American League Roundup : Madlock Helps Tigers Rally to Beat Mariners

Bill Madlock had three hits, including a home run, and scored three runs Saturday night to help the surging Detroit Tigers come from behind to beat the Seattle Mariners, 10-6, at Detroit.

The Tigers spotted the Mariners an early 6-1 lead, then rallied to win their third game in a row since the All-Star break.

Chet Lemon, with a three-run home run, and Alan Trammell, with a pair of singles and three runs batted in, contributed to the Tiger comeback.

The perfect night----he also walked in a five-run third inning----enabled Madlock, despite a slow start after being traded to the Tigers by the Dodgers early in the season, to improve his batting average to .299. The home run was his ninth for the Tigers in 31 games.

The Mariners knocked Tiger starter Dan Petry out of the game with one out in the second inning. Mike Henneman gave up 2 runs in 4 innings of relief to improve his record to 5-0. Eric King pitched three scoreless innings for his seventh save.

Toronto 7, Minnesota 5--Dave Stieb held the Twins to just 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings at Minneapolis to earn his eighth victory, one more than he had all last season.

Rance Mulliniks hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning off losing pitcher Joe Niekro (5-7). Niekro gave up 7 runs and 7 hits in 6 innings.

Ernie Whitt drove in the first three Toronto runs with a single and a two-run home run.

Baltimore 11, Kansas City 7--Bo Jackson continues on a pace to set a major league one-season strikeout record, and the Royals continue to struggle.

Jackson struck out four times in four at-bats at Kansas City and set a club record by striking out in his 16th consecutive game. Jackson needs only 66 more strikeouts to tie the major league record of 189 by Bobby Bonds of the San Francisco Giants in 1970. Jackson has struck out 123 times in 84 games.

He has 72 games to break Bonds’ record, and the only way he figures to fail is if he decides to end the season prematurely and join the Raiders early.

The Royals have lost four in a row and 9 of their last 10. Even more embarrassing, they lost to Mike Flanagan, who was 0-5 and just came off the disabled list.

Flanagan wasn’t sharp, giving up 9 hits in 5 innings, but he didn’t have to be. When the Orioles put their first nine runners on base in the sixth inning, a close game became a rout.

Flanagan, the AL Cy Young Award winner in 1979, had been sidelined by a sore elbow.

“This is a new lease on life for me,” he said. “I was throwing incorrectly, mechanically, from the first day of spring training until I got hurt. That’s probably why I got hurt.

“The elbow didn’t hurt, but during the seven-run rally (in the sixth), my arm stiffened. I feel very good about my return.”

It was a good day all around for Oriole Manager Cal Ripken. Both his sons, Billy and Cal Jr., had three hits. Ray Knight had four hits and drove in four runs.

Boston 5, Oakland 3--Almost a forgotten man since he became the hero in Game 5 of the Championship Series last fall, Dave Henderson came through again at Boston.

Henderson, relegated to the bench this season, hit a two-run home run off Gene Nelson in the 10th inning to give the Red Sox the victory.

Jim Rice’s home run on a 2-and-2 pitch with two out in the ninth off former teammate Dennis Eckersley sent the game into overtime. It was only the eighth home run this season for Rice.

Mark McGwire, the A’s rookie slugger who has 34 home runs, had a single in four at-bats, but his teammate, Jose Canseco, hit his 19th homer in the first inning.

Bruce Hurst (10-6) gave up the Canseco home run and appeared to be headed for a loss until Rice hit his home run. Hurst pitched a complete game.

Chicago 6, Cleveland 3--Harold Baines hit a home run, and Ozzie Guillen scored two runs and drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning at Chicago.

Guillen’s fly ball broke a 3-3 tie and dealt Tom Candiotti his 10th loss against only 2 victories.