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Subject: National League Roundup
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Date: 22 Sep 89 07:05:59 GMT
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	The St. Louis Cardinals' hopes for a divisional title were dealt a
critical setback Thursday night when two National League East pitchers
threw impressive complete-game victories.
	After learning that the Chicago Cubs had taken a 9-1 earlier from
the Philadelphia Phillies behind the six-hit pitching of Greg Maddux,
the Cardinals tumbled another full game in the standings when New York's
Sid Fernandez tossed a two-hitter to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1
victory.
	Maddux, 18-12, walked two and struck out six en route to his
seventh complete game of the year.
	Fernandez, 12-5, who struck out 13 and did not walk anyone while
pitching to only 29 batters, also led the Mets offensively with three
hits, including his first major-league homer.
	``It was too much `El Sid' tonight,'' said Cardinals Manager Whitey
Herzog. ``He had 13 strikeouts and he out hit us. He kept the Mets in
the race and we're one step further away.''
	St. Louis's loss ended a four-game winning streak and dropped the
Cardinals four games behind first-place Chicago in the NL East. The Mets
are 5 1-2 games back.
	Equally impressed with Fernandez's performance was Mets' Manager
Davey Johnson.
	``He was a one-man show out there today,'' said Johnson. ``When he
gets his curve ball over like he did tonight, it's going to be a long
night for people. Tonight was the best I've ever seen him throw.''
	Maddux, like Fernandez, benefitted from pitching with a lead.
	``The big lead enabled me to concentrate on the batter with runners
on base,'' said Maddux, who won his career-high 18th game. ``It takes a
lot of pressure off the pitcher. I knew that a three-run homer wouldn't
hurt me.''
	Elsewhere in the National League, San Diego trounced Cincinnati
11-7, Chicago slammed Philadelphia 9-1, Atlanta silenced Houston 3-0,
Montreal edged Pittsburgh 6-5, New York pounded St. Louis 6-1 and San
Francisco downed Los Angeles 4-3.
	In the AL: Milwaukee split a double-header with New York, winning
14-1 in the first game and losing 5-4 in 10 innings in the nightcap;
Cleveland 5, California 4 in 17 innings; Oakland 2, Minnesota 1 and
Seattle 8, Texas 3.
                        _P_a_d_r_e_s_ _1_1_,_ _R_e_d_s_ _7
	At Cincinnati, reliever John Franco walked pinch hitter Carmelo
Martinez to force home the go-ahead run in the ninth and trigger a
four-run inning that sent Cincinnati to its 10th straight loss. Pat
Clements, 4-1, earned the victory and Franco took the loss, dropping to
4-8.
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	At Chicago, Greg Maddux fired a six-hitter to equal his career-high
18th victory and Andre Dawson contributed a single and three-run home
run to Chicago's 17-hit attack. Maddux, 18-12, walked two and struck out
six en route to his seventh complete game. Terry Mulholland, 4-7, took
the loss.
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	At Atlanta, Tommy Greene tossed a three-hitter to earn his first
major-league victory and Lonnie Smith homered and drove in three runs.
Greene, 1-1, who was called up from Richmond of the International
League, struck out seven and walked two. Starter Jim Deshaies, 13-10,
took the loss.
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	At Pittsburgh, Mike Fitzgerald smacked a grand slam, Hubie Brooks
added a two-run homer, and Andres Galarraga went 3 for 5 as Montreal
snapped a three-game losing streak. Dennis Martinez improved to 16-6 and
Tim Burke notched his 27th save. John Smiley, 12-8, gave up six runs and
eight hits.
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	At St. Louis, Sid Fernandez tossed a two-hitter and hit a home run
and Darryl Strawberry drove in two runs to down St. Louis. Fernandez,
12-5, struck out 13 and did not walk a batter while pitching to only 29
batters. Ricky Horton, 0-3, went just 2 2-3 innings, allowing four runs
and five hits.