National League Roundup : Cubs’ Maddux Beats Pirates for 10th Win, 8-5

Greg Maddux became the National League’s first 10-game winner, and Andre Dawson hit a two-run homer as the Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh, 8-5, Tuesday night, the Pirates’ sixth loss in seven games.

Vance Law added a solo homer as the Cubs beat the Pirates for just the sixth time in their last 25 meetings. The Pirates are 1-4 on their home stand.

Maddux (10-3) allowed eight hits in 7 innings to beat the Pirates for the first time in seven career decisions. Maddux and New York’s Dwight Gooden had been tied for the NL lead in victories with nine.

Maddux, who was 6-14 with a 5.61 earned-run average last season, tied Greg Swindell of the Cleveland Indians for the major league lead in victories.

After taking over for Pat Perry, Rich (Goose) Gossage got the last three outs for his seventh save.

St. Louis 4, New York 1--Willie McGee collected three hits and three RBIs, and John Tudor won his first game since May 1 as the Cardinals to the win at St. Louis.

Tudor (2-1) whose earned-run average rose to 1.03, pitched 6 innings. Ken Dayley pitched a hitless 2 innings for his third save.

David Cone, who had a 1.76 ERA entering the game, fell to 7-1. Cone allowed four runs in five innings.

The loss was only the second for New York in nine games this season against St. Louis, which stole six bases in the game.

The Cardinals broke through against Cone to take a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Vince Coleman’s baserunning seemed to rattle the Mets’ starter.

Coleman drew a one-out walk. He stole second, and then third. Ozzie Smith walked and stole second before McGee sent a two-run double to right-center.

St. Louis added two runs in the fifth. Coleman stroked a one-out double, went to third on Smith’s sacrifice and scored on McGee’s infield hit.

After McGee stole second, Tom Brunansky was walked intentionally and pulled off a two-out, double steal with McGee. Jose Oquendo was walked intentionally to load the bases before Tony Pena drew a walk, forcing in a run.

San Franciso 5, Atlanta 0--Kelly Downs pitched a two-hitter, facing the minimum of 27 batters at San Francisco.

Ken Oberkfell got a one-out single in the fourth inning and was out stealing. Ozzie Virgil grounded into a double play after Dion James singled in the fifth.

Downs (4-5) struck out six and walked none in the first complete-game shutout of the season for the Giants. It was the seventh time the Braves have been shut out.

Robby Thompson drove in three runs as the Giants won their third straight game.

Philadelphia 10, Montreal 5--Juan Samuel knocked in four runs with a home run and a single to carry the Phillies to victory at Montreal.

Greg Harris (2-2) pitched three scoreless innings in relief for the win while Kent Tekulve went 1 innings for his third save.

Philadelphia took a 2-0 lead in the first inning off Neal Heaton (2-4). The right-hander lasted two-plus innings, yielding six runs, five hits and three walks.

Tim Raines brought Montreal to 2-1, leading off the first by hitting a Don Carman delivery over the left-field fence for his fifth homer of the season.

Philadelphia opened a 7-2 cushion in the third, but Montreal added three runs in the fifth.

Mike Schmidt singled in a run in the sixth to make it 8-5, and the Phillies added two more in the ninth.

San Diego 6, Cincinnati 2--Ed Whitson allowed six hits in seven innings and hit a two-run double to help the Padres win at San Diego.

Trailing 2-1, the Padres scored five runs in the fourth inning off Danny Jackson (5-3). San Diego got two-run doubles from Whitson and Keith Moreland and a run-scoring single from Carmelo Martinez.