European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday july 25,1988 expos Smith out duels reds Rijo by the associated press Cincinnati Montreal expos right hander Bryn Smith Felt like he was pitching in sudden death overtime. As the course of the game went on i said whoever is going to get a run that s going to do it " Smith said after beating Cincinnati 1-0 saturday. Fortunately it was  Tim Wallach broke up a scoreless Duel Between Smith and Jose Rijo with a seventh inning single that provided the Only offence in a game dominated by pitching. Smith 7-6, allowed just two singles Over seven innings retiring 16 batters in order Over one Span. Joe Hesketh gave up a single in the eighth and Tim Burke pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save and his second since May 18. Smith and Rijo 11-5, matched one hitters through the first six innings be fore Hubie Brooks Speed and Wallach s clutch hitting forged the game s Only run. Brooks hit a one out ground Rule Dou ble to right in the seventh ending a Streak of nine consecutive batters retired by Rijo. Brooks then stole third with Wallach at Bat his sixth steal. Brooks no Roundup was stealing on his own. Wallach fouled off four two strike pitches before hitting a single to Center to score Brooks. Rijo struck out a season High 12 in his eight innings the most by a reds Pitcher this season. His last two losses have been 1-0. That s the Best i can be Rijo said. I can be no better than  the Only hit allowed in the first six innings by Smith was a soft single to Cen Ter in the second by Jeff Reed. The right hander retired the next 16 batters in order before Nick Esasky singled with two out in the seventh. Braves 6, mets 1new York John Smoltz a 21-year old right hander making his major league debut held new York to four hits Over eight innings As Atlanta beat the mets. Dale Murphy had three hits including a triple scored twice and drove in a run for the , who had a 10-5 record with the Richmond braves of the International league had two strikeouts both in the seventh inning and walked one before he was lifted for a Pinch hitter. Bruce Sutter pitched the ninth inning for Smoltz who was obtained from the Detroit tigers on aug. 12, 1987, for Doyle Alexander. Dodgers 6, pirates 2 Pittsburgh Tim Leary pitched a five hitter and Mike Davis drove in two runs As los Angeles Defeated Pitts Burgh. Leary 10-6, walked one and struck out nine in winning his third consecutive Start. Astros 7, Phillies 6 Houston reliever Bruce Ruffin threw a wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning to allow Craig Reynolds to score from third base As Houston beat Phil Adelphia for the astros sixth straight Victo  one out Reynolds doubled off Steve Bedrosian 1-4, and moved to third when left fielder Chris James displayed the Ball. The Phillies then intentionally walked Billy Hatcher and Rafael Rami rez to Load the bases and Craig Biggio fouled out to the Catcher for the second out. With Terry Puhl batting Ruffin re placed Bedrosian and threw the wild pitch on his first delivery. Dave Smith 4-5, pitched two thirds of an inning for the Victory. Giants 6, cardinals 5 St. Louis Candy Maldonado is third single of the game drove in the tie breaking run with two out in the ninth in Ning As san Francisco beat St. Louis 6-5. Scott Garrelts 2-4, pitched 2% shut out innings for the Victory. Todd Wor Rell 4-8, who was Hurt by an error in the ninth was the loser. Cubs 3, padres 2 Chicago Ryne Sandberg batting just .205 against san Diego this year hit a Home run leading off the eighth inning boosting Chicago Over the padres. Sandberg s Homer his 11th of the year and first since june 19, travelled Down the left Field foul line into the bleachers breaking a 2-2 tie. The cubs scoring drought continued. They have scored Only 44 runs in their last 20 games and have hit just three Home runs since july 10. Trials from Page 21 hurdler Greg Foster running with broken Arm. Failed to qualify in semifinals the 100, won the Long jump with a wind aided 24 feet 5 /2 inches. The distance matched her american Mark but will not count because the wind exceeded the allowable 2.0 meters per second. She took her last three jumps after suffering a Burn on her left knee on her third attempt. I Felt ready to jump farther she said. I took All six jumps to see if i could jump farther. But today was t the Case. It just did t  Slaney seeking her first olympic medal after a Ca reer of Heartbreak and injury added the 1,500-meters title to the 3,000-meters Crown she had won earlier. She was timed in 3 58.92, the fastest in the world this year and the fastest Ever run in the United states. Foster s valiant bid came to an agonizing halt in the 110 hurdles when he did not Complete his semifinal heat pulling up before the ninth hurdle. Roger kingdom the 1984 olympic Champion won in a wind aided 13.21 after taking his semifinal heat in an official 13.14, the fastest time in the world in three years. World record Holder renald9 Nehemiah who is try ing a comeback after playing with the nil s san fran Cisco 49ers, failed to finish in the finals. He pulled up after the fourth hurdle. Discus Veteran Mac Wilkins 37, made his fourth olympic team winning with a throw of 216-6, but Powell his 41-year-old Arch rival wound up a disappointing fifth at 202-0 in a Surprise Little known Jeff Atkinson won the men s 1,500 in 3 40.94, beating former american re Cord Holder Steve Scott who was second in 3 41.12. Third place finisher Mark Deady clocked 3 41.31, but has yet to achieve the olympic Standard of 3 38.5. If he does t meet it by sept. 4, he will not be eligible for the olympics and his spot will go to Jim Spivey the fourth place finisher in 3 41.52. Other winners saturday were Doug Padilla in the men s 5,000 in 13 37.86, Louise Ritter in the women s High jump at 6-6 a and Ramona Pagel who had tied for first in the women s discus in the shot put at 63-5. In the women s 200, Griffith Joyner who set the american record of 21.77 seconds in Friday night s quarterfinals ran a wind aided 21.90 in the semifinals. Joining her on the team were Pam Marshall who ran a career Best 21.93, and Gwen Torrence who was third in 22.02, also a career Best. The 1984 olympic Champion Valerie Brisco finished fourth in 22.11. Slaney the american record Holder at All distances from 800 meters to 10,000 meters was pressed hard in the 1,500, just As she was in winning at 3,000 meters. This time the Challenge came from Regina Jacobs. The unheralded Jacobs nearly caught the front run Ning Slaney with about 200 meters to go. But Slaney held her off and pulled away with about 50 meters left. But it was the men s High hurdles that provided much of the drama. Foster s Effort to overcome the injury came up Short when he stopped before the next to last hurdle after having hit the sixth and slammed into the eighth. When he stopped running Foster whose left Arm was heavily taped grabbed the Arm in apparent pain. Foster suffered the injury july 4 during a routine Drill and underwent emergency surgery. He was hospitalized for three Days and As soon As he was released from the Hospital he resumed training for the trials. He got through the first two rounds Friday night but complained that he was in pain. Saturday his dream ended and the 1984 olympic Silver medallist and 1983 and 1987 world Champion had to be satisfied with a Gallant Effort. Doctors had advised him that he was taking a tremendous risk in trying to compete in the trials but Foster said i m a hurdler and i want to  a crowd of 13,796, the biggest of the trials watched Foster s Gallant performance. I be had a great career Foster said. I m not complaining. I m Happy i ran Foster said. It proved i was willing to go through anything. I m Happy with my  Foster said he had promised his doctor that he would not risk falling. If there was a Chance of falling Foster said he would pull up. That s what he did. Foster said he would not compete again this year and would try to get ready for the 1989 indoor season. Al from Page 21 sox extended their Home winning Streak to 15 games the second longest in club history. The 1949 red sox won their last 21 Home games. Athletics 4, tigers 1 Oakland Calif. Mark Mcgwire hit a three run Homer and Rookie Todd Burns allowed five hits in seven inning Sas Oakland beat Detroit in a Battle of division leaders. Burns 3-0, making his fifth Start since joining the athletics from the minors on May 31, allowed five hits and struck out five in seven innings. He lowered his earned run average to 1.79. Royals 6, Yankees 5kansas City to. George Brett s two run Homer his second Homer of the game with two 9ut in the eighth inning boosted Kansas City Over new  s game winning blast with Kevin Seitzer on second base via a double came off Yankee Relief Star Dave Righetti 3-1, and spoiled a Good night by Dave Winfield who knocked in All five Yankee runs with a grand slam and a Solo  Anderson 2-0, was the Winner in Relief while Steve fair gained his 10thsave by pitching out of a one out bases loaded Jam in the ninth. Rangers 7, Brewers 4milwaukee Oddie Mcdow Ell s two run triple off reliever Dan pie Sac in the ninth broke a tie and powered Texas to a Victory Over  Witt 2-6, beat the Brewers for the second time in a week with a six hit Ter. Orioles 11, twins 8minneapolis Eddie Murray helped Baltimore and himself break out of a hitting slump with two Home runs a single and five Bis that keyed the Ori Oles Victory Over Minnesota. Murray who entered the game with one hit in his last 19 at bats slammed a two run Homer in the first inning for a 2-0 Lead and then capped a six run second with a three run shot his 16th, to make it 8-3. Blue jays 5, mariners 2seattle George Bell drove in a first inning run and hit a 450-foot Home run in the third and Jeff Musselman pitched a four hitter Over seven innings to Lead Toronto Over Seattle. Musselman 2-0, earned his second Winin As Many starts since returning to the majors after undergoing surgery to his left shoulder in the off season. Angels 5, indians 4anaheim, Calif. Brian Downing s run scoring single with two outs in the seventh inning snapped a tie leading califor Nia Over Cleveland. Downings single scored Devon White who had singled off Dan Gordon 2-2, and stolen second before moving to third on a groundnut. Stewart Cliburn 4-0, pitched six innings for the longest Relief appearance of his career