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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday May 20,19s7 Blue jays rout Angels 12-0 by lilo associated press Anaheim Calif. Jim Clancy pitched a two Hil tar Tor his fifth straight win and the Blue  scored seven times in the seventh inning As Tomorio routed the California Angels 12-0 monday night. Clancy 6-2, had a no hider uni Mark Mcl Cmor singled to left with one out in the sixth the right Bander walked one and struck out nine with Devon while getting the other hit with a single in the seventh. White extended his hitting Streak to 10 games. Toronto which had 15 Hils went ahead 3-q in the second when Jesse Barfield walked and Willie Upshaw had an infield single in front of Ernie Whin s second Homer off mite Cook 1-2. Lloyd mos by made it 5-0with his sixth Home run a two run shot in the fifth in the seventh inc Blue jays turned the game into Romp again reliever Chuck Finley by scoring All seven runs before an out. The rally featured Georgebell s two run single and Upshaw s two run double. Toronto s first nine batters in the inning reached base six on hits two on walks and one on an error. Mike Sharperson singled and went to second on right fielder while s Fielding error Tony Fernandez doubled to right Tor a run and Pinch hitter Cecil fielder walked. Shortstop Dick sch Field s throwing error scored Fernandez with fielder going to third and Moseby winding up at second.  to left for two runs Barfield doubled Bell to third and Upshaw doubled Doscore Bell and Barfield. Bryan Harvey relieved and walked Whill. Kelly Grubor singled loading the bases. On Harvey s wild pitch Upshaw scored the seventh run of the inning. In other Al action monday royals 4, red sox 2 Kansas City to. Danny Tartabull hit a to run Home run and carried streaking Kansas City Over Boston in a game delayed by rain and a Power failure. Tartabull whose Solo Homer sunday was Lii differ ence in a 3-2 Conquest of Milwaukee hit a 1-2 pitch yank combo drops first doubles test Dusseldorf Germany a american Tennis Star John Mcenroe teamed with a new doubles partner Rob Ert Seguso in preparation for a Davis cup play against West Germany but the new combo lost its first Outing in the replay of the postponed doubles match Wilh Spain at the 1750,000 world team cup tournament. The americans who had won both singles matches monday Defeated Spain 2-1, but spaniards Emilio Sanchez and Sergio Casal came out on top in the Dou Bles 2-6, a 6-4. Mcenroe said he was putting his Long time partnership with Peter Fleming on hold in a bid to become More familiar with Seguso s game prior 10 Tufe match against the West germans at Hartford Conn in july. We Are going to play together at the French open for a Start and see How it goes from there Mcenroe told . Davis cup team Captain Tom Gor Man is keen for the pair to play together As often As possible Mcenroe said. Part of the decision is up to Robert. I Don t want to gel in they Way of him and his partner but i think it will be Good for All of us to have a change he added. Seguso partnered Ken Flach to the world s doubles title in 1985, when they also finished the year with the Best re Cord. Mcenroe and Fleming dominated doubles play in the late 1970s and Early 1980s, winning Wimbledon four times. Organizers of the world team cup meanwhile confirmed that Jimmy con nors ill Wilh an intestinal infection has pulled out of the Competition. N other action tuesday Martin Jaile led Argentina in upsetting defending Champion France 2-1, and Czechoslovakia blanked Australia 3-0. Jaity a runner up at last week s italian open clinched Victory for his country by Al Roundup. From Al Nipper who dropped to 3-3 despite giving up Only five hits. The red sox he defending american league champions have lost four of five and have a dismal 5-16 Road record. It was the eighth straight borne Victory for the Roy als and their 12th win in 15 games a Streak that has shot hem from fourth place to firs in lit Al Wisl. The Start of the game was delayed 67 minutes by rain. Then a Bank of lights went out in the Bailom of seventh inning forcing a 28-minute stall. Mark Gubicza 2-4, allowed six hits through seven innings. Dan Quisenburry got his fourth save by a clip ing four of five Bat Ere. Orioles 6, mariners 0 Seattle Mike fio Dicker pitched a Ihrck Hil tar allowing just two runners past tint base and Balti More continued its Home run Binge As the orioles downed Seattle. Boddicker 3-1, gave up singles id John Moses sol Bradley and Harold Reynolds while striking out five and walking two. Home runs by Eddie Murray and Terry Kennedy provided the offensive spark for the orioles. The orioles have 32 Home runs in their past 11 games setting a major league record for most homers in ii consecutive games. The 1947 new York giants held the record of 30, Mark Langston 4-4, who had a no hitter through four innings Tost for the mariners. With the orioles ahead 1-0 in the fourth Langslow walked Ray Knight with two outs. Kennedy followed with his sixth Home run of the year 10 right Field. Murray added a the acc Nin Homer in the seventh off Langston his i in of the year Murray has eight of those homers in the last 11 games. Yankees a athletics 1 Oakland Calif. Dave Imfield Hii two Home runs and Tommy John blanked Oakland for six in John Mcenroe Falls but recovers to beat Spain s Emilia Sanchez in three sets. Beating France s Henri Leconte 7-5, 7-6 after Guillermo Vilas had downed Thierry Tulane 7-6, 6-2 in the opening Machof the Day. In doubles play Leconte teamed with Guy forget to defeat Jaite and Vilas 6-4,6 in Czechoslovakia s Victory Miloslav Mecir Defeated Pat Cash 6-4, 7-6 and Milan Grejber Defeated Willy Masur 6-3. 7-6. Mecir and tomes Smid Defeated Cash and Paul Mcnamee 6-1, 6-4 to com Plet Ethe  s Victory Over Leconte was full of tense moments. The Frenchman held three set Points in the first set Gefois losing it 7-5 in the tie breaker. In monday s singles Mcenroe downed Spanish no. 1 Sanchez 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Ear Lier Brad Gilbert the . No. 2, beat Casals 4-6.6-4,6-3.All matches for the firs six Days of this event Are played on a round Robin group basis with the winners of each of the two groups competing in the finals sunday. In the other group match played Mon Day Sweden led by Stefan Edberg beat West Germany 2-1. Mcenroe had to fight his Way Back from 2-5 and save three set Points in the opening set against Sanchez but then he reeled of five straight games to Lake the set. The former world no. I player produced an array of Briliant winners but also had spells where his game deteriorated because of a Lack of concentration. Mcenroe broke service to Lead 3-1 in the final set. Bui Sanchez pulled level to 3-3 As he pushed Mcenroe to the limit before losing his serve again in the 12th game to concede the match. Edberg rated no. 3 in the world was also Given a hard time by West Ger Many Eric Jelcin who is leading his team in inc absence of two time Wimble Don Champion Boris Becker. However Edberg prevailed 6-3,6-7, m. But Joakim Nystrom then loss to Baroir Kercic 6-4, 6-2 and the swedish team needed to win the doubles to Clinch Victory. Edberg and Anders Jarryd Defeated Jelcin and Tore Meinecke 6-2, 6-3 to give Sweden a 2-1 Victory. Rings As new York nipped inc athletics. John the left hander who will turn 44 on Friday yielded six Hils struck out two and walked one for his 267lh major league Victory and improve to 3-1 this season. Tim Stoddard took Over in the seventh and promptly gave up Mark Mcgwire s 12th Homer of he season tying inc Oakland first baseman for the Al Lead with Ken Phelps of Seattle. But Stoddard finished for his it Rel save by retiring inc next nine batters. Winfield was at Bat in the first inning when Rickey Henderson was picked off second base by Young for the third out. In the second he drove a 3-2 Pilch Over the Center Field Wall. Winfield hit his eighth Homer of the year in the second inning and got no. 9 in the seventh off Curt Young 5-2, who allowed Only three other hits an pitched his third Complete game of the season. He struck out five. Henderson and Winfield both hit safely in their i lib consecutive games. Henderson s Streak of 31 consecutive successful Sio ten base attempts one Short of inc Al record ended in the eighth when he broke for second Loo Early after walking. Young threw to Mcgwire at first who promptly threw to shortstop Alfredo Griffin who tagged out Henderson Al second. Henderson s Streak began late last season and he was 23 of 23 this year. Tiger 6, rangers 3 Arlington Tsas Pat Sheridan hit a two run Homer and had three of Detroit s 16 Hils against Texas As the tigers won their sixth straight game. Rookie Jeff Robinson a last minute replacement for scheduled starter Dan a cry allowed just one run in5 a innings. Petry was scratched after complaining of High fever and chills when the learn arrived Al the stadium. Robinson 2-2, gave up six Hils walked two and struck out three. Mark Thurmond relieved in the ninth for his third save. Sheridan s Homer a 430-foot shot to dead Center Field followed Alan tra Mictl s single off relic or Jef Russell in the fifth making it 5-0. Russell Hud replaced starter Jose Guzman 2-3, who lasted just 3w inn Ings. No from Page 21 Young award Winner pitched a one hit Ter april 15 against los Angeles and a two Hitler against Montreal on May 8. Since a 2-1 loss to the new York acts on april 29, when the Umpire periodically checked the Ball on orders from no president a. Barthell Giamatti Scott said the umpires have been leaving him alone after the league said they d he Check ing me More i be been checked less Scon said. It got a Little ridiculous there for awhile. They be been checking me for 2w years and if they want to keep Check ing me they can pirates manager Jim Lcy and never asked the umpires to Check Scoll Phillies 5, dodgers 3 Philadelphia Pilcher Bruce r Tiffin s two run double and a two run triple by von Hayes keyed a five run sixth inning As Philadelphia beat los an Geles sending the dodgers to their fifth straight loss. Ruff 3-3, allowed seven hits in 7vjinnings before Steve cd Rosin came on for his sixth save. Rick Honeycutt 2-2, went 5vj innings allowing eight hits. The Phillies runs were All unearned because of an error by los Angeles third baseman Bill Madlock. It was the 15th time in 36 games that Philadelphia pitchers gave up a run inthe first inning. Expos 7, glints 2  Neal Caton pitched a six i incr for Montreal s first Complete game of the season and helped his own cause with a two run single As the expos Defeated san Francisco for their fourth straight Victory the Victory raised Montreal s record to 19-s. Putting the expos Over.500 forthe first time Iii season. Caton 4-2, struck out seven and walked two. Loser Kelly Downs 3-2, did not survive the third inning As the giants lost for the sixth time in incur last seven games. At photo  
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