European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. August 1, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports mets finish sweep of cards of the associated press St. Louis Kevin Mcreynolds and Gary Carter drove Home two runs apiece thursday night As the new York mels beat St. Louis 5-j and sent he Cardi nals 10 their seventh straight loss a Wight Gooden. 8-5, won his sixth straight derision against the cardinals As the acts completed a three game sweep. They extended St. Louis longest losing Streak of t he season before a crowd of 48.2 56. New York moved within 5vi games of Floc National league East leading Cardinal. Montreal is four games behind Goodwn gave up nine Nils and left after Jim Linda Man led Oft the ninth inning with a single Tony pens greeted Roger Mcdowell Wuh a single and Pinch hit Ler Jose Oquendo sacrificed the potential tying runs into scoring position. Vinco Coleman followed with a grounder that first baseman Keith Hernandez bobbled and had no play on at first base but he threw to Carter to Nail Linda Man in a Hame Taic collision. Mcdowell then retired Ozzie Smith on a Fly for his i sch save. Howard Johnson hit his 25th Homer in the eight for the mets final run. The cardinals asked Home plate Umpire Joe West to Check Johnson s Bat and twas removed from the game and will be examined later. No Roundup the mels scored three limes in the first inning against Greg Mathews. 7-s. Cookie Wilson Tod of with a double Dairy Strawberry walked Wilh two outs and a Reynold tripled. Gary Carter singled Home Mcreynolds. Strawberry reached base five limn Wil two hits and three walks. Is. Louts came Back to score twice i the first Orbi singles by Terry Pendleton and Cun Ford rut Smith was caught in a rundown during the inning thai stalled the four hit rally. Strawberry walked Wilh one out in he fifth stole second base and scored on Carer s single fur a 4-2 Leadin inc fifth. Pena tripled with one out in the a Venth and score Don a ground out by Pinch hitter John Morris. St. Louis slugger Jack Clark missed the game Wilh bruises he suffered in a first base collision wednesday night with Wilson his availability for is. Louis which has led the no East for the last 10 weeks is on a Day to Day basis. In other games thursday expos 6, cubs 1 Chicago Mike Fitzgerald went three for the acc. Scored twice and drove in two runs As Montreal beat Chicago to Oil is. Louis Lead in he no East to four Heatch. In. Allowed eight hit. In seven innings to win for the ninth Lime to his  1 1 starts. He struck out four and walked one. A Dion a Tim Burke retired he ins is Chicago Batten. Sinking out three. Phillies i pirate 0 Pittsburgh Glenn Wilson hit an Rhi single in the ninth inning and Bruch Ruflin and Sieve Tedro Sian corned on a Rue Hitler is Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh. The Phillies held Hickss for six innings by Rookie Mike Dunne won a Pinch i incr Ron Roc Nick Drew a Lead off walk in the ninth from John Smiley. 3-2. Mike Schmidt s one out single off Brett Gideon sent Roc Nick 10 third and Wilson lined a single to right Field. Astros 8, bran 5 Atlanta Alan Ash by singled Home iwo runs in .1 four run sixth inning and Kevin Bass Hii a two run Homer in the eighth to Pace Houston past Atlanta. Cincinnati carmelo Martinez s two run sin Gle sparked a seven run fifth inning that carried san Diego past Cincinnati. The padres sent 1 3 Bancic to the plate in inc fifth. Storing seven limes on four hits and live walks two intentional against left hander Guy Hoffman. 7-6. And Bill Landrum. Yanks beat royals 6-3 by the associated press new York Tommy John won his 10th game and Juan Bonilla had three hits thursday night As the new York Yankees beat Kansas cily 6-3 and completed it i rec Gumc sweep of the slumping royals Kansas City has lost 17 of its last 21 games and is 3 21 at Yankee stadium since 1983. John 10-3. Gave up three runs and sin hits. He left Afier to Jackson Ted Oil the seventh inning with his 20th Home run. And Tim Stoddard went the rest of the Way for h is fourth save. New York scored three runs in the fifth for a 5-2 Lead against Bud Black. 4-6, with the help of two Kan Sas City defensive lapses. With on out. Henry Colic was credited with a sin Gle when Jackson slipped in left Field and failed Socatch a Fly Ball singles by Wayne Tolleson and Don haltingly loaded the bases and Black threw a wild pitch that enabled the tie breaking run to score. Dave Winfield then grounded to shortstop Angel Salazar and a in scored when mailing escaped a rundown. Afr Gary Ward walked Bonilla hit an rib single. In other games thursday ,oriolei4 Cleveland Cory Snyder ended a o-for-20 slump with a two run Homer in the 10th inning that gave Cleveland a Victory Over Baltimore. The loss was Only the third in the last is games for Baltimore while Cleveland hat won two Fiti lost six. Carmen Castillo hit a one out single off Mark Williamson. 5-7. Before Snyder drove a it Pilch Well beyond the Fence in left Center for his 22nd Home run. Al Roundup the orioles had stranded runners at first and third in the lop of the Lola when reliever Sammy Siu Waii. 4 i struck out Mike Young on .1 3-2 pitch. The indians trailed 4-2 entering the eighth but Joe Carter led off Wilh a bum single against Doug Carbutt. Brook Jacoby then lied the game with his career High 21 is Home run his third hit of the night. Eddie Murray lined a two run Homer to left Hii 23rd Homer off Cleveland starter Steve Carl Ion to put Baltimore ahead 3-2 in the Sim. Two pitches later Ray Knight drove his ninth Homer to left to make it brews 6, while sox i Milwaukee Glenn Braggs hit a triple double and single and led Milwaukee by Chicago. Braggs and Paul Mollor who had two hits and Bill Schroeder each drove Home two runs. The Brewers took a 2-0 Lead in the sixth against Neil Allen 0-5. Molitor doubled. Robin Youm walked the. Runny executed a double steal and Braggs hit a two run single. Mollor hit a two run double in the seventh after singles by Schroeder and Ernest riles. Schroeder Hii a two run double in the eighth. Marie Knudson. 1-2, earned his first american league Victory and second najor league Victory. He shut out Chicago on six hits for six innings before the White sox chased him in the seventh on a double by Jerry Hainton and an rib single by Ken Williams. Chuck Crim pitched witless Relief for the final 2vj innings for his first major league save. Tommy John is Dpi royals for 10th Victor. 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