European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday May 19. 1988 Mavericks close la guards nuggets Al English in tuesday night s playoff rime at Denver. Aba from Page 17 and draw Inlo a 7b-7s tie entering inc final period. Dallas ran off seven straight Points Early in the final Quarter to Lake an 81-80 advantage but Denver countered with a six Point run. The nug gals pulled into a 95-95 lie on Michael Adams Layup with 4 05 remaining. Blackman 111 in hit two free throws and a Baskel in the Lane to give inc Mavericks inc Lead for Good. Ulm 111, rus 109 insole Wootz Calif. Michael Cooper s Only Basket of inc game a jump Shol from near the top of the key with seven seconds remaining gave los an Geles a 3-2 Lead Over Utah in their Western conference series. The Siili game of he Busl of so Van semifinal series Wilt be thursday night at Salt Lake City. A seventh same if necessary would be played Here saturday. After Cooper s Basket which put he a alters ahead 110-109. And a Utah timeout James worthy stole Marc lava Roni s inbound pass. Worthy was fouled and made one free throw with five seconds left. He missed the second shot however and Utah had a final Chance to lie or win but was unable la get Affa shot. Cooper who scored Only three Points hit his Shol five seconds after Utah had taken a 109-108 Lea Jon a Baseline jumper by Nurl Bailey who led in jazz Wilh 18 Points. On the ensuing Possession magic Johnson penetrated the Utah defense and then fed the Ball to Coop or who was wide Tiptn outside. The jazz made a game of in in the late going despite the absence of massive Center Mark Eaton who fouled Outwith 6 01 remaining. Los Angeles extended its Lead 10 101-97, but the jazz battled Back and took the Lead three times after thai Utah went ahead twice in the final min Ute on a Dunk by Karl Malone Wilh 47 seconds left la make it 107-106, and on Bailey a jumper. In Between i Host baskets. Worthy made a Short jumper Wilh 31 seconds logo fora 108-107 a alters Edge. Worthy led the lakers with 27 Points. Byron Scot added 24, Johnson contributed 20 and Mychal Thompson 18 for the lakers who have beaten inc jazzing 32 of their lost 35 games at the forum. Malone who had 29 Points in each of the first four games of the series finished with 27 tuesday night. John Stockton added 23 Points for Utah. Al from Pago 17 Start and Luis Salazar and chel Lemon homered a Detroit snapped a three game losing Streak. Gibson was a late replacement Tor scheduled starter Jeff Robinson who was scratched because of a stiff neck and a Chilly night the 28-year-old left hander who spent 10 Yean in the minors allowed three runt one unearned while walking one and striking out i to. Salarar hit Hia fifth Home run of the season a two run shot off Tosca Juan Nieves in the fifth. Twins 6, Romuli s Minneapolis Gene Larkin singled Home Kir by Puckett with the lying run with two out in the ninth inning and Mark Davidson Ako scored on throwing error by Kansas City Center fielder Willie Wilson at Minnesota nipped the royals. Puckett and Kent Hrbek started the inning with singles Oit Gene Garber who then struck out Gary Gatti and Randy Bush before Larkin lined an 0-1 pitch into Center Field scoring Puckett. Davidson run Ning for Srbek scored right behind him when Wilton throw to third skipped past third baseman Kevin Seitz or into the twins dugout. Mariners 6, Yankees 2 new York Billy Swift pitched � career Best three Hitler and Ken Phelps and Scott Bradley Hom ered As Seattle downed new York the Yankees committed three throwing errors and the mariners score four unearned runs Oil Richard Dolson 5-1. Swift allowed Only two hits after yielding both Newyork runs before he recorded an out on Willie ran Dolph s Mcadoff walk and Don Mattingly s third Home run of the season. Indians 6, White sox 2 Cleveland Rich yell and Dou Joncy combined on a six Hitler and Andy Allanson hit a three run Homer in the eighth inning As Cleveland won for the sixth time in in last seven games. Yell scattered five hits Over Ovi innings and Jones earned his sixth save. Chicago s runs were Lolo homers by Daryl Boston in the sixth inning and Dan Pasqua inthe seventh. Rookie Jack Mcdowell was the loser de spite pitching if first Complete game in he majors. Mcdowell gave up 10 Hiu. Smigen 7. Blue jays s 14 innings Toronto of disc Mcdowell walked with the base loaded to Forte Home the lie breaking run in the 14ih inning and Scoll Fletcher s sacrifice by drove in what proved to be the winning run Jam steels started the rangers 14ih with a double off Mark Eichhorn but lagged up it second on Gino Petralli s Long Fly and had to Slop at third when the kill chromed off the right Field Wall for another double. After an intentional walk to Curtis Wilkerson Kleeli was forced at the plate on Jerry Browne s grounder. But Eichhorn Ihen walked Mcdowell and Tom Hank yielded Fletcher s sacrifice Fly. Toronto scored a run in he Bottom of the 14th on doubles by Tony Fernandez and Ranee Mulliniks both teams also scored in the 13th. Toronto scored twice in the ninth to Send the game into extra innings. Home runs by fete Incaviglia and Larry Parrish helped Texas Lake a 4-0 Lead. My from Pago 17 singled ale Trevino walked and Chuck Jackson hit an rib single. Pittsburgh scored twice in he seventh. With two outs Sid Bream singled . Reynolds walked and Mike Lavalliere Hita two run double. In other no games braves 6, reds 2 Cincinnati Dale Murphy Andres Thomas and Gary Roc Nick homered leading Atlanta Over Cincinnati. Rick Mahler 3-4, gave up seven hit sin tit innings and improved his career record against inc reds to 12-2, Thomas hit he sixth Pilch of the game from Dennis Rasmussen 1-4, foe his Sec Ond borne run. Rotnicke broke la lie in the fourth Wilh his first Homer and Murphy hit a two run Homer his fifth inthe sixth. Cantlmdl3,cubs 0 ii inning Chicago Luis Alicea s bad hop sin Gle scared two runs in the 11th inning and lifted St. Louis Loa Victory voc Chicago Wilh two outs in inc Lith singles by Tom Brunansky Dob Homer and Tony Pena loaded the bases. Alicca and Jose Oquinda produced the runs Wilh singles off Greg Maddux 6-3. Maddux had Al Lowed Only two hits through 10 innings. Reliever Scott Terry 2-1, pitched perfect 10th inning and Todd Worrell retired the cubs in order in the 12th for his league leading 11 in save. St. Louis starter John Tudor allowed Ihrcke hits inline innings. Exp6, Dodgens los Angeles Rookie Johnny Paredos drove Home three runs Wilh a pair of two out bases loaded singles As Montreal ended a four game losing Streak by beating los Angeles. Parades iwo run single off Fernanda Valenzuela 3-4. Put Montreal ahead 5-4 in the fifth. Tim Raines doubled mid scored on Nelson Santovenia s single in the seventh. Neal Heaton 1-2, gave up eight hits in 8 1-3 innings. Tim Burke gave up Pinch hit Ter Franklin Stubbs rib single before get Ting the final to outs for Bis fifth save. Valc Tuela was tagged for All six runs and 10 hits in seven innings. He retired the first two Bailers in the fifth before Hubatc Brooks and Andres Galarraga singled san Luvenia walked and fancies hit his go ahead single. Trailing 3-2 in the third the expo loaded the bases on singles by Tim Wallach and Brooks and a walk to Santovenia Paredes then lined a single to Eft that drove in Brooks who scored three runs. The expo scored twice in the first on walks to Wallach and Brooks and Galar Raga s two run double. Kirk Gibson hit his seventh Homer and singles by Pedro Guerrero and Mike Marshall and Shelby s two run double gave the dodgers a 3-2 Lead in the Bot Tom of the i ret Gibson tripled and scored on Marshall a groundnut fora 4-3 Lead in the turd. Meul padres 0 san Diego David Cone and Randy Myers teamed to pitch new York s eighth shutout and Keith Hernan Dez scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning As the acts nipped san Diego. Cone 5-0, gave up six Nils in seven innings and struck out 12, Matching the National league High this year. He Eft after Dickie Thon tingled o Lead off the eighth and Myers closed Wilh Hilliss re Lief for his fifth save Eric show blanked new York on us hits in seven innings. He has Given up Only i rec runs in his last 31 innings but the padres have scored just 11 runs in his seven starts. The mels who scored two runs on wild pitches in monday s 7-4 Victory Over san Diego used the same methodic win. Mark Davis 1-3, relieved to Start the eighth and Keith Hernandez hit a one Oul single. Hernandez who did not steal any basis last season stole second for the second straight night Ihen look third on Darryl Strawberry s ground Oul and ran Home when Davis Pilch skipped by Catcher Mark Parent. Phil Ullh 8, Cuau 1 san Francisco Kevin Gross pitched a and von Hayes sol three of Philadelphia s is Hilt As the Phillies Beal san Francisco. Gross 4-1, walked five and struck out three in his third Complete game. Each of Philadelphia s starters had at least one hit Wilh Gross getting two. The Phillies who have struggled at the plate for most of the season led 6-0 after two innings against Kelly Downs 1-4
