European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday april 9.1938 tigers blast 21 hits in pounding botox by the Assoc filed press Boston the Box score showed the Detroit tigers Wilh 21 hits. Man Ager Sparky Anderson counted 32. I be never seen one team hit so Many Halls thai hard in one game in my  Anderson said after his tigers Cal the Boston red sox 11-6 thursday. I count Itiat As 32 hits for us he added. We hit 32 balls hard. We hit every one of them right on the nose Matt notes drove in five runs with consecutive homers and a single Tom to Rookins had tour Rols with a Dou ble and three singles and Pat Sheridan had four hits including a triple Tor Detroit. They hit some balls hard they hit some balls son and they All found holes Boston manager John Mcna Mara said. They did t gel us on an easy out All Day Anderson said. I that wind had t been blowing in we would pc had seven Home run today.1 Alan Trammll and Jim Morrison had three hits each for the tigers and every Detroit starter had at least one single. Frank Tanana 1-0. Picked up the win. He allowed 10 hits and five runs in seven innings of work including a first inning Homer by Spike Owen and three hits by Many Barrett. Don he incl making his major league debut allowed one run Over the final Awo inning to preserve the Victory for Detroit in 40-Dcgrec weal her. Because of the Chilly conditions the red sox scratched Dennis Oil can Boyd As the scheduled starter Boyd coming Back from shoulder surgery was replaced by Rookie Sieve Ellsworth. 0-1. Ellsworth tagged for 13 hits and eight runs by the tigers in his final preseason Outing sunday did t fare any better in his major league debut the c-fool-8 right hander gave up eight hits and five runs in less than three innings Nokes hit a Lead off Homer in the second inning and added a three run shot in the third his third Homer of the season. The Victory gave the tigers the sea son opening series two games to one. 1 n other games thursday Al Roundup Blue jays 4 Kansas City to. Danny Tartabull hit a three run Homer and Kurt Stillwell had a two run inside the Park Home run As Kansas City Defeated Toronto. Kevin Feilzer hit a Solo Home run and rib single for inc royals. Mark Gubicza 1-0, pitched Sii innings for the Victory. Tartabull homered in the first inning against Jim Clancy 0-1, after suit scr walked and George Breit singled. Indus a 4, Ranger 1 Arlington Texas Cory Sny Der s two run Homer broke a seventh inning tie and the a Ecland indians Cal the Texas rangers. Snyder s second Home run of the season made in 3-1. He connected after Brook Jacoby cd of with a Dou ble his third hit against Jose Guz Man 0-1. John Farrell won his first Start of inc season. He gave up one run on six hits in six innings Chris Codiroli finished for his first save go Man Loil despite a career High 12 strikeouts. While sox 2, Angels 1 Chicago Dave Lapoint pitched fight Strong innings and Bill Long shul Down a ninth inning California rally As Chicago beat the Angels. Lat Point 1-0, lost a shutout with one out in the ninth when he gave up consecutive doubles to Tony armas and Chili Davis. Long came in and walked Wally Joyner. But then got Brian Downing to hit into a game ending double play. Lapoint who retired 15 waiters in a Row before giving up the double to armas allowed five hits and struck out seven. Lang picked up the save. The White son scored their first run in the fourth on an rib single by Ivan Calderson. He drove Home Gary Redus who led off the inning with a single and Hen stole second. Chicago scored again in the fifth when Lance Johnson s grounder to Short went through the legs of Dick Schofield snapping his errorless game Streak at 43. The error scored Ozzie Guillen who had singled and taken Sec Ond on Fred Manrique s groundnut. Dodgers rally to top braves by the Assoc Iitto press Atlanta Pedro Guerrero s two run single broke a ninth inning lie thursday night and the lot Angeles dodgers beat Atlanta 5-2, the braves  loss to Start the season. The dodgers loaded he bases against Paul Assenmacher 0-1, and Guerrero singled off Jim Acker Mike Marshall Fol Lowed Wilh an rib single. Alejandro Pena pitched two scoreless innings for the Victory. Jesse Orosco acquired from the new York mets during the Winter worked he final inning for save in his dodger debut. The Dodgen made it 2-2 in the seventh As a two out single by Steve sax scored Mike Scioscia who had singled and advanced on a groundnut. Singles by Dale Murphy and Ozzie Virgil and a sacrifice Fly by Ken Oberk full put Atlanta ahead 2-1 in the Siili. The braves scored in the third when Pitcher Pete Smith reached on a two base error by Center fielder John Shelby and Gerald Perry hit an rib single off Pitcher Don Simon s leg. Sultan gave up seven hits in Svi inning. Smith bom the year Sutton broke into the major leagues shut out the dodger on iwo hits until the Singh. Kirk Gibson Drew a walk and later scored on mar shall s single. Gibson got his first hit of the season for the dodgers going i-for-2 after being hit ass in cig it previous at bats. In thursday s other Lac starting games mets 8, expo s Montreal Gary Carter hit iwo Solo homers on his 3th birthday and Dar. Ryl Strawberry hit his third Homer of the season powering new York past Montreal. Carter homered off Neal Caton 0-1, for a 4-2 Lead in the third inning. Strawberry s two run Homer chased Caton in the fifth and Carter allowed with a Home run against Andy Mcgaffigan. Carter has 28 Mulli Homer games in his career. Trailing 8-4, inc expos loaded the bases with no outs in inc ninth with f rows by reliever Roger Mcdowell and shortstop Kevin Elsler. Mcdowell got Tim Raines on an rib for tout retired Milch Webster on a Popup and Hubic Brooks on a Fly Ball. Keith Hernandez had a pair of rib singles As Boh Ojeda beat Montreal for the first Lime in four career decisions. Giants. A Deil san Francisco Mike Birukow pitched four hit Ball for seven innings showing the form that made him a 20 game Winner to years ago. And the san no Roundup Fita photo Pedro Guerrero. Lie breaking hit new York j Gary Cater. 2 birthday blasts Francisco giants got Home runs from Bob Brenly and Brill butter to beat san Diego in their Home opener before 54.543 fans. Brenly hit san Francisco s firs i Homer of the season a three run shot rockets rebound to muscle past jazz Houston the Houston rockets Wasl cil no time in rebounding to a Victory Over the Utah jazz on thursday night.  66-4 in a 110-97 loss to Denver on tuesday night the rockets out rebounded Utah 61-45 thursday night in a 113-107 Aba Victory. We knew we had to rebound to do better Forward Rodney Mccray said. We went for the Ball More aggressively. If you get called for a foul that s just the Way in  Akcam Olajuwon led seven rockets in double Fig ures with 22 Points and 15 rebounds including 12 rebounds in the first Quarter every game with them is very physical Olajuwon said. " Mark Eaton is so big and Strong you just know you have 10 play harder against  the rockets had to hold off a fourth Quarter jazz rally thai Cui Houston s Lead to three Points Wilh 1 06 left. We just could t get Over the top said John Stockton who had 18 assists for the jazz if maybe no Roundup we had stopped them one or iwo times Laic we could have done ill the key to the game was we could t get a big  Stockton missed a shot that would have Cul hous ton s Lead to one Point in the final minute if John had hit that Layup who knows coach Frank Layden asked. Just off the top of my head they got a Ion of second shots you have to give them credit Lor their  the rockets led by 14 Points late in the third period but the jazz Cul it to 107-104 with 1 06 left in the game on a Basket by Thurl Bailey a stuff shot by Mccray and four free throws by Purvis Short preserved Houston s Victory and gave the third place rockets a so game Over Utah in the mid West division Karl Malone scored 33 Points and grabbed 12 re Bounds and led Utah s fourth Quarter charge. Bailey had 22 Points. Eric sleepy Floyd and Short each added 20 for the rockets. Utah Cul Houston s 56-49 halftime Lead to 58-55 Early in the third Quarter but the incl this built in Back to 77-64 late in the period. The rockets look an 37-76 Lead into the fourth Quarter after leading 82-68 with 2 20 to go in the third period. In the Only other game thursday hot Slio neu94 Atlanta Dominique Wilkins scored 14 of i in Points in the second Quarter As Atlanta Cal new Jersey and moved within one half pm of finl place Detroit in the Aba s Central division. After a close firs is minutes the Hawks outscored new Jersey 24-9 Over the last half of the second period to take a 02-43 halftime Lead and coasted to their seventh consecutive Victory. New Jersey which lost ill eighth straight could get no closer than 17 Points in the second half. Randy Widiman and Kevin Willis also scored 18 Phinij Lor Atlanta while Tim Mccormick bad 23 for new Jersey