SPRING TRAINING // NL REPORT

ATLANTA BRAVES The burgeoning radio network of the Braves has grown from 65stations a year ago to 133. The Braves are in the upper echelon ofbaseball's radio networks. Last year's league leaders, St. Louis andKansas City, have 147 and 130 affiliates respectively this season. CINCINNATI REDS Chris Hammond pitched two-hit ball for six innings in a 2-0 victoryagainst Cleveland. He struck out five and walked two. RelieversKeith Brown and Milt Hill stopped the Indians on one hit the rest ofthe way. LOS ANGELES DODGERS With a 7-5 loss to California, the Dodgers tied theirspring-training record for defeats (18). That mark was set lastyear. . . . Los Angeles placed reliever Jay Howell on the 15-daydisabled list because of a sore right shoulder that bothered him allspring. The move is retroactive to Saturday. MONTREAL EXPOS Chris Haney earned the fifth spot in the starting rotation overJonathan Hurst. Haney retired the final 12 batters he faced in a 3-2victory over Toronto. NEW YORK METS In a 6-5 loss to the New York Yankees, Eddie Murray had a two-runsingle and Bobby Bonilla had two singles and two walks while drivingin one run. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Five rookies, the most since the Phillies opened with five in 1973,have made the team: pitchers Andy Ashby, Kyle Abbott and CliffBrantley, shortstop Kim Batiste and outfielder Ruben Amaro. PITTSBURGH PIRATES Right-hander Doug Drabek, winner of 37 games the last two seasons,will be the first Pirate since Bob Friend in the early 1960s to startthree consecutive openers. "It's an honor. It's something you dreamabout as a kid, pitching on opening day - the big crowd, all theplayers being introduced before the game," Drabek said. "But I can'tgo out there thinking I've got to pitch better than I did (early)last season."

Last season's opener attracted a club-record 54,274 to ThreeRivers Stadium, but a three-week-old strike by bus and trolleyoperators and competition from the NCAA finals could keep the Piratesfrom threatening any attendance records. So could the weather: Theforecast is partly cloudy skies with gametime temperatures in the low40s. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Pedro Guerrero went 3-for-4 and scored three runs in a 6-5 victoryagainst Atlanta. Bob McClure (1-2) was the winner. In his onlyinning, he pitched a hitless ninth with one strikeout and one run onfour walks and a balk.