European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 21, 1986 the stars and St Lopes Page 23 astros giants in tie for 1 St up and Over App Tau a Diego shortstop any Templeton Teap Leloa t rein to first we too Ute to taps ugh after taking a threw to bite doable of re. Reynolds the pirates d beat Totth s us Bream at second in and Fiat be gae tame to Pittsburgh. Downe fee padres 4-3 saturday after batting them 12-7 Friday night from press dispatches Houston the Houston Alro captured a share of first place in the National league West Ana the hearts of44,502 fans with a single swing of Craig Reynolds Bat Reynolds hit a Solo Home run with two out in the Bottom of the ninth saturday night to give Houston a 5-4 Victory Over the new York Mew in front of a stand ing room Only crowd in the Astrodome. The Victory in front of inc largest pay ing crowd in Houston since oct. 2.1980, pulled the astros into a first place tie with the san Francisco giants. The mets Are he Type of team that you can t give up on Reynolds said four or five runs is nothing to  m not a Home run hitter and i m not going to hit Many. I m just glad i hit on that helped the least tonight. The pitch was a Little bit up an when 1 hit it i thought that if it did t go out i would never he one that  Dave Smith 2-6. Was the  Mcdowell who came on in the ninth took the loss. After Mcdowell re tired the firs two Hilt ii Reynolds Hom ered to right to win the game. It was his fourth Bonier of the year. New York scored four runs in the ninth to tie the score 4-4 and Chase starter Mike Scon Leo Dykstra led off with his his fifth Home run of the season. With one out Keith Hernandez tingled and scored on Gary Carter s double chasing Scott. Dairy Strawberry then hit reliever Dave Smith s first Pilch for bin Roundup i4lh Home run to tie the Scon. Our offence has Kinda flailed the last couple of night Dykstra said. Bui you have to give credit to our Boll club Tor battling  Alan Ashby singled with two outs in the Bottom of the fourth to score Kevin Bass from third base fora 1-0 Houston  York starter Dwight Gooden re tired Scott and Bill Doran to open the Bottom of the fifth but gave up two rum on a Reynolds single followed by Homer by Denny Walling to make it 3-0. The blast was waiting s sixth Home  have a great earn but scottly pitched a great game Walling  one Low Point is he did t gel the win  the astros made it 44 in the seventh on a sacrifice Fly by Bilty a ichor. In other games saturday ,gunti6 Chicago Gary Matthews an Shawon Dunston hit three run homers and Dave Martinez hit his first career Home run As Chicago beat san Francisco. With san Francisco leading 5-1, mat thews homered in the third bringing the cubs to within a run. Chicago took the Lead when Dunston and Martinez Hom ered on consecutive pitches with two Outin the fifth. They were Chicago s first Back to Back Homer of the year. Matthews tilth Homer of inc season see no on Page 26 Steeles top Choice a holdout by the associated fre tip Pittsburgh stolen May not have envisioned superhuman feat when they selected Temple guard John Rienstra in the first round Ofteli Yeu i nil draft but now with the 6-foot, 275 Pounder holdout offensive Tine Nufi Roundup conch Hal Hunter believes Ricina tra May have to be Captain Marvel to make up for lost  draft a Guy no. 1 and pay him big Money Well you expect him o step to the plate take a healthy Cut and hit the Ball hard Hunter said saturday. The More time he misses the More time he has to nuke up. If thit goes on too Hunter taut Rienstra injured a foot on the lint Day of the Steelen May minicams and missed inc rest of the week practice. He mixed All the technique work there Hunter said. He got the blackboard material but Nowise the time he should be putting it Louse Hunter said Reinstra won t get a Many repetitions in practice when veterans report Friday. He d get three time As much work this week Hunter said. My Trig concern is that  into Camp Ute blow an assign see nil on Page 28 Jones barfs Angels by Blue Joys from press dispatches Anaheim Calif. Adjusting to the Lead off spot has been a snap for Ruppert Jones. Jones opened the California first sat urday by hitting the first pitch from Dave Sueb for a Homer and added Athree run Homer off Bill Caudill in the seventh to Lead the Angels to a 9-3 Victory Over the Toronto Blue jays. I be been leading off for the Las month and a half Jones said. I m starting to make Pood on the adjustment for a Little White i was taking the first pitch and getting in the Hole some tunes 0-2. Consequently my philosophy changed. If the Guy it around the plate i might swing at be first pitch he said. John Candelaria notched Bis third straight Triumph Tince returning july 8 from Elbow surgery. George Bell delivered a two run Bonier in the fourth Tor the Only runs Candelaria has surren dered in Isth innings since resuming tothe rotation. Candelarv 3-0, went the Fuit 5vi innings while striking out five and walking one. Bell also homered in Hie lop of the ninth his 19lh, Tor Toronto s third run. Newly acquired Mem runic pitched1ft innings of scoreless Relief in his first appearance in the majors this season. Donnie Moore got the last six outs. California Rookie Wally Joyner had three hits in four at bats and an rib to extend his hitting Streak to 11 games. You Don t make mistakes like we Didin the second inning and beat Good teams like the Angels right fielder Jess Barfield said. Good teams capitalize on mistakes and they did that  Stieb 2-10, lasted Only 3ft innings yielding three unearned runs in the Sec Ond. Gary Petti singled with one out stole second and took third when third a Roundup baseman Garth Lorg allowed Bob Boone a grounder to Roll under nil Glove for an error. After Jones was hit by a Pilch to Load the bases Rob Wilfong Pounder went through first baseman Willie Upshaw s legs allowing two rum to score. Joyner singled to right to make the soon 4-0. Wilfong t sacrifice Fly brought Home Penis in the fourth for the final run off Stieb to make the score 5-2. Boone t bases loaded sacrifice Fly inthe fifth made it 6-2. In other games saturday orioles 1, twins 0 Baltimore Mike Flanagan an Don aate combined on a us Bilter and Rick de Rapsey bit Bis first Home run since june 16 As Baltimore Defeated Minnesota. Dempsey who hit eight homers in hit lint s3 games and then was blanked inthe next 17, connected for no. 9 in the second inning off Neal Heaton 3-9. Litas his first rib in 15 games. Indians 6, royals Kansas City to. Tony Berna Zard led off the game with a Home run and Mel Hall keyed a five run third in Ning with a two run single Helpin Cleveland defeat Kansas City and and give Phil Niekro career win no. 307, scattering eight hits Niekro tied Mickey Welch Tor 14th on the All Tim Victory list. Tigers a Ranger 3 Detroit Kirk Gibson hit a three run Homer in the 12th inning to give Detroit a comeback Victory Over Texas. The rangers had crabbed a 3-2 Lead inthe top of the 12th on Don Suu it s eighth Home run a shot into the lower Center Field seals off Willie Hernandez,5-4, the third Tiger Pitcher. White sox Yankees 3 new York Wayne Tolleson drove in two runs and Joel Skinner hit a two run Homer to Lead Chicago Over new York. Tolleson s single knocked in Jerry Hairston with the first run of the White sox l three run second inning off Yankee starter Scott Nicolson 2-1. Skinner hit his fourth Homer of the season and i second in two Days in the three run sixth thai finished Nielsen. Joe Cowley 5-5, scattered six hits Over the first five innings and was credited with the Victory. Gene Nelson allowed four hits Over the final four innings to Post his second save. A i3,brewer2 Oakland Carney Laius bad hit Atwo run triple to Center Field off reliever Mark Clear 2-4, with two out in the eighth inning. The Ball got past Center fielder Robi Yount who tried to make a diving catch and Dwayne Murphy and Bruce Bochl scored on the hit. Red sox 9, Mariner 4 Seattle Dwight Evans drove in three runs and Roger Clemens notched it Irith Victory As ration beat Seattle to snap a three game Josing Streak. Clemens 16-2, was nuking his first appearance against Seattle since he struck out a major league record 20 Bat ters against the mariners april 29 at Fen Way Park. The right hander allowed six hits struck out eight and walked two in eight innings. Joe Sambito pitched the ninth for Boston. Evans delivered a iwo Oul two run sin Gle to Cap a three run first and added an rib single in the sixth. Bill Buckner an Marty Barrett each had three hits for Boston