European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 19. 1907 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Molitor extends Streak to 32 by the associated press Cleveland Paul Molitor extended his hitting Streak to 32 games the longest in the american league in 38 years with a third inning bunt single and also walked and scored in the first inning As the Milwaukee Brewers Defeated the Cleveland indians 5-3 monday night. Molitor s Streak is the longest in the majors since Cincinnati s Pete Rose hit in 44 straight games in 1978. He dropped a perfect bunt toward third base and easily beat Pitcher Scott bails throw to first for his Only hit in three at bats. When it ends it  said Molitor after his bunt single. I be two aware of it right along. Keeping my priorities  inc on a  it s the longest hitting Streak in the Al since Dom Dimaggio hit in 34 straight games in 1949 for the Boston red sox. Joe Dimaggio of the new York Yan Kees set the major league record with a 56-game hitting american league Streak in 1941. Molitor s Streak has been entirely As a designated hitter. Mark Knudson. 3-3. Allowed nine hits in route to his first career Complete game. He lost his shutout in the eighth when Pat Tablor hit a sacrifice Fly. In addition to the walk and the bunt monday Moli Tor struck out was hit on the left Arm by a Don Gor Don pitch and grounded out to third. During the Streak. Molitor is 54-for-l32 .409 and he s batting .362 for the season. Twins 4, mariners 2 Minneapolis Tom Brunansky hit a two run Homer with two outs to Cap a three run first inning As Minnesota beat Seattle and swept the four game series. Los Straker 6-7, allowed five hits in 6vi innings for his first Victory since july 9. Reliever Jeff Reardo struck out Gary Matthews with two Ouis in the eighth and runners on second and third. He followed with a hit less ninth earning his 24th save. The twins took their ninth Victory in 11 games. All during the Home stand that ended monday. Minnesota s 42-18 record at Home is the besi in the majors. Mark Langston 13-10, had his personal three Gam winning Streak snapped As the manners who went into the series with High Hopes of gelling Back into the american league West race fell nine games behind the twins. Langston struck out seven to increase his major league leading total to 195. Minnesota has scored 14 first inning runs in its last three games. The twins jumped out to an Early Lead again when Dan Gladden led off with a single and. Two outs later scored on Gary Gatti s rib double. Bru see Al on Page 26 scoff hurls Houston by braves by the associated press Houston Mike Scott pitched a six hitter and struck out 10 in eight innings As he ended a Streak 9f personal frustration against Atlanta with an 11-2 Victory Over the braves monday  win gave the Houston astros a four game sweep of the , 13-9, Defeated the braves for the first time since april 29, 1984, and National Lesnie improved his career record against them to 3-10. It was the seventh time this sea son Scott has struck out 10 or More Bat ters. He now has 191 for the season breaking a tie with teammate Nolan Ryan for the National league Lead. The Victory was the ill straight at Home for Houston Over Atlanta which has lost five  outscored the braves 33-8 in the series. The astros went ahead 2-0 in the first inning with three straight hits off left hander Tom Glavine who made his major league debut. Billy Hatcher went 4 for 6 monday and was 11 for 17 in the series. He singled stole second and went to third on Bill Doran s infield hit. Alan Ashby s sin Gle scored Hatcher and Glenn Davis two out single brought in Doran. Houston picked up two More runs in the third inning on Kevin Bass rib single and a run scoring double by Glenn Davis. The astros extended it to 6-0 in the fourth As they chased Glavine who gave up 10 hits and walked five. Bass had a sacrifice Fly and Ken Caminiti singled in the other run. The braves broke up Scott s Shulou bid with single runs in the sixth and seventh. Albert Hall singled in the first run and Ken Griffey hit his 13th Homer in the  the Bottom of the sixth Atlanta re Liever Rick Mahler hit both Bass and Davis. Bass scored on Dale Berra s double. The astros scored four runs in the  Houston Atlanta contest was he Only National league game scheduled  league was to get Back into full swing tuesday night with Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. Los Angels at Montreal san Francisco at new York. San Diego at Philadelphia Chicago Al Atlanta and St. Louis at Houston. Pan american sports organization president Mario Vazquez Rana tells news conference six athletes have been disqualified. In pan am games athletes disqualified in drug scandal by Barry Wilner Indianapolis a a drug scandal hit the pan american games for the second straight time monday with . Hammer thrower Bill Green among six athletes disqualified. In 1983, at the last pan am game sin Caracas Venezuela 19 athletes from 10 nations were disciplined after testing positive for illegal substances and ii athletes from six nations were stripped of their medals. The disqualifications were announced at a news conference by pan american sports organisation presi Dent Mario Vazquez Rana. Who called the news sad and  Green a Silver medallist from Tor Ranee calif., who tested positive for testosterone an anabolic steroid said he would Challenge the lest sculls. The other disqualified competitors were Bernardo Ocando of Venezuela a Silver and Bronze medallist in shooting weigh Lifler Javier Jimenez of colom Bia weigh lifter Orlando Vasqucz Mendosy of Nicaragua Winner of three Bronze medals Lencs boiling a basketball player from the . Virgin is lands and Pedro Torres a venezuelan . Three of the six disqualified athletes a rec Torres and Jimenez tested positive for steroid use. Ocando was caught using Beta mockers which slow the heart Rale and can steady a shooter s aim. Boiling tested positive for a stimulant that can be found in cold and allergy medications. Vasquez used a diuretic to make weight in a lower class. Medal winners who were disqualified will lose their medals. Further sanctions for All six arc the responsibility of the governing bodies of their sports. When somebody uses something that is illegal it is an error in our i i sva que Rana said through a translator. He said two or three Addi see pan am on Page 26