European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. May 10,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 Date Stewart 8-0, fires away during he eighth inning of the Oakland athletics 5-1 Victory Over Cleveland sunday. A s Fop tribe for 13th straight by the associated press Oakland Calif. Dave Stewart says it is too Early to talk about show Downs but he has Oakland headed to Ward showdown territory. Stewart remained undefeated Sun Day beating the Cleveland indians 5-1 Fortis eighth Victory and the athletics club record 13th straight Cleveland Pitcher Greg Swindell suffered his first loss after six victories. You gel showdowns when you get to the playoffs and world series. This is just another game Stewart said but with an eight game Lead Over Chicago in the american league West the a s Are headed in that direction. Stewart pitched a four hitter As Oak land matched the longest winning Streak in the majors since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers started inc season 13-0. Stewart walked two and struck out four in beating Swindell who held a 1-0 Lead going into the fifth when the a s scared four runs. Tony Phillips started the a s fifth with a double and scored when Carney Lansford s Fly to right Center bounced off the Glove of right fielder Carmen Castillo in a three Way collision with Center fielder Joe Carter and second baseman Julio Franco. The play was ruled a two base error on Castillo. Jose Canseco followed with an rib single then stole second and scored on Mark Mcgwire s double. Don Baylor s single scored Mcgwire. Al Roundup i lost a Little Confidence after that pop Fly Swindell said and that Washic difference in the game. Stewart was Lucky and 1 was  hungers 10, guile is 8 Arlington Texas the Yan Kees who were swept for the first time by Texas in a three game series saw their Lead in the East Cut to a game. Curtis Wil Korion had three hits for the rangers including a two run triple in the second inning and Rookie James steels drove in three runs. Jeff Russell pitched the fifth and sixth for the Victory and got Relief help from Daje Mohorcic who pitched the final three innings for his third save. Tigers 9, mariners 3 Seattle Frank Tanana earned his sixth Victory in seven decisions Al lowing eight hits and three runs in 7 �1innings. Tanana gave up just two extra base hits but both Cost him Mickey Brantley doubled and scored in the sixth and Alvin Davis homered in his fourth straight game for two More runs in the ninth. Willie Hernandez relieved Tanana and earned his second save. Brewers 6, royals 2. Kansas City to. Milwaukee won its ninth straight getting four runs off Dan Quison Berry in the 10th in Ning to beat Kansas City Dave scum knocked in the tiebreaker. The Brewers have not lost since april 29 when they dropped a 7-3 Deci Sion to inc royals. Kansas City has lost five in a Row All at Home. Dan Plesac who came on in the eighth for Ted Higuera yielded an unearned run that tied the score 2-2 in the ninth but got inc Victory. Higuera who suffered Back spasms and May miss a Start was to return o Milwaukee monday for treatment. ,tsns6 Minneapolis Dwight Evans and Ellis Burks had homers to Lead Boston s 13-Hil attack. Evans drove in four runs and Burks three As the red sox erased a 4-2 Minnesota Lead with three runs in the fourth inning then added one in inc fifth and four in the sixth. Orioles 6, White sox 5 Baltimore Joe Orsulak hit a bases loaded single in the 10th inning to lend Baltimore to its fourth Victory of the season. The orioles had loaded the bases with a single a balk and two walks one intentional. Doug Sisk got the Victory in Relief. Angels Dine jays 1 Anaheim Calif. Kirk Mccaskill s first Home Victor 1 since augus snapped California s four game losing Streak and was its first in eighth Home contests Mccaskill lost his shutout in the sixth when Mark Mcl Cmor s error on a routine grounder with two outs Al Lowed Lloyd mos by to score. Sports pistons prime for bulls by the Assik ii cd press Pontac. Mich. Whenever the Del Mil pistons face the Chicago bulls they have a one Man problem with no easy solution the problem is Michael  said pistons guard Dennis Rodman. Redman Knout his pistons have to Corral the Aba scoring Champion in order to have a Chance Al winning their second round playoff series beginning tuesday night at the Silva Rome Rel to Story in Page 25. I i going to be a Knock Down drag ou1 series visions Center Bill 1-Aimbeer Aba playoffs said. If Jordan hits All his shots Down the stretch Well be in  Why All the worry Jordan scored 226 Points in a five game series against Cleve land including two 5cm�ini-ntus performances to set a playoff record. Jordan netted 39 Points sunday As the dulls Climina led the Cave Lien 107-101. The pistons also needed five games to dispose of the Washington bullets win Ning 99-78 sunday. The pistons were mad for letting the Bullet series go so far. If they were angry at their Lack of offence they were equally As proud of their stingy defense. The defense carried us and has been carrying us throughout this playoff series because offensively we Haven t been playing As Well As t would like us to play 1 Slons guard Isiah Thomas said. While the pistons concentrate on Jor Dan in the Bucsi of seven series they can t forget Scottie pippin the 6-fool-7 Rookie who scored 24 Points sunday. Jordan said pippin s performance gives other teams Someth ing to think about. It really helps our Confidence and it helps his Confidence Jordan said. It makes us look like a lot Beller  in sunday s later playoff games Posluns 99, Bullet 78 Pontiac Mich. The Detroit de sense came to the fore in the Only one sided Gumc of the pistons bullets series limiting Washington to just 29 percent shooting from the Field and holding Jeff Malone to just four paints after he had averaged 27 in the first four games of the series. Joe Dumars had 20 Points and Adrian Daley 17 to Lead Detroit Bill Laimbeer had 12 Points iu�kjl2l, Huck Iii Atlanta Dominique will runs scored 33 Points and Randy Wittman added a season High 29. Powering Atlanta Over Milwaukee and into the second round of the Aba playoffs. The teams had split the first four games of the Best of five series with each winning at Home. The Hawks will face the Boston celtics wednesday night at Boston Garden in inc opener of their bust of seven second round series. Lakers 110, jul 91 Inglewood Calif. Los Angeles seeking to become the Aba i first repeat Champion in 19 ears was near in Trou ble after running off to an h-0 Lead and holding Utah to it record Low eight Points in the first Quarter. Janei worthy had 1$ Points and magic Johnson i1 for the lakers Soho led -4-s at the Quarter and 55-31 Al half time of the opener of the Western con Ference Semi final