European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday june 5,1988 a s rally to overtake twins 8-5 by the associated press Minneapolis trailing by four runs after two innings at the Motr dome Friday night the Oakland athletics rallied to Lake an s-5 Victory Over the Minne Sota twins As Dave Parker and Dave Henderson had two run doubles and Jose Canseco hit a Mammoth Home run. In was heir Victory first since aug. 3, 1986, Al theml radome where they lost All seven games last year. It was a big boost when we got Down four to come Back and score three right away said Oakland starter Dave so cart 9-3. Who recovered after Greg Gagne s second inning grand slam and snapped a Persona three game losing Streak. The turning Point for me probably was that three run third. I was feeling Down and then i got new the athletics eighth Victory in their last nine games gave them a 10-game Lead Over the defending world Champion twins and Tern in the american league West. Minnesota lost for just the second time in in last 12 games. Loser los Straker could t protect the Lead provided by Gagne s fifth Homer of the year his first career grand slam. Canseco s major league leading 14th Homer which travelled an estimated 456 feel started Oakland s scor ing with two out in the third inning. Straker who had allowed Only one Home run All season then walked Parker and Mark Mcgwire singled. Both scored on Henderson s double to make it 4 Glenn Hubbard Drew a walk to Start the a s fourth and took third on Walt Weiss single. Carney lans Ford s grounder lied the score and Stan Javier s single chased Straker. Mark Portugal loaded the bases by hitting Canseco with a Pilch and both benches emptied momentarily. When play resumed Parker sliced his double Down the to Cal Field line for a 6-4 Lead. Mcgwire followed with a sacrifice Fly. Weiss hit his second Home run of the season in the eighth for Oakland s final run. Minnesota s Tim Launcr homered off Eric plunk in the ninth before Al Roundup Dennis Eckersley earned his 18th save throwing one pitch and getting Tommy heir to hit into a game end ing double play. In other games Friday Yankees 4, orioles 0 Baltimore Tommy John new York s 45. Year old sinker Baller scattered six singles in 7vi innings and Claudell Washington hit a two run Homer As the Yankees blanked Baltimore. John walked two struck out one and did t allow More than one hit in any inning. He was relieved by Cecilio Granle with two out and the bases empty in the eighth. Rickey Henderson stole three bases giving him 39 for the season and setting up new York s first two runs against Rookie Jose Bautista. Henderson walked to Lead off he game stole second and third and scored on a groundnut by Washington. In the third Henderson singled o deep Short stole second despite a pit Choul and scored on a single by Willie Randolph. Indians 6, to Gen 3 Detroit Joe Carter became the first player in Cleveland history to hit 100 Home runs and Sleat 100 bases. Carter s iwo out Homer started a four run first inning thai to d Detroit s Wall Terrell. Carter Dou bled and scored in Cleveland s two run second. Cleveland erupted for seven hits and four runt in the opening inning in ending Terrell s la game win Ning Streak at Tiger stadium where he had t lost since May 11,1987. Cleveland s Julio Franco singled on he game s first pitch extending his hitting Streak to 21 games longest in the major leagues this season. Brewers 8, Angels 2 Milwaukee Tom Filer won his third straight game since being promoted from the minors extend ing his seven year unbeaten Streak to 11 games and . Surhoff and Glenn Braggs homered As Milwaukee downed California. Filer called up last month gave up iwo unearned runs in the first inning. He was replaced by Chuck Crim with iwo out in the seventh after yielding eight hits. The 31-year-old right hander who did t Pilch in the majors during injury filled seasons in 1986 and1987, beat Detroit and Cleveland with five hitters in his two previous starts and is 10-0 lifetime in the american league including a 7-0 Mark with Toronto in 1985. He was 2-1 with the Chicago cubs in 1982. Blue jays 6, red sox 3 Boston Fred Mcgriff had a single double and a triple scoring three runs and driving in one As to Ronto beat Boston for its fourth straight win. Kelly Grubor hit a pair of rib doubles and Emie White drove in two runs with a sacrifice Fly and a single As the Blue jays extended Dennis Oil can Boyd s pitching slump. Boyd 5-4, has allowed 36 runs 35 earned in seven starts since May 3. Pitching just 33 v innings in that Span he has allowed 49 hits and 17 walks and has a 9.4 Sera. Todd statue Marc earned the Victory after relieving injured starter John Genitti with runners at first and third and no one out in the fourth inning. Royals 3, mariners 1 Kansas City to. Bret Saberhagen pitched a six hitter and Kurt Stillwell hit his sixth Home run As Kansas cily Defeated Seattle loser Mike Campbell went seven innings allowing nine hits and All the Kan Sas City runs. Ringers 9, while sox 3 Chicago Ruben Sierra snapped a l-for-10slump with two doubles and a single and Ray Hay Ward gave up two runs and two hits in six innings As Texas whipped Chicago. The rangers started the scoring in the first inning on Pete o Brien s rib single. Loser Dave Lapoint walked Steve Butch Etc Mike Stanley and Jerry Browne to Start inc second and the White son appeared out of the inning when Bob Brower grounded into a double play via the plate. But Scott Fletcher walked to reload inc bases and Sierra s double cleared them and chased Lapoint. Cubs use Meyer s 3-h/ffer to beat mets by inc associated press new York Jamie mover pitched a i rec Hiuer Ryne Sandburg hit a three run Homer and Vance Law had four hits us the Chicago cubs Defeated the new York mils 5-0 Friday night. Mover 3-6. a Persona four game losing Streak struck out four walked none and retired the last 10 lers in a Row. It was the second shutout and third Complete game of his is 3-0 lifetime against the mils. No Roundup he allowed a single to Moosic Wilson leading off the fourth and singles Lowil son and Keith Miller in the sixth. Ii was the fifth shutout by Chicago pitchers this season equating their 1987 total. In was Only the second Lime this season the acts were shut out. Meyer s Only other shutout was against Montreal on aug. 16, 1986. His last Complete game was june 22, 1987, against Pittsburgh. Bob Ojeda 4-s. Has lost three games in a Row and four of his last five. Rafael Palmeiro was hit by an Ojeda fh4pfmu Ryne Sandberg. 3-run Homer big blow pitch to open the third inning. Andre Dawson singled and Sandberg followed with his ninth Homer of the season and fourth in his last five games. Damn Jackson led off the fourth with his second Homer to make it 4-0. In the seventh Sandburg reached second on a throwing error by second baseman Keith Miller stole third and scored on a single by Jody Davis. Cardinals 5, Phillies 4 10 innings Philadelphia Tom Brunansky homered off the facade in left Field with one out in the 10th inning As St. Louis Defeated Philadelphia for the cardinals fourth straight Victory. Brunansky hit his eighth Homer on a 2-0 pitch from Greg Harris 1-2. Todd Worrell 3-2, the fifth St. Louis Pitcher came on to retire Mike Schmidt with two outs and runners on first and third in the ninth and then pitched the 10th. The cardinals last three victories have been extra inning games. Iraln 2, expos 1pittsburgh John Smiley pitched a one hitter and Pinch hitter Mike Diaz singled Home the winning run with one out in the Bottom of the Inthas Pittsburgh Defeated Montreal. Smiley 5-4, struck out a career High eight and walked two in pitching the pirates first one Hiller since Jose Deleon lost to Cincinnati 2-0 on aug. 24,1984. The Only Montreal hit was a iwo Oul triple by Tim Wallach in the fourth. Wal Lach scored on Smiley s balk. Padres 7, braves 5 san Diego Marvell Wynne nil Atwo run Homer and Keith Moreland Dou bled Home two runs As san Diego Defeated show 4-5, pitched 7vi innings allowing nine hits walking one and strik ing out six. He raised his lifetime record against the droves to 12-2. Mark Davis finished up to earn his seventh save. Kevin Coffman. 2-6, loss his fourth straight game. Dale Murphy homered twice for the braves. Dodgers 13, reds 5 los Angeles Utility outfielder Mickey Hatcher and Steve sax each had five hits to Lead a 22-hit attack As to Sancies handed Cincinnati its sixth straight 22 hits by the dodgers against six Cincinnati pitchers were the most by any team in the major leagues this season. All the Hiis were singles one Short of the modern Day National league record. Astn�8,gint�4 san Francisco Craig Reynolds had a Pinch hit rib double in the ninth inning and Glenn Davis added a run scor ing single As Houston beat san Francisco. Umpires from Paga 21 kicked Scott. He compared the three Days Given mar Lin unfavourably with the 30-Day suspension to Cincin Nati manager Pele Rose after he twice shoved Umpire Dave Pallone during an argument in april it s just amazing that Rose who has been a credit to the game and never had a problem with the umpires gets a 30-Day suspension and Martin gets three Days he said. I think the Rose suspension was Justi fied but i think Martin was treated far too we re going to watch him just like we watch every body else said Don Delunger the Al s second most senior Umpire the Guy he picked on was t even in the play. He was also the youngest Guy in the Crew. Thai seems to be a Brown meanwhile said he had t Beard from the umpires. If the Crew chiefs have anything they want to Dis cuss with me i la be Happy to listen the league presi Dent said Friday in a statement issued through spokeswoman Phyllis Merhige. In a four Point Resolution issued by Phillips they had a lot to say. The claimed in Point one that the incident is an other example of Billy Martin s he followed his pattern in singling out the Young est Umpire in the Crew even though that Umpire was t involved in the Call Billy was upset about it said. You did t see him going after Rich Garcia the Crew chief or Rick Reed who made the Call. He went after the second year Guy Phillips said. Martin s attempts to demean and humiliate the umpires Only demean his learn his organization and the game of baseball. The umpires criticized Brown saying he has Abro gated his responsibilities As president of the american league in that he has done nothing to deter Martin from his relentless attacks on umpires Ai Well As Overall conduct which brings disgrace to All of
