APRIL 7th

Braves (1-0) @ Padres (0-1)
MORE STELLAR BRAVE PITCHING
Braves win this one on the strength of Brett Butler's 3-run shot in the 5th. Atlanta starter Bob Walk manages to shut the Padres out for 8 innings, before a 2-run home run by Ruppert Jones saves face for the Padres

WP - Walk (1-0)
LP - Montefusco (0-1)
Final Score : Braves 4, Padres 2



Royals (0-1) @ Orioles (1-0)
ROYALS ON SINGLES in 9TH, DESPITE O'S LONGBALLS
Rookie Cal Ripken Jr. clubs 470-foot, game-tying home run, but it's in vain as Tippy Martinez blows the win in the 9th giving up RBI singles first to Willie Aikens, and then to Jerry Martin

WP - Castro (1-0)
LP - T. Martinez (0-1)
Final Score : Royals 4, Orioles 2

Cubs (0-1) @ Reds (1-0)
MILNER'S 9TH INNING SHOT WINS FOR CINCY; SOTO FANS 13
Eddie Milner swats a walk-off, 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9th off of Dick Tidrow, while Mario Soto goes the distance and gets the deserved win along with his 13 strikeouts.

WP - Soto (1-0)
LP - Tidrow (0-1)
Final Score : Reds 6, Cubs 3


Mets (1-0) @ Phillies (0-1)
PHILS WIN IN WILD ONE AT VET; FOSTER CAUGHT CORKING BAT !
A wild game at the Vet - Christenson is removed in the 6th with shoulder stiffness, and then the game explodes into complete & utter pitching ineptitude with both teams using a combined total of 8 pitchers. The big news happens in the 8th on a broken b at foul ball off the bat of George Foster, when it is discovered that his bat is indeed corked ! Home plate umpire Harry Wendelstedt ejected Foster, immediately. A press release from the office of Major League Baseball, issued minutes after the conclusion of the game, stated that the Foster corked bat incident would be "investigated, and dealt with, accordingly."

WP - Farmer (1-0)
LP - Orosco (0-1)
Final Score : Phillies 10, Mets 7

Cardinals (1-0) @ Astros (0-1)
SUTTER BLOWS WIN IN 9TH
Bruce Sutter does something that he's not at all used to doing when he blows the save and the Cardinals victory in the bottom of the 9th, serving up a walk-off 2-run double to Terry Puhl.

WP - J. Niekro (1-0)
LP - Sutter (0-1)
BSV - Sutter (1)
Final Score : Astros 4, Cardinals 3

Mariners (0-1) @ Twins (1-0)
TWINS COME BACK FROM 9 RUNS BEHIND !
The Twins pull off a tremendous comeback, down 9-0 after the first four innings, their bullpen holds the Ms scoreless for the rest of the game while their own offence scores 10 runs in the last 3 innings. Seattle's Bill Caudill and Larry Andersen are the 9th inning goats.

WP - Davis (1-0)
LP - Caudill (0-1)
BSV - Caudill (1)
Final Score : Twins 10, Mariners 9


Giants (0-1) @ Dodgers (1-0)
BENCH-CLEARING BRAWL !; YEAGER DOUBLE IN 10TH CAPS WIN FOR L.A.
Steve Yeager's pinch-hit RBI-double in the bottom of the 10th, wins it for Lasorda's Dodgers. Earlier in the game, in the third, Chili Davis and Johnnie LeMaster collided horribly on a pop fly to shallow left. LeMaster remained prone on the outfield grass, presumably unconscious, and had to be stretched off the field. After the game it was announced by the Giants' training staff tha LeMaster had suffered a moderate concussion. Later on in the 5th, after a Chili Davis - Mike Scioscia fight at home plate broke out, both benches cleared immediately into a full-scale brawl. After the idiocy calmed down and players from both teams were off the field, Davis and Scioscia were ejected from the game by home plate ump Eric Gregg.

WP - Stewart (1-0)
LP - Schatzeder (0-1)
Final Score : Dodgers 5, Giants 4 (10 innings)

Angels (1-0) @ Athletics (0-1)
BURROUGHS DRIVES IN 5, FUELLING OAKLAND WIN
DeCinces' 3-run home run in the 7th ties it at 6 runs apiece, but Jeff Burroughs strikes back in the bottom of the 7th with the game-winning hit -- an RBI double. (It was Burroughs' grand slam home run that had capped off Oakland's 6-run 2nd inning)

WP - Beard (1-0)
LP - Zahn (0-1)
Final Score : Athletics 7, Angels 6


TRANSACTIONS :
Bill Castro (Royals), promoted from AAA Omaha
Don Hood (Royals), promoted from AAA Omaha