sports Battalion/Page II June 16, If v du an loi »g lo ae a c du dr th mi dtl .ei ae ar lir :o rn at ati ;h ;v< :h aa ea la jb !g E 3 1 VC >f ir« n; 11 .u ic at af ar ii at er Atlanta’s ‘cake-Walk’ Braves’ pitcher hurls shutout as Astros tumble TANK MCNAMARA by Jeff Millar & United Press International Walk enjoys playing On OppOS- HOUSTON — Atlanta third ing turf' — if it’s in the Astro- basenaan Bob Horner is anxious dome. to go home, but pitcher Bob Walk held the Houston one potato, COUPON 750 off with any two entrees Good ’till July 15, 1982 two potato O Q. Eat Out In CLASS 102 Charch St. College Station M6-0720 All our potaotes arc Ph. D’s PURE, HEALTHY, aad Nutritiously DELICIOUS each of our lugredieats is REAL and prepared FRESH each day I COUPON Astros to four hits Tuesday to lead the Braves to a 7-0 victory and post the first shutout of his major league career. “I really like to pitch in the Astrodome because you can challenge the hitters,” said Walk, now 6-4. “Tonight was probably the best game of my career.” But Horner was looking for ward to going back to Atlanta. “Tonight was our night,” said Horner, who drove in three runs with a double and single. But he added he was looking forward to spending a good share of the next few game nights in Atlanta. “Remember, we haven’t had a long home stand yet this year, and all of us are looking forward to the next three weeks when we play the majority of our games at home,” the Atlanta third base- man said. Walk retired the first 11 bat ters he faced before Ray Knight singled with two out in the fourth. He pitched out of jams in the fourth and fifth, strand ing five runners. Atlanta scored in the third when Claudell Washington and Rafael Ramirez stroked con secutive singles. After a fielder’s choice, Horner doubled to left to score two runs. “I hit a breaking pitch for the double that was out over the plate,” Horner said. “I feel that I have hit the ball well all year, but now the hits are falling in for me.” YOU GAVE ME THE AMALGAMATE!? WIPG-ET^ e>UBGlt?IAfY TO CUM, AMP LOOK MOW ITUCMEP ITA&XJNP. AWWW, W, IWWi MV FAULT, IT MS,« WAWCfiACAUIT'e’.tt ECOMOMY. C'MON,!* A FOOTBALL TEAM W1 SE keen by A U1 PEBB factory i The Braves chased Bob Knepper, now 2-8, in the fifth when Washington was safe on an error by shortstop Dickie Thon, stole second and scored on an RBI single by Dale Murphy. In the sixth, Rufino Linares walked, advanced to third on a single by Bruce Benedict and scored on a single to left by Walk. Hostetler gives Marinei headaches in 5-2 victor Walk said: “I simply tried to throw strikes, hoping to get a lot of ground balls for easy outs. I was a little tight the first two in nings, but I loosened up in the third and felt real good the rest of the way.” SPECIAL BarBQued Hamburger & Fries $ 1 39 Good Through Saturday, June 19 ALFREDO’S TACOS AL CARBON 509 University Dr. 846-3824 NORTHGATE xk:., xiezi^iMic 3