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Edwards NL STANDINGS .
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Montreal 59 66 .472 20'/2 z-4-6 Lost 3 28-34 31-32
foot injury Florida
New York
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56 68
Central Division
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For the Georgia Bulldogs, the Cincinnati 75 49 .605 3.7 Lost 3 39-23 36-26
news could not have been any worse. Houston 64 61 ,512 11 Vs 5-5 Won 1 30-33 34-28
Robert Edwards, their sensation- Chicago 61. 63 .492 14 4-6 Lost 4 24-34 37-29
al cornerback-turned-tailback, will
be sidelined for six to eight weeks St. Louis 53 72 .424 22V2 Z-5-5 Won 3 33-30 20-42
with a broken foot. Pittsburgh •51 73 .411 24 3-7 Lost 5 27-35 24-38
Edwards had to leave Saturday's
game against Tennessee toward the West Division •sr
end of the third quarter for what was W . L Pet GB L10 Streak Home Away
believed then to be a sprained foot. Colorado 66 58 .532 - 7-3 Won 4 38-24 28-34
X-rays Sunday morning, however,
revealed that Edwards had suffered Los Angeles 67 59 .532 •-' z-7-3 Won 3 33-30 34-29
a fracture of the-third metatarsal San Fraticisco 61 64 .488 SW 7-3 Won 3 35-30 26-3$
bone in his left foot. ^,, ^P
"Obviously, I was stunned," Sjin Diego 60 64 .4841' • 6 4-6" y.Lost 3 35-27 25-37
Georgia coach Ray Goff said Sun- SATURDAY'S GAMES
day. "Whether it's your starting tail- St. Louis 7, San Diego 5
back or your fourth-team tailback, San Francisco 8, Chicago 3
you hurt for the player. But injuries Colorado 6, Cincinnati 2 >10) at Chicago (Foster 900), 8:05 p.m. . •
and fourth quarters in the Tennessee the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4 on Sunday. last, seyen starts since ,July 5, al- San Francisco (Brewington 4-2) at St. Louis (Petkovsek 5-5). 8:05 p.m.
game, Edwards gained 156 yards on ter Pittsburgh manager Jim .Ley- lowed two. runs on six hits in seven Atlanta (Glavine 14^6) at Colorado (Rekar 4-3), 9:05 p.m.
The Rockies, posting their fourth land made a. curious .strategical innings. He struck out six and.
15 carries as the Bulldogs came up straight'Victory and sweeping the move in the sixth.. |> %. walked one in beating .Oakland for
just.short of an upset bid of the
eighth-ranked Volunteers.
"three-game series, remained less
than one percentage point ahead of ASTROS 5, PHILLIES 4 > Craig the fifth.straight time, •.'•&? AL STANDINGS
• Tennessee kicked a 34-yard Held Mike LaValliere and Ozzie Guil-
the Los Angeles Dodgers in : the NL. Biggio scored twice and broke a 4-4- len each drove in twq runs as the
goal with 10 seconds remaining to West-race. Colorado is .5323 while tie in Philadelphia with a sixth-in-
win 30-27. Apparently the Bulldogs White Sox won for the'ninth time in
Los Angelesi which beat Pittsburgh ning sacrifice fly, his career-high tneir last 11 games.
impressed somebody in losing..De- 5-4, is ,5317. The Dodgers; have 65th RBI, Boston ^ 76 48 Lost 3 ' 3B-25 38-23
spite evening' their record at 1-1, . Doug Drabek (9-8) shut out the . Roberto Hernandez allowed Mike .613 - Z-6-4
played two additional games. Bordick's RBI single in the ninth,
Georgia .cracked the Associated With one out in the seventh, Philliesvafter allowing four runs on New York ' • 64 61- .512 12'/2 Z-8 •2 Won 4 ' 40-25 24- 36
Press Top 25 poll for the first,time but got Mike Gallege to line into a
Young drew a walk from Hector .four hits in the first inning. Drabek - double play with runners on first and Baltimore . • - .'• S7 68 .456 19'/2 3-7 Lost 3 29-33 28- 35:
this season at No, 23. Carrasco (2-7) and went to second wound up giving up seven hits in
on a wild pitch. Mike Jackson re- seven innings. Mike Henneman third to .end.the game and earn his Detroit . • 52 .72. .419 24 .5 •5 Won 2 - 31-31 •2V 41
29th save.
tired Mike 'Kingery, but Dante pitched the ninth for his fourth save. . The White Sox took a 1-0 lead in
Toronto . 52 73 .416 24V? ' 3-7 Lost 2 27-34 25- 39
AP Top 25 Bichette got an infield single. Walk- • Jeff Juden (2-4 j lost his third con- the first off starter Todd Stottlemyre Central Division
er .then laid a bunt down the third- secutive start, allowing nine.hits in, (12-6Kon Dave Martinez's RBI dou- W L Pet GB L10 Streak Home Away
The.Top Twenty Five teams in The Asso-
base line and beat it out, with Young 5% innings. ^ ble. -
ciated Press college football poll, with scoring from third. ' GIANTS 8, CUBS 7 - Deion Sanders, Chicago added a run in the'sec- x-C level and _ 88 37 • .704 - z-8 -2 Won 6 48-14 '40-23
.first-place votes in parentheses* records Colorado survived a scare in the .showing that he's' a pretty 'good ond when Guillen's single .scored Kansas City 62 62 .500 25'/a Z-4-6 Lost 4 32-29 30-33
through Sept. 9, total points based on 25
points for a first-place vote through one eighth. Mariano Duncan led off the baseball player, too, tied his career' jRay Durham with one out.-LaVal-
point for a 25th-ploce vote, and previous inning with a triple but was stranded high with four hits as San Francisco liere and Lance Johnson singled to
Milwaukee 60 65 .480 •28 2•8 "• Lost 2 31-32 29-33
ranking: at third. completed a three-game sweep in load .the bases, but Stottlemyre Chicago ..- ' * . - -58 66 .468 29V2 z-8-2 Won 1 ' 33-29 25-37
Record Pis >V After Duncan's triple off the Chiqago, • • . . struck out Tim Raines and third Minnesota 76 40 1-6 -4 Won 1 '27-38 20-38
1. Florida St. (33) 2-0-0 1,514 right-field wall against Darren William VanLandingham (6-3) al- •• ." 47 .382
2. Nebraska (20) 1,481 baseman Gallegb caught Martinez's
3. Texas A&AA (4) 1-0-0 1,372 Holmes, Bruce -Rtrffin struck out lowed four hits-and one earned run foul pop to end the inning. West Division . . ' x
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4. Florida (2)
5. Auburn (2) •
• 2-0-0 1,313
2-0-0 1,302
..pinch-hitter Mark Lewis. Curtis in five innings before leaving with a .. •-. ' ,,;• . . ' . , - ' - -W , L Pet GB Lio Streak Home Away
6. Southern Co I 1-0-0 1,217 Leskanic retir0d^nch-hitter .Lenny strained. groin; muscle. The Giants TWINS 9, ANGELS 8, 10 INNINGS -
7. Penn St. •l-O-O 1,155
2-0-0 1,058
Harris on a .fly to short right, then have won nine of 12 to keep alive Putting the final touch on a long, California 70 56 .555 / — ". •3 -7 . Lost 1 . 33-29 37-27
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8. Tennessee (1)
9. Colorado , 2-0-0 1,033 10 . struck out Barry Larkin. . their slim postseason hopes. strange game, Rich Becker scored Seattle -.65 61 -.516 5 z-6 •4 ^Won 3 36-25 29-36
10. Ohio St, . 1-0-0 1,023-9 METS 6, EXPOS 2 - Carl Everett Rod Beck pitched the ninth and on third baseman Spike Owen's
11. Michigan ,W*0 ' 957 11 gave up Scott Bullet's two-run horn: throwing error with two outs in the Texas .-•'.' 63 63 ,500 7 46 Won 2 35-28 :28-35
12. UCLA * 2-0-0 941 12 and Jeff Kent hit consecutive home '*
13. Alabama 2-0-0 762 13 runs in a five-run third inning as the er but held on for his 29th save.. top of the 10th inning. Oakland . 60 66 ..476 10 2-4 •6 Lostt 1 31-31 29-34
,14. Oklahoma 1-0-0 720 14 New York Mets beat host Montreal Steve Trachsel (6-11) gave Up Becker was hit by Mark SATURDAY'S GAMES , . .
15. Texas- 1-0-0 . . 647 )5 five funs (and seven hits in five in- Holzemer's pitch to start the 10th
16. Virginia 2-1-0 637 16 for their third consecutive victory
17. Arizona 2-0-0 ' 509 17 over the Expos. * nings. and went. to second on Matt Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1
18. Washington .476 18
Walbeck's groundout. One-but later, Detroit 5, Toronto 2
19. Miami 1-f-O 393 19 Rookie Jason Isringhausen (6-2) New York 9, Boston 1 .
20. Oregon 3-0-0 29624 allowed a pair of first inning runs on RANGERS 5, BREWERS 2 — Kenny Matt Lawton grounded to-tWrd. Oakland 8, Chicago 2
21. Air Force 2-00 287 -
RBI singles by -David Segui and Rogers allowed six hits in 8M» in- Becker avoided Owen's tag and Texas 10, Milwaukee 4
22. Kansas St. 2-0^0 24921
2J. Georgia M-0 153 - Mike .Lansing then little else in sev- nings as the Texas Rangers beat the scored the go-ahead run when Seattle 6, Kansas City 2 '
California 6, Minnesota 5
24. Notre Dame M-0 137 25
en strong innings. Milwaukee Brewers to win consecu- Owen's throw to first .was in the dirt.
25. Northwestern 1-0-0 121 .-
He allowed eig'ht hits, struck out tive games for the .first time since • The Twins, who made up. a 7-2 SUN DAY'S GAMES
Others receiving votes: Boston College
80, N. Carolina St. 73, BoVlpr 40, Texas six end walked none in winning his Aug,21> deficit, tied it at 8:8 in the ninth Cleveland 5, Baltimore 3
Tech 33, LSU 35, Virginia Tech 35, Fres- fourth straight decision dating back Three Milwaukee errors led to when pinch-hitter Dan-Mastellar led Detroit 5, Toronto 2,11 innings
no St. 15, Maryland -15, Pittsburgh 10, to Aug. 20 and second straight since two runs and sent the Brewers to off wjth a homer off reliever Lee Texas 5, Milwaukee 2
Iowa 7, Oregon St,7, East Carolina 6, Ar-
kansas 5, Clemson 5, Texas Christian 5, coming back "from elbow trouble. thjeir llth loss in 13 games since pull- Smith. Smith blew his fourth save/in Chicago £, Oakland 3
37 chances. . •Minnesota 9, California 8,10 innings
Nevada 4, Stanford 4, Kansas 3, Missis-
sippi St. 3, Southern Miss. 2. Wisconsin 2,
He's allowed eight earned runs in 28 ing within one-half game of the AL Seattle 5, Kansas City 4
Colorado SI. 1. innings (a 2.57 ERA) .in his last six wild-card lead on Aug. 27. They be- Dave Stevens (4-3) pitched three New York 9, Boston 3
starts. gan the day 3'/a games behind Seat- innings of one-hit ball, and Pat
Mahomes got the final out for his TODAY'S GAMES
tle. '
YANKEES 9. RED SOX 3 - Darryl The Rangers, who dropped 11 of second save in the 4 hour, 25 minute New York (McDowell 13-10) at Cleveland (Martinez 10-4), 7:05 p.m.
Strawberry, Bernie Williams and 14 before this series, took two of game. . • Detroit (Nitkowski 1-2) at Toronto (Mennart 1-2), 7:35 p.m.
FSU remains Ruben Sierra drove in two runs each three from the Brewers.
Sunday night to lift the New York Rogers (13-7) walked two and
Holzemer (0-1) was the Angels'.,
ninth pitcher.'
Boston (Clemens 6-4) at Baltimore (Mussina 16-8), 7:35 P.m.
Minnesota (Radke 10-12) at Seattle (Belcher 9-10), 10:05 p.m.
Chicago (SirotkaO-1) at California (Boskie6-4), 10:05
Yankees, completing a three-game struck out two before Jeff Russell Kirby Puckett drove in three runs
No. 1; 'Dogs sweep of the Red Sox. got two outs for his 18th save.
New • York remained one-half • Sqott Karl .'(5-5) gave up two
for the Twins, but the designated hit-
ter was pressed into infield duty as
game behind the Seattle Mariners in earned runs in four innings.
move to 23 the race for the AL wild card playoff
berth.
INDIANS 5, ORIOLES 3 - Sandy
Alomar hit a three-run homer in the
Minnesota made wholesale changes
late in the game. Puckett began the
ninth at second base, moved to Braves
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grdUnd on No. 1 Florida State, while Strawberry hit his third homer back victory, the 26th in their last MARINERS 5, ROYALS 4 - Joey ers, who issued 20 walks and allowed Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals i7 5 11 4
Northwestern moved into the rank- for the Yankees, and second in three at-bat and their sixth overall. Cora's RBI double in the eighth in- IB hits. That total also included four
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Sunday's Associated Press college the first inning to give the Yankees a with a double off Scott Ericksbn. Re- of fellow AL wild-card contenders. debuts. On a field battered by the One out when winning run scored.
football poll. 2-0 lead. liever Jesse Orosco walked Eddie The host Mariners, who moved Dolphins last week, there were also E~DwSmi»h (?), Klesko (6), O'Brien (4),
Florida State retained the top Williams capped the Yankees' Murray and struck out Jim Thome into sole possession of first place in five errors. CJohnson (6^, Arias (7). OP~A1lanfa 1, Florida
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spot after beating Clemson 45-26 Sat- three-run second with a two-run tri- to bring on Armando Benitez (1-6). the wild-card race Saturday night, Rain halted Maddux's attempt to (7), MKellv (6), Pendleton (28). SB-Grissom
(76), Polonlo (3), Devereaux (1), Veras 3 (50),
urday, but Nebraska closed the gap ple after Randy Velarde's RBI sin- Alomar then hit Benitez's second took a two-game Jead over the Roy- set a major ffeague record with his Carr (23). S~Polonia, Schmidt, Veras, Diaz,
following an impressive 50-10 win gle, as the Yankees increased the pitch for his eighth homer. als. Seattle is one game ahead of the 17th straight road win. Showers halt-
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After the Red Sox scored three hitless eighth, and Jose Mesa ton on Sunday night. the Braves leading 2-1 and when Schmidt 3 3 1 1 4 3
place votes and 1.514 points from a times off Sterling Hitchcock (8-9) in Gregg Olson (3-2), the Royals' Mov 2 3 1 1 0 0
pitched the ninth for his 42nd save in play resumed one hour and 41 min- APena 1 0 0 0 0 0
nationwide media panel, compared the sixth, the Yankees came back fourth pitcher, walked Dan Wilson to utes later, the right-hander didn't McMichoel 1 0 0 0 7 J
to 20 firsts and 1,481 points for the with four runs in their half of the in- 44 chances. Wohlers 1 1 1 0 0 0
TIGERS 5, BLUE JAYS 2, 11 INNINGS open the eighth and pinch-runner return to the mound. Borbon L.1-7 1 1-3 7 1 1 3 7
Cornhuskers. Nebraska picked up ning, knocking out Hanson (13-5). Vince Coleman stole second. After Maddux wasn't the only player Florida
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Cecil Fielder led off with n chop- outfield. placed five regulars, and sent rookie 1 73 0 0 0 1 1
weekend off afler opening with an the seventh in Pittsburgh, and Bobby Ayala (5-5). the fifth of six •Jason Schmidt to the mound.
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not field. A^walk and a bunt single Seattle pitchers, worked the eighth MARLINS S. BRAVES 4 Umpirr* Hornp, Marsh, First, Kelloqp,
was the Wildcats' first AP ranking single an inning later. inning, and Norm Charlton pitched FLORIDA Second. Rteker, Third, Wendelstertt
since they were 191 h in the final 1971 The Dodgers rallied from a three; loaded the bases before Phil Nevin ATLANTA
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ley grounded into a fielder's choice.
being released by Philadelphia.
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Tennessee-Chattanooga 76-10 against the Pirates, broke the tie
Rounding out the Top 10 were with his single off Mike Dyer (4-3). walked intentionally to load the Lovablel
Southern Cal, Penn State, Tennes- Four Los Angeles relievers com-
see, Colorado and Ohio State South- bined for five innings of two-hit shut-
bases before Chris Gomez walked to
score Nevin with Detroit's final run.
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