Orioles stifle BALTIMORE W) - Right hander Doyle Alexander pitch- ed a five-hitter, and the Balti- more Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 yesterday on a two run homer by Bobby Grich. Grich's 12th homer of the baseball season and ninth at Memorial Stadium this season came in the second inning after Boog Powell opened with a bloop double to left. Alexander hurled his first complete game in five starts to even his record at 3-3. He allowed only one Detroit play- er runner past first base un- til the seventh when Gates Brown doubled and scored by a pinch single by Willie Hor- ton. The sinker ball specialist was aided by two inning ending dou- ble plays, and the Tigers ended three other innings on ground balls with men on base. Loser Lerrin LaGrow (5-7) stranded seven Orioles through the first six innings and was lifted in the seventh when Balti- more scored on a bases loaded walk to Brooks Robinson. Bosox blast BOSTON - Rico Petrocelli hit the ninth bases loaded home run of his career and Luis Ti- ant breezed to his tenth victory of the season in leading the Boston Red Sox to a 9-0 victory ig over the Petro regular was usl ter bec muscle torym homer Jim Co ing. Tiant improvir After a nine of The F quick 2- 3-4. Tomn Boston stole pick of Dickt the wa ing Ha himself third v kee dui In the led for Carbo f trezemsl center.t ed inte stage fol shot tot the 10th season. ers, 3-1 Milwaukee Brewers. celli, the Red Sox' ets win r first baseman who C H I C A G O - Ninth-inning ed as a designated hit- errors by Dave Rosello and cause of a pulled leg Jose Cardenal gave New York nailed down the vic- a pair of runs and the Mets with his grand slam went on to beat the Chicago off Milwaukee starter Cubs 4-2 yesterday. ilborn in the fifth inn- With the Mets trailing 2-1, Jerry Grote drew a leadoff walk fired an eight hitter in from Chicago starter Jim Todd, ng his record to 10-6. then Cleon Jones singled off re- poor start he has won liever Oscar Zamora, 0-1. his past 11 decisions. After Rusty Staub flied out, Red Sox jumped to a Ed Kranepool grounded to Ro- 0 lead against Colborn, sello. But the second baseman let the ball go through his legs, my Harper led off the permitting pinch - runner Dave first with a walk and Schneck to score. And when second after several right fielder Jose Cardenal's I attempts by Colborn. throw sailed past Bill Madlock McAuliffe tripled off at third, Jones also scored. Don 11 in left center, scor- Hahn capped the inning with a rper, and then scored double that scored Kranepool. when the ithrow to The Cubs had taken a 2-1 lead went into the Milwau- in the fourth inning when Rick gout. M o n d a y and Cardenal both fifth McAuliffe sing- scored on Madlock's infield out. his third hit. Bernie Monday and Cardenal each sin- lied out, but Carl Yas- gled and Andre Thornton drew ki lined a double to left a walk to load the bases. Carlton Fisk was walk- Madlock then bounced up the ntionally, setting the middle and, by the time second r Petrocelli, who lined a baseman Ken Boswell fielded the left field screen for the ball and made a diving tag home of the baseball to force Thornton at second, two runners had crossed the plate. Major League Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE MERICAN LEAGUE East East W L Pet. GB W L Pet. GB Philadelphia 38 32 .544 - 40 28 .589 - St. Louis 35 32 .523 1% 35 32 .522 4t/ Montreal 31 31 .500 3 e 35 33 .515 5 Chicago 28 37 .431 7% - 33 33 .500 6 Pittsburgh 28 38 .424 S k 35 35 .500 6 New York 27 41 .397 10 e 32 33 .492 6% West West Los Angeles. 47 23 .671 - 37 32 .536 - Cincinnati 39 28 .582 6 36 34 .514 1% Atlanta 39 30 .565 7 32 32 .500 212 Houston 35 35 .500 12 City 33 33 .500 2% San Francisco 33 39 .458 15 a 30 41 .423 8 San Diego 30 44 .405 19 a 27 39 409 8 Results Results Philadelphia 8, Montreal 2 e 3 Detroit 1 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh (second Milwaukee 0 inc.) I at New York, inc. Houston 6, Cincinnati 3 3, Kansas City 1 Atlanta at Los Angeles, inc. a at Texas, in. New York 4, Chicago 2 a at Oakland, Inc. San Francisco at San Diego, inc. Today's Games Today's Games (Lolich 9-7) at Baltimore New York (Koosman 7-4) at Chi- 9-3). cago (Reuschel 6-4), kee (Sprague 3-1) at Bos- Philadelphia (Ruthven 2-5) at 8-6). Montreal (Renko 4-7), nd (Arlin 0-1) at New Pittsburgh (Ells 3-6) at St. Louis obson 6-8). (Thomson 0-2). o (Pitlock 2-2) at Kansas Cincinnati (Billingham 6-6) at tzmorris 6-3). Houston (Dierker 5-3). ota (Corbin 5-0) at Texas Atlanta (Reed 5-3) at Los Angeles 0-9), (Messersmih 7-2). ala (Stoneman 1-6) at Oak- San Francisco (Moffitt 2-3) at unter 9-8). San Diego (Palmer 0-0), 6 A Boston Detroit Baltimore Cleveland New Yor Milwauke Oakland Texas Chicago KansasC Californi Minnesot Baltimor( Boston 9, Cleveland Chicago3 Minnesot Californi Detroit (Cuellar Milwau ton (Lee Clevela York (D Chicag City (Fit Minnes (Bibby (4 Califorl Sand (Hi IN A RARE appearance, Marvin Lane is cut down at second while attempting to adi fly ball in action against the Yankees Sunday.