Cabell’s Error Gives Phillies 3-2 Win in 10

In the end, it was the defense--or lack of it--that once again let the Dodgers down Thursday night.

As a result, they lost not only a game to the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium but the chance to move 8 1/2 games in front of the Padres in the National League West.

This time, it was third baseman Enos Cabell who made the error, fumbling Glenn Wilson’s grounder with two out in the 10th inning. That miscue allowed Garry Maddox to score from third base, giving the Phillies a 3-2 victory.

Mike Marshall had given the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the fourth with a home run, and Ken Landreaux made it 2-0 when he duplicated the feat in the seventh.

In the eighth, however, Ken Howell, who had come on in relief of Orel Hershiser in the seventh, yielded a two-run homer to Juan Samuel that tied the game. Scoring ahead of Samuel was Jeff Stone, who had gotten on base when his pop fly slipped out of Cabell’s glove.

Cabell made a long run and barely missed a sensational catch. But in the 10th, he let Wilson’s grounder play him, and the Dodgers’ third error of the game left them 7 1/2 games ahead of San Diego, which also lost.

The Dodgers missed a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth when R. J. Reynolds struck out with runners on second and third. Manager Tom Lasorda, who got a victory using Rick Honeycutt in relief recently, tried again, but it didn’t work.

Maddox greeted the left-hander in the top of the 10th with a single, and after Samuel lined out, Von Hayes walked. When Lasorda brought in Bobby Castillo at this point, there was a groan from what was left of a crowd of 39,487. However, Castillo deserved to get out of it. He made Mike Schmidt fly out to right before Wilson hit the grounder that Cabell couldn’t handle.

In the bottom of the 10th, the Dodgers threatened. But with Marshall on second and one out, Hayes, playing left field after starting in center, made a diving catch of Steve Sax’s low liner to save the game.

The Dodgers had chances to break the game open several times in the early innings. Always, though, they had two out and couldn’t produce a hit.

They had runners on first and third in the first, but Greg Brock popped up. In both the second and third, they had a man reach second. In the fifth, they loaded the bases with two out, but Marshall flied to center.

Samuel singled to open the sixth and stole second. But shortstop Mariano Duncan then threw out Hayes, and Samuel was out trying to steal third as Schmidt struck out.

It was a warm, muggy night, and Hershiser, who struck out the side in the fifth inning, ran out of gas in the seventh. Wilson opened the inning with a double to right that came within a few feet of clearing the fence.

When Hershiser went to a 3-and-1 count on Darren Daulton, Lasorda came out and summoned Howell. Howell never let Wilson get past second. He disposed of Daulton on a fly to center, Rick Schu on a fly to right and Tom Foley on a pop-up to third.

The Dodgers gained what they hoped would be a little breathing room in the bottom of the seventh when Landreaux drilled a 3-and-1 pitch into the right-field seats for his 10th home run.

Their advantage quickly disappeared in the top of the eighth, however. With one out, Stone hit a pop fly over the pitching mound, and Cabell missed a diving catch, the ball dropping for an infield hit.

Samuel, a right-handed batter who hits to right with power, hit his 16th home run into the bullpen, just out of the reach of Marshall, to tie the game.

After Hayes singled, Tom Niedenfuer replaced Howell, gave up a single to Schmidt, then retired the side.

Dodger Notes Since June 1, the Dodgers have a team batting average of .271 and have raised their season average to .255. At the end of May, they were hitting .230. . . . According to Arbitron ratings, Dodger telecasts from New York Monday and Tuesday nights drew larger audiences than any other shows on at the same time. . . . In his last 77 games prior to Thursday night, Mike Schmidt batted .286, hit 16 home runs and drove in 45 runs. . . . Dave Anderson, who is rehabilitating at Albuquerque, is expected to rejoin the Dodgers Monday. . . . Tonight’s game, in which Bob Welch (9-2) will face Kevin Gross (12-9), is sold out, as is Monday night’s game against Montreal. The Sept. 6 game against the New York Mets is also sold out. . . . Steve Carlton, who hasn’t pitched since June 18 because of a rotator cuff injury, is scheduled to start for the Phillies against San Francisco Monday.