European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday june 30,1988 tigers Down Yankees 6-1 by the associated press new York Frank Tanana Al Lowed five hits in Svi innings and Pat Sheridan drove in four runs As the de troit tigers Defeated new York 6-1 tues Day night for their fifth straight Victory Over the Yankees this year. Tanana 10-4, allowed Only three Nils met the second inning. He struck out six and walked 10 before being relieved with one out and runners on first and second in the ninth. Mike Hannem enclosed. The Victory moved the tigers three games ahead of the second place Yan Kees in the american league Easl. Gary Poltis got two Hils and scored twice. Baiting Only .215 entering his week Poltis went 3-for-3 and scored four runs in Detroit s 6-3 Victory Over new York monday night. Rick Rhodon 3-6, allowed tour runs on seven Hils in 7 i innings. He was knocked out on consecutive rib singles by Sheridan and Luis Salazar. I n other Al games red sox 6, indians 1 Boston Wes Gardner allowed Only three hits Over seven innings in his first Start of the year and Boston scored five unearned runs to beat Cleveland for the red sox s fourth straight Victory. Gardner 2-1, replacing the injured Al round Jeff Sellers in the rotation struck out four and walked two in Only his second Slan in 99 major league appearances. Orioles Blue jays 0 Baltimore Jay Tibbs and Mark Thurmond combined on a seven Hitler and Fred Lynn and Eddie Murray each drove in three runs to Lead Baltimore Over Toronto. Lynn hit his 13lh Homer in the third inning. \vnitcsox4, royals 3 Kansas City to. Dan Pasqua homered twice and Greg Walker hit a towering Solo shot with two outs in the eighth inning Loback the four nil pitch ing of Bill Cong and Bobby Thigpun As Chicago edged Kansas City. Twins a Angels 2 Anaheim Calif. Bert Blyleven pitched an Highl i tick for his fourth consecutive Victory and was backed by a 1 i hit attack As m inn Sota downed California. Blyn Cven 7-6, walked one and struck out seven in improving his lifetime re Cord against California to 28-u. It was his fourth Complete game of the season and 228th of his career. Gene Larkin had three hits including his second Homer and drove in Ihrck runs. Yanks Dave Winfird slides safely into third As tigers Tom Brookens takes throw. A Plum Brewers 4, athletics 1 Oakland Calif. Rob Deer broke up a scoreless lie with a iwo out two run Homer in the seventh inning and Don a gust pitched a four hitter As Milwaukee Defeated Oakland. Jeffrey Leonard singled with two outs in the seventh and Deer breaking an 0-for 12 slump lined a i-1 pitch from storm Davis Well into the a Cal fic a seals for his 12lh Homer. Rangers 6, mariners 0 Seattle Jose Guzman pitched a four hitter for his first major league shutout and Larry Parrish and Sieve Buechele hit Solo Home runs As Texas beat Seattle to snap a Ihrck game losing Streak. Guzman 7-6. In his Bonifi career Start struck out six and walked three for his fifth Complete game of the season. Scott Fletcher and Bob Brown each had three hits. Brewer is 6-for-6 life Lime against Seattle  3-4. Wimbledon from Page 17 since 1983 and never had won even a set against Navratilova in six previous meetings. But on a hazy afternoon she gave Navratilova All she could Lake. The match turned on two games. Fairbank had a Point for 5-2 in the second set but netted an easy forehand Volley. In the third set at the same stage she sent a backhand Volley Long then had two More chances logo up 5-2 but blew them both Navratilova who set a record last year with her sixth consecutive women s singles title stretched her Wimbledon winning Streak to 46 matches. The last player to beat Navratilova at Wimbledon was Hana Mandrikova who scored a 7-5,4-6, 6-1 vie Lory Over her in the semifinals in 1981. Navratilova is trying to break the tie of eight singles lilies she shares with Helen wills Moody. She also is trying to hold off the charge of Steffi Graf who is on the Trail of the Tennis grand slam after victories in Australia and Paris. Wilander s Chase of the slam last accomplished in men s Tennis by Rod Laver in 1969, evaporated before the service returns and passing shots of Mecir. The czechoslovak played nearly flawless Tennis on his serve As Wilander failed again to Advance past the quarterfinals Al Wimbledon. Unlike Wilander Navratilova is at Home on grass. She seemed headed for an easy Victory Over Fairbank who was playing in the quarterfinals of a grand slam tournament for the first time. However Fairbank had registered two upset victories Over loth seeded Lori Mcneil in the second round and Over eighth seeded Natalia Zvereva in the third. Wednesday playing on a Jam packed outside court she almost added perhaps the biggest upset of All. I thought what a Way to go court 14 to Ros Fairbank in the quarterfinals " Navratilova said but i want that ninth Litte too bad and j want it now not next year. I think that wanting to win that is Why i was Able to win  Navratilova is scheduled to play her 7slh match against Chris Evert in one semifinal on thursday. Graf Winner of the australian and French opens plays in the other thursday semifinal against third seeded Pam Shriver. Related Story on Page 21. Strawberry Elster homers snap pirates Streak at five by the associated press Pittsburgh Darryl Strawberry and Kevin Elster hit two run homers tuesday night Howard Johnson had a Solo round tripper and Sid Fernandez beat Pittsburgh for the eighth straight time As the new York mets ended the pirates five game winning Streak with a 5-2 Victory. Strawberry whose wife Lisa gave birth to their second child earlier in the Day broke a i-1 tic in the fifth with his 18th Homer. The Victory Only the second in the mets last six games lengthened their Lead Over the pirates to 4ft games. Strawberry flew to new York after the pirates 2-1 Victory monday night to be with his wife after she went into labor. Their daughter. Diamond Nicole was bom tuesday morning and Strawberry immediately returned to Pittsburgh. It was a Long Day but it was won in Strawberry said. The doctor who delivered the baby said i would hit a Home run and he was right. One of my reasons for coming Back was that this is a very important series especially with Keith Hernan Dez on the disabled list. I wanted to come Back and support this bal club Strawberry said. If Elsier did t get much sleep monday night in was for a different reason. In an Effort to Wake up their slumber ing lumber Elsier Johnson and Wally Backman look their bats Back to their hotel room and slept with them. I also took mine to lunch with me. And i got some pretty funny looks from people Elsier said. But i d do in again tomorrow if in would get results like this. 1 Felt Good at the plate for the first time in a  Fernandez 4-6, who had lost five of his previous seven decisions allowed three Hils in eight innings struck out four and walked five. He has t tool to Pitts Burgh since july 1, 1985. Roger Mcdowell got the last three outs for his eighth save. Brian Fisher 4-6, lost his sixth straight. The crowd of 45,011 was the pirates largest since they Drew 54,089 for their Home opener april 11. In other games tuesday ke4s4,paiire$3cincinnati Danny Jackson 8-4, pitched a no Roundup six Hitler and Lance my cumers walked Home the win Ning run in the ninth inning As Cincinnati beat san Diego to end its six game losing Streak. Majority owner Marge Schott gave the reds a four minute closed door Pep talk before the game then called manager Pete Rose to congratulate him after the Victory which was Only the reds second in nine games cubs 6, Phillies 4 Chicago Shawon Duns on singled Home two runs with a two out bases loaded single capping a four run eighth inning As Chicago rallied to beat Phila Delphia for the cubs fourth straight Victory. Chicago has won 10 of its last 13 games. Dunston s single off Steve Bedrosian 1-3, came after the Phillies had elected 19 walk Pinch hitter Jerry Humphrey who had been hitting just .125. Dave Martinez s two run double lied the score 4-4. Cinul3,bravn7 Atlanta Candy Maldonado had four hits scored three runs and drove in two As san Francisco got 19 hits for the second straight night in beating Atlanta. Will Clark had a pair of hits drove in three runs and scored twice while Mike and rely Kevin Mitchell and Robbie Thompson drove in two runs each. Kelly Downs 6-7, allowed 10 hits and six runs in six innings. Craig Lefferts pitched the last three innings for his sixth save. Astros 4, dodgers 3 Houston Bob Knepper allowed two hits in s it innings and equalled his 1987 Victory total As Houston ended los Angeles four game winning Streak. Knepper 8-1, struck out four and walked five. Juan Agosto got the final out for his tint save of the season finishing the combined three Hilter. Cardinals a expos 4 St. Louis Tom Brunansky s ninth Inong grounder bounced through the legs of third baseman Tim Wallach and allowed the winning run to score As St. Louis nipped Montreal. Ken Daulcy 2-3, the cardinals third Pitcher relieved in the lop of the ninth and got the Victory