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TELLT|4£TKUTi-l... — 05MIN& OOTOETeIE COMMERCIAL/ HARRY. ^ ITS 18-1,0UT WITM TM£ BC£AKS GOIN& THE SMAGN&fSS' WAY, IT COULP Be A PlFPECENiT STOCY MERE IN ATLANTA £0 WE MEAP INTO TME BOTTOM OF TME fOORTM Record-breaker Trillo going for errorless-game mark tonigh Ryan whiffs 13; records career victory No. 200 United Press International HOUSTON — It was a special game for Nolan Ryan and the staid, steady Houston Astros pitcher admitted he was a little emotional about registering his 200th career victory with a 3-2 decision over the Cincinnati Reds. “I wanted to pitch a good game for my 200th win,” Ryan said Tuesday after he struck out 13, marking the eighth time this season and the 143rd time in his career he’s had 10 or more strikeouts in a game. “As a veteran I don’t get on emotional highs that much, but getting 200 was nice.” It also was a little difficult, by Ryan’s own admission. “I was struggling earlier,” he said. “I gave up both runs on bad fastballs. My change-up was ter rible tonight.” Houston didn’t score the win ning run until the bottom of the eighth after the two teams had traded leads. Cincinnati took a 1-0 lead in the first when Eddie Milner singled, moved to second when Ryan threw wildly trying to pick him off first. Milner came around on a double by Cesar Cedeno. But the Astros got the run back in the bottom of the inning when Tony Scott’s double scored Dickie Thon, who had singled and stolen second. Houston took a 2-1 lead in the MM DANCE -n Wednesday Hite Music by / The Music Masters Sons of Hermann Hall 1104 W. 25th Street, Bryan Welcome Tirciucia third when Scott singled, stole second and advanced to third when catcher Alex Trevino threw the ball wildly into cen ter field for an error. He scored on Ray Knight’s double t^right. The Reds tied the score 2-2 in the fourth on a one-out single to right by Paul Householder and an RBI double by Ron Oester. The winning run came after Knight singled off loser Charlie Leibrandt, and moved to second on a throwing error. Art Howe walked two outs later and Terry Puhl singled off reliever Jim Kern to score Knight. “Nolan really battled because he wanted this game,” Puhl said. “He is a real competitor.” Houston manager Bill Vir- don also knew what the game meant to Ryan. “If we hadn’t scored in the eighth, Nolan would have stayed in if the game had remained tied, although it would have been hard not to pinch hit,” he said. Reds manager Russ Nixon lauded Ryan’s effort, but took issue with the Houston pitcher’s claim that he struggled in the early innings. “If that’s struggling I’d hate to see him on,” Nixon said. “I’ve got nine guys that would outvote him.” The two teams will play again tonight at 7:30, with the Astros’ Joe Niekro, 9-7, slated to face the Reds’ Mario Soto, 8-6. United Press International Manny Trillo spun a couple of records Tuesday night but Wednesday he’ll be going for the solid gold. The Philadelphia second baseman will seek the major- league record for consecutive errorless games after tying that record and breaking two others in the Phillies 4-0 loss to Pitt sburgh. He broke the National League record of 86 straight games without an error set by Ken Boswell of the New York Mets in 1970. He also has not made an error in 459 consecu tive chances, breaking the old mark of 458 set by Baltimore’s Jerry Adair from July 22, 1964 through May 6, 1965. He easily handled three ground balls in Tuesday’s game and broke Adair’s record while turning a double play. “The pressure was on tonight but the big one will be tomor row,” he said. “After that, I hope it all just goes away.” Trillo’s only error this season came on opening day, April 8, on the first ball he touched. Pitcher Steve Carlton picked George Foster of the New York Mets off base and Trillo’s throw to third hit Foster in the back. In other National League games, Houston tripped Cincin nati, 3-2, Montreal edged Chica go, 4-2, St. Louis mauled New York, 9-4, Atlanta swept a dou ble-header from San Diego, 9-2 and 8-6, and Los Angeles trounced San Francisco, 7-3. In American League games it was: Toronto 3, Boston 1; New York 6, Detroit 5; Milwaukee 8, Texas 2; Kansas City 8, Cleve land 1; Baltimore 5, Chicago 3; Seattle 9, Minnesota 7; and Cali fornia 8, Oakland 7, in 13 in nings. CARDINALS 9, METS 4 — At St. Louis, Darrell Porter’s two-run homer capped a five- run sixth that carried the Car dinals to their fifth straight triumph. BRAVES 9-8, PADRES 2-6 — At Atlanta, Glenn Hubbard hit a two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Braves a sweep of their double-header. In the first game, Dale Murphy had three hits, including a two- run third-inning homer and a double to lead the Braves. Mur phy, who now has 25 homers, hit his homer off Padre loser Tim Lollar, 10-5. The Padres’ two runs in the opener came on a two-run hom er by Garry Templeton, his sixth of the season, in the sixth inning. Harvey Kuenn, the replace ment for the Brewers’ Manager Bob Rodgers, has sympathy for the man who soon will become No. 4 in the season’s managerial firings. “I never like to see anyone get fired,” Kuenn said Tuesday night after his Milwaukee Brew ers downed the Texas Rangers 8-2 and after Texas Manager Don Zimmer had been told of his imminent dismissal. “He (Zimmer) and I are good friends. He’s a very good base ball man.” The other firings were New York’s Bob Lemon and Cincin nati’s John McNamara. Gorman Thomas drove in five runs with his 24th and 25th home runs of the season and Ted Simmons added a two-run double to lead the Brewers over the hapless Rangers, in the midst of a 3-13 slump that sealed Zimmer’s fate. Ron Cey straight games, is now 8-7. Red Sox loser John Tudor had beaten Toronto twice this sea son, but watched his record fall to 6-8. run eighth inning to power! igi 1 Royals. DODGERS 7, GIANTS 3 — / t San Francisco, Joe Beckwith, inserted into the game after starting pitcher Vicente Romo injured his left leg, pitched 5% innings of hitless relief and Ron Cey and Steve Garvey had two RBI each in leading the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I do know I’ll be here tomor row,” Zimmer said when asked if he had been told by Ranger owner Eddie Chiles that a change was planned. EXPOS 4, CUBS 3 — At Chi cago, Steve Rogers scattered nine hits and Gary Carter hit a three-run homer in the first in- BLUE JAYS 3, RED SOX 1 — At Boston, Luis Leal continued his hex over the Red Sox by tos sing a four-hitter to lead the Blue Jays. Leal is 2-0 against Boston this year with a 1.08 ERA. Leal, who has won three YANKEES 6, TIGERS 5 — At New York, Jerry Mumphrey blasted a three-run homer and Oscar Gamble added a two-run shot to power the Yankees. Gamble’s homer came after a two-out single by Mumphrey in the first inning. Mumphrey also scored the winning run on a sac rifice fly by Rick Cerone in the seventh inning. ORIOLES 5, WHITE SOS — At Baltimore, Cal Ripkei two-run homer with one the bottom of the ninth it gave the Orioles a victory the White Sox. Tli tui MARINERS 9, TWINS’ IT I Seattle Have FHIpr KpI« At Seattle, two home grand slam, Mariners. Dave Edler runs, including to lead ROYALS 8, INDIANS 1 — At Cleveland, Lee May belted his 353rd career home run, a two-run shot, and George Brett hit a two-run blast to cap a four- fesio ANGELS 8, A’s 7 - .ferest Anaheim, Calif., Don Baykftvei singled to right with twooutijei the bottom of the 13th todraluch in Bob Boone from second lelici for his 15th game-winningRi tsai of the year, lifting the 1 ‘ A! “°ng ning to lead the Expos. COPIES 2V 2 { kinko's copies SOI C*llea* Main 840-8711 Sale Price July 19-31 Only Your Danskin Headquarters Much-needed rain provides relief at Festival; two injured^ k United Press International INDIANAPOLIS — The Na tional Sports Festival finally re ceived relief from the oppres sive heat and humidity which has blanketed Indianapolis ever since the event began last week. 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