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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August a. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 giants defeat braves mighty drive of the ninth from pacts dip ache san Francisco a i by Date Murphy in the lop o inning did nothing fur the Atlanta braves and the san i Ransco  scored without Benefit if 4 hit in she Bottom of the ninth to win 3-2 in inc Only National league panic thursday we have to play like we were earlier in the season and tonight we did what we had Lodo to win said Candy Maldo no Roundup Nado who walked with the bases loaded and one out to Force in inc winning run. The walk was the third allowed by re Liever Gene Garber in the ninth. Maldo Nado who leads National league Pinch hitters with a .424 average picked up his Isth rib As a Pinch Hitler and inc giants ended a four game losing Streak. Winning Pitcher Scott Gan cats 9-7, gave up a Loop single by Ken Griffey which lied the score in the top of inc ninth. He thought he had Given up a potential game in mining Homer when Mur Phy sent a drive toward the left Field bleachers. "1 thought the Hall was going Oul. But that s what the wind can do at Candle stick Park. An out s an out inc giant reliever said later. The Ball just came straight Down Allan la manager Chuck Tanner said. We were beaten by something we could t control the  Murphy s drive was caught about a foot in front of Ille Fence. In the Bottom of the ninth a throwing error by third baseman Rafael Ramirez also aided the giants. Garber 4-2 walked Lead Oft Batter Jose Uribe who took second on a sacrifice by Garrells. Ramirez fielded a grounder by Dan Gladden and threw past first allowing Gladden to reach second and Uribe to reach third. Robby Thompson walked to Load the bases and Maldonado look a wide -2 pitch to end the game. Tuning up for London show Dallas cowboys comeback Manuel Hendrix 33 lips he Ball away from wide receiver Tony Hill during a Drill at London s Crystal Palace sports Center thursday. The cowboys Are toning up fur sunday s american bowl to exhibition game against the Chicago bears. A other National football a Brih. News on Page 23, Angels beat a s with 2 grand slams from press dispatches Oakland Brian Downing usually a patient hitter was rewarded for his i m patience thursday afternoon. I was looking to hit the first Good Pilch i saw Sai Downing who drove it Over the Fence for a grand slam in the third inning. Catcher Bob Bonc hit an other in the fourth As the California an gels took an 8-5 Victory Over the Oakland Asil turned out we needed both of them Angels manager Gene Maun said. The a s chased California starter Mike Wilt 11-7, by scoring three limes in inc seventh then had the lying run at the plate in the ninth before reliever Jerry Lucas i leh cd Oul of trouble. California s Rob Wilfong started the third Wilh a walk off Oakland starter enc plunk 3-7. After Dick Schofield forced Wilfong and Boone hied out. Plunk walked Gary Penis and Reggie Jackson to Load the bases. Downing followed with his sixth Ca reer grand slam and 12th Homer of inc year to give California a 4-2 Lead. It was also the first hit of the game on Al Roundup  Decinces started the Angel fourth with a single and walks to Jack Howell and Schofield sandwiched around Wilfong s sacrifice bum loaded the bases. Boone hit plunk s next pitch for another grand slam his fourth Homer of inc year and his first grand slam since 1976, when he played for the Phila Delphia Phillies. The Angels last hit two grand Ilams in a game on april 27, 1983, when Fred Lynn and Darryl Sconiers did in against the Detroit tigers. There was nothing wrong with the selection of pitches but i would pc had better location plunk said. I was Ous there with a 2-0 Lead and i was pitching a Little Loo  s nothing wrong with fastballs to those hitters Oakland manager Tony Larussa echoed but the location Hurt. If he had had More in his fastball it s a different  look a 2-0 Lead m Llie second. Carney Lansford singled to open the in Ning and scored one Oul later on Donnie Hill s double. After Mickey sctt Oclon walked Alfredo Griffin singled to left to score Hill the a s got to Witt in the seventh. Hill led off Wilh a double and Tel Teton singled him to third. Tony Phillips Dou ble one Oul later scored both runners and finished will. Lucas allowed a single to Mike Davis that scored Phillips but ended the rally by retiring Jose Canseco and Bruce Bochte. The a s got iwo Oul singles in the ninth from Phillips and Davis but Lucas got Canseco to hit Imo a Force play to end the game. Lucus was t credited with a save but he saved me Mauch said. That s a save in anybody s  in the Only other american league game thursday i fijians 8, tigers 7 Cleveland Carmen Castillo s rib double capped a four run rally in the eighth inning and Cleveland survived three consecutive Detroit Home runs and overcame an Early six run deficit 10 beat the tigers. The loss was Only the fourth in 15 games since the All Star break for inc tigers who built their Lead on fifth in Ning homers by Alan Trammel Kirk Gibson and John Grubb. Cleveland ended ils three game losing Streak. The indians trailed 7-4 entering the eighth but Joe Carter led of with a bum single continued to second when reliever Bill Campbell 2-3, fielded the Ball and threw wildly to first. Cory Snyder s one out single put run ners Al first and third and Pat Tablor followed with an rib single to pull the indians within 7-5. After Pinch runner Otis Nixon sole second Julio Franco lined a two run single to left lying the game 7-7. Franco moved to third on a wild pitch before Castillo greeted Jim Salon with a line drive off the left Field Fence. Scon bails 8-6, earned the Victory with four innings of two hit scoreless Relief. The tigers had scored ibo runs in the fifth inning for a 7-1 Lead against Cleve land starter Rich yell  
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