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16, Texas A&M The Battalion Sports June 16, 1982/Page 9 U.N. missioj riffey’s homer sparks Yanks past Boston ^hSoiifc United Press International ereat Br.:l With the trade deadline ei ^monsirjrapidly approaching and the y the SoiBted Boston Red Sox in town, eli embassie the New York Yankees finally "s were *([1 found some motivation. 1 to bearresi| Ken Griffey’s two-run homer and arre|offreliever Mark Clear capped a assemblyJree-run eighth inning Tues- My night and gave th born- arraignitidBain Yankees a 5-4 victory over tors sang atMiston, their second straight speeches.flBer the leaders of the AL East, teory D)«h “I was just trying to keep the “On Civil hirally alive,” said Griffey. “Clear W)tme out with about the same ig angeredIjtind of pitch in Boston last )fficer. “Mweek. It was just a matter of time fools oC’lJbefore I would start hitting.” ■ Griffey, who has hit .400 over werearresu l ast seven games, has been 1 policeasibil a g ue d throughout the season eets or trie around af the “Bl( nakers” c by surgically repaired knees and, most recently, a hamstring pull. Held to only Five hits by Bruce Hurst and trailing, 4-2, after seven innings, the Yankees be gan their comeback when Dave Collins led off the eighth with a double and scored one out later on a single by Andre Robertson. Griffey then followed with his first Yankee Stadium home run. Rich Gossage, who relieved Tommy John in the seventh, held the Red Sox to one hit over the final 2 1 /s innings to register his third victory in five decisions. Clear, who relieved Hurst after Collins’ eighth-inning double, was charged with his second loss in seven decisions. In other AL games, it was Mil waukee 6, Baltimore 3; Kansas City 7, Minnesota 4; Toronto 2, California 0; Texas 5, Seattle 2; and Chicago 7, Oakland 0. De troit at Cleveland was postponed by rain. BREWERS 6, ORIOLES 3 — At Baltimore, Robin Yount drove in four runs with a homer and a triple and Bob McClure and Jim Slaton combined on a seven-hitter to spark Mil waukee. ROYALS 7, TWINS 4 — At Kansas City, Mo., Willie Aikens drove in three runs with three singles to propel the Royals, giv ing rookie pitcher Bud Black his first major-league victory. BLUE JAYS 2, ANGELS 0 — At Anaheim, Calif, Dave Rever ing crashed a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning to break a scoreless tie and help Toronto snap a three-game los ing streak. WHITE SOX 7, A’s 0 — At Oakland, Calif, LaMarr Hoyt fired a three-hitter to become ^he first 10-game winner in the major leagues. Hoyt, 10-3, broke a three-game losing streak and lowered his ERA to 2.24 with his first complete game of the season. In the National League, Jason Thompson worked out a flaw in his batting stance Tuesday night and the New York Mets were floored in the process. “I was swinging too hard and picking my head up,” Thomp son said after he blasted a three- run homer and drove in five runs, backing the 10-hit pitching of Rick Rhoden and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-3 rout of the Mets. Thompson’s 14th homer of the year capped a fifth-inning outburst off loser Charlie Puleo, 5-4, and reliever Pat Zachry. Thompson hit a two-run double in the eighth. Rhoden, 3-6, went 2-for-4, in cluding an RBI single. The right hander walked three and struck out two in his first complete game of the year. Thompson was pleased to see the Pittsburgh hitting attack im prove. ^ “It’s (the pitching) been car rying us the past two weeks, be cause we haven’t been scoring as many runs,” he said. “It’s great to see it come around.” New York manager George Bamberger wasn’t as pleased as Thompson. “It was bad,” the manager said. “It looked like we were going to win at first. Unfortun ately, that changed.” In other games, Chicago stop ped Philadelphia, 8-5, St. Louis nipped Montreal, 3-2, in 11 in nings, Los Angeles blanked San Diego, 3-0, and San Francisco defeated Cincinnati, 4-3. CUBS 8, PHILLIES 5 — At Chicago, Leon Durham’s two- run single highlighted a four- run fifth and Jay Johnstone belted a two-run homer to lead the Cubs. The loss was the Phil lies’ fourth straight. CARDINALS 3, EXPOS 2 — At St. Louis, Willie McGee’s RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 1 1th lifted the Cardinals. Bruce Sutter, 5-3, pitched the final two innings for the victory. DODGERS 3, PADRES 0 — At San Diego, Jerry Reuss, 7-5, fired a six-hitter to end his three-game road losing streak, and Ron Cey belted his sixth homer of the season to lead the Dodgers. GIANTS 4, REDS 3 — At Cincinnati, rookie Bill Laskey combined with three relievers on an eight-hitter and Chili Davis scored two runs and drove in another to lift the Giants. 's, some ellow oolite : ranged tant veteran acluded V David Del hilip BerrifJ fVHister. Two Houston businessmen iourchase Rocket franchise LET United Press International HOUSTON — Car dealer Charlie Tho- says his purchase of the Houston Rock ets with promoter Sidney Shlenker will not change the club’s attitude toward star for- ]rd Moses Malone. jThere’s a contract on the table to him. We certainly want him, but I think the ball is their court,” Thomas said after announcement Tuesday that he and Shlenker had agreed to pay between $ 11 and $12 million in cash for the National Basketball Association franchise. The selling owner, The Maloof Com mies of Albuquerque, N.M., offered jfalone — last year’s NBA rebound leader aid second leading scorer — a $ 1.6 million- a-year contract at the last minute before Malone became a free agent two weeks ago. Malone’s agent, Lee Fentriss of Washing ton, D.C., is reviewing the contract and its many options. He has not contacted the Rockets to say whether Malone will accept it. If it is rejected, Fentriss will seek a better contract from another NBA team and if he gets one, the Rockets may match it and re tain Malone. Thomas, 50, is the owner of a Ford dealership and board chairman of Great Southwest Bank. He gave no indication Tuesday that he would do anything other than retain Malone. Thomas disclosed that he purchased 90 percent of the Rockets while Shlenker, the dl Your Danskin Headquarters Manor East Mall 779-6718 $195 owner of Pace Management and a stage play producer, bought the other 10 percent. 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