Nagy Gets His Ninth Victory

Charles Nagy became the American League’s first nine-game winner and the Cleveland Indians stopped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night at County Stadium.

Nagy (9-1) tied his career high with his sixth consecutive victory. He gave up six hits, walked two and struck out five in seven-plus innings.

But the game was marred by injuries to Brewer center fielder Chuck Carr and Indian second baseman Carlos Baerga.

Carr hurt his right knee after making a sensational leaping catch of Julio Franco’s deep fly ball in the fourth and Baerga left the game in the fifth because of a bruised right hand, which was struck by a Ricky Bones fastball in the first inning.

Carr’s X-rays didn’t reveal any fractures, but he was scheduled for an MRI test, Brewer trainer John Adam said. Baerga also was taken for X-rays, which were negative.

Boston 10, Seattle 1--Tom Gordon pitched a career-best two-hitter and Jose Canseco hit a grand slam as the Red Sox beat the Mariners.

Gordon (5-2) defeated Seattle for the sixth consecutive time and improved his career record against the Mariners to 12-3, including 7-0 in the Kingdome. Paul Sorrento homered with one out in the fifth inning, his 11th, to ruin Gordon’s no-hit bid. Sorrento also singled to lead off the eighth.

Gordon, who struck out four and walked two, got his fourth consecutive victory since losing April 19 in Cleveland. It was his second complete game of the season.

Chicago 8, Detroit 2--Wilson Alvarez pitched seven strong innings, and the White Sox overcame two home runs by Cecil Fielder to beat the Tigers at Chicago.

The White Sox won for the 10th time in 12 games. Detroit has lost 13 of 14.

Alvarez (6-3) gave up three hits and retired 13 consecutive batters at one point. He walked one and struck out six. Fielder homered in the sixth, cutting Chicago’s lead to 3-1. He hit his 15th homer in the ninth off Kirk McCaskill. Fielder has 30 multi-homer games in his career, three this season.

Omar Olivares (1-2) made his first start since going on the disabled list April 19 because of a strained hamstring. He gave up five hits, three runs and five walks in five innings.

The White Sox then jumped on Detroit’s woeful bullpen for five runs in the sixth. Detroit’s pitching problems have forced the Tigers to use 18 different pitchers, including 10 starters, this season.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York 1, San Francisco 0--It was time for Paul Wilson to stop struggling and step up. And that’s what the Mets’ rookie right-hander did in New York.

Wilson (2-5) gave up only three hits through eight innings, ending a personal four-game losing streak. It was the third shutout in the last four games for the Mets’ pitching staff.

Wilson, who had eight strikeouts and walked none while hitting two batters, said: “I pitched smarter today. I just threw the ball where [catcher] Todd [Hundley] told me to put it. He knows the batters better than I do.”