Jim Lindeman's fifth-inning home run backed a combinedsix-hitter by John Tudor and Todd Worrell as the St. Louis Cardinalsdefeated the host Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Friday night to end a five-gamelosing streak. The Cardinals boosted their National League East leadto 3 1/2 games over the Mets and four over the Expos.
Tudor (4-2) pitched 6 2/3 innings for the victory, giving upfive hits. Worrell hurled the final 2 1/3 innings for his 26th save.Guy Hoffman (8-9) took the loss.
Lindeman's seventh homer of the season was almost caught by Redscenter fielder Eric Davis. Davis, who has made four over-the-wallcatches this season, got a glove on the ball, but lost both the balland his glove over the left-center field wall.
The Cardinals scored the eventual winning run in the sixth onTerry Pendleton's double and a run-scoring single by Willie McGee.Cincinnati closed to 2-1 in the seventh on consecutive doubles byDave Concepcion and Dave Collins.
Giants 6, Expos 3: Jeffrey Leonard hit a three-run homer, his17th of the season, and pitcher Dave Dravecky had two hits and scoredtwice as visiting San Francisco defeated Montreal and took a one-gamelead over Cincinnati in the NL West. Dravecky (7-9) went 5 2/3innings, allowing 10 hits. Don Robinson finished for his 15th save.Dennis Martinez (7-2) was tagged for 10 hits in his 6 2/3 innings andtook Montreal's third straight loss.
Padres 6, Mets 2: John Kruk hit a two-run homer and Jimmy Jones(6-4) won his fourth straight decision to lift visiting San Diegoover New York.
Kruk's 16th home run, a two-run shot in the third inning, cameoff Ron Darling (10-8), who had a personal six-game winning streakstopped.
Indians sweep Tigers: John Farrell pitched a six-hitter in hisfirst major league start and host Cleveland beat Detroit 8-3 tocomplete a sweep of their doubleheader. Cleveland stopped theTigers' five-game winning streak with a 12-4 victory in the opener.The losses left first-place Detroit .002 ahead of Toronto in the ALEast.
Angels 3, Blue Jays 1: Devon White and Tony Armas delivered solohome runs off Phil Niekro in the sixth inning to carry hostCalifornia over Toronto. Niekro (7-13) had never allowed a home runto a California batter in 81 2/3 innings since coming to the AmericanLeague from Atlanta in 1982.
A pair of National League castoffs, Jerry Reuss (4-1) and GregMinton, combined on an eight-hitter to halt the Angels' three-gamelosing streak.
Athletics 6, Yankees 4: Alfredo Griffin's two-run homer and MarkMcGwire's two-run double highlighted a five-run third inning and hostOakland beat New York to pull within three games of first-placeMinnesota in the AL West.
Steve Ontiveros (7-6) gave up eight hits in 8 2/3 innings. Hestruck out a career-high seven and walked one. Jay Howell got thefinal out for his 16th save, his first since July 6. The loser wasRon Guidry (3-8). Guidry, who has lost three straight, gave up sevenhits in his second complete game.
Red Sox 11, Twins 3: Roger Clemens scattered six hits and struckout nine before being bailed out of a seventh-inning jam by WesGardner as host Boston handed Minnesota its fourth straight loss.Clemens (13-7) won for the ninth time in his last 10 decisions.Frank Viola (14-8) lost for the second time in 10 decisions. RookieMike Greenwell drove in three runs with a triple and two singles.
Phillies sweep Dodgers: Milt Thompson knocked in the winning runin both games as host Philadelphia swept a doubleheader from LosAngeles 2-1 in 11 innings and 7-3. Thompson's sixth-inning, two-rundouble in the nightcap helped Shane Rawley to his NationalLeague-leading 16th victory against five losses. Tim Leary (3-9)took the loss.
Thompson, who went 7-for-11 with four hits in the first game andthree in the second, has knocked in the winning run in each of hislast four games, tying a NL record set by Johnny Ray.
Braves 5, Pirates 4: Dale Murphy hit his 300th career home runand Gerald Perry singled in the winning run in the seventh inning asAtlanta edged visiting Pittsburgh. Murphy's 34th homer of the yearcame off starter Brian Fisher.
Mariners 3, Orioles 2: John Moses and Phil Bradley homered andMike Moore (6-15) hurled a club record fifth straight complete gameto lead host Seattle over Baltimore.
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