European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 7,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports tigers take 2 from botox up Lead to 3 Minnesota s Gene Larkin belts a three run Homer against the new York Yankees. By the associated press Detroit Eric King allowed two hits in 6 innings and Darrell Evans hit his first Home run since july 10 As the Detroit tigers beat Boston 3-2 to sweep a double header Friday night and open a three game Lead Over the second place red sox in the american league East. It was the red sox s third consecutive defeat their longest losing Streak under manager Joe Morgan ejected in the eighth inning of the second game for arguing a called strike on Spike Owen. Bos ton is 19-4 since Morgan took Over after the All Star break. The first game was delayed twice in the first five innings by rain the first time for one hour 39 minutes and 1 06 the second time. Jack Morris and Mike Henneman stopped Boston on six hits As Detroit won 3-1. Henneman saved both games and has 18 for the season. King 2-1, struck out six and walked five. Henneman the third Detroit Pitcher allowed one hit in two innings. Mike Boddicker 7-13, seeking his Sec Ond win since coming to Boston a week earlier in a Trade with the Baltimore Ori Oles gave up nine hits in 6% innings. Boddicker is Only 2-10 lifetime against Detroit 0-2 this season. In other al games Friday twins 7-11, Yankees 5-2 new York Frank Viola became baseball s first 17-game Winner and Steve Lombardozzi drove Home four runs As Minnesota routed the new York Yankees 11-2 for a sweep of Fri al Roundup Day s double header. The twins handed new York its first double header loss at Yankee stadium since sept. 10, 1983, against  the opener Gene Larkin s three run Homer broke a tie in the eighth inning and sent Minnesota to a 7-5 Victory. New York s Rickey Henderson grounded out to Lead off the first game snapping the Streak of 15 games that he had reached base leading off the first in , wingless in five games against new York before Friday has won four in a Row. The Yankees have lost four straight. Viola 17-4, allowed eight hits in 7 /3 innings. He struck out six walked one and improved to 6-8 lifetime against new York. Juan Berenguer and German Gonzalez making his major league debut closed. The twins the top Fielding team in the majors tied a team record by playing their 10th straight game without an error. They made three double plays be Hind Viola. Kirby Puckett Greg Gagne and Tim Laudner each got three of Minnesota s 15 hits against Lee Guetterman and three relievers. Guetterman recalled from class aaa Columbus earlier in the Day gave up five runs in three plus innings and lost his first decision this year. Puckett who went 2-for-5 with a Home run and double in the opener sin see al on Page 26 astros slice . S Lead to 21/2 games by the associated press Houston Houston scored four runs off Orel Hershiser in the first inning and Glenn Davis drove in the winning run with a sacrifice Fly to second baseman Steve sax As the astros beat the los Angeles dodgers 6-4 Friday night. The Victory Cut the dodgers Lead in the National league West to 2 �2 games Over the astros. Davis in the starting lineup for the first time since july 26 after recovering from a leg injury broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth with the shallow sacrifice Fly then drove in a run in the sixth inning with a single. Hershiser 15-6, walked Gerald Young to Start the fourth. Young went to third on Terry Puhl s single and scored on Davis Fly to a Bac pedalling sax. Sax s throw Drew Catcher Rick Dempsey away from Home plate As Young Slid in safely. Hershiser had a 3-0 record against the astros this season and had yielded Only three runs on 12 hits in 26 innings until the first inning. Hershiser gave up hits on consecutive pitches to Young Bill Doran and Terry Puhl starting the four run inning. Puhl s hit scored Young a single by Ken Caminiti scored Doran and a single by Rafael Ramirez scored Puhl. Caminiti scored the fourth run on a fielder s Choice grounder in front of Home plate by starter Jim de shares 8-8.Dempsey fielded Deshaies number and was preparing to throw to first base when Caminiti Slid in safely behind him. Dave Smith pitched the ninth for his 20th  Woodson reached base on a fielder s Choice in the first inning before Kirk Gibson hit his 21st Homer no Roundup of the season Over the right Field Fence. John Shelby doubled in the fourth inning and Dempsey homered Over the left Field Fence to knot the score at 4-4. In other no games Friday mets 3, pirates 2 Pittsburgh Keith Hernandez returned Tonew York s lineup for the first time since june 23 with a double and a tie breaking two run Homer As the mets beat Pittsburgh for sixth time in their last eight meet Ings to open up a five game Lead in the National league East. New York has won four of five games against the second place pirates in the last eight Days. The no. 1 thing is i helped the team win Hernan Dez said. It was Nice to come Back and do this on the first Day after you be been out so Long. I was a Little jittery my first time up. I had to Tell myself to relax that i d been doing this for 14  with the score tied 1-1 and one away in the seventh Wally Backman doubled chasing starter Bob walk 11-7, and bringing on left handed reliever Dave Rucker. Hernandez who was reactivated just before the game hit a 3-0 pitch Over the right Field Wall for his sixth Homer of the season. Hernandez set up the mets first run with a first inning double. His presence is what really helps us his presence i unique Backman said of Hernandez a five time All Star. When he s on the Field we re a much Bette team. Ron Darling pitched 7 /3 innings for his 12th win against seven losses. Randy myer finished up for his 17th save. Expos 3, cardinals 1 St. Louis Dennis Martinez pitched his second Complete game Victory Over St. Louis in a week and Rex Hudler had three hits As Montreal Defeated the cardinals. Martinez 13-7, allowed eight hits struck out five and walked one. He pitched a three hitter in a 2-0 decision Over St. Louis on sunday in Montreal. Phillies 9, cubs 3 Chicago Mike Schmidt hit his 541st career Homer and Milt Thompson went 4 for 5 with four Bis As Philadelphia Defeated Chicago. It was Schmidt s 1,001st career extra base hit tying him for eighth place with Rogers Hornsby among National league players. He needs three More to tie Honus Wagner. Braves 8, giants 5 Atlanta Andres Thomas capped a four run third inning with a three run Homer leading Atlanta Over san Francisco. Right hander Rick Mahler 9-10, pitched the braves to their second straight Victory following an eight game losing Streak. Reds 10, padres 7 Cincinnati Eric Davis hit a two run Homer in the seventh and Herm Winningham had a three run triple in the fifth to give Cincinnati a Victory Over san Diego. Frank Williams 2-1, was the Winner and Mark Grant 2-8, was the loser. John Franco pitched two innings for his 23rd save