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Photo by Sam B. Myers
Amy Orr of Spring gets some pitching tips from Robert Andaya at the
Texas A&M softball camp Tuesday at the Simpson Drill Field. An-
daya’s daughter, Shawn, was a three-time All-American pitcher at
A&M and was on the 1987 national championship team.
Astros reclaim 2nd place
_ JL| . . „ . r »- . to unretire
on 9th-inning win in Frisco tor fifth time
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — According to Houston’s
ace pitcher Mike Scott, San Francisco reliever Scott Gar-
relts could have done a lot worse than throw the ball
into the dirt on the pitch that cost the Giants the game.
Easy for him to say, after the Astros won 3-2 Wednes
day to take over sole possession of second place in the
National League West.
“If Garrelts had hung that pitch, it might have meant
four runs instead of one,” said Scott, who won for the
first time since 1985 at Candlestick Park.
With home run threat Glenn Davis at the plate and
two out in the ninth inning, Billy Hatcher scored on
Garrelts’ low pitch, a slider which bounced over the
screen behind home plate and into the seats.
“It was just a bounce in our favor,” said Astro Man
ager Hal Lanier, whose club won for the 17th time in
the last 23 games.
“It wasn’t exactly where I wanted to pitch it,” said
Garrelts. “I wanted it hard, down and away.”
San Francisco catcher Bob Melvin said, “I’m sup
posed to block a ball like that, but it hit a hole in the dirt
or maybe the plate — I don’t know — and bounced over
my head.”
Houston and San Francisco began the day tied for
second, 4!/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers,
who played at night.
Scott, 11-3, pitched five-hit ball for eight innings,
striking out seven and walking none. Dave Smith re^
tired the side in order in the ninth for his 19th save.
The winning rally began when Hatcher singled with
one out. Garrelts walked pinch-hitter Terry Puhl and
Rafael Ramirez flied out to center field, with Hatcher
tagging and going to third.
Garrelts then walked another pinch-hitter, Craig
Reynolds, before facing Davis.
The Giants took a 2-1 lead with an unearned run in
the fifth and the Astros made it 2-2 with an unearned
run in the sixth.
The Astros could thank the sun for their run in the
sixth. Young walked after first baseman Clark was semi-
blinded and dropped a foul popup, took second on his
55th stolen base and scored on a two-out single by Ke
vin Bass.
Red Sox tie record for home wins
BOSTON (AP) — Rookie Jody
Reed singled home the tie-breaking
run with two outs in the eighth in
ning as the Boston Red Sox edged
the Texas Rangers 5-4 Wednesday
night for their 22nd consecutive
home victory, tying the American
League record set by the 1931 Phila
delphia Athletics.
The victory also broke Boston’s
team record for the longest winning
streak at home, set in 1949. Only two
other major league clubs have
longer home winning streaks this
century. The 1916 New York Giants
won 26 in a row and the 1978 Pitts
burgh Pirates won 24 straight.
Texas had come back for a 4-3
lead in the seventh when Pete Inca-
viglia singled across the tie-breaking
run after a two-run throwing error
by relief pitcher Bob Stanley.
The Red Sox tied the score in
their half of the seventh and pushed
across the winning run against
Texas starter Bobby Witt, 3-7. With
one out, Ellis Burks walked. After
Todd Benzinger struck out, Burks
stole second and Jim Rice was
walked intentionally. Reed ran the
count to 3-2, and then grounded a
single through the hole to left, scor
ing Burks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For
mer World Boxing Council mid
dleweight champion Sugar Ray
Leonard is scheduled to appear at
a news conference Thursday with
Don Lalonde, a top-ranked' mid
dleweight, indicating that Leon
ard may fight again.
A publicist refused to confirm
that Leonard would come out of
retirement, but said the news con
ference would be held to answer
questions on that subject.
“Basically, this is the time
Sugar Ray is going to take all
questions on the retirement is
sue,” said Fred Sternburg, a
spokesman for a public relations
firm that works for Leonard.
Sternburg refused to elaborate
on why Lalonde is also appearing
at the press conference.
Leonard, who has a 34-1 pro
fessional record,'has retired from
boxing four different times.
Leonard’s last departure from
boxing came after his stunning
upset of Marvin Hagler in 1986,
when he claimed the WBC mid
dleweight title.
Leonard also has held world ti
tles in the welterweight, super
welterweight, and junior middle
weight classes.
Lalonde and Leonard would
square off in the 168-pound super
middleweight division in which
Lalonde holds the title.
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