European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday August 6,1988 Schiraldi cubs trip mets 4-3 by the associated press new York Calvin Schiraldi pitched himself into trouble. He pitched himself out of trouble. And then he pitched the Chicago cubs to a 4-3 Victory Over the new York mets. He almost looked like he was t going to make it out of the first inning cubs manager Don Zimmer said thursday after Schiraldi gave up five hits in six innings winning his third consecutive game. He got himself into trouble and he got himself out of it. He s finally got himself into a Groove where he s pitched four Strong games for Schiraldi 7-8, gave up a first inning single to Lenny Dykstra walked him to second and Wally Backman followed with an infield single. Dave Magadan walked to Load the bases. Schiraldi went to 3-0 against Darryl Strawberry but came Back to strike him out. Kevin Mcreynolds Sacri fice Fly scored the Lone run of the inning. I was falling backwards during my delivery Schiraldi said. I made the adjustment myself. Nobody from the Bench had to Tell me no Roundup Schiraldi struck out six before he left with a leg cramp after six innings. He struck out Strawberry for a second time in the fifth. I got him on a fastball Down and away both times Schiraldi said. It was special coming into new York and beating them even though it was t one of my better Schiraldi who pitched for the mets in 1984 and 1985, suffered the cramp running the bases on Shawon Dunston s rib triple in the seventh. I Felt it As soon As i stepped on second base. The Only thing on my mind was to keep running to Home plate he said. Frank Dipino the fourth cubs Pitcher got two outs for his fourth save. Sid Fernandez 6-9, gave up five hits in 6% innings striking out 11 and walking two. He has struck out 10 or More in his last three games. In other games no thursday cardinals 9, Phillies 2 St Louis Jose Oquendo drove in a career High four runs and Jose Deleon allowed four hits in six innings As St. Louis Defeated Philadelphia. Deleon 8-8, struck out five and walked one. He also singled in the second and fourth for two of the cardinals 12 hits. Oquendo hit a run scoring groundnut in the first an rib single in the third and a two run single in the cardinals five run seventh. Expos 3, pirates 2 Pittsburgh John Dopson allowed four hits Over seven innings and Rex Hudler hit his second major league Home run to boost Montreal past Pitts Burgh. Andres Galarraga and Tom Foley also drove in runs As the expos won for the second time in the three game series and the 12th time in their last 14 Road games. Montreal closed to within 6 /2 games of National league East leading new York while the second place pirates lost for the fifth time in seven games to remain four Back. The mets open a four game series in Pitts Burgh on Friday night. Al from Page 21 sox under manager Joe Morgan who is 19-2 since taking Over from the fired John Mcnamara on july 14. Both de feats have come on the Road. The Streak Don t mean a thing mor Gan said. Why should the players worry about the Streak. They re Happy As a pig s Rump. All i know is when you walk nine Guys you can score a lot of runs. That s All i know. It just was t our night. The tigers just took advantage of it that s Walt Terrell 6-8, yielded 10 hits struck out one and walked two before leaving with one out in the ninth. Guil Lermo Hernandez finished. Terrell gave up four Home runs including two by Todd Benzinger the first Multi Homer game of his career. I be been throwing a lot of garbage and getting away with it said Terrell who has pitched three Complete games while Post ing a 3-1 record since the All Star break. I Don t think the red sox Are going to be walking Home saying god he really threw a great game but we won and that s what we came Here to Clemens 15-6, who had been 10-0 on the Road this season lasted Only 5 la innings giving up seven runs on nine hits. It was Only the second time in 25 starts that Clemens had not pitched into the seventh inning. This is a Ballpark where you can put runs up in a hurry if a Pitcher is Strug gling said Clemens who shrugged off the 90-degree heat. I was struggling All the time out there. We be got a Long Way to go yet. Well see them four games at our place next week and we be still got four More Here too so Well see. Our Guys were putting up numbers with the game tied 5-5, Matt Nokes and Tom Brookens started the Detroit sixth with singles and Jim Walewander sacrificed. Both runners scored on Pat Sheridan s single to shallow right Field Over Boston s drawn in infield. It got the Job done Sheridan said. In Kansas City i hit a line drive smash to George Brett and got nothing. Today i Bloop one and i get two Bis. Reliever Tom Bolton walked the bases loaded in the Detroit seventh and Luis Salazar s Pinch single scored Chet Lemon for an 8-5 Lead. One out later Trammell doubled to left driving in three More runs. Boston took a 2-0 Lead in the first in Ning on Dwight Evans 10th Home run and went up 3-0 in the second when Jim Rice hit his eighth Homer. But the tigers answered with four runs in the Bottom of the second. Nokes started the rally with his 12th red sox Pitcher Roger Clemens reacts As Rich gedman tags the tigers Alan Trammell out at Home plate in the second inning. Home run. Clemens walked Brookens and Walewander and hit Sheridan with a pitch to Load the bases for Trammell batting third for the first time since the end of the 1986 season. Trammell fouled off two full count pitches then doubled to left scoring Brookens and Walewander and tying it 3-3. Sheridan scored on a groundnut by Dave Bergman. But Trammell trying to score from second on a single by Dwayne Murphy was thrown out at the plate on a perfect one hop throw by Evans one of the Best right fielders in the game. The red sox tied it 4-4 in the third but Detroit answered with a run in the Bottom of the inning As Lemon singled and scored on a double by Nokes. Boston tied it 5-5 on Benzinger s eighth Home run leading off the sixth. Benzinger also added a two out Solo Homer in the eighth. In other Al games thursday twins 2, Blue jays 1 Toronto Allan Anderson pitched a four hitter and Kirby Puckett hit his 15th Home run As Minnesota Defeated Toronto. Orioles 5, indians 0 Baltimore Dave Schmidt Mak ing his first Start since August allowed three hits in 6 a innings As Baltimore completed a three game sweep of Cleve land. Athletics 2, mariners 0 Oakland Calif. Dave Stewart pitched the first one hitter of his career retiring 16 consecutive mariners at one Point and Oakland beat Seattle. Stewart 14-10, retired 16 straight after Jay Buhner opened the third inning with a line drive single to Center Field. He walked Scott Bradley with one out in the eighth. The a s right hander struck out seven and walked one in his first shutout of the Complete game was Stewart s fifth straight and 12th of the season giving him the major league Lead in that category. He was coming off a four hit 5-2 vie. Tory Over the mariners last weekend. Stewart who lost four in a Row before that win had never done better than e four hitter before thursday night. Mike Moore 4-13, shut out the a s on four hits All singles through six innings. Ron Hassey beat out an infield single leading off the seventh. Hassey was forced at second on car Ney Lansford s grounder then Terry Steinbach drove m the game s first run with a double. Doug Jennings made it 2 0 with a Pinch hit single to right
