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Major leagues
Astros nip Reds 4-3 in tenth inning
United Press International
Seattle Mariners’ Manager
Rene Lachemann has decided
he wants all his young pitchers
from now on to subscribe to the
Non-Thinking Man’s Guide to
Baseball — if indeed there is
one.
Lachemann thinks his young
pitchers have been doing too
much thinking on the mound
and as a result getting fewer bat
ters out.
His idea was reinforced by
Matt Young, one of four young
pitchers in the Mariners’ start
ing rotation, who allowed only a
first-inning single by John Casti-
no and a one-out single in the
ninth by Darrell Brown Thurs
day night, before being replaced
by Bill Caudill, who got the final
two outs.
“I thought I could pitch to the
end,” said Young, wno entered
the game with a 7.47 ERA, “I’ve
been having control problems
but that has been from thinking
too much about a walk.”
Twins’ Manager Billy Gard
ner was impressed with Young.
“It was the first time we’ve
seen him,” said Gardner. “He
pitched well. But my guy (Bryan
Oelkers) pitched well, too.
“A lot of times, the first time
you see a guy pitch you can’t
touch him and the next time you
get him. We’ll wait until next
time.”
Elsewhere in the American
League, Baltimore nipped
Texas, 3-2, in 14 innings and
California swept a double-
header from Oakland, 6-2 and
6-5.
In National League action,
Montreal edged St. Louis, 6-5,
and Houston nipped Cincinnati,
4-3, in 10 innings.
ASTROS 4, REDS 3 — At
Houston, Phil Garner’s bases-
loaded double with none out in
the l Oth inning gave the Astros
their victory. He also drove in
the Astros’ other two runs with a
homer in the fourth and a single
in the sixth.
ORIOLES 3, RANGERS 2 —
At Baltimore, John Shelby raced
home from third base with the
winning run as shortstop Bucky
Dent hobbled a potential dou
ble-play grounder with one out
in the I4th inning. Benny Ayala
homered for Baltimore.
ANGELS 6-6, A’S 2-5 —
Doug DeCinces and Fred Lynn
supported the five-hit pitching
of Geoff Zahn and led the
Angels to victory in the opener.
Lynn also homered in the night
cap to trigger a six run sixth
inning that helped California
complete a sweep.
EXPOS 6, CARDINALS 5 —
At Montreal, rookie Bryan Little
and Terry Francona drove in
two runs each to help the Expos
snap the Cardinals’ six-game
winning streak. Scott Sander
son, 3-0, picked up the victory
while Joaquin Andujar, 2-1, was
charged with his first loss after
12 straight victories dating back
to Aug. 6, 1982.
Phillies, Rose targeted for
Ryan’s 3,509th career ‘K’
United Press International
HOUSTON — Houston
Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan
goes after Walter Johnson’s
major league career strikeout
record tonight.
With eight strikeouts
against the Philadelphia Phil
lies, the consumate fastballer
will end a chase that many
pitchers have joined in the 55
years since “Big Train” John
son of the Washington Sena
tors fanned his 3,508th batter.
Many people said, as with
Babe Ruth’s career home
runs, Ty Cobb's consecutive
games played and Joe DiMag-
gio’s game hitting streak,
Johnson’s strikeout mark
would never fall.
Ryan said on Thursday he
is undeterred that he may
hold the record only briefly.
One step behind him and
gaining is Phillies’ lefty Steve
Carlton, who should outlast
the Astros’ righthander.
“I believe that this career
strike out record, or even
being near it, is especially
meaningful because it shows
endurance and consistency
over a career,” Ryan said. “I’m
Nolan Ryan
proud to be the one that
breaks it, but even if (Gaylord)
Perry or Carlton or somebody
else outlasts me and ends up
with it, I’m still just as proud.”
Ryan, 36, has 3,501 strike
outs in stints with the New
York Mets, California Angels
and Astros. Carlton, 38, nas
3,476 anti the Seattle Marin
ers’ Perry 3,462.
Ryan anticipated getting
the record tonight and re
lished doing it against a bat
tling hitter like Phillies leadoff
man Pete Rose.
“If 1 had to pick somebody,
I guess I’d pick Pete Rose.
He’s a future Hall of Earner, a
battler, a hard hitter to strike
out," Ryan said.
Ryan is making only his
second start of the season due
to an infection that sidelined
him 21 days. He lasted six in
nings in a 6-3 win over the
Montreal Expos Sunday and
in that game struck out seven.
“My arm feels good and I’m
ready to go. The doctors told
me everything is looking well
to continue pitching. I don’t
feel it (prostatitis) is affecting
my pitcning at all,” Ryan said.
He said because he has not
pitched much, he will not
throw more than 125 pitches
Friday.
"If I struggle early and
throw a lot of pitches, I’m sure
he’ll pull me, he said, refer
ring to manager Bob Lillis.
“Of course the Phillies will
have something to do
that. H I go nine innings,I'j
confident I will get eight sttil)
outs.”
Ryan, whose five no-hi
are unmatched in base
said he feels no pressurefroj
chasing the record.
“If I don’t get it Friday,!
get it in my next starter
one after that," he said.
Because Ryan depends i
heavily on his fastball, hesa
when his arm weakens he
quit the game. Carlton iso
pec ted to last longer.
Ryan said the competitii
doesn’t affect him.
“1 don’t worry about »ii
the all-time strike out leadei
going to be," he said. “He
most likely be the pitchenili
pitches the longest."
The late Walter Johns®,
l ast halier like Ryan, was#
of the original five Halli
!• a me ind uctees after pitdii
21 years for the Senators.!
last pitched in 1927.
Ryan said he has admiiB
Johnson through readingi
out him.
He added, “1 don't
I'll make it to 21.”
Ailing track team
at Baylor meet
With most of its members nurs
ing injuries, the Texas A&M
track team finds itself struggling
into the homestretch of its
season.
The Aggies will take a skele
ton team to the Baylor Invita
tional this weekend in a tune-up
for the Southwest Conference
meet.
The Aggies — normally one
of the favorites to win the con
ference tournament — will have
to make up for lost points if they
want to once again challenge for
the top spot.
Sprinter/long-jumper James
Washington went down with a
broken ankle, high-jumper Don
Jones tore a knee up in football
spring training and middle-
distance runner Tony Tolson is
out with a knotted hamstring.
Tolson should be ready for the
conference meet, but Washing
ton and Jones are definitely out.
In other weekend sports ac
tion:
The Texas A&M Rugby team
is playing host to the Westein
National Collegiate Rugby
Championships at the main drill
field beginning Saturday.
The Aggies start the action
with a game against Kansas State
Saturday at 10 a.m. Texas A&M
is expected to do well in the tour
nament after capturing the con
solation championship last
weekend at the Austin Tourna
ment.
Should the Aggies win, they
will represent their region at the
National Finals May 7, in
Athens, Ga.
Another team coming off a
good outing in Austin is the
Texas A&M water ski team.
The Aggies took third place at
the University of Texas Round
up last weekend.
Texas A&M will travel to
Louisiana to take part in the
Northeast Louisiana tourna
ment Sunday. Other teams en
tered include Louisiana State,
Arkansas, Baylor and Oklaho
ma, but Northeast Louisiana
and Southwest Texas State are
expected to battle it out for the
title.
The tournament will be di
vided into three categories —
jump, tricks and slalom. Jim
Lord will be the Aggies’ No. 1
slalom participant while Chip
Miles and Bryan Vanderpool
are hoping to do well in the trick
and jump portion of the tour
ney. For the women, Melanie
Jarrell will be leading the Aggies
in all three events.
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