i i 4 § Page | 10, The Herald, Monday. Aerit 25, 1989 “Terrace Northmen’s.Bill Stanley (with bail) breaks a Smithers tackle here but got caught . by the two other Smithers players you. see rushing toward him during Sunday‘’s 44-0 College. ‘game. blowout of Smithers at Northwest Community Stanley, scored a try} later in the a oh Double plays help LaPoint win Dave LaPoint, St. Louis Cardinals’ secorid-year pitcher, set the scenario, “The first pitch I was throwing was low to: the backstop for a’ ball,"’ he says. “‘The next pitch is two inches higher, and they hit it © into a double play." - LaPoint teamed — with Bruce Sutter on Sunday to pitch a 2-0, six-hit shutout ‘against San Diego Padres. But LaPoint's 7 1-3 innings | Brett no déesn’t .. surprise me,” said. Toronto manager | Babby Cox of Kansas City's George Brett. ‘He and Cecil ~ Cooper (of Milwaukee Brewers) don’t surprise me by anything they do.” - Brett, who once seriously challenged the .400. batting mark in a season, continued to punish the ball Sunday, - hitting a double and run- .. scoring single in three trips to boost his batting average to .471 and lead the Royals to a7-t victory over the Blue. Jays. “Tf really can't remember the last time 1 didn't hit the ball hard,” said Brett, who - extended his batting sireak - to 13 games and also im- proved — his American League lead in doubles to 11 and slugging percentage to .. 961. In addition, he has V7 RBIs. Hal’ McRae added two RBls to the Kansas City attack, giving the Royals a 1-0 lead in the third with a bases-loaded ground. ‘ball and contributing a run.” scoring single during a five- - run fifth inning that in- ° cluded five walks, “You can't win walking - that .many people,” said : Cox. “We walked too many _ guys. You hate to be ‘blown. . out by your own wildness.” The victory went - Kansas City ‘starter Steve Renke, who scattered nine |. hits in seven innings and had a shutout until Jegse Barlield’s homerun in the seventh, - In other American League games, it was Milwaukee ' 3. Texas 1, California 7 Baltimore 3, Chicago. 9 Cleveland 3, .. Boston 4 Oakland 2 and Detroit 4 Seattle 2. The _ Minnesota-New York game was postponed by rain. Brewers 3 Rangers | Don Sutton allowed four - hits in elght innings to beat Texas and move into 29h place on the all-time victory list with his 26tst major league triumph. Roy. Howell hit a Solo home run off Milwaukee tight-hander Charlie Hough in the second inning: and Cecil Cooper singled home the game-winning run in the . third. Angels t Orlotes 3 Brian Downing homered * wfteiphea ah: were not without: incident, He yielded only four hits but walked: -five, benefitting from three double plays. “It looked like my game plan was te walk- them and © gel-a double play," said the left-hander, ‘But, honest, I was trying to throw strikes." : ; Keith Hernandez . and David Green drove in the’ Cardinals’ two runs; and | Sutter pitched 123 Jnnings of two-hit relief. LaPoint's record is 2-0. ~ In other National League games Sunday: Montreal Expos’. edged Cincinnati a Reds ‘5-4, Chicago - Cubs downed San Francisco - Glants-5-1, Houston ‘Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies 3- 2 in 11 innings, and Atlanta ‘Braves swept a pair from -New York Mets, 6-3 and 5-3, The. game ‘between Las Angeles Dodgers and’ Pitt- ‘ sburgh Pirates was Fained > surprise to snap a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning, triggering California over Baltimore. -* Following | Downing’'s second homer of the season, Juan Beniquez ‘doubled to ‘knock out Dennis Martinez and Rob Wilfong singled off reliever Sammy Slewart to score Beniquez for a 5-3 California lead. . Mike Witt relieved starter Dave. Goltz with two out in the "sixth. ~ out, On Saturday’ it was: Los * Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 2: San Francisco 5, Chicago 0; St. Louis 9, San Diego 5; ‘Philadelphia -7, Houston 3. Both the Mohtregl' at Cin-. cinnati and New York al, Atlanta games were rained * out. St. Louis scored one run,in’ the first inning off Padres right-hander Andy ' Hawkins, 0-1. Lonnie Smith : led off with a single, took | _ Second on a ground.ball and _ Hernandez’s Scored on ‘Stats and Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Loa WoL Pct. GBL St. Lovis 8 3.737) — * Montreal 9 4.692 — Philadelphia 9 $ 643 ‘n Pittsburgh 6 7 .462 New York 4 9 .308., 5 Chicago. 411.267) 6 Waal Division Atlaota W 00 — Los Angeles i004 ~=«733201 Cincinnati “F a 529 4 San. Diego FW 12 8 San Francisco 5.49 629408 Houston . $12 278° Ble 7 * Sunday Results . Atlanta 65 New York 33 Montreal § Cincinnati 4 St. Levis 2 San Diego ¢ “Chicogo 5 San Francisco 1 Houston 3 Phitadelpnis . a, i ‘ Innings “Los Angeles : ot. Pittsburoh ped. rain. TSsturday - Reavlis. vos Angeles',3 “Plittsburoh an Francisco .5 Chicago o "St. Louls 9 San Blego -5 Philadelphia F- Houston 3. Montreal, ay Cincinnati, Prd. tan ae New York: at rain Atlanta, ppd. 4 ? 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Green's’ infietd hitjin the eighth scored Darrell Porter from third. , Expos 6 Reds i The Expos rallied twice, from 1-0 and 3-2 deficits, to beat Cincinnati behind three RBIs by Andre Dawson and _ two by Brian Little: Little's . runscoririg single in’. the eighth inning pulled Mon- treal into a 3-3 tie, and Dawson followed with a homer, bis fourth, for the winning runs. The Reds pulled. within na: : run in the. eighth inning ‘when Jeff Reardori walked Jeff Jones‘ with the. bases - loaded: Bryn Smith pitched: the nth fot his second save. a ‘Mario Soto, 3-2, the victim: of Dawson's homer, was ‘the. loser. ao 4 Runs batted “in Grant: Kansas 2 Ci, 16s" Carew. Catilornia, . 15. Slolen bases “Cran ASeairhe, IOs. Gartia, Kansas City, ae: Lot Piiching (3 dechiiens}: het, Gura. a ay, tig: : Karesih - Cily, °30, 1,000, Pele. Betralt, 70, 1.000, TM, -Forsch. Callturnia, .30, O00. Pat. Sriet. fs, iat Na aac et a Strikeouts. Stidb; “Verants.- wi Bisleven, Clevetani, ah , Falltarhia 4- t] a. Toronts, a Wilson: _Taronta, ah Kin, a New York; 39,-°(.000,--220 2 , _ against. , hy ie beat Denver’ Quaid hecome only..the’ fifth team, \ “since! 19s cy ‘come ‘back : ut the Nugaets ; Bot: s rai night,’ ven starting Tiesday : \Assoctation.. «oo IninFaer ae 4 “after losing | the fir @. eliminated, and we a The: Sune’ had! ‘won - “This: team, has A Ipt of: Ea character and. a” “showed “the * sande “Canada aa ik It was Canada ‘. ‘United. States 0 . as° ‘the: * three © Canadian teams ‘gave. their. _ American’ - opposition : a chilly reception in -North . American ‘Soccer. League” action Sunday. « The Canadian clubs . _ Toronto Blizzard, Montreal | Manic ‘and | victorious over opposition © from the U.S. in three NASL home-operiers, «. ..::"Toronto’ defeated-New. York Cosmos ‘2-L, ‘Montreal ‘beat: Tampa. Bay © Rowdies: “3-1 “ and Vancouver blanked. - Fort Lauderdale Strikers +0. On Saturday, it was Team America 1 Seattle Sounders - Whilecaps 3 Strikers’ a Defenders Mark: Nickeas and Bobby Lenarduzzi and © forward-Alan Taylor scored as the Whitecaps won their ’ first opener in ‘eight years. Nickeas scored his. first NASL_ goal -off- a. short corner in the 4ist minute. Lenarduzzi. charged | for- ward to score in thé 78th minute and Taylor scored in the last”) Vancouver’ 8 first win since 1975 in a season-opener. | The shutout. went to Tino Lettiero, the 22nd of. his career. Blizzard 2 Cosmos L The. Blizzard's Neill . Roberts scored | Into an open. net - after. . Cosmas’ - defensive pam ‘with © 20. minutes left Sunday, lifting © the -home :team. over the ‘defending NASL champions “Vancouver. Whitecaps — proved’ to: be — /minute.-. It - was ~ -Eyavogel a before ‘a ‘record ‘season: ‘opening. crowd of 25,375. Roberts : chipped “in a. erasing pass from Jimmy | Nichol! after . Cosmos. goalkeeper = - Hubert . Birkenmeier’ dropped the - ball, ‘Manic 3 Rowdies i ae The. ‘Manic Sot goals in the second. - half from veterans the’ 7 : cee: Maurice Lucas, . 7 ‘with a. 98-79" victory over” creas sgt ‘The. alte -won he adversity. Webad, lo win, s = lapt week or be defending Angles whipped. Po (T-97 “and +: ‘Phitadelphia. ‘ outlasted ‘New “YorR: AER: 102: - ‘The gritty.” “Canadian - women’s field hockey. team is-not about to rest.on the © laurels ‘it earned at the. world championships. The underdog Canadians pushed the. Netherlands lo limit on. Saturday, feldiog a 21 lead al. one 7 enjoy ed. formance in} ‘an amateur. ; team ‘sport: in ; ‘Stretch before bowing 4-2 in the championship game. -. ‘“We played with «the Dutch for the whole game,” _ said captain Shelley Winter of: Victoria, .” “Their ad-. vantage, wes, the - Penalty corner. “That's our next aiep. We've got.to improve that. 1 .- don’t think it will be- very ‘long before we are able to beat ‘the Dutch..: ‘look forward | to -mneetiig “them! In’: “the | Olyrhpic. final ‘ext July. ‘in Los Angelés. an Trailing © 2-1, Marjolein “The BRING THESE! | “When you go to the polls on Election Day, please bring these: * “You Are Registered” card. “7 >. * Two pleces of personal identification | Wo [dtiver's license, credit cards, ete.) a Po. They'll prove your fhe to vate your choice — and hel you exercise that right as quickly "and. as easily as possible, ae _werwe. > dividuals tha} consistently at the world - Netherlands - ‘scored. Ona penalty corner rebound in . the 54th-minute and a few iminutea later she put the . Dutch ahead for good with a ao similar goal. Eysvogel then scored the. ‘clinching goal with three minutes to play. ‘Despite the:loss,. Canada its finest” per- years. .- “Our gins.’ ‘rose to the “occasion,” Md ‘sald Canadian coach | Marina: van”: der. “We! . have | in- can play level. ar ag : “AS a teain, there can stil be a great deal of growth ‘and I'm very excited about that." With finish, Canada is expected _-to be invited to participate ~ ai the Los Angeles Olympics next. : ‘suramer., = Detiver,’ which: wont. its: taf see of his. 82 points : the” first quarter ‘as: Los. . with © 2. Milwaukee at. “its. “second-place ; Bird.. Bers at Kanleks 102 es, Malone,:- “bio injured knees, in oe Angeles took a 29-12- Jead ’ eight minutes into the, game. - and held off Portland rallies. _ thereafter, oats ‘ . ae 1 polrits,. ‘nine rebounds: and: Y nine: assiats from "be yo “fi “Playots at, a glance” Western Conference 9 eo Bestof-three Paoenix, 121 Denver 108 Danver "113 Phomnix 99 Danver “HIT Phoenix 112) (OT) * Conference. Semifinals Best-of-Saven ‘Eastern Conlerence - erica 112, - New vork 2 0: "New York al “Phitadeipnia, .7:30-'pim., April 27 Philadelphia, at New. York, 2 p.m. April 3 - Phitadeiptia’ at New “Yark, TBA, May | - New York al Philedetania, a: am., ‘May | 3 Il necessary: Philadelphia. at - New York at- TBA, May’, if necessary: Milwaukes vs. Sesten Milwaukee. at Boston, -- pm. Apri 2°. Milwaukee at: Boston, |, Bm APE WO, t Boston at Milwaukee, TBA, - May 1 y Boston ‘at Mlwauken, a Bem. - May 2 Milwaukee at Boston, rT p.m, May.-4, if necessary Bosion at Milwaukee, May 6. Hi necessary. Boston, May 8 If necessary “ Wentera Conlermnce “Los Angeles 118 Portland 97. Portiand: A Los Angeles, - " p.m., Aprit’ 2 Los Angetes ‘at. - Portland W390 p.imas April 3. - Los Angeles at Portiand, n19 pit, May Portland = “al” Los Angele, : 10:30 p.m. May 3, it necessary. - ‘Los: Angeles at - Portland, 11:30 ‘p.m. May -6 It necessary: " Portland at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m, May §, necessary Denver vs. San Antonio: Oenver at San _ Antonia, 4 Om, April 26 Denver. at’ San “Antonio, - p.m., April 27 San “Antonis at. pm. April. 2. Bat “ith at Denver, A ‘Dany ant San. Antonio, bint, May sd, IE necessary ‘San ‘Antonlo at Denver, May 6 .lf- necessary” |” Denver at gan . Antonio, ' May 8 We necessary io a4 Denver, ? 910 a6 TBA, TBA, New «York, : ” TBA, May. 4. if necessary. ~~ Philadeiphla, nO it) TBA, | TBA,