The Penguin Ices Astros in L.A.

National League
Chicago 4 at Montreal 3
-Steve Ontiveros (10) and Adrian Garrett (23) homered and Ray Burris (10-9, 3.92) earned the win as the Cubs hand the Expos their 8^th straight defeat
Pittsburgh 0 at New York 2
-The Lumber Company wasn’t in business tonight as Randy Tate (3-6, 4.28) and Bob Apodaca (12Sv, 3.44) combine on the five hitter. Tate allowed seven walks in six innings but the Bucs strand eleven.
Philadelphia 2  at St. Louis 6
-Jim Dwyer’s 4^th home run of the season was a pinch-hit three run home run in the 7^th to lift the Cards past the Phils. Eric Rasmussen (14-9, 2.92) and Mark Littell (30Sv, 2.24) with the decisions for St. Louis
Houston 3 at Los Angeles 4
-The Astros tie it in the 9^th inning on a Cesar Cedeno bases loaded walk but the usually reliable Ken Forsch (4-5, 2.76) gives up four straight singles in the bottom half as the Dodgers break a four game slide. Ron Cey hit his 16^th home run and earned his fourth RBI with the game winning hit.
Cincinnati 4 at San Diego 2
-The Reds get a big performance from Bill Bonham (17-8, 3.10) and Rawly Eastwick (37Sv, 2.13) to pick up a game on the Astros. Joe Morgan (25HR, 67SB) homered and stole another base in the win.

Atlanta 3 at San Francisco 0 (10)-John Montefusco (3.19) and Max Leon (8-3, 2.79) strike out twelve in a one-hit shutout. Darrell Evans's 28th home run was a three-run bomb in the 10th to break the offensive silence at Candlestick.


NL East: The Pirates lead by 11 games
NL West: The Astros lead is down to 3 on the Reds

American League:
Detroit 1 at Baltimore 4
-The Orioles are 15-1 versus the Tigers as Bobby Grich (23) and pitcher Ross Grimsley (14-8, 3.81) homer off Vern Ruhle (9-12, 4.08)
New York  2  at Cleveland  11
-John Lowenstein (15HR) homered and drove in five as the Indians maul Catfish Hunter (9-12 , 4.40) and the Yankees. Another struggling starter, Rick Waits (8-9, 5.17) got the win.
Boston 2 at Milwaukee 3
-Former Red Sock Cecil Cooper hit his 13^th home run of the season and he doubled in the 8^th to move along the eventual winning run to 3^rd as the Brewers nip Boston. Bill Castro earned his 20^th save
Minnesota 11 at Kansas City 12 (11)
-The teams combine for 38 hits and 5 errors as four Twins had three hits but George Brett (.351) had four – and added five RBI’s. Ruppert Jones scored the winning run by beating Larry Milbourne’s throw home on a Bob Heise bases loaded grounder
California 3 at Texas 0
-Don Baylor hits home run #30 and Tommy John (12-11, 3.77) spins a two-hit shutout as the Angels take the two game set in Arlington
Chicago 0 at Oakland 9
-Another two-hitter, this one by Dick Bosman (12-12, 3.32) of the A’s. Gary Thomasson had three runs and three hits and Cliff Johnson hit home run #23

AL East: The Red Sox lead is trimmed to a half game over the Orioles. The teams play the next two nights at Fenway
AL West:  The Royals lead by 12 games