European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 18, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sport off off a ssh w a i. I royals Angels trim with two hit shutouts a photo Kansas City right hander Bret Saberhagen. Taming red sox by the associated press you can t pitch much better than that Kansas Cit manager Dick Hower said. He was talking about his own Bret Saberhagen but he could easily have been referring to Ron Romanick of the California Angels. Both Saberhagen and Romanick pitched two hitter wednesday night to Lead their teams to victories Kan Sas City beating Boston s Al Nipper 1-0 and romanic stopping the Seattle mariners 4-0. Saberhagen who last year became the youngest Pitcher to win the by Young award in the Al faced just 29 batters at Boston striking out six and walking just one. The Only Boston hits were singles by Tony armas with two out in the second and Don Baylor leading off the advanced beyond first. This was Good especially coming off a horrible Spring Saberhagen said. I was concerned whether i could go a Strong seven innings during the Spring he struggled with a sore shoulder and a virus. Saberhagen is of Howser said. Now i Don t have to answer that question any Nipper was almost As Good As Saberhagen allowing just five hits. But one was Steve Balboni s second Homer of the season to Lead off the second the Only run Saberhagen needed. Last season Balboni had Only two hits at Fenway Park. In the California Seattle game at Anaheim Romanick lost his perfect game by walking the very first Batter the first of five in the game. And with two Down in the sixth Ivan Calderon s single broke up the no hit bid. But the California right hander did t mind. It s my Best game Ever As far As keeping my stuff through nine innings goes Romanick said. I was a real Pitcher out is Mercan league Gorman Thomas got Seattle s second hit a one out single in the ninth. Romanick is now 2-0 As he tries to erase the memory of the second half of 1985. After going 13-4 before the ail Star break he won Only one game after july. Wally Joyner s Solo Homer his second of the season supported Romanick s pitching and gave the Angels a 1-0 Lead in the first. California added two More runs in the fourth and their final score in the seventh. In other Al games wednesday White sox 10, tigers 4 Chicago Ron Kittle had a three run Homer and sacrifice Fly while Carlton Fisk also homered As Chicago overpowered Detroit at Comisky Park. The Triumph was Only the second in eight games for the sox As Floyd Bannister Bill Dawley and Bob James combined for a four hitter. Detroit s Dave Collins was ejected from the game in the seventh inning when he charged the Mound after a Bannis Ter pitch sailed behind him. Two innings earlier Detroit s Randy o Neal had hit Rookie John Cangelosi with a pitch. Twins 7, a s 5 Minneapolis a two run Homer by Gary Gaetti in the 10th inning his third of the season powered Minne Sota Over Oakland. With two outs in the 10th, Mark Salas reached on an infield hit. Gaetti then hit a two strike Pilch from a s reliever Keith Atherton Over the left Center Field Fence Ashe twins snapped a four game losing Streak. Ron Davis 1-0, earned the Victory in Relief. Salas hit a Solo Homer in the eighth to knot the game 5-5. Bruce Bochte hit a two run shot for the a s and Donnie Hill s two run Homer for Oakland in the sixth tied the score 4-4. Conception freshly honed leads reds by the associated press Atlanta Dave Concepcion thought it was time to do something about his Lousy mechanics at the plate. So 5 a hours before the game the 37-year-old Cincinnati reds shortstop was taking extra batting practice. That really worked Concepcion said after hitting two Home runs and driving in three runs wednesday night in the reds 5 3 Victory Over the Atlanta braves. I was getting Lazy losing my stroke added Concepcion who was batting .200 a game time. Cincinnati manager Pete Rose was t All that surprised by Concepcion s performance. He usually swings the Bat Well Here Rose said. With the reds trailing 3-2, Concepcion opened the seventh inning by lining loser Rick Mahler s first pitch Over the Center Field Fence for his first Homer of the year. He also hit a first pitch Homer to left off reliever Bruce Sutter in the eighth. It was the fourth two Homer game of Concepcion s major league career. To Diaz followed Concepcion s seventh National league inning Homer with a single to Center. He was replaced by Pinch runner Eric Davis who raced to third on Ron Oester single to right chasing Mahler. Pinch hitter Tracy Jones greeted reliever Paul Assenmacher with a Fly to Center scoring Davis with the go ahead run. In other National league games padres 2, dodgers 1 san Diego Graig Nettles singled off reliever Tom Niedenfuer in a Pinch hit Ting role with two outs in the ninth inning As san Diego completed its sweep of Losangeles. Dennis Powell 0-2, making his first Start of the year allowed the padres just four hits in 8 /3 innings but was tagged with the loss. Niedenfuer replaced Powell with one out in the inning after Powell had walked Kevi Mcreynolds. Steve Garvey grounded out to first mov ing Mcreynolds to second and Garry tem Pleton was intentionally walked to bring up Nettles who was 1-16 on the season. Nettles got his hit on a 3-2 pitch to make a Winner of reliever Rich Gossage 2-0, who worked the ninth in Relief of Dave Dravecky. It was the 10th consecutive one run game for both teams one shy of the National league record for consecutive one run games in a season. Dravecky s first major league Home run a drive Over the 375-foot sign in left Center Field gave the padres a 1-0 Lead in the third inning. But the dodgers tied it in the fourth when Ken Landreaux hit a Lead off double moved to third on a groundnut and scored on Cesar Cedeno s double off the left Fiel Dwall. It was the first run Dravecky allowed after 19% shutout innings this year. Astros 4, giants 1 san Francisco Houston s Nolan Ryan struck out nine batters in 7% innings to run his All time record total to 4,101. Ryan also gave himself a 2-0 Lead reach ing san Francisco s Roger Mason for a two out two run single in the second in Ning. Ryan gave up six hits and walked three. File Phot Cincinnati s Dave Concepcion. 2 homers at Atlanta Las vegas Nev. A heavy weight Champion Michael Spinks looked at an empty chair on the dais at a news con Ference wednesday and said impossible for us to see you but we know you re he s Here in spirit said co promote Don King. Larry Holmes was supposed to be in a Las vegas Hilton ballroom to face Mem Bers of the Media with whom he has been feuding. Instead he was on a family Outing at of Spinks in 7th round you la hit the ground Lake Mead. So King relayed what he said was Holmes prediction for his rematch with Spinks for the International boxing federation title saturday night at the Hilton in the seventh round Spinks will hit Holmes was a 7 /2-5 favorite to regain the title he lost on a 15-round unanimous Deci Sion to Spinks last sept. 21 for his first pro loss after 48 victories. Holmes has criticized the judging of the first fight. He has also said he was worried about a pinched nerve in his neck and that going into the match he was feeling sorry about Spinks and his family. I never really knew Larry until the last fight Spinks said. Then i found out a lot of things about Larry that told me a lot about him As a person. I Don t care to share that with Spinks said he wished the challenger had appeared for the final news conference for the scheduled 15-round indoor fight which will be televised live in the United states Byhro. Y i like to look at my Man to see How nervous he is Spinks said. He also said of the one sided news con Ference i Don t feel like talking. Speaking up for but he did answer questions although he wondered what questions could be asked that had t already been asked. Duane Ford of the Nevada state athletic commission apologized to the Media for Holmes having had Dick Young a columnist for the new York Post bodily re moved tuesday from Holmes Public work out. King who is promoting the fight with Butch Lewis also apologized
