European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Pale 19 make if 9 in a Row from press dispatches Cleveland Andre Thornton needed a lilt to Bil of Luck id preserve his Best showing of the season. Thornton belted two homers driving in five runs in the first three innings tuesday night then hoped the Rains would wait Long Chou a 10 make the Cleveland indians 6-1victory Over he kans City royals offi Cial. There s always some apprehension when Yog know it s going to rain Thornton said. But i Hern s nothing you can do about it. A ujust wait  the Fame was called off when the Antic Ipa cd thunderstorm hit with one out in inc Al Roundup Bottom of the fifth inning just one out after the game became official. The Victory was the ninth straight for the indians keeping them in first place in the american league East. The two homers raised Thornton s aver age to .191, and the five Rols gave him 12 on the year. Guys have been picking me up Oil year Thornton said. It Felt Good to be Able to contribute to a  Cleveland manager put comics insisted he did not have his players trying to make Quick outs even though he indians had a big Lead and lightning was hashing All around the stadium. I Don t like to play like that. You try 10 get five innings in Quick and before you know it you re losing Corrales said. Thornton lined a two run Homer to left in the first inning after Julio Franco had Dou bled then Lof cd a three run Homer to left following singles by Andy a Hanson and Brett duller in the third Tom Candiotti 2-2, got the Victory giving up one run on Sis hits in five innings Kansas cily starter Bud Black 1-3, gave up six runs on seven hits while striking out five in three innings. The left hander had lasted Only two innings in his previous Start a loss to Toronto the game was called after a one hour 21 minute rain delay with one out in the Bottom of the fifth. In other games tuesday a s 17, Blue jays 3 Toronto Dave Kingman drove in five runs with two homers and a sacrifice Fly and unbeaten Moose Haas became the major leagues first six game Winner this season scattering three his Over seven innings As Oakland beat Toronto. Brewers 10, mariners 0 Milwaukee a Molitor hit a two run Homer and Ben Oglivie had three hits driving in two runs to Lead a 15-hit Milwaukee attack As the Brewer won their fifth straight game with a Victory Over Seattle. California 6, Boston 2 Boston slumping Gary pet "1 his first Homer in almost a year and Rod Wilfong singled in the decisive run in the eighth As California Defeated Boston. Rangers 4, tigers 2 Arlington. Texas ro""-.16incaviglla hit a two run Homer and Charlie Hough won his 1986 debut As Texas Defeated Detroit. Yankees 10, White sox 6 Chicago Dave Winfield drove in the Lic breaking run with an eighth inning sacrifice Fly and Rickey Henderson lashed a three run Homer in the ninth to carry new York Over Chicago. Orioles 5, twins 3minneapolis Juan Bonilla Eddie Murray and Lee Lacy homered and storm Davis scattered seven hits Over 7 innings to lift Baltimore Over Minnesota. Germany s Boris Docker defeats Juan april pm from Spain 6-1, fv4 tuesday in inc tournament of Cham Pipins. Becker Nystrom win in wet i St round new York a heavy Rains hailed tuesday night s final first round match in the ssi 5,000 Tennis tournament of champions after lop seeded Ivan Lindl of Czechoslovakia had jumped out to a one set Lead Over Italy s Francesco a Ancillotti. The match was to be concluded on wednesday with the Winner then return ing later in the Day to face Britain s John Lloyd in a second routed Battle at the fanned West Side Tennis club. Posting first round victories before the rain tuesday were second seeded Boris Becker of Germany 6-2. 6-4 Over Spain s Juan  no. 3 Joakim Nystrom of Sweden. 6-2,6-2 Over Larry Stefanki. Other seeded players winning tuesday were no. 4 Yannick Noah of France no. 6 Brad Gilbert no. 7 Thierry Tulane of France no. 8 Andrei Gomez of Ecuador no. 10 Jimmy Arias and no. 12 Andreas Maurer of Germany. Only Sweden s Henrik Sundstrom seeded 11th, and no. 13 Slobodan Zivojinovich of Yugoslavia failed to Advance past the first round of this 64-Man Clay court event us Forest Hills site of the . Open until 1978. Both lost on Mon  Lindl Ctm Elloit match began after temperatures had cooled consider ably from the record lying degrees recorded during the afternoon. And the italian began just As hot As the weather had been capturing the firs three games breaking Lindl s service in the second game. Bat the defending Champion who won Only three Points in inc first three games got his game in gear and ripped through  seven games before a heavy downpour halted ploy for the first time with Lindl leading 6-3,1-0. Following an 81 minute break lentil captured his eighth consecutive game fur a 2-0 Lead. But  inc next two games to pull even us heavy Rains Guin swept through the area. Gooden Blanks Houston from press dispatches new York the incentive was there Tor Dwight Goodwn of the new York acts and it fell like a no hit night. I m sure he was pumped Catcher Gary Carter said. One first place team against another first place team. He is unbeaten. Bob Knapp or is unbeaten. Our first Home game a lot of fans scream ing.". The 21-year-old Goadon kept his unbeaten Streak alive going i-0 with a two Hitler to beat the 5-1 Knepper of the astros 4-0 in a matchup of the two hottest pitchers in the league. Knepper gave up five hits in 6h innings. Gooden was perfect. Through four yielding his first hit to Lead off the fifth an infield single up the Middle to Glenn Davis. Wooden said he was aware he had a no hitter in Progress and the main thing you want to do in thai Case is gel the first Batter in each  Gooden said he might have been Able to Field Davis single himself but 1 was u Little off balance coming out of my wind up the other Houston hit was u one out Lino single to right Field by Craig Reynolds in the ninth Gooden who has t lost since aug. 31, 1985, got the Only run he needed when George Foster homered with one out in the fifth. It was his first of the season. Gooden who nearly missed a Home run on a Fly Ball to deep left Field later in the no Roundup fifth hit a two run triple in inc acts three run seventh to Chase in Caner. The acts coming off a a Road trip have won four in a raw and 15 of 16. Whip Houston now hat lust three in a Row before the hit by Davis wooden who struck out seven and walked two had retired 12 in a Row. He was perfect in every inning except the fifth and the ninth. Gooden Lasi year s no by Young win Ner with a 24-4 record pitched his second shutout of the season in his fourth Complete game lowering his earned run average 10 1.06,the left hander Knupper 5-1, gave up five hits including three doubles the triple and inc Homer As his five game winning Streak ended even though his Era dropped to 1,70. He struck out five and walked two in 6� innings. The game was delayed 52 minutes at the Start by rain which fell occasionally throughout. In other games tuesday expos 8, Phillies 0 Philadelphia Andy Mcgaffigan pitched his first major league shut out As Montreal beat Philadelphia for its fourth straight Victory. Andre Dawson doubled and homered drove in two runs and scored twice to Lead the expos. 10-hit attack against. Steve Carllon and three relievers. Reds 2, braves d Cincinnati Gilill Gullic Suil pitched seven shutout innings and Dave Parker hit  Home run As Cincin Nati snapped an 11-same. Hum losing Streak us Liing test this Century with a Victory Over Atlanta. The reds have dropped 13 of their lust 15 Barnes for a 6-16 Mark the worst in the major leagues. Giants 7, pirates 2 Pittsburgh two run homers by Chris Brown and Candy Maldonado backed the seven hit pitching of Mike Krukow As san Francisco beat Pittsburgh to end the pirates four game winning Streak. Krukow 4-2. Was touched for both runs and four hits in the first inning. He struck out five and walked three in leading the giants to their third straight Victory. Cubs 7, dodgers 6 Chicago Leon Durham s Mcadoff Home run in inc ninth inning the 100th of his career powered Chicago Over los an a Clos. The Homer against reliever Tom Nice in fuck. 0-2. Who had just entered the game was Durham s fourth of the season and the seventh Homer of the Day us the hatters look advantage of a 21 Mph wind blowing out. Padres 3, cardinals 2 St. Louis Pinch hitter Jerry Royster hit a two out double in the ninth inning to drive in the winning run As san Diego edged St. Louis