European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday May 28,1987 reds nip cubs on Parker s or by the associated press Cincinnati Dave Parker swing ing for the Wall led Oft he Bottom of the ninth Wilh a Homer that popped out of the Glove of Center fielder Bob Dernier to give the Cincinnati reds a 3-2 Victory Over the Chicago cubs tuesday night. Without a double i was looking for a Home run said Parker who now has 11, when you re 35 years old you Don t like to go past nine innings. I said i m going to try to Lake one deep " cubs reliever let Smith 1-3, threw Parker a 2-1 Slider Low and inside and Parker sent the Ball toward the 404-foot sign in Center held. Dernier sprinted Back and threw him self at the Wall stretching his Grove Over the top of the Wall. The Ball hit in his Glove then fell out. I did have it Dernier said. I had to Fly from the foot of the warning track. The Ball was in the end of the Glove and the whiplash took it  Dernier suffered a strained left Shoul no Roundup Der and bruised his left leg when he hit the Wall. Left hander John Franco 2-1, got the Victory despite giving up the lying ran in the top of the ninth while trying to pre serve a 2-1 Lead. Franco opened the ninth by allowing singles to Shawon Dunston and Brian Day Ell. He struck out Gary Matthews Ihen walked Ryne Sandberg to Load the bases. Dernier flied out to Parker in shallow right but Andre Dawson followed with an rib infield single. Chicago s Scott Sanderson and Cincinnati s Ted Power both pitched six scoreless innings. In other no games tuesday braves 5, cardinals 4 St. Louis Ken Griffey homered to Lead off the sixth inning snapping a 4 4 tie and leading Allania Over St. Louis. Doyle Alexander making his 1987 debut earned the Victory going six innings striking out six and walking none. Jim Acker allowed one hit Over the final three innings for his fifth save. Astros 10, pirates 3 Houston Kevin Bass hit a three run double to highlight a seven run Sci enl inning and Lead Houston Over Pitts Burgh. Dave Meads 4-1, was the Winner pitching three innings of scoreless Relief. Hipolito Pena 0-2, allowed three runs on two Hils in in innings. Bill Doran and Alan Ashby each had two Bis. Phillies 3, padres 1 san Diego Glenn Wilson hit a two run Homer in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie and Shane Rawley and Steve Bedrosian combined on a six hitter As Philadelphia beat san Diego. The loss was the fourth straight for the padres and the sixth in their last seven games. Rawley 5-2, allowed five hits struck out six and walked five in 7vj innings. Brunansky proves value As twins defeat Brewers by the associated press Minneapolis there in t much Tom Benansky can do about Trade re mors that continually mention his name but there is one thing he can do raise his Trade value. Brunansky s Slock value went up tuesday night when he contributed to the Minnesota twins 4-2 Victory Over Milwaukee with a Home run and a triple. It used to bother me said Brunansky about the rumours. I m at a Point now where Iacre in t much i could do. This is my Home and i want to slay  Brunansky however was t sure if his Effort tuesday night quieted the Trade Dumois or added fuel to the fire. It s Noi my Job to say he said. I Don t  while Brunansky has struggled at times this year. Twins manager Tom Kelly never gave up and gave him the Green Light on a 3-0 count on his sixth main Home run. He s worked hard to get Back in the Groove Kelly said. Rumours Are front office stuff. I just worry about the Guyson the  Bert Blyleven combined with Jeff Reardon on a four Hiller. Blyleven 4-4, pitched seven innings and gave up four hits including a Twa run Homer to Jim gang nor in the fifth. Blyleven who allowed a major league Al Roundup record to Home runs Lait season has yielded 20 this year and Al least one in All i starts. Blyleven struck out eight and walked two Reardon finished with witless Relief allowing just one walk for his i oth save. Juan Nieves 3-2, went six innings and took the  Newman hit an rib double in the twins first. Brunansky hit a run scoring triple in the fourth and scored on a passed Ball. Brun Ansley hit a Solo Home run in the sixth. His eighth Homer of the season hit the left Field foul  games tuesday tigers 8, rangers 7 Detroit Kirk Gibson who Hom ered earlier lined a two out two run double in the 11 in inning and gave de troit a Victory Over Texas. The tigers won their third straight game and have won 11 of the last 13, putting them Over .500 for the first Lime since april 19.after Pete o Brien Ted off the Texas 1 Ith with a Home run Del Oil s Dave Bergman singled Wilh one out in the Bot Tom of the Lith and Lou Whitaker Fol Lowed Wilh a single. Darrell Evans hit a Long Fly out with Bergman moving to third and Whitaker holding firs. Gibson Ihen lined a 2-2 pitch from Dale Mohorcic 3-2, up the Gap in left Bedrosian pitched the last 1 it innings for his ninth save. Expos 8, dodgers 3 los Angeles Andres Galarraga drove in three runs with two hits and Herm Winningham added a two run Homer As Montreal won its fourth straight game by beating los Angeles. Winner Bob Sebra 3-4, gave up seven hits striking out seven in his first com Plucie game of the  expos had 13 hits three each by Mitch Webster and Casey Candale. Dodgers starter Alejandro Pena who has Tost his last five decisions was tagged for four runs and six hits in Ivy innings. Melt 3, glints 2 san Francisco Scott Garreau threw two eighth inning wild pitches thai scored Keith Hernandez and Dairy Strawberry giving new York a Victory Over san Francisco. Reliever Doug Sisk 1-0, pitched the seventh for the Victory and Jesse Orosco earned his ninth save by shutting out the giants Over the last two innings.  Henneman 2-0, the fourth do roil Pitcher worked the final 2 by innings and got the Victory. Ruben Sierra hit two homers and drove in four runs for  a White sox 4 Chicago Willie Wilson and Frank while homered and Danny Jack son struck out a career High 12 As surging Kansas City defeat Chicago. In was the ninth Victory in the last 11games for the first place royals who opened a five game Lead in the american league , 2-6, gave up eight hits in sinning. Greg Walker hit a two run Homer with one Oul in the ninth and Dan Quisenberry relieved for his sixth save. Wilson who had three hits opened the game Wilh his first Homer. White broke a la tie Wilh his fourth Homer in the fourth inning off Bill Long 1-1. Red sox 6, indians 5 Boston Dave Henderson hit a three run Homer and Wade Boggs had two doubles and a single leading Boston Over Cleveland. Al Nipper 4-4, scattered ii hits Over 7w innings As the red sox won two games in a Row for the first time in three weeks. Joe Carter hit a three run Homer Wilh iwo outs in the ninth inning off re Liever Calvin Schiraldi Cleveland s 15th  Swindell 3-4, was the loser. A Futato Tom Brunansky Back in the groove.1 flyers from Page 17 19 10 to Cut the oilers Lead to 2-1. Propp set it up when he skated from be Hind the Nei and fed the puck to Tocchet who knocked it Home for his told goal of the playoffs. It was the first time the Fly ers bad scared in the first period in the finals. The first period featured 16 shots by each team and Strong performances by Hextall and Fuhr. The oilers failed to score on three breakaways in the first period. Kent Nilsson the victim of Hemlall s slash ing in the fourth game missed a Chance to score when his shot hit the goalpost. The oilers went ahead 3-1 Al 1 32 of the second period on Mcsorley s second goal of the game. Kru Shelyski won a face off and got the puck Back to Jaroslav Pouzar who passed out to Charlie Huddy beyond the right face off Circle. Huddy shot a 40-Fooler that Mcsorley deflected into the net from the slow. Doug Crossman Cut Edmonton s Lead to 3-2 at 8 08. Propp look a feed from Pelle Eklund in the flyers end and skated up ice on a three on two break. Propp was in the left face off Circle when he fed Crossman in the slow and the dec Osman beat Fuhr with a 20-footer. Eklund tied it on a Power play goal Al 12 20. Fuhr had stopped a shot by Eklund from the right Circle bul Eklund punched his own rebound past the goal tender who was out of position. Blackhawk hire Murdoch Chicago a Bob Murdoch who was an assistant coach of the Cal Gary flames for five years tuesday was named head coach of the Chicago Black . 40, replaces Bob Pulford who now will concentrate on his duties As general manager of the club. Pulford held Bolh jobs last season As Chicago slumped to a lowly Morris Divi Sion finish before being eliminated by Detroit in the first round of the National hockey league playoffs. The terms of Murdoch s contract weren t disclosed Murdoch said he decided on the Chi Cago Job after the flames filled their head coaching vacancy Wilh Terry Crisp Mur Doch had been the assistant to coach Bob Johnson for five years before Johnson left to become executive director of the . Amateur hockey association. Murdoch graduated from the univer sity of Waterloo in Ontario and began his pro career with the Montreal Voya Geurs of the american hockey league. He went on to play 12 years in the nil including a stint with the 1970-71 Stanley cup championship Montreal Ca Nadies and a season in los Angeles when Pulford coached Here in 1973-74. Rumours of Murdoch s signing had been in both Chicago daily newspapers in recent Days. The Blackhawk reportedly had Nar rowed the list of candidates to Murdoch and John Gino Gasparini Roach at the University of North Dakota