Sporting Digest: Baseball

A FIRE that raged out of control for half an hour in Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium interrupted the Braves' plans to introduce their new first baseman Fred McGriff, signed from San Diego. After a two-hour delay, McGriff hit a home run in the 8-5 win over St Louis.

NATIONAL LEAGUE: San Francisco 8 Montreal 3; Cincinnati 8 Chicago Cubs 3; Colorado 6 Florida 3; Pittsburgh 2 Houston 1; Atlanta 8 St Louis 5; San Diego 4 NY Mets 1; Philadelphia 8 Los Angeles 2.

AMERICAN LEAGUE: Cleveland 9 Oakland 5; Minnesota 4 Detroit 3; Seattle 9 NY Yankees 5; Baltimore 7 Kansas City 0; Boston 2 California 1; Chicago White Sox 2 Toronto 1; Texas 5 Milwaukee 1.