Mets win 1-0; Reuschel is Giant hero

Rick Aguilera, making his first appearance since May 20,scattered four hits in 7 23 innings as the New York Mets beat the LosAngeles Dodgers 1-0 Monday night at Shea Stadium.

Aguilera (5-2), who sprained a ligament in his right elbow andwas placed on the disabled list May 21, struck out four and walkedtwo, one intentionally. He retired 15 consecutive batters from thethird inning until the eighth, when Glenn Hoffman singled with twoout.

Randy Myers got the last out in the eighth and Roger McDowellpitched the ninth for his 19th save as the Dodgers were shut out forthe 14th time this season. Keith Hernandez drove in the game's onlyrun in the fourth inning with a single to right that stretched hishitting streak to 14 games, one shy of his career high established in1982 with St. Louis. Len Dykstra led off the fourth with a doubleoff rookie Shawn Hillegas (2-1). Wally Backman sacrificed Dykstra tothird and Hernandez followed with his eighth game-winning hit of theseason.

The Dodgers, losing for the sixth time in seven games, had onlyone runner reach third base. John Shelby led off the second inningwith an infield single and one out later moved to third on MikeScioscia's double. Tracy Woodson was walked intentionally after PhilGarner flied out to shallow right. Hillegas ended the inning with aground ball to first.

Giants 6, Phillies 1: In his first start since being acquiredfrom Pittsburgh, Rick Reuschel (9-6) pitched a five-hitter over seveninnings to give San Francisco victory at Philadelphia. Reuschelstruck out a season-high eight and walked none, keeping the Giants infirst place in the National League West. It was Reuschel's first winin six starts since he beat the Giants July 22. The Giants obtainedReuschel Friday for pitchers Jeff Robinson and Scott Medvin.Reuschel said he told Giants manager Roger Craig after six innings hecould go one more inning. "My arm felt fine, but my body was tired,"said Reuschel, who hadn't pitched in eight days. Craig said he toldReuschel, "I know you've read a lot in the media that you're going towin the pennant for us. But we're going to win it anyway. You don'thave to win every game. But you better win tonight."

Astros 5, Cardinals 2: Bob Knepper (7-13) pitched a seven-hitterfor his first complete game of the season as visiting Houston won forthe 10th time in 11 games. St. Louis had won three in a row.Knepper was 3-12 with a 6.35 earned-run average before going 4-1 witha 3.29 ERA in his last six starts. The veteran left-hander's lastprevious complete game was a 3-0 victory over Atlanta Aug. 15, 1986.The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Billy Hatcher washit by a pitch and stole his first of three bases before Bill Doran'sRBI single. Doran has hit in eight straight games. Hatcher stolethree bases in a game for the his time in his career. The seasonseries beteween the teams is 5-5.

Pirates 5, Reds 4: Bobby Bonilla hit a three-run homer to backDoug Drabek's seven-hit pitching for seven innings as Pittsburgh beatCincinnati, ending the Pirates' four-game losing streak and extendingthe Reds' string of defeats to five. Bonilla has hit safely in 13 ofthe last 15 games, including three home runs and 16 RBI. Drabek(6-10) won for the fourth time in his last five decisions as thePirates won at home against the Reds for the first time in two years.The Pirates lost nine in a row to the Reds at Three Rivers Stadiumdating to Aug. 22, 1985. Drabek is 5-2 in eight starts since theAll-Star break. Tom Browning (5-11) lost his fifth consecutivedecision.