National League Roundup : Scott Is First 14-Game Winner as Astros Defeat Mets, 10-3

Mike Scott, who has had plenty of run support this season, was all set by the second inning Tuesday. With the Astros scoring eight runs in the first inning, Scott became the major leagues’ first 14-game winner, winning for the eighth time in his last nine decisions in a 10-3 victory over the New York Mets at Houston.

“I’m just in the right slot in the rotation, and I’m getting a lot of run support,” Scott said. “I think I pitched just as good in ’86 and last season, but this season if I give up two runs we score three, and if I give up three we score four.”

This is the earliest Scott (14-4) has ever won 14 games. His previous best was in 1986, the year he won the Cy Young Award, when victory No. 14 came Aug. 29.

“You have to feel like you’re going to win every time you go out there when you’re on a streak like this year,” Scott said.

Scott gave up five hits, walked one and struck out seven in eight innings. Juan Agosto struck out the side in the ninth.

Terry Puhl led Houston’s offense with a single, double, triple and three RBIs in three at-bats.

New York starter Bob Ojeda (5-8) lasted only two-thirds of an inning, giving up eight runs and six hits. Bill Doran, Ken Caminiti and Puhl had him for run-scoring singles, Gerald Young drove two runs with another single and Rafael Ramirez had a two-run double. The Astros scored the final run of the first inning on a balk by reliever Kevin Tapani.

Houston increased the lead to 9-0 in the fourth inning on Puhl’s RBI triple.

“We gave them an eight-run cushion, and all Scott had to do was throw strikes,” Met Manager Davey Johnson said. “We really didn’t make him work too hard.”

Atlanta 9, Montreal 3--Jeff Blauser had four hits, including a two-run double in a five-run first inning, in the win at Atlanta.

Starter Marty Clary won his second consecutive decision since being recalled from triple-A Richmond June 25. Jim Acker pitched three innings, and Mark Eichhorn got the last three outs.

The Braves led, 5-3, before breaking the game open with three runs in the sixth. Blauser and John Russell singled to chase Kevin Gross (7-8), and Oddibe McDowell greeted reliever Steve Frey with a run-scoring double. Jeff Treadway followed with a two-run single.

Chicago 5, San Diego 1--The Padres couldn’t have come to Chicago at a better time for Andre Dawson.

Against a team he usually hits well, Dawson broke a one-for-30 slump by getting three hits and a walk to support the pitching of Mike Bielecki and Steve Wilson.

“I don’t know why,” said Dawson, who also drove in a run and scored another. “It just so happened they were the team in town. I’ve been going so badly against everyone else.”

Bielecki (7-4) had a shutout going, but left after giving up five hits and striking out six in six innings. He was hit in the right hip with Tony Gwynn’s line drive in the third inning.

Wilson finished and allowed a run in the eighth inning when Gwynn singled and Marvell Wynne doubled him home. Jack Clark followed with a single, but Cub Manager Don Zimmer allowed Wilson to work out of the jam.

“It has been the same story for us,” Padre Manager Jack McKeon said. “We can’t get the hits when we need them. We had men on first and third in the eighth and couldn’t score again, and we got the leadoff man to third in the first inning and couldn’t score.”

The victory ended a streak of six home losses for the Cubs.

Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 3--The Pirates won for the seventh time in nine games as Jose Lind and R.J. Reynolds each drove in two runs during a four-run fifth inning at Pittsburgh.

Andy Van Slyke added a solo homer for the Pirates.

San Francisco starter Don Robinson (7-6) lost his third game of the season to his former teammates.