European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday Juno 20, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 astros drub braves with 9-run inning by the associated Putetti Atlanta Bill Doran of inc Houston Astro called in just one of those innings where everything found a  s iwo run single tied he Garni 7-7 and ignited a nine run Sci Nih inning that also included a two run Homer by Glenn Davis his league leading 17th, As Houston pounded inc Atlanta braves 14-7 with a 17 Hil attack saturday night. In order to put an inning like that together you be got to have a lot of Luck said Doran who had three hits including his second Homer and drove in four runs. The astros sent 14 batters to the plate and collected nine hits in the inning. The braves had scored five no Roundup runs in the ninth inning Friday night for a 6-5 Victor that competed a double Cadar sweep Over the astros. Doran s key hit came after Reynolds had opened the inning with a single to Center off Paul Assenmacher 2 4, and Billy Hatcher followed one out Laier with a double. After Davis Homer Kevin Bass doubled an scored when third baseman Ken Oberkfell made an error on Alan Ashy s grounder. Houston s other scoring in the inning came on a Pinch hit rib single by Terry Puhl a double by Rey nolds a single by Gerald Young and a sacrifice Fly by  braves had taken a 7-5 in the sixth on a iwo run Homer by Ken Griffey and a Solo Homer by Andres Thomas his second of he game Juan a Oslo 4-0, the second of three Houston pitch ers allowed three runs and i rec Nils in 2 i innings of Relief. Larry Andersen worked three innings and earned his third  his shortest stint of the season 3 w innings Nolan Ryan had six strikeouts to give him 103 for the year marking the 19th season in a Row and the 20ul Lime in 2 seasons he has fanned 100 or More. Ryan allowed four runs on five hits walked five Hil a Bailer had two wild pitches and walked in a run. He threw 106 pitches 36 in the first inning. Gerald ferry the no Balling Leader injured his left shoulder in the sixth inning and will miss at least one  has a possible Bone Chip and a possible separa Tion braves spokesman Jim Schultz said after receiving a report from Piedmont Hospital. Perry who went 3-for-4 10 lift his Balling average to .332, was Hurt while sliding Back into second base when he was picked off by Agosto. Perry had three steals and had stolen second just before getting Hurt. Cubs 3, expos 0 Chicago Greg Maddux became the major leagues first 12-game Winner with a five Hitler pitch ing his third shutout of inc season As Chicago blanked Montreal. Andre Dawson drove in two runs As the cubs won see no on Page 26 sports App Noto Curtis strange blast out of Sand trap on no 18, salvaging a Par on the Hole in route to 3rd-round Lead in is. Open. Strange leading open by shot after 3 rounds by Bob Green Brookline mass. A Curtis strange nominated by his Peers at the american golfer most Likely to succeed in a sport suddenly dominated by foreign stars needs Only a major championship to confirm his stature in the game despite a late lapse he put himself in a position to win that title saturday shooting a 2-Undcr-Par 69 to Lake the third round Lead at the 88th . Open. You say i m right there strange said after Fin Ishing 54 holes at the country club in 7-under-Par 206 Tor a one stroke Lead. But i m nol right there. There s still 18 Boleslo go and a lot can  a lot happened to strange Over the last three holes saturday not much of it very pleasing. Strange was three shots ahead of the Field with three holes to play but after two bogeys had to one putt the final Green to retain sole control of the Lead. Earlier he had to contend with a 6s-Minulc storm delay which he demanded and occasional driving rain. But despite the delays the drenching and the late lapse he s still the Man to catch entering the final is holes. Any time you have the Lead going into the final round you have to feel Good because if you re leading you know you re doing some things right he said. I m going to be nervous and up Light tomorrow. But i m playing Well. I have to keep playing Welt he said and listed three necessities for the final is holes. You be got to be in control of your  Vegol 10 be in control of your Golf game. And you be rot to keep  for the first 15 holes strange looked like the player Many of his fellow pros have hailed As the finest in the world i made a lol of Good putts. I fell very comfortable All Day Long he said. But bogeys on the i6lh and i7lh Cut into his Corn tort zone trimmed his once commanding margin to a single stroke and opened the door to a Host of potential challengers in sunday s final round. Foremost among them were British open Champion Nick Faldo of England the Lone surviving serious con tender of the formidable foreign contingent defending Champion Scott Simpson and Bob Gilder who has t won in five years. They Are lied at 207, one shot Back. Faldo s last Hole Birdie finished off a 68 and Gilder shot a 70. Simpson the second round Leader who is seeking to become the first Man to successfully defend his open title since Ben Hogan in 1951, rallied for a 72. . Weibring with a 65. And former masters Champion Larry Mize with 72, were another shot see open on Page 23 rangers again strand 15 in loss to a s by the associated press Oakland Calif. The Only num Ber larger than the innings played in inc last two games Between Texas and Oak land is the number of runners stranded by the rangers in two extra inning losses to the athletics. Another Good pitching performance wasted out there that s for sure Texas manager Bobby Valentine said after the rangers left 15 men on base for the Sec Ond game in a Row in saturday s 2-1 loss in 13 innings. The rangers lost 7-6 in 14 innings Friday night. On saturday in was  Clarlie Hough who suffered from the rangers Lack of clutch Hilling. Hough who has t lost to the a s since 1985, made in one Batter into the filth inning Al Roundup before being relieved after giving up Only five hits. With Hough finally gone the a s eventually scored she winning run on Ron Hassey s one out single in the 13th off Dale Mohorcic. Is who was the los ing Pitcher for the second straight game. When i look Hough out he was still feeling Good Valentine said. He s thrown 160 pitches before and today he threw 150. But we be just Gol to Hil the Ball better than thai the a s gave Todd Burns his first major league Start and the Rookie right hander scattered five hits Over eight innings. Greg Cadaret pitched i % innings an Gene Nelson 5-2, pitching for the third Day in a Row went the final 3 a despite yielding two hits and four walks. Nelson pitched out of a bases loaded none Cut Jam in the 12th and retired the final Bailer with a runner in scoring Posi Tion in All four innings he finished. Luis Polonia singled with one out in the i3lh, stole second and scored when assay Hil a 2-0 Pilch for his seventh game winning rib. The rangers took a 1-0 Lead in the lop of the fifth. Gino Petra i singled and Barbara Garvey walked to Start the in Ning. After Steve Buechele lined out Curtis Wilkerson singled to Load the bases. Pc Maui was forced at the plate Ocecil Espy s grounder but Scott Fletcher walked on four pitches to Force in the Texas run. Pete o Brien flick out Leav ing the bases loaded. Hough pitched four perfect inning be fore Dave Parker led off the Oakland fifth with a single. After Parker took Sec Ond on a passed Ball Hascy and Stan Javier walked to Load the bases. Parker scored on Mike Callego s  other games red sox 5, orioles 0baltimore Roger Clemens bounced Back from the worst Outing of his career and pitched his major Teague leading sixth shutout of the season scattering nine hits As Boston Defeated Balti , who was lagged for nine runs see Al on Page 26