ran into trouble at several points but managed to escape every time. The Red Sox loaded the bases in the 2nd with none out only to line out and then ground into a double play. 4 straight 2-out singles in the 6th yielded two runs, but Rich Gedman flew out to right to end the rally. In the 8th, Jim Rice led off with a double but Tony Armas flew out to center and Bly then fanned Mike Easler and Bill Buckner.
Angels 7, Twins 1
California closed to within a half game of Oakland in the West behind a 4-homer game in Minnesota. Bobby Grich homered twice (2), Reggie Jackson went deep (2) and Fred Lynn did as well (3). In bad news for the Angels, Lynn went down with a 3-game injury. He’s leading the team right now with a .268 – 3 HR – 8 RBI season over 10 games. On the mound, Ron Romanick (W 2-1) went the distance, allowing just a solo homer to Tom Brunansky (4).
Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5
Dave Stieb picked up his first win, though not with his best effort. Stieb went 6 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits. Lloyd Moseby’s 2-run homer in the top of the 7th inning gave Toronto a 6-5 lead. In the bottom of the inning, the O’s loaded the bases against Stieb with one out. Toronto turned to Roy Lee Jackson who struck out the next two men he faced. He then tossed a perfect 8th and Jimmy Key a perfect 9th for the save.
Royals 5, Yankees 2 (10 innings)
George Brett was the man of the day for Kansas City, leading the team in an extra-inning win in New York. Trailing 2-0 in the 6th inning, Hal McRae singled and Brett homered to tie it up. In the 10th, Willie Wilson led off with a single, McRae singled and Brett homered again. 2 HR, 5 RBI. Nice day!
Rangers 3, Mariners 0
Frank Tanana tossed a 3-hitter, improving to 2-1 for Texas. Mark Langston had 7 strikeouts in the loss. The Rangers got all their runs in the 6th inning, sending 8 men to the plate. Wright had a 2-RBI single with the bases loaded to break a scoreless tie.
STANDINGS ========= AL EAST W L PCT GB STR Toronto Blue Jays 7 3 .700 - W 2 Cleveland Indians 7 5 .583 1 W 1 Detroit Tigers 5 5 .500 2 W 2 Boston Red Sox 5 5 .500 2 L 1 Milwaukee Brewers 4 5 .444 2.5 W 1 Baltimore Orioles 4 6 .400 3 L 1 New York Yankees 4 6 .400 3 L 1 AL WEST W L PCT GB STR Oakland Athletics 7 4 .636 - L 1 California Angels 6 4 .600 0.5 W 2 Kansas City Royals 5 5 .500 1.5 W 1 Texas Rangers 5 5 .500 1.5 W 1 Chicago White Sox 4 5 .444 2 L 4 Minnesota Twins 5 7 .417 2.5 L 2 Seattle Mariners 3 6 .333 3 L 3 TEAM STARS ========== BATTER PITCHER BAL Eddie Murray Scott McGregor .333, 5 RBI 1-0, 0.60 BOS Mike Easler Bruce Hurst .359, 5 HR, 10 RBI 2-1, 4.87, 8 K CAL Fred Lynn Mike Witt .268, 3 HR, 8 RBI 2-0, 2.88, 17 K CHW Greg Walker LaMarr Hoyt .286, 1 HR 2-1, 0.67, 15 K CLE Julio Franco Bert Blyleven .358, 10 RBI, 3 SB 3-0, 0.67 DET Alan Trammell Dan Petry .463, 7 RBI, 4 SB 3-0, 1.21, 10 K KCR Steve Balboni Joe Beckwith .286, 4 HR, 7 RBI 1-0, 0.90 MIL Robin Yount Bob McClure .259, 1 HR, 1 SB 1-0, 3.00 MIN Tom Brunansky John Butcher .396, 4 HR, 9 RBI 2-1, 1.93 NYY Willie Randolph Phil Niekro .342 2-1, 3.57, 11 K OAK Rickey Henderson Keith Atherton .341, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 7 SB 2-0, 1.80 SEA Spike Owen Jim Beattie .333, 1 SB 1-1, 1.04, 9 K TEX Larry Parrish Frank Tanana .324, 4 HR, 9 RBI 2-1, 2.88, 23 K TOR George Bell Doyle Alexander .300, 3 HR, 6 RBI 2-0, 1.50, 8 K LEADERS ======= BATTING AVERAGE 1. Trammell, Alan (DET) .463 2. Bergman, Dave (DET) .414 3. Brunansky, Tom (MIN) .396 4. Easler, Mike (BOS) .359 5. Franco, Julio (CLE) .358 6. O'Brien, Pete (TEX) .355 7. Garcia, Damaso (TOR) .349 8. Lansford, Carney (OAK) .348 9. Randolph, Willie (NYY) .342 10. Henderson, Rickey (OAK) .341 Phillips, Tony (OAK) .341 HOME RUNS 1. Easler, Mike (BOS) 5 2. Balboni, Steve (KCR) 4 Brunansky, Tom (MIN) 4 Parrish, Larry (TEX) 4 Upshaw, Willie (TOR) 4 RUNS BATTED IN 1. Henderson, Rickey (OAK) 11 2. Easler, Mike (BOS) 10 Franco, Julio (CLE) 10 4. Armas, Tony (BOS) 9 Brunansky, Tom (MIN) 9 Evans, Dwight (BOS) 9 Murphy, Dwayne (OAK) 9 Parrish, Larry (TEX) 9 STOLEN BASES 1. Garcia, Damaso (TOR) 11 2. Henderson, Rickey (OAK) 7 3. Pettis, Gary (CAL) 5 EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1. Leal, Luis (TOR) 0.60 McGregor, Scott (BAL) 0.60 3. Blyleven, Bert (CLE) 0.67 Hoyt, LaMarr (CHW) 0.67 5. Beckwith, Joe (KCR) 0.90 6. Beattie, Jim (SEA) 1.04 7. Petry, Dan (DET) 1.21 8. Gubicza, Mark (KCR) 1.38 9. Alexander, Doyle (TOR) 1.50 Burris, Ray (OAK) 1.50 WINS-LOSSES 1. Blyleven, Bert (CLE) 3-0 Petry, Dan (DET) 3-0 3. Alexander, Doyle (TOR) 2-0 Atherton, Keith (OAK) 2-0 Huismann, Mark (KCR) 2-0 Schrom, Ken (MIN) 2-0 Witt, Mike (CAL) 2-0 STRIKEOUTS 1. Langston, Mark (SEA) 24 2. Tanana, Frank (TEX) 23 3. Stieb, Dave (TOR) 19 4. Ojeda, Bob (BOS) 18 5. Clancy, Jim (TOR) 17 Witt, Mike (CAL) 17 SAVES 1. Caudill, Bill (OAK) 3 2. Camacho, Ernie (CLE) 2 Fingers, Rollie (MIL) 2 Martinez, Tippy (BAL) 2 Quisenberry, Dan (KCR) 2 SCHEDULE ======== CLE 7-5 Comer, S (1-1, 5.40) BOS 5-5 Nipper, A (1-0, 2.25) CAL 6-4 Zahn, G (1-0, 0.00) MIN 5-7 Smithson, M (1-1, 3.57) TOR 7-3 Alexander, D (2-0, 1.50) BAL 4-6 Davis, S (1-0, 3.09) MIL 4-5 Caldwell, M (1-0, 4.50) OAK 7-4 Burris, R (1-0, 1.50) KCR 5-5 Saberhagen, B (0-0, 3.86) NYY 4-6 Bystrom, M (0-1, 3.86) CHW 4-5 Seaver, T (1-1, 4.86) DET 5-5 Berenguer, J (0-1, 1.69) TEX 5-5 Darwin, D (0-1, 6.75) SEA 3-6 Moore, M (1-1, 5.40)