European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday August 9,1967 mets winning Streak reaches 7 by the and ill pm new York Ron Darling pitched a four hitter and struck out 11 As the new York mets won their seventh straight game a 7-1 Victory Over he Chi Cago cubs Friday night. Darling 8-7, who won his fourth straight decision took a hire hit shutout Inlo the eighth Bui Ryn Sandberg s 13th Homer his 1,000th career Hil a Cour cd for Chi Cago s Only run. Darling who walked three did not allow a hit until the fourth inning when Rafael Palm Darling Eiro doubled with one out. Palmeiro an Jody Davis singled in the seventh. Kevin Mcreynolds extending his Hil Ling Streak to 13 games had three hits including a two run double in four at Bals. Rafael Santana hit a Solo Homer in the sixth inning his fifth of the season and Gary Carter added a two run Homer in the eighth. Rick Sutcliffe. 15-5, who had won his last five decisions was the loser. He Al Lowed the five runs on 10 hits in six innings. A walk to Carter in the second inning no Roundup followed by Howard Johnson triple gave the mete a 1-0 Lead. New York made it 2-0 in the third on an rib double by Keith Hernandez and Mcreynolds added his two run double in the fifth. In Oiher games Friday Phil hts 15, cardinals 5 Philadelphia Chris James Hita three run Homer in the tint inning and finished with three Nils and five Ofili As Philadelphia snapped a six game losing Streak with a rout of St. Louis. Shane Rowley 14-5, worked seven innings allowing 11 hits and four runs for his sixth straight Victory. The cardinals used five pitchers including Jose Oquendo who has played every position Eft ept Catcher this season. The Phillies who scored is runs in their previous six games got is hits and six walks two of them forcing in runs. Mike Schmidt and Glenn Wilson had three Bis each for the Phillies. Pines 9, expos 3 Pittsburgh Al Pedrique and Mike Lavalliere each had three hits an knocked in two runs and Bob walk won his lint game since May 13 As Pittsburgh used two four run innings to beat Mon Treal. Walk 3-1, making his first Start in a month pitched six innings and allowed five hits including Home runs by Tim Raines and Andres Galarraga. Bretl Gideon pitched the final three innings for his third save. Giant 3, reds san Francisco Kevin Mitchell snapped a i-1 tie with a two run Homer in the sixth inning and Mike Lacoss pitched a five Hitler giving san Francis co a Victory Over Cincinnati. Lacoss 10-6, pitched his first com plete game of the season at the clams ended a four game losing Streak. The Sanfrancisco right hander walked three and struck out  Milner acquired from the reds in a Trade last Winter opened the sixth with an infield single and stole second before Mitchell hit his 14th Homer off Bil Gullickson 10-9. The giants list run also came on a Homer will Clark s 22nd, in the fourth. The two homers were the 31st and 32nd allowed by Gullickson this season. Padres 7, astros 1 san Diego Stanley Jefferson and Tony Gwynn hit consecutive triples to open the first inning and Mike Scott s wild pitch gave san Diego a Lead it never Tosi on the Way to a Victory Over Houston. The Victory was the padres fifth in their last six games and snapped a four game winning Streak by the astros. Mark Davis 6-6, earned the Victory with three innings in Relief of Rookie left hander Eric Nolle who walked seven and could t make it through he fourth inning. Scott 12-8, pitched six innings allowing six hits and two runs. The astros stranded 10 runners in the first four innings and 16 in the game lying a club record established in 1979. Berarti 4, dodgers 3 los Angeles Gerald Perry and Andres Thomas homered in the fourth in Ning and Zane Smith pitched his fifth com plete game As Atlanta Defeated los Angeles. Smith 11-6, gave up eight hits struck out four and walked four. With runners on first and second in the ninth Smith got Alex Trevino on a double play grounder to end the game. One of the hits by the dodgers was John Shelby s 16th Homer his fourth in four games with one out in the seventh. The other Nins off Smith came in the first on an rib single by Mickey Hatcher and in the eighth on a run scoring double by Mike Marthall. Perry snapped a 1-1 tie by hitting right hander Bob Welch s first pitch of the fourth inning into the right Center Field bleachers for his seventh Homer of the season. Two outs later Thomas drove the first pitch from Welch 10-7, into the left Field seals for his fifth Homer and a 4-1 Lead. The Homer also scored Ted simmons., who hit Inlo a Force play after Ken grif Fey s single. Blue sox stun Amigos braves win Heilbronn Germany winning Pitcher Garland Diamond hammered an eighth inning Home run saturday but needed teammate Matt Wier s game winning single to redeem his wildness in the ninth As the Stuttgart Blue sox salvaged a 7-6 Victory Over the Mannheim Klee Amigos in the opening game of the German american baseball league play offs. Diamond s two run shot his seventh Homer of the season had Given the Blue sox a 6-5 Lead but a Hil batsman walk and an error allowed the Amigos to tie things in the top of the ninth. But Wier got that Back with a two out single his second hit of the game to score Mark Charleston with the game winning run. The Victory gives a a league South pm division runner up Stuttgart a one game Edge in ils Best if three series against Northern division Champion Mannheim. The series moves to Mann Heim for game 2 at i . Today with game 3, if necessary to follow. Diamond went the distance for the Blue sox adding a two run double in the third to his Homer in winning his seventh decision of the season against two losses. Baseball the Blue sox battered two Mannheim Pitcher for 16 hits. First baseman Mark Thomas included a two run single among his three hits on the Day. Is ban de Jesus had a Home run among his three hits for the losers who managed Only seven hits off Diamond. Mark Johnson 2-1, pitched the last three innings allowing three runs for the Amigos and look the loss in Relief of starter Mark Bloomfield. Bamberg 7, a Tessin 1 Giessen Germany barn Ere s Alan Martell got his revenge against neg Lessen Brewers in a big Way saturday As he fired a three Hitler to give the braves a win in their a a semifinal series opener. Martell who had been bombed 11-2by Giessen in the regular season finale last sunday came Back Wilh a 13-Strikc out performance saturday. He walked two and yielded Only an unearned run in the fourth. Martell also helped himself with the Bat doubling and singling. The Brewers and braves will clash again today at Bamburg Wilh the nine inning second game of the series slate Dir i ., followed by the if necessary game if Giessen wins the opener. The braves took a 1-0 Lead in the fourth when Martell doubled and came All the Way Home on a passed Ball. Head been running on the pitch. Brian Gutierrez relieved Giessen starter Michael Diess to Start the fifth Frame and was greeted by Mike Solak s triple. Two Waits and three errors Fol Lowed Sotak s hit and gave the braves the Lead for Good Al 3-1. Bamberg scored two More in the six thinning on singles by Mike Strayhorn Ron Foreman Andy Whitehead and Jose Deleon. In the seventh Alex Holman s single Martell s second hit and a passed Ball upped the braves Lead to 6-1, singles by Leon Woodhouse and Strayhorn plus the last of eight Brewer errors gave Bam Berg its final run in the ninth. Giessen s run in the fourth came when Jerry Brillion reached lint on a dropped third strike stole second and scored one Nugent s single. Martell Sara whom and Woodhouse each had two of the winners 13 hits. Bodine beats Unser for iroc title by Mike Harris Watkins Glen . Ai Unser or. Said it was All Over before it started. Geoff Bodine beat Unser Over 30 Lap saturday to earn the Lith International race of champions title by winning the fourth and final round of the series. Bodine who started from the pole position alongside defending iroc Cham Pion Unser got a big jump As the 12 identically prepared iroc z-28 Ca Maros came out of the last turn on the 2,428.mile Road course at Watkins Glen to take the Green Flag. Geoff got on it in the Mitwol of the last turn said Unser who Rainy .3 the flags and following the 72,84-Mie race to Lodge a mild complaint about the Start with Veteran Lascar flagman Harold Kinder. He surprised everyone Unser added. Nobody expected it. At the Driver s meeting they Lold us we d ome Down Nice and easy and have basically a clean Start. Instead Geoff got out by about three lengths and that was All. I Haven t had a Start like that since i was driving sprint cars year ago i m Tak ing nothing away from Geoff though said the indy car Star i could t  Bodine a Lascar Stock car racer whose biggest previous racing moment came in winning the 19s6 Daytona 300, said it was a Legal Start As far As i know. They said at the Driver s meeting if the Pace car is out of the Way and the Field is in Good order we could go any time. You be got to be ready in Aulo Rac  Kinder had no comment but iroc president Les Richter said it s a judge ment Call. The lower Calls it and they called in a  after the controversial Start it was Allodine As he kept a Lead of nearly 2 seconds throughout the race and finished 2.02 seconds ahead of Unser. I could see him catching me a Bil at limes so i d try to stretch it Oul a bit said Bodine who wrapped up the first prize of 117s.ooo for the All Star series the main thing was that i did t Mantlo Wear Oul my car. 1 was somewhat concerned about the tires and brakes but ii was an incentive to keep running hard seeing that ruse coloured car Unser s be Hind  Bodine averaged 110.457 Mph in the race picking up $7,900 for saturday s Victory and added to previous earnings wound up with a series total of 1191.500. Unser wound up second in the Points 76-65, after starting the Day trailing by just two Points. The indy car racer earncdaiolaiofs90,400. From Page 21 land. Niekro made his Firat appearance since being ejected from last monday s game in California when an Emery Board and sandpaper were found in his pock Els. American league president or. Bobby Brown imposed a 10-Day suspension but Niekro is appealing the Penally and can Pilch until his Appeal is heard. Niekro 6-8, took a three hitter and 9-2 Lead Inlo the ninth inning bul left after a walk a hit baiter and rib singles by Mike Davis and Terry Steinbach. Dan Schatzeder go the final three Ouis. Tigers 8, Yankees 0 Detroit Dave Bergman homered and drove in four runs and Jeff Rob Inson pitched a five hitter and retired the final 24 new York batters As Detroit beat the Yankees. Bergman had an rib single during a three run second inning against rec Rhoden 14-7, and Hil a three run Homer in the fourth. Jim Morrison obtained earlier in the Day in a Trade with puts Burgh hit a Solo Home run and single. Robinson 8-5, struck Oul nine. Redsox4,hoyiis3 Boston Marty Barrett Drew a bases loaded walk with two outs in the ninth inning capping a two run rally thai gave Boston a Victory Over Kansas City. The red sox Gol four walks off Char lie Leibrandt 11-9, and reliever John Davis in the ninth. Jeff Sellers 44,pitched a seven Hiller for his second Complete game in 13 starts. Brewers 7, White sox 4 Chicago Greg Brock s rib sin Gle sparked a three run 10th inning giving Milwaukee a Victory Over Chicago. Orioles 9, Ranger 2 Baltimore Larry sheets hit a pair of two run homers and Ken Dixon pitched a perfect game for 5v innings As Baltimore Defeated Texas. Mariners 14, Angels 0 Seattle Ken Phelps hit two homers and drove in four runt and Phil Bradley homered and knocked in five runs As Seattle routed California. Mark Langston 12-9, pitched a seven Hil shutout striking Oul ii