European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday May 16,1988 Cincinnati Soto Stop pirates 5-3 i Itic associated press Pittsburgh Mario Solo lilies to Call himself one Lough  and he certainly is when he faces inc i ills Hugh i Iralis. Sola and John Franco combined on a the acc Hiller As the Cincinnati reds he doff pills Hugh 5-3 saturday night improving Solo career record again the Pir Alutto 14-5. The Rcd got four runs in the first inning against Mike Dunne 1-2, an Pittsburgh scored three limes in inc Bot Tom or he first. Eric Davis led off the reds ninth with his sixth Homer Tor the game s Only additional run. Koto. 2-2. Gave up three hits and tour walks in 7 i innings for his 99ih major league Victory Bill his first in his last six starts. He s 3 competitor said , Rey nolds who had a two run single in the pirates first " e s not the Soto i used to know the Solo who used to thro mostly fastballs and change ups but he s still a Good Pitcher. He has a decent fastball and lie spots it Well and changes  Soto a Olio missed most of last season with a shoulder problem said he Srug glad in the first because he spent so much time on the Bench after warming up. It was such a Long inning that when i went nut there to Pilch i said of my i m in trouble " he said. "1 knew i was t Loose. And i was about one or two halters from coming out at the  Franco finished for his fifth save teaming with Soto to retire the final 17batten. Pittsburgh began the night 14-1 at three Rivers stadium inc Best Home record in the majors if anybody had told me we d get Only three runs after the Way we started i would have said they were  said pirates manager Jim Leyland. Reds manager Pete Rose currently serving out a suspension Tor shoving Umpire Dave Palloni held a Brief pre Gam meeting at the request of interim manager Tommy Helms. The keds lost 6-5 Friday night As the no Roundup pirates Barry Bonds scored the winning run in the ninth on a sacrifice bunt and two reds errors a play Helms called real bad  Pete does t like meetings but some times they break the Monotony and gel Guys thinking Helms said. "1 thought they needed a talking to after Friday night. Ii was t a chewing out but we just wanted to gel Back on the right  in other games saturday farts 3, expos 2 san Diego de Whitson and Lanee Mccullers teamed on a tour hitter and Roberto Alomar singled Home the tie breaking run in the seventh inning As san Diego beat Montreal. Wilson. 3-2. Gave up three hits in seven innings Ana struck out five. He also hit an rib single in the fifth thai put the padres ahead 2-1. Mccullers finished with one hit Relief for his third save. Giants 3, Mel 2 san Francisco a wind blown two run triple by Robby Thompson keyed a three run rally and gave Sanfrancisco a Victory Over new York. Right hander Mike Konikow 2-2, gave up five hits in 7vj innings in winning a pitching Duel with right hander Ron Darling 3-3. Who yielded three hits in seven innings. Atlee Hammaker finished up Tor his fourth save. Astro 3, cubs i Houston Bob Knupper became Houston s first rive game Winner with a Victory Over Chicago. Knepper. 5-0, went 7 / innings and retained his league Era Lead by lowering his total to 0,85. Al Nipper 0-1, took the loss. Dodgers 3, Phillies 2 los Angeles Don Sutton won his 324th career game with Relief help to Lead los Angeles Over Philadelphia. Suwon 3-2, allowed two runs on eight hits in 5j innings and walked none in his third straight Victory. He left in the Appana or a Sola survives rough first inning to run his career Mark gains the hues to 14-5. Sixth after a iwo oui double by Lanee Parrish and a single by Chris James that Cut the dodgers Lead to 3-2. Alejandro Enil gave up one hit in i v innings and Jay Howell went inc final two innings for his third save. The three right hander combined to extend Milt Schmidt s Bat Ling slump to o-for-27, the dodgers took a 3-1 Lead with a pair of runs in the third off Bruce Ruffin,3-3. Sieve sax and Mike Davis opened with singles and Kirk Gibson  Guerrero hit a sacrifice Fly and Mike Marshall followed with an rib double. Parrish committed a passed Ball Hal enabled los Angeles to take a 1 -0 Lead inthe second. Guerrero and John Shelby singled Parrish made a miscue and Mik Scioscia had an rib ground oui. Brim 7, cardinals 5 19 innings St. Louis Jose Oquindo became the first non Pitcher in 20 seasons to Geta decision taking the loss in inc 19th inning saturday night when Ken grif Fey s iwo oui two run double lined at Lanta Over St. , usually an All purpose Lilily player was forced to pitch four innings in the a hour 40-Minutc game when the cardinals ran out of  shut out the braves for three innings until the 19th, when Dion James walked with one out Dale Murphy walked with two outs and Griffey sliced a double to left  cob Vilo � slugging outfielder was the last non Pilcher with a decision. He was the Winner on aug. 25,1968, forthe new York Yankees when he beat Octroi with 2v Shioui innings of Relief. Oquindo allowed four hits indians top Brewers for fifth straight win by the associated press Milwaukee the Cleveland indians longest Road trip of the season started dismally with five straight tosses but they have now evened the record with their third straight Victory Ai Milwaukee s county stadium and the r fifth i it a Row on the 11 game Jaunt. Joe Carter singled in the go ahead run and the Indi ans took advantage of a crucial Siim inning error by m in Waukee shortstop Dale Sveum for the 6-4 Victory there Are three things you can count on at the beginning of the season. Thai s winning streaks losing streaks and injuries. You just Hope you Don i gel a injury during your winning Streak Cleveland manager Doc Edwards said. The defeat was inc Brewers fifth in a Row after a id game winning Streak. We gave them some extra outs and some extra bases said Milwaukee manager Tom try Bilhorn. When you do that three times during the course of a game you be got nothing to complain about when you lose by two  Carter s two out single in the fifth broke a 2-2 tic and came after a single by Willie Upshaw and a balk by Milwaukee  Birkbeck 1-3. The indians then added three runs in the sixth in Ning off reliever Odell Jones two scoring As Sveum muffed a bases loaded grounder by the indians Julio Franco. I was glad to see Julio put the Ball up the Middle with the bases loaded and get us two runs Edwards said Carter also doubled in a run in the third As Clave a Roundup land ran its record against Al East teams this season to 10-0. In other games saturday red sox 3, mariners 0 Boston Roger Clemens pitched a Ihrck Hiiter and struck out 10 in route to his fourth shutout of the season As Boston Defeated Seattle. It was his 14th Ca reer Shioui in 113 starts Anil his seventh career three hitter. Clemens. 6-1, walked a scion High five but was helped by three double plays As he beat Scott Bank head 0-1. It was the sixth Lime this year Clemens has struck out 10 or More in a game and the 27th time in i career. The five walks were the most allowed by Clem ens since last june 6, when he walked seven Detroit tigers. Yankees 6, Angels 1 new York Home runs by Don haltingly and Dave Winfield helped Tommy John to his 279th Ca reer Victory As new York downed Cal Fomia. John 2-0, walked two struck out two and gave up 13 hits in 8v innings. Dave Righetti making his first appearance since May 2, came on to get the final two oils and Register his fifth save twins 7. Tigers 0 Detroit Les so Raker pitched his first major league Shioui and Mark Davidson hit his second big league Homer As Minnesota beat Detroit. So Raker 1-1, allowed four hits walked one and struck out one in posting inc first Complete nine inning game of his career. All Ellul 8, orioles 0 Baltimore Mark Mcgwire and Dave Parker till three run homers and Bob Welch pitched a five Hilter As Oakland snapped a three game losing Streak and prevented Baltimore from posting ill first two game winning Streak of inc season. Welch pitched Willess Ball for 4� innings retiring 12 in a Row Over one stretch. Alt the Baltimore hits were singles. While sox 7, Blue jays 5 Chicago Light hitting Fred Manrique hit a lie breaking three run Homer and drove in a fourth run with a bunt single to Lead Chicago Over Toronto. Manrique who came Imp the contest with one Home run this season and seven in 401 major league Ai bats broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning by hitting inc first pitch from John Cru Ali Inlo he Fin left Field. Rangers 6, royals 3 Arlington. Texas Mike Stanley s two run Homer and Jeff Russell s effective pitching in his first Slart of the season sparked Texas to a record tying eighth straight Victory equating the club record Sel in 1976 and matched in 1979. Russell scattered eight hits in 7?i innings his Long est ruling since 1935. The rangers tagged loser Charlie Leibrandt for six hits and four hits in the second in Ning in sending Kansas City to its eighth setback in nine games