European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 20. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 porker bats reds Post Phillies 6-5 from press dispatches Cincinnati Dave Parker drove in tour runs with a three run Homer and a single and threw out the potential tying run at the plate nday night to Lead the Cincinnati reds to their fourth straight Triumph a 6-5 decision Over the Philadelphia Phillies Friday  the reds leading 6-4 in the ninth. Von Hayes led off with single and Glenn Wilson walked. No Roundup John Russell grounded out to Sec Ond advancing the runners to Sec Ond and third. Pinch hitter Ron Roenicke grounded out to Short scoring Hayes. Wilson held at Sec Ond. Greg Gross was announced tobit for Kent Tekulve and John Franco relieved Ron  Aguayo then hit for Gross and lined a single to right. Parker gunned Down Wilson in a close play at the plate to end the  Victory pulled the reds to within tw9 games of .500 at 42-44.the last time they were that close to .500 was april 24, when theywere5-7. Tom Browning 8-7, pitched 6 innings and allowed six hits to re Cord his fifth Victory in his last six decisions. Robinson pitched 2 / innings and Franco recorded his15th save. Cabs 2, giants 1chicago Scott Sanderson and Lee Smith combined on a one hitter and Keith Moreland delivered a two run single in the first inning to Lead Chicago Over san , 5-6, permitted Only a two out double by Jeff Leonardin the fourth and one unearned run in seven innings. Pirates 12, padres Pittsburgh . Washington had three hits in four at bats and drove in five runs and Jim Morrison knocked in three runs with three singles to key a 14 hit attack powering Pittsburg hover san Diego. The Victory snapped the pirates three game losing Streak and right hander Rick Reuschel s Persona seven game losing skein. Astros 3, Mett Houston Bob Knepper pitched a three hitter for his first Vic tory since june 10, shutting out the mets for the first time this , 11-7, had gone seven starts without a Victory after Start ing the season 10-3. Dodger 4, cardinals 3st. Louis Franklin Stubbs hit the first of three los Angele shome runs and Fernando Valen Zuela combined with two relieve son a five Hitler to lift the dodgers past St , 12-6, struck out eight and yielded four hits. The left hander is 4-0 against the cardinals this season and has won his last five starts against them. Tom Niedenfuer pitched the final a innings to earn his fifth save. Expos 5, braves 4montreal Hubie Brooks drove in three runs including the game Winner Friday night to Lead Montreal to a 5-4 Victory Over at Lanta and hand the braves their sixth straight defeat. Blazers Eye soviet Center by Frederick Waterman Barcelona. Spain up none Side of the Atlantic Ocean is the Tal ent of Arvida Sabonis the soviet Union s 7-foot-2 Star Center. On the far Side lies his potential out of reach yet sometimes in tantalizing View. Among the Many he has impressed Arete National basketball association s Portland Trail blazers who gambled first round draft pick on him in Juno. They Hope soviet authorities might give Sabonis the Chance to go the United states if the olympics permitted professionals to play basketball and say he could return to play for the soviet National team. But no such policy has been announced. The agile 21-year-old, who casually Dribus behind his Back and makes one handed Siler dunks off lob passes has outclassed his Competition in Europe and shown his boredom during the world basketball championships. When the score is close Sabonis i working free for his soft jumpers or Hooks both right and left handed controlling both boards or making deft passes from the High or Low Post. But when his team is 15 Points up Sabonis won t run the court hanging Back on offence and defense and no bothering to get rebounding position. Sabonis big weakness is that he Lazy said Panagiotis Yannakis of Greece a late round draft pick of the Boston celtics in 1982. And that s be cause he does t have enough Competition. You can see he looks  Sabonis is no Dis proportioned awk Ward giant. He is As smooth a Ball Han Dler As any teammate and will attempt almost any kind of pass from a full court Hook to a twisting behind the Bac Bounce pass off a defensive rebound. Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Fratello has watched Sabonis in the championships and is impressed. There s no question but that he has Avery very High skill level. He can put it on the floor lie can pass he has mobility and he sees the whole court says Fratello. Physically he overwhelms his opponents because of his size and strength so it s not easy to judge him because there is no barometer to judge him by except his team is a great team a photo Arvida Sabonis. Talented but bored and wins a lot of games because he s Sucha dominant player. How would he do in the Aba against Robert Parish Moses Malone or Kareem Abdul Jabbar ? it s hard to  May have gotten himself into some bad habits because he in t challenged very much. He s getting a Little Lazy on defense and maybe not working As Hardas he should. You can t reach your potential unless you re pushed and he s Seldom if Ever pushed. There Aren t challenges for him to meet night in and night out. That s Why what Aba players accomplish is so incredible because they accomplish it against another great player every time says Fratello. If one of Sabonis personal goals is to find out just where he is in the world of basketball at the Center position there s no Way hell Ever know that by just play ing against this Competition. The Only Way hell Ever find out is to make the move and play in the  Sabonis has said Little about the possibility of playing in the United states except to acknowledge that to play inthe Aba is the dream of any basketball player adding it is not at All certain will sign with an Aba  Curtis Lavon Mercer a member of the israeli team who starred at the univer sity of Georgia thinks Sabonis enor Mous Talent would be reawakened by meeting his equals in the Aba. He s Strong like Artis Gilmore canvass like Bill Walton and he s versatile like Jabbar. But he needs to have som people Dunk Over him and get popped a few times says Mercer. And then think hell  Wayne Brabender an american born former player in european basketball leagues is now an assistant coach of the Spanish team. He has watched Sabonis for four years and seen the Young Cen Ter s development become slowed. Sabonis was already an outstanding player at the age of 17 or 18. He s the dominant player in Europe but he s Notas Good As he could be or should be by now though he does almost everything Well says Brabender. Through the championships Saboni shas provided striking glimpses of his ability As he did against Greece. Sabonis was the Center Man on Athree on two break. As he Cut up the Lane the pass from the Side was behind him. Without breaking stride he reached Back tapped the Ball Forward then Sank Atwo handed Dunk. His teammates have watched films of the Aba where they believe their Center would continue to succeed. Forward Alexandra Volkov says that Only a few other players of Sabonis size can match his coordination and the Yare Akcam Olajuwon Ralph Sampson and  guard Valdis valleys assessment was simple and bold Arvida Sabonis would be the Best player in the Aba right  Morris hurls 3rd straight shutout front press dispatches Detroit Jack Morris pitched a two hitter for his third straight shutout and Kirk Gibson had four singles Friday night to Pace the Detroit tigers to a 5-0victory Over the slumping Texas rangers. Morris who ran his scoreless innings Streak to 31, retired 22 of the last 23 batters including 18 straight the right hander raised his record to 10-6 with his third straight Triumph and sixth consecutive Complete game. He allowed Minnesota six hits an Kansas City four hits in his previous two shutouts. Texas has now lost seven of it last 10 games. The Detroit Ace struck out 11 to raise his season total to 139, second in the american league to Boston s Roger Clemens who has 146. Morris also walked two in a game that began with the temperature at 93 degrees. It was the sixth time Morris has struck out 10 or More Batten in a game this season and the first time since micke Lolich in 1967 that a Detroit Pitcher had hurled three shutouts in a  Fletcher started the game with a double off Morris extending his hitting Streak to 14 games but Morris picked him off second after striking out Tob Harrah. Morris walked Larry Fairish with two out in the second and Don Slaught Fol Lowed with a double to left but Rookie Al Roundup Ruben Sierra struck out to end the in Ning. In other games Friday twins 7, Oriole 3 Baltimore Kirby Puckett belted two Home runs and Gary Gaetti and Kent Hrbek also homered to Lead Minnesota Over  Blyleven 9-8, pitched seven innings to gain his fifth Victory in his Las six starts. Ywkecs8,whltesox4new York Mike Pagliarulo hit a three run Homer in the fourth inning to spark new York past Chicago. Pagliarulo s Homer his 22nd of the season and sixth in his last ii games came off Floyd Bannister 5-6, with the while sox leading 3-2. Indian 3, royals 2kansas City Brett Butler scored from second base on shortstop Budd Biancalana s throwing error on a Poten tial inning ending double play in the to of the 0th inning to give Cleveland a Victory Over Kansas  singled with one out and went to second on a single by Joe  Thornton hit a chopper to Bianca Lana who appeared to have trouble get Ting the Ball out of his Glove. His High throw pulled second baseman Frank White off the bag. White dropped Heball and it rolled away allowing Butler to score. Blue Jay 2, Angels 0 Anaheim Calif. Right hander Jim Clancy pitched a two hitter for 8 winning and became the top Winner in to Ronto history As the Blue jays blanked California. Clancy 10-5, whose 98 victories top Dave Stieb by one won his fourth consecutive decision. Mariner 10, re4 sox 4seattle Danny Tartabull drilled a three run Homer and Spike Owen had two Bis to Pace Seattle Over Boston. The Victory was Seattle s sixth straight at Home and its fifth out of its last six games while Boston dropped its third straight. Right hander Mike Moore 6-9,pitched seven plus innings for the Victory a 6, Brewer 1 Oakland Calif. Joaquin Andu Jar pitched three hit shutout Ball Over 5 i on his return from a six week injury Lay Oft to Lead Oakland Over Milwaukee. Three relievers followed Andujar wit Steve Ontiveros working the final 2% innings for his ninth , 5-2, won for the first time since May 7. The Veteran right Han Derwent on the disabled list june 6 because of a pulled hamstring