Sports
University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 20, 1987
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Yankees take two from Royals
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — There may have been some doubts about the New York Yankees' pitching but Charles Hudson and Tommy John did their best yesterday to erase those negative ideas.
"I think we're good enough to win with what we have," said John, after he pitched seven scoreless innings in helping the Yankees to a 5-0 and 1-0 doubleheader sweep of the Kansas City Royals.
Pat Clements, 1-0, was the winner in the second game on Dan Pasqua's eight-inning sacrifice fly after Hudson, 3-0, pitched his first shutout and second straight complete game in the opener.
It's the first time the Yankees have shut out the opposition in both ends of a doubleheader since Sept. 25, 1977 against Toronto. It's the first time the Royals have been shut out twice in one day since Sept. 9, 1974, against the Oakland Athletics.
Clements worked a scoreless eighth inning and Dave Righetti, who earned his third save, retired the side in the ninth inning of the nightcap.
Brett could be out four weeks
"The people we have up there now are the 10 best pitchers this ball club
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett pulled a muscle in his right ribcage yesterday and may be out for three to four weeks.
In the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees, Brett injured himself while swinging at Charles Hudson's 3-1 pitch and then aggrimated the muscle in the bottom of the inning while playing the field.
He was replaced at the start of the second inning by Juan Beniquez, who also started the nightcap.
After the doubleheader, which the Royals lost 5-0 and 1-0. Kansas
city trainer Mickey Cobb said that Brett had been examined by a doctor and would be examined again in Boston today.
can come up with." John said. "I think, let us have four to five weeks to get it sorted out."
Cobb said Brett would not play in today's game. "He had some definite discomfort and soreness." He was very sick, our fingers that it is not serious."
The doctor told Brett that the injury seemed serious enough to warrant a three to four week recuperation. Cobb said.
John missed two scheduled starts due to an intestinal virus but threw 93 pitches and allowed only four hits over seven innings before departing
Brett walked on the at-bat that resulted in the injury and mishandled an outfield throw for an error in his only innning of play, and the Yankees to score an unearned run off starter Charlie Leibrand.
in favor of Clements
"I've always said," said Yankees Manager Lou Pinella, "we've had the people here to get the job done. We won nine of 12."
Pasqua's sacriice飞 came off Mark Gubicza, 1-2, after Willie Randolph singled with one out in the eighth and moved to third on Don Mattingly's single to right. Dave Winfield then drew a walk and Pasqua drove Willie Wilson to the edge of the center-field warning track with his fly ball that allowed Randolph to score.
"I knew it wasn't going any-where," said Pasqua, "but I knew it would be deep enough to score the run."
Although his team was held scoreless for 18 innings, Royals Manager Billy Gardner said, "I'm not concerned. It's just one of those things. This team is going to score plenty of runs."
In the first game, Hudson struck out seven and walked three in pitching his second straight complete game. Hudson, who pitched a complete game victory over Cleveland in 1985, pitched the first New York pitcher to go the distance in consecutive games since Phil Niekro in September 1985.
Gary Ward singled in two runs in the Yankees' three-run first inning against Royals starter Charlie Leibrand, 2-1, and Winfield singled home runs in the first and the fourth. Randolph added an RBI single.
No.1-ranked Cowboys pound 'Hawks
Bv DAVID BOYCE
Staff writer
Oklahoma State's preseason All-American Robin Ventura stepped to the plate yesterday in his final at-bat without a hit.
Ventura's 31-game hitting streak was in jeopardy.
The count went full. On the next pitch, Ventura lined a single to right field and extended his hitting
For the fans that remained at Quigley Field, Ventura's hitting streak was the only drama left in the 21-3 beating the Cowboys handed the Jayhawks.
"The hitting streak was on my mind because everybody on the team wanted it to continue." Ventura said. "They were saying, 'You've gotta swing.'"
Ventura said the pitch from KU's Mike Andress was a strike, although Hugh Stanfield thought differently.
Stanfield jokingly asked Ventura after the game,
"Did you go to church today?"
Then laughed and said, "I told home boy (Andress) to walk you."
Stanfield could allow himself to smile some after the defeat. He hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth, extended his hitting streak to 13 games and broke up a shutout.
"It's been a long time since I hit one," he said. After trading a few jokes with Ventura, Stanfield became serious when reflecting on the Jayhawks' losing ways.
"I have been asking myself, 'Is it worth it?' " he said. "As a senior, I want to go out a winner."
That won't happen. The losses to the Cowboys drop Kansas' record to 11-27-1 overall and 1-14 in the Big Eight Conference. Oklahoma State goes to 40-3 and 8-1.
And during Coach Marty Pattin's six years at Kansas, he has only beaten the Cowboys once.
KU coach Marty Pattin motions to call in a new pitcher as pitcher Steve Renco and catcher Joe Pfister watch. Pattin used three pitchers in yesterday's 15-2 loss against Oklahoma State in the first game of a double-header
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This four-game series, though, may have been the worst for a Patinco-cached team.
On Saturday, Oklahoma State beat Iowa 13-3 and 12-1 in a doubleheader. And in the first game yesterday, the Cowboys beat Kansas 15-2. The games were games were Oklahoma State, 61, and Kansas, 49.
Both scheduled nine-inning games only went seven because of the 10-run rule after seven innings.
Kansas played poorly throughout the weekend and reached a low point in the final game.
The Jayhawks were playing the No. 1 team in the country, but as Oklahoma State's Adam Smith said after yesterday's game, "Once Kansas fell behind, they seemed to give up.
"They have some good players, but whenever we took the lead, their attitude was not in the game." That attitude was evident in yesterday's second game.
Oklahoma State scored five times in the first inning off starter Bret Morris. Morris then settled down and gave up only two runs in the next two innings.
During the first six innings, the Jayhawks committed five errors.
After the third, the Jayhawks seemed to give up. The Cowboys scored three in the fourth, eight in the sixth and nine in the seventh.
While Kansas was struggling offensively, defensively and on the mound, the Cowboy's Smith was too good.
In the 21-3 victory, Smith had a two-run double, a scoring triple and a grand slam for seven
After going hitless in his first five at-bats, Smith found his stroke and hit two grandslam homeruns in the next three games.
"I had a hard time picking up the ball early in the series, but once I got used to it, I found a good groove," he said.
Smith had 15 RBIs over the weekend series. Kansas will try to snap a five-game losing streak when it ifaces Benedictine at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Quigley Field.
Yesterdav's games
Kansas 200 000 | 0-2 54
Long and A. Smith, Ward, Purdy, Renko (5) Andress (6) and Boesenham, W-Long, L-Purdy (14) 2B-Okalaon St., Smith, Ottz; Kansas, Etes. Born, HRH-Okalaon St., Ventura.
OKLAHOMA St .15, KANSAS 2 (1 game,
Oklahoma St.
042 252 - 0 15 - 1
OKLAHOMA ST. 21. KANSAS 3 (2nd game)
OKLAHOMA St, 21, KANSAS 3 (2nd game)
Oklahoma St.
502 83 0—2
49 16 0—2
Pugh and A. Smith, Morris, Taylor (4), Andreas (6) and Pistler,
Boeesen, W.-Pug, M-Lighth (1-2), 2Bs-Okalahem St., Ostriz 2:
A. Smith, Iland, 3Bs-Okalaheim St., A. Smith, HRS-Okalaheim St.
, Iland, Barragan; Kansas, Stanfield (7).
'Hawks win 1 of 4 in weekend series
Bv ROR KNAPP
Staff writer
The pitchers had the upper hand this week as the Kansas softball team lost three of four games at Javhawk Field.
Kansas opened yesterday by shutting out Oklahoma 2-0 behind Roanna Brazier's three-hit pitching. But the Jayhawks finished the day with a 2-1 loss to Oklahoma State.
Kansas lost 4-2 to Oklahoma and
3-2 to Oklahoma State on Saturday.
The Jayhawks are now 21-19 over
3-3 in the Big Eight Conference.
"The pitchers were very effective in keeping the hitters' bats idle," Kansas first baseman Gayle Lueeda said.
A combination of good pitching and a strong south wind blowing in from left field kept the scores low.
The Jayhawks got a quick run in yesterday's early game when Oklahoma pitcher Blenda Selvey had first-inning control problems. With one out, left-fielder Jill Williams walked and went to second base on a wild pitch by Selvey.
Luedeke said that the wind was a factor, but that good pitching was the key to keeping scores down.
Williams advanced to third base after walks to Kelly Downs and Laura Cramer and scored on a drive by second-baseman Reenie Noble.
The inning ended when Luecke, the next batter, lined to Oklahoma shortstop Tracy Spears. Spears' throw to third base beat Downs
Softball
back to the bag, completing the double play.
Brazier, who improved her record to 11-7, didn't need any more runs. She struck out one, she didn't did not give up an extra base-hit.
The 'Hawks picked up another run in the second when right-fielder Cherie Wickham led off the second inning with a triple and scored on Brazier's single.
The Jayhawks, playing the game against Oklahoma State as the visiting team, entered the top of the seventh trailing 2-0. Kansas loaded the bases with one out for each pass, who grounded out to second base. Laude scored, cutting the Oklahoma State lead to 1-2 with two outs.
Kim Doley chipped the first pitch high in front of the plate, but hesitated before running to first. The ball was ruled fair, and Doley was thrown out, ending the game.
Sherri Mach, the Kansas pitcher, dropped to 4-6 on the season. She held the Cowgirls scoreless until the third.
The Cowgirls scored the winning run in the goddth. Sixfrey doubled to deep left-center field and was replaced by pinch-runner Carol Davis. Davis moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and score on a suicide squeeze bunt laid down by catcher Lisa Harvey.
Cards sweep series with win over Mets
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — Willie McGee and rookie Tom Pagnozzi each homered and Greg Mathews allowed seven hits over 6 $2\%$ innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 4-2 yesterday to sweep a three-game game.
McGee, recovering slowly from off-season knee surgery, and Pagnozi each homered off Sid Fernandez. 2-1. The hits in the second and third innings helped give Mathews his first win in two decisions with relief help from Rick Horton, who earned his third save.
No New York runner made it past second base against Mathews, who entered the game with a 13.50 earned-run average based on two shaky starts, until Al Pedrique walked with one out in the seventh and made it to third on Mookie Wilson's single.
The Cardinals' sweep was their first over the Mets since June 1985.
Vince Coleman walked and stole second and third base to start a two-hit play.
CHICAGO — Vance Law hit a two-run single, capping a three-run first inning to lead Lary Sorsensen and the Montreal Expos to a 3-1 triumph yesterday over the Chicago Cubs in a game marred by brush-back pitches.
Expos 3, Cubs 1
In the seventh inning, Cubs shortstop Shaun Dillon went after reliever Andy McGaffigan, who had through patches close on 0-2 and 2-2 counts.
Dunston ran to the mound, threw a punch and missed as McGaffigan ducked. The benches cleared, and there was a lot of pushing and showout at the mound but no ejections. Dunston went back to bat and struck out.
In the top of the eighth, Mitch Webster, the first Expos' batter, was hit on a 2-0 pitch from Ed Lynch. Lynch was thrown out of the game by plate umpire Doug Harvey, as was Cubs Manager Gene Michael.
National League
Giants 4. Braves 3
SAN FRANCISCO — Second baseman Glenn Hubbard's error with two out in the ninth inning enabled Chris Brown to score from third base, and the San Francisco Giants a 43 victory Sunday over the Atlanta Braves.
The Giants, 8-0 in one-run games,
improved to 10-3 for their best start
since 1971 when they went 12-2 and
won the National League West.
Dodgers 9. Padres 1
SAN DIEGO — Mike Marshall drove in five runs with two home runs, and Bob Welch allowed five hits in eight innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 9-1 yesterday.
Welch, 1-1, struck out four and walked four, losing his shutout bid in the ninth inning.
PITTSBURGH — Sid Bream's seventh-inning solo home run, his first of the season, broke a 2-12 tie and gave Doug Drabek his first National Player award as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 yesterday.
Pirates 5. Phillies 2
With two out in the seventh, Bream broke a 2-2 tie by hitting a 3-1 pitch from the left-hander Bruce Rufu-01, over the field wall, just inside the foul pole.
Astros 7, Reds 3 (1st)
Reds 6, Astros 2 (2nd)
CINCINNATI — Kal Daniels hit his fifth homer and scored twice, and Power Ted held Houston to five hits over 6 2½ innings yesterday to give the Cincinnati Reds a 6-2 victory and a double-header split with the Astros.
Houston won the first game 7-3 as Bill Doran drove in three runs with a pair of homers and Mike Scott and Larry Andersen stopped the Reds on three hits. One of the hits was a homer by Daniels.
Tudor breaks right leg in freak dugout mishap
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals, while capping an early-season sweep from the New York Mets with a 4-2 victory yesterday, emerged as losers in the process when pitcher John Tudor was injured during the game.
The Associated Press
Tudor, the club's top left-hander, sustained a broken tibia on the outside of his right knee when rookie New York catcher Barry Lyons tumbled in the St. Louis dugout in the third inning. Lyons, who was chasing Jack Clark's foul, landed on the Cardinals' pitcher.
Tudor was taken to Jewish Hospital, where X-rays revealed a fracture that will keep him out of
the lineup for three months
"He (Lyons) had a back of a run, Tommy (Herr) was on the step. He got out of the way." Herzog said. Herzog said he thought pitchers Danny Cox and Todd Worrrell also got tangled up in the spill.
"I was worried about Lyons, and all of a sudden I lose my No. 1 manager." Manager Whitey Herzog said later in the Cardinals' clubhouse.
Kip Ingle, Cardinals public relations director, said Tudor's knee would be in a cast for two months, followed by a month's rehabilitation for the 33-year-old pitcher.
Brewers rally in ninth to win twelfth straight
The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — Rob Deer tied the game with a home run hit that scored three runs and Dale Sveum won the game when he hit a home run with one man on base. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 yesterday with the five-run rally in the ninth inning, and set an American League record with their 12th straight victory.
The Atlanta Braves, of the National League, won 13 consecutive games the 1982. With its 11th straight victory in a season, the Braves beat 1981 Oakland A's for the Al-Mark.
Mark Clear, 2-0, got the win in relief for Milwaukee. Greg Harris, 0-2, gave up the two final home runs for the loss.
Red Sox 4. Blue Jays 1
TORONTO — Wade Boggs hit a
American League
home run and Al Nipper pitched a seven-inning five-hitter, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday.
Nipper, 2-0, struck out three and walked none in his first triumph over Toronto since Sept. 18, 1985. Wes Gardner pitched the final 1 \frac{1}{3} innings for his second save.
Indians 3, Orioles 0 (1st)
Indians 8, Orioles 7 (2nd)
Cleveland won the first game, 3-0.
BALTIMORE — Pat Tabler drove in three runs with a pair of singles and a bases-loaded walk, helping the Indians to an 8-7 victory over the Orioles and a doubleheader sweep yesterday.
as Greg Swindell pitched a six-hitter and Joe Carter hit a home run.
In the second game, the Indians overcame a 3-Baltimore lead with a (6-2) victory.
Forty-two-year-old Steve Carlton, who relieved 48-year-old Phil Niekro in the fifth, got his first victory of the season and No. 324 for his career.
Mariners 8, Athletics 1
Twins 6, Angels 5
NAHEIM, Calif. — Gary Gaetti hit a six-inning home run that scored three runs, leading the Minneapolis 5 victory over the California Angels.
With California leading 2-1, Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek had the inning with singles off of Don Sutton, 0-3, before Gaetti hit a 2-2 pitch over the center-field fence for his second home run of the season.
SEATTLE — Scott Bankhead pitched a five-hitter and struck out a career-best nine batters, and Mike Kingery hit a two-run single during a four-run Seattle third as the Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-1 yesterday.
White Sox 7. Tigers 2
DETROIT — Tim Hullet hit a home run and drove in three runs to back the six-hit pitching of Floyd Bannister as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-2 for the first time in six this season.
Carlton Fisk, Greg Walker and Daryl Boston also hit home runs for the White Sox.