European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 3,1988page 26 the stars and stripes sunday Juryj Riyuo twins nip Brewers behind Viola by the associated press Milwaukee for Frank Viola the personal value of his 13th win was t As important As serving notice that the Minnesota twins Are Back in the Hunt in the american league West. We d like to show people that last year was t a Fluke Viola said after becoming the american league s first 13-game Winner with Relief help from Jeff Reardon As the twins edged the Milwaukee brew ers 5-4 Friday night. If we can keep it within five games of Oakland at the All Star break then we re going to have a Heck of a Chance in the second half. The Way this team is blend ing together we might Shock a few More people this  Viola. 13-3, pitched eight innings struck put five walked one and allowed Only seven hits just four through seven innings. He and the cubs Greg Maddux Are the Only 13-game winners in the majors. I just want to go out there every time and help this team because we arc right there with Oakland Viola said. The twins Trail the division leading athletics by five games. Viola who has won his last four starts gave up a two run Homer to Paul Molitor in the eighth. Jeff Reardon pitched the ninth for his 21st save but not before working out of a Jam. The Brewers loaded the bases on consecutive singles and a hit batsman. Reardon gave up a two run single to Molitor but got Jim Gantner to pop up to end the game. Molitor serving As designated hitter in his first game after sitting out five games with a Groin injury was 3-for-5 with four Bis. Gary Gaetti and Randy Bush each homered for the twins. Minnesota jumped on top 3-0 in the third. Greg Gagne walked and stole second and Steve Lombardozzi walked. Both advanced on Tom Filer s wild pitch and Gagne scored on a groundnut. Bush then homered. Gene Larkin s rib single made it 4-0 in the fourth. Kent Hrbek opened the inning with a double As the Ball chromed off Jeffrey Leonard s Glove in left Center Field. He scored on Larkin s hit. Gaetti led off the seventh with his 17th Home run for a 5-0 Lead off Tom Filer 4-3. In other Al games tigers 11, Angels 0 Detroit Dave Bergman drove in three of de troit s seven second inning runs with a Homer and a single As the tigers routed California. The tigers sent 12 batters to the plate during the big inning. Bergman started it with his second Homer a shot into the lower deck in right Center off Mike Witt 6-8. Chet Lemon singled Tom Brookens walked and Jim Walewander reached on a sacrifice to Load the bases. Gary Pettis singled driving in Lemon and Brookens. Walewander and Pettis moved up on a bunt by Matt Nokes. Pat Sheridan was walked intentionally to re Load the bases with one out and Witt got Darrell Evans on an infield Popup. But Angels second baseman Johnny Ray who had Al Roundup a photo twins left hander Frank Viola. We might Shock a few More people three errors booted a grounder by Luis Salazar allow ing Walewander to score. Bergman batting for the second time in the inning singled Pettis and Sheridan across and Lemon singled Home Salazar for a 7-0 Lead. Doyle Alexander 8-4, pitched seven innings allow ing seven hits and striking out five. Paul Gibson and Mike Trujillo finished for Detroit. Royals 8, red sox Kansas City a Kurt Stillwell doubled Home the go ahead run in the sixth inning lifting Kan Sas City to Victory and snapping Boston s five game winning Streak. With the royals trailing 7-6 after leading 6-0, Frank White and Pat Tabler singled leading off the sixth and moved up on a sacrifice. An infield out by Jim Eisenreich scored the tying run and still Wells double made it 8-7.dwight Evans was 4-for-5 with a double triple two singles and three Bis for the red sox. Athletics 2, Blue jays 1 Toronto Mark Mcgwire snapped out of a 15 for-88 slump with a two run single in the seventh in Ning that broke up a scoreless tie As Oakland nipped  Stieb 10-5, blanked the athletics on two hits through six innings. But Jose Canseco led off the seventh with a double Dave Henderson singled with one out and Carney Lansford was hit by a pitch to Load the bases. Mcgwire who entered the game batting .236, singled up the Middle to give Oakland a 2-0 Lead. Dave Stewart 11-6, also allowed Only two hits and faced just 19 batters through six innings. Toronto scored a run in the seventh on Kelly Gruber s rib double. Dennis Eckersley worked the ninth for his major league leading 24th save in 26 opportunities. Mariners 11, indians 3 Cleveland Scott Bradley had four hits scor ing three runs and driving in two and Mark Langston got his first Victory since May 30 As Seattle handed Cleveland its sixth consecutive defeat. Mike Jackson pitched 3% innings for his second save in Relief on Langston 6-8, who snapped a person Al six game losing Streak. Langston allowed three runs on six hits and six walks in 5 innings. Greg Swindell 10-7, lost his sixth straight decision allowing four runs on seven hits in 3 % innings. Swin Dell who has a 7.34 earned run average during his losing Streak has not won since May 30. Cleveland has lost 16 of its last 21 games. The mariners who were shut out in their last two games and batted .216 in june started july by slam Ming Cleveland pitching for 16 hits. Orioles 7, rangers 1 Arlington Texas Mike Boddicker pitched his third Complete game this season and Fred Lynn homered in the first inning As Baltimore downed Texas. Boddicker 4-10, gave up 10 hits fanned seven and walked one As he upped his career record against Texas to 8-3. Lynn s 14th Homer of the season got Baltimore off to a 1-0 Lead. Texas countered with a first inning run on Pete o Brien s rib single. The orioles broke the tie in the second when Larry sheets scored on second baseman Curtis Wilkerson s throwing error while attempting to Complete a double play. Baltimore got two More runs in the third on rib singles by Cal Ripken and Eddie Murray and added another run in the sixth on Joe Orsulak s sacrifice Fly. Murray had an rib double in the ninth and was singled in by Jim Traber. White sox 2, Yankees 1 Chicago Gary Redus greeted reliever Cecilio Guante with a game winning single in the ninth inning As Chicago beat new York for the first time in six meetings this season. Fred Manrique opened the Chicago ninth with a single to deep shortstop. Ozzie Guillen sacrificed but was Safe at first when Pitcher Steve Shields muffed the Ball for an error. Dave Righetti came in and struck out Pinch hitter Darryl Boston before Guante relieved Rig Hetti. Redus hit his first pitch Down the left Field line for the game winning single. Ron Guidry who had been on the disabled list with shoulder problems made his 1988 pitching debut for the Yankees going five innings. By the associated press new York switch hitter Kevin Bass hit a two-9ut single in the 13th in Ning to score Billy Hatcher from second base and give the Houston astros a 6-5 Victory Over the new York mets and a split of Friday s twi night double header. The mets won the opener 3-2 behind the pitching of Ron Darling and Randy Myers when Mackey Sasser tripled Home the winning run with two out in the seventh inning. Hatcher opened the 13th with a single off Gene Walter 0-1, the fifth new York Pitcher. One out later Hatcher stole second and after Bill Doran struck out Bass who had four hits in the opener lined a single to left for the astros 18th hit. Dave Meads 1-0, Houston s sixth Pitcher who was recalled from the minors earlier in the Dav pitched the final two innings and was the Winner. The mets who trailed 5-3 after five innings tied the Nightcap when Keith Miller opened the sixth with his firs major league Homer and Pinch hitter no Roundup Howard Johnson delivered a sacrifice Fly in the  the first game Darryl Strawberry opened the mets eighth by drawing the fifth walk issued by Houston starter Joa Quin Andujar 0-4, and stole  outs later Sasser drove a 3-0 pitch into the right Field Corner the 12thhit off Andujar who went seven innings. Darling 9-5, scattered nine hits over7 /3 innings and Myers retired the last five batters for his 12th save striking out the Side in the ninth. Pirates 5, giants 2san Francisco Darnell Coles . Reynolds and Rafael Belliard hit run scoring singles in the 10th inning leading Pittsburgh Over san Francisco. Andy Van Slyke tripled with one cutoff Atlee Hammaker 4-2, and after an intentional walk Coles singled. Crai Lefferts relieved and Reynolds and Bel Liard hit rib singles. Jeff Robinson 6-2, struck out four in the final 1 % innings for the Victory As he combined with starter John Smiley and reliever Dave Rucker on a two hitter. Padres 5, cardinals 1 san Diego Andy Hawkins pitched a three hitter and the san Diego padres beat the slumping St. Louis cardinals 5-1.hawkins, 8-6, won his third straight decision and has allowed Only two runs in his last 23% innings. He walked four and struck out two in his third Complete game. Hawkins had lost his previous three decisions against St. Louis since july 27, 1985. Jose Deleon 5-6, took the loss As the cardinals fell for the 15th time in their last 20 games. Expos 9, braves 3montreal Andres Galarraga went 4-for-5 with two doubles and drove in three runs and Montreal handed at Lanta its sixth straight  Nixon scored four runs and Rex Haudier scored three times As Montr Alwon its third consecutive game. Twin Bill Pascual Perez 5-3, went 6 a inning for the Victory. He extended his scoreless Streak to 22 innings before Ken Oberkfell homered in the fourth. Joe Hesketh pitched 2% witless innings for his third save. Zane Smith 3-6, gave up seven runs on 10 hits in 4% innings. Reds 5, Phillies 3philadelphia Nick Esasky and Barry Larkin homered helping Tomb owning to his fifth straight Victory As Cincinnati beat , 7-3, gave up five hits in 7 a innings and John Franco worked the ninth for his 10th save. Shane Rawley 5 9, allowed five runs in eight innings an lost his third straight decision. Cubs 9, dodgers 2los Angeles Mark Grace drove in five runs with a three run Homer and Atwo run single As Chicago beat los an Geles. The Victory was the cubs 11 the i their last 15 games. Jamie mover 5-7, scattered nine hits in6% innings and Defeated the dodgers for the first time in four lifetime decisions