Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-26
Braves Offset
link in Streak
Against Giants

~ the Associated Press
The fact that the Braves
can't beat the Dodgers may be
annoying, but it's not crucial
not when the champions can
run of seven in a row against
the Giants, the club they have
to beat.
Twice in the last four weeks
the Dodgers have belittled the
Braves and left 'em looking as
though they could be had. In
stead Milwaukee has spanked
the second-place Giants and
piled UP an eight-game lead
over San Francisco and the Pr
rates in the National League
lpennant chase.
Just last week the Braves
dropped four of 1ive to the
fourth-place Dodgers, but then
they whipped the Giants as
in Sundays opener of a show
down" five-game series at San
Francisco. Last night they did
lit again, rapping the Giants,
81, behind Warren SPAIN,
who shrugged of a sore throat
and won his 18th of the year.
his first win in four tries on
the West Coast.
Dodgers Hold Fourth
The Dodgers retained fourth
place, coming from behind for
a Az victory over Cincinnati,
and st. Louis whipped Pitts
burgh, I'll, in the only other Ma
tional League games scheduled.
In the American League, the
idle Yankees regained a 12h-
game spread as Baltimore de-
feated the second-place White
Sox, 6-5. Washington clipped
Cleveland, 5-4, in the only other
game.
The Braves. who have won
only seven of 20 from the
Dodgers, now stand 1875 over
the Giants. SPAIN, backed up
by a five-run second inning,
tossed a five-hitter. He had a
one-hit shutout until the fifth
while matching Pittsburgh's
Bob Friend as the leagues top
winner.
The 81 year old SPAIN,
shooting for his ninth season
of 20 or more victories, which
would be a major league record
for lefthanders, walked five but
struck out seven and left 10 on
base. The Giants scored on
Willie Mays infleld single after
a single by Daryl Spencer and
two walks had loaded the bases.
Braves Bat Around
The Braves had it bagged by
then. They sent nine men to the
plate in the big second inning
against Mike Mccormick cd
and reliever Gordon Jones.
Hank Aaron, Felix Mantilla,
Andy Pafko, Red Schoendienst
and Ed Mathews singled and
Joe Adcock doubled in the
squirt. The Giants Clipped in
an error.
Wally Moon had three of the
Cardinals nine hits of Ron
Kline Q2-12) and r. G. Smith,
one a two-on homer that
capped a four-run third. Larry
Jackson Ql-10). was the winner
with his fifth consecutive COM
Iplete game. He gave up eight
hits, losing his shutout bid on
Hank FoileS' double, a sacrifice
and Bob Clemente's single in
the third.
Johnny Podres gave up a two
run homer to Pete WhiSenant
in the first inning, then blanked
the Reds on seven hits for a
1910 record. Harvey Haddix
CD lost 1t as Carl Furillo
drove in the first two Dodger
runs with a pair of singles and
scored the lead run on Don
zimmer'S single in the third.
Gino Cimoli raped his seventh
homer in the eighth. 1t was
Podres' 18th victory in the Col
Iiseum.
The Dodgers now have won
10 Of their last Is games, Jump
ing from eighth to fourth in
the standings, but gaining only
a half-game on the Braves.
Orioles on Rise
The Orioles victory over the
White Sox gave them a 6-3
record for the last week and
left them within three games